hello, this is breakfast, with steph mcgovern and jon kay. borisjohnson is secretly recorded saying that there could be a brexit meltdown. he also referred to the treasury as the heart of the remain campaign. good morning, it's friday, the 8th ofjune. also this morning: fears for england fans travelling to russia for the world cup as the government is accused of making vague reassurances about their safety. good morning from the wondrous leg district, which, at the moment, has no rail service for a two—week period due to the train chaos. the big question this morning, is that fortnight suspension to be extended?

—— lake district. good morning. would firms be better if they were run and owned by the staff that work there? this farm in devon will be handed over to the 600 staff who work here, but why? i'll be finding out a little later. in sport, to russia with hope. marcus rashford showed what he can do as his young england teamates dominate costa rica in their last match before the world cup. and matt has the weather. good morning. i'm at cannon hill park in birmingham this morning, one of 41 sites to be recognised by historic england for the role in the suffragette movement. grey skies here, dry start for many, rain in parts of wales, the midlands and parts of wales, the midlands and parts of wales, the midlands and parts of yorkshire. a few heavy showers in parts of scotland later. details on that and your weekend forecast coming up in 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story. borisjohnson has been secretly recorded warning of the potential for a so—called brexit meltdown.

the comments followed a private dinner on wednesday night, and were obtained by buzzfeed news. the foreign secretary is also reported to have referred to the treasury as the heart of remain. our political correspondent, chris mason, joins us live from westminster. this is pretty shocking, chris, isn't it? allowed what a public palaver. yesterday we had the business with david davis, the brexit secratary. he said my way or the stairway with what the brexit deal would look like in a few years. the prime minister went overseas and before the plane landed the next moment, one of her cabinet ministers through their authority into the pestle and mortar and ground away at it in public with the recording of borisjohnson at it in public with the recording of boris johnson at this it in public with the recording of borisjohnson at this dinner on wednesday night. his team have said they are disappointed this recording

has emerged but i can't imagine it's the greatest surprise that it appeared in public 2a hours after the remarks. what did he say? an awful lot, he said breakfast would —— he said brexit would happen, it will won't be reversible. he said the treasury was the heart of the remain. sacrifices were being made in the short term because of the fear of medium in the short term because of the fearof medium and in the short term because of the fear of medium and long—term pain. he said there would be some short—term dislocation but that would be worth it. he talks down all of these concerns about the irish border, suggesting it was millennium bug stuff, remember all that stuff about y2k and computers going wrong at the turn of the century. he also had something to say about donald trump, president trump, admiring words about the president. i warn you the sound recording is a bit rubbish because someone with their phone took down their trousers to record this but have a quick listen to this. what's very striking here, steph,

and it's worth emphasising is government in normal times, in case you wondered, these aren't normal times, the kind of things boris johnson and david davis have done in the last 2a hours would have got them fired. it speaks to the reality of politics at the moment that they're still in a job this morning. chris, thanks for your time, we'll speak to you later this morning. england fans travelling to russia for the world cup have been warned they are at serious risk of racist, homophobic and anti—british attacks. a history of football violence and the collapse of relations with russia after the salisbury posisoning has left mps fearing for supporters‘ safety, as richard conway reports. the world cup is almost here, but this report from mps lays out in

stark detail the issues british fans could face in the coming weeks if they travel to russia. mps say russia presents particular risks due toa russia presents particular risks due to a history of violence by football hooligans, intolerance towards the lg bt hooligans, intolerance towards the lgbt community. a history of racist abuse in and around football matches. the current heightened political tensions with britain, especially in light of the salisbury poisoning, and the threat of terrorist attacks. fans are being encouraged to sign up to online foreign office travel alerts so they know about any developments. a lot of work has gone into making sure that fans have the right level of consular support in russia. we also have to be aware that russia is also have to be aware that russia is a very difficult country in which to offer consular protection. the russian state is not like other countries. if fans are, for example lgbt, all from an ethnic minority, then the russian state has more than

history of abusing them rather than supporting them. while mps are reassured by the there are particular concerns about the safety of fa ns particular concerns about the safety of fans away from these towns and places. ultimately if the security situation deteriorates, mps say the government should be prepared to act fast and decisively and advise fans against travel or to issue specific directions onto how to stay safe so eve ryo ne directions onto how to stay safe so everyone can enjoy the tournament. richard conway, bbc news. the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, has said he's received a personal assurance from kim jong—un that north korea is prepared to dismantle its nuclear programme. donald trump is due to hold talks with the north korean leader in singapore next week. speaking at the white house, mike pompeo said he had been clear about his intentions. he has indicated to me personally that he is prepared to denuclearise, that he is prepared to denuclearise, that he is prepared to denuclearise, that he understands that the current

model doesn't work, that he is prepared to denuclearise and two, he understands we can't do it the way we've done it before, that this has to be big and bold. approximately 600 homes have been destroyed by lava flows on hawaii's big island. the latest estimate of property losses from kilauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes, comes more than a month after it began to erupt. millions of dollars in disaster relief have been pledged to the island by hawaii's governor. negative attitudes toward growing old are having a major impact on the public‘s health. that's according to a report out today which warns media cliches and anti—ageing cosmetics are doing more harm than good. richard lister reports. here ina here in a finsbury shop near sadlers wells, 70 men and women have started work again to bring into a new interest into the enforced leisure of old age. in the 19505, old age was often

portrayed as a long slide into irrelevance and decline. hand5, which might otherwise have gone stiff, handle nimbly the work which business firms send to the 5hop. instead of working alone at home lonely, it's done then the world of good to come out. but today's report suggests tho5e views may not have changed all that much. the irs ph questioned 2000 people and found ageism alive and well. is that a thing? i suppose the way society is structured, now, i probably am, yeah. if you're too old, you're too old. in fact, the survey suggests that 40% of young adults believed dementia i5 inescapable as you age, and a quarter believed old aged people are normally depressed and unhappy. across all age groups, two—thirds of us have no friends nearly 30 years older or younger than we are. facilities for older people and the very young should be housed under the same roof

according to the report to bring generations together. it urges the media to treat ageism in the same way a5 racism and 5exi5m. and it points to evidence they believe shows a more positive view of old age can lead to a longer life. richard lister, bbc news. na5a has announced it has detected organic molecules on mars, raising the possibility that the planet may have harboured life. scientist5 say the mars curio5ity rover di5covered three different types of organic compounds when it dug just five centimetres down on an ancient lake bed, as well as a source of methane gas. researchers say it's too early to say where the molecules came from. stay tuned! you probably know why the chicken crossed the road by now. but why did the cow cross the loch? well, this herd on the crom estate in northern ireland swims around one hundred metres

to an island on loch erne every year to feed on fresh pa5ture. they'll stay there for the summer before swimming back in october. they get across and have lovely gra55 they get across and have lovely grass to eat. a bit muddy? it is it i5a it is a bit colder then. then they have eaten all the grass. the water looks friesian... have eaten all the grass. the water looks friesian. .. freezing, have eaten all the grass. the water looks friesian... freezing, sorry! how to make an entrance, mike! as always! what's going on with england footballers ? always! what's going on with england footballers? no scandals, no injuries, heading to a world cup, no fallout with the press, very open approach this week, talking, relaxed, very confident. the youngest squad of any of them going to the world cup so what could possibly go wrong? don't! there's a realairof possibly go wrong? don't! there's a real air of confidence and talent and a spring in their step! what a difference to four years ago, when england trudged home early from the last world cup

after playing terribly against co5ta rica. now they head back to the world stage with their tails up, after showing real swagger against the central american 5ide, especially marcu5 rashford. england's young stars will now arrive in russia full of confidence. wales's women are now top of their world cup qualifying group thanks to kayleigh green's winner against bosnia and herzegovina. england can regain top spot when they take on russia later. scotland also won last night. they came from behind to win 2—1. dina asher—smith broke her own british 100m record at the diamond league meeting in oslo, she ran it in 10.92 5econds, taking seven hundredths of a second off her old mark. she said she was over the moon as she focuses on the european championships in august. and it's another grand slam finalfor simona halep, but can it be third time lucky for the world number one at the french open? sloane stephens will have other ideas. ple nty plenty more on the world cup buildup in the papers in a few moments. we

willjoin you for those, we'll have a look through. sorry, i was in the middle of doing something. interesting? i was working out exactly where matt is. not doing more cowjokes? exactly where matt is. not doing more cow jokes? he exactly where matt is. not doing more cowjokes? he is in cannon park in birmingham. matt is out and about in birmingham with this morning's weather, and a little bit of history as well. good morning, matt. good morning. it is dry here this morning, very good morning. iam in cannon hill park in birmingham. one of 41 sites being recognised today by historic england, scenes of where there was sabotage and protests all in the name of the suffragette movement. these sites and scenes we re movement. these sites and scenes were areas where militant action took place, where bombings of public buildings and private houses and slashing of pictures in galleries

we re slashing of pictures in galleries were all undertaken in the aim of trying to get the vote. in cannon hill park, two buildings were doused in oil, the pavilion and also the golden line inn, set alight, tha nkfully golden line inn, set alight, thankfully not too much damage, but it's one of the two sites we will be talking about this morning and this morning in cannon hill park, it is very calm and peaceful. skies overhead, we might see some brightness breaking through, as we will see in the rest of the country —— grey skies. a few will start with some sunshine, especially in western scotla nd some sunshine, especially in western scotland and north—west england, but some outbreaks of rain around. especially in mid— south wales, the north midlands, towards lincolnshire, east yorkshire and south yorkshire and some of the rain could be heavy at times this morning and that whole zone will be a focus for further and that whole zone will be a focus forfurther rain at and that whole zone will be a focus for further rain at times, turning more showery, drier moments expected. away from that, most will

be dry, some showers in the south—west and in the afternoon we could see heavy showers once again in scotland. they are most likely to be in parts of argyll and bute and across highland, where we will see kemps into the high teens and may be low 205 but they will be slow—moving, could be torrential in places —— could be minorflooding. a few heavy showers in northern ireland and mammoth, counties of derry and londonderry, and in northern england, lots of sunshine in the north—west but cloud increasing in greater manchester and yorkshire without bricks of rain and the same in the north midlands and north wales —— with outbreaks of. sunshine breaking out through the south—east and temperatures here around 22 or 23. through the night, the showers will largely fade away and one or two will continue in scotland. temperatures dropping back into single figures in eastern areas, a misty night in eastern coasts, but most having a mild night and a mild start to saturday. into saturday, plenty of cloud to begin

with once again and we will see the cloud breaking up more regularly for some compared with today's either better chance of sunshine around. a few heavy showers mainly in western parts, south—west england, wales, northern ireland and western scotla nd northern ireland and western scotland will be more widespread. still temperatures in the teens in eastern coastal districts, up into the low to mid 205 elsewhere. sunday will be a brighter day, a lot more sunshine uk wide, fewer showers around. if you're going to see them, towards the west, especially south—west england and parts of south—west england and parts of south—west scotland, but most places will be dry on sunday and with a bit more sometime around, we'll see temperatures boosting in southern areas. 2a in london —— more sunshine around. breeze off the sea in eastern coastal district of eased in scotla nd eastern coastal district of eased in scotland and eastern england, so temperatures still in the teens and. dry weather continuing for most into the start of next week —— in the teens. more wet and windy later on. i'll be back in half an hour. back

to steph and john. matt, that sounds lovely, see you in a bit. maybe he can feed the ducks. no, you are not allowed to. maybe you can feed them, but definitely not bread. i suspect this was printed before things rather changed last night, brexit back on track, it said. crisis averted after crunch talks between the prime minister and david davis. but as we have heard in the last few hours, the release of a tape recording from a speech boris johnson was giving privately seems to have got things less on track. unsurprisingly that has put him on the front of the telegraph this morning. a classic picture of doris johnson, and they are following on from that saying that britain could end up locked in an orbit around the eu -- end up locked in an orbit around the eu —— borisjohnson. we will be

talking more about that throughout the programme. you can hear some of that recording from that dinner he was at last night. the times go with that as well. we must take the fight to the enemy said borisjohnson in that recording. a rather more visceral taken it. that recording. a rather more visceral ta ken it. this that recording. a rather more visceral taken it. this is before the borisjohnson visceral taken it. this is before the boris johnson tape. visceral taken it. this is before the borisjohnson tape. they are trying to come up with some sort of fudge, hence the pictures. that is what they are calling it, to try and keep the cabinet together during the talks. beyonce and jay z on the front of the guardian, i am going to see them later in the week. there is speculation about their marriage. moving piece on the daily mirror. david walliams going to see barbara windsor, the first time she has been

seen or windsor, the first time she has been seen or spoken about by anybody other than her husband since her alzheimer's diagnosis was made public a few weeks ago. and below that, ghost town in britain, referring to the fact that the house of fraser closing 31 stores yesterday could just be the beginning of a whole new wave of stores closing —— house of fraser. notjust stores closing —— house of fraser. not just house of stores closing —— house of fraser. notjust house of fraser, but others, and where that leaves our high street. it is interesting how nostalgic people can be about their stores. i know house of fraser was a big part of middlesbrough, and that will be a big loss. it'll be interesting to hear your thoughts, whether you think it is something you mess. we don't shop in them any more, but they are a part of us. when i went to australia, there were woolworths everywhere, and i remember woolworths here. talking of shocking, the mirror is quoting this russian politician, not just shocking, the mirror is quoting this russian politician, notjust any politician but the deputy chairman of the russian parliament, saying we know that our fans are fighters,

they are not hooligans. let's legalise it. let's regulate it, let's turn it into a sport. he says there should be organised brawls between groups of fans, 20 side, and no guns. that has to be a joke. between groups of fans, 20 side, and no guns. that has to be ajoke. no, because after the 2016 championship he said! because after the 2016 championship he said i see nothing wrong with fa ns he said i see nothing wrong with fans fighting. now he has called for it to be legalised, formalised and regulated. there are rules on a website, he said there could be. he says we should accept it is a going to happen, so let's make it happen asa to happen, so let's make it happen as a sport. but then you will be encouraging more of it. and they have been moving leaders of gangs to remote villagers to try and dampen threats of violence. but on a day when the british government's advice to fa ns when the british government's advice to fans is what it is. and gary barlow has ensured that one chap, duncan from devon, will go to the

world cup. he went to his gig, he had a big sign up saying if you invite my wife onto stage i can go to the world cup. and he saw the sign and invited him to the world cup. making someone very happy, or to make people very happy, for different reasons. and if you are playing poker this weekend or putting some money on gambling, a p pa re ntly putting some money on gambling, apparently if you have a whiskey sour you are more likely to play better. you will take more risks, and scientists have proved you are more likely to make money. that is surprising, isn't it? it will get disapproving looks from many quarters. does it work in snap? i don't play poker but i played snap. if you drink sour alcoholic drinks you are more likely to win. so not just any alcoholic drink. you are more likely to win. so not just any alcoholic drinklj you are more likely to win. so not just any alcoholic drink. i feel better for doing that. talk about rail disruption and the focus is often on the difficulties faced by commuters as they try to get into our large cities,

but the chaos caused by the recent timetable change has spread far beyond that. breakfast‘s john maguire is in the lake district to tell us more. it looks beautiful there. good morning, john. good morning. it is beautiful, isn't it? just on the edge of windermere. it is majestic and magnificent, but it has also been marginalised by the rail chaos, as you say. it is a bit like... imagine the plumbing system going horribly wrong. a leak springs in one part so you stick your finger on that in the water comes elsewhere. resources have been moved from the la kes resources have been moved from the lakes line to try and cope with other issues across the network, but what it is doing is making the people here feel as if they have been left out. —— lakes line. i can tell you there are some real anger here. amanda is so fed up with a local

train service that she is taking the drastic measure of moving house. she is relocating from the village of staveley to kendall, a local town, where three of her children will go to school. as a parent, the amount of hours that i have worried about the children, because the trains are cancelled and they are late for school, and they can't get home from school, and they can't get home from school, and they can't get home from school, and so ijust... we are going to relocate. that's that. the irony is that the train line runs across the end of her garden, but there are no trains. is that a station? yes, that the beginning of the station just there. so when the trains were running, sometimes my children would be at home, and they would see the train go past the house, and they would set off at that point and run down the street, and they would always get it, they would always catch the train that they had just seen. the service was suspended for two weeks on monday and replaced by buses, as northern rail brought in an emergency timetable in response to the chaos

across its network. but amanda says the lakes line has been unreliable since northern took over the franchise two years ago. we have been subjected to cancellation after cancellation appear for months now. all through the winter, and the way that i see it, having experienced yea rs that i see it, having experienced years and years of the train being faultless, if northern rail can't provide the service, as they said that they were going to, then as far asi that they were going to, then as far as i can see they must be in breach of their contract. they must be. this is the only train running in windermere at the moment. the summer seasonis windermere at the moment. the summer season is well under way here, with visitors from around the world following in wordsworth‘s footsteps, inspired by his pen strokes. but for those working to make hay the cumbrians on shines, the lakes line is vital. a year ago we were being promised electrification. new electric trains from windermere to manchester airport for a day. that

was the promise. roll things on a year, we have now been in scripted asa year, we have now been in scripted as a world heritage site and we've got a bus replacement. you know, i think that the economy, the community, and the visitors to the la ke community, and the visitors to the lake district, to be quite frank, they deserve an awful lot better. day you go. have a good day. nice to see you. take care, amanda. see you later. transport is always one of the challenges of rural life, and where the economy is also so dependent on ease of access, when the system fails, the impact can be deep, widespread, and potentially long—lasting. so what is going to happen next? well, northern rail told us late last night that it was going to from next week increase the number of buses on the rail replacement service. they call it the coaches, but as you probably noticed in that film, amanda caught a minibus on the

service in the middle of the day. but what is notable from the statement they gave us last night is perhaps what they didn't say. they said they are still looking at plans for the 18th, which is when the rail service is supposed to be restored. looking at plans, not definitely we are going to establish things on the 18th and get back to what it was before. transport for the north, which is the statutory body which ru ns a cross which is the statutory body which runs across the private and public sector in this part of the country, said it was told by a northern early on yesterday that it would be possible to restore the service after just two weeks. possible to restore the service afterjust two weeks. it might be three weeks. transport for the north said it mustn't be any longer than five weeks, and tim fallon, a local mp in cumbria, said chris grayling, the transport secretary, gave him a guarantee on monday that that two week period would not be extended, and he is saying that he wants chris grayling to stick to his words. so a lot of uncertainty here at the moment. and what is important about that time schedule is that we were

here yesterday and there was a real buzz, a fantastic atmosphere, all of these boats were out on the lake, but nigel wilkinson, who runs the service, says they are running at about half capacity. in five, six or seven weeks' time when the summer holidays in scotland, england and other parts of the uk start to kick m, other parts of the uk start to kick in, that is when this place will get really, really busy. and if there is no reliable rail service then, then thatis no reliable rail service then, then that is when people will start to get extremely angry, and they will really feel it in their pockets. improvements couldn't come soon enough for them, could they? looks so peaceful there this morning, it is beautiful, isn't it? you want to skim a stone across the lake. still to come on breakfast: michelle heaton will be here to tell how she is still struggling with the symptoms, four years after beginning the menopause at 35. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news.

the mayor has described the decision not to pedestrianise oxford street asa not to pedestrianise oxford street as a betrayal of millions of londoners. last night, westminster council said it had withdrawn its support following two public consultations. sadiq khan said the decision poses a real threat to the future of shopping in the area, and was ill timed, coming as house of fraser announced it would be closing at oxford street store. more than 3000 children across london and luton will take part in research to reduce air pollution. the study will involve monitoring how the children's lungs involve monitoring how the child ren's lungs respond involve monitoring how the children's lungs respond to air pollution of the next four years. it coincides with city hall plans to expand the new ultra— low emission zone from next april. the uk's only theatre dedicated to staging lgbt productions has had to move to a bigger home following its success move to a bigger home following its su ccess over move to a bigger home following its success over the last decade. the theatre has moved to a venue three

times the size, in vauxhall. it is hoped it can enable larger and more ambitious plays to be staged at a time when other players are closing in london. it is 110 seats, and as i said before, it really was spit and sawdust above a pub. we are able to do shows we couldn't do before, as well as doing the more diverse and edgier stuff. there were some big things like musicals we simply didn't have the room to do. let's have a look at the travel situation now. there are severe delays on the piccadilly line because of a signal failure. the tefl rail shuttle service is not running to and from heathrow terminal 4, because trains need repair there. turning to the roads, cricklewood broadway has one main shut for repairs to a burst water main. in barking, lodge avenue is pa rt main. in barking, lodge avenue is part shut southdown because of a burst water main. and in hayes, traffic lights are not working following an accident on wednesday. that takes us to the weather, with

elizabeth. good morning. it is a rather mild, mighty start to the day once again. now, it should stay dry all day to day, but there is always going to be quite a lot of cloud. but nevertheless, some spells of sunshine developing, i think, as we head to the morning, and those sunny spells will last into the afternoon. some of us were getting off to a nice bright start but it is rather grave in many areas. the cloud will be habit will then break up. the best of the sunshine probably towards eastern areas, just a very gentle, north—easterly breeze around. top temperatures of around 22 celsius, maybe even 23 in central london. now, as we head to this evening and overnight, some clear spells around at first and then that cloud will gradually feeling, i think, as we head to tomorrow morning. so it will be quite a grey, murky, misty start of the day once again, but temperatures will remain in the double figures, so again feeling pretty mild. now, if you've got plans for the weekend you'll be pleased to know that it is likely to

stay dry. but again, lots of cloud around on saturday. feeling quite muddy, quite humid. in the best of any sunshine we will see highs of 23 degrees, probably more sunshine on sunday with temperatures out to 2a celsius. iam back i am back with the latest from bbc london in half an hour. 20 more news, travel and weather on our website at the usual address until then. goodbye for now. k‘p°p hello, this is breakfast, with steph mcgovern and jon kay. we'll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment, but also on breakfast this morning: we'll be asking if attitudes to older people are making us all unhappier, and celebrating ageing with two fabulous octogenarians. we've got a warning about tick bites from a woman whose face was paralysed when she was bitten in her garden, and still feels pain three years on. and he's still going for gold, tony hadley will be here to tell us about going solo, and the truth

behind last year's split from spandau ballet. good morning, here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, has been secretly recorded warning of the potential for a so—called brexit meltdown. the comments, which were obtained by buzzfeed news, were made following a private dinner earlier this week. mrjohnson, who backed brexit, went on to criticise the level of concern raised over the future of the irish border. sources close to the foreign secretary said it was disappointing that the event had been covertly recorded and distributed. england fans travelling to russia for the world cup have been warned they are at serious risk of racist, homophobic and anti—british attacks. a history of hooliganism and the collapse of anglo—russian relations in the wake of the salisbury posisoning has left mp5 fearing for supporters‘ safety. the government has been accused of providing vague reassurances

over their security. our specific concerns are for fans who may be lgbt or from our specific concerns are for fans who may be lgbt orfrom ethnic minority running into either groups of individuals, or indeed state authorities who are not actually looking to protect them but instead looking to protect them but instead looking to protect them but instead looking to abuse them. the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, has said he's received a personal assurance from kim jong—un that north korea is prepared to dismantle its nuclear programme. donald trump is due to hold talks with the north korean leader in singapore next week. speaking at the white house, mike pompeo said kim had been clear about his intentions. facebook has apologised and said the glitch had set users' posts to be

set to everyone even if they previously chose a more restricted option. the firm added those affected would be notified on their newsfeed. the prime minister, theresa may, has arrived in canada ahead of this weekend's annual g7 summit which brings together the leaders of the world's biggest economies. this year's meeting is expected to focus on themes including future growth, issues of equality and climate change. concerns surrounding international trade and the potential summit between the north korean leader kim jong—un and president trump are also expected to dominate talks. in canada the senate has legalised recreational marijuana, clearing a major hurdle as the country becomes the first in the g7 to fully legalise the drug. the upper chamber voted 56—30 in favour, ending 90 yea rs of voted 56—30 in favour, ending 90 years of prohibition. prime minister justin trudeau is committed to making marijuana legal by this

summer. approximately 600 homes have been destroyed by lava flows on hawaii's big island. the latest estimate of property losses from kilauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes, comes more than a month after it began to erupt. millions of dollars in disaster relief have been pledged to the island by hawaii's governor. nasa has announced it has detected organic molecules on mars, raising the possibility that the planet may have harboured life. scientists say the mars curiosity rover discovered three different types of organic compounds when it dug just five centimetres down on an ancient lake bed, as well as a source of methane gas. researchers say it's too early to say where the molecules came from. that would be interesting to find out. and go and find out! a quick trip to mars, mike? i've got the weekend free, after tomorrow, of course! the headline on

the back of the southern sums it up, it makes a england going to the world cup on tuesday —— on the back of the macro southern. —— the sun. no emotional baggage of previous failures. the guest squad at the world cup, no expectation, no pressure. are we getting into the situation where we buildup our expectations —— the youngest squad. i can't expectations —— the youngest squad. ican't remember expectations —— the youngest squad. i can't remember it being like this before! we do this every time, the youngest team, the best chance! 50 years of pain! do you want to talk about it? i need to lie down. there is hope for england fans. so england start their journey to russia with much more confidence than they had when they played their last match at a world cup, four years ago against costa rica. this time they were totally dominant against the central

americans, who are also heading to russia, and marcus rashford made his case for a starting place with a stunning goal, and the only surprise was that it took until near the end before danny wellbeck got england's second. we made ten changes to the starting tea m we made ten changes to the starting team and kept the fluency of the performance. i think that was the most pleasing thing. players have really brace the way we want to play. they're showing a really good understanding of it —— embraced. physically in a good place. so we're a team and a squad that are improving, and that's the most pleasing thing. it turned from frustration to celebration for wales' women, who took a big step towards their world cup in france next year. after they'd missed a penalty, kayleigh green gave them victory over bosnia—herzegovina. wales are top of their group but england can jump above them again tonight when they play russia in moscow. and erin cuthbert scored twice as scotland came from a goal down to beat belarus 2—1 and boost their chances of reaching the finals. they're three points behind group leaders switzerland, with three games to play.

"i got lucky," said rafael nadal, who was thankful for some sunshine in paris. when rain had stopped his quarter—final against diego schwartzman he was a set down, but when the sun came out, nadal was soon back to his best, and he reached his 11th french open semi—final, where he'll playjuan martin del potro. there's another chance for simona halep to finally end her grand slam jinx. the world number one still hasn't won one yet, but she's through to the french open final tomorrow against sloane stephens. halep beat the wimbledon champion garbine muguruza in straight sets. and gordon reid beat his doubles partner, world number one alfie hewett, in the quarter—finals of the wheelchair singles at roland garros. hewett was the defending champion. dina asher—smith has broken her own british 100m record. at the diamond league meeting in oslo she took seven hundredths of a second off her old mark, crossing the line in 10.92 seconds.

with her university course completed. she's now fully focused on athletics and building up to the european championships in august. wigan's woes continue in rugby league's super league. they suffered a third defeat in a row, this time against wakefield trinity, but they still retain second place in the table. it was benjones bishop, who showed the neatest footwork to score the pick of wakefield's tries in a 32—16 win. even steph is impressed by that! look at the speed! brilliant, and the footwork as well! just six seconds separate the top three riders at the criterium du dauphine, and they're all from team sky. britain's geraint thomas was edged out in a sprint finish on stage four but he moved into third place overall, with michal kwiatkowski now leading. the team is warming up nicely for next month's tour de france. elke brooks it was! sunshine after the rain. i want to see bluebirds

flying, over dover again. a long time ago! a funny old childhood memory. nothing to say! not as long as that felt! someone who has a few songs on his playlist for russia... and finally, football fans from around the world are heading for russia, some taking longer than others. germany fan hubolt wirth and his dog are making the 2,000—milejourney to russia on a 19605 vintage tractor. unfortunately he can only reach a top speed of 20kph, and would be quicker on his bike. he aims to be in moscow for the germans' first match a week on sunday, but hasn't yet got a ticket. but is enjoying his packed lunch. is that legal? apparently it is. he could get work as an alf garnet double. don't you think he looks like alf garnet? where is he going to park it? plenty of big car parks in moscow. he has his dog and his little packed lunch. he has his squad in the back. he has to get

there a week on sunday for germany against mexico but he hasn't got a ticket yet. all that we! has the dog got a ticket? definitely, the dog will be allowed in, he is so cute! -- all will be allowed in, he is so cute! —— all that we. will be allowed in, he is so cute! -- all that we. i hope it is worth the journey. -- all that way. over the last few months the british high street has been hit hard, with a number of household names closing stores across the country. m&s have already closed 22, with more than 100 to shut by 2022. new look is set to close 60 of its 593 stores. the world's biggest toy store, toys"r"us, stopped trading in april, and yesterday, house of fraser announced the shutters would be coming down on 31 of its 59 stores. so what does this mean for the future of the high street? retail analyst maureen hinton joins us now from our london newsroom. good morning to you, maureen. thanks

for joining good morning to you, maureen. thanks forjoining us. another one not going entirely, but half the house of fraser stores going, was this expected? i think it was. these days we're spending differently. we've got so much more choice because of the internet so we're still spending but it's being spread overfar the internet so we're still spending but it's being spread over far more retailers, so you're seeing weaker retailers, so you're seeing weaker retailers that haven't got such a strong proposition, also facing higher costs to run their stores, are having to either close stores, or, as we've seen, some are going out of business. house of fraser was a classic department store where you could go and get haberdashery, are

you being served type situations, clothing, get your hair cut, is that model of department store untenable? i wouldn't say that, looking atjohn lewis, that is introducing things like hair salons and beauty salons that we used to have years ago is. it is really having to invest in the stores and giving a different experience to online —— years ago. looking at amazon, that is the perfect department store online, it has everything you could possibly want. you have to give us a different reason to go to a department store. someone likejohn lewis or selfridge's, it's much more about experience. what is john lewis doing right that apparently house of fraser hasn't been getting right? it's come from a different angle, it had fewer stores and it's been investing for a long time in the stores, it has a very long—term view, whereas house of fraser has

been strapped for cash for a long time and it's been a tale of smaller stores that needed lots of investment and didn't have the cash for it. thinking now about all the empty house of fraser stores, some of them are great big buildings that are going to be empty, some of these 31 that are going. what's going to happen to them? it's hard to imagine other businesses wanting to take on a property portfolio like that when another business has apparently failed within it? they are very large stores and they will probably be split up, take on a different purpose. some... the upperfloors could be workspaces, or even residential. also entertainment, leisure, all kinds of things. it's really about getting people... people are going to high streets for different reasons now. we've heard from some who have said house of fraser was the big last store in their community, that that was... notjust from their community, that that was... not just from the their community, that that was... notjust from the past but it was

still relevant to them in their lives, and without it it will leave a huge gap in some places, won't it? it definitely will. it's because we are spending differently and the way we shop is different. if you look at somewhere like skipton, it's only got 15,000 residents and it has a department store, i can't see how that can justify that department store being there. there's not enough people there and they're spending is being spread overfar more outlets, different reasons for buying —— they‘ re more outlets, different reasons for buying —— they're spending. it becomes impractical. unfortunately because we don't shop at them and off we can't support them. we often talk about this, is the high street in terminal decline or is there some way of may be changing the way we use our high street and what's on our high—street that can help them survive not just in our high—street that can help them survive notjust in skipton but elsewhere? —— maybe. survive notjust in skipton but elsewhere? -- maybe. the biggest problem is business rates and parking and the costs in the smaller locations. retailers would rather go

toa locations. retailers would rather go to a big shopping centre where there's a lot of investment and you get a lot of high footfall. it's really a case of looking at the high street and thinking, what's the purpose of the high—street now? there's a strong demand for residential property, so it's probably going to have to be reconfigured and be more about social and community than it is at the moment. maureen hinton, thanks for joining the moment. maureen hinton, thanks forjoining us on breakfast. it is interesting, you are talking to maureen about what a difference a store closing in a town or city can make, i know with the house of fraser, in middlesbrough it is a store which has been there for over a century, the various guises of house of fraser, and i can remember when i was a kid going with my mum, it would be the posh store and these fla m boya nt stayers, it would be the posh store and these flamboyant stayers, and it rings up lots of memories. —— stairs. flamboyant stayers, and it rings up lots of memories. -- stairs. and it

had christmas decorations every year, and going to see father christmas at the grasso, getting your school uniform fitted for the first time. let us know your department store memories, your nostalgia this morning as we think back to what the high street used to be like. woollies pick and mix used to be one for me. get in touch on the usual way, facebook come on twitter, send us a text or e—mail. just get in touch, please. that sounded a bit desperate, to be honest. we will get the weather from matt in a moment. first, let's see how it is looking in the lake district. we have cameras around the country. la ke we have cameras around the country. lake windermere in the lake district, wherejohn lake windermere in the lake district, where john maguire lake windermere in the lake district, wherejohn maguire is this morning talking about rail services. what a stunning spot. and london, let's have a look at how the city is shaping up this morning. it is a lwa ys shaping up this morning. it is always a gorgeous picture because there is so much to see. a bit cloudy but it still looks lovely.

and you can't see the scaffolding around big then clearly this morning. and this is cannon hill park, in birmingham, where matt is waiting with our forecast. good morning, matt. good morning, john. steph, very good morning to you as well. i think i have the rough weather deal this morning. sunshine in windermere, bright in london and raining here. it has started to rain in the past few minutes. i think myjacket was a bit too optimistic. the reason we are here in birmingham this morning is because it is one of the site is being recognised by historic england as being an important site for the suffragette movement. to tell us more about that i am joined by luisa moore. a very good morning. thank you forjoining us, and in the rain as well. tell us a little bit more about these 41 sites you are recognising. two these 41 sites have been relisted, so they have been

relisted for their importance to the suffragette campaign. their slogan was deeds, not words, so historic england is marking the centenary of some women getting the vote for the very first time by recognising these sites. these sites are important, and usually they are recognised for beauty, historical interest. these are all sites where there was, in places, violent protests. absolutely, the suffragettes targeted property, they deliberately targeted property, they deliberately targeted property, they deliberately targeted property and not people, so we are talking about windows being smashed, tilting is being firebombed, people chaining themselves to railings, and of course, trying to bring down the king's horse at a raceway in epsom. very quickly, what is the significance of cannon hill?m very quickly, what is the significance of cannon hill? it had two buildings, and the suffragettes came in at night and put oil in the buildings, including the golden lion

just behind us. the fires were discovered before they got out of control and were put out, but this was not the case everywhere. violent scenes compared to the calm we have this morning. very calm here at the moment compared with what it was back then. we have the rain, and taking a look at the forecast, there will be rain for some of you through the day, especially in parts of the north midlands, through parts of south wales and in the yorkshire and lincolnshire. some sunny spells breaking through. we saw that in windermere a short while ago. some brea ks windermere a short while ago. some breaks in the cloud towards hampton court, in the south and east. some of the brightest weather to be found across parts of western scotland, northern ireland and the far north—west of england throughout the day. late yesterday, western scotla nd day. late yesterday, western scotland prone to one or two slow—moving and intense showers with thunderstorms mixed in. argyll & bute, the southern highlands, most prone to that. temperatures in the west of scotland, 20 degrees. cooler

with the breeze. heavy showers in the west of northern ireland, maybe in count londonderry, while we have sunshine in the north of england, south of that it will stay there. the rain turning more showery in yorkshire. sunshine breaking through towards the south and east, lifting temperatures between 22 and 23 degrees. to take us into the night, the rain will gradually fizzle out for the vast majority. a few showers continuing, especially across scotland. turning misty down east coast as well, temperatures dropping back into single figures overnight, but for most another mild night with temperatures into the low teens. a chilly start for your weekend and for the vast majority are dry start. lots of cloud to begin with especially across southern, central and eastern areas. the best of the brightness to the north and west. a few breaks in the cloud appearing tomorrow compared with today, a few showers still possible in western areas, and parts of western scotland they will be more widespread. some of those heavy with a risk of

thunder as well. eastern areas staying a little bit grey and misty and temperatures still in the teens. by and temperatures still in the teens. by the time we get to sunday, the su btle by the time we get to sunday, the subtle change in wind direction means more of you will see the sunshine and be dry on sunday as well. lots will be dry over the next few days, the greatest chance of staying completely dry on sunday. temperatures still getting into the low 205. that is how your weekend forecast is looking. i will hand you back now to steph and john. forecast is looking. i will hand you back now to steph and johnlj forecast is looking. i will hand you back now to steph and john. i have noticed all the gigs and ducks behind you have fled. what did you say to them —— geese and ducks. behind you have fled. what did you say to them -- geese and ducks. they saw the forecast for the next hour! i saw some goslings as well, i will have to find them again. and now we are going to the south—west of england. there are around 300 employee—owned companies in the uk, and the numbers are growing. today, an organic farming company in devon is being handed over to its 600 employees.

ben is there to take a closer look at the employee—ownership model. good morning to you. welcome to devon, and the glorious rolling hills around here, we are down on the farm, about 1200 acres of farmland. the farmers doing some reading amongst the spring onions. the letters is already planted, all pa rt the letters is already planted, all part of the produce is sent out in produce boxes up and down the country —— lettuces. you are right, this co, a pretty special day. this big tent is a celebration tent. there is a big party going on for the 600 staff who will take part control of this firm from today. why are? guy is with me. congratulations, a big day for you. explain what is going on. today is the day that 50 staff will take 74%

ownership of riverford. it has taken us ownership of riverford. it has taken us 15 years of thought and discussion to get to that point, but it is something that i am very excited about. why are you doing it? why now? i suppose i want to use the business and may influence to make a world which is a bit closer to the sort of world i want to live in, a world which is more equal and which in particular, where people come to work and can bring their whole self to work, and have some control and say over how the business is run, how their daily lives are run, and they can share in the profits of the business. i doing that, we can have a much more productive business. most management makes use of such a tiny part of what we are as human beings, and! tiny part of what we are as human beings, and i think by being more democratic and consultative in the way that we manage the business, we can geta way that we manage the business, we can get a lot more out of the staff

and bea can get a lot more out of the staff and be a lot more commercially successful. and our staff can grow with us. they can harness their creativity, and yes, just be so much more productive at work. let's go and speak to some of those staff. jan is one of the staff who stands to benefit, and mandy is a business expert. we will talk about what it means for other businesses in a moment. what will it mean for your day—to—day job? moment. what will it mean for your day-to-day job? it is really exciting. i think in general it is going to empower all the employees and give people a voice. in businesses with a hierarchy, people often don't feel like they can speak up often don't feel like they can speak up if they have an opinion or if they see a better way of doing things. i think the nature of employee ownership is it gives the structure and the encouragement for people to actually have a voice and be heard across the organisation, which they might not have a normal which they might not have a normal which is not employee—owned.

which they might not have a normal which is not employee-owned. how common is this? a great example of what it means for the workers here, but can we see this up and down the country? can all businesses do this? yes, currently 300 businesses are employee—owned, generating £40 billion worth to the economy. and later, when you get your hands on it, what are people telling you about what it will mean for them? you have a lot of responsibility, as well. it is notjust about getting a slice of the profits. you have to put in the legwork, as well. definitely. day to day the business carries on as usual, and it will be a gradual change. we will not come in on monday and it feels completely different all of a sudden. i think in general it quite motivating for everyone, that guy is trusting us with the business he has worked hard on the 30 years. it will be more motivating the people and there is more a collective sense of team around the place. and just a brief

word, if other businesses are watching and thinking this is a great idea, can they all do it? watching and thinking this is a great idea, can they all do mm isa great idea, can they all do mm is a great idea, and they can do it. there are big benefits including productivity. last year they doubled their level of productivity compared to the uk average. so there are lots of other benefits as well, asjen mentioned. we will talk more about this later, and that is the view from here in the glorious devon countryside. we will talk a little bit more later about what it could mean for the staff here. before that, the news, travel and weather, andi that, the news, travel and weather, and i will leave you with this amazing view. good morning from bbc london news, i'm tolu adeoye. detectives are appealing for information following a violent assault on a 90—year—old woman in brent. she was discovered at her home in brampton road. she had been severely beaten and is being treated for serious injuries in hospital. it

has not been established if anything was stolen. the mayor has described a decision not to pedestrianise oxford street as a betrayal of millions of londoners. last night, westminster council said it had withdrawn its support following two public consultations. sadiq khan said the decision poses a real threat to the future of the shopping area, and was ill—timed, coming as house of fraser announced it would be closing its oxford street store. the uk's only theatre that is dedicated to staging lgbt productions has had to move to a bigger home, following its success over the last decade. the above the stag theatre has moved to a venue three times the size, in vauxhall. it is hoped it will enable larger and more ambitious plays to be staged, at a time when other gay spaces have closed in london. this is much bigger, it's110 seats. and as i said before, it really was spit and sawdust above a pub. we're able to do shows we couldn't do before. as well as doing the diverse or the edgier stuff, there were some big things like musicals we simply didn't

have the room to do. let's have a look at the travel situation now. on the tubes, there are minor delays on the piccadilly line because of a signal failure. the tfl rail shuttle service is not running to and from heathrow terminal 4, because of trains needing repair. turning to the roads: cricklewood broadway has one lane shut northbound at kara way. that is for repairs to a burst watermain. in barking, lodge avenue is part—shut southbound because of a burst watermain. and finally, in hayes, the traffic lights at the bulls bridge roundabout aren't working, following an accident on wednesday. let's have a check on the weather now, with elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning. it's a rather mild, muggy start to the day once again. now, it should stay dry all day today, but there's always going to be quite a lot of cloud. but nevertheless, some spells of sunshine developing, i think, as we head through the morning, and those sunny spells will last into the afternoon. for some of us, we're getting off to a nice bright start, but it's rather grey in many areas.

the cloud, where we have it, will then break up. the best of the sunshine probably towards eastern areas, just a very gentle, north—easterly breeze around, too. top temperatures of around 22 degrees celsius, maybe even 23 in central london. now, as we head through this evening and overnight, some clear spells around at first, and then that cloud will gradually fill in, i think, as we head into tomorrow morning. so it will be quite a grey, murky, misty start of the day once again, but temperatures will remain into double figures, so again feeling pretty mild. now, if you've got plans for the weekend, you'll be pleased to know that it is likely to stay dry. but again, lots of cloud around on saturday. feeling quite muggy, quite humid still. in the best of any sunshine, we'll see highs of 23 degrees. but probably more sunshine on sunday with temperatures up to 24 celsius. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london in half an hour. plenty more news, travel and weather on our website at the usual address. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast,

with steph mcgovern and jon kay. borisjohnson is secretly recorded saying that there could be a brexit meltdown. he also referred to the treasury as the heart of the remain campaign. good morning, it's friday the 8th ofjune. also this morning: fears for england fans travelling to russia for the world cup as the government is accused of making vague reassurances about their safety. good morning from the glorious lake

district, where, at the moment, rail services are suspended for two weeks and the great fear here is that that suspension could last even further. good morning. would a firm be better if it was owned and run by the staff who work there? i'm in devon this morning in the glorious countryside looking at the 600 staff who will ta ke looking at the 600 staff who will take control of this firm later today. but why? i'll be finding out. in sport, to russia with hope. marcus rashford showed what he can do as his young england teamates dominate costa rica in their last match before the world cup. and matt has the weather. good morning from birmingham. it's raining here at the moment, as it will be for some, but i am at cannon

hill park in birmingham today to find out a little bit about some of the 41 sites recognised by historic england this morning for their key role in the suffragette movement. if you got wet weather to begin with, can't guarantee it will disappear, but some will have some shine. i'll have your weekend forecast coming up. —— sunshine. good morning. first, our main story. borisjohnson has been secretly recorded warning of the potential for a so—called brexit meltdown. the comments followed a private dinner on wednesday night, and were obtained by buzzfeed news. the foreign secretary is also reported to have referred to the treasury as the heart of remain. our political correspondent chris mason joins us live from westminster. just went theresa may thought she had things back on track with brexit, a secret recording? good morning, jon, the technical term for what happened in the last 24 hours is palaver. what a palaver, what a carry on. we had the brexit

secratary hokey kogi yesterday, is here in or out? he is still in the cabinet and here in or out? he is still in the cabinetand him here in or out? he is still in the cabinet and him saying it is my way or the stairway to the backbenches and getting this own way on the long—term backstop as it is known around brexit in a few years. i went home around 7:30pm last night thinking that was quite a day, went to bed, woke up this morning and all this about boris johnson, to bed, woke up this morning and all this about borisjohnson, the denny he went to the other night on wednesday night, a covert recording taken —— dinner. friends worth disappointed about the recording but i can't say it was a vast surprise it was recorded. in it he said brexit would happen, it would be irreversible, but he said the risk is it would not be the clean, true, or hard brexit you want, depending on your terminology, the kind boris johnson would want. he described the treasury as the heart of remain, quite a phrase to use about one of your cabinet colleagues. he also suggested there would be bumps in the road, short—term dislocation, as

he put it, as far as making brexit happen is concerned, but it was worth it for the medium to long—term gains. have a listen to this, here he is talking about president trump. the recording is a bit scratchy because someone had their phone down their trousers recording it, but listen as borisjohnson reflects on how brexit might have been if president trump was leading the negotiations. we should remember, jon, to use another technical term about politics, it's been bonkers for the last few years and we treat it as normal politics will be like this but take a few steps back. what's happened in the last 24 hours in normal times simply wouldn't happen without said cabinet ministers being invited to resign or sacked. the

fa ct invited to resign or sacked. the fact that hasn't happened tells you everything about the turbulence within the government at the moment and the issue of delivering brexit. chris, more fallout clearly to come today. chris mason in westminster. chris, more fallout clearly to come today. chris mason in westminsterlj love today. chris mason in westminster.” love those words, bonkers, palaver and hokey kogi! —— hokey cokey. england fans travelling to russia for the world cup have been warned they are at serious risk of racist, homophobic and anti—british attacks. a history of football violence and the collapse of relations with russia after the salisbury posisoning has left mp5 fearing for supporters‘ safety, as richard conway reports. the world cup is almost here, but this report from mp5 lays out in stark detail the issues british fans could face in the coming weeks if they travel to russia. mp5 say russia presents particular risks due to a history of violence community, a history of racist abuse in and around football matches.

the current heightened political tensions with britain, especially in light of the salisbury poisoning, and the threat of terrorist attacks. fans are being encouraged to sign up to online foreign office travel alerts so they know about any developments. a lot of work has gone into making sure that fans have the right level of consular support in russia. we also have to be aware that russia is a very difficult country in which to offer consular protection. the russian state is not like other countries. if fans are, for example, lgbt, all from an ethnic minority, then the russian state has more than history of abusing them rather than supporting them. while mp5 are reassured by the security measures and support in place in cities where england are due to play, there are particular concerns about the safety of fans away from these times and places. ultimately if the security situation deteriorates,

mp5 say the government should be prepared to act fast and decisively and advise fans against travel or to issue specific directions onto how to stay safe so everyone can enjoy the tournament. richard conway, bbc news. the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, has said he‘s received a personal assurance from kim jong—un that north korea is prepared to dismantle its nuclear programme. donald trump is due to hold talks with the north korean leader in singapore next week. speaking at the white house, mike pompeo said kim had been clear about his intentions. he has indicated to me personally that he is prepared to denuclearise, that he understands that the current model doesn‘t work, that he is prepared to denuclearise and that two, he understands we can‘t do it the way we‘ve done it before, that this has to be big and bold. facebook has warned a software bug may be responsible for millions of users unknowingly posting private information to the public.

the company apologised and said the glitch had set users‘ posts to be shared to everyone, even if they had previously chosen a more restricted option. the firm added that those affected would be notified on their newsfeeds. canada has moved a step closer legalising recreational cannabis, it would be the first g7 nation to do so. canadian senators passed the cannabis act after studying the landmark legislation for six months. prime ministerjustin trudeau has committed to making marijuana legal by this summer. approximately 600 homes have been destroyed by lava flows on hawaii‘s big island. the latest estimate of property losses from kilauea, one of the world‘s most active volcanoes, comes more than a month after it began to erupt. millions of dollars in disaster relief have been pledged to the island by hawaii‘s governor. nasa has announced it has detected organic molecules on mars, raising the possibility

that the planet may have harboured life. scientists say the mars curiosity rover discovered three different types of organic compounds when it dug just five centimetres down on an ancient lake bed, as well as a source of methane gas. you‘re probably thinking, where have the molecules come from? researchers say it‘s too early to say where the molecules came from. fascinating to find out. to be continued, stay tuned. there‘s an awful lot for the snp to talk about when they meet for their party conference today, brexit, the continuing case for independence, and the winner of their deputy leaderership contest will all, of course, be high on the agenda. so what can we expect? let‘s ask the party‘s leader, nicola sturgeon, who joins us from aberdeen. good morning to you. thanks for joining us. can i ask you first of all, we‘re talking this morning, our

lead story is about borisjohnson, do you think he can stay in this job about the comments revealed from this private recording? well, i‘ve thought for a long time that boris johnson well, i‘ve thought for a long time that borisjohnson has no credibility whatsoever as foreign secretary. he frequently... i think he‘s an embarrassment to the uk when he‘s an embarrassment to the uk when he‘s doing thisjob he‘s an embarrassment to the uk when he‘s doing this job as foreign secretary. but these leaked comments this morning beggar belief. here you‘ve got a name of the uk government openly saying that there‘s going to be a meltdown because of brexit, that we shouldn‘t worry about it because everything will be fine in the end. the northern ireland border doesn‘t really matter, hardly anybody uses it. what i think comes across from thatis it. what i think comes across from that is somebody who doesn‘t care a jot about the jobs, living standards, prosperity... all at risk because of brexit. the chaos at the heart of the uk governmentjust now is just heart of the uk governmentjust now isjust brought heart of the uk governmentjust now is just brought to the four. people right across the uk are being badly,

badly let down. it speaks volumes that theresa may can‘t get rid of borisjohnson or that theresa may can‘t get rid of boris johnson or any other cabinet members who are causing so much difficulty because of the weakness at the heart of the position. would you sack him if you were prime minister? any prime minister that had any semblance of authority would have got rid of borisjohnson a long time ago, notjust because of comments like this, and it‘s not the first time he has made comments that suggest that... i‘m finding it difficult to find a diplomatic term. you don‘t have to, tell us what you think. i know. i don't you don‘t have to, tell us what you think. i know. idon't think you don‘t have to, tell us what you think. i know. i don't think boris johnson is someone who should be in one of the high offices of state. i don‘t think the way he conducts himself, i don‘t think the opportunistic way he puts this own interests constantly opportunistic way he puts this own interests co nsta ntly a head opportunistic way he puts this own interests constantly ahead of what is obviously in the best interests of the country is behaviour befitting someone who hold that office. can i talk to you about

brexit? you said in the past you wa nt to brexit? you said in the past you want to see things made clearer about brexit, do you think things are about brexit, do you think things a re clearer about brexit, do you think things are clearer and where does that leave you for a case on a second referendum on scottish independence? on brexit, things are as clear as mud. two years on from the vote, the fa ct we mud. two years on from the vote, the fact we still don‘t know what‘s, going to replace membership of the european union is scandalous in my view —— what‘s going to. we‘ve got a prime minister ruling out membership of the single market and customs union and she has no idea whatsoever what she‘s going to replace that with. with every day that passes we see businesses getting more alarmed, the volume of their warnings gets louder and louder. that i think is a really difficult and dangerous position to be in. in terms of scotland‘s future, i would consider the timing of a referendum until we get clarity over brexit, but i think there‘s an opportunity for scotland to consider and debate whether

there‘s a better alternative than this. do we have to accept the inevitable decline and despair of brexit, or can we consider a future where we take our destiny into our own hands, tailor our economic policy to suit our own needs, continue to not just policy to suit our own needs, continue to notjust across the uk but also europe, so that‘s a very alive debate in scotland. it‘s a debate based on hope and not despair. that‘s very refreshing at the moment. as part of that debate you set up the growth commission, which has made the economic case for independence, you said you support the recommendations but the independent think tank the iff is, the institute of fiscal said it would mean a continuation of austerity to push this through. is that a sacrifice your wierling to make to have independence in scotland, to cut back on public spending? -- you're willing to make. the snp has opposed oppose austerity

economics not just the snp has opposed oppose austerity economics notjust because it‘s damaged individuals but the economy overall —— has opposed. damaged individuals but the economy overall -- has opposed. sorry to interrupt but can i ask you something? there‘s fiscal rules recommended in there that says public spending growth will be 1% lower than gdp. at the moment scottish gdp, scottish economic growth, is that 0.8%. take one off that and you are in minus figures so you will be cutting public spending. the report says at times when growth is lower than when you want it to be you wouldn‘t apply that fiscal rule during the recession. then the uk government didn‘t apply those fiscal if you take the fiscal rules of the growth commission and apply them to the last few years, the cuts we‘ve seen to public spending in scotland would have been reversed, we would have seen rises. the proof of the putting in that respect is in the eating. just let me finish the point... the uk should have done

more of this in the last few years, when the economy is struggling and growth is lower than you want, you use investment to boost the economy. what the uk has done, since the tories came to power particularly, is continue to deploy austerity measures, which has held back growth in the economy and made it harder for them to meet their targets but the growth commission report recommends real terms growth in public spending. what it says on the deficit, the deficit that has been created on westminster‘s watch, even if there is no growth because of independence, the deficit can be turned around in five to ten years without austerity. the importance of the report is it sets out all the ways in which, if we have the economic powers of independence, we can grow our economy faster, we can deal with inequality in our society, and we can start to match over a period of time the great success of other small,

period of time the great success of othersmall, independent period of time the great success of other small, independent countries because the big question is, why is it the uk and scotland within it has economic performance that is not as good as countries like norway and denmark and small independent countries all over the world ? denmark and small independent countries all over the world? this isa countries all over the world? this is a debate about how we maximise scotland‘s opportunities and potential. the report doesn‘t try to suggest there are easy answers but it does say if we can tailor economic policy to our own needs then we‘ll do better than we do at then we‘ll do better than we do at the moment. can ijust ask you, while we‘ve got you, donald trump is coming to the uk injuly, he often plays golf in scotland. if he invites you to have a drink in the bar would you go? i haven't had that invitation from donald trump. i think you know i have many political differences with. .. think you know i have many political differences with... would you go for a drink at the bar? if the president of the united states is in scotland and wants to meet with me as first minister, of course i will meet him, but i‘m sure we would have a pretty

robust conversation. i think it‘s really important to be upfront and open about values that are important to you. the links between scotland and america are very strong and they will endure regardless of who is president and who is first minister of scotland. nicola sturgeon, thanks for your time this morning. nicola sturgeon, scottish first minister and snp leader. they could invite borisjohnson, and snp leader. they could invite boris johnson, table of and snp leader. they could invite borisjohnson, table of three! 02 record that secret conversation! matt is out and about in birmingham with this morning‘s weather, and a little bit of history, as well. good morning, matt. where are you, explained.” where are you, explained. i am at cannon hill park in birmingham, just one of 41 sites recognised by historic england today as performing a very important role in the suffragette movement. seems a very violent protests in these places, and they include the likes of free

trade hall in manchester, the dome in brighton and here, where two buildings were set alight. those violent protests in complete contrast to what we have this morning, calm conditions in birmingham, buta morning, calm conditions in birmingham, but a bit on the downside. if we take a look at the forecast for today, some of you will see that rain come and go all day long. for the vast majority that they will be dry with some of the cloud breaking up the sunny spells. the best of the sunshine towards the north and west of the country. to the south and east we will see the cloud break up at times as well. in the midlands and parts of yorkshire, and lincolnshire, we have a zone of wet weather and some heavy bursts in amongst that. that zone will sit around the same year area all day long, maybe fragmenting into showers. the skies brightened the

further south you are and further north we will see some sunshine. but the showers will break out once again. across scotland we could see some isolated but severe thunderstorms which could give some minor flooding. argyll thunderstorms which could give some minorflooding. argyll & bute, highlands, most prone to those. elsewhere dry, cool across eastern coasts with the cloud. into northern england, while we still have the sunshine in the far north—west, but elsewhere cloudy conditions and into the midlands, parts of wales, still the midlands, parts of wales, still the chance for some further outbreaks of rain at times. in the south—west england in the afternoon, and further south and east, with sunshine breaking through the cloud, we will see temperatures left into the low 205. 23 or 24 celsius not out of the question. into the night, the rain will gradually fizzle away across many areas, most places becoming dry with some clear skies and the west. misty low cloud towards the east and we will start the day with temperatures in single figures. in the west, it will be a mild and muddy start to your weekend. we will see plenty of dry weather around but a few showers will break out in the west, especially western scotland, where it could be heavy and thundery. many will be dry, with sunny spells and temperatures away from eastern

coasts into the 205. as for sunday, more in the way of sunshine around across the uk. certainly a brighter day by and large. very pleasant in the sunshine, with light winds. a bit more in the way of that sunshine for eastern coasts as well. isolated showers in scotland but for the vast majority it will be a dry day. that is how it is looking from the comparative damp but calm of cannon hill park in birmingham, activities and serenity of salford. we have lots of peace and to remedy this morning, notjust in salford in birmingham, but we are all over it, partly? we are, we are everywhere this morning, people all over the shop. but you don‘t get serenity on the rail network at the moment. talk about rail disruption and the focus is often on the difficulties faced by commuters as they try to get into our large cities. but the chaos caused by the recent timetable change has spread far beyond that. breakfast‘s john maguire is in the lake district to tell us more. more serenity. good morning, john.

yes, good morning to both of you in the studio. it certainly is serena here on the shores of windermere this morning. peaceful, not so much. there is a great deal of disquiet, dismay and even anger in this part of the lake district. the rail link, the lakes line, is suspended for two weeks and the big issue is how long that suspension will last. it could be even longer than that, perhaps three weeks or five weeks. there is a rail replacement bus service but it is vital for locals and the tourism industry that the rail is replaced as soon as possible. 49 million visitors here every year, so it isa million visitors here every year, so it is a massive success story. how important is this train line?

it is a massive success story. how important is this train line7m it is a massive success story. how important is this train line? it is absolutely integral. it is the main rail link into the lake district, and as you rightly pointed out, for visitor volumes of that size and scale it is absolutely integral that we have an integrated transport system, and the lakes line is a key pa rt system, and the lakes line is a key part of that. northern rail, which ru ns part of that. northern rail, which runs the service, has suspended because of problems elsewhere in its network. it is saying that as of monday it will increase the frequency of the buses. is that good enough? absolutely not good enough at all. we are calling very heavily for that line to be reinstated, for the services to be reinstated, and for there to be quality services. these are visitors to a world heritage site and they deserve a world —class heritage site and they deserve a world—class service. we as a tourist industry are providing that and we are calling on northern rail to make sure that that service is reinstated and provides a quality service for those visitors for a smooth onward journey to this fantastic part of

the lake district. and we are also calling on northern rail to work with us to fund a marketing campaign wa nts with us to fund a marketing campaign wants this line is back up and running, and we hope that is very soon. it was this is an amazing line, and it is a real success story that the industry has put forward, in terms of encouraging people to use public transport. and that is what we want. confidence will have been lost in that, and we are taught toa been lost in that, and we are taught to a lack calling on northern to back tourism businesses by funding a campaign that will help to regain that confidence. and that is important. i suppose the priorities are being shifted elsewhere, to the larger towns and cities, to make sure people can get to work on time where they have so many more passengers. what sorts of things are happening behind the scenes to try and fight in your corner? this is not new, this has been going for a number of months and it has been

deteriorating service. we have been working with our local politicians and lobbying the tourism minister and lobbying the tourism minister and others to get the situation rectified. that hasn‘t happened, so the pressure will continue. we are going down to london in a couple of weeks to meet at westminster, but we will continue the pressure because this line is absolutely integral. thank you very much indeed for your time this morning. just a quick word on those timescales. as we say, a two week timescale, so the plan is to establish things on the 18th, which is next monday. if it extends into the three—week, five—week, and heaven forbid even beyond, that buts against the key period for this neck of the woods, because that is the start of scottish school holidays and school holidays elsewhere in the uk, and that is when this place really, really earns its living. thank you very much indeed. beautiful scenes are not a full thoughts coming out of the lake district this morning. and it is a lwa ys district this morning. and it is always heaving in summer, he is right. you can almost feel the fresh air in here, we have been in the la ke air in here, we have been in the lake district. it is the aftershave.

let‘s get some more in devon. you look like you are growing something this morning. yes, these are something this morning. yes, these a re lettu ces something this morning. yes, these are lettuces which will be harvested in the next few weeks. we are down at riverford, and they send out all the sort of stuff inboxes. they do 50,000 deliveries every single week, up 50,000 deliveries every single week, up and down the country. it is a really big day for this place today, it will hand over control of the business to the 650 or so staff who work here, and it is all a plan designed to get them more involved in the running of the business, to give them a stake in how well it does, and crucially, of course, to give them a say in what the business does and how it works day—to—day for the benefit of those workers who are here. you might be able to see some of the staff here behind me but there is a big party going on later

in the big blue tent to celebrate the handover. they will have a stake in the business for the first time. you can see all of that work getting under way. we will talk about why the firm is doing it, what it means for the current owner, and crucially what it means for the staff as well, in about 20 minutes. before that, let‘s get the news, travel and weather where you are watching brea kfast weather where you are watching breakfast this morning. good morning from bbc london news, i‘m tolu adeoye. detectives are appealing for information following a violent assault on a 90—year—old woman in brent. iris warner had been severely beaten at her home in brampton road on monday afternoon. she was discovered by her son before being taken to hospital, where she remains seriously ill. it has not been established if anything was stolen. the mayor has described a decision not to pedestrianise oxford street as a betrayal of millions of londoners. last night, westminster council said it had withdrawn its support following two public consultations. sadiq khan said the decision poses a real threat to the future of the shopping area, and was ill—timed, coming as house

of fraser announced it would be closing its oxford street store. the uk‘s only theatre that is dedicated to staging lgbt productions has had to move to a bigger home, following its success over the last decade. the above the stag theatre has moved to a venue three times the size, in vauxhall. it is hoped it will enable larger and more ambitious plays to be staged, at a time when other gay spaces have closed in london. this is much bigger, it‘s 110 seats. and as i said before, it really was spit and sawdust above a pub. the thing with this new space, because we‘re bigger, it‘ll enable us to do shows we couldn‘t do before. as well as doing the diverse or the edgier stuff, there were some big things like musicals we simply didn‘t have the room to do.

let‘s have a look at the travel situation now. on the tubes, there are minor delays on the piccadilly line because of a signal failure. the tfl rail shuttle service is not running to and from heathrow terminal 4, because of trains needing repair. if we look at the camera now, edgware road is blocked northbound at chapel street because of an accidentjust before the flyover. long delays building. let‘s have a check on the weather now, with elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning. it‘s a rather mild, muggy start to the day once again. now, it should stay dry all day today, but there‘s always going to be quite a lot of cloud. but nevertheless, some spells of sunshine developing, i think, as we head through the morning, and those sunny spells will last into the afternoon. for some of us, we‘re getting off to a nice bright start, but it‘s rather grey in many areas. the cloud, where we‘ve got it, will thin and break up. the best of the sunshine probably towards eastern areas, just a very gentle, north—easterly breeze around, too. top temperatures of around 22

degrees celsius, maybe even 23 in central london. now, as we head through this evening and overnight, some clear spells around at first, and then that cloud will gradually fill in, i think, as we head into tomorrow morning. so it will be quite a grey, murky, misty start to the day once more, but temperatures will remain in double figures, so again feeling pretty mild. now, if you‘ve got plans for the weekend, you‘ll be pleased to know that it is likely to stay dry. but again, lots of cloud around on saturday. feeling quite muggy, quite humid still. in the best of any sunshine, we‘ll see highs of 23 degrees, but probably more sunshine around on sunday, with temperatures all the way up to 24 celsius. i‘m back with the latest from the bbc london in half an hour. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast, with steph mcgovern and jon kay. here‘s a summary of this morning‘s main stories from bbc news. the foreign secretary borisjohnson has been secretly recorded warning of the potential for a so—called brexit meltdown. the comments, which were obtained by buzzfeed news, were made following a private dinner earlier this week. mrjohnson, who backed brexit,

went on to criticise the level of concern raised over the future of the irish border. sources close to the foreign secretary said it was disappointing that the event had been covertly recorded and distributed. england fans travelling to russia for the world cup have been warned speaking to us in the last half an hour, snp leader nicola sturgeon criticised mr johnson‘s comments. i don't think borisjohnson is one who should be in one of the high offices of state. i don't think the way he conducts himself, i don't think the opportunistic way he puts his own interests ahead of what is obviously the best interests of the country is behaviour of someone befitting that office. england fans travelling to russia for the world cup have been warned they are at serious risk of racist, homophobic and anti—british attacks. a history of hooliganism and the collapse of anglo—russian relations in the wake of the salisbury posisoning has left mp5 fearing for supporters‘ safety.

the government has been accused of providing vague reassurances over their security. the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, has said he‘s received a personal assurance from kim jong—un that north korea is prepared to dismantle its nuclear programme. donald trump is due to hold talks with the north korean leader in singapore next week. speaking at the white house, mike pompeo said kim had been clear about his intentions. facebook has warned a software bug may be responsible for millions of users unknowingly posting private information to the public. the company apologised and said the glitch had set users‘ posts to be shared to everyone, even if they had previously chosen a more restricted option. the firm added that those affected would be notified on their newsfeeds. a defiant pensioner has revealed the horrific injuries she suffered in her home in the hope it will help track down her attackers. 90—year—old iris warner says she remembers being woken by an intruder who struck her in the face several times

in an assault that left her battered bruised. the injuries to herface are too graphic to show. police are investigating the attack, which happened on monday. hopefully that will bring some result. let's hope they get them! nasa has announced it has detected organic molecules on mars, raising the possibility that the planet may have harboured life. scientists say the mars curiosity rover discovered three different types of organic compounds when it dug just five centimetres down on an ancient lake bed, as well as a source of methane gas. we don‘t know yet where the molecules came from. i thought you we re molecules came from. i thought you were going to tell us! researchers say it‘s too early to say where the molecules came from. it would be great to know that, wouldn‘t it? it would be great to know that, wouldn't it? give us 3 billion years and we will find out! coming up on the programme, matt will have the weather. he will be live in birmingham. we

are going to devon. where else are we going? the lake district, at windermere in the lake district. we are everywhere and here in salford it is and mike. looking ahead to russia, volgograd, where england play their first game a week on monday, they have a few days to pack their bags before leaving on tuesday. packing their bags with real hope perhaps, a feeling we're not used to going into world cup finals. stop it! they haven't got the baggage, excuse the pun, of previous england teams, they are the youngest squad at the world cup. they are getting on with the press, lots of love in the press for them, they are getting on with the fans, they are getting on with the fans, they are getting on with the fans, they are all speaking to the press. you have jinxed it they are all speaking to the press. you havejinxed it now! they are all speaking to the press. you have jinxed it now! what could possibly go wrong?” you have jinxed it now! what could possibly go wrong? i need to touch some would have there! headlines like from russia with love in the back pages. looking perfectly calm

at the moment! so england start their journey to russia, with love from fans and the press. they were totally dominant against costa rica, who had helped send england home early four years ago and who are also heading to russia themselves. and marcus rashford, made his case for a starting place with a stunning goal, and danny wellbeck got england‘s second near the end. we made ten changes to the starting team and kept the fluency of the performance. i think that was the most pleasing thing. players have really embraced the way we want to play. they‘re showing a really good understanding of it. physically in a good place. so we‘re a team and a squad that are improving, and that‘s the most pleasing thing. it turned from frustration to celebration for wales‘ women, who took a big step towards their world cup in france next year. after they‘d missed a penalty, kayleigh green gave them victory over bosnia—herzegovina. wales are top of their group, but england can jump above them

again tonight when they play russia in moscow. and erin cuthbert scored twice, as scotland came from a goal down, to beat belarus 2—1 and boost their chances of reaching the finals. they‘re three points behind group leaders switzerland with three games to play. it‘s been said that beating rafa nadal over five sets on clay is the toughest thing in sport, notjust tennis. and the man they call the king of clay is going to take some beating this year at the french open. he already holds the record of 10 titles and he‘s through to the semi—finals after beating diego schwartzman. simona halep has another chance to end her grand slam jinx. the world number one, has lost three finals, including two at roland garros. and after she beat wimbledon champion garbine mugurutha, sloane stephens now stands in her way. and gordon reid is bidding for his first major wheelchair singles title. he beat his doubles partner, world number one, alfie hewett, in the quarter—finals. dina asher—smith said she was over the moon

after breaking her own british 100m record at the diamond league meeting in oslo. with her university studies finished, she‘s now fully focused on athletics and it‘s going well. she took seven hundredths of a second off her old mark, crossing the line, in 10.92 seconds. she‘s looking good for the european championships in august. "dont panic, don‘t panic," the message from shaun wayne, wigan‘s coach in rugby league after they lost their third match running, this time against wakefield trinity, but they‘re still second in the table. it was benjones—bishop who showed the neatest footwork to score the pick of wakefield‘s tries in a 32—16 win. and finally, football fans from around the world are heading for russia, some taking longer than others. germany fan hubolt wirth and his dog are making the 2,000—milejourney to russia on a 19605 vintage tractor. unfortunately he can only reach a top speed of 20kph, and would be quicker on his bike. he has a little message as he

arrives as he goes towards moscow. doesn‘t he look like alf garnett with his dog, hex? he has a packed lunch inside his little caravan. i presume he has more stowed away than that. when is the first game? a week on sunday against mexico but he doesn‘t have a ticket. maybe he will go that way and watch it from his caravan. maybe someone will feel sorry for him after travelling all that way! good luck to him. thanks, mike, see you shortly. extreme fatigue, joint pain, memory loss and paralysis, just some of the symptoms of lyme disease which you can get from being bitten by an infected tick. that‘s what happened to rachel foulkes—davies three years ago whilst she was in her garden,

and the results were devastating. so just how common are these ticks and how can we avoid them? let‘s talk to rachel now, and also to sophie ward, from the support organisation lyme disease uk. thank you forjoining us, strange talking on tv about this. how are you? not very well really. tinnitus, that‘s the worst. a bit of memory loss. it‘s just ruined that‘s the worst. a bit of memory loss. it‘sjust ruined my life really. from a tiny click? it was tiny, tiny little tick, my partner to get off my neck —— tiny tic. tiny tech has done all this to me, which is crazy. you were in the garden and then you felt it? he said what's that on your neck and i froze. i shall get off and it was a little bug. this is what it did to you, that tiny tic. what happened?

carried on, went back inside, started off with a rash. that evening the rash changed, it went white inside. thought nothing of it. i thought i had been bitten. a couple of days later i went to bed and my bottom lip was numb like i had been to the dentist and then i woke up and i was paralysed. i thought i had had some sort of stroke. that‘s what it did to me. had you heard of lyme disease, did you think you were at risk? no. if i had known this now i would have done something straightaway. what could you have done, that‘s what i‘m wondering? well, from what i've researched, you can have medication straightaway if it is caught early. if it is left then it is harder to treat. sophie, how common is racher treat. sophie, how common is rachel‘s story? lots of people will be in their garden and you could get a bite that leads to that? our support group, we have 8500 members

with patients and carers for people suffering with lyme disease. it's just massive. the nhs don't recognise it so we can't get the help and the treatment that we need. people go in with the symptoms but because they mimic other illnesses, it's not picked up by the doctors. then obviously it leads to further problems once the bacteria starts invading the organs and the cells. when you say they don‘t recognise it, they directed minds it but it is ha rd to it, they directed minds it but it is hard to spot it or diagnose it it is often diagnosed as something else. then you don't get the treatment you need. rachel, what treatment you need. rachel, what treatment have you had for it? to start with i had treatment for bell‘s palsy. it is very similar to bell‘s palsy. it is very similar to bell‘s palsy, although mine wasn‘t, the bike was there and they did have the bike was there and they did have the tick. i was given antibiotics in february just the tick. i was given antibiotics in

februaryjust gone —— the bike. —— the bite. it is therefrom when you wa ke the bite. it is therefrom when you wake up until you go to bed, it gets louder, the tinnitus —— it is their from. this was from last year? it has got worse —— it is there from. last year... you couldn‘t do things. you go shopping and it‘s like you‘re walking on flumps. it is about managing it. i don‘t look like i am ill but inside, it isjust, it is awful, isn‘t it? ill but inside, it isjust, it is awful, isn't it? yeah. what can we do to protect ourselves? i‘ve been out a couple of times on walks in the countryside in the south—west and i‘ve seen signs up for the first time saying there could be ticks, a warning, take care. what can you do to ta ke warning, take care. what can you do to take care? make sure you have repellent on at all times. any insect mosquito repellent? yeah. anywhere in the uk? yeah. try and

wear longsleeved clothing that is coloured, not black, then you can see the ticks, and really body check. that's the big one. they are poppyseed sized, they are really tiny. what are you checking for if you check anybody? a poppyseed blackspot. obviously you've got to look really intensely, have you, because they are so small. if you do get a tick and you think... what do you do, tweezers are immediately? you have to be very careful not to burst the tick —— tweezers immediately. then the bacteria goes into your system. you have to be careful with the tweezers to, sort of, turn it and get it out without bursting its. then get it out as soon as you can? -- busting it. and then you get the rash. the rash is then you get the rash. the rash is the first sign of infection —— bursting it. it's good you're making people aware because i didn‘t know a lot about the symptoms, i had heard

about lyme disease but i didn‘t know what to look out for. thank you for coming in this morning and all the best, hope you start feeling better soon. thank you so much. thanks for talking to us. let‘s get the weather with matt in a moment. first, let‘s see how it is looking in the lake district. this is like windermere and the lake district. blue skies. look at the beautiful reflection. so still and so peaceful. if the ducks weren't moving you would assume that was some kind of treated flamboyant shot. i always want to skim a stone when icy that. we can also see westminster, how are they doing in london? a bit greyer but fantastic and calm, you wouldn‘t believe there we re and calm, you wouldn‘t believe there were millions scuttling away to work —— wheni were millions scuttling away to work —— when i see that. then the midlands. here are the keys in cannon hill park, where matt is this morning, fortunately they are quite chilled despite the fact matt is

near them this morning. good morning, matt. good weatherfor ducks? one is hiding, one is a bit shy. edging away, they wanted to stay in shop for long enough. this is cannon hill park in birmingham, one of 41 sites being recognised by historic england today, all linked to the suffragette movement, the violent arm of the suffragette movement of course, here along with the likes of st george‘s hall in liverpool, also westminster abbey. sites were violent protests took place of course during the subproject movement. and the historic england are presenting them up and down the uk -- are presenting them up and down the uk —— suffragette movement. comparatively calm this morning. calm in many parts. we‘ve had a few splashes of rain. looking at the forecast, there is the forecast of rain in some parts today but with sunny spells breaking through the cloud here and there as well. sunniest conditions in the

north and west this morning but through parts of central, southern wales, through the midlands to yorkshire and lincolnshire, these areas were at the moment we have outbreaks of rain, some of which on the heavy side, that zone won‘t move much during the day and inch further northwards, but at least the rain will ease off at times as it fragments into a more showery feature. to the south, most will be dry, sunshine breaking through the cloud. to the north, better chance of sunshine away from eastern coasts, by the afternoon, lively showers in scotland, especially argyll and bute and the highlands. in the 205 in the west and northern ireland could get heavy showers but mostly dry, north—west england staying sunny. elsewhere in england, cloudy at times, the area of rain in wales, the midlands and yorkshire and some showers in the west but with sunshine breaking through the cloud in the south—east, 23 the high this afternoon. tonight, the showers will gradually fade away for most. some will continue, especially

across scotland, most will become dry with lots of cloud and mist the around eastern coasts and temperatures holding near the teens for the vast majority but a long eastern coasts it will be cooler with temperatures in single figures —— misty around. the start of the weekend, maybe cloudy but the better chance of cloud breaks in and there, better than today where it is wet. —— cloud break sian there. showers in western parts of the uk —— cloud brea ks in western parts of the uk —— cloud breaks here and there. especially in scotland. away from eastern coasts away from the showers, pleasant, temperatures in the low twenties. into sunday, sunday will be the brighter day of the weekend by and large even in eastern coastal counties. still the chance of a few showers in scotland in particular. for the vast majority, though, sunday should be a dry day with those sunny spells and feeling pleasa ntly those sunny spells and feeling pleasantly warm. in fact, temperatures finding more in southern parts of england. that‘s how it‘s looking —— climbing. most places will have a dry weekend but a

few showers to look out for and today some wetter weather in central parts of england and wales. that‘s how it‘s looking from the calm of cannon hill park in birmingham. back to steph and jon. have you noticed none of the ducks are anywhere near him now. he‘s got a reputation! none of the ducks are anywhere near him now. he's got a reputation!” told you! i‘ll go and see if i can scare some more! if you are off to work, are you working at a company that is owned by you as employees? there are around 300 employee—owned companies in the uk, and the numbers are growing. today, an organic farming company in devon is being handed over to its 600 employees. ben is there to take a closer look at the employee—ownership model. good morning to you. it might not be an obvious choice for a firm which would be using its staff to be part

of the company, but it is. welcome to riverford, the glorious scene out here in the devon hills this morning. behind us you can see some of the lettuce which is being grown, the spring onions are in the ground, and it is the place where the 600 staff will suddenly be part of the firm. they will be able to determine all sorts of things about its future. the bosses with me, guy. good morning to you. an obvious question is why are you doing this? why give this firm control to your staff, when you could sell it for more? i want to use the business to shape the world or a bit of the world to be more like one i would wa nt to world to be more like one i would want to live in, where more people can contribute their potential and share the spoils more equally. employee ownership seems the best route for riverford. what difference will it make for the staff day—to—day? this is what you do, you

send out your boxes full of fruit and veg around the country. 50,000 deliveries a day. why will have in your staff own a part of it make a difference to what you do?” your staff own a part of it make a difference to what you do? i think they will all become involved in making the decisions which will determine whether we are successful, whether we do a good job, whether we grow the tastiest vegetables at the lowest possible cost. and i think by eve ryo ne lowest possible cost. and i think by everyone can she getting to that we will be more innovative and be more successful. and i think, also, that those people, by being able to harness their creativity and make more decisions themselves, have more autonomy around the little details of their daily lives, but also the larger picture of how the company is run, that autonomy will give them more satisfaction and that will enable them to grow. they will be more involved with the company and will be more successful as a result.

good luck, a big day ahead, but congratulations. and jen and adrian will talk us through what this means to you. you get your hands on a bit of the company. how will it change yourjob? i think it is really exciting, and the biggest change for me is that it will give everyone more of a voice. often in business as people might have an opinion on a better way to do something and they don‘t necessarily have a way of channelling that. and i think employee ownership gives the structure and the confidence to feel, like guy was saying, to be more involved, more empowered, and to contribute to the business decisions. and adrian, how common is something like this, for staff to be involved in running the business? does that make people work harder? it buys them into the company and engages them. and the research we have done says there are high levels

of productivity, higher economic rewards to workers in these types of set—ups, and it is becoming more common. since 2010 we have seen a 60 to 70% upturn in this type of company, and that is because of changes in government legislation which have made this more achievable for companies, and it is also partly to do with privatisation of public sector services, employee ownership is one way that that has been taking place. we have been doing some research with the university of exeter, and what we have found is that the employees go through this role ambiguity at first. they have tojoin this new role ambiguity at first. they have to join this new identity as an owner, and companies have to help them make that transition. and of course, workers help themselves and that, as well. it is an exciting time and workers enjoy working in these structures. it incentivises them because they are sharing in the benefits of the company they are working in, and obviously there are

cou ntless exa m ples of where working in, and obviously there are countless examples of where morale is improved and because workers are retained in these visitors, you can be more assured that your investment in human resources and training will pay dividends. so all in all it is a good news story for employee ownership. adrian and jen, enjoy the rest of the day. they will be sharing in the profits, some of the su ccesses , sharing in the profits, some of the successes, and a lot of them might share in the failures as well, if the business doesn‘t turn out as they expect. but nonetheless, the big tent and homely, it is a place where the party takes place later today, the most important thing. the big signing ceremony and the party. so from us in devon, we will see you later on. it is definitely work hard, play hard. they will have a massive salad to celebrate, with all that lettuce being grown. lots of people getting in touch to

talk about department stores, with house of fraser closing. people talking about going for visits to get their school uniform, that sort of thing. one viewer in buckinghamshire used to have a shop in high wycombe, and she remembers a suspended cuckoo clock going between the floors. and jen remembers getting lost, once she was up to the top floor and they put her name on the tannoy so her mum could collect her. i was terrible for wandering off, actually. you still are. i am so nosy. nick said that he used to get knickerbocker glory treats. the number of times you hear tannoy is for steph in this place is unbelievable. it is a competition that

famously celebrates words, and the ones children have gone crazy for this year are plastick, slime and unicorns. i would put those in my top ten. radio 2‘s 500 words short story competition has been more popular than ever in 2018, with more than 130,000 children sending in their entries. well, they don‘t have to wait long to find out who has won. tim muffett is at hampton court palace for us, where the winner will be revealed very soon. very grand, tim. it is, good morning to you. what an event this is, hampton court palace for the announcement of the winners of the 500 words competition, which began in 2011 on chris evans‘s breakfast show. hopefully you can see what is going on behind me, as chris evans is there with some members of the public. some of the winners will be among the group of people and they will be finding out how they got on. and we will be talking to some of

thejudges as and we will be talking to some of the judges as well. in fact, i can talk to a couple of them right now. malorie blackman, former children‘s laureate, and the creator of the horrid henry looks. what is it like to bea horrid henry looks. what is it like to be a judge within this competition? i love it, this is my sixth gear. there is such a variety of stories and ijust love reading good stories, and that is what we get every single year. the standard is so high. francesca, what did you make of the entrants this year? the quality was really high, and what was interesting for us was the fact that plastic was the most used word, and it showed that children are really concerned about the environment, and every year we kind of know what children are thinking, because of the word. a more obscure word appeared twice. we also had words like rex at and grenfell tower, and trump. they are very tuned in to what is happening ——

brexit. and 750,000 children had taken part. brexit. and 750,000 children had ta ken part. is brexit. and 750,000 children had taken part. is it that you have to do it within 500 words, is that what makes it successful? i think it is, because writing 500 words is not as daunting as writing a short story, which could be into the thousands, and it taps into children‘s creativity and it is about coming up with your own story, which moves you or makes you laugh or cry or whatever, or you care about, and 500 words is not a lot to ask, and that is why it is so successful. and that is why it is so successful. and that is what we are looking for. we are not teachers. we are looking for stories which have that really original voice, which says this is being written by me and is something i care about. because a lot of us write comedy, we do like funny stories. and we will be finding out within the next half—hour to the winners are. it is all very exciting, and the winning entrants, as well as winning chris evans‘s

height in books for the winner, and the duchess of cornwall will be here a little later on giving a speech, and the second placed person will win the duchess of cornwall‘s height in books, and they were getting a trip in this. if you saw chitty chitty bang bang, you might recognise it. it is a special prize for this year‘s winner of the 500 words. first, the news, travel and weather where you are watching brea kfast weather where you are watching breakfast this morning. good morning from bbc london news, i‘m tolu adeoye. the mayor has described a decision not to pedestrianise oxford street as a betrayal of millions of londoners. last night, westminster council said it was withdrawing its support following two public consultations. sadiq khan said the decision poses a real threat to the future of shopping in the area, and was ill—timed, coming as house of fraser announced it would be closing its oxford street store. more than 3,000 children across london and luton will take part in research to reduce air pollution. the study will involve monitoring

how the children‘s lungs respond to air pollution over the next four years. it coincides city hall plans to expand the new ultra low emission zone from next april. the uk‘s only theatre that is dedicated to staging lgbt productions has had to move to a bigger home, following its success over the last decade. the above the stag theatre has moved to a venue three times the size, in vauxhall. it is hoped it will enable larger and more ambitious plays to be staged, at a time when other gay spaces have closed. this is much bigger, this is 110 seats. and as i said before, it really was spit and sawdust above a pub. the thing with this new space, because we‘re bigger, it‘ll enable us to do shows we couldn‘t do before. as well as doing the diverse or the edgier stuff, there were some big things like musicals we simply didn‘t have the room to do. let‘s have a look at the travel situation now. on the tubes, there are minor delays on the piccadilly line because of a signal failure. the tfl rail shuttle service is not running to and from heathrow terminal 4

because of trains needing repair. if we look at the camera now, the m25 is slow anti—clockwise betweenjunction 25 and junction 24 because of a breakdown earlier. clockwise, it is heavy betweenjunction 5 and junction 6 because of an accident. one lane is shut there. in barking, lodge avenue is shut because of a burst water main, and then he is, delays following an accident yesterday. let‘s have a check on the weather now, with elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning. it‘s a rather mild, muggy start to the day once again. now, it should stay dry all day today, but there‘s always going to be quite a lot of cloud. but nevertheless, some spells of sunshine developing, i think, as we head through the morning, and those sunny spells will last into the afternoon. for some of us, we‘re already getting off to a nice bright start, but it‘s rather grey in many areas. the cloud, where we‘ve got it,

will thin and break up. the best of the sunshine probably towards eastern areas, just a very gentle, north—easterly breeze around, too. top temperatures of around 22 degrees celsius, maybe even 23 in central london. now, as we head through this evening and overnight, some clear spells around at first, and then that cloud will gradually fill in, i think, as we head into tomorrow morning. so it will be quite a grey, murky, misty start to the day once more, but temperatures will remain in double figures, so again feeling pretty mild. now, if you‘ve got plans for the weekend, you‘ll be pleased to know that it is likely to stay dry. but again, lots of cloud around on saturday. feeling quite muggy, quite humid still. in the best of any sunshine, we‘ll see highs of 23 degrees, but probably more sunshine around on sunday, with temperatures all the way up to 24 celsius. i‘m back with the latest from the bbc london in half an hour. hello, this is breakfast, with steph mcgovern and jon kay. borisjohnson is secretly recorded saying that there could be a brexit meltdown. he also referred to the treasury as the heart of the remain campaign. good morning.

it‘s friday, the eighth ofjune. also this morning. fears for england fans travelling to russia for the world cup — as the government is accused of making vague reassurances about their safety. good morning. we are live in a magnificent lake district where this area of the national park is at the moment without a rail link because it has been suspended for two weeks due to train chaos. the big question is when will the trains return? good morning. would a business be better if it was run and owned by its staff who work there? this firm in the devon hills is doing just that. the farm will hand control to

the 600 people who work here but why? i will find out a bit later. in sport, to russia with hope. marcus rashford showed what he can do, as his young england team—mates dominated costa rica in their last match in yorkshire before the world cup. it looks lovely where ben is in devon and john is in the lake district but what about birmingham and matt? good morning, iam in one and matt? good morning, i am in one of 41 sites recognised by historic england as important within the suffragette movement, areas of violent protest. all calm this morning but the forecast is for rain for some of you today, particularly across the central swathe of england and wales. mostly dry with sunny spells. the forecast on that and you‘re weak details in 15 minutes. see you then. — your details in 15 minutes. see you then. —— your weekend details. good morning. first, our main story. borisjohnson has been secretly recorded warning of the potential for a so—called brexit meltdown.

the comments followed a private dinner on wednesday night, and were obtained by buzzfeed news. the foreign secretary is also reported to have referred to the treasury as "the heart of remain". our political correspondent chris mason joins us live from westminster. theresa may yesterday must have been thinking that you can‘t everything down and got agreement in the cabinet and now this. she headed off to the airport to go to a foreign shindig and probably thought, "it‘s been a rough day but it is sorted". 0h, been a rough day but it is sorted". oh, dear! outcomes this tape last night, yet more shenanigans and palaver, borisjohnson saying it is disappointing that the covert recording has emerged but i don‘t think he will be that surprised. he talks about how there will be bumps in the road on brexit, short—term potential dislocation but it will be worth it in the long term. and have a look at this, he also had some remarks about president trump, imagining he was leading the brexit negotiations. as you might imagine, there has been

a spot of reaction to boris johnson‘s remarks. here is nicola sturgeon of the snp, the first minister of scotland, at their spring conference in aberdeen this weekend. this was her on breakfast in the last hour. ijust don't think borisjohnson is someone who should be in one of the high offices of state. i don't think the way he conducts himself, i don't think the opportunistic way that he puts his own interests constantly ahead of what is obviously in the best interests of the country is behaviour befitting of somebody holding that office. the sentiment from boris johnson the sentiment from borisjohnson is unsurprising but the language was characteristically colourful and the timing is devastating because as you say, in the context of the whole row about david davis saying "it is my

way or the stairway to the backbenches" yesterday, yet more pressure on the prime minister. deeply awkward for her, this. more fallout i‘m sure as the day goes on. chris mason, thank you. shenanigans and palaver! it is five minutes past eight. the other news this morning. england fans travelling to russia for the world cup have been warned they are at serious risk of racist, homophobic and anti—british attacks. a history of football violence — and the collapse of relations with russia after the salisbury posisoning — has left mp5 fearing for supporters‘ safety, as richard conway reports. the world cup is almost here, but this report from mp5 lays out in stark detail the issues british fans could face in the coming weeks if they travel to russia. mp5 say russia presents particular risks due to a history of violence by football hooligans, intolerance towards the lgbt community, a history of racist abuse in and around football matches, the current heightened political tensions with britain,

especially in light of the salisbury poisoning, and the threat of terrorist attacks. fans are being encouraged to sign up to online foreign office travel alerts so they know about any developments. a lot of work has gone into making sure that fans have the right level of consular support in russia. we also have to be aware that russia is a very difficult country in which to offer consular protection. the russian state is not like other countries. if fans are, for example, lgbt, or from an ethnic minority, then the russian state has more a history of abusing them rather than supporting them. while mp5 are reassured by the security measures and support in place in cities where england are due to play, there are particular concerns about the safety of fans away from these times and places. ultimately, if the security situation deteriorates, mp5 say the government should be prepared to act fast and decisively and advise fans against travel, or to issue specific directions

on how to stay safe so everyone can enjoy the tournament. richard conway, bbc news. facebook has warned a software bug may be responsible for millions of users unknowingly posting private information to the public. the company apologised and said the glitch had set users‘ posts to be shared to "everyone", even if they had previously chosen a more restricted option. the firm added that those affected would be notified on their newsfeeds. a defiant pensioner has revealed horrific injuries she suffered in her home in the hope it will help track down her attackers. 90—year—old iris warner says she remembers being woken by an intruder who struck her in the face several times in a vicious assault that left her battered and bruised. the injuries to herface are too graphic to show. police are investigating the attack which happened on monday.

i race will hope it is get positive results. approximately 600 homes have been destroyed by lava flows on hawaii‘s ‘big island‘. the latest estimate of property losses from kilauea, one of the world‘s most active volcanoes, comes more than a month after it began to erupt. millions of dollars in disaster relief have been pledged to the island by hawaii‘s governor. is there life on mars? there are some molecules there, apparently. nasa has announced it has detected organic molecules on mars — raising the possibility that the planet may have harboured life. scientists say the mars curiosity rover discovered three different types of organic compounds when it dug just five centimetres down on an ancient lake bed, as well as a source of methane gas. you are probably wondering where the molecules came from ? you are probably wondering where the molecules came from? no idea! researchers say it‘s too early to say where the molecules came from. but i‘m sure they will be hard at

work trying to find out because it could be a big breakthrough. it is nine minutes past eight on a friday morning. how many of you have bought cosmetics to make you look younger or feel cosmetics to make you look younger orfeel younger? maybe you left your age off your social media profile because you don‘t want the world to know? well, you could be doing more harm than good. a report out today shows negative attitudes toward growing old are having a major impact on the public‘s health and many think unhappiness goes hand—in—hand with ageing. try telling that to these people. the best thing about getting older is of course retirement, enjoying family time and being out with your friends on such a lovely day as today. more money in my pocket, as a matter of fact, because my mortgage is paid. i can spend money where i want to. i‘ve never been so busy in my whole life and i‘m really enjoying it, looking after grandchildren, going on holidays,

going to the theatre. it‘s great. i'm quite happy in my own skin. i'm not as competitive. i don't have peer pressure. i don't have work pressure. i work when i want. i‘ve got more time to do the things i couldn‘t do when i used to work and you had very little time. so you can enjoy your grandchildren more and go where you want, when you want. still being alive, basically, really. and being able to do what you want, when you want, really. positivity in the sunshine. we are joined by two octogenarians. bridgette and ken are still enjoying life to the full. they‘re alongside shirley cramer, who‘s the chief executive of the royal society for public health, which is behind the report. good morning to you all. bridgette and ken, i‘m amazed you‘ve managed to fit a single to be honest because

looking at your daily schedules, you are so busy. you are at the gym every day. yes, i've been in the gym, the same gym for 44 years. i go there six days a week. not everyday! saturdays i have off. i don't blame you. and yourself, bridgette, you have a very busy life and i know when i was reading the introduction into this, you are shaking your head, going, "you shouldn‘t lie about your age!" when we asked you this, you said you add years.” about your age!" when we asked you this, you said you add years. i do but i work as a gardener five days a week, well, four probably, not so much now and i cycle to work and yeah, so! much now and i cycle to work and yeah, so i have nine gardens and i'm pretty active, i do tai chi. and looking fabulous on it. have you ever had instances of people being ageist, assuming things about you? it has started a bit now, actually,

yes, i noticed the invisibility kicks in, you know, you start... people start blanking you. therefore, when i was on that tv thing, channel 4, fabulous fashionistas that people would come up fashionistas that people would come up on the street and on buses and trains and say they saw it and it was marvellous hummer that is nowadays that has worn off a bit after five years, you know, people still have a bit of a memory. this will give it a boost, you‘ll get loads of attention now! ken, do you notice that, too? bridgette is talking about invisibility but we know society is getting older and their are more older peoples and you would have thought there would be less invisibility. i mix with a lot of local people but i go to the white club in manchester six days a week, i do motor aerobics, white club in manchester six days a week, i do motoraerobics, running, ido week, i do motoraerobics, running, i do the machines. i even go dancing in the evenings. i have no problems with it. i usually get on well with

younger people. let's bring in surely because you‘ve done a lot of research on this. why are we getting more ageist? it is a really interesting issue, we wanted to look at attitudes and perceptions around ageing and we did this with the gobbling kin foundation, looking at the attitudes across the age groups. —— with a foundation. we found that across all age groups, there are very negative perceptions across ageing and the ageing process. in three particular dimensions. we asked questions based on research around lots of issues, 12 issues but three came out as the most negative. appearance, and that won‘t be surprising, we talk about body image issues and problems with young people but actually it is across the age groups. 50% of women, older women, don‘t like their body and 25%

of men in all age groups don‘t so it is not just younger of men in all age groups don‘t so it is notjust younger people. we found it in attitudes to activities, both physical and communal and to memory loss. these were the three areas and we found that millennial shaw 18—34 —year—olds, have the most misperceptions, or difficulty, so thinking things like, "loneliness is inevitable". and media, we found had, and! inevitable". and media, we found had, and i think you‘ve talked a bit about this at the bbc, is that misperception, you can see things often, you know, that the ageing time bomb, bed blocking, all of those things actually put us in this attitude that it is all about decline and it is inevitable and it isa decline and it is inevitable and it is a self—governing prophecy, then, that you think "oh, well, i won‘t bother doing wonderful things like bridgette and ken, gardening,

exercising and working, i won‘t bother walking because it is inevitable", and that is bad for our health and public health. when you look at the media, tv, radio and the newspapers, do you get fed up with the way older people are portrayed? yes but i think i look at myself as an individual, probably a bit outside that. after the documentary, i worked in schools and universities with people on ageing. we looked at commune, what the words were they associated with ageing and it was all negative and then i showed them the film and then the next sort of, you know, brainstorm was much more positive. i'm not saying they all suddenly change their awareness of age but the perception at that time changed. and i think if we can do that more, go into schools, as role models, you know. yeah. just drop in and say to the head or the teachers,

"cani and say to the head or the teachers, "can i talk with the children about ageing?" it is terrific having different role models. and ken, you mentioned going to the gym. do you mix with younger people? i always find people say, you‘re too old, i‘m not too old. i‘m 85 and i do gym work everyday. i find if you exercise the body, you exercise the mind, and a lot of older people, even just getting up and going for a walk, it is important, just to exercise. lots of people sit there all day watching tv, and they don‘t do anything, then they wonder why they put on weight. but there might be some people afraid to go to the gym because it is full of young people. yes, but the point is if you go to people. yes, but the point is if you gotoa people. yes, but the point is if you go to a gym and you get introduced, you usually get introduced going round the gym, as it is surprising, you often find somebody you know.

our gym is like a social thing as well. we eat there, we have a drink there. they have social events there. they have social events there. it is like a community in itself. it backed ken, you get your money‘s was! laughter yes, i think it is great —— money‘s worth. one thing i notice, you're both smiling all the time. one thing to say positive —— stay positive. thank you both for coming in. it is just coming up for 20 minutes past eight. matt‘s out and about in birmingham with this morning‘s weather, and a little bit of history as well. good morning, matt. he is smiling as well! he always is. laughter not too bad actually at the moment. but there is a rain in the forecast today so let‘s get straight into that a lot of try weather across the uk and into the midlands, into

yorkshire, lincolnshire, outbreaks of rain that come and go through this morning and into the early afternoon. either side of that, some sunny spells breaking through the cloud. always a bit sunnier. north—west england, as you saw with johnin north—west england, as you saw with john in windermere this morning, pa rt john in windermere this morning, part of northern ireland and western scotland. in western scotland, a few showers popping up through the day and some could be torrential and thundery, especially in our gale, pete on the south highlands. temperatures here into the low 205. northern ireland will stay largely dry but fermanagh could see the odd shower, parts of londonderry as well. northern england staying with sunshine, but further this is not a huge amount. still some outbreaks of rain but becoming a bit less persistent others mine. south—west england could catch the odd shower later on but the further south in

the studio, good breaks in the cloud, lots of sunshine later and temperatures 23 or 24. into this evening and overnight, the showers gradually fade for the vast majority. one or two continued particularly across the north of scotland, but a cold night. double figures if not low teens for the west. the weekend for many of you will be dry. there will be a few showers in the western half of the uk on saturday. we will see some showers develop, some will be heavy, particularly across western scotland and the odd rumble of thunder can‘t be ruled out but maybe more sunshine between those and the odd bit of brightness, temperatures away from eastern coasts climbing into the 205 once more. sunday, more sunshine generally speaking across the country. more words as well further away from those eastern coasts but even the eastern coasts will see a bit more sunshine around. fewer showers in the forecast. one or two and western areas, but many areas drive. iam

and western areas, but many areas drive. i am largely dry story continuing for many but certainly through today, parts of wales, the midlands, yorkshire, lincolnshire, that continued risk of rain at times. a few storms across western scotla nd times. a few storms across western scotland yesterday. to you, steph and jon. can you see the squirrels behind him? i noticed him chasing one earlier on social media. it is very tiny in the distance. laughter 20 past eight. we have talked so much about rail disruption, and the focus is often on the difficulties faced by commuters as they try to get into our large cities. but it is notjust about the big cities. no, it can cause chaos all around the country. but the chaos caused by the recent timetable change has spread far beyond that. breakfast‘sjohn maguire is in the lake district to tell us more. where are you perched? that looks gorgeous. isn't it gorgeous? yeah, right on the edge of windermere. the

get that. there can‘t be surely a better view in the uk this morning. —— look at that. across cumbria 49,000 people agreed with me last year came to visit this part of the country. the big problem at the moment is the rail service to the southern lakes is suspended for two weeks, and knock—on effect, unintended consequence of what is going on in other parts of the northern rail. that beauty here is brilliant but i must say, many people here are blast off. they feel short—changed by their real service at the moment —— many people here are brassed off. amanda seeds is so fed up with her local train service that

she‘s taking the drastic measure of moving house. she is relocating from the village of staveley to kendall, her local town, where three of her children will go to school. as a parent, the amount of hours that i have worried about the children, because the trains are cancelled and they‘re late for school, and they can‘t get home from school, and so ijust — we‘re going to relocate. that‘s that. the irony is that the train line runs across the end of her garden, but there are no trains. is that a station? yeah, that‘s the beginning of the station, just there. so when the trains were running, sometimes my children would be at home, and they‘d see the train go past the house, and they‘d set off at that point and run down the street, and they would always get it. they would always catch the train that they had just seen. the service was suspended for two weeks on monday, and replaced by buses, as northern rail brought in an emergency timetable in response to the chaos across its network. but amanda says the lakes line has been unreliable since northern took over the franchise two years ago. we‘ve been subjected to cancellation after cancellation up here for months now, all through the winter. and the way that i see it, having experienced years and years of the train being faultless,

if northern rail can‘t provide the service, as they said that they were going to, then as far as i can see, they must be in breach of their contract. they must be. this is the only train running in windermere at the moment. the summer season is well under way here, with visitors from around the world following in wordsworth‘s footsteps, inspired by his pen strokes. but, for those working to make hay while the cumbrian sunshine, the lakes line is vital. a year ago we were being promised electrification, new electric trains from windermere to manchester airport for a day. that was the promise. roll things on a year, we‘ve now been inscripted as a world heritage site, and we‘ve got a bus replacement. you know, i think that the economy, that the community, and that the visitors to the lake district — to be quite frank, they deserve an awful lot better. there you go, have a good day. nice to see you.

take care, amanda, see you later. transport is always one of the challenges of rural life, and where the economy is also so dependent on ease of access, then when the system fails, the impact can be deep, widespread, and potentially long—lasting. just stunning, isn‘t it? you get caught up in the view and you never tire of it. the people here tell me what happened. what will happen next? northern rijal told us late last night the end ofjune is the time when that two week suspension is supposed to end. they are still finalising plans for what will happen next —— northern rail. tim farron, the local mp here, used to be the leader of the lib dems, of course. he said there would be no extension to that two—week period, the worst—case scenario for people

here. we arejust the worst—case scenario for people here. we are just a few weeks away from the beginning of the school holidays, the 29th, when the scottish summer school holidays begin, and of course the rest of the uk will then go on that long summer holidays from that period on, and thatis holidays from that period on, and that is the time, the key time, when places like this really earn their trust. talking to nigel howe you saw in the film just now, he said they are running at about 50% capacity right now —— talking to nigel, who use on the film. it had a mediterranean vibe because it was so sunny and wonderful. just imagine twice as many people in a few weeks‘ time, but without a reliable rail service... it isjust time, but without a reliable rail service... it is just not worth thinking about. back to you. thanks, john. lots still to come this morning, but if you‘re one of the thousands of school children who entered this year‘s 500 words competition, then there‘s only one story in town — we‘ll find out who‘s won later. tim, tell us more. good morning. yes, good morning from hampton court palace. they have got

really big this year. you might be able to seek chris evans onstage at the moment by me and he is about to make a very big announcement. all pa rt make a very big announcement. all part of the 500 words competition, this competition he set up in 2011. more than three quarters of a million —— more than 750,000 children since then have taken part and it has become a huge success. one of the biggest children‘s story writing competitions in the world. a little later we will be speaking to some of those children who have been deemed winners. the prizes for them are deemed winners. the prizes for them a re pretty deemed winners. the prizes for them are pretty special. for the winning entrant chris evans, his height in books, and he is pretty tall, and for the runner—up the duchess of cornwall, her site in books, because she is also in charge of this competition and she will be here making a speech. a really big day for the people taking part in this event. we will have more little later, but first it is time for the news, travel and weather wherever you‘re watching breakfast this good morning.

it‘s a day of mixed fortunes. there is some bright or sunny spells in the forecast, but once again we‘re looking at some showers, and a more general spell of showery rain for parts of england and wales, and potentially some locally thundery showers for western scotland and northern ireland through this afternoon. here‘s the earlier satellite picture, and we are keeping an eye on this zone of cloud stretching from wales through the midlands, and up into yorkshire. it is here, through this morning, that we have some showery rain. the winds are light, so it‘s not going anywhere fast. it will tend to fizzle out with time, but a lot of cloud and showers never too far away here. to the north and south of this, we have some bright or sunny spells, but through the afternoon, likely to see some locally heavy and maybe thundery downpours across western parts of scotland. drier further east, although some mist and low cloud for eastern coasts.

allow for a few thundery showers in parts of northern ireland, and again those showers continuing through wales, the midlands, up into yorkshire. some sharp showers for south—west england, but of course east anglia and south—east england mainly dry. some spells of sunshine. temperatures here up to 21 or 22 celsius. we are likely to keep a few showers going this evening and overnight particularly across south—west england and western parts of scotland. elsewhere, mainly dry, clear spells at first but slowly the cloud will fill in. temperatures dropping to between nine and 14. coolest across scotland and in parts of east anglia. here is the setup through the weekend. an area of high pressure across much of the country but we‘re keeping an eye on what is happening across france and heavy, thundery downpours here, just flirting with the south coast at times. but most places will stay largely dry through the weekend. fairly cloudy start to the day tomorrow but slowly it will thin and break. we have to allow for a few showers once again and it looks like western scotland and northern ireland will be in the firing line. where we get the sunshine, temperatures up to 22 or 23. goodbye. this is business live from bbc news with susannah streeter

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