good morning. welcome to breakfast, with rachel burden and roger johnson. our headlines today: police investigating tuesday's car crash outside the houses of parliament charge a man with attempted murder. tens of thousands remain stranded in southern india's monsoon floods, as troops and helicopters are deployed to the worst—hit areas. as tributes are paid to former un secretary general kofi annan, who has died, a friend and colleague tells us what he acheived. you cannot buy class, is the message from mr mourinho this morning. that isjose‘s assessment of manchester city, and what he calls their disrespectful new documentary. good morning. for most, it's another cloudy and quite humid day. we've got some rain around this morning for parts of scotland and northern england. that will clear, and then aside from a few showers, most will be dry. i'll have the full forecast in about 15 minutes. it is sunday 19 august.

our top story: a man has been charged after a car hit several people outside the houses of parliament on tuesday. salih khater will appear before magistrates tomorrow. jon donnisonjoins us now from westminster. ring us up—to—date with what more we know about this. well, this incident happened on tuesday morning right at the rush hour, about 7:30 a.m., bang next to the houses of parliament. the car came off the road here, veered off the road hitting pedestrians and cyclists, it has been headed towards a number of police officers and crashed into one of those black security barriers you can see behind me. police say that salih khater, 29 and from birmingham, has now been charged. he is facing two charges, the first of attempting to murder members of the public, the second of attempting to murder police officers. now, police say that they are treating this case as terrorism. they say they are doing that because of the methodology, the iconic location, and the fact that civilians and

police officers were targeted, allegedly. salih khater will appear at westminster magistrates court on monday. indian rescuers in helicopters and boats have braved torrential rain to reach people stranded in floodwaters in the southern state of kerala. nearly 200 people have been killed in the past ten days, many in landslides, following the heaviest monsoon rains for a century. there is life here, you just have to find it — the houses not the only things waist—deep in water. others are high, but dry. and by road, and by air, help is coming. even then, you might have to swim for it. there are many people who are still trapped in their houses, in many places.

i hope they get their help very soon. we couldn't stay there anymore, and i am thankful to the people that brought us out of there. it is natural for kerala to get some of the country's highest rainfall during monsoon season, but this year there has been much more than expected. there is hope, though. this intense activity was going on in kerala for the last so many days. however, the rainfall activity and its intensity has decreased. some comfort, but little, as officials say nearly a third of a million people are now living in aid camps. then there is the damage they will return to. kerala can't afford any more rain. the boss of the company responsible for the motorway bridge which collapsed in genoa on tuesday says he won't apologise ahead of an investigation into what happened. autostrade's chief executive, giovanni castellucci, also said he is committed to finding the cause of the tragedy, which claimed 42 lives. andrew plant reports. safety workers securing parts

of the structure still standing after the devastating collapse last tuesday. the company which operated this bridge has expressed its sympathy for the victims, but stopped short of an apology. you apologise if you feel you are responsible for it. as i said before, i believe that the situation — the technical situation is so complex that it's up to the, i mean, justice to understand what happened, and why, and under which conditions. we will do whatever we can to help justice to go fast and deep. it could be many months before the investigation into what happened here provides any definitive answers.

meanwhile, funerals for the 42 people killed have been taking place, 18 laid to rest at this state funeral on saturday, though some families have stayed away, opting for private services, angry at the italian government. it will, they say, be many months before the roadway is rebuilt. the collapse of the bridge built in the 19605 has started a fierce national debate about italy's infrastructure, and the money it spends on maintenance. no—one else is believed to be missing, though rescue workers say there is a possibility of finding more bodies as they slowly begin to remove the rubble. andrew plant, bbc news. downing street has confirmed that a series of briefing papers will be released this week, informing people and businesses what to do in the event that britain leaves the eu with no agreement. brexit secretary dominic raab will travel to brussels on tuesday

to meet with eu chief negotiator michel barnier to pick up the pace and intensity of discussions, before giving a speech outlining the government's "no deal" plans. a british paraglider has been killed in a mid—air collision during a competition in macedonia. 54—year—old innes powell, who had decades of experience as an instructor and competitor, collided with a ukrainian competitor, who also died. it is being claimed the nhs knew a type of syringe pump used to administer drugs to patients in england and wales was dangerous. the sunday times is reporting that health bosses failed to remove the equipment from use, in a bid to save money. the nhs has confirmed there was a five—year delay in withdrawing the equipment while adequate alternative pumps were introduced. tom burridge reports. the sunday times says up to nine people died because the nhs

continued to use a type of syringe pump which was known to be potentially dangerous. the graseby ms26 and the ms16a were used in the nhs for 30 years. the syringe pumps were used to administer drugs into the patients' bloodstream over an extended period of time. the two models looked similar, but released drugs at different rates, and that sometimes lead to confusion and mistakes being made. the government is already investigating whether the equipment could have been withdrawn from use more quickly. now, the sunday times says health bosses decided to phase the pumps out over five years, from 2010 to 2015, partly because of the cost implications of replacing them with modern, safer alternatives. in a statement, nhs improvement said the 2015 five—year deadline was set to ensure there was enough time to source an acceptable alternative device and ensure staff

were properly trained. it is thought there are no more of the older—style syringe pumps in use in the nhs today. the uk's new aircraft carrier, hms queen elizabeth, has set sail for the united states. the flagship left portsmouth yesterday evening. a pair of f—35 fighters will practise take—off and landings from the £3 billion carrier during her 11 weeks at sea. there mightjust be something in the water at a hospital in the us state of arizona, where 16 nurses have found out they are all pregnant at the same time. that is 10% of the nursing staff in the intensive care unit. there will be a joint baby shower for all the women next week, before they start going on their 12 weeks of maternity leave.

nobel peace prize winner kofi annan was one of the world's most respected diplomats, rising through the ranks of the united nations to become the first black african to lead it. his death has been met with sadness by world leaders past and present. we are joined now from oxford by sam daws, who was mr annan's first officer in new york from 2000 to 2003. presumably you got to know him very well during that time. tell us what kind of man he was to work with. yes, it is a real loss to the world, his death this weekend. i think his personal qualities were warmth, intelligence, patience, and above all integrity. 0ne enduring memory i have of him is that, when he greeted the office cleaner, he did so in

exactly the same way that he would say hello to a head of state. and i think that sort of summed up his humility and his humanity. he seemed to carry himself in a way that suggested he was above politics, which of course you have to be in a role like that. a very difficult role like that. a very difficult role to carry out successfully. he himself said his greatest achievement was the millennium development goals. tell us a bit about those. yes, he helped convene in 2000 millennium summit involving every country in the world, and they agreed a blueprint for the world, a set of global goals, eight of them, covering topics like education, health, gender equality and the environment. and they successfully set a process by which those goals we re set a process by which those goals were in large part reached over their lifetime, and then they have been added to through new

sustainable development goals. so i think ending endemic poverty, particularly in africa, was something that he felt was a real personal priority, both a moral one and one that was essential for the advancement of humanity. and i think it is one part of his legacy. one of those figures on the international stage who will be widely known and recognised by people right across the globe. but the un has been criticised in recent years for its apparent impotence in dealing with crises like what is happening in syria, and the fact that you are a lwa ys syria, and the fact that you are always up against the intransigence of some members of the permanent security council in terms of really effecting change. how did he deal with that? there must have been times he was frustrated he was making the progress he would have liked to? yes, i think he maintained a huge equanimity during very turbulent times. the short three yea rs i turbulent times. the short three years i worked with him included

9/11 and the iraq war as well as in being awarded the nobel peace prize. i think one of the things he was very keen to get across is that the un success stories are not always covered. today, the security council has agreed unanimously on 15 peace operations. they are divided over syria, but that is the main thing that gets in the news. i think in his time he was able to learn from the un's failures in the past over sherpa —— rwanda and srebrenica. during his tenure the number of people dying in conflicts decreased. he saw a successful transformation of the way the un seeks to settle conflicts. i understand he once

described sg, secretary general, as standing for scapegoat. he remained committed to some of the same cause he devoted himself to during his time as secretary general. absolutely. he created the kofi annan foundation, he joined absolutely. he created the kofi annan foundation, hejoined the elders which was set up by nelson mandela. he did remarkable work on looking at agriculture, particularly the role of women in africa, and as a mediator he played a key role in the aftermath of contested elections in kenya, and is credited both with keeping that country together in a peaceful way and leading to a multi—party coalition government. so he kept active right to the very end and was on the dance floor in april at his 80th birthday party. so it really is a tragic loss that he has died so suddenly, after still being so died so suddenly, after still being so active and so vibrant. well, he

didn't look the age that he was when he died at all. it was good to know that he was dancing until the end. thank you very much. nice to talk to you this morning. here is alina with a look at this morning's weather. good morning. a lot of cloud around again today as you can see here in suffolk in dry weather as well many of us. there is some rain around this morning and some of it is still quite heavy across parts of aberdeenshire in greater manchester. everywhere will feel quite humid and quite large amounts of cloud as well. you can see the rain slowly working its way eastwards. a mainly dry day here besides want to showers there can see, there is a lot of cloud around. that rain got this morning will ease a way eastwards. most

morning will ease a way eastwards. m ost pla ces morning will ease a way eastwards. most places dry if rather cloudy. the best of any sunshine to the northern isles of scotland. at least the winds are lighter today. the winds will slowly eased the afternoon. temperatures getting up to 24, afternoon. temperatures getting up to 2a, maybe even 25 celsius. 18— 22 celsius to the far north of scotland. the odd spot of rain at trent bridge today. mainly dry, a lot of cloud. we keep that overnight. the best of those across western and northern parts of scotland. maybe the old spot of drizzle. much of england and wales. a little cooler. he is how we start the new week. the isobars are much further apart. still got this front

close by which will generate showers. looks like the distribution will be further south. some parts of scotland, escaping with a mainly dry day. down into parts of northern england, could get a few further south. most places having a largely dry if cloudy day. the temperatures getting up to between 20 and 25 celsius. a few of those just filtering away a little bit further. by filtering away a little bit further. by and large, across much of england and wales, a mainly dry day. more on the way of sunshine on tuesday. clad in humid start the weekend. always the chance to see some showers. filtering away down. mainly dry.

rachel and roger, back to you. the coats are coming out again, the thick tights, the boots. coats are coming out again, the thick tights, the bootslj coats are coming out again, the thick tights, the boots. i was at my father—in—law ‘s house on friday evening and the fire was on. that should not be allowed in august. despite a glittering trophy cabinet, manchester united have long been criticised for their lack of a women's team. there hasn't been one since the glazer family completed their 2005 takeover at old trafford. but that's all about to change today as a freshly—assembly squad take on rivals liverpool in the league cup. jo currie has been to meet the players. and the left of the world's greatest cup for manchester united. manchester united, 1—off, if not the biggest club in the world but for the past 13 years, only male players have been allowed to represent the

famous red shirt after they disbanded their senior women's team in 2005. fast forward to 2018 and it's all changed. after years of criticism, manchester united are about to re—enter the world of women's football and this isn't a token gesture. they mean this. then you team has been awarded a place in this season's championship, the second division, where they will be the only full—time team in the league and they begin life against liverpool at the league cup this afternoon. i understand now why they didn't do it before because this clu b didn't do it before because this club doesn't do anything unless it's going to do it properly. they felt like the structure of the club was not right, we didn't have enough staff on board, and they've gone through quite a lot of restructure, more staffing, more people able to support the women's team. it is a whole club philosophy that they will look after the women's team. united

may be starting off in the second tier but such is the strength, they've managed to attract an impressive squad which also boasts current england internationals. you play to manchester united than you expect to win. since have been here, it's a winning mentality, whether it's a winning mentality, whether it's the under eights or us as the senior team, you are expected to win and that is not pressure, that is how it should be and that is how it is at this football club were we are expected to go straight up this season expected to go straight up this season and is something we all want to do, we will do it properly and will get things right on the pitch first and foremost. the club is where they want to be and how they wa nt where they want to be and how they want to set it out as a football clu b want to set it out as a football club andl want to set it out as a football club and i think as well, manchester united, you look at the name and it's like, do you want to play to manchester united? it's an easy answer, it is such a huge club. previously, place it came to manchester united's academy had no choice but to move to other genes which they reached 16 with several heading to manchester city but with

the club now fully behind this new women's team, the expectation is that before long, it won'tjust be united's men lifting trophies. a new era in women's football. about time too. 110w you're watching breakfast from bbc news, time 110w for a look at the newspapers. politics lecturer victoria honeyman is here to tell us what's caught her eye. we'll speak to victoria in a minute, first let's look at the front pages. the sunday times this morning, they have a story about boris on facebook and it about comments left his facebook page which many have said are extreme and racist in their views. whether there should be closer monitoring on what is publicly viewable. the observer has a picture there of kofi annan and

many other main story is of about one of the bosses of the fashion label super dry for a brexit deal. the sunday telegraph, the care crisis and how we fund. as we get older. that could be a new kind of tax—free. normally, there is a tax when you die but this would be set up when you die but this would be set up differently. this would be designed to be saved. a minister has demanded an enquiry. desecration of british war graves. ten shipwrecks holding the remains of world war two vetera ns. holding the remains of world war two veterans. chinese pirates have plundered them, apparently, according to this story. gavin

williamson demanding an investigation. victoria, we are going to start with tributes to kofi annan. we have been talking about you and him on this programme, a man who made an extraordinary contribution but it's an incredibly difficultjob to do. he's had his critics in the past, hasn't he? that's right. he was the first secretary of the united nations became from subsector —— sub saharan africa. usually when great people die, we spend an awful lot of time looking at things done differently. he was also very honest about the mistakes that he made. he was the head of the peacekeeping directorate when when there were people in rwanda and srebrenica. he said it

was a difficult time. the united nations and peacekeeping, it's a very fine line between peacekeeping and peace enforcement. a massive contribution. it's important to remember that people are human. he is perhaps the best example of somebody making the best decision in very difficult circumstances. difficult task in setting himself more peace around the world. unachievable and thankless tasks. united nations is a complicated organisation. permanent and nonpermanent members. it very often means deals are being made before people get into the assembly room. complicated issues. many have

different shades of grey on a black—and—white issue. different shades of grey on a black-and-white issue. results came out on thursday. the former education secretary kenneth baker has spoken in the sunday times, saying the exams are harder than ever that getting tough grade is easier. an issue very close to my heart. i can remember the terror of picking my a—level results. the pass rate has gone down. the amount that you need to score has gone down. somebody told me 56 in an exam for an a. it is making a wider point. he's saying that a—levels are not fit for purpose,, how well you can

perform day and testing whether or not you are suitable for university education. not when you are capable of performing those academic cartwheels which are needed to get the qualification. he's saying the michael gove back to basics approach which we have seen, from primary school to a level, is a bit of a false start. students and teachers don't know where they are. reform is supposed to be reforms. in carrying ona supposed to be reforms. in carrying on a level now with a level five or ten yea rs on a level now with a level five or ten years ago. they are constantly fiddung ten years ago. they are constantly fiddling with the system and this has massive implications. people have to put their faith in things. whatever it is, you need to be able to say this is it. it's very difficult. this is a double page

spread inside the mirror this morning, talking about the rise of excessive drinking among the middle classes. it's an article talking about the idea of how a quick drink after work, one nice 6 and t when you get home is leading into a slide into alcoholism. it is not a new story, it's been talked about, people in the past have associated drinking with other sectors of society but a lot of it goes on in closed doors. it talks about the idea of a minimum pricing closed doors. it talks about the idea ofa minimum pricing per unit of alcohol and they exam for the uses high—strength cider but it's not about that kind of idea of very high—strength alcohol, it is really about how easy it is to split from just having a nice casual drink. you don't need to drink all that much to don't need to drink all that much to do yourself some serious damage and the nhs, the impact is phenomenal.

having come back from france, we visited vineyards and apparently the strengthening in alcohol content is in wine is as a result of climate change, hotter conditions in the vineyards which affects the process. that means wine is much stronger thanit that means wine is much stronger than it used to be. the article referred to the idea that more and more pubs are closing, people are drinking at home, the cost of alcohol has gone down over the last decade. you'd think if wine has gotten stronger, you could stick some water in it. at your house. victoria, thank you very much. runners across the uk could find themselves jogging alongside some of our most decorated 0lympians and paralympians at their next parkrun event. britain's most successful long jumper, greg rutherford, is going to be here later to tell us why he's taking part. let's have a look at him in action. ready, set, go!

i thought we were going to see him doa i thought we were going to see him do a long jump. we'd love to hear from you if you've done a parkrun this weekend. did you manage to grab a selfie with any famous faces? the first image on the left was last summer the first image on the left was last summer when she did the first part one and a second, this summer. she says she has achieved her third personal best in a row. she looks great. it looks like she is enjoying it. do stay with us. the headline is coming up. hello, this is breakfast, with rachel burden and roger johnson. good morning. here is a summary of today's main stories from bbc news: a 29—year—old man has been charged with two counts of attempted murder after a car hit people outside the houses of parliament on tuesday. salih khater, who was born in sudan and was living in birmingham, will appear before magistrates tomorrow. three people were injured when the car crashed into security barriers in westminster.

indian rescuers in helicopters and boats have braved torrential rain to reach people stranded in floodwaters in the southern state of kerala. nearly 200 people have been killed in the past ten days, many in landslides, following the heaviest monsoon rains for a century. schools and community centres have been converted into relief camps for the hundreds of thousands of people who have been left homeless, but aid workers say more needs to be done. the boss of the company responsible for the motorway bridge which collapsed in genoa on tuesday says he won't apologise ahead of an investigation into what happened. autostrade's chief executive, giovanni castellucci, said he was committed to finding the cause of the tragedy which claimed 42 lives. he also said 500 million euros will be available to help the city, and outlined plans to rebuild the bridge within eight months. downing street has confirmed that a series of briefing papers will be

released this week informing people and businesses what to do in the event that britain leaves the eu with no agreement. brexit secretary dominic raab will travel to brussels on tuesday to meet with eu chief negotiator michel barnier, to pick up the pace and intensity of discussions, before giving a speech outlining the government's "no deal" plans. globalfigures have paid tribute to the former secretary general of the un, kofi annan, who has died aged 80. theresa may described him as a great leader and reformer, and barack 0bama said he never stopped in his pursuit of a better world. mr annan served two terms in the topjob at the un, and was awarded a nobel peace prize for his humanitarian work. a british paraglider has been killed in a mid—air collision during a competition in macedonia. 54—year—old innes powell,

who had decades of experience as an instructor and competitor, collided with a ukrainian competitor, who also died. the uk's new aircraft carrier, hms queen elizabeth, has set sail for the united states. the flagship left portsmouth yesterday evening. a pair of f—35 fighters will practise take—off and landings from the £3 billion carrier during her 11 weeks at sea. it was all about ben stokes yesterday, and we will get to the cricket in just a moment, yesterday, and we will get to the cricket injust a moment, but yesterday, and we will get to the cricket in just a moment, but there is another man who is making the headlines. let's just is another man who is making the headlines. let'sjust say a bit of added spice between managers, if we needed it. this all comes because manchester city have this week released a new documentary, an eight pa rt released a new documentary, an eight part series called all or nothing.

behind the scenes at the etihad, jose mourinho called manchester city classless, they have all the money in the world but no class. it goes back to the game at old trafford, city won it 2—0. this game you are seeing, that handshake is at the etihad. united went on to win it 3-2. etihad. united went on to win it 3—2. they had the t—shirts really saying we did it on derby day, city could have won the title if they had w011. could have won the title if they had won. i think it is quite hard to tell if it is tongue in cheek with jose mourinho. and a lot of the papers are running with this, which must be frustrating if your team played yesterday, top chelsea, and had an excellent result. he makes headlines, jose mourinho. we will move on and talk about yesterday. what a match we had at stamford bridge. chelsea beat arsenal 3—2, a win in maurizio sarri's first home game.

and across london, there was first premier league goal in august for harry kane. joe lynskey rounds up the action. the premier league landscape is always shifting. new faces bring in the new eras. but unai emery inherits an arsenal side who have long forgotten how to win titles. for all the new ideas, their defence is a familiar picture. from 2—0 down against chelsea, though, they did show some backbone. alex iwobi brought them level, but as before, arsenal's flashes of brilliance turn out to be just that. over 90 minutes, they slip away. alonso, 3—2. great entertainment, but not a great start for arsenal. i think it's not a good start for us, but i think the process of the 90 minutes and the process of this team continue. across north london, the project is further down the line. spurs have the exact same squad as last season, but through a world cup summer, they have grown in stature. kieran trippier‘s freekick brought back moscow memories. his right foot‘s reputation has been

honoured in his hometown. in bury, stardom comes with your own parking space, and as spurrs found a way through fulham's defence, his england team—mate reversed a trend. into kane, there's a chance. he's finally got the goal in august, and that statistical oddity comes to an end. it was a mixed day for the nation's strikers. while kane celebrated, jamie vardy‘s day was cut short, sent off for a lunge. luckily for leicester, another english talent had done the groundwork. £25 million this summer got them james maddison. he stands by his pricetag. i'll always back myself, you know. i was made to play at this level and have worked hard to get here. i'm loving the opportunity that leicester are giving me. i'll take that all in my stride and keep pushing on, yeah. newcastle's fans might well have held their breath,

a penalty in the 95th minute, but kenedy‘s effort was summed up best by his manager. it was a poor penalty, so we know that was a poor penalty. a 0—0 draw meant a first point of the season for cardiff city. when you arrive in this league, every landmark is significant. as arsenal look for their first win, their new era has the same problems. there were also wins for bournemouth and everton, and celtic are into the quarter—finals of the scottish league cup. they have had successive defeats under brendan rodgers for the first time, but they beat championship side partick thistle 3—1. ben stokes made his return to the england test side after being aquitted of affray this week. england need quick wickets this morning when india resume batting at trent bridge. they are 307—6 after a good opening day in the third test. captain virat kohli once again starred for the tourists, but he fell three short of a century. adil rashid had him caught by stokes. chris woakes was the most successful of england's bowlers, taking three wickets in the morning session. throughout the middle period, we

struggled to create a chance. i thought they played, you know, really well through that period. you know, we tried a few different things, a few different things. i thought that we held our length pretty well. but yes, i mean, test cricket, i think when you come off the back of a game where it has all happened very quickly, it is like sometimes you expect things to happen. but it is five days for a reason, and sometimes you have to sit in and be patient, and i thought we did that pretty well. it has been confirmed that tyson fury will fight the amercian deontay wilder for the wbc heavyweight title after his latest victory last night. fury beat the italian francesco pianeta on points in belfast, in what was only his second fight back after almost three years away from the ring. and so the build—up begins. here is fury squaring up with wilder in the ring, two of the biggest characters in boxing right now. that fight is likely to be in las vegas at the end of this year. the fight hasn't happened yet, but one thing i do know is i have been to america before and conquered

it, i beat steve cunningham in new york. and frank sinatra says if you can make it there, you can make it anywhere. don't worry about that. and where did you get the same shirt? this is a shadow borrowed from someone. —— shirt i borrowed from someone. —— shirt i borrowed from someone. top of the bill in belfast last night was hometown hero carl frampton, who will have a shot at the ibf world featherweight title after stopping australia's luke jackson in the ninth round. that made safe the interim wbo crown, and he is now mandatory challenger to the full champion, 0scar valdez, though he will take on josh warrington for that ibf belt first. she starred at the european championships last week, but dina asher—smith says she just wants to sleep,

after coming second in the 200 metres at the birmingham grand prix. she won triple gold in berlin, but was beaten by shaunae miller—uibo of the bahamas last night. asher—smith has a week or so to rest now before her next race in zurich. britain's reece prescod ran a personal best in the 100 metres, but the american christian coleman also clocked 9.94 seconds, and won it on a photo finish. and laura muir says she was happy with the season, after winning the 1,000 metres last night, a week after becoming european champion over 1,500 metres. great britain won ten more medals on the penultimate day of the european para swimming championships in dublin, six of them gold. and one of those went to the paralympic champion, jessica —jane applegate, who broke her own world record to lead home a british clean sweep in the 514100 metres butterfly. rugby league, and wigan warriors are still on course for a home semi—final in the super league play—offs, after they inflicted a heavy defeat on catalans dragons. they won by 35—6 in the super 8s, with catalans resting several first—choice players ahead of next weekend's challenge cup final against warrington.

i want to know you borrowed the shirt from. do they know you borrowed it? you havejust been rifling through the wardrobes in the dressing rooms, could be sally's. it's fast, furious, and not for the faint hearted. drift racing, or sliding your car round a bend at 90 degrees while driving at 60 miles per hour, is the latest adrenaline—pumping road sport getting british motorheads hot under the hood. today, liverpool's dockside plays host to the world's finest drift racers, as they take to the city's streets. ricky boletto is there to give us a steer on what it is all about. good morning. tell us what it is all about, then. yes, good morning. if

burning rubber, smoking engines and loud noises is your thing, this will definitely be up your street. it is the drift shifters 2018 event, it is usually held in new zealand, where drift racing is massive, but for the first time they are in liverpool. strand has been taken over, the docks are over there, so really iconic setting. these drivers will be coming out of the tunneljust over there, the mersey tunnel, and spinning away all the way down this racetrack. the whole aim is to try and get as many points as they can, to get as close to the edges of the racetrack and avoid some of the obstacles. it will be tricky, but if you still don't know what drift—racing is, take a look at this. yes, a lot of skidmarks on the roads here. one of the guys who dreamt up this event isjoining me here. one of the guys who dreamt up this event is joining me this morning. a very good morning to you. this is the first time the

competition has been held here in the uk. why should we be getting into drift—racing here? the uk. why should we be getting into drift-racing here? it is the circus of motorsport. we bring the sport to the people. drifting in general is a judge sport, but this eliminates human error, politics, making it really simple for you guys to be able to understand. what we have set up is effectively a giant pinball machine. the stuff we are usuallyjudged on, pinball machine. the stuff we are usually judged on, and pinball machine. the stuff we are usuallyjudged on, and in the typical format, speed, usuallyjudged on, and in the typicalformat, speed, line and style. we have proximity sensors which can gauge proximity, radar guns, angle sensors, and we create effectively a giant pinball machine. i can't wait to see it. let's see more of the cars. this looks absolutely awesome. you will be racing later today. tel is a little bit about the car itself. yes, this is an 1100 horsepower dodge viper.

it isa is an 1100 horsepower dodge viper. it is a very different car for a very different style of event. i am looking forward to smoking the place out with it and hopefully getting eve ryo ne out with it and hopefully getting everyone excited about the event. out with it and hopefully getting everyone excited about the eventm no drift racing is huge and ireland. we are seeing the popularity increase here in britain. yes, i am from a place called waterford, but drifting is one of the core motorsport the violin that really caught on, and it has gone massive. it is actually starting to find an audience in the uk —— motorsport in ireland. there are some world—class drivers here, so it is anyone's game. join us again in the next hour, we will be seeing a bit more of the action you can expect here at the drift racing competition. all the internationally sea drift

racing most mornings as the producers screech out. we are out of here! i don't know if the rain would help drift races. will it rain? probably seen the last of the rain over the last few hours. could just get a few showers. looking for some sunshine this morning, a few glimpses of a tear. 0verall today, a lot of cloud once again and as we are talking about, slowly clearing its way eastwards. a few bright or sunny spells. 0nce its way eastwards. a few bright or sunny spells. once again, feeling quite humid. slowly pulling away. merseyside, continuing across parts of southern and northern scotland, heavy bursts for a time this morning but slowly that rain will start to fizzle out. behind it, one of two

showers. most having a largely dry if cloudy afternoon. a few breaks and that cloud for some bright and sunny spells. particularly across scotland. when we get any brightness or sunshine, east anglia and south—east england, underneath the cloud, and a fresh appeal across scotland. they should be mainly dry. by scotland. they should be mainly dry. by this afternoon, a few breaks in the cloud. through this evening, some late spells of sunshine in places but again, we keep quite cloudy skies. some misty and murky conditions. quite a humid night again. a bit fresher. 0ne. some clearer skies at times. into the new working week, the isobars are much

further apart. the wins will be lighter across the uk. the front we saw, generating showers. some parts of scotla nd saw, generating showers. some parts of scotland escaping with a mainly dry day. creeping across into parts of northern england, down to the midlands but the many, mainly die —— friday to start the week. again, very warm and humid. we continue that beam into tuesday. a few more showers and lengthy spells of brain into northern ireland as well. a bit further south and east, most places quite dry and humid. we'll have all the headlines at eight, but first it's time for click with spencer kelly. this week, it's a look back at click‘s summer of sport.

we will start with our trip to f1 from july, which has been at the cutting edge of technology and design since its creation in 19116. welcome to the pit. every year, teams compete fiercely to outdo each other in aerodynamics, data communications and materials, all with one aim — to make their cars go really, really fast. and they do a really good job of making them that, as we are finding out here at the austrian grand prix. lewis hamilton's ride. what's even more impressive is that this whole show is permanently on the road, with car, teams, engineers and scientists moving from country to country and track to track. now, these are the most expensive

motorhomes i've ever seen. each one of these is a lorry, and theyjust drive them to the next formula 1, stick them together, zip, zip, zip, and that's ferrari's office for the length of the race. mercedes are the current world champions, and like every other team here, they spend millions on their car and developing the technology that will hopefully win them the race. but what you see at any grand prix is just the tip of the iceberg. it takes hundreds of people to develop that technology. so we sent lara lewington to mercedes hq to find out what really goes into winning a race. away from the track, the people, the preparation, the planning, and the precision are pivotal. hi, i'm lara lewington from the bbc. hello.

can ijust put security stickers on your phone? of course, no problem. so we're allowed to film here but i mustn't take any pictures on my phone! there's clearly a lot at stake here, so it's no surprise that formula 1 is notoriously secretive. but today, we've got some behind—the—scenes access. this business is big bucks and millimetres and milliseconds matter. this is last year's winning car. in fact, it hasn't even been cleaned since its last race in abu dhabi. but the thing that is most striking standing here next to it is the amount of detail there is everywhere throughout the car and, after each race, if there's something they're not happy with, it can be perfected. well, this was a winning car last year so clearly it's been very successful, but you're obviously not happy with it because you're working

on a new one. so what do you think needs to be improved? we're never happy with it, as you say. this is lewis's car from last year. it was the first car we made on the back of a really big regulation change. we worked really hard on all those little small bits you see around the car, which are all the aerodynamic bits and pieces. it seems to be made up of lots of little small bits. yeah, every little bit has a job and when we put it into the wind tunnel, each one is about optimising the airflow around the car. but we are not happy with it here because we focused so much on that, we now need to do a lot on the packaging internally to make it much tighter. the tighter you get it, again, the better you can get the aerodynamics around the car. the operation here goes way beyond the car itself, though. this lot are busy practising at speed. over 250 of these trials take place ahead of the season. they make it look easy, but inevitably it's not, as i can tell you first hand. so loud and it's meant to be

so quick, but i clearly wasn't. meanwhile, spencer's already living life in the fast lane. thank you, lara. and by the way, this is how you really do it. laughs this year, mercedes has got its pit stop down to an incredible 1.85 seconds. now that's quicker than it takes to say 1.85 seconds. it's a finely—tuned operation that the engineers practice over and over in the days before each race. it's a bit of a ballet and the ergonomics is quite important because it's 20—odd people around the car, trying to do a job in two seconds. and it's — if you start

banging into people, then you're losing half a second, a second, and then the strategists can't get their numbers right and then you don't get the position you need. the human element to this ultrafast manoeuvre is accompanied by technology, individually developed by each team. even the hydraulically—powered wheel guns are a closely guarded secret. and i hear they're quite expensive. they are expensive and they have a life because they're under an awful lot of pressure, so we are changing the internals a great deal. do i hear about £30,000 each? i wouldn't know the exact cost, but that sounds quite low to me. right, we're going into mercedes' garage now. keeping the pit crew safe is of utmost importance. these lights, for example, let the crew know if the cars have become electrified, stopping them from getting more than a nasty shock.

and then there's what goes into the cars, or more specifically, what comes out of the cars, which is monitored by trackside labs and high—end scientific equipment. between every session, the cars are given the equivalent of a blood test. the oil and the fuel is taken to see if it's contaminated, and that might give you a clue as to the state of the engine, and that is done in the fuel lab. the oil is put into a spectrometer, which tests for different metals in the fluid. the amount of a specific metal present can reveal if a particular part of the engine is degrading too quickly. at this year's world cup finals in russia, data played a bigger role than ever. before the tournament, paul carter went to fifa to find out how.

like it or not, data is an integral part of football. you cannot watch a game without being bombarded by all kinds of statistics. for the first time, fifa are providing an all—in—one technical package, allowing coaching staff and analysts to communicate throughout matches in real—time. the snappily—titled electronic performance and tracking system — or epts — will provide data on player metrics such as distances run, speed and positional information. crucially, each of the 32 countries competing in the tournament will be provided with two tablets. one for a data analyst in the stands, who will be able to communicate with a second device user on bench — possibly a coach or an assistant manager. we are using an optimal tracking system so we have optical tracking cameras in all of the stadiums. we know where the players and the ball are at any time of the match.

we have different metrics available to the analysts and is up to them to decide how to use it. with resources available for technology differing between countries, fifa hopes this technology will bridge the data divide, bringing the digital haves closer to the digital have—nots. a lot of the teams already use data. we expect a lot of teams coming to russia to bring their own set—up. but we want to use, at least offer the same to all of the teams. in fifa's system, the team's data analysts will have access to a tactical app enabling them to add drawings over a live video feed. stills can then be sent to the dugout. with goal—line technology, video assistant referees and now epts, this year's world cup looks set to be the most technologically advanced ever. but with all this technology, how big is the risk that we lose the real spirit of the game? the role of the data analyst is simply to support those coaching decisions. i think there are some key insights which can be found in the data, but football will always be those 22

players on the pitch and the coach is always going to be the person who makes the decisions. at the end, what technology is really there only to support. at the end, that is — i am a big football fan and you are a big football fan, it is about the 22 players plus the referee, they are the main actors, 90 minutes maybe a penalty shootout, germany— england, maybe. that's the excitement. i think technology can only add additional help, optimise processes and optimise ways of providing additional information. that is what technology is about. in the run—up to wimbledon, ifound myself in boston with a little robot ball collector. the tennibot autonomously patrols the court and collects the balls that you've lobbed, smashed, or in my case, mis—hit.

for any ballboys or ballgirls out there who are worried about theirjobs, don't worry, this isn't designed to replace you at tournaments. this is more for people who want to practise and are not very good and end up with a lot of balls in the net. so you can carry on practising and the tennibot will just go around picking up the balls while you are busy being rubbish. its on—board camera spots the balls and its partner at the net helps to keep track of things as well. it's also has a handy detachable basket so you can easily return your balls, if you have to. then you can retire to your air—conditioned car, ball—collecting bucket on wheels in tow, and nobody ever will suspect that you're the laziest tennis player alive. and that's it for this week. next week we have another chance to see our sustainability special

from earlier in the year, where we will be talking gravity trains, hurricanes and coral reefs. in the meantime you can follow us on facebook and twitter. from tennibot and me, see you soon.