good morning. welcome to breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. our headlines today: breakthrough in treating child leukaemia. nhs patients in england will become the first in europe to receive a revolutionary new treatment. labour mps will vote today on the decision to include the full definition of anti—semitism in their party rules. good morning. time to balance the scales. a new report says the uk economy is not working. the archbishop of canterbury says a fundamental rethink is needed to make it fair for all. in sport, the history girls do it for scotland. they've qualified for the women's world cup for the first time ever, after beating albania. after a record breaking summer for renewable energy, we'll ask what the future holds for solar power in the uk. the solar panels will be working ha rd across the solar panels will be working hard across many parts of the uk, if you are in east anglia and the south—east, some rain and later on western scotland and northern ireland, it is your turn. it's wednesday 5th september.

our top story: a revolutionary new treatment to tackle a rare form of childhood leukaemia is to be made available through the nhs in england. health experts say the therapy, which uses the body's own immune cells to fight the cancer, represents one of the most exciting advances for decades. there are hopes it could also have an impact on other cancer treatment. here's our health correspondent dominic hughes. leukaemia is a form of blood cancer, and, in most cases, is highly treatable. but some patients don't respond, so researchers have been looking at the potential for individualised therapies. this is cutting—edge science, and it's expensive. but, within a few weeks, via the nhs in england, it could be available to up to 30 children and young people who otherwise have run out of treatment options. nhs patients are the first in europe to get this new treatment, and because we're on the beginning of a new era of personalised medicine, where cells from your own body are being reprogrammed to provide treatments for previously

untreatable conditions. this is how the blood cancer treatment works. a blood sample is removed from the patient and then immune cells, known as t cells, are taken from the blood. these are then modified to detect and kill cancer cells. they're then grown in the laboratory and injected back into the patient. it's the first time this type of cellular therapy is going to be used in the nhs and in europe. for people... children with blood cancer, it's going to make a huge difference to them, but we can expect to see this type of therapy be rolled out in other blood cancers and in other types of cancers over the next few years. this announcement marks a big step forward for a form of therapy that many believe is game—changing. after years of promise, personalised medicine is becoming a major weapon in the fight against cancer. dominic hughes, bbc news. jewish groups have criticised the labour leaderjeremy corbyn‘s attempt to get his party's ruling body to adopt a statement allowing

criticism of the foundation of the state of israel. the party's national executive agreed to the internationally recognised definition of anti—semitism yesterday, but it also pledged to protect freedom of expression. our political correspondent alex forsyth is in westminster for us this morning. just take us through this, because it is quite important, the language being used. it is crucial. this is something that has called on all summer. something that has called on all summer. what it oils down is —— boils down to is this, should the labour party accept a definition of anti—semitism as set out by the holocaust remembrance online. they agree to exit at full, but as for this lying saying it was essential, it didn't undermine freedom of expression about israel or the rights of palestinians. it has emerged thatjeremy corbett wanted that statement to be much more detailed about what you can say it,

oi’ detailed about what you can say it, or criticisms you can make israel. wasn't accepted, so the party didn't go with what he had been putting forward. —— it wasn't. where's that leave us? fact that the party has accepted the definition in the fall has been broadly welcomed, but there are critics who said it shouldn't have come with any caveat and jeremy corbyn was wrong to push it through. at this point it seems the labour party has taken a step forward to resolve what has become a bitter row, but we are certainly not there yet. thank you, talking about a little later on as well. at least ten people have been killed and hundreds injured, as the strongest typhoon for more than 25 years continues to hit the west coast of japan. tropical storm named jebi has left a trail of destruction across the west of the country, hitting major cities like kyoto and osaka, with more than a million people being forced to evacuate their homes. the winds are now slowing down and moving north, but people are being urged to stay alert for landslides and floods. are very dramatic pictures there,

giving you a sense of what is going on. the united nations has called on russia and turkey to act urgently to avoid a "bloodbath" in the rebel—held syrian province of idlib. it comes amid signs that president bashar al assad's forces are preparing an offensive. russia backs the syrian government forces and turkey supports elements of the opposition in idlib. donald trump has dismissed a highly critical new book about his administration. bob woodward, the journalist who helped break richard nixon's watergate scandal, says the white house is having a "nervous brea kdown". the president suggested mr woodward was working for his political opponents, the democratic party, while the white house issued statements from leading figures in the government denying claims in the book. the archbishop of canterbury has called for a fundamental reform of the uk economy to include more

public spending and higher taxes on technology giants and the wealthy. it comes ahead of the launch of a major report by the left—leaning think tank, the commission on economicjustice, of which justin welby was a leading member. the government insists it is spending more money, and reducing the deficit. our economics correspondent andy verity has more. this is romford in a six, a town with five shopping centres. in a country where unemployment is at its lowest since the 70s, it is is expected to be the worst decade for living standards in 200 years. do you feel better off or worse off than you did ten years ago? worst. it is more expensive, everything. than you did ten years ago? worst. it is more expensive, everythinglj think on the whole, this country is very there. so many people are struggling. the commission on economicjustice says in the last a0 yea rs economicjustice says in the last a0 years that only 10% of the growth by the economy went to us in the bottom half. it says from across the political spectrum we now need the

biggest economic reforms since the second world war. we have this enormous challenge of saying can we reimagine the future of this country so its foundations are in hope based onjustice and so its foundations are in hope based on justice and fairness? the commission's descriptions include holding down house price inflation, spreading wealth through fairer taxes and higher taxes on corporations and wealthy, a new national investment bank with up to £200 billion to lead to promising businesses that the commercial banks will not help and boosting their national living wage to £8 70 there goes further than the government is planning and it would kick hole in the chancellor ‘s plans to cut the deficit, but to the commission ‘s members, the fairer economy would also be a stronger economy would also be a stronger economy and a need for reform is urgent. global health experts have issued an urgent warning after finding more than a quarter of the world's adults are at risk of disease from not doing enough physical activity. the world health organisation says i.a billion people are insufficiently active

and vulnerable to heart conditions, type—2 diabetes, dementia and cancer. research published in the lancet today reveals the problem is worse in high—income countries including the uk. we have focused so much on physical activity being individual responsibility, and — instead of thinking about how we can build our environment to facilitate physical activity. for example, through urban planning, through transportation systems, through building more parks and recreation facilities, so that the physically active choices are the obvious choice, the easier choice, free choices for everybody. a pair of ruby slippers worn byjudy garland in the wizard of oz has been found, thirteen years after being stolen. the infamous shoes were stolen from a museum in minnesota, when someone broke in through a window late at night. no specific details were given

about where or how they were found, but the slippers are said to be among the most valued props in film history. they were insured for $1 million, experts said they could the worth of two two times around that amount.” think i know where they were stolen. check out these rascals! laughter. 100%, judy's are more elegant than me. can you do to heal pap? absolutely. maybe not in the. as a child i did a lot of practice on there is no place like home. —— these. i loved it. used to think i wasjudy garland. these. i loved it. used to think i was judy garland. footwear of a different kind. this could be a film script! the scotland women's football team are going to the world cup. they've made history by reaching the tournament for the first time. jane ross's goal saw off albania and took them to the finals.

i love that celebration. we'll see a tiger in paris later this month. tiger woods is back in the us ryder cup team as a wildcard. europe's team will be anounced this afternoon. serena williams is into the semi—finals of the us open for the ninth consecutive time after beating karolina pliskova is straight sets. williams is aiming to win a recording equalling 2ath major title, and her first since becoming a mum last year. world number one rafael nadal is making hard work of his quarter final against denmark's dominic thiem. they are currently in a 5th and final set after thiem won a ath set tie breaker. they have been on court nearly a hours. it is 27 degrees in new york and it is 1am. pretty warm. pretty warm for

one o'clock in the morning. it could go on for quite sometime still. one o'clock in the morning. it could go on for quite sometime stiltm is not like here, even in the day. here is matt with a look at this morning's weather. a little bit on the cool side for one or two. a few showers around today as well, but for many of you lot of dry weather with some sunshine at too so it if like me you are noticing those mornings getting are noticing those mornings getting a bit darker, the lights going on earlier, here is a quick check on our sunrise and sunset times for today. the sun has disappeared but it is rising now around the south—east. you're probably not seeing a huge amount of it because we are, could got a lot about —— we have got a lot out of cloud. a heavier one around the coast as well, way from that, what of dry weather to start the day, a few showers spilling in across western scotla nd showers spilling in across western scotland and northern ireland which become applicable into the afternoon, into a lot of dry and

sunny weather too. taking a lot at this afternoon, a better day across the south—west and northern england with much more sunshine. a lot of cloud still crossed east anglia and the south—east, one or two shells into the afternoon but more dry them this morning. the east of scotland stays dry but northern ireland is hit and stays dry but northern ireland is hitand miss, stays dry but northern ireland is hit and miss, a greater chance of getting wet at times to central and western scotland for the afternoon where temperatures will hover around the mid— teens. the breeze picking up the mid— teens. the breeze picking up in the west but after this morning is wetter weather, the highlands will turn at the dry. that weather spreads across eastern scotla nd weather spreads across eastern scotland as we go to tonight and into tomorrow morning. clearer skies across many areas, one or two showers around and temperatures that began in that single figures away from major towns and city centres. . two tomorrow, wet weatherjust from major towns and city centres. . two tomorrow, wet weather just close to the south of northern ireland, that will spread its way into wales and the south—west during the day. a few showers in northern england, especially so in the north and east.

in between some sunny skies but feeling cooler. temperatures, scotla nd feeling cooler. temperatures, scotland ireland and northern england temperatures on the dip. a bit further into friday because by this stage low pressure will be in charge towards the east of the country. we have cool wind, from the north but with low pressure close by it means there will be showers just about anywhere, the threat of those down to some eastern coast of england especially to the north—east of scotla nd england especially to the north—east of scotland we could see more persistent rain through the day. in between, a bit of sunshine and a bit more of a breeze on friday blowing. if you are out in the sunshine in the cloudy or wet moments it will feel much more cooler than it has of late. temperatures lower than they have been at some time. they will remain like that into the start of the weekend. a bit of as story on sunday, southern areas most likely to get wet at time. showers must likely further north but i sunday fewer showers, more dry weather and

temperatures at16— fewer showers, more dry weather and temperatures at 16— 21 degrees on sunday, not far from what we expect this time of year. more details through the morning. steph hasjoined old red slippers sally. this is how we roll, isn't it? they are a bit battered at the back, don't go close. i feel mine are inappropriate today.” back, don't go close. i feel mine are inappropriate today. i feel mine are inappropriate today. i feel mine area are inappropriate today. i feel mine are a little bit cheap. how much we re are a little bit cheap. how much werejudy are a little bit cheap. how much were judy garland's? £1 million. you need to sort yourself out a pair. let's take a look at today's papers. the times leads on the labour party's adoption of the international definition of antisemitism. they are also claiming that party leaderjeremy corbyn was left humiliated after his attempt to add a 500—word caveat to the definition was rejected by allies. the daily mirror points out the cost of the game—changing cancer treatment we have been talking about this morning, which stands at £282,000 per patient. the guardian carries news of a study by the food foundation think tank which suggests almost four million children in britain live

in households that can't afford to to buy enough fruit and vegetables to meet official nutrition guidelines. the picture is a pair of macaws which have become extinct in the wild, one of eight bird species is suspected to have died out recently. and the most—read story on bbc news online this morning is a story about that debit card glitch which has left thousands of consumers charged twice for card payments over the past week. this is all related, do you remember yesterday, quite a few of the papers are talking about the fact he is getting £1.7 million in this pay off, and there is a good graphic in

the times, detailing what happened and the history of it all. how it started off as part of lloyds tsb, and separated and went from a black horse to a black sheep. hence the reference to horses. a story in the mirror about luke shaw, if you could give mea mirror about luke shaw, if you could give me a hand, daniel. luke shaw talking about when he broke his leg, a terrible time for him and there we re a terrible time for him and there were concerns he could lose his leg at that time. he wasn't told by the doctors until six months later. he is talking about england and how he has got himself super fit again. one of the things he has done is given up of the things he has done is given up fizzy pop. hence the headline. in a bid to lose weight? yes, i hate to say it, but probably lose a bit of weight. i didn't mean to say that,

but genuinely... no, it is something he has spoken about. he was carrying a bit too much. and his boss told them that at the time and he has been working on it, and it is doing the trick, so no more pop. and that injury sounds horrific. it was a terrible injury, a double break and a foot injury, and they operated and he was so keen to get back to football, the doctor only told him six months later there was a serious chance he could lose his leg. anybody going to the airport, watch out. you go through airport security, put your stuff in the trade, take off your shoes and belts, yep. apparently the trays harbour nasty cold and flu bugs. but what can you do about it? i don't think there is anything you can do about it. i saw somebody fully gloved up, and not a worker. you

know that petrol gloves you have, they had those on their hands as they had those on their hands as they were handling their own stuff. chalet make it worse for you? experts say passengers may be using handkerchiefs in their pockets before removing metallic items to put in trays so other holidaymakers are exposed to the bugs. so basically now before you put your stuff in you need to give it a wipe down, get your hand sanitiser, put it in... you have to put your hand sanitiser inside that plastic bag. it is very difficult, isn't it? and this is about amazon, because it is obviously such a huge company, and now they have officially reached a valuation of $1 trillion. that is how much the company is worth. to put that in context, the boss, who you can see there, he earned $8 million an hour last year, every

single hour, he earned $8 million. what would you do with all that?” am just trying to compute that. wow. isn't that amazing? that is some serious cash. i am shocked. there area serious cash. i am shocked. there are a lot of things shockingly today. i have a question for you all. how honest are you? talking about your red shoes, if you bought about your red shoes, if you bought a pairof about your red shoes, if you bought a pair of shoes on ebay or another auction site, and inside those shoes, once they arrived, there was £1000... inside the shoes, what would you do? you would have to give it back. well, you say that, and i am sure you would. that is exactly. . . am sure you would. that is exactly... the person in this story didn't know at the end. this happened in real life?” didn't know at the end. this happened in real life? i am notjust making upa happened in real life? i am notjust making up a random story. thank you, thatis making up a random story. thank you, that is the end of the paper review.

a student who was 19 years old bought a a student who was 19 years old boughta pairof a student who was 19 years old bought a pair of trainers on ebay and inside were £1000 in cash because the person she bought them off had not taken it to the bank, had put it in one of her kid ‘s' shoes. she said the money back via bank transfer within 2a hours. and the person who sent the money back said she wants to give her a bit of publicity because she thought she was a fantastic human to send the money back. give her a bit of cash, as well! at least a tenner. i feel a bbc series coming up. it has been a record—breaking summer, and the perfect conditions led to solar power briefly becoming the uk's top energy source during the last weekend injune. so what might more regular heatwaves mean for the future of the solar industry? tim muffett can shed some light on this from a farm in swindon. morning. yes, good morning to you. just to

the north of swindon, with some spectacular views, as you can see, this is chapel farm solar park and a few years ago it was a landfill site. last year the solar panels we re site. last year the solar panels were plugged in and they now provide enough electricity for around about 1200 homes when they are providing peak output, so it has made a real change. this summer we have seen record—breaking temperatures, and what implications might that have for solar power in the uk? although it still provides around 3.5% of solar, total output compared to 0.6% in 2013, there has been a big increase. should we be seeing more places like this, maybe on a larger scale? they are not always popular. they can be quite controversial, and i have been to a site in kent which isa i have been to a site in kent which is a proposed site for what would be

the largest solar farm in the uk, is a proposed site for what would be the largest solarfarm in the uk, to hear the arguments for and against. cleve h ill would cleve hill would put every other uk solar farm cleve hill would put every other uk solarfarm in cleve hill would put every other uk solar farm in the shade. the site itself would be close to 1000 acres. the solar park would produce enough clea n, the solar park would produce enough clean, affordable, renewable power for over 110,000 homes. the site is on the north kent coast. the plan is foran area around on the north kent coast. the plan is for an area around the size of a00 football pitches to be covered with solar panels. it would be by far the uk's biggest solar farm. the reason why we are proposing a solar park here is because it is a very large, flat, open space of privately owned land in the south—east of england, in kent, where solar radiation is very good. and if the future weather predictions continue, then this is an incredibly significant form of renewable energy to be enhanced. an incredibly significant form of renewable energy to be enhancedm other countries, giant solar farms are more common. some of the biggest

are more common. some of the biggest are in china. collectively, they can produce enough energy to power the entire united kingdom many times over. a decision as to whether or not a solar farm will be built on this site is not expected for a year at least. but, while many accept that we should be doing more to harness energy from the sun, solar farms can be controversial. it would have a huge impact on the environment, and the local area. michael wilcox lives close by, and supports solar energy in principle, but a giant solar park on this site? too big, too disruptive. it would look like the roof of a factory, but it is going to cover so much land, at the same size as a town. so if you can imagine the town sized factory being put their, in the landscape, we think that's the wrong kind of design. other countries have shown that big solar farms can transform energy production. a bright idea or a blot on the

landscape? yes, some of the arguments for and against. let's have a chat to steve, you helped provide these panels and infrastructure. how does this site work is not what impact has it had? it has had a major impact. we are on a landfill site at the minute so underneath our feet is 20 years' worth of waste, on top of that is a clay cap, and it provides an ideal opportunity to develop a site like this for solar energy generation. there are not a whole load of other options to work with a site like this, so it is a great opportunity. 0ne this, so it is a great opportunity. one question. when it is not sunny, does it still work? it does indeed, i have just listened to the inverters clicking, which means there is electricity being generated now, even in these low light conditions. do you think we need to be seeing more solar parks like this one, ona be seeing more solar parks like this one, on a biggerscale, to be seeing more solar parks like this one, on a bigger scale, to provide our energy required?” one, on a bigger scale, to provide our energy required? i think solar

provides a really good opportunity to bea provides a really good opportunity to be a very big part of the future energy mix in the uk. 0n sites like this, it is great. scaled up, it is great. it can be used in a number of different areas as well. solar carports, on homes, so it is a very versatile technology. and these actual panels themselves, it is simple. as the sun comes down, it hits them up. talk through how it actually works. the panels convert the sunlight to electricity. so in straightforward terms, the inverters overin straightforward terms, the inverters over in the corner there, they convert from dc to ac, and the transformers effectively rant that up transformers effectively rant that up to 30,000 kilovolts, and that then spills to the electricity network for residents and businesses to use. thanks ever so much indeed. as you can see, it is a pretty spectacular view, and certainly with the record—breaking temperatures we have seen this summer, there are many who think we should be doing more to embrace this form of

technology. some people don't like the sight of them, but certainly this was a landfill site, so they haven't been any objections to this. as you can see it as a pretty spectacular, eye—catching sight. as you can see it as a pretty spectacular, eye-catching sight. and that drone shot really showing it off. we will be back with you later. tomorrow we will be looking at climate change and renewables, and ben will be live at one of the world's largest offshore wind farms. you are watching breakfast from bbc news. still to come this morning: tracy edwards led the first all—female crew in a round—the—world yacht race 30 years ago. now, she wants to do it again, in the original boat that she has rescued from the scrap heap. we are talking to her live later. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. and later we will be talking to a

snooker player who is lucky —— whose lucky cue was broken. good morning from bbc london news. a 22—year—old has been charged with manslaughter after a 51—year—old man was attacked in central london last year. desmond byrne was assaulted in trafalgar square last june. year. desmond byrne was assaulted in trafalgar square lastjune. he died six months later from trafalgar square lastjune. he died six months laterfrom his injuries. louise taylor from stockwell will appear at westminster magistrates court later today. london is bucking the trend when it comes to cases of carbon monoxide poisoning, data from a freedom of information request from the campaign group shout, which raises awareness of carbon dioxide, an oxide poisoning, says cases have risen by a quarter in the uk. but in london last year there were 79 cases, a decrease of 31%. misogyny

could be treated as a hate crime under new laws banning of skirting that are due to be voted on by mps. the labour mp for walthamstow, stella creasy, is seeking an amendment which will make taking unsolicited pictures under someone's clothing a crime. a londoner launched an online petition to change the law after she was a victim at a festival last year. nubians are being installed in the capital which could put an end to littered streets by e—mailing collectors as they become full. these solar powered so—called smart bins are roughly the same size as normal bins but can hold up to ten times the capacity. they are currently being trialled in waltham forest, greenwich and harrogate. and we will be in greenwich forest later to see if they will be a permanent fixture on the high streets. let's have a quick look at the travel situation. there is no service from liverpool street. no south—western railway services via

effingham junction, in southern trains suspended by dorking and epsom and the traffic lights are out here, following a collision to the west of the ambulance station. let's have a check on the weather. good morning to you. another com pletely straightforward good morning to you. another completely straightforward weather for you to make —— picture for you this morning. a few showers just now towards the east. they tend to clear up towards the east. they tend to clear up quite nicely. we might have a bit of sunshine coming through for a time, but on the whole it is a bit cool and cloudier than it has been. you can see the showers out towards the far east, tending to clear away quite nicely. a bit of sunshine at times through the morning. there is a bit of cloud out towards the west, still filtering our way, though. so the sunshine comes and goes through the sunshine comes and goes through the day. it is pretty much dry, though, topped the bridge of 20 celsius. a bit more of the way of cloud just to push its way from the

west overnight tonight but then it tends to really fizzle out. think largely in our towns we will stay in double figures, but then by the time we get towards tomorrow morning out towards the suburbs, we're talking about high single figures here, so a ghoulish start. here is how your tomorrow looks. some sunshine through the day. enjoy that, because behind me there is more in the way of cloud filtering our weight towards the end of the week. it will turn more unsettled, then it looks like we will see a spell of rain and cooler weather on saturday. iam back i am back from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. now, though, actor dan and louise. goodbye for now. —— back to. hello, this is breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. 8630. -- it is 6:30 8630. —— it is 6:30 a.m.. we'll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment, but also on breakfast this morning. it's back to school for many children this week, but how hard is it hitting parents in the pocket? we're talking about the cost of school uniforms and what's being done to help make them more affordable. he couldn't bear to watch his matches back then,

but stephen hendry‘s been reliving his career on youtube to help write his new book. he'll be here after 8:30. and sophie ellis bextor is putting a new spin on the greatest hits album, combining her disco hits with an orchestra. we'll hear the results later. all that still to come. but now a summary of this morning's main news. a revolutionary new treatment to track —— to tackle a rare form of childhood leukaemia is to be made available through the nhs. health experts say the therapy, which uses the body's own immune cells to fight the cancer, represents one of the most exciting advances for decades. there are hopes it could also have an impact on other cancer treatment. nhs patients are the first in europe to get this new treatment, and because we're on the beginning of a new era of personalised medicine, where cells from your own

body are being reprogrammed to provide treatments for previously untreatable conditions. jewish leaders have condemned jeremy corbyn on his criticism of israel. members of the national executive committee agreed to adopt in full the definition of anti—semitism. a statement was also agreed, aimed at protecting free speech and wouldn't in any way undermine the freedom of expression on israel or the rights of palestinians. the former bank of england governor has branded england's progressions for leading the eu as incompetent. he told the government had been left without a credible bargaining position and claimed that blame should be shared between parliament and key

decision—makers in whitehall. if the government cannot take action to prevent these catastrophic outcomes, whatever position we have taken, it outcomes, whatever position we have ta ken, it illustrates outcomes, whatever position we have taken, it illustrates a whole lack of preparation. it doesn't pose anything about whether the policy of staying in the eu is good or bad, it tells us everything about the incompetence of the preparation for it. at least at least ten people have been killed and hundreds injured, as the strongest typhoon for more than 25 years continues to hit the west coast of japan. tropical storm named jebi has left a trail of destruction across the west of the country, hitting major cities like kyoto and osaka, with more than a million people being forced to evacuate their homes. donald trump has dismissed a highly critical new book

about his administration. bob woodward, the journalist who helped break richard nixon's watergate scandal, says the white house is having a "nervous brea kdown". the president suggested mr woodward was working for his political opponents, the democratic party, while the white house issued statements from leading figures in the government denying claims in the book. the archbishop of canterbury has called for a fundamental reform of the uk economy to include more public spending and higher taxes on technology giants and the wealthy. it comes ahead of the launch of a major report by the left—leaning think tank, the commission on economicjustice, of which justin welby was a leading member. the government insists it is spending more money, and reducing the deficit. 0ur economics correspondent andy verity has more. off the bank said it would refund

without having to check. it is 6:35 a.m.. i think next year ‘s women's world cup and we have had various points over the years where we think it is on. i think it will be fantastic. a great result last night. scotland manager shelley kerr says "there are exciting times ahead" after her team made history by reaching the women's world cup for the first time. a second half goal from striker jane ross gave them a 2—1win over albania yesterday. group rivals switzerland could only draw with poland so scotland automatically qualify for the finals. iam i am lost for words. i don't know what to say a part from we knew that

the game would be tough and we knew it would be like that. throughout the campaign albania have caused us problems because we haven't dealt with the physical side of the game. screaming and shrieking. england are already home and dry but finished in style with a 6—0 victory over kasza kstan. the lionesses were 2—0 up by half time. they went up a gear in the second half. in the men's game, england defender luke shaw has revealed he was close to having his leg amputated following an horrific double break back in 2015. the manchester united player has been recalled by manager gareth southgate for the upcoming matches against spain and switzerland. no one knows but i nearly lost my leg. i was really close to losing my leg. i was really close to losing my leg and i never knew that until six

months later when the doctor told me. of course, if i knew that then i would have never stopped. even if he had told me that there is a worry, i would have tried. ifound out six months later and it was hard to me to realise that. but like i said, the leak is feeling really strong now, it's good. —— the leg. tiger woods is back in the american ryder cup team for the first time in six years. and then walker is excited! —— and dan walker is excited! woods will play in his eighth ryder cup later this month after being picked as a wildcard alongside phil mickelson and bryson dechambeau. he hasn't been involved as a player for six years, but got stuck in when us vice—captain two years ago. whether it was pairings, spikes or sandwiches, water, whatever they needed. i was there this year to have the honour to play a game is

beyond special. and europe, who are looking to regain the trophy after defeat at hazeltine two years ago, will announce their final four wildcard picks later this afternoon. here are the eight who are already in, selected automatically via ranking points. they include us open winner and rio 2016 olympic championjustin rose, four—time major winner rory mcilroy and southport‘s tommy fleetwood. so who could be named as part of european team captain thomas bjorn's four wildcard picks? well, one of them could be ian poulter. he's been involved in five ryder cups since making his debut in 200a, and has never been beaten in the singles, having lost just four of his 18 matches. 2017 masters champion sergio garcia. he's got a great history in the ryder cup having been part of europe's team on eight occassions. serena williams is into the semi—finals of the us open for the ninth consecutive time.

she beating karolina pliskova is straight sets. williams is aiming to win a recording equalling 2ath major title. the six—time champion won eight games in a row to help her secure the win. world number one rafael nadal is making hard work of his quarterfinal against austria's dominic thiem. they are currently in a 5th and final set after thiem won a ath set tie breaker. it's half past one in the morning in new york, they have been on court for over a hours. it is boiling hot. they have got the ice towel. it is really humid. really sticky and sweaty. he has got the guns out. always. ( part of his contract. at —— i think that is part of his contract. we're often told about the importance of exercise and now the world health organisation has sounded a warning that mightjust get us moving. it's found that a quarter of the world's adults are at risk of disease because they're not doing enough physical activity and it says the problem is worse in wealthy countries. let's speak now to dr melody ding who helped with the research published in the lancet today. thank you very much for coming on

brea kfast thank you very much for coming on breakfast and giving us more detail. we have summarised the findings there, what are your thoughts on what this tells us? so my thought is we really need to take action because the who has the target of reducing inactivity by 20% by 2025. we are reducing inactivity by 20% by 2025. we a re really reducing inactivity by 20% by 2025. we are really too slow to meet that target. it is also important to point out that among women around the world, the presence of inactivity is more than 30%. it is strange because we often talk about this programme about schemes try to get people moving, it seems there has been loads and yet over the last 15 years has been very little change in the amount of physical activity. exactly. there has been a lot of effort to get people to be active. i think we often fall into the same

trap of trying to get people active to depend on individual responsibility, to try to educate people about how important physical activity is. the reality is, we had to really rethink about how we design our living environment to facilitate active living because many people know, exercise is important but they don't partake. so u nless we important but they don't partake. so unless we really create our environment to facilitate that it is going to be very difficult to hit that target. it said a quarter of the world ‘s population is at risk of disease, what sort of disease are we talking about? without physical activity. it is responsible for a range of diseases, from heart disease, stroke, some type of cancer, diabetes. is also important to mention that physical activity is not only important in preventing diseases, but also in managing, for

example, among heart disease patients and diabetes patients, physical activity plays an important role in that management. talked about creating an environment that promotes physical activity, what sort of thing does that look like? it's that involve government intervention, changing culture and the way we do things? —— does that involve. absolutely we need to rethink our culture. for example, in the last 15 years, despite all of the last 15 years, despite all of the effort to get more people active, when we think about our environment activity has been engineered out of our environment so people rely on cars for transportation and at work and in public places, more people go straight to the escalators or lift rather than taking the stairs. in our spare time we have just been fixing our eyes on the screens, rather than taking a walk and enjoying moving around. citing any bea enjoying moving around. citing any be a cultural shift about how we

live our life, how we move, how we can see, how we work and all of these aspects. thank you. i thought that yesterday, i was on an escalator and there was a sign at the lift and the little sigh next it said take the stairs instead. i didn't, but i will do it today. i think. having been on ajourney didn't, but i will do it today. i think. having been on a journey with sport, it is all about, for me, starting with small steps. running for one minute, walking for one minute. taking the lift, whatever it is. just little steps. then it becomes a habit. i will take today. i will watch. at least once. here is matt with a look at this morning's weather. with legs like mine, every step is a small step. not a bad start if you

are walking into work. this is sunrise around the murray firth. some of you are waking up to showers and rain outside your window. this is the scene at the moment across east anglia and the south—east. h efty east anglia and the south—east. hefty downpours across norfolk, sussex, essex, and east london. damp across yorkshire, especially north yorkshire, and a few showers for parts of western scotland and northern ireland. they will become more abundant as we go into the afternoon. elsewhere, the bulk of the day if not all day it will be dry. ripening up across east anglia and the south—east compared with this morning. compared with the past few days, a lovely day across parts of the south—west, into wales, the midlands, northern england. morning drizzle across yorkshire will gradually clear. right conditions across eastern scotland. northern ireland turning cloudier, many will just about avoid them, but across central and western scotland a greater chance of getting wet through the second half of the day

as those showers nudge eastwards, finishing brighter across the hebrides. the showers will work across scotland into the first part of the night before fading away. one or two into england and wales. many will be dry with some clear skies, and a cool night away from towns and cities. cooler than recent nights across england and wales, temperatures down into single figures to start the day. while we start with a lot of dry weather, rain in the coast of northern ireland, outbreaks of rain through the course of the day in parts of the course of the day in parts of the south midlands and the south—west. showers developing in northern england and scotland, some of those could be on the heavy side. brighter weather in between but it will start to be cooler. temperatures of 1a or 15 degrees in scotland. the second half of the week low pressure developing to the east of us. cooler winds working their way in from the north, and they will bring greater risk of showers as we go through friday. initially across parts of eastern england, especially to the north—east. windy across the coast, more persistent rain across northern

scotland, the odd shower popping up elsewhere but still some dry and bright moments. certainly when it is raining, with that stiffer breeze, it will feel cooler than it has done of late. temperatures in the teams, as they will be for the start of the weekend and lifting a little bit in the sunday. this weekend it looks like some of the wet conditions on saturday will be across the south, on sunday further north. but there isa on sunday further north. but there is a mixture of sunshine and showers. just before i go, you will probably notice the morning is getting a bit darker, and the evenings the big light is going on a bit sooner. we are losing three to five minutes of daylight each day. nothing too much to complain about. three to five a day. i noticed it last night. i didn't realise it was going to be that quick. yes, rapidly accelerating. sorry! great news. the uk economy is failing to raise living standards, and more young people are set to be poorer than their parents. these are just some of the findings of a new report by a major think tank.

steph has been looking into this. what exactly are they saying, steph? put simply, today's report says the uk economy is not working. in other words the system is unfair. this comes from a group from all different spheres of life, everyone from economists, people who work in unions, and the archbishop of canterbury has put his thoughts into this as well. they say there needs to be fundamental reform of the economic system, because the big problems have been around for a long time. they include weaknesses in productivity, investment and trade. the report says the scales are not balanced at the moment, so it isn't a fair system for us all. they say economicjustice won't come from changes to taxes and benefits. instead, they have put forward 70 recommendations. some of them include workers on company boards, higher pay for workers

on zero—hours contracts, an increase in the living wage, and a new investment bank. and then, this is an interesting one to do with tax. having more tax for people who are wealthy but not necessarily working. what they are saying at the moment is when you work you tend to pay the most tax, whereas people who have inherited wealth or i getting wealth from other types of income which doesn't involve work should perhaps pay more tax. one of the more radical ideas is to create a regulator to oversee how tech giants like google and facebook work, in the same way as regulators look at the water or utility sectors. you mentioned the archbishop of

canterbury has been involved. what has he been saying? we have been talking him him —— to him on the bbc. tax should be a fundamental pa rt bbc. tax should be a fundamental part of being a citizen and those who have the most should pay the most, and no company through being multinational or being global can evade the responsibilities of paying its proper amount of tax, based on the revenues it earns in this country. so yes, some people will need to pay more. what have the government said? unsurprisingly the government said? unsurprisingly the government have been defensive about what has already been done. they say since 2010 we have supported more people into work, introduced the national living wage which is £7.83 an hour, doubled free childcare, helping workers keep more of their income by cutting taxes for 31

million people by an average of £1000. they say they think they have a balanced approach to this. i am sure they will also take a good look at this report to see what the recommendations, because they were so many people from different parts of life involved in putting this together. and we will talk about it later as well. let us know what you think about that and anything else we talk about on the programme. it was nearly 30 years ago that tracy edwards skippered the first all—female crew in a round—the—world yacht race. but when she discovered the boat they had used, the maiden, was abandoned and rotting away, she vowed to rescue it and restore it. she did it, and is now about to lead a crew on a new global adventure. breakfast‘s john maguire is at st katherine's docks, in london, where they will unveil maiden today. it has been absolutely transformed, maiden. if you are a keen breakfast

fan, we came and saw her coming back into southampton in a totally sorry state. no mast, covered in all sorts of mud and horrible stuff. down below it was a wreck, really. it has been painstakingly and expensively restored since then. it looks absolutely magnificent, just as it did way back when when this boat and its crew and skipper conquered the world. the last time maiden sailed out of the hamble boatyard after a major refit she was about to circumnavigate the globe and become a recordbrea ker. circumnavigate the globe and become a recordbreaker. her all—female crew was the first to complete the round—the—world yacht race, and has skipper, tracy edwards, became a household name. that was 1990. then last year, tracy discovered maiden was abandoned in the seychelles, and made plans to bring her back to life. since then, she has been made ready for a new global adventure,

this time a three—year voyage working with charities to raise awareness of education for girls. the full—time crew will have guessed skippers, some of the best sailors in the world. this woman has just returned from the volvo ocean race. icame to returned from the volvo ocean race. i came to light grew up with pictures of this yacht doing the round—the—world race, and now coming back from this edition of the race to tracy saying can you help me out, it was lovely to be part of this group girls with this three—year project ahead of them, and in part the knowledge i have learnt along the knowledge i have learnt along the way to see if i can help them. four women will make up the permanent crew. the amelia is the youngest, at just 21. permanent crew. the amelia is the youngest, atjust 21. i saw maiden comeback on the ship can be lowered off southampton, and i thought oh my gosh, i've got to sail of that vote. soi gosh, i've got to sail of that vote. so i started to get involved in the project and hassling tracy, offering to volunteer to scrap the whole. six months later, tracy decided she

wa nted months later, tracy decided she wanted to employ me. and for tilley, who comes from finland and clearly has no problem with heights, the maiden project gives her a once—in—a—lifetime opportunity. maiden project gives her a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. so obviously the whole three—year trip around the world is pretty amazing for any sailor. but my background academically is actually in human rights, and i'd never in a million yea rs rights, and i'd never in a million years thought that i could combine my tee passions. so when this came out it was a no—brainer. my tee passions. so when this came out it was a no-brainer. the refit has seen maiden changed from a racing yacht the one that is slightly more comfortable, and with the latest equipment. so, after three decades, maiden is ready to set sail once again, even in her original colours. i had of her, this time, nota race, butan original colours. i had of her, this time, not a race, but an equally important voyage. —— ahead of her. backin back in sync katharine dock, tracy is with us. —— st katharine dock. what do you think of it? she looks

absolutely amazing. the girls have done an incredible job, absolutely amazing. the girls have done an incrediblejob, it is fantastic. did you think you would get here over the last 18 months? it was a bit touch and go on occasion. there were moments when we had to smile through the oh my goodness, what are we doing? i knew that eve ryo ne what are we doing? i knew that everyone would come through. they a lwa ys everyone would come through. they always do. trillions, and when you first thought i am going to bring maiden back, he made the decision not to bring her back as a racing yacht to do something very different. tell me why. well, i have been passionate about girls' education for a number of years, and we had someone rather special come in and help the maiden project, the daughter of king hussein, who funded her the first time, and we will be sailing ina her the first time, and we will be sailing in a three—year tour to raise money for girls' education.

and you are a very famous yachtswoman, aren't you ? and you are a very famous yachtswoman, aren't you? tell me why you got involved in the project. the last project that ijust you got involved in the project. the last project that i just finished you got involved in the project. the last project that ijust finished i was looking for something new, and the whole thing fitted into a slot that i really agreed with. sailing around the world is my passion, sailing is my passion, and girls' education, i grew up in an area which was quite poor as well so education for me has been a great help and open so many doors for me, soi help and open so many doors for me, so i can see what a great help it is. we will sing a song before we hand you to the newsroom so you can catch up with news, travel and weather where you are, and we are going to sing... # happy birthday to you. # happy birthday to you. # happy birthday, dear tracy. you. # happy birthday to you. # happy birthday, deartracy. # happy birthday to you. good morning from bbc london news, i'm charlotte franks. a 22—year—old has been charged with manslaughter after a 51—year—old man was attacked in central london last year. desmond 0'beirne was assaulted in trafalgar square last june.

he died six months later from his injuries. luis abella from stockwell will appear at westminster magistrates court later today. london is bucking the trend when it comes to cases of carbon monoxide poisoning. data from a freedom of information request from the campaign group shout, which raises awareness of carbon monoxide poisoning, says cases have risen by a quarter in the uk. but in london last year, there were 79 cases, a decrease of 31%. misogyny could be treated as a hate crime under new laws banning upskirting that are due to be voted on by mps. the labour mp for walthamstow, stella creasy, is seeking an amendment, that will make taking unsolicited pictures under someone's clothing a crime. londoner gina martin launched an online petition to change the law after she was a victim at a festival last year. new bins being installed here in the capital could put an end to littered streets, by emailing collectors as they become full.

these solar—powered so—called smart bins are roughly the same size as normal bins, but can hold up to ten times the capacity. they are currently being trialled in waltham forest, greenwich and haringey. and we will be on greenwich high road later tonight, looking at whether these bins will be a more permanent fixture on the capital's high streets. join us at 6:30pm. let's have a look at the travel situation now. there is a part—suspension on the 0verground this morning, with no service from liverpool street to enfield town, and chingford. south western railway services via effingham junction and epsom are diverted, and southern trains are suspended between dorking and epsom. and the traffic lights are out on homerton high street at the junction with ponsford street, following a collision to the west of the ambulance station. lets have a check on the weather now with sara thornton. good morning to you. not a completely straightforward

weather picture for you this morning. we've got a few showers just now out towards the east. they tend to clear up quite nicely. we might have a bit of sunshine coming through for a time, but on the whole, it's a bit cooler and cloudier than it has been. you can see that stripe of showers out towards the far east, tending to clear away quite nicely. a bit of sunshine at times through the morning. there's a bit of cloud out towards the west, still filtering our way, though. so the sunshine comes and goes through the day. it's pretty much dry, though, top temperature of 20 celsius. a bit more in the way of cloud just to push its way in from the west tonight, but then it tends to really fizzle out. i think largely in our towns we'll stay in double figures, but then by the time we get towards tomorrow morning, out towards the suburbs, we're talking about high single figures here, so a coolish start. here's how your tomorrow looks. some sunshine through the day. enjoy that, because behind me, there's more in the way of cloud filtering our way through the end of the week. it will turn more unsettled, then it looks like we'll see a spell of rain and cooler weather on saturday. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address.

bye for now. here is matt with a look at this morning's weather. good morning. welcome to breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. 0ur headlines today: breakthrough in treating child leukaemia. nhs patients in england will become the first in europe to receive a revolutionary new treatment. labour mps will vote today on the decision to include the full definition of anti—semitism in their party rules. the rising cost of death. the amount people borrow to pay for their loved ones' funerals soars 3a percent over the last five years, to nearly £1,800. the history girls do it for scotland. they've qualified for the women's world cup for the first time ever, after beating albania. after a record breaking summer for renewable energy,

we'll ask what the future holds for solar power in the uk. and the solar panels will be working ha rd across and the solar panels will be working hard across many parts of the country. in east anglia and the south—east some morning rain and it turns wet in western scotland and northern ireland later. i will have the full forecast here on breakfast. it's wednesday 5th september. our top story — a revolutionary new treatment to tackle a rare form of childhood leukaemia is to be made available through the nhs in england. health experts say the therapy, which uses the body's own immune cells to fight the cancer, represents one of the most exciting advances for decades. there are hopes it could also have an impact on other cancer treatment. here's our health correspondent dominic hughes. leukaemia is a form of blood cancer, and, in most cases, is highly treatable. but some patients don't respond, so researchers have been looking at the potential for individualised therapies. this is cutting—edge science, and it's expensive. but within a few weeks, via the nhs in england, it could be available to up to 30

children and young people who otherwise have run out of treatment options. nhs patients are the first in europe to get this new treatment, and because we're on the beginning of a new era of personalised medicine, where cells from your own body are being reprogrammed to provide treatments for previously untreatable conditions. this is how the blood cancer treatment works: a blood sample is removed from the patient and then immune cells, known as t cells, are taken from the blood. these are then modified to detect and kill cancer cells. known as t cells, are taken from the blood. these are then modified to detect and kill cancer cells. they're then grown in the laboratory and injected back into the patient. it's the first time this type of cellular therapy is going to be used in the nhs and in europe.

for people... children with blood cancer, it's going to make a huge difference to them, but we can expect to see this type of therapy be rolled out in other blood cancers and in other types of cancers over the next few years. this announcement marks a big step forward for a form of therapy that many believe is game—changing. after years of promise, personalised medicine is becoming a major weapon in the fight against cancer. dominic hughes, bbc news. jewish groups have criticised the labour leaderjeremy corbyn's attempt to get his party's ruling body to adopt a statement allowing criticism of the foundation of the state of israel. the party's national executive agreed to the internationally recognised definition of anti—semitism yesterday but it also pledged to protect freedom of expression. 0ur political correspondent alex forsyth is in westminster for us this morning. this row has been rumbling on for some time, do you think it is now cleared up, that the labour party can move on? in the words of one labourmp, the can move on? in the words of one labour mp, the party has taken two steps forward and one step back because this is what has happened to. the row has been over whether labour should accept the international holocaust remembrance

alliances definition of anti—semitism in full. yesterday, the party's ruling body did do that and it added a line of explanation, saying that definition would not undermine freedom of expression about israel or a about the rights of palestinians. now, jeremy corbyn had wanted that explanatory statement to be much longer, allowing much greater criticism of israel. people say that was the wrong move and even some of his own allies blocked him. so where are we with all of this this morning? the fa ct with all of this this morning? the fact that the party has adopted that definition in full has been broadly welcomed, but critics, not less in the jewish community said welcomed, but critics, not less in thejewish community said there should be no compromises, the caveats, though attempt to divert it. so i think there has been a step forward but we are far from this being resolved just yet. will talk about it in more detail in five minutes time. —— we will. the former bank of england governor mervyn king has branded britain's preparations for leaving

the eu as "incompetent". lord king, who's a brexit supporter, told the bbc the government had been left without a credible bargaining position but claimed blame should be shared between parliament and key decision makers in whitehall. if the government cannot take action to prevent these outcomes, whatever position we take, illustrates the whole lack of preparation. it tells us everything about the incompetence for the progression for it. —— preparation. at least ten people have been killed and hundreds more injured as the strongest typhoon for more than 25 years continues to hit the west coast of japan. the storm named jebi has forced the evacuation of more than one million residents with officials now issuing warnings forflooding, landslides and tornadoes. we can speak now to our correspondent robin brant who is in tokyo for us. while we are talking, we will see the conditions are truly brutal.

yes, some dramatic images emerging over last four hours. the truth is, the worst ofjebi is over now, the storm has moved to the north towards the coast of russia, now along the western side of japan the coast of russia, now along the western side ofjapan and it has been downgraded to a tropical storm now. but the aftermath is serious. we have three quarters of a million homes without power, up to ten people have lost their lives. at the international airport, an important tourist hub, we had 5000 people stranded overnight because essentially most of that airport became a lake. lot of the concrete their submerged parts of the runway and the terminal from the air and the bridge leading to the airport was damaged by that ship. 5000 people could not go anywhere and they had to spend the night there.

hundreds of flights were cancelled, they are now being removed by emergency bus services, but there is a real worry about the economic impact of this storm because 0saka and what has happened around the international airport could have a huge import. will this airport be shut today is? four weeks? 0nly huge import. will this airport be shut today is? four weeks? only now is the government really beginning to look at what the economic impact will be of what was in the end, a brief but quite devastating story. is pictures show the scene of devastation. —— knows pictures. —— those pictures. donald trump has dismissed a highly critical new book about his administration. bob woodward,the journalist who helped break richard nixon's watergate scandal, says the white house is having a "nervous brea kdown". the president suggested mr woodward was working for his political opponents, the democratic party, while the white house issued statements from leading figures in the government denying claims in the book. global health experts have

issued an urgent warning after finding more than a quarter of the world's adults are at risk of disease from not doing enough physical activity. the world health organisation says one point four billion people do not exercise enough and vulnerable to heart conditions, type two diabetes, dementia and cancer. research published in the lancet today reveals the problem is worse in wealthier countries including the uk. thousands of people in the uk have been charged twice for debit card payments. the error occurred due to an issue with a card terminal run by cardnet, a joint venture between lloyds bank and first data. money came out of bank accounts twice but transactions only showed up once on many shop, pub and restaurant receipts. lloyds banking group said people would be refunded. the archbishop of canterbury has called for a fundamental reform of the uk economy to include more public spending and higher taxes on technology giants and the wealthy. it comes ahead of the launch of a major report by the left—leaning think tank, the commission on economicjustice, of which justin welby was a leading member. the government insists it is spending more money, and reducing the deficit.

0ur economics correspondent andy verity has more. this is romford in essex, a town with five shopping centres. in a country where unemployment is at its lowest since the 70s, yet it is expected to be the worst decade for living standards in 200 years. do you feel better off or worse off than you did ten years ago? worse. it is more expensive, everything. i think on the whole, this country is very, very fair. so many people are struggling. the commission on economicjustice says in the last a0 years, only a tenth of the growth by the economy went to the bottom half of us measured by income. its members from across the political spectrum we now need the biggest economic reforms since the second world war. we have this enormous challenge of saying can we reimagine the future of this country so its foundations are in hope, based on justice and fairness? the commission's

prescriptions include holding down house price inflation, spreading wealth through fairer taxes with higher taxes on corporations and wealthy. a new national investment bank with up to £200 billion to lend to promising businesses that the commercial banks will not help. and boosting their national living wage to £8.75 an hour. the commissions proposals go far beyond government is planning and it would kick hole in the chancellor's plans to cut the deficit, but to the commission's members, the fairer economy would also be a stronger economy and the need for reform is urgent. andy verity, bbc news, romford. let's ta ke let's take you back to one of our main stories. for months, the labour party has struggled to contain a long—running dispute over claims of anti—semitism within its ranks. the current row can be traced back to two allegations against the party in 2016, a year after jeremy corbyn became leader. in 2016, he announced an independent inquiry into anti—semitism and other forms of racism in the labour party.

injuly this year, labour adopted a new code of conduct but left out four of the 11 "contemporary examples" of anti—semitism cited by the international holocaust remembrance alliance. over the summer two mps, john woodcock and frank field, resigned the whip in protest and others threatened to do the same. yesterday, labour said its national executive committee had adopted all of the ihra examples of anti—semitism, alongside a statement saying "this will not in any way undermine freedom of expression on israel or the rights of palestinians". let's speak now to labour mp john mann who is chair of the all—party parliamentary group on anti—semitism and karen pollock from the holocaust educational trust. thank you very much indeed for joining us. i know it mps will be

balloted on this later, what is the likelihood of what is go to happen? the mps will vote overwhelmingly, hopefully unanimously, i suspect there will be one or two notable abstentions for this, for the international holocaust remembrance alliance definition. but this has got absolutely nothing to do with the rights of palestinians, perfectly justified the rights of palestinians, perfectlyjustified rights the rights of palestinians, perfectly justified rights of palestinians. it has got to do with abuse, attacking and racism against jewish people. that is why it is the astonishing that the labour party has had this turmoil over something thatis has had this turmoil over something that is internationally recognised and other countries, other parties on the left have not on perfectly well, very well, with this definition and makes it easier to have a proper that debate about israel and palestine because it defines what language is unacceptable and racist. we now know

that they will adopt this definition of anti—semitism, this has been going on for some time. is it enough? it's this over?” going on for some time. is it enough? it's this over? i think the problem is that this has been going on now for a couple of years, incident after incident of anti— sit at —— anti—semitism within the labour party not being dealt with. they should be booted out of a party, the jewish community should not have to call for it, it is common sense if you are anti racist. those who call at anti—semitism seemed to be punished and we need leadership from the very top. yes, definition got passed at the national committee ruling yesterday, with a caveat, but actually it goes much wider than this. why is it, in 2018, we are having this conversation daily on our bbc breakfast and our newspapers, discussing anti—semitism? breakfast and our newspapers, discussing anti-semitism? let's talk about the statement alongside it, it

said that the statement is aimed at protecting free speech. is that what it is doing, in your view? the international holocaust remembrance alliance definition is a framework and it doesn't stifle freedom of speech. anyone who wants to contribute to a meaningful debate about israel and palestine can do so with —— within that framework. what i want to know is that the labour party, who hurt have had such issues with anti—semitism, think they know best as to how to deal with it. can you answer that question about the labour party, john? if you want to see discussions at that israel and palestine, go to the israeli parliament. the problem is this, the labour party has lost the trust and confidence of the jewish labour party has lost the trust and confidence of thejewish community. very large numbers ofjewish party members have left the labour party over the last year, very large

numbers of. some are even leaving the country because of their fears for the future. the labour party is going to have to do vast liam moore. gordon brown made a brilliant speech, a leader ‘s speech, on what anti—semitism is and how it is totally u na cce pta ble in a ny political party, particularly hours. bitsyjeremy corbyn political party, particularly hours. bitsy jeremy corbyn make political party, particularly hours. bitsyjeremy corbyn make the same kind of speech. —— ours. i was country ask you that, this is your party, what you want to see? what would reassure people and put this to bed? -- let's see. the only thing that is acceptable is to be in a position where thejewish community feels welcomed back into the labour party, comes back into the labour party, comes back into the labour party, comes back into the labour party. the large numbers ofjewish voters that we have lost in the last two years come back to the labour party because they feel confident that the labour party is their party. don't forget, jewish people were at the heart of setting up people were at the heart of setting up the labour party. they are in our

dna. jewish people and their contribution has been massive throughout the history of the labour party. yet we have a small number of jewish mps for the labour party being targeted by racist bigots and funds in their thousands and the labour party at the top standing at the side and doing nothing to protect them. boot the racist to make out and let's start cleaning up the labour party. let's talk about whatjohns hopes are, that people come back to the party and are reassured. is that go to happen? i feel a ifeel a bit at i feel a bit at a loss. ifeel a bit at a loss. it i feel a bit at a loss. it has ifeel a bit at a loss. it has been going on for two years. everything is so difficult. why is it that there was a debate about the definition of anti—semitism? why is it that it is up to thejewish community to be calling out for rigorous discipline and efficiency when dealing with anti—semites. it should be basics. so is there hope?

i think we all, asjews in this country, just want to get on with our lives, and we mark thejewish new year next week. we don't want to be sitting around our family tables discussing the current situation in the uk, but we will be. so let's hope there is some sort of leadership within the labour party. yesterday there was a statement of solidarity with the jewish community, and i couldn't help but feel a bit cynical. it is action, not words. thank you both for your time here on breakfast. something we will be talking about before 8am is the issue of school uniforms. british parent spent £950 million on back—to—school items last year, with the average parent spending £253 on uniform, shoes, sportswear, bags, stationery, that sort of thing. is that too much? how

do we keep costs down? here is matt with a look at this morning's weather. a lovely start to the day across many parts of the uk this morning. sunrise coming up in the distant in swa nsea. sunrise coming up in the distant in swansea. there are exceptions, in east anglia and the south—east you have to deal with some rush—hour showers which have been around since the early hours. a bit heavier in the early hours. a bit heavier in the east and south—east of london. around essex in suffolk as well. it will ease into the morning in the early afternoon. a bit drizzly in yorkshire as well. isolated showers west of scotland and northern ireland at the moment, but they will become a bit more abundant as we go through the late morning and certainly the early afternoon. in between 0liver, the vast majority will be dry through the afternoon. a pleasa nt will be dry through the afternoon. a pleasant afternoon as well. even across the south—east and east anglia it should brighten up. the smallest chance of one or two residual showers, but south—west

england, wales, the midlands and northern england lastly improving as far as sunshine amounts are concerned. a bit warmer as well. across into northern ireland, a bit more cloud, a few showers but many will just about avoid them. more cloud, a few showers but many willjust about avoid them. while eastern scotland stays dry during the day, out in the west the showers a more abundant. it will be hard—pressed a more abundant. it will be ha rd—pressed to completely a more abundant. it will be hard—pressed to completely stay dry although brighter for a time across the highlands and hebrides. those showers pushing across scotland in the evening, drifting down towards the evening, drifting down towards the midlands. many other areas will stay largely dry with more and the of clear skies around tonight. more will have to britches dipping into single figures so dry start, variable amounts of cloud. some sunshine in north and west scotland. could be quite wetjust to the very far south of northern ireland, outbreaks of rain in wales, the south midlands and the south—west developing through the day. we will see showers more frequent across northern england and scotland, and temperatures will start to take a bit of a drop through thursday. that is because we see an area of low pressure developed to the east of the country by this stage. there will be some rain for some of you,

but pushing around it, the wind coming in from the north will add to the temperatures drop uk wide through the end of the week. it will not be a wet day everywhere on friday. many places will stay largely if not completely dry. certainly most prone to outbreaks of rain down the eastern coast of england on friday and the north and east of scotland could see heavier and more persistent rain. the breeze will make it feel a little bit cooler than of late. the breeze is still with us as we go into the weekend. the chance of rain most likely in the south on saturday, showers in the north of sunday. but still some dry and bright weather as well. let's take a look at today's papers. the times leads on the labour party's adoption of the international definition of antisemitism. they are also claiming that party leaderjeremy corbyn was left humiliated after his attempt to add a 500—word caveat to the definition was rejected by allies. the daily mirror points out the cost of the game—changing cancer treatment we have been talking about this morning, which stands at £282,000 per patient. the guardian carries news of a study

by the food foundation think tank, which suggests almost four million children in britain live in households that can't afford to to buy enough fruit and vegetables to meet official nutrition guidelines. and the picture is a pair of birds which has become extinct in the wild, one of eight species of birds suspected to have died out recently. and late bloomers, why olderfolk get smarter in september. those over the age of 70 have been found to be significantly cleverer at the start of autumn compared with the spring. they can't exactly find out why but they think it might have something to do with the autumnal equinox and all that sort of business. thousands of people have been checked at various points of the year, and the

cleverest day, apparently, is 23 september. so if you want to do a test, do it on that day. it has been a record—breaking summer, and the perfect conditions led to solar power briefly becoming the uk's top energy source during the last weekend injune. but how could the solar energy industry be affected by more frequent heatwaves? tim muffett can shed some light on this, from a farm in swindon. morning. good morning to you. the sun is up and the solar panels are doing their thing here at chapel farm solar park in swindon. a few years ago this was a landfill site, could now generates enough powerfor a landfill site, could now generates enough power for around 1200 a landfill site, could now generates enough powerfor around 1200 homes at peak output. many are wondering if we should be embracing solar energy on a bigger scale. so big questions. and solarfarms energy on a bigger scale. so big questions. and solar farms are

energy on a bigger scale. so big questions. and solarfarms are not a lwa ys questions. and solarfarms are not always the most popular things, aesthetically they can be not great for some people. i have been the one site in kent where there are some people who don't think they would be a good idea. here are some of the arguments for and against. cleve hill would put every other uk solar farm in the shade. the site itself will be close to 1,000 acres. the solar park would produce enough clean, affordable, renewable power for over 110,000 homes. the site is on the north kent coast. the plan is for an area around the size of a00 football pitches to be covered with solar panel. it would be by far the uk's biggest solarfarm. the reason why we're proposing a solar park here is because it's a very large, flat, open space of privately owned land in the south—east of england, in kent, where solar radiation is very good. and, if the future weather predictions continue, then this is an incredibly significant form of renewable energy to be enhanced. in other countries, giant solar

farms are more common. some of the biggest are in china. collectively, they could produce enough energy to power the entire united kingdom many times over. a decision as to whether or not a solar farm will be built on this site is not expected for a year at least. but, whilst many accept that we should be doing more to harness energy from the sun, solar farms can be controversial. it would have a huge impact on the environment, and the local area. michael wilcox lives close by, and supports solar energy in principle. but a giant solar park on this site? too big, too disruptive. it'll look like the roof of a factory, but it's going to cover so much land, it's the same size as a town. so, if you can imagine the town—sized factory being put there, in the landscape, we think that's the wrong kind of design.

other countries have shown that big solar farms can transform energy production. a bright idea, or a blot on the landscape? some of the arguments for and against in kent. what impact has this had? i think two things, to be honest. firstly this is a redundant landfill site so it is a really efficient use of the land, on a piece of land that there aren't many options to develop. i think the second interesting impact is the funding structure whereby the council has invested in the scheme but also opened up investment to the local community. you have hundreds of thousands of pounds invested in chapel farm solar farm, putting money back into people's pockets as well as the environmental benefits which accrue as well. and peter is from the university of bath. this is an area of expertise for you. should we be doing more to embrace solar energy? is that going to happen?”

think so. we have seen a huge growth in the last decade in the uk, to the extent that about a quarter of our generation has come from solar in this wonderful summer we have had. it isa this wonderful summer we have had. it is a very clean technology, it is very efficient. we have figured out how to connect to the grid. we still have some issues of management, so we have pea ks have some issues of management, so we have peaks and troughs in demand, and we have to figure out how to do more of that control, but it is very effective. what about during the winter? does it work as well?m works less well. one of the issues for the grid suppliers of energy for the country is to figure out the peaks the country is to figure out the pea ks and troughs. the country is to figure out the peaks and troughs. 0ne the country is to figure out the peaks and troughs. one of the nice things about solar is we have the sun, we know it will appear every day, we can roughly predict how much radiation we will have during the day and over the year.” radiation we will have during the day and over the year. i will show you some spectacular views we have of the solar farm, and they are a very eye—catching sight, and this is a former landfill so they were not that any objections but certainly

with the proposed bigger solarfarms like the one in kent, not everyone welcomes them so much because they are hard to avoid. but the impact they are having has increased, around 3.5% of electrical production is solar energy compared to 0.6% in 2013, a big increase even though it is still a small proportion of role. so plenty of things to think about, especially with this hot weather, and a lovely beautiful september in swindon. and it really is very spectacular. we will be back with you a little bit later. all this week, we are looking back at the amazing summer we've had. tomorrow, we will be looking at climate change, and there will also be more on renewables, with ben live at the world's largest offshore windfarm. we have some great guests coming up today, sophie ellis—bextor and stephen hendry, talking about his

relationship with higgins. and also his magic cue. from the age of 1a, how many championships? 70 tournaments. 70 tournaments, and it got snapped. coming back from thailand, and his entire career changed. do you have anything lucky? when i am competing? i have magic pa nts. when i am competing? i have magic pants. i get very worried if i get into a competition and haven't got them. so many questions but i feel ifigo them. so many questions but i feel if i go further i am going to get into trouble. do you have a talisman? you have a special pair of glasses? do you have magic pants? sometimes i reveal too much. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news, i'm charlotte franks. a 22—year—old has been charged with manslaughter after a 51—year—old man was attacked in central london last year. desmond 0'beirne was assaulted in trafalgar square last june. he died six months later from his injuries. luis abella from stockwell will appear at westminster magistrates court later today.

london is bucking the trend when it comes to cases of carbon monoxide poisoning. data from a freedom of information request from the campaign group shout, which raises awareness of carbon monoxide poisoning, says cases have risen by a quarter in the uk. but in london last year there were 79 cases, a decrease of 31%. misogyny could be treated as a hate crime under new laws banning upskirting that are due to be voted on by mps. the labour mp for walthamstow, stella creasy, is seeking an amendment that will make taking unsolicited pictures under someone's clothing a crime. londoner gina martin launched an online petition to change the law after she was a victim at a festival last year. new bins being installed here in the capital could put an end to littered streets by emailing collectors as they become full.

these solar—powered so—called smart bins are roughly the same size as normal bins, but can hold up to ten times the capacity. they are currently being trialled in waltham forest, greenwich and haringey. and we will be on greenwich high road later tonight, looking at whether these bins will be a more permanent fixture on the capital's high streets. join us at 6:30pm. let's have a look at the travel situation now. there are severe delays on the 0verground between edmonton green and cheshunt, with severe delays between liverpool street enfield town and chingford, following a points failure. south western railway services between effingham junction and leatherhead are diverted via cobham and stoke d'abernon, with no service via bookham. let's have a check on the weather now. good morning to you. not a completely straightforward weather picture for you this morning. we've got a few showers just now out towards the east. they tend to clear up quite nicely.

we might have a bit of sunshine coming through for a time, but on the whole, it is a bit cooler and cloudier than it has been. you can see that stripe of showers out towards the far east, tending to clear away quite nicely. a bit of sunshine at times through the morning. there's a bit of cloud out towards the west, still filtering our way, though. so the sunshine comes and goes through the day. it's pretty much dry, though, top temperature of 20 celsius. a bit more in the way of cloud just to push its way in from the west through the night tonight, but then it tends to really fizzle out. i think largely in our towns we'll stay in double figures, but then by the time we get towards tomorrow morning, out towards the suburbs, we're talking about high single figures here, so a coolish start. here's how your tomorrow looks. some sunshine through the day. enjoy that, because behind me, there's more in the way of cloud filtering our way through the end of the week. it will turn more unsettled, then it looks like we'll see a spell of rain and cooler weather on saturday. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address.

bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. here's a summary of this morning's main stories from bbc news. a revolutionary new treatment to tackle a rare form of childhood leukaemia is to be made available through the nhs in england. health experts say the therapy, which uses the body's own immune cells to fight the cancer, represents one of the most exciting advances for decades. hospitals could start giving it to a small number of children within weeks. there are hopes it could also have an impact on other cancer treatment. jewish leaders have condemned an attempt byjeremy corbyn to persuade his party to adopt a statement which would have allowed criticism of the founding of the state of israel. members of the national executive committee did agree to adopt in full the definition of anti—semitism drawn up by the international holocaust remembrance alliance. but a statement was also agreed by the nec aimed at protecting free speech and wouldn't "in any way undermine freedom of expression

on israel or the rights of palestinians". the former bank of england governor mervyn king has branded britain's preparations for leaving the eu as "incompetent". lord king, who's a brexit supporter, told the bbc the government had been left without a credible bargaining position but claimed blame should be shared between parliament and key decision makers in whitehall. the group of people tasked to try to deal with this, not just the group of people tasked to try to deal with this, notjust in parliament as a whole. it beggars belief that the sixth biggest economy in the world should get itself into that position. everyone in europe has a strong economic incentive in coming to a free—trade agreement. that is something we should have said in 2016. but the

only way to get other countries to agree to that is to demonstrate that we have actually put in place of credible plans to be prepared to leave without a deal because we can't impose a deal on anyone else. at least ten people have been killed and hundreds injured, as the strongest typhoon for more than 25 years continues to hit the west coast of japan. the storm named jebi has left a trail of destruction across the west of the country, hitting major cities like kyoto and osaka, with more than a million people being forced to evacuate their homes. the winds are now slowing down and moving north, but people are being urged to stay alert for landslides and floods. really dramatic pictures, giving you an idea of the scale of it. donald trump has dismissed a highly critical new book about his administration. bob woodward, the journalist who helped break richard nixon's watergate scandal, says the white house is having a "nervous brea kdown". the president suggested mr woodward was working for his political opponents, the democratic party,

while the white house issued statements from leading figures in the government denying claims in the book. the archbishop of canterbury has called for a fundamental rethink of how the uk economy works including more public spending and higher taxes on technology giants and the wealthy. it comes ahead of the launch of a major report by the left—leaning think tank, the commission on economicjustice, of which justin welby was a leading member. the government says its balanced approach means spending more money whilst reducing the deficit. global health experts have issued an urgent warning afterfinding more than a quarter of the world's adults are at risk of disease from not doing enough physical activity. the world health organisation says 1.a billion people do not exercise enough and vulnerable to heart conditions, type two diabetes, dementia and cancer. research published in the lancet today reveals the problem is worse in wealthier countries including the uk. plenty to come on the show. we talk

about christine goodwin, who has photographed famous people and has spent loads of time with ed sheeran when he was a basket to playing to 90,000 people in wembley stadium. she has catalogued his life to photographs. there has been a tennis game going on in the early hours. it has just finished. it is almost 2.30 in new york and it is boiling and steaming. rafael nadal has just won, i mean just. rafael nadal is through to the semi finals of us 0pen after beating dominic thiem in 5 sets. nadal lost the first set 6 love,

but battled through to win in a 5th set tie breaker. after a hours and a9 minutes on court the match finished just after 2am in the morning new york time. nadal will meet former champion juan martin del potro in the semi final on friday. serena williams is into the semi—finals in the woman's draw for the ninth consecutive time. she beating karolina pliskova is straight sets. williams is aiming to win a recording equalling 2ath major title. scotland manager shelley kerr says "there are exciting times ahead" after her team made history by reaching the women's world cup for the first time. a second half goal from striker jane ross gave them a 2—1win over albania yesterday. group rivals switzerland could only draw with poland so scotland automatically qualify for the finals. i am lost for words. i don't know what to say apart

from we knew that the game would be tough and we knew it would be like that. throughout the campaign albania have caused us problems because we haven't dealt with the physical side of the game. screaming and shrieking. england are already home and dry but finished in style with a 6—0 victory over kaszakstan. the lionesses were 2—0 up by half time. they went up a gear in the second half, as manager phil neville took the chance to rest players and try out a few new ones. to having his leg amputated following an horrific double —— england defender luke shaw has revealed he was close to having his leg amputated following an horrific double break back in 2015. the manchester united player has been recalled by manager gareth southgate for the upcoming matches against spain and switzerland. no one knows but i nearly lost my leg. i was really close to losing my leg and i never knew that until six months later when

the doctor told me. of course, if i knew that then i would have never stopped. even if he had told me that there is a worry, i would have tried. i found out six months later and it was hard to me to realise that. but like i said, the leg is feeling really strong now, it's good. tiger woods is back in the american ryder cup team for the first time in six years. woods will play in his eighth ryder cup later this month after being picked as a wildcard alongside phil mickelson and bryson dechambeau. tiger was a non playing vice—captain when the us won two years ago. and europe, who are looking to regain the trophy after defeat at hazeltine two years ago, will announce their final four wildcard picks later this afternoon. here are the eight

who are already in, selected automatically via ranking points. they include 2013 us open winner and rio 2016 olympic champion justin rose, four—time major winner rory mcilroy and southport‘s tommy fleetwood. so who could be named as part of european team captain thomas bjorn's four wildcard picks? well one of them could be ian poulter. he's been involved in five ryder cups since making his debut in 200a, and has never been beaten in the singles, having lost just four of his 18 matches. bring out the next one! 2017 masters champion sergio garcia. . —— next one. another option is henrik stenson. he's shown decent form this year. perhaps one of the players that

could miss out though. and that is it. ready? and finally, jurgen klopp is looking forward to meeting the man he pays his rent to for the first time this weekend when liverpool play celtic in a charity match. when klopp took over at anfield in 2015 he didn't only take brendan rodgers' job, he also took the keys to his house. it will be fun, for sure. especially because i meet my landlord. i think the first time since he left liverpool and i came here, we meet. we have a lot of things to talk about. the plumbing issue, electricity, the pool and stuff like that. brendan, hope you are in good shape and we can sort a few things that day. it is interesting. 0bviously

it is interesting. obviously no bad feeling between the two. took his job and then he is renting his house as well. it is 7:a2 a.m.. the funeral of a loved one is something none of us ever wants to deal with, but it can be made even harder if planning it causes financial difficulties. steph's been looking at the costs involved. not the easiest thing to talk about when it happens to you can be a really stressful ti me when it happens to you can be a really stressful time because of the money, notjust really stressful time because of the money, not just the really stressful time because of the money, notjust the grief. the average cost of a uk funeral has risen by 6% over the last five yea rs, risen by 6% over the last five years, costing around £1800 of. it's not a huge increase but we have been borrowing more to pay for them. up by 3a%.

karen lost both her parents within six weeks of each other two years ago and told us how she ended up having to ask for help. we have been together since the age of 1a and were married for 60 years of. when my mum went, the spark went out of my dads i. —— they had. they said you cannot die of a broken heart but i think he did. i didn't have time to grieve because there was more money about where i was go to pay for it, where i was going to get the money from and i was asking peter to pay paul so i could pay as much as i could when i could. it is heartbreaking. all you want to do is put your parents to rest and to beg for money that wasn't even enough to cover eve n for money that wasn't even enough to cover even a third of the funeral cost was hard. there was nobody there to help me, only my husband, if it hadn't been for him i don't think i would be here today. couple

such a tough story. —— such a louise eaton—terry is a funeral cost expert from the royal london insurance company. how common is that story? sadly it is quite common. 0ur reach is that —— rick church is the researchers found one in ten trouble with the cost of funding a funeral and take on an average of £1700 of debt. when you are opening a story you said it was quite difficult to take on the financial debt as well as the financial debt as well as the financial distress. why is it going up financial distress. why is it going up so much that we are borrowing money to do this? we have been tracking funeral cost and founder they have gone up by 6% over the last five years. an average funeral right now is about £3800. the key reasons for the increase over that time is the cost of burial and cremation fees, which have been going upfarahead cremation fees, which have been going up far ahead over the cost of inflation. so because the prices have been going up, that has meant

more people have had to borrow money. is also a case of not being prepared for it? absolutely. the level of individual debt, the amount of debt people face when they struggled with the cost of funerals has gone up 3a% over that five—year period. so those that do struggle are having an even more difficult time with it. there is help available to the government social fund, but unfortunately that is proving to be inadequate and actually the average award is about £1500 to be -- £1500 actually the average award is about £1500 to be —— £1500 short of the cost of a funeral. karen, her story is an example of getting some help but not enough and having to take on the. we are calling on the govern to address that. if you are someone struggling, what can you do? there area number of struggling, what can you do? there are a number of things. there is a charity called down to burst, who tried to find funds to fund funeral. there are opportunities to go to the

government and there are opportunities there. some people u nfortu nately ta ke opportunities there. some people unfortunately take on personal debt borrowed from family and friends and we have found people selling possessions of. i think one of the things that we would suggest is actually cost does vary in a local area. up to about £2000, depending on where you go. the ultimate distress purchase, so people are not going to feel able to call and compare, but it is possible to find a cheaper funeral. there compare, but it is possible to find a cheaperfuneral. there are alternative types of funerals which are more simple. but the most important thing is we all know it is coming, if you can prepare and importantly speak to your families at out your wishes and what that might look like ahead of time, that will set people up or the best. tough decision to make. luiz, thank you very much for your time. very difficult to talk about, thank you both. here is matt with a look at this morning's weather. good morning, very good morning to

you as well. not a bad start to wednesday for many. a little bit of missed in lancashire, this weather watchers shot captured in the last half—hour but blue skies overhead. while most of you start the day dry and sunny there are a few exceptions around. you would know that in kent, london and east anglia, heavy showers around at the moment. across east anglia they are starting to fade but they are happy to the south—east of london. they will continue for a few hours yet, fading through late morning and into the afternoon. elsewhere, the morning drizzle through yorkshire will clear away. a few showers to western parts of scotla nd away. a few showers to western parts of scotland and northern ireland, which should clear up, but for most of you it should be a dry wednesday and after this morning's rain, an improvement in the afternoon across east anglia and the south—east. temperature is 20 or 21 degrees. much more sunshine across parts of south—east england, wales, the midlands and northern england.

eastern scotland stays dry throughout, but western areas and northern ireland will have thickening cloud in the afternoon. showers in northern ireland, the greater chance of catching a shower in western scotland through the later part of the day, although they will clear away from the heavies later on and things will turn brighter here. those showers will persist into the early part of the night. a few showers pushing southwards into england and wales, many will have a predominantly dry at night and with more in the way of clear skies, slightly cooler air. a fresh start to morning's commute, with temperatures down into single figures away from the towns and city centres. a lot of dry weather to begin with, but outbreaks of rain developed quite widely through wales and into the afternoon, the south midlands and parts of south—west england. showers developing into the far north of england and across scotland. some of those could be on the heavy side. a little bit of sunshine in between, some will get away dry but starting to feel cooler. this area of low pressure will bring showers to the east of it, the wind coming from the

northerly direction by the time we hit friday. more of a breeze uk wide on friday but the showers again will be hit and miss. some places staying com pletely be hit and miss. some places staying completely dry, especially the further south you are. most likely to see downpours across eastern counties of england and the north and east of scotland, where we could see some heavy and persistent rain. even with the sunshine it will feel cooler than it has done of late. temperatures down on what they should be for the time of year, around 15 to 19 degrees. it stays cooler into the start of the weekend. the rain most likely across southern areas on saturday, showers most likely in northern areas on sunday. but not a washout by any means. a lot of dry and bright weather as well and in the sunshine it will start to feel just a tiny bit warmer once again. it is back to school for many children this week, but the financial pressures of getting children kitted out can cause anguish and hardship for thousands of parents every september. you might find yourself shelling out for things like this,

and the list of uniform and pe kit for school seems like it is getting longer and longer. a report today says that last year parents spent an average of £273 per child, so things like school uniform exchanges or uniform banks can be a lifeline to those who are struggling financially, as ricky boleto has been finding out. it isa it is a proud moment for many pa rents. it is a proud moment for many parents. getting the kids ready for school, and of course, sharing a snap of their big day on social media. have you got all the stuff you need, all your school uniform? yes. but it can also be stressful and costly for some. you have to save throughout the year, because if you have an unexpected... need a new pairof you have an unexpected... need a new pair of school shoes, that is a lot of money. so yes, you have to save.

in parts of england, local authority still offer grants to help pay towards the cost of school uniforms. in scotland, parents on low incomes can in scotland, parents on low incomes ca n a ccess in scotland, parents on low incomes ca n access g ra nt in scotland, parents on low incomes can access grant of £100 per child. in wales and northern ireland, the government provides some assistance, but only for children claiming free school meals. this year there is a real movement led by communities all over the uk, wanting to help children get back to school with everything they need. and uniform exchanges like this one in luton have been set up to support parents in the run—up to the start of the school term. so this gives you a real idea of how busy they have been. in the space of one four powershift, they have helped something like a5 families kept up their children with school uniform, and these are just the donations that have been dropped off in the last couple of days. school shirts, ties, and they have all been sorted through now and sent out to the front of the shop. this swap shop has been open for a year. they have

already had more than 1500 visitors. and it is notjust forfamilies already had more than 1500 visitors. and it is notjust for families who are struggling financially. it is also helping people to reduce waste. pa rents a re also helping people to reduce waste. parents are incredibly practical people, so where they see there is a bit of waste going on, they want to do something about it, because it is clear for them that it does not make sense for a child to wear a jumper for three months and have to get a new one after three months, not because it is worn out, but because it is too small. they wanted to go the other children who need it, because it is practical. in liverpool, thousands of children have and are fitted from donations dropped off at this centre, but some argue that it shouldn't be left to charities and organisations like these to help families get their children ready for school. tarun kapur runs the dean trust, a group of academy schools in the north—west. thank you so much for coming on and bringing your lovely mannequins. i would have loved to see you coming

in this morning. it was an experience, i had some looks, i have to say. and these uniforms are much cheaper than some of the averages. to give you the averages for some of the items, the average blazer is costing parents £39. the average for a pairof costing parents £39. the average for a pair of shoes is £a8, i am sure you are well aware of this. the average pair of trousers, £a1. so you can see how it really adds up. you try to keep it down. how? well, if you have families with three children, you've got to really think about their finances and distress. so ourfull uniform, about their finances and distress. so our full uniform, pe about their finances and distress. so ourfull uniform, pe kit, laser, £273 in secondary school. we want them to have the best start. it is not means tested, we give them a uniform, and then they can add to it as they get older. we keep the price down, because uniform is really important to us, absolutely important, because it is what

children say and do, not how they look. but the price is really important. so talk us through this uniform next to you. what are the costs of the various bits? the blazer would be up to £a6, depending on the size of the child. you can get them for as little as £20 for the little year 7 kids. the trousers and a pinafore, we ask parents to buy them from high street stores and supermarkets, to keep the price down. the pe kit, we have a polo top which is about £12, and shorts which are about £9. however, they can buy the red sox. we insist on the colours. we insist on the style. and the children stick to it, to be honest. so that's interesting, so pa rents honest. so that's interesting, so parents have a choice, as in other schools as well, about the shirt. they can get the shirt from wherever they want. as long as it is white. and the trousers. we are strict on what they wear, but the parents are brilliant, because we are providing many of them were the uniform, so

the sundries they can pick up from anywhere, and they are good at buying the right things. at one school in week in our supplier allows parents to pay weekly, which we think is brilliant. otherwise it isa we think is brilliant. otherwise it is a big outlay at the beginning of term. with two or three children, it isa term. with two or three children, it is a lot of money. lots of people have been getting in touch with us, because it is a cost that affects so many people. many talking about great schemes in the area where people recycle uniforms through donations. joanne says a lovely lady in ourarea donations. joanne says a lovely lady in our area provides 200 families with uniforms. 0ther in our area provides 200 families with uniforms. other people are saying because of the crest on the blazer, you can't get it anywhere else, so that sometimes accost you are locked into. and another saying how can the average be £273 per child. how much are the top end paying? because you can get it quite cheaply. i think it is important to have the identity and the crest. my job is to negotiate with suppliers

to get the best possible deal for families, because if we are not doing that, we are not giving them a good service. we don't want them stressed about this, we want to be excited the first day, and after this i am going to a school where they are all coming in in uniform. you said you give... is it year sevens? all of our primary children. they get a book bag, uniform, and most of our secondary school children. how can you afford that? my children. how can you afford that? myjob is to look for sponsors and supporters, so we can help. and it is not the needy. we want them in the right uniform from day one. you start right, and you can maintain that standard. that is what it is about us. and thank you for all your comments on this this morning. let us know what you think about that and anything else on the topic of discussion this morning. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news,

i'm charlotte franks. a 22—year—old has been charged with manslaughter after a 51—year—old man was attacked in central london last year. desmond 0'beirne was assaulted in trafalgar square last june. he died six months later from his injuries. luis abella from stockwell will appear at westminster magistrates court later today. london is bucking the trend when it comes to cases of carbon monoxide poisoning. data from a freedom of information request from the campaign group shout, which raises awareness of carbon monoxide poisoning, says cases have risen by a quarter in the uk. but in london last year there were 79 cases, a decrease of 31%. misogyny could be treated as a hate crime under new laws banning upskirting that are due to be voted on by mps. the labour mp for walthamstow, stella creasy, is seeking an amendment that will make taking unsolicited pictures under someone's clothing a crime. londoner gina martin launched

an online petition to change the law after she was a victim at a festival last year. new bins being installed here in the capital could put an end to littered streets, by emailing collectors as they become full. these solar—powered so—called smart bins are roughly the same size as normal bins, but can hold up to ten times the capacity. they are currently being trialled in waltham forest, greenwich and haringey. and we will be on greenwich high road later tonight, looking at whether these bins will be a more permanent fixture on the capital's high streets. join us at 6:30pm. let's have a look at the travel situation now. there are minor dalays on the 0verground between edmonton green and cheshunt, and between liverpool street enfield town and chingford, following a points failure. south western railway services between effingham junction and leatherhead are diverted via cobham and stoke d'abernon, with no service via bookham. in brent park, the north circular is closed eastbound

from drury way to the aa088 at the neasden interchange following an accident. due to the closure, there are delays on the m1 southbound. let's have a check on the weather now, with sara thornton. good morning to you. not a completely straightforward weather picture for you this morning. we've got a few showers around just now, out towards the east. they tend to clear up quite nicely. we might have a bit of sunshine coming through for a time, but on the whole, it is a bit cooler and cloudier than it has been. you can see that stripe of showers out towards the far east, tending to clear away quite nicely. a bit of sunshine at times through the morning. there's a bit of cloud out towards the west, still filtering our way there, so the sunshine comes and goes through the day. it's pretty much dry, though, top temperature of 20 celsius. a bit more in the way of cloud just to push its way in from the west through the night tonight, but then it tends to really fizzle out. i think largely in our towns we'll stay in double figures, but then by the time we get towards tomorrow morning, out towards the suburbs, we're talking about high single figures here, so a coolish start.

here's how your tomorrow looks. some sunshine through the day. enjoy that, because behind me, there's more in the way of cloud filtering our way through the end of the week. it will turn more unsettled, then it looks like we'll see a spell of rain and cooler weather on saturday. good morning — welcome to breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. 0ur headlines today. breakthrough in treating child leukaemia — nhs patients in england will become the first in europe to receive a revolutionary new treatment. labour mps will vote today on the decision to include the full definition of anti—semitism in their party rules. the strongest typhoon for more than 25 years has hitjapan — at least ten people are dead. amazon has become only the second

company ever to be worth $1 trillion. i'll have more on the tech giant in a minute. a five—set classic at the us 0pen rafael nadal digs deep to win his quarterfinal against dominic thiem. after a record breaking summer for renewable energy — we'll ask what the future holds for solar power in the uk. 0ut out and about with a grown. and while solar panels will be working hard for many the uk, we will have some afternoon rain. i will have some afternoon rain. i will have some afternoon rain. i will have the details later on. this is breakfast. it's wednesday 5th september. our top story. a revolutionary new treatment to tackle a rare form of childhood leukaemia is to be made available through the nhs in england. health experts say the therapy — which uses the body's own immune cells to fight the cancer — represents one of the most exciting advances for decades. there are hopes it could also have an impact on other cancer treatment. here's our health

correspondent dominic hughes leukaemia is a form of blood cancer, and, in most cases, is highly treatable. but some patients don't respond, so researchers have been looking at the potential for individualised therapies. this is cutting—edge science, and it's expensive. but, within a few weeks, via the nhs in england, it could be available to up to 30 children and young people who otherwise have run out of treatment options. nhs patients are the first in europe to get this new treatment, and because we're on the beginning of a new era of personalised medicine, where cells from your own body are being reprogrammed to provide treatments for previously untreatable conditions. this is how the blood cancer treatment works. a blood sample is removed from the patient and then immune cells, known as t cells, are taken from the blood. these are then modified to detect and kill cancer cells. they're then grown in the laboratory and injected back into the patient. it's the first time this type

of cellular therapy is going to be used in the nhs and in europe. for people... children with blood cancer, it's going to make a huge difference to them, but we can expect to see this type of therapy be rolled out in other blood cancers and in other types of cancers over the next few years. this announcement marks a big step forward for a form of therapy that many believe is game—changing. after years of promise, personalised medicine is becoming a major weapon in the fight against cancer. dominic hughes, bbc news. jewish groups have criticised the labour leaderjeremy corbyn's attempt to get his party's ruling body to adopt a statement allowing criticism of the foundation of the state of israel. the party's national executive agreed to the internationally recognised definition of anti—semitism yesterday but it also pledged to protect freedom of expression. 0ur political correspondent alex forsyth is in westminster for us this morning. now, it is really important that the

language being used and also whether or not this will put this to bed. this row has been going all over the summer, dominating all other labour policies it hoped to put forward. the argument was around this, whether the labour party should accept in full the international holocaust remembrance alliance's definition of what constitutes anti—semitic behaviour. yesterday the party's ruling body, the national executive committee, decided it should one with an accompanying statement which said that that definition would not undermine freedom of expression about israel or about the rights of palestinians. now, jeremy corbyn had argued there should be a much lengthier statement of explanation to go alongside that which would have allowed further criticism of the state of israel, so where does this leave this whole argument? broadly, the fact the party has decided to accept that decision in —— definition in full has been welcomed but critics have said jeremy corbyn shouldn't have tried

to add an explanation to it, they should be no compromise or caveat, so has this put this damaging row to bed? i don't think it has, it has provided an opportunity for the party to go out and start to rebuild trust with the jewish community party to go out and start to rebuild trust with thejewish community but there still seems to be quite a long way to go. alex, thank you very much. the former bank of england governor mervyn king has branded britain's preparations for leaving the eu as "incompetent". lord king, who's a brexit supporter, told the bbc the government had been left without a credible bargaining position but claimed blame should be shared between parliament and key decision makers in whitehall. the group of people tasked with trying to make decisions on all of this is parliament as a whole, not just the government and the civil service, have brought us to a position where we are told we have to ta ke position where we are told we have to take a certain course of action otherwise it will be catastrophic. it beggars belief that the sixth biggest economy in the world should get itself into that position. everyone in europe has a strong

economic incentive in coming to a free trade agreement. that is something we should have said in 2016 was what we wanted to do. but the only way to get other countries to agree to that is to demonstrate that we have actually put in place credible plans to be prepared to leave without a deal, because we can't impose a deal on anyone else. at least ten people have been killed and hundreds more injured as japan continues to count the cost of the strongest typhoon to hit the island nation for more than 25 years. the storm named jebi forced the evacuation of more than 1 million residents at its height and is now moving out to sea. we can speak now to our correspondent robin brant who is in tokyo for us. robin, that's the good news, that is moving away, but it caused a lot of damage while it was at its strongest. yes, it did. the worst of jebi has passed and it has been downgraded twice in the last few hours, first to a tropical storm and now to a low pressure system as it

heads north towards the east coast of russia. the worst has passed but we still have 750,000 homes in the worst affected area of southern japan without power, that number was some 2 million about 2a hours ago. ten people officially have lost their lives as well in this storm, and that death toll could rise. at the international airport of osaka, at the airport, the industrial hub of the country, played host to about 5000 people overnight because hundreds of flights were cancelled and the storm surge meant most of the airport effectively was submerged in water, at one point you could just see the terminal and part of one runway and a bridgejoining the airport to the mainland, damaged bya ship the airport to the mainland, damaged by a ship that had been blown into the column. thousands of people there are waiting for buses and ships and boats to bring them to the mainland. that area is being

evacuated. there is a real worry about the economic impact of what the storm will be. the nikkei, japan's main stock market is down about 0.5% today. there is a nervousness because this storm struck at the hugely important industrial heartland of this country and there is a worry as they deal with the mop up and continuing rescue operation about what the economic effect will be. robin, thank you. remarkable footage from japan. the good news is the worst of the storm has moved away and the storm has been downgraded twice in the last few hours. donald trump has dismissed a highly critical new book about his administration. bob woodward — thejournalist who helped break richard nixon's watergate scandal — says the white house is having a "nervous brea kdown". the president suggested mr woodward was working for his political opponents, the democratic party, while the white house issued statements from leading figures in the government denying claims in the book. the archbishop of canterbury has called for a fundamental rethink of how the uk economy works including more public spending and higher taxes on technology giants and the wealthy. it comes ahead of the launch of a major report by the left—leaning think tank,

the commission on economicjustice, of which justin welby was a leading member. the government says its balanced approach means spending more money whilst reducing the deficit. people suffer from injustice in the economy. the need to go to a food bank even when you've got two adults in the household living reasonably tightly and both working. amazon has become the second company ever to be valued at $1 trillion. steph's got more on this. get that in your head. how many zeros in a trillion, that's my first question! it is 12 zeros. this is incredible, only two companies have ever reached this valuation, apple the other one, unsurprisingly. if you think about

amazon, it is huge, the world's largest online retailer. if you look at the purchasing in america, half of what people spend online is spent at amazon so that is megamoney and its huge money here too. the history is what i love because it was founded in 19 9a, byjeff bezos. he started it in his garage. he was running these servers in his garage and go to a point where his wife was raging because every time she turned ona raging because every time she turned on a hairdryer or raging because every time she turned ona hairdryer ora raging because every time she turned on a hairdryer or a vacuum cleaner they would blow a fuse because there was that much power coming out of the garage. that is where the business started and now you are looking at 300,000 employees across the world, 27,000 people in the uk employed by amazon so it is a big employer us as well. and it's now worth a lot of money. it has reached

that $1 trillion mark, 12 zeros, you can't get your head around it, a million million. that blows my mind. is that a thousand billion? a million million, yes. my a million million, yes. my maths teacher would be very proud. thank you! global health experts have issued an urgent warning after finding more than a quarter of the world's adults are at risk of disease from not doing enough physical activity. the world health 0rganisation says 1.a billion people do not exercise enough and vulnerable to heart conditions, type two diabetes, dementia and cancer. research published in the lancet today reveals the problem is worse in wealthier countries including the uk. thousands of people in the uk have been charged twice for debit card payments. the error occurred due to an issue with a card terminal run by cardnet, a joint venture between lloyds bank and first data. money came out of bank accounts twice but transactions only showed up once on many shop,

pub and restaurant receipts. lloyds banking group said people would be refunded. it is probably worth checking just to see. excellence silence on these. i'm glad the silence news is back because i thought i'd lost the ability! it is 8:12am, let's get more in our main story. it's one which has dominated the papers too — a breakthrough in the treatment of child leukaemia. the nhs in england will offer an expensive new cancer therapy that has been called the most exciting advance for decades. the treatment uses the body's own immune cells to fight agressive cancer and it's hoped it could be extended to other types of cancer. we're joined by professor emma morris who's a consultant haematologist at university college london. thank you forjoining us. picked up by the newspapers, front page of the mirrorand afew by the newspapers, front page of the mirror and a few other front pages. how big a step forward is this in

your eyes? it isa your eyes? it is a real step change in how we treat cancers and in this particular case, how we treat blood cancers, leukaemia. for many years we have been treating patients with cancer with different forms of chemotherapy. they can be curative in some patients but for many other patients the cancer comes back and it's really difficult to treat. the new treatments that have been discussed today and the nhs has agreed to fund for a small number of patients, uses the body's own immune system as your story has been telling us and allows the ian mearns cells of the body to fight the cancer cells and kill them in the body —— the immune cells. it is a real living medicine, so instead of infusing a drug which has a limited lifetime in the patient we are infusing cells which can persist and

live in the patient long—term and continue to have an effect against the cancer. so this is an absolutely unique treatment for each person, presumably? absolutely, it is proper personalised medicine and it uses genetic engineering. it is using two of the recent advances in science, much of which has been pioneered here in the uk and in uk universities in understanding how the immune system can recognise cancer cells and kill them, but also how we can use gene therapy techniques to alter the function of a cell and make it a super killer. so we take immune cells that usually help fight infections or viruses in our body, that's theirjob, we can modify them genetically so they use those same tools, the same equipment in the cell to actually fight cancer. it is beautifully explained. thank you very much. it costs a lot

of money, about £300,000 per patient. if people are listening this morning wondering how long it could be before it is more widely rolled out, how do you get it? the announcement made by simon stevens about making a particular product available for a limited number of children and young adults with leukaemia. it is about 30, is that right? it will be about 30 patients because the data from the clinical trials have treated patients who had relaxed after standard chemotherapy or relapsed after bone marrow transplant —— relapsed after. they tend to mirror the conditions in which did clinical trials have taken place. this is the first approval and we would expect over the next few months or years many more of these t—cell products to be approved for different patients with different forms of blood cancer and

different forms of blood cancer and different forms of solid cancer.” suppose the question then becomes, will it be widely available and is this really a kind of revolution in the way we look at cancer and treat it? absolutely it is a revolution. the issue for the nhs itself is ensuring these medicines are delivered safely and in specialist centres. at the moment there is a planned roll—out of these therapies in specialist accredited centres across the uk. there is an accreditation process going on at the moment to select centres. accreditation process going on at the moment to select centresm goes without saying but there are side effects? absolutely. if the immune cells are activated in the patient they can cause serious side effects and a very small number of patients come up to 5%, can die as a result of the treatment. however, we are seeing 80% response rates in patients who haven't responded to

any of the other standard available therapies. we both had a number of questions this morning but you have answered all of them. thank you very much. you're watching bbc breakfast. here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. not a bad start to the day for many. we have some sunny weather overhead, but it is not quite the same everywhere. you may still have to grab an umbrella if you're heading out. we have seen heavy rain showers across east anglia and the south—east. towards the south—east and london, quite heavy in places. and improving sort of day, with those teasing in the afternoon. morning cloud breaking up across yorkshire, but we are seeing showers across the west of scotland and northern ireland and these will become more abundant into the afternoon. at the same time in the

south these showers will fade leaving more dry weather. nice enough well you have got the sunshine and for the south—west, wales and the midlands, what you have seen over the past few days, the cloud breaking up and sunshine for most of the day at least. a bright day in eastern scotland, 12 shovels pushing central and western scotland, you will be hard pressed to avoid them during the second half of the day. and then there's showers moving across scotland through the night with one or two drifting down into england and wales. some clear skies around the like and with that it will be on the poolside tomorrow morning in the rush hour, with tens mac in details and cities down into single figures. a few showers across eastern england. after some early rainfor eastern england. after some early rain for the eastern england. after some early rainforthe far eastern england. after some early rain for the far south and northern ireland, it will brighten up.

starting to feel a bit cooler across the north and that's because of that area of low pressure bringing rain towards the end of the week. we will have winds coming around anticlockwise, from the north, so more of a breeze on friday and whether you have the sunshine or not it will feel cooler. some of you will stay dry through the day but there will be a greater chance of showers and paul brain in the north and east of scotland and eastern coastal gobies bingen. the tens mac all into the teens, and on saturday, we have a case of showers across the north. and temperatures. lift once again. you may start to notice the morning is a little bit darker before you leap. sunrise is now after 6a m

before you leap. sunrise is now after 6am across the uk. and sunset is getting close to eight o'clock across is getting close to eight o'clock a cross m ost is getting close to eight o'clock across most areas so those cosy autumn evenings are almost with us. that sounds like an estate agent selling a really small house expo it was almost 30 years ago that tracy edwards skippered the first all—female crew in a rather rolled yacht race. it was nearly 30 years ago that tracey edwards skippered the first all—female crew in a round the world yacht race. but when she discovered the boat they had used — the maiden — was abandoned and rotting away, she vowed to rescue it and restore it. she did it and is now about to lead a crew on a new global adventure. john maguire is at st katherine's docks in london where they'll unveil maiden today. morning, sailor. hello, sailor, that is not what you want to hear at this

time of the morning. the paint is still fresh on maiden down below. it was a sorry state when we first saw it but it has been refurbished and ready to go on this round the world voyage. a very different role in life. the galley on that side, the navigation station there, and it will have a crew of nine as it goes around the world over the next few yea rs. around the world over the next few years. it promises to do what it did those decades ago, and that is to change bubbles lives. —— people's lives. the last time maiden sailed out of the hamble boatyard after a major refit, she was about to circumnavigate the globe and become a record breaker. her all—female crew was the first to complete the whitbread round—the—world yacht race, and her skipper, tracy edwards, became a household name. that was 1990. then last year, tracy discovered maiden was abandoned in the seychelles, and made plans to bring her back to life. since then, she has been made ready for a new global adventure, this time, a three—year voyage working with charities to raise

awareness of education for girls. the full—time crew will have guest skippers, some of the best sailors in the world. dee caffari has just returned from the volvo ocean race. i kind of grew up with pictures of this yacht doing the whitbread round—the—world race, and now coming back from this edition of the volvo ocean race, to tracy saying can you help me out? it was lovely to be part of this group of girls, with this three—year project ahead of them, and impart the knowledge i've learnt along the way, to see if i can help them. four women will make up the permanent crew. amelia is the youngest, atjust 21. i saw maiden come back on the ship and be lowered off in southampton, and i thought, oh, my gosh. i've got to sail on that boat. so i started to get involved in the project, and hassling tracy, offering to volunteer to scrub the hull. six months later, tracy decided she wanted to employ me. and for tilly, who comes from finland and clearly has no

problem with heights, the maiden project gives her a once—in—a—lifetime opportunity. so obviously the whole three—year trip around the world is pretty amazing for any sailor. but my background academically is actually in human rights, and i'd never in a million years thought that i could combine my two passions. so when this came up, it was a no—brainer. the refit has seen maiden changed from a racing yacht to one that is slightly more comfortable, and with the latest equipment. so, after three decades, maiden is ready to set sail once again, even in her original colours. ahead of her, this time, not a race, but an equally important voyage. let's come up on top onto the deck and we will say good morning to the crew. good morning, how's everybody,

how did the boys go over the last couple of days quiz macro —— how did the voyage go. what is it like to see her back in a former glory?m was very see her back in a former glory?m was very emotional. there are times we thought we had taken on more than we thought we had taken on more than we had expected but she has ended up looking fantastic. the girls have worked so hard to get her looking like this. we spoke about this earlier. why not bring her back as a racing yacht? in the process of bringing her back, a very special person became involved in the project, the daughter of king hussein, who helped us the first time around and it is through her generous support that we are able to do any of this and this is under her title case anything is possible sentence case banner, and we think

girls are the world should have an education, many girls around the world don't, so we will be selling around the world, raising funds to help change that situation. these skippers, guest skippers will be some of the best sailors in the world, and one of those is nicky henderson. i will try not to make a full of myself as i clamber across. why did you get involved in the project? as a young woman myself i think that the cause, sailing and trying to support young women in the world is amazing. i've had a lot of opportunities throughout my life growing up and it is a really special thing to be able to give that to someone else, so that's why. you are one of the permanent crew, who will be on board for three yea rs. who will be on board for three years. what a commitment. it is a huge commitment but an amazing opportunity and i am looking forward to it so much. any part of the world you're looking forward to particularly quiz macro i will be

celebrating getting back into my home country. it will be amazing. good stuff. western australia, of course. thank you very much indeed. if you want to get a look at maiden, the southampton boat show, 22nd of them, she will be there, the crew will be doing a question and answer session, then they will be setting off on that round the world three—year adventure. they will be trying to recruit sailors in southampton. two o'clock in the afternoon i think it is. on the 22nd of september. join us in southampton water, or we will never speak to you again expo mac grow ——! water, or we will never speak to you again expo mac grow --! thank you, now back to you guys in the studio. coming up, we will be speaking to stephen hendry who has broken his most important cue, and we will be

speaking to sophie ellis baxter, who is expecting child numberfive. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello. sunny spells for many today, however we have two weather fronts influencing the weather today, few showers courtesy of this one in the south—east and this one moving into the north—west will bring more in the north—west will bring more in the way of cloud and outbreaks of rainfor the way of cloud and outbreaks of rain for northern ireland and north—west scotland pushing gradually eastwards through the day. elsewhere in scotland, a good deal of sunny spells, sunny spell spreading into northern england and wales, and a bit more cloud lingering in the south—east with one or two showers, although fewer

showers as we move into the afternoon. temperatures generally in the mid to high teens, we could see 20, 20 one celsius the mid to high teens, we could see 20,20 one celsius in the mid to high teens, we could see 20, 20 one celsius in the south, southeast. this evening and overnight the weather front gradually works its way further east pushing its way into shetland in the early hours and by the time it gets into the northern midlands and north—west england and north—west wales i think it will be light and patchy, perhaps a few spots of drizzle. elsewhere, clear spells, temperatures between 6—12dc. tomorrow, a shift in the weather picking up north—westerly feared sewer cooler field, sunshine around, a scattering of showers and though showers could turn into prolonged spells of rain in the south—west as we move into the later part of the day. temperatures generally in the mid to high teens, we could see 21 celsius in the south—east. low— pressure celsius in the south—east. low—pressure firmly in charge as we move into friday. still holding onto that northerly feed and we will see the wind picking up a little further

into friday. friday brings again further sunny spells and scattered showers, those showers largely in the north and east. a little bit difficult to put exactly tell on the map but it looks like the best of any dry and bright weather will be further south and west. temperatures struggling in the mid to high teens. hello. this is business live from bbc news with ben thompson and sally bundock. a tough day for two of the biggest names in tech. bosses from facebook and twitter face a grilling from us lawmakers. live from london, that's our top story on wednesday 5th september. sheryl sandberg of facebook and jack dorsey of twitter will face questions over how russia used social media during the us presidential election — and how they plan to stop it happening again. also in the programme —

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