i guess i'm the type of personality that would quite happily sit in a spinning top all day. spencer! can we get one of these in the office, please? so, that's what is rofl means — rolling on the floor laughing. thank you. yes, we will order one in for you, kate. don't forget, we live on facebook and twitter. thanks for watching. see you soon. good morning, welcome to breakfast with rogerjohnson and rachel burden. our headlines today... putting the uk in a suicide vest and handing

the detonator to brussels. boris johnson launches a stinging attack on theresa may's brexit strategy. high drama at the us open as serena williams loses her cool and the final. you all me an apology. you only an apology. i have never cheated in my life. —— you all me. north korea marks its 70th anniversary with a huge military parade — but without displaying long—range missiles. and it's the drama gripping millions of viewers but does it ring true? the queen's former bodyguard gives us the inside track. some of us are in for a pretty good day with sunshine. in the north of the country it will turn blustery with plenty of showers on the way. it's sunday 9th september. our top story. the former foreign secretary, borisjohnson, has launched a fresh attack on theresa may's brexit plans. writing in the mail on sunday, mrjohnson accuses mrs may of wrapping a suicide vest

around britain and handing the detonator to brussels. let's get more detail on this from our political correspondent, helen catt who is in our london newsroom. inevitably this has caused a bit of a storm because of the words he used. spea ker—macro absolutely, a storm because of the words he used. speaker—macro absolutely, it's not the first attack that boris johnson has used on minister macro chequers plan. he said the plan was a humiliation for the uk that would make us look like a weakling, he employed that metaphor of a suicide bomber to avoid the governments commit meant on the irish border, the phrase he used, wrapping a suicide vest round the british constitution and handing the detonator to the eu. that has caused a backlash amongst some fellow tory mps, alan johnson said a backlash amongst some fellow tory mps, alanjohnson said it was too much... anotherformer ——

another former —— backbencher who was a former serving soldier said comparing the prime minister to that wasn't funny and boris johnson needed to grow up. jeremy hunt has been defending the prime minister is planned for brexit saying the party should unite behind her in fog would be seen as a dig at senior brexiteers and he said no one else has a detailed plan that level is on the instruction of the british people and has a chance of succeeding in negotiations. helen, thank you. the government has been accused of failing to prepare for the potential impact — which brexit could have on peace and security at the irish border. the chief constable of the police service of northern ireland, george hamilton, says if the border was to return it would be exploited by criminals and terrorists. in an interview with the sunday times he says that some politicians don't understand the dangers — the government says it is considering his call

for extra resources. there was high drama at the us open tennis last night. naomi osaka won the women's title, but that's a side story to what's happened on court. her opponent, serena williams, had a massive row on court with the umpire. the 23 times grand slam champion was warned for smashing her racket, docked a point for a coaching violation, and then docked a game for calling the umpire a thief. patrick geary has the details. you owe me an apology. you owe me an apology! i have never cheated in my life. i have a daughter, i stand up for what is right for her... this was not the story tennis wanted or expected. serena williams furious at being warned for receiving coaching, then penalised again for verbal abuse of the umpire. all this in a match she hoped would take her to grand slam 24. it cruelly overshadowed a sensational victory for 20—year—old naomi osaka,

playing in a final she had only dreamt of, outclassing a player she idolised as a girl. serena williams‘ journey back from childbirth and life—threatening blood clots just one year ago is remarkable in itself, but when this was interpreted as coaching, her fury grew in the second set. you stole a point from me. you're a thief, too. the escalating row brought in the referees, then cost williams again, leaving osaka an awkward bystander in all of this, serving for the title. an amazing victory and first grand slam, forever soundtracked by angry boos. her proudest day ending with no little sadness. patrick geary, bbc news. in the last few moments, the polls have opened in sweden's general election. the campaign has been dominated by the rise of an anti—immigration party. the nationalist sweden democrats are tipped for second place, eight years after they entered parliament. neither the governing social democrats nor the main centre—right party is likely

to win a majority. our europe reporter gavin lee is in the country's capital, stockholm. does that mean these newcomers could hold sway? i think the fear is that, the polls suggest at the moment there is no party that will take a majority and there are three parties to think about. you have the social democrats, the prime minister is party, the centre—left party who dominated politics for 70 years, suddenly expecting their worst result about 20%, the moderate some of the conservatives, i9% and some are putting the sweden democrats the anti immigration and anti eu party in second place. the issue to bear in mind, but swedish established parties said they are feeling the brunt of the force that swept europe because of the migration crisis, populist party is rising. 163,000 migrants who arrived here in 2015,

more than any other eu country per capita. the government quickly started to put restrictive measures in place but now the political debate has been about bad, the polls open throughout the day, we will get a sense of the power of the sweden democrats by about 8pm. starting to get busy on the pavement beside you. gavin, thank you. religious education in english schools is outdated and needs to be overhauled to include non—religious beliefs according to a new report. the independent commission on re wants children to learn about atheism and humanism as well as world faiths. the department for education said it would look at the recommendations. the chair of the independent commision on re told this programme the proposals marked a fresh start for the subject. we're proposing a national plan with an entitlement for religious education for all pupils, aged three early years to 16. so everyone in all state funded school should study

at the end there are a number of schools not doing it very well or even at all. two people are in a critical condition after suffering suspected drug overdose at a music festival on merseyside. a 19—year—old woman and a 22—year—old man were taken to hospital from the reminisce festival in st helens — police think they took ecstasy tablets. a number of other people are also being treated in hospital following suspected overdoses. north korea has staged a huge military parade this morning to mark the country's 70th anniversary. the show of strength was packed with soldiers and tanks but — unlike previous parades — there were reportedly no ballistic missiles on display. earlier, our seoul correspondent, laura bicker told usjust how significant the lack of missiles were. this parade comes at a very sensitive time when talks between north korea and the united states appeared to have stalled. everyone remembers that big summit, the big

handshake between president trump and kimjong—un but since handshake between president trump and kim jong—un but since then there's been very little movement. the us wants north korea to disarm, north korea wants some kind of peace treaty, and enter for declaration north korea wants some kind of peace treaty, and enterfor declaration in return but us seems unwilling to give it. but showing off military hardware at this time which it would usually do might have been seen as a hit of provoking the us, a bit of a provocation. it seems that kim jong—un has decided to tone it down and in the middle of the colourful parade which still have those is stepping soldiers were nurses, doctors, construction workers, that's a message saying economy is 110w that's a message saying economy is now our central theme in north korea and that's a message he doesn't want to send internally, it is one he also wants to send to the united states, we a re also wants to send to the united states, we are not building our testing weapons. laura and her reporting from seoul in south korea following those events in north korea. you are up to date with all the main stories, it's approaching

eight 10am. it's been hailed as the ultimate model of manly behaviour for generations, but is the pressure to be "strong and silent" causing men to take their own lives? suicide is the number one killer of men under the age of 45 in the uk, now a campaign has been launched to encourage them to be more open about their mental health — it's backed by harlequins rugby club. i lived with a guy and, sadly, he took his own life. and he was the happiest, friendliest guy i'd ever met. we had some great times. i just thought why didn't he talk to me, why didn't he talk to someone else? maybe it's because we didn't have that bravery, we didn't have that courage. it hasn't always been easy. i'm now in the place where i'm far more in control of my day—to—day outlook on things. a huge part of that was being able to talk to my friends. a lot of people think we look pretty tough on the outside and you do have to be to play the game we do but there is a lot of emotion attached to it. being able to be open about that and talk with guys that mean a huge amount to you and, hopefully, you mean a huge amount to them, can really, really help.

to be less afraid to be a man of more words. to help face the future, to be a man of more words. to be less angry, i had to be a man of more words. two people who can help us understand this issue are poorna bell, whose husband rob took his own life, and josh connolly, who had planned to do the same. we talk about both your circumstances but to see tough men talking about opening up and their feelings, it's not often associated with rugby players but very often for men in general. yes, i would ee, for men in general. yes, i would agree, i think my husband encompassed a lot of those emotions, very broad shouldered, very alpha male, also quite soft and quite kind but i think when it came to stuff that was really going wrong with him 01’ that was really going wrong with him or things that he was struggling with, i couldn't imagine that he would be able to stand up on a stage 01’ would be able to stand up on a stage or talk in front of people about how

he felt so for guys to be able to do thatis he felt so for guys to be able to do that is i think amazing. he'd struggled with depression for a long time, you knew about that before you married him, you were hoping he was managing that situation but it turns out he wasn't, it had gone further and darker and deeper than perhaps you'd realised. i think a big part of what rob was going through which is representative of a lot of other member struggle with depression, for men, self sigma against mental illness at a higher rate than women do, for him, it was furry much, yes this idea that depression was a wea kness this idea that depression was a weakness which it isn't, on the one hand this belief that he should be able to get over it, he was a scientist and list, very clever man but the other part of him which was pa rt but the other part of him which was part of the conditioning of how he was brought up and the environment and culture and the expectations that we have of men told him he should be able to get over it occurs if he did and he was weak and so

sometimes he engaged with therapy and sometimes he didn't but you can tell there was an internal struggle going on inside of him of how to manage this and actually had to acknowledge it within himself. josh, you were in that same position that rob found himself then come off what was at that made you do not go through with what you'd intended to do. suicidal thoughts had through with what you'd intended to do. suicidalthoughts had been through with what you'd intended to do. suicidal thoughts had been a pa rt of do. suicidal thoughts had been a part of my life for a long time, when i was younger it was more a comfort, it wasn't actual thoughts of doing it was a comfort to know there might be a way out from the way i was feeling and the pain. for mel way i was feeling and the pain. for me i had struggles with drink and thenl me i had struggles with drink and then i stopped drinking i made, i find an honest and selfless decision to end it all for myself and to take the darkness away from my children. fortunately because i knew what i was going to do this piece came over me and! was going to do this piece came over me and i spent the weekend with my children and i started to realise that the past had sort of stop meaning anything to me because i

knew i was going and i stop being scared of the future and i kind of managed to recognise what was killing me was my thoughts on what was going on inside me and that and away gave me an ideal was going on inside me and that and away gave me an idea i could have some control and if i worked through what was going on inside there may be hope and a chance of a different life. i interviewed somebody who once described i apologise if this is the wrong description but the person described it as a permanent solution to a temporary problem. would you agree with that in your experience? to take my own life, the permanent solution? yes, and to be honest when i made the serious decision came from a place of not just not wanting to have the pain any more but the burden i was putting on the people around me. i found the pain i was feeling radiated from me and i was pushing it onto my children and on to the people that loved me so the decision came from a selfless point of view although my thinking was clearly

distorted from a lack of processing how i was feeling. for a long time we've been trying to encourage eve ryo ne we've been trying to encourage everyone to talk, men in particular perhaps, it's not just everyone to talk, men in particular perhaps, it's notjust as simple as that, just saying talk to me, are you ok? that doesn't always work much what is the best way to approach this if you feel someone close to you could be struggling?” must have asked rob that question a thousand times and i would say a handful of times is when i got a proper answer about what was going on with him. what i have noticed since speaking out about a lot of these things and whether that's depression or addiction which was something he struggled with, is that the flag is up so people know, especially men, note that there is nojudgment here especially men, note that there is no judgment here when it comes to talking about your problems and so on. since i've done as i've had a lot of male friends, even my own father and people just open up about what has been going on and what that

tells me is that men can and will open up but they need to know that what they are opening up, what they, being able to come forward with emotions is going to met with understanding and not people your socks up for sure you get over it. it's just listening. is that your experience, josh? you needed people to listen. absolutely. it's very easy to tell people who are struggling that they need to talk more but that in itself can be a judgment, i know what's wrong with you and i know of what will help you. i think we as people need to address the way we are showing people that we are ready to listen. what i've found is that men will speak but they will speak if there isa speak but they will speak if there is a space created for it they might feel hurt and i don't think we do enough of that. we see a lot of people, even on social media, people will post that they are here and

ready to listen but within 24 hours they are posting a shaming video, it's about what we are doing and how we show people we want to listen and i think that needs to be... just explain what you mean by space, sorry, explain what you mean by space, soi’i’y, are explain what you mean by space, sorry, are you talking about support groups, explained what you mean. what i mean is in terms of listening, quite often than i did put the feelers out and i didn't do it is peopled up close me because i didn't want to burden them, i would often do it in social events so i knew i could get away, i would always be met with reasons why i shouldn't feel like i should, people trying to pull me out of the darkness, i feel like we need to have spaces for you go into the darkness and let them sit and let them explore it without coming from a place of judgment them explore it without coming from a place ofjudgment and trying to pull them out. trying to fix it. not trying to fix but listening. pull them out. trying to fix it. not trying to fix but listeninglj pull them out. trying to fix it. not trying to fix but listening. i think it's important to talk about the consequences of suicide and everyone who is left behind. can you tell us

about the impact it's had on you and your life and how you have managed? i don't think the word devastating really quite cut said, it was and continues to be devastating. it gets a bit easier as the years go on but it's still something that you live with everyday and i think about him every day, like every morning and evening. for at the other families that have suffered a bereavement like this, especially with suicide, ifa like this, especially with suicide, if a death that there is no closure around, for someone, i have not ever felt suicidal, i can't understand what it's like to be in the position which kind of rob shute in effect of being able to understand why rob did what he did. so firmly that's why it's so important for the thousands of men who have passed away since rob died, it's a travesty and a tragedy and the reason why we do

stuff like this is so no other family should feel like this. i don't know if you ever fully recover from a death like this, i don't think it's really possible, it gets easier but it's not possible. your own father took his own life as well so own father took his own life as well so you own father took his own life as well so you can see own father took his own life as well so you can see the consequences own father took his own life as well so you can see the consequences on future generations. we should say the rate of male suicide had gone down a little, it would indicate maybe some of these messages are beginning to work. it has and that's great but this is something that's been going on for decades, it's not a recent event, the men's suicide prevention charity have a petition asking for ministerial support rambus which is really crucial. thank you both for sharing your stories. and thank you for sharing your photographs that we have been playing during the interview. you're welcome. if you are feeling emotionally distressed and would like details of organisations which offer advice and support, go online to bbc.co.uk/actionline or you can call for free, at any

time, to hear recorded information on 0800 066 066. it's 8:20am. thank you forjoining us it's 8:20am. thank you forjoining us and breakfast. some of us saw some showers yesterday, will we see sunshine today? let's find out. tomasz has the weather. the weather is starting to improve across the country, some sunshine developing. it was a cloudy earlier, some heavy rain across scotland, the weather continuing to be variable throughout the day thanks to this low— pressure throughout the day thanks to this low—pressure which will swing close to us, passing by over the next 24 hours or so. i think this afternoon it's a case of sunny spells and showers, hopefully some good sunny

spells across the majority of the country. this is what it looks like around the early afternoon in the south. fine weather, breezy around the coast, 23 in london, 20 across yorkshire, you will notice some light showers dotted around parts of the midlands and wales. newcastle, the midlands and wales. newcastle, the great north run looking fine by then at least. across the north—west of the country, the western isles, north coast of northern ireland the street showers, some strong winds to come later and tonight. nothing exceptional for tonight, come later and tonight. nothing exceptionalfor tonight, 55 come later and tonight. nothing exceptional for tonight, 55 miles an hour gusts loss of all tom and windy through the lowlands of scotland. here is that low—pressure passing to the north of us across the national league football finals, sending more showers across scotland, northern ireland, wales and england, tonight, mostly clear, temperatures around 11 01’ mostly clear, temperatures around 11 or 12 degrees. tomorrow, spain, a lot of fine, dry and bright, sunny

weather, beautiful across the east and south, later in the day cloud increasing, probably turning quite hazy across much of the country, rain expected in northern ireland, the lake district and north of that around western scotland. on tuesday, looks like we could see this long odd looking weather front stretching like a daisy chain across the atlantic, not a daisy chain, bunting, i was going to say. to the south, warm weather coming from spain, portugal, france, derry warm across the continent, to the north of that, cooler air stream from the north atlantic, we are the middle, that means two areas of whether, in the south temperatures could reach the south temperatures could reach the mid—20s, further north, it could mean hanging on to the cloud, cooler weather, 15 degrees in tasco with overcast skies. that's thank you, not brilliant weather but

i guess it's typicalfor this thank you, not brilliant weather but i guess it's typical for this time of year. it is odd. you are watching brea kfast. of year. it is odd. you are watching breakfast. good morning if you have justjoined us. the writer and broadcaster, robert meakin is here to tell us what's caught his eye. some different opinions on boris johnson, quentin letts writing in the sunday telegraph if i can hold this, a slightly different view behind that in the observer. the inevitable divide with boris johnson, on the one side, is he an adulterous charlatan who should never be allowed near number 10 downing street, a busted flush is what barbara ellen is arguing, it's time for him to our out from the political stage and then you have quentin letts, the sunday telegraph, a natural home for borisjohnson support saying his support knows he

isa support saying his support knows he is a rogue and all the rest of it, they will hold true to him and remain loyal, don't rule him out yet. it has to be said a number of the tabloids are talking about his private life in the wake of revelations about his divorce and his suspected partner. his supporters will say it will be known he is no saint on the personal front for some time, that obviously doesn't change that, again his critics will say it's just further evidence of someone who is so deeply flawed on a personal level can you trust him to be prime minister but then admirers of bill clinton are happy to forget what he got up to. the same is true of presidentjohn, certain things that came up during the election campaign that might bury another candidate but in his case. the reaction from inside the conservative party, sir alan duncan saying if not now then later, fiery language, the party conference

coming up later, that will be brutal. the tories do a good civil war on revenge tragedy over the yea rs war on revenge tragedy over the years and i suspect brutal is the word. there is a lot of people in the tory party who will try and stick the knife in, his furry popular in terms of party members up and down the country but in terms of the tory party machine and in parliament that said problem for him and that is what might do for him. parliament that said problem for him and that is what might do for himlj heard a labour in the on the radio talking about labour and the problems... exactly. and this person, maybe they were being ironic, said i can't see any signs of the conservatives doing that at the moment, looks like they are likely to there. look at the history of the tory party the last 25 years, some big nasty feuds in that time and it gets a messy. theresa may dry to placate mps who are against the checkis to placate mps who are against the check is planned by having them round for dinner according to the sunday express. good luck with that, i think there is 60 hardline

brexiteer mps, she's going to a p pa re ntly brexiteer mps, she's going to apparently wine and dine and try and soft and very stands, i don't know how drunk she is going to try and get them to get them onside but that such a hazardous time for the prime minister, these next few weeks, so many trapdoors waiting for her in parliament, i don't envy anyone in that position. away from the politics let's talk about the real news, thejohn lewis christmas ad, eltonjohn. they news, thejohn lewis christmas ad, elton john. they are news, thejohn lewis christmas ad, eltonjohn. they are going all our bust, aren't they? they have a big one already, isn't there, queen bohemian rhapsody? that's right. that might have been going for ages but i only saw at the other day. the suggestion he is appearing in it himself but it's going to be based on his childhood, growing up, and it's a big signing forjohn lewis and it's been a big event in recent yea rs, and it's been a big event in recent years, i think for the last decade. there was the man on the moon. i

would like them to come out and do something completely different like one of those really dodgy cinema ads in the 70s with just stills flashing words. that will be much more exciting. were talking about strictly come dancing? dannyjohn jules and tell me about this. it's the conspiracy theorists out, it turns out dannyjohn jules the conspiracy theorists out, it turns out dannyjothules is a long—time friend of bruno, one of the strictly judges. the long—time friend of bruno, one of the strictlyjudges. the sun as saying they are best friends, i'm not sure. that's a little bit much. they knew each other in the 19705 and may have sociali5ed sense. they are saying if bruno i5 generous to danny on the show que5tion5 are saying if bruno i5 generous to danny on the show questions may have to be asked. my kids think he's great because of his part in death in paradise. he was one of the policemen. and people that age group remember him in redworth, he was

fabulous. thank you so much for joining us this morning. we'll be live from the start line of the world's biggest half marathon, the great north run, a5 tens of thousands of competitors get ready to run from newcastle to south shields. ron and ruth first went out together in the 505 but after nearly 6 decades apart they were reunited again in sheltered accomodation. our cameras were with them yesterday as they became mr and mrs. he's the troubled war vetran assigned to protect the ambitious home secretary who is the target of a terror plot. we'll speak to a bodyguard about the hit bbc drama of the same name to find outjust how true to life it is. all that to come on the bbc news channel. but this is where we say goodbye to viewers on bbc one. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with rogerjohnson and rachel burden.

here's a summary of this morning's main news. the former foreign secretary, borisjohnson, has launched another blistering attack on there5a may's brexit plans. writing in the mail on sunday, mrjohn5on accu5e5 the prime minister of wrapping a suicide ve5t around britain and handing the detonator to brussels. his remarks have already been critici5ed, with the foreign office minister sir alan duncan saying they mark one of the most disgusting moments in modern british politics. the government has been accused of failing to prepare for the potential impact that brexit could have on peace and security at the irish border. the chief constable of the police service of northern ireland, george hamilton, says if the border was to return it would be exploited by criminals and terrorists. in an interview with the sunday times, he says that some politicians don't understand the dangers. the government says it is considering his call for extra resources. rules that prevent some victims of crime

from being compensated if they lived with their attacker are being 5crapped by the ministry ofjustice. the "same—roof rule" was changed in 1979, but not retrospectively, meaning victims from before that time have been refused payouts. the move is part of a government review to improve access to compensation. religious education in english schools is outdated and needs to be overhauled to include non—religious beliefs, according to a new report. the independent commission on re wants children to learn about atheism and humanism, as well as world faiths. the department for education said it would look at the recommendations. the chair of the independent commission on re told this programme the proposals marked a fresh start for the subject. we are proposing a national plan with an entitlement for religious education for all pupils aged from the early years right to the age of 16. that everyone, in any state—funded school,

should be studying re. and there are a number of schools who are not doing it very well, or not doing it even at all. two people are in a critical condition after suffering suspected drug overdose at a music festival on mer5ey5ide. a 19—year—old woman and a 22—year—old man were taken to hospital from the reminisce festival in st helens. police think they took ecstasy ta blets. a number of other people are also being treated in hospital following suspected overdoses. earlier this morning, the polls opened in sweden's general election. the campaign has been dominated by the rise of an anti—immigration party. the nationalist sweden democrats are tipped for second place, eight years after they entered parliament. neither the governing social democrats nor the main centre—right party is likely to win a majority. north korea has staged a huge military parade this morning to mark the country's 70th anniversary. the show of strength was packed with soldiers and tanks but — unlike previous parades — there were reportedly no ballistic missiles on display.

the parade will be followed by so—called mass games featuring synchronised performances by tens of thousands of dancers. they take synchronisation to a new level! those are the main stories this morning. it's the biggest dance show on television, and last night strictly come dancing returned in a blaze of sequins and sparkles. the 15 celebrities found out which professional dancer they'd be paired up with. no competition last night. but it gave everyone a chance to see the potential talent on display. the competition starts in about three weeks, i think. competition starts in about three weeks, ithink. somebody competition starts in about three weeks, i think. somebody sitting at home and possibly wishing she was taking part. and the prime minister got in on the act. she, perhaps,

rather tongue in cheek, offered to share tips with the contestants, it comes after she showed off her dance moves during her recent trip to africa. she could show me a thing or two because she has more red bambi. really? that does not sound good. i was flitting between strictly amber football in the other room last night. i went to bed atjust about the right time, before england started playing not well. but all the drama was in new york last night. i thought you were going to say all the drama was in strictly! there we re the drama was in strictly! there were unprecedented scenes at the us open. serena williams looking for a 24th grand slam title. naomi osaka, her first 24th grand slam title. naomi osaka, herfirst grand slam win, first japanese player to naomi osaka, herfirst grand slam win, firstjapanese player to win, well done, you are the one who should have your name in lights.

and jamie murray, six grand slam title. so many headlines i thought i would be talking about and this was not what i thought. on this occasion the drama unfolded because it was suggested, the use of language, she accused the umpire of being a thief when he penalised and accused him of sexism because she said it would not happen to a man. all while she was losing. let's take a look at what happened. first williams was given a code violation after the umpire had accused her of receiving coaching from her coach in the first set. which he admitted he was doing but whether she saw him is up for debate. she received a point penalty for smashing her racket as the match appeared to move away from her in the second. she called the umpire a thief, which led to a game

penalty in the second set, and she went from 4—3 down to 5—3, before saving her service game, osaka then serving out 6—4 in the second set. i've seen other men call other umpires several things, and i'm here fighting for women's rights and women's equality, and for all kinds of stuff. and for me to say "thief" and for him to take a game, it made me feel like it was a sexist remark. he has never taken a game from a man because they said thief. i mean, it blows my mind. but i'm going to continue to fight for women and to fight for us to have equal... like, cornet should be able to take her shirt off with getting a fine. this is outrageous. britain's jamie murray won a fourth grand slam mixed doubles title alongside partner bethanie mattek—sands. the pair had to fight back from a set down against croatia's nikola mektic and poland's alicja rosolska, before going on to win the championship tie—break11—9. and congratulations

to alfie hewett and gordon reid, who won the wheelchair doubles title, and andy lapthorne, who won the quad wheelchair doubles, with partner david wagner. england were beaten 2—1 by spain at wembley in the nations league, their first match since the world cup. they made the perfect start when marcus rashford, one of three changes to the side that lost against croatia, opened the scoring. spain manged to level just two minutes later and rodrigo moreno then took advantage of poor marking at a free—kick to score the winner from close range after 32 minutes. we've got to keep faith in the way we are trying to play, otherwise we go back to what we did historically. there is no way i believe we will ever be a top team if we do that. so we've got to be brave enough to stick to our principles. and, you know, just get better

at what we are doing and identify how we improve. but that is not going to be an easy task, because you can see the level of the top teams and i said right across the summer we are under no illusions about that. well there was a worrying moment during the second half when manchester united defender luke shaw had to be stretchered off with a head injury. but he tweeted later that he was fine and in the best possible hands. northern ireland had a disappointing start to their nations league campaign, losing 2—1 to bosnia—herzegovina. michael o'neill‘s side had the better of the early chances but it was the visitors who opened the scoring and then made it 2—0 after a defensive mix—up. wigan's will grigg did pull a goal back in injury time, but it turned out to be just a consolation. england are in control of the fifth and final test against india at the oval. going into the third day, india are 174 for six in reply

to england's first innings of 332. england already have an unassailable 3—1 lead in the series. jos buttler‘s 89 dragged england back into the match. he shared 98 for the ninth wicket with stuart broad, who hung around for an hour and a half for his 38 runs. james anderson then claimed two wickets and is now three away from overtaking australia's glenn mcgrath as the most successful fast bowler in the history of the game. the first time i got recalled at lord's, an unbelievable opportunity to come back in and play. the fire was really burning for test cricket. i was very excited. i think that has been the best thing about it, being able to maintain that and feel very privileged to play. in rugby union's premiership, there were wins for saracens, exeter, and leicester, while gloucester threw away a 21 nil

lead to draw 31 all with bath in a thrilling game at the rec. a superb danny cipriani pass paved the way for matt banahan to help gloucester draw level. 31—all it finished. one match in super league's super 85 — it was top versus bottom as st helens travelled to challenge cup winners catalans dragons. with ten minutes to go, the dragons were winning. but st helens responded with a latejonny lomax try — and a danny richardson goal in the last ten minutes of the game. saints went on to win the match 26—22. britain's simon yates has retaken the lead at the tour of spain — the vuelta a espana. he broke free of the pack in the final kilometre to win stage 14. the victory puts him back in the red race—leader's jersey that he lost tojesus herrada three days ago. yates leads alejandro valverde by 20 seconds in the overall standings with seven stages remaining. at the tour of britain, team sky's ian stannard claimed the first british victory of this year's race with a solo breakaway win on the penultimate stage.

overall leaderjulian alaphillipe finished in the peleton to maintain his 17 second lead going into sunday's final stage. olympic champion greg rutherford jumped for the last time in his career at the great north games in newcastle yesterday. 7 metres 38 was his final leap into the sandpit — and greg will be remembered for taking long jump gold on super saturday at the london olympics. he retires as one of only five british athletes to have won olympic, world, commonwealth and european gold medals. it was remarkably emotional, that final round. i had been ignoring the fact this was going to be the last one all day and i was trying just to enjoy it. all of a sudden it hit me like a ton of bricks. i stood on the track and that was the last time i was ever going to run down as a professional long jumper. it was an incredible sendoff, i'm not going to lie.

probably one of the most memorable for me. the way the crowd got behind me agiain, it was wonderful. and we're sending our best wishes to four—time olympic champion michaeljohnson, who is recovering at home after suffering a mini—stroke. i should say he is ok. johnson, who held both the 200 and 400 metres olympic titles — and held the world records for both — tweeted that he had suffered the stroke last week. but he is recovering. now then, if you were lucky enough to go away on holiday this summer did you enjoy a little...cliff diving ? take a look at this. plunging off a tower perched on the famous bridge at mostar in bosnia—herzegovina, britain's gary hunt recorded his third victory on the bounce as the cliff diving world series held its penultimate event yesterday. six—time world champion hunt now moves ahead of american steven loube in the world series rankings. not something i thought britain

would be greater. when i first looked at it. it was pretty high. do not do it anywhere unless it's properly done. i willjust properly done. i will just not properly done. i willjust not do it at all! we mentioned greg rutherford being in newcastle yesterday. tens of thousands of people have registered to take part in this morning's great north run. it is in that great city. among them will be sir mo farah, the four—time olympic champion is bidding for a fifth—consecutive victory. limbering up near the start line in newcastle is our reporter, alison freeman. the first people getting ready on the starting line. they are keen. it is starting to look busy and the sun has come out, a sunny morning. some of the 57,000 runners will kick offjust after 10:40am and there will be famous faces including the bbc‘s sophie ray

—— sophie raworth. faces including the bbc‘s sophie ray -- sophie raworth. this was the first race i did in 2006, i had just had a baby and never run more than a mile, iwas had a baby and never run more than a mile, i was not a good runner and brendan foster said i should run the great north run and i trained and did it and was not fast but i got hooked. i have been running like a mad thing ever since. one person responsible to getting you into running is susie. is this easy compared to ultra marathons you run? we will not race this. when you race, it is difficult. i would not say it is easy. it is a long way but we will have fun today. will you stay together? in theory. we have a tendency to stay together but competition creeps up and we have been known. last year she dropped me

in the last 400 metres. been known. last year she dropped me in the last 400 metreslj been known. last year she dropped me in the last 400 metres. i was three seconds ahead of her and she has not forgotten it, obviously! the first race and then you come back, why? what brendan foster achieved creating this is incredible and i think he is wonderful and i come back for it. there are some running heroes here. kelly holmes. a great atmosphere and the finish is wonderful and you get there and you see the sea. the crowds are fantastic and push you along. did you ever think it would be one of the shorter races? i did not. i ran this three or four times before doing a marathon. i thought i could never do it again and then i got into the ultra—think because of this one, we met on the plane to the boston marathon and ultra marathon is anything over a marathon distance and we round the marathon de sable

this year. sophie said she would never do anything like that. you just need to want to do it and she wanted it enough. i cannot imagine running two marathons but six in five days, what is it like? amazing. best thing i have done and the best think is camping, the camp moves every day and you cannot do anything but go back to your tent, lie down and chat to your tent mates. the running is an aside, your are having a lot of fun chatting to people. running is an aside, your are having a lot of fun chatting to peoplelj think that is with rose tinted glasses. there were moments that we re glasses. there were moments that were not very fun. thanks for chatting to us and good luck. rachel burden is normally here. why are you not hear, rachel? good question! we have found out more about this race and inspiring stories behind it. commentator:

so many people running for charity. every year, the great north run attracts tens of thousands of competitors — from the fun—running fancy dressers to the elite runners and, of course, the odd superhero. this year, 58,000 people have registered to take part. each has a story to tell and a different reason for running. at the front of the pack for the 58th great north run will be the legendary mo farah, hoping to win the event for a fifth time. i love taking part in the great north run. it's great to see so many people taking part and just enjoying this sport. nice to meet you, how are you doing? last year, mo met matt haddon, a young man with cancer who wanted to tick the great north run off his bucket list before he died. mo was first across the line and matt was last. matt was a fighting guy and he told himself, no matter what, i'm going to get through it, and he did. do you think in a way that sums up the spirit of the great north run?

it's a great spirit and the great north run is all about being able to support people. the course starts in the middle of newcastle and takes in some of the north east's most famous landmarks, including the tyne bridge, behind me, and the sage. and one of the people who will be helping to kick off this year's race is kathrine switzer. she's no stranger to inspiring people. in 1967, she became the first woman to run the boston marathon, despite attempts to pull her off the course. five years later, women were finally allowed to officially compete in the race. we still have a long way to go. many women are restricted by poverty, by social and cultural restriction.

but running can overcome that. what appeals to me most about the great north run is the fact that anybody can come out here and do it and take part. it is also huge for charities. people go out and watch this race and they see somebody go by and they say, if that person can do it, i can do it. that is one of the most inspiring things about running. you are never too old, you're never too big or slow. you can do it. if sirmo farah if sir mo farah wins the fifth consecutive race title today it will bea consecutive race title today it will be a record but he will be challenged by jake robertson be a record but he will be challenged byjake robertson of be a record but he will be challenged by jake robertson of new zealand and the action is just after 10am when the wheelchair racing sta rts 10am when the wheelchair racing starts which is followed by the elite women and at 10:40am, sir mo farah and the crowd of runners,

57,000 of them taking the 13.1 miles route. coverage on bbc one from 9:30am. sophie has made me feel guilty about not being there. i have done it three times and i loved it. it is the best thing. it is the best thing. it is the best thing. it isa it is the best thing. it is a half marathon. i have got very lazy in the last few years. i let sophie do it. the sun came out but we will see showers today. tomasz has the weather. it looks like the weather will improve later today but his —— it has been a great start and rain around and it will get more windy across scotland later today and tonight. this low pressure between the uk and iceland is moving in, just to the north—west of our neighbourhood, sending stronger winds and frequent showers but to

the south, the weather is quieter and on the south coast today it is looking beautiful. breezy around the coast. plenty of sunshine. 23 in london. showers almost anywhere from the midlands northwards but more frequent in the north of northern ireland, across scotland. gusty winds later in the western isles and throughout scotland gusts could exceed 50 mph in places. a blustery night with frequent showers rattling through and rattling windows as well, i guess. tonight that moves to the north and to the south, clear skies. the winds dropout by the end of the night. tomorrow starts pretty bright across england and wales. still showers around across scotland but generally speaking, a good

start. later in the day, from lunchtime onwards, it clouds over across the north—west with rain in belfast, glasgow. the south should stay dry and bright. temperatures up to 22. tuesday, the weather front slicing the ocean and atmosphere and two areas of whether happening. we have warm airfrom two areas of whether happening. we have warm air from the southern area, cooler air currents from the north atlantic and scotland and northern ireland in the cooler air, to the south of the warmer weather so on tuesday temperatures could get up so on tuesday temperatures could get up to the mid—205 across the south. cooler the following day. in the north, it looks like we will have more cloud and it will be quite a bit cooler. thanks. we are distracted because we are talking about the big tv show of

it is officially the hit drama of the decade. the moment. 10.4 million of us watched the first episode of the bbc one drama bodyguard, the story of a specialist protection officer assigned to look after a controversial home secretary. we will chat to a guest about how realistic it is. now you may not recognise our next guest, but you've probably seen his face countless times. simon morgan was a protection officer who looked after the queen and other members of the royal family. he joins us now to help us separate the facts from the fiction. what do you make of it? i almost said the bodyguard. that was a film yea rs said the bodyguard. that was a film years ago. bodyguard, what you make of it? great entertainment that highlights roles in the industry but great entertainment and people need to remember that. how much is truth and how much artistic license?m

to remember that. how much is truth and how much artistic license? it is more artistic license if you break it up percentage—wise. some things they have got right, it is a police officer's rolled to look after royal family and senior ministers but after that i think it plays out for television, certainly with regards to the main character. none of us wa nts a to the main character. none of us wants a documentary. if we did we would look somewhere else, but you wa nt would look somewhere else, but you want certain elements to be accurate. a reflection of the role of the protection officer. what have they done well? they have some of they done well? they have some of the aspects of tactics well and they have the role to a certain extent spot on in relationship you have with your prints about but the central character, the sergeant, is the man who does everything and protection is a team involvement. and there is a wider police plan that goes with it. i watch thinking when does he have a day off? we work

ona when does he have a day off? we work on a system he is a four year police officer because he had been in the military before that. most protection officers at that level have been police officers ten, 15 yea rs, very have been police officers ten, 15 years, very much a specialist role. they have a lot of training. the intensity of the relationship between the officer and home secretary. is it too intense? he has overstepped the mark but you deal with people and emotions. i am not naive enough to say that would never happen. if you look at princess stephanie of monaco, she married her protection officer. i'm not saying that would not happen but he has become compromised. his integrity is compromise, which opens up the spectre of blackmail. he has put himself in that position. it is not common because you are looking at experienced professionals who know where the line in the sand is.

richard madden is the actor. she is on the stage. is what he is doing realistic? it is in that he will be near enough to his principles to react. we live in a world where action beats reaction but it is part ofa action beats reaction but it is part of a wider policing plan. he has seen of a wider policing plan. he has seen something and reacted but that would be communicated. he would not run off and deal with it himself? not really, he is protecting, he is searching, checking passes. his attention rate would not be able to be continued that long. he is one man doing ten people'sjobs? be continued that long. he is one man doing ten people's jobs? pretty much but he is the central character. he is constantly operating in the red zone. that led toa operating in the red zone. that led to a cliffhanger. some people think it is slightly ridiculous but i am trying to work out what happened.

tell us about the different stages of alertness you have referred to? you have four levels, white, yellow, orange and red and white is pretty much not taking it all that much, going about your everyday. yellow you step up and orange you are aware of what is going on and red is the operational level. what colour are you now? probably yellow. certainly not from our questions! he would not be able to operate at red. at red it is 10-15 be able to operate at red. at red it is 10—15 minutes maximum but he goes days on red. this is a member of the government, the royals you worked with, who has bodyguards these days? outside of that group of people? we in the private sector now we have put that into a group of people of

wealth, visibility and status who have protection officers for different reasons. is it to do with their business? their wealth? kidnap and ransom is a big issue. it is normally to allow them to operate in the environment they wish to. have you had someone come to you and ask for protection where you have thought, i am for protection where you have thought, iam not for protection where you have thought, i am not sure you need it. you always have to ask the question because it is based on threat and risk because you put a package in place commensurate with the risks are you ask those questions and for some people, and not in the environment we working, it is for aesthetics, which is not where our skill set is. great to see you. you have improve the ascetics thomas over this morning! the next episode of bodyguard is on bbc one tonight at 9pm. that's all we've got time for today. breakfast will be back tomorrow from six on bbc one.

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