so let's begin. alpesh patel is with us. thank you. forward have risen our illustrations aren't with us, so we can talk the viewers through —— for whatever reason. front page of the telegraph, uk won't payee you build without a brexit deal. are we getting tough? is this the right method? —— eu bill. mark wahlberg, fine, but a politician? it isn't talk with mark, it is action, probably with an ak—lfl or something like that. we need that with brexit negotiations! the pound buys as many euros today as it did ten yea rs buys as many euros today as it did ten years ago at the start of the crisis. is any of this negotiation back and forth moving volatility in the pound ? back and forth moving volatility in the pound? a bit here and there. in finance, the area i mean, do we care much about it from march and beyond?

thanks for letting us know there will be a car crash in march. we went through the credit crunch, we don't care about the devastation because we've been through worse. but many people care deeply. i would imagine those working for car manufacturers in the uk, nissan factories, that kind of scenario, it's a big you'll for them. jobs could be on the line and if you believe project fear, it could have a big impact —— a big deal. believe project fear, it could have a big impact -- a big deal. what i mean about don't care is don't care about what the politicians are telling us. when we had the credit crunch and the likes of gm went bust, let alone the other ones, it wasn't that we were trusting the politicians, we were on our own is the point. weather you're a blue—collar worker or in banking, bad news, you're on your own. don't rely on the politicians to get you out of the mess. in detroit and they we re out of the mess. in detroit and they were bailed out by the state, some of the big car manufacturers...

massive unemployment figures regardless of. the politicians did come to their rescue. i'm glad you're defending them. i'm not defending them, just countering what you're saying. as this article outlines in the front page of the telegraph, dominic raab is going with this message to brussels, what will the reaction be in brussels and what does it mean about hitting the deadline in october, i.e. an agreement, so they can present it to the other members of the european union? it is impossible for me to say by november, as some of the europeans have said, that we will come to an agreement or we won't. anyone who says we are likely to or not are blowing hot air. i hope we do. i hope we will come to a deal, which will be better than no deal, but we've got no idea and there's no one finance i've met who've got —— who's got a clue about what's going to happen. the ftfront who's got a clue about what's going to happen. the ft front page has the news that brent crude went above $80

a barrelagain, news that brent crude went above $80 a barrel again, the first time since may. the price of oil is surging because of the impact of the hurricane in the us, but also sanctions on iran. you're a trader, making muggy? i've been on here since january and i said we would be at $100 before the year is out —— making money. that is true. it's been a bet. you don't often get 1—way bets. been a bet. you don't often get 1-way bets. you're doing well on that? we don't often get 1-way bets, this has been one of the easier ones. how long will it last? i think $100 by the end of the year. 18 months ago it was about £100 to fill up months ago it was about £100 to fill up the tank in my car. yesterday it was half a tank. look at the living standards. looking about car manufacturers, let's talk about blue—collar workers, it will hit them, not the fat cats in the city like me. the uber drivers, minicab

drivers, the men and women... for once the politicians aren't to blame. and stationery as well, the wages. yes, it is hitting living standards because this hits you right now. we don't know what will happen with brexit, this will help people right now. you know what, there's a lot of that cost, that fuel cost, goes to government in taxes, so i'm going to blame the politicians. you can defend them all you want, but if they reduced the taxes on fuel you would reduce the impact on the consumer, but this makes them bumper profits. moving on to the philippines and start. everyone is reporting widely, worldwide, about hurricane florence and what it will mean for america —— philippine star. on the philippine star they are talking about their state weather bureau warning residents to brace themselves for devastating storms. in that part of the world, they are extreme, they

have huge consequences but they're not as widely reported. they're not as rich as america which means it's even more devastating. 7300 died in 2013 when they have the last major typhoon in the philippines. 5 million were misplaced. if you're so minded, the red cross has a useful website on this. 7300 dead is double—double about talking about anniversaries, double the number that died on 9/11. that happens regularly in the philippines. the filipino press are covering it but we focus on america, america is rich and they have donald trump to hand out the water. they've got mid-term elections, which i mentioned, meaning the politicians want to be seen meaning the politicians want to be seen to be doing their bit to help. their honourable, noble people so i'm sure they would have done it evenif i'm sure they would have done it even if there weren't elections —— they are. this story on the front page of the irish times is really concerning. doctors criticised in a scathing report about the discovery

that many, many women... their test results, smear test results, which look for the possibility of cervical cancer, they were not checked properly by, it says here, male doctors. consequently, women have died or women have had serious prognoses when they could have had it dealt with much earlier on. this reminds me of a story we had in the uk when it comes to breast cancer, and not so long ago. this is a real concern. it's a gender issue. it is ireland, where, of course, they've had votes on abortion. again, gender rights, women's rights. this also cuts across the issue of is it because it is ireland it is even worse than the first world country, pa rt worse than the first world country, part of the eu, this shouldn't be happening in 2018. but you're right, they have put the blame in terms of... well, is it also because it is men and there might be a male

attitude to... well, let alone whether it is to do with notjust gender, but it could be faith based. they haven't drawn that outside much. stronger religious country when it comes to healthcare for women. let's hope whatever the reasons, this coming to the fore in the same way that it did with breast cancer screening here means it won't happen again. the good news is the prime minister... it is bizarre people are dying too soon because of this. the good news is the prime minister is quoted, and looks like there will be movement from the top. well, there would have to be. sometimes these politicians do brush it under the carpet, don't they?‘ apple. it under the carpet, don't they?‘ apple, big unveiling, dave lee, our tech correspondent, was across this. —— apple. i'm looking at this from a health point of view. they unveiled their watch. the watch is something in terms of how it can watch your health. apple's shares went down

just over 1%. but actually what this watch can do, ie alert emergency services if you keel over and there's no heart rhythm in your wrist, is quite something. impressive. got one on, you have to charge them every couple of days. it's probably got a better battery. my it's probably got a better battery. my point is... for apple, this could bea my point is... for apple, this could be a step in a new direction. it's got fda approval, it is moving into health in a new way. you will know from things like fitbit, lots of people are buying these things not just because it tells the time, or whatever else, there's huge segments. that's why i think apple will become a $2 trillion company in five years. the health market... for them it will be removed the other bits and let's just have this. the segments they haven't tapped as much before... but nobody has tapped this

in the sense it has fda approval, it will alert emergency services... the complaint was they weren't innovative enough, i think their share price will double in the next five years. but the reaction was interesting, shares went down over 1%. with apple we always expect even more than they give. i spend more time on this thing than i do with my wife and children. how can you confess that? it is undervalued, it should be priced a lot higher. i should be priced a lot higher. i should say i'm an apple shareholder. this should be worth a lot more. interesting. dave lee, ourtech correspondent, said health companies could be buying these by the bucket load. alpesh, thanks for coming on the briefing is a. have a good day whatever you're up to and i will see you soon “— whatever you're up to and i will see you soon —— on the briefing. hello there. this morning is starting off on a chilly note after lengthy

clear skies overnight. temperatures dipping close to freezing one or two spots across the east midlands and into the south—east. however, there will be lots of sunshine through the day. a few showers around, mostly across scotland and northern ireland thanks to a weak weather front. you can see we're starting the morning off on a dry note further south. any mist and fog patches tending to clear away quite quickly. more of a breeze though, across the northern half of the country. scattering of showers for the northern isles into the outer hebrides. showery rain through central eastern scotland into northern ireland. south of here, it's dry with a little cloud here and there, like i mentioned. any early mist should tend to clear away. so, a fine morning to come for many. as we head on into the afternoon, cloud will tend to build as temperatures rise. it will stay rather cloudy across parts of scotland, into northern ireland, further showery bursts of rain here and further showers for the northern isles. after that cool start in england and wales, those temperatures should rise quite nicely to 18 or maybe 20 or 21 degrees in the south—east, closer to the mid—teens, though, further north. the reason for the showers across northern areas close to this area of low pressure

and these weather fronts. that area of rain moves away, but it's replaced by another one, a bit more significant with this weather front as we head into friday, and also stronger wind. so i think a wetter end to the week for scotland and northern ireland, and then late in the day, parts of the north and west of england too, followed by sunshine and showers into the afternoon. it will remain quite cool. much of central and southern and eastern england will be dry, with temperatures of 18 to 20 degrees. onto the weekend, and we start on a fine note, thanks to a ridge of high pressure. much of the country will hold onto the sunshine into the afternoon. cloud building across western areas as this weather front brushes past northern ireland into western scotland. it could bring heavy rain, fairly strong winds here. temperatures 15 to 21 in the south—east. our ridge of high—pressure ebbs away, but it does continue to bring fine weather to the south—east into sunday. this low pressure will bring some unsettled conditions to the north and the west of the country. strong winds at times, a lot of cloud, outbreaks of rain.

it will be followed by sunshine and showers into sunday afternoon across scotland and northern ireland, with the main area of rain lying through wales and parts of northern england and the midlands. temperatures midteens in the north, a little bit warmer in fact in the south—east with the sunshine, 22 or 23 celsius. the weekend's quite mixed. it will turn increasingly windy and unsettled, with rain in the north and the west. the best of the sunshine in the south and east. good morning. welcome to breakfast, with naga munchetty and jon kay. our headlines today: theresa may holds a special cabinet meeting to plan for no—deal, as the government warns the eu it won't pay the full divorce bill if they fail to reach an agreement. here comes hurricane florence. georgia becomes the fifth us state to declare a state of emergency. tougher sentences for people who assault emergency workers, prison terms are set to double. good morning. it's ten years this week since the start of the global financial crisis.