good morning. welcome to breakfast with ben thompson and sally nugent. our headlines today: theresa may defends her brexit plan as the prime minister hits out at speculation about her leadership. this is where i get a little bit irritated. this is not...this debate is not about my future. this debate is about the future of the people of the uk and the future of the united kingdom. 25 people are killed in flooding and landslides in the philippines as typhoon mangkhut heads towards hong kong. in the us, president trump has declared an official disaster in north carolina as storm florence continues on its path of devastation. in sport, canelo claims victory in vegas, beating golvkin on points to become the new wbc and wba middleweight champion. good morning. we have seen some rain moving through scotland and northern ireland overnight. that is moving slowly southwards but there is some

sunshine today, the best of his in central and southern areas. more details on that coming up shortly. good morning. it's sunday, the 16th of september. our top story — the prime minister has defended her plan for brexit and revealed she becomes irritated when asked how long she'll last in thejob. in an exclusive interview with the bbc‘s nick robinson, theresa may said the debate was not about her future, but the future of the united kingdom. and she was also critical of the former foreign secretary borisjohnson, as our political correspondent chris mason reports. you know what some people say? they rather liked it when you joked about being that bloody difficult woman. they liked that. and they sometimes say, "where's she gone?" laughter. "we want her back." well, she's still there. there's a difference between those who think you can only be bloody difficult in public and those of us who think, actually, you bide your time and you're bloody difficult when the time is right. smiling but defiant, in her car and at chequers, after a week in which some

of her mps openly plotted ousting her and others met to plan how to derail her blueprint for brexit, the prime minister says... this is where i get a little bit irritated. this debate is not about my future. this debate is about the future of the people of the uk and the future of the united kingdom. that's what i'm focused on and that's what i think we should all be focused on. it's ensuring we get that good deal from the european union, which is good for people in the uk, wherever they live in the uk. there was then her reaction to this man, former foreign secretary borisjohnson, and specifically his remarks last weekend in which he said her brexit plan was akin to wrapping a suicide vest around the country. just look at the cold contempt with which she reacts to that. well, first of all, i have to say i think that choice of language was completely inappropriate. i was home secretary

for six years and as prime minister for two years now. i think using language like that was not right and it's not language i would've used. and what was signed off here at her country retreat injuly, she insists, has to be implemented, not least for northern ireland. the only proposal that has been put forward that delivers on not having a hard border and ensures that we don't carve up the united kingdom is the chequers plan. and yet plenty in parliament, including on her own side, think her ideas are a dud and brussels has sounded sceptical too. it's going to be a long autumn. chris mason, bbc news. you can see that full interview on panorama, on bbc one tomorrow, at 8:30pm. meanwhile, the leader of the conservative party in scotland, ruth davidson, has said that she never wants to be prime minister because she values her mental health too much.

in an interview with the sunday times, she's spoken for the first time of her struggle with depression, suicidal thoughts and self harm. ms davidson, who is pregnant with her first child, had frequently been tipped as a future leader. the liberal democrat leader sir vince cable will announce proposals to raise a wealth tax in order to pay for a citizens fund, which he says will spread britain's resources evenly and strengthen public finances. we can join our political correspondent jonathan blake who is at the party's annual conference in brighton. can you explain what he means by this? yes, the economy is co mforta ble this? yes, the economy is comfortable territory for the vince cable. ten years ago he warned we would be spending too much on credit cards, household it was too high and some people credit him with at least partly predict in the financial crash. ten years on he says it is a

disgrace that the taxpayer hasn't been paid back all rewarded for bailing out our —— rbs. he says sell at shares in that and also put up taxes on people who have lots of money invested and earn money back from that every year, and use that money to be reinvested in behalf of the country as a whole to benefit the country as a whole to benefit the whole of society. this idea of a sovereign wealth fund will be an easy sell to liberal democrat members here in brighton. it isjust the thought of policy they really like. but if it is to get any pickup beyond the brighton bubble for the liberal democrats and to either party re—emerge from the margins of rich politics, it has to get it up and support much beyond the conference here. thank you very much indeed. we will talk about that later on. but more on that for you later. we will turn our attention to the awful weather in some parts of the awful weather in some parts of the world. the number of people killed by typhoon mangkhut in the philippines has risen to 25. violent winds of more than 160 miles

per hour and torrential rains have triggered landslides and caused extensive flooding. but blocked roads and wrecked communication lines means the true impact on rural areas is not yet clear. our philippines correspondent howard johnson reports. mangkhut has been called by meteorologists the strongest typhoon in the world so far this year. and now, the reality of the utter devastation it has caused is becoming obvious. extreme flash flooding. the fragility of human existence laid bare. the road to cagayan province was littered with destruction. electricity posts ripped from the ground, street lamps bent in two, and this man's house torn to shreds. he showed me where the roof had been pulled back like a tin of sardines. fighting back the tears, he told me how he'd spent the night in an evacuation centre, worrying about the fate of his home. the scene here repeated across this vast region. debris scattered across the ground.

electricity cables dangling dangerously. people wading their belongings through floodwaters. two rescue workers were killed in one of many landslides, and a third person drowned in 6—metre high storm surges. the typhoon is now on its way to southern china and vietnam. it's expected to pass near hong kong tomorrow. the magnitude of the devastation left behind here in the philippines still isn't known, and more heavy rain is on its way. howard johnson, bbc news, tuguegarao. america's east coast is facing an epic amount of rainfall, particularly in north and south carolina where at least 11 people have died as a result of tropical storm florence. many people in the area have been evacuated and those that have attempted to return home are being urged not to, as further flooding is on the way. our north america correspondent chris buckler reports. this storm has left streets submerged across north carolina.

towns along the coast and now inland have become badly flooded, leaving rescue teams as the only route to safety for some families. from the air, you get a better sense of the scale of the problems here, and during the brief breaks in the weather, this has been the most effective way of getting people out of cut—off areas like new bern. driving conditions are increasingly difficult. motorists have been advised to avoid this state completely if they can. and new evacuation warnings have come into force for more of these carolinan towns. the worst is yet to come. mandatory evacuations for areas within one mile of the cape fear river in fayetteville, and one mile of the little river have been implemented. the number of people who have died as a result of this extreme weather is continuing to rise. florence is no longer a hurricane, but this sprawling storm is moving slowly across the carolinas, dumping months of rainfall

injust days. the effects of hurricane florence are still being felt and the authorities say as long as the rain falls, there is the danger of further catastrophic flash flooding. and after this week in north carolina, both man and beast are well aware of the impact of that. chris buckler, bbc news, wilmington. nasa has launched a laser to measure the earth but the ice cover from space. 3...2...i... the satellite mission, called icesat—2, should provide information on how ice caps are being affected by global warming. the billion—dollar project will put a satellite almost directly over the north and south poles, and from there, it will fire a laser at sea and land ice to take measurements. that is where science fiction and

fa cts that is where science fiction and facts emerge. it doesn't sound very... important work they are doing. from tomorrow, wales will become the first place in the uk where women who go for a routine smear test will also be checked for the hpv virus. nearly all cervical cancer cases occur in women who have been previously infected with hpv, although there are strains which are harmless. we're joined now by maria, who was diagnosed with cervical cancer eight years ago, and louise pickford from public health wales. good morning to you both. we have to ask, what is your story? eight years ago i went for a test and was told that i had to go back to a clinic, went and had that and was told actually had a tumour sitting within my cervix, so i had to have a full

hysterectomy at 25, and the following fairbridge i underwent a six—week intensive course of chemotherapy, radiotherapy and brachytherapy. there is a direct link and many people will say, 99% of cervical cancer cases coming from hpv. we need to be clear, just because you might have hpv doesn't mean you will necessarily be diagnosed with cervical cancer. 99.7% of cervical cancer is linked to high risk types of hpv. there are over 100 types of hpv, but there are about 13 types assad recognised as being cancer—causing. however, the vast majority of women who are infected with hpv will get rid of it without any measures needed to be taken. how do you get rid of it? you naturally, your immune system deal with the virus as it deals with most viruses, but in a small proportion

of women, the virus will persist and it is the persistence that is the problem with survival cancer. maria, when you are diagnosed, had you heard of the hpv virus? have you spoken about it? no, i had never heard about it. i did what every dock told you not to do and i went on google and they came across the virus, what it is, what it does to the body and all of the side—effects that you can get on the treatments for the cancer as well. and he talked about the treatment you had. how has that change your life? talked about the treatment you had. how has that change your life ?|j will now go through menopause until iam in my will now go through menopause until i am in my 50s and i am on hrt. i can't have children and i have other problems to do with my intestines as well after having the radiotherapy. but i am fighting fit and i am still here. exactly, which is great to

see. when the letter comes in the post, you have a test tube, it is just not a nice zero. it is not an appointment anyone skipped too. what is the message to women about this, and in the light of this new testing and in the light of this new testing and screening coming in? the new testis and screening coming in? the new test is a more sensitive test on a more reliable test for picking up abnormalities that could develop into survival cancer and the important thing is the cancer is a preventable disease. by detecting changes early, we can prevent cancers from forming. it is fair to say the stigma around the is part of the problem? i think it comes from a lack of understanding and that is what the trust has done a lot of work in looking at women's perceptions of hpv is that hope will

lead as public health programmes, we can work to change some of that perception. if you had known more about it early on, would it have changed anything? about it early on, would it have changed anything ?|j about it early on, would it have changed anything? i would have gone from a test as soon as i got the letter. i did delayed by a year. you just don't know if it might have changed or not. and you were having symptoms, when she? i was. changed or not. and you were having symptoms, when she? iwas. but changed or not. and you were having symptoms, when she? i was. but you wouldn't have known at the time. what they were. so just go for the test sms you get the letter. it is — that can save your life. great advice to end it on. thank you so much for telling us your story. really useful advice for people, such a lack of awareness in many cases. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. the headlines: theresa may says debate about brexit should be about the united kingdom's future, and not her own. she's been speaking to the bbc‘s panorama programme. typhoon mangkhut is continuing its devastating path across asia

as it moves from the philippines and approaches southern china. we are talking a lot about the weather on the programme this morning and the wheeze is coming up... both sides of the world. it is happening everywhere and the wheeze was saying earlier actually, the storms will affect us in terms of slightly raised temperatures and... we get the idea of how intertwined all of this is, the tail end of one storm and another storm and the person to explain all of that is louise. louise, explain what is happening that we get the tail end of some of it and there is the perfect example of the screen? this is actually florence, as you can see, in north america, a recordbreaker in see, in north america, a recordbrea ker in terms see, in north america, a recordbreaker in terms of rainfall totals into north carolina, already we are seeing totals in excess of 30

inches, and she has not cleared away yet. we have another day of relentless rain. it is moving at a snail ‘s pace in a westerly direction is it will still be across parts of north carolina through the day today, readily moving into virginia and pennsylvania. in terms of being the most certificate rainfall totals, it has to be javi last year in texas when we saw in excess of 60 inches but it really is going to be a substantial storm. leading towards mangkhut which met la ndfall across leading towards mangkhut which met landfall across the northern philippines, it is moved through the south china sea and is expected to make landfall in the next five or six hours. hong kong is actually on its highest hurricane alert because they are concerned of the storm surge and the rain, although it will make landfall to the south of hong kong, but it will still be a significant storm as well. closer to home, things look a little bit more quiet at the moment. it is likely that today will see some rain around but it will slowly ease and also

some sunshine and warmth. the favourite spots on the other five south—east. some rain moves through overnight, some heavy across scotla nd overnight, some heavy across scotland and northern ireland and gusts 35— a0 miles an hour but it is weakening across the north of england so we will see wetter weather through northern england, north wales first thing and as it pushes into the midlands, lincolnshire and perhaps the south—west, it will weaken substantially. the south and east of it, try with sunny spells and still pretty warm in comparison to yesterday. the northwest is breezy, a scattering of showers clinging on to the north and west facing coasts. the feel of things, 1a— 18 degrees for scotland. highest, 23 in the south—east. then it gets interesting with the weather as we move out of sunday, the weather front is pushing south and east and by then, a band of clouds that it will keep things warm overnight. we keep a fair amount of cloud across the north and west. 0vernight close fit between

nine and 17. the first signs of rain push in from the west but on the whole, and able be a relatively quiet day. eventually into tuesday, monday night— tuesday, this area of low pressure which, yes, is the re m na nts of low pressure which, yes, is the remnants of ex— hurricane helene, a lot of tropical moisture, a lot of energy so lot of tropical moisture, a lot of energy so we're looking at wet windy weather. we just looks likely to be to the north—west but the south—westerly flow and a tropical system south—westerly flow and a tropical syste m m ea ns south—westerly flow and a tropical system means it will be humid. i was describing it as old as— type weather. —— bonkers—type weather. the south—westerly flow will drive in the warm so it will be quite warm and towards the end of the day we will see wet and windy weather. the difference, 1a— 16 in the north by 23- 2a, mid 705 difference, 1a— 16 in the north by 23— 2a, mid 70s fahrenheit, down here. heaviest of the rain and strong as the wind, gales or severe

male —— tales monday to tuesday effect in the north, dry in the north but it stays pretty warm with it. -- north but it stays pretty warm with it. —— gales affecting the north. midtwenties maybe in some rain in the far north and west. back to you. louise, thank you indeed. getting warmer! and more from the wheeze on the other where the world a little later. —— louise. plastics have been called a scourge on the environment, but now a group of scientists think they may actually be able to use them to do some good. it's estimated there's around a00 million tonnes of the material buried in landfill around the uk which could now be mined to make green fuel. but some environmentalists think it's better left where it is. david whiteley reports. every week, 1100 tons of household waste are buried in this landfill site. it isjust waste are buried in this landfill site. it is just one of 20,000

landfill sites in the uk and between them, they contain a00 million tons of plastic. chris cornell has been working on this landfill sites for the last three years. is it quite shocking to see how much plastic is here, and this is relatively small landfill? definitely. it has been noticeably more plastic in the last few years. what do you do with it? where does it go? how can you recycle this sort of stuff? doctor stuart wavell and is leading a government backed project to recover landfill plastic and turn it into a new fuel. 850 landfill sites in england have been identified as suitable for mining at the could be up suitable for mining at the could be up to a00,000 more. suitable for mining at the could be up to 400,000 more. so with this sample, this has had the metal and glass taken away and everything else has been used. you can see it there. this oil is similar inconsistency to crude oil but we believe we can

upgrade this to produce chemicals and it could potentially power your car in the future. how environmentally friendly is the process of turning this into oil and gas because the process i believe creates carbon dioxide? it does but it doesn't produce carbon dioxide in the same way if we were to burn the material. julian kirby, the plastics ilyushin containerfor material. julian kirby, the plastics ilyushin container for friends of the earth still thinks secure landfill is better than this new idea. they say this is more clean fuel but what they mean is a slightly less terrible type of fossilfuel, it is slightly less terrible type of fossil fuel, it is still a fossil fuel, it isn't clean in climate terms but burning plastic that it is a fancy technology or an incinerator is incredibly polluting and that is why we need to be massively reducing how much plastic we use altogether and not locking ourselves into a whole new economy of plastic. investors are needed to make this happen. it is predict that we could be using fuel from landfill plastic within ten years. david whiteley,

bbc news. you can watch inside out on bbc one on monday at 7:30pm, —— you can watch inside out on bbc one on monday at 7:30pm, and on the bbc iplayer. that would be tomorrow. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. time now for a look at the newspapers. the author catherine isaac is here to tell us what's caught her eye. we'll speak to catherine in a minute. morning. morning. first, let's look at the front pages. if you have not had a chance to get out and buy your newspaper today... worry not. we have them here. the observer leads with calls for a second brexit referendum by the london mayor, sadiq khan, who says the threat to living standards and jobs is so high, there's no alternative. the sunday telegraph reports the russian secret service is in crisis after the "botched" novichok attack on former spy sergei skripal. the scottish conservative leader ruth davidson has told the sunday times she would never run for the tory leadership

as she values her mental health and relationship too much. and the sunday express reports that militia in libya are attempting to sell the brother of the manchester arena attacker. hashem abedi was captured and was due to be tried for his alleged involvement in the bombing which killed 22 people last may. we will talk about what is inside the pages now. nice to see you, catherine, you have picked a quite a nice selection and we will talk about the ruth davidson story. ali when her mental health too much weston it really does illustrate just how tough the top job is —— valuing her mental health too much? the sunday times have got a great interview with her because she has her memoirs about to be published and she has talked candidly about

what she went through as a teenager and how she experienced self harm and how she experienced self harm and depression and really went through some really quite dark stuff. and because of that, she said she would never want to be prime minister. and having been tipped as a future leaderfor the conservatives but ruling herself out? she seems to be, well, she definitely is, but i think the thing that struck me in this is she talks a lot about her teenage years and obviously now, she is 39 and is pregnant with her first child and you know, she has clearly made a great success of her life in a terrible time, you know, she seems to have what it behind her. she is an inspirationalfigure, to have what it behind her. she is an inspirational figure, i to have what it behind her. she is an inspirationalfigure, i think. a lot of teenagers go through difficulties like that. it's great that mental health is being talked about in these terms by somebody who is such a high profile figure. about in these terms by somebody who is such a high profile figurem about in these terms by somebody who is such a high profile figure. it is ironic that somebody who is so open

about it would probably make a great prime minister! she is saying actually what is more important is that i stay well. the headline being i don't want to be prime minister, ever. fairly definitive. it is. yes. now this is about the bodyguard? a few familiar voices? they don't necessarily want to appear on screen. they are lots of bbc voices! quite distinctive voices too. quite recognisable. why is the bbc having to defend itself? some people have taken offence to the fact that some bbc newsreaders have appeared in the programme. what is the latest number? they have not called. so there were quite a few of them. some people apparently are saying that this blurs the lines and if you were to switch on, that it might, you know, viewers may be convinced this is all happening. this was news

watch yesterday. it was, it was. the bbc defended itself saying they made it very clear when filming things, particularly to make up different, and not like the real programme. make it look more like a drama. and made it clear they were not paid to do it! absolutely. having seen it, i didn't think you would be convinced at all it was a real thing. you would not be confused?” at all it was a real thing. you would not be confused? i don't think so, it has glitzy music and camera angles and cuts to a seen where two people are kissing. well, but never happens on the ten 0'clock news so... happens on the ten 0'clock news so... . happens on the ten 0'clock news so... . generally, anyway! ithought it was pretty clear. you do not see what happens in the newsroom! and this is parking by phone, using your phone to pay, but the mail says it isa phone to pay, but the mail says it is a rip—off. phone to pay, but the mail says it is a rip-off. these park by phone schemes i use a lot, i have to say,

because i am one of these, i am one of those drivers who never have coins. so you are stopping off, parking to buy some chewing gum or something... pint of milk. to get something... pint of milk. to get some change and i use these applications and the phone numbers a lot but apparently, they charge quite a lot in terms of the companies taking money for commission. so you pay more for doing it than if you put your 20p in? surely it would be cheaper because you do not have to maintain a machine or it sent someone to collect their tickets? these are independent companies running it so they are doing it as... it switches over to doing it and then it would be cheaper? all of them you still have the option to put the coins in but so many of us are just rushed for time. it is easier. the easiest option. so you are paying for convenience. we are running low on time but you have picked this up from the mirror and i want to talk

about this because dave myers, a hairy biker, a friend of this programme, he has been on this sofa more than once but actually he has had some real health worries recently. he has talked about the fa ct recently. he has talked about the fact that on a routine or appointment, he was diagnosed with clark 0mar. he thought he had a hangover at the time and that is why his vision was slightly blurry. pretty long hangover, i imagine. -- glaucoma. if caught early the progression can be stopped but if it is untreated it can be serious and can cause sight loss. he is saying and eye test does not hurt and it may, as it did for me, the view from blindness. at the wrestling like 700,000 people in the uk who suffer from the condition so definitely worth getting an eye test —— and there is something light. interesting stuff, thank you indeed, you will be back in one hour. yes.

thank you, catherine. coming up on the programme, we'll be talking about how british cyclists are ruling the road after the success of simon yates at the vuelta a espana. 0h, oh, my goodness! it is so good at the moment! stay with us. headlines coming up. hello. this is breakfast with ben thompson and sally nugent. good morning. here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. the prime minister has told the bbc said she gets irritated by constant speculation about how long she will remain in the job. in an exclusive interview with nick robinson, theresa may was also critical of borisjohnson and said the brexit debate was about the country's future and not her own. throughout my time in public service, it has been about service, as a councillor, as an mp, as a home secretary and now as prime minister. but actually, you know, this is where i get a little bit irritated. this is not...this debate is not about my future. this debate is about the future of the people of the uk and the future of the united kingdom.

at least 25 people have been killed by typhoon mangkhut after it devastated parts of the northern philippines. 0fficals have said that the majority of deaths have been caused by landslides on the main island of luzon. the number is likely to rise as search teams reach remote rural communities. the storm is now approaching southern china. the destruction here is pretty bad, as you can see. we have spoken to local community chief who told me around 750 buildings have been affected here. we were here a couple of days ago and unfortunately there has been a blackout here in communications and we have onlyjust got here to find out what happened to the community. a few days ago we spoke to a man who said he would watch the waves and pray to god and hope that his building would be ok. we have seen his home has been

flattened. it showed us around his house, with his television, his electric fan had all been ruined by these high winds. another neighbour said he could hear the wind howling outside, he said he couldn't see anything because the water was so thick with moisture. he will —— is that it was moving in all directions. good news, the sea wall that was built here last year has remained intact and they say that stopped the sea from crashing into this town. all the damage was caused by high winds. today it the philippines president is flying over this region to assess the damage. we are yet to find out what happened in some remote parts of this country along the coastline and in the mountains, and until we know those details, we won't know the full extent of the damage caused by the storm. the east coast of america is facing an epic amount of rainfall particularly in north and south carolina, where at least 11 people have died as a result of tropical storm florence. the national hurricane center in miami has warned that further

flooding is on the way and residents attempting to return home are being urged not to. the royal college of pathologists is warning that cancer patients are facing worrying delays in diagnosis and treatment. radio 5 live investigates has been told just 3% of the laboratories, which diagnose and study diseases across the uk, have enough staff to meet demand. the department of health says it's increased medical training places for home—grown doctors by 25%. the actor dudley sutton, best known for playing the character tinker dill in the television show lovejoy has died, at the age of 85. former colleagues and co—stars paid tribute to the great actor and wonderful bloke who was diagnosed with cancer this year. in a statement, his agent said he passed away surrounded by family and friends. it is all about the boxing now.

in just the last hour or so, canelo alvarez has beaten gennady golovkin, the first defeat of his career after a hard—fought battle in las vegas. it was always going to be one of the biggest fights of the year. it was a draw last time, a rather controversial draw, but this time a victory. let's go straight to nevada now and our reporter ade adedoyin. ade, another night of drama there, another close one that could well have ended in another draw? 0nejudge scored 0ne judge scored it a draw and the other scored it in favour of alvarez. i have spoken to a lot of the media who am making their way out now and they were completely split. some people have it for golovkin, some people had if the alvarez. this happened on mexico's

independence day celebration weekend. the majority of mexican fancier, supporting alvarez. he failed a drug test in fabric on criticised by a quota of letting the country and the sport down, and this was a chance for redemption. a lot of people having their say on social media about who won this fight. and what have the fighters had to say? in the ring behind me, it which is being dismantled, i should be out of the building, the media making their way out, alvarez made his way out. equally one of the happiest days of his life. he said it is a great moment for mexico as well and he paid tribute to golovkin and he said is the greatest fighter he ever faced. golovkin came into the ring

with sunglasses on after having stitches to a cut higher. he felt he won the fight and he said he will be open to a rematch. he lives as a defeated fighter but in his heart he believes he is the champion and wa nts to believes he is the champion and wants to do this again. it is a calamitous trilogy and another opportunity for a great time for the sport. we are being told to leave now by security. i had to go. sport. we are being told to leave now by security. i had to golj sport. we are being told to leave now by security. i had to go. i will let you go before you get dragged out by security. standing his ground. football now, with the premier league returning after the international break with another win for liverpool. their 2—1 victory over tottenham at wembley yesterday means they've now made their best league start for 28 years. liverpool dominated the match and it was wijnaldum who put them ahead in the first half before roberto firmino scored one of the easier goals of his career. erik lamela got one back for spurs late on, but for liverpool, it was their fifth win a row.

no problem, nothing to criticise today. it was brilliant, it was the best game of the season so far. we were offensively good, we were defensively good. i'm completely fine with that. and then the performance was much better than the result, to be honest. chelsea also made it five wins out of five after an eden hazard hat trick helped them come from behind to beat cardiff city a—1. afterwards, chelsea's manager mauricio sarri said hazard may be the best player in europe. man city had a comfortable 3—0 win over fulham. they've now won four out of their five league games and remain unbeaten. david silva scored his 50th premier league goal with leroy sane and raheem sterling also on the scoresheet. and we think we might have seen a premier league record broken yesterday for the oldest mascots. this is vera cohen who's 102 and her sister 0lga halon who's 97 and they got to walk out with the team at the etihad yesterday.

vera's been going to city games for 85 years and even managed a quick chat with pep guardiola before kick off. isaid, "so, david, so you're one of my favourite players," which was true, and he gave me a kiss, so i said, "will you please score a goal for me today?" and he did, so that was lovely, and then later on, guardiola said hello to me, and i said, "thank you very much for all you've done for this team." 102 years young. lewis hamilton will be hopeful of extending his lead in the formula 1drivers' championship when he starts the singapore grand prix from pole later. hamilton produced one of the best laps of his career to clinch top spot on the grid.

he'd struggled all weekend until the final session of qualifying. his title rival sebastian vettel was more than half a second off the pace and will line up third behind red bull's max verstappen. worcestershire rapids have won the t20 blast title for the first time. they beat sussex sharks in the final by five wickets. worcestershire's hero was ben cox who scored a6 not out and hit the winning boundary. the rapids had never even reached finals day before, but beat lancashire in the semi before seeing off sussex in the penultimate over. great britain have taken a 2—1 lead in their davis cup tie against uzbekistan thanks to a win in the doubles byjamie murray and dom inglot. they took the match in four sets and means britain need victory in one of today's two singles rubbers to win the tie in glasgow. victory would also ensure britain are seeded in the revamped davis cup next year. to talk more about this, we can now

speak to cycling weekly magazine journalist michael hutchinson. there could be history being made. at this point, he just needs to cross the line today but what a race it's been for simon yates, showing endless patience and discipline throughout this race. good morning. thank you forjoining us good morning. thank you forjoining us today. what a race it has been. good morning. thank you forjoining us today. what a race it has beenlj us today. what a race it has been.” think patience has been the key to this. he was very passive, not passive, but quite relaxed in the first week or ten days in the race and has turned it on and in the second half. it is such a contrast to italy where he led almost from the beginning and was very aggressive and active and then collapsed spectacularly with two days to go. it has been a polar opposite to that and had been a

classic caput —— classic performance. we have watched this throughout, and in the back of our minds we have talked about chris froome, thomas and this could be a fifth consecutive win by a briton. british cycling is really having a moment, isn't it? yes, it is. it has also picked up from wiggins in 2012. this is now the grand slam of the three grand tourist, italy, france and now spain. at three different british riders. it is quite extraordinary by any standards, never mind for britain. it was almost invisible as a force in road cycling. we have had simon who won with the mitchelton—scott team rather than team sky and all the other winners have come from team sky, so that is also interesting and a distinctly positive development. simon yates has never got the call up simon yates has never got the call upi simon yates has never got the call se simon yates has never got the call up i suppose from team sky, which i suppose could happen now. would he

move? they did try to sign him back in 2013, 201a and he races with his twin brother adam. team sky didn't wa nt to twin brother adam. team sky didn't want to sign adam, theyjust wanted simon. both of them in the end went to mitchelton—scott. i would be surprised if he moved. i think mitchelton—scott are building a team around the brothers and they are probably going to stay where they are for the moment. team sky acronym and —— at the minute have an embarrassment of riches with several young riders coming through. i would expect neither team sky to want to sign him paolo simion want to move. you mentioned his brother who has been such a huge difference throughout this race. and actually had a disappointing year himself. he went to the tour de france, the leader of mitchelton—scott and had quite an good race. he has then been that key to his brother simon and i am sure there will be a certain amount of reading about it about the

eighth christmas dinner table. —— v8 is -- eighth christmas dinner table. —— v8 is——v eighth christmas dinner table. —— v8 is —— v yates christmas dinner table. thank you very much. just incredible. what an incredible seasonit incredible. what an incredible season it has been to cycling. every time it happens, we watch chris froome, he was making history and then thomas back injuly. not a dry eye in the house at that point. as michaeljust mentioned, sports personality of the year between three cyclists potentially. goodness. a huge year to cycling, but really impressive. you mentioned the s word. it is like talking about christmas in september. we have done it now. the year is over. i have opened it up now.

i was trying to chatting so no one would notice you finishing your brea kfast would notice you finishing your breakfast and you just allow cover. —— you just blew our cover. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. the headlines: theresa may says debate about brexit should be about the united kingdom's future, and not her own. she's been speaking to the bbc‘s panorama programme. typhoon mangkhut is continuing its devastating path across asia as it moves from the philippines and approaches southern china. iam i am always looking after you. you are good to me. i will finish the rest of my banana because louise pratt is the weather. breakfast? you have time for the breakfast? i have not had time for a coffee yet! everything i have touched this morning i have managed to break and

iam in morning i have managed to break and i am in the emergency emergency studios to keep your fingers crossed? where studios to keep your fingers crossed ? where do studios to keep your fingers crossed? where do you think this is? brighton. close! the east is close of—— brighton. close! the east is close of —— east coast of england? brighton. close! the east is close of -- east coast of england? you have been paying attention. kent. they give is sending in these photographs, they saved my bacon at this time of morning, i will get off that word bacon because i am hungry! a lot of cloud around, not such a great start in wigan, some rain around as well for you this morning and infact around as well for you this morning and in fact some rain will be heavy today, moving through scotland and northern ireland, as you can see, it will gradually push into the north of england all that is the cloudy skies, but south and east you will cling on to the glorious sunshine that you have to wake you through the morning. 0nto the afternoon, the cloud and rain will weaken a lot and weave its way down into the midlands, lincolnshire, south wales,

south—west england, and behind it the winds will ease, 35— a5 mile gust overnights are a breezy afternoon with a scattering of showers but in the south—east, it'll be quite with it —— gusts. 23 degrees holding onto the sunshine across south—east england and maybe across south—east england and maybe across the kent coast. through the night it will start to push south—east, the odds bottle to a friend, nothing substantial, " south—east, the odds bottle to a friend, nothing substantial," cloudy generally, a mild night across the country. quite muddy in the south—east with overnight lows of 17. -- south—east with overnight lows of 17. —— muggy. into monday, this low pressure starts to push in from the west. this is x troop hurricane helene, it will take its time in arriving so most of us will be quite dry —— ex—hurricane. the winds will strengthen from the west but it is a south—westerly flow so already, it will continue to push in the milder air but by the end of the day some wet weather and strengthening winds, gusts around a0 miles an hour were by the end of the afternoon into

northern islands and western scotland, a sign of what is to come. but that the area of low pressure, the potential storm, does not move through until monday night in the early hours of tuesday, scotland, northern ireland and northern england will see the heaviest of the rain and severe gales but all the time down to the south we never really see in the south—east corner any substantial rain, and it will stay pretty warm, humid with it, and it will fill quite odd because it will be breezy but pretty warm. we could see those temperatures staying into the mid 20s to the next few days. windiest and wettest weather is further north and west. that is how it is looking into the early half of the week, strong winds, some rain in the north—west, warm in the south—east. i have an order for you, go and get yourself a bacon sandwich immediately! i need to. my microphone will be picking up my gurgling stomachs. that was my problem. congratulations.

we'll bring you the headlines at 6:30. time now on breakfast for click. we're almost six months away from the uk starting its transition period to leave the eu, the details of which — in case you haven't heard — are still a bit sketchy. as the eu themselves have said that nothing is agreed until everything is agreed... but whilst the politicians battle out the finer points and we consider the what—ifs, ports across the country are bracing themselves for change. dover here exclusively handles eu imports, so when brexit does come, it's one of the ports that's

going to need to adjust the most. but no matter how final arrangements do play out, making sure that our ports and borders run smoothly is clearly going to be a key priority. almost 500 million tons of freight go through the uk borders every year. 0ffloading and processing everything coming in and out is a complex task. technology is already fundamental in that process, and some politicians hope will be the saviour with the day comes for the uk to stand alone. this week, we're looking at some technology that hopes to do exactly that. we start with estonia, which is said to be the world's most digitally governed country, so we sentjen copestake to see how it manages its movement of goods. after brexit, the uk may need to find quicker ways to monitor

the freight coming in and out of the country from france by rail. new x—ray technology deployed on estonia's borders might provide an interesting model. the country separated from the soviet union in 1991. in its easternmost city of narva, the population is still overwhelmingly russian. of course, before independence, there was no border in narva between estonia and russia. but now, there are well—established entry and exit points. building hard borders took a lot of cooperation between the two countries. 0n the estonian side, radiation detectors and even a driverless x—ray vehicle scan buses and trucks for suspicious of freight. contraband smuggled includes cigarettes, as taxes are much lower in russia. so in russia and different third countries, the price of one pack is about 60, 70 euro cents. but, for example, in the uk,

it can be for £9, yeah. so profit is absolutely big. but there are many other unusual items, too. this is some kind of potion from china? it's full of snakes and starfish. and you think people would drink that to get some kind of health benefit? probably. what is this? this looks... this is one medicalment. inside part of a bear. 0h! yeah. they kill animalsjust to take some profit. nikolai also showed me some of the low—tech methods people use to smuggle goods. do i look suspicious? kind of. a bit, a bit. show me what you have there? it looks like nothing, but, sorry... cigarettes. you have some cigarettes here. estonia has invested millions of pounds in five new x—ray scanners from chinese company nuctech. they automatically check the trains without stopping them. how does the scanner recognise

that this is a freight train rather than a passenger train? for this, we have special sensors installed at the rails. it's the first type of sensors and the second type of sensor is located on the bridge — it looks like a camera. yep. and this, both sensors have to give a signal that this wagon is freight and not a passenger. does russia have something similar on its side? no. 0k. is it relying on you guys? it's a way of cooperation. so if for the outbound traffic, if we see something suspicious, we will forward this information to the russian side. the scanner has made inspection of trains 10—50 times faster. the x—ray images are shared in a central area. all estonian and latvian trains and x—rays are connected to one network so we can learn from other

borders' images and compare. we sent pictures. that gives us a bigger database. estonia is already looking at ways computers can speed up the process, further reducing checking times. it's nice to have very modern railway x—rays but analysis of the images which must develop to the next level, not made by human. but i believe ourfuture is machine learning and artificial intelligence regarding checking these pictures. is this something you can see being of use in the eurotunnel between france and england? why not? an automatic, safe system to be used everywhere. today, i'm off to bermuda. i've checked in using my passport.

i've breezed through security using my passport. and now, i'm boarding my flight, not using my passport. jetblue has temporarily booked me on to its 11:00 flight from boston logan airport, so what you are seeing is the current passenger experience playing out. here, they're using facial verification in place of passports. passengers, should they wish, can simply walk up to this tablet on a stick, present their face, and get the green light to step on board. good morning, sir. no passport needed, no boarding pass needed. there is no physical barrier, either. perfect if you have misplaced your documents in your second oversized carry—on, not so good if you're camera—shy. i am surprised by how quickly people are boarding. another thing that is impressive is it seems to recognise people's faces, regardless

of how tall they are. even children seem to be boarding pretty well. the facepod has an extremely wide camera lens to help it capture people of all heights. it takes 55 snaps per second so it doesn't miss you. we boarded close to a full flight of 150 customers in under 20 minutes. it's close to a ten minute improvement from a typical boarding time, where we usually allot 30 minutes for boarding. the self—boarding system also provides a digital record of exit checks but, of course, passengers are giving more biometric data to the government in return for speedy boarding. but is using just your face secure enough? it has passed our security checks so far. at the headquarters level, we have a rigorous process and, of course, we're never going to enter into something that will weaken our posture. in many countries, an officer must see your physical id before you may depart.

and, of course, at the other end, you will still need your papers, because different countries will have different border regulations. but in an increasingly digital world, this facial boarding is taking us a step closer to leaving our papers behind. there are games about alien invasions, there are games about raiding tombs while solving head—scratching puzzles, there are even games about experiencing the thrill of simulating life as a goat. but a game about brexit? now, that is unusual. forget hard brexit. this is black mirror meets a 16—bit yes, minister. not tonight imagines a dystopian future where the very worst kind of brexit has occurred. anybody in the uk of european

heritage has been relocated to ghettos and can only find low—paid employment. the player must earn a certain amount of cash in order to remain in the uk. this is the product of an indie development team, and they have tasked the player with working as a bouncer. the early stages of the game are spent being employed by pubs and clubs. by the end of the game, a very severely right—wing government has been put into place and by that point, you are making horrible decisions about, say, the landlords will ask you, "don't let any of this kind of person in tonight" and you have to try to decide whether you're going to follow their rules or not. by the very end, you're doing silly things like working border patrol on the dover border and on the london wall. it is very satirical. what inspired you to make

a game about brexit? let's put it this way — there is a lot of inspiration for a dystopia at the moment. and not tonight was just a great opportunity to represent a kind of british dystopia, which i think is quite unique. i grew up in somerset and i remember being slightly underage, trying to get into various night spots around somerset. that always had a big impact on me because my friends were a year older. and then, working simulator gameplay came along, games like papers please, and they were a big inspiration. and then, on top of that, brexit happened. and the juxtaposition of trying to get into a nightclub venue or party or house party, compared to letting someone into the country, it really hit a note with me. do you think games should tackle more weighty subject matters? absolutely, yeah, 100%. we have seen some elements of it in larger games, for example wolfenstein. .. wolfenstein character: you still got some nazi—killing skills in you?

..with their re—imagination of america. but as an independent developer, we really have an opportunity to publish something different and something political, and i think that's a good thing, there should be more politics in games. to be honest, i would love to see some big negative responses to it, because we want to get both sides talking, right? if it is just people who voted remain sharing this thing around, that seems quite pointless. that is it for the short version of click‘s broader tech special. but to keep up with us at click, we are on facebook and twitter. and of course we will be back next week. good morning.

welcome to breakfast with ben thompson and sally nugent. 0ur headlines today. theresa may defends her brexit plan as the prime minister hits out at speculation about her leadership. this is where i get a little bit irritated — this is not, this debate is not about my future. this debate is about the future of the people of the uk and the future of the united kingdom. 25 people are killed in flooding and landslides in the philippines as typhoon mangkhut heads towards hong kong. these are the live pictures we're seeing this morning.