international‘s secretary general outlining the problems puerto rico still faces on the first anniversary of the devastating hurricane maria. on the front page of the daily telegraph, italian prosecco exports to the uk fall for the first time in a decade but there's debate about whether that's because of brexit or if the market has simply reached its peak and tastes have changed. we are getting the weather now. jonathan is back, as promised. we won't rely on you for the weather report. definitely not. talking of the weather... the political weather in this case. whichever cliche you wa nt to in this case. whichever cliche you want to use. it is looking very dark. i feel very want to use. it is looking very dark. i feelvery sorry want to use. it is looking very dark. i feel very sorry for theresa may. she is trying to deliver something in the most difficult circumstances, trying to deliver something she truly doesn't believe is in the best interests of the

united kingdom, but when her best to sell it. we had the meeting last night of the 28 eu leaders, it is an all be papers, it is clear she was basically saying to them you have to compromise more. we know their view is he has to komru miah is more, particularly on the issue of ireland and how to avoid frictionless trade between the republic of ireland and the north —— you have to compromise more. if we wind the clock back a week, there were headlines about the fa ct week, there were headlines about the fact that brussels was trying to give theresa may a lifeline, they we re give theresa may a lifeline, they were trying to help, realising how the situation is within westminster. michel barnier saying we will reach a compromise, 6—8 weeks. in thing to have changed in terms of that we are here to help you conversation. the bottomline is that they do not want a crisis before the conservative party conference, which is coming up ina party conference, which is coming up in a couple of weeks. they realise

that in she goes there could be something far worse. it might be very to negotiate with whoever follows theresa may. but again they are very clear. they believe strongly, the other eu 27, in the integrity of the single market. nothing must be done to compromise that no deal can be done with the united kingdom that says you can pick and choose in the single market. they are not moving from that position. there is nice talk. there is a bit of tactical helping of theresa may, but on the real substance it remains as it was. that is what my guest said in business briefing, when it comes to the free movement of people there is absolutely no compromise. in the end, the single market is the biggest single achievement that people see in their daily lives in the european union. the ability to sell wherever, the ability to move around. they don't want to do a deal, in effect, with britain that allows other countries to say well, you get britain something, we would like to pick and choose as well. this is tough. i would say one thing

very quickly. don't assume this process won't be extended. because there probably is a majority in the parliament for extending the process if the alternative is no deal. they would use all sorts of arcane parliamentary procedures, mps, in the next few months to force the governor to go back to the negotiating table and extend the process. it is not as clear—cut as we sometimes —— government. process. it is not as clear—cut as we sometimes -- government. the europeans. we have been there many times. those all nighters. we have been proved many times. it is not over until it is over. the new york times, north korea's new nuclear promises pull shot of us demands. that is the new york times take —— pull shot. that has been between resident moon and is kimjong—un. we are out for more —— president moon. in the end, us optimism is falling

ha rd in the end, us optimism is falling hard on the reality that north korea is very good at playing this game, offering a bit but not offering everything. that has always been the way in order to defuse tension. there is one optimistic sign. this relationship between north and south korea, which clearly is improving every week, every month tutt they are talking about bidding for the next olympics together. the north korea saying he will visit the south. i think that is really very important. in the end, any real progress is going to come from that relationship. yes. it is between those two. so much is riding on that. the next story, jack ma. he was talking at the world economic forum. this is the practical fallout. this is what trade was actually mean. it comes down to the basics. jobs. trade was a painful. the us now saying with these tempers

and sanctions, the 10% income taxes going to go, in effect, 25% if there is no improvement in the next six months. we are seeing the impact on jobs, the impact on integrated markets. again, i guess we have do hope that donald trump believes that he will make progress with the chinese by concentrating their minds through these sanctions and it would come to even worse imports even later in the year, import taxes late in the year. will it happen? we don't know. there is a fat chance of more negotiations. what are you seeing of ripple impact across other economies? -- their chants. there is no doubt emerging markets, they have benefited in the past few years from integration of the global economy from free trade. and from foreign direct investment going in there, being able to sell wherever. they are worried that what starts off as

something localised between the us and china or the us and the eu becomes more widespread and affects them with a slowdown in growth. we still believe that integrated markets, free trade, that is the best way for economic growth. they believe that as well. will we see an impact in emerging economies of this? the secretary general of amnesty international has written an extensive article in time. the frightening lesson hurricane maria has taught the world about the politics of climate change. it is now one year since hurricane maria virtually devastated puerto rico. the news recently is that there are some 6000 deaths as a consequence. the most interesting thing about this article is the fact that despite some now from this hitting puerto rico, not enough is being done on climate resilience for the next hurricane. one impact of

climate change is more powerful hurricanes. i think what is happening in this article is a call for governments to do more on climate resilience, to understand that these are not isolated events. and when ordinary people want them all -- and when ordinary people want them all —— say they want more disaster preparations, all countries now should be looking at their climate resilience, bearing in mind the impact we will see. this is a call for that. we are doing a lot in this area, the green economy. you have to spend more on making sure your economies can withstand climate change. the article very much worth the read. finally, a little story that snuck onto the front page of the telegraph. italy blames fake news as prosecco sales go flat. the telegraph. italy blames fake news as prosecco sales go flatlj love that. it is a great headline. i love that. it is a great headline. i love that. i think they have fallen for a number of reasons, they are asking why. i am doing my bit to keep sales up. i have been in a number of british vineyards in the

past few months, the quality of british lions is absolutely fantastic. i was in the chilterns north of london, not many weeks ago... north of london, not many weeks ago. . . that north of london, not many weeks ago... that is near me. i had a red wine that was as good as anything in the world. one reason is that once, the world. one reason is that once, the other is that the pound has fallen in value. that makes imports more expensive. the economy has been sluggish. people clearly don't feel like they got enough to celebrate when it comes to printing prosecco. not fake news, economic reality. when it comes to printing prosecco. not fake news, economic realitylj am not fake news, economic reality.” am moving you on —— drinking. not fake news, economic reality.” am moving you on -- drinking. the one that comes to mind, in the miners strike of 1984, spending a lot of time covering that, i went into a studio in birmingham to do an interview with someone i thought would be from a trade union who were supporting the miners about gatchina we re supporting the miners about gatchina were taking. i walk in thinking he was very familiar and thought they had seen him at eight rally. i said

hello. i said we are going to talk about these things, what your gene is going to do to support the coal miners. he looked incredibly worried. it turns out he was terrell brown, the singer of hot chocolate. -- errol brown, the singer of hot chocolate. —— errol brown. i have seen him on top of the pops, not newsnight. he was absolutely great. the most charming individual. we are talking about this because cathay pacific, they dropped a f on their plate. i have a problem with a radio show i was presenting, i had a call of calls pat, i could not tell if it was male orfemale, the voice, i have no time to finish of the story —— call—up called. goodbye. hello there. storm ali brought damaging winds across parts of the uk on wednesday. wind gusts of more than 90mph for parts of northern ireland. you can see this hook of cloud

on the satellite picture, that's the storm pushing off towards scandinavia, but that doesn't mean things will be quiet over the next couple of days, far from it. and that means what we have on thursday is this wriggling frontal system bringing pulses of moisture from the atlantic, so through the day ahead we are going to see heavy rain at times and still the potential for some strong winds. a windy start certainly across northern scotland, some heavy showers here, and some rain across wales, the midlands, parts of eastern england, which will fizzle for a time before returning with a vengeance from the west as we get on into the afternoon. now, as the day wears on, the winds will ease a little bit across northern scotland, but still hefty showers blowing in on the breeze. some sunshine as well, 15 degrees for aberdeen. for northern ireland, calmer than it was on wednesday, but still breezy with a fair amount of cloud, but look at the afternoon in north—west england, the midlands and into wales, very, very heavy bursts of rain with the risk of disruption and localised flooding.

windy to the south of that but warm as well, 21 or 22 degrees in the south—east, where we may well stick with some sunshine. and then we go through thursday evening into the night, we take this wet weather across northern england, wales, the south—west. we push it eastwards, and with that, the winds strengthening across the southern and particularly south—eastern areas with gusts of 40, 50 or maybe 60mph, or even a touch more in some places. the strongest of the winds during the night into the early part of friday will always be in these southern areas. so, if you have travel plans, really over the next 24 hours or so, through thursday, on into friday, some heavy rain, gales at times. there is the potential for disruption. your bbc local radio station will keep you up to date. friday starting windy in southern and eastern areas too. but this area of low pressure responsible will be sliding away to the east, and in its wake, it will leave us all with some much cooler air, which will be coming from a long way north. a messy start to the day, outbreaks of rain windy down the east coast as we go on through friday. the worst of the rain will ease, the winds will tend to ease as well. then we'll be left with sunshine and heavy showers, and a cool feel. 11 degrees in aberdeen, perhaps 18 or maybe 19 in parts of the south—east.

then the weekend, very mixed. some sunshine, yes, but rain at times, most especially in the south. good morning, welcome to breakfast with louise minchin and jon kay. our headlines today: 10 minutes to sell her brexit plan. theresa may appeals directly to eu leaders over dinner to drop what she calls their "unacceptable" demands. a damning verdict on a summer of rail chaos. a report finds nobody took charge, as new timetables disrupted hundreds of services. police investigating reports of a poisoning that triggered a major incident in salisbury at the weekend say they're likely to look at whether it was a hoax. two people have died,

after storm ali swept across parts of the british isles bringing winds of up to 100 mph.