that's all from us. we will be back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. goodbye. good morning. it's saturday. welcome to breakfast with steph mcgovern and jon kay. our headlines today: tough talk — but what happens now? the eu brands theresa may "uncompromising" after she demands respect in brexit negotiations. a country in mourning after more than 130 people die in a ferry disaster in tanzania. a number of arrests have now been made. the plastic problem — supermarkets take more action to try and cut waste. good morning. ready to fight come rain or shine. anthonyjoshua prepares to defend his world heavyweight belts with bad weather expected at wembley stadium. back behind the wheel — billy monger returns to racing at donnington park today, less than 18 months after a crash there cost him both of his legs. good morning. it's a cool feel

gci’oss good morning. it's a cool feel across the uk this weekend. sunshine and a few showers were more northern areas, but turning wet and windy further south. all the details in about 15 minutes. good morning. thanks forjoining us. it's saturday the 22nd of september. our top story. the head of the eu state leaders, donald tusk, has described theresa may as "surprisingly uncompromising" after she made a speech demanding respect in the brexit negotiations. mr tusk says the prime minister has known for weeks about the eu's objections to the chequers proposals and that her tough position is causing the current stalemate. let's go live to our london newsroom. political correspondent matt cole is there. it has all unravelled in the last couple of days. what happens now?m unravelled in the last couple of days. what happens now? it is going to bea days. what happens now? it is going to be a difficult few days. theresa may came out of the salzburg summer

looking rather shell—shocked but her plans had been accepted. much more strident in her statement yesterday, but that doesn't mean that all is 110w but that doesn't mean that all is now well. we have just weeks to go until a big now well. we have just weeks to go untila big summit now well. we have just weeks to go until a big summit in october when all this was meant to have been signed, sealed and delivered. that is looking very shaky. theresa may said yesterday that if the eu didn't come through with alternative proposals, it would be hard to go forward. theresa may has got her cabinet to speak to one monday afternoon. there may be plenty of members of that pressing her to come up members of that pressing her to come up with a different plan to her checkers —— chequers proposals. brexit mps will be putting out a canada brexit mps will be putting out a ca na da style brexit mps will be putting out a canada style free trade agreement, the pressure is ramping up. donald tusk has said that he does believe compromise still possible. but right 110w compromise still possible. but right now those big sticking point is, the northern ireland border, the future trade relationship, there doesn't

seem to be any compromise in the offing at the moment, and therefore this could be a very rocky few days, not least with the conservative party conference a wafer may to face down the biggest of her domestic audiences, her own party. matt, thank you. the shadow chancellor, john mcdonnell, has said a future labour government would be ready to start nationalising key industries from the day it takes office. speaking on the eve of the party's annual conference in liverpool, mr mcdonnell said a new unit would be established in the treasury to oversee the process, and in some cases investors might not be compensated. he predicted that nationalisation of rail services could be completed within five years. meanwhile the shadow equalities minister, dawn butler, will use labour's national women's conference today to outline plans for supporting victims of domestic abuse. the proposals include introducing a requirement for all employers to provide ten days of paid leave

for those affected. it's about prevention, protection and support. so, recognising the signs of domestic abuse, talking about domestic abuse. and one of the ways that we can start getting people to open up about it and start to get it eliminated in society, we have to tackle the justice system, in terms of when it's been reported. we have to make victims of domestic abuse feel safe and secure enough to come forward, and when we start doing those things, it means that we can start eradicating the problem. the president of tanzania has ordered the arrest of managers of a ferry which capsized on lake victoria, killing over 130 people. it's thought the overloaded vessel tipped over when crowds on board moved to one side as it docked. lebo diseko reports. it is the worst kind of wait. hundreds of families desperate for news of their loved ones who'd

been on board the mv nyerere. and as much as they hope for the best, some are already preparing for the worst. a community watches as the rescue effort continues, but hope is fading fast. translation: we can't reach my brother. yesterday morning, he spoke to our mum. we've not heard from him since. translation: i was told that i lost my aunt, my father and my younger sibling. it's a huge loss to us. this is what is left of the mv nyerere, its overturned hull floating on the water. lake victoria is africa's largest, and the ferry was travelling between the islands of ukerewe and ukara, capsizing around 50 metres from ukara's shore. it operated a busy schedule, taking people to and from the market. and while it's not clear exactly how many people were on board, witnesses say it could have been up to 400 — that's four times its capacity.

it's thought many of the passengers couldn't swim. the president has declared four days of national mourning, and a number of arrests have been made, including the captain, who apparently wasn't on board at the time. lebo diseko, bbc news. a woman who was taken to hospital amid fears she had been exposed to the nerve agent novichok in salisbury has insisted her concern was genuine and was not a hoax. anna shapiro and her husband alex king sparked a major incident when they said they had become ill at a restaurant in the city on sunday. ms shapiro's lawyers said labelling it a hoax was "media speculation". it's a subject that we know interests a lot of people, plastic and how we use it. the supermarket chain co—op is scrapping plastic carrier bags from 1,400 of its uk shops today, and replacing them with a compostable version.

it's the latest retailer to cut down after the government laid out plans to eradicate all avoidable plastic waste in britain within 25 years, as emma simpson reports. plastic waste — we're drowning in it. around a million tonnes of plastic is generated by uk supermarkets every year, and they've been coming up with a host of measures to try to stem the tide. take iceland, where plastic packaging is on the way out. from fruit and veg to plastic dishes for ready meals. all its own branded products will have paper or biodegradable packaging within five years. at morrisons, you can take your own container when you buy meat and fish, and there are now paper bags, not plastic, for loose fruit and veg. black plastic is difficult to recycle, but asda has replaced it for all its fruit and veg. now the co—op has an environmentally friendly alternative for carrying shopping home. these bags will be rolled out in 1,400 stores. all of the major retailers have

signed up to a really ambitious commitment under the uk plastics pact, and that's to make 100% of plastics packaging recyclable, reusable or compostable by 2025. and so, all of them are working incredibly hard and fast to meet those objectives. it's notjust retailers — all businesses are now under pressure to act since the world has woken up to the scourge of plastic pollution. emma simpson, bbc news. it's a very big dave khayyam racing driver called billy monger. he's preparing to return to donnington park today less than 18 months after a near fatal crash there cost him both of his legs. aided by a specially adapted car which hits speeds of up to 150mph, the 19—year—old is hoping to finish on the podium.

our reporter angela rafferty has been to meet him. it's hard to believe it's been just 18 months since the horrific crash that almost cost him his life and left him a double amputee. billy monger‘s recovery has been truly remarkable. this weekend, he returns for the first time to race at the track where this life was changed forever. my memories of the accident and from donington are quite strong. like, i remembera lot. i don't tend to really think about it too much nowadays, which is quite nice. the motor racing world rallied round the teenage driver, but support for billy came from far and wide. £800,000 was donated to his fund within days of his crash, an outpouring of affection that meant so much. for me, at that stage, mentally was probably the toughest time, so to have that sort of positivity keep coming through the whole time i was in hospital meant a lot. his determination to return to racing saw him back behind the wheeljust 11 weeks after his accident. in his first season racing in formula 3, he's already made the podium, and celebrated in his own inimitable style. it might come back out if i win

races, that's what i'm going to say. if i win races this weekend, for sure, you'll see it again. billy's boyhood dream of racing in formula 1 remains the same, and back at the track where everything changed, he's focused on just one thing. for me, it's all about getting the results this week. as much as this place has a special and weird emotion that it brings out in me, when i get in the car, it's all about driving as fast as i can. angela rafferty, bbc news. good luck to billy! what an amazing story. it would be brilliant if he could end up on the podium. it is 11 minutes past eight. alina will have the weekend weather for us, and we will find out if it is going to calm down a bit for the week ahead. yes. theresa may has made plenty of speeches in a political career spanning more than 30 years. but yesterday she gave one which could become a defining moment in her premiership, for good or ill.

let's take a look. anything which fails to respect the referendum or of which effectively divide our country in two would be a bad deal, and i have always said, no deal is better than a bad deal. i have treated the eu with nothing but respect. the uk expects the same. a good relationship at the end of this process depends on it. no one wants a good deal more than me, but the eu should be clear. i will not overturn the result of the referendum, nor will i break up my country. we need serious engagement on resolving the two big problems in the negotiations, and we stand ready.

so that is part of the speech the prime minister made yesterday. but what is she trying to achieve, and did it work? chris wilkins is a former speech writer for mrs may — he penned some of her most famous addresses, including herfirst words as prime minister outside 10 downing street. he joins us now from our london newsroom. thank you forjoining us. what are your thoughts on the speech yesterday? i'm not normally a fan of that kind of speech, because i think often you are trying to come as quite strong and resolute, and sometimes they can really reveal your weakness and be a bit embarrassing. you may remember the prime minister made a similar speech during the election campaign last year where she stood on the steps of downing street and said then that the eu was showing us the respect required, and that one was a bit ill judged. but context is everything, and yesterday's i thought was really rather effective for two reasons.

one, because she was probably reflecting what a large portion of the country is thinking, because i think now people are thinking however they voted two years ago, they really just want this done however they voted two years ago, they reallyjust want this done now, they reallyjust want this done now, they want to be able to move on and wa nt they want to be able to move on and want a deal reached. so i think it probably resonated strongly. but also i think it reflected very powerfully on her character as a politician, and as a prime minister. she does feel that she has taken some quite significant political risks to get to the point we are now wear a deal is possible, there is a compromise on the table, a detailed plan has been put forward, and it really is now for the eu to engage with that effectively. she doesn't feel that happened on thursday, so thatis feel that happened on thursday, so that is why she said what she did yesterday. there is mixed reaction in the papers, as you'd expect, and i think it's fair to say, she has looked fairly weak during all of this. so who do you think this speech was to? there were a couple

of audiences. it was clearly a speech that she had to make to deal with some of the people in the conservative party who wanted to hear a strong message after what happened on thursday, and i think it probably did that very effectively. they have been calling for a more robust response to europe, and i think they heard that yesterday. but also as i say it's a speech to a big pa rt also as i say it's a speech to a big part of the country now who want to have some reassurance that actually we are going to stand up and get a deal done over the next few weeks and months. so i think it did those two things quite effectively. of course, the one difficulty with it is that in terms of european leaders, the calculation is that self interest ultimately will prevail and a deal will be done. the difficulty with that is that actually what they were hoping for i think on thursday was a bit more diplomatic language and a bit more sense of compromise, and they didn't get that, and that is why thursday appeared to go slightly wrong. so in

appeared to go slightly wrong. so in a sense what the prime minister did yesterday was double down on that with a strong and compromising message, so we have to hope that ultimately the self—addressed argument pays off, and they respond favourably. you have worked with her for a long time. how do you think she'll be feeling at the moment?” think what you saw yesterday was the real her, frustrated, ultimately. the one phrase at the prime minister used to use a lot in private, and also in public, is that politics is not a game. she is not somebody who enjoyed the game of politics, not somebody who has got where she is by playing political games. what she really felt on thursday was that she got trapped in precisely that. it was a game, a police —— a piece of political theatre, and the french president, emmanuel macron, needed to come out of that strongly. he is in trouble at home and he needed to respond to that. so it was a bit of politics, she got trapped in the middle of that, and that was

u nfortu nate. middle of that, and that was unfortunate. she responded the way she did yesterday because that is the real her, she doesn't like gameplaying, she wants to see the deal done. so when you say it was the real her, who has she been blamed for this? it is not about playing, but until now there has been a lot of trying to bring different sides together, to respond to different interests, and, you know, to find that compromise arrangement that we want. but ultimately she's not have any of that reciprocated from the other side. she clearly went into thursday hoping that there would be i think more positive language about the ideas she has put forward, so what you saw yesterday was really just her coming out very clearly, very strongly, no sort of dressed up language or anything, just a very clear message that it is now time to engage with this process, and she feels frustrated that that hasn't happened yet. some would say she's a

bit late with all of this. so do you think she will still be prime minister by the time the uk is due to leave the eu in march next year? yes, ido, to leave the eu in march next year? yes, i do, absolutely. and i think pa rt yes, i do, absolutely. and i think part of the reason for that is because it is important to note that despite the theatre of the past two days, nothing really of substance has changed. we knew that the eu we re has changed. we knew that the eu were not going to sign up to every line of the chequers proposal. the fa ct line of the chequers proposal. the fact that donald tusk said that on thursday was not a surprise in terms of substance, it was just a surprise he said it then. we knew the negotiations would be tough, we have a lwa ys negotiations would be tough, we have always known that, we knew they would go down to the wire, that hasn't changed. but what also hasn't changed is that there is only one plan on the table, one detailed plan, and that is the one the prime minister has put forward. so all these people who are criticising her since thursday, those criticisms would be a lot stronger if they had any clue themselves what they would do instead. are you glad you are out of it, given how shambolic it is

looking? i had a great time doing thejob. i have to looking? i had a great time doing the job. i have to say i looking? i had a great time doing thejob. i have to say i don't looking? i had a great time doing the job. i have to say i don't envy my former colleagues who are there this weekend over the past few days, and what i particularly don't envy at the moment is that the prime minister has to make another big speech in ten days at the conservative party conference, and the team writing that have a really toughjob on the team writing that have a really tough job on their hands, the team writing that have a really toughjob on their hands, i'm glad it's not me. to be a fly on that wall. chris wilkins, thank you very much for your time this morning. chris wilkins, former speech writer for theresa may. the team building the set are also under a lot of pressure this year, hope it doesn't fall apart. it is 19 minutes past eight. here's alina with a look at this morning's weather. good morning. we have sunshine and showers to the north, but something much wetter further south. the showers to the north, but something much wetterfurther south. the rain is already starting to settle in across wales on the south—west, you can see this bank of cloud moving its way eastwards through the day. so if it is not raining where you are, that rain will be moving its

way eastwards through the morning. the northern extent looks like it will be the far north wales, the north midlands, northern parts of east anglia, said ahead of that a lot of cloud, frequent showers for northern and western parts of scotla nd northern and western parts of scotland where it will still be quite blustery this morning. the wind starts to pick up later in the day. but there will be some sunshine, particularly for eastern parts of scotland. but temperatures are only going to get up to between 11 and 16 celsius, perhaps 18 or 19 for the channel islands where it will be quite wet through the afternoon. it becomes drier for a time before more rain arrives in the west later. the far north and west of scotland, elsewhere clearer skies, so a fairly chilly night, temperatures close to freezing in some rural spots. through tomorrow, more rain to come courtesy of this frontal system. pressure starts to build behind it, so things will be turning drier through the west today. some of that will be heavy,

these showers, and a brisk wind for scotla nd these showers, and a brisk wind for scotland and northern ireland, spells and sunshine coming in behind the rain, and temperatures 11 to 16 celsius, so quite cool, and we could see fairly strong winds on the back edge of this rain as it clears away from east anglia and south—east england, perhaps gusts of 45 miles an hourfora time. england, perhaps gusts of 45 miles an hourfor a time. slowly through tomorrow evening, most of the showers fade away, the wind will start to ease down, one or two showers continuing tonight, but notice how this fairly big area of high pressure develops as we go through monday. we will start to see things settling down for most. still a feed of moisture coming in across parts of northern scotland, so that will continue to keep some showers here. foremost on monday, it is mainly dry, spells of the wind will be light, but again temperatures 12 to 16 celsius, a fairly chilly start to 16 celsius, a fairly chilly start

to the day. here is how the rest of next week will luck. it is a cool start, driest further south, wettest further north with strong winds for parts of north—west scotland, and temperatures perhaps starting to rise later in the week. alina, and you know how many babies we re alina, and you know how many babies were called winter last year? less than 100? 77. but 626 people called summer. it is most people's favourite season. we should explain! i have become addicted to this, as have lots of people who are messaging me searching their names. you can go on the bbc website and there is a story about baby names, because the list of the most popular once was, it. you can put in your name at it will tell you how many babies were given that name in the larger, and there are some surprises. sorry, we are a little bit obsessed. 22 minutes past eight.

for the first time in 20 years, the british army is introducing new physical tests for soldiers. press—ups, sit—ups and eight—mile marches are out, and exercises replicating the battlefield are in. they are supposedly more realistic things. tough tests. the changes also coincide with a lifting of the ban on women serving in close combat roles. so are the new tests any easier? i doubt it. there were 236 babies named jonathan last year. our defence correspondent jonathan beale went to find out. the old test was carrying a big weight like this, 25kg over eight miles in under two hours. the new test, we're told, to simulate conditions in battle, and they are meant to be harder, not easier. so, i'm about to have a go. 0h! the telegraph's beating me! the idea of this is to simulate extracting a casualty after a firefight. piece of cake. what i've got here is

a repeated lift—and—carry. it's similar to a replenish task, moving a 20kg obstacle from one site to another site over a distance of 30 metres. what you're going to do, pick the 20 kilos up, run round the cone and back, placing it onto the platform safely. from there, all you're going to do is place it on the floor, turn round and run back, simulating running back to the start position grab another obstacle. combat is gritty, it's dirty, it's hard work, and running one and a half miles in trainersjust doesn't represent what i do on the battlefield. whereas lifting, carrying ammunition, sandbags, dragging casualties, moving underfire, that's all things we expect our ground close—combat troops to deal with. i do think it's probably difficult for a lot of females. those choosing to go that route, then i am sure they would be fit enough to pass the tests. this is not a test, you don't think, that's designed to make it easier for women to join the infantry? definitely not, no.

these new army tests make no allowance for gender or age, which is a shame for me. i managed to complete just a quarter of the test. yes! jonathan beale, bbc news. does that mean you can do it as a job share and get a quarter of the job, maybe? well done, jonathan, that looks tough. you are watching brea kfast that looks tough. you are watching breakfast with bbc news. it is just coming up to a 20 5am. time now for a look at the papers. former newspaper editor paul horrocks is here to tell us what's caught his eye. good morning. have you had a good look through? i have, i have scoured the inside pages rather than the front pages. we will do the front pages first and then have a look inside. one thing dominates. we are talking brexit. theresa may's statement at downing street on friday leads

most of today's papers. the telegraph reports that the pm may face a "showdown" next week as ministers prepare to call for a "plan b" to her brexit blueprint. there were 20 babies called theresa last year. the guardian describes mrs may's "hastily arranged" speech on friday as "combative", adding it "spooked the currency markets" and led to sterling's biggest one—day fall this year. how many mays are there? i don't know. the times joins others in describing mrs may as "defiant", saying she "took britain towards the brink of a no—deal brexit" on friday. there were 60 mays. the mirror is one of the few papers not to splash with the latest on brexit, instead leading on an interview with an acid attack survivor who said she was "pulled from the brink of suicide" by strictly come dancing star katie piper. there were 66jeremys. make of that

what you will. paul, tell us what's caught your eye this morning. no brexit stories, you will be glad to know. this story on page four of the guardian is a good news story for the nhs, because it is going to save millions of pounds thanks to a legal ruling yesterday that allows it to prescribe a cheaper type of drug for treating an eye problem called a md which can lead to blindness, and there are 26,000 brie bella across the uk suffer from amd. the nhs has been forced to prescribe a very expensive drug, and it costs about £800 a shot, to treat this condition. but thanks to this landmark ruling yesterday, the nhs can prescribe one which is about £28 shot, leading to a saving of hundreds of millions of pounds, and it came about because some clinical commissioning groups in the

north—east, ccgs are those who pay for our treatment, and they said they were going to use this cheaper drug, which is available widely in america, and licensed by the who, the world health organization. the drug companies objected, but they lost. and now what they are saying is that the money that will be saved could amass two hundred million pounds in savings. and the man who ru ns pounds in savings. and the man who runs that south tyneside commissioning group of medicine says it isa commissioning group of medicine says it is a victory for common sense over commercial interests. absolutely. it could make such a big difference to people's lives. what else have you got for us? airport parking drop—off charges. we know they have been a source of huge controversy, particularly at manchester airport, where recently a teacher called graham benbow was arrested after he rammed his car when he didn't pay the £4 drop—off

charge, the £3 drop—off charge, and he hit a parking attendant. the police arrested him, took him to court, but thejudge police arrested him, took him to court, but the judge who could have jailed him for i think two years gave him a six—month suspended sentence, and said the airport parking charges are a disgrace, and he himself, thejudge, had recently dropped summary off and agree that this was a bit of profiteering by the airport. i had the same problem the airport. i had the same problem the other day at the airport just trying to find somewhere to park and ended up paying loads of money for it, collecting someone. when it is already expensive to park at the airport or even find a space, to drop people often have to pay that much is out of order. and they've got a list of the most expensive drop—off charges across the uk, and majesty is top, £4 for ten minutes, whereas in bristol it is just £1 per ten minutes. and now you have a

rather wonderful picture of... yes, social media picture, rich hanshaw isa social media picture, rich hanshaw is a tree surgeon who was working in yorkshire the other day during the storm, storm bronagh. he was by a flooded place on the road, a pensioner drove her car in was trapped inside, so he smashed the rear window, got a tow rope, wrapped it around her and pulled her out and rescued her, because apparently she was only minutes from drowning as the water levels rose. thank goodness he was there. and this another great story today. this horse looks like the picture of health, but it wasn't some time ago. this started off as a sad story of some dreadful people who threw acid onto the face of this one—year—old cob pony called cinders, but

pioneering surgery was used at a special equine centre in yorkshire, the vet flew over from california, and they used the skins of fish to heal the horse's face, and it is now back and recovering after i think for five operations, and back and recovering after i think forfive operations, and it is going to go toa forfive operations, and it is going to go to a new home in the next few days, so a nice outcome for what started off as a dreadful story. and you will find us a few more.” started off as a dreadful story. and you will find us a few more. i will be back in one hour. you are putting your glasses away, so we must be done with the papers! it is 631 am. the headlines in a moment. hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and steph mcgovern. coming up before 9:00am. we'll hear about the monumental speeches that never were from blogger and author shaun usher. the things we didn't ever hear. but first, a summary of this morning's main news. the head of the eu state leaders, donald tusk,

has described theresa may as "surprisingly uncompromising" — after she made a speech demanding respect in the brexit negotiations. mr tusk says the prime minister has known for weeks about the eu's objections to the chequers proposals and that her tough position is causing the current stalemate. but mrs may says the eu must make a counter offer. throughout this process, i have treated the eu with nothing but respect. the uk expects the same. a good relationship at the end of this process depends on it. at this late stage in the negotiations, it is not acceptable to simply reject the other side's proposals without a detailed explanation and counterproposals. the shadow chancellor, john mcdonnell, has said a future labour government would be ready to start nationalising key industries from the day it takes office. speaking on the eve of the party's annual

conference in liverpool, mr mcdonnell said a new unit would be established in the treasury to oversee the process, and in some cases investors might not be compensated. he predicted that nationalisation of rail services could be completed within five years. meanwhile the shadow equalities minister, dawn butler, will use labour's national women's conference today to outline plans for supporting victims of domestic abuse. she will say the government is not taking equality seriously — and labour would create a standalone department for women and equalities. the president of tanzania has ordered the arrest of managers of a ferry which capsized on lake victoria, killing over 130 people. local media say the ferry‘s official capacity was 100 people, but officials say the vessel was carrying more than 400 passengers when it capsized. it is thought it tipped over when crowds on board moved to one side as it docked.

a woman who was taken to hospital amid fears she had been exposed to the nerve agent novichok in salisbury, has insisted her concern was genuine and was not a hoax. anna shapiro and her husband alex king sparked a major incident when they said they had become ill at a restaurant in the city on sunday. ms shapiro's lawyers said labelling it a hoax was "media speculation". the supermarket chain co—op is scrapping plastic carrier bags from 1,400 of its uk shops today, and replacing them with a compostable version. it's also pledged to remove plastic packaging from its own brand ranges by 2020. co—op is the latest retailer to cut down after the government laid out plans to eradicate all avoidable plastic waste in britain within 25 years. we will be talking a little bit later about the co—op and what other

supermarkets are doing, and about how confusing plastic recycling is and where we go next. calls to simplify that. that's coming up in the next hour. it's fight night. simplify that. that's coming up in the next hour. it's fight nightm is. i have a daft question about it. we have been talking about it possibly raining at wembley and all the fans will be given ponchos, i assume there is a roof over the ring so joshua and assume there is a roof over the ring sojoshua and povetkin are not slipping about. i know they have the big light rigging and that kind of thing. i think they have a canopy. given the budget and potential winnings, getting a bit wet in boxing... but it's about the slipping over. it could be £20 million for anthonyjoshua, yes.” would be prepared to be a bit wet and slipping over. would you be prepared to be punched in the face? yes! i might take you up on that. they could be getting wet

but the fans are expected to fill up wembley stadium for anthonyjoshua's latest world title defence (00v) he looks in pretty decent shape too ahead of his fight with russian alexander povetkin. joshua weighed in more than a stone heavy their his opponent. but will that give him the edge tonight... everything about joshua everything aboutjoshua is bigger and everything about povetkin is smaller and it's been that way for 15 years, which makes him an expert at fighting big guys. because every time little alexander povetkin gets in the ring, takes off his robe, he isa in the ring, takes off his robe, he is a bit chubby, and he turns round and in the opposite corner is some man mountain. he is used to fighting big guys. he has fantastic formula for beating big guys. joshua and his trainer rob mccracken, i can tell you they are very nervous and are wa ry you they are very nervous and are wary tonight's fight. it's not a done deal. there has been a lot of focus on what might be next forjoshua. deontay wilder and tyson fury will be on a list of possible opponents. they have confimed their fight will take place on the 1st december in the united states.

how do you replace alastair cook in the england cricket side? it seems by keeping your options open. after winning the county championship last week the surrey captain rory burns has won a call—up to the england squad for their tour to sri lanka. he's one of three opening batsmen included, with kent'sjoe denly also coming in for the first time and keaton jennings keeping his place. sam simmonds scored two tries for exeter to help them maintain their perfect start to the premiership rugby season. the england forward is the league's joint top—scorer, as exeter remain top of the table after they beat newcastle 24—17. willis halaholo was man of the match for cardiff, creating two tries and scoring one of his own as they beat munster 37—13 in the pro14. ulster are still unbeaten — but only just. a very late henry speight try earned them a point away to cheetahs in bloemfontein. it was a 10—try thriller, ending 39—39. as we head towards the ryder cup, we already have a europe versus usa contest on our hands, at the tour

championship in atlanta. justin rose and tiger woods are tied for the lead on 7—under—par — woods cheered all the way round. looking on fire. rose is playing in his first tournament as world number one — he'll collect over $11 million if he wins. but now, 60 has been broken for the first time on the european tour. england's oli fisher shot the first ever 59 at the portuguese masters. he had a tap—in for the lowest round ever recorded on the tour. it's the stuff dreams are made of. that's a beautiful thing. what is your lowest? nowhere near that. 59 on the front nine. it's an incredible achievement. so many golfers around the woodwork

congratulating oliver fisher. rory mcilroy, i saw just congratulating oliver fisher. rory mcilroy, i sawjust about congratulating oliver fisher. rory mcilroy, i saw just about all of them recording messages.” mcilroy, i saw just about all of them recording messages. i do have a new programme, it's called golf focus! 12 o'clock today on football focus with lots to cram in. the premier league has been a brilliant so far this season. it could be the first time in 110 years that the top two tea ms first time in 110 years that the top two teams in the division both win their first two teams in the division both win theirfirst six two teams in the division both win their first six games, it hasn't happened in more than a century. chelsea and liverpool both on course. we will hear from kovacic of chelsea today and liverpool's trent alexander—arnold. everything going his way, 19, been living with his mum, and he talks tojuliette herrington today about how the club, liverpool, and his love of the club has been ingrained from an early age. were you one of the kids who used to get the wheelie bins? yeah, ifi used to get the wheelie bins? yeah, if i was well— behaved used to get the wheelie bins? yeah, if i was well—behaved i used to get the wheelie bins? yeah, if i was well— behaved i could stand ona if i was well— behaved i could stand on a wheelie bin for a few minutes and could see the people there, watching and training. who were the

players you looked up to when you we re players you looked up to when you were peering over the wall question mark obviously, jamie carragher, steven gerrard, fernando torres, xabi alonso. jamie and gerrard showed it could be done if you are just a normal lad from liverpool.l very good talker. loads more from trent alexander—arnold today. troy deeney, the watford captain, talking about losing weight and seeing a psychologist sub theo walcott, he spent 12 years at arsenal and goes back there today with everton. the best goals from the wsl. and a lovely piece on brentford. if anyone isa lovely piece on brentford. if anyone is a brentford fan watching, very exciting at the moment, doing well, fourth in the championship, unbeaten at home, and they have the scorer in all four divisions this season. they are doing well at mark clemmit has been to seem them. we have dion dublin, mark lawrenson, and if you go on the website you can see

jessica ennis—hill doing the premier league predictions this week. somebody pointing out on twitter that steph mcgovern and i have crystal palace trousers on! you do! it is an accident. and the shoes. it's a hidden agenda! there were 1942 babies called daniel last year and 21 just called dan.” 1942 babies called daniel last year and 21 just called dan. i thought you were going to talk about shoes. what is the most popular name now? oliverfor what is the most popular name now? oliver for boys and olivia for girls. so in classes in a few years' time, they will be packed with five or six of them. from the cinema to public transport, the over—60s get discounts on lots of things — but this week a think—tank has recommended that concessions for those who are not yet pensioners should be scrapped, and special prices for the under—30s

should be introduced. it's about trying to breed balance the generations. moneybox's paul lewis can tell us more about this. he joins us now from our london newsroom. tell us what you have found out. it's very controversial but an interesting argument. the intergenerational foundation, interesting argument. the intergenerationalfoundation, as interesting argument. the intergenerational foundation, as it is called, has looked at concessions given in attractions like edinburgh castle, canterbury cathedral, some zoos castle, canterbury cathedral, some zoos and so on, and it says they start at 60 typically, when state pension age for women is now almost 65, as it is for men. why does it start at 60? second and perhaps more co ntroversially start at 60? second and perhaps more controversially it says many older people, the average newly retired person is better off than the average newly at work person, so why do we give concessions to old people when they are no longer the poorest in society. what do the proposals suggest? they first of all suggest

raising the age of these things to 65, which isjust about raising the age of these things to 65, which is just about the state pension age for everyone now. and secondly, that all of these attractions should publish the reasons why they give these concessions and why they don't give them to younger people. some stu d e nts them to younger people. some students get them, but there is no young age concession, and they think there should be. but aren't these concessions to try to help older people get out and about? perhaps they have loneliness, health problems, and it's to do with that? absolutely, and that's the point that a lot of people who oppose this maker, is not just that a lot of people who oppose this maker, is notjust about the money. it's about giving a bit of an incentive for people to think, it's a bit cheaper for me so incentive for people to think, it's a bit cheaperfor me so i incentive for people to think, it's a bit cheaper for me so i will incentive for people to think, it's a bit cheaperfor me so i will go out. i have a free bus pass, i can go to these attractions, it helps people remain healthy and meet other people, so it has a social as well as financial function. on the other side, the poor might suggest that rather than giving concessions we

could just increase the minimum wage that young people get. that's a much more political question, isn't it. yes, we could raise that. when they compared graduates, who earn more than the minimum wage, generally, they were still not earning as much, had a lower income than new pensioners. paul lewis from radio four‘s money box programme. it's been a blustery few days with storm bronagh coming in. here's alina with a look at this morning's weather. what do they say about red sky in the morning? shepherd's warning. there is some truth in that old wives tale. this was first thing in durham in the north—east of england. you can see the cloud is building from the west and bringing outbreaks of rain to south—west england and wales. it

will work east through the day. looks like the north and extent of the rain will be in the north wales, the rain will be in the north wales, the north midlands and in two parts of east anglia. ahead of this there will be quite a lot of clout but it should remain dry away from the showers. showers filtering down to parts of northern england and northern ireland. still blustery for a time this morning across the western isles of scotland and the wins strengthening across south—west england. a cool feeling day for all of us, 12—16 is the top temperature, perhaps 18 or 19 for the channel islands. more rain this evening and tonight it will start to ease away but moore arrives in the west later tonight. a few showers feeding across north and west scotland. elsewhere, clear skies and a chilly night for northern ireland, and it is scotland and northern england. temperatures close to freezing. more rain in the same area, southern and central england and south wales.

behind it we see pressure building. although we see fairly wet conditions for a time in the morning, it is something dry arrives from the west in the afternoon. brisk northerly winds across scotla nd brisk northerly winds across scotland and northern england but also spells of sunshine. a chilly feel for most of us. 11—16 will be the top temperature tomorrow. some strong winds for a time as the rain clears away to parts of east anglia and south—east england. perhaps gusts of 40 or 50 mph for a time in the afternoon. but the wind will lose its strength in the evening, most of the rain clearing away. just leaving one or two showers overnight in north and west scotland. this pa rt in north and west scotland. this part of the uk would see further showers as we going to monday. elsewhere high—pressure beginning to build unsettling things down. on monday, a much quieter day, spells of sunshine for many. a few showers for north and west scotland. a chilly start but in the sunshine in the afternoon in the light wind, temperature is getting up to between

12 and 16 celsius. if you're planning on popping to the shop for some breakfast supplies this morning — you might notice something different at the checkout. as the latest retailer to reduce single—use plastic packaging, the supermarket chain co—op has scrapped traditional carrier bags from 1,400 of its uk shops, replacing them with a compostable version. currently almost a third of packaging from products sold in uk supermarkets is sent to landfill and not recycled. however, there has been an 86% decrease in the nuber of plastic carrier bags used nationwide since 2015. in a speech earlier this year, theresa may laid out the government's plans to eradicate all avoidable plastic waste in the uk within the next 25 years. we're joined in the studio by iain ferguson, environment manager at the co—operative group and claire shrewsbury of the waste and resources action programme. thanks forjoining us. i can see you

holding one of the bags. tell us what they can possible carrier bag is. it's a bank you can use to take your shopping home in, is. it's a bank you can use to take yourshopping home in, it's is. it's a bank you can use to take your shopping home in, it'sjust as strong as a normal carrier bag, but when you have finished with it you can line your food waste caddie if your local council accepts it. taking a look at it, this is can possible, and it does feel different toa possible, and it does feel different to a traditional carrier bag. it's like the material that you put in your food waste bin. like the material that you put in yourfood waste bin. it like the material that you put in your food waste bin. it is softer and smoother. is it really as strong? yes, we have tested them on a job tester, meaning you put a load of shopping in, bounce it up and down for ten minutes, and it's like running for a bus with 16 lbs of shopping in each arm. add is it reusable? you can reuse it a few times, but the main re—use of it is to go in yourfood times, but the main re—use of it is to go in your food waste

times, but the main re—use of it is to go in yourfood waste bin. times, but the main re—use of it is to go in your food waste binm can't be used in recycling though. if you don't have a food compost bin at home, what can you do with it? if you don't have a food compost bin at home, what can you do with it7m you don't have a food compost bin at home, we don't sell it in that store. it's only in council areas where they do collect food waste. it is targeted. and it's notjust where they do collect food waste. it is targeted. and it's not just the co—op doing this, other supermarkets are looking at ways to reduce plastic. exactly, we welcome the move from the co—op to introduce this, but it's part of a number of activities that retailers and brands are taking on. the uk plastics pact was launched in april, an initiative across chains to eliminate, certainly reduce, plastic packaging, and certainly make them combustible by 2025. the figures we went through, it suggests big changes have happened certainly with plastic bags in the last few years. how

quick is it to make a change like this? you talk about the testing and implementing. we have made a lot of big changes, moving all of ourfresh produce into clear plastic. we have... years ago we took plastic stems off cotton buds. some changes you can make quickly, but others are much more complex and technical. some are more complex than you expect, it took four years to change pizza discs from polystyrene to cardboard because of different technical issues. some are hard and some are easy. the thing that stands out to me is how confusing it can be. whether you are in a council where you might have it or not. we have a refuse collector, graham, got into touch with us, and for him as a bin man it can be hard to know what people are putting out is recyclable and what isn't and what can go in which box. some carrier bags from supermarkets you can put in the food waste and others you can't. it can

be really confusing for residents. what we are doing at wrap is to try to harmonise councils and make it more consistent across the country is so wherever you live you can re cycle the is so wherever you live you can recycle the same things. it's recycle week next week, so perhaps make more of an effort. visit our website, put in your postcode and find out what you can recycle at the kerb—side. find out what you can recycle at the kerb-side. looking at those pictures, we saw some black plastic. we have talked about it on breakfast before. some councils take it away and recycle it, but others will not. you sell black plastic in all of your stores, not necessarily only in places where they take it away. we have done a lot to reduce black plastic. we have a programme to remove it by 2020 but most of the work is done, just some technical stuff left to do. it's one of the stories we are talking about, it's the fermentation takes time. that's correct. picking up your point about

recycling, and whether collection crews ca n recycling, and whether collection crews can take the bags. these bags are green and have a big logo on so they look like the food waste collection bags. —— it's the implementation that takes time. we have done all we can to make it easierfor the have done all we can to make it easier for the refuse crews. a lot of people talk about the packaging around food that goes to waste. what are you doing about that? we are narrowing the number of polymers and plastics we used to just the ones that the majority of local authorities accept in collection. we're looking at clear plastic, natural plastic, that can go round the system as many times as possible. we are trying to eliminate dark and black plastics. and can possible plastic, is that the next thing? that will play a part. -- and compost double. we don't want to seek compostable packaging being

re cycled seek compostable packaging being recycled with conventional recycling because it will damage the product thatis because it will damage the product that is produced. and then it moves into the complications. it needs to have the right systems built around it. back to the polymers! thank you for coming in to explain that to us. words can change the world, or provide an ever—lasting record of a world changed — something our next guest knows all too well. shaun usher is here to tell us about his latest project — made up of a selection of history s most famous, funny and poignant speeches. it also shines a light on those that were never actually delivered. before we speak to shaun, let's remind ourselves of his work. zist 21st october 1996. to all those at mtv. i would like to start by thanking you all for the support you have given me over recent years, and

iam have given me over recent years, and i am both grateful and flattered by the nominations i have received for best male artist. 29th of january, 1945. my dearest one. i have just heard the news that all the army men who were held pow are to be returned to their homes. because of the shipping situation we might not commence to go before the end of february but can probably count in being in england sometime before march, maybe sooner. once again, to the people at mtv, i appreciate the seal and energy that was put behind my last record. i truly do, and say thank you, and again, i say thank you. but no, no thank you. yours sincerely, nick cave. above all, i must be with you. i must warn you, surround you, love you, and be kind to you. those were excerpts from shaun's previous book letters of note, read by kylie minogue and benedict cumberbatch.

and shaun usher joins us on the sofa now. thanks for coming in. you were looking at letters then. letters that change things or had a particular message. now you're turning your attention to speeches, and some of them were never delivered. give us some examples of speeches that could have changed the world. the first speech i found that many want to do the project was a speech written for president nixon by his speech writer bill safire. it was to be read should neil armstrong and buzz aldrin not come back from the moon, if they were stranded. if that happened this speech would have been read out to the nation and the world. i found the original document, you can see its type written. it says at the top, in event of moon disaster. the most chilling alternative view of history. you can't really imagine what would have happened had this speech had to be made. at the end there are some instructions. it says that president must speak to the

widows to be, a chilling phrase. there is one the queen thankfully never had to deliver about the outbreak of another world war. in the 1980s when tensions were high between russia and the rest of the world. ronald reagan had called them the evil empire and everything was very tense. government officials wrote this speech for the queen as pa rt wrote this speech for the queen as part of war games exercise in which she kind of apologises for the situation and tells all the families in the nation to stay close and take ca re of in the nation to stay close and take care of each other. it's really quite creepy but beautiful as well. how did you find them? i'm obsessed! i have spent my days looking for letters, speeches and lists. another book i have is called lists of note. i love these snapshots through history through these narrative documents. i think there is no better way to learn about history than through someone else's shoes. it's interesting, by definition we

think of speeches when we hear them or see them. but your obsession goes to them on paper as well. yes, before they have been read, and sometimes if they have never been read, which is sometimes more interesting, learning the reasons why they haven't been read is often more interesting than hearing the ones that were. it's interesting that these speeches, if they were delivered, they would have been such important moments in time, but were written before anything actually happened. do they lose some authenticity, do you think, because they have been written before we know what happened. it's a good question. i don't think so, no. i think it's the fact they were written in the first place. there was a reason for them being written. ijust dream of all was a reason for them being written. i just dream of all the speeches that we will never see, the drafts we never heard of, that are locked away. you wonder what else is out there. you will find them. we talked earlier about theresa may pars

speech yesterday in downing street. we heard from a previous speech writer of hers. we are reflecting that in this day and age when politicians are on twitter and a lot is done on social media, whatever your politics, and we don't want to talk about the politics of brexit just now, but those moments and speeches still matter in politics and they matter. in negotiations and party conferences, it's about the speech. it does, but they are diluted because theresa may is on twitter. i don't think she writes the tweets herself, but back in the day when kennedy made his speeches, that's often all you would hear from him in quite awhile. nowadays i think there is over saturation, and it lessens the power of these speeches. i wonder if in 20 years' time we will have a book about the tweets that were never sent. that will never happen! you are turning this into a show. we have a show at the how—to academy in london, people on stage reading speeches. we will

have that in launch of the book. we did it with the letters book as well. it's quite a responsibility to read out some of those speeches, especially when you talk about speeches for a queen and president. for any actor, it's a big gig.” speeches for a queen and president. for any actor, it's a big gig. i am a non—actor, so i have no idea, but i think it's easier to read the ones that never been read rather than free recreates the ones that have been read where people know them. and how did you start the whole project of writing these books? it's about you and your wife. she will like that i mention this. 16 years ago when we first met, she moved away to spain for the first ten months of our relationship with her university course. we decided to stay in touch through letter. before that i had no real interest in letters a nd that i had no real interest in letters and we fell in love through letter, 100 miles apart, and ifell in love with letter writing, became obsessed. i started a website, which became a book and live events. which

is moved onto the speeches. and here we are now. i love this story. we should have corresponded by paper! thank you. shaun's book is called speeches of note. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. we'll be back with the headlines in a few moments. good morning.