thank you very much. and safe journey. thank you. you want to go? really? i mean, iwasn‘t expecting an invite! that is it for the short version of click. the full version can be found on bbc iplayer. you can keep track of what we are up one facebook and twitter at @bbcclick, and of course we will be back next week. good morning. welcome to breakfast with rachel burden and ben thompson. our headlines today: a big win for president trump as his controversial choice for the supreme court brett kavanaugh is sworn in. shut it down! shut it down!

demonstrators reacted with fury, but donald trump hailed the result. i stand before you today on the heels of a tremendous victory for our nation, our people, and our beloved constitution. pret a manger under fire after it's revealed a second customer died from an allergic reaction to a sandwich. and thousands line the streets of liverpool for a last glimpse of these amazing giant puppets. in sport, saved by sanchez — a last—minute winner keeps jose mourinho fighting at manchester united. good morning. it is a brighter, dry out, much less chilly prospect for the southern half of the country today. they fine day of the weekend. further north, the cloud is increasing. it will turn

progressively windier, whether for scotland, and later for progressively windier, whether for scotland, and laterfor northern ireland. more details for you in around 50 minutes. —— wetter. it's sunday, 7 october. our top story — brett kavanaugh has been sworn in to the us supreme court following the closest senate confirmation vote in more than a century. he'd previously denied allegations of sexual misconduct as a young man. last night, president trump hailed the appointment as "truly historic", but democrats said it would galvanise their support at the polls. here's our north america correspondent barbara plett usher. it has been a great week for donald trump — the economy's looking good, the supreme court, even better. i stand before you today on the heels of a tremendous victory for a nation, our people and our beloved constitution. just a few hours ago, the us senate confirmed

judge brett kavanaugh to the united states‘ supreme court. this is what president trump promised voters he would deliver, and he has, a month before midterm elections. brett kava naugh‘s confirmation cements a conservative majority on the supreme court that will chart america's direction for a generation. all chant: shut it down! shut it down! but it's not the kind of victory he imagined. serjeant—at—arms will restore order in the gallery. it was a close vote almost entirely among party lines, and it didn't go smoothly. without objection. i suggest you act with decorum. the judge's nomination was upended by a university professor who accused him of going to rape when they were teenagers. but his belligerent and partisan response had

people defending him. asa as a victim of a political attack. the democrats are focused on turning this distressing incident into political gain. the protesters have lost this battle. but they will carry on the fight into the midterms. even thouthudge kavanaugh has won his seat on the supreme court, the political battle continues. barbara plett usher, bbc news, washington. a second customer has died after suffering an allergic reaction from a sandwich bought at pret a manger. the company has blamed a supplier, saying it was missold a dairy—free ingredient, as simon clemison reports. it's just over a week since the inquest into the death of natasha ednan—laperouse. the teenager who was allergic to sesame collapsed after eating a baguette she bought from heathrow airport in the summer of 2016. the ingredient was not listed on the packaging. it has emerged that a second customer died from an allergic reaction to a product sold by the chain last december. they have not been named, but it is thought they bought a sandwich from a store in bath.

pret says it contained yoghurt made by the brand coyo, which was meant to be dairy free. but tests later found traces of dairy protein. the sandwich chain has terminated its contract with the supplier and is taking legal action. although coyo has not commented on the customer's death, in a statement in february it said it had received contaminated material from its supplier. pret doesn't have to put detailed food labels on all it sells, but it says it will now, as the government looks at changing the law. simon clemison, bbc news. theresa may has appealed to labour voters, who're unhappy with the direction of the party underjeremy corbyn, to consider switching to the conservatives. she says her party is modern and patriotic, and promises that the end of austerity is in sight. let's get more from our political correspondent jonathan blake. what are the chances, what is the evidence you can encourage voters to

switch from right to left, from conservatives to labour? that is theresa may's hope. she is taking a chance writing in the observer, not a paper you would associate with conservative voters. and appealing to people who are labour supporters but might be looking atjeremy corbyn and the direction he is taking the party in. she and her advisers note that attacks onjeremy corbyn‘s political password enough to win support. she setting out reasons for people to look again, the tories describing them as a modern and patriotic party, and a party for the whole country. she said she will help people with the cost of living and put an end to austerity if she gets the brexit deal that she wants, which is a big if. it is telling when she talks about the conservatives as notjust being a government that are there to clea n being a government that are there to clean up the mess. that is concerned that as the economy people might look to labour and take a chance on

an alternative government. labour say the conservatives are clearly spooked and theresa may's promise at ending austerity is a con. thank you very much officials in haiti say at least 10 people have been killed in an earthquake in the north of the country. the president has appealed for calm after the tremor which registered a magnitude of 5.9. it's one of the most powerful earthquakes recorded in haiti since 2010, when thousands of people were killed. the snp begins its annual conference today, with nicola sturgeon expected to present her party as an alternative to what she'll describe as the uncertainty generated by westminster politics. the central issue for activists is likely to be the timing of a possible second referendum on independence. tens of thousands marched through the centre of edinburgh yesterday. turkish authorities say they believe a prominent saudi journalist has been killed inside the kingdom's consulate in istanbul. they've been looking into the disappearance of jamal khashoggi,

who was criticial of some saudi government policies. let's speak to our turkey correspondent mark lowen. market, a fascinating story. what we know about this since he went missing, there has been very little heard from him —— mark. missing, there has been very little heard from him -- mark. jamal khashoggi entered the saudi consulate and istanbul last tuesday to obtain. as for his forthcoming wedding to a turkish woman. she remained outside and was told to contact the turkish authorities if he did not emerge. she did so. the turkish authorities then said they believed he was inside the saudi consulate. the saudi officials, the saudi government said that was not the case, that jamal khashoggi had left the saudi consulate and they we re left the saudi consulate and they were working to locate him. now a turkish initial investigation has found that jamal khashoggi, turkish initial investigation has found thatjamal khashoggi, a prominent critic of the saudi government who has lived in self—imposed exile in the us for the

past year was killed inside the saudi consulate in what they are calling a premeditated murder. there are some reports that a hit squad of some 15 saudi officials, they believe, arrived in istanbul. they do not know what happened to the body afterwards. the saudi government is saying this is com pletely government is saying this is completely baseless. a source at the saudi consulate that there are no grounds at all for this allegation. an incredible story. so much confusion. thank you for bringing us up—to—date. thank you. new navy contracts worth more than a billion pounds have been announced. the ministry of defence says the deals will see 17 ships serviced and fitted with the latest equipment. contracts for the building of three entirely new support ships have yet to be awarded. you may have seen some of these pictures of the past 2a hours. this isa pictures of the past 2a hours. this is a fascinating story. one unlucky art collector had their hopes of owning an original banksy shredded, literally, at an auction in london.

his famous girl with a balloon painting self—destructed just moments after it had been sold for more than i million pounds. it goes down through the frame and is shredded. very fine shreds paper this happened automatically. some kind of alarm went off. banksy has revealed he fitted a shredder into the frame a number of years ago in case it was ever auctioned. quite how much the owners, the auctioneer knew about what would happen once the auction was finished, the value of the painting, whether the person who bid for it still gets it all wants it, it is fascinating. i love the idea that it is even more unique now. if anything, it is worth even more. but, in yeah, not a great if you are a collector. right. it is 7:10. it was a debate that divided america, prompted an fbi investigation, and ended in victory for president trump. last night, brett kavanaugh was sworn onto america's supreme court, which has the final say on us law.

mr kavanaugh had been embroiled in a bitter battle to clear his name of sexual assault allegations, which he denies. so what happens next? let's talk to leslie vinjamuri, a specialist in international relations at the university of london. good morning to you. how significant is his appointment in terms of how much power this man is now likely to have? it is a very significant appointment. it confirms a conservative majority on the us supreme court. and that becomes incredibly significant in a period when we are likely to see many social issues come to the agenda, the court, a point when many americans are deeply divided. versus wade, the law that secures the right to choose whether or not to have an abortion. affirmative action, gay

rights, all sorts of issues where the american public is deeply divided. this is a battle americans have felt intensely aware of. if you look at donald trump's campaign, this is what he wanted to deliver to his basal study has done it now in securing that conservative justice. -- his securing that conservative justice. —— his base, he has done it now. securing that conservative justice. -- his base, he has done it now. do you think there is a serious prospect of something like roe versus wade being challenged by this group of individuals?” versus wade being challenged by this group of individuals? i think the likelihood, issues that are surrounding roe versus wade will come to the court is very high. whether or not it will be overturned isa whether or not it will be overturned is a bigger question. there are restrictions on that particular legislation. it is a question of chipping away at the time under which a woman could choose to have an abortion as opposed to overturning it. the bigger question is what the confirmation and the entire process has reflected has

been the very deep division. we have talked about america being divided for the entirety of this presidency. but no more so than was reflected in the past week. it has been an intensely partisan process and the reactions by americans have really uncovered a very deep division in the country stop a given that division is clearly bad and the votes to appoint him was incredibly tight and there is huge opposition to his appointment, does it all end here or is there any chance this appointment will be looked at and in some way appealed later on? could he be undefeated ? some way appealed later on? could he be undefeated? is that a possibility? midterm elections in states ta ke possibility? midterm elections in states take place on november six. if the democrats were to retake the house, which seems well within reach, nothing guaranteed at this point, and this confirmation process is going to affect voter turnout, voter mobilisation on both sides, probably. if the democrats were to

reta ke probably. if the democrats were to retake the house they could vote on articles of impeachment and that would, of course, put this in play. it would have to go to the senate. that becomes more difficult if the republicans hold the senate, because it would have to pass the senate by a two thirds vote. but the chances of the democrats putting this up, this confirmation up for impeachment is, ithink this confirmation up for impeachment is, i think an extremely high. the mechanics of constitutional law suddenly become very important in all of this. talking about the mid—term elections, people have said that the female vote will be absolutely critical. you can see, whether you are male or female, absolutely critical. you can see, whether you are male orfemale, in donald trump's heartland, they think this is a victory for him and they are delighted. i think a lot of people, and this is the unnerving and unsettling thing about this confirmation, if you read either side, it is really black and white. those who point to brett kavanaugh‘s confirmation as having been the right thing, they recognise his

record and they see the allegations of sexual assault as having been something that was a smear campaign by the democrats. if you look again at the democratic read on this, there is a very significant concern, overwhelming concern, that the integrity ofjustice overwhelming concern, that the integrity of justice kava nagh overwhelming concern, that the integrity ofjustice kavanagh is not what it needs to be to be a supreme court justice. if you what it needs to be to be a supreme courtjustice. if you look atjust the days leading up to this confirmation, even people who generally would not say a word, who would really exercise a great deal of restraint in speaking out and taking position on the confirmation ofa taking position on the confirmation of a supreme courtjustice issued a very significant statements saying that this man simply did not have the integrity to be on the court. a former supreme courtjustice, the integrity to be on the court. a former supreme court justice, the president of the american bar association, a former dean at yale law school, all making statements saying that is not be confirmed. this is really cast a shadow over the supreme court. there is a real question as to whether or not a

majority of americans will see the court as independent of politics. divisions within the republicans as well. many thanks for your time. good morning if you arejust good morning if you are just waking up. it is a bit chilly outside. here's helen with a look at this morning's weather. it is, that you are approaching the middle of october, so we should expect it. it does mean that at this time of year if you get the frost, the payoff is some beautiful sunshine as the sun rises. it is a fairly widely chilly start with pockets of frost, certainly ground frost. we have seen —3 and “11 in some areas. this weather front is the main player in the next couple of days. it looks like it will be a feature for scotla nd of days. it looks like it will be a feature for scotland and northern

ireland. the rain is piling in. elsewhere, lots of dry weather around. for the highlands of scotland, north—west and parts, it will be much cloudier and windier than yesterday, so nowhere near the sunshine we have seen, but quite wet, and those winds gusting to 15 or16 wet, and those winds gusting to 15 or 16 miles wet, and those winds gusting to 15 or16 miles an wet, and those winds gusting to 15 or 16 miles an hour. almost a different season appear during the course of the day. further south, after yesterday's cold, wet and windy weather, yes, it is chilly, the reward is lots of sunshine and a pleasa nt the reward is lots of sunshine and a pleasant day. it is the turn of england and wales mostly and a bit of rain. more rain further north, but further south, temperatures are considerably lower. as we go through the night, the high pressure in the south stays put. fairly chilly tonight, not as chilly as this morning but this weather front meanders around scotland and

northern ireland, so there is awarding out because this system is going to bring rain for the next 48 to 72 hours across as highlands of scotla nd to 72 hours across as highlands of scotland in particular. that could amount to 100 or 200 millimetres. still warm here and we will see temperatures pick up further south and that is the result of a south—westerly wind. still with us monday and tuesday as well. by that stage, because we have that wind, temperatures will fall. we get more ofa temperatures will fall. we get more of a problem through the next few mornings with patchy mist and fog, which at this time of year, because we haven't got the strength, the sunshine will linger through the rush—hour. once it goes, we have mild airstarting at rush—hour. once it goes, we have mild air starting at nine and ten, so we mild air starting at nine and ten, so we might get temperatures up to 19 and feeling much warmer, well above where they should be for this time of year. it is a different

story floral saturday. it looks like it is getting wetter, but a bit chilly before it gets better. great weather for mowing the lawn this week in the south. it will be growing. iam growing. i am never cutting it again after what happened last time. for those of you joining us wondering that —— what that is about, ben was going to the garden when he is dubbed this tall —— stubbed this toe and now it is broken and the size of a pineapple. anyway, to other matters. thousands of spectators have lined the streets of liverpool as huge puppets stride through the city in a festival of street theatre. i wonder if their issues are bigger than mine. —— their shoes.

known as the giants, they've returned to the city for a third and final time. their previous visits attracted 6—figure audiences. andy gill has been to take a look. breakfast for the little boy. real milkshakes, real fruit. no dogs at the table, please. tough luck, matey. i've got your sausages. then off through town. we came all the way up from herefordshire just to see it. i think it's amazing. it's quite a spectacle, isn't it? the little boy probably needed a good breakfast after the exertions of friday night's show. back to saturday, and the big giant gets a helping hand jump —— tojump over a giant washing line. i am really lost for words. it's just totally amazing.

you can't find ways to describe it. we want to get a petition up, we want them to come back. then a spot of angling for the little boy. not to catch fish, though. # we all live in a yellow submarine, yellow submarine, yellow submarine. the giants leave here for the last time later today. andy gill, bbc news, liverpool. what a brilliant site. they are fascinating. if you're heading into liverpool to see the giants today, the final parade will begin at 2:30. awarning, a warning, you should probably use public transport to get there because it is going to be busy. good morning, everyone. time for a look

at the newspapers. mathematician and broadcaster bobby seagull is here to tell us what's caught his eye. we'llspeakto him in a minute, first, let's look at the front pages. in the observer, they talk about to raise in may. —— theresa may. a bid by theresa may to persuade wavering labour supporters to switch to the conservatives is the lead in the observer. the prime minister says her party's "decent, moderate and patriotic programme" is "worthy of their support". the sunday telegraph says leading brexiteers have offered an olive branch to help achieve a canada—style trade deal with the european union. it also features a photograph of melania trump visiting the giza pyramids in egypt yesterday. lots of chat about this on social media over the weekend. apparently she appealed to people to stop talking about her clothes and more about her. quite a statement. british troops have taken part in their biggest military exercise for a decade,

including war gaming a cyber—strike against moscow if vladimir putin launches a military attack on the west, the sunday times reports. it also shows a photograph of singer rita ora who is among a list of performers, including ed sheeran and bob geldof, who are warning of the threat that brexit poses to the music industry. the mail on sunday reports that soldiers kicked out of the army for taking illegal drugs are being offered a "golden hello" of up to £10,000 to return to theirjobs. we know recruitment is a major issue in the armed forces. let's go through some of your pics. in the sunday times today, rains not fees, what are they discussing? the head of westminster school wants to end a system where systems apply —— student apply on merit. currently, the vast majority of pupils are applying based on theirfinancial ability to pay, but he thinks we should have a system where people

get in based on ability and this is sparked by one of this former students, a young lady who sadly died in the grenfell tower to be. she got a scholarship and this has sparked the idea. all well and good, but someone has to pay somewhere, be it the local council, fees coming from elsewhere. there is a financial issue here. of course. i gripe in east and myself, east london and i went to a very good state school but i was luckily enough to get a scholarship to eat in. it opened up a different world and maybe think, lots of things are possible. it is a financial issue as well but i think if we can get people the chance to access these schools, why not?” would love to talk to you about what it was like moving there. what an extraordinary place. amazing stuff. what else have we got?

some progress in that battle against fraud. this is in the times this morning. 450,000 reports have been caught before they even happen. that is saving police time. the algorithm is saving police time. the algorithm is just rules to solve a problem. evenif is just rules to solve a problem. even if you are at making a cake or building a toy, is the set of rules. for this particular case, when people report fraud, there is a set of questions asked by an algorithm that interrogates, p criteria such as vulnerability of the victim, the number of reports submitted and if it has passed a certain score, it gets accelerated to a reviewer. the issueis gets accelerated to a reviewer. the issue is a lot of these cases are getting mist out because the computer says no. this is the computer says no. this is the computer saying this looks a bit suspicious, we will not do this. and the problem is we're entering a world where we are going to increase automation, like at the doctor,

someone will prescribe medication to an algorithm. we need to learn more —— we need to learn to feel more co mforta ble —— we need to learn to feel more comfortable with automation. fortnite, i don't want to talk about it more, but it is in the news. this time it is in arguments with custody of children. fortnite is an online game that some students at school play where there are up to 100 people and they eliminate people and survive. it is regarded as less violent. for boys and girls, they have become completely incensed. violent. for boys and girls, they have become completely incensedm is being used in divorce custody disputes and if one parent is deemed to be allowing their children to spend too much time playing games, thejudge can spend too much time playing games, the judge can rule spend too much time playing games, thejudge can rule any spend too much time playing games, the judge can rule any other person's favour. we in —— we need to get kids outdoors, reading books. to

much time on social media or games cannot be good for the mind. you have picked out jodie cannot be good for the mind. you have picked outjodie whittaker appearing as doctor who for the first time tonight. you are quite a fan. huge fan. on a scale of one to ten, how excited are you? 11! fan. huge fan. on a scale of one to ten, how excited are you 7. she fan. huge fan. on a scale of one to ten, how excited are you7. she is not going to look at any of the comments online because in this day and age there will be a lot of criticism of anyone taking over the role, but particularly because it is a woman. younger and progressive, it isa a woman. younger and progressive, it is a great thing. the bbc had a glass ceiling being smashed, so it it is fabulous and an exciting era of doctor who fan. she will try and ignore the comments. i look at all the comments, even the negative ones, and you forget the amazing things and look at the one thing. it is impressive she has the willpower

not to look at any of the comments. it is interesting. it is the james bond producer saying over the weekend sarah definitely never going to have a female bond. he was written as a male character. we need to provide more thevenard characters within the narrative and have different stronger roles. —— provide more female characters. while at judy dent. you have a lot of other strong characters in it, maybe harder in doctor who because it is doctor who and companions. we were not —— we will be talking about this story in an hour, fascinating. the ba nksy story in an hour, fascinating. the banksy arch dread. —— the banksy art shred. see later. we had the headline for unix.

—— we have the headlines for you next. hello, this is breakfast with ben thompson and rachel burden. good morning. here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. brett kavanaugh has been sworn in to the us supreme court, following the closest senate confirmation vote in more than a century. he'd previously denied allegations of sexual misconduct as a young man. last night, president trump hailed the appointment as "truly historic", but democrats said it would galvanise their support at the polls. the nine—member court now has a decisive conservative majority for the first time in decades. a second customer has died

after suffering an allergic reaction from a sandwich bought at pret a manger. the chain has confirmed the fatality occurred in december last year, after a customer ate a flatbread sandwich which was meant to be dairy free. the company said it was mis—sold a yoghurt ingredient, and is taking legal action against the supplier. officials in haiti say at least ten people have been killed in an earthquake in the north of the country. the president has appealed for calm after the tremor which registered a magnitude of five—point—nine. it's one of the most powerful earthquakes recorded in haiti since 2010, when thousands of people were killed. theresa may has appealed to labour voters, who're unhappy with the direction of the party underjeremy corbyn, to consider switching to the conservatives. she says her party is modern and patriotic, and promises that the end of austerity is in sight. labour says the government's trying

to con working people. the snp begins its annual conference today, with nicola sturgeon expected to present her party as an alternative to what she'll describe as the uncertainty generated by westminster politics. the central issue for activists is likely to be the timing of a possible second referendum on independence. tens of thousands marched through the centre of edinburgh yesterday. two men have been arrested after three police officers were stabbed in north london. scotland yard says the officers were met with hostility after responding to reports of fighting in islington last night. none of their injuries are thought to be life—threatening. officers were called to the area at around 10:45 last night. none of the injuries are believed to be life—threatening. new royal navy contracts worth more than a billion pounds have been announced. the ministry of defence says the deals will see 17 ships serviced and fitted with the latest equipment. contracts for the building of three entirely new support ships have yet to be awarded.

some great pictures for you. tens of thousands of hot air balloon enthusiasts have made their way to new mexico — for the international balloon festival. there is something so calming about seeing there is. —— seeing this. it might sound like a lot of hot air, but the international balloon fiesta in albuquerque is in its 47th year and claims to be the world's biggest festival of its kind. look how incredible that he has. have you ever been in a hotair balloon? yes. for breakfast, actually. i did not realise the hot air burner things move. you can put some direction in it. sol air burner things move. you can put some direction in it. so i nearly set fire to the balloon. you talk about it being peaceful to watch, it isa

about it being peaceful to watch, it is a peaceful experience. you barely notice as you lift off the ground. and so silent. when the burn is not going. i will tell you who did notice they were being acted off the ground today. it is this man. conor mcgregor. if he was not being lifted off the ground he was being put on the ground. if anyone has not seen the ground. if anyone has not seen the ufc yet, please look away. we will give it away. it was acton town for the first three and a half rounds —— action packed. khabib nurmagomedov dominating throughout. all the action was immediately after the fight. incredible scenes. people reacting to this on social media this morning. we saw khabib nurmagomedov leaping over the octagon to go and fight someone in the crowd. this was the rivalry between two teams. there were reports that the people he was fighting with work mcgregor‘s team. this was conor mcgregor‘s first return to the octagon in the past yea rs. return to the octagon in the past

years. he has a lot of talk. he knows how to drive attention. love him or hate him, people do love to hate him as well. he has been getting a loss of attention in the media. he has clearly been getting under the skin of khabib nurmagomedov —— a lot. clearly that has affected some of his party as well. people are suggesting he did not get enough fight out of him. because khabib nurmagomedov did dominate throughout that fight. it was khabib who emerged victorious. after dominating the fight, he beat mcgregor in the fourth round by submission with the irishman tapping out to a rear naked choke. that means the russian retains his title. for now at least, anyway. but afterwards, in extraordinary scenes, he leapt over the cage and attacked someone in the crowd. he leaps into attack in. we cannot show you what happens, it is quite violent. then someone from the khabib's camp — wearing red — climbs into the cage and appears to attack mcgregor inside the octagon. it's since emerged that three of khalib's party have been arrested and his payment has been withheld pending further investigation.

i would imagine that this is not the last we will hear about this. dosa scenes are incredible. absolutely -- those scenes are incredible. manchester united had a very different fight on their hands when they went 2—0 down to newcsatle inside the first ten minutes at old trafford yesterday. jose mourinho must have thought the end was getting closer. then came a remarkable fightback with the winner coming in the 90th minute — joe lynsky was watching. at manchester united they have built success on loyalty. but those values have come under fire in the last fortnight. jose mourinho went into saturday with his job on the line, but this master of deflection tactics has found away from deep water. after ten minutes of this match his team were in trouble. all the urgency at old trafford came from newcastle. they plan to strike early and get the playing game started. the visitors went 2—0 up. the manager asked

what more he could do. at half—time the way led to the exit. butjose mourinho is a manager who has tinkered his way to three premier league titles. changes in the second half brought a different approach, with juan mata's free kick they broke the resistance. five minutes later, relief. martial finds a way through. wow. what a change. what a noise. it had taken 70 minutes to get started, but now reduction was coming. for united, this season has been an expensive downturn. it was time for some to live up to the pricetag. sanchez! unbelievable! the turnaround is complete! playing for the manager, playing for the shirt! it mightjust be one match and one win, but in football moments like this can change things.

forjose mourinho and united they will hope their loyalty is rewarded. joe lynsky, bbc news. those in football clubs are notjust made about victories, they also made about difficult moments, but always with pride. that is the way i want to be a football manager. that is the way i am a football manager for some years. always with pride. not always with victories but always with pride. and in the second half, lots of pride. it does not matter the result. elsewhere yesterday, wolves‘ great start to the season continued with a i—0 win at crystal palace, everton won at leicester, tottenham are up to third after a i—0 win over cardiff, while watford's slump continued. they were thrashed 4—0 at home by bournemouth. there are three games in the premier league today, including manchester city's much anticipated trip to anfield. both sides still unbeaten in the league so far this season. and liverpool have beaten city three times this year already. jurgen klopp has won more matches against guardiola than any other

manager always we know somebody‘s telling me good luck for sunday. and i think always, unfortunately, we need it. so that's how it is in these games. we need it in all the games we play against them. and we need it again. but that is a problem. if you work hard you own it, you deserve it. and so that is what we try to do. mixed up with very good football. that is the plan. i am not feeling beaten, not even last season, so everyone can beat us, accept it. it is part of the game, just to learn. anfield is a special because they have a good manager and good players. and that happens how we approach the game and how we are like a team. in the scottish premiership later today, rangers host top—of—the—table hearts, while celtic will be hoping to bounce back from their europa league defeat when they travel to stjohnstone. yesterday, livingston

extended their unbeaten league run to seven matches after coming from behind to draw h at motherwell. livingston slipped to fourth in the table, though, and will drop to fifth if celtic win today. now if you don't want to know what has happened at the start of the japanese grand prix — divert your attention away for the next 30 seconds or so. go make yourself a cup of tea in the meantime. lewis hamilton is on course for yet another victory. he got away cleanly from pole position as hasn't been headed since. behind, sebastian vettel‘s ferrari made up places but he then threw it all away when he clashed with max verstappen. hamilton's main title rival has since recovered to sixth position but looks likely to lose further ground in his title fight with the briton. just a couple of laps to go. while hamilton is on the verge of a fifth world title in formula i, another briton has been making history on two wheels. tai woffinden was lucky to limp away from this crash with just a suspected broken foot in the final

round of the speedway season in poland. he defied the pain to get back on his bike to win the grand prix and with it, becomes the first briton to win three speedway world titles. i want to do the best for me, i want to be successful for myself. when i am in that mindset and, you know, it's pretty cruisy. i am happy with how the season has gone. and, yeah, time to get smashed tonight with me mates and sponsors, looking forward to it. thailand hosts a motogp race for the first time today. the action gets under way from 8:00 this morning. despite this crash in final practice, championship leader marc marquez will start from pole for the 50th time in his career. the a—time world champion took the top spot on the grid byjust 100th of a second from valentino rossi. cal crutchlow is the highest—placed briton in fifth. wales rally gb makes history today.

a change in the law means the llandudno stage will be the first time it's been held on public streets in britain. 5—time world champion sebastian 0gier will start the day in the lead. 0gier is almost a minute ahead of championship leader thierry neuville, who dropped to eighth after sliding into a ditch. nicola adams has won the interim wbo world flyweight title after a points victory over mexico's isabel millan in leicester. in only her fifth professional fight, the double olympic champion rocked her opponent with some vicious shots here in the tenth round. all three judges gave the victory to adams who'll now be hoping for a world title fight. in the premiership, leicester beat northampton 23 points to 15 at twickenham northampton started brightly with jamie gibson's try, before leicester responded with two tries in two minutes — ben youngs first and then

jordan 0lowofela added a second here. george ford scored both conversions, as well as three penalties. leicester move up to sixth with that win. there were also wins for gloucester, sale and saracens. in the pro 11!, scarlets beat the ospreys 20—17. this try from rhys patchell putting them in control. elsewhere, there were victories for cardiff blues, leinster and benneton treviso. such a busy weekend. we have so much more to come today. that manchester city and liverpool match later on. all eyes will be on that. spoiler alert, we have a spoiler alert, a result from the japanese grand prix. one by lewis hamilton. he is incredible. what a season he is

having. it is rare that everything is happening in our time. it is exciting. i'm very excited. for many parents, the price of child care is almost as much as the cost of their mortgage, so any help to save a little money is always welcome. three days ago, the government closed its childcare voucher scheme, telling new parents to sign up for tax—free child care instead. so, what's the difference and how does the new system work? let's find out from megan french who's from the website money saving expert. we have an awful lot, good morning, by the way, a lot of information to fit in to a short space of time. very briefly, how did the old scheme were, how does the new one work, what is the difference? the old scheme is taken out of your pre—tax salary, generally a salary sacrifice. it is closed to new applicants, but it will run as long as your firm keeps applicants, but it will run as long as yourfirm keeps running it. the new tax—free childcare scheme is open to a lot more people. because

the previous one was only if you currently decided to use it. the new tax—free childcare is aimed at pa rents tax—free childcare is aimed at parents who are working and also the self—employed. quite a big difference they are. so far so good, but not everyone has welcomed the change. it got off to a bit of a sticky start. there were issues people signing up. but it seems to have ironed out now. it is available to those whose children are under 12. it is aimed at parents who are working and the self—employed. if only one of you is working and the other is getting certain benefits, you may be eligible. but it isn't available if either parent earns over £100,000. this scheme works slightly differently. it is not pre—tax. it is not taken out of your salary. the way it works is you sign up salary. the way it works is you sign up to the scheme, you add your money, and for every £8 the government will top it up £20 and user account to pay your childcare provider. overall, you can use it

towards £10,000 worth of childcare. if you were to pay 8000, the government would help you with the £2000. that is per child, per year. and then the point being that you say it is open to more people. it is not just self—employed or say it is open to more people. it is notjust self—employed or if say it is open to more people. it is not just self—employed or if your organisation runs the scheme as it currently is, but there are limitations about it and get involved. if you have the scheme in existence already, you need to decide which is the better one for you. who are the winners and the losers thunder this new system ? winners and the losers thunder this new system? it will depend on the scheme you signed up to, your childcare voucher scheme. there is no 1's size goal. the childcare batches will work for the highest earners, so batches will work for the highest earners, so the tax—free childcare scheme, the new one, is not available to those who own —— earn over £100,000. the child cloud batches might work if the coasts are much lower or one of you working, it is just about doing your homework and checking which scheme works both

view. if you are just signing up now, you have no choice, you have to go to the new system. but there are other schemes out there as well. just consider what is better for you. it is so confusing. you have done such a good job in picking it —— unpicking it for us. done such a good job in picking it -- unpicking it for us. there is loads of information out there. the government has the eligibility, there is a calculator, so do your homework with this. do notjump into any decision. if you don't understand the scheme, hopefully you ever have a helpline to cool. we all know the coast of childcare is phenomenal and rising. thank you so much for your advice as morning. still trying to work out the childcare batches. it is a cold and

frosty morning this morning out and about. other mother with children thunder 12, i was listening intently to that. let's get back to the other thing which is the frosty start. a beautiful start. even if a lovely sunrise? bet our beautiful sunrise is coming in left, right and centre. i apologise i can show you them all. it is chilly, — one. “i! in parts of scotla nd it is chilly, — one. “i! in parts of scotland as morning. we're starting to feel the effects of those lengthening nights, particularly when you have high pressure at night and clear skies. the skies were not clear —— will not stay clear for very long. we have rain and piling on winds. after yesterday, we are turning the tables. it was a beautiful day yesterday and today it is far cloudier, much windier and some rain. especially across the hills and the mountains in the north and west of scotland. perhaps the

odd splash elsewhere. we get back from england and wales despite the chilly start that averages will recover. it is a lovely day. there maybe some rain coming into cumbria towards the end of play today, but it will feel better. temperatures will be higher further north even with the rain, but that is no conversation. once that rain is income is staying with us for the next two or three days. we are expecting 100 to 200 millimetres of rain in the next three days, which is six to eight inches of rain. over the hills and mountains, not too much of that issue. once that filters down into the river system, thatis filters down into the river system, that is the concern. further south, clear spells at night. warm, 18, 19 degrees, well above where that averages should beat this time of

year. some very pleasant weather coming. that is because we have the south—westerly winds so we don't such chilly nights. this is going into tuesday morning. what we will pick up with the moist drift off the atla ntic pick up with the moist drift off the atlantic in a few more miss than fog patches again, which at this point —— at least some of you, it will linger through rush—hour. it becomes milder in the day. we will see temperatures leaping up towards 20 celsius, so it will feel much warmer. we aren't all going to wind with this one. we have the rain and wind further north. but first, here's the travel show. this week, we are in kazakhstan. the view from the top! a vast country in the middle of central asia... full of stunning landscapes and nomadic traditions. you can feel the fish tugging on the net. nature and the great outdoors have

always been central to that kazakh people's way of life. and i'm here to explore how they are now combining both ancient and modern ways to stay in touch with their wild side. woo! this is a lot of fun! i've arrived in kazakhstan's biggest city of almaty. once, back when the country was part of the ussr and long before that, it was the capital city. now, things have changed here. back in 1991, it was the last soviet

republic to declare independence, ten days before the collapse of the union. since then, it's been under the rule of president nazarbayev who moved the capital north to the purpose—built city of astana. one thing is clear, however — this country has undergone a tumultuous period. but through it all, nature has continued to play a vital role for the once—nomadic people here, and for travellers who visit. you start to get a sense of that at the green bazaar. there's been a market here since before soviet times. this is fermented horse milk, which has been around since the nomadic times and they say it is a cure for tuberculosis. it's a strong taste. the aftertaste is almost like you're smoking a cigar. i don't know why, but it's exactly what it tastes like. very sharp, though, very intense taste. it's the world's ninth largest

country, but kazakhstan is also one of the most sparsely populated. its people were traditionally nomadic, with their lives tied to their environment. today, travellers come to explore its relatively untouched landscapes. i want to find out more of the kazakhstani people's relationship with nature today. so i'm heading east to the aral sea, the world's fourth—largest lake, or at least that's what it was. welcome to the dusty streets of zhalanash. if you can believe it, this used to be a bustling fishing village, but if you come over here and look down to the ground, you can see what used to be the bottom of the aral sea.

there's not much fishing going on now. it has been called one of the world's biggest environmental disasters. the sea which stretches the border between kazakhstan and uzbekistan was once about the size of ireland. back in the 1960s, the immense stretch of water began to dry up. around 90% of it was wiped off the map, and with it the livelihoods of many of the people who lived on the sea's produce. i had heard that here in kazakhstan, the sea was actually coming back, and it was bringing travellers too. so off i go, in search of the aral sea, across miles of the old seabed. i have arranged to meet a guide in this region.

he wanted me to see the full extent of what the sea, which was actually a large lake, once was, thousands of years before it dried up in the 20th century. the view from the top. what caused it to recede so far? the flow of water was diverted to feed the soviet cotton industry. uzbekistan still remains one of the world's top producers of cotton, but while uzbek side

of the sea remains mostly lost, recent interventions have meant the north aral sea in kazakhstan is returning. approaching the shore, one of the biggest draws for travellers has been the eerie sight of shipwrecks scattered across the old sea bed. spiderwebs everywhere. here we are — the aral sea. at one stage, it was the fourth

largest lake in the world, and soon, it will reclaim that title. i made it. birds chirping, fish jumping, sun setting, i get it. i get it now. it's a beautiful place. i wanted to see how kazakhstan's relationship with nature is changing, so i'm meeting up with the mountain guide back in almaty. but what karla really wanted to show me was how some people are mixing old kazakhstan with the new, sandboarding on kazakhstan's most famous singing sand dune. famous because under the right conditions, the dune makes a humming sound, almost like an organ. wow. it's huge. you can see the little dust devils

twisting up the sides. it almost looks alive. the skin of the dune, sweeping back and forth like a snake. and i heard that it almost is. over the past 150 years, it's moved three metres. slowly, but it is moving. it really is incredible. i don't know how we're going to snowboard down it! along for the ride was karla's friend and olympic snowboard trainer leanna. the dune stretches for 3km and reaches height of 150 metres and let me tell you, while it might look placid from a distance, it is a different story once you're up there. it's a little bit windy today, but we're on the singing sands. and i guess that's always how it is here. for myself, i've gone

snowboarding before. what are some differences with sandboarding ? 0k. lean back, yes? that being said, it was comforting knowing that i would be going slower than on snow. and also, the cool thing about a sand dune is there are no trees! so, i mean, i guess it's safer, right? no doubt, though, this is the definition of an extreme sport. there i am, strapped in. i think i'm ready. like this? ooh — and then the board comes... whoa!

this is a lot of fun. karla's about to come down. she's standing up. she looks excited but a little bit nervous. you've got it, karla, yeah! but before long...we're starting to get the hang of it. this is a lot of work. what's incredible, though, is when you come down, as the sand starts to avalanche, you can feel it shaking and reverberating underneath the board.

it's very cool. it sings as you come down. we've got our final round from the very, very top, if i can — if i can make it. let's stay here and take a break for a sec. yeah! and with that, my trip to kazakhstan is at an end. and what a ride it was. yeah! good morning, welcome to breakfast with rachel burden and ben thompson. our headlines today: a big win for president trump as his controversial choice