good morning welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today: killed inside the consulate, after two weeks of denial saudi authorities admit the death of journalist jamal khashoggi. lift off, the european space agency begins a mission to mercury to try to uncover some of the secrets of the solar system. the duke and duchess of sussex unveil a war memorial in sydney as they prepare to start the invictus games. and in sport... england's cricketers are in action in sri lanka, we'll bring you the latest from the fourth one—dayer. england are looking for a series win. and it's been a glorious few days for many of us. the weekend isn't looking bad, they will be a little bit of rain. join me later for the details. it's saturday 20th october. our top story, after weeks of denial, saudi arabia has admitted that the missing journalist,

jamal khashoggi, died during his visit to their consulate in istanbul earlier this month. saudi state tv says the initial findings of an investigation suggest he died when a fight broke out. president trump has described the latest version of events as ‘credible‘. 18 people have been arrested and two seniorfigures have been sacked as jon donnison reports. after weeks of denials, saudi arabia is changing its tune. the admission thatjamal khashoggi is dead, finally came on state tv. more than a fortnight after the journalist walked into the saudi consulate in istanbul, never to be seen again, the saudis now say he was killed in a fight that broke out inside the building. turkish officials have leaked

information saying there are all would your tapes that prove otherwise. i haven't heard the tapes, but someone who did described it to me in great detail. he was attacked immediately after he was dragged out of the room. there is very little conversation, lots of shouting and swearing. no interrogation. he was set upon with knives immediately. he was set upon with knives immediately. speaking in arizona, president trump said the saudi explanation was credible. saudi arabia has been a great ally, but what happened is unacceptable. we are going to see, they have arrested, just for the people at the table, a large number of people having to do with the event that took place in turkey in the consulate, the saudi consulate. reporter: do you consider it credible, their explanation? i do, i do. many disagree, including within his own republican party. senator lindsey graham said to say he was sceptical about the new saudi narrative, was an understatement.

saudi arabia announced it was sacking the deputy chief of intelligence, ahmed al—asiri, but that could be seen as a move to protect saudi arabia's de facto ruler, crown prince mohammad bin salman, who many believe may have sanctioned the killing. saudi arabia will hope its partial admission will dampen down international criticism, but for those who believe it is a cover—up, many more questions remain. jon donnison, bbc news. in the early hours of this morning, europe and japan launched two spacecraft on a mission to mercury, the planet closest to the sun. the joint project is named bepi—colombo and it will take the probes seven years to reach their destination. scientists hope it will allow them to discover more about the planet's origin. our science correspondent jonathan amos has more details. the beginning of a very long journey. bepicolombo is setting out on a 9 billion kilometre trek

to the inner solar system. this is europe and japan's first mission to the planet mercury and it'll be hugely challenging. where the joint probes are headed so close to the sun, it is as hot as a pizza oven. novel technologies must protect the spacecraft from the hellish conditions. scientists hope they will make a raft of new discoveries. mercury is an oddball, it has an oversized iron core that no one has yet explained and surface materials that shouldn't be there in so hot an environment. british teams are heavily involved, they have built instrumentation and spacecraft components. if we want to understand how our solar system formed and evolved, then mercury is a key part of that. our current theories of solar system formations, including the earth and other planets, cannot explain mercury, it is an anomaly. so we need to go to mercury and find out more information about the planet so we can really understand how our solar system formed. the sun's immense gravity will pull

hard on bepicolombo, this means the probes must be careful not to go too fast and overshoot mercury. an arrival date has been set for 2025. only when they are in orbit can the probe can split apart and begin their parallel investigations. jonathan amos, bbc news. hundreds of central american migrants travelling to the united states have clashed with police on the border between mexico and guatemala. the mexican authorities have told migrants only those with valid documents will be allowed in. president trump has thanked mexico for stopping them far from the us border and said the military would be called upon if needed. the migrants, mostly from honduras, say they are fleeing violence and poverty. polls have opened in afg hanistan‘s long delayed parliamentary elections, with more than 2,500 candidates and nearly 9—million registered voters taking part. however, the build—up has been marred by violence and the taliban has ordered afghans to boycott the vote. nearly a third of all polling stations remain closed because of security concerns. 10 candidates have been

killed and there are fears of electoral fraud. two men have been charged with the murder of a man in battersea, south london. ian tomlin who was a6, died from a head injury in the communal area of the estate where he lived on wednesday. 45—year—old michael swan and 48—year—old gary beech are due to appear before magistrates later today. the fourth edition of the invictus games starts in sydney today with 500 competitors from 18 nations taking part. the event was set up by prince harry to give recovering armed forces personnel a new way of dealing with the traumas of combat. the opening ceremony takes place in a couple of hours at the sydney opera house — our correspondent hywel griffith explains. for michael, the next week is going to be intense, as he prepares to represent britain in rugby, volleyball and basketball. he says competing at last year's games in toronto was life changing. since been discharged from the air force in 2005, he'd struggled with depression.

but being part of a team again saved him. being in the military, obviously you trust each other with each other‘s lives, really. when you do sporting events like the invictus games, you are working in tightknit groups, just like within the military. you can read each other‘s plays and games, it's liek you're on the same wavelength. last year's games in toronto saw teams from romania and ukrainejoin invictus, this year poland will make its debut, bringing the list of countries to 18. after months of training camps, now it is down to last—minute fine—tuning. invictus is still in its infancy, with just 500 competitors, it's not on the same scale as something like the paralympics. but within four years it has succeeded in giving sick, wounded and injured veterans from across the world a new focus in life. it's certainly been given prominence here in australia, yesterday's flag raising ceremony on sydney harbour bridge was shown

on live television. the games themselves have been on primetime every night. it made the still seen as prince harry's pet project, but the games are growing into a serious sporting competition. hywel griffith, bbc news, sydney. there are daily highlights of the invictus games every evening on bbc one at 5:25pm. we will try and look in on the ceremony as it starts at around 10am, i think. starts at around 10am, i think. and as the athletes prepare for the invictus games down—under, an australian team has just become world champions in the uk. timbersports involves competitors sawing and chopping wood, at speed, using axes and saws. there are six disciplines, including the underhand chop, the stock saw, the standing block chop and the hot saw. great britain were knocked

out by the eventual winners in the last 16. the event has been taking place in liverpool and it's the first time the championships have been held in the uk. the individual world champion will be crowned later today. do we need to say don't try this at home! it's one of those moments, isn't it? don't try any of this at home. the crowds are really getting into it. it's nine minutes past eight, we have all the sport and weather coming up later on. let's go back to one of our main stories this morning. a protest march for another referendum on brexit will take place in central london this afternoon, organised by the campaign group "people's vote". the london mayor, sadiq khan, will address the rally and there will be speakers from all the main political parties. critics argue another vote would be undemocratic, while supporters say the full details about brexit were not available in 2016. joining us now from london is femi allowalli,

who is campaiging for a further vote. thank you very much for talking to us thank you very much for talking to us this morning. welcome to the programme. what are you hoping the march will achieve? mps need to know that they need to deliver a deal that neither side is happy with and they will pay for it. if you look at the polls, the approval ratings either in the toilet. that's what people wanted in 2016, more control and a better nhs, to be better off. right now the dale that theresa may is offering gives us that theresa may is offering gives us less control, giving up our dominant position, and we are being bound by rules. the british medical association is saying this is bad for the nhs, association is saying this is bad forthe nhs, and association is saying this is bad for the nhs, and could damage the relationship with our closest and cheapest trade partners making is worse off. you basically set out the argument

for remaining. but the fact is people voted and those who voted, the majority of them voted to leave. the prime minister is doing the will of those people who voted. if people voted for more control and a better nhs, the deal that theresa may is negotiating means less control, trashes the nhs and leaves us worse control, trashes the nhs and leaves us worse off, that's not the will of the people at all. this is deeply damaging to the future of this country. people who voted for brexit are unhappy with the situation and those who voted against it are unhappy. the country will tear itself apart. i don't want to be having this conversation when i'm 50. i've visited areas that voted for brexit, people call this disgusting, the idea we would end up giving up ourdominant disgusting, the idea we would end up giving up our dominant position instead of setting the rules. brexit voters don't want that either. what about a vote on the deal, rather than a vote on whether

to remain or leave? that is what we are asking for. i use the example of the good friday agreement. when that was signed they sent a copy to every single voter in northern ireland and the republic so they could seal the deal they were signing before it was signed. that's true democracy and that is the people's vote we are demanding. if we were talking and thinking about the information that people we re about the information that people were given at the time of the referendum, do you think that if people fully understood what was being voted for? it was confusing on both sides. there was misinformation and misleading information, do you think that looking at the deal, it will be followed detail, do you think people have the time, the ability or the will to understand what it is being offered? one of the reasons i got involved is that having studied eu law i knew that david cameron was doing a terrible job explaining the basics. he didn't

explain what the single market was, a system that means anything made in this country is legal across europe at the lowest prices for consumers and businesses. that increases the standard of living. he didn't explain immigration, the rules about coming to this country without a job u nless coming to this country without a job unless you have enough money not to bea unless you have enough money not to be a burden. yet that was complete narrative used in the referendum. we weren't given the full facts required to make the decision. what's happening right now is that people should look up the deal and decide whether it is what they want for their futures and their children's futures. the young people of this country will have to deal with the brexit for the longest. the march today is being led by young people, saying we demand better. the country does demand better. break this down, is what you're asking for a vote on agreement of the deal, the

deal being negotiated by theresa may and herteam, deal being negotiated by theresa may and her team, reject the deal, and leave the eu anyway without a deal, or stay? those are the three options available to us right now. quite simply, given that most people, every single brexit campaign in 2016 promised us a better deal with the eu, if the government failed to deliver that are the only way to move forward, to avoid crashing out without a deal, is the will of the people. thank you very much for talking to us and giving us your views this morning. it is worth saying that the march will take place later today. earlier we spoke toa place later today. earlier we spoke to a leave it means leave campaigner. he will join to a leave it means leave campaigner. he willjoin as again just after 9am. here's stav with a look at this morning's weather. good morning. it is looking good.

it's been glorious the last few days. lots of sunshine. a chilly morning, some fog around. this gorgeous sunrise here in herefordshire. many places this weekend should stay dry. england and wales predominantly board scotland and northern ireland could see a little bit more cloud. this is the picture this morning. sunshine from the word go in central and southern areas. some file should lift, but one to two unlucky places could hold onto it. a lovely breeze here. windy across the northwest with light rain and drizzle. you will do very well with the sunshine and temperature, 17 or 18 degrees. and a nice pleasa nt 17 or 18 degrees. and a nice pleasant afternoon with highs of 16 to 18 celsius. in tonight, most places stayed dry, clear skies with

mist and fog developing. temperatures could fall into single figures. the bit of the north is a different story, outbreaks of rain. heavy across scotland, the cloud and the breeze make it cooler. this is the breeze make it cooler. this is the culprit, sliding south eastwards through sunday. high pressure dominates in southern parts of the country. a fine start across the south, lots of sunshine. disappointing on sunday with outbreaks of rain which continue to move southwards but fizzle out and become a band of clubs in the midlands and wales. a few blustery showers, but a nice sunny day once again. 17 or 18 degrees. that weather friend clears away, again. 17 or 18 degrees. that weatherfriend clears away, taking the cloud with it. this area of high pressure built in for next week. these weather fronts flirt with the north of the country where the isobars are closely packed together. windy, wet for scotland and the

northern isles. largely dry, cooler airfrom the northern isles. largely dry, cooler air from the northwest and write a strong breeze. the high teens, closer to the mid—teens for the seasonal norm. the rest of this week, largely dry with sunny spells. a bit wet and windy in the north. a few fog patches around through the mornings, but not many. it will turn colder later in the week as we pick up colder later in the week as we pick up more of the wind. not a bad week coming up. thank you very much, not a bad week at all. you may think starting a farming business without land, an agricultural background or much money is almost impossible. that didn't stop a couple from cumbria who have spent the last five years tending a herd of 100 beef cattle with the help of investment from their community. david and bekka corrie—close now have a tenancy at a national trust farm and only use methods that are low impact, sustainable and nature friendly. breakfast‘s john maguire went to meet them. on a bright, sunny autumn‘s day,

cumbria looks at its very best. and it's this landscape, the soil, the plants, and the animals, where david and bekka corrie—close have chosen to live and to farm. finally getting this was installed so we have water in every field. it will make a massive difference to the farm. they are not from a farming family and neither went to agricultural college. this is their dream. not a fairytale one though. and they are determined to make it a reality. so our family initially, when we decided that we were going to live off grid in a yurt and start buying animals and start farming, they thought we were absolutely nuts, didn't they? well, they were supportive, but they probably thought it would last five minutes. but it didn't last five minutes. and we are incredibly stubborn, determined people. after five years learning the ropes, they have taken on a national trust tenancy.

both parties are adamant that land end farm must be nature friendly. we want to make sure that there is a viable business for them, but it is about making sure there is space for nature and allowing that to thrive. and the wider function as well, making sure the soil is protected, air quality, water, making sure it holds back water, all of those things are important to us, as well as — you can see it is gorgeous here. so making sure it is open for people to enjoy as well. with the national trust we know we have got that understanding from a landlord, a landlord on the same page, which will give us the flexibility to try things, fail at things, and to succeed. they call their business the horned beef company. that cattle will stay out all year round and will keep their horns, which often removed to protect the animals from injury if they are kept in sheds in winter. they've raised £20,000 by a recruiting local investors. it is called community supported agriculture. today they are delivering

a box of meat as part of a return on investment. when we started investing they were grazing nature reserves, areas rich in biodiversity. so we supported that. and the low food miles. it fitted our needs. the food miles are ridiculous. the farm is there, the slaughterhouse's there, and the consumer is here. it is all within a mile and a half. the couple understand the pressure on farmers and the agriculture sector. and believe they have found a way to strike that delicate balance, making the land pay without it costing the earth. john maguire, bbc news, cumbria. we wish them all the best. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. time now for a look at the newspapers. writer and broadcaster tim walker, is here to tell us what's caught his eye. we'll speak to tim in a minute, first let's look at the front pages. the times leads with a story quoting ex—cabinet secretaries who are defending

the civil service from attacks by conservative backbenchers over its record negotiating brexit. it also features a picture of the duke and duchess of sussex on bondi beach in sydney. the daily mail has more on the death ofjournalist jamal khashoggi in saudi arabia. the paper suggests that four men from a "hit squad" alleged to be involved in his death came to the uk in march. mr khashoggi's disappearance prompts the guardian to investigate london—based companies with links to saudi arabia's government. and finally, the telegraph has a picture of radical preacher anjem choudary who has been released from prison. the lead story is about problems with the cost of recycling plastic. the paper says many councils are struggling to deal with the amount of domestic waste, since china imposed limits last year on how much could be sent there. tim, in an hour and a

tim, in an hourand a half tim, in an hour and a half invictus games will be opened by harry and meghan. you've been looking at how they are getting around in australia. yes, richard madden, when he was in the bodyguard, encourage the idea that all bodyguards are blokes. that's clearly not the case for harry and meghan. they can't name the bodyguard, but the lady with them in australia is very much a lady, she is an inspector. there area number of a lady, she is an inspector. there are a number of close protection officers, according to the daily mail guarding the royals. she replaces a bloke, who retired after 30 years. however, i wonder whether meghan will be entirely happy that this glamorous lady is being photographed today. i'm going to

pull you up on so many things! firstly, when are we going to stop talking about the fact that a woman is doing a traditionally male job? there are several protection guards in the metropolitan police and why are you assuming that a woman cares what another woman looks like? indeed. the daily mail are celebrating the fact that, to be honest, she was saying that in the bodyguard, it gave the impression they were more senior women police officers. but that's fiction. let's just celebrate the fact that we have a woman doing herjob brilliantly. who was the prime minister who had an all—female bodyguard team, i'm trying to think back. recently? is not so very recently. was it gadhafi who had an all—female team of bodyguards? anyway, we move onto

lighter topics. tell us what's happening here. the telegraph reports that the royal horticultural society, judging the britain in bloom awards have said are this summer has been one of the toughest for gardeners. it's been very difficult to go for the colourful but delicate flowers that win because they didn't survive the extraordinary summer we've been through. so some of these you might associate with deserts? yes, true role in cornwall when it, they went for cacti, palm trees, succulents and so on which could survive the hot weather. it was a fascinating summer. they are saying that they expect more summers like that they expect more summers like that in the future. they are urging their members to adapt. it will mean a lot less colourful award, these things arejust a lot less colourful award, these things are just screen. but cacti,

they can be very colourful? they can sometimes. i think the other thing worth keeping an eye on his english wine, it could be a terrific vintage this year. it was gadhafi who had an all—female bodyguard team. there's fa ct all—female bodyguard team. there's fact checker! the joys of technology. pictures on holiday. everyone is used to seeing people with their camera phones, but some people are taking it a step further. this is such a lazy way of going sightseeing. you pay up to 3a quid, put on your virtual reality headset, go to cornwall, maybe you are looking at the niagara falls. then you get a guy with a drone, can you go left, go right, i'd like to see it from there. it's good, in a way, these drones can go 58 mph were so you don't have to wait for granny,

or anyone who is a little bit slow. so you are watching in real—time? yes, it's a unique view, the times thinks it's a good idea because in venice 20 million people visit a year, trampling it down. however, it seems to me a bit lazy and annoys me that i might have someone with a camera in front of me at niagara falls, why can't theyjust enjoy camera in front of me at niagara falls, why can't they just enjoy the moment? they say it promotes tours for people with disabilities. they say do you have vertigo, or your physical position doesn't allow you to climb, for example? our exclusion is most due to visit by drone. it's the lazy people, as you say... of course, we've already been taken to places we've never been before. if you're there, i think you duck she liked to be there. the last thing, what to wear when you go to the theatre. i've been a theatre critic for the

best pa rt i've been a theatre critic for the best part of 20 years, and i must say, people don't dress quite as well as they used to. i'm going to the theatre today. we shouldn't be snobby about it. clearly we shouldn't be black—tie anymore, ealing page has been moaning about it. she says she always makes an effort, and you should show respect for the actors on the stage. i've seen shorts, two, particularly during the summer. a lot of people will be thinking, if they aren't on their phones, enjoying what they are doing, what's the harm? absolutely. what theatres don't like it. i've started to see theatre saying smart casual. implying that you do dress up a bit. i'm going today and i will be wearing jeans, a t—shirt and trainers, and going to sit there and respectfully watch a play and embrace the fact that theatre should be open to everyone. by putting

these dress code then you are alienating people who already think it's sun and elitist form of entertainment. i agree, people should go as they please. all i would say is, as a man of a certain age, could you have some regard for due care and attention to the people around you. on the whole its behaviour in the theatre that's an issue. people who, you know, carry on conversations and sometimes they get their phone out and start filming, that's the issue. you are going to step away from the sofa for a bit. we'll see when i wear. we'll see when i wear. coming up on breakfast, in 1961, a group of female pilots, known as the mercury 13, became nasa astronauts but never made it into space. we'll hear the story of one of them mary wallace funk who at the age of 79 hopes to take her first space flight in 2019. it really is an inspirational story.

we'll get a sense of what that is all about a little later. stay with us all about a little later. stay with us for the headlines coming up. hello, this is breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. coming up before 9am, stav will have all the weekend weather, but first a summary of this morning's main news. saudi arabia has admitted that the missing journalist, jamal khashoggi, died during his visit to their consulate in istanbul earlier this month. saudi state tv said the initial

findings of an investigation suggest he died when a fight broke out. we will bring you more details on that. in the early hours of this morning, europe and japan launched two spacecraft on a mission to mercury, the planet closest to the sun. the joint project is named bepi—colombo, after the italian engineer who first calculated the maths behind mercury's rotation and orbit. it will take the probes seven years to reach their destination and scientists hope it will allow them to discover more about the planet's origin. hundreds of central american migrants travelling to the united states have clashed with police on the border between mexico and guatemala. the mexican authorities have told migrants only those with valid documents will be allowed in. president trump has thanked mexico for stopping them far from the us border and said the military would be called upon if needed. the migrants, mostly from honduras, say they are fleeing

violence and poverty. there are reports of multiple explosions at polling centres in afghanistan's capital kabul, where voting in the long delayed parliamentary elections began earlier. the build—up to the ballot has been marred by violence and the taliban has ordered afghans to boycott the vote. nearly a third of all polling stations remain closed because of security concerns. ten candidates have already been killed and there are fears of electoral fraud. two men have been charged with the murder of a man in battersea, south london. ian tomlin who was a6, died from a head injury in the communal area of the estate where he lived on wednesday. 45—year—old michael swan and 48—year—old gary beech are due to appear before magistrates later today. the fourth edition of the invictus games starts in sydney today with 500 competitors from 18 nations taking part. the event was set up by prince harry to give recovering armed forces personnel a new way of dealing with the traumas of combat. the opening ceremony takes place in the next hour at the sydney opera house. more on our lead story now but the

death of journalist jamal khashoggi. we can speak now to our middle east correspondent martin patience who is in istanbul this morning. this is a significant development. toggle through what changes as a result of what they have said. toggle through what changes as a result of what they have saidm toggle through what changes as a result of what they have said. it is a hugely significant development. it took the saudi authorities more than two weeks to admit to what everybody suspected which was that jamal khashoggi was dead. the saudi arabians are saying that if i broke out in the consulate, that led to his death. that is significant

because it would suggest this was not premeditated, they did not set out to kill the saudi journalist. that is not what we're hearing turkey. according to saudi media reports jamal khashoggi went into the consulate, he was effectively jumped by agents who then tortured him and caught up his body. there is a credibility gap. many will be sceptical about the saudi arabians' version of events, but donald trump says he believes it is credible, and this is what it is all about. america does not want to cut off its relationship with saudi arabia, a crucial ally washington in the middle east. khashoggi. you mentioned president trump saying it is credible. the saudis talking about the sequence of events, a fight, could it be written off in that way will further developments challenge that to a point where it

cannot be sustained ? challenge that to a point where it cannot be sustained? it is possible but the deal will be cooked up between america and saudi arabia, but crucial to that will be turkey. because the reason we find out about a lot of these details is because of lea ks to a lot of these details is because of leaks to the turkish state media. they say there is an audio recording which details the gruesome final moments of mr khashoggi's life. police are still investigating the matter, they will release their report, we do not know when that report, we do not know when that report will be released, and i think crucially we don't know what details it will have in it. it may, for example, go along with the saudi version of events. turkey perhaps may get something in the background which was discussed behind closed doors. but it may say, actually, saudi arabia is not telling the truth and as far as we see it, jamal khashoggi was murdered, it was premeditated, in the saudi gunshot. if that happens, then this story

still has a long way to run. and let's not forget mr khashoggi's beyonce, the reason he was in the consulate was to get papers in order so that he could get married. —— is fiance. she has been tweeting about this saying there are tears in her eyes. inafew in a few minutes will get the weather, but first we have the sport. we have a guest in the studio, as well as you. yes, that's right, the sri lankans are not going out without a fight. they have added 236-6, i think, out without a fight. they have added 236-6, ithink, -- out without a fight. they have added 236-6, i think, -- 232-6. out without a fight. they have added 236—6, ithink, —— 232—6. invest out without a fight. they have added 236—6, i think, —— 232—6. invest in the odi. i will not say one day, because charlie told me off about that. let's bring in the former

england captain, michael vaughan, pa rt england captain, michael vaughan, part of five live cricket. you can listen live on the bbc. michael, how have you assessed the performance so far? sri lanka, as you said, been showing some fight. england will go into the world cup next year as favourites, and rightly so with the performances over a number of years now, but this pitch is a little bit stickier, so the spin element will come into play. sri lanka have put a decent score on the board, but whatever opposing teams have got over the last few years, england's power with the batting means you would always fancied them to chase it down. and rain forecast for later, it has decimated the series. it would be a shame if sri lanka post a good total here that england might not get the chance to chase it down if the rain comes down. why have they organised a tour to schleicher in the monsoon season?|j

figured schleicher in the monsoon season?” figured because of that great thing in sport, money. that dictates a lot of the schedules. you have to play these bilateral series, you have to play sri lanka and all the other teams are in the world, and the calendar is such a juggernaut of games but you just have to try to fit them in. and unfortunately the seriesjust fit them in. and unfortunately the series just happens to fit them in. and unfortunately the seriesjust happens to be in the monsoon series. what would the players have said about it, going out there, in terms of whether? to be honest, the players won't have had a clue. the would have got there and gone, it's raining about, audio, it might rain for a month. they have been keeping themselves busy playing games and games in the dressing room, some cards, i think. games and games in the dressing room, some cards, ithink. jonny ba i rstow room, some cards, ithink. jonny bairstow was listed as i go play football! yes, that's right. they play football the time for the england team. they take their own net. yes, we heard it gets really competitive. they have a lead

amongst themselves. they have pics, players get moved or dropped if they don't play well. i understand people saying, why are they doing it? things like jonny bairstow's injury, but when you are on tour all the time, you need some kind of activity to keep you sane, particularly when you're training on the time. you need something to do away from the cricket. you said england were the better team. you will not be the first sports pundit, this applies to other sports, who say, we have the better team, we are the better side, and then something else occurs. can that sometimes be a bit of a curse? may be the team bosses are saying, the better team. and then what happens on the pitch, whatever sport it is, can confound that and can get into your head. yes, that's why international sport is so hard to play, because you can have the better team and the opposition come and play better than you on a given day. that's why one—day cricket in particular, the king of the world

cup, england are the favourites, and they are, but you have to get to the semifinal. can they win two games in a row? you can come up against sri lanka, pakistan, india team, are not sure about the trillions, but there are a few teams out there who on a given date in the england side. you can have up a few hours and you lose a game of cricket. the better team does not always win, but at this stage the england team are exceptional and have a great chance of winning the world cup.” exceptional and have a great chance of winning the world cup. i asked you read a story that tickled me? pakistan playing a test against australia in abu dhabi. and there was this bizarre thing that happened on the pitch. had the ball, looks like it is going forfour, going to the boundary, the two at the wicket have a little chat. and then the fielder comes along, throws the ball back, i don't know what his position is, and he stumps them out. and they arejust is, and he stumps them out. and they are just like... whatmore the

captaincy to those players? that sums up artist and cricket in that clip. they beat australia by the biggest margin, the hammer australia, and produce a moment like that it australia, and produce a moment like thatitis australia, and produce a moment like that it is pakistan cricket, for the history of the game, that's what they produce. either ridiculous moments like that are absolute brilliance. is just concentrationwhat‘s going on? brilliance. is just concentrationwhat's going on?” think it'sjust being a bit silly! more the opposition in the next game just get into their heads about that? i remember when england batsman slipped in the middle of the pitch, the keeper got the ball, and put it over the bills. so there have beena put it over the bills. so there have been a few days of funny runouts being put out on social media. but thatis being put out on social media. but that is pakistan cricket in one. michael, thanks. we will let you get

back to the cricket studio now. elsewhere in sport, what are we done for lewis hamilton. he's on the verge of winning his fifth world title and he'll do it if things go his way at the us grand prix in texas. and as nick parrott reports, things are already looking good for hamilton. when it rains in formula 1, there is less fun to be found on the track. the high risk reduces the running time, fans and teams have to amuse themselves. # i just want you back for good # with a fifth world title within reach, lewis hamilton was keeping his poker—face on, playing it safe by staying in the garage. title—rival sebastian vettel couldn't afford that luxury, and it cost him. speeding during a red flag saw the stewards deal him the massive blow of a three place grid penalty, and if that wasn't enough to ruin his day, hamilton rubbed his superiority in. with less than ten minutes ago in the second session, he finally ventured out and clocked the quickest time. more than five seconds

ahead of the german. hamilton has won here for the last four years and few would bet against him making it five in a row in austin, to land his fifth world title. the premier league is back, and there's a biggie to kick off the weekend. chelsea host manchester united in the early kick off today. dan walker's here from football focus. damn, it's what everyone is talking about. yes, back page of all the papers. bacon and eggs on the back page! i'll get it, you talk. yes, it is what all the papers are picking up is what all the papers are picking up on because of man utd's starts to the season. i think for all the seven best passes in the premier league this season have played for

chelsea, so there is a really high intensity stuff going on. we spoke tojuan intensity stuff going on. we spoke to juan mata intensity stuff going on. we spoke tojuan mata about man utd, about their troubled start to the season, this is what he said. all i can tell you as a player is that i want to win every game and be ina that i want to win every game and be in a positive situation thanks to good football and results, and that's what i try to do in every game. we certainly didn't start the season as good as we hoped, but there are still many games to go, and now we have an important game against chelsea. if we can win that game it will be another big push of positive energy to the team. we have got mark noble and a hard hat is taking us around west ham new ground, looks amazing. watford play

wolves this weekend, and andre gray was talking about coming through gang culture, a tough upbringing, things he has been through. we had a good look around juventus, they ticker man utd in the champions league. sheffield united, they were top of the championship until middlesbrough beat sheffield wednesday last night. yes, steph is very pleased! and we will be live at st james' park and the very pleased! and we will be live at stjames' park and the etihad. and also shane warne is doing premier league predictions this week. he does tell the story. he's a chelsea fan because, this is bizarre, it's not a nice story, somebody once pulled a knife on him, he had a chelsea shirt on, they said, who do you support? he said chelsea. to save his life. but that is his reason. shane warne is one of those

people, no story a straightforward with him. always a great story! like the mike bushell of the cricket world. always has a story. the first person is of like in those two, but we will take it! just around the last of the day's sport. leicester tigers won for the first time in this season's champions cup. they beat scarlets 115—27 in a great game at welford road. they were trailing on the hour, but hit back though a fit again manu tuilagi and then didn't look back. tuilagi showing the kind of strength that's got him back into the england squad. there's been yet more controversy involving ronnie o'sullivan at the english open in crawley. earlier this week he described the venue as a "hell hole". now he says he feels awful for reaching the semifinals after accidentally fouling during his quarterfinal against chinese teenager.

did you see it? he knocks the red with his cue as he takes the rest away. he didn't realise, neither did the umpire. he says he'd happily re—play the match if needs be, but that's not going to happen, so on to the semifinals he goes. what will happen next ronnie o'sullivan? this space will stop. the result was a narrative outside the chairman for him. he is one of those characters. here's stav with a look at this morning's weather. hello there. it is looking good this weekend from many us. england and wales have high pressure. a gorgeous picture, this week and foremost, central and southern areas will be dry. the best of sunshine for the north, we could see thicker cloud

and rain particularly into tomorrow morning. this is the picture. some mist and fog around. could be stubborn to clear in some places. otherwise a lovely day. eastern scotland, shelter from the wind means the best of sunshine across northern areas. the wind will be a feature across north—west scotland. those winds like further south. those winds like further south. those are the temperatures. into this evening and overnight, it looks like a largely dry one across central and south—eastern areas. winds will be quite strong. more cloud around, and a few chilly spot for the south were mist and fog will develop. this is the culprit for the rain across the north—west corner. moving south eastwards through the day on sunday. it will be no more

than a band of clyde bollettieri creatures england and wales. a disappointing start from scotland. central areas get a bit of a grey afternoon. further north at brightens as the weather front moves south. not too bad in the sunshine that weather front clears off towards the continent on monday. a big area of high pressure, it will be with us for most of the week. to the north of it there will be weather fronts and stronger winds across northern scotland and the northern isles. but much of the country dry after a cool start. breezy across northern and western coasts with the air is slightly drier and cooler. that's how it is

for the rest of the week. were talking about online banking. money box is looking at that. so much money is transferred in this way. yes, £4 billion a day we do through payments online. new rules published this week will make the banks do more checks when we direct payment. we are asked of the sort cloud, the account number and the recipient's name, but many people don't realise the banks never check the name. if you put in the wrong number and sort cloud it could go to someone else entirely. it lays people open to fraud where there are persuaded to send money to a different account by a fake e—mail, and the money goes to

the wrong place. but from the next year the bank will have to check the name and let you know if it is right. how will the new system work? when you make a payment you will be asked for the name as you are now, and the bank will send you a message saying either, yes, it is the same name on that account, money will be allowed through, or they might say it is different, you wanted to pay joe smith and that is going to jane bloggs. we cannot let that through. but you will still be able to say, i wa nted but you will still be able to say, i wanted to go through anyway, so it will be your choice, but the bank will be your choice, but the bank will give you a warning. but the most difficult area is what exactly people are called on their bank account. you might want to make a payment to joe bloggs, account. you might want to make a payment tojoe bloggs, but account. you might want to make a payment to joe bloggs, but that person might well be known as jaidee blogs, and for those cases, the banks will send you back a message saying, are you sure the name that account, are you sure you to make

the payment? it will be up to you to decide if a person is the person you're sending the money to. you can stop it and check or let go through. it will be a huge change for all of us. especially the first time we make a payment to someone. you see the banks haven't been checking those names, people might have thought they would have done. if money has gone somewhere else as a result, whose responsibility is that, or was it? it is your responsibility for the banks have been clear about this. if you authorise payment, even if it is to the wrong person, that is your responsibility, and they will not refu nd responsibility, and they will not refund you. and £145 million was lost in the first six months of this year alone to that kind of fraud, where people have authorised a payment. in the banks are really fighting very hard not to be liable for. this. a lot of that happening. if the bank says, this is the right

person and let the money through, it will be liable. in other cases it won't. also, if the banks cannot introduce this by nextjuly, which is the deadline the regulator wants to set, if they don't introduce the system and a payment goes amiss, then the bank almost certainly will be liable for it. the pressure on the banks introduce it. but only one, lloyds, told us unequivocally it would be ready for the 1st of july next year, other banks were sort of a bit more equivocal about it. i think the pressure is such that most of them will be doing it by nextjuly. that most of them will be doing it by next july. this week there was a story about branches closing. more and more tanking is being done online, this gets more and doesn't it? absolutely. banks are closing branches all the time and saying people are going online. 5 million payment today are done like this totalling £4 billion full stop it is

quite mind blowing. so it has got to be made safer. and the banks are being forced to do this by the twin pressures from the regulator and the people who organises the payments. so there is pressure on the banks and pressure us to be careful. if you get a warning when this comes m, you get a warning when this comes in, and make the payment, always check it is going to the right person. that should stop the fraud and stop those fat finger mistakes when you put in the wrong number, which also happens. is that technical term? which also happens. is that technicalterm? yes, which also happens. is that technical term? yes, fat finger mistake, it is an official term. you can hear more on money box on bbc radio 4 at midday. mercury is the smallest and least explored planet in our solar system and its origin has intrigued scientists for years. this is the moment the probes, known as bepi—columbo, set off in the early hours

on a seven—year quest to discover more about the swift planet. it's the first european mission of its kind and we're joined now by tamela maseal from the national space centre. do you watch it? i did! there are two, and their? a seven—year journey. why is it exciting? for a long time without mercury was a fairly boring rocky crater world, not interesting because they could not interesting because they could not be any life there, and then nasa sent a protest, messenger, which got up sent a protest, messenger, which got up close and butter did, and "mysteries than it solved. it found ice, and yet this is a planet that reaches 400 celsius. it is extreme. a planet had shrunk, maybe it was

bigger in the past. what would make it shrink? well, we don't know. we think mercury maybe had a bigger after rocky core and as it was cooling, instead of the tectonic lates we have here on earth with different plates, it was all one thing, and it shrunk, likeable and would shrink until wrinkled. and we see these features hundreds of kilometres long and high, and they are wrinkled ridges. this is bizarre for us, we don't see it on other planets. and it tells us how the early solar system formed, how it happened, maybe where mercury came from. you mentioned that curious fa ct, from. you mentioned that curious fact, it survives at these extremely temperatures, but there are icecaps. what's the best expedition for that, thus far? mercury doesn't have an atmosphere, which means it doesn't keep any of the heat. if it is facing the sun, it gets hard up to

450 celsius full stop at us like a pizza oven. away from the sun, if it is in shadow, it can go down to minus 180 celsius. and there are craters at the top with the never get any sunlight, they are co nsta ntly get any sunlight, they are constantly dark, so eyes can form the and stay there. we don't know where the water came from, that israeli interesting. can i ask a stupid question? how can a planet not have an atmosphere? what makes atmosphere? units and gas, you need enough gravity to hold that gas around rather than it flooding often disappearing, and crucially, you need a magnetic field. the magnetic field protected, like a bubble. mercury has a magnetic field, it is very weak, and being so close to the summit is blasted by solar wind co nsta ntly. summit is blasted by solar wind constantly. it has some gases that come off, does not really count as an atmosphere, but if the planets does not have a magnetic field, it is not good to have an atmosphere. we said a few times this morning it

is known as the swift planet, why is that? because it is closest to the sun, it is moving quickly, every 88 days. it is literally the fastest moving planet in the solar system, because it is so close to the summit gets a lot of speed just whipping around it. does that cause problems in relation to these craft getting their? one of the big challenges is if you sensibly towards mercury you're also going towards the sun, the centre of the solar system. the sun is massive, and it will speed up, it will be pulled in by the sun's gravity. i do need to slow down, if you go there direct you will have too much speed and will not be able to go into orbit, you will fall into the sun. so they have to slow down and they are constantly breaking, they are flying by other planets like venus, they're coming back to earth at one pointjust to slow itself down enough, and that's why it takes seven years instead of just a few months. the instrument

asian on these craft, there is quite a lot, more than has been before. is this journey not just about a lot, more than has been before. is this journey notjust about mercury but the journey towards it? we have two different instruments, one is japanese, one is european. when they arrive at mercury they will separate. there are flying together at the moment. one will go into the bigger orbit and will look at the magnetic field and the solar wind. so it studies what is happening from the sun in the bigger environment of mercury. the european one will be closer in and will look at the surface. one of the instruments looking at the surface was built at the university of leicester. we're really proud of our colleagues there. it is a brand—new x—ray telescope, that helps us to understand what mercury is made of. we will watch with interest and see where they come back with. it will tick a while, but we will find out eventually. stay with us, headlines coming up. good morning.

welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today: killed inside the consulate — after two weeks of denial saudi authorities admit the death of journalist jamal khashoggi. lift off, the european space agency begins a mission to mercury to try to uncover some of the secrets of the solar system. the duke and duchess of sussex unveil a war memorial in sydney as they prepare to open the invictus games. and in sport, england's cricketers are in action in sri lanka they're just about to go into bat — after sri lanka made 273 from their 50 overs. england looking for the series win, good morning. a glorious past few days for