good morning. welcome to breakfast, with louise minchin and dan walker. our headlines today: the death toll from wildfires in california has now reached 1m. president trump declares it a major disaster. theresa may says the brexit negotiations are now entering the endgame as the cabinet prepares to meet this morning. spider—man, spider—man, does whatever a spidercam. -- spider can. hollywood stars line up to pay tribute to stan lee the mastermind behind the marvel comics, who's died aged 95. the difficulties of shopping while disabled. today sees 100 of retailers commit to make things easier for customers, but is it enough? in sport, liverpool and england striker daniel sturridge is charged over an alleged breach of football's betting rules. good morning. showers this morning in the west. through the morning,

they will ease and for most, a dry and sunny and breezy day. later, maureen rain will come into the north—west. more details in 15 minutes —— more rain. it's tuesday november 13th. our top story: the wildfires in california have now been declared the worst in the state's history after the death tolljumped to 1m. more than 7,000 buildings have been destroyed and president trump has now agreed to declare a major disaster, which will free up extra funding to fight the fires. los angeles correspondent david willis has this report. the seafront mansions of the rich and famous proved little match for some of the worst wildfires here in living memory. the first people in the celebrity enclave of malibu knew about this blaze was when a ball of fire came barrelling over the hillside, devouring everything in its path. we never saw a fire truck until an hour or two after the fire came through. police, same thing.

it's not their fault, they were inundated somewhere else. amidst a sea of ash and charred metal in the retirement town of paradise, a search is under way for hundreds of people who are missing. some died in their cars as they tried to flee the flames. others who escaped lost everything except for a sense of stoicism. i have my clothes and i have a backpack, and that's pretty much it right now. so it's a freedom. a kind of a freedom. not one you would seek, but it's there, though. we will rebuild. one step at a time, we will rebuild our home, and we will be a part of rebuilding that town, because it's a beautiful town. criticised for his initial response to the disaster, president trump took to twitter last night to say he had approved a request to allocate additional

funds to fight the fires. with hot, dry winds expected to return today, and no sign of rain in the forecast, experts say it could take weeks to get california's latest wildfires fully under control. david willis, bbc news, los angeles. and in around ten minutes, we'll be talking to a woman who's house burnt down in the town of paradise. i think they'rejust i think they're just left with a chimney stack and that is it! the prime minister will update her cabinet on brexit talks this morning. last night, she said that negotiations were 110w in the endgame but significant issues remain unresolved. let's talk to political correspondent chris mason. chris, yesterday you said you

couldn't decipher what was going to happen, predict what was going to happen, predict what was going to happen, but we know some people are pulling all nights. var, negotiations going on into the dead of night, the most recent round finished at 2:a5am —— they are. you know what happens when things finish at that point, almost a sign of things being done or there's a chance of no solution at all! word the government remains confident, they say they're into the endgame —— they say they're into the endgame —— the government remains confident. talk of a deal being close. i've learned covering politics in westminster that words like endgame and close are in the eye of the beholder, the plot of porridge in 15 minutes is close, isn't it? but then so minutes is close, isn't it? but then so is christmas —— the pot. let's hear from the so is christmas —— the pot. let's hearfrom the prime minister at so is christmas —— the pot. let's hear from the prime minister at the heart of all of it. she was at a posh do at the lord mayor's banquet in central london last night.

the negotiations for our departure are now in the endgame, and we're working extremely hard through the night to make progress on the ra maiming issues in the withdrawal agreement, which are significant —— remaining. the brexit talks are not about me or my personal fortunes, they are about the national interest, and that means making what i believe to be the right choices, not the easy oi'ies. the cabinet will meet this morning. some cabinet ministers met last night in private to have a discussion about what they might say at the cabinet meeting. we don't expect today's cabinet meeting to be absolutely crucial where they sign a deal. labour will be pushing for legal advice to be published around what the government's being told about any deal that parliament might have to endorse at some stage. in summary, have to endorse at some stage. in summary, we're not there yet. chris, thank you very much! if i had a choice between porridge and christmas, i know what i'd choose!

thank you very much! christmas? definitely christmas! i'm quite hungry this morning, i could have a bit of porridge! let's bring you up to date with some other news around this morning. culling badgers only has a modest effect in reducing the number of cases of tb in cattle, according to a scientific review commissioned by the government. the report warns that if the culling programme is extended it could result in the death of a0 thousand badgers a year. it's urged the government to accelerate the development of non lethal controls such as vaccination. britain's first specialist wound research centre, which treats both military personnel and civilians, will be opened today. it's developing new techniques with the aim of achieving scar—free healing within a generation. defence correspondent jonathan beale reports. hundreds of british service personnel suffered life—changing injuries while fighting in afghanistan and iraq. and many are still living with the visible scars from battle. josh lost both his legs and his right arm when he stepped on a roadside bomb in 2010. here i have some scarring

down the bottom. he still suffers from heavy scarring, susceptible to tears. he now has hope that these wounds can be healed with the help of new pioneering techniques at queen elizabeth hospital in birmingham. the issues i have with scarring is where it breaks down and the skin is not joined together, it's not used to weight—bearing. anything that will help myself or other injured guys or anyone in society that has a lot of scarring, anything that's out there is going to help. at the scar—free foundation centre for conflict wound research, scientists are already using laser technology to reduce the scarring on old wounds. they're also developing new treatment to deal with burns on the battlefield and elsewhere. patients and medical staff have taken their inspiration from the treatment of raf crews who suffered serious burns during the second world war. the goal now is to achieve scar—free healing within a generation.

we think it's doable, particularly if you can treat the wound very quickly and prevent the scar in the first place then yes, it should be possible. the hope is that techniques developed will notjust help wounded soldiers but also civilians who might have been the victims ofa bomb or an acid attack. jonathan beale, bbc news, queen elizabeth hospital, birmingham. detectives have returned to the scene of a violent robbery in north london in the hope ofjogging the memory of potential witnesses. 98—year—old peter gouldstone was found badly injured in his home in enfield last tuesday. he's still in a critical condition. police want to hear from anyone who may have been offered a panasonic tv which was stolen. a number of organisations, inlcuding crimestoppers, are offering a reward to help find those responsible. a ban on milkshakes with more than 300 calories is being demanded by campaign group, action on sugar. following a survey of shakes

in restaurants and fast food outlets they said the drinks contained grotesque levels of sugar. the milkshake that topped the survey contained 39 teaspoons and over 1,200 calories. public health england is challenging businesses to cut sugar by 20% by 2020. that say a lot of calories! wow. tributes are being paid to legendary comic book creator stan lee, who's died at the age of 95. he was the mastermind behind marvel and brought characters like spider—man, captain america, and the x—men to life. gareth barlow has more. from spider—man to iron man, black panther to black widow, stan lee's creations have become hollywood hits. his career had much more humble beginnings. a comics editor in the 1930s, it wasn't until years later that lee created some of marvel‘s most successful characters. so i thought fly—man,

that didn't sound dramatic enough. insect—man? no. and i went down a list, and then i got to spider—man. and somehow "spider—man," it sounded a little scary, it sounded impressive. stan lee brought superheroes to life, in cartoons and on screen. he himself starred in every marvel film. i should be on that list. name? stan lee. 0n social media, celebrities have paid tribute to the man described as a superhero in his own right. huthackman, who played wolverine, took to twitter, saying: and evangeline lilly, who is set to star in next for us, who likes comics and stories about superheroes and all that,

it's really sad. we've lost one of the greats, one of the comic greats, you know? my introduction to the comics was watching stan lee. stan lee created worlds that thrilled millions, and much like spider—man and silver surfer, his name will forever be captured on screen and in hearts. gareth barlow, bbc news. so many people paying tribute to him and we will be speaking tojonathan ross, who interviewed him probably more than once, a little bit later on the programme. chris evans, who played captain america for decades," he provided young and old with confidence, comfort, inspiration, strength, comfort and joy, confidence, comfort, inspiration, strength, comfortandjoy, he confidence, comfort, inspiration, strength, comfort and joy, he exuded love and kindness and will leave an indelible mark on so, so many lives. " robert downey indelible mark on so, so many lives. " robert downeer says," i owe it all to you. " he was of course iron

man. loads of tributes from those who worked with him over the years. jonathan ross will be on later to give us his tribute. the best thing about the marvel movies, sporting him. yes, the cameos! there is one where he cuts his hair! that is in thor. he cuts his hair with a pair of scissors, comes out looking much better. good morning! we start with a story about daniel sturridge, on the back pages for all the wrong reasons this morning. he's ina the wrong reasons this morning. he's in a really tricky situation with the football association. he has been charged with an alleged breach of football's betting rules. i should make it clear that he says he has never betted on football. it relates to a rule around giving out information which has been obtained by virtue of his position. liverpool say sturridge has categorically stated that he has

never gambled on football. the fa have charged him with a breach of betting rules. england have won their first match at the women's world t20. they beat bangladesh by seven wickets in a rain—affected match in st lucia. jos buttler says he's happy to move up the batting order if england need him to. he's expected to bat at number three for england's second test against sri lanka, which starts tomorrow morning. and novak djokovic made an impressive start to his world tour finals campaign. the world number one beat americanjohn isner in straight sets at the 02 in london. doing rather better than roger federer the day before! are you done? are you ready for me? are you done? are you ready for me? are you done? are you ready for me? are you sure? i could keep chatting over the tennis if you want.|j are you sure? i could keep chatting over the tennis if you want. i don't know the answer to that! we are going to talk about snow.|j know the answer to that! we are going to talk about snow. i was a bit distracted by the doggy picture.

a picture of a dog brushing her teeth! i will show you that shortly! but first... it's not quite snow season here in the uk just yet, but in canada, the first flakes have started to arrive. let's show you these pictures. and for these two children it was a very special occasion, they are refugees from eritrea, and it was the first time they had seen snow. the canadian prime minister justin trudeau tweeted, "amazing, now convince them that shoveling is fun and you're all set." that is so sweet! first time for snow is magical! sally, you're going to hang around to do some papers?” might do, as long as you do the dog and toothbrush story.” might do, as long as you do the dog and toothbrush story. i promise you, toothbrush and dog! here is carol with a look at this morning's weather. we're all like when we first see snow, aren't we? we still have some heavy showers in the west as we go through the course of today, many of those will tend to fade and we are

looking at a fair bit of sunshine. this is the front that all the heavy showers yesterday. it is clearing away, leaving a few residual showers. you can tell from the isobars it will be another breezy day. we start off with showers in the west, some in the south, and they tend to ease through the day. a lot of sunshine, patchy cloud around and afairly lot of sunshine, patchy cloud around and a fairly pleasant day for most. 0ne and a fairly pleasant day for most. one or two showers through the english channel. for most it will be dry, sunny and breezy, especially around any showers. 0ne dry, sunny and breezy, especially around any showers. one or two showers possible in wales, for example. as we move into northern england, northern ireland and gottman, mostly dry with a fair bit of sunshine. later in the day around the outer hebrides, for example, it will cloud over the head of the next weather system coming our way. temperatures similar to yesterday, in the range of 11— 1a degrees. you can see the cloud coming across western scotland and into northern ireland. that is heralding the arrival of our next weather system,

bringing in this rain. the rain will be heavy and persistent through the night across scotland, wales, northern england and also northern ireland. to the south of that we are looking at a dry night to clear skies. a look at the contrast in those temperatures, 11 out towards the west, ten down towards the south, and seven as we push over towards the east. it will not be a cold night. tomorrow we start off with all this rain but the whole lot is journeying northwards through the course of the day. so it is an improving picture from the south. wales, northern england and northern ireland will see some cloud that it will brighten up and in the south at self where we hang on to the sunshine, you can see the yellow and amber on our temperature profile indicating the temperature will be pretty good for the time of year. we are looking at 16 as the high, maybe 17, but 17 is more likely on thursday. talking of such things, as we move from wednesday into thursday, we are still pulling in oui’ thursday, we are still pulling in ourairfrom the near thursday, we are still pulling in our air from the near continent, thursday, we are still pulling in our airfrom the near continent, so mild direction in the south—westerly

winds. 0ut towards the west producing rain in parts of northern ireland and northern and western scotland. for the rest of the uk, a dry day. first thing in the morning there will be patchy mist and fog around and low cloud. that could be quite slow to clear, for example across the north midlands. if it does, you will end up with a more disappointing day, but for many of us more disappointing day, but for many of us more sunshine, and here is the magic 17. that is pretty good for this stage in november, 63 fahrenheit in old muggy. as we head on through the course of friday and into the weekends, high pressure sta rts into the weekends, high pressure starts to edge in from the near continent again. that will have a su btle continent again. that will have a subtle change in the wind direction, so subtle change in the wind direction, so it will be coming from a south—easterly direction. temperatures will return to around 11 or 12 degrees, and as we head towards the end of the week and into the weekend, patchy mist and fog may prove present a little bit more of a problem, but for many of us it will

be dry —— may present a little bit more. let's take a look at today's front pages. the guardian leads on brexit negotiations. it says the uk and eu negotiators are struggling to bridge the gap over the irish border backstop in time for a november summit. the telegraph's main story is also brexit, saying a no—deal is better than caving in to brussels. i would love to know what the joke is, it is clearly very sunny. the paper also has a picture of michelle 0bama on the front, explaining why she hugged the queen. she has written a book and in the book she says it is because they bonded after discussing how painful their shoes were. the daily mail has an alternative lead, reporting that the former—foreign secretary borisjohnson has demanded a pakistani christian motherfreed from death row be given refuge in britain.

she was cleared after eight years in jail on blasphemy charges. the daily mirror reports that a briton has died of rabies after being bitten by a cat while on holiday in morocco. it also has the details of the line—up for the upcoming series of i'm a celebrity. and now let's have a look at a story that is one of the most—read on the bbc website this morning, about a ufo spotted by us fighterjet pilots. new footage reveals the video was filmed in 2004 and investigated as part of the advanced aerospace threat identification program. it is not clear if the object was ever identified. which means it is unidentified,

which means it is a ufo. looks like it could be a dead mouse on the screen. that they haven't explained it yet. have you ever seen a dead mouse? is that what it looks like? i think you should work for the ufo service. that is just a think you should work for the ufo service. that isjust a dead house! —— mouse. and this is about commuting times, delays have added something like 18 hours to the average commute over the year and it doesn't matter whether you are coming in via train when you go to work, or even if you are cycling, journey times have increased. rail passengers face the longest trips, figures for the last year show it ta kes figures for the last year show it takes an average of two and a bit hours to get to work, and that keeps on growing, lots of people facing lots of delays over the last year when it comes to trains. it doesn't matter whether you are coming by car

as well, lots of roadworks as well. do tell us what you think, and why that might be, for example, that every single journey seems to be getting longer. you mentioned i'm a celebrity, and one man who has signed up to it is harry redknapp. he has no idea what he is getting into. phobias — heights, iwon't walk the plank, what will i miss most? wife sandra, watching sports. what am i expecting? i don't know, i have never watched the programme. who will clean his pants was the big boat yesterday. i am wondering who does that now. poor sandra is all i can say. we are used to seeing harry redknapp with a car window and his great big 4x4, leaning out of his car, anyway. are you a dog person?

we have all got dogs. do any of you brush your dog's teeth?” we have all got dogs. do any of you brush your dog's teeth? i was told to, but it is really gross, isn't it? you can get those little rubber things... well, this is some important information. have a look at this dog here. just the cutest thing ever. you may have heard that dog owners have been warned not to brush their pets' teeth with human toothpaste, after research suggested it was... this research said it was the solution to bad breath but it is not. the rspca say the presence of fluoride in high street toothpaste brand in the presence of artificial sweetener could prove toxic and lead to all sorts of diarrhoea issues for dogs. yes, anything with a sweetener

in it is very bad for dogs, very dangerous. so don't rush your dog is' teeth with human —— dogs' teeth with human toothpaste. but to brush it with dog toothpaste. thank you, everybody, sorted me out. the number of people killed by wildfires in california has risen to 44, making them the deadliest in the state's history. hundreds more are still missing, and president donald trump has declared it a major emergency. all but two of the fatalities occured in the town of paradise. that is where wendy lozano and her family were living before their home was destroyed. shejoins us now. thank you so much for coming on bbc brea kfast. thank you so much for coming on bbc breakfast. tell us exactly what happened to you and your family. ok, well, we were having our house remodelled the last couple of years, in fact the four guys were there

again so my husband got up early and jumped in the shower and was taking ca re of jumped in the shower and was taking care of business, and then he said something is going on, because it looks like it is night—time outside and it should have been light by then. so he said i am going to check it out. he went outside and he came in and said you won't believe it, it is like snowing outside, but it is ashes, and they were just coming down just tremendously. and so then we went out on the back porch and we could see, quite far away, that there were some flames, and so we came back inside and we did a few things. they said the fire was about 22 miles away from where we were, and that it wasn't on our side of the canyon, it was on the opposite side. so we were just doing our thing, and then all of a sudden, you

know, our neighbour next door, he worked at the hospital down the street, and he came home to grab his son and said you guys have to leave now, the fire is coming right for us. now, the fire is coming right for us. and so we basically grabbed a file, our dog, us. and so we basically grabbed a file, ourdog, and us. and so we basically grabbed a file, our dog, and got in the car and drove away. and it was quite horrifying to think that we could possibly lose everything. it is a whole other story when you have lost every moment so and every loveletter your children wrote you, and all your children wrote you, and all your memory is gone, in one day. your children wrote you, and all your memory is gone, in one daym must be heartbreaking. we can see some before and after pictures of your house which you have sent to us. your house which you have sent to us. you are saying you have just renovated it, ithink us. you are saying you have just renovated it, i think you are moving your furniture back into renovated it, i think you are moving yourfurniture back into it on renovated it, i think you are moving your furniture back into it on that day, as well. we are hearing 7000 buildings have been destroyed in total. what is the rest of the

neighbourhood like? we can see the only remaining chimney stack of your house now, wendy. i know you were saying your neighbour told you to leave, but has the rest of the neighbour had been completely wiped out? completely wiped out, there is nothing. it is just grey and it reeks of a dead town now. it is awful. so where are you and your family staying now? what have you been told, and what happens next? 0k, well we were homeless, and then we found a place yesterday, a hotel. it is about an hour and 45 minutes away from our home, and now they said that today they were going to start letting people go up there with a police escort, only to take pictures for validation that your home was destroyed, for insurance purposes, but that nobody could go up purposes, but that nobody could go up there and go through anything, that it just wasn't safe yet. we are

hearing that the death toll continues to rise and there are still hundreds of people missing, as well. are you able to account for all the people that you knew in your neighbourhood? are all the people that you knew in your neighbourhood ? are there all the people that you knew in your neighbourhood? are there people that you knew that are still being searched for this morning? personally i don't, but i do know that there are several people that are missing, and you know, in paradise, there are not a lot of ways out of the town itself. there are two ways to get out for about 30,000 people, and people were in their cars driving and trying to get out of the fire, and the fire was overtaking a car is. people were literallyjumping overtaking a car is. people were literally jumping out of overtaking a car is. people were literallyjumping out of their cars and running down the street, holding their babies. what has been your response to the way the authorities have responded to this? do you think they have done the best that they could? i think they did, i think when it jumped the

could? i think they did, i think when itjumped the canyon, it was so dry this year, we hardly got any rain, so everything was just super dry, and when the fire started moving it just started dry, and when the fire started moving itjust started consuming so fast. it started those fire tornadoes. and so those fire tornadoes. and so those fire tornadoes just... the way it pulls the fire up and then throws the ashes everywhere, it would throw the ashes everywhere, it would throw the ashes for distances, and then fires we re ashes for distances, and then fires were starting all over the place. it wasn't just coming from were starting all over the place. it wasn'tjust coming from one place. wendy, we wish... so i think they did a good job, you know, it is just... i do think they need a better infrastructure and maybe phone warnings as to whether something like that is going to be headed our way. i am sure they will look at all at in the analysis of what has gone on, but look after yourfamily. what has gone on, but look after your family. thank you very much for joining us, and we really hope you can joining us, and we really hope you ca n start joining us, and we really hope you can start to rebuild things as soon

as possible. thank you forjoining us as possible. thank you forjoining us from paradise, where wendy was showing us just a us from paradise, where wendy was showing usjust a chimney us from paradise, where wendy was showing us just a chimney stack remained, and that is one of thousands of properties which has been destroyed by that fire. and carol will give us more information about the weather at the moment and how it is not much better yet, is it? and they are sending forensic experts into that town of paradise. 42 people have died there and they say it could take weeks to find everybody. so much to do. she makes a good point about the emergency alert and whether there should be some sort of telephone alert so people can get out safely. very grim details, there are gale force winds and they have brought in two mobile morgues to help identify the bodies. and there are still hundreds of people missing this morning. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news, i'm charlotte franks. police investigating the murder of a 16—year—old in tulse hill have made four arrests.

john 0gunjobi was stabbed to death near brockwell park last monday. he was one of five people to be murdered in the capital in a period of six days. the men, aged between 20 and 23, are being held at south london police stations. there is a warning londoners may have to wait for over decade for their pay to return to pre—crisis levels. left—wing think tank the resolution foundation says nationally, real average pay is set to bounce back by the end of 2024, but in the capital it will be closer to 2030. the report is out ahead of the latest official figures on wage growth. a sailorfrom guilford who made history this year when she became the youngest skipper to complete a round—the—world clipper yacht race is heading off on her next adventure. nikki henderson has now been recruited on a two—year voyage by tracy edwards, the first skipper to lead an all—female crew on a global race. the pair hope to highlight the importance of education for girls. it's an opportunity to give

something back, which is really, really special, and two, you know, empower women and help level the balance out across the world, really, give everyone the opportunity they deserve in life. let's take a look at the travel situation now. there is a good service on all tube lines this morning. 0nto the roads, and in enfield, the a10 is closed southbound at bullsmore lane because of a collision overnight. in westminster, bridge street is closed between parliament square and victoria embankment for security works. it is going to be closed until 14 december. greenwich south street has three—way temporary traffic lights in place at thejunction with blissett street. and in brixton, there are restrictions on brixton road at cranmer road. cranmer road is also closed for gas works. now the weather, with kate kinsella. good morning. well, after a few days

of some very heavy showers, a bit of respite today. it is dry, it is fine, we should see plenty of sunshine, and it is feeling quite mild as well. now, we did have a noticeable south—westerly breeze. a great day forgetting the washing out of the line, perhaps, as it should stay dry. there is a little bit patchy cloud around but plenty of sunshine, and temperatures not bad either. we are looking at a maximum of 14 celsius. now, some clear spells overnight tonight, but also again patchy cloud just popping up here and there. it is going to be another mild night. the minimum the butcher in one or two spots staying in double figures, between eight and 10 celsius. so lovely mothers at the wednesday. there could be a bit of cloud around at first but it will break up. we will see some decent spells of sunshine in the afternoon and temperatures again in the mid teens. could get a bit of mist and murk first on thursday morning, but

that will lift eventually to some sunny spells. impressive temperatures, 17 celsius on thursday. plenty of dry, fine weather in the forecast, but starts to cool off a little as we head towards the end of the week and into the weekend. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. now, though, it is back to dan and louise. bye for now. good morning. welcome to breakfast, with louise minchin and dan walker. we'll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment, but also on breakfast this morning: if you're getting ready for work, you probably won't need telling, but the daily commute is getting longer. we're in wales this morning where they've seen the highest rise in travel times. the unflushable flushable wipes. we'll show you how supposedly bio—degradable wet wipes are blocking up our sewers. he shot to fame with a cover version of his mum's favourite song, nowjonas blue is one of british music's hottest stars. he'll be here to tell us about working with some of pop's biggest names.

good morning, here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. the wildfires in california have now been declared the worst in the state's history after the death toll rose to 44. more than 7,000 buildings have been destroyed and president trump has declared it a major disaster, which will free up extra funding to fight the fires. the prime minister will update her cabinet on brexit talks this morning. last night, she said that negotiations were now in the endgame but significant issues remain unresolved. the main sticking point is how to keep trade flowing at the irish border. the negotiations for our departure are now in the endgame, and we are working extremely hard through the night to make progress on the remaining issues in the withdrawal agreement, which are significant. the brexit talks are not about me or

my personal fortunes, they are about the national interest, and that means making what i believe to be the right choices, not the easy ones. culling badgers only has a modest effect in reducing the number of cases of tb in cattle, according to a scientific review commissioned by the government. the report warns that if the culling programme is extended it could result in the death of 40,000 badgers a year. it's urged the government to accelerate the development of non lethal controls such as vaccination. detectives have returned to the scene of a violent robbery in north london in the hope ofjogging the memory of potential witnesses. 98—year—old peter gouldstone was found badly injured in his home in enfield last tuesday. he's still in a critical condition. police want to hear from anyone who may have been offered a panasonic tv which was stolen. a number of organisations, including crimestoppers, are offering a reward to help find those responsible. a ban on milkshakes with more than 300 calories is being demanded by campaign group, action on sugar.

following a survey of shakes in restaurants and fast food outlets they said the drinks contained grotesque levels of sugar. the milkshake that topped the survey contained 39 teaspoons of sugar, more than six times the daily amount recommended for seven to 10—year—olds. public health england is challenging businesses to cut sugar by 20% by 2020. the comic book writer and editor stan lee, who redefined the superhero genre at marvel comics, has died in los angeles. stan lee co—created a universe of heroes, including spider—man, black panther and the incredible hulk. the chairman of the walt disney company, which now owns marvel, said stan lee was a superhero in his own right with the power to entertain and inspire. we will be talking about him a little bit later with jonathan we will be talking about him a little bit later withjonathan ross. he has interviewed him many times

and he loves a comic book. we will reflect on that and also many of the big names in hollywood who been talking about stan lee and working with him over the years. our own sporting hero is here, sally. love it! retired i think. you have some. . . it! retired i think. you have some... daniel sturridge in a spot of bother this morning. he is, with the fa. there's a clear statement from liverpool about the spot of bother he is in. good morning, everyone. liverpool and england striker daniel sturridge has been charged over an alleged breach of the fa's betting rules. it relates to a rule around giving out information which has been obtained by virtue of his position, and is not publically available. liverpool say sturridge has categorically stated that he has never gambled on football. he has a week to respond to the charge. arsenal's danny welbeck has had a second operation on his broken ankle. he was badly injured in arsenal's draw with sporting lisbon in the europa league last week. manager unai emery says he has no idea if welbeck will be back

playing this season. we did -- we did —— heeded face time his teammates the other day. —— he did facetime his teammates the other day. england have won their first match at the women's world t20. after theirfirst game was rained off at the weekend england's bowlers made short work of the bangladesh batting line—up, restricting them to just 76 runs. then the rain came again, and england were set a revised target of 64 to win, which they reached easily to complete a seven—wicket win. jos buttler says he's happy to bat wherever england need him. he's widely expected to move up the batting order to number three for the second test against sri lanka which starts tomorrow morning. he also says that he's happy for ben foakes to be keeping wicket, despite that being the position he fulfills for the one day side. i don't think i kept as well in the

one—day series as i'd have liked to. actually it's probably quite healthy to see someone like ben folks come in and keep wicket. he's been much talked about as the best klugman in england for a number of years, and it was great to see him first—hand and that's the level myself, looking personally, i've got to try to attain to get to. to tennis' world tour finals next, and novak djokovic has made a strong start at the 02 in london. always lots of famous faces at the finals, cristiano ronaldo enjoying himself this year. djokovic has had a great year, winning wimbledon and the us open to return to world number one, and he sailed through the first set againstjohn isner. the american was completely outplayed by djokovic who took the second set pretty comfortably. germany's alexander zverev got his campaign off to a winning start, beating marin cilic in straight sets. both sets went to a tie—break. and there was a nasty fall in the doubles. this is the frenchman nicolas mahut going over an advertising block. he had treatment and was thankfully able to carry on, but he and his partner ended up losing their match.

is he all right? that looks really painful, doesn't it? look at that! did well to carry on. paul allott! —— poor lad! and before we finish, want to see some big boats? these are what are known as snake boats taking part in the nehru boat race in india. they're up to 100 foot long and have crews of around 100. look how fast they are going! looks like a dragon boat. the race started in the ‘50s but the snake boat races can be dated back as far as the 13th century. you're going to ask me who won that andi you're going to ask me who won that and i don't know! it is hard enough to get one of those things, a rowing boat, hard enough to get a rowing boat, hard enough to get a rowing boatin boat, hard enough to get a rowing boat in the water, imagine one of those bad boys! exactly, and all the same rhythm! maybe we should try that! we say that every day and it's

never going to happen! thank you very much! see you later, sally! now, this might not be news to many of you, because you might be about to experience it, but the morning commute is getting longer. new research shows that compared to ten years ago it's taking us much longer to get to and from work. breakfast‘s john maguire can tell us more about this. he's in cardiff for us this morning good morning. good morning. good morning, louise. we are at cardiff central this morning. just upping to warm up for the first time as rush hour starts to kick in. we're in south wales because this is the part of the country that's seen the part of the country that's seen the biggest increase over the last ten years, average times have gone up ten years, average times have gone up by ten years, average times have gone up by eight minutes. still below the average uk average, but below the figure of eight minutes. this is how long things take depending on the type of transport you use getting to and from work. we're talking times

per day. c—train takes two hours 11 minutes, up by four minutes over the past decade —— the train. in your car, 52 minutes, up by three minutes over the past ten years. buses will ta ke over the past ten years. buses will take 79 minutes. that's an hour and 19 minutes, up by seven minutes. those are the time periods with talking about. is the commute always a bad thing? i spoke to people from bristol temple meads last night to see what they think. a connecting train, 40 minute wait in between but at times it can work to my benefit because i can do a bit of work in between but it takes a good proportion of the day. this is my first day as a commuter. aten minute this is my first day as a commuter. a ten minute commute, i was meant to this morning but with roadworks and so this morning but with roadworks and so forth it has taken longer. makes me think tomorrow i have to get up earlier and think of excuses for

being late for work. how long is your commute everyday? 40 minutes, but much easier by train than road, i take the train everyday, let the train take the strain, isn't that right? are you a happy commuter? reasonably, wish i could click my fingers and get home some days but i'm 0k! i'm 0k! i'm with mark barry from cardiff university. good morning. what is going on in wales, why have we seen this increase in the last decade? 0ne this increase in the last decade? one of the reasons commuting takes longer is related to the infrastructure and how capable roads and railways are to move people. one of the big issues for rail especially in wales is the lack of enhancement investment over 20 or 30 yea rs. enhancement investment over 20 or 30 years. people can't come in by rail because they've got used to using ca rs because they've got used to using cars and they are stuck on congested roads. the nature of industry in south wales has changed hugely over the past 100 years, this is really where the work is regardless of where the work is regardless of where you live. is it always have a bad thing with commute, commuting,

people want nice houses and gardens or whatever. success is about people being able to move around, so it's not generally a bad thing. people don't necessarily need to work at their office every day. there's alternatives to provide a better balance. movement is important, people metoo get to work, hospitals and schools and if you haven't invested in your transport infrastructure, which i would suggest the uk government haven't put for many years in wales, you don't get seamless movement and commuting becomes a problem bash people need to get to work. does it depend on the economy people in if you work in a shop, you can't work at home two days a week but if you work at a call centre, there's quite a few in this part of the

world, it becomes more easy with technology so let's encourage more flexibility with work patterns but the fundamentals are, if we want people to move more easily in this pa rt people to move more easily in this part of the world, you have to invest in rail infrastructure. wales, we have been poorly served for many years in relation to our infrastructure. thank you very much for your time this morning. it looks a bit quiet. 90% of commutes in this pa rt a bit quiet. 90% of commutes in this part of the world are by car, so that might explain why the station isn't quite so busy yet. quickly to tell you what the department of transport is telling us this morning, they're saying they're putting an extra £48 billion into rail to improvejourneys, putting an extra £48 billion into rail to improve journeys, extra power to local councils to improve bus services and they're also making improvements to the roads across the uk as well. from cardiff central, back to you guys, we'll talk to you later. thank you very much, and if anyone wants to get in touch to tell us anyone wants to get in touch to tell us what's going on and why their journeys are getting worse, you know

how to get in touch, on twitter and on other social media as well. that's one of the many benefits of thisjob, when you come in at that's one of the many benefits of this job, when you come in at crazy 0ka locka... there's not many other people on the roads, that's for sure. —— crazy over clock. you are a lonesome cowgirl at that time of the morning! here is carol with a look at this morning's weather. is really affected things in california, where up to 7000 properties have gone. is it improving at all? not today, but it will ease up as we go through the course of tomorrow. i will show you a satellite picture from noaa, and it gives you a rough idea of an area of smoke from the fire, we have seen the malibu fire, but others as well in forest areas, for example. but smoke will be an issue whether wind has eased in the north, poor air

quality will prevail. the santa anna winds move around an area of high pressure, rather like putting a hairdryer on, they are warm winds. they funnelled through the mountains, so as they come out the other side they wish out and are very gusty and exacerbate situations where we have wildfires —— whoosh. it isa where we have wildfires —— whoosh. it is a dry season anyway in california but it has drier than it would have been of late. they have eased a touch on the north, they are still gusting, 60 mph gusts are still gusting, 60 mph gusts are still possible so extremely critical fire conditions. tomorrow they will ease down a touch, so terrible situation in california the moment. back at home, we have fewer showers today. some around in the west and also the south. they will tend to fade and then the sun will come out. for many of us it will be a beautiful day with some patchy cloud. wheezy but not cold, it will be quite mild. —— breezy. showers

fading, one or two left across the channel islands, but most of us will mist them. one or two of the showers might stick around south wales, the exception rather than the rule. northern england, northern ireland and scotland drying up quite nicely where we have the showers, and if you have a shower it could be quite breezy around that particular shower as well. temperatures similar to what we had yesterday, ranging from 11 or 12 what we had yesterday, ranging from 11 or12 in what we had yesterday, ranging from 11 or 12 in the north to about 14 as we push down towards the south. through the afternoon the cloud will build in western scotland and northern ireland, heralding the arrival of this band of rain. the rain will be heavy and persistent across northern ireland, wales, northern england and scotland. south of that we are looking at drier conditions, some clear skies. look at the temperatures, ten or 11, they are what we would expect during the day in november, rather than at night. so tomorrow that whole band of rain pushes steadily northwards, so an of rain pushes steadily northwards, so an improving situation across

northern ireland, northern england and wales. the lion ‘s share of the sunshine will be in the south and south—east, and as you can see in the temperature profile, we have lost the blues and greens. the temperature is turning that bit milder. we are looking again at two about 15 or 16. from wednesday into thursday we are still dragging in ourairfrom the near thursday we are still dragging in our air from the near continent. still breezy day in prospect. weather fronts out to the west still producing some rain as well. we could well have some issues with low cloud, patchy mist and fog first thing in the morning, and at this time of year some of that is quite slow to clear so it might stick around. the midlands will end up with a disappointing day, but in the sunshine, 17 degrees is not to be sneezed at. thank you very much, carol. and thank you for sending us those pictures from california, as well. you might not be aware, but today is purple tuesday, a day where shops are encouraged to think more about the needs of their disabled customers. victoria is here with more. what have they been asked to do?”

will claim it, yes. welcome to purple tuesday. yes, that's right. almost 14 million people in the uk, or one in five of us, are living with a disability, that is according to the latest government numbers. and about half of disabled people struggle with their mobility, so you can imagine that popping down to the shops isn't always easy. it can be quite confusing, it can ta ke it can be quite confusing, it can take a lot of co—ordination, and once you are there can be quite an uncomfortable experience. today, as we mentioned, is purple tuesday. it is a new idea. everyone from retailers to landlords to local authorities is encouraged to commit to improving access at their facilities. the hope is that will remove some of the obstacles disabled shoppers may face, whether that is on the high street or trying to shop online. it is called purple because it is being co—ordinated by the disability organisation called purple. mike adams is behind the campaign. we will hear from him

we will hearfrom him in a moment. and this is why it is important. holly greader is a 21—year—old wheelchair user from cardiff. she says that while purple tuesday is a good idea in theory, the fact that in 2018 retailers still have to be told how to treat disabled customers is frustrating. most people get out of bed and go, i am going to go to the shops, i am going to go to the shopping centre, and they don't really have to think about it that much. whereas i get up andi about it that much. whereas i get up and i have to think, and my well enough? do i have the energy, do i have the strength, ma in the right mindset to face the shops? it is the embarrassment when you are trying to manoeuvre your wheelchair, and you have hit a rail, and everyone around you looks really shocked, and they look slightly... almost a little bit scared of you, but also really angry, and you feel kind of vulnerable and awkward, and it's really embarrassing the looks you get on the stairs, and that's really

ha rd to get on the stairs, and that's really hard to deal with, and it's embarrassing, and particularly if an item of clothing has fallen off or item of clothing has fallen off or it gets stuck in my wheels, that is something that happens as well. sales i think are the hardest, when all the rails are pushed really close together, and quite often you will have two rails pushed pretty much side—by—side but there are clothes on the other side as well. and i clothes on the other side as well. andiam, clothes on the other side as well. and i am, like i want to look at the sale, i know there was a top i liked, or something like that, and you are like, i really want it and it is half price, but you can't get to it. i have... i genuinely have moved rails around in shops before. i want to be able to access everything like everyone else does, and sometimes i break those barriers. it saddens me and it infuriates me slightly that we are in 2018 and we are still having to 90, in 2018 and we are still having to go, actually, excuse me, what about us? those comments really... she makes a

really good point, doesn't she? yes, it doesn't matter what the disability is, it is 2018. people should be able to shop as they want to shop, as they would wish to. let's hear from mike to shop, as they would wish to. let's hearfrom mike adams, who is behind the campaign. he will explain little bit about why they are doing it. for many disabled people they go into a shop in the shop assistant or front of house staff have a fear about unintentionally offending that individual through language or etiquette. and actually the reality of what happens is by default they get ignored or they only get spoken to by the other person they are with. and what we are trying to do is instil a level of confidence in stores and shops, to go, hello, can i help you? and that is a really powerful message, which doesn't cost any money, but actually is the trigger and catalyst for disabled people to spend money in those shops. it is extraordinary that

still one in five shops don't have level access from the street, they don't have ramps so people can't get in there in the first place. you can have extra seating around the shop, people suffering from chronic illness want to take a break. softer lighting can help people with autism, more braille signs, and we have an expert who works with a co nsulta nt have an expert who works with a consultant who works with businesses to make them more disabled friendly. it is shocking in 2018 that we don't have it. trainers are no longerjust a fashion accessory. some see them as works of art, and some rare pairs can be worth thousands of pounds. this is true, i did not know this. an american company called stockx has just opened in the uk, which is kind of like a stock exchange for shoes — a place for collectors of high—end, valuable, limited edition pairs to buy or sell.

graham satchell has been finding out more. they actually don't fit me properly. they actually don't fit me properly. they are a bit too small, but i love them so i wear them all the time. we call them trainers, americans call them sneakers, on the street they are called... they are just gucci sneakers with fur inside. how many pairs of trainers do you have? too many. maybe like 15? a lot of shoes, yes. the footwear market is worth £12 billion in the uk, and the majority of it is trainers. trainers are an extra ordinary phenomenon, they become a fashion item, a lifestyle item. and when you add to that limited editions, special collaborations and so on, you are making an already very category highly valuable. to me, the shoes, i like looking at more than i like wearing it my name is sam zucker brown, and i am a sneak ahead. i

have maybe 100, 150 shoes. the price that these fetch these days is upwards of £2000. i getjoy that these fetch these days is upwards of £2000. i get joy from wearing them, but looking at them, they are just beautiful. a beautiful shoes. this is a whole culture, collecting, buying and selling high end, limited—edition trainers. but this event in london, run by creps city, shoes are sold face—to—face. but most of the retail market is online, but there is a problem. how do you know the shoe is on fake, and what is a fair price? hundreds of boxes of shoes arriving at a warehouse in west london. this is stockx, an american company that has just opened here in the uk. this is about access to product that you can't get anywhere else... today, the bosque is wearing the nike react 87. his website has come one of the places to buy and sell red trainers. what is the most expensive? so this isa

what is the most expensive? so this is a shoe... there were only 87 pairs of issue created by nike. 40 26,000, so the size 11 is very cheap. 0nly £20,000. 26,000, so the size 11 is very cheap. only £20,000. that is very reasonable. it is just cheap. only £20,000. that is very reasonable. it isjust supply and demand, this is like econ 101 at its most basic. at a special stand, this man is checking shoes. my title is snigger authenticator. each shoe is closely examined to make sure it is genuine. most of the shoes he had never been worn. because they are rare, the resale value is higher than the retail price. the fake shoes kind of have a fake smell. what does a fake shoe smell a? shoes kind of have a fake smell. what does a fake shoe smell a7m has a pungent smell which can be quite toxic, and sometimes you can smell it as soon as you open the box. in america alone, the retail market for trainers is worth an astonishing $2 billion last year and stockx has seen massive growth here in the uk. the trainer, sportswear, fashion item, work of art, and now

tradable commodity. and all i do is run in them and wear them out. who knew. some of them worth thousands of pounds. send us some pictures if you have ridiculously expensive trainers, we will have a look at them. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news, i'm charlotte franks. police investigating the murder of a 16—year—old in tulse hill have made four arrests. john 0gunjobi was stabbed to death near brockwell park last monday. he was one of five people to be murdered in the capital in a period of six days. the men, aged between 20 and 23, are being held at south london police stations. the tuc claims the average commute into and out of london has risen by four minutes over the last decade, with commuters spending more than 300 hours a year travelling to and from work. it says the typical journey lasts an hour and 21 minutes each way, and job satisfaction could be

improved and stress levels reduced if that could be cut. a sailorfrom guilford who made history this year when she became the youngest skipper to complete a round—the—world clipper yacht race is heading off on her next adventure. nikki henderson has now been recruited on a two—year voyage by tracy edwards, the first skipper to lead an all—female crew on a global race. the pair hope to hihglight the importance of education for girls. -- highlight. it's an opportunity to give something back, which is really, really special, and to, you know, empower women and help level the balance out across the world, really — give everyone the opportunity they deserve in life. let's take a look at the travel situation now. there is a good service on all tube lines this morning. 0nto the roads, and in enfield, the a10 is closed southbound at bullsmore lane because of

a collision overnight. in westminster, bridge street is closed between parliament square and victoria embankment for security works. it is going to be closed until 14 december. greenwich south street has three—way temporary traffic lights in place at thejunction with blissett street. and in brixton, there are restrictions on brixton road at cranmer road. now the weather, with kate kinsella. good morning. well, after a few days of some very heavy showers, a bit of respite today. it's dry, it's fine, we should see plenty of sunshine, and it's feeling quite mild as well. now, we do have a noticeable south—westerly breeze. great day for getting the washing out on the line, perhaps, as it should stay dry. there is a little bit of patchy cloud around, but plenty of sunshine, and temperatures not bad either. we're looking at a maximum of 14 celsius. now, some clear spells overnight tonight, but also again patchy cloud just popping up here and there. it is going to be another mild night.

the minimum temperature in one or two spots staying in double figures, between eight and 10 celsius, so a lovely mild start to wednesday. there might be a bit of cloud around at first, but it will break up. we'll see some decent spells of sunshine through the afternoon, and temperatures again in the mid teens. could get a bit of mist and murk first thing on thursday morning, but that will lift eventually to some sunny spells. impressive temperatures — 17 celsius on thursday. plenty of dry, fine weather in the forecast, but starts to cool off a little as we head towards the end of the week and into the weekend. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. now, though, it is back to dan and louise. bye for now. good morning. welcome to breakfast, with louise minchin and dan walker. 0ur headlines today: the death toll from wildfires in california has now reached 44. president trump declares it a major disaster. theresa may says the brexit negotiations are now

entering the endgame, as the cabinet prepares to meet this morning. spider—man, spider—man, does whatever a spider can. hollywood stars line up to pay tribute to stan lee the mastermind behind the marvel comics, who's died aged 95. the difficulties of shopping while disabled. today sees hundred of retailers commit to make things easier for customers, but is it enough? in sport, liverpool and england striker daniel sturridge is charged over an alleged breach of football's betting rules. good morning. today we're looking at a few showers in the west and the south, they'll tend to fade and for many, a mild day, a breezy one and a sunny many, a mild day, a breezy one and a sunny one, many, a mild day, a breezy one and a sunny one, but we've got this coming our way later. more in 15 minutes. good morning.

it's tuesday november 13th. our top story: the wildfires in california have now been declared the worst in the state's history after the death tolljumped to 44. more than 7,000 buildings have been destroyed and president trump has now agreed to declare a major disaster which will free up extra funding to fight the fires. los angeles correspondent david willis has this report. the seafront mansions of the rich and famous proved little match for some of the worst wildfires here in living memory. the first people in the celebrity enclave of malibu knew about this blaze was when a ball of fire came barrelling over the hillside, devouring everything in its path. we never saw a fire truck probably ‘til an hour or two after the fire came through. police, same thing. it's not their fault, they were inundated somewhere else. amidst a sea of ash and charred metal in the retirement town of paradise, a search is under way for hundreds of people who are missing.

some died in their cars as they sought to flee the flames. others who escaped lost everything except for a sense of stoicism. i have my clothes and i have a backpack, and that's pretty much it right now. so it's a freedom. a kind of a freedom. not one you would seek, but it's there, though. we will rebuild. one step at a time, we will rebuild our home, and we will be a part of rebuilding that town, because it's a beautiful town. criticised for his initial response to the disaster, president trump took to twitter last night to say he had approved a request to allocate additional funds to fight the fires. with hot, dry winds expected to return today, and no sign of rain

in the forecast, experts say it could take weeks to get california's latest wildfires fully under control. david willis, bbc news, los angeles. we will continue covering that story for you. the prime minister will update her cabinet on brexit talks this morning. last night, she said that negotiations were now in the endgame but significant issues remain unresolved. let's talk to political correspondent chris mason. chris, yesterday you were very happy to say you had no idea what was happening with regards to brexit, what more have you learned from what the prime minister was saying yesterday? she was trying to seem quite confident. they're saying this morning they have cautious optimism in terms of the potential for progress but frankly we have no idea where things are going to end up on

a given all the hurdles that stand between here and the end of march when we meant to leave the european ican when we meant to leave the european i can tell you that bucketfuls of midnight oil have been burning brightly for the last couple of nights in these negotiations in brussels. it seems there is still this sticking point about having to sort out the border between northern ireland and the republic, ensuring it remains open come what may into the future. let's have a quick watch of the prime minister at this point shindig in london, the lord mayor's banquet, last night. the negotiations for our departure are now in the endgame, and we are working extremely hard through the night to make progress on the remaining issues in the withdrawal agreement, which are significant. the brexit talks are not about me or my personal fortunes, they are about the national interest, and that means making what i believe to be the right choices, not the easy ones. which i guess is a long way of

saying, yeah, we're not there yet. if there's going to be a summit to sign this off in brussels by the end of this month, which has been the government's stated aim since it bussed in the last deadline, last month, in october, then they have to get something nailed down in the last 24 hours —— next. is it possible? yes. is it likely? well, we're into that guessing game again. thank you very much, mr mason. i like the way your updates have now resorted to noises. wonderful! getting better by the day. chris, thank you very much! culling badgers only has a modest effect in reducing the number of cases of tb in cattle, according to a scientific review commissioned by the government. the report warns that if the culling programme is extended it could result in the death of 40,000 badgers a year. it's urged the government to accelerate the development of non—lethal controls such as vaccination. britain's first specialist

wound research centre, which treats both military personnel and civilians, will be opened today. the centre at the queen elizabeth hospital in birmingham is developing new techniques to treat injuries acquired on the battlefield, in terror attacks or traffic accidents and will develop techniques that aim to achieve star free healing within a generation. —— scar —— free. a ban on milkshakes with more than 300 calories is being demanded by campaign group, action on sugar. following a survey of shakes in restaurants and fast food outlets they said the drinks contained grotesque levels of sugar. the milkshake that topped the survey contained 39 teaspoons of sugar, more than six times the daily amount recommended for seven to 10—year—olds. public health england is challenging businesses to cut sugar by 20% by 2020. tributes are being paid to legendary comic book creator stan lee, who's died

at the age of 95. he was the mastermind behind marvel and brought characters like spider—man, captain america and the x—men to life. gareth barlow has more. from spider—man to iron man, black panther to black widow, stan lee's creations have become hollywood hits, but his career had much more humble beginnings. a comics editor in the 1930s, it wasn't until years later that lee created some of marvel‘s most successful characters. so i thought fly—man, that didn't sound dramatic enough. insect—man? no. and i went down a list, and then i got to spider—man. and somehow "spider—man," it sounded a little scary, it sounded impressive. stan lee brought superheroes to life, in cartoons and on screen. he himself starred in every marvel film. i should be on that list. name? stan lee. 0n social media, celebrities have

paid tribute to the man described as a superhero in his own right. hughjackman, who played wolverine, took to twitter, saying: and evangeline lilly, who is set to star in next year's marvel release, said: for us, who likes, you know, comics and stories about superheroes and all that, it's really sad. we've lost one of the greats, one of the comic greats, you know? my introduction to the comics was watching stan lee. stan lee created worlds that thrilled millions, and much like spider—man and silver surfer, his name will forever be captured on screen and in hearts. gareth barlow, bbc news. we'll be speaking tojonathan ross

about the career of stanley, he met him many times, later in the programme. the mayor of london is warning a no—deal brexit could have a detrimental effect on the capital's security. sadiq khan is calling for a seperate agreement with the eu, away from the politics of britain's main deal, to protect the safety of londoners. hejoins us now from paris. good morning. thank you forjoining us. good morning. thank you forjoining us. why does london need a different deal? well, let's park for a moment the politics of brexit. the reality is, ona politics of brexit. the reality is, on a daily basis, because we are members of the eu, our police and security services have access to tools they otherwise wouldn't have access to. the european arrest warrant, members of europol, we've got a ccess warrant, members of europol, we've got access to the eu passenger name records. for example on a daily basis our police and security services can access bna, fingerprints, wanted alerts but also

our border agency gets to compare and contrast those who come into the uk versus a watch basis. when we wa nt uk versus a watch basis. when we want someone who has fled the uk and has gone to europe, we can apply through the european arrest warrant to get them extradited quickly. since 2004, 10,000 to get them extradited quickly. since 2004,10,000 people to get them extradited quickly. since 2004, 10,000 people have been extradited from our country to the eu and before that it was about 60 per year. last year alone, eu and before that it was about 60 peryear. last yearalone, our police used to be eu tools to make 162,000 requests for information from our colleagues across europe —— used the eu tools. i don't know if theresa may can do a deal with the eu, park geun—hye that, there's the possibility now more so than ever of no deal —— with the eu, but park that. let the grown—ups have a separate arrangement on security. if the worst comes to the worst, we have no deal with the eu, at least we can carry on with security arrangements. you talking about

london specifically having a separate deal? why would it only need to be london? no, it has to be the entire country. london has a lead role in the country, but the entire country, you speak to officers in the west midlands, greater manchester or any of the 43 police forces, as a consequence of us of the 43 police forces, as a consequence of us being members of the eu, we have these security arrangements and clearly as the mayor of london, i'm here on the third anniversary of the terrible terrorist attacks in paris that led to 130 people losing their lives. we saw last year in london four terror attacks with 40 people losing their lives. clearly there's more sensitivity because of it being a terror attack, but manchester has been a target. it's notjust terrorists but organised crime, human trafficking, criminal gangs, these are cross—border crimes and we need cross—border cooperation to fight these crimes. i want to talk

about the politics of brexit if we can. jeremy corbyn recently saying we can't stop brexit, keir starmer contradicting the labour leader saying brexit can be stopped. where do you stand? i'm quite clear, i think where we are now with the prime minister is one of two options, either a bad brexit deal or even worse, no deal whatsoever. 1 million miles away from what was promised two years ago. in those circumstances, what we should do, we can't have a general election, which is unlikely because of the numbers in parliament, for the first time the british public should have a say on whether they accept the outcomes from the negotiations with the option of staying within the eu. let's talk about london. 16 item fatal stabbings in the city this year, four of those in a five—day period —— and 69. are you losing control of london's streets? -- 69. the level of violent crime in london and across england and wales is unacceptable. and all those who

have died are teenagers, that's clearly u na cce pta ble. we' re have died are teenagers, that's clearly unacceptable. we're doing a number of things in london to keep londoners say the. we have a violent crime task force. police officers by the way are under resourced and overstretched and they are cancelling rest days and leave to make sure we are kept safe —— to keep londoners and safe. we are working together to tackle the root causes of violent crime —— to keep londoners save. we have fewer police officers banned since 2003 —— to keep londoners safe. the population has grown by 2 million. —— than since 2003. we've lost 3000 officers. 3000 community support officers. 3000 community support officers and 5000 staff and its unsustainable. let's talk about your role. there are children carrying knives on the streets of london because they don't feel safe, what about leadership in this?

iam leading i am leading in relation to keeping our city safe, there are nine —year—olds who think the way to keep themselves safe is to carry a knife orjoina criminal gang, themselves safe is to carry a knife orjoin a criminal gang, that is why it is important to realise the police by themselves can't grapple with this. we have copied the model in glasgow, violence reduction unit, city hall, me, the police, but also social services, council, the nhs, working together. we can identify those families from which young people think it is ok to carry a knife, and find out the root causes of why people think ofjoining a gang, why they think picking up a knife makes them more save rather than less safe. police have a role to play, we have a role to play in prevention, but we have continued to cut youth services, the after—care which used to exist from 8am to 6pm,

those have been lost. preventative services have been cut. so you can't take away from the fact that if there are fewer services and fewer things for young people to do, fewer things for young people to do, fewer police officers to target stop—and—search, you can't be surprised that across the country, in london, cardiff, manchester, carlisle, there has been an increase in violent crime. and in the front, in london, by investing in youth services, by itself it will not be enough. you mentioned stop—and—search, the national police council are calling for a change to those restrictions. what do you think should happen? well, in london, what i did when i first became matt was have the biggest rollout of body worn video anyway, and that is really important for two main reasons, you as a londoner can have the confidence to know that the interaction with police is being recorded, and you will have the confidence that is being done lawfully and properly, but also the

police officer should have the confidence to use targeted, intelligence led stop—and—search, because they will not be a vexatious complaint. i want officers... because they will not be a vexatious complaint. iwant officers... should they be stopping and searching more often, in your view? i want officers to have the confidence... well, over the last period there has been an increase in stop—and—search, the complaints have not gone up, because officers are doing it properly, using body worn videos. we need more officers to do the targeted intelligent stop—and—search. you can have all the powers in the world given to officers, but if there are fewer offices it is difficult to use those powers. and from a personal point of view, the news coming from london, four people died in a five—day period. when you wake up to that, how does it impact on you? look i met some of the parents, bereaved parents, i met some of the bereaved parents, i met some of the bereaved families and victims of crime, and it is sobering. i am the

father of two teenage children who live in the areas that the people you are talking about are the victims of crime. my children going out and about in london, as a father, of course it concerns me. as air it is my primary responsibility to keep our city safe. each day when i wake to keep our city safe. each day when iwake up to keep our city safe. each day when i wake up i see the latest crime figures overnight, i am out and about on the streets of london, it isa about on the streets of london, it is a big source of worry to any pa rent is a big source of worry to any parent in london, and it is also a worry for children, who are worried when they leave home and go to school that they could be faced by a criminal gang. that is why neighbourhood policing, having police officers on the street to make young people feel safe, to make pa rents make young people feel safe, to make parents feel make young people feel safe, to make pa rents feel safe, make young people feel safe, to make parents feel safe, is so important. at the same time invest in youth services, preventative services, in schools, is really important as well. that is why i am so passionate. that is why i keep going on about the investment and the cuts made over the last eight years. it is really important those cuts are reversed. thank you forjoining us

this morning from paris. thank you very much. here is carol with a look at this morning's weather. good morning. good morning to you both, good morning to you as well. this morning we have some showers around. as we go through the day, many of those will tend to fade. best of us will have a dry and sunny and breezy day. later we will see more cloud coming in from the west courtesy of this set of weather fronts. this ridge of high pressure across us fronts. this ridge of high pressure across us is going to make the showers vanish, and also give us a fairly settled day. we still have them at the moment across parts of them at the moment across parts of the south, parts of the west, and also the north. through the day the cloud will start to thicken across western scotland and northern ireland ahead of that band of rain. into the afternoon we could still see a few showers across the english channel. 0ne see a few showers across the english channel. one or two of them in southern counties of wales, but a lot of them will tend to fade. a lot of dry weather across northern england, northern ireland and scotland, and a breezy day wherever you are, but easier if you are in an

area with a lot of exposure, on the coast, for example, in the west. temperatures similar to yesterday, between about 11 and 15 degrees. as we head onto the evening and overnight, the cloud again builds ahead of the weather front coming in. they will produce heavier and more persistent rain across northern ireland, wales, northern england and also scotland. clear skies in the south, but look at those temperatures. some of those temperatures. some of those temperatures are closer to what we would expect as our afternoon maximum temperatures, not out overnight low temperatures. so we have 11 and ten here on the charts. through the course of tomorrow, all of that rain continues to push north eastwards, so it will dry up for a time across northern ireland, through wales, also northern england. but it is the south and south—east hangs on to the lion's share of the sunshine. here the temperatures will be pretty high as well as you can see from the yellow and the amber. we are looking at up to 15 or 16 tomorrow, a similar story across parts of the north—east

of scotland. generally 11 to 14. as we had on from wednesday into thursday we are still dragging up all this mild airfrom the near continent. we still do have our south—westerly wind, and we still have some rain out towards the west, across western parts of northern ireland, northern and western scotland. for the rest of us, we are looking at a dry day, but first thing in the morning there could be quite a bit of low cloud around at some patchy mist and fog. this time of year the fog is quite slow to clear and it may well linger, for example across the north midlands, which will peg back your temperatures. if you are in the sunshine, 17 degrees, that is 63 fahrenheit, not to be sneezed at. nothing to be sneezed at at all, and you know i like sneezing. thank you very much. when you buy so—called flushable wet—wipes, you would expect to be able to put them down the toilet, but you would be wrong. if it said flush of all, you might

expect that to happen. —— flushable. none of the brands sold in the uk that are labelled as such have passed water industry tests for biodegradability, and it is causing major problems in the sewers, as jayne mccubbin has been finding out. this is six tons of steaming, stinky mess straight from the sewers of the city of manchester. the waste of 1.2 million people comes through this inlet every day. and by this point in the sewage network, there really should be nothing to see here but dirty water. instead... let's send the camera down. this is full of rubbish. eugh. with one main problem. what proportion of this lot would you say are wet wipes? well, i am not volunteering to get in there and do account, but most of the stuff you see here is whites. many

will have been flushed when they should have been binned, but some will have been labelled flushable. customers believe they are behaving responsibly by buying wipes marked as flushable, but they don't read the detail on the packet, they won't realise that the packet says flush one or two at a time and not a handful, and it embeds the behaviour of using toilets as at the end. are you satisfied flushable wet wipes are flush of all? no, absolutely not. what manufacturers claim to be flushable simply doesn't pass water industry tests. we reported on this issue two years ago, and two years ago... i put this flushable wet wipe in this bottle. i have been driving around with it in my car ever since, and look at that. it is still intact. 0n and look at that. it is still intact. on its own, this is pretty harmless. at combine it with fat, deep down in the sewers, and this is what you get. that birds. ——

fatburgs. united utilities have to deal with 23,000 blocked drains every year, and this is what comes out. you can see these cleaning wipes, you can see one there, and it is not disintegrating. two years ago on this programme, the water industry threw down the gauntlet.“ you have a white that would pass the uk guidelines, come and get it tested at wrc, or show us the results of your own testing. so two yea rs on results of your own testing. so two years on dot. . hello, jane. any update on that challenge, rachel? well, there isn't at the moment, but there is a small manufacturing company that are very close to meeting updated draft flushability guidelines, so watch this space. watch this space. they say none of the major manufacturers are close to meeting this guideline, a claim manufacturers deny. they say 90% should not have been flushed in the

first place, the problem, they say, if the consumer, not the product. at this swipe was labelled fit to flush. two years in the making, that was flushable. i am not surprised,. still the consumers' light. —— blight. and it is beginning to disintegrate, but it is not what you would expect, is a? you imagine thousands upon thousands of those. i know it is pretty grim thinking about that while you are tucking into your cornfla kes and marmalade while you are tucking into your cornflakes and marmalade on toast this morning. but it is another one worth thinking about. you can hear more on that story in costing the earth, on bbc radio 4 today at 3:30pm. the problem is that wet wipes are

incredibly useful. they are, so there needs to be a solution.” incredibly useful. they are, so there needs to be a solution. i am sure there are scientists working on it as we speak. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news, i'm charlotte franks. police investigating the murder of a 16—year—old in tulse hill have made four arrests. john 0gunjobi was stabbed to death near brockwell park last monday. he was one of five people to be murdered in the capital in a period of six days. the men, aged between 20 and 23, are being held at south london police stations. there is a warning londoners may have to wait for over decade for their pay to return to pre—crisis levels. left—wing think tank the resolution foundation says nationally, real average pay is set to bounce back by the end of 2024, but in the capital it will be closer to 2030. a sailorfrom guilford who made

history this year when she became the youngest skipper to complete a round—the—world clipper yacht race is heading off on her next adventure. nikki henderson has now been recruited on a two—year voyage by tracy edwards, the first skipper to lead an all—female crew on a global race. the pair hope to highlight the importance of education for girls. it's an opportunity to give something back, which is really, really special, and to, you know, empower women and help level the balance out across the world, really — give everyone the opportunity they deserve in life. let's take a look at the travel situation now. there are minor delays on the 0verground, but a good service on all other lines this morning. 0nto the roads, and in enfield, the a10 is closed southbound from the m25. that is thejunction 25 roundabout, to ca rterhatch lane, following a fatal collision. there are queues on the a10 southbound from cheshunt and the m25 clockwise from junction 26 at waltham abbey.

in westminster, bridge street is closed between parliament square and victoria embankment for security works. it is going to be closed until 14 december. greenwich south street has three—way temporary traffic lights in place at thejunction with blissett street. now the weather, with kate kinsella. good morning. well, after a few days of some very heavy showers, a bit of respite today. it's dry, it's fine, we should see plenty of sunshine, and it's feeling quite mild as well. now, we do have a noticeable south—westerly breeze. great day for getting the washing out on the line, perhaps, as it should stay dry. there is a little bit of patchy cloud around, but plenty of sunshine, and temperatures not bad either. we're looking at a maximum of 14 celsius. now, some clear spells overnight tonight, but also, again, patchy cloud just popping up here and there. it is going to be another mild night. the minimum temperature in one or two spots staying in double figures, between eight and 10 celsius, so a lovely mild start to wednesday.

there might be a bit of cloud around at first, but it will break up. we'll see some decent spells of sunshine through the afternoon, and temperatures again in the mid—teens. could get a bit of mist and murk first thing on thursday morning, but that will lift eventually to some sunny spells. impressive temperatures — 17 celsius on thursday. plenty of dry, fine weather in the forecast, but starts to cool off a little as we head towards the end of the week and into the weekend. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. now, though, it is back to dan and louise. bye for now. good morning. welcome to breakfast, with louise minchin and dan walker. it is 7:30am. here's a summary of this morning's main stories from bbc news. the wildfires in california have now been declared the worst in the state's history, after the death toll rose to 44. more than 7,000 buildings have been destroyed and president trump has declared it a major disaster, which will free up extra funding to fight the fires. dan johnson sent us

the latest from southern california. well, this is the latest fire teams have had to deal with, an intense blaze on this hillside here. they're just bringing in more workers now to try to stop it flaring up again, to stop it spreading. because if you take a look down into the valley, you can see how close this buyer came to the homes here, to this neighbourhood. and that's why there are so many firefighters here on the ground, and in the air as well. they've been dumping water and powder to try and put this buyer out. this embankment was completely ablaze in the last hour, and the people who live here have been on their roofs with their garden hoses, trying to protect their homes if the fla mes trying to protect their homes if the flames spread any further. the win is here are so warm and so dry that the fires have been driven over the hills and through the countryside is

and communities here. we've seen entire neighbourhoods over the hill that have been completely destroyed. people have been going back this morning to see what's left of their homes, and in some cases it is not very much at all. really devastating pictures there. the prime minister will update her cabinet on brexit talks this morning. last night, she said that negotiations were now in the endgame but significant issues remain unresolved. the main sticking point is how to keep trade flowing at the irish border. the negotiations for our departure are now in the endgame, culling badgers only has a modest effect in reducing the number of cases of tb in cattle, according to a scientific review commissioned by the government. the report warns that if the culling programme is extended it could result in the death of 40,000 badgers a year. it's urged the government to accelerate the development of non—lethal controls such as vaccination. detectives have returned to the scene of a violent robbery in north london in the hope ofjogging the memory of potential witnesses. 98—year—old peter gouldstone

was found badly injured in his home in enfield last tuesday. he's still in a critical condition. police want to hear from anyone who may have been offered a panasonic tv which was stolen. a number of organisations, including crimestoppers are offering a reward to help find those responsible. a ban on milkshakes with more than 300 calories is being demanded by campaign group, action on sugar. following a survey of shakes in restaurants and fast food outlets they said the drinks contained grotesque levels of sugar. the milkshake that topped the survey contained 39 teaspoons of sugar, more than six times the daily amount recommended for seven to 10—year—olds. public health england is challenging businesses to cut sugar by 20% by 2020. the comic book writer and editor, stan lee, who redefined the superhero genre at marvel comics, has died in los angeles. stan lee co—created a universe of heroes, including spiderman, black panther and the incredible hulk. the chairman of the walt disney company, which now owns marvel, said stan lee was a superhero in his own right with the power to entertain and inspire.

sally is here. you reminded us that he makes an appearance in all the movies. the best bit of the new marvel movie, looking out for him to try and spot him. what is he doing in thor? i think it is in one of the later thors, famous for his long, flowing locks, stan lee is the barber who gives him a job and cuts his hair with scissors. loads of tributes from hollywood stars who've worked with him is. i read the one from seth warren, earlier, mark ruffalo, who played the whole —— worked with him —— seth rogen. chris evans, captain america,

said there will be, never be another sta n said there will be, never be another stan lee. he exuded love and kindness and will leave an indelible mark on so many lives —— there will never be another sta n lives —— there will never be another stan lee. he used to be an barrister in his 20s when he was a comic book writer because all his friends were doctors or accountants or lawyers, then he realised entertaining people was the best thing you could do. quite a legacy! daniel sturridge is ina bit quite a legacy! daniel sturridge is in a bit of hot water with the football association. they have charged him with breaching football association rules. it relates to a rule around giving out information which has been obtained "by virtue of his position and is not publically available. " liverpool say sturridge has categorically stated that he has never gambled on football. he has a week to respond to the charge. arsenal's danny welbeck has had a second operation on his broken ankle. he was badly injured in arsenal's draw with sporting lisbon in the europa league last week. manager unai emery says he has no

idea if welbeck will be back playing this season. england have won their first match at the women's world t20. england's bowlers made short work of the bangladesh batting line—up, restricting them to just 76 runs. debutant kirstie gordon took 3—16. then the rain came, and england were set a revised target of 64 to win, which they reached easily to complete a seven—wicket win. jos buttler says he's happy to bat wherever england need him. he's widely expected to move up the batting order to number three for the second test against sri lanka which starts tomorrow morning. he also says that he's happy for ben foakes to be keeping wicket, despite that being the position he fulfills for the one day side. i don't think i kept as well in the one—day series as i'd have liked to. actually it's probably quite healthy to see someone like ben foakes come in and keep wicket. he's been much talked about as the best gloveman in england for a number of years,

and it was great to see him first—hand and that's the level myself, looking personally, i've got to try to attain to get to. to tennis' world tour finals next, and novak djokovic has made a strong start at the 02 in london. always lots of famous faces at the finals, cristiano ronaldo enjoying himself this year. djokovic has had a great year, winning wimbledon and the us open to return to world number one, and he sailed through the first set againstjohn isner. the american was completely outplayed by djokovic who took the second set pretty comfortably. alexander zverev also got his campaign off to a winning start. the german beating marin cilic in straight sets. and there was a nasty fall in the doubles. this is the frenchman nicolas mahut going over an advertising block. he had treatment and was thankfully able to carry on, but he and his partner ended up losing their match. he looks in pain. he is limping,

brave to carry on. talking of brave,... and we can't finish without talking about this man, harry redknapp. i don't know whether it is brave actually! brave or ill informed! very successful football manager, now he's heading into the jungle for this year's i'm a celebrity. lot's of people having some fun on social media. here's a quick clip from his little introduction video on social media. very, very good question, harry. not sandra while he's in thejungle. does he do it in the water feature? no, you hand it to laundry at the five star hotel! surely! how dare you, are you saying that tv is a sharad? it starts this sunday on itv. -- a sharad? it starts this sunday on itv. —— a sharad. —— charade.

now, this might not be news to many of you, because you might be about to experience it, but the morning commute is getting longer. new research shows that compared to ten years ago it's taking us much longer to get to and from work. breakfast‘s john maguire can tell us more about this. he's in cardiff for us this morning we are at cardiff central, the journey begins is what this pod says here, a model to illustrate the new transport system that will be in wales in the coming years. transport for wales has been running services here for the last four weeks or so, and we will hear from them in a second. in south wales it's the part of the uk that seen the biggest increase in commuting times. thinking about the types of transport you might be using this morning, rail is the longest on average across the uk, two hours 11 minutes per day, up four minutes in the last decade. car, 52 minutes per day, up three minutes over the last ten years. if you're getting a bus into work

and back home later today, that on average will take one hour and 19 minutes, an increase of seven minutes. what is the commuter like? i spoke to people going home at bristol temple meads last night to pick their brains. a connecting train, 40 minute wait in between but at times it can work to my benefit because i can do a bit of work in between but it takes a good proportion of the day. this is my first day as a commuter. a ten minute commute, i was meant to this morning but with roadworks and so forth it has taken longer. makes me think tomorrow i have to get up earlier and think of excuses for being late for work. how long is your commute everyday? 40 minutes, but much easier by train than road, i take the train everyday, let the train take the strain, isn't that right? are you a happy commuter? reasonably, wish i could click my fingers and get home some days but i'm 0k! i'm sure everybody would agree with

that woman! let's talk to mark barry from cardiff university. good morning. and james price from transport for wales. what needs to happen to improve the situation in this part of the uk and across the uk? in this part of the world, some in the people rely on their cars to commute and road congestion means the commute is longer and slower and we have rail infrastructure that hasn't had investment in enhancements for 40 years. we need to consider the work starting from transport for wales to make this the easiest and favourite and quickest option and our economy depends on it. when we stand here in ten years to discuss this report, will times have gone down? the plan is things will be different and significantly improved. commute times on the whole will come down, and importantly capacity on the network will have gone up by 65%. we want to transform people's journey experience. is a

long commute always bad? a couple of people last night said it is a bit of me time. in the round, it's about quality of service. if people can work on the train and relax on the train, and if they know they're going to get a train, the length of the commute is slightly less important. where we can we should get capacity up and journey times down wherever possible. james, you told me earlier... mark, you said earlier one of the biggest things was the congestion on the roads, that's the way the vast majority of people travel to work in this part of the country. how do we turn that around? it's a legacy of the lack of investment in many years in the rail infrastructure and the fragmented network. the need to invest should give people options. we need to change our work patterns as well, we all need to commute at the same time everyday to the same place so it investment in infrastructure different patterns can help conditions. thanks for talking to

us. conditions. thanks for talking to us. this report is by the tuc, some of the things they are suggesting. more flexible conditions, people working from home, that depends on a robust economy. from the department of transport perspective, they say they are spending an extra £48 billion on rail, giving extra power to local councils to improve bus services and spending more money improving our roads. whether you like the commute or not, if that all falls into place, perhaps when we are here in ten years, commuting journeys might be shorter than they are today. and a few minutes really makes a difference. thank you, john. before i did thisjob i did a job in radio and my daily time in the car was about four hours and 30 minutes. 0h was about four hours and 30 minutes. oh my goodness! i used to cycle to work in london and i thought six miles was a long way back then. that was working in sheffield and living

in manchester. what did you do? singing along. but a bit of don maclean on... and other things! let's catch up with the weather. for many today, a dry day, but that's after we lose the morning show is. already they're starting to fade, heavy winds earlier in northern england, much lighter and fewer and farther between and a fine and dry day —— morning showers. but breezy, as you can see in the highs of us with the high pressure settling things down for a bit. —— isobars. showers in the west and south, but they will fade. sunshine developing, patchy fairweather cloud, not much more than that through the day but in the afternoon, a few showers across the english channel and some of those getting into the south—west and wales, but they will be the exception. east anglia, the midlands, northern england, northern ireland and northern scotland, a dry afternoon with sunny spells. later, cloud in over in the outer hebrides

and the rest of northern ireland. temperature—wise, similar to what we had yesterday —— cloud in the. 11-15. the had yesterday —— cloud in the. 11—15. the cloud building towards the west head of the band of rain, and the rain, as it comes in across northern ireland, wales, northern england and scotland will be heavy in places and also fairly persistent. to the south, watch how the cloud breaks and we'll see clear skies. even so, not a cold night with temperatures tens and 11s in the south and west. nines, maybe seven the south and west. nines, maybe seven in norwich. as we head through tomorrow, this whole system continues to push northwards. the rain will clearfrom continues to push northwards. the rain will clear from northern ireland, still a few showers not far away. wales and northern england also brightening up, and much of scotland, but the lion's share of the sunshine will be in the south and south—east for most of the day, and south—east for most of the day, and here we could have temperatures up and here we could have temperatures up to 15, possibly 16. and here we could have temperatures up to 15, possibly16. not

and here we could have temperatures up to 15, possibly 16. not too far from that around the moray firth, parts of wales and south—west england also. as we had from wednesday into thursday, we're still pulling in all this mild air on the wind from the near continent. quite windy across the north of the country, our front being windy across the north of the country, ourfront being kept windy across the north of the country, our front being kept at bay out towards the west and here we have some rain and also a fair bit of cloud. first thing thursday, we start with low cloud ann patchett mist and fog and that can be slow to clear at this time of year, and it could stick in the north midlands, for example —— and patchy. the range, 14 quite widely to may be 17 in the south—east. range, 14 quite widely to may be 17 in the south-east. that is warm, isn't it? thank you, carol. see you ina bit. you might not be aware, but today is purple tuesday, a day where shops are encouraged to think more about the needs of their disabled customers. victoria is here with more. good morning to you, and carol also

ina good morning to you, and carol also in a purple dress today. very good. one in five of us are living with a disability, that is according to the latest government numbers. and about half of disabled people struggle with their mobility, so you can imagine that popping down to the shops isn't always easy. the idea of purple tuesday is that everyone from retailers to landlords to local authorities is encouraged to commit to improving access at their facilities. holly greader is a 21—year—old wheelchair user from cardiff. she says that, while purple tuesday is a good idea in theory, the fact that in 2018 retailers still have to be told how to treat disabled customers is frustrating. most people get out of bed and go, i'm going to go to the shops, i'm going to go to the shopping centre, and they don't really have to think about it that much. whereas i get up and i have to think, am i well enough? do i have the energy, do i have the strength, am i in the right mindset to face the shops? it's the embarrassment when you're trying to manoeuvre your wheelchair, and you've hit a rail, and everyone around you looks really

shocked, and they look slightly — almost a little bit scared of you, but also really angry, and you feel kind of vulnerable and awkward. and it's really embarrassing, the looks you get and the stares, and that's really hard to deal with, and it's embarrassing. and particularly if an item of clothing has fallen off, or it gets stuck in my wheels — that's something that happens as well. sales i think are the hardest, when all the rails are pushed really close together, and quite often you will have two rails pushed pretty much side—by—side, but there are clothes on the other side as well. and i'm, like, iwant to look at the sale, i know there was a top i liked, or something like that. and you're like, i really want it, and it's half—price, but you can't get to it. i have — i genuinely have moved rails around in shops before. i want to be able to access everything, like everyone else does, and sometimes i break those barriers. it saddens me and it infuriates me slightly that we're in 2018 and we're still having to go,

actually, excuse me, what about us? listening to holly's story is tracey proudlock. good morning to you. thank you very much forjoining us. you advise businesses on how to develop more disabled friendly facilities at their businesses. what sorts of m ista kes their businesses. what sorts of mistakes are developers and retailers commonly making? can i say iam retailers commonly making? can i say i am with holly here. i think purple tuesday can set things back a bit, because we need to see businesses making a coherent, planned effort to meet the needs of disabled customers. most disabled people do not want a special day like this, we wa nt not want a special day like this, we want consistent planning from businesses so disabled people know what to expect and have their needs met ina what to expect and have their needs met in a plant, coherent way. and

thatis met in a plant, coherent way. and that is a sensible business response as well. so i am with holly here. we need to work with businesses, and at the moment what we need to be doing is getting businesses to think about the physical barriers they have got —— holly. as you have seen in your video, think about the physical barriers, but it is notjust physical barriers like broken steps or broken handrails. it is about attitudes. so if you have a business, you are giving off m essa g es business, you are giving off messages and you are giving off signals that disabled people can talk to you about their needs. so it is having betterfacilities, and it is having betterfacilities, and it is also about having a good attitude. good facilities and a good attitude. good facilities and a good attitude will go a long way. so from attitude will go a long way. so from a practical point of view, what do better facilities and better attitude really look like? what practical steps should businesses be taking? well, you know, small businesses can do little things like moving things around. they might have a tiny little shop that you have a tiny little shop that you have difficulty moving around, so it

might be temporarily moving something. if you have lots of shelves and they are stacked really high, it might be reaching and getting things down. helping you get in or moving things around, ringing things down to you, the other thing is bigger businesses can and should do more, and the barriers are a bit different. if you have a really big store, it can be difficult to find your way around. so we are talking about things here, i am thinking about things here, i am thinking about things here, i am thinking about things that will help reduce the stress for all customers. that might be things like having good signage so you can see where the lifts are and where the toilets are. it can be a real challenge if you are visually impaired or not so quick on yourfeet are visually impaired or not so quick on your feet to get a lift, because the lifts are full, so maybe have a sign to say if you don't need the left, take the stairs. so you can have good signage, you can have facilities that are clean and well maintained. 0ften facilities that are clean and well maintained. often an accessible toilet can be broken or not repaired or it can have lots ofjunk units,

or it can have lots ofjunk units, or staff bicycles, so maybe you can look at your building, think about the barriers that are physically in your face, that you the barriers that are physically in yourface, that you can the barriers that are physically in your face, that you can see, the barriers that are physically in yourface, that you can see, and then ask yourself what kind of attitude do we need so people like holly and myself can move around and get equal service? because we're not talking about special events here, we are talking about the law. the law says disabled people are protected, and businesses need to know that. thank you for your time, and some of those thoughts on how businesses can change their attitudes, and some simple fixes, as well, that can be done. as holly and tracy were saying, it should be more than just tracy were saying, it should be more thanjust one tracy were saying, it should be more than just one day. in 2018, it should be accessible for all, shouldn't it? i know you don't really wear trainers as a fashion accessory.” wear them to run in, but lots of people wear them as a fashion

a ccesso ry , people wear them as a fashion accessory, but they are notjust that. some see them as works of art, and some rare pairs can be worth thousands of pounds. an american company called stockx has just opened in the uk, which is kind of like a stock exchange for shoes — a place for collectors of high—end, valuable, limited—edition pairs to buy or sell. graham satchell has been finding out more. they actually don't fit me properly, they're a bit too small. but i love them, so i wear them all the time. we call them trainers, americans call them sneakers, on the street they're called creps. they're just gucci sneakers with fur inside. how many pairs of trainers do you have? too many. maybe like 15? a lot of shoes, yeah. the footwear market is worth £12 billion in the uk, and the majority of it is trainers. trainers are an extraordinary phenomenon. they become a fashion item, a lifestyle item. and when you add to that limited editions, special collaborations and so on, you're making an already very valuable category highly valuable.

to me, the shoes, i like looking at more than i like wearing it. my name is sam zucker brown, and i'm a sneaker—head. i have maybe 100, 150 shoes. the price that these fetch these days is upwards of £2,000. i getjoy from wearing them, but looking at them, they're just beautiful — a beautiful shoe. this is a whole culture, collecting, buying and selling high—end, limited—edition trainers. at this event in london, run by creps city, shoes are sold face—to—face, but most of the retail market is online. but there is a problem. how do you know the shoe isn't fake, and what is a fair price? hundreds of boxes of shoes arriving at a warehouse in west london. this is stockx, an american company that hasjust opened here in the uk. this is about access to products that you can't get anywhere else... today, the boss is wearing the nike react 87.

his website has become one of the places to buy and sell rare trainers. what is the most expensive? so this is a shoe... there were only 87 pairs of this shoe created by nike. £46,000, £26,000 - so the size 11 is very cheap — only £20,000. that is very reasonable. it's just supply and demand. this is like econ 101 at its most basic. at a special stand, armin is checking shoes. my title is sneaker authenticator. each shoe is closely examined to make sure it is genuine. most of the shoes here have never been worn. because they are rare, the resale value is higher than the retail price. the fake shoes kind of have a fake smell. what does a fake shoe smell like? it has a pungent glue smell, which can be quite toxic, and sometimes you can smell it as soon as you open the box. in america alone, the retail market for trainers is worth an astonishing $2 billion last year,

and stockx has seen massive growth here in the uk. the trainer — sportswear, fashion item, work of art, and now, tradable commodity. that is a bit of an eye—opener, isn't it? and undermine mine are tradable, at all. in fact, you are putting your proper trainers to good use “— putting your proper trainers to good use —— none of mine our tradable. putting your proper trainers to good use -- none of mine our tradable. as you may have seen over the last few yea rs, you may have seen over the last few years, i have been partaking in some triathlons, and i am taking on an extreme triathlon. how extreme is extreme? i love the way i am telling you all of this, because then i will have to do it. i am going tojump offa have to do it. i am going tojump off a ferry into a fjord, and get off a ferry into a fjord, and get off my bike and cycle 112 miles, 100

up off my bike and cycle 112 miles, 100 up and 12 are down, and then and off—road marathon on. up and 12 are down, and then and off-road marathon on. and where are you doing this? in southern chile, in patagonia. will we do some live bbc breakfast linkups? if there is a telephone signal, i will phone in. i am not allowed to do it while i am actually on the triathlon. there is actually on the triathlon. there is a cut—off of 17 hours. so i have to do it within 17 hours. right, i don't want you coming back if you don't want you coming back if you don't do it within 17 hours. is it just me? am i taking control of the programme for a bit? time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news, i'm charlotte franks. police investigating the murder of a 16—year—old in tulse hill have made four arrests. john 0gunjobi was stabbed to death near brockwell park last monday.

he was one of five people to be murdered in the capital in a period of six days. the men, aged between 20 and 23, are being held at south london police stations. the tuc claims the average commute into and out of london has risen by four minutes over the last decade, with commuters spending more than 300 hours a year travelling to and from work. it says the typical journey lasts an hour and 21 minutes each way, and job satisfaction could be improved and stress levels reduced if that could be cut. a sailorfrom guilford who made history this year when she became the youngest skipper to complete a round—the—world clipper yacht race is heading off on her next adventure. nikki henderson has now been recruited on a two—year voyage by tracy edwards, the first skipper to lead an all—female crew on a global race. the pair hope to highlight the importance of education for girls. it's an opportunity to give something back, which is really, really special, and to, you know,

empower women and help level the balance out across the world, really — give everyone the opportunity they deserve in life. let's take a look at the travel situation now. there are minor delays on the 0verground, but a good service on all other lines this morning. 0nto the roads, and in enfield, the a10 is closed southbound from the m25, that is thejunction 25 roundabout to carterhatch lane, following a fatal collision. there are queues on the a10 southbound from cheshunt and the m25 clockwise from junction 26 at waltham abbey. in westminster, bridge street is closed between parliament square and victoria embankment for security works. it is going to be closed until 14 december. and greenwich south street has three—way temporary traffic lights in place at the junction with blissett street. now the weather, with kate kinsella. good morning. well, after a few days of some very heavy showers, a bit of respite today.

it's dry, it's fine, we should see plenty of sunshine, and it's feeling quite mild as well. now, we do have a noticeable south—westerly breeze. great day for getting the washing out on the line, perhaps, as it should stay dry. there is a little bit of patchy cloud around, but plenty of sunshine, and temperatures not bad either. we're looking at a maximum of 14 celsius. now, some clear spells overnight tonight, but also, again, patchy cloud just popping up here and there. it is going to be another mild night. the minimum temperature in one or two spots staying in double figures, between eight and 10 celsius, so a lovely mild start to wednesday. there might be a bit of cloud around at first, but it will break up. we'll see some decent spells of sunshine through the afternoon, and temperatures again in the mid—teens. could get a bit of mist and murk first thing on thursday morning, but that will lift eventually to some sunny spells. impressive temperatures — 17 celsius on thursday. plenty of dry, fine weather in the forecast, but starts to cool off a little as we head towards the end of the week and into the weekend. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour.

now, though, it is back to dan and louise. bye for now. good morning, welcome to breakfast with louise minchin and dan walker. 0ur headlines today... the death toll from wildfires in california has now reached 44 — president trump declares it a major disaster. theresa may says the brexit negotiations are now entering the endgame as the cabinet prepares to meet this morning. # does whatever race by dick pound... —— # does whatever is by dick pound. hollywood stars line up to pay tribute to stan lee, the mastermind behind the marvel comics who's died aged 95. premier foods says it will start stockpiling raw materials in preparation for brexit. the makers of mr kipling, 0x0 and ambrosia announced this morning that it will start building stocks to protect the company against the risk of delays at ports.? more on this in a moment.

in sport, the liverpool and england striker daniel sturridge is charged over an alleged breach of football's betting rules. we still have a fewer showers around this morning but most of them will fade, leaving us with a dry, sunny and breezy day. the cloud will build in the west ahead of some rain. more details in 15 minutes. it's tuesday november 13th. our top story... the wildfires in california have now been declared the worst in the state's history after the death tolljumped to 44. more than 7,000 buildings have been destroyed and president trump has now agreed to declare a major disaster which will free up extra funding to fight the fires. 0ur los angeles correspondent david willis has this report. the seafront mansions of the rich and famous prove little match for some of the worst wildfires here in living memory. the first people in the celebrity enclave of malibu knew about this blaze was when a ball of fire came barrelling over the hillside, devouring everything in its path.

we never saw a fire truck probably until an hour or two after the fire went through. police, same thing, you know? it's not their fault, they were just inundated somewhere else. amidst a sea of ash and charred metal in the retirement town of paradise, a search is under way for hundreds of people who are missing. some died in their cars as they sought to flee the flames. those who escaped have lost everything but a sense of stoicism. i have... my clothes and i have a backpack, and that's pretty much it right now. so... its freedom, kind of a freedom. not one you would seek, but it's there, though. we will rebuild one step at a time. we will rebuild our home and we will be a part of rebuilding that town, because it's a beautiful town. criticised for his initial

response to the disaster, president trump took to twitter last night to say he'd approved a request to allocate additional funds to fight the fires. with hot, dry winds expected to return today and no sign of rain in the forecast, experts say it could take weeks to get california's latest wildfires fully under control. david willis, bbc news, los angeles. the prime minister will update her cabinet on brexit talks this morning. last night she said that negotiations were now in the endgame, but significant issues remain unresolved. let's talk to our political correspondent chris mason. the endgame. she also said people

are working through the night to get this done. i do any clearer than yesterday? we have a sense of what is going on, although as i said yesterday we have no sense, really, of where it will lead. the reason there is a real sense this week of trying to get stuff done and quickly speaks exactly to the point victoria was talking about in the headlines, mountains of cherry bakewell ‘s. in other words, businesses are thinking, gosh, maybe there will not bea thinking, gosh, maybe there will not be a deal and we have to prepare for the prospect of no deal and many fear that could be pretty chaotic. money has to star being spent on that contingency. the government wa nts to that contingency. the government wants to get a summit in the day re—, it has to make progress very soon. re—, it has to make progress very soon. there is cautious optimism, thatis soon. there is cautious optimism, that is the news overnight. what does that mean? it means they are

still talking and there is not yet a deal. here is the prime minister at the lord matt's banquet yesterday. the negotiations for our departure are in the endgame and we are working extremely hard through the night to make progress on the remaining issues in the withdrawal agreement, which are significant. the brexit talks are not about me or my personal fortunes, they are about the national interest. and that means making what i believe to be the right choices, not the easy ones. without vanishing into the mind spinning complexity of the sticking point that is still there, it boils down to the border between northern ireland in the uk, the republic of ireland, which will still be in the eu after brexit, and how that is resolved, this so—called backstop. it looks like there is a bit of a row over what role the european

court ofjustice, row over what role the european court of justice, many row over what role the european court ofjustice, many people who advocated brexit want to see the uk escape this, might have in managing a system where we waved goodbye to the type of agreement we might say goodbye to in the short term after brexit. i am confusing myself, goodbye to in the short term after brexit. iam confusing myself, i should not have bothered.” brexit. iam confusing myself, i should not have bothered. i was really trying to follow, and i hate to say it but i got slightly confused. all you need to know is that it confused. all you need to know is thatitis confused. all you need to know is that it is not there yet. thank you for being honest. many of our viewers say they really appreciate chris's brutal honesty about not knowing exactly what is happening with brexit, it is safe to say he is not alone. culling badgers only has a modest effect in reducing the number of cases of tb in cattle, according to a scientific review commissioned by the government. the report warns that if the culling programme is extended it could result in the death of 40,000 badgers a year. it's urged the government to accelerate the development of non lethal controls such as vaccination. a ban on milkshakes with more than 300 calories is being demanded by campaign group action on sugar.

following a survey of shakes in restaurants and fast food outlets, they said the drinks contained grotesque levels of sugar. the milkshake that topped the survey contained 39 teaspoons of sugar, more than six times the daily amount recommended for seven to 10—year—olds. public health england is challenging businesses to cut sugar by 20% by 2020. tributes are being paid to legendary comic book creator stan lee, who's died at the age of 95. he was the mastermind behind marvel and brought characters like spider man, captain america, and the x—men to life. gareth barlow has more. from spider—man to iron man, black panther to black widow, stan lee's creations have become hollywood hits, but his career had much more humble beginnings. a comics editor in the 1930s, it wasn't until years later that lee created some of marvel‘s most successful characters.

so i thought fly—man, that didn't sound dramatic enough. insect—man? no. and i went down a list, and then i got to spider—man. and somehow "spider—man," it sounded a little scary, it sounded impressive. stan lee brought superheroes to life, in cartoons and on screen. he himself starred in every marvel film. i should be on that list. name? stan lee. 0n social media, celebrities have paid tribute to the man described as a superhero in his own right. hughjackman, who played wolverine, took to twitter, saying: and evangeline lilly, who is set to star in next year's marvel release, said: for us, who likes,

you know, comics and stories about superheroes and all that, it's really sad. we've lost one of the greats, one of the comic greats, you know? my introduction to the comics was watching stan lee. stan lee created worlds that thrilled millions, and much like spider—man and silver surfer, his name will forever be captured on screen and in hearts. gareth barlow, bbc news. what a creative genius. i'm glad he went with the spider—man rather than insect man. 0r fly man. we will be speaking about it with jonathan ross, who has interviewed him, later. the effects of scarring can be devastating, notjust physically, but psychologically. it's something david wiseman, who was shot in the chest in helmand province in 2009, knows only too well. he's part of a group of army veterans teaming up with scientists at britain's first specialist wound research centre. together they're hoping

to use their experience and expertise to make healing easier for soldiers and citizens alike. 0ur defence correspondent jonathan beale's been to have a look at the research centre, which opens in birmingham today. at the scar—free foundation centre for conflict wound research, scientists and medical staff are already using laser technology to reduce the scarring on old wounds. they're also developing new treatments to deal with burns on the battlefield and elsewhere. and this is the revolutionary dressing they've developed. easy for troops to carry around in battle, you take out the dressing, put it in water and then apply it to the burn or the wound and it speeds up the healing process and reduces the scarring. patients and medical staff have taken their inspiration from the treatment of raf crews who suffered serious burns during the second world war, who became known as the guinea pig club. the goal now is to achieve scar free healing within a generation. yeah, we think it's doable. particularly if you can treat the wound very quickly and prevent

the scarring in the first place then, yes, it should be possible. the hope is that the techniques being developed here will notjust help wounded soldiers but also civilians who might have been the victims of a bomb or an acid attack. jonathan beale, bbc news, queen elizabeth hospital, birmingham. david wiseman is an army veteran and founded the casevac club. it is for wounded soldiers. brendan eley is the chief executive of the scar free foundation — they join us now. scarring can cause people big issues? absolutely. i co-founded the casevac clun last year —— casevac clu b casevac clun last year —— casevac club last year and it is for men and women wounded in conflict in iraq

and afghanistan, it is small but we are growing. all members of the club have got significant scarring in different parts of their body and as pa rt different parts of their body and as part of the centre which we have been talking about, we are involved ina been talking about, we are involved in a study next year about the psychology of scarring and how improvements can be made to people's psychology and be more accustomed to their scars. interesting. what did you go through and how did it affect you go through and how did it affect you psychologically?” you go through and how did it affect you psychologically? i was fighting and helmand province with the yorkshire regiment in 2009 and was involved in a firefight with the taliban on the 3rd of november 2009. i was shot in the chest. we can see the bullet. you don't need to be a doctor to analyse that. a lot of my scarring is internal, around my lung, lots of scarring to the nerves which run down from my neck down to

my arm and my right arm, lots of the scars you can't see. but you know about them ? scars you can't see. but you know about them? absolutely. brendan, you are chief executive of the scar—free foundation and are trying to make changes in how wounds are treated? both immediately after the injury and then for the longer term rehabilitation, that treatments can have a huge impact. 0uraim is to achieve scar free healing with in a generation, we have a 35 or 40 game ambitions are let in the future, when people who survive injuries like david's, burn survivors or people born with congenital abnormalities like cleft lip and palate, they do not have to face life with this car. what is the technology that could enable that within a generation? there is a remarkable area of medicine, regenerative medicine. the uk is

leading on this. we know for example the human embryo is capable of regenerating a wound without a scar, we have a capacity within us. we switch it off shortly before birth. thanks to some interesting and exciting work that has come out in the last decade or so we are starting to understand how you can really play with those mechanisms to switch the buttons back on. david, how much difference would it make to you, for example, for other people if the scars were not as visible? psychologically there are two micro things going on?“ visible? psychologically there are two micro things going on? it is not necessarily the visibility, are proud of our scars. they make you pa rt proud of our scars. they make you part of you? it makes you the story. it is not necessarily about raising the scar, but lots of scarring effects function. lots of my scarring is on my lung, on my nerves, it is functional scarring. my

nerves, it is functional scarring. my good friend who will be joining us my good friend who will be joining us today at the centre was badly burned on his face and hands, his hands have shrunk with the heat and he heads to have lots of operations to release that scarring to open and use his hands. —— he had to have. it is not necessarily appearance, it is also function. i know you have spoken about the psychological side at great length, is every single case difference? can you ever apply general seems to people in david's situation or is it always a case of finding out exactly what they have been through and tailoring to the individual? we know something is about good psychological outcomes following scars and wounds, much around the family, social setting in which that person lives. we know there are things that can be done to improve the psychological coping mechanisms. what we don't yet know

and what the scar—free foundation ce ntre and what the scar—free foundation centre in birmingham will address is how it is different for veterans and those who survive blast injuries. we know the circumstance of injury has a raft of other psychological aspects to it and we will adapt the treatments currently available so they can apply and help guys like david and others. i have scars, if i didn't have them i would not be here, they are an important part of your physiology in some ways? absolutely. i saw it on your video about the guinea pig club, that is who our club, the casevac club, is trying to emulate, if we come halfway to emulating what they achieved then we will be really proud. it is worth noting after this weekend of remembrance just how much medical advancement has come out of conflict and what we're doing at casevac club in partnership with

scar—free is to coalesce that into a centre of excellence so the lessons learned through our negative situations and experiences have a positive outcome for generations to come. are you both going there today? we have the countess of wessex opening, we can't keep her waiting. i am sorry, you had better leave explanation that have a great day! and casevac is casualty evacuation. you are watching breakfast from the bbc. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. good morning. we have some showers at the moment which will fade to the cause of the day, for many others it will be dry with a fair bit of sunshine, breezy and relatively mild for this stage in november. there is a ridge of high pressure toppling over us, the ice bars close together tell us it will be breezy and the

ridge of high pressure will tend to make although showers fade. first thing this morning, a cold start in the highlands, temperatures close to freezing but lots of dry weather around. the showers continuing to fade, but we could see some dotted around the english channel, some get again across southern counties in wales, they will be the exception rather than the rule. lots of sunshine, as there will be in the midlands, east anglia, northern england, northern ireland and scotland. a breezy day, very similar temperatures to yesterday, ranging roughly from 11 to 14 or 15 degrees. later in the day the cloud will build across northern ireland and western scotland. the wind here with exposure will strengthen and we are looking at this rain coming our way through the course of the day and overnight. some will be heavy and persistent across northern ireland, wales, northern england and scotland, but to the south of it, the cloud breaks, so we will have clear skies. that does not mean a

cold night for most, temperatures tens and 11s, a bit lower in the east. these are temperatures in the towns and cities. all this rain will push north eastwards tomorrow, leaving drier conditions behind the northern ireland, wales and northern england, but the south and south—east will see the lion's sherrock the sunshine and temperatures will be higher than anywhere else in the uk, up to 15 or 16 degrees. nonetheless, in pretty good shape wherever you are. as we nonetheless, in pretty good shape wherever you are. as we move nonetheless, in pretty good shape wherever you are. as we move from weapons into thursday we are pulling in the wind from the near continent so in the wind from the near continent soa in the wind from the near continent so a one in the wind from the near continent so a one direction for us, this weather friends being so a one direction for us, this weatherfriends being held at so a one direction for us, this weather friends being held at bay to the west, producing thick cloud. windy around it with exposure and we will have this rain. away from that it will be mostly dry. 0n will have this rain. away from that it will be mostly dry. on thursday we are likely to start the day with low cloud and patchy mist and fog, some of that takes its time to

clear, for example around the midlands, the north midlands, on thursday, we may hang onto that and if that happens it will peg back the temperatures. 17 degrees, we could see 16 across the north—east of scotland, really good for this stage in november. into the weekend, we are pulling in a southerly of sorts, but look how the high pressure builds from the east. the south—westerly becomes a south—easterly, temperatures will get back to close to 11 or 12 degrees. mild and settled this we can but don't forget the risk of the stubborn fog in places. studio: thank you very much, carol. premier foods says it will start stockpiling raw materials in preparation for brexit. the makers of mr kipling, 0x0 and ambrosia announced this morning that it will start building stocks to protect the company against the risk of delays at ports.? victoria is here with more. people might be shouting what is

this project fear, but it is going on? regardless of your politics, businesses still had to make decisions and investment decisions in the future. in quite appointed statement from the company they were saying about in the event that we don't have any more certainty they are having to make decisions. they say very shortly they will start stockpiling raw materials because of the fears about delays at ports, it has been raised by all sorts of people from car manufacturers to clothing manufacturers, next, honda, jaguar land rover said the same. this contingency plan for the next three months alone will cost £10 million. if we want to satisfy the nation's sweet tooth we will have to tackle this front line, and at the moment the front line is very much some of the problems around brexit and the delays at ports. 0ne some of the problems around brexit and the delays at ports. one in ten businesses might end of going bust asa businesses might end of going bust as a result of this, a report said,

of delays at ports. definitely businesses are making decisions to prevent that kind of future for themselves. thank you very much, victoria. if you are about to have your brea kfast you if you are about to have your breakfast you might want to put it to one side for a moment. we are talking about flushable wet wipes. when you buy so—called flushable wet—wipes, you'd expect to be able to put them down the toilet. you'd expect it would eventually be biodegradable. but you'd be wrong. none of the brands sold in the uk, that are labelled as such have passed water industry tests for biodegradability, and it's causing major problems in the sewers. hope you're not eating your breakfast. here's jayne mccubbin. this is six tonnes of steaming, stinking mess, straight from the sewers of the city of manchester. the waste of 1.2 million people comes through this inlet every day, and by this point in the sewage network, there really should be nothing to see here but dirty water. instead...

let's send the camera down. this is full of rubbish, with one main problem. what proportion of this lot would you say are wet wipes? well, i'm not volunteering to get in there and do a count, but most of the stuff you see here is wipes. many will have been flushed when they should have been binned, but some will have been labelled flushable. customers believe they're behaving responsibly by buying wipes marked as flushable. but they don't read the detail on the packet. they won't realise that the packet says flush one or two at a time, and not a handful, and it embeds the behaviour of using toilets as a bin. are you satisfied flushable wet wipes are flushable? no, absolutely not. what manufacturers claim to be flushable simply doesn't pass water industry tests.

we reported on this issue two years ago, and two years ago... i put this flushable wet wipe in this bottle. i've been driving around with it in my car ever since, and look at that. it is still intact. on its own, this is pretty harmless, but combine it with fat, deep down in the sewers, and this is what you get — fatburgs. united utilities have to deal with 23,000 blocked drains every year, and this is what comes out. you can see these cleaning wipes, you can see one there, and it's not disintegrating. two years ago on this programme, the water industry threw down the gauntlet. if you have a wipe that would pass the uk guidelines, come and get it tested at wrc, or show us the results of your own testing. so two years on... hello, jayne. any update on that challenge, rachel? well, there isn't at the moment, but there is a small manufacturing

company that are very close to meeting updated draft flushability guidelines, so watch this space. watch this space. they say none of the major manufacturers are close to meeting this guideline, a claim manufacturers deny. they say 90% should not have been flushed in the first place. -- 9996 -- 99% of —— 99% of wipes found in sewers. the problem, they say, is the consumer, not the product. but this wipe was labelled fit to flush. two years in the making, that was flushable. i'm not surprised. shows how strong they are. they do not break down, that is why because blockages. the consumer's delight is still the drain's blight. apologies if you eating your breakfast but it is really important to think about.

you can hear more on that story in costing the earth on bbc radio 4 today at 3.30. they are too handy, they need to come up with an alternative. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning. yesterday you may have had to dodge the showers which gave us had to dodge the showers which gave us fantastic clubs. today will be fewer showers than yesterday, more in the way of sunshine. this morning, more in the way of sunshine through the west, into the afternoon plenty of dry weather and sunshine. the cloud gradually increasing across northern ireland, temperatures getting up to between

12-13d. that temperatures getting up to between 12—13d. that cloud thickening across northern ireland into scotland, rain moving its way home, rain moving its way into wales and northern england by the end of tonight. the breeze picking up as we go into wednesday, overnight temperatures staying between 6—7d. maximum of 10 degrees. pretty mild to weapon states. this weather front across the uk on wednesday. bringing cloud and rain to northern and western areas, this one, mild aircoming to northern and western areas, this one, mild air coming up from the south. temperatures again above average. quite a bit of rain across scotla nd average. quite a bit of rain across scotland and northern ireland, northern parts of england and wales, breaking up into showers by the afternoon. the further south and east you are, the drier it is, the sunshine in the south—east extending further north and west. maximum temperatures tween 13—16d. 0n

thursday, could be some rain affecting the far north—west of the uk, fog around central areas could be slow to clear, a warmer day on thursday. especially for the fog clears, temperatures could reach 17 degrees in the south—east, across scotla nd degrees in the south—east, across scotland and northern ireland 14-15d, scotland and northern ireland 14—15d, more cloud and outbreaks of rain. that's all from me. goodbye. this is business live from bbc news with ben thompson and sally bundock. the moment of truth arrives

for italy, with the government set to defy the european commission over next year's budget. live from london, that's our top story on tuesday 13 november. italy is refusing to scale back its big—spending plans, insisting that its anti—austerity approach will help kickstart growth in the eurozone's third—largest economy. it could now face sanctions from brussels. also in the programme has apple reached peak iphone? tech stocks tumble in the us and asia after profit warnings from three suppliers of iphone parts.