good morning, welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines today: the number missing in california's deadliest wildfire rises again. more than 1,000 are unaccounted for and 71 people are confirmed to have died. she's weathered the political storm for now, but as theresa may battles to sell her brexit deal, there's fresh pressure from some in her cabinet to change the plan. theresa may fights to sell her eu deal, but five cabinet ministers join forces to try and get her to change the plan. another record—breaking yearfor children in need. the charity's raised more than £1 billion since it began almost a0 years ago. can england win their first overseas test match for two years? they're on top — sri lanka need 301 runs if they're to prevent an england victory. he shoots, he scores. mike's riding the wave of women's basketball success, with a little help from his friends. good morning. after a grey start to

the weekend, things are set to turn that much, much brighter with lots of sunshine developing. next it is colder, i will have all of the details here on breakfast. it's saturday the 17th november. our top story: the number of people missing in california's wildfires has now risen to more than 1,000. 71 people are known to have died. president trump will visit the state later today. 0ur correspondent dave lee has sent this report from what is now the devastated town of paradise. this is the first step in a very long process. a crew of firefighters lifts away large debris and makes sure the area is safe. soon, a second team of cadaver dogs will sweep the area, if they find remains, the coroner's office will arrive. it takes time, even with the more than 400 specialists now on the ground in paradise, the town worst hit by this fire. progress seems to be going backwards.

each day we hear about several confirmed deaths, but with it comes news that there are a growing number still unaccounted for. as of tonight, the list that we will be releasing, the current list of unaccounted for individuals stands at 1,011, which is an increase from yesterday of 380. the majority of those on that unaccounted for list are in their 70s, 80s and 905. some of them may have lived in a place like this, this mobile home park used to be known as the enchanted forest, but is now one of the focus of the enormous search operation. the impact from these fires is being felt across the state of california, more than 100 miles away in san fransicso, schools and businesses were closed down due to terrible air quality, currently measured as being the worst anywhere in the world. on saturday, it's expected that president trump will pay a visit to teams fighting these fires

and maybe meet some of those who have been evacuated. dave lee, bbc news, in paradise. —— community determined to get back on its feet. i think we will come back bigger better than ever. right 110w back bigger better than ever. right now we have got paradise strong and i know there are a lot of people who wa nt to i know there are a lot of people who want to come back, let's get this done. let's do again. dave lee, bbc news, in paradise. bbc news understands that a group of five cabinet brexiteers is hoping to persuade theresa may to change her eu withdrawal deal. sources say their efforts are being co—ordinated by the leader of the commons, andrea leadsom, with the aim of changing the agreement into something they consider "winnable and supportable". here's our political correspondent, iain watson. this weekend, theresa may will take to papers, television and social media to try and sell her brexit deal to the public. but she may have a tougher task selling it to her party. if 48 of her mps call

for it, she will face a vote of no—confidence in her leadership. last night she called dozens of leading lights in local parties to try and persuade them to support her. and one of her allies has returned to the cabinet with this message. this is not a time for changing our leader. this is a time for pulling together, for making sure that we remember who we are here to serve and to help, the whole of the country. i worry sometimes that my colleagues are too concerned about the westminster bubble rather than keeping their eye on what ourjob is, to serve people. but other cabinet members are not quite as supportive. five leading leave campaigners including michael gove, andrea leadsom and liam fox will meet within days to call for further changes to the brexit deal. if the prime minister or the eu will not give away, then further resignations can not be ruled out. so far, theresa may has confounded conventional wisdom by surviving a series of setbacks. any further loss of support could leave her vulnerable. iain watson, bbc news.

let's speak to our political correspondent, susana mendonca who's in westminster for us this morning. very good morning to you. some up where we are right now and this sense, maybe, that a moment of calm for theresa may. yes, it certainly is more of a calm feeling at west is that after what has been a tumultuous few days, no resignations at the moment as you are hearing in the report there, that is something that certainly could change. we know we have five cabinet members who stuck with theresa may thus far but wa nted stuck with theresa may thus far but wanted to see change to that deal with the eu. we understand that andrea latham has talked about the idea of technological solutions to avoid a hard border at northern ireland. the eu has said it doesn't have an appetite to revisit that deal, as far as they have been

concerned, the deal is offered and done. for theresa may that is at challenge, she has the looming prospect of those mps who want to see her out potentially putting letters into the backbench committee of the 1922 committee tory backbench. if they do get enough potential there could be a no—confidence vote and to be honest, evenif no—confidence vote and to be honest, even if theresa may gets to all of that and sees it off, when it comes down to it she has to get past parliament. we saw in the debate this week, people in parliament on all sides are very unhappy with the deal. key challenges in the days and weeks ahead. thank you susanna. will be chatting some of the issues that are being raised and the extraordinary week it has been, throughout the programme this morning. —— we will be. one of britain's biggest newspaper groups, johnston press, is going into administration. the company prints more than 200 local and regional titles, including "the scotsman" and "the yorkshire post", as well as the ""i. it's blamed changes to the way facebook and google display stories, which has led to a fall

in advertising. the move into administration is part of a rescue plan to keep the papers in circulation. the cia believes that saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman ordered the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi, according to us media reports. saudi arabia says the claim is false. here's our washington correspondent, chris buckler. the saudi crown prince is very aware of how things look. following jamal khashoggi's murder, he arranged to meet his son in front of cameras, offering condolences. c i a believe it was mohammed bin salman who gave the orderfor the it was mohammed bin salman who gave the order for the washington post journalist to be killed. jamal khashoggi was attacked when he entered the saudi consulate in istanbul. according to his former newspaper, the cia has been given details of phone records, including one that was made at the request of the crown princes rather, reassuring

jamal khashoggi he would be safe if you to the consulate to get documents that would allow him to marry. the washington post says the intelligence agency also examined the call made by the saudi ten who flew into istanbul to carry out the killing. apparently they considered —— contacted one of mohammed bin salman‘s top aides after the murder. the crown prince is seen him eating dirt secretary of state, a very powerfulfigure in a country dirt secretary of state, a very powerful figure in a country that isn't important ally to america. unit at estate has a imposed sanctions on the 17 individuals allegedly involved in the murder, but the cia report is likely to increase the pressure for more action. saudi arabia, which has been conducting its own investigation, has blamed an intelligence officer and have called the claims against mohammed bin salman false and based on theories and speculation. is understood that the cia doesn't have one stand—alone piece of evidence that shows the crown prince was directly involved injamal khashoggi's death, by the agency's

conclusion will so that test relationships between washington and riyadh. chris buckler, bbc news, washington. one of britain's biggest newspaper groups, johnston press, —— the argentine navy says it has found the wreckage of a submarine that disappeared a year ago with 44 crewman on board. the vessel was found by a drone on the seabed, at a depth of 800 metres. it was last heard from in november last year, when it reported an electrical fault in the south atlantic ocean. the un envoy to yemen says both sides in the war have promised to attend peace talks. martin griffiths told the security council that the commitment could be a crucial moment in the conflict between the government and houthi rebels. the war has triggered a humanitarian crisis threatening millions of yemenis with starvation. the inland revenue is warning that university students are being bombarded with fake tax refund e—mails, in a bid to steal their banking and personal details. thousands of reports have been received in the past few weeks. fraudsters are using e—mail addresses that appear to be from a genuine university.

officials say e—mails, texts or voicemails would never be used to inform a customer of a refund. the bbc‘s annual children in need appeal has raised a record amount, of more than £50—million taking it past the £1 billion mark since it first started. 0ur entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba looks back on last night. go on rob. cue the socialiser! cheering. the night's record—breaking total. the evening kicked off with a performance from west end musical, school of rock. the cast of eastenders took part in a walford walt disney song and danse extravaganza. while boy band boyzone

competed for the children in need stricly glitter ball trophy. welcome to the tardis! this is amazing. a doctor who superfan ogot to visit the tardis. and workers from children in needs projects who thought they were making a music video, got to duet with some of their favourite stars. celebrities also went to visit some of the places where the money raised by everyone watching ends up being spent. it was a night of historic fundraising to help disadvantaged children across the uk. lizo mzimba, bbc news. yes, thank you to all those people

who handed over money last night. a terrific night, very big occasion and we will reflect on what happened later on in the programme. it is 12 minutes past seven, the weather shortly and cat will keep us updated in sports. the last few days in politics have seen resignations, promotions and a prime minister fighting for her future. so what do voters make of it? breakfast‘s jayne mccubbin has been to liverpool airport, to speak to passengers coming and going from the uk. they are arriving home from across europe to news of how we are all going to live. —— leave. could you have a nice trip was matt quinn was last time you the paper? seven days ago. you have missed a lot. these are the headlines everybody is flying home to. world that says it all. 0ut means out, we should be out. why should we bother about them

now‘s for some, the deal to say goodbye really doesn't feel like a goodbye really doesn't feel like a good buy at all. and for some, the withdrawal agreement is plain confusing. exit. are we in or are we out? this was part built with eu cash, investment which helped make this city remains at the. and some are furious at the way into a pan out. just know what she's doing. the cabinet is falling to pieces around her, the likes of cameron, where is he? absolute shambles from start finish. sounds the like you are lap —— cloud to lead the country? finish. sounds the like you are lap -- cloud to lead the country? yes we are. plenty more preceptor for those hopping over to ireland for the by. hopping over to ireland for the rugby. had you think the negotiations have gone? you can tell by the look on my face, i think it is appalling but we are going to do it up with it. will the rugby be better? it has to be. rugby is one

of the unique things, it has never been the north against the south, it is all of ireland. frictionless borders also mattered to this woman, who has lived here for seven years, today enjoying a reunion from her family from romania. argue worried for you being here? no, i've been here long enough, i am not worried. what are you worried about? will my family visit because that will they need a visa ? family visit because that will they need a visa? will i need a visa to travel somewhere? i don't know. people don't know. there is plenty of political turbulence ahead, most people just want clarity on their final brexit destination. joining us now from westminster is the political pollsterjoe twyman. thank you for talking to us. i don't know how much you heard of that report. it seems a lot of people are concerned about what will happen to them personally and have almost stepped away from the chaos that has been surrounding westminster this week. what is your polling day? that

is broadly true. most people are not paying too much attention to the details, barely anyone has read all 500 pages of the deal. it is about how things will affect them, what it means to you. that is important for people. they have based their opinion on that and what they have concluded is that generally speaking they do think it is a deal they can support. 0nly they do think it is a deal they can support. only about one in five people thinks it is right. that is similar for people thinks it is right. that is similarfor remainers people thinks it is right. that is similar for remainers and levers. people thinks it is right. that is similarfor remainers and levers. a lot of people think it goes far too far. if they wanted to remain. and for people who voted leave itjust does not go far enough. so what about what has been happening in westminster? has that been received by the people you have polled, especially when you look at the cabinet reshuffle or the new appointments? is not going particularly well. around —— up until last week two thirds of people thought the government was doing badly. that has risen to three

quarters of people. the question now is canon theresa may turned that around. can she convince cabinet, her party, parliament, but can she convince the british people that this is the right deal or the right deal that is possible? this is the right deal or the right dealthat is possible? it this is the right deal or the right deal that is possible? it has been interesting following theresa may this week and how she has reacted and rebuffed the challengers. do you think she has gone down well with voters this week? around half the people have some sympathy for theresa may. she consistently polls, if you like, the least worst of all the candidates. if she is to be replaced the conservative party need to come up with a person and that person needs to have a plan. the moment the contenders are in two groups, those that the public don't like, generally, and those the public don't know, generally. there is no obvious candidate to replace. there is no emerging plan other than

we would renegotiate and perhaps have a hard brexit, neither of which is particularly convincing to a large proportion of the party. and what about in terms of how the public is viewing the opposition, the labour party, and its position in all of this? the labour party position is, shall we say, a little bit unclear and it remains unclear to the general public. sojeremy corbyn and the labour party are not seen as corbyn and the labour party are not seen as the best people to deal with the negotiations when compared to theresa may and the conservative government. she may be doing badly at the moment, but it is by no means the case thatjeremy corbyn and the labour party are viewed as overwhelmingly better. it comes down toissue overwhelmingly better. it comes down to issue a trust, really, doesn't it and how much frustration there has been and the clarity of messages that been coming through? who does the public trust? you're absolutely right. trust is usually important, not just with this right. trust is usually important, notjust with this but politics generally. most people are not paying attention to the detail.

instead they look at the broad narratives. stories we tell it —— ourselves and each other about who they think they can trust and who they think they can trust and who they think they can trust and who they think will be best for the country and crucially there will be best for people like them. and, u nfortu nately, best for people like them. and, unfortunately, no one is really winning out at the moment. it is a case of a plague on all your houses. the politicians on both sides of the argument, left and right, the politicians on both sides of the argument, leftand right, levers the politicians on both sides of the argument, left and right, levers and remainers have failed to convince large proportions of the british public that they are actually to be trusted and acting in interest that would be best for them. thank you very much were talking to us this morning 0n breakfast. we will be talking about this more later on. we have sir alan duncan coming the programme. andrew pierce and kevin maguire will be giving us their views a little later. it is just a look at the weather. you have a story to tell us. i have. it is a good story. we start with some fairly murky conditions

across the uk this weekend. disappointing if you're about to open the curtains. they withered. so in turn will come out quite widely, if not today than tomorrow. —— bear with it. let us look what is first thing. plenty of cloud. thick enough for light rain and drizzle. rex north and west in scotland. sunny brea ks to north and west in scotland. sunny breaks to the west of england and wales. we have seen clearer skies working towards east anglia, the south—east, a south—easterly wind for those clearer skies pushing that northwood and westwards. the cloudbreak for many. —— the cloudbreak for many. —— the cloudbreak cell. it may stay cloudy. they windy day. elsewhere the breeze is picking up. blue skies overhead. the eastern hills of snowdonia, the peak district, the pennines may hold onto some cloud, the cloud in southern and eastern parts of the grampians, 0rkney, and shetland. northern ireland struggling to break it up during the day, but it will do into the evening. the sunshine is

out across parts of the highlands. 14 out across parts of the highlands. 1a degrees. elsewhere 10— 13 celsius. in tonight, cloud to the north—east of scotland. this goes elsewhere. give a good view of the media showers as they rate through tonight. the green on the temperature profile indicating that it will be cooler than previously. a touch of frost around for some of you to start sunday. a beautiful day to get out and about. you may need to get out and about. you may need to wrap yourself up against the wind in southern and eastern areas. aid day of sunshine for dawn to dusk for the majority. northey scotland, shetland, they hold on to the cloud and temperatures 10— 13 degrees. the other part of the story, high pressure a cross other part of the story, high pressure across scandinavia that is with us. it will start to move northwards, bringing in easterly winds and ever colder air. the cloud returns across the country on monday. cloudbreak to the west. some sunny spells. 0ne monday. cloudbreak to the west. some sunny spells. one or two showers

into eastern districts. they will push their way into the pennines with some sleep mixed in on the top. temperatures into single figures. even called by tuesday. still some sunny spells in the west. a greater chance of some rain and even hillslope —— even called up by tuesday. in the south, some sleaze cannot be ruled out. temperatures, across england and wales, six or seven degrees. it will be closer to freezing thanks to the chill in the wind. not something you are all looking forward to, but someone who has been enjoying the arrival of cold weather, the other side of the atlantic, look at this. this is a panda. the snow arrived in the north east united states and someone was having a whale of a time. not quite as early as that for us, but certainly something more wintry next week. it is worth emphasising that someone week. it is worth emphasising that someonejoined your week. it is worth emphasising that someone joined your weather forecast towards the end. these are not pictures from the uk. these are from

washington, in the us. look at the chouly! can you move out of the way so we can chouly! can you move out of the way so we can look at that better? —— jov- so we can look at that better? —— joy. deep had always wins. see it later on —— the panda. 0ften cheaper than a bottle of water, energy drinks can be very popular with children, but doctors say there should be a ban on selling them to anyone under the age of 16. a consultation on that proposal runs until tuesday of next week, as hayley hassall reports. so who here has had a sip or drunk and energy drink? i have energy drinks about once every couple of drinks. i had an energy drink, my sister had won, i only had a sip and it made me hyper. i have an energy drink on the saturday, because it means we operate early.|j drink on the saturday, because it means we operate early. i like the taste of it, but later on i did not like how i felt. well done. 0k.

according to department of health two thirds of10— according to department of health two thirds of 10— 17 —year—olds are regular consumers of energy drinks. the average drink contains 15 hues of sugar and 150 mg of caffeine. that is the equivalent of two strong cups of coffee —— sugar cubes. the world health organization says that thinking is often could lead to high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, poor dental health, and obesity. children are particularly susceptible to the advertising. their bodies are not equipped to assume that amount of caffeine, the sugar content can increase the risk of childhood obesity, the oral health implications, we have children having dental extractions of their adult teeth which impact upon their speech and their self—esteem. from a public health perspective we would be keen to see the energy drinks been banned for under the age of 18 and we would like to see that happen as soon as possible. i was treating three your four energy drinks possible. i was treating three your fourenergy drinksa possible. i was treating three your four energy drinks a day. from being 12 years old, james strathmore than three cans of energy d—rings per

day. then last year he collapsed and had to have his gall bladder removed —— energy drinks. had to have his gall bladder removed -- energy drinks. i drank them because i was tired and they would give a quick energy boost. then i would feel tired again and i would think another one. i thought i had a problem with my stomach. i used to pass out. i passed out a few times. they passed out at school. then i we nt they passed out at school. then i went to the doctors and eventually got an ultrasound and they said it was gall stones. that must have felt awfulfor was gall stones. that must have felt awful for you. was gall stones. that must have felt awfulfor you. had you was gall stones. that must have felt awful for you. had you any idea what was causing the problem?” awful for you. had you any idea what was causing the problem? i ended up in hospital and had my gall bladder removed and they said it could have been because i was drinking energy drinks. at the time, did you know that energy drinks were not suitable for kids? i did not know that they weren't for kids? i did not know that they we ren't suitable for for kids? i did not know that they weren't suitable for children. i know they have a label on the back, but who reads that? it is a year since his operation and he is a different character. but back in the nine he was a handful. and now in year 11 he is a different person.

thousands of people have got behind a campaign to stop energy d—rings been sold to children and some supermarkets have already voluntarily stop selling them —— drinks. and the government wants the consultation the drink synergy says that sales on energy d—rings is not effective error much greater contributors to sugar and caffeine in ourdiets. contributors to sugar and caffeine in our diets. they are in the energy n on in our diets. they are in the energy —— on the same shelves as the fizzy drinks. they usually cost less. they are on average 99p. 0ver drinks. they usually cost less. they are on average 99p. over a pound for the other drink. there are warning signs on the bank that say they have a high level of caffeine and are not suitable for children. but campaigners want the government to go one step further and they want to ban children from being able to buy them completely. hayley hassall, bbc news. it is 7:26. over the last few days, we've brought you stories from the devastating wildfires in california. more than 70 people have died, and a thousand are missing. the fire has also forced more than a quarter of a million people

to move from their homes, including the four—time 0lympic champion, michaeljohnson. it has been talking to bbc breakfast about his shock of what has been happening. i was in new york last week visiting my son and may way back found that the fires are here in california that they had raged out of control. and where my home is in malibu we had been evacuated, we we re in malibu we had been evacuated, we were evacuated since last friday. but i am now back in my home. i got back tuesday night. and everything is fine, for me, fortunately, but it is fine, for me, fortunately, but it is very unfortunate, a lot of people have lost their homes. we have got fires all up have lost their homes. we have got fires allup and have lost their homes. we have got fires all up and down california and many people have lost their lives up in the northern california wildfires. it is a very, very difficult situation. and my heart goes out to all of those who have lost the eliza who have been lost, as well as property. it is a very

difficult situation —— the lives that have been lost. we will have more of this in california. it is a very u nfortu nate more of this in california. it is a very unfortunate situation. it certainly is. 1000 is officially the number of people missing at this stage. a loss of famous people caught up in all that chaos. it is worth saying as well, there was an extensive interview with michael johnson, you will see more about monday, including him talking for the first time about the stroke he suffered and is busily, as you can see, made a full recovery. —— lot of. we will see more of that interview on monday morning 's programme. we will keep you up—to—date with all the sport. the headlines coming up. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. good morning. here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. the number of people missing in california's devastating wildfires has now risen to more than 1,000. 71 people are known to have died. president trump will visit the state later today. officials say they don't expect to fully contain the blaze until the end of the month.

after a turbulent week, theresa may is continuing to try to sell her brexit deal to her party's grassroots and the wider public. but the bbc understands that five of the prime minister's leave—supporting cabinet ministers are considering pressing for changes to the deal which they think are "winnable and supportable". mrs may continues to insist her plan, agreed with eu negotiators, will deliver a brexit that works in the national interest. the cia believes that saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman ordered the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi, according to us media reports. mr khashoggi was killed in the saudi consulate in istanbul last month, his body has not been found. saudi arabia has called the claim false. one of britain's biggest newspaper groups, johnston press, is going into administration. the company prints more than 200 local and regional titles, including "the scotsman"

and "the yorkshire post", as well as the 'i'. it's blamed changes to the way facebook and google display stories, which has led to a fall in advertising. the move into administration is part of a rescue plan to keep the papers in circulation. the un envoy to yemen says both sides in the war have promised to attend peace talks. martin griffiths told the security council that the commitment could be a crucial moment in the conflict between the government and houthi rebels. the war has triggered a humanitarian crisis threatening millions of yemenis with starvation. hm revenue and customs is warning that university students are being bombarded with fake tax refund emails, in a bid to steal their banking and personal details. thousands of reports have been received in the past few weeks. fraudsters are using email

addresses that appear to be from a genuine university. officials say emails, texts or voicemails would never be used to inform a customer of a refund. a man is suing british airways after claiming that he was squashed next to an obese passenger during a 13—hour flight. stephen huw prosser says he suffered a pelvic injury and nerve damage in his neck, on the journey from bangkok to london. he's claiming damages and loss of earnings. british airways is contesting the case and the hearing continues. the bbc‘s annual children in need appeal has raised a record amount, of more than £50 million. the annual fundraiser has now raised more than £1 billion since it began in 1980. the charity supports more than 2,000 projects which help disadvantaged children across the uk. last night's programme saw boyzone take to the strictly dance floor. doing this strictly thing? there was

a momentary thing, a small thing. who knew you could both sing and dance. walking, i think is the word you are looking for. take our somewhere warm and tell us something good about the cricket. a good story. all going pretty well. i will show you two pieces of astounding fielding that has happened in the last hours. england against sri la nka last hours. england against sri lanka in the second test. win this one and they win the series. england going well. if you thought this one, first a fantastic catch, if you thought that was impressive, look at those reactions. watch this one. this one is even better. this is

jennings again at short leg. flicks it on to the wicket—keeper ben foakes it on to the wicket—keeper ben foa kes and he it on to the wicket—keeper ben foakes and he actually takes the catch. you can see better on this angle. backs it with his hand and catches it there. predicted, isn't it. they are on fire. trying to are currently 113— four. they need 301 to win. england on top. that fielding... the fielding position, the field that is directly, the batsmen will fire a shot off directly at that field. short leg, yeah. that is such a scary place to be. that is why they are wearing a helmet. sometimes they don't, sometimes they do. i don't think in the heat of the moment you would feel the finger. all i see is out. i know, it will hurt. he will have to go back to the pavilion and put ice

on it but at the time it is yes. england's women are through to the semi finals at the world t20. anya shrubsole starred with the ball, blowing away the south african tail with a hattrick. three wickets in three balls. england knocked off the 86 runs they needed to win with 6 overs to spare. wales missed out on promotion from their nations league group after losing 2—1 to denmark last night in cardiff. gareth bale was back for wales but they missed chances and were punished when denmark scored before the break. and they went further clear late on when martin braithwaite smashed in a second. bale got one back but it was too little, too late. it was a bad night too for germany, they've been relegated from their nations league group without even playing. that's because netherlands beat world champions france 2—0. the germans, who won the world cup four years ago, will now play in the second tier of the competition. we'll see the champions of the northern hemisphere against the champions of the southern hemisphere later in dublin as ireland take on new zealand.

that's the highlight of another packed day of action in the autumn internationals as patrick gearey reports. the psychology of the haka is to beat you before you begin, wo make battles seem futile. when faced with the all blacks, ireland would recognise the feeling. new zealand's unbeaten run of the irish lasted for 28 games over 111 years, through bruised bodies and broken hearts. until one day in chicago that is forever frozen in ireland's sporting history. since that 40—29 victory two years ago, the dynamic has changed. for this irish team, beating new zealand isn't an impossible leap, but a necessary step towards their aim — the world cup. it's always an achievement to beat the all blacks, that is why we limit ourselves to just every 115 years. it is formidable and would be a huge feather in these players cap if they could topple them on saturday. if ireland are the northern hemisphere's smash hit,

scotland are perhaps this yea r‘s breakthrough act. they beat england in the six nations and looked fluent against the fijians last saturday. there are six changes for a very different match against the hulking south africans and whatever happens saturday, sunday is going to hurt. i imagine you ask any coach in world rugby who is the team that provides the british challenge in the game physically with your forwards, it will be south africa. they select the biggest, strongest men they can find. i just feel that south africa now are in the top two or three teams in the world in how they played and how they played against the best teams in the world. wales will be full of confidence after beating australia last weekend, but only one of that team will start the game against tonga, the welsh have the springboks a week later. england meanwhile, have made 11 changes to the side which thought they had beating new zealand, only to have a try disallowed. they face japan, the country of eddie jones' heritage and the team used

to be in charge of. but international rugby allows little room for sentiment, jones says he wants england to physically "smash" them. patrick gearey, bbc news. 0ne one man not involved in those internationals is danny cipriani. one man not involved in the internationals is —— he's just got back from a three week suspension and was on form as his club gloucester beat leicester last night. in a lively match, the best of the tries was saved until last when 0llie thorley ran the length of the pitch to score under the posts to help his side win 36—13. it looks like he will be closed down and then he just goes over. gloucester are now third. novak djokovic will play south africa's kevin anderson in the semi final of the atp world tour finals later today. he beat marin cilic in straight sets last night, and is the favourite to win the tournment after easing through the round robin stage with three wins from three matches. it's been a good year for women's basketball. more girls are taking it up than ever before, helped by a silver medal for england at the commonwealth games. later, the first of two crucial

games see england take on greece. if they win both, they'll book a place at their first euros finals since 2013. mike's been along to training. one way, then the other, watch the ball they said, but i was in the first of the hypnotised by great britain's georgia jones. her dribbling skills have helped take the team to the verge of next year's european finals. something she has been dreaming of since she was little when she tried to beat her brothers and her coaching dad. in the back garden it was when we were playing 2 on 2 when we started beating the boys and then that was it then we started playing one on one, when she started beating me, i stopped. for georgia, there is no place like home, she'sjust one ofjust three players in britain's 16 who play their club basketball in the uk, at manchester which stages the international this week and that is where

ijoin georgia and her teammates to see why the women's game is booming. you can see why so many have attempted to take this up, inspired by the magic skills of georgia there. you need to get down low, sit into it and be able to move laterally, as well as forward. the most important thing is to keep your head up. where is the ball? you got to keep your head up. nearly half of the 11—15 year olds now now coming along and trying the skills, are girls. it has increased quite dramatically and i think the big key is, it is very attractive to inner city, urban kids. this facility, like i said, we have a scheme where you can pay £1 to come in here for an hour. jade is inspired by the success and the british teams success and the commonwealth games silver medal. we know people from manchester to make that spot and people like george

are an inspiration, they have been through and done it in the next generation will come up and do it. it's very exciting time, we have two great games coming up in the next week or so, we get through those and we are into europe in 2019 and the pathway opens for the olympic games. representing your country is just the biggest honour. these are the do or die games, if you like, these are the games every player wants to play in. also crucial to britain's chances will be the shooting price of teammate molly campbell, who plays for the leicester riders. i had some beginners luck, scored early on, haven't scored since, the problem is you do a run and as you compose herself to shoot, look how far the basket is a way, 18 feet or so. the power comes from your legs. it's the jump. as you shoot, you want to set yourself and it is up and shot. oh yes!

three points! scoring from distance is one thing, but nothing like the special feeling of ripping the rim of the basket and slamdunking it in. mike bushell, for bbc news, in manchester. ..all right, up a ladder. maybe mike is built more for gymnastics than basketball. thanks very much. how old do you think mickey mouse is? —— ourold? —— how old. he turns 90 tomorrow. the disney mascot has become one of the most successful cartoon characters of all time, and he's still going strong, as peter bowes found out in los angeles. the world's most famous mouse. whistling through his debut film, steamboat willie, in 1928. i only hope that we don't lose sight of one thing. that it was all started by a mouse. mickey mouse was first created and drawn by walt disney himself.

mickey went on to appear over 130 films. his distinctive appearance often changing with the times. they were cartoons that forever changed the entertainment landscape. some silent film comedians, when animation started to be popular, said things like, like charlie chaplin said how can we even compete? they don't even have to stop to take a breath. and they don't! you know, an animation character can literally do anything that you can make physically believable. and i think mickey is the embodiment of that. the first mickey mouse comic strips were published in the early 1930s and they were drawn at desk by the legendary animator floyd gottfredson. this is one of his original pens and there is certainly a lot of history here. mickey mouse is far from history, at 90 he is still alive and well on the screen and at disney theme parks

around the world. mickey is real. there is only one mickey. mickey is the easiest guy to work with, i am glad he is my boss. it takes you back to watching cartoons on saturday mornings and mickey mouse was the cartoon. mickey mouse has evolved over the years, he is still that classic character that brings happy memories. for a company built on the image and fortunes of a mouse, the carter character is an invaluable asset. mickey is a mouse of many talents, he is the comedy mascot and here at disneyland he has taken part in countless parades and ceremonies over the past 60 plus years, but one of his main jobs is to pose for photographs, isn't it? let's do it. good job. you are not looking your age. you are looking pretty good. the timeless allure of mickey mouse. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. got something for you. if you want

to learn how to draw your own mickey mouse, here we go. you can go to our twitter page at bbc breakfast. there are some instructions they are.|j won't show you that. maybe you can do that while matt is doing the weather. of course you will be listening intently to matt as well. come on, danger mouse. thank you. it is not a great start to the weekend. it is great, misty, drizzly in most areas. some areas have the sunshine but more will have the sunshine as we go through the day. if you don't get it today you certainly will tomorrow. the weekend brightens up before things turn chilly later on. the chilly clear air comes off continental europe, high pressure to the south of

scandinavia. winds around the southern flank of that bringing this window is —— clear whether our way. jessie ware the morning cloud northwards and westwards. it will ta ke northwards and westwards. it will take time for some. it is misty and pogie, particularly over the hills. patchy rain and drizzle will start to melt away. the clearer skies worked their way northwards and eastwards. brightness in the west to begin with. more of it as we go into the afternoon. it will take time before we see the cloudbreak up across parts of cornwall and the isles of scilly. elsewhere across england and wales plenty of sudden turnaround. 0n the eastern slopes of snowdonia to the east of the peak district, the pennines may hold on to cloud into the second half of the day. northern ireland fairly cloudy as well and southern and eastern parts of the grampians. 20 of cloud. the cloud will come and go across 0rkney and shetland all day long. —— plenty of cloud. across the highlands, 1a, 10— 13 across the rest of the country. we will continue to see cloud in the

north—east of scotland, most will have clear skies. with the clear skies, the green, an indication it will be a cooler night. notice the blue lurking close by. for us, most will be frost free. very close. temperatures down to one or two celsius for some as we start tomorrow morning. here is a look at tomorrow. that was the north—east. it will continue in shetland. for most of you it will be a sunny day throughout, temperatures not far off today's values, may be down around ten, 11 degrees for the vast majority. the colder air, blue colours across much of europe, not just us, but much of europe will feel the chill into next week, it comes our way, more cloud monday, the best of the brighter breaks in the best of the brighter breaks in the west. sunny breaks in the east, but we will start to see some showers turn up through the day, mainly of rain. temperatures by this stage on monday down into single figures for the vast majority. it gets colder into tuesday. more cloud

around, more chance of rain across england and wales some showers, even on the heels of the south, they could come with some snow mixed in. -- ills could come with some snow mixed in. —— ills of the south. it will feel more like one or two when you factor in the strength of the wind. back to you. have you everjudged an art competition? no. look at this picture. it is charlie's attempt at roaring mickey mouse. picture. it is charlie's attempt at roaring mickey mouselj picture. it is charlie's attempt at roaring mickey mouse. i struggled below the eyes —— roaring mickey mouse. let us see your version. challenge on. thank you. now it's time for newswatch with samira ahmed. hello and welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed. no shortage of drama in this week's news coverage, but has there been more speculation than fact? after andrew neil deletes a controversial tweet about a female journalist, has the bbc got a problem with its presenters on social media?

first, a week of high drama in westminster began with a challenge forjournalists. it was clear that something important was about to happen, but no one quite knew what that was. this was how political correspondent chris mason responded on monday morning's breakfast. so, where are we in this brexit process? people like me are paid to have insight and foresight and hindsight about these things and be able to project where we are going to go. to be quite honest, looking at things right now, i don't have the foggiest idea what will happen in the coming weeks. will the prime minister get a deal with the eu? i don't know. will she get it through the commons? i don't know about that either. you might as well get mr blobby back on to offer his analysis because i think his will probably be as good as mine. don't do yourself down, chris mason!

was that an embarrassing admission of defeat or a welcome outbreak of honesty? it may have been pseudo—analysis, but in the absence of mr blobby, bbcjournalists over the next couple of days queued up to offer their versions of what was going on inside the brexit negotiations and inside government and what would happen next. for nick porter, much of this was not news. i was watching the six 0'clock news on tuesday and became concerned when, in response to rumours about the deal on brexit, the bbc decided it was justified in spending almost ten minutes on the subject, using

more than one reporter and interviewing several people, but what they were discussing was all speculation. at that point, no hard factual information was available. the bbc‘s mission statement from its website is to "inform, educate and entertain". on this occasion, the bbc has failed miserably on all three points. the following night's news at six got a similar reception from bruce clark. since when has uninformed speculation merited the word 'news'? this evening's news, for more than ten minutes, was dominated by what can only be described as fishwives' chatter in the form of ill—informed nonsense about what could happen over brexit. i don't know who selects these articles, but my message to them is clear — please shape up and present only hard, validated and quantified news of national significance. derek also picked up on that

edition of the news at six, broadcast while the cabinet was meeting to sign off on the agreement was taking place. of course, live broadcasting while you're waiting for an important announcement isn't necessarily that easy and, forjohn, thursday's news at six rose to the challenge. if there was unintentional comedy in some broadcasts, john swinney went for a more deliberate version on tuesday night, channelling his inner noel edmonds to ask any politician he could find whether there was a deal or no deal.

deal or no deal, minister? deal or no deal? whoever you are. deal or no deal, chancellor? deal or no deal? will brexit work for the country? well, that's no reply too. barry bernstein was unimpressed. the practice of shouting questions without really expecting an answer has been the subject of previous

complaints on newswatch and it was much on display again elsewhere this week. we have had a steady trickle of ministers going in this morning, notjust ministers, but people like iain duncan smith, a prominent brexiteer. are you expecting more resignations, prime minister? tonight ministers have the chance to read through the hundreds of pages of legal text that will shape our country for years to come? are you confident you can get the cabinet behind this? andrew whighteman said this: mark eaton added: there has been quite a lot of shouting this week

and not all of that from reporters. protesters in college green in westminster, from where much of the bbc‘s live coverage has been broadcast, also made themselves heard again across the output. here is christian fraser struggling with some noises—off on thursday evening. at the heart of today's turmoil is the draft withdrawal agreement. loud shouting from backgroud. that is about how the uk leaves the eu, not about any permanent future relationship. what is in it has caused so much controversy? loud shouting from backgroud. let's speak to our correspondent chris morris. he has been reading the detail of the 585 pages of the withdrawal agreement. dorothy edwards had this reaction. the bbc‘s director general,

lord hall, spoke out this week against what he called the "disgraceful attacks" made on social media againstjournalists. he said they were getting constant anonymous threats on twitter due to reporting on opinions that some people might not want to hear. but it was at tweet sent by a bbc journalist which caused a big stir on tuesday. at 3:15am, andrew neiljoined in a twitter discussion about the award—winning investigative journalist carole cadwalladr, describing her as a "mad cat woman" and calling her "karole kodswallop". after widespread criticism on social media, he deleted the tweet later that day and the bbc press office issued this statement: that wasn't good enough for a number

of newswatch viewers, two of whom recorded videos for us. as an employee of the bbc, andrew neil is required to demonstrate impartiality. by the personal slur and by the use of the words "codswallop" he has shown that he is unable to be impartial about carole as a person. but he has also, more importantly, implied that he is unable to be impartial about her work. that is my comment. given all of that, here is my question to the bbc — why is andrew neil still on air? andrew neil's tweet about carole cadwallar was deeply offensive and i have no doubt at all it was misogynistic, but i think it also raises some deeper concerns about the way in which neil in particular uses

the bbc as a platform to promote his own views. i think it also raises questions about the bbc's culpability for its presenters' twitter feeds. the bbc claims that these are the personal views of the presenters, but there is no doubt that those people have thousands of followers on twitter because of their positions as a bbc presenter and present themselves as a bbc presenter in their profiles. the bbc needs to look very carefully at the personal opinions expressed in public by its presenters. we asked for an interview in response to those criticisms with andrew neil or with the bbc editor, but our requests were declined. instead we were given this statement: finally, finally, on monday evening, ed thomas

reported on the increased use of isolation booths used in schools when pupils need to be removed from a classroom during the school day. we have learnt that more than 200 children spent at least five consecutive school days in isolation booths last year for a single punishment. we have found out that 5,000 pupils with special educational needs attended isolation and dozens of those had education, health and care plans. pupils with complex needs. we have obtained the rules of hundreds of isolation units, some of those which include bathrooms, don't let children out of the room entire day, not even to go to the playground or canteen. a number of viewers thought the report didn't tell the whole story.

jane mackerron wrote: thank you for all your comments this week. if you want to share your opinions on bbc news and current affairs or even appear on the programme you can call us or e—mail newswatch. you can find us on twitter and do have a look at our website. that is all from us, we will be back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. goodbye. good morning. welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt