good morning. welcome to breakfast with tina daheley and charlie stayt. our headlines today... theresa may heads to brussels for last minute talks with the eu, as spain and the dup threaten to derail her brexit deal. a us government report gives a sharp warning about climate change — just days after donald trump questioned the effects of global warning. # polly, put the kettle on! could a copy of rare footage of sir david attenborough be hidden in your attic? scientists call for the public‘s help to track down a missing tv lecture. in sport, a welsh warning to the world. if they beat south africa this afternoon, they'll have won all four autumn internationals for the first time and with the world cup less than a year away, england host australia. it is chilly, but most places will

be dry. join me laterfor a fall whether round—up. it's saturday 24th november. our top story: theresa may is heading to brussels to attempt to finalise her brexit deal with eu leaders. the prime minister is hoping the plans will be approved at a summit on sunday. but spain's prime minister has threatened to derail the timetable if he doesn't get further reassurances over the status of gibraltar. in a moment we'll speak to our reporter gavin lee, who's in brussels. first, our political correspondent leila nathoo is in our london newrsoom. layla, can you sum up the week that theresa may has had? well, she has been on the hard sell of her brexit deal, given that it has been agreed by the cabinet and signed off as a technical level and ready to be signed off at a political level in brussels tomorrow. but she is now focusing on the vote that will be in parliament. remember, if those

agreements are rubber—stamped as expected in brussels this weekend, they will have to be approved back in westminster and so far, there is little sign that theresa may has a majority in favour of this deal. she has plenty of opposition from all sides of the house of commons, including many of the mps in her own party. plus the democratic unionists from northern ireland, who prop up her government in westminster. they are unhappy too, so she is trying to appeal directly to the public to say this is the best deal we are going to get, this is the deal that delivers on the referendum result, in the hope that perhaps people will put pressure on their mps not to reject it and to avoid the no vote scenario that many think is uncharted territory if the deal doesn't go through in westminster. our europe reporter, gavin lee, is in brussels for us. so, the prime minister is on her way

once again to brussels. clear up a couple of things for us. is there going to be tweaking going on today in terms of the deal and what is the timetable for events across the week? theresa may is coming here this afternoon to meet key figures of the commission european council, jean—claude juncker and donald tusk. she is going through the choreography of tomorrow, because this is an extraordinary summit, called for it hasn't happened before and they will endorse the withdrawal agreement, which is the legal text of the divorce agreement, and they will approve the blueprint for the future. but spain, their prime minister is saying there will be no summit if they are not happy on gibraltar. they want a form of words that they say was not in the withdrawal agreement which guarantees them a little say in the future on any relationship with gibraltar. some of the officials that the eu say they are surprised

by this and perhaps disappointed that it has come to last—minute brinkmanship, but they say they can stop the whole thing taking place u nless stop the whole thing taking place unless they are satisfied. so theresa may's talks tonight will also involve trying to placate the spanish. the leader of the democratic unionist party, arlene foster, is expected to reiterate her opposition to the proposed brexit deal when she addresses its annual conference today. the dup is concerned that plans to prevent checks on the irish border would leave northern ireland too closely tied to the eu. our ireland correspondent chris page is at the conference in belfast for us this morning — what's the mood like there, chris? they are threatening to derail theresa may's plan. do you think they will go through with it? theresa may's plan. do you think they will go through with mm theresa may's plan. do you think they will go through with it? it is extraordinary on one level that the dup are now attracting such major political figures to their annual

conference. last night we had the chancellor philip hammond here, trying to sell the prime minister's brexit deal. but i don't think he will have received as warm a reception as borisjohnson is likely to receive whenever he speaks here at 2.30 this afternoon. one of the leading brexiteers, the former foreign secretary has come here and it is on his side of the argument that the dup is right now. they are opposed to the draft brexit deal because they say northern ireland, under the fallback arrangements to prevent border checks on the land frontier with the irish republic, would effectively be tied to the rules of the european union, which would mean the rules set for goods in northern ireland would be set in brussels and not to london or belfast. that is a red line for the dup. so the message from arlene foster will be that the brexit deal in its current form will not wash with her party. they will vote against it when it comes before the house of commons. and it is the dup who are at the sweet spot of parliamentary arithmetic. their ten mps are propping up the government. they have a deal with the

conservative party to support them in key votes, but that has been strained in recent days because of their opposition to the brexit deal. so arlene foster is trying to persuade the prime minister to go back to the negotiating table and get a better deal. and we can expect her party members to be passionately in favour of that stance. climate change will cost the us hundreds of billions of dollars by the end of the centrury, according to a major government report. it says human health and agriculture are seriously at risk, and the poor will suffer most. the white house has dismissed the findings as inaccurate. here's our north america correspondent, james cook. this, say many scientists, is what climate change looks like. in recent years, california has seen bigger, deadlier and more destructive wildfires than ever before. during a cold snap in washington this week, president trump tweeted, "whatever happened to global warming?" now, his own government experts have answered the question. it's here, they say.

its effects are serious, and without dramatic change, they will be catastrophic. already, says the report, more frequent and intense storms like hurricane harvey, which ravaged houston and texas, are destroying property and may damage critical infrastructure such as bridges, power plants and oil refineries. crop yields and labour productivity will decline. there will be a rise in the spread of tropical disease. the poorest americans will be hardest hit. one of the things that's quite striking about the report, for example, is that we could see a future where the south—eastern parts of the united states experience forest fire seasons that look like what happens in the west right now. the scientists say substantial and sustained reductions in global greenhouse gas emissions are essential, and they do report some progress. without major, urgent action, says the report, the impacts of climate change will soon cascade into every corner of american life. a police officer has been stabbed in east london. british transport police said

the male officer was attacked with a knife outside ilford train station. his injuries are not thought to be life—threatening. the home office is investigating how an adult asylum seeker was allowed to take up a place at a school in ipswich. the man, who was posing as a 15—year—old, enrolled at stoke high school. it's believed he may be as old as 30 and could now face deportation. early reports show black friday spending has fallen compared to last year, even though there were more transactions overall. barclaycard — which is responsible for processing nearly half of all uk debit and credit card transactions — said it had seen a 12 % drop in the total spent compared to the same period 12 months ago. a new nasal swab test for flu — which can give a diagnosis injust 20 minutes — has helped to significantly reduce bed—blocking and unnecessary admissions in hospitals.

it was used in trials at two hospital trusts in norwich and south london, and avoids the need to put patients in isolation. other flu tests can take several days to return results. the search is on for missing footage of sir david attenborough, first aired on the bbc almost 50 years ago. staff at the royal institution are asking the public to look in their attics for any recordings of their christmas science lectures — including those by sir david — after realising 31 broadcasts are missing from their collection. our correspondent david sillito reports. we will have a little protein dance. carl sagan, ini977, doing the protein dance. very good. can you get a different note on it? christopher zeeman and the science of music. heart rate 126 — you must be calming down, robert. how do you feel now, compared to before? great. these lectures have been a christmas

tradition since 1825, and were first broadcast on the bbc in 1936. but not all of them have survived in the archive. some of david attenborough's lectures from 1973 have gone missing. there are also gaps in ‘66, ‘67, ‘69, ‘70 and ‘71. the royal institution wants to put all of these televised lectures online, and is asking the public if they have copies of the missing programmes hidden in a loft or stored in a garage. they were television's first ever science programme, and they're hoping that some of their technologically inclined viewers might be able to help them complete the full collection. somebody, somewhere will have something. the weather and the sport are coming up. let's return to one of our main stories and to belfast now,

where the democratic unionist party is holding its annual conference. leader arlene foster is expected to reiterate her opposition to theresa may's brexit deal in a speech later. sirjeffrey donaldson is the dup mp in westminster and the party's chief whip — hejoins us now. you have made it clear, the dup have made it clear that backing this deal isn't going to happen. but not backing it means you are risking a ha rd backing it means you are risking a hard border, exactly what you do not want? well, even the irish prime minister has said in the event of a no deal outcome, there will not be a ha rd no deal outcome, there will not be a hard border, so we don't buy that nonsense. even the eu are now accept that there are technical solutions to the irish border issue. so for goodness' sake, let's get on with it. but that technical solution is already detailed in the political declaration. isn't that enough?m

is not detailed at all. itjust says the eu and the uk will consider alternative solutions to the irish border issue, including potential technical solutions. the prime minister has offered to sit down with us and look at what those might look like, and we are happy to do that. but the sooner we do that, the better. what do you want to happen next? theresa may is adamant that you will not be able to get a better deal. this isn't about negotiation, it is this or nothing. why won't you compromise? well, it is about negotiation and the negotiation continues. there is a long way to go on this. the withdrawal agreement is only the first phase of a lengthy negotiation to develop our future relationship with the european union. so if anyone believes this is the end of the road and that we are in the last chance saloon, i don't think they understand the process.

and if theresa may doesn't get this deal passed parliament, which is looking unlikely, that could risk the government collapsing and another general election. are you willing to take that risk? well, if thatis willing to take that risk? well, if that is the outcome, so be it. parliament decided it would have a meaningful vote on the brexit deal, and now we will. and if the draft bill that is on the table is voted down, the prime minister should go back to brussels and seek further change to the withdrawal agreement. that seems to be the sensible way forward. but if the prime minister decides to go to the country, that isa decides to go to the country, that is a matter for her. frankly, decides to go to the country, that is a matterfor her. frankly, in northern ireland, the democratic unionist party isn't put off by the notion that we would fight an election on the basis that we want the best deal for the union, election on the basis that we want the best dealfor the union, the best dealfor the best dealfor the union, the best deal for the uk and the best dealfor best deal for the uk and the best deal for our economy. best deal for the uk and the best dealfor our economy. and best deal for the uk and the best deal for our economy. and at the moment, this doesn't represent what

we believe is the best deal. but realistically, what do you think theresa may can get at this stage? we need to explore the alternative options that she spoke of in the house of commons on wednesday which are outlined in the political declaration. we need to see what they look like. the so—called backstop is unacceptable, notjust to us, but to many mps across the political divide in the house of commons. that is now the major obstacle commons. that is now the major o bsta cle to commons. that is now the major obstacle to agreement with the european union. the chancellor philip hammond is attending the conference. he arrived last night and gave a speech. he said the government is looking at ways to give the democratic unionist party extra assurances. are you convinced by what he said? well, i think the chancellor made a very good speech last night. but we haven't yet been convinced that the backstop is

necessary. we don't believe it is and we believe that in its current form, it is unacceptable. northern irish business leaders are behind theresa may's deal. the ulster farmers union have even called on the dup to support it. that mean you are out of touch with them and what they want and what businesses want in northern ireland? we respect their position. they are entitled to their position. they are entitled to their viewpoint. we hold a different view and we are speaking for the people who gave us a mandate to go to westminster and get the best deal for northern ireland. we don't believe that what is on the table is the best that we can get, which is why we want changes. jeffrey donaldson, thank you forjoining us. here's stav with a look at this morning's weather. let's have a look through the round window. that is how it looks. what

is the picture across the rest of the uk? that is lovely photograph. we have cold aircoming in, that is lovely photograph. we have cold air coming in, so will be a chilly weekend once again. mostly dry, but there was some rain around which is affecting southern england at the moment. we have clearing skies as well across parts of lancashire. the sunshine is coming through. but southern areas are plagued by this area of low pressure. this were the front brought lots of rain to the south—west of england yesterday, with thunder and lightning mixed in. it will be damp here during the morning. the london area is damp at the moment, but the heaviest of the rain will keep to the south of the m4 corridor in the afternoon. some of the rain is pushing north into the midlands, but it is going to feel colder. that cool air is

feeding down on the east and north—east wind. northern ireland and scotland will see the best of the sunshine, but it will feel cool. this evening across the south, but the winds will peter out and become more confined to the channel. so the channel islands look pretty wet overnight, but the rest of the country is largely dry. cold air still with us for sunday on that brisk easterly wind, so it will feel quite raw once again. misty and murky, with showers for eastern scotla nd murky, with showers for eastern scotland and eastern england. it is better for southern parts of the country. we have lost the weather front, so it will be drier here. the best of the sunshine is in central and western areas, with temperatures and western areas, with temperatures a touch cooler than today. monday is

the last of these cool, quiet on cloudy days. just a few showers across the north—east. otherwise, most across the north—east. otherwise, m ost pla ces across the north—east. otherwise, most places will be dry. just a bit of sunshine here and there. the first signs of the change taking place are across the south—west, with increasing winds and outbreaks of rain. as we had deeper into the week, there will be severe gales at times, feeding the milder air to our shores, with outbreaks of rain. tuesday will start wet across western areas. wednesday will be very windy. heavy rain and also some sunshine. temperatures are double figures for many of us. welcome news. time now for a look at the newspapers. the former chief executive of the football association, david davies, is here to tell us what's caught his eye.

ijust want i just want to mention ian robertson, who will we will talk to in 45 minutes' time. it is his last commentary on the rugby today, having done the world cup, the england win in 2003.50 years of commentating. we sometimes forget how important commentators after sport, don't we? legendary commentators, and ian was the last ofan era commentators, and ian was the last of an era in the view of some of us, who have huge affection for that era. the day ianjoined bbc radio sport was the same day i went to bbc radio sport as a trainee on an attachment, as the bbc still calls them. and you knew then, ian was a lovely man and also a great humanist. in my view, he didn't look like a rugby player, which he had

been —— he was a great humourist. and the fact that he, at the peak of his career, was that moment when jonny wilkinson drop kicked and won the world cup for us. to have been there and to have had that moment in your career. . . there and to have had that moment in your career... it is what all commentary makers covet. what are you starting with? i have to confess that i'm on the council of the university of birmingham, but what is the future of paying for our universities and students? there is talk of cutting fees, of course. there is talk of two—year courses in recent times. but here you have the russell group of universities warning that unless, yes, you may cut fees if that is what the public demand. but who is going to fill that gap. and they are of course

warning of science courses being cut. museums, which rely a lot on the universities, would face closure. and a serious matter is that there is a real chance in the next year or two that as things stand at the moment, whole universities may close. that is quite a prospect for a country like ours, which is at the forefront of higher education. if you look at this generation, who are being asked to pay so much more in tuition fees, i've paid very little. they were funded before, but students are now leaving university with thousands of pounds in debt. i agree, so you have to sort out the funding. if the aspiration of 50% of over 185 in higher education, which is always talked about something to do with tony blair, it not tony blair. i

remind people as a former education correspondent that it was margaret thatcher and the now lord baker, it was their aspiration. the other thing is, we are relying hugely on our overseas student5. mind you, we are not encouraging over5ea5 5tu d e nts to are not encouraging over5ea5 students to come in the way we once did. let's look at a couple more stories. we had tim peake on the sofa in connection with this. but it i5 sofa in connection with this. but it is worth talking about again. this i5 is worth talking about again. this is the test of being an astronaut. absolutely. if you woke up this morning and thought, i would like a change, the guardian has something for you. the european space agency i5 for you. the european space agency is looking for new recruits a5 astronauts. it is extraordinary. of 8000 or so people who applied 5everal yea r5 8000 or so people who applied several years ago for the class, only 918 got past the first test day. mental arithmetic, working

memory, pattern recognition, concentration are needed. but they are relying on soft skills as well. how you get on with people. are you a pain in the neck? because you are stuck with each other. there was a story from the express to finish on. this is about who argues most. yes, good news for the oldies at last. 4296 good news for the oldies at last. 42% of married britain's row at least once a day, but less so after they turned a5. isn't that good news? it is wonderful that as you get older, you row less. just can't be bothered! just let it go. what they argue about? washing dishes, tidying up, putting the bins out. and a few people talk about money, of course. and how does this reflect

in your household? i thought you might ask that. that is something of an intrusion. then i take back that question. a5, is that the new definition of middle—aged? or has it a lwa ys definition of middle—aged? or has it always been that? i always think it is still a state of mind. i remember feeling like i was 80 on certain days of the fa, to be honest. these days, now that i am older again, you still consider yourself as you were all those years ago in those halcyon days. i have just all those years ago in those halcyon days. i havejust remembered all those years ago in those halcyon days. i have just remembered what we disagree about. it is putting the bins out. and who wins? i win. it is not a question of winning and losing. that is the language of disputes. absolutely. we have got

over that after 41 years. so you put the bins out! lovely to see you. this is breakfast. when matt takes over in the saturday kitchen. our special guest today is the brilliant alfie boe. good to have you here. wahey! we will be talking about your new album. for now, what is your idea of food heaven?” about your new album. for now, what is your idea of food heaven? i love lamb. huge fan of shellfish as well. and i like my greens at the minute, like kale. try to be healthy. and youridea like kale. try to be healthy. and your idea of food hell? it is probably most people's food hell, tripe and onions. i grew up without smell around the house.|j

tripe and onions. i grew up without smell around the house. i don't think you are alone there. we also have two great chefs here. ian, what's on the menu? i am doing pork with eels and crispy kale. and good to have you here as well. you are going to give us a masterclass in fermentation? which is a bit of a buzz word. and jane, you are in charge of the drinks.|j buzz word. and jane, you are in charge of the drinks. i have delicious french whites with ian's recipe and i have gone for beer with pa rt of recipe and i have gone for beer with part of renee's recipe and i have some gin as well. all bases covered. you guys are at home or in charge of whether alfie boe eat his food hell or heaven at the end of the show. see you at ten. alfie was with us in the studio on breakfast. if you ask him nicely, he can sing in the morning. it is possible! shall i get him singing? it's up to you. but it is possible. save it for your show.

i will hold him to that. thanks, charlie! landed him in it. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. still to come on the programme this morning... the royal institution's christmas lectures have been broadcast every year since 1966 — but when staff tried to put the footage online, they discovered 31 recordings were missing. could you help to track them down? more on thatjust before ten. stay with us, headlines coming up. hello, this is breakfast with tina daheley and charlie stayt. coming up before ten, veteran bbc sports commentator ian robertson will be here. but first a summary of this morning's main news. it's just coming up to 9:30am.

theresa may is heading to brussels to attempt to finalise her brexit deal with eu leaders. the prime minister is hoping the plans, which include details on our future relationship with the european union, will be approved at a summit on sunday. but spain's prime minister has threatened to derail the timetable, if he doesn't get further reassurances over the status of gibraltar. meanwhile, the leader of the democratic unionist party, arlene foster, is expected to reiterate her opposition to the proposed brexit deal when she addresses its annual conference today. the dup is concerned that plans to prevent checks on the irish border would leave northern ireland too closely tied to the eu. earlier sirjeffery donaldson, the dup mp in westminster and the party's chief whip, told us there's still plenty of to make changes. the home office is investigating how an adult asylum seeker was allowed to take up a place at a school in ipswich. the man, who was posing as a 15 year old, enrolled at stoke high school. it's believed he may be as old as 30 and could now face deportation. a police officer has been stabbed in east london. british transport police said the male officer was attacked with a knife outside ilford train station.

his injuries are not thought to be life—threatening. climate change will cost the us hundreds of billions of dollars by the end of the centrury, according to a major government report. the white house has dismissed the findings as inaccurate, but scientists are calling for drastic action to be taken to cut carbon emissions. early reports show black friday spending has fallen compared to last year, even though there were more transactions overall. barclaycard — which is responsible for processing nearly half of all uk debit and credit card transactions — said it had seen a 12 per cent drop in the total spent compared to the same period 12 months ago. a new nasal swab test for flu — which can give a diagnosis injust 20 minutes — has helped to significantly reduce bed—blocking and unnecessary admissions in hospitals. it was used in trials at two hospital trusts in norwich and south london, and avoids the need to put patients in isolation. other flu tests can take several days to return results. if you are familiar with this

sound... mike, it is the lion king. that's right, it's not a fan shouting arson finger. —— tethered to! —— arsene wenger. yes, that is undeniably ‘the lion king', but not as we know it. the trailer for the live action re—telling of the classic disney film has been released and it's already had 21 million views in 24 hours. the remake is due to hit cinemas next summer and its cast includes the likes of beyonce, seth rogan and donald glover. looking forward to that.

such a great line—up of rugby this afternoon. on the evidence so far this autumn, the northern hemisphere teams a lot closer than they have been to the southern hemisphere in the past, setting is probably be a fantastic fantastic world cup next autumn. it's a whole afternoon and evening of northern hemisphere taking on teams from the southern hemisphere and with the world cup less than a year away, even more reason, to lay down a marker as wales could do, looking for a first ever clean sweep of autumn victories, as patrick gearey reports. while the temperatures drop, wales keep rising. past scotland, smashing through the historical mental barrier of australia. oh, look what it means. look what it means.

way beyond tonga. now for south africa. the springboks play wildebeest rugby — always boisterous, occasionally brutal. and wales will be without their pressure valve. leigh halfpenny scored 713 points for his country, but is still out with concussion. the welsh have other outlets. they can always go wide, and go north. george north scored twice on his debut against south africa eight years ago. he knows what a first autumnal clean sweep would mean, a year from the world cup. i think it'd be huge. i think it will certainly show where we are as a nation now. i think it will certainly demonstrate where we are progressing from last world cup, into this next cycle, leading to what is a big year next year. as the english autumn ends, manu tuilagi will hope this isn't another false start. various setbacks have left him with only one england run—out in four years. he makes the bench against an australian side lacking direction. they have lost their last five matches. eddiejones was in charge

all of those, and yet wants no mention of them. all of that's past history. saturday's the game that counts. we know we have to be at our best, because australia will put in their best performance of the year. this is the game they have been waiting for. it's their last game. so we're prepared for that game, and that's all we're worried about. history's for you blokes. the present is for these blokes — or some of them, anyway. after a year in which they have lost more than they won, a chance to finish how they mean to go on. england's cricketers are currently in action on the 2nd day of their final test against sri lanka... england only added 24 runs to the overnight score ending on 336. england have already won the series. sri lanka have looked comfortable

at the crease with dhananjaya de silva and dimuth karunaratna, both scoring half centuries. england have taken two wickets, both thanks to catches from keatonjennings. england on 183—2. england's women meanwhile will face australia in the world t20 final in antigua at midnight. they'll be looking to add to the 50 over world cup title they won last year and become double world champions... i think it's something that we thought about, going into the competition. it's not something that comes around very often, and it's been a real carrot to keep us pushing forward, to keep us improving. but, like i say, we're going to have to play very well. it's broadly a once—in—a—career opportunity that comes along, and if we do manage to do it, it will be a real, real achievement.

so yes, we've put ourselves in the best possible place to go out and do that. now it's all about how we perform tomorrow. now i am sure many people will be clad to see claudio ranieri back, and apparently he is taking tips from his 91—year—old mother, dubbed granieri. liverpool covered to watford, liverpool face west ham. totte n ha m watford, liverpool face west ham. tottenham play chelsea at wembley. ranieri's first game in charge, as fulham manager is at home to southampton... we must be calm, and continue to work, because it's not possible to change everything in one night. that's important, it is important to get points, it's very important. but it also is very important to maintain our mentality, and never, never give up, not only in the match, but along all the season. west brom are up to second

in the championship, after a 2—1victory over ipswich at portman road. west brom took the lead, with this effort from jay rodriguez in the first half. and they doubled their lead when harvey barnes cut inside to fire in a second. ipswich did pull a goal back late on, but defeat sees them remain bottom of the league, and five points off safety. in scotland, celtic will be looking to extend their lead at the top of the scottish premiership when they travel to hamilton academical in today's early kick off. manager brendan rodgers wants to maintain their good form ahead of a hectic run of games. we will get a busy period. we have 11 games between now and the end of december. but it's what the players want, you know, they're all full of confidence. they've been playing really, really well as a team over this last seven—week block, so we'll look to continue with that come the weekend. it's the golf event that's

divided the sport because of the money taken by two of the sports biggest stars in las vegas. tiger woods against his big rival phil mickelson for a winner takes all prize, of more than 7 million pounds. no fans were allowed in, in the us it was pay per view tv only and to add the hollywood touch, movie star samuel ljackson introduced the players. some players refused to watch on tv while graeme mcdowell said he'd need wine to get through it, hope he sipped his drink slowly, as it went on and on to a 22nd hole before mickelson, finally settled it

to take the money and said his heart couldnt take anymore and he'd have to calm down. great britain isn't known for its ski resorts or high mountain passes, but can we still become a top snow—sport nation by the time we reach the winter olympics in 2030? that's the ambitious plan that gb snowsports is working on and they gave more details this week. many gb athletes are known as the "fridge kids" after learning on indoor ski slopes and i've been to one in castleford to meet one of the country's top medal hopes on the road to recovery. back from the brink. from olympic dream to learning to walk again. nine months after freestyle snow boarder katie ormerod broke her heel into places her ear from boarder katie ormerod broke her heel into places her earfrom hell was finally over as she stepped back onto snow at her local indoor slope

in yorkshire. it feels amazing to be back here especially because i spent most of my childhood snowboarding here, it makes me excited to get back on the board again. it's been really difficult especially because it was such a bad injury, i had to go through so many operations and i wasn't really prepared for all of that, the rehab was difficult, learning to walk again was tough am i had to push through the pain. katie now hopes to be back on her board katie now hopes to be back on her boa rd early next katie now hopes to be back on her board early next year. her story written on indoor ski slopes like this, that's why the sport's governing body is confident britain can the top five alpine nation by 2030. at the moment we have a lot more incredible snow sports athletes than anyone realises, we have had so many different podiums in so many different disciplines come at lot more kids getting into skateboarding, bmx, in—line skating,

these kids can learn a lot of tricks there, we can bring them to the slopes and develop them that way, we have got to be thinking more in that direction because we are not born in the mountains. success at the top has to be matched by growth at grassroots and you know, as i take my first—ever jump, it's grassroots and you know, as i take my first—everjump, it's never too late to teach an old dog new tricks! is over! some key things, keep your legs and end your head up, you'll be fine. sometimes on the international scene fine. sometimes on the international scene british kids are seen as bridge kids, we come from areas like this, not a massive mountain in switzerland but the use areas like this and are still able to compete with the best in the world.“ this and are still able to compete with the best in the world. if you cannot afford to go away you can ski in the uk and have a great time. cannot afford to go away you can ski in the uk and have a great timelj learnt all my tricks here, when i was younger i learnt all my tricks here, when i was younger i was one learnt all my tricks here, when i was younger i was one of the best rail riders in the world are they really young age because i came here every week and as such a consistent

run and it's great, you don't have to go to the mountains, you can come here. british jobs for further boosted by the defection of snowboard class world cup star charlotte banks from the bench team to the country of her birth which shows confidence in the direction of britain's united skiers and snowboarders are heading. charlotte is the latest bridge kids. great skills from you. the rail at the time, will like i am doing, looking back, it was a little pathetic. now, do you think in sport commentators sometimes get overlooked? absolutely. commentators sometimes get overlooked ? absolutely. as commentators sometimes get overlooked? absolutely. as a kid especially growing up when you listen on the radio at night in bed, whatever, some of the names from the past, peter o'sullivan, peter jones and obviously in rugby union is only one name for me still synonymous with rugby union, ian robertson. oddly enough. we will talk to him in

just a second. he's commentated on some of the most iconic moments in rugby union, including johnny wilkinson's unforgettable drop—goal to win england the world cup against australia in 2003. this afternoon, veteran bbc commentator, ian robertson, will hang up his microphone after one final broadcast as england take on the aussies at twickenham. before we speak to ian, let's remind ourselves of that iconic moment in sydney, 15 years ago. and ianjoins us now from north london. the contrast between that moment and the excitement in your voice and that extraordinary moment with the

cam of your home is quite extraordinary. can you give us a little insight into that moment in time, what it was like, england winning the world cup? they'd had a build—up ofa winning the world cup? they'd had a build—up of a couple of rocks and moths before that and i thought he might go fora moths before that and i thought he might go for a drop—kick but he didn'tand he might go for a drop—kick but he didn't and he got into the perfect position, i did have one horrific moment because of his drug calls for england have been with his left foot, he is left foot are primarily but this was on his right foot. ayes rucks and mauls. it was the final big moment of the game and a great international and england became the only nation so far from the northern hemisphere to win the world cup and it was just a fabulous moment, commentators, all they need is a great match and you can do a great commentary. that one line that stays with you forever, forever you go now do people say it to you? no, no! there is a mixture ofjocularity at

twickenham because i am scottish and they... they... yes! it was a great, a great tournament and the final at was just absolutely devastating for the australians and here they are again, it is a reprise of the one good commentary i've done in 47 yea rs. good commentary i've done in 47 years. which is rather fitting, it's your last commentary, you at all think about what you will say come the end of the match, the of your commentary, have you said whatever way it goes, your find online doesn't come instinctively, it be emotional? what i learned from peter bromley the racing correspondent on radio, he said doing a commentary on a live sporting events is the last of the great ad lib shows and that's what it is, you look at the match going on, fodder but the contest is and you describe it and it'sjust,

it is the last of the ad libs, you cannot prepare for it, you prepared for a great game and if it's a great game it's much easier to do a good commentary. your career has been remarkable, 47 years, what would you miss the most? i think commentary above all, that is the highlight for me. but also, the camaraderie of the press corps who we hunt as a pack all over the world, trips to australia and new zealand, south africa, argentina regularly, the six nations championship primarily about will all disappear but i've had a great run, i've loved every single minute of it and i'm just very happy that i've got one last go to have a bash at england australia which is a huge, huge sporting rivalry. so much has changed in the b in the time you've been watching and commentating, one from amateur to professional, huge stars in the game

who are paid a lot of money, is there a better view that harks back toa time there a better view that harks back to a time when, maybe you were closer to the players, maybe you won't drink it with them, it was a different kind of culture in the space of time? —— maybe you went drinking with them? going for a drinking with them? going for a drink with them is not off the books, that still happens, rugby players are great, they interacted with the press and its two different eras, the amateur era is when i played, 50 years ago, i got my first cap for scotland and a lot has changed but above all, going professional come at the players are bigger, stronger, fitter, faster, the game is rougher and topper, but the game is rougher and topper, but the ethos of rugby hasn't changed at all. you have some incredible stories, i know you've interviewed nelson mandela and you ended up staying in elizabeth taylor's house for a week, how did both of those

things end up happening?” for a week, how did both of those things end up happening? i wasjust very lucky, i was very friendly with the coach of south africa and they introduced me to nelson mandela and youtube part quite regularly during that five week, six—week tournament andi that five week, six—week tournament and i was just very lucky that i met him and! and i was just very lucky that i met him and i have stayed great friends with frost floppy north. and elizabeth taylor was writing a biography of richard burton, the actor, his brother graeme jenkins worked with the bbc and we went and spent a week and she wrote forward to the book. ayes francois pienaar. her house in los angeles had lots of little dogs, i have one big rottweiler. the christmas is that followed, she sent pictures of her little dash and and i sent a picture each year of my rottweiler. there is

one other high—profile person i want to ask you about. you done so many things in your career, you told us well, is it true you told tony blair? yes, he very, very kindly laid offa blair? yes, he very, very kindly laid off a little tribute on radio 5 live and he talked into one, glowing terms, making me out to be a far better teacher and nicer person than i actually was. this interview was done by matt dawson, then it finished, i said was that really tony blair, i think it was rory bremner, wasn't it? more importantly what was he like as a student? he was far more clever than me, that was far more clever than me, that was really annoying, he was very bright, sailed off into oxford and then on to bigger and bigger better things but he played fly—half, but i coached the first and second 155 and

he was just below that. in the third 15. idid he was just below that. in the third 15. i did not actually have the chance to shout and yell at him. it's been lovely talking to you, i'm sure today will be emotional, i am sure today will be emotional, i am sure many people will thank you problem wonderful commentary over the years. we will be glued to it this afternoon. thank you so much. fantastic, strange, going to be a fan in the future, starting in front of your friends, accidentally commentating. mike, thank you. the time is 9:50am. time for the weather. also looking for the rest of the day? good morning to both of you. this still chilly for the weekend, plugged into that pattern for the next few days, rain across the south, miserable day, further north, the skies cleared to start, chilly but lots of sunshine, north west

england, but picture in central manchester proves it. trapped in between high pressure and low pressure to the south, the central parts of the country seeing sunshine, this area of low pressure, this weather front bringing quite a bit of rain, thunder and lightning across cornwall and devon, that weather front bringing down further to the afternoon, further north it should stay dry with goods those of sunshine. that train at times moving northwards into the london area, the hats into the south midlands but most of the heavy rain will stay to the south of the mfor corridor. temperatures 7—8d, down of what we had yesterday. eastern england and scotla nd had yesterday. eastern england and scotland could see a peppering of showers, north—west england, northern ireland will see the best of the sunny spells throughout the day. —— m4. the good news is it should turn dry through tonight, the channel islands staying quite wet. elsewhere it similar to last night,

low single figure temperatures, pure spills across the west, you could see patchy frost. still in blue super sunday, the cold easterly wind continuing. misty and murky weather across eastern areas, some showers, the old one heavy infantry of higher ground. largely dry with good spells of sunshine, for the south, better day, dryer, maybe a little bit of sunshine, the chance some of the rain in the near continent working back into the south—east and then, watch out for that, another cool date. monday, the last of the cool, quite days, variable cloud, bit of sunshine, the wind direction changing, drawing in a southerly air maths, bringing thicker cloud, rain, 10 degrees for plymouth and the channel islands. all change as we go into tuesday and beyond, south—westerly winds getting going, strong winds, feeding in mild a or many others as we head into

wednesday. work tuesday, the rain pushing into the south—west, still cool pushing into the south—west, still cool, i witnessed the double—figure values for all of us, wet weather gale force or severe gale force winds which could cause travel disruption. stay tuned to the broadcast. aside from that, have a great weekend. and you too, thank you. could you be storing a lost piece of television history in your attic? scientists are asking for help in tracing lost footage of sir david attenborough, aired on the bbc 50 years ago. as the royal institution prepared to digitalise its entire christmas lectures collection, they discovered that 31 of their broadcasts were missing. we'll find out more about them in a moment, but first let's have a look at some that did make it. tonight, we're going to turn this building into a giant games console. using a few of these and a lot of imagination. welcome to the christmas lectures. in you go.

start the clock. how is it? cool, pick up the beaker, go all the way across those candles, keep going. yes! are you ticklish? are you? are you ticklish? polly put the kettle on. bird: polly put the kettle on! wonderfulfootage. and fran scott of the royal institution joins us now. so those are the bits you have, is there any accounting for how some of that has disappeared? quite a few

31. some would call a careless. there is a few different stories, the one with attenborough, that is only the first episode from his series and that's when we showed it lives so what happened is some personal forgot to press record. lives so what happened is some personalforgot to press record. and so since that going out life that footage has not been seen since 1973. but the earlier ones, 1966, 67,69, 1973. but the earlier ones, 1966, 67, 69,70, 1973. but the earlier ones, 1966, 67, 69, 70, 71, it's the same story with the doctor who missing archive, tape was expensive and the bbc archive ran out of tape, we need to record these new ones, let's use the old est record these new ones, let's use the oldest ones we could find, that is what is cold believed wiped. so now you are asking members of the public to have a look to see if they have some of the recordings of the missing pieces. completely. the christmas lectures are part of

family tradition, you watch the queen's speech, you need the quality street and you watch the christmas lectures, you watch it as a child that your parents and grandparents, if those grandparents, can they remember watching it with their grandparents, with their parents and debate recorded? grandparents, with their parents and debate recorded ? they‘ re grandparents, with their parents and debate recorded? they're in mind this was the very early days of the deal. there would have been very few homes for it would have been possible to record these, that would have been brown hue in itself. completely, we need the public‘s help with their spot someone some far, we believe will have it recorded. have you had anything so far? no, but this is why we are here, we want to spread the word, people love the christmas lectures, we love them and the reason we are asking for help is at the royal institution we are about getting people to think about deeply about science and how it affects them and the christmas lectures are great, cutting edge science but bumper people that the hats think science is not them, we make it enjoyable,

fun and understandable, it's the most moderate science. we are trying to put these past lectures online for people to see and we want that collection to be complete so it can inspire everyone. we know there is some missing sir david attenborough. one episode, we have seen the next 4-5 one episode, we have seen the next 4—5 in that series but it's the first one we are missing. you were saying we are looking at some of the more recent experiments, you are in charge of the props of the experiments themselves, that's your job. i was a guest on the christmas lectures before i started working but i love this place, everyone who works in science and science communication plus the royal is to andi communication plus the royal is to and i have the bestjob in the world, it's myjob to build and come up world, it's myjob to build and come up with demonstrations. do they a lwa ys up with demonstrations. do they always were? nope. in rehearsal, i'm ona train, always were? nope. in rehearsal, i'm on a train, going to be building more props and we test and test and test and fingers crossed they work but if they don't forget is part of the scientific process. anger is

crossed you will get some of them. i love your enthusiasm, it's brilliant. let us know if something turns up. we will of course. check, it's a family who were way ahead of the times in terms of technology, thatis the times in terms of technology, that is what you need. lovely. thank you. that's all from us for today. jon and rachel will be back tomorrow morning from six. make sure you join them. have a great weekend, goodbye. this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley. the headlines at ten... theresa may is set to head to brussels for talks today with top eu officials ahead of sunday's crucial summit to formally sign off the brexit deal. the dup leader arlene foster is expected to re—affirm her opposition to the eu withdrawal deal at her party's annual conference. the dup's chief whip has insisted the withdrawal agreement is only the first phase of negotiations. if anyone believes this is the end of the road, that we're in the last chance

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