good morning. welcome to breakfast, with steph mcgovern and charlie stayt. our headlines today: the former us president george bush sr has died at the age of 94. the news was announced in the past hour by his son george w bush, who described him as a man of the highest character. george h w bush was the 41stus president, and was vice president to ronald reagan. we will be live in the united states with the reaction. also this morning: another resignation over brexit. the universities and science minister, sam gyimah, quits, calling the prime minister's plan naive. aftershocks rock alaska, after a devastating earthquake strikes its biggest city. in sport: one of the biggest comebacks ever — that is how tyson fury sees his comeback to the ring, as he flexes his muscles for the last time before his heavyweight showdown with the man in the mask, deontay wilder. a right royal game of real tennis. i take on prince edward as he tries to breathe fresh life into a 600—year—old sport. good morning all. it is the first

weekend of december, and it is a cloudy affaires for most of us. there is also some rain in the forecast, what it is not a complete washout. in fact, some of us will see some brightness later on. i will have all the details coming up shortly. it is saturdayi december, and we start with some breaking news. the former american president, george bush sr, has died aged 94. he served in the oval office between 1989 and 1993, succeeding ronald reagan, before losing out to bill clinton. he was a navy veteran of the second world war and was shot down over the pacific. he made a fortune in the oil business in texas, and also became head of the cia. his son george w bush also became president, and released this statement a short time ago. he described his father as a man of the highest character, and said he was the best dad any son or daughter could ask for. in the last hour, the former american president barack obama has also paid tribute. he said america had lost

a patriot and humble servant. our north america editorjon sopel looks back at his life. i will faithfully execute the office of president of the united states... that george herbert walker bush had reached the highest office in the land almost seemed predestined. he was born into a family of wealth, privilege and politics. his father was a us senator. george attended yale, before volunteering for the navy in world war ii. he was shot down over the pacific, his rescue remarkably caught on film. peacetime took him to texas, where he made a fortune in the oil business, and then came the lure of politics. he was elected to congress,

served as an ambassador, and became head of the cia, before pitching to become the republican presidential candidate in 1980. he lost to ronald reagan, but reagan put him on the ticket and served as vice president. in 1988, he had another crack at the presidency, this time successful. but there were new uncertainty because, notably iraq's annexation of kuwait in 1990. margaret thatcher told him to stay firm, apparently saying, "this is no time to go wobbly, george." he didn't. iraq will not be permitted to annex kuwait. and that's is not a threat, it's not a boast, it's just the way it's going to be. a wide coalition was formed, and operation desert storm began. the ground offensive would last 100 hours, in a decisive victory for american military expertise and superiority. i can report to the nation,

aggression is defeated. the war is over. cheering. the 1992 election pitched the patrician bush against the young, charismatic, and hitherto—little—known democratic governor of arkansas, bill clinton. his clear advocacy of a new vision for america swept him to a decisive victory. so help me god. congratulations. within a decade, there was another bush in the white house, george w bush. bush senior was the last of america's cold war leaders, and the demise of communism during his period was managed deftly, as former soviet satellites embraced the values of democracy and freedom. george herbert walker bush remained active into old age, even parachute—jumping into his 805. atta boy! and, of course, the one constant throughout all that, his wife barbara. they were married for over 70 years. so that news only emerging in the

last half—hour. i just so that news only emerging in the last half—hour. ijust want so that news only emerging in the last half—hour. i just want to so that news only emerging in the last half—hour. ijust want to bring you the white house statement we are seeing here. president trump at the 620 in seeing here. president trump at the g20 in argentina, a statement saying president trump and his wife are joining a grieving nation in mourning the loss of former president george hw bush. he hailed what he called his unflappable leadership. let's speak to our political commentator. good morning to you. give us a sense, if you would, of how america will be thinking about george bush sr, as we tend to refer to him here. well, what we are seeing is the loss of an era, actually. this was the last president to preside over a nation where you were able to actually see republicans and democrats actually come together and get things done.

and more importantly, this was a man who ran for president who many believe had the most impressive resume of anyone in the modern era. and of course, remember, no one had actually been in the did to the presidency coming from the vice presidency coming from the vice presidency in over 100 years, so he was a trailblazer in so many ways. and also, i think it is also important to note that after his presidency, while many saw him as a one term president and that may have dogged his legacy, he became seen as a true elder statesman, working very closely with the man who actually vanquished him, bill clinton, to actually work in a number of humanitarian efforts. and so the question becomes will we ever see an insta nce question becomes will we ever see an instance where you have two former presidents, republicans and democrats, working together in humanitarian ways again? something we haven't seen since the likes of a george hw bush. we haven't seen since the likes of a george hw bush. 50 eric, we haven't seen since the likes of a george hw bush. so eric, i am looking at the statement from donald trump and first lady melania, and he

is picking up on some of the personal side of the story here. we will remember president bush for his devotion to family, especially his wife, barbara. the two of them became very significant figures, possibly in a different way than any presidential couple, and first lady, previously. that's right, these were two people who were together for over 70 years. they were joined at the hip, if you will. and while the formerfirst the hip, if you will. and while the former first lady perhaps was not maybe as proactive in working on policy issues as we have seen from, say, hillary clinton, she was very much a mainstay, not only in the white house but clearly in his presidency. and it is clear she was the matriarch of the family, because again, watching as her son, george w bush, became president, and her

other son, jeb bush, she clearly had a very strong hold over her family, and again this was very much an american political dynasties that we are seeing coming to an end, u nfortu nately. are seeing coming to an end, unfortunately. —— dynasty. are seeing coming to an end, unfortunately. -- dynasty. and what happens now in terms of the official reaction and what happens next? well, this is washington, and because of the stature of this president, surely he will be remembered and mourned by a nation, andi remembered and mourned by a nation, and i am sure many of the farewells that we will see, mainly from former presidents, we know how close he was, as i mentioned earlier, the bill clinton, so we can expect the reaction to be very warm given his many years of dedicated service to this nation. and actually, transitioning this country from a cold war place. and so i think the memorials that we will see will be

very touching and very heartfelt as a result. we thank you for your time this morning, and just to quickly pick up on some of those words from donald trump, he went on to say, with sound judgement, commonsense and unflappable leadership, president bush guided our nation and the world to a peaceful and victorious conclusion of the cold war, of course, such a significant time he was president of the us. yes, a lot of reaction coming in this morning. barack obama and the abare must have released a statement saying the us has lost a patriot and a humble servant, and while their hearts are heavy, they are also filled with gratitude. george hw bush's life is a testament to the fa ct bush's life is a testament to the fact that public service is a noble calling. we will have extended coverage throughout the programme this morning. let's move on to other news 110w. theresa may has suffered another major blow to her hopes of winning the backing of mps for her brexit deal, after another

cabinet resignation. the universities and science minister, sam gyimah, who voted to remain in the eu referendum, has announced he is quitting hisjob in protest at the prime minister's withdrawal agreement. in an interview with the telegraph, he claimed the deal would leave britain worse off and that the country would be left out of vital discussions on its future, branding it a loss of sovereignty the public will rightly never accept. the latest ministerial resignation is the tenth over may's brexit proposals, following the likes of dominic raab, esther mcvey and jo johnson. but, just as significantly, he joins the growing number of conservative mps who have said they will vote against the deal. currently, it is thought the number stands at around 100. another big blow for the prime minister, then, with the news that the universities and science minister sam gyimah is leaving the government. he said deciding factor

for him was the confirmation from the government that the uk is the pullout of the project to build a satellite navigation system the european continent. the uk had been quite a leading player in that. it spent more than £1 billion of british taxpayers' money. but he says the fact that the eu has effectively shut the uk out of that isa effectively shut the uk out of that is a clarion call that it will be eu first in the future, and to think otherwise is at best incredibly naive. so sam gyimahjoins the growing from of conservative mps now on the backbenchers who have publicly declared that they are going to reject theresa may's brexit deal when it comes before parliament a week on tuesday. it appears that theresa may's efforts to try and get this deal through parliament are getting harder and harder by the day. she will take some solace from a sort of sign of support, a show of support, from the environment secretary, michael gove, who was at

one point himself considering his position in government. he has written a very supportive article in the daily mail this morning appealing to his pro— racks at collea g u es appealing to his pro— racks at colleagues in the conservative party to get behind the prime minister, warning that the alternative could potentially be another referendum on this, and then losing the overarching prize of brexit. the saudi crown prince, mohammed bin salman, has been meeting world leaders on the sidelines of the g20 summit in argentina. theresa may urged the crown prince to hold the murderers ofjamal khashoggi to account, while russia's vladimir putin gave the saudi leader a much warmer welcome. french president emmanuel macron has warned him he was worried. the cameras they are just

eavesdropping on a brief conversation with mr macron. today, the eyes of the world will be on donald trump and chinese president xijinping, as our diplomatic correspondent james landale reports. for the leaders of the world's largest economies, a chance to relax and enjoy some traditional argentine culture. a reminder as well that on the world stage, as much of the dancefloor, it takes two to tango. and that applies today to donald trump and president xi jinping. and that applies today to donald trump and president xijinping. they will meet for the first time since the us president launched a trade war on the us president launched a trade waron china, the us president launched a trade war on china, with both sides now imposing tariffs on billions of goods passing between their countries. mr trump said he was hoping progress could be made. we are working very hard. if we could make a deal, that would be good. i think we want to, and i think they would like to, but we will see. we are meeting with president xi and a

little while, but there are some good signs, we will see what happens. the us began the trade war after accusing china of engaging in unfair trade practices. china retaliated, accusing the us are trying to resist its legitimate economic growth. the reason as bad as is because the us china trade war affects all of these leaders' economies, notjust by damaging growth, but also by encouraging others to impose their own restrictions on trade. the protest is here in buenos aires show what can happen when trade falters. economies struggle, peoplesoft, and governance can become very unpopular. so the stakes are high at today's meeting, but few here are expecting a breakthrough, and that could mean the trade war between the us and china gets worse before it gets better. a series of aftershocks have rocked the us state of alaska after a devastating earthquake struck its biggest city, damaging buildings and forcing people to run into the streets. the quake was centred about seven miles north of the city of anchorage. it sent residents scurrying for cover and briefly triggered

a tsunami warning for coastal areas. there are no reports of serious injuries. the fbi has launched an investigation after the records of 500 million customers of the hotel group marriott international were involved in a data breach. the hotel chain said the guest reservation database of its starwood division had been attacked, exposing the personal data of customers, including some payment card numbers. caroline rigby has more. marriott international is one of the world's largest hotel chains, and this ranks as the second—biggest corporate data breach in history. millions of customers affected, potentially across thousands of hotels, their personal information compromised. hackers accessed the booking database of the group's starwood properties, including brands like le meridien, st regis and the sheraton. it may have happened

over a four—year period, from 2015 until september of this year, when the company was first alerted to the issue. but marriott—branded hotels weren't affected because they use a separate reservation system. the company says the database contains records of up to 500 million customers, with nearly 330 million of them having some combination of highly sensitive personal data stolen. that could have included details such as their name, passport number, date of birth, and in some cases, credit card numbers — even if the information was encrypted. this attack highlights just how vulnerable hotels can be, because they demand high amounts of information from guests and then keep hold of it. the rarity is quite significant. if we look at some of the major data breached in the past couple in a statement, the chief executive of the us—based company sad: marriott says it is e—mailing those affected, and has set up a dedicated helpline and website

with information about the breach. the fbi and a number of regulatory bodies are now investigating how it happened and whether the group reacted fast enough. marriott now faces the possibility of heavy penalties, including millions of dollars in fines. caroline rigby, bbc news. here's louise with a look at this morning's weather. good morning, everybody. if you wa nted good morning, everybody. if you wanted a change of mind to bring you some change in the weather, u nfortu nately, some change in the weather, unfortunately, think again. still quite unsettled. it's the first of december, 2a more days to shop and get ready to christmas. today might be the perfect day. there are some wet weather pushing into the south—west as we speak. some of it quite heavy. we can draw the line really in ireland, north—west england, down along that channel coast. that is where the rain is

tending to sit. look at the morning ina tending to sit. look at the morning in a little more detail, it's moving through so we will see an improvement as we go through the morning. the rain, quite heavy at times. gusts of wins 30, 35 morning. the rain, quite heavy at times. gusts of wins 30,35 mph. the north, there out of cloud. the rain improving across wales but sitting through northern england and across much of northern ireland. a scattering of showers into the north—west of scotland. despite a chilly start in the eastern areas, maybe clinging onto some sunny spells perhaps through aberdeenshire. the rest of us, that rain clears its way across those north sea coasts, brighter skies into the afternoon. a mild field, 10-14 into the afternoon. a mild field, 10— 14 degrees. slightly dry with some sunshinejust 10— 14 degrees. slightly dry with some sunshine just a few scattered showers continuing. that is saturday. as we go through saturday evening, one main area of rain will

clear away. the way moves through northern ireland and into western scotla nd northern ireland and into western scotland by dawn. some of that will be quite heavy. temperatures staying to double digits, predicted that this time of year. this low pressure will take a fancy to scotland. contrasting weather conditions for you unfortunately. read around the much of the day. for england and wales, the rain clears pretty promptly. the breezy affairfor all of us but still, a relatively mild one with the wind direction coming from the westerleigh. double digits right across much of england and wales and northern ireland. 11— 15 degrees, the high. looking ahead, this unsettled theme is likely to stay with us. not particularly cool, as you can see the next few days, but there will be areas of low pressure bringing some rain at times. unsettled, idon't like

pressure bringing some rain at times. unsettled, i don't like that at this time of year. just a reminder, the news came injust around five o'clock, the death of former president george bush senior, aged 94. tributes from president donald trump. we will bring you full coverage about through out the morning. now on breakfast it's time for film review. hello there and welcome to the film review hero and bbc news taking us through this week's cinema releases. it is mark kermode. very strong week. disobedience. the rocky

franchise continues in creed two. and truth is stranger than fiction in three identical strangers. disobedience, a woman comes back to the hometown. it was a love affair, it's had mixed reviews. you basically done myjob. rachael weisz comes back from new york and discovers her two best friends, played by rachel mcadams and alessa nd ro played by rachel mcadams and alessandro nivola. there has been no contact. when she turns up, everybody says it was unexpected but it's the first unclear why. —— it's at first unclear why. i don't need it. she will do it when she appears.

but is she? she was going to go to a hotel that i told her she should stay with us. yes, yes. you must. felled down the bed in the spare room. i will do it. nobody told me. why didn't you let me know? you disappeared. it's a great cast. it's a really good cast. obviously there was a relationship between her as the other one and suddenly, it throws a spanner in the works and things are rekindled in the rest of the film is about the relationship between love and religion and about how one person has decided to tempt to redefine

themselves through belief. there is a touch of the miseducation of cameron post. and she has become our own person in new york. i really like this, i'm surprised about the mixed reviews. it was very well played and sensitively handled. it is fairly low—key but when it needs to be passionate, it's not embarrassed. it's the story of somebody who in the wake of the death finds themselves cast out of their own community and it is a film which doesn't do a lot of explaining the plot to you. you come to realise things gradually and you do, because of the way the performances work. to do with glances what people don't say and the way people look each other in the way they hold themselves. i really like it. a couple of terrific central performances. creed two, i'm not a

fan of boxing movies. i've never watched a national boxing match but i was surprised when creed reinvented the rocky franchise. michael dee jordan, his reinvented the rocky franchise. michael deejordan, his father, apollo creed was killed back in rocky for by dolph lundgren's drago. now, the son of drago, victor, wants a grudge match. rocky is not a correct and michael dee jordan saying, if you don't help me, you are abandoning me. what i thought was good was it is a familiar story. there is a sense of history repeating itself. it is well on a directive that the old movies, the boxing sequences are pretty punchy. they don't have quite the visual punch. pretty punchy. they don't have quite the panache of the first

film. there is one which plays out entirely in one shot. it happens is, you care about it and you feel the punches because you care about the characters. it's astonishing that this far down the line, series is managing to produce new material that, as i said, takes hold routes and tells stories in the new way and i was surprisingly gripped. a couple of moments during the boxing scenes, i was gripping the edge of the chair. i've never watched a boxing match and i'm not a fan, but it worked for me. plus it's quite long. ididn't worked for me. plus it's quite long. i didn't realise how long it was. i came out and said, oh, that is a really good recommendation. now, the documentary three identical strangers. triplets separated at birth. there was a certain amount of

reconstruction, new interviews. we are introduced to a character telling a story about 1980, he goes to college for the first time and people keep saying hello, like they knew him. he realises he has a doppelganger. he has a twin he never knew he had. it becomes a new story which was remarkable. the parson comes which was remarkable. the parson co m es after which was remarkable. the parson comes after the wood and says actually, it's me as well. this is not believable, this is unbelievable. this is big, this is serious. it's not some kind of crazy coincidence. this is not a minor resemblance, this is real, this is happening, this is really, really serious. when i got home, my mother was waiting at home with a cup of coffee and i said mum, you see this? we exchanged newspapers. july 12, 1961. it was louise wise adoption

agency and i always knew growing up that i was adopted. my parents were always open about it. robert, scarsdale, new york, son of prominent scarsdale position. my first thought, he's got the wealthy family. the most remarkable story of coincidence but about 45 minutes in, they became celebrated stars in new york, they start their own business. were it goes, it then starts to ask about how these coincidences happen. why was it that none of them knew about the others. was it coincidental that they ended up in three families from three different social strata. it almost starts to look like their accidental destiny has been sinisterly planned. as the

documentary goes on, the less you know about it, the better. you think, that is the end of all possible coincidences. he can't possibly get any more. what i really liked about it, it was very well put together, as a piece of storytelling, it's a good story. it has to be told well. it has to be told that just the has to be told well. it has to be told thatjust the right level of revelation. at times, it's like a thriller and at times, really conspiracy theory. it's a very interesting music on nature versus nurture but behind that, there is this whole other story going on. seriously, i watched it. this whole other story going on. seriously, iwatched it. no, no, it must be very annoying for everybody else. it becomes so astonishing. that's not just because else. it becomes so astonishing. that's notjust because it's a good story. it's really interesting and often very heartbreaking. it's told so well. it is told with a real firm

hand but exactly how much information to reveal. the less you know about the story in advance the better. there's been a lot of news coverage about it. you will still be gripped by the way the story is told. remind me not to sit next to you when i am watching a film. infuriating. shoplifters, this film won the palm d'or. it's about a family unit, the father and the young boy, he is passing on the shoplifting skills to his son and they appear to be functioning as a normalfamily. they appear to be functioning as a normal family. what's really interesting about it, if you tell a story in a different way, it can be a horror story or a crime thriller. it is another nature, nurture thing. what constitutes criminal activity.

when we put the barriers between a cce pta ble when we put the barriers between acceptable and unacceptable behaviour. i thought it was really lovely. it was a deserving prizewinner. best dvd, one of my favourites of recent months. i loved it. it is tosh but it's the lovable tosh. mamma mia! here we go again. i thought the first mamma mia was all over the place. this one won me over. it is self reverentially funny —— self referential it funny nor the right ways. and the love of my life the greatest abba song. i have never cried in the cinema in my life. have you really never cried in a movie? have you ever watched it is a wonderful life? watch that movie and

get through to the last scene without bursting into tears. if you don't cry, you're an android. a quick reminder before we go that you will find more film news and reviews at bbc.co.uk/markkermode and all our previous programmes on the bbc iplayer. that's it, goodbye. hello, this is breakfast, with charlie stayt and steph mcgovern. good morning. here is a summary of today's main stories from bbc news: the former american president george bush sr has died aged 94. he served in the oval office between 1989 and 1993, succeeding ronald reagan, before losing out to bill clinton. he made a fortune in the oil business in texas, and also became head of the cia. in april he was admitted to a hospital intensive care unit with an infection, a week

after the death of his wife, barbara. his son george w bush, who also became president, released this statement a short time ago. he described his father as a man of the highest character, and said he was the best dad any son or daughter could ask for. president trump has paid his tribute in the last hour. he said his example lived on and would continue to stir future americans to pursue a greater cause. the former american president barack obama has also paid tribute. he said america had lost a patriot and humble servant. our north america editorjon sopel looks back at his life. that george herbert walker bush had reached the highest office in the land almost seemed predestined.

so help me god. congratulations. he was born into a family of wealth, privilege and politics. his father was a us senator. george attended yale, before volunteering for the navy in world war ii. he was shot down over the pacific, his rescue remarkably caught on film. peacetime took him to texas, where he made a fortune in the oil business, and then came the lure of politics. he was elected to congress, served as an ambassador, and became head of the cia, before pitching to become the republican presidential candidate in 1980. he lost to ronald reagan, but reagan put him on the ticket, and served as vice president. in 1988, he had another crack at the presidency, this time successful. but there were new uncertainty because, notably iraq's surprise annexation of kuwait in 1990. margaret thatcher told him to stay

firm, apparently saying, "this is no time to go wobbly, george." he didn't. iraq will not be permitted to annex kuwait. and that's is not a threat, it's not a boast, it's just the way it's going to be. a wide coalition was formed, and operation desert storm began. the ground war would lastjust100 hours, in a decisive victory for american military expertise and superiority. i can report to the nation, aggression is defeated. the war is over. cheering. the 1992 election pitched the patrician bush against the young, charismatic, and hitherto—little—known democratic governor from arkansas called bill clinton. his clear advocacy of a new vision for america swept him to a decisive victory. so help me, god. congratulations. within a decade, there was another bush in the white house, george w. bush senior was the last of america's cold war leaders, and the demise of communism during his period was managed

deftly, as former soviet satellites embraced the values of democracy and freedom. george herbert walker bush remained active into old age, even parachute—jumping into his 805. atta boy! and, of course, the one constant throughout all that, his wife barbara. they were married for over 70 years. we will get extended reaction to the death of george bush senior throughout the programme, speaking toa throughout the programme, speaking to a former speechwriter who knew him well. theresa may has suffered another major blow to her hopes of winning the backing of mps for her brexit deal, after another cabinet resignation. the universities and science minister, sam gyimah, who voted to remain in the eu referendum, has announced he is quitting hisjob in protest at the prime minister's withdrawal agreement

in an interview with the telegraph. theresa may urged the crown prince to hold the murderers ofjamal khashoggi to account as he meets world leaders on the sidelines of the g20 summit in argentina. later today, president trump will meet president xi jinping of china at the summit to discuss the trade war between their two countries. a series of aftershocks have rocked the us state of alaska, after a devastating earthquake struck its biggest city, damaging buildings and forcing people to run into the streets. the quake was centred about seven miles north of the city of anchorage. it sent residents scurrying for cover and briefly triggered a tsunami warning for coastal areas. there are no reports of serious injuries. the fbi has launched an investigation after the records of 500 million customers of the hotel group marriott international were involved in a data breach. the hotel chain said the guest reservation database of its starwood division had been attacked, exposing the personal data of customers, including some payment card numbers. sta rwood's hotel brands include w hotels, sheraton, le meridien and four points by sheraton. time to get the sport. yes, and the

papers building up to big story of the comeback of tyson fury. game of the comeback of tyson fury. game of the roads is one headline, in the guardian, and it really is the story —— game of thrones. he suffered depression after his doping ban and was out of the sport fought two yea rs. was out of the sport fought two years. and now after six months of

training here saying it could be the biggest comeback of any sport ever. the countdown is almost over. wilder versus fury is less than 24 hours away, with the american champion weighing in three stone lighter than fury. the los angeles showdown comes less than six months since fury‘s return from a 30—month lay—off, during which he battled depression and accepted a backdated two—year back from uk anti—doping. the british fighter may be the underdog, but his dad, john, says his son has always defied the odds, since the day he was born prematurely, when fury weighed just a pound. now, he is a six—foot—nine giant. whatever happens, tyson says this will be one of the best days of his life. i don't remember a big comeback, ever, somebody coming from further away from the sport. people have had time out of the sport, again, but i don't remember anyone going from 27 stone, losing all that way, coming back and suffering from all the

problems i suffered with. so it ra nks problems i suffered with. so it ranks among the best comebacks of all time. and after 7am we will be speaking to lennox lewis. it will be understandable if cardiff city manager neil warnock has a bit of a sore head this morning. today is his 70th birthday, and last night his side came from behind to beat wolves 2—1, junior hoilett‘s second—half stunner the perfect present for his manager. it is the welsh side's third premier league win of the season, and moves them out of the relegation zone — until this evening, at least. i will sleep well tonight. i mean, you know, i'm not getting any younger, as you know, and moments like this you've got to treasure. that's why i'm in the game. ijust love, when the whistle goes and you see yourfamily love, when the whistle goes and you see your family out there, it is an amazing feeling. and it will be an extra special day bearing in mind this result. yes, all the kids there, iam really

this result. yes, all the kids there, i am really pleased. this result. yes, all the kids there, iam really pleased. it this result. yes, all the kids there, i am really pleased. it will bea there, i am really pleased. it will be a nice steady night. if we had lost tonight it will not be anywhere near as good as it is going to be. non—league side solihull moors will be in the third—round draw of the fa cup for the first time, after they held league one blackpool to a goalless draw. a record crowd at their damson park ground saw solihull find the net in the first half, but alex gudger‘s goal was disallowed because darren carter was ruled offside during the corner kick. premier league leaders manchester city host bournemouth this afternoon, and newcastle, who have won their last three matches, host west ham at st james's park. but newcastle fans are planning a protest against the club's owner, mike ashley. they're unhappy with his percieved lack of investment in the transfer window. we are asking fans to go into the game 11 minutes later than they normally would, not take their seats until the 11th minute of the game, which would then mark the 11 years that mike ashley has been in charge, where really his tenure has been disastrous for the club. the following sunday, in a televised

game against wolves, we are asking people to boycott the game altogether. in rugby union's premiership, exeter chiefs have lost for the first time this season. the league leaders were beaten 28—26 by harlequins. quins were in front for most of the match, withjoe marchant crossing the line late on to secure a bonus point and seal the win. it is exeter‘s first defeat away from home since february. england beat uganda 65—53 in their second test at the copperbox, and with it the series, with a game to spare. the roses started much stronger and never looked back, despite a late rally from uganda. george fisher scored the final goal, to take the series. game three is on sunday. great britain won gold in the women's team pursuit on the opening day of the track cycling world cup in berlin. the team of laura kenny, katie archibald, emily nelson and emily kay came from a long way down in the final to beat australia, for their second successive win. elsewhere, the men's team sprint won silver have you ever served the rough in a

penthouse? they are all terms from real tennis. real tennis started in paris and london more than 500 years ago, and is the forerunner of every other racquet sport. this week the earl of wessex, prince edward, finished his year long challenge to play every real tennis court in the world. he wanted to promote it as a sport for the people again, and i went to middlesex university to have a knock—about with his royal highness. it started off as a street game played in mediaeval times. henry viii gave at royal approval and it was played by kings and courtiers, but now one of his family's descendants is trying to take it to the masses again. # come and see the real thing, come and see the real thing, come and see. i used to have a problem with lawn tennis. i always

found the net was too high and the co re found the net was too high and the core two small, and this game is great because you can action hit the ball as hard as you like and it stays in play, and it is fantastic. you don't have to go around the garden to try and pick up the balls afterwards. the earl has been sharing his passion, this week completing a year—long challenge to play at each of the 50 surviving courts across the world, more than half in this country. raising awareness that they are open to all, and funds to help give thousands of children a chance to play.|j and funds to help give thousands of children a chance to play. i was really surprised, because i thought we we re really surprised, because i thought we were just really surprised, because i thought we werejust going really surprised, because i thought we were just going to be playing tennis, but then i saw these rackets. and you thought... i thought these are not tennis racket. the rackets are bent on crooked are much smaller, and the ball doesn't bounce as much, and it is much harder. there we are. i think it is different, you can use the walls and you have the penthouse, and the grill, and it is a bit more excitement than ordinary tennis. you can hit it kind of as hard as you can, and out is really high up. this

is the forerunner to every other racket sport, you can see why, a huge open sport with the elements of going off the walls like and squash. although it can only bounce once of the flaw, it can go of the walls, the flaw, it can go of the walls, the side, the roots, the letters, up to ten times, even more than that. had started out as a street game, so nothing is quite what it seems. if you can imagine the street, so none of the buildings all quite a lot of match—up, and there are shops and cafes with warnings out, and of course, so you have to compensate for all of that. didn't break anything. which is why when, by royal appointment, it was time for a game, the earl kept aiming for my buttrose, which is the bit of wall that juts out. buttrose, which is the bit of wall thatjuts out. off the buttrose, did you see, that was special. there are so many different ways to score, hitting the nested area, and getting the bells to ring in the so—called winning gallery. that's another point for me. the weird thing is,

because the ball is solid, it is closer to cricket, and it is not about a huge swing, it is aboutjust timing. and of course, the modern game of tennis, lawn tennis, only came about in the late 1800s, game of tennis, lawn tennis, only came about in the late 18005, 18705, when they invented something called vulcani5ed rubber, and that was the first time a ball had bounced on gra55. so this game has been played for centuries, it is much older, and it's got a fascinating history. pretty soon i was history. let's face it. the skills have been in the ea rl‘s face it. the skills have been in the earl's family for some time now, even though more of us are again getting to grips with it. because the rallies go on and the railroads in the penthouse up there, the balkans can stay and play a lot longer. it's one of the good things. and now, you can hire a court and get together three others. did you

wina get together three others. did you win a single point? when i served a decent jarrah. just not enough. here's loui5e with a look at this morning's weather. there will be a lot of this around. a lot of clout. some rain around as well. the rain is moving through quite a pacer hopefully an improvement through the day and not tho5e 5trong improvement through the day and not tho5e strong winds that we've seen ju5t tho5e strong winds that we've seen just recently. here is the rain pushing in from the far south—west. in the last few hours, the radar shows the rain pushing into the 5outh—west shows the rain pushing into the south—west of england. we are going to see a wet start the many acro55

england and wales first thing this morning. if we take a look at that ina morning. if we take a look at that in a little bit more detail, you can ju5t in a little bit more detail, you can just see there will be some heavy bursts along the channel coa5t. gu5ts of wind, 30, 30 five. still rather breezy. predominately better. the rain showery in nature. a few isolated showers into the north—west of scotland. you've actually got perhap5 of scotland. you've actually got perhaps the best of the weather today. aberdeenshire may stay bright. always a little bit cooler. el5ewhere, the rain will ease away. it's a mild feel. here, temperatures 10-14 it's a mild feel. here, temperatures 10— 14 degrees and further north, a maximum of around six or seven. through the night tonight, we start of quiet but there is more rain to come in the forecast. eventually, into 5outhern scotland overnight.

some of that turning quite heavy. we might see some of that turning quite heavy. we might 5eea some of that turning quite heavy. we might see a touch of light frost and patchy fog forming. —— patchy fog forming. the second half of the weekend, it looks like you got the wor5t weekend, it looks like you got the worst of the weather into scotland. it is going to be a better day across it is going to be a better day acro55 much of england and wales. still pretty windy with it. generally further north, a lot of rain. we could see a lingering for sometime. there could be a bit of wintry stuff. you might need to dodge tho5e. and looking to around 30- 15 dodge tho5e. and looking to around 30— 15 further south. thi5 un5ettled 5peu 30— 15 further south. thi5 un5ettled 5pell i5 30— 15 further south. thi5 un5ettled 5pell is set to stay with us through the week. no 5ettled dry weather through the forecast. on the plus note, pretty mild. it's quite nice spotin note, pretty mild. it's quite nice spot in rainbow5. thanks very much,

loui5e. this week marked the fiftieth anniversary of the release of one of the most revered albums of all time — a5tral week5 by sir van morrison. the likes of eltonjohn, u2 and bruce springsteen say the singer from belfast has been a huge influence. now fans are being drawn to his home city to see the streets and sights which have inspired sir van. our ireland correspondent chris page has more. a5tral week5 i5 a5tral week5 is the greatest record ever made. it is the soundtrack to my life. belfast is celebrating its enigmatic songwriting generous. i'd like to welcome you on this 50th anniversary at a5tral week5. i am

lin, i'm a van morrison found. vanatics, a5 lin, i'm a van morrison found. vanatics, as they are often described, are making a pilgrimage to the place their hero calls home. here we are on the corner where van morrison wa5 here we are on the corner where van morrison was born on the 31st of augu5t morrison was born on the 31st of august 19 45. trace5 morrison was born on the 31st of august 19 45. traces of the city and memorie5 august 19 45. traces of the city and memories of his upbringing are everywhere in his music. somejust going to play it something and you can imagine yourself with van morrison at home with his parents and the endless summer night5, not by today. just around the corner, this childhood haunt has recently been rescued from overgrown and security. one of his best—known songs, brown eyed girl. that huge 5hift came in

1967. about a year later, the jaunty p0p 1967. about a year later, the jaunty pop gave way to the moody hypnotic folk5iness. pop gave way to the moody hypnotic folksiness. i think at the heart of a5tral week5 i5 folksiness. i think at the heart of a5tral week5 is a very strong sense of belfast and what belfast meant to him. this bbc radio presenter has interviewed the man himself the number of times. i think van said the really only are two stories in mu5ic, leaving and going home and a5tral week5 i5 mu5ic, leaving and going home and a5tral week5 is about yearning. thi5 one has just changed a5tral week5 is about yearning. thi5 one ha5ju5t changed people a5tral week5 is about yearning. thi5 one has just changed people ‘5 live5. it's actually gone global. you can't say that about very much. especially a small country like northern ireland, but van has done it. van morrison, you said it all. other local artists including poets are hoping the flair which flouri5hed here will rub off on them. we will never stray. we are

now what i suppose a lot of people will call the holy of hollie5 of van morri5on. will call the holy of hollie5 of van morrison. on the streets made famous by the song on a5tral weeks, van fa n5 by the song on a5tral weeks, van fans are particularly proud. by the song on a5tral weeks, van fans are particularly proudlj by the song on a5tral weeks, van fans are particularly proud. i gripe here and i think is a wonderful amba55ador. here and i think is a wonderful ambassador. it is a continuous sorts inspiration for english music. this sounds resonate of east belfast in belfast in general and we are very lucky that he was from belfast. it is the legacy of a legend this city hopes to make the most of sir van's mu5ical magic. let's bring you more on our top story now and the breaking news that the former american president, george bush, sr, has died at the age of 94. let's speak to the former white house 5peech writer, michaeljohn5, in a moment.

hejoins us now from philadelphia. good morning. you worked with the former president. just tell us a little bit about him. tell us what he was like. it's often said of the recently deceased but this is an extraordinary man, a conflict in so many respects. whenever you have someone as president of the united states, the focus is so predominantly on that pre5idency. i think particularly important to remember that he brought a whole 5tring remember that he brought a whole string of other professional accomplishments to the white house. in congress, he was representing the district of texas, he ran the republican national committee. he had been appointed to run the central intelligence agency for a

period of time. one of our first envoys period of time. one of our first envoy5 to china. he had really, i think, left as many fingerprints on late 20th—century american public policy as anyone. and then you try that with the fact that he was a very family focused leader and person and a kind of amicable per5on who represented a lost 5pirit person and a kind of amicable per5on who represented a lost spirit of bipartisan5hip. and plea5antry in politics. a lot of that which you said, that 5entiment, which has been mention this morning by donald trump, who said through his e55ential authenticity, a wavering commitment to faith, family and country. he inspired generations of his fellow americans to public 5ervice. his fellow americans to public service. a lot of positive reaction

and support coming up this morning, isn't there? there obviously is. there clearly will be comparisons between the presidency of george bush and donald trump. the climate has changed. it will be an intriguing question. it will be a wonder if he will be successful in this dynamic. it is such a wealth of tru5t. such a deep pa55 this dynamic. it is such a wealth of tru5t. such a deep pass and divide. it makes it that much more difficult as he did. and obviously, he was the right—hand man in a lot of re5pects to ronald reagan. while he ran against ronald reagan in the 1980 primary, reagan's selection of him as vice president primary, reagan's selection of him as vice pre5identjosie wa5 primary, reagan's selection of him as vice pre5identjosie was seen as as vice pre5identjosie was seen as a bridge builder. they clearly

disagreed on many things. they went on to have a very constructive partnership. what was he like to work with? he was a personable, gentle, humble, focused on accomplishment. he didn't ever exaggerate good and evil. when he applied them. when they were appropriate to be applied. he had good personal rapport with many of the people who worked with him that went above and bonn —— above and beyond any obligation a5 went above and bonn —— above and beyond any obligation as leader of the free world. that is uncommon, i think, that level of political success. what you think you will mo5t be remembered for? success. what you think you will most be remembered for? the most enduring legacy will be that he brought a peaceful end to the cold war conflict between the united

states and the soviet union and the west and one of his many accomplishments, the first liberation of kuwait wa5 accomplishments, the first liberation of kuwait was so critically important. ultimately, the cold war could have played out very differently had he not succe55fully navigated the end of it and the fact that ended without 5hots fired, without military conflict and without hostilities, and brought about the emergence of a post—cold war era in american politics and in global politics, will ultimately be viewed as one of his many legacie5 but probably the mo5t his many legacie5 but probably the most on —— prominent and significant one. thank you so much that taking the time to talk to us on breakfast. michaeljohn5, white house 5peech writer during george bush's pre5idency. writer during george bush's presidency. around 5am this morning,

the statement from the family of george bush senior that he died at the age of 94. many reactions coming in. just looking here at the statement from the clinton family. i will read this out. i mourn the pa55ing will read this out. i mourn the passing of president george hw bush and give thanks to his great life of long service, love and friendship. i'm gratefulfor every long service, love and friendship. i'm grateful for every minute long service, love and friendship. i'm gratefulfor every minute i 5pent him and told ourfriend5hip i5 one of my life's greatest gifts. many of those paying tribute, including donald trump, particularly marking how humble he was. that is one of the themes that is emerging. the family, they said the us ‘5 loss a humble servant. essay his life is testa m e nt to a humble servant. essay his life is testament to the notion that public 5ervice testament to the notion that public service is a noble, joyous calling

and he did tremendou5 good along the journey. extended coverage throughout the morning. stay with u5. good morning. welcome to breakfast, with steph mcgovern and charlie stayt. our headlines today: the former us president george bush sr has died at the age of 94. the news was announced in the past hour by his son george w bush, who described him as a man of the highest character.