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. at george hw 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 return 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. morning, all.

well, it's the first weekend of december, and it's a cloudy affair for most of us. there's also some rain in the forecast, but it's not a complete washout. in fact, some of us will see some brightness later on. i'll have all the details coming up shortly. it is saturday1 of 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 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 couple of hours. 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. 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 forged,

and operation desert storm began. the ground war 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 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. let's get the latest reaction now from los angeles, with our california correspondent david willis. very good morning to you, david. it was interesting, at the end of that piece was the personal side of the story, with the death of his wife, barbara, and that was a major part of why people had a fondness for him which went maybe slightly outside of politics. i think so, very much, indeed. this was a man who was seen asa indeed. this was a man who was seen as a patriot, as a shining example of public service in america, and very much a patriot. but he had one of the most impressive cv ‘s for a man in public life that it is

possible really to get. he was a congressman, he was a former envoy to china, director of the cia, vice president, 42 terms under ronald reagan, and of course president himself, before losing out to bill clinton. now, it is thought that his legacy, really, will be that of foreign policy, and he presided over this country at a time of tumultuous world events. the collapse of the soviet union, the fall of the berlin wall, and so on. what it was the economic downturn here at home in the united states that was to ultimately proved his downfall, plus the fact that bill clinton just seemed to have a little bit more spirit, a little bit more vision, perhaps, when he was elected. and david, tributes coming in from all sides this morning, and we arejust two hours since the announcement itself. yes, indeed. president

trump, of course a republican as well, although of a very different kind to that of george hw bush, said ina kind to that of george hw bush, said in a statement praising george bush'sjudgement, commonsense in a statement praising george bush's judgement, commonsense and unflappable leadership, as he put it, also the former president barack obama said that america had lost as he put it a patriot and a humble servant. and former secretary of state james baker, who served under george hw bush, said the legacy of george hw bush, said the legacy of george hw bush will be forever etched in the history of america and the world. for the moment, thank you very much. 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.

we are joined now by our political correspondent jonathan blake with the latest. it is all building up, isn't it, to this vote in the commons on the 11th? yes, make that ten ministers who have resigned over the prime minister's brexit plan, but more importantly sam gyimah adds his name to that list of anywhere between 70 and 100 conservative mps who are indicating that they will vote against her brexit deal in parliament. sam gyimah has written in the daily telegraph this morning that britons will be left poorer, less secure and weaker by theresa may's deal. he says that it will end up may's deal. he says that it will end up worse may's deal. he says that it will end up worse off, transformed from rulemakers in the rural takers and it isa rulemakers in the rural takers and it is a democratic deficit and a loss of sovereignty the public will rightly never accept. specifically his problem was with galileo, the

european union's satellite navigation system set up as a rival to the us gps system. but it seems he has overall problems with the prime minister's deal, and has felt he had no choice but to resign. some comfort for theresa may this morning, michael gove, a leading voice in the leave campaign, writing in the daily mail urging mps to accept the prime minister's deal, saying if they voted down brexit is in danger of not happening at all. he says is it perfect? farfrom it but you can't always get everything you want. theresa may needs no reminding of that right now. 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 too 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. they will meet for the first time since 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're working very hard. if we could make a deal, that'd be good. i think we want to, and i think they would like to, but we'll see. we're meeting with president xi in a little while, but there are some good signs. we'll see what happens. the us began the trade war after accusing china of engaging in unfair trade practices. china retaliated, accusing the us of trying to resist its legitimate economic growth. and the reason this matters is because a us—china trade war affects all these leaders' economies, notjust by damaging growth, but also by encouraging others to impose their own restrictions on trade. the protesters here in buenos aires show what can happen

when trade falters. economies struggle, people suffer, and governments 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.

sta rwood's hotel brands include w hotels, sheraton, le meridien and four points by sheraton. now, this is a bit of a spoiler. if you are waiting to see who the first celebrity was to leave the jungle last night, then basically make yourself busy for a couple of seconds. it was a surprise result for the first public vote, which saw off one of the most well—known faces. the first person to leave i'm a celebrity 2018 is... noel. get yourself ready and we will see you

across the regionjust moment. am i supposed to look disappointed?” think he is, even though he might be trying to cover it. that is noel edmunds, who struck up a friendship with harry redknapp. he lasted just ten days down under and is reported to have been paid £600,000 as his fee for his appearance. so i don't think he will be too disappointed, given that. still plenty of them to 90, given that. still plenty of them to go, he was the first one to leave. it is that season when everyone is interested in book sales. the former first lady michelle obama's memoir becoming has

become the bestselling book released this year in the us, just 15 days after publication. the book reveals difficulties in her marriage and criticises president trump, writing that she can neverforgive him for suggesting that her husband wasn't born in the us and so wasn't a legitimate american president. that is one book that has been very well received. louise has the weather for us, and unsettled, well received. louise has the weatherfor us, and unsettled, isn't it? double figures in the south, but there is some rain around at the moment, moving through quite a pace. it is also pretty windy with it as well. so this is the story. it is best series of frontal systems moving on from the south—west, an area of low pressure will be with it. gust of wind at the moment, 35 01’ it. gust of wind at the moment, 35 or a0 miles it. gust of wind at the moment, 35 or40 miles an it. gust of wind at the moment, 35 or a0 miles an hour. that is where we have the heaviest of the rain and

at the moment that is across south—west england, wales and along the south—west coast as well. quite light and patchy further north with a scattering of showers up into scotland. if you are out and about first thing this morning, this is what to expect. we look at the fine detail and you can see the heaviest of the rain moving through parts of devon across dorset and up into the london area. it is not going to last into the afternoon, and improving picture with some brightness. windy with it for a time. the rain light and showery through the middle part of the morning across northern england and northern ireland, maybe just fringing with the borders of scotland. a west east divide in scotla nd scotland. a west east divide in scotland with a few scattered showers that further north and west you are, the clearest skies to the east, a chilly afternoon but it will be some sunny spells continuing into pa rt be some sunny spells continuing into part of aberdeenshire. here, temperatures are likely to struggle through the middle part of the day with around six or seven degrees. further south, the rain eases away. cloudy skies but right skies, and look at these temperatures. not bad for this time of year. ten to 1a celsius. overnight tonight, we keep

those clear skies and the far north. a touch of light frost, maybe some patchy for fog as well. the next area of rain pushes into the south—west. again, some of that rain heavy through the night. this time it will move into western scotland as well. it is going to be a mild, u nsettled as well. it is going to be a mild, unsettled night down to the south by the rain will hopefully have cleared away by the time most of us get out of bed tomorrow morning. it looks as though that wet weather will be setting off into the north sea. the low pressure stay centred to the north—west of scotland. here the rain likely to linger for much of the day, but the england and wales it is an improving picture. maybe even the cloud breaking up with some glimpses of sunshine into the afternoon. the rain stays into the far north of scotland throughout the day, but later on in the afternoon we could see that south—westerly wind driving a few showers unexposed west facing coast. 11 to 15 degrees the high celek and another mild affair. seven to into 10 degrees the far north of scotland. likelihood is the going into the week is that we keep this wet weather from time to time, so areas of low pressure will

continue to move in from the atla ntic continue to move in from the atlantic at it is not going to be that cold. will stop the resistance this morning read through some tributes, in amongst others, donald trump. they talk about this man who became president, who was very humble. absolutely, and even though this was a man of privilege. he was born into wealth and he made an enormous amount of additional wealth, he always had a genteel nature about him. i think that was also what helped bridge the divide

between him and his predecessor, or clinton. it was a very hardfought race ina clinton. it was a very hardfought race in a very tense race but then you see, you kind of saul allen became very close friends afterwards. in fact, became very close friends afterwards. infact, it became very close friends afterwards. in fact, it was barbara bush who said that it was george hw bush who said that it was george hw bush became the father that bill clinton. i think that spoke to not only his genteel nature but also the fa ct only his genteel nature but also the fact that i'm and an era where you actually saw people reach across the aisle. that all changed when bill clinton became president, when we saw the partisan divide really change in america but this was a man who was seen more as an elder statesman, one of the last of its kind and he will be mourned and missed, both in america and abroad. an extraordinary political dynasty has emerged since he became president. along with a real

interest in his family. barbara bush, for example, who died before him. but they became a family in whom people were interested outside of politics, in a way. they were, and these were two people who were seen not just and these were two people who were seen notjust as a former first family but has humanitarians first and foremost and barbara bush was someone who became seen as the mother of a nation. she embodied so much of that spirit that most americans look for in a first lady and not only that, she was also just the clear matriarch of her family, her children looked to her, even though they were very powerful men and women in their own right. she still commanded the type of presence, both within herfamily still commanded the type of presence, both within her family and across america and to those who really looked to the bush family for moral and political leadership. thank you very much, great to speak

to this morning. extended coverage and more reaction as it comes in later this morning. british boxer tyson fury will step into the ring with deontay wilder. the buildup has been huge. just look at the papers. full of pictures of thyssen curie. this story transcends the world of boxing. someone 28 stone has lost ten stone to be at this point another shot of the world title. he won a world title in 2015, a real high for him and then had 30 months out, including a battle against depression that backdated the anti— doping ban. he said it was from a wild boar. all this has gone on interiors tonight. if he wins

tonight, and completes what he says is the greatest comeback in any sport, he could have a fight against anthonyjoshua. the next lewis, the man himself is in la for the fight with us. thank you so much staying up. —— glenn ochs lewis. —— glenn lewis. how a surprise to you by the speed of tyson fury‘s comeback? surprise to you by the speed of tyson fury's comeback? it's like he's taken it really serious and got out of his little down and he feels that he can win the heavy action —— heavyweight championship of the world, believes that he will beat deontay wilder. that is part of being a champion. you've got to believe first and then go the ring and perform and do the job that you are supposed to do.” and perform and do the job that you are supposed to do. i know he has lost ten stone to get down to what, 18 stone, but he is still three stone heavier. how much of a problem

could that be? i don't know if it's great to be a problem. it could be a problem to deontay wilder because if he puts that three stone on, he has lost a lot of weight as well. he is going to have a little bit of a problem pushing him off because that isa problem pushing him off because that is a bit of weight on them. you need a bit of weight because you are going to go 12 rounds so you need that weight you can burn off. lennox, its c in the studio. how interested have the americans being in the tyson fury story which the british press have been fascinated him. he is quite a controversial character. what are they making of the story that goes behind it? obviously they have seen him in the past and that he is good on his feet. that he beat klitschko, he is

loud, he is a gypsy and he is coming from england. they don't know the ins and outs of what tyson fury has gone through. i think it is more deontay wilder who is the bronze bomber. he is loud, he is big, and the only big man in america right now that is taking on the british. it's a great fight in that, a great matchup. he is more the puncher, right—handed. when it comes to tyson fury, tyson fury is a mover and he is tall, and a different style, more ofa is tall, and a different style, more of a boxer. when we talk about boxing these days, we often don't know how the people are watching the fights. what is the estimation for this? will it be another one? is the biggest fight in the world right now. it's like a super bowl.

everybody should really be excited about it. see who is basically going to be the winner. a lot of hype behind. los angeles is not really a fight town today, there was definitely a lot of people and a lot of people came from england. definitely a lot of people and a lot of people came from englandm definitely a lot of people and a lot of people came from england. if he was to win, how massive would it be to see him fighting anthonyjoshua? we don't want to get ahead of ourselves but if he was to win, tyson fury and set up this showdown with joshua sometime tyson fury and set up this showdown withjoshua sometime next tyson fury and set up this showdown with joshua sometime next year, tyson fury and set up this showdown withjoshua sometime next year, how big would that be for british boxing? 0h, big would that be for british boxing? oh, i think it big would that be for british boxing? 0h, ithink it would big would that be for british boxing? oh, i think it would be one of the biggest. this is what people a lwa ys of the biggest. this is what people always wa nt of the biggest. this is what people always want to see. they want to see this matchup. they don't know what will happen. everytime there is a heavyweight fight, especially when

two guys have completely different styles, there is always that guessing game, different factors involved in a fight so both guys have different factors. the puncher against the boxer. we will see which one is successful. thank you for your time this morning. who is going to win? well, i'm working for bt sports box office and i'm going to tell you when i am now. there is a plug for you. you stayed a price, we appreciate that, in the middle of the night. inj. appreciate that, in the middle of the night. in]. most pundits are saying 50— 50. 5live has excellent cove rage. a police force has asked parents to take responsibility for their "out of control" children after footage emerged of about 100 teenagers ambushing officers in a town centre. a police officer was punched

in the face during the disorder in stanley, county durham. some of the crowd also threw bricks and fireworks. we can now speak tojohn apter from the police federation. you need to move away. you can see what is going on. labour what are you doing? a police officer was punched in the face. some of the crowd also threw bricks and fireworks. we can speak now tojohn apterfrom fireworks. we can speak now tojohn apter from the police fireworks. we can speak now tojohn apterfrom the police federation. thank you to joining apterfrom the police federation. thank you tojoining us on brea kfast. thank you tojoining us on breakfast. cnet will ditch, it's pretty shocking. it's shocking that this is happening across the country. almost every day, in fact, 71 police officers are assaulted every day across england and wales. it groups of children, which isn't what they are, they develop a pack mentality and when the police arrive just passing by, they almost see it

asa just passing by, they almost see it as a sport to attack the offices. com pletely as a sport to attack the offices. completely full. it is right for the chief constable said. parents must ta ke chief constable said. parents must take responsibility. i suspect many don't even know where their children are. it seems to be the sort of society we are becoming but it is my collea g u es society we are becoming but it is my colleagues who are the target of such aggression. it's completely out of control and it is unacceptable. where do you think this violence has come from? certainly when i dealt with these kids who get involved in this pack mentality, not all of them, some of them, you take them back to the family home, good family units. their kids are devastated with what they've done. on the flipside, we take some kids back home and parents almost angry that the police dare to their children. is definitely a breakdown in

society. with the internet and social media, it almost makes it easierfor social media, it almost makes it easier for these groups to gather cause the havoc they do but there is no consequence to their actions. i accept that our children there must be some consequences, whatever that might be. there will be other people who have a far better view around the education system and social justice but something has to happen is my colleagues are the brunt of these kids anger and frustrations. they threw fireworks and bricks, it's only a matter of time before one of my colleagues is very seriously injured or worse at the hands of these groups of feral gangs. durham police are calling on pa rents to gangs. durham police are calling on parents to have a great responsibility to their children. what are your thoughts? it is a lot broader than that. not enough police officers dealing with antisocial

behaviour because we had our budgets cut. the education system needs to play its part. parents and family units need to play their part. things like youth clubs are being shaved right back in local communities are not making excuses because after he what these poor kids have, nothing to do, that's rubbish and nonsense, i grew up in inner—city liverpool would no youth clu bs, inner—city liverpool would no youth clubs, ididn't inner—city liverpool would no youth clubs, i didn't throw bricks at police officers to it is about the social environment they live in and also better policing. you mentioned funding. there is a story on the front of the times newspaper saying the police could get a £700 million funding boost which could come at the cost of council tax is being reached. any money into policing is welcome but we have to look at where it comes from. this is where the public must play their part. we do have a home secretary saying police funding isa have a home secretary saying police funding is a priority which is good. we have had £2 billion from

policing. it would appear in the face of it that a good chunk of this money is coming from local tax increases through council tax. that depends on the police and crime commission increase in council tax. some well, some won't but it's also passing the buck to local taxpayers. the government are abdicating their responsibility indeed this is true. we need to see whether it's confirmed that i think this is smoke and mirrors. what kind of difference with £700 million make? considerable. let's put it into reality. if the public sees £25 a year on council tax, they will understandably expect to see dozens more police officers walking the high street. that is not going to happen. that money that will be injected, that will sustain policing. it's certainly not going to add to it. police forces around the country have just been landed with £165 pension bill which was

com pletely with £165 pension bill which was completely unforeseen. the government have not shown any leadership. they happen the nhs. it isa leadership. they happen the nhs. it is a real mess at the moment. there needs to be genuine and tangible policing, but just needs to be genuine and tangible policing, butjust passing the buck to the local taxpayer. you do think any new mum dashed any new money should go to council taxes. the lion ‘s share must come from government. policing is in crisis and i make no apology. we are on our knees. unless there is a meaningful tangible injection of cash from the government, we are going to make things any better and the problem lies very much of the doorstep of number ten whether prime minister has not shown great leadership as far as the policing in this country is concerned. the home secretary appears to be doing his best but he has a boss is shown nothing but co nte m pt has a boss is shown nothing but contempt for policing. thank you

very much. john apter, national chair of the police federation. 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 9a. 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 tribute this morning. 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. 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 successfully. 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 forged, and operation desert storm began. the ground war 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 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 in his 805. atta boy! and, of course, the one constant throughout all that, his wife, barbara. they were married for over 70 years. 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. meanwhile, the prime minister is meeting other world leaders at the g20 summit in argentina, where she urged the saudi crown prince to hold the murderers of jamal khashoggi to account. 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. the former first lady michelle obama's memoir becoming has become the bestselling book released this year in the us, just 15 days after publication. the book reveals difficulties in her marriage and criticises president trump, writing that she can neverforgive him for suggesting that her husband wasn't born in the us and so wasn't a legitimate american president. wasn't it good to talk to lennox

lewis about the fight tonight?“ you are just lewis about the fight tonight?“ you arejustjoining us, we did speak to lennox lewis about the big fight tonight, tyson fury making his comeback on the heavyweight stage against deontay wilder. and lennox was saying that the three stone weight advantage that tyson fury has got over deontay wilder could be an advantage, you might think you might be too heavy, but lennox is saying he might use it to his advantage, even though he is considered the underdog tonight. apparently americans are obsessed with this huge weight loss that tyson fury has managed, from 28 stone to 18.“ huge weight loss that tyson fury has managed, from 28 stone to 18. it is extraordinary, his whole life story, in so many ways. when he was born, he was one pound, doctors didn't give him much chance.

it is less than six months since his return to the ring, and despite losing 10 stone, tyson fury steps into the ring tonight 3 stone heavier than his opponent, deontay wilder. the american's wbc heavweight crown is the prize if fury's comeback ends in victory. ade adedoyin reports from los angeles. tyson fury attempting to do what he does best, and that is to get under the skin of his opponents. unlike their last faceoff, which ended in a melee, this time he couldn't penetrate the facade of the masters champion. talk is cheap. tomorrow is time. actions speak louder than words. so come tomorrow, i'm going to show everything i can do and release everything that's inside of me. i guess you can't wait for that. i cannot wait. nor can theory. he believes a win will be one of the greatest comebacks of all time. having overcome alcohol problems.”

don't remember people suffering with all the problems i suffered with. it ra nks all the problems i suffered with. it ranks up there with the best collecta ble ranks up there with the best collectable time. three years ago tyson fury stunned the boxing world with a surprise win against klitschko in the champion's backyard. what chance of a similar upset? this matchup which has had the great and the good of the sport intrigued. he will get back into fighting shape and mental shape or he wouldn't be here, so it is going to bea he wouldn't be here, so it is going to be a great fight. two when you area to be a great fight. two when you are a great fighter, you know how to agitate people, and i think the only way he can beat him is to agitate him. and this is where it is all going to happen, the staples centre, home of lebron james going to happen, the staples centre, home of lebronjames and the la lakers. deontay wilder and tyson fu ry‘s lakers. deontay wilder and tyson fury's date with destinyjust hours away. set your alarms for aam tomorrow morning, coverage on bbc

radio 5live. 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 your family out there, it's an amazing feeling. and it will be an extra special day, bearing in mind this result. yes, all the kids there, i'm really pleased. it will be a nice steady night. if we had lost tonight, it would not be anywhere near as good as it's 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 are unhappy with his percieved lack of investment in the transfer window. we're 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're 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. england were denied a win in their opening match at the hockey world cup, drawing 2—2 with china. mark gleghorne scored the first from a penalty corner to equalise, after china had gone ahead. and it took until the fourth quarter for england to take the lead, thanks to this one from liam ansell. china, though, equalised, in the the closing seconds. 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. real tennis started in paris and london more than 500 years ago, and is the forerunner of every other racquet sport. where is this plate? i describe it asa giant where is this plate? i describe it as a giant squash court. it's meant to replicate the courtyards and streets of where it first started. paris and london, over500 streets of where it first started. paris and london, over 500 years ago. it is the forerunner of every other racket 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 it 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. # 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 court too small. and this game is great, because you can actually hit the ball as hard as you like, and it stays in play, and it's 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. i was really surprised, because i thought we were just going to be playing tennis, but then i saw these racquets. and you thought... i thought these are not tennis racquets. the racquets are bent, crooked and much smaller, and the ball doesn't bounce as much, and it is much harder.

there we are. i think it's different. you can use the walls and you have the penthouse, and the grill, and it's 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 racquet sport. you can see why — a huge, open sport, with the elements of going off the walls like in squash. although it can only bounce once off the floor, it can go off the walls, the side, the roofs, the lattice, up to ten times — even more than that. it 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 sort of match up, and there are shops and cafes with awnings 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 buttress, which is the bit of wall that juts out. off the buttress, 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's closer to cricket. and it's not about a huge swing, it's about just timing. and of course, the modern 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 ad bounced on grass. so this game has been played for centuries. in the mcgettigan role in the 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 earl's family for some time now, even though more of us are again getting to grips with it. there are, in all, 28 courts around

there are, in all, 28 courts around the uk. some schools have done deals we re the uk. some schools have done deals were they can get sessions are free. as we sit. the ball stays in, whether it be on the railroad. it is. do people like to see behind the scenes? we like transparency. our guest editor, if you look at this, it is guest editor, if you look at this, it i5a guest editor, if you look at this, it is a surprise to all of us. i'm not sure if you can entirely make it out, but it's et. he was having a run through the papers. you can see the famous et finger there. looking through the stories of the day. that's not how he says it. bt, phone

home... go on, give us yours. et, phone home. there is a reason why. it is comic con. we got some of the 5ta r5 of it is comic con. we got some of the stars of the original et movie johnny i5 stars of the original et movie johnny is in the studio. elliott's mum, elliott of course. his mum a5 well and his brother michael. behind the scenes, that's what it's like you. it does look amazing. one of my all—time favourite movies. let's ta ke all—time favourite movies. let's take a look at what is happening with the weather. a lot of heavy rain pushing into the south—west. not much that in the way and settled

weather. some of it actually turning pretty heavy. it has to be said over the next few hours. it will be accompanied by some gu5ty wind5. what the radar has been doing over the last few hours. it brought some heavy rain acro55 the last few hours. it brought some heavy rain across the south—west and it will it will continue to do so as well through 5outh—west england, wale5, stretching into northern ireland. a bit lighter and showery in nature. furthermore, we've got a chilly start in scotland, maybe even some chilly start in scotland, maybe even 5ome glimp5e5 chilly start in scotland, maybe even 5ome glimpses of sunshine and i think eastern scotland is seeing the be5t think eastern scotland is seeing the best of the weather today but that i5 best of the weather today but that is not expected to last. if you have some rain around at the moment, through the morning, it will push its way eastwards, clearing into the north sea by the middle of the afternoon and pretty windy for a time. then becoming lighter and patchier northern england, stretching acro55 patchier northern england, stretching across the irish sea scattered showers through the course

of the morning acro55 north—west scotla nd of the morning acro55 north—west scotland but as i say, you might cling on to the sunshine. it is chilly there at the moment. it will 5tay chilly there at the moment. it will stay cool but at least you got the 5un5hine to compensate. even without rain, we keep the legacy of cloud. quite a murky afternoon. slowly brightening. further north, cooler, 5ix brightening. further north, cooler, six or seven degrees. overnight tonight, which is clear skies, a touch of light frost and patchy fog and elsewhere, the cloud will thicken. more rain coming in. the heaviest of the rain acro55 part5 thicken. more rain coming in. the heaviest of the rain acro55 parts of we5tern scotland stretching over the peak5 we5tern scotland stretching over the pea ks and we5tern scotland stretching over the peaks and pennine5 down into eastern england. some rain around that most of that through england and wales 5weep5 through quickly. that global sit acro55 5weep5 through quickly. that global sit across scotland to much of the day. mixed fortune5 but the second half of the weekend. for england and

wale5, 5lightly drier and brighter with sunny spell5 coming through and a scattering of with sunny spells coming through and a scattering of showers. top temperatures the sunday afternoon, eyes of 8— 15 degrees. a little bit on our main story. the news that the former american president george bush senior has died at the age of 9a. he was president between 1989 and 1993. the a1st president of the united states. page 9a when he died. that news came out this morning at around five a.m.. since then, a lot of reaction from people. let's take it through some of the content —— comments. bill clinton says: thatis

that is one of many reactions which are coming to us. we will be bringing you more on that throughout the morning. this week mark the 50th anniversary of the release of one of the most revered albums of all time. astral weeks 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. astral weeks is the greatest record ever made. astral weeks is the soundtrack to my life. belfast is celebrating its enigmatic songwriting generous. i'd like to welcome you on this 50th anniversary at astral weeks. i am lynne, i'm a van morrison fan.

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 was born on the 31st of august 19a5. traces of the city and memories of his upbringing are everywhere in his music. so i'm just going to play something and you can imagine yourself with van morrison at home with his parents and the endless summer nights, not like 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 shift came in 1967. about a year later, the jaunty pop gave way to the moody hypnotic folksiness. i think at the heart of astral weeks 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 two stories in music, leaving and going home, and astral weeks is about yearning. this one has just changed people's lives. 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 flourished 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 holies of van morrison. on the streets made famous by the song on astral weeks, van fans are particularly proud. i grew up here and i think he is a wonderful ambassador. it is a continuous source inspiration for english music. the sounds resonate of east belfast and belfast in general and we are very lucky that he was from belfast. it is the legacy of a legend and this city hopes to make the most of sir van's musical magic. his voice is one of those instantly

recognisable voices. it is. stay with us, headlines coming up.