good morning welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and rachel burden. our headlines today: president trump has threatened to release hundreds of is fighters if britain and other nations refuse to put them on trial. come together now in the national interest — theresa may writes to all 317 tory mps urging them to put aside their personal differences over brexit. hundreds of passengers are left with worthless plane tickets after flybmi cancels all of its flights and files for administration. almost 400 jobs are at risk. winning by a country mile. laura muir smashes a 31—year—old british record to win the women's indoor mile in birmingham. it's go go go for brea kfast‘s mike bushell as he goes toe to toe with britain's fastest sprinters. we'll see how he gets on. and in weather, the mild story continues. expect rain in western areas that don't lose hope, sunday sunshine for love you, too. i will

have all the details here on brea kfast. president trump has said britain and other european allies should "take back" more than 800 islamic state fighters captured in syria and put them on trial. mr trump said the us would be forced to release the alleged jihadists unless they were taken into custody. peter bowes reports. ina in a series of tweets, president trump said the caliphate was ready to fall and that american forces we re to fall and that american forces were pulling back after a 100% victory. but he warned that the united states will be forced to release islamic state fighters and that he didn't want to watch as they permeated europe. he said britain, france, germany and other european allies should take back over 800 is fighters and put them on trial. it is time, the president said, for others to step up and do the job that they are so capable of doing. ca ptu red that they are so capable of doing. captured is fighters are currently being held by us backed kurdish led

forces. responding to the case of shamima begum, the british teenager who went tojoin shamima begum, the british teenager who went to join is but now wants to go home, the uk government had said it will evaluate each case individually. peter bowes, bbc news. theresa may has written to all conservative mps urging them to put aside "personal preferences" and support a brexit deal in the commons. the prime minister was defeated in a symbolic vote last week. we're joined by our political correspondent pete saull. what does this letter say? stranded passengers are trying to find alternative travel arrangements, after the airline, flybmi, collapsed. in a statement, the company blamed rising fuel and carbon costs, as well as challenges relating to brexit. our reporter colin campbell has the details. with all flybmi flights cancelled, hundreds of passengers including families on their half term breaks have had their travel plans disrupted. others have been left stranded abroad. all the flights on the return home have been cancelled. they said they would not give me

a refund of the 134 pounds i originally spent. we are now off into austria for our skiing trip but there is a real concern as to how we are going to get home now the company has gone into administration. based in the east midlands, flybmi operated i7 jets, flying to 25 european cities. the airline which has 376 employees blames its collapse on a spike in the price of fuel and changes in the cost of carbon permits. in a statement, the company said current trading and future prospects have also been seriously affected by the uncertainty created by the brexit process which has led to our inability to secure valuable flying contracts in europe. it's a horrible time to be any small airline at the moment. in europe, you have far too many seats, but too few customers and just looking at the numbers for flybmi, the average flight had only 18 people on it. passengers booked to travel with flybmi are being told

not to go to the airport unless they have booked an alternative flight. the civil aviation authority say those affected should contact their travel agent, credit card or insurance provider to see if they can get a refund. we'll be joined by travel expert, simon calder with more on that story in a few minutes. theresa may has written to all conservative mps urging them to put aside "personal preferences" and support a brexit deal in the commons. the prime minister was defeated in a symbolic vote last week. we're joined by our political correspondent pete saull. what does this letter say? how significant is it that she is personally writing to all her mps?|j suppose it is once again call for unity from the prime minister because she will have seen how all of the different tribes within the

tory ranks have been at each other‘s throats in recent days. since thursday. she reminds them in this letter that the weight of history is upon them as they make the decisions and try to leave the european union in an orderly fashion. she also intends, we learned today, to speak to the european commission president jean—claude yu in coming days and also members of the remaining states. —— juncker. also members of the remaining states. ——juncker. they also members of the remaining states. —— juncker. they have also members of the remaining states. ——juncker. they have made it clear time and time again that they won't reopen the withdrawal agreement. there is an attempt to try and twist arms in brussels today from the international trade secretary liam fox who says the prime minister is asking for a very reasonable change and he says that the great —— strange thing to hang the great —— strange thing to hang the economic well—being of european citizens on. thank you very much. videos and photographs promoting animal cruelty and illegal bloodsports are being shared on social media, according to a bbc

countryfile investigation. in response, facebook and youtube have taken down some of the content, but material celebrating illegal hunting and cockfighting is still accessible, as tom heap reports. from hare coursing to cockfighting, these are the cruelest of so—called sports with gambling at their heart. you may have thought these bloodsports lived only in the past but today the power of the web has given them a new audience. we found evidence that some of the world's most popular internet sites like facebook and youtube are being used by illicit gambling rings to organise animal fights and also share disturbing and cruel images online with huge numbers of followers. it's about the money. it is purely about the betting. it is significant amounts of money made in this. we have intelligence suggesting that

dogs can be bought for 25,000—30,000 pounds for hare coursing dog with good bloodline. they are making six figures annually. purely from hare coursing. and they can live stream to their friend the pub. we have infiltrated a number of closed groups on facebook, groups believed to be sharing illegal bloodsport material. they may not be publicly accessible but they have huge numbers of followers. and it's notjust facebook. we also found videos being uploaded and shared on youtube. we showed them our evidence and facebook did take down one profile that had been up for several years but others remain. facebook told us that their content must respect local laws and that they rely on reports from appropriate authorities so they can take appropriate action. youtube also removed some material and said it had clear policies that band graphic content and animal abuse. two thirds of fathers of premature babies are being forced to return to work while their child

is in intensive care, and are not being given enough time off, according to research seen by the bbc. around 100,000 babies are born premature and need of specialist care in the uk every year and many end up spending weeks, or even months in hospital. 5 live investigates has been involved with the study and adrian goldberg is here to explain more. what have you found out? this is an awful dilemma that many parents face if they have prematurely born or sick baby but it bears down particular it on dads because they are allowed just two weeks of paternity leave and the research by bliss has said they have been forced to go back while there children are still in a neonatal unit. fathers can borrow a bit of maternity leave off the mum but spend marmon loses it down the line when their child —— mum. if their

child is sick down the line and it still needs intensive care from mum and dad. there is now a campaign to get more generous maternity and paternity leave for mum and dad if their child has been born premature 01’ their child has been born premature or sick. you will have more on this later? see you later. nine illegal gold miners have been pulled alive from flooded mines in zimbabwe but officials fear dozens more are still trapped. the men were rescued after becoming trapped on tuesday when heavy rains flooded mine shafts. more than 20 bodies have been recovered so far. the government has declared it a national disaster. millions of workers could see their take—home pay fall from april when the amount they have to put into their pensions pot increases. a bbc analysis of earnings suggests higher contribution rates

for those in auto—enrolement pensions will hit pay packets, despite an imminent tax cut. the government says it will closely monitor what happens. we were talking earlier about how guinea pigs are apparently good for easing anxiety. you've been sending us pictures of the pets that have helped you through tough times. this is a sad story but i am still laughing at the fact that you dressed up your animals in dolls clothing. we've moved on from that. i haven't moved on. i think all pets can help anxiety. here are the pictures. jayne says "these two got me through the death of my dad 9 years ago. daisy died last summer (the hairier one) and she gave excellent cuddles — now her sister poppy does. karen has tweeted to say

"this is my boy george, i suffer extreme anxiety and can't even leave the house without him. he also suffers from anxiety so we help each other." chay says "this is ted. his unconditional love, loyalty and total bonkersness has helped me through the devastation of losing my beautiful daughter. " hayley says "my daughter had a huge fear of dogs and would have a panic attackjust from one being on the opposite side of the road till her grandparents got grace and now they're stuck like glue." we would love to see more of these. it doesn't have to be dogs, horses, goldfish. i love all pets. matt will love all the weather shortly but we need to talk to one of our stories we we re need to talk to one of our stories we were talking about earlier. let's return to our top story this

morning, flybmi has cancelled all its flights with immediate effect and filed for administration. the british regional airline carried more than half a million passengers last year. joining us now is travel expert simon calder. this is the tiny little offshoots that wasn't absorbed by british airways? that is correct. they wa nted airways? that is correct. they wanted their slots at heathrow and staff and aircraft. they weren't interested in the regional subsidiary server company called airline investments took it over hoping to turn it into a flourishing airline that as we have seen, we —— they pump tens of millions of pounds into it and last night, threw in the towel. they have always subsidised, well, the one from derry was always heavily subsidised from the

government. to make they were trying to get it done until 2021. they are 110w to get it done until 2021. they are now trying to get someone to operate that important route between the link between northwest and ireland and london. i understand there could be developments in the coming week. meanwhile, people booked on that service and other wines could get rescue fa res. service and other wines could get rescue fares. —— other ones. service and other wines could get rescue fares. -- other ones. ryanair said they will get people from london international to sta nsted instead. who pays for those fares? these rescue fares? everytime you getan airline these rescue fares? everytime you get an airline collapse. of course it isa get an airline collapse. of course it is a terrible thing particularly for the nearly 400 staff working for flybmi. many people, as we have been hearing on the bbc, are stranded out in position. other airlines always step in and effectively they say we have empty seats, reticular, bear in

mind that flybmi flies as many people in one year as ryanairflies in1.5 days. people in one year as ryanairflies in 1.5 days. plenty of empty seats. they say we are the good guys, we will carry people. but of course flybmi have unique roots. if you are stuck in munich having flowed from restored yesterday then you will have to fly to gatwick or heathrow. happens then? —— what happens then? what are your rights? how can you resolve it in terms of refunds, money? if you are stranded abroad you will hope that other airlines will step in order to need an —— goldplated travel insurance policy that will cover you for this. some ca rd that will cover you for this. some card issuers may possibly be able to help with extra costs that is quite tricky. card issuers will be the first port of call for those who have booked forward. you mean credit card? yes

have booked forward. you mean credit card ? yes but have booked forward. you mean credit card? yes but of course you are then scrabbling around for —— thousands of other people to find alternative flights. if you are booked on a jet from brussels, it is up to their airlines to find you an alternative route. some people have suggested brexit uncertainty is a factor, but it is fairto uncertainty is a factor, but it is fair to say that small rural airlines are struggling the continent over, aren't they? yes, bmi was flying an average of 18 passengers on each flight last year and even if it has quite small planes, on average they were less than half full, so it had many problems. however, it is fair to say the aviation industry is perhaps more exposed to uncertainty over brexit than most industries, simply because flybmi wanted to sign

details within the continent, and they couldn't, because nobody knows what happens after 29 march. we don't have time to go into it, but there are bargains to be had in the february half term. yes, normally you would expect you couldn't go from luton to lisbon for £30, and you can quite easily fly from germany, spain or italy for as little as £30. i am going from manchester to lisbon tomorrow, so i will see you there. i can't wait. where is my invitation? sorry. fine, have a nice time, i don't need to go to lisbon, as it is sunny here. we don't need to go anywhere, matt, do we? we will have some sunshine this week i'm not bad if you are on half term, some rain at times as well. and we will see some rain,

especially across western areas. a greater chance of rain compared to yesterday, but all of you will see some sunshine as well. the rain is coming from this zone of cloud... mats, we have a few problems with the microphone and the sound, so we will have a little bit more of a chat with simon and come back to you as soon as we can establish that sound quality, ok? we will come back to you. simon, still with us. can i tell you what happens to the flybmi routes? because that is going to be a big concern. people in the bristol region, they had a big problem, they have links to dusseldorf, hamburg, munich, brussels, all flown by flybmi, and those have simply disappeared, no—one else flies them at the moment. it may be that other airlines, in particular flyb, they have had their own problems but they

area going have had their own problems but they are a going concern, they might step m, are a going concern, they might step in, but otherwise you might find a number of airports have fewer flights —— flybe. number of airports have fewer flights -- flybe. with every cloud, there is a silver lining. thank goodness matt did have his problems, because we needed to hear that. it was the worst nuclear accident in history. the chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded in 1986 in soviet ukraine. but the cause, and who was to blame, is still being debated. since, then an area of more than 4,000 square kilometres has been abandoned. our science correspondent victoria gill spent a week there with scientists who are studying the radiation—contaminated environment, and met one of the very small number of people who still live within the exclusion zone. after the 1986 explosion at the chernobyl nuclear power plant, more than 4000 square kilometres of spending ukraine and belarus was

evacuated. where people moved out of towns and villages, wildlife moved in. but not every village was left for nature to reclaim. we are deep in the chernobyl exclusion zone, and some people still live here. victoria. nice to meet you. today is maria's 78th birthday, and she has made us breakfast. wow. thank you. up up until the day of the accident, this had been the only home she knew. herfamily this had been the only home she knew. her family simply walked back across the then patchily enforced boundary. they refused to abandon the place. maria and her neighbours make up a

remote community of just 15, maria and her neighbours make up a remote community ofjust15, a tiny village reclaimed after the disaster. a remarkable story. you can see victoria gill's full report from the chernobyl exclusion zone on bbc iplayer now, or tonight at 9:30pm on the bbc news channel. thank you forjoining us. it is time to look at the papers. music producer steve levine is here to tell us what has caught his eye. good morning to you, are you well?|j am good morning to you, are you well?” am very well, thank you. we will speak to steve in a minute. first, let's look at the front pages. the times leads with the story that the uk's richest man, sirjim ratcliffe, is leaving

the country to save billions in tax. a picture of meghan markle on its front page. the observer has its own investigation which it says reveals how the home office hires out staff to private companies to hunt migrants. the paper says it shows an escalation of the hostile environment strategy. the sunday express says the eu is planning to send food aid to britain in the event of a no—deal brexit. it also features a story about how the government plans to outlaw monthly bin collections. and it is courteney cox and jennifer aniston on the front page, said to be shaken after what they describe asa be shaken after what they describe as a terrifying three—hour midair drama ina as a terrifying three—hour midair drama in a privatejet as a terrifying three—hour midair drama in a private jet which was forced to make an emergency landing after taking off from los a los

angeles —— a los angeles airport. and the sunday telegraph says 800 jihadis are ready to unleash so—called islamic state on the west. this is a warning from the us to britain and its allies to take back their jihadists captured in syria, to prevent a surge in terror attacks. so where shall we start this morning? you are looking at something in the observer. that's right, page 48 of observer, a fascinating piece, migrant music brought to capitals, using the analogy of soho in the 1960s, through to the late 1960s, how two sets of immigrants had a massive effect on music and that this is something that personally influenced me. i grew up in ajamaican household and my mum's best friend was one of the windrush generation, so my early music was only this music, and it has such a fantastic effect on me as a record producer, but it is also saying how important, evenif but it is also saying how important, even if you are not a lover of the music, tiny bits of the culture just

sit in, and paris developed almost the same but differently, because it had the algerian influences. the same but differently, because it had the algerian influencesm the same but differently, because it had the algerian influences. it is interesting, we interviewed yesterday on breakfast the director of the new film about teddy pendergrast, and i have managed to see it because we had to watch it before the interview, and one of the things which is brought up about him is how that music united and brought together different races, but is up until then, the white population hadn't really figured that they could enjoy their music, do you know what i mean? at his voice almost kind of transcended that, the style of music they were doing. it was just really fascinating.” of music they were doing. it was just really fascinating. i can't wait to see that film myself, i am a massive soul fan, a wait to see that film myself, i am a massive soulfan, a massive wait to see that film myself, i am a massive soul fan, a massive teddy pendergrast fan. and i talked to the producers of all of those records... anyway, we must never underestimate how important different musical genres are in our well—being and our culture. now, this, you know what?

have you seen the meme that has been used? yes, countless times. and they have made a brexit kind of parody of it, i think so many people know this and don't realise who was behind it. it is an amazing film, if you have never seen the film downfall, it is one of the greatest films ever, obviously he died, but one of the things i was looking at is the number of spoofs that appeared on youtube of the particular scene, essentially the scene in the bunker when the russians are around berlin, and they redouble all of the subtitles. and they basically say there is no hope, all is lost. my point is this week article 30 past in europe, saying that internet providers need to take more

responsibility for copyright, and the film industry has the same concerns. one would argue very strongly that had he had a penny every time one of those spoofs was made, he would have been very wealthy. but more people are aware of it they never would have had access to it. absolutely, however, it is still his art and he should be paid for it. from the creators' point of view, it is a breathtaking performance, but may be another generation will see that film. it is really incredible. it is absolutely amazing. and speaking about the music industry, as we have been already, hmv and its future features in this article. it is featured in a few papers, but that was a particularly good piece because it is quite short and got to the main points. hmv have been struggling, this is the second time they have gone into administration. they have faced the problem is that so many businesses have faced, and in the

music industry particularly, with everything moving to streaming and download services, cds and dvds are declining, we have got netflix and amazon, while there has been an increase in vinyl, some other shops, especially small independents, have been able to work more directly with the artist and have a better relationship. those in many cases are thriving. this is a sad end to a great run. i remember going to hmv on oxford street regularly and buying records. do you still go in and browse? i do, i am very fortu nate. and browse? i do, i am very fortunate. there are in liverpool, and a number of charity shops have regular monthly cycle where there is this big collection of records. recently i went to one and they had a whole selection, and i said how much are they? and for £20 i bought the lot. and there were some gems.”

was looking at vinyl recently. the first signal was chicory tip, the first signal was chicory tip, the first album i bought was four tops. mine was terrible, rock me, i'm a deus. mine was an album, madonna's like a deus. mine was an album, madonna's likea virgin. deus. mine was an album, madonna's like a virgin. and we can return to matt. good morning to you both. it is all fun this morning, isn't it? let's run with the weather, shelley, quickly. lots of sunshine around today but the greater chance of some rank, especially across the western half of the uk. rain already in northern ireland, western scotland, edging into the far south—west of wales, western pa rt edging into the far south—west of wales, western part of cornwall, isles of scilly as well. but weather front will push its way eastwards, bringing showery burst of rain. the rain will come and go and not

eve ryo ne rain will come and go and not everyone will see it across parts of wales, scotland, western england. it fades with that cloud as it works its way into central and eastern parts of england and scotland as we go into the afternoon. western areas brightening up quite substantially. evenif brightening up quite substantially. even if you get a bit of morning rain here, the afternoon will be much sunnier. south—westerly breeze, still on the mild side. after the morning sunshine and so missed in fog patches, central and southern england, south—east and east anglia, cloudy this afternoon. can't rule out a shower, most will be dry. sunny spells in scotland, with of rain in orkney and shetland. that will gradually clear as well, and even will gradually clear as well, and eve n a cross will gradually clear as well, and even across scotland temperatures well above where they should be for the time of year. through the night, well, we will still sit with a cloud zone across east anglia and the south—east channel islands, bringing some outbreaks of rain into tomorrow. showers come and go across scotland, northern ireland and in the north—west england, and quite a breeze. tomorrow, let the showers to the north and west, outbreaks of rain to the south and east. a full update in the next 20 minutes. thank

you very much, we got there in the end. headlines are coming up, see you soon. mike hello, this is breakfast with rachel burden and naga munchetty. good morning, here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. president trump has said britain and other european allies should "take back" more than 800 islamic state fighters captured in syria and put them on trial. in a tweet mr trump told the uk, france and germany that the us would be forced to release the alleged jihadists unless they were taken into custody.

he warned the is fighters could "permeate europe" theresa may has written to all conservative mps urging them to put aside "personal preferences" and support a brexit deal in the commons. the prime minister was defeated in a symbolic vote last week. her letter calls on members to unite, for the sake of the nation. she also confirms talks will take place next week with the european commission president. stranded passengers are trying to find alternative travel arrangements, after the airline, flybmi, collapsed. the company has announced that it is filing for administration, leaving 376 employees at risk of redundancy. in a statement, the company blamed rising fuel and carbon costs, as well as uncertainty caused by brexit. the east midlands based airline operated 17 planes flying to 25 european cities. videos and photographs promoting animal cruelty and illegal bloodsports are being shared on social media, according to a bbc countryfile investigation. footage of hare coursing and cockfighting was discovered on social media platforms.

in response, facebook and youtube have taken down some of the content, but some material is still accessible. two thirds of fathers of premature babies are being forced to return to work while their child is in intensive care, and are not being given enough time off, according to new research. a survey of mothers and fathers by the charity bliss found serious concerns over paternity and maternity arrangements. the government says it's reviewing the available help. nine illegal gold miners have been pulled alive from flooded mines in zimbabwe but officials fear dozens more are still trapped. the men were rescued after becoming trapped on tuesday when heavy rains flooded mine shafts. more than 20 bodies have been recovered so far. the government has declared it a national disaster. millions of workers could see their take—home pay fall from april when the amount they have to put into their pensions pot increases.

a bbc analysis of earnings suggests higher contribution rates for those in auto—enrolement pensions will hit pay packets, despite an imminent tax cut. the government says it will closely monitor what happens. and today's good news story is that a new world record has been set in germany for the most human smurfs gathered in one place. in total 2,762 people dressed up in blue and white costumes as the gnome—like characters, who were created in the 19505 by a belgian cartoonist. the record comes three years after the town's first attempt failed to beat the record, which was previously held by welsh students who managed to unite just over 2,500 smurfs in swansea back in 2009. you remember those, don't you? you rememberthose, don't you?” think they will be back in swansea for another go. i would,

think they will be back in swansea for another go. iwould, why think they will be back in swansea for another go. i would, why not? absolutely, why not? speaking of records, someone has absolutely smashed one, holly? we have been talking about this one, laura muir. it is incredible, what the records are that she holds. most of us struggle to run a mile anyway, let alone do it in that time. she has the fish record for the thousand metres, a thousand metres, 3000 metres. she is incredible. so impressive. newport county's fa cup dream came to an end as they were beaten 4—1 by premier league champions manchester city. newport managed to hold them off until the 51st minute though (00v) when leroy sane gave city the lead — then phil foden doubled their advantage with this effort. padraig amond managed to pull one back in the last few minutes — but city hadn't quite finished. anotherfrom foden, the goal of the game, before riyad mahrez made it 4.

we start thinking what could have been but they are exceptional. they are exceptional. i can't speak highly enough of them. the class they have shown since they have been here. pep guardiola, all the players. you know, i think that is such a classy manager and football club. brighton are also in the last eight after beating derby county 2—1. anthony knockaert scored their opener with this excellent finish. they were two up by the break when yves bissouma's shot was followed up byjurgen locadia. former england defender ashley cole pulled one back — it was the 38—year—old's first fa cup goal. it's a year when of course a lot of the premier league teams are out

of the competition and probably the likes of ourselves and others that are still in there, you know, had that opportunity to progress one step further and i think ultimately it's generally a premier league top six team that wins it but it opens the door little bit more this season. this goalfrom murray wallace was enough for millwall to beat fellow south london club wimbledon 1—0 and secure a spot in the last eight. it means the 2004 finalists are now one win away from a semi—final spot at wembley. rangers have missed out on the chance to narrow the gap on rivals celtic at the top of the scottish premiership. steven gerrard's team had to settle for a goalless draw at home to stjohnstone and are now 5 points behind in second. that means celtic could go 8 points clear at the top with a win at kilmarnock today. third—placed aberdeen were also held at home by bottom side st mirren. there were wins for hibs and dundee.

salford city's new co—owner david beckham put in an appearance at the club's home game against dover athletic yesterday. the former england captain has taken a 10% stake, joining former manchester united team—mates nicky butt, ryan giggs, paul scholes and gary and phil neville as co—owners. beckham was there with his son romeo but he didn't bring them any luck. they lost 3—1. other major clubs are being encouraged to follow the example of non—league side altrincham who donned a rainbow—coloured kit yesterday in support of football's fight against homophobia. the national league north side's usual red and white stripes were replaced with the colours of the lgbt pride flag for their 1 all draw against bradford park avenue. they're now auctioning them off for charity as well. away from football and britain's laura muir set a new national record over the mile at the birmingham indoor athletics. she won in a time of 4

minutes 18.75 seconds, taking five seconds off kirsty wade's mark, which had stood since 1988. the time was also the fastest in the world this year and the third quickest in history. it proves she's in great form ahead of next month's european indoor championships in glasgow, where she'll defend both her 1500 and 3000 metre titles. i knew i was in great shape and for me it was about winning the race but i wanted to run fast and to get an opportunity to try and go for another record. i couldn't miss it. i get so chuffed to be able to do it. she's such an inspiration. academically as well. who does that?

trains to be a vet and smashes records. love her, she's brilliant. in rugby union's premiership, saracens are top after a convincing bonus—point win over leicester tigers. they scored four tries on their way to a 33—10 win, which keeps their hopes of winning an unprecedented treble still alive. saracens and exeter are now level at the top on points after 13 games of the season — sarries having the better points difference. and we will be returning to running now. after going from law or —— after going from laura muir. we are going to mike bushell. in case you don't know, we have been talking it up don't know, we have been talking it up all week. mike has faced some pretty daunting challenges in his time. i think yesterday might have been the most daunting yet. a 60 metre sprint. it sounds simple, but he was pitted against some of the

fastest man in the country.” he was pitted against some of the fastest man in the country. i do know how he qualified because it was an under23 ‘s know how he qualified because it was an under 23 ‘s event. he has been putting in the hard miles. let's see if it did him any good. on your marks! with the crowd in their seats, the atmosphere building, down in the basement i was getting my name and number. a space alongside the sport's elite. then i found a space on the warmup track, going through my stretching routines. so important before you do any sprinting. i was told if i'm not properly warmed up, i will pull something more snap something straightaway and won't even get to 30 metres, hence the rather strange routines. alongside

me, also getting into the zone, olympic and european greats along —— from around the world. what are your tips for getting in the zone?” from around the world. what are your tips for getting in the zone? i just enjoy it. i love to get into the zone. i managed to break the ice for those who will be leaving me behind. doi those who will be leaving me behind. do i stare at you? you'll make no, no, nojust do i stare at you? you'll make no, no, no just focus. do i stare at you? you'll make no, no, nojust focus. --no, no, no. it has to be an instinctive performance. you should just react. the gun is going to make mejump, he says,, great. soon it was time and inside the atmosphere and noise could be even more intense. my name and age were called out. the track

suddenly looks much longer than 60 metres. commentator: a cracking start. slowest to react to the gun, i was soon on my start. slowest to react to the gun, i was soon on my own. start. slowest to react to the gun, i was soon on my own. the roar of the crowd gave me the energy. the biggest cheerfor the crowd gave me the energy. the biggest cheer for might and shall as he crosses the line! congratulations, you won. i didn't even see you. i congratulations, you won. i didn't even see you. i was congratulations, you won. i didn't even see you. i was 2.59 seconds behind. congratulations. thank you very much. what about this event? it over so quickly. it's a more exciting to watch the 60 or 100 because it is over in a flash. it is about the start. begun to live by surprise. it takes some getting used to. i am hot, sweaty and out of breath. time to go and down ——

warmed down as they say. even if we are always going to come last, we should get a spot. i have never been happier coming last in a race. my my hero. all our heroes. he is brilliant. i wonder how he is feeling. i think he is relieved but maybe a little bit achey. and we'll be speaking to mike in an hour to see how he's feeling this morning. we thought we'd let him have a bit of a lie in. good morning, matt. a lovely start across the country. it is eastern areas you got the best of the sunshine this morning. in the west, a lot more cloud around with some rain. the sunshine will be back with

you as we go through to the afternoon. the reason for the cloud and rain is the strip of cloud that extends from portugal to iceland. the weather fronts producing extends from portugal to iceland. the weatherfronts producing rain extends from portugal to iceland. the weather fronts producing rain at the moment in northern ireland, western scotland and edging into the west cornwall. a few heavy burst of rain on that. it will last and now or two until it moves on. we will see further rain at times in scotland. and then showery bursts of rain and it will missed rush miss parts of england and wales. it fades away to nothing more than a zone of cloud and isolated, light showers and many places will stay dry. western areas have lots more sunshine developing. a few showers in the west this afternoon. across scotland, we will see the remnants of the weather front close to the north—east bringing outbreaks of

rain. especially for orkney and later shetland. parts of eastern scotla nd later shetland. parts of eastern scotland will stay dry. temperatures in double figures, if not low—teens, for many of you. a zone of cloud initially and we could see some drizzle later and showers into wales, northern england and south—east scotland. strengthening gale forced winds into scotland and northern ireland. it should be frost free for tomorrow morning. some of the showers could be heavy and thundery. gale force winds for the far north—west. a few showers in northern england and parts of wales, the midlands and the south—west, other than one or two isolated showers, many should stay dry. in the south—east corner, parts of the channel islands, a cloudy day with occasional rain. temperatures down on today's values. a few isolated

showers in the west on tuesday. sunshine turns hazy but later on it turns wetter for northern ireland and western scotland and a good deal breezy. temperatures where they should still be but a bit of drop to what we have had of late. that will change through the week ahead. a surge of southerly winds is back with us and temperatures on the rise. into the weekend, ten bridges in some spots could be in the upper teens. while we are starting to think of spring, across the far west of the west ——us, some pictures from california. huge amounts of snowfall here for the past couple of weeks and it may only be mid—february but they have had their snowiest february on record with over four metres of snow and that is 2.5 times more. what is going on? with that much snow?! it could be linked to

the warming of this pacific. it forces more in a way of storms across california. lots of flooding that it transfers into snowfall. i knew you would have the answer. it is a sight and sound that has pretty much disappeared from our streets — the rag—and—bone man with his horse and cart, calling out for your unwanted items. george norris, from hull, was well known in his home town for decades, collecting all the stuff that people didn't need. now, photos from the family album have been put together for a new exhibition. here is his story. rag—and—bone rag—and—bone. i am georgejr, rag—and—bone rag—and—bone. i am george jr, and rag—and—bone rag—and—bone. i am georgejr, and in the exhibition is georgejr, and in the exhibition is george senior. how many have you got

walking around here? 22. basically the story of my dad, his last 70 yea rs on the story of my dad, his last 70 years on the planet, his passion. my dad has been doing it since he was 15, my grandad used to sell horses to the fruit trade and the dockers backin to the fruit trade and the dockers back in the 19505. to the fruit trade and the dockers back in the 1950s. so what's the best thing you've ever got when you've been out calling? i've had all sorts, old—fashioned furniture, everything. these guys are the first re cycle rs. everything. these guys are the first recyclers. when i was 17, i had been out of school, i had tried other things, and when i was 18 i went out for a couple of years and i enjoyed it. it was very much freedom, you know what i mean? without these guys recycling this stuff, there would be a lot more rubbish thrown about

everywhere. berlot on the truck now might be worth 15 quid. it is hardly worth collecting. my dad is out there three times a day, making sure they are all right, and there are not problems. he has spent a lot on that bills. everybody in the city does my dad, and i think once he goes he'll be the end of a generation of horse traders like that, when that happens. a lovely little bit of local history. can i say, they may be collecting my bow, but did they collecting my bow, but did they collect bones? i don't know. now on breakfast, it is time for the travel show. hello and welcome to the travel show with me, ade adepitan. this week i am in morocco. coming up, i am taking in some modern art in marrakech. it's a city with character, with personality. and when you come here,

we'll bring out your character. and carmen takes on another rugby world cup challenge injapan. ninja taxi, this is great! we are starting off this week in marrakech, where this month, international galleries, emerging artists, photographers and collectors from around the world are gathering for 1—54, an event dedicated to contemporary african art. it is also the first birthday of a groundbreaking museum that is helping the city in its aim to become the continent's main hub for african modern art. but why here? i went to find out. marrakech is one of morocco's most popular destinations. from its vibrant streets and souks to its rich cultural history.

and people from all over flock here to enjoy the vibe. and this place is starting to establish itself as an international arts hub, joining people who are interested in modern african art. first off i am heading to the montresso art foundation. it is one of several places encouraging the growth of vibrant artistic communities in marrakech. they run a residency programme where artists from all over the world can apply to have their projects funded and developed by the foundation. i have never seen art like this before. i don't even know how to translate it or comprehend it, it's... it's mad! i feel like i want to touch it, but i can't, it is his work. you just want to reach out and grab it, as it looks so tactile. most of the artists come

from across africa, and can stay in residence for up to three months. and with six studios on site, the foundation can support up to eight artist at any time. over the past few years, marrakech has seen a considerable amount of public and private investment into the arts... what is that! ..and several outreach programmes designed to engage both the international and local communities. and the newest addition to that programme is where i am off to next. this art museum was opened by the wealthy lazraq family, and more than half of its exhibits come from their own private collection. wow. this isjust — it's bonkers. this says to me that absolutely anything can be art,

anything, because this is everything. macaal opened up last year, and twice a month they invite different community groups here to check out the museum, and then they have this day which is a combination of art and food, cous cous and art. i am going tojoin in. once the tour was out of the way, i managed to peel away miriam who is a curator here. we wanted the museum to have this — to seem open, and that is our main mission for the macaal, to democratise access to art and to make it reachable to everyone. well, if you're adding cous cous to art, that makes it reachable to many, many audiences. cous cous is traditionally served as a family dish here every friday,

and it is the same at the museum, to encourage locals to visit and check out what is on offer in a country that traditionally views galleries as something only for the privileged. and it's all kinds of visual arts that are getting a boost here, including photography. one man whose work is getting a lot of attention here recently is hassan hajjaj. made famous by his striking and colourful images, he's become one of the country's most respected creatives, and even madonna is a fan. and now, he has offered to take a photograph of me. so this is where it's happening, the location is hassan's home studio. i better go in, don't want to be late. a lot of his works take place here, and it's open to anyone interested in his artwork.

so good to meet you! welcome to marrakech. i am going to get accustomed to this, this is how you're going to have to treat me all the time at the travel show. this is blue steel. like many artists, particularly the up—and—coming, hassan's images end up on social media, and that's helping to popularise modern african art. what keeps drawing you back to morocco and marrakech in particular? well, if‘ou are an artist or a musician, it is a great place, it has an energy, some cities around the globe have energy. it's a city with a character, with personality. and when you come here, it will bring out your character. i feel like a star now. so if you're thinking

of coming to marrakech, don't just check out the souks and medinas. why not check out some art too? it can expand your horizons, and maybe your wardrobe. for the first time ever, the rugby world cup heads to asia this year. 400,000 sports fans will go and see their teams that can host cities around japan, in what is also a dry run for the olympic games in tokyo in 2020. some, though, will be worried about japan's reputation as a place that's tricky to get around if you don't speak the language. and it's a myth that i think is not always deserved. to show you why, i'll be exploring six of the host cities against the clock. yokohama is japan's second—biggest city, and lies only 30 minutes outside the capital, tokyo.

it's also where the rugby world cup final will take place on 2 november. so the challenge is this: i've got 90 minutes, the length of time it takes to play a rugby match, plus ten minutes for half—time, to see three of its highlights. my friend ryuzu has been making a plan. so compared to cities like tokyo, where the metro is so complicated, yokohama is pretty easy to navigate, because the train lines usually run from north to south. also, because it's a port town, you can always see the ocean in some direction, so you know where you're going. it's a night—time challenge, this one. ryuzu has set me up three activities here, something to see, something to do, and something to eat. so i've got 90 minutes, and my time starts three, two, one... go! i start at the city's magnificent ferris wheel. when cosmo clock 21 first opened in 1997, it was the biggest ferris wheel in the world.

now it's way down the rankings, but it's still a great place to get an overview of the city. this is nice and cosy. every 15 minutes there is an impressive light display on the side of the wheel. a full rotation takes the same amount of time. look, this tells you all the sights. time to hotfoot it to the next destination. i see a taxi rank there. ok, so we found a taxi, but the driver has gone to the loo. so let's just wait. does he know the time is ticking? my gosh! ninja taxi, this is great. ok, selfie. so i booked the ninja taxi through their website, which is available in english. but it adds 1000 yen to the standard bill, which is about $10 or £7.

so, he wasn't faster than a regular taxi, but he certainly was way cooler. 42 minutes on the clock. arigato! high five. so, the sign says it's yokohama's subtropical teahouse. this is a twist on animal cafes you can find all overjapan. the subtropical teahouse holds over 40 different reptiles you can share tea with. just don't forget to wash your hands afterwards. i didn't expect them to be roaming free like this. or be so big. but it's the perfect place for people who feel uneasy about reptiles to come face—to—face with their fears, even if they can't bear to touch discarded reptile skin. it's not even attached to anything! all right, time's up.

we've got to go. arigato! ok, this is our stop. check this out! this museum includes a remake of the tokyo street where ramen was first popularised. ramen is an essentialjapanese food, with a vast array of broth and toppings to choose from. 0k... stop! one hour and 31 minutes. we're one minute over, but this definitely looks worth the wait. good morning welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and rachel burden. our headlines today...