you're watching bbc news at 9 with me, annita mcveigh. with highs of 15 celsius and a light southerly breeze. the headlines. through this evening and overnight, some clear spells to begin, remembering the ten — but we will see some low cloud, mist and fog reforming. a special fly—past to mark the 75th temperatures not falling too far, overnight lows of around 5—8 celsius. anniversary of a world war ii plane that takes us into the weekend, crash in sheffield, in which ten us and the weekend does bring soldiers lost their lives. a further murky start, people could see more mist thousands joined tony foulds, and fog to begin with, but it will brighten up with plenty who's tended the soldiers' memorial of sunshine and the temperatures since he was a child, still above average for the time of year. sheffield to mark the occasion. it will be feeling mild and bright. bye— bye. thank sheffield to mark the occasion. you. i can't, i can't all thank you. i can't, i can't believe i'm back with the latest from bbc all this. this is unbelievable to london in half an hour. me. plenty more on our website 0n the 22nd of february 19114, at the usual address. now it's back to the crew set off on their final mission to denmark, but they never made it back to base. breakfast in sheffiled. the irish government will shortly publish legislation for a no—deal brexit, a scenario that the irish foreign good morning and welcome to a special bbc breakfast from sheffield's endcliffe park with steph mcgovern and charlie stayt.

we are minutes away from a fly past which will be high above our heads to mark the sacrifice of ten us air service men who lost their lives trying to save the lives of others. the crowd is huge. there must be thousands of people. morning, everyone! morning! applause it is a remarkable atmosphere. we are very much paying attention to the sacrifice of the ten us airmen. there is definitely a sense of celebration of what one person will do for another if required. in 15 minutes' time there will be a fly past, we will see british and american planes going ahead over here. and tony, who started this campaign, will be here as well and you will be waving at the planes.

this will be the image, the planes will fly beneath the helicopter and we will get a wonderful image as they go past. but in around 12—13 minutes. we will take the news back in the studio and then we will be back here in sheffield in a few minutes. thank you. incredible stories. if you need to leave the house, you can watch on the bbc iplayer life. you've got permission to bea iplayer life. you've got permission to be a little late for work, that fly past getting under way at 8:45am. now the top stories today. downing street has been warned that dozens of conservative mps could rebel against the government to try and prevent a no—deal brexit. senior officials from the brexit delivery group have told the bbc that more than 30 mps could end up backing alternative plans. yesterday the prime minister held meetings with leading

tory remainers, amid speculation of further defections from the party. the irish government will publish its legislation for a no—deal brexit later this morning. the irish foreign minister simon coveney said earlier this week that such a scenario would be a "crazy outcome" but that they needed to protect irish citizens by preparing for it. our news correspondent chris page is in dublin for us this morning. what are we expecting to hear later? ireland has been at the centre of so much in the brexit process and it will be profoundly affected if the uk leads the eu without a deal. this morning the irish government based just across the road from me here will be publishing a huge piece of legislation which will cover 15 different areas, all practical issues which will affect people's day to day lives. for example, if you're an irish student studying in

britain or vice versa, these laws will ensure you can continue on that path after brexit. also if you are from ireland and you end up in hospital in britain, this legislation means the irish government will pick up the bill. there will be measures to support businesses which could be affected by tariffs on imports or exports in the uk leaves without a deal. no mention of the arrangements for the land border with northern ireland. the irish government says it isn't contemplating any new checkpoints on that frontier and the future of the border will determine whether there is any deal at all. thank you. the family of shamima begum, the london teenager who ran away to join is four years ago, say they will officially challenge the home secretary's decision to revoke her british citizenship. in a letter addressed to sajid javid, they say they're "sickened by the comments she has made" in recent interviews, but that they "cannot simply abandon her". kathryn stanczyszyn has this report.

the 19—year—old who left britain four years ago tojoin the 19—year—old who left britain four years ago to join islamic state when she was still a schoolgirl has been told she can't come home. since then there has been fierce debate over whether revoking her citizenship was the right thing to do. her sister has written to the home secretary sajid javid talking about how the family had lost her to about how the family had lost her to a murderous and misogynistic cult and that they hope he understands why they are now challenging his decision to take away her only hope at rehabilitation of british citizenship. the family has also asked for help bringing her newborn son back to britain, describing him asa son back to britain, describing him as a true innocent. sajid javid has had his first duty is to protect the public and to petition with more than half a million signatures calling for all ois members to be barred from the uk suggests many agree —— calling for all is members. but there are calls for her to face

the courts here, a outcome her family say they will continue to fight for. there's a stark warning that the world's ability to produce food is being put under threat by climate change and farming practices. the un has been studying the plants, animals and micro—organisms that we rely on to survive. scientists say farms, cities and factories are using up more land and pumping out chemicals which is threatening what vegetated land we have left. our science correspondent rebecca morelle has more. from coffee plants on the edge of extinction to fish vanishing from the oceans and the insects that pollinate our crops in steep decline, a new report by the un has found the animals and plants vital for feeding the world are disappearing by the day. they found that nearly 1000 wild food species are decreasing in abundance. about a quarter of livestock breeds at risk

of extinction. and one third of the world's fish stocks overfished. scientists say climate change, land lost and disease are driving the loss. i've come behind the scenes at kew gardens where you can see crops that are grown around the world. from this citrus tree to curry leaves and coffee. the big problem is we are becoming more and more reliant on fewer and fewer species. scientists say of the 6000 species grown for food, just nine of them are involved in the vast majority of crop production. tell me what we can see over here. scientists are looking at new crops that could help. it is risky, we need to focus onjust a few help. it is risky, we need to focus on just a few species to feed the world because anything can happen. you could have a new disease, a problem with climate change, so it's very important to have available a wider range of species to feed the world. with global population approaching 8 billion, the un warns

we need to rethink the way we produce our food and we need to act fast. tributes are being paid to peter tork, a member of the monkees, who has died aged 77. his band—mate micky dolenz tweeted last night to say he was heartbroken. peter played keyboards and the bass in the group, which achieved global fame with its hits i'm a believer and daydream believer. he was diagnosed with cancer in 2009. it is 838 km. mark has the sport. you're at the other end of the studio. —— it is 8:38am. good morning. it was a successful night for premier league clubs arsenal and chelsea in the europa league. with both winning their second leg ties to book a place in the last 16. it brings some light relief for chelsea manager maurizio sarri ahead of crucial clashes with manchester city

in sunday's league cup final, and next week's premier league match against spurs. football is based on results, so if you don't get results, you get pressure — not only the coach, also the players. so we are trying to keep this momentum and go forward. it wasn't good news in scotland though, an early red card forjeremy toljan scuppered any hopes celtic had of overturning their 2—0 deficit to valencia. they lost 1—0 on the night and have been knocked out of the competition. in cricket, england's women are in action this morning, playing their first one day international against india. england won the toss and opted to field. and so far they have done well, restricting the hosts to 202. however in reply, england have lost three wickets. this is the first of three 0dis which count towards icc women's championship.

rory mcilroy heads the pack, after the first round of the pga tour event in mexico. he's on 8—under—par — one shot ahead of former world number one, dustin johnson. wakefield trinity got their first win of the season in super league, beating catalans dragons, 22—12. two quick tries just before the break put wakefield out of sight, and they move up to eighth. it's been popular in clubs and on streets, across the land for years, and now brea kdancing could be an olympic sport. after a successful introduction at the youth 0lympics last year, it's been put forward for consideration for the 2024 games in paris, but it means the likes of squash and karate will miss out. certainly some incredible moves there on the head and shoulders, something i've never actually tried. what about you, maybe later on after

we've finished this morning we could have a we've finished this morning we could havea go?! we've finished this morning we could have a go?! thank you. weeks in the making but today is the day and in the next few minutes we are going to see that incredible fly past. i'll hand you back to charlie and steph, who are in sheffield with thousands of people who've joined them for a very special programme this morning. welcome back. this morning we're in endcliffe park in sheffield, with a special programme to remember ten young us servicemen who lost their lives when their plane crashed here 75 years ago. it is quite the morning. there is an enormous crowd, people are gathered here today at endcliffe park to commemorate 75 years after the us aircraft crashed killing ten us service men. it's a morning of mixed emotions because it is a terrific atmosphere. tony is with us now. cheering

it's worth taking a moment because every time we introduce you there is so every time we introduce you there is so much love for you today. for all the time you've spent over so many yea rs the time you've spent over so many years in tribute to those ten young men. yes. guilt. the guilti years in tribute to those ten young men. yes. guilt. the guilt i will... you've said many times you feel a sense of guilt. why is that? can i give you an example. say you are in a carand you give you an example. say you are in a car and you killed someone. just one. how do you feel? you feel guilty. multiply that ten times. explain that to people, tony. these are the family members of the crew who are with us this morning. explain it a bit for us. you are just a boy, you arejust explain it a bit for us. you are just a boy, you are just a explain it a bit for us. you are just a boy, you arejust a boy watching, playing with your friends. i'm not now. guilt taken over my

life more every year. people will be listening carefully about how you are describing your emotions and what you call guilt. is this helping you? these what you call guilt. is this helping you ? these people what you call guilt. is this helping you? these people here today, with the emotions on display? it's not for me, it's for them. this is all about my lads. that's what it's all about. applause so well said. you are referring to the image but also the memorial you've visited, every day. the first thing you said this morning was you we re thing you said this morning was you were going to go and see your friends. but hey they are family for me. let's introduce the nephew of john kriegshauser, who was the pilot on that day. and the niece of

lieutenant melchor hernandez. it's really touching. tony says he feels like they are his family too. it's a special day for you. it's amazing. i've just found this entire extended family in sheffield that we would never have known about.|j family in sheffield that we would never have known about. i understand the aircraft are visible. three experts are here to talk us through the fly past itself. i'm joined by colonel will marshall from raf la kenheath, lieutenant colonel mark skalko from raf mildenhall and colonel blythe crawford from raf coningsby. the first aircraft is the dakota from the battle of britain memorial flight based at raf coningsby. this

is in the colours of 233 squadron, who flew during world war ii and we re who flew during world war ii and were involved in d—day operations. applause we had some flights from raf mildenhall. they are experts at precision infiltration and resupply of special operations forces. applause and its anniversary we honour mi amigo and the sacrifice of those forces —— on this anniversary we honour. ladies and gentlemen, now approaching is an aeroplane from a

group also known as the bloody hundredth. the 100th is the only unit in the united states air force still authorised to display this type of marking on the aircraft. it is our honour to thank mr tony foulds and the city of sheffield for preserving the honour of those who bravely lost their lives 75 years ago today. applause closely followed by two typhoons from number 41 squadron. it is based at raf coningsby. (inaudible) the final four aircraft are f—15s

from the liberty wing. they will be flying what is known as the missing man formation, the gap is to honour and represent the missing mi amigo crews and honour the sacrifice they made on this very field 75 years ago today. cheering you could not see it from here but the name of the ten crewmembers have been placed on one of those jets. this information will fly over the american cemetery at cambridge, where three of the mi amigo crewmembers are laid to rest. let this formation will fly over. may they and their sacrifice never be

forgotten. cheering and applause. cheering and applause. that was worth waiting 66 years full. it is so fitting... crowd: hey paper ray! hip hip hurray!

-- hip, —— hip, hip, hurray!! hip, hip, hurray! hip, hip, hurray! .itis hurray! hip, hip, hurray! . it is so fitting, tony, that you are watching the surrendered by the loved ones of the pilots and the crewmembers who are there, it is how this story should be. thank you. i can't believe all this, this is unbelievable to me. jane, i know many members of your family are here today at a table over there. —— jim, i know many members of your family are here. what has this meant for yourfamily? grin it is awesome. it isa yourfamily? grin it is awesome. it is a memorial to the men, but as

much as to tony as then, and the human spirit. megan, i heard you gasp couple of times? as that one plane went up, the symbolism of the missing man, it was so touching in ways that i cannot imagine. i had not expected to be that spectacular, i don't know what i was expecting but it was more than i could have hoped for. and to know that the names of ten us servicemen we re that the names of ten us servicemen were on one of those planes, and with a huge crowd, thousands of people who have come here to commemorate the service given by your relatives. incredible. we are so pleased you took the trouble to come here. tony, i know it has meant a lot of you to meet these family members, face—to—face. meet these family members, face-to-face. very much so. it means so face-to-face. very much so. it means so much for us to meet you. we'll get it together again. we have been very blessed this morning. thank you, gentlemen, for

talking us through what we saw in the skies. we have been blessed with this beautiful, clear sky. it we have been blessed with this beautiful, clearsky. it is we have been blessed with this beautiful, clear sky. it is as if it was always meant to be. perfect timing. let's go back to matt at raf coningsby, where some of those planes have travelled from, for a last look at the weather. i know that he was responsible for this lovely weather! it worked out all right, it was good weather!” can't tell you how nervous i was this morning. that morning from raf coningsby, perfect conditions in sheffield for the fly—past. if you we re sheffield for the fly—past. if you were with us earlier it was touch and go at coningsby and lincoln heap where the other aircraft came from. there was fog close to the aircraft which could have stopped the whole

proceedings. but the weather gods we re proceedings. but the weather gods were on our side, the sunshine has been out and it has been a perfect morning. we are very pleased. still some fog for some of you. there is still some dense fog lingering across parts of england especially, clearing to leave another day of unusual spring warmth for what is still late winter. looking up the fog areas across parts of central, southern and eastern england, still some fog patches around. it has led to delays at some of the commercial airports and problems on the roads, but it will shift in the next hour or $0 but it will shift in the next hour orso and but it will shift in the next hour or so and sunny conditions will dominate. more climb for northern ireland, some patchy rain, a strong, southerly winds taking some patchy rain to western scotland. temperatures in scotland will not get as high as yesterday, a

record—breaking february day, 18.3 celsius yesterday, probably around 17 in the inverness area. further south, temperatures into the teens. after mister and fog this morning, most of us will be under clear skies, 17 or 18 degrees possible in north—east wales and north—east england. some counties when the eastern side of east anglia towards the south coast could linger with low cloud throughout. the winds are coming in from a southerly direction, later to the south and east, quite a brisk southerly winds across parts of ireland and western areas of scotland. some cloud at times and low cloud think on eastern areas of england could turn misty tomorrow morning. temperatures will drop back into single figures again, night are still long enough for temperatures to drop back down to those sorts of levels, a cool start to the weekend but a good weekend to

get out and about for the vast majority. luke wright —— low cloud and eastern england slowly breaks up. a and eastern england slowly breaks dry and eastern england slowly breaks day and eastern england slowly breaks up. a dry day with good, long, sunny spells, if not blue skies. northern ireland and eastern scotland will see patchy cloud at times. but by the end of the day the areas could see that had their way. temperatures of 17 or 18 celsius possible again. mister and low cloud and dense patches of fog possible on sunday, more of a widespread problem. they will shift and break back to sunny spells for the vast majority, lingering cloud on the far north—west of the uk but all and all it will be a fine day for the end of february. certainly, from as all that raf coningsby, it played a big role in the fly—past today, i would just like to say well done, tony, and a big thank you. thank you. the us air force band is playing behind us, and for the thousands of people here, we have

been pretty much overwhelmed by the fly—past, it was incredible. been pretty much overwhelmed by the fly-past, it was incredible. all eyes on the skies five also minutes ago. it has been an extraordinary mixture of emotions. i hope you can hear is, it is quite loud. the band has lifted everyone, and in amongst it, the images of the ten young men who sacrificed their lives, which is why so many people are here today. 0n the front of the local paper, this is the picture of the ten servicemen who lost their lives here. it is incredible, 75 years ago here. it is incredible, 75 years ago here today is when that aircraft crashed. tony was a child playing here, he said his life was saved by the pilot crashing in the forest and not in this greenery here. that has stayed with him for his entire life, and just a chance meeting with dan

walker walking his dog, a couple of tweets later and the entire city and, it is fair to say, nation, has got behind theirs. tony wadsworth is a moment ago, as soon tony wadsworth is a moment ago, as soon as tony wadsworth is a moment ago, as soon as the fly—past was over... thank you! applause. as soon as the fly—past was over he said, do you mind if! as soon as the fly—past was over he said, do you mind if ijust go? he has gone walkabout to the memorial. i know he wanted to spend a moment, he has been struggling with his emotions. it is such an important day for him. he wanted to spend a moment there and we wish him well, i think we will catch up with him before the end of the programme. you can't get enough of him, he is a legend. every time we see the name tony... cheering. everyone cheers. he has created this remarkable event and everyone is

very thankful. we have been blessed by beautiful weather, we are feeling very lucky. at the beginning of the day we did not know if it would work out as planned. we will be back in a couple of moments. i can see the helicopter from where i am. you can probably see as from the skies. so many people gathered today. now your regional news. for many areas, it is another beautiful, springlike day with above average temperatures. however, fog is a bit of an issue. we are still drawing up this very mild air from the south and it is helping to give those temperatures an extra boost. but if you are stuck under the low cloud with the mist and fog, particularly down towards the south—east and southern england, it will feel generally quite different through the day. western scotland will be quite blustery. 13 to 16 celsius, widely, and some spots could see 17 or 18.

the wind strengthens further west in scotla nd the wind strengthens further west in scotland overnight and under clear skies, light winds and we see the return of mist and fog for central and southern england. temperatures will not fall away too far. some of the mist and fog could linger and we have a weather front pushing into northern ireland and western scotla nd northern ireland and western scotland introducing more cloud, outbreaks of patchy rain, which will work its way east through saturday but still the temperature above average.