actually is to have the spacecraft in orbit which will increase in size and eventually encounter at the moon. it's actually a uk rocket which is helping it to get there, so that's quite exciting. it's been put together by the israeli company involved. so, it will be quite amazing to land on the moon and to do some investigations. i think it may open up this sort of private and government partnership which is starting. it was actually launched bya starting. it was actually launched by a space x rocket, a us company involved in rocket launchers and that rocket successfully landed back on its landing site. so altogether, there are two exciting developments. and the japanese mission, to actually land on an asteroid seems in itself mind boggling and not only that, they are going to somehow fire a bullet into it to find out more about the make—up these asteroids.

yes. that was done last night successfully, so after the landing, oi’ successfully, so after the landing, or during the landing phase this sample was actually taken successfully we understand. so, now it's a wait in orbit there. this is one way of getting a sample. there are other ways, for example, we have the x0 mars 2020 rover launching next year now because rosalind franklin and i'm the leader of the camera system for that and we will be drilling into the surface of mars in that case to look for signs of life. so that's another way of getting the samples. but this mission, the asteroid mission which is successfully got it sample today, it's fantastic that it has worked and it will wait in orbit around the asteroid two get some more samples asteroid two get some more samples as we had. thank you. now it's time for lose watch. this week, was bbc news too keen to blame brexit for the closure

of honda's car plant? hello and welcome to nose watch. coming up, hyundai says the planned closure of their swindon plant has nothing to do with brexit, so why did we have so much about it? as a possible explanation. and there have been plenty of shemima begum on our screens this week, has to be busy been giving her the oxygen of publicity? let's start with an appreciation posted on twitter in relation to last weekmet on his watch from one of our followers using the name confused... 0n the 16th of the second of... you are welcome. but you may have to prepare yourself for a

disappointment this week. because, britain's departure from the european union was very much on the minds of many of our viewers or at least its relevance or irrelevance to the news leaked on monday night that hunter would be closing its plant in swindon. last month honda announced it would shut these went in operation for six days in april to deal with any brexit disruption. and some of the three and a half thousand workers now blame brexit for a more permanent closure. thousand workers now blame brexit for a more permanent closurei can't for a more permanent closure.” can't imaginea for a more permanent closure.” can't imagine a starker woman to the government, no deal will be catastrophic for the uk car industry and if there is no deal, this will be... the following morning... of course speculation about how and why this had come about, is it because of brexit, is it because of the prime minister's kan selling. if she secured a deal earlier would hunter be able to feel a little bit more

secure in the european market? speculation can of course turn out to be warranted or not and shortly after that contribution on breakfast came the official announcement from japan in which hunter's ceo said the closure had nothing to do with brexit, a statement reiterated by its senior vice president in europe. so did that and any mention of the b word in relation to the story? take a look at this interview on brea kfast following a look at this interview on breakfast following contributions from tokyo corresponded on tuesdays one o'clock news and the business editor. i'm just looking at what time that had been saying. this is not a brexit related issue they are saying, what you concur? yes. the initial reaction because of the

timing, that was a fair. why do it now? one reason is the need to invest huge amounts in new electric technology. at the other, according to some here is brexit. the plant is like a canary in a coal mine. simply, the business environment with the risk of a hard brexit has become too toxic to continue to participate there. brexit uncertainty may not have pushed hunter to the exit but it has sharpened questions as to whether japan leads the uk at the way it once did. rob dickson was one of those objecting to that coverage. sadly hunter's decision...

and steve galligan was equally unimpressed recording this video for us. come on bbc, stop trying to shoehorn brexit into every news item. perfect example of this was the unfortunate announcement of the closure of the honda plant in swindon. the ceo of honda stated categorically that brexit had nothing whatsoever to do with it. however, your reporters and summarises still speculated that brexit uncertainty might be a factor. things will happen in this world and spite of brexit and not because of it. many people and businesses will try to make changes and hide bad news under the brexit cloud. they don't need any prompting

from the bbc. i would like to suggest that the theme music for your news bulletins at the moment goes something like... don't blame it on the sunshine, don't blame it on the moonlight, don't blame it on the good times, limit on the brexit. we put those pointy bbc news and they us... do let us know your thoughts on the bbc‘s ongoing coverage on brexit. details of how to contact us at the

end of the programme. now, the case of shemima begum who left her family tojoin the of shemima begum who left her family to join the islamic state group of shemima begum who left her family tojoin the islamic state group in syria has provoked strong reactions with all this week's twists and turns reported on bbc news. here she is talking to a reporter about the manchester bomb attack in 2017. to kill people like women and children, just like people the women and children being killed right now. by the bombings. it's a two—way thing, really. women and children are being killed by an islamic state right now. it's kind of retaliation. they are to limit theirjustification was retaliation, so i thought that was a fair justification. retaliation, so i thought that was a fairjustification. this person objected to the extent of coverage given to her.

and patricia hamilton left us this voice mail message along similar lines. i'm totally all the propaganda that the bbc is giving ias with this young woman wanting to return from syria. it's enough that we see it on all our newspapers, we don't want to see it on every bbc bulletin. it's just don't want to see it on every bbc bulletin. it'sjust giving ias don't want to see it on every bbc bulletin. it's just giving ias and the propaganda. they'll be dusting down their tuxedos and stresses in hollywood in preparation for the oscars on sunday evening and one of those up for the award is the british sound editor nina hartstone. last weekend there was a story headlined the sound editor mum up foran headlined the sound editor mum up for an oscar. with the first paragraph reading at home, nina runs the pta and feed the cat, at work she is a bafta winning sound editor.

thousands noticed online and were not happy. the bbc has admitted it misjudged the headline and changed it, the story was also extensively rewritten within a few hours removing references to feeding the cat and running the pta. next week, sees the start of a new nightly television news programme, the nine to be shown foran houron news programme, the nine to be shown for an hour on the new bbc scotland china, here's a taste of the sort of thing scottish viewers will be able to see. bbc scotland, channelling

the here and now. be brave. telling people you have cancer is actually really difficult. it's 21 minutes past the hour, you are watching the nine. democracy has been steadily eroded. we've created something pretty special. every minute of my life is affected by it. the new bbc scotla nd life is affected by it. the new bbc scotland channel launches february the 24th. we plan to discuss scotland's new news programme, so if you watch it over the next few days please send us your feedback. a few weeks ago we featured the moment when bbc breakfast told tony that they would be helping to fulfil his lifelong wish of a fly—past on a ring ten american airmen who died when their plane crashed in a sheffield park 75 years ago. he witnessed the crash is a small boy and was back in the park along with the big crowd on friday morning. to

honour the sacrifice they made on this very field 75 years ago today... ifi if i may, it's so fitting that you should be watching this literally surrounded by the loved ones, the family, families of the pilots and also crew members who were there. it is in many ways exactly how the story should be. thank you. i can't believe all of this. this is unbelievable to me. well, that fly— past unbelievable to me. well, that fly—past dominated the breakfast programme on friday.

thank you for all your comments this week. you can let us know your thoughts on what you have seen heard or read on bbc news. call us on this number or e—mail us at this address. you can even appear on the programme. you can find us on twitter at these addresses. that's all from us. we'll be back next week. goodbye. we have some more warm days to come this weekend, chilly mornings and summer mistand this weekend, chilly mornings and summer mist and fog around as well. we will find that developing overnight tonight across the midlands, the eastern side of england, mist and fog and low cloud. clearer skies further north—west, where the went stronger in scotland and northern ireland, lowest temperature is probably wales and north—west england down to about three celsius. tomorrow, most aren't

low cloud and patchy fog will lift and burn off and we see sunshine developing in many pick places ahead ofa developing in many pick places ahead of a band of cloud and patchy light rain that sneaks across northern ireland into scotland eventually, westernmost parts of england and wales. not much rain, some sunshine after it, sunnier skies ahead of it for england and wales and that is i will see 16 degrees. a chilly start on sunday morning, a touch of frost here and there, some mess and low cloud a bit further north when the winds are lighter, sunshine developed for most places, still cloudy for northern ireland and western scotland, there is never to still above 13—15.

this is bbc news. the headlines at 8pm: after a judge lifts a reporting ban, the identity of the teenage boy who abducted, raped and murdered six—year—old alisha macphail is revealed as 16—year—old aaron campbell. the judge said the crimes against alesha caused revulsion unmatched by any case in recent times. according to us media reports, the singer r kelly has been charged with multiple counts of sexual abuse. a former labour minister, ian austin, becomes the ninth mp to resign from the party this week. he says he's ashamed of its failure to tackle anti—semitism. the un warns the world's food system is under threat