good morning, welcome to breakfast with louise minchin and dan walker. our headlines today: deadlock and division over brexit continues, as mps reject four alternatives to the prime minister's deal. there was frustration at the result and a resigation from one conservative mp who accused the government of refusing to compromise. i regret, therefore, to announce that i can no longer sit for this party. with just ten days before the uk is due to leave the european union, the cabinet meets today to try to work out what to do next. a silent killer on our streets. scientists reveal the inside story of how air pollution

affects your body. help for the high street. some pubs, restaurants and shops are getting a discount on the business rates they pay. i'll be looking at what difference it will make. arsenal's best home—run in over 20 years takes them into the champions league spots. they're third in the premier league thanks to victory over newcastle. good morning from the 10th floor of the royal liver building in liverpool. it opens its 10th and 15th floors for the first time today in its 108 year history for guided tours. it is raining in liverpool. the forecast is a band of rain sinking south—east was followed by sunshine and some heavy showers. i will have more details in 15 minutes. good morning. it's tuesday, april 2nd. our top story: parliament has once again failed to reach a majority on any of the brexit alternative options, after mps voted in the house of commons yesterday evening. emotions ran high in the chamber, with former conservative minister nick boles resigning the tory party

and crossing the floor to serve as an independent mp. there are just ten days left before the uk is due to leave the eu without a deal. 0ur political correspondent chris mason reports. the noes were 292, so the noes have it. it had been billed as the moment parliament just may finally compromise, but shortly after ten o'clock a quartet of no votes. every option before mps rejected yet again. those in favour of another referendum pointed out their idea secured more support than any other option. those arguing for a customs union and closer economic relationship with the eu than the government has advocated that it was their plan which came closest to commanding a majority. the brexit

secretary interpreted the rejection of every option as good news for the government's plan, which, remember, has itself been rejected by the commons three times already. this house has continuously rejected leaving without a deal, just as it has rejected not leaving at all. therefore the only option is to find a way through which allows the uk to leave with a deal. the government continues to believe that the best course of action is to do so as soon as possible. the labour leader said he hoped mps would get another chance to try to agree on something. if it is good enough for the prime minister to have three chances at her deal, then i suggest that possibly the house should have a chance to consider again the options that we had before us today in a debate on wednesday. and take a look

at this, a reminder of the strain this is putting on mps. a former government minister whose own idea was rejected resigning as a conservative mp. i have failed chiefly because my party refuses to compromise. i regret, therefore, to announce that i can no longer set for this party. 0h, announce that i can no longer set for this party. oh, no. mr boles will continue to sit as an independent. today the cabinet, itself riven by division, will meet forup to itself riven by division, will meet for up to five hours in an attempt to work out what to do next. brexit is due to happen a week on friday. the government, parliament and the country at large still no closer to knowing what on earth is going to happen. chris mason, bbc news, at

westminster. that was a rather beautiful view, that. well, there was more confusion and some red faces in the house of commons yesterday. iam not i am not sure if you saw it. this was one of the images of the day. a dozen demonstrators stripped down in the public gallery to protest the government's inaction over climate change. police said they were were arrested for outraging the public decency. so, what can we expect in the coming days? today, as chris has told us, theresa may is set to hold five hours of cabinet meetings today in an effort to find a way forward. then on wednesday there's a chance the prime minister might bring her deal back to the commons for a fourth time. it's been defeated by parliament in the last three votes. as for indicative votes, mps insist they still have the commons booked on wednesday to hold another series of votes on other brexit options, like they did last night. as things stand, though, the default option is in ten days' time, the uk will be leaving

the eu without a deal. joining us now from westminster, thankfully fully clothed, is our political correspondent nick ea rdley. what more can you tell us about what happens next? good morning to you. it is a question i am not sure many people know the answer to. though, and i'm afraid i am not going to give you a concrete a nswer afraid i am not going to give you a concrete answer on that one either, dan, for the simple reason that things are so up in the air at the moment. parliament is just refusing to compromise enough to get any option over the line and achieve a majority. at the same time, it's not com pletely majority. at the same time, it's not completely clear what the government can do next week. they will all be locked in a room for upwards of five hours today to try and thrash out what they do next. there are some ministers arguing that now is the time to bring their deal back again and say, look, you guys have had your chance, you have to come up with something else and you have failed. the problem is, remember. it was only last week friday that deal

lost again by 60 votes. it is not clear whether anything or enough has changed to win over more mps. so i'd love to tell you exactly what's going to happen next. the truth is nobody knows. that's a very decent assessment, nick, and something we will talk about through the morning. in the next half hour, we'll be speaking to mairead mcguiness, vice president of the european council, from brussels. we will see what the view from the eu is about what happened in the commons last night. a simple blood test which speeds up diagnosis of pre—eclampsia during pregnancy is to be rolled out across the nhs in england. a study by king's college london shows the blood test reduces the chance of serious complications by identifying the condition on average two days sooner than traditional blood pressure readings. here's our health correspondent dominic hughes. for decades doctors have relied on blood pressure readings and a protein test to diagnose

pre—eclampsia in pregnant women. these are relatively imprecise methods and there is a concern that too many cases get messed. now researchers have developed a simple blood test that is faster and more reliable. i look after women who have lost a baby from pre—eclampsia and it's heartbreaking for them and it is tough for all of us in the health service. we know what a difference it would make if we could reach that diagnosis earlier. and if we could really see which women need that extra care, so that we can help the women and hopefully help their babies too. pre-eclampsia is a condition that develops in the second half of a pregnancy from about 20 weeks. it is suspected in almost one in ten pregnancies, affecting around 80,000 women in the uk each year. many cases are mild, but if left untreated it can cause serious complications, both mother and baby. nhs england have already announced the test will be made more widely available across the health service, meaning the risk of

pre—eclampsia can be judged service, meaning the risk of pre—eclampsia can bejudged much more accurately and making sure treatment starts quickly. dominic hughes, bbc news. we will be talking about that in detail a little bit later in the programme. parents in england who home educate their children could soon be forced to add their names to a new register. ministers hope the scheme, which has the backing of 0fsted, would help councils to intervene when standards need improving. some parents believe any list would be an unwanted intrusion into their lives. here's our education and family correspondent, frankie mccamley. the number of children who have not been receiving education in schools in england has more than doubled in five years, to around 60,000. there are many reasons for children to leave mainstream education, including a lack of support for special needs, religious reasons, or purely out of personal choice. but not all are visible to local authorities. the government is now proposing a new register for all children not being educated in school. the aim is to help councils intervene when a child's education isn't up to scratch, identify those at risk of harm, help spot young people attending

unregistered schools, or those not receiving an education at all. register might help throw up likely concentrations of illegal schools, places where we should be using our powers to inspect. it may help local authorities with their responsibilities for safeguard children, to understand where the greatest risks are. it helps brings together the picture so that we use the scarce public resources in the best way we can for children. under the plans, it will be a parents' responsibility to register their child. but rhianjoy, who educates her two sons with special needs, thinks the proposals are a backward step. at the end of the day, why should i have to sign a register and have someone come into my home and question the education that i am providing for my child when it is the first type of education that has actually succeeded for him, that has not caused severe detrimental effects to his mental health? the government is also considering whether local authorities

should provide support for home—educating parents, like money towards exams, as it tries to find a balance between supporting families, and ensuring children get the education they deserve. frankie mccamley, bbc news. later, we will talk with the education minister about that. now, take a look at this. if these tourists in iceland were in search of adventure, they certainly got it. oh, my gosh! wow, yes, run! they were on a tour with an expert guide when a glacier in front of them broke away and caused a huge wave. there comes a wave — look at it! you would leg it, wouldn't you? the tourists can be seen dashing to higher ground to avoid the surge of freezing water. i think it is called carving, isn't it, when a bit of glacier falls off.

that second wave covered wherever they were. it is what you see above they were. it is what you see above the water, but there is a huge amount below, much more below the water as well. 9096 of the glacier is under the surface, isn't it? wow. i think they got away safely. 0therwise think they got away safely. otherwise we wouldn't show it. good morning, everyone. good morning, everyonelj good morning, everyone. i have some good stats this morning, don't we, daniel? newcastle are 15 straightaway games on a monday night. think how far their fans straightaway games on a monday night. think how far theirfans have had to travel. a lot of travelling. they have lost now 12 of those games. they hate monday nights. long journey home for them last night, wasn't it? another one, arsenal have won their last ten home games which they haven't done in 20 yea rs. games which they haven't done in 20 years. nifty little run. nifty

little run. arsenal beat newcastle united 2—0 to move up to third in the premier league. aaron ramsey and alexander lacazette were on target at the emirates, to take their side above their arch—rivals tottenham, and manchester united, too. everton are investigating an alleged incident involving england goalkeeperjordan pickford. video published on social media appears to show him involved in a fracas on a sunderland street. england's sam curran took a hat—trick in a remarkable match in the indian premier league, helping his kings eleven punjab side from the brink of defeat to victory over the delhi capitals. and the wales fullback leigh halfpenny says he feared for his career after suffering a head injury during the autumn test against australia. he spent what he called a frustrating three months on the sidelines. 0uch. ouch. yes. we have sent carol out and about this morning. my favourite place. what it is a beautiful place.

carol is at the royal liver building in liverpool for us this morning. we all know it is miserable out there, carol. sorry about that, good morning. good morning, what a joy it is to be in liverpool. it is one of my favourite cities as well. i am on the 10th floor of the royal liver building. it is opening its doors to guided tours for people to have guided tours for people to have guided tours, and also see behind the clock tower. it is lovely to be so near the clock tower. it is lovely to be so near the clock tower, which you may here chime shortly. and, to be close to the liver birds, and i'm talking about bella and bertie. bella looks over the water, keeping an eye out for sailors returning,

and bertie looks over the city to protect it. the story is that if they fly away, liverpool will fall. i think it is safe to say that is unlikely to happen. it is pretty wet here in liverpool, the forecast is one of heavy showers behind a band of rain that is heading south eastwards, and it will feel much cooler. you can eastwards, and it will feel much cooler. you can see eastwards, and it will feel much cooler. you can see that on the hermas chart. look at all the blues rushing down behind the milder yellows, and the source of the wind, coming straight down from the arctic. we are looking at a north—westerly or a northerly today. it will continue to journey south eastwards through the course of the morning, into the afternoon, before clearing. the showers will get going, some of them already starting. some are likely to be heavy and thundery with some hail mixed in for good measure. showers could get down to lower levels, and if it accumulates briefly it won't

last. temperatures will dip as well, but roughly speaking about 7— 10 degrees, which is much lower than yesterday, where we hit 17. as we go through the evening and overnight, low pressure starts to dominate the weather. it is coming in from the north sea, preceded by some rain. there will be held snow in parts of scotla nd there will be held snow in parts of scotland and england. away from that, clear skies, the risk of ice, temperatures falling between three and —1. hill snow and temperatures falling between three and —1. hillsnow and rain moving from the east towards the west across scotland and northern england, eventually getting into northern ireland. south of that we are looking at bright spells, sunshine and showers. a strong wind tomorrow, so the temperatures you see are fairly academic, feeling much colder than suggested. 0n thursday, low pressure moves down towards wales and the south—west.

spirals of cloud, rain and showers rotating around it, some hill snow was well. brightest guys in the east but another windy day and another cool day. on friday and into the weekend we start to see temperatures recovering once again. carole, you did warn us about miserable weather. thank you. we have james cracknell later, don't we. he has gone back to rowing competitively aged a6, i was going to tell you about that later. he still looks nifty at a7. going to tell you about that later. he still looks nifty at 47. there he is aged 28, presumably when he was winning gold medals, and here he is many years later rowing a boat with somebody who is young enough to be his son, who is 19. amazing. let's take a look at some of today's front pages. the guardian says the brexit deadlock will see mrs may summon her cabinet for

a five—hour showdown today. it also features a shot of the climate change protesters, who took their clothes off in the commons yesterday. "it's back to square one!", over brexit, says the daily mail's front page. it also reports on a warning from cabinet secretary sir mark sedwill over how disastrous a no—deal would be. "april fools" reads the is front page, over a picture of the commons chamber last night. and the sun reports that rolling stones frontman sir mick jagger will undergo heart surgery this week. let's have a look at the inside pages now. what else are we got in the papers? steph, what have you got? often we have talked about apple being the richest company in the world, well, there is a saudi oil company that has just revealed its finances for the first time in three quarters of a century, and it has absolutely smashed it out of the park on the numbers compared to the likes of

apple. net income last year they made $111.1 billion compared to apple's just made $111.1 billion compared to apple'sjust under $60 made $111.1 billion compared to apple's just under $60 billion. made $111.1 billion compared to apple'sjust under $60 billion. they have revealed this because they are trying to raise a bit of money, you wonder why because of the figures. basically, they are looking to sell bonds, which is dead you can buy in a company and make some money from it if you are an investor. they are staggering figures, it is unbelievable to think there are companies out there that we haven't talked about making that much money. they make 10% of the world's oil, so it is unsurprising they have made so much money, and they are state—owned by the saudi royal family. here is the back page of the mail, it is aboutjordan the back page of the mail, it is about jordan pickford, the the back page of the mail, it is aboutjordan pickford, the england goalkeeper, with stuff going around on social media about him being in, i'm not sure what you would call it, some kind of an altercation in a bar in the north—east. it is tricky,

because many papers are saying this is not the behaviour of an england player, but he was out drinking with his fiancee, he was on a day off, and he had been called various names all day by people in the bar. he left the bar, got into trouble, and it went quickly south, and it all got a bit too much. 0ne it went quickly south, and it all got a bit too much. one of the insults that they hurled at him for a goalkeeper was "butterfingers". that old classic! exactly. that is in all the papers. grange hill. i was banned from watching grange hill. i would watch it with the music turned down so my mum couldn't hear it. me to! anyway, i imagine you watched it somehow. lee mcdonald, who owns a key cutting business, is coming back. he has got in eastenders, he will be a bus

driverfor in eastenders, he will be a bus driver for a couple of episodes. in eastenders, he will be a bus driverfor a couple of episodes. he joined a long list of people who have made the switch from grange hill to eastenders. michelle gayle, who played fiona wilson in grange hill, before she became hattie. who played fiona wilson in grange hill, before she became hattiem is like the bill as well, almost every famous actress has been in the bill. yes, zammo is coming back, on eastenders. this one, who won at cheltenham a few weeks ago, she is a star, a female jockey, ridiculously brave. she says she is more like a bloke. she says she won't be riding

in the grand national, but when she won at cheltenham she was poetic. you know how they interview them when they are still on their horse. she said, here is pegasus, he has wings, he is the picture of determination. she has got everything. great chair as well. would you like to see the world's biggest rhododendron bush? look at the size of that. what is that next to it? that is a man, there is a bloke in there. how is he going to get out? this was planted 120 years ago at south lodge hotel in horsham in west sussex, right next door to my hometown. that is where they pot

ragu, in case you were wondering. that well—known part of tuscany. ragu, in case you were wondering. that well-known part of tuscany. the weather is a bit grim for carol today, i think. i don't weather is a bit grim for carol today, ithink. i don't know weather is a bit grim for carol today, i think. i don't know why we feel it is our responsibility but we do feel bad about sending her out in the weather. an ultra—low emission zone will come into force in parts of london next week, in a bid to deter the dirtiest vehicles from contributing to high levels of air pollution. the initiative comes as scientists say the impacts of toxins in the air are more serious than previously thought. 0ur science editor david shukman reports. outside a school we use a head camera to reveal air pollution. outside a school we use a heat camera to reveal air pollution. scientists are discovering that it is a far more dangerous than previously thought. the exhaust stands out in this video because it is hotter than the surroundings. it flows right beside the children. they are closer to the ground than adults so their health is more at risk.

this is the equipment that you will be using to monitor air pollution and help clean ordirty the airthat you're breathing over that week is... to find out more, researchers hand out pollution monitors. these backpacks are fitted with devices to measure the quality of the air. it sucks in air and stores all the data... the children themselves are well aware of what pollution can mean for them? air pollution can go through your lungs and make you feel sick and you can, like, maybe go to the hospital. you can't tell it because it is invisible but air pollution basically is dirty air so it can cause asthma and it can, like, make you really ill. this boy, alfie, tells me how he suffers when the air is bad. it hurts like here and here so i had to stay up one night because my chest was really bad because all the polluted air and i could not go to sleep. my mum had to stay awake

because she was looking after me. over the years we have learned more and more about what air pollution can do to us but we cannot see the stuff so let's imagine the tiny particles and gases that are drifting around and, as we breathe them in, we're coming to understand the range of effects they can have inside us. the first impact is in our airways and lungs, risking inflammation and asthma attacks. and diseases like lung cancer. and then down inside the lungs, the smallest particles can actually cross into the bloodstream and cause more harm, blocking arteries, increasing the danger of heart disease and of stroke. and pollution may also reach the brain. links to dementia are being researched. but the biggest concern is for children. we now know it affects notjust the respiratory system but the cardiovascular system — your heart, your brain, all different parts of your body, how it develops. so our understanding of the health

impact has increased and really we are learning that we need to deal with this much more urgently than we thought. the hot exhaust pipe spews out pollution. next week london will launch a major effort to clean up, by charging the dirtiest vehicles to come into the centre. scientists say that is desperately needed. david shukman, bbc news. some of those pictures really make you think. they do, when you look at how close some of those children are to that. still to come on breakfast, tim is at putney rowing club, where the cambridge team is in training ahead of the boat race on sunday. tim, have you been sticking youroar in? they are going to have a special guest, aren't they? good morning, i

am a6 gold, no major plans this weekend. james cracknell, also a6, he is taking part in the oxford versus cambridge boat race. he is making history in an event steeped in history. at putney this morning, in 1829 the first boat race took place, and 1865 it became an annual event. starting here at putney and making its way down to mortlake. we will speak to james a bit later as he takes part in some training. what a beautiful morning, what is it like to return to competitive rowing at the age of a6? he is studying at the university of cambridge, which entitles him to take part. right now, i will leave you with some beautiful views of london as we catch up with the news, weather and travel where you are. good morning from bbc london news, i'm tolu adeoye.

a man in his 20s has been stabbed to death in north london. the victim was attcked in kentish town at about eight thirty last night. no arrests have been made and police are appealing for witnesses. it happened on the same day the prime minster held a summit on serious youth violence. not enough children in need are recieving free school meals. that's the conclusion of a report for the child poverty action group. researchers found around one in four children went hungry at times. the group's calling for universal free school meals. the government's says it's supporting over one million of the country's most disadvantaged children through the scheme. 750 jobs will be created in essex as part of a new base being opened by ryanair at southend airport. it's thought the 300 million pound investment will allow the airport to welcome at least a million more passengers a year, flying 1a routes across eight european countries.

makeup companies are reporting record sales for products claiming to protect the skin from pollution. beauty experts in the capital say london's toxic air can be particularly damaging and more scientific research is needed to prove all of the new cosmetics actually work. it is everywhere in a city, and if you look at the statistics the amount of pollution in the city is extraordinary and astonishing, and it all ends up sitting on your skin and it is quite hard to get off your skin once it is there. let's take a look at the travel situation now. there's a good service on the tubes this morning. but on the trains — south western railway has some delays into waterloo. that's because of issues on the line between surbiton and woking. on to the roads: in shoreditch there are temporary traffic lights on city road between the old street roundabout and finsbury square. that's due to water works. in harrow: greenhill way is closed because of a gas leak at the aa09 station road. now the weather with kate kinsella. a chilly start this morning for many

of us. we should have at least a little bit of brightness at first, but fairly quickly it will turn cloudy and eventually rather wet as we head through the morning. some brightness perhaps in the east, that cloud moving in. light wind, clearing out of the way this afternoon, but to follow some heavy showers and you might hear a rumble of thunder. sunny spells in between and temperatures getting up to around 10 celsius. 0vernight, still the chance of one or two showers, may be some hail next in as well. a chilly night, beware gardeners and growers as we may see a bit of a frost in the morning. minimum temperature down to —2. a chilly start as we head into wednesday, a day of sunshine and showers, pretty chilly with temperatures not even getting into double figures. we slowly start to recover as we had through the weekend into the weekend. temperatures back up to about 1a celsius. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom

in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. now though it's back to dan and louise. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with louise minchin and dan walker. it's 6:30am. we'll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment, but also on breakfast this morning: we'll speak to 0lympian james cracknell, who is set to become the oldest rower in history to take part in the oxford v cambridge boat race. 20 years ago, tv presenter jill dando was shot and killed on the doorstep of her home in fulham. we'll hear from the team behind a new documentary which investigates the unsolved crime and the theories behind who was responsible for her death. chinese concert pianist lang lang will be here to tell us why he started playing and how he hopes to inspire the next generation of music lovers. good morning.

here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. the brexit deadlock continues as parliament fails to agree on any of the alternatives to theresa may's deal. mps voted on four options yesterday evening, including another referendum and remaining in the customs union, but none reached a majority. today the prime minister will hold five hours of cabinet meetings to find a way out of the stalemate. this house has continuously rejected leaving without a deal, just as it has rejected not leaving at all. therefore, the only option is to find a way through which allows the uk to leave with a deal. the government continues to believe that the best course of action is to do so as soon as possible. the snp said the majority of its mps voted for three of the four options

last night. i think what you've seen over the course of this exercise over the course of this exercise over the course of this exercise over the last three years almost has been the scottish national party that has been prepared to compromise. single market customs union was the compromise position. scotla nd union was the compromise position. scotland did vote heavily to stay in the eu, 62- 38% and scotland did vote heavily to stay in the eu, 62— 38% and the position we are in tonight is the majority of scottish mps voted to revoke article 50, a majority voted to have a people's vote and the majority voted to stay in the single market and the customs union. to find out how your mp voted in last night's indicative votes, you can visit bbc.co.uk/politics. the nhs in england is to make a blood test more widely available in an attempt to speed up the diagnosis of a potentially fatal condition affecting pregnant women. until now, pre—eclampsia has been difficult to detect accurately because the symptoms, including high blood pressure and nausea, are common in most pregnancies.

researchers at king's college london found their test cut the diagnosis time in half, and was more reliable. victims of fraud in england and wales are not receiving the level of service they deserve, according to a policing watchdog. the inspectorate of constabulary says the response to fraud is inconsistent and inefficient, leaving the public at high risk of scams. it says it was told by one officer that fraud is not considered a priority because it doesn't bang, bleed or shout. the national police co—ordinator says work is under way to address the problem. parents in england who home educate their children could soon be forced to add their names to a new register. ministers hope the scheme, which has the backing of 0fsted, would help councils to intervene when standards need improving. the department of education estimates the number of home schooled children in england has more than doubled in five years to around 60,000. the us supreme court has ruled that a convicted murderer on death row

has no right to a painless death. the ruling clears the way for the execution of russell bucklew, who asked for gas rather than lethal injection on the grounds of an unusual medical condition. the 50—year—old argued the state's preferred method might cause him excessive pain. the big four accounting companies should be broken up to improve standards and transparency, according to mps on the commons business committee. the firms, ey, pwc, kpmg, and deloitte, have come under scrutiny after audits failed to identify problems at the construction firm, carillion, and the retailer, bhs, before they collapsed. the competition and markets authority is expected to publish its proposals for a reform of the sector in the coming weeks. those are some of the main stories. we've got to show you this as well. this is romeo, once thought to be one of the world's loneliest frogs.

until recently it spent ten years in isolation, but an aquarium, scientists at an aquarium have found him his own juliet scientists at an aquarium have found him his ownjuliet on an expedition toa him his ownjuliet on an expedition to a remote bolivian forest. i don't know which one is romeo and juliet. hold on, i think that became quite clear. laughter. didn't it? that was all good timing, wasn't it? when they were cleared for diseases they we re they were cleared for diseases they were introduced and clearly, as dan has said, they are getting on very well. a happy ending, not romeo and juliet ending. we wish them all the best. laughter. iwish i had juliet ending. we wish them all the best. laughter. i wish i had seen that before. laughter. awkward! anyway, hello. good morning, sally. shall ijust anyway, hello. good morning, sally. shall i just take anyway, hello. good morning, sally. shall ijust take over? anyway, hello. good morning, sally. shall i just take over? yes. laughter. arsenal have gone above their north london rivals tottenham and into the premier league's top three, after beating newcastle 2—0. aaron ramsey and alexandre lacazette were the scorers. that's arsenal's10th league victory in a row at the emirates, their best home run for over 20 years. they're looking to get back

into the champions league after two years away. it is every team's dream to play champions league football. it is the best league in the world. to play against the big teams would be fantastic. you get to test yourself fully. that is what we want to do. everton are investigating an alleged incident involving england goalkeeperjordan pickford. video published on social media appears to show him involved in a fracas on a street in his home city of sunderland on sunday. the indicent was filmed by a bystander. fulham will go the way of huddersfield and be relegated from the premier league tonight if they lose at watford. the club spent at least £80 million on new players last summer, but they've lost their last eight league games. they're without a permanent manager, after sacking claudio ranieri at the end of february. i think we realise our performances have progressively got better, but

we sit here with no wins for sometime now and, yeah, like i said, i think we understand that, a result is key. former england manager steve mclaren has been sacked by queens park rangers he'd been in the job for less than a year and leaves qpr 17th in the championship, afterjust one win in 15 league games. england's sam curran took a hat—trick to help his kings eleven punjab side to a remarkable victory in the indian premier league. they were playing the delhi capitals, who looked to be heading for a comfortabe win, but curran took four wickets injust five balls, clean bowling their last batsman as the kings eleven won by 1a runs in chandigarh. kash ali has had his boxing licence suspended after he bit david price in their heavyweight bout in liverpool on saturday. ali was disqualified in the fifth round for biting price near his rib cage and he was stripped of his fight purse. a date has yet to be set for a hearing, but possible sanctions range from a fine to a ban.

but ultimately for me, he done what he done to get out of the fight and to get disqualified, rather than be knocked out because he was spent by the time this happened. you know, it was the easy way out for him, to get disqualified. so, he thought i would be the one to quit, and it turned out to be himself. the wales and scarlets fullback leigh halfpenny says he feared for his career after suffering a head injury. he took a blow to the head during the autumn test against australia and he was out for three months, missing wales's six nations triumph. he's played three games since being cleared to return in february. i was just constantly having headaches and, you know, was trying to do something on the bike orjust a lightjog and my head would be pounding from it. and i was just thinking, "when is this going to end? is it going to, you know, stop?" because you think you're coming right and you think, "0k, right to play for this game,"

and then you're not right. andy murray has posted a video of himself on a tennis court for the first time since his latest hip operation at the end ofjanuary. it's clearly early days, he's not moving much, but, as he says, it's a start. he's been pain—free since the surgery but he's admitted he doesn't know whether he'll be able to play at the top level again. that is something. it is a step forward. it would be interesting to see if he can come back. i know he is approaching the end of his career. if he can get back to 90% and be pain—free. career. if he can get back to 90% and be pain-free. talk to anyone in his camp, because you know, we all read the papers, we all chat, he won't be coming back, but you chat to anyone near him and he is aiming to anyone near him and he is aiming to come back. that is the plan. the thing for him was the pain. and now

he is pain—free. thing for him was the pain. and now he is pain-free. we shall be watching. if he can go on as long as roger federer, who knows? feder has been careful, hasn't he? he has managed the amount of tournaments he plays. leaving the eu without a deal is now almost inevitable, according to the eu's brexit coordinator guy verhofstadt. he made the comments last night after mps failed once again to find a consensus on the way forward. let's speak now to the vice president of the european parliament, mairead mcguinness. we have spoken to you before on this programme. good morning to you. do you agree with guy verhofstadt, it is almost inevitable the uk will leave without a deal? well, it does look like that given what happened yesterday and the fact i withdrawal

agreement, which is on the table for ratification, has not been ratified by the house of commons. and i think when you look at the time lines, there is cancer here in the european union that the failure of the house of commons to rally around any particular option leaves us with that thought, that, you know, there is this lurching perhaps by accident towards an ideal scenario. it is really important to say that we don't want that, that is very clear, that the united kingdom apparently doesn't want that, but these things can happen by accident rather than design and, you know, yesterday, we are in brussels but we were watching what is happening in london in the parliament and i suppose this morning we are waking up and trying to make sense of what happened yesterday. i know there is a long cabinet meeting planned for today and perhaps out of that there might come some sort of direction. but, clearly, the leaders of the european union, when they met recently, did give more time to the united kingdom as requested, but that i now is ticking towards april the 12, that is the next deadline. there are days, of course, left for that, but we can make progress. again, it is back to the house of commons to see if the house can rally around the withdrawal agreement, the future

declaration can be altered to meet some of the demands. it is quite interesting and i look at my note here that the chancellor, the former chancellor, ken clarke, his motion was rejected by three votes calling for a was rejected by three votes calling fora uk was rejected by three votes calling for a uk wide customs arrangement with the european union. i suppose when guy verhofstadt makes that comment, he is just when guy verhofstadt makes that comment, he isjust being a realist when he looks at what is not happening in the house of commons, the inability to rally around a common purpose. the referendum happened in 2016. it does seem extraordinary that, at this hour, there is still no clarity. can i just ask you from perhaps some mps who would have been in those votes yesterday, perhaps turning their view on you and saying well, perhaps it's your failure view on you and saying well, perhaps it's yourfailure or view on you and saying well, perhaps it's your failure or eu leaders' failure to fail to come up with a compromise that is at fault.|j failure to fail to come up with a compromise that is at fault. i don't think there is any point in a blame game, frankly. this is too serious

to be pointing fingers. i think in very good faith the eu sat down with the uk. what is in the withdrawal agreement on the contentious issue of the backstop was proposed by the prime minister. then she came back to the eu, look for reassurances and guarantees and was given them. i think there has been nothing but good faith on our side. we value the united kingdom as a member of the european union. we understand the united kingdom is leaving. that has to be negotiated in all our interests. from our side this is not a win—win. this is about trying to limit the damage that will be impacted on both european union and the united kingdom by brexit. so i think at this hour of the morning we are not in the blame game here. there will be frustration, anger, upset, concerned about what happened yesterday. but we have still got some days to work with them. i hope that the right decision can be made in the house of commons to give certainty to people, business, and

to us as partners that there is a way forward out of what seemed like an intractable mess. yes, you talked about,", by accident". there are other meetings, as you say. what could it take, what could make the breakthrough? if i knew that, could it take, what could make the breakthrough? ifi knew that, for goodness sake, this is difficult. i think the fact that those who oppose the withdrawal agreement don't come from the brexit, if you like. there are mps who want to remain in the european union who are rejecting the withdrawal agreement because they see this as a way of getting to the place they want to be. so there is this if you like alliance, strange alliance of votes in the house of commons working against the withdrawal agreement. i think people need to take a step back at this stage and look at where the united

kingdom would be if there is a ideal accident or by design, and i think it will not be in a good place. you can't just walk away. we are it will not be in a good place. you can'tjust walk away. we are going to have to find a path back. why do we do that now, when we have a very clear direction through the withdrawal agreement and the future declaration? it is in everyone's interest if there was thought and come put into the analysis around brexit. we have a plan. if our plan with the uk isn't working, we need the united kingdom to come forward with another plan that will work. we haven't seen it yet. mairead mcguinness, good to talk to you. vice president of the european parliament. thank you for your time, as you say, early here on bbc brea kfast. as you say, early here on bbc breakfast. i think we owe carol an apology for yesterday. we were talking to alex kingston and sarah hadley and she had beautiful pictures of a meteor shower. because we we re pictures of a meteor shower. because we were talking to the guest limit we were talking to the guest limit we didn't pay attention. we have cheered up with the weather, carol. apologies for yesterday, carole.

don't even give it a second thought! it isa don't even give it a second thought! it is a lovely day here in liverpool, and i am on the 10th floor of the royal liver building. it is fantastic. when it was built, it was the tallest building in europe, and now it is the fourth joint tallest in liverpool. two iconic things about it other liver birds. this is bertie, he is the male one, and he looks inland. the female is called bella and she looks over the sailors sailors are coming home. they are largely based on cormorants, and they are fabulous, it is lovely to see them when you are walking along the waterfront or heading towards the building. it has been raining this morning in liverpool. that will

clear, with sunshine and showers. some heavy and thundery with some hail mixed in for good mounted —— measure. so, we will be losing the yellows a nd measure. so, we will be losing the yellows and they will be replaced by blues. it is going to feel cooler, particularly in the middle half of the country. we will watch that band of rain continue to push down towards the south—east, eventually clearing. behind it some dry weather and sunshine, and a plethora of showers. some heavy with hail and thunder, and wintry in the hills above about 300 metres. the heavier showers we can see mixed with some wintry nurse, but temperatures will only be between about 6—10. in the north sea, close to us, it looks

like some rain will come into the east and some hill snow across the hills of scotland and northern england. a few showers, cold with a widespread frost and the risk of ice on untreated surfaces. tomorrow, the low pressure is giving us a bit of a headache. positioning and timing might move but this is what we think. some hill snow, and might move but this is what we think. some hillsnow, and rain, rain by the time it gets into northern ireland, hill snow in wales. there will be a wind tomorrow, and temperatures low anyway. tomorrow, and temperatures low by tomorrow, and temperatures low anyway. by thursday, the low pressure will have slipped down over ireland and wales, a section of cloud, showers and longer spells of rain moving around with the hill snow. brightest conditions in the east and with the wind it will feel cool east and with the wind it will feel cool. not really until we head into friday that we see the temperature recover back into double figures.

can you hear the seagulls in the background? i never knew about the liver birds. so many brilliant facts from carole, including the weather. a lifeline for small high street businesses. some pubs, restaurants and shops are getting a discount on the business rates they pay from this week. that will be a real relief for some people, won't it? yes, because business rates are a real burden for many people. it is a tax that non—residential properties don't have to pay. the businesses who have those properties have to pay business rates, and they can be a real burden, especially for small businesses. so, from this month, small businesses are being cut by about a third in england, which will obviously make a big difference. it is supposed to give the high st a

boost, because often when i talk to businesses on the high st they often say one of the biggest burdens on them is paying this tax to local councils. in terms of what difference it could make, they are saying across england it could cost about half a billion extra pounds a year. if you look at what it means for each different type of business, on average shops will save about £3000, and restaurant about £7,000, and pubs as well will save around £6,000. that is significant. that is a lot of money. here's keith bott, director of titanic brewery in staffordshire on what it'll mean for his pub. the benefit is about £5,700 at this one site. across the ten pubs we run it is about £100,000. that is what we need going forward so we can keep

pubs like this going forward and we genuinely have community at their heart. we want people to come together, face—to—face, meet each other and enjoy each other‘s company, and we can only do that if the investment the government has made is baked in for the long—term. we need a review of rates that comes up we need a review of rates that comes up with a better deal than what we have now. business rates are a huge source of income for councils. we know local councils are under a lot of pressure. they bring in more than a billion pounds for two london boroughs alone — westminster makes £2.2bn, birmingham makes £aa9m from them, manchester £335m. this is a major source of income, and still a lot of big businesses will be paying full price business rates. if you look at online retailers,

their warehouses have to pay business rates, and you might see where it is going up in order to compensate. so if one person winds, it always has to come from somewhere, doesn't it. so often people talk to me about this, saying that for too long they have been too high for them. do you know how long the boat race has been in the sporting calendar?” was trying to sneak a look at the autocue! i can't pretend i don't know! since 1829, the boat race has been a firm fixture on the sporting calendar and the rivalry is heating up, as rowing crews from oxford and cambridge universities prepare to take to the water this weekend. brea kfast‘s tim muffett is at putney embankment where training is under way. james cracknell, double gold 0lympic medallist, and ten years older than the previous oldest rower to take

pa rt the previous oldest rower to take part in the boat race. he is studying at cambridge university, doing a master of philosophy degree, allowing him to take part in the event. as you say, the first boat race was 1829, annual since 1865, and a bit of history being made this sunday. you can probably see another boat doing some training as well, a very boat doing some training as well, a very common boat doing some training as well, a very common sight to see boats taking part in some early morning training. quitea taking part in some early morning training. quite a moment it will be on sunday, james will be taking to the water in about half—an—hour. we will find out what it is like to ta ke will find out what it is like to take part in such a historic event. the papers are looking at this as well. they have done a compare and contrast, james cracknell back when he was winning 0lympic contrast, james cracknell back when he was winning olympic gold medals. 2001, months after winning his first

0lympic 2001, months after winning his first olympic gold medal. now he is a6. he was 15 stone and £1, and in this one he says he is 1a stone, and he says thatis he says he is 1a stone, and he says that is effectively a stone of muscle which he said would be quite useful in rowing, but he says he has lost that over the last 20 years. he is incredible, and i took part in a charity row for him, and he was behind me and you could feel when he put the heave on about halfway through the race, we only raised for a couple of minutes, he says, it is time to go now, and once he started putting it in, you could feel the boat lifting out of the ground... the ground ? boat lifting out of the ground... the ground? the water, out of the water! it wasn't a rowing machine! coming up, we have thejill dando

documentary, still trying to figure out who committed the crime. also, ben elton will be here on the sofa. he has written a new novel. it is about political correctness with the volume turned up. he is completely at odds with the world of social media, as well. it is fascinating. good morning. i'm tolu adeoye. not enough children in need are recieving free school meals. that's the conclusion of a report for the child poverty action group. researchers found around one in four children went hungry at times. the group's calling for universal free school meals. the government's says it's supporting over a million of the country's most disadvantaged children through the scheme. 750 jobs will be created in essex as part of a new ryanair base at southend airport. it's thought the 300 million pound

investment will allow the airport to welcome at least a million more passengers a year, flying 1a routes across eight european countries. iimagine i imagine they will be looking forward to building up good business, getting travellers particularly from east and central london going out to southland to ta ke london going out to southland to take advantage of the low fares, and then they will be in a stronger position to negotiate with stansted. makeup companies are reporting record sales for products claiming to protect the skin from pollution. beauty experts in the capital say london's toxic air can be particularly damaging but more scientific research is needed to prove the new cosmetics actually work. it is everywhere in a city, and if you look at the statistics the amount of pollution in the city is extraordinary and astonishing, and it all ends up sitting on your skin and it is quite hard to get off your skin once it is there.

let's take a look at the travel situation now. there's a good service on the tubes this morning. but on the trains, south western railway has some delays into waterloo. that's because of issues on the line between surbiton and woking. on to the roads: in shoreditch there are temporary traffic lights on city road between the old street roundabout and finsbury square. that's due to water works. finally in harrow: greenhill way is closed because of a gas leak at the aa09 station road. now the weather with kate kinsella. a chilly start this morning for many of us. we should have at least a little bit of brightness at first, but fairly quickly it will turn cloudy and eventually rather wet as we head through the morning. some brightness perhaps in the east, that cloud moving in. light wind, rain clearing out of the way this afternoon, but to follow some light showers and you might hear a rumble of thunder. sunny spells in between

and temperatures getting up to around 10 celsius. 0vernight, still the chance of one or two showers, maybe some hail next in as well. a chilly night, beware gardeners and growers as we may see a bit of a frost in the morning. minimum temperature down to —2. a chilly start as we head into wednesday, a day of sunshine and showers, pretty chilly with temperatures not even getting into double figures. we slowly start to recover as we had through the weekend into the weekend. i'm back with the latest from bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. now though it's back to dan and louise. bye for now.

good morning, welcome to breakfast with louise minchin and dan walker. 0ur headlines today: deadlock and division over brexit continues as mps reject four alternatives to the prime minister's deal. there was frustration at the result and a resigation from one conservative mp who accused the government of refusing to compromise. i regret, therefore, to announce that i can no longer sit for this party. with just ten days before the uk is due to leave the european union, the cabinet meets today to try to work out what to do next. a silent killer on our streets. scientists reveal the inside story of how air pollution affects your body.

a new way to pay. more than a million businesses are changing the way they pay their taxes. more on that shortly. arsenal's best home run in over 20 years takes them into the champions league spots. they're third in the premier league thanks to victory over newcastle. good morning from the royal liver building in liverpool, which opens to visitors for the first time today. the mersey behind, the ferry haven't started to set sail and the rain has stopped. the forecast is the rain will be putting south—east and clearing, then we are looking at sunshine and some heavy, thundery showers. i will have more in 15 minutes. good morning. it's tuesday, the second of april. our top story: parliament has once again failed to reach a majority on any of the brexit alternative options, after mps voted in the house of commons yesterday evening. emotions ran high in the chamber, with former conservative minister, emotions ran high in the chamber, with former conservative minister

nick boles resigning the tory party and crossing the floor to serve as an independent mp. there are just ten days left before the uk is due to leave the eu without a deal. 0ur political correspondent chris mason reports. the noes were 292, so the noes have it. it had been billed as the moment parliament just may finally compromise, but shortly after ten o'clock a quartet of no votes. every option before mps rejected yet again. those in favour of another referendum pointed out their idea secured more support than any other option. those arguing for a customs union, a closer economic relationship with the eu than the government has advocated, said it was their plan which came closest to commanding a majority. what's the plan, prime minister? the brexit secretary interpreted the rejection of every option as good news for the government's plan, which, remember, has itself been rejected

by the commons three times already. this house has continuously rejected leaving without a deal, just as it has rejected not leaving at all. therefore, the only option is to find a way through which allows the uk to leave with a deal. the government continues to believe that the best course of action is to do so as soon as possible. the labour leader said he hoped mps would get another chance to try to agree on something. if it is good enough for the prime minister to have three chances at her deal, then i suggest that possibly the house should have a chance to consider again the options that we had before us today in a debate on wednesday. and take a look at this, a reminder of the strain this is putting on mps. a former government minister whose own idea was rejected resigning as a conservative mp.

i have failed, chiefly, because my party refuses to compromise. i regret, therefore, to announce that i can no longer set for this party. oh, no. mr boles will continue to sit as an independent. today the cabinet, itself riven by division, will meet for up to five hours in an attempt to work out what to do next. brexit is due to happen a week on friday. the government, parliament and the country at large still no closer to knowing what on earth is going to happen. chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. so, another confusing evening in the commons. well, there was more confusion and some red faces in the house

of commons yesterday. this was one of the images of the day. a dozen demonstrators stripped down in the public gallery to protest the government's inaction over climate change. police said they were were arrested for outraging the public decency. so what can we expect in the coming days? today theresa may is set to hold five hours of cabinet meetings today in an effort to find a way forward. then tomorrow, there's a chance the prime minister might bring her deal back to the commons for a fourth time. it's been defeated by parliament in the last three votes. and as for indicative votes, mps insist they still have the commons booked on wednesday to hold another series of votes on other brexit options, like they did last night. but as things stand, the default option is in ten days' time, later than planned, the uk will be leaving the eu without a deal. joining us now from westminster is our political correspondent nick ea rdley.

right, nick, good morning. where should we even start? there is a cabinet meeting today. we would love to hear the tone of the four starters and what they might think would be a breakthrough. good morning. yes, and i suspect many in cabinet this morning simply don't know what the answer to that question will be by this time this afternoon, because things here are probably as unclear as they have been at any point over the last couple of years. speaking to a few early rising mps this morning, they just don't know what is going to happen next, whether there might be more indicative votes or alternative options. remember, some of them came extremely close last night. 0thers speculating over whether or not the prime minister might bring her deal back. again, they just prime minister might bring her deal back. again, theyjust don't know at the moment. and that cabinet meeting over the next few hours is going to

be crucial, because the government needs to work out what it does next. how, somehow it tries to end this logjam. from where i'm sitting this morning, the answer to that is far from clear. ok, nick. thank you very much. we will try to get more detail about what might happen in that cabinet meeting. in the next few minutes, we'll speak to the education secretary damian hinds. so stay with us for that. yes, he is also talking to us about this. parents in england who home educate their children could soon be forced to add their names to a new register. ministers hope the scheme, which has the backing of 0fsted, would help councils to intervene when standards need improving. the department of education estimates the number of home schooled children in england has more than doubled in five years to around 60,000. a simple blood test which speeds up diagnosis of pre—eclampsia during pregnancy is to be rolled out across the nhs in england. a study by king's college london shows the blood test reduces the chance of serious complications by identifying the condition on average two days sooner than traditional blood pressure readings.

here's our health correspondent dominic hughes. for decades doctors have relied on blood—pressure readings and a protein test to diagnose pre—eclampsia in pregnant women. these are relatively imprecise methods and there is a concern that too many cases get missed. now, researchers have developed a simple blood test that is faster and more reliable. i look after women who have lost a baby from pre—eclampsia, and it's heartbreaking for them and it's tough for all of us in the health service. we know what a difference it would make if we could reach that diagnosis earlier. and if we could really see which women need that extra care, so that we can help the women and hopefully help their babies, too. pre—eclampsia is a condition that develops in the second half of a pregnancy, from about 20 weeks. it is suspected in almost one in ten pregnancies, affecting around 80,000 women in the uk each year. many cases are mild, but if left untreated it can cause serious complications,

both mother and baby. nhs england have already announced the test will be made more widely available across the health service, meaning the risk of pre—eclampsia can bejudged much more accurately and making sure treatment starts quickly. dominic hughes, bbc news. and we will be exploring that a little bit further later. have a look at these pictures. if these tourists in iceland were in search of adventure, they certainly got it. you can see them at the bottom of the picture. large chunks of this glacierfalling off in the picture. large chunks of this glacier falling off in front of them, causing, as you will see in a second, a huge wave. they very sensibly dashed as quickly as they could to higher ground. that is really quite dramatic. that is where they were standing. you would be quite concerned and it is quite

craggy ground as well. the secondary wave is even bigger than the first one. you have to be careful. don't stand near a glacier. note to self. good morning to you. around 60,000 children are believed to be home—schooled in england, a number that has risen sharply in the last five years. until now parents haven't had to register them, leading to fears some vulnerable young people could be vanishing under the radar. new government plans could change all that. let's speak now to the education secretary, damian hinds. we will speak to you about a very important cabinet meeting coming up a little bit later as well, but interested on this new register. what exactly do you hope to achieve by this? as you said in your intro the vast majority of children go to school, state school or a registered recognised independent school. a small minority are not and it is important to know where they are, who they are, because of course very many of those children have the benefit of a fantastic home

education by parents who have often given upa education by parents who have often given up a lot to do that and put their all into the education and greater schooling for those children. but then of course there are some children who don't have that benefit. so for the authorities to be able to make sure that children are getting a suitable education it is important to know where they are and that's why we need a register. i was noting one of the statistics said that those receiving education in this way have doubled in the last five years. is this in response to the fact that you're worried about some children potentially falling through the cracks in the system? yes, that is a perfectly good way to put it. i have responsibility for education across the country. as a society we have a responsibility to the next generation and we need to make sure that children are not falling through the cracks from the point of view of looking after those children as well as making sure they are getting a good schooling. we are doing other things today like clarifying to local authorities the

powers that they do have to make sure children are getting a good schooling. and also about extra support for parents who are home educated who often have trouble getting their children entered for exams sometimes or getting access to curriculum materials and what have you. so we are also looking at how we can better help those parents at what they do. i would love to talk to you about what we saw happening in the commons last night with another series of indicative votes and another night trying to pick up the pieces of it tomorrow morning trying to figure out which direction of travel we are moving in. where do you think your opinion is of where last night leads us? to state the obvious, once again, you know, parliament didn't agree to anything. we have known a number of times things parliament doesn't want but we haven't yet come up with something parliament does want. i do think actually the best balanced approach is still the deal that the uk government has negotiated with

the european union and i think as time goes on people have got to go through what their first choice might have been, one of these other models, and there are eight different ways that you could leave the european union, but that isn't a majority for any of them. and, as i say, the government's negotiated deal is the best balance and i hope and expect that is where we will end up. what happened last night puts the onus back on the cabinet today. this is up to a five hour meeting. take us inside. i don't expect you to tell us what people will be saying. in terms of the nature of that debate in cabinet, how heated is it getting and what do you expect it will be like today? you are right, i wouldn't talk about what happens in cabinet meetings. it is very important for the operation of government that they are private meetings where people speak freely. as you would expect these are subjects on which people have strong views and we have full exchanges across the cabinet table and that is

only right. so will you be backing from what you've said in your first answer, when the prime minister is making the point about her deal being on the table, will you be backing her on that and saying that from your perspective what she has negotiated, the withdrawal agreement that has been turned down by parliament three times, that is the option that you would be backing and supporting today? it is still the best option, still the best option by far. it was constructed very carefully, calibrated, if you like, to bea carefully, calibrated, if you like, to be a really good balance, which gets the good bits of a customs union but making sure we and free movement, get us out of the common agricultural policy, common fisheries policy. we can do deals around the world. so it has been very carefully constructed and it is a very good package which has been negotiated with the european union. yes, i still think that is the best thing on the table. i still hope it is where we come to. can ijust clarify that you fully expect that to come back before the house for a

fourth time? exactly what happens in the business in the house of commons, obviously we will talk about that in cabinet later, we only had the vote after 10pm last night and we will be in cabinet later this morning. there is also of course the business of the house managers and so on who have to work out what happens in parliament. but as i say, i still think that negotiated deal, that package, was the best thing we have an offer and i hope it is where we will end up. i am asking this question because i am aware that viewers are question because i am aware that viewers a re interested question because i am aware that viewers are interested in the process now. some people are fed up with brexit. but we are at a stage now where everyone seems to be looking at this as the endgame, a crucial few days. there was a long list of conservative colleagues who have written to the prime minister somewhere between 170 and 200, depending where you look at this, talking about their backing of a managed no deal. do you think that theresa may will shift her position towards that so she doesn't lose the

party? no, we've been very clear that we want a negotiated exit with an exit deal. you have to be careful that you don't add the word managed onto no deal, it is like adding 2.0. it doesn't change it much. no deal is not an optimal outcome for the uk, it is not an optimal outcome either by the way for the european union. it is in everybody‘s interest to make sure we get a deal. parliament has been clear that he doesn't want to have no deal. so tuesday the obvious, time is now very short. we do have an opportunity this week to come together and get this done so then we can move on. we will be talking on your programme and others about other things. can i ask you about nick bowles last night saying he is standing down from the tory party because he said my party refuses to compromise. whatever your position, whether you agree or not, most say he isa whether you agree or not, most say he is a principled politician. how damaging is it to lose a letter from your party? to have lost nick boles,

he isa your party? to have lost nick boles, he is a principled man and i regret his loss deeply. it has been a feature of this process going through brexit, that both parties, we have suffered some losses, and clearly some internal difficulties as well. these are issues on which people feel incredibly strongly and passionately, but we also need to come together and make sure we get the deal over the line in the interests of our country. damien hines, good to speak to you. enjoy your five—hour cabinet meeting coming up later on. presumably we will hear about what is said in that meeting later. carol is at the royal liver building in liverpool for us this morning as it prepares to open to the public for the very first time. she has a sense of the view they will have when they are allowed to

see it. what a fantastic view as well, you can see from the shot you are looking at that the weather is closing in. still a fabulous city, and still a brilliant building. look at the clock on it, for example, the face of the clock. it is huge. 25 feetin face of the clock. it is huge. 25 feet in diameter, making it bigger than big ben, and it is also the largest electronically driven clock in the uk. the minute hand is 1a feet long and three feet wide. before the clock was installed, one of its faces was used as a dining table euribor. there are four clocks, three of them are positioned. so, you could tell the time from the north, south or west. asi time from the north, south or west. as i mentioned, the weather is a bit dreary, we have a band of rain

pushing south—east. for most of us, when that goes an area of dry and sunny spells. as you can see, it is quite windy. we have the pressure charts and the air mass charts to show you. you can see the amber colour is being swept away by the colder blues, and driven along by a strong northerly or north—westerly wind, coming straight down from the arctic. the rain continues to move south eastwards, eventually clearing later on and leaving behind it some sunshine, and showers getting going. some have started already, some heavy and thundery with hail, some hill snow and wintering us at lower levels. temperature is no great shakes today, roughly between about six and ten. through this evening

and overnight, low pressure close to the east coast will introduce some rain and hill snow across parts of scotla nd rain and hill snow across parts of scotland and northern england. a few showers will be left but generally it will be cold, with frost and the risk of ice. low pressure giving us a headache because of timing and positioning. this is what we think, that it will bring in some rain and hill snow across scotland and northern england, and some showers ahead of it. for southern england, for wales, it will be snowing on the hills but rain in between at lower levels. tomorrow, noticeable windchill, especially in the northern half of the country. then the low pressure will sink down towards ireland and wales. still windy and cold, but brightest guys in the east. it is not until we get

to friday on the weekend that we start to see temperatures recovering. it is extraordinary, that clock. even from where you were standing it is difficult to get a real sense of how big it is. 0ne how big it is. one last look. thank you very much. i love her use of the word dreich. an ultra—low emission zone will come into force in parts of london next week, in a bid to deter the dirtiest vehicles from contributing to high levels of air pollution. the world health organization says we're facing a public health emergency and toxins in the air contribute to a0,000 premature deaths in the uk each year. we're joined now by rosamund kissi—debrah whose daughter ella died in 2013 at the age of nine. her death has been linked to high levels of air pollution.

thank you so much for talking to us. do you welcome the low emission zone? i welcome anything that will contribute to better air quality, but even getting here at quarter past six, the levels of traffic were enormous. it was shocking. i personally wouldn't normally drive to come in, i would get a train, but i was absolutely stunned at the amount of vans, taxis. i am stunned. ican amount of vans, taxis. i am stunned. i can see that you are. we have had a piece this morning that is looking at how you can see the traffic but you can't necessarily see the impact and effect. do you think if they put

this charge on it might bring it down? i think initially when it comes in it will bring it down slightly. what i am concerned about isi slightly. what i am concerned about is i didn't see many cars on the road. the ordinary driver. taxis, private highers, coaches and vans, thatis private highers, coaches and vans, that is what i saw, and are they just going to absorb the charge and pass it onto the customer? will this force ca rs off pass it onto the customer? will this force cars off the road? i'm not sure. after the journey i force cars off the road? i'm not sure. after thejourney i have had in this morning. i think we need to wait to see how effective this is really going to be. i know you spoke to us here this morning about your daughter ella, and we know she had asthma, but you are trying to get a link, aren't you, between what happened to her and pollution? the evidence is out there, we are waiting to go to the high court and hopefully we can then show the

public what actually happened to her. i think right now, the second, iam more her. i think right now, the second, i am more concerned her. i think right now, the second, i am more concerned about children who are living now. after the journey i have had to come in, i am absolutely stunned that in the next half—an—hour, children are going to be walking in that field that i had to go through to get here this morning. i'm just stunned, that's all. i wasn't expecting there to be that much traffic, so i do hope, i am really hoping, that it does make am really hoping, that it does make a difference. but i think i should lower my hopes after the traffic i have just been through. you to give a stark reminder to everybody of what is going on out there. in your view, what would make a real difference, make people... it is also about the change of behaviour, isn't it? it is. i think also about the change of behaviour, isn't it? it is. ithink we also about the change of behaviour, isn't it? it is. i think we need to make it easier for the ordinary person who wants to change their

car. i found out person who wants to change their car. ifound out from person who wants to change their car. i found out from a friend, although she is desperate to change her car she couldn't afford it. she initially thought she would qualify, but she has to drive into the congestion zone 5a times before she can get the money. what can she do? she can't afford a new car and she is still driving the old car. people do want to change, i believe bit by bit more people are walking. i saw a lot of cyclists when i was coming m, lot of cyclists when i was coming in, so people are changing, so people are making it much easier. people need to be more affordable for the ordinary london resident. we talked last week about summer schools that are closing down streets beside their schools. would that make a difference? it would

make an enormous difference, but we can't do itjust make an enormous difference, but we can't do it just for one make an enormous difference, but we can't do itjust for one day. it needs to be continued. please, the public, can they switch their engines off when they get outside a school? this is really important, because that pollution goes up in that particular place about 50%. as we know, young people breathe in faster and they are breathing in more fumes. this is a plea to pa rents more fumes. this is a plea to parents like myself, please switch off your engine. you couldn't be clearer. thank you very much for your time here on breakfast this morning. that charge on top of the congestion zone, an extra £12 50, and a £160 fine possible as well. we have ben elton coming up later, and pianist lang lang who had a hand injury. and a special look at the new documentary about the murder of

jill dando 20 years on. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning. i'm tolu adeoye. not enough children in need are recieving free school meals. that's the conclusion of a report for the child poverty action group. researchers found around one in four children went hungry at times. the group's calling for universal free school meals. the government's says it's supporting over a million of the country's most disadvantaged children through the scheme. detectives have been given more time to question two people in relation to question two people in relation to random attacks in london on the weekend. two people are still in hospital in critical condition.

750 jobs will be created in essex as part of a new ryanair base at southend airport. it's thought the 300 million pound investment will allow the airport to welcome at least a million more passengers a year, flying 1a routes across eight european countries. i imagine they will be looking forward to building up good makeup companies are reporting record sales for products claiming to protect the skin from pollution. beauty experts in the capital say london's toxic air can be particularly damaging but more scientific research is needed to prove the new cosmetics actually work. it is everywhere in a city, and if you look at the statistics the amount of pollution in the city is extraordinary and astonishing, and it all ends up sitting on your skin and it is quite hard to get off your skin once it is there. let's take a look at the travel situation now. there's a good service on the tubes this morning. but on the trains, south western railway has some delays into waterloo. that's because of issues on the line between surbiton and woking. on to the roads: in shoreditch there are temporary traffic lights on city road between the old street roundabout and finsbury square. that's due to water works.

finally in harrow: greenhill way is closed because of a gas leak at the aa09 station road. now the weather with kate kinsella. a chilly start this morning for many of us. we should have at least a little bit of brightness at first, but fairly quickly it will turn cloudy and eventually rather wet as we head through the morning. some brightness perhaps in the east, that cloud moving in. light wind, rain clearing out of the way this afternoon, but to follow some light showers and you might hear a rumble of thunder. sunny spells in between and temperatures getting up to around 10 celsius. 0vernight, still the chance of one or two showers, maybe some hail next in as well. a chilly night, beware gardeners and growers as we may see a bit of a frost in the morning. minimum temperature down to —2. a chilly start as we head into wednesday, a day of sunshine and showers, pretty chilly with temperatures not even getting into double figures.

we slowly start to recover as we had into the weekend. temperatures back up to about 1a celsius. i'm back with the latest from bbc london newsroom in half an hour. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with louise minchin and dan walker. here's a summary of this morning's main stories from bbc news. the brexit deadlock continues as parliament fails to agree on any of the alternatives to theresa may's deal. mps voted on four options yesterday evening, including another referendum and remaining in the customs union, but none reached a majority. today the prime minister will hold five hours of cabinet meetings to find a way out of the stalemate. in the last few minutes, the education secretary damian hinds told breakfast he hopes and expects mrs may's deal to be approved.

well, to state the obvious, once again, parliament didn't agree to anything. we have known a number of times things that parliament doesn't want, but we haven't come up with something that parliament does want. i think the best balanced approach to is still the deal that the uk government has negotiated with the european union, as time goes on, people have to go through the other models, there are eight different ways you could leave the european union, but that isn't a majority for any of them. as i say, the government's negotiated deal is the best balance and i hope and expect thatis best balance and i hope and expect that is still where we will end up. police have launched a murder investigation after a man was killed in a knife attack in north london. the victim, who is thought to be in his 20s, was stabbed in kentish town at about half past eight last night and was pronounced dead at the scene. no arrests have been made.

the nhs in england is to make a blood test more widely available in an attempt to speed up the diagnosis of a potentially fatal condition affecting pregnant women. until now, pre—eclampsia has been difficult to detect accurately because the symptoms, including high blood pressure and nausea, are common in most pregnancies. researchers at kings college london found their test cut the diagnosis time in half, and was more reliable. parents in england who home educate their children could soon be forced to add their names to a new register. ministers hope the scheme, which has the backing of 0fsted, would help councils to intervene when standards need improving. the department of education estimates the number of home schooled children in england has more than doubled in five years to around 60,000. the big four accounting companies should be broken up to improve standards and transparency, according to mps on the commons business committee. the firms, ey, pwc, kpmg, and deloitte, have come under scrutiny after audits failed to identify problems at the construction firm, carillion, and the retailer, bhs, before they collapsed.

the competition and markets authority is expected to publish its proposals for a reform of the sector in the coming weeks. and this is sally's favourite story of the morning. this is a frog called romeo, he was once thought to be the world's loneliest frog. until recently he had spent 10 years living in isolation at an aquarium, but scientists have found him his very ownjuliet on an expedition to a remote bolivian cloud forest. once they were both cleared of any diseases, they were introduced to each other. researchers in bolivia are hoping for a happier ending than for the original romeo and juliet. i can't read anymore. pictures, honestly. as i explained to you earlier, louise. even educated frogs do it. laughter. sally, good

morning. laughter. anything we say is just morning. laughter. anything we say isjust going to morning. laughter. anything we say is just going to be awkward. you have to just let it happen. like last time? i haven't seen last time. i don't know which one it is, then it happened. do you know what, eve ryo ne it happened. do you know what, everyone at home, every morning i sit here and this man tries to make me giggle. that is not true! i try to help you to... you know, move smoothly through the sport. go on, then the. it is 7:34am, here is sally looking at the premier league from last night. do you like it, arsenal have lea pfrogged from last night. do you like it, arsenal have leapfrogged their rivals! no need to go there again. laughter. arsenal have gone above their north london rivals tottenham and into the premier league's top three, after beating newcastle 2—0. aaron ramsey and alexandre lacazette were the scorers. that's arsenal's10th league victory in a row at the emirates, their best home run

for over 20 years. they're looking to get back into the champions league after two years away. it is every team's dream to play champions league football. it is the best league in the world. to play against the big teams would be fantastic. you get to test yourself fully. that is what we want to do. everton are investigating an alleged incident involving england goalkeeperjordan pickford. video published on social media appears to show him involved in a fracas on a street in his home city of sunderland on sunday. the indicent was filmed by a bystander. fulham will go the way of huddersfield and be relegated from the premier league tonight if they lose at watford. the club spent at least £80 million on new players last summer, but they've lost their last eight league games. they're without a permanent manager after sacking claudio ranieri at the end of february. i think we realise our performances have progressively got better, but we sit here with no wins for sometime now and, yeah, like i said, i think

we understand that, a result is key. former england manager steve mclaren has been sacked by queens park rangers. he'd been in thejob for less than a year and leaves qpr17th in the championship, afterjust one win in 15 league games. let's show you some t20 cricket at its best. england's sam curran took a hat—trick to help his kings eleven punjab side to a remarkable victory in the indian premier league. they were playing the delhi capitals, who looked to be heading for a comfortabe win, but curran took four wickets in just five balls, clean bowling their last batsman as the kings eleven won by 1a runs in chandigarh. love that. kash ali has had his boxing licence suspended after he bit david price

in their heavyweight bout in liverpool on saturday. ali was disqualified in the fifth round for biting price near his rib cage and he was stripped of his fight purse. a date has yet to be set for a hearing, but possible sanctions range from a fine to a ban. ultimately for me, he done what he done to get out of the fight and to get disqualified, rather than be knocked out because he was spent by the time this happened. you know, it was the easy way out for him, to get disqualified. so, he thought i would be the one to quit, and it turned out to be himself. the wales and scarlets fullback leigh halfpenny says he feared for his career after suffering a head injury. he took a blow to the head during the autumn test against australia and he was out for three months, missing wales's six nations triumph. he's played three games since being

cleared to return in february. i was just constantly having headaches and, you know, was trying to do something on the bike orjust a lightjog and my head would be pounding from it. and i was just thinking, "when is this going to end? is it going to, you know, stop?" because you think you're coming right and you think, "0k, right to play for this game," and then you're not right. so good to be cautious returning from that injury. andy murray has posted a video of himself on a tennis court for the first time since his latest hip operation at the end ofjanuary. it's clearly early days for him, lovely and sunny wherever that may be, but as he says there, it's a start. he's been pain—free since the surgery but he's admitted he doesn't know whether he'll be able to play at the top level again. lots of speculation about what level

he might get to, but as far as he and are concerned he is aiming to get back. that is incredible. if anyone has the mental determination to do it, it is that man. if you are pain—free, you just never know. to do it, it is that man. if you are pain-free, you just never know. we a lwa ys pain-free, you just never know. we always talk about his career, but if you talk to people close to him his target was to be pain—free and then everything else follows and he is there. so that is the most important thing for him. we that is good news, fingers crossed. thank you. carol is in a rather wet and windy liveable this morning. it does look a little bit grim. give us the weather wherever you are and for the uk. good morning, everyone. it might be raining and windy but it is still fabulous to be here. let me show you one of our top shots of liveable. we are overlooking the mersey at the moment and you can see the iconic

statue of the beatles and the albert dock just along from statue of the beatles and the albert dockjust along from them. if you come back up to where i am on the 10th floor, look at how close we are to one of the liverbirds. there are two of them, they have been a symbol of the city for 800 years and there are over 100 others that you can look for around the city. the birds are largely based on a cormorant and they are part of the visitors attraction here and in fact it opens today for the first time in the royal liver building's history to the public so it is well worth having a look coming up to the 10th and 15th floors. the weather is wet and 15th floors. the weather is wet and windy. we have a band of rain sinking south—east across england and wales. behind it we are looking ata and wales. behind it we are looking at a lot of showers, some of them heavy and thundery, some are wintry as well. it is going to turn cold on

the ms chart. the yellow has been swept away by the blue as we pull in the northerly or the north—westerly wind. today you can see the progress the rain is making to the south—east and then clearing. behind it we have dry weather and sunshine, but also some showers, heavy and thundery with hail. in the showers you will see the temperatures come down. some of them could be quite chilly. the snow will be about 300 metres. temperature widely 6— 10 degrees. through the evening and overnight, low pressure close to the east coast is likely to bring in some rain and some hills know, snow over the hills of scotla nd some hills know, snow over the hills of scotland and also northern england. for northern ireland and for the rest of england and wales it will be a cold night with a widespread frost and we are also looking at the risk of ice on untreated surfaces. temperatures falling from plus 32 —1. as we go through the course of tomorrow the low pressure we think, the track would change, so could the timing,

but we think it would bring rain and snow for scotland and northern england. —— —— plus three to —1. for the rest of england and wales, sunshine and showers. showers wintry on the hills once again. temperatures no great shakes, looking at single figures for most. tomorrow there will be significant wind chill in the north of the country. on thursday it looks like the low pressure is going to dip down to ireland and wales and we have a circulation of cloud, showers and rain rotating around it. the driest conditions will be in the east and once again it is going to be windy and temperatures still below average for the time of year. it is not until we reach friday and the weekend that we see the temperatures creeping back up. thank you very much indeed, you look like you're holding onto that umbrella very tightly. i will let you go. thank you. you are doing a sterling job as ever.

another month, another set of brexit votes, another failure to reach a consensus. last night's defeat of alternatives to the prime minster‘s deal leaves us just ten days away from leaving the eu without a plan. and with time running out, so are the options. let's speak now to labour's alison mcgovern who voted in favour of all four motions last night, and conservative mp steve double, who voted against. thank you forjoining forces and coming on bbc breakfast this morning, to tell us hopefully the way forward from this point. alice, what is the next step, do you think? well, the pm should choose one of the parts, or a combination of the paths that were discussed last night. yes, there was a majority of people who voted but that is because the government held back. what last night was really about was saying,

well, there are alternative routes out of this brexit mess, and you could see a number of people voting for a more tolerable form of brexit, and that could be ratified by a public vote. last night really demonstrated that there is a way forward. steve, there is a way forward , forward. steve, there is a way forward, and that is that the ball is back in the pm's corte? well, i think the ball has always been in her court, she is the pm. what we saw last night is once again what parliament doesn't want, but to no indication of what parliament does want. the only thing that has ever achieved a majority in parliament is achieved a majority in parliament is a withdrawal agreement with alternative arrangements to the backstop. that is a clear indication of what the pm wants to do, to go back to the eu and say, if you want to deal, you have to deal with the backstop issue. if she did that i think we would then be able to get a

majority and move forward. that is not actually correct, because parliament has voted overwhelmingly know to no deal, and people will make that clear today i am sure of that. the question today is how can she get the alternatives to her deal through and get this dealt with. really, last night was about giving her options to do so. it has always been the case that if the pm wanted to sort this out she wouldn't be able to rely on the hardliners in her own party, and we need to resolve this in a cross—party fashion, and that was made abundantly clear last night.” fashion, and that was made abundantly clear last night. i think alice has confirmed my point that yes, parliament indicated it didn't wa nt yes, parliament indicated it didn't want no deal. it has been very clear about what it doesn't want, but the only thing it voted for that was positive was the pm's deal without the backstop. that is what we need to go back to the eu and try to

secure. we know that the backstop is there to protect the irish border issue. we need to stop going around in circles about practical things, and focus on the things that were on the table last night that received a large amount of support that we are practical... steel, no majority. if parliament doesn't manage to reach a deal on anything, you say that could be put back on the parliament, but nothing at the moment can be agreed. the reason why it couldn't be agreed last night was because the government had decided that they wouldn't participate in those votes, so understandably it was a backbench cross— party so understandably it was a backbench cross—party initiative. the point of it was to demonstrate that there are

alternative paths available to the pm, and as you said before, the ball is now firmly in her court stop sign the problem is that allah seems to think of the government participated it would be voting for one of those options, but i think that is a big assumption and unlikely to happen if the government participate we would find the margin would be greater —— alice. i think the reality of the situation is that we have never tested the eu properly on this issue. if we went back to the eu now and said look, do something on the backstop or we will leave with no deal, because that is the legal position, and see what they say when faced with those options.” position, and see what they say when faced with those options. i think we have tested to destruction the idea that conservative party can take anything through parliament... the only vote that has... the only boat that has achieved a majority in the house of commons is the pm's deal with alternative arrangements. in

fairness, that has been voted down on several occasions. there seems to bea on several occasions. there seems to be a suggestion it will come back and forth time. will you vote for it and forth time. will you vote for it and you think there will be enough support this time? i voted for it on the last two occasions, because i believed it would be our best way of getting out of the eu. i could see what the political establishment was going to try to do in terms of preventing us from leaving. i think it is very likely, yes, i would back it is very likely, yes, i would back it again because i still believe it is our best chance to get out of the eu and move on to start focusing on our future relationship. some mps have talked about the hostility and abuse they have faced. when you hear mark francois saying "up yours" to philip hammond on radio, what does

that tell you about that, when there is abuse on the streets as well?” think it is pathetic, but i would say that my constituents have been brilliant and very supportive. we have real problems, especially with the far right and extremism. but thatis the far right and extremism. but that is nothing to do with — that brexit is the forum for that it says nothing about leave or remain voters, where by and large there is a very civil discussion as i experience it in my constituency. the thing we all have to do is mind our own language and behaviour and stand up to the forces of hatred that will always seek to divide us and always seek to pile hatred on specific groups in our society, and thatis specific groups in our society, and that is the issue we have to tackle. there is clearly no place for hatred or abuse, there is clearly no place for hatred orabuse, i there is clearly no place for hatred orabuse, lam there is clearly no place for hatred or abuse, i am not going to defend

mark francois's language. if you engage constructively with people and explain your position, particularly if you are keeping your commitment that you made in 2017, then people are pretty reasonable and understand that. much of the problem we have is where people say mps reneging on the commitments they made when they said we would leave the eu, and that is what is undermining our politics u nfortu nately, undermining our politics unfortunately, this is a similar mistake as the pm is making. we can't divide the public and politicians. i think if we try to blame parliament in that way it won't work. the fact is, we have a genuine issue with extremism that has to be dealt with, and the thing that we can all do is mind our language, show leadership, and... but keep our word to the british people, i think that is important. don't, don't... we could go on

people, i think that is important. don't, don't. .. we could go on for awhile. thank you for discussing this morning. we talk about finding common ground, they are trying their best to find something i suppose, but there doesn't seem to be much they agree upon at. to find out how your mp voted in last night's indicative votes, you can visit bbc.co.uk/politics. from this week, the way more than a million businesses manage their vat receipts and pay their tax bill will change. there are concerns some of them aren't ready for the switch. steph has got more on this. as of this week, businesses will have to use the government's making tax digital service to keep records and manage their vat returns. this is important. vat makes up a fifth of all taxes the government collects, £125 billion last year. the government wants to make things

slicker, which is why they have brought in this system. but research published last month by a business lobby group suggested one in five businesses had never even heard of the scheme. and those who have, have got other worries. we spoke to sally longden. she runs a shop in nottingham. the biggest impact is cost. it is difficult out here at the moment, not only is a difficult economic times but also a difficult retail world as well. i am battling with two things. i have to go out and buy some software to enable me to pay my taxes. to be honest with me, my next vat return will go through as normal, my next submission will be sort of august time, so i have a bit more time to get it through, but you know how time flies. it will be september before we know it. i think it will make things simpler. i can see the long—term benefit but if we actually dig deep, we are doing even more tax collecting on behalf of the

inland revenue. so, it will cost businesses to do this? well — the problem is you need dedicated computer software to use the system. lots of different people make it and most of them charge you for it. the federation of small businesses says it will cost an average of £56a to buy it and set it up. now the tax man says that's not right. hmrc told us the software would cost a lot less than that, £31 a year on average, and that some providers were offering it for free. why is the government doing this? basically to collect more taxes. 0ften often when it is done in a handwritten way, in spreadsheets and the like, and not digitally, m ista kes the like, and not digitally, mistakes can be made. the government

thinks they could make an extra £9 billion every year if they make it digital, and hopefully there will be fewer mistakes. since 1829, the boat race has been a firm fixture on the sporting calendar and the rivalry is heating up, as rowing crews from oxford and cambridge universities prepare to take to the water this weekend. they have a special guest with them. brea kfast‘s tim muffett is at putney embankment some history will be made this year, because james cracknell, former 0lympic gold—medallist, will be taking part in the boat race. he is ten yea rs taking part in the boat race. he is ten years older than the previous old est ten years older than the previous oldest rower, at a9 years old. he took to the water with the cambridge crew a moment ago. a huge amount of training has gone into this, the event training has gone into this, the eve nt ta kes training has gone into this, the event takes place on sunday

afternoon, and many people wondering how on earth at the age of a6 can you deal with the pressures of taking part in the boat race. when it comes to a tally of boat races, cambridge currently lead 0xford 83-80. as cambridge currently lead 0xford 83—80. as james is rowing for cambridge, we have to even things up, and we will talk to felix, who is taking part this year. what is it like to take part? it is a huge privilege to be part of such an event. i didn't quite realise how big it was last year, only after the race do you really sink in on how big it is. you are less than half the age of james cracknell, who is taking part this year. how difficult is it? it is hugely difficult, and we earn our seats regardless of age,

it isa we earn our seats regardless of age, it is a very tough event. when it comes to the buildup to it, how different does your training routine change as you approach the big day? we will start to bring down the volume and focus more on race specific things, tactics, no we will bring down the volume so we are fresh for the race. you were on the losing side last year, are you determined to wind? yes, on the losing side, i have experience of that but hopefully it won't happen again. best of luck, you have an older competitor this year but it will be interesting to see what happens. best of luck to both teams, but as i say since 1829, when it first began, and 1865 when it became an annual event, the boat race is pa rt an annual event, the boat race is part of our sporting history. it will be live on bbc one on sunday afternoon on this stretch of the

thames. good morning from bbc london news, i'm tolu adeoye. not enough children in need are recieving free school meals and some of those who are so still go hungry. that's the conclusion of a report for the child poverty action group. researchers found around one in four children didn't get enough to eat at times. the group's calling for universal free school meals. the government says it's supporting over a million of the country's most disadvantaged children through the scheme. detectives have been given more time to question two men on suspicion of randomly attacking strangers in north london. four people were injured when they were stabbed from behind in seperate attacks in the edmonton over the weekend. two people are still in hospital in a critical condition. 750 jobs will be created in essex as part of a new ryanair base at southend airport. it's thought the 300 million pound investment will allow

the airport to welcome at least a million more passengers a year, flying 1a routes across eight european countries. makeup companies are reporting record sales for products claiming to protect the skin from pollution. beauty experts in the capital say london's toxic air can be particularly damaging but more scientific research is needed to prove the new cosmetics actually work. it is everywhere in a city, and if you look at the statistics the amount of pollution in the city is extraordinary and astonishing, and it all ends up sitting on your skin and it is quite hard to get off your skin once it is there. let's take a look at the travel situation now. there's a good service on the tubes this morning, but the 0verground has minor delays stratford to richmond and clapham junction. 0n the trains, south western railway has some delays into waterloo. that's because of issues on the line between surbiton and woking. on to the roads: in shoreditch

there are temporary traffic lights on city road between the old street roundabout and finsbury square. that's due to water works. finally in harrow: greenhill way is closed because of a gas leak at the aa09 station road. now the weather with kate kinsella. a chilly start this morning for many of us. we should have at least a little bit of brightness at first, but fairly quickly it will turn cloudy and eventually rather wet as we head through the morning. some brightness perhaps in the east, that cloud moving in. light wind, rain clearing out of the way this afternoon, but to follow some light showers and you might hear a rumble of thunder. sunny spells in between and temperatures getting up to around 10 celsius. 0vernight, still the chance of one or two showers, maybe some hail next in as well. a chilly night, beware gardeners and growers as we may see a bit of a frost in the morning. minimum temperature down to —2. a chilly start as we head into wednesday, a day of sunshine

and showers, pretty chilly with temperatures not even getting into double figures. we slowly start to recover as we had into the weekend. temperatures back up to about 1a celsius. i'm back with the latest from bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. now though it's back to dan and louise. good morning. welcome to breakfast with louise minchin and dan walker. 0ur headlines today... deadlock and division over brexit continues as mps reject four alternatives to the prime minister's deal. the education secretary tells this programme that he now expects parliament to vote for theresa may's plan. the government's negotiated deal is the best balance, and i hope and expect that that is still where we'll end up. with just ten days before the uk is due to leave the european union, the cabinet meets today to try to work out what to do next.

that meeting will be for about five hours. a silent killer on our streets — scientists reveal the inside story of how air pollution affects your body. help for the high street — some pubs, restaurants and shops are getting a discount on the business rates they pay. i'll be looking at what difference it will make. arsenal's best home run in over 20 years takes them into the champions league spots — they're third in the premier league thanks to victory over newcastle. good morning from the royal life are building in liverpool. it opens its doors to visitors today and the public tomorrow for the first time in its history. —— good morning from the royal life building. there will be sunshine and some heavy showers today. more in 15 minutes. it's tuesday 2nd april. our top story. parliament has once again failed to reach a majority on any of the brexit alternative options, after mps voted in the house

of commons last night. emotions ran high in the chamber, with former conservative minister, nick boles resigning the tory party and crossing the floor to serve as an independent mp. there are just ten days left before the uk is due to leave the eu without a deal. 0ur political correspondent chris mason reports. the noes were 292, so the noes have it. it had been billed as the moment parliament just may finally compromise, but shortly after ten o'clock a quartet of no votes. every option before mps rejected yet again. those in favour of another referendum pointed out their idea secured more support than any other option. those arguing for a customs union and closer economic relationship with the eu said the government has advocated that it was their plan which came closest to commanding a majority. the brexit secretary interpreted the rejection of every option as good news for the government's

plan, which, remember, has itself been rejected by the commons three times already. this house has continuously rejected leaving without a deal, just as it has rejected not leaving at all. therefore the only option is to find a way through which allows the uk to leave with a deal. the government continues to believe that the best course of action is to do so as soon as possible. the labour leader said he hoped mps would get another chance to try to agree on something. if it is good enough for the prime minister to have three chances at her deal, then i suggest that possibly the house should have a chance to consider again the options that we had before us today in a debate on wednesday. and take a look at this, a reminder of the strain

this is putting on mps. a former government minister whose own idea was rejected resigning as a conservative mp. i have failed chiefly because my party refuses to compromise. i regret, therefore, to announce that i can no longer sit for this party. oh, no. mr boles will continue to sit as an independent. today the cabinet, itself riven by division, will meet for up to five hours in an attempt to work out what to do next. brexit is due to happen a week on friday. the government, parliament and the country at large still no closer to knowing what on earth is going to happen. chris mason, bbc news, at westminster.

a very busy evening in the commons yesterday. as well as confusion, there were some red faces in the house of commons yesterday. this was one of the images of the day. a dozen demonstrators stripped down in the public gallery to protest the government's inaction over climate change. they include their posteriors to the window. —— they glued their posteriors. police said they were were arrested for outraging the public decency. by by accounts, it took an awful long time to remove them from the gallery. but back to brexit. so what can we expect in the coming days? today theresa may is set to hold five hours of cabinet meetings in an effort to find a way forward. then tomorrow, there's a chance the prime minister might bring her deal back to the commons for a fourth time. it's been defeated by parliament in the last three votes. and as for indicative votes, mps insist they still have the commons booked on wednesday to hold another series of votes on other brexit options, like they did last night. but as things stand, the default

option is in ten day's time — later than planned — the uk will be leaving the eu without a deal. joining us now from westminster is our political correspondent nick eardley. it is extraordinary watching that, chris mason talking about confusion, no answers, there will be a five—hour cabinet meeting and to deal might even go back into the commons again? it might do, as far as the government is concerned, it is still the only workable show in town. they will look at those votes last night and say you guys have had your chance, you looked at your alternatives, quite frankly you could not decide on something, not of them are going to happen. we got a flavour of exactly what the government might say in the next few days earlier education secretary damian hinds. state the obvious once

again, parliament didn't agree to anything. we have known a number of times things that parliament does not want to but we have not yet come up not want to but we have not yet come up with something parliament does want. i think the best balanced approach is still the deal that the uk government has negotiated with the european union, and as time goes on, people go through what their first choice might have been, one of these other models, there are at least eight different ways to leave the european union but there is not a majority for any and i think the government's negotiated deal is the best balance and i hope and expect that it's where we will still end up. the problem is, and this will lead some people tearing their hair out in despair, it is farfrom clear that the government has any better prospect of getting that deal through in another vote. i spoke to one well—placed tory this morning who said there is no point unless there is a big change. in the

meantime, we're hearing noises from the eu, michel barnier says that no deal seems more likely after last night? yes, this is the top man on brexit, the chief negotiator for the european union who says they want to avoid no deal, they will do everything they can, but everyday as the uk parliament fails to decide exactly what it wants to do next, the prospect of leaving without a deal in place becomes more likely. what he hinted at, and i suspect some in the uk will take heart from this, is the future relationship could be renegotiated. the idea that we could have a closer relationship and something like a customs union all that norway model is something the european union is open to. the big stumbling block remains getting how we leave, the withdrawal agreement, through, that is the big question the government has to a nswer over question the government has to answer over the next day also. i think it is the big question

everybody would like answered. thank you for taking us through the no a nswers! police have launched a murder investigation after a man was killed in a knife attack in north london. the victim, who is thought to be in his 20s, was stabbed in kentish town at about 8:30pm last night and was pronounced dead at the scene. no arrests have been made. parents in england who home educate their children could soon be forced to add their names to a new register. ministers hope the scheme, which has the backing of 0fsted, would help councils to intervene when standards need improving. some parents believe any list would be an unwanted intrusion into their lives. here's our education and family correspondent, frankie mccamley. the number of children who have not been receiving education in schools in england has more than doubled in five years to around 60,000. there are many reasons for children to leave mainstream education, including a lack of support for special needs, religious reasons, or purely out of personal choice. but not all are visible to local authorities. the government is now proposing a new registerfor all children not

being educated in school. the aim is to help councils intervene when a child's education isn't up to scratch, identify those at risk of harm, help spot young people attending unregistered schools, or those not receiving an education at all. register might help throw up likely concentrations of illegal schools, places where we should be using our powers to inspect. it may help local authorities with their responsibilities for safeguarding children, to understand where the greatest risks are. it helps brings together the picture so that we use the scarce public resources in the best way we can for children. under the plans, it will be a parents' responsibility to register their child. but rhianjoy, who educates her two sons with special needs, thinks the proposals are a backward step. at the end of the day, why should i have to sign a register and have someone come into my home and question the education that i am

providing for my child, when it is the first type of education that has actually succeeded for him, that has not caused severe detrimental effects to his mental health? the government is also considering whether local authorities should provide support for home—educating parents, like money towards exams, as it tries to find a balance between supporting families, and ensuring children get the education they deserve. frankie mccamley, bbc news. these are the most amazing pictures of the morning, i think. these tourists in iceland were looking at a glacier, and look what happened. a large section of it carved off, causing, just at the bottom of the screen, you can see... thankfully they start running straightaway, the tourists. look at the weights rising and heightened fast approaching by they have been, enjoying the glazier at close quarters. the water covers

exactly where they were. look at the second one. what is that called, carving? and as you know, much of the glazier is underneath the water, so presumably what happened underneath the water because the huge weights. everyone is ok. —— much of the glacier is underneath the water. they are fine now and are telling the story with video footage. it's thought around 80,000 women in the uk experience pre—eclampsia during the later stages of pregnancy. symptoms can include high blood pressure and swelling of the feet and ankles. new research suggests that a simple blood test, which is being rolled out in england, can improve early diagnosis, reducing the risk of complications during birth. we're joined now by lauren ardon, who has had pre—eclampsia during all four of her pregnancies, and also by lucy chapel from king's college london who carried out the study. those are some of the symptoms, but

it can be life—threatening? those are some of the symptoms, but it can be life-threatening? yes, around one in ten pregnant women get high blood pressure in pregnancy but we are looking for the smaller proportion who have had pre—eclampsia, high blood pressure and complications on the other organs involving the kidneys, liver organs involving the kidneys, liver or blood clotting. and it also affects the baby, babies may not grow so well and may need to be born early. some babies do not make it. what is the difference between this test and what was on previously? for decades we have just checked a mother's blood pressure and dipped her you're in for protein and we have other blood tests we use if she gets sick, but we have a new test which can tell whether a woman will develop the complications in the delivery for pre—eclampsia, and the trial has shown we have the time to diagnose pre—eclampsia and reduce complications in the women. you have had pre—eclampsia in every pregnancy? ? ? forced cyan

had pre—eclampsia in every pregnancy? ??forced cyan my had pre—eclampsia in every pregnancy? ? ?forced cyan my four pregnancies. with devastating effect? a player we lost our first baby at 26 weeks, but we have had three more successful pregnancies. did you have symptoms? my first pregnancy, i didn't even know what pre—eclampsia was. he felt completely fine, i went to a routine midwife appointment and she raised concerns and sent me to hospital. they try to keep my pregnancy going as long as possible, but in the end i had to deliver the baby. did you have this new test in your two most recent pregnancies? what difference did it make? ??forced cyan i was diagnosed at 26 weeks with pre—eclampsia and they admitted me into hospitalfor pre—eclampsia and they admitted me into hospital for seven weeks before she was born. i got further on my pregnancy. was on lots of regular

growth scans. lucy, lots of women have high blood pressure but there isa have high blood pressure but there is a big difference between that and pre—eclampsia. being able to tell who has what will change things? yes, lauren's story shows that we are trying to find the women at high risk who need extra surveillance, but we need to be able to reassure women who do not have pre—eclampsia, it isa women who do not have pre—eclampsia, it is a time of real and certainly for them. if we can plan care better so the high—risk women get the inputs and the low risk women can go back to usual antenatal care, it will make a difference. if i was at home in the early stages of pregnancy this morning, the question i would be asking would be who is this available to and where do you get it? who might miss out, i suppose is an important question. the trial was done in 11 maternity units around england, we are

delighted that nhs england is committed to rolling out this test. it has been available but now we have the opportunity to put it into lots of maternity units, so from the point of view of improving care and patient safety it should be rolled out. it has nice guidance, we are ready. lauren, you have seen quite a difference in the duration of your pregnancies? they have all been quite different but resulted in pre—eclampsia at different stages. with esme and jci got 234 or 35 weeks, with iris it was 26 weeks i was diagnosed and got to 33 weeks. —— with esme and daisy, i got to 34 of 35 weeks. before now we did not know using this test would help, thatis

know using this test would help, that is what is so new about seeing the test in real—world settings like lauren. we think it will help by making sure the women get the right monitoring package, and helping doctors. it is tough, if it saves lives it is important. i understand two of them are outside? iris is four months and daisy is two, they are outside, hopefully behaving themselves. carol kirkwood is out and about this morning. it has been an interesting morning. it has been an interesting morning for her. the brolly has been up morning for her. the brolly has been upfor morning for her. the brolly has been up for most of the morning. she is in liverpool on the top of the royal liver building. good morning. good morning, everyone. 0n the horizon, that red boat being built, that was boaty

mcboatface, it is now known as the sir richard attenborough. doesn't it look fabulous? that is a nice preview of it. but we are talking about the royal liver building, which opens its doors to the public tomorrow for the first time in its history. let's find out why, with chris from heritage great britain. why have you taken so long? this building has been up for a very long time? it started in 2016 with the purchase of the building by a private equity company who set up a phased development plan to bring the building back to life and change it from an office block to what it should be, liverpool's icon. provides what is so important of it? we area provides what is so important of it? we are a world mercantile city, the waterfront is a major part of that and that has been the anchor throughout its history. many people, the lasting base or when leaving the

city empathetic base when coming backis city empathetic base when coming back is this. the liver birds are quite spectacular. they were created asa quite spectacular. they were created as a monument on top of the building bya as a monument on top of the building by a german sculptor. the first recorded mention of a bird is on the 1207 seal to commemorate the borough. they had taken on a mythological sense, there is no such bird asa mythological sense, there is no such bird as a liver bird, but they are very important to liverpool because, the story goes, if they ever left, the story goes, if they ever left, the city with 60 —— cease to visitors will be allowed into the tenth and 15th floors, what can they see? welsh mountains, and on the 15th, we have views all around the city, you can walk around the bell tower and look actually exciting buildings and architecture and scenery in liverpool. isn't the

original bill for the liver birds invite? we found it in a museum. the people who built it to build the gates to buckingham palace. there are four clocks on one of the talents. three on the west tower and one on the east tower, three looking out over the river, opened down the docks and across the water and were looking into the city. they were created by a company in leicester and used as a dinner table before they were put in place at a civic dinner. that is what i do with my clocks! very interesting, a real pleasure. it is lovely to be in liverpool, the weather is a bit dodgy but it will clear up. for all others, we have a weather front sinking south—east, taking reign with age. looking at a return to sunshine and showers, some will be happy. feeling much cooler than yesterday. you can see that

quite nicely on the air mass chart, the blues rushing to imbibe a mile gallows as the wind comes down from the arctic, so northerly or north—westerly wind. you can see the progress of the rain continuing to push towards the south—east this morning, clearing later, trying conditions behind it, sunshine, a plethora of showers. the temperature will contain, in the heavier ones not only will we see hail, thunder and lightning but possibly some winteriness, but that will not last. temperatures widely between about six in the north and ten in the south. this evening and overnight, low— pressure south. this evening and overnight, low—pressure very close to the east of the uk and the north sea, bringing in rain until snow across scotla nd bringing in rain until snow across scotland and northern england. there will still be showers across the resting, wales and northern ireland, button to clear skies the temperature will drop, cold with a widespread frost on the risk of ice

on untreated surfaces, temperatures falling to between three and —1. that gives us a headache with its positioning and timing, we think it will drift from the east to the west, taking rain until snow with it. getting to northern ireland by the afternoon. south of that area, sunshine and showers, some winteriness on the hills and it will feel cold tomorrow, especially in the north with significant wind chill. into thursday, the low— pressure chill. into thursday, the low—pressure sentiments towards ireland and wales, we had a circulation of cloud, rain and showers moving around, still some hill snow, still windy and cold, brightest skies likely in the east. it is not until we get to friday at the weekend that temperatures slowly recover. studio: i feel for you, carol, but she will be enjoying the views. look at that. thank you.”

views. look at that. thank you. i had spun in there. in one of your triathlon swims? gulp the big —— the best thing about that swim was the little tiny jellyfish. they just looked really pretty. how is that good? they did not touch me, they were very beautiful. provides evil wearing a wet suit? yes, but johannson tito still out. —— your hands and feet are still out. are breaking news, bonmarche, the women's clothing retailer, headquarters in wakefield, a good yorkshire business, they had struggled, like lots of companies, with the change in the high street and how we buy and shop. the chief

executive, helen connelly, said in december that trading conditions we re eve n december that trading conditions were even worse than in the recession of 2008 nine. they have put out several profit warnings and said they will make a loss of between £5 million and 6 million p. a real concern for them and their 2000 employees, but a uk billionaire called philip day, who owns the edinburgh woollen mill group, lots of people will know as well, he is buying it. the deal is worth £5.7 million, not a massive amount of money, so some retail analysts are saying he is getting a cut—price deal, but good news for the shop in terms of getting some help and hopefully that will help to turn things around. we do not know his plan with the company yet, we do not know what he will do with it, but interesting to see what happens. and whether or not he keeps the accent.

we pronounce it like marsh in boro. there is another debate, is its preyemark or preemark. did i just hit you? about we do not touch each other, that as the rules! the guardian says brexit deadlock will see mrs mason and her cabinet for a five—hour showdown today. it features a shot of the climate change protesters who took their clothes off. back to square one over brexit, the daily mailfront page. back to square one over brexit, the daily mail front page. reporting a warning from cabinet secretary about how disastrous i know deal would be. april fools' day reads the front page of the i over a picture from

the commons chamber. the sun says mickjagger will undergo the commons chamber. the sun says mick jagger will undergo heart surgery in new york. he is 75. we are speaking to james cracknell later, he will be the old est cracknell later, he will be the oldest person to race in the oxford cambridge boat race. he is a6. in the daily mail, this is an aged 28 and 2001, after winning his first 0lympic and 2001, after winning his first olympic gold medal. he weighs less than he did back then and says it is a stone of muscle which he has lost, which is quite useful in rowing. we will be talking to him later. the defence secretary gavin williamson was in portsmouth yesterday looking at a £75 million fund for new technology, this is a checked suit which could be worn by royal marines to ambush rival ships, it was suggested yesterday. the

money was earmarked for two minehunters battled but the defence secretary was so impressed with this, it can patel you up to ten feetin this, it can patel you up to ten feet in the air, it costs around 3a0 grams, it was demonstrated by a pilot from a private company, alex wilson, he showed it off in the defence secretary was incredibly impressed, mr williamson said you canjust imagine impressed, mr williamson said you can just imagine someone doing an assault on a ship, a bit like iron man, but could it be the future for the royal marines? i have seen the ones with the feet, but not like that. mike bushell has had a go at this, this will get you 10,000 feet in the air. the device you are watching breakfast, time for the news, travel and weather where you are.

half an hour, hello there. good morning. yesterday we had some sunshine but today there are some big changes. we've got a cold front, currently moving its way east at the moment across the uk. not only is that bringing rain, but it's bringing colder air in from the north. and that's going to make it feel very different during this afternoon. but the rain is still with you across eastern areas of england and will continue to push away. behind it it will be replaced with a scattering of showers, some sunshine but those showers could be heavy, thundery, some hail, some sleet, perhaps even some hill snow. the maximum temperatures only 7—9. now through tonight, we continue to bring these showers in from the north and north—west. they still could be wintry in places and more persistent rain and hill snow starting to move its way east of scotland tonight. a much colder night compared to last night. a widespread frost in fact. temperatures in the countryside down to about minus one

to minus three degrees, but it's this area of low pressure as we go through wednesday we are keeping a close eye on. as it brings in this weather front, it will bring some rain and also some snow. so the higher ground of the grampians, the southern uplands, some significant snowfall. the north pennines also getting some snow. south pennines, the welsh mountains could perhaps see a bit of hill snow but that rain will push its way into northern ireland, the west of scotland. further south it should be largely dry. there will be a few showers with some sunny spells. really quite gusty winds expected on wednesday and that's going to add to how cold it is going to feel really, because these are the feels like temperatures, more like one or two celsius in the north—east, six or seven degrees further south—west. now throughout wednesday night into thursday, low pressure is still with us. that keeps things relatively unsettled. that means there's still a mixture of sunny spells and april showers to end the week. bye bye.

hello. this is business live from bbc news with ben thompson and sally bundock. more likely, but not inevitable. the uk edges closer to a no—deal brexit after policiticans again fail to agree a way through the deadlock. live from london, that's our top story on tuesday 2nd april. with no immediate end to the uncertainty surrounding brexit, we'll look at the impact it's had on immigration and whether firms have access to the workers and skills they need. also in the programme. investors putting the breaks on lyft. the ride—hailing app's shares fall 12% on its second day of trading on wall street.