have come straight to the club shop for some merchandise, and i'm excited for the game tomorrow. so you've come from the states to be at wembley? absolutely, yeah, iwouldn't miss it for the world. watford have played an fa cup final before — they lost in1981r. many will remember eltonjohn's emotions. well, tomorrow's game is really for the next generation. it could be 35 years until you get there again. joe wilson, bbc news, watford. some sad news now — grumpy cat, an internet sensation with millions of followers, has died. her real name was tardar sauce, but with her permanent hang—dog expression apparently showing displeasure in everything, "grumpy cat" stuck. her owners said depite her looks she had brought smiles to millions. time for a look at the weather. here's stav da naos.

it's not looking too bad for the big match. although it is cooler and cloudier today, as we head into tomorrow, the cloud should break up. we should see some sunshine and the wind will be liked. it will feel warm, temperatures in the high teens. it is a change across the southern half of the country, much cloudier skies, as you can see, in shropshire. that is down to the low pressure bringing this weather front gci’oss pressure bringing this weather front across southern pressure bringing this weather front gci’oss southern areas. pressure bringing this weather front across southern areas. high pressure still to the north is influencing the weather to the north of the country, particularly scotland and northern england. glorious sunshine here. it will be the last of the very one days for the north of scotland. cooler in eastern areas because we have more of a breeze. there are showers and misty low

cloud in parts of england. scotland joins in with the breeze, cloud and rain overnight. in the second half of the night, it turns wetter, persistent rain. some showers around, which could be heavy. tonight shouldn't be as cool as it has been for the last few nights, 9-iidc. has been for the last few nights, 9—iidc. there is this weak area of low pressure in the near continent, affecting our weather. it will be strong enough to produce a few showers. because it is a weak feature, when we have sunshine, it will be quite pleasant. but that could spark off some heavy and may be thundery showers. on saturday, a cloudy and wet story further north in the uk, scotland and northern ireland. there will be sunshine in england and wales but also some hit and miss heavy downpours. they will be slow—moving because the winds will be light. temperatures will be

18, may be 19 celsius in the south—east. low pressure on sunday as well, so a similar story. a few showery bursts of rain. further south, a better chance of seeing sunshine. showers develop over higher ground in scotland, wales, and may be the pennines. through the week, it should be largely settled with good spells of sunshine. quite one we could still see some showers, particularly inland. that's all from the bbc news at one, so it's goodbye from me. and on bbc one, we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. good afternoon. i'm jane dougall, it's 1.30pm and here's your latest sports news. the australian rugby union star israel folau has been officially sacked over a a social media post which said that "hell awaits" gay people.

he was suspended by club and country last month and his contract has now been terminated after a hearing. our rugby union correspondent is chrisjones. from rugby australia's site, their chief executive has said it is a reg retta ble chief executive has said it is a regrettable incident, a painful episode for rugby and they don't wa nt to episode for rugby and they don't want to be in this position but isreal folau has brought this on himself by his actions and they say they have to stand by their principles of inclusivity and respect. he has breached the code of conduct. isreal folau is saying that he has as a right, and an australian, to express his religious views and he feels it is his duty as a christian to share those values. so one i do saying it is all about freedom of religious expression, the other side is saying, fine, have

those views, but do not use your platform to spread those views that could be so hurtful and harmful to so could be so hurtful and harmful to so many people, and it also breaches the terms of your employment. what does it mean for his future, and the australian national team 7 does it mean for his future, and the australian nationalteam? lots of things up in there at the moment. isreal folau could launch an appeal. on the one hand he would say he would accept whatever his pet may be, but this is a multi—million dollar australian rugby contract that he will have to forego because of what he has done. we will consider his options. he has 72 hours to consider whether to launch an appeal. he could even take it to the supreme court in australia. in the supreme court in australia. in the foreseeable future it is very difficult to see him playing professional sport in australia aren't really and the rest of the world because of the reputational damage that comes with the player.

the tottenham and england defender danny rose says that a club wanted to meet him to check he wasn't "crazy", after revealed his struggles with depression. rose says it happened when he spoke to an un—named club about a potential transfer last summer. he was talking as part of a special bbc one programme about men's mental health. i do think there's still a long way to go in football, because in the summer i was speaking to another club, and they said the club would like to meet you, you know, just to check that you're not crazy. really? yeah. because of what you said? yeah, because of what i'd said and what i'd been through. and i was a bit embarrassed — well, i was embarrassed when he said that. for the first time in its history, uefa has launched a strategy to boost the women's game. they plan to double the number of women and girls playing and to increase female representation by 50% over five years. president aleksander ceferin said it was uefa's duty to empower the women's game and to put significant financial

investment into the sport the fourth one—day international between england and pakistan is under way. england are two—up in the five—match series. the hosts won the toss at trent bridge and put pakistan in to bat. half—an—hour gone, pakistan have lost their opening batsman imam al—huq to injury. he was hit on the arm by a mark wood bowl. they're a0 without loss. the second day of the us pga is underway in new york. brooke koepka still out in front on his own after that brilliant first round score of 63. he goes offjust before a.00pm this afternoon. you can follow it live on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. more now on the breakdown in brexit talks between the conservatives and labour. six weeks of discussions to try to find a consensus

on the uk's departure from the eu have collapsed without agreement. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn has blamed "the increasing weakness and instability" of the government. these talks have now reached what i believe to be a natural conclusion. the prime minister has announced the date she's leaving. there have been increasing noises off stage by conservative cabinet ministers and others who don't agree with much of the talks or any of the discussion we've been holding. so we are concluding the talks. but have they achieved anything? the government has not moved its position fundamentally, there are fundamental disagreements. we want to have a customs arrangement with the eu that protects jobs and trade, and we want to have a dynamic relationship on rights. we have put those views very strongly to the government and the withdrawal agreement bill will be brought forward. i don't know what the contents of the bill will be —

we haven't seen it. how far have you discussed what sort of indicative votes should be put to parliament now? very little because we were only informed they were even thinking of indicative votes earlier this week, and at that stage they were unable to tell me what the indicative votes would be. so this is a novel process which we will obviously look at whenever it comes to parliament, but the fundamental issues have to be protection ofjobs, trade relations with the eu and protection of rights at work, environment and consumer protections, and of course the access to very important european agencies. there are reports this morning that you have discussed indicative votes in detail, including on what the commons might vote on in regards to customs union. they put forward views that they are going to bring this indicative votes forward. we will obviously vote accordingly on them depending on where they fit with labour policy. but the issue has to be that the government is not fundamentally shifted its view on the divisions within the conservative party mean it is a government

that is negotiating with no authority and no ability that i can see to actually deliver anything. theresa may, who was out campaigning for next week's european elections in bristol, said mr corbyn hadn't been clear on labour's position on brexit. as jeremy corbyn says, actually these talks have been constructive and we've made progress. there have been areas where we have been able to find common ground, but other issues have proved to be more difficult. and in particular we haven't been able to overcome the fact that there isn't a common position in labour about whether they want to deliver brexit or hold a second referendum which could reverse it. so when we come to bring the legislation forward, we will think carefully about what we've had with these talks, the outcome of these talks, we will also consider whether we have some votes to see if the ideas that have come through command a majority in the house of commons.

but when mps come to vote on the bill, they will be faced with a stark choice, that is to vote to deliver on the referendum, to vote to deliver brexit, or to shy away again from delivering brexit with all the uncertainty that that would leave. next week's eu elections will be seen as the latest reading on the strength of europe's growing populist parties. the polls, across 28 nations, will elect members to the european parliament in brussels — the eu's only directly elected body. in many countries, populist parties are expected to do well, including in france where president emmanuel macron has staked his presidency on confronting them. our paris correspondent lucy williamson has been testing the mood among voters on france's north—eastern border. if you want to see what freedom of movement in europe looks like, come to the north—east corner of france early on a weekday morning. this is one of 40,000 people from this area to cross

the border each day for work. herfather worked in the local steel mines here. she commutes to her hairdressing salon on the 7.38 to luxembourg. is she living the european dream? translation: dream, no. you need to work, that's all. working near where you live is the ideal but salaries and pensions are better in luxembourg. i asked the passenger next to her how he feels about the eu. translation: i feel in the european union but how i feel towards it... if there was ever a region that felt european, this should be it. alsace—lorraine has close ties to germany, only a few hours' drive to brussels and it has received investment from the eu. so why did marine le pen‘s national

front do so well here? support for the national rally has gone all grown along with feelings support for the national rally has grown along with feelings of inequality and anger at mainstream politicians with liberal economic goals. the pa rty‘s candidate for the european election isjordan, a 23—year—old child of italian immigrants, from the rundown suburbs north of paris. the party came top in european elections five years ago so why, i asked him, has it now abandoned its promise to take france out of the eu? translation: europe has changed. today there is a nationalist wave coming to power in many countries. we now reshape political life. the left and right are in the process of disappearing. it is early afternoon in this old mining town and le centrale is the only bar in town with any customers. unemployment here was almost twice the national average at the last count.

like many regulars here, thierry has given up on politicians entirely. translation: politicians have all become liars. they are only looking out for themselves. i don't believe in them any more. igive up. what has europe done for us? nothing. why should i vote for something that does nothing for me? passengers erupt from the morning commute, flooding the platform at luxembourg. another day's workers heading to europe. next week they will decide where europe is heading. remember that all this week we've been interviewing representatives from parties contesting the eu elections. today it's the turn of change uk, so if you have a question, send them in via text on 611211, tweet using the hashtag bbc ask this, or email ask this at bbc dot co dot uk. ben brown will put a selection

of your questions to the change uk mp, chuka umunna at 5.30pm. researchers in italy are calling for all children starting primary school to receive measles jabs. the study says the compulsory vaccinations could prevent resurgences of the disease in the future. however, experts here cast doubt on the idea, saying enforcing vaccines could alienate parents. three britons and a south african have been killed after a small plane crashed in dubai. the crew of the plane had been working for a british—based company a few miles from dubai international airport when it hit the ground yesterday evening. an investigation is underway. more than two—thirds of lgbt people say they've been sexually harassed at work but most don't report it. the survey by the tuc is believed to be the first major study into lesbian, gay, bisexual and tra nsgender people's experiences in the workplace.

the government says it's starting a consultation on harassment and will ensure employers understand their legal responsibilities. our lgbt correspondent ben hunte has more. patrick works in the public sector where he went through years of sexual harassment just because he is gay. i was stopped from attending an away day with colleagues. i was told that it was because the male staff were too afraid to share a shower. the teasing, discrimination and abuse that happened at the start of his career still impact him years later. i suffer from anxiety. i get very anxious. and it's just horrible. it's horrendous. and patrick is not alone. according to new research by the trades union congress, 68% of lgbt people say they have been sexually harassed at work. 42% of those surveyed said colleagues had made unwelcome comments or asked unwelcome questions about their sex life. 27% had received unwelcome sexual advances, and two—thirds didn't

tell their employers. we need employers to step up to the mark and to take on a duty. we think it should be a legal duty to prevent sexual harassment happening in the first place. there's lots they could do in terms of policy, working with unions and educating people. i've spoken to several lgbt people who say they are not surprised by the findings in this report. in the uk, we have laws that protect people from discrimination based on their sexuality, but when it comes to applying those to workplaces, clearly more clearly needs to be done. it had a massive impact. whilst patrick has spoken up, many more lgbt people are still struggling in silence. ben hunte, bbc news. in a moment we'll have all the business news — but first the headlines on bbc news: jeremy corbyn says his party's talks with the government to find a brexit compromise have gone as far as they can — blaming the government's weakness

for their collapse. 100 people have died from knife wounds so far in the uk this year — the youngest victim was 14—year—old jayden moodie, from east london. revolutionary keyhole surgery in the womb to repair the spine of a baby with spina bifida. in the business news: the cbi has said the main parliamentary recess to be cancelled following the collapse of the cross— party following the collapse of the cross—party talks on brexit. the director—general said that the country needed an urgent resolution and it is no time for holidays, it is time to get on with it. online giant amazon has announced a big investment in food courier deliveroo. deliveroo has been raising monery to expand internationally, and amazon has turned out to be the biggest investor. how much and how big a stake does it have in deliveroo? they're not saying.

but the total amount raised was £450 million, and it means deliveroo has now raised £1.2 billion in capital. talks to avert the collapse of british steel will resume today. the firm has secured funds to keep going, but only until the end of may. it's admitted it needs further financial support from the government to help it address "brexit—related issues". sources close to owners greybull capital say its future will be discussed at "ministerial level". there's an apocryphal quote that is credited to mrs thatcher, even though she almost certainly did not say it — "anyone over 25 on a bus can consider themselves a failure." now, even if you consider it the most appallingly snobbish thing to say, the one grain of truth in there is that buses are young people's transport. today, the consumer group transport focus confirmed this. under—25s use buses more than any other age group, but they are the least satisfied — why?

because the way we use and pay for buses still seems to be designed for older generations. joining us now is anthony smith, chief executive at transport focus. why are these companies that run the process , why are these companies that run the process, why have they got it so wrong? the young people we spoke to said very clearly, using the bus should be as simple as ordering a pizza. you can track the delivery, you know how much it is going to cost, whereas the bus, you don't know how much it is going to cost until you ask the driver. bus companies and local authorities have to work hard with young people, not trying to work out what they think they need, but work with young people to design the service so it is as easy to use the bus as it is to get a pizza. i'm old enough to remember when bus services were privatised and it was thought that

the buses run by private companies would be able to latch on to these markets, provide exactly what was required, but you are saying they don't know how to do it. some do, there is lots of good practice out there. lots of good examples were found in this report. in south yorkshire, if you can have —— if you wear a school uniform you cats have fair automatically. in liverpool there is a 2.20 flat fare all day. there are concessions cards in yorkshire. it is starting to happen. apps are getting better and the information is getting better, so if the bus companies want to keep these young people as passengers of the future, they need to work harder. so, these are recommendations? are you just saying this is a good idea, you just saying this is a good idea, you should do it, or can you force the pace of change? well, london is very different, but all the bus

service is pretty much outside london are deregulated. you canjust keep carrying older passengers. buses tend to carry younger passengers and older passengers, but they can just exist on the older passengers. they need to get these young people on board, keep them happy and get them liking buses. should you nationalise them again? well, i don't think people care about that, they just want them to work. but it could be coordinated so much better. certain areas are provided for. it is very frustrating, that. young people also say, don't make me have lots of apps on my phone, just give me one, make it simple. good local authorities get together with the bus companies, we have seen that in liverpool and manchester and other places, and work to coordinate things as best they can. in a complex world, we all

crave simplicity, do we? thank you. thomas cook reported a £1.5 billion loss yesterday and warned of "further headwinds" for the rest of the year. citibank actually reckoned there shares were worthless. airline easyjet‘s first half loss before tax has increased to £275 million, compared with £68 million last year. this week bbc news has been talking about the menopause. one of the most high—profile campaigners about the menopause is meg matthews — we caught up with her and her daughter anais gallagher about the impact it can have on the whole family. so, you know i've been going through the menopause for about the last few years? yes. how have you been finding it?

i mean, recently it's been all right. i think you've sort of... maybe come through the other side? you're a lot more calm than... definitely at the beginning you were really stressed out, and you were really stressful to be around. yeah, i think i was. this week bbc news has been talking about the menopause. one of the most high—profile campaigners about the menopause you were very overemotional. yeah, i know. i mean, my anxiety was, like, through the roof. yeah. and, yeah, i would just watch something like eastenders and i would burst into tears, and you're not that sort of person at all. no, not at all. and also with your hormones kicking in, which you hated me saying... 0h... that was your pet hate. yeah, it was. i did find, like, you know, little things really wound me up. so, like, you know... i found that, too. your room, i always had a thing about your room was never tidy. yeah. but looking back on it, it was all stuff that was really going on with me. i would look for anything. i've always been very a fussy eater. thank you. and you knew that i liked fish pie, and in your weirdly messed up menopausal brain you were like,

"she likes fish pie, let me buy fish pie for every night of the week." so then you bought seven fish pies and i opened the fridge and i was like, "why are there so many fish pies?" and you just started crying. and i started crying, i know. also, like, quite... you need to tell your children about it, because if you don't know about the menopause, you'll just think that they're having a mental breakdown. but when i found out that it was medical then i wasn't that concerned. but you're... you know, you're very grown—up for your age, i must say. yeah, i think so. very mature and we can talk about everything, so... so it was really easy for us, i think. i know you're in your own head when you're going through the menopause and you can't really think about the bigger picture but, like, at the end of the day, however much you're stressed out and you think that, you kno " yeah? your number one job and priority is to be a mother. the thing is, i don't think any mums actually do that. they still get on with their life.

yeah, that's what i'm saying, you'vejust got to... but your head and everything is so difficult, so hard. but also, like, having... i don't know, from my point of view it like, you know, as a teenager or a kid, just be understanding, don't take the situation too seriously, the light—hearted. help them to, like, have fun. just talk. yeah, it's all about talking and sharing and being honest. that's my main piece of advice, is just talk. and sharing. no worries. thank you. i love you lots. i love you too, nais—nais. yeah, it's all about talking and sharing and being honest. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav. it is feeling very different across parts of the country today. across northern areas, in scotland, it will be another sunny and warm day, that

is because the north of the uk is closer to this area of high pressure, which is along this week low pressure system to bring more cloud to the site. there is a breeze in eastern areas. where you have the cloud further south, it will feel cooler. again, some glorious sunshine across a lot of scotland, particularly the north—west corner where we can see temperatures into the low 20s. further south, the mid—teens at best. cooler than that on the breezy north sea coast. overnight, scotland will join on the breezy north sea coast. overnight, scotland willjoin in with the cloudy, breezy and wet weather. the real will become persistent in the second part of the night. in the south, some cloud around, breezy with some sharp showers. it will be milder than it has felt over the last few nights. this weak area of low pressure is affecting our shores, bringing in generally east or north easterly winds. quite a lot of cloud through

the weekend with some longer spells of rain, but there will also be good spells of sunshine. this is the picture for saturday, then. we have long spells of rain across scotland. some of the could be quite happy. further south, a better chance of seeing some sunshine. it will feel warm, as well. the temperatures into the high teens, will set up heavy slow—moving thundery showers. into some day, still a weak area of low pressure, so light winds up and down the uk, including northern areas. variable cloud, a few showers that are likely to fall over the higher ground in central and northern areas. 20 degrees or so across the south, maybe a degree or so higherfurther north because the winds will be lighter. into the new week, it looks like it will stay largely settled with quite a bit of sunshine. there is always the chance of some showers, which could be heavy.

hello, you're watching afternoon live. i'm simon mccoy. today at 2pm: cross party talks on brexit are scrapped — jeremy corbyn blames their collapse on the weakness and instability of the government. the divisions within the conservative party mean it's a government that's negotiating with no authority and no ability that i can see to actually deliver anything. we haven't been able to overcome the fact that there isn't a common position in labour about whether they want to deliver brexit or hold a second referendum which could reverse it. revolutionary keyhole surgery to repair the spine of a baby with spina bifida in the womb — not a cure, but the difference between some children being able to walk or not. the human cost of britain's knife crime crisis — the faces