hello, you're watching afternoon live. i'm simon mccoy. today at 2.00pm: tributes to a formula 1 legend — niki lauda dies at the age of 70 after a hugely successful career despite one of the worst crashes in the sport's history. you know, you're really worried and frightened that you're going to die and then that means you start everything possible to keep you going. his former team mclaren said niki will ‘forever be in our hearts and enshrined in our history‘ mercedes team—mate nico rosberg pays tribute to lauda's fighting spirit. i will always remember niki as someone i will always remember niki as someone who i will always remember niki as someone who gave a i will always remember niki as someone who gave a lot to my life and he was a huge inspiration to all of us out there.

theresa may's cabinet agrees to her ‘bold new brexit offer‘ which will be put before parliament next month. over 1000 jobs at risk as jamie 0liver‘s restaurant chain collapses — the celebrity chef says he's deeply saddened. coming up on afternoon live all the sport... and that is withjohn watson. and that is with john watson. news on arsenalforward, henrikh mkhitaryan, not travelling to baku for the europa league final over fears of his safety. and with the weather abbas khanfair khan fair weather clouds, but across the pond in the us it is tornado season and the weather is spiralling out of control. that is a hint for you for later. thanks thomasz. also coming up — with two days to go until voting in the euro elections we'll be live in edinburgh with our chief political correspondent vicki young to guage the mood of votes in scotland.

this is afternoon live. i am simon mccoy. the world of sport is mourning the death of the legendary three time formula one world champion niki lauda, who's died at the age of 70. the austrian made one of the greatest comebacks in the history of sport when he returned to racing in 1976, just a0 days after being horrifically burned in a crash. his rivalry with the british driver james hunt was legendary, and made into a film. katie gornall looks back on his life. niki lauda was a fighter on and off the track. a man who succeeded and survived in his sport's most dangerous hero. in his sport's most dangerous erar. he won his first world championship in 1975 with ferrari and more titles looked certain until this terrifying crash at the 1976 german grand prix.

other drivers had to rescue him from the wreckage. we got him away from the burning ferrari. got him to lay down on the racetrack and i kneeled down and put his head in my lap. what we didn't appreciate at the time was that actually all the injury he was going to suffer much worse from was the inhalation of toxic fumes from the burning fibreglass which got into his lungs and almost took his life at that stage. just a0 days later his wounds are healed, he was back behind the wheel, he'd been read his last rites in hospital but refused to give up. when that feeling came, you get frightened, you are worried and frightened that you are going to die and then you start everything possible to keep you going and you can't start your body because the body doesn't react, you can only start the brain. when the brain works, the body starts to work sooner or later. his determination to return later that season was fuelled by his rivalry with british driver james hunt. he would eventually lose his crown to his friend but came back the following year to become world champion for a second time, a feat

recognised by the bbc in 1977. the bbc trophy for the outstanding 0verseas personality of the year. niki lauda would win the title again, this time with mclaren in 1984 and today his former team was one of many to pay tribute saying former world champion jenson button said simply... and fellow austrian arnold schwarzenegger described niki lauda as an icon, saying... later, he would return to austria to run his airline and would go go on to hold managerial roles in f1, notably at mercedes but his influence extended beyond the track. today billy monger revealed how niki lauda helped him after his own horrific crash two years ago. he had so many kind things to say about me and he really,

i guess could relate to my situation and the determination to get back to motor sport after having a serious accident. yes, it's super sad, motorsport has lost one of the true legends of the sport. the three—time champion leaves a legacy in his sport like no other. lauda lived to inspire. nico rosberg, who worked with lauda during his stint at mercedes, was among those paying tribute to the driver. hello to all of you. extremely sad news today. my thoughts are today with niki and of course everyone from his family and especially his two children. i will always remember niki as someone who has given my life a lot and i am very, very thankful and also was a huge

inspiration to me and all of us out there. and to you as well, to all his fans, first of all with his fighting instinct to never give up. i don't think there is many bigger inspirations than he was in that respect. for his passion as well, for his way of bringing people back together after disputes. and also i am thankful for his patients that he had with us young ones when we were racing for him in formula 1. i really hope that you, niki, rest in peace. you will be missed a lot and thatis peace. you will be missed a lot and that is all, put thoughts out to him today and for the time being. so, goodbye. joining me now is keith collantine, editor of racefans. net a motor sports website. we use that word a lot, a legend but

in the world of sport, it is apt? as you have just heard some of the tremendous achievement he has had, it is not just tremendous achievement he has had, it is notjust a question of boiling someone it is notjust a question of boiling someone down to three world championships and 25 wins, it is the manner he went about it and achievements in the way. bringing ferrari back to competitiveness and the extraordinary circumstances coming back from that horrible crash in 1976 coming back from that horrible crash in1976 and coming back from that horrible crash in 1976 and then leaving the sport com pletely in 1976 and then leaving the sport completely and then coming back in the 80s and winning another title. so many achievements in a career. anyone who saw the film by director ron howard, we are talking about someone ron howard, we are talking about someone who had this need for speed but also a wisdom and engineering knowledge that was second to none? yes, mechanical sympathy and understanding was a key part of making him a special driver. also the single—minded focus, the

determination to win, that is unquestioned in a formula 1 driver. they will go to ultimate extremes to win. but in lauda's case, his determination and focus, understanding what he wanted from a racing car and completely unapologetic to the point of blunt in terms of what he would demand from a car. so many stories told about the brutal way in which, he talks to mechanics, the team at ferrari, when he first arrived and was completely uncompromising in terms of demanding the very best from his machinery. that went on again for his time at mclaren. he was instrumental in bringing forward the turbo powered car which was helping him in his title in 1984. we have just been talking about the death of ayrton senna. he accepted at the time it was a very dangerous sport? he did accept it to a point,

but he worked very hard to draw attention to the problems with safety at the time he was racing. in the run—up to the crash at the nurnberg ring, he was among those lobbying saying, we cannot race at this, it is 40 miles long, lined by barriers and too dangerous. a lot of fa ns barriers and too dangerous. a lot of fans at the time of a live that. he took a stand against safety then. and when ayrton senna was killed in 1994 along with roland ratzenberger, lauda was one of the key people in reviving the grand prix drive's association for better safety standards in formula 1 which has had a clear and measurable impact for improving the sport. clear and measurable, that can be applied to him ina measurable, that can be applied to him in a glamorous world that he wasn't about? he was uncompromising, not touched by pr. he gave it the

straight and honest, as he saw it. keith, thank you very much. the cabinet has agreed theresa may's plan for a withdrawal agreement bill, including compromises intended to attract the support of labour mps. what theresa may has called her "bold new offer" on brexit includes the idea of a temporary customs relationship until the next general election and guarantees on workers' rights. downing street say there is a "shared determination" in cabinet to find a way of passing the bill after three failed attempts to get her brexit deal through parliament. 0ur political correspondent iain watson reports. the uk was due to leave the eu in march so you would think more waffle would be off the agenda. what is the mood light at the cabinet? the prime minister put a new version of her pregnancy deal to her cabinet colleagues. but they were tight—lipped when asked where they

might compromise with labour mps to break the deadlock. would you accept a temporary customs union? but i understand the answer to that question was yes. parliament needs to do what the public voted for and respect the referendum and leave the european union. theresa may has hefty barriers to come if she is to get her brexit deal over the line. she has to get the agreement of her cabinet in downing street and then mps will have their say during the first week in june. mps will have their say during the first week injune. if they mps will have their say during the first week in june. if they refused to back it, the possibility of no deal increases and some members of her top team are far more relaxed about the prospect than others. her top team are far more relaxed about the prospect than othersm the event we get to the end of 0ctober the event we get to the end of october and it is not possible to get a deal, i think leaving the european union is the most important thing, delivering on the will of the people. but the chancellor will deliver a speech to business leaders tonight warning of the dangers of no deal and he wants to resume a's

potential successors in downing street to take heed. he will declare there is no mandate for a no deal exit. he will argue to advocate for no deal is knowingly to inflict damage on our economy. to try to get a deal sealed before theresa may departs from downing street, she intends to move towards labour's position in protecting workers' rights and the environment. but leading opposition figure say she doesn't have the authority to deliver. we have now got to the stage that because we are in the dying days of this particular premiership, it is like trying to negotiate with the company that is going out of business. how can we be sure, even if all these things were to be agreed, they would be delivered on by the new leadership? after around three hours of discussions and presumably not too much waffle, the prime minister believes the cabinet has now backed a bold, new brexit plan. but it may be too bold for some of her own mps who don't want to compromise with

labour. not nearly bold enough to win over the opposition. it looks like the prime minister has succeeded in keeping leavers and former remainers on board for now, but even greater political challenges lie ahead. iain watson, bbc news, westminster. 0ur political corresponden jonathan blake joins us we know that speech is entitled a new brexit deal, seeking common ground in parliament. that is what the prime minister has been trying to do for months now and that really is her last chance to do that. as far as we know, the contents of the withdrawal agreement built which mps will vote on will include some sort of extended customer relationship with the eu that goes beyond the transition period, up until the end

of december 2021, when things will carry on as they are. will it be enough to tempt labour mps across? they wanted something more comprehensive and fully fledged than that. there will be extra protections for workers' rights and environmental protections, something we have been reporting over the last couple of days the prime minister feels is an easy win to get some labour support for her bill. and i think we are likely to see some extra undertakings, guarantees of sorts about trying to find new ways to ensure that the backstop, that pa rt to ensure that the backstop, that part of theresa may's withdrawal agreement with the eu that is so deeply unpopular here at westminster, never has to be put in place. she cannot change what is agreed with the eu, it is locked down. what can be done is changes to the future relationship, the political declaration with the eu, which sets how out how britain will trade with eu and other countries in the future. she has cleared the

first hurdle, getting cabinet on—board, no walk—outs after the first meeting, convincing mps this is the right way forward and there is the right way forward and there is enough in here to allow them to support the withdrawal agreement bill when it comes to parliament in the next couple of weeks, will be much tougher indeed. jonathan blake, thank very much. today we are continuing our series of interviews with the main parties standing in the european elections in a special ‘bbc ask this‘. it‘s the turn of ukip — we‘ll be speaking to richard braine, one of their candidates for london. if you have a question, send it in via text on 61124, tweet using the hashtag bbc ask this, or email ask this at bbc.co.uk. you‘re watching afternoon live, these are our headlines. one of the best known figures in motor racing, niki lauda,

has died at the age of 70 — his family said the three time formula 1 world champion "passed away peacefully". theresa may‘s cabinet are meeting today to review what she‘s called her "new, bold" brexit plan, in a final push to get it passed. jamie 0liver says he‘s ‘deeply saddened‘ after his restaurant chain went into administration, putting more than 1,000 jobs at risk. and henrikh mkhitaryan will not travel with arsenal bacco over safety concerns. steve clark says he only wants people 100% commitment to the scotland squad. more to come on all of those stories. jamie 0liver‘s restaurant chain has called in administrators, putting more than 1000 jobs at risk. the company, which includes 23 jamie‘s italian outlets, plus the fifteen and barbecoa restaurants, had been seeking a buyer in recent months. mr 0liver said he was deeply

saddened by the news. stefan chomka, is here. he tried to prop it up once before, what went wrong? he did. itjust goes to show the challenges that jamie has had, the casual dining chains are experiencing at the moment with rising costs, prices, rising rents and oversaturation of the market. oversaturation by what other chains with threatening his market? he operates in the italian markets. that in particular is incredibly busy and competitive. there is the likes of pizza express, prezzo, jamie‘s italian as well and people jostling for space as well as the newcomers. a lot of these chains

that i have mentioned have also suffered and had to put up for sale signs in the last 18 months or so. did he trade on his own name too much? i think there was an element to that. whenjamie‘s italian first started, it felt exciting, it felt new. the fact he put his name to it, really added the stamp of approval. what has happened in the long term, the company has failed to innovate, fail to modernise the restaurants and the name that made it exciting, started to grate on people because it did not live up to their reputation, his tv persona which is more vibrant than a lot of the restau ra nts more vibrant than a lot of the restaurants were. we focus on him, i suppose inevitably, he is hardly down to his last penny but there could be 1000 people out of work quite soon? a lot of people would

like to see jamie 0liver fail because he is a person who banned jumps and he has put a lot of his own cash into this business into the last 18 months to try and prop it up. loss of staff is a result of what happens when a company goes into administration and it is a sad thing. he seems to have tried a lot, he has put his own money in, tried very ha rd he has put his own money in, tried very hard himself to keep the business afloat and to keep these jobs are secure. unfortunately it seems he hasn‘t been able to do that. if he cannot make it work, presumably there will be others who are struggling? there are clearly others struggling. it is notjust the italian casual dining sector, the italian casual dining sector, the burger market has suffered in recent times with gpk and others affected. prezzo, brands have also had to sell restaurants. they are in the process now of trying to claw

back the market share, trying to cope with what is a challenging time out there and probably will be for the next 18 months or so. how damaged is he personally by this failure? it is hard to say. the jamie 0liver brand, has different facets. he is known as a tv chef, he is known for his amazing books and known for the restaurant brand. it will hit him hard in some respects. what jamie‘s italian did, will hit him hard in some respects. whatjamie‘s italian did, it put jamie 0liver onto the high street rather than the book shops and on the tv. that aspect, the fact he is not there and it is quite high profile, well documented failure in jamie‘s italian, will hit him hard but i am sure he will bounce back because jamie 0liver has a habit of not letting things get in his way and he is a tenacious man. he don't think we are oversaturated with tv

chefs? we probably are oversaturated with tv chefs. jamie is one of the original tv chefs. unfortunately, with tv chefs. jamie is one of the originaltv chefs. unfortunately, he didn‘t manage to recreate that vibrant persona didn‘t manage to recreate that vibra nt persona that didn‘t manage to recreate that vibrant persona that he has on tv, into the high street restaurant chains. really good to talk to you, thank you forjoining us. british steel is also on the brink of collapse. the country‘s second largest steel producer has been trying to secure a multi—million pound rescue deal from the government , and says it from the government, and says it could enter administration if it is not approved soon. four—and—a—half thousand jobs are at risk, with another 20,000 threatened in the company‘s supply chain. 0ur correspondent colletta smith is in scunthorpe. this afternoon, it is crunch time

for british steel. a lot of factors have come together at once for them asa have come together at once for them as a company. they had an unexpectedly big bill from the eu to do with carbon emissions. they weren‘t expecting to have to pay because the uk should have left the eu by now, that is what they had been planning for as a company. also they have had a significant drop in they have had a significant drop in the amount of orders on their books because a lot of companies that buy from them aren‘t sure what tariffs they will have to be playing in the future, when the uk does leave the eu. because of that reduction in orders on their books, a lot of the lenders are very worried at british steel and that is what we are hearing today, those lenders may well get too concerned and pull the plug, essentially calling in administrators to this company, u nless administrators to this company, unless the government steps in. that is what british steel are hoping for. they asked for a loan of £75 million. we believe they have reduced that requested 30 million to help them out and tide them over for

the coming weeks. that is what workers here, what unions have been telling us what the workers i have been speaking to have been telling me. it is notjust the staff here, but those in the wider supply chain, potentially up to 20,000 workers having a huge impact, particularly here in scu nthorpe. an independent scotland would be welcomed with "open arms" by the european union, according to scotland‘s first minister. nicola sturgeon is urging voters to use thursday‘s elections to show that scotland is open for business and she‘s warned of what she called the ‘catastrophic‘ impact of leaving the eu‘s single market. 0ur chief political correspondent, vicki young, is in edinburgh. we have heard the prime minister has not been do much campaigning. but nicola sturgeon and the other party leaders have certainly taken those european elections very seriously. they feel it is an opportunity to get across their various messages.

the european elections, are not supposed to have been taking place. the politicians in westminster, the cabinet today and look at whether they can get a better deal through parliament. the fact they haven‘t managed to succeed so far means the european elections will take place across the uk on thursday. how did scotla nd across the uk on thursday. how did scotland vote in the last european elections? the elections take place every five years. nations and regions have different numbers of meps based on population. in 2014, the turnout in scotland was 33%. the vote resulted in seats for two snp meps, to the conservative and one for ukip. let‘s look how scotland voted in 2016. 38% voted to leave and the turnout of 67%. i am joined

by david clegg, political editor of the daily record. that statistic about how many voted remain and how many voted leave, the perception is scotla nd many voted leave, the perception is scotland is a remain country but there is a sizeable number of people here who voted to leave. does that mean the brexit party on the nigel farage could do well? the brexit party on the nigel farage will get one mep returned in scotland, there was a question if he could sneak a second. you mentioned ukip got one mep in scotland in 2014 when brexit and leaving the european union was further down the political agenda. that was carried out in the shadow of the independence referendum. there is a significant number of vote rs there is a significant number of voters in scotland who voted leave. 1 million of them. i call them the most ignored voters in britain. the scottish parliament and the scottish main parties, as he said, have said

scotland is a remain country. that is correct, it voted overwhelmingly to remain and are significant did vote to leave and nobody has been talking about them significantly. whether nigel farage is talking about them is a matter of debate but the brexit party have a clear message for those voters, if you wa nt message for those voters, if you want to see brexit completed, vote for us. i think that will resonate. if we look at the snp, a second independence referendum very linked to the brexit result because nicola sturgeon is saying scotland will be dragged out against its will, but she is under pressure from some in her party to act quick on that? yes, they are pro—remain and pro independence and because of the way the voting works, that should give them a significant vote. the sturgeon is facing internal er by people who are very keen for a quick second independence referendum. she is looking at the political climate at the moment and thinking perhaps

vote rs at the moment and thinking perhaps voters don't want another referendum on another issue right now. we need to be careful and time it so we have the best chance of getting a yes vote. also the issue is a great numberof vote. also the issue is a great number of traditional snp is, perhaps as much as a third voted leave in the 2016 referendum. nicola sturgeon was standing behind a sign which said stop brexit and finish by saying vote snp to stop brexit. if you are part of those that voted leave, how do they vote? it is one of the most interesting questions. quickly, on labour and the conservatives, are they being hit similarto conservatives, are they being hit similar to england? absolutely. the conservatives are leading in two directions in scotland. ruth davidson is a remainer so that she is not brexiteer enough. also you have the problems of the brexit

party taking tory brexiteers away from them. the labour party, it is a very confusing message. richard leonard was on television last week trying to explain his party's position and brexit for this referendum campaign. it lacks a distinct and clear message. what do stand for on this crucial issue?m ta kes too stand for on this crucial issue?m takes too long. thank you very much indeed. the liberal democrats in with a shout, one of their msps telling me they are feeling confident and their leader, vince cable, has been out and about in liverpool and sounding optimistic. we have done the numbers and if the poll ratings are accurate, we have done lots of door—to—door campaigning and we have worked hard. the labour party are not trying, the conservatives disappeared a long time ago. we are out campaigning, we have done the numbers are knocking on doors and that is the calculation

we have made. we think we can get two meps back in this region. for the first time in a very long time, these european elections being fought on a european issue and this could be a rerun of that brexit referendum. vicki young, it looks lovely there, are you missing me? simon, it is not the same as it was yesterday, i will leave it at that. thank you very much, vicky. let‘s have a look at the weather. that was the season is under way elsewhere? the end of may in the beginning of june tend to be the beginning of twister season. this isn‘t live, but this weather system is happening

there right now. we are likely to see more pictures, like this in the next 2041 was so this time tomorrow we could be seeing dramatic footage of tornadoes coming through. these are the early hours, this huge tornado outbreak in the us. every year, people seem to be getting more of these pictures? more and more of us have fancy phones, i guess. they covertly get out there and there is a lot of these tornado chasers. there are holidays you can go on to go and chase them. very dramatic footage. basically in tornadoes, you have warm, moistaircoming basically in tornadoes, you have warm, moist air coming from the gulf of mexico that engages colder air from the arctic. we know hot and cold when they collide, all sorts of fun and games happen. we get storms and weather fronts and all sorts. here, the mountains and the different elevations of the land, that creates all sorts of meteorological circumstances that

lead to this. i don‘t want to get involved too much of what you do at home, but tornadoes are something you are fascinated by and you need to show me some of the experiments you put together. this is a while ago, no place like home for tornadoes. i am going to show you this. this is in my kitchen. he is not kidding, it is in his locker. there it is. this is a diy tornado machine. some sheets of glass and dry ice. dry ice is dangerous, so don‘t handle it without any gloves because it is —79 degrees. a fan at the top and an old computer. you put this together yourself? i did. this is a uv lamp, and some tea leaves. watch what happens. iam watch what happens. i am creating a low pressure in the

big hurricane, which was about that and watch what happens. look at this! look at this! look at this! look at that! amazing! it doesn‘t last very long because the tea wreaths go up to the top of the tea wreaths go up to the top of the hurricane glass and they fall apart. it is not surprising you have no friends can make you are too busy doing these things! i don‘t do them all the time, but i do have my moments. that is more online if anybody wants to look at what you get up to at home! anyway, amazing. that is the united states, what about closer to home? relatively for us, the weather is pretty quiet right now. just fluffy fair weather cloud. but i want to point out the weather is going to be pretty well this week. this is what we callair pretty well this week. this is what we call air mass. that is a fancy word in the weather centre we use to tell you how warm the atmosphere is. so yellow and orange means it is

generally warm across europe. so a lot of warm air around, we are in between weather systems, one in between weather systems, one in between central europe and won the atlantic, there is a decent window of weather so the sun is out. by no means is it completely dry day, are showers across northern parts of a northern and central parts of scotland, but elsewhere, it is a fine day. temperatures level off at around the low 20s in the south of the uk in the coming days, so a decent week. temperatures overnight pretty cherry, five in belfast and newcastle, translating to 2 degrees outside of city centres, before sunrise. in the afternoon, mostly allagain, sunrise. in the afternoon, mostly all again, mostly sunny, sunrise. in the afternoon, mostly allagain, mostly sunny, but sunrise. in the afternoon, mostly all again, mostly sunny, but not everywhere. rain in northern scotland. there could be a bit of cloud across northern wales, merseyside, the peak district, may bea merseyside, the peak district, may be a few spots of light rain for a time. but on the whole yorkshire,

the south of the uk looking absolutely fine. still sort of in between weather systems. they are close by but there is one to the north east off the coast of scotland, another one approaching ireland. we are in between, but the bulk of the uk that is, so a decent day on thursday. when the winds are light, there is a lot of sunshine around and nothing is really happening in the atmosphere, nothing pushing through, no weather fronts moving in and weather fronts creep up moving in and weather fronts creep up by moving in and weather fronts creep up bya moving in and weather fronts creep up by a degree every day. but into the weekend and next week things will shift a bit. we will see weather fronts moving through the uk because of a jet stream. and the jet strea m because of a jet stream. and the jet stream is going to push a lot of cloud and possibly some rain to northern areas. this is next week, so northern areas. this is next week, so this is the long—term outlook. southern parts of the uk, as is quite typical, probably will stay dry. so a decent enough rest of the

week on the way for most of us, enjoy it. this is bbc news. our latest headlines: tributes to a formula 1 legend — niki lauda dies at the age of 70, after a hugely successful career, despite one of the worst crashes in the sport‘s history. his former team mclaren said niki will ‘forever be in our hearts and enshrined in our history‘. theresa may‘s cabinet agrees to her ‘bold new brexit offer‘, which will be put before parliament next month. over a thousand jobs

at risk, as jamie 0liver‘s restaurant chain collapses. the celebrity chef says he‘s deeply saddened. sport now on afternoon live, withjohn watson. there‘s a big loss for arsenal. an all—english final next week, arsenal though will be without their forward, henrikh mkhitaryan, who won‘t travel for the match with chelsea over concerns for his safety. it might seem crazy that in 2019, a player won‘t feature in one of the biggest games of the season for this reason, but an ongoing conflict between the host country azerbaijan and the country of his birth armenia has raised serious security concerns. and despite discussuons between arsenal and uefa, who put together a comprehensive security plan, it appears mkhitaryan

and his family have serious concerns over his safety. 0pponents chelsea, who have been hit with a transfer ban, have moved to tie 0livier giroud down to a new deal, handing him a year extension. and he can expect to line up against his fomrer club in that final in baku next week. but he will not line up against henrikh mkhitaryan. that big news from arsenal today. scott‘s new manager has a tough gig, hasn‘t he? yes, anyone in charge of scotla nd hasn‘t he? yes, anyone in charge of scotland faces a tough job, but this is the first time he has managed the national team. they‘re second bottom in their qualifying group after two games, in their bid to reach the european championships. he says he only wants players who are 100% committed to their country, after his predecessor, alex mcleish, had to contend with several withdrawals and retirements during his time in charge. clarke faced the media for the first time today, after being given the job yesterday. the door is open to everybody at this moment in time. if players are retired, then they will have to come out of retirement themselves, i won‘t chase down players

that have retired. ifa if a player has retired from international football... i will respect their decision. if they want to get back into the fold, they have to get in touch with myself for the scottish football association and say they will make themselves available. it is down to me to have the conversations with the players. to sell my vision of what we will do asa to sell my vision of what we will do as a national team and how we will approach this tournament. the uncapped barnsley striker kieffer moore isjoining a wales training camp in portugal. he‘s one of seven players called up by ryan giggs for the first time. moore scored 19 goals this season, as barnsley secured promotion to the championship. the squad will train in the algarve until next tuesday, before their euro 2020 qualifiers in croatia and hungary next month. england have named their 15—man sqaud for the cricket world cup that starts next week. the fast bowlerjofra archer has been included. he was born in barbados and only qualified to play for england in march, after eligibility rules were amended. he only has three caps,

but has impressed with his pace in the series victory over pakistan. david willey is the man to miss out but, for the national selector, archer had to be included. it‘s clear that he does bring different things to the squad. i think we all saw that in advance, and then what‘s happened when he‘s had opportunities in the england shirt, i think he hasjust shown what he is capable of. while there was no surprise in how he has played, it has broadened the understanding that he is a special cricketer, he does have pace, athleticism, dynamism, something different, someone that can get you a wicket under any circumstances and there was a broad desire to get him in the squad. plenty of questions over whether we will see andy murray in a court any time soon, heading towards wimbledon. andy murray says he‘s "increasingly confident" of making a full return

to competitive tennis. in an interview with the times, he hints that he may play in the doubles at wimbledon this summer, but he concedes that a singles comeback will take longer. it‘s nearly four months since his latest operation on a hip problem, and he says he‘s been free of pain while practising on the all england clay courts, or playing golf. caster semenya is going to run in the 3000 metres at a diamond league meeting in america next month. it means that she won‘t have to take medication to lower her testosterone levels. the 800—metres 0lympic champion lost her legal battle agaist the iaaf, who have changed their rules so that athletes with ‘hyperandrogenism‘ must now artificially reduce the amount of testosterone in their bodies, to be allowed to compete in races between 400m and a mile. that‘s all the sport for now. another update at around half past three. i shall see later, thank you very much. staying with the theme. tributes have been

paid to the three—time formula one world champion niki lauda, who has died at the age of 70. the austrian driver, who had a lung transplant last year, famously made a remarkable return to racing, just 40 days after he was badly burned in a crash in 1976. in a statement, his family said he was a "benchmark for all of us". well, motor racing broadcaster commentator and journalist will buxtonjoins me now from monaco, just five days ahead of the 2019 monaco grand prix. i‘m guessing there is only one subject of conversation amongst the drivers there at the moment? there really is. it is strange, we have arrived in monaco and physically and metaphorically, there are clouds hanging over monaco this weekend. it is grey skies and hearts for everybody. niki was such a part of formula 1, notjust of his history and what he has achieved, but he was and what he has achieved, but he was a very pleasant part of the sport and he had a huge part to play in mercedes‘s recent run of success. but three—time formula 1 world championship and he was known around the world for that incredible

comeback from that terrifying accident in 1976, which showed the strength of his character, the strength of his character, the strength of his character, the strength of really his soul and everything he was about to, which was just everything he was about to, which wasjust grip everything he was about to, which was just grip and determination. everything he was about to, which wasjust grip and determination. and single—mindedness. and at the time, everybody thought he was downplaying it, it was quite clear when he wrote about it later, he knew very well how close he came to death. 0h, they read ten illustrates in hospital, he was staring death in the face. — they read the last rites. and somehow, he came back from it. we spoke recently about tiger woods and his comeback and the great sporting comebacks, i don‘t believe there are many in the history of all sport to rival niki lauda and what happened in 1976. you mentioned mercedes and i have heard it said today that lewis hamilton has said he would not perhaps have gone to mercedes if niki lauda had not been there, he had an influence on everybody. he was instrumental in creating that

team, creating the force they have become. niki was that kind of character. you didn‘t mess with niki, he was a hard man, really hard, but there was a sweetness to him. ajoviality, a wicked, naughty side as well. people want to him and they come he wanted to them as well. it was a lovely, lovely man who just exuded everything you would expect, a multiple champion and somebody so revered and so loved. interesting because in a world of glamour, he was perhaps at the time not perceived as the most glamorous character, but the warmth came through. yes, he just character, but the warmth came through. yes, hejust had character, but the warmth came through. yes, he just had this wicked sense of humour. i never knew him in the 1970s, but it was something that carried through all the way into his career as an elder statesman of the sport really. i thinkjust wickedly statesman of the sport really. i think just wickedly funny, just a very naughty streak. and someone he was beloved by the sport. given that

we are talking about a legend of the sport, do you think there may be anything special in monaco this weekend? i think it is too early to tell, everyone is still digesting this news. as i said, he was, funny to talk about him in the past tense, a huge part of this paddock. he was not a champion he went away, he was a massive part of the mercedes f1 tea m a massive part of the mercedes f1 team and there are people who are grieving the loss of a very, very dear friend. grieving the loss of a very, very dearfriend. i think grieving the loss of a very, very dear friend. i think that is something that will come out in time, whether tributes will be paid this weekend, i cannot imagine the weekend will go off without mention of niki lauda and we will hold in our hearts with all the right reasons somebody who defined his spot at the time and somebody his legend will define the sport for decades into the future. it is good to talk to you, thank you so much for your time. we‘ll boxed in. thank you so much. — that is will buxton.

with two days until polling day, we‘re taking a closer look at the european elections, your guide to how they work and the issues the parties are campaigning on. we‘ll be looking at how these elections will affect different areas in the uk too. one of the areas gearing up for polling day is the constituency of the north west of england. firstly, let‘s take a look at how it fared last time round. in 2014, voter turnout was about 32%. it sent eight meps to the european parliament, two conservative, three lib dem, and three ukip. so, who are the runners and riders in the constituency? let‘s hear now from the bbc‘s north west political editor nina warhurst, who‘s been following the lib dems‘ campaign trail in liverpool. the liberal democrats seem to be throwing lots of resources at the north—west in the final run—up to thursday‘s votes. sir vince cable by the river mersey today here in liverpool. why? well, 58% of people voted remain in 2016 and it was a similar picture in places like central manchester, stockport, south lakes.

in lots of those places, they traditionally vote labour, but sir vince cable is convinced, he told me today, that he can sweep up a lot of those votes in support of the liberal democrats in those remain areas. he feels they‘ll be able to get two out of the eight meps in the north—west. that said, you can‘t really overestimate the loyalty to labour in this part of the world. in some liverpool constituencies, up to 80% of people vote labour. two thirds of mps here are labour, so that is a really hardcore that will be tricky to undo. but if you travel up to lancashire, now, that‘s where the conservatives are in trouble. conservative heartland, where they voted leave, people are furious with the way the past three years have unfolded and many of the voters i‘ve spoken to up there are turning their support towards nigel farage‘s brexit party. so, back in 2014, there were three ukip meps elected, three labour meps elected and two conservatives. we can expect that to be seriously shaken up in the north—west by the end of the week.

from liverpool. the business needs ina from liverpool. the business needs in a moment. first our headlines. one of the best known figures in motor racing, niki lauda, has died at the age of 70. his family said the three—time formula 1 world champion "passed away peacefully". the cabinet backs what theresa may is calling a ‘bold new‘ plan to get a brexit deal through parliament. jamie 0liver says he‘s ‘deeply saddened‘, after his restaurant chain went into administration, putting more than 1,000 jobs at risk hello. here‘s your business headlines on afternoon live: british steel is on the verge of going into administration, according to reports. lenders say they could pull the plug if the company doesn‘t secure more government support to deal with "brexit—related issues". it‘s been looking for £75 million. google has been allowed to continue trading with the chinese

telecoms company huawei, but only for another three months. washington is worried huawei could pose a threat to national security and is moving to ban us firms from doing business with it. tesco bank is getting out of the mortgage business. it won‘t be doing any new lending, and wants to sell its existing mortgage portfolio. existing customers won‘t be affected. let‘s talk about metro bank, under huge pressure. that is right. the management underestimated how risky some of the loa n underestimated how risky some of the loan actually were. this had a familiar ring to it! there is a lot of scrutiny of the way these banks are run. and what happened was there were worries about just how healthy happened was there were worries aboutjust how healthy the bank‘s finances where and in turn, that impacted the share price of the

company. about £1.5 billion was wiped off the value of the company. but it is important to emphasise that the bank says that nobody, no customer‘s accounts were ever at risk and it has in fact secured £375 million in extra funding. so the immediate crisis is over, but according to the banking analyst frances coppola, there could be a longer term problem. banks have to have capital to back their loans and how much have capital they have to have depends on how risky those loans are, the bank underestimated that and therefore ended up with not enough capital. so the bank of england held it it had to build up its capital buffers. it has now done that, it has raised another 375 million from shareholders in the last week and the bank of england is now saying it does have enough capital to keep going, so the immediate panic is over. were customers accounts ever at risk here? no, not really.

because even with not enough capital to cover its risky loans, it didn‘t mean it had no capital. and deposit accou nts mean it had no capital. and deposit accounts are mean it had no capital. and deposit accou nts a re cove red mean it had no capital. and deposit accounts are covered by the financial services compensation scheme, up to five — up to £85,000 per person, per institution, so anybody would lessen that amount in metro bank which include small businesses would have been protected, so there was no real need to panic. i'm interested you said immediate crisis has passed, is it com pletely immediate crisis has passed, is it completely out of the woods? well, no, it has not because it has made a serious error and there have been a few concerns about the strength of the management team. if they can make that sort of error and they don‘t make any changes at the top, it could all happen again. so there are questions at the agm today about whether the chairman, the co—founder, will survive or will the shareholders demand his head? we just shareholders demand his head? wejust had a shareholders demand his head? we just had a little chat because you just saw him standing at the catwalk and he just said, does you just saw him standing at the catwalk and hejust said, does my backside really look that big?

sometimes, i really can‘t believe you, you do abscess! thanks! you can deal with me later, let‘s talk about recycling. ido i do apologise, but you did say it. that is right, moving quickly, let‘s talk about environmental issues. it‘s the brainchild of a company called terracycle, and involves them collecting empty containers from people‘s homes. terra cycle terracycle — samira is killing herself in new york. samira, help me! how does this scheme work? shall i help you guys out here? yes, quickly! how does the scheme work? terracycle developed this programme — developed this programme called loop and they want to replace their plastic packaging we get for household goods, laundry

detergent, sugar, all kinds of things. instead of getting it in plastic disposable containers, you get them in these metal reusable containers. so the idea is that people would buy these things online and they are delivered in these usable containers that are already filled. 0nce usable containers that are already filled. once they have finished with whatever project it is, they put it back into a box and they send it back into a box and they send it back to a company where it will be cleaned and reused for someone else. it all sounds quite involved. is it more expensive for the consumer?m isa more expensive for the consumer?m is a little bit more expensive for the consumer because you have to pay a bigger upfront cost. so you have to pay a deposit onto the metal containers. but terracycle, the people behind loop come very quick to mention that, luck, you get the money back so it really is a deposit you put on these metal containers and you get that money back regardless of the condition of the containers. what is in it for the

companies, in terms of financial rewards ? companies, in terms of financial rewards? yes, and that to me was the biggest question. and i put it to yuna leavers, one of these big multinational corporations participating in it. because they area participating in it. because they are a publicly traded company and they are ultimately responsible to shareholders who want them to make money. and it goes beyond just, of course it is good for the environment. sure, but it needs to make financial sense, and it was a few things for unilever. 0ne, because there were other multinational companies that were participating, it now gives them another arena in which they can compete. also, because the packaging is different, it allows them to innovate with different kinds of packaging. and they can put their branding and packaging. and finally and most importantly, what believe is that they are future proofing their business. that customers may not be demanding more environmentally friendly products right now, but they will down the

line and they want to be prepared for that customer demand. 0k, samira, thank you so much. let‘s look at the markets. let‘s, and ftse doing well because of the easing of the trade war between america and china. metro doing well. thomas cook also doing well. from a fairly low base, to be fair. they have convinced investors they do have a plan to turn their fortu nes do have a plan to turn their fortunes around. brent crude is on the up because of tension in the middle east. 0k, middle east. ok, i middle east. 0k, ishall middle east. ok, i shall talk to you later may be, if you come back! possibly! when laurie cunningham, cyrille regis and brendon batson started playing together for west bromwich albion in march 1978, it was the first time a top football club regularly fielded three black players. the three have been described as having ‘opened the gates‘ for other black players to enter the sport.

to honour them, a statue has been unveiled in west bromwich town centre — as phil mackie reports. good tackle by brendon batson... they were three pioneers — in an era when racism is rife, brendon batson, laurie cunningham and cyrille regis changed attitudes with their achievements on the pitch. one of the goals of the season, cyrille regis. now they have been honoured in the town where they made their name. fans raised over £200,000 to pay for the celebration statue. sadly, only one of them is still alive to see it. we were just football players. we didn‘t want to be labelled black, we werejust football players. we knew we had a bit of an impact, but the statue symbolises the journey black players had in that era and the resilience that has paved the way for the next generation. before his sudden death last year, cyrille regis described the racism

he and the others face. we were used to three or four, five, ten thousand people shouting abuse at you, throwing bananas on the pitch and monkey chanting. i just took it as they were trying to intimidate me. the problem hasn‘t gone away. against montenegro this year, danny rose and raheem sterling both spoke out after racist chanting. but even in the ‘70s and ‘80s, the trio were made welcome at west bromwich albion. as you can see from the reaction here, the trio are still held in enormous affection. notjust here, but across the footballing world. known affectionately as the three degrees, theirs is a lasting legacy. extremely talented footballers, who challenged racism with charm and dignity. phil mackie, bbc news, west bromwich. time for a look at the weather. here‘s... thank you, simon mccoy! the weather

is looking pretty good. a lot of sunshine around today. 0ver is looking pretty good. a lot of sunshine around today. over the next few days, it is looking fairly quiet on the weather front for most of us and it is a case of warm, sunny spells. not completely clear blue skies are not completely dry, some showers in the north of the uk. but this week, you can see this as you are up and there is a lot of orange and yellow. what is that? that is the temperature of the air, you can see that in scandinavia it is relatively warm. so much of the continent enjoying someone, but not necessarily sunshine. some cloud across central parts and some rain and weather systems in the atlantic, but we are in between weather systems, which means almost in between. 0ne systems, which means almost in between. one is quipping the far north of the uk but the majority of the country, i dry day, 21 in london in the afternoon. a few showers across the highlands into the grampian affecting aberdeen. but it is dry for most. and tonight, it is

looking clear. 10 degrees in london is the overnight low, that is just before sunrise. 5 degrees in belfast, five newcastle, so outside town, two or three degrees so a nippy. and it starts off sunny. a nice day. one thing i will point out isa nice day. one thing i will point out is a bit of cloud across northern wales and may merseyside and a few drops of rain and some more widespread rain across the north of scotland, murray, maybe aberdeenshire. 0nly scotland, murray, maybe aberdeenshire. only 12 in stornoway and lowick. still between weather systems, one clip in the north east of scotla nd systems, one clip in the north east of scotland and the other approaching ireland and the west of wales so here, perhaps more cloud and hazy skies into wales and generally more cloud across the uk. and more of a breeze and spots of rain in the north east of scotland. but i am picking bits out. the majority of the uk is looking absolutely fine. and that is how it stays through friday. temperatures

co mforta bly stays through friday. temperatures comfortably to around the low 20s. but at the weekend, a little bit of cloud around, but decent enough. and as we head into next week, thejet stream, we can just about see this current of air, that is the jet strea m current of air, that is the jet stream pushing in weather systems in our direction, but we will probably see most of the rain and cloud moving into parts of north—western scotla nd moving into parts of north—western scotland and in the south, it will probably miss, so a bit more u nsettled probably miss, so a bit more unsettled next week. goodbye.

hello, you‘re watching afternoon live. i‘m simon mccoy. today at 3: tributes to a formula 1 legend — niki lauda dies at the age of 70 after a hugely successful career despite one of the worst crashes in the sport‘s history. you know, you‘re really worried and frightened that you‘re going to die and then that means you start everything possible to keep you going. his former team mclaren said niki will "forever be in our hearts and enshrined in our history", while mercedes team—mate nico rosberg paid tribute to lauda‘s fighting spirit. i will always remember niki as someone who gave a lot to my life and he was a huge inspiration to all of us out there. theresa may‘s cabinet agrees to her "bold new brexit offer"

which will be put before parliament next month. more than a thousand jobs at risk as jamie 0liver‘s restaurant chain collapses — the celebrity chef says he‘s deeply saddened. coming up on afternoon live, all the sport with john. news on a big absentee from arsenal squad. henrikh mickhatrayan won‘t travel over safety concerns thanks, john. and tomasz has all the weather. also coming up — with two days to go until voting in the euro elections, we‘ll be live in edinburgh with our chief political correspondent vicki young to guage the mood of votes in scotland. hello, everyone. this is afternoon live.

i‘m simon mccoy. the world of sport is mourning the death of the legendary three time formula one world champion niki lauda, who‘s died at the age of 70. the austrian made one of the greatest comebacks in the history of sport when he returned to racing in 1976, just 40 days after being horrifically burned in a crash. his rivalry with the british driver james hunt was legendary, and made into a film. katie gornall looks back on his life. niki lauda was a fighter on and off the track. a man who succeeded and survived in his sport‘s most dangerous era. he won his first world championship in 1975 with ferrari and more titles looked certain until this terrifying crash at the 1976 german grand prix. other drivers had to rescue him from the wreckage. we got him away from the burning ferrari. i got him to lay down on the racetrack and i kneeled down and put his head on my lap. what we didn‘t appreciate at the time was that actually all the injury,

he was going to suffer much worse from was the inhalation of toxic fumes from the burning fibreglass which got into his lungs and almost took his life at that stage. just 40 days later his wounds unhealed, he was back behind the wheel, he‘d been read his last rites in hospital but refused to give up. when that feeling came, you get frightened, you are worried and frightened that you are going to die and then you start everything possible to keep you going and you can‘t start your body because the body doesn‘t react, you can only start the brain. when the brain works, the body starts to work sooner or later. his determination to return later that season was fuelled by his rivalry with british driver james hunt. he would eventually lose his crown to his friend but came back the following year to become world champion for a second time, a feat recognised by the bbc in 1977. the bbc trophy for the outstanding overseas personality of the year.

niki lauda would win the title again, this time with mclaren in 1984 and today his former team was one of many to pay tribute saying former world champion jenson button said simply and fellow austrian arnold schwarzenegger described niki lauda as an icon, saying later, he would return to austria to run his airline and would go on to hold managerial roles in f1, notably at mercedes but his influence extended beyond the track. today billy monger revealed how niki lauda helped him after his own horrific crash two years ago. he had so many kind things to say about me and he really, i guess could relate to my situation and the determination to get back to motor sport after having a serious accident. yes, it‘s super sad,

motorsport has lost one of the true legends of the sport. the three—time champion leaves a legacy in his sport like no other. niki lauda lived to inspire. as you saw in that report, nico rosberg, who worked with lauda during his stint at mercedes, was among those paying tribute to the driver. hello to all of you. so, of course, extremely sad news today and my thoughts are with niki today and of course everyone from his family. especially his two kids. and yes, i mean i will always remember niki as someone who has given my life a lot, and i‘m very, very thankful and also was a huge inspiration to me and to all of us out there, all of you i think, formula one fans. first of all, with his

fighting instinct to never give up, i mean, i don‘t think there‘s many bigger inspirations than he was in that respect, his passion as well, for his way of bringing people back together after disputes. and also, i am thankful for his patience that he had with us young guns when we were racing for him in formula one and yes, so, i really hope that he will rest in peace and he will be missed a lot. let‘s all put our thoughts out to him today. and for the next time being. bye— bye. the cabinet has agreed theresa may‘s plan for a withdrawal agreement bill, including compromises intended to attract the support of labour mps. what theresa may has called her ‘bold new offer‘ on brexit includes the idea of a temporary customs relationship until the next general election and guarantees on workers‘ rights. downing street say there is a "shared determination" in cabinet to find a way of passing

the bill — after three failed attempts to get her brexit deal through parliament. the prime minister will give a speech at 4 this afternoon — 0ur political correspondent iain watson reports uk was due to leave the eu in march, so uk was due to leave the eu in march, so you would think more waffle would be of the agenda. what's the mood like in cabinet? the prime minister put a new version of the brexit deal to her colleagues. what's the mood like in cabinet? but they were tight—lipped when asked if they would compromise with labour mps to break the deadlock. would you accept a temporary customs union?|j understand the answer that question was yes stop we need to bring parliament together to do for the public voted for, respect the referendum, deliver on leaving the eu. theresa may has some pretty hefty political barriers to overcome if she‘s going to get her brexit deal over the line, she has to get

the agreement of her cabinet in downing street but then mps will have their say during the first week injune and if they refused to back, the possibility of no deal increases and some members of her top team are far more relaxed about that than others. in the event that we get to the end of october and is not possible to get a deal i think leaving the european union is the most important thing of all. delivering on the will of the people. but the chancellor will deliver a speech to business leaders tonight warning of the dangers of no deal and he wants theresa may ‘s potential successor in downing street to take heed. he will declare ...and he street to take heed. he will declare and he will argue street to take heed. he will declare and he willargue to try to get a deal sealed before theresa may departs from downing street, she intends to move towards the labour position of protecting workers rights and the environment. leading

opposition figures say she does not have the authority to deliver. we've now got to the stage where we are in the dying days of this particular premiership, it‘s like trying to negotiate with a company that is going out of business. how can we be sure even if all these things were to be agreed that they will be delivered on by the new leadership? after around three hours of discussions and presumably not too much waffle, the prime minister believes her cabinet has now backed a bold new brexit plan. but it may be too bold for some of her own mps who don‘t want to compromise with labour, not nearly bold enough to win over the opposition. is the cabinet united? it looks like the prime minister has succeeded in keeping leaders and former remainers on board for now but even greater political challenges lie ahead. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake joins us now from westminster... getting past the cabinet is the easy

bit for theresa may. it is, she faces a muff much tougher challenge to convince mps and those in the labour party as well that they should support her agreement often comes before the house of commons and a couple of weeks. we are told by downing street that there are significant new aspects to the deal when she outlines at this afternoon and just to fill you in on a bit of the nature of the cabinet meeting this morning, it went on for nearly three hours, their work we are told strong opinions exchanged around the table which is part of the course in any cabinet meeting but as you said, there is according to downing street, a shared determination to get the withdrawal agreement built through and the prime minister told her senior ministers that the bill is the vehicle which gets the uk out of the eu and its vital to find a way to get it over the line. i think you can read into that there are going to be some things in there which are particularly difficult for conservative mps, especially to swallow. but nevertheless, the prime

minister will outline what will be the added extras in the withdrawal agreement built when she makes that speech this afternoon. broadly speaking, we can expect further assurances on environmental and protections for workers rights. i think some form of further customs arrangement with the eu which goes beyond the transition period up to the end of december 2021, and maybe some further reassurances and attem pts some further reassurances and atte m pts to some further reassurances and attempts to guarantee that the backstop, a controversial part of the withdrawal agreement to avoid a heart border in northern ireland, does not have to come into play. the title of the speech, a new brexit deal, seeking common ground in parliament. sounds simple, doesn‘t it, but it has been near impossible for the prime minister to achieve so far. what do we expect that 4pm? the prime minister will give a speech, you can expect to hear her make arguments obviously in favour of getting this withdrawal bill over the line and voting in favour of it in parliament. yes, on the content of it, then you added extras which

the prime minister will give details of later, the customs arrangement i mentioned, protections of workers rights, may be something, possibly, mentioning a further referendum although the prime minister won‘t promise that as a guarantee, she may emphasise the opportunity that mps will have to vote on that and to amend the bill to try and bring about a further referendum. because, remember, this is not a straight vote on the prime minister is deal with the eu, the withdrawal agreement she negotiated, as the last three votes have been, this is the withdrawal agreement bill, a whole package of legislation that puts the negotiated deal with brussels into uk law and takes us out of the eu so there are many more opportunities for mps to bend and shape it to their liking. downing street is banking on that as a reason for them to vote on it. jonathan blake, thank you.

we will have live coverage of that. today we are continuing our series of interviews with the main parties standing in the european elections in a special ‘bbc ask this‘. at 17:30 it‘s the turn of ukip — we‘ll be speaking to richard braine, one of their candidates. if you have a question, send it in via text on 61124, tweet using the hashtag bbc ask this, or email ask this at bbc. co dot uk. jamie 0liver‘s restaurant chain has called in administrators, putting more than a thousand jobs at risk. the company, which includes 23 jamie‘s italian outlets, plus the fifteen and barbecoa restaurants, had been seeking a buyer in recent months. mr 0liver said he was deeply saddened by the news. our business correspondent emma simpson has more details... jamie 0liver‘s business has been struggling for quite some time, it almost went bankrupt and he ploughed in £13 million of his own money to keep it going. last year they did restructuring, 12 outlets close, 600

jobs lost and they brought in a new management team and new funding but it seems that wasn‘t enough to turn things around so we know some 25 outlets are affected, the vast majority of them at jamie‘s italian. the chain that he started back in 2008. we are waiting on a statement from the administrators but we know this affects some 1300 jobs. jamie 0liver has been speaking on twitter this morning saying i appreciate how difficult this is for everyone affected. in terms of what‘s gone wrong, the casual dining scene has had some real trouble is these last few years. there‘s been a bit of a boom, some chains have simply over expanded. emma simpson. british steel is also on the brink of collapse.

the country‘s second largest steel producer has been trying to secure a multi—million pound rescue dealfrom the government and says it could enter administration if it is not approved soon. four—and—a—half thousand jobs are at risk with another 20 thousand threatened in the company‘s supply chain. 0ur correspondent colletta smith is in scunthorpe. we are talking about 4000 jobs, most employed here at the works in scunthorpe at some across teeside and cumbria. it‘s crunch time here for british steel, a lot of factors coming together at once for them as a company. they had an unexpectedly big bill from the eu to do with carbon emissions and they weren‘t expecting to have to pay that because the eu —— the uk should have left the eu, that‘s what they were planning for. they had a significant drop in the amount of orders on their books because a lot of companies that buy from them aren‘t sure what tariffs they will have to pay in the future when the uk leaves

the eu. because of that reduction in orders on their books a lot of the lenders are very worried here at british steel and that‘s what hearing today, that those lenders may well get too concerned and pull the plug, essentially, calling in administrators into the company u nless administrators into the company unless the government steps in. that‘s what british steel are hoping for, they asked for a loan of up to 75 million, we believe they reduce that request to around 30 million to say please help us out and tide us over at least for the coming weeks. and that‘s certainly what workers here and unions have been telling us and workers that i have been speaking to are telling me and it‘s not just the staff speaking to are telling me and it‘s notjust the staff here, those in the wider supply chain which is potentially up to 20,000 workers, having a huge impact, particularly here in scu nthorpe. you‘re watching afternoon live. these are our headlines. one of the best known figures in motor racing, niki lauda, has died at the age of 70 — his family said the three time

formula 1 world champion "passed away peacefully". the cabinet backs what theresa may is calling a ‘bold new‘ plan to get a brexit deal through parliament. jamie 0liver says he‘s ‘deeply saddened‘ after his restaurant chain went into administration, putting more than 1,000 jobs at risk in sport, one of arsenals top players will miss the next match in the europa league. the new scotland manager steve clarke says he only wa nts manager steve clarke says he only wants players who are 100% committed to playing for their country, his predecessor alex mcleish faced a number of withdrawals from the squad. joffre archer is included in the england world cup squad, joe denley and david willey missing out. more to come on all of those stories at around half past. an independent scotland would be welcomed with "open arms" by the european union, according to scotland‘s first minister. nicola sturgeon is urging voters to use thursday‘s elections to show

that scotland is open for business — and she‘s warned of what she called the ‘catastrophic‘ impact of leaving the eu‘s single market. 0ur chief political correspondent, vicki young, is in edinburgh. we are outside the scottish parliament and of course the politicians gearing up for those elections on thursday. they are out campaigning, doing various activities. the european elections weren‘t supposed to happen but they are happening because there hasn‘t been a deal possible to leave the european union is the politicians at westminster struggled to get that sorted out. that means everyone else has to go on campaigning and here they are really going to use the opportunity to get across messages about brexit. the eu elections being fought on eu issues probably for the first time in a very long time. let‘s look at how scotland voted in the last european elections. they of

course take place every five years. nations and regions have different numbers of meps, based on the population. in 2014 that are not in scotla nd population. in 2014 that are not in scotland was 33%. the vote resulted in seeds for two snp mps, to labour, one conservative and one ukip, brexit is this time a major issue. let‘s look at how scotland voted in the eu referendum in 2016. 38% voted to leave, 62% chose to remain. a turnout of 67%. the snp leader nicola sturgeon has been out and about campaigning down the road here in leith today. she of course, makes the case, we hear her saying it often, scotland voted to remain and she doesn‘t want scotland to be dragged out of the eu without permission and she suggests that it could have implications for a second referendum on independence in

scotland. today she was asked about the prime minister ‘s bolt deal, as she would call it, and nicola sturgeon saying that actually the snp mps in westminster would be highly unlikely to support it. snp mps in westminster would be highly unlikely to support itm sounds as if the deal agreed by the cabinet will take scotland and the uk out of the european union but out of the single market as well and the snp will not vote for a deal that does that and takes us out of the eu and the single market because the consequences of that for scotland jobs, living standards, the prospect of future generations would be disastrous. frankly, ithink of future generations would be disastrous. frankly, i think the most important thing is for people who want to keep scotland in the heart of europe, to take the opportunity on thursday to vote snp and send that message loud and clear to theresa may and her government. that was nicola sturgeon. the leader of the liberal democrats are vince cable has been out and about campaigning, he has been in liverpool and sounding pretty optimistic about his party ‘s

chances. we've done the numbers. if the poll ratings are anything like accurate, and you know, we've done a lot of door—to—door campaigning, we worked hard in these elections, the labour party is not trying, the conservatives disappeared a long time ago, we are out campaigning, doing the numbers, knocking on doors, that's the calculation we made, we think we can get two meps backin made, we think we can get two meps back in this region. and the liberal democrats in scotland are optimistic, hoping they might be able to pick up a seat here. let‘s discuss what‘s going on in and around edinburgh with rachel watson, deputy political editor of the scottish daily mail. if we look at the conservative party and labour party, in the rest of the uk it looks like they are being squeezed quite badly in these elections, something similar happening in scotland, do you think? the rest of the uk might be surprised at how similar the picture is the uk might be surprised at how similarthe picture is in the uk might be surprised at how similar the picture is in scotland because as you said, before nicola sturgeon talks about how scotland voted remain, she doesn't want scotland to be dragged out of the

eu, but in scotland, actually, over a million people voted to leave the eu and there is that same frustration that we see in the rest of the uk with the two main parties, the fact that they haven't managed to deal with this. i think they can be pretty concerned about how they might do on thursday in relation to if they return an mep at all. will the main beneficiary, do you think, be the brexit party led by nigel farage. i think people might be surprised if they think he could get support in scotland. looking at the polling that we've seen over the la st polling that we've seen over the last couple of days, i think the snp will do pretty well, they feel pretty confident about getting possibly three seats but i think the brexit party will get at least one mep which may surprise people living elsewhere in the uk because nicola sturgeon talks a lot about how scotland did not vote for brexit but i was at scotland did not vote for brexit but iwas ata scotland did not vote for brexit but iwas at a nigel scotland did not vote for brexit but i was at a nigel farage ones was in edinburgh on friday and i was

taken in edinburgh on friday and i was ta ken away by in edinburgh on friday and i was taken away by how many people were there, he and the brexit party are there, he and the brexit party are the only people giving the voice to over! million scots and a third of the snp membership who also voted to leave the eu. as the pressure on nicola sturgeon, as soon as the referendum result came through to start talking about the possibility of how it could lead to another referendum on independence in scotla nd referendum on independence in scotland but there are some in her own party who are not happy she hasn‘t moved more towards that. own party who are not happy she hasn't moved more towards that. yes. i think nicola sturgeon might look back on that decision to link it so closely and quickly to brexit, and yes, i would closely and quickly to brexit, and yes, iwould be closely and quickly to brexit, and yes, i would be slightly concerned ifi yes, i would be slightly concerned if i was her, on the fact that she link that. we've had senior members of the snp come out in the last few days and say they cannot back this mp in the selection, it's impossible, because of her anti brexit stance, she wants to stop brexit, that's the message. there are a third of her membership may be in an impossible situation, do they back the brexit party, just because

they want out of the eu? but they also want out of the uk as well so there is that, in a very difficult position. i think nicola sturgeon will pick up votes elsewhere, she is asking, she went on a plea to the union people, on friday, but any vote for the snp, she presumably will talk about if she returns three meps, this is a clear show for her that she can go for an independence referendum. there is a little bit of concern, referendum. there is a little bit of concern, if you back the union can you lend your vote to the snp? probably not. rachel watson, thank you. yesterday we were in middlesbrough listening to a lot of leaf voices here, more remain, but as we heard, quite a mixed picture and of course i‘m in, it‘sjust not the same without you!|j and of course i‘m in, it‘sjust not the same without you! i don't know what to say, which is a first. thank you very much. see you later.

we‘ve heard about the problems and potential job losses facing jamie 0liver‘s chain of restaurants. well let‘s talk about this more simon mydlowski is partner of the law firm gordons and an expert in the hospitality industry... if you‘re at a very high level, it‘s taking eye off the ball, staff costs and living wages going up, and many other things, not adapting to social media for instance or hang on, we are talking aboutjamie 0liver, a global brand. the fact remains anybody can unfortunately get it wrong. you think about the people whose jobs are at risk and something has gone wrong. bad locations has been cited in some of the press. commenting on this this morning. and

you know, property costs are quite heavy, if you get it wrong you can‘t just pick up and move which is the dynamism that many small independent retailers have, they don‘t have that hanging round their necks. is there a wider issue that perhaps we‘ve had ourfill a wider issue that perhaps we‘ve had our fill of celebrity chefs? possibly. i don‘t think that‘s perhaps a major reason there. ijust think consumers have voted with their feet. lots of brands are struggling and it tends to be fought, the same sort of clientele that we are aiming at, the smaller chains, that have struggled? yes, smaller chains doesn‘t necessarily mean they are doomed to failure, you know, we‘ve seen some quite big brands in recent months struggling on the high street, especially in retail. but i think it‘s genuinely people being in tune with what their customers want and adapting. there isa customers want and adapting. there is a lot of research, i act for a number of smaller, what you might

call independent, regional independent outlets and they research what they go into, are they on the right social media channel, who is the supply chain, corporate social responsibility etc. there‘s a lot of things, one small thing goes wrong, can collapse a business. of course, is it true that most of us, we are going out less? that's another thing, unfortunately. there are another thing, unfortunately. there a re pressures another thing, unfortunately. there are pressures on people ‘s wages, you look at wage inflation, the cost of going out, i don‘t think it‘s unusual to expect that if the bottom line increases on what you are trying to sell, the top line is going to increase and there will be less people to go out and spend their money. people are more discerning with what they spend their money on as well. simon, great to talk to you and thank you so much. the first woman to read the news on bbc television has died

at the age of 93. nancy wigginton, who was better known as nan winton, became the first female tv newsreader at the corporation on the 20th ofjune 1960. she worked on ‘panorama‘ and ‘town and around‘ before joining the television news reading team. time for a look at the weather. here‘s tomasz schafernaker. we are talking about tornadoes and twisters, this is the start of the season in the united states. actually approaching the peak of the season over there, tornado alley, texas, oklahoma, kansas, a region of the united states that gets vicious tornadoes in and we are starting to get pictures and, this is a storm system affecting them right now. these are not life images but we will see more and more dramatic pictures in the next 24 hours. if you are standing taking that picture you are standing taking that picture you will be feeling it. you are. these are typically 100 metres a call, they they could be as wide as a mall, but you need to be at a safe distance to take footage of that. we

haven‘t got too many images of this yet, hopefully they will miss bigger towns and cities because some of these when they go through, it‘s almost as if a nuclear bomb has gone off, that‘s how powerful they can get. we will have a look at how they are formed but this is the aleck you talk about. tornado alley is from the deep south, round about texas through 0klahoma roundabout here. and then into the other states, texas and further north, it‘s this portion here and further north, it‘s this portion here and the reason that exists is because quite often this time of year we have warm and moist air coming from the gulf of mexico, crucially dry and cold air coming from the rockies and the two do something like that, they override each other and spin up these storms. i'm not going to say you‘re obsessed with weather but at home, in your spare time, you did a little experiment on weather?|j home, in your spare time, you did a little experiment on weather? i did. this was about a year ago now. i found it on my iphone this afternoon, i thought we could show it. in my locker, mike kitcher, that‘s a tornado. this is a little

device that that you build. i did. it‘sa device that that you build. i did. it's a diy device that that you build. i did. it‘s a diy tornado machine, four sheets of glass, dry ice at the bottom, i needed to make the air spin soi bottom, i needed to make the air spin so i used this fan and here‘s another one. this is a hurricane lamp, a glass vase and and some tea leaves. they are floating around in liquid which has been dyed with this ultraviolet reactive light and what you cannot see, is a milk froth at the top. that is creating a little low pressure and this is fantastic! it looks quite good if i may say so. it doesn‘t last for very long. the tea leaves go up and fill the whole thing so that‘s what‘s happening in the us right now, we get these in the uk but they don‘t tend to be a severe or as big,

thankfully. so are you going to go and have a cup of tea and wait for the tea leaves to settle and do it ain? the tea leaves to settle and do it again? a couple of days to construct, took me. that's dry ice, don‘t do this at home, we should say. dry ice, you handle it with gloves, it‘s —79 degrees and it will burn you so there are quite dangerous elements to these experiments. but it is fantastic. and you do this at home. experiments. but it is fantastic. and you do this at homelj experiments. but it is fantastic. and you do this at home. i don't do it all the time, there are other things that i do. we haven't got time for that, let‘s look at the forecast! yes, i don‘t do this all the time. let‘s look at the weather, that‘s what i‘m paid for. these oranges and yellows on the maps usually indicate that the weather is relatively warm, so that the weather is relatively warm, so it is relatively cold in the north and relatively warm in the south, that is not rocket science. across much of europe this week, the

weather is looking pretty warm. we are currently in between where systems, one out in the atlantic here, i willjust get out of the way, and one in more central parts of europe, so we are in this gap of cloud free weather, weather free weather, if you know what i mean. weather free weather? ? welcome you know what i mean. if it is just blue skies and no wind, meteorologists say there is no weather. tonight is... honestly. clearskies, temperatures around 6 degrees, and tomorrow we do it all over again. almost. there could be a little cloud around merseyside and northern areas of wales, and in the north of scotla nd areas of wales, and in the north of scotland more cloudy with some outbreaks of rain, but the majority of the country, sunshine and

temperatures hovering around the high teens and 20 degrees. we are still in between weather systems on thursday, so one just off the north—east coast of scotland, and another very weak one approaching the south—western approaches, as we like to call it on the weather. but across much of the country, again it isa across much of the country, again it is a fine day, and if sunshine is what you want, looking absolutely fine, i know we get people tweeting and saying, i don‘t like the sunshine, i like rain, but on the whole, it is looking fine. there is a change on the way as we head into next week, so the jet stream will be responsible for pushing in a little bit more weather in our direction, so we bit more weather in our direction, so we will see cloud and rain being pushed in. are we going to have a look at that? yes, here it is. you can see this low, and most of the rain heading toward scotland, so this is next week, this is still a long way off, we have this week to get through, and this week will

bring the sky is a bit like this. so decent enough. this is bbc news. our latest headlines. tributes to a formula 1 legend — niki lauda dies at the age of 70 after a hugely successful career despite one of the worst crashes in the sport‘s history. his former team mclaren said niki will "forever be in our hearts and enshrined in our history". theresa may‘s cabinet agrees

to her "bold new brexit offer" which will be put before parliament next month. over a thousand jobs at risk as jamie 0liver‘s restaurant chain collapses. the celebrity chef says he‘s deeply saddened. sport now on afternoon live withjohn watson. we talk about arsenal, huge game coming up, and a big blow?m we talk about arsenal, huge game coming up, and a big blow? it is indeed. the europa league final next week. arsenal will be without forward henrik mikhitaryan for next week‘s europa legaue final due to concerns for his safety. having helped set up an all—english final with chelsea, an ongoing conflict between hosts azerbaijan and michitaryan‘s country of birth armenia means he won‘t travel with the squad. arsenal and uefa held discussions, the latter compiling a comprehensive security plan, but the player maintained reservations for his safety on the pitch, adding on social media it hurts a lot to miss the game.

to opponents chelsea, who have been hit with a transfer ban have moved to tie 0livier giroud down to a new deal, handing him a year extension. and he can expect to line up against his fomrer club in that final in baku next week. of course, henrik mkhitaryan won‘t, after a ll of course, henrik mkhitaryan won‘t, after all that hard work getting his tea m after all that hard work getting his team there, it is a big match to miss for him and arsenal. and steve clarke taking over at scotland, there are those who say, be careful what you wish for. a tough job for anyone in charge at the moment. steve clarke faces a tough job as he takes over the national team. they‘re second bottom in their qualifying group after two games in their bid to reach the european championships in 2020. he says he only wants players who are 100% committed to their country after his predecessor alex mcleish had to contend with several withdrawals and retirements during his time in charge.

clarke faced the media for the first time today after being given the job yesterday the door is open to everybody at this moment in time. if players are retired then they will have to come out of retirement themselves, i won't chase down players that have retired. i will respect their decision. if they want to get back into the food they have to get in touch with myself for the scottish football association and say they will make themselves available. it is down to me to have the conversations with the players to fallen out of the squad too easily. we wait to see whether or not he can convince any of those players to return to the squad. after impressing for manchester city, nikita parris has joined women‘s champions league winners lyon the england forward — seen here in action against wales — scored 19 goals in the women‘s super league for city who finished second in the table behind arsenal.

parris said joining lyon who‘ve the champions league four times in a row, having beaten barcelona in the final on saturday, is a team you can‘t turn down. england have named their 15—man sqaud for the cricket world cup that starts next week. the fast bowlerjofra archer has been included. he was born in barbados and only qualified to play for england in march, after eligibility rules were amended. he only has three caps but impressed with his pace in the series victory over pakistan. david willey is the man to miss out but for national selector ed smith archer had to be included. it is certainly one of the toughest decisions that i have ever been a pa rt decisions that i have ever been a part of. when you are together as a group for so long and you have been on thisjourney, you've shared a lot of memories together, making tough decisions for the benefit of the squad i think is the way that you

look at it. but certainly sentimentally, obviously leaving anybody out of that squad is going to be extremely tough. it is a big summer ahead for england‘s cricketers. dame katherine grainger and england footballerjordan nobbs have called for more research into the possible link between periods and serious ligament injuries. we‘ve been looking at this as part of the bbc‘s change the game season — and olympic hockey gold medallist sam quek told us there was still a taboo around the subject. i remember being a teenager when i first started my period i was mortified, i was so embarrassed. if i couldn't take part in pe, i couldn't let anyone else know, i would have to whisper to the pe teacher and even then to tell the pe teacher it was a massive, massive issue. i think it isjust a case of culture now, the more high—profile figures, sportswomen, actors, actresses, openly talking about periods i think it would help youngsters to actually

think, it is a normal thing that happens to women, it is a normal thing that occurs and why can't we just talk about it in an open forum? and you can hear more from sam quek talking about that in sports day tonight. that‘s all from me for now, simon. john watson, thank you very much. the current system that cares for the most vulnerable people with learning disabilities or autism is not fit for purpose, according to a new report. the care quality commission says at least 62 adults and children in mental health hospitals in england are being segregated from others for long periods of time. one man spent nine and a half years in isolation. alison holt reports. it‘s stories like bethany‘s that led to today‘s damning report from the care regulator. the teenager, who has autism and learning disabilities, was living in a bare room in a mental health hospital, segregated from others for nearly two years. her parents were only able to talk to her through a hatch. for legal reasons, jeremy can‘t

discuss his daughter‘s case, but looking at today‘s report he says it shows how vulnerable people like her are being failed. 0rganisations that are supposed to be capable of caring for people and treating people with these conditions, they don‘t have the skills, they don‘t have the facilities. that just leaves them being locked away. the report says many of the people they saw where in mental health hospitals miles from family. they found 62 people living in segregation, but believe there are many more. the average stay was six months, but some stayed much longer and often staff lacked training in how to care to people with autism. there might be circumstances when caring for a person away from other patients on a ward might be in that person‘s interests. but we weren‘t convinced that was always the case. the fact that many of these wards,

or on some of these wards, staff didn‘t have the skills necessary to work with people with such complex problems. and that a high proportion of staff in some of these hospitals are unqualified workers, it really makes us think that people are not receiving the best possible care. the government says the care of all patients held in segregation in these hospitals will be reviewed and an expert panel will look at different ways of caring for them in the future. alison holt, bbc news. almost 600 suspected members of county lines drugs gangs have been arrested over the past week in a coordinated police operation around the country. 0fficers seized cash, drugs and weapons. the groups, usually from cities, use children and vulnerable people to help them deal drugs in smaller towns or rural areas. ben ando reports. a police raid in sussex, one among many targeting so—called "county lines" crimes. gangs sending drugs outside their usual territory in large cities to sell them elsewhere.

from the images he looks to be about 14, 15 years old. increasingly, children are being coerced into selling drugs in deals lined up with cellphones. it is fast and tough to police. the gangs tend to have rival disputes in areas, so people will see an increase in serious violence, an increase in drugs use and associated criminal activity with drugs use. it is notjust the victims of county lines this effects, but communities. the raids targeting county lines were not limited to sussex and surrey. in norfolk and suffolk, drugs, cash and knives were seized. in cheshire, drugs, cash, and a walking stick with a hidden blade were found. a raid in bedford yielded cash, weapons, and drugs. and in abingdon, 0xfordshire, four were arrested in a so—called cuckooed property — that is a home taken over by drugs gangs from an addict or vulnerable person. in total, there were more than 500 arrests, and along with drugs and cash, 46 weapons were seized, including knives, guns, and even a crossbow.

this is one of the first big operations for the national crime agency‘s new county lines co—ordination centre, created last september. it involved cooperation and co—ordination with police forces up and down the country, and what they‘re hoping is that members of the public will learn about the kind of suspicious behaviour associated with county lines crime and tip them off about it. ben ando, bbc news, central london. there‘s a legal challenge today to the way police forces use automated facial recognition surveillance. ed bridges, whose picture was taken while he was out shopping in cardiff, is arguing that south wales police unlawfully violated his privacy. supported by the campaign group liberty, he argues that the lack of regulation around the use of the technology breaches human rights. our legal correspondent clive coleman reports. this is a police demonstration of automatic facial recognition. cameras take a biometric map of the faces of everyone who passes the camera. these are uniquely identifiable

to the individual who is then checked against watchlists. the technology has been used by three police forces, most notably south wales. in 2017, ed bridges had his image captured. i popped out of the office to go and buy a sandwich, do a bit of christmas shopping and on the main pedestrian shopping street in cardiff was a police van. and by the time i was close enough to see the words automatic facial recognition technology on the van, i‘d already had my data captured by it, and that struck me as quite a fundamental invasion of my privacy. considering the power of automated facial recognition to capture the biometric data of vast numbers of us without our consent as we go about our everyday business in public places, it‘s remarkable that currently, there is no regulation in place to govern the way that the police use it. so it‘s just like taking off them

without their knowledge or consent, their dna, or theirfingerprint. it doesn‘t have any place on our streets. but many, including this senior former security official, disagree. the police have got a major problem with reducing resources and a growing number of people with terrorist sympathies and also, major criminals on our streets who should be behind bars. it‘s one tool that will help them put them behind bars and that‘s what we want to stay safe. the legal challenge seeks a declaration that automatic facial recognition breaches privacy, data protection and equality laws. last year, south wales police said its use was lawful and proportionate. the case now involves the home office and information commissioner and could provide critical guidance on if and when it‘s lawful to use the technology. clive coleman, bbc news. egon is here. in a moment he‘ll be telling us

what‘s hot and what‘s not in the business news. first a look at the headlines on afternoon live. one of the best known figures in motor racing, niki lauda, has died at the age of 70. his family said the three—time formula 1 world champion "passed away peacefully". the cabinet backs what theresa may is calling a bold new plan to get a brexit deal through parliament. jamie 0liver says he‘s deeply saddened after his restaurant chain went into administration, putting more than 1,000 jobs at risk. hello. these your business headlines on afternoon live. british steel is on the verge of going into administration — according to reports. lenders say they could pull the plug if the company doesn‘t secure more government support to deal with "brexit related issues" it‘s been looking for £75 million. only about a quarter of us would consider buying an electric car in the next five years, according to the road transport laboratory. people were most concerned

about cost, and how far cars could travel on a single charge. tesco bank is getting out of the mortgage business. it won‘t be doing any new lending, and wants to sell its existing mortgage portfolio. existing customers won‘t be affected. sow, metro bank under huge pressure, shareholders meeting? yes, people are shareholders meeting? yes, people a re really shareholders meeting? yes, people are really concerned about the way the bank has been managed. it all started when the bank admitted it had underestimated, seriously underestimated how risky a lot of the loans were that it was making, to the tune of about £1 billion. this in turn raised concerns about the help of its own finances, and of course that inevitably has a knock—on effect on its share price, knocking about £1.5 billion off the share price, off the value of the company. it is important to say that customers were never at any risk in all of this, and the bank has

actually secured additional funding of about £375 million, so the short—term crisis has actually passed, but according to banking a nalyst passed, but according to banking analyst francis coppola, banks need capital ahead. banks have to have capital to back their loans and how much have capital they have to have depends on how risky those loans are, the bank underestimated that and therefore ended up with not enough capital. so the bank of england held it it had to build up its capital buffers. it has now done that, it has raised another 375 million from shareholders in the last week and the bank of england is now saying it does have enough capital to keep going, so the immediate panic is over. were customers accounts ever at risk here? no, not really. because even with not enough capital to cover its risky loans, it didn't mean it had no capital. and deposit accounts are covered by the financial services compensation scheme, up to five — up to £85,000

per person, per institution, so anybody would lessen that amount in metro bank which include small businesses would have been protected, so there was no real need to panic. i‘m interested you said immediate crisis has passed, is it completely out of the woods? well, no, it has not because it has made a serious error and there have been a few concerns about the strength of the management team. if they can make that sort of error and they don't make any changes at the top, it could all happen again. so there are questions at the agm today about whether the chairman, the co—founder, will survive or will the shareholders demand his head? we are looking also at crypto currencies, because they have been the focus of a lot of attention. currencies, because they have been the focus of a lot of attentionm turns out an increasing number of us are falling for those e—mails,

social media influencers are being used to front some of the schemes and they are basically scams. so yes, let‘s get more on this from laura souter, whojoins us from yes, let‘s get more on this from laura souter, who joins us from aj bell. how do these work? there are lots of different ways that they work, but the most popular one seems to be spreading it through social media. people are encouraged to deposit a little money, investing crypto currency and set up an account with the platform. they are then told that their money has gone up then told that their money has gone up in value and they should deposit more money, but also they should encourage their friends and family to get involved in this great investment, and they are incentivised to bring more people into the scam. why are people falling for this? we are always being told, be careful of people approaching you about money schemes online. why are people falling for it? a few different things. the people being preyed on vulnerable people, and if you look at some of the post on social media, it is

selling this amazing, glamorous life style, selling this amazing, glamorous lifestyle, pictures of lamborghini sports cars, bags of cash, selling this great life's style to people, but they also use time pressure tactics and emotive language, in some cases they build up a relationship with people to convince them to hand their money over, so these people really think they are investing in a good thing and don't realise they are being scammed. so how do you make sure you are not being scammed? how do you spot one? don't respond to people who contact you out of the blue, whether that is by direct message on social media, make sure you do all of your research before you hand over your ha rd research before you hand over your hard earned cash, but also i think more sinisterly don't always trust friends and family if they say they have invested in this great thing and they have seen good returns, make sure you do your own research rather than relying that they are onto a good thing. laura, thank you so onto a good thing. laura, thank you so much forjoining us. don't trust friends and family! there we go. let‘s have a look at the markets.

the ftse is doing well, that is over easing tensions over the us and china trade war. the bank has secured £375 million of extra funding, soa secured £375 million of extra funding, so a lot of the fears about the future of metro bank are easing. thomas cook doing well, from a low base. they have lost 60% or base. they have lost 6096 or something at the last two days?m isa something at the last two days?m is a huge amount of the price of their shares, but... they need a good holiday, that is what they need! and they will need some oil to get there, so brent crude going up on the back of those tensions. thank you, egon. see you in an hour. when laurie cunningham, cyrille regis and brendon batson started playing together for west bromwich albion in march 1978, it was the first time a top football club regularly fielded three black players. the three have been described

as having ‘opened the gates‘ for other black players to enter the sport. to honour them a statue has been unveiled in west bromwich town centre — as phil mackie reports. commentator: good, firm tackle by brendon batson... they were three pioneers. in an era where racism was rife, brendon batson, laurie cunningham and cyrille regis changed attitudes with their achievements on the pitch. oh, one of the goals of the season, cyrille regis. now they‘ve been honoured in the town where they made their name. fans raised over £200,000 to pay for the celebration statue. sadly, only one of the three is still alive to see it. we were just football players. because we had the label black, we just wanted to be football players. we knew we were having a bit of an impact, but i think the statue really symbolises the journey black players had from that era

and it‘s their resilience really that‘s paved the way for the next generation. before his sudden death last year, cyrille regis described the racism he and the others faced. booing of the black players... we were used to three, four, five, 10,000 people shouting racist abuse at you, throwing bananas on the pitch and monkey chants and that kind of stuff. so ijust took it as someone trying to intimidate me. the problem hasn‘t gone away. against montenegro earlier this year, danny rose and raheem sterling both spoke out after racist chants. but even in the ‘70s and ‘80s, the trio were made welcome at west brom. as you can see from the reaction here in west bromich, the trio are still held in enormous affection. notjust here, but across the footballing world. known affectionately as the three degrees, theirs is a lasting legacy. extremely talented footballers that challenged racism with charm and dignity. phil mackie, bbc news, west bromwich. time for a look at the weather. here‘s tomasz.

the weather is pretty quiet out there today, and for the next few days there won‘t be a lot of change on the horizon. it is pretty warm, there will be sunshine around, it won‘t be gloriously sunny all through the week, but it is going to be decent enough. if you look at the continent, you can see the orange colours, and much of the uk engulfed in the yellow and orange colours, so there is some warm air sitting on top of us for a time. right now we are in weather systems, one in europe and another out in the atlantic, and one just europe and another out in the atlantic, and onejust clipping northern parts of scotland, so by no means is it dry completely across the uk today. we have got some showers and a little rain across the northern isles, but for the vast majority of the country, we end the day on a fine note, a lot of sunshine around, and pretty warm, too. skies will be pretty clear, it

will be quite nippy outside of city centres, 5 degrees in the middle of a city might translate to something like 2 degrees outside in a rural spots very briefly before sunrise. but temperatures shoot at this time of year, sun rise early and the days so of year, sun rise early and the days so long, but another fine day, and of year, sun rise early and the days so long, but anotherfine day, and i mention the fact that they will be cloud across northern wales, so it could be quite cloudy here, and there is some rain across northern scotland, wet weather around the highlands and perhaps into murray and aberdeenshire as well. thursday‘s weather forecast, weather front is trying to approach western parts of the uk, another onejust across the north—east of the uk and you can see these two weather systems here, but the uk are sandwiched in between, meaning a little bit of cloud from these weather systems, but on the whole, dry weather and quite warm, 22 degrees, may be 23 in one or two spots, and decent across the rest of the country further north. as we go

into the weekend in to next week, warm enough, still in the low 20s, quite a bit of cloud, but next week the thinking is this jet stream will push some low pressure in our direction, so it could turn a little more unsettled.

hello, you‘re watching afternoon live. i‘m simon mccoy. today at 4. theresa may‘s cabinet agrees to what she‘s described as her ‘bold new brexit offer‘ in a final push to get her deal through parliament. the prime minister is expected to make a speech shortly setting out the details. tributes to a formula 1 legend. niki lauda dies at the age of 70 after a hugely successful career, despite one of the worst crashes in the sport‘s history. i was really worried and frightened that you are going to die, and it means you start everything possible to keep going. his former team mclaren said niki will ‘forever be in our hearts and enshrined in our history‘, while mercedes team—mate nico rosberg paid tribute to lauda‘s fighting spirit. yeah, i mean, iwillalways remember

niki as someone who has given my life a lot and i am very thankful, and was a huge inspiration to me and all of us out there. more than 1,000 jobs at risk as jamie 0liver‘s restaurant chain collapses. the celebrity chef says he‘s deeply saddened. coming up on afternoon live, all the sport. a big absentee for arsenal ahead of the europa league final as henrik victorian won‘t travel with the squad over security concerns. — victor the weather is looking promising over the coming days with sunshine, warm as well, and make the most of it because next week is looking more u nsettled. we will be live with vicky young to gauge the mood of voters in scotland.

hello, everyone. this is afternoon live with simon mccoy and we will take you to the news co nfe re nce mccoy and we will take you to the news conference with theresa may as soon as news conference with theresa may as soon as it gets under way, but breaking news and it is to do with nigel farage and the brexit party. john, what have you got? today nigel farage has been using attackers the best form of defence against criticism raised about the funding of his new brexit party and valuable support for himself. there has been a good deal of comment about this in recent days. we saw yesterday gordon brown i‘m a former prime minister, talking about the possibility of donations, maybe not proper donations, maybe not proper donations getting to the brexit party from he suggests in permissible sources. and also in

recent days we saw nigel farage challenged over a good sum of money used to support him by the former ukip malefactor aaron banks which went to provide a house in london, a driver, trips to the us, parties and so on. driver, trips to the us, parties and so on. well, mr farage today was talking about smears, collusion and an attempt to damage him but now we can report that in the european parliament this has been referred by the presence of the parliament to a committee, the advisory committee whose job it is to look at allegations of misconduct, whether support from aaron banks should have been declared by mr farage as an mep. when i spoke to him earlier on he said that that was all absolutely irreleva nt he said that that was all absolutely irrelevant and personal support and anyone who thought otherwise was simply being cynical. the president has decided it is for the committee to decide that and if he decides there has been any wrongdoing, there‘s a range of sanctions at his disposal. john without breaking news, thank you for that. just

keeping an eye on the venue in central london. in the next half hour, the prime minister is expected to give us the details of what she calls her ‘bold new offer‘ on brexit. let‘s go tojonathan blake who joins me from westminster. she has got cabinet backing, but that is the easy bit. yes, that was the first hurdle for the prime minister to clear with what she is describing as a new brexit deal and she managed to keep them on board, just. we were told there was an exchange of strong opinions on cabinet which is part of the course of the meetings now and it went on for nearly three hours this morning and the prime minister now has the job of selling this new plan to her mps and to mps across the house of commons whose support she desperately needs if she is to get her deal over the line. this will be the fourth major vote on the agreement she reached with the eu in parliament and the last three have

suffered heavy defeats, but the difference is it‘s a word — vote on the withdraw bill. it‘s an entire package of deals that theresa may will reach with the eu to take into eu law and take britain out of the full — european union and downing street hopes it provides an opportunity for added extras to be thrown in, sweeteners for all sides and may be opportunities for the house of commons to bend and shape it to its liking that it can only do that insofar as possible and in a way that does not go against what is in the text of the withdrawal agreement that theresa may reach from the eu. we will hear this afternoon the new compromises an idea she wants to put through in the hope of tempting labour mps on those on her own side and so expect to hear more of the transition and protections for workers‘ rights and

may be something around regulatory change and ensuring that northern ireland does not have to verge away from the rest of the uk. it‘s a tough time for the prime minister because she said it was the vehicle that gets the uk out of the eu and it is vital to get it over the line and vitalfor it is vital to get it over the line and vital for the uk to deliver brexit but also for her to save any dignity she might have in the dying months of her premiership. we can show the venue. senior members of the cabinet are in the room and she is being ushered in. you get tired of saying this when we talk about brexit, but that clock is ticking and we are looking at the first week ofjune for the vote to go through, or not. that is the rough timetable being talked about in the new deadline is looming, the 31st of october after the prime minister did the process

with the eu but if you factor in the summer recess when the mps leave on the summer break and get things done, it is a limited timetable indeed for the prime minister to get this legislation through in time, so injusta this legislation through in time, so injust a few this legislation through in time, so in just a few weeks, mps will have a chance at the beginning ofjune to have a vote on the legislation and thatis have a vote on the legislation and that is about the second reading and then we have an indication as to whether it has a future or is dead in the water. it is entirely likely that it in the water. it is entirely likely thatitis in the water. it is entirely likely that it is over for theresa may and her brexit planning any shape or form and it is likely she would resign after that. she hopes not to be able to do that and this speech in central london is the beginning of the process. looking at the logo, seeking common ground in parliament, it could be her prayer. it is what she has been doing for, or trying to

be for some time not only when she reached the agreement with brussels selling it to mps across the house and knew she did not have enough support on her own side. the government did at least provide her with a majority that the foot — support fell away and many tories refused to back the bill on that basis as well so she needs cross— party basis as well so she needs cross—party support in the house of commons and you have to say at this stage it is late in the day to be offering these compromises added into the withdrawal agreement bill, but it‘s not going to stop her trying, and it might sound like a simple thing to do to build support across the commons, but it‘s been near impossible for her. it is going to have to be quite something she announces for them to vote for it when they haven‘t before. announces for them to vote for it when they haven't before. yes, and

in the wake of the planned emerging at the weekend that theresa may would make a bold new offer and that happened at the collapse of cross— party happened at the collapse of cross—party talks, we have seen opposition among her own mps hardening if anything, farfrom softening their stances and that might give them an opportunity to climb down about the two bill — bills, but the european research group, the staunch brexiteers, they seem group, the staunch brexiteers, they seem to indicate that they are not prepared to vote for the legislation on the basis of what they have heard so on the basis of what they have heard so far but it might be that theresa may is able to change their minds, and she would have to do that and then some if she has hope of the withdrawal agreement passing, and add into that the dynamic that has emerged of this being the prime minister‘s last throw of the dice. will conservatives take the view that they may as well wait — wait for a new leader. will labour mps think why would we support this now

if this is going to be here again in a few weeks‘ time. that is another factor she is up against as well. just reading the guardian reporter tweeting at the moment with cabinet sources saying that the prime minister was prepared to put a second referendum and customs union on the face of the brexit comprise but had to back down after andrea leadsom, chris grayling, geoffrey cox another said it was totally unacceptable. the way of reflecting the discussion was that there were strong views on all sides where brexit is concerned and that is the case around the cabinet table as well. we heard from one minister that there was strong representations and strong arguments against the prime minister from what some were proposing in cabinet and some were proposing in cabinet and some temp at the offer as a result. perhaps we will see more of the planas — prime and ‘s original account on the one that was able to clear cabinet but it is those two

things, the customs with the eu and the possibility of a further referendum which are the major sticking points and ironically the things that if theresa may were to offer, that would unlock a huge level of service from the opposition to support it but she is unlikely to. jonathan, we will hear from her right now, theresa may being introduced. let‘s join right now, theresa may being introduced. let‘sjoin proceedings. my introduced. let‘sjoin proceedings. my name is kevin ellis, chairman of the uk partnership of uk and middle east firms and i‘m delighted to work the prime minister, her ministers and representatives of the media to our offices here in embankment place. i know you don‘t want to hear from me, just a few quick words on pwc. we employ 22,000 people in the uk and over the last year we have recruited 2500 school leavers, apprentices and graduates to our buildings, 25 offices across the uk, so buildings, 25 offices across the uk, soa buildings, 25 offices across the uk, so a special week for us because this week we open a new office in bradford to provide high quality

jobs to the community there. local business leaders, we crave certainty and stability. obviously a quick introduction, but as we — he rightly said we don‘t want to hear from introduction, but as we — he rightly said we don‘t want to hearfrom him now and we want to hear from theresa may. she is now taking the podium. thank you very much, kevin. i became prime minister almost three years ago immediately after the british people voted to leave the european union. my aim was and is to deliver brexit and help our country move beyond the division of the referendum and into a better future. a country that works for everyone. where everyone has the chance to get on in life and go as far as they can as their own talent and hard work can take them. that is a goal that i believe can still unite our country. i knew delivering brexit was not going to be simple or

straightforward. the result in 2016 was decisive but it was close. the challenge of taking brexit from the simplicity of the choice on the ballot paper to the complexity of the resetting of the country‘s relationship with 27 of its nearest neighbours was always going to be huge. while it has proved even harder than i anticipated i continue to believe that the best way to make a su ccess to believe that the best way to make a success of brexit is to negotiate a success of brexit is to negotiate a good exit deal the eu is the basis ofa a good exit deal the eu is the basis of a new, deep and special partnership for the future. that was my pitch to be leader of the conservative party by minister and thatis conservative party by minister and that is what i set out in my lancaster house speech and that is what my party‘s election manifesto said in 2017. that is, in essence, what the labour party‘s manifesto stated as well. and over 80% of the electorate backed parties which stood to deliver brexit by leaving

with a deal. we have worked hard to deliver that but not yet managed it. i‘ve tried everything i possibly can to find a way through. it is true, initially, i wanted to achieve this predominantly on the back of conservative and eu votes. in our parliamentary system, that is simply how you normally get things done. i sort of the changes mps demanded and offered to give up the job i love earlier than i would like and on the 29th of march, the day we were meant to leave the eu, ifjust 30 mps had voted differently we would have passed the withdrawal agreement and we would be leaving the eu stop it was not enough. i took the difficult decision to try and reach a cross— party decision to try and reach a cross—party deal on brexit. many mps on both sides were unsettled by this but i believe it was the right thing to do. we engaged in six weeks of serious talks with the opposition

offering to compromise, but in the end the talks were not enough for labour to reach an agreement with us. labour to reach an agreement with us. but i do not think that means i think we should give up. the house of commons voted to trigger article 50 and the majority of mps say they wa nt to 50 and the majority of mps say they want to deliver the result of the referendum, so i think we need to help them find a way. and i believe there is one last chance to do that. i have listened to concerns across the political spectrum and done all ican to the political spectrum and done all i can to address them, and today i am making a serious offer to mps across parliament, a new brexit deal. as part of that deal i will continue to make the case for the conservative party to be united behind a policy that can deliver brexit. nine out of ten conservative mps have already given the withdrawal agreement their backing, andi withdrawal agreement their backing, and i want to reach out to every single one of my colleagues to make the very best offer i can to them. we came together around an amendment

from sirgraham we came together around an amendment from sir graham brady and this gave rise to the work on alternative arrangements to the backstop. although it‘s not possible for those to replace the backstop in the withdrawal agreement we can start the work now to ensure that they are a viable alternative. so as part of the new brexit deal we will place the new brexit deal we will place the government under a legal obligation to seek to conclude alternative arrangements by december 2020 so we can avoid any need for the backstop coming into force. i have also listened to unionist concerns about the backstop so the new brexit deal goes further to address these. it will commit that should have the backstop come into force, the government will ensure that great britain stays aligned with northern ireland. we will prohibit the proposal that a future government could split northern ireland off from the uk‘s customs territory. and we will deliver on commitments to northern ireland in the december 2017 joint report in full. we will implement paragraph 50

of thejoint report full. we will implement paragraph 50 of the joint report in law and the northern ireland executive will have to give their support on a cross community basis for new regulations added to the backstop. and we will work with our confidence and supply partners on how these commitments should be entrenched in law. this new brexit deal contains significant further changes to protect the economic and constitutional integrity of the uk and deliver brexit. it is a bespoke solution that answers the unique concerns of all parts of communities in northern ireland. the reality is, after three attem pts ireland. the reality is, after three atte m pts to ireland. the reality is, after three attempts to secure parliamentary agreement we will not leave the european union unless we have a deal that can command wider cross—party support and that is why i sat down with the opposition. i have been serious about listening to views across the house about the process.

that is why when two labour mps put forward their posers to give parliament a bigger say in the next phase of negotiations, i listened to them. the new brexit deal will set out in lawn at the house of commons will approve the uk objectives on our future relationship with the eu and they will approve the treaties governing that relationship before the government signs them. and while the government signs them. and while the talks with the opposition did not reach a comprehensive agreement, we did make significant progress in a number ofareas, we did make significant progress in a number of areas, like on workers‘ rights. i am absolutely committed to the uk continuing to lead the way on this issue. but i understand people and guarantees and i‘m happy to give them. so the new brexit deal will offer new safeguards to ensure that these standards are always met. we will introduce a new workers‘ rights bill to ensure uk workers enjoy rights every bit as good as or

better than those provided for by eu rules. and we will discuss further amendments with trade unions and businesses. the new brexit deal will also guarantee there will be no change in the level of environmental protection when we leave the eu. and we will establish a new, independent office of environmental protection to uphold the highest environmental standards and enforce compliance. the new brexit deal will also place a legal duty on the government to seek as close to frictionless trade in goods as possible, subject to being outside the single market and ending treatment of movement. in order to deliver this the uk will maintain common rules with the eu forfood maintain common rules with the eu for food products that are relevant to cheques to the border. this will be particularly important for our manufacturing firms and trade unions, protecting thousands ofjobs that depend on just—in—time supply

chains. the most difficult area is the question of customs. at the heart of delivering brexit lies a tension between the strength of our ambition to seize the new opportunities that brexit presents and the need to protect the jobs and prosperity built on interconnected relationships with other european economies. this ambition should not be divisive. there are many people who want to leave you also want to retain close trading links. some people voted to remain and are excited by the new opportunities that brexit presents. indeed, i believe one of the great opportunities of leaving the european union is the ability to have an independent trade policy and benefit on the newjobs and industries that can result from deepening our trade ties with partners across every continent of the world. but i have never believed

that this should come at the expense ofjobs and livelihoods sustained by our existing trade with the eu and to protect these, both and opposition agree that we must have as close as possible to frictionless trade that the uk, eu border. the government has put up a proposal which delivers the benefits of a customs union but with the ability for the uk to determine its own trade and development policy. labour are sceptical of our ability to negotiate that and don‘t believe an independent trade policies in the national interest. they would prefer a comprehensive customs union with the uk say in eu trade policy but with the eu negotiating on our behalf. if we are going to pass the withdrawal agreement bill and deliver brexit, we must resolve the difference. as part of the cross— party difference. as part of the cross—party discussions, the government offered a compromise option of a temperate customs union on goods only including a uk say in

releva nt on goods only including a uk say in relevant trade policy and an ability to change the arrangement so a future government could move it in its preferred direction. we were not able to agree this is part of our cross— party able to agree this is part of our cross—party talks. so it is right that parliament should have the opportunity to resolve this during the passage of the bill and decide between the government‘s proposal and the compromise option. so the government will commit in law to let parliament decide the issue and reflect the outcome of the process in legislation. i have also listened carefully to those who have been arguing fora carefully to those who have been arguing for a second referendum. i have made my own view on this clear up have made my own view on this clear up many times. i do not believe that this is a route we should take because i think we should be implementing the result of the first referendum, not asking the british people to vote in a second. but i recognise the genuine and sincere strength of feeling across the house on this important issue. the

government will therefore include in the withdrawal agreement bill at introduction a requirement to vote on whether to hold a second referendum. and this must take place before the withdrawal agreement can before the withdrawal agreement can be satisfied — ratified. if the house of commons were to vote for a referendum would be requiring the government to make provisions for such a referendum including legislation if it wanted to ratify the withdrawal agreement. so to those mps who want a second referendum to confirm the deal, you need a deal and therefore withdrawal agreement bill to make it happen, so let it have its second reading and then make your case to parliament. finally, we cannot expect mps to vote on the same two documents they previously rejected so we will seek changes to the political declaration to reflect the new deal and our new brexit deal makes a ten point offer to everyone in parliament who wants to everyone in parliament who wants to deliver the result of the referendum. 0ne, to deliver the result of the referendum. one, the government will seek to conclude alternative

arrangements to replace the backstop by december 2020 so it never needs to be used. secondly, a commitment that should the backstop come into force, the government will enforce that government stay aligns with northern ireland. three, the negotiating objectives and final treaties for our future relationship with the eu will have to be approved by mps. fourthly, a new workers‘ rights bill that guarantees workers‘ rights bill that guarantees workers‘ rights will be no less favourable than in the eu. five, there will be no change in the level of environmental protection when we leave the eu. six, the uk will seek as close to frictionless trade in goods with the eu as possible. while outside the single market and ending free movement. seven, we will keep up—to—date with eu rules for good and agro food products protecting checks at the board and protecting the thousands ofjobs that depend on just—in—time supply change. eight, the garment will bring forward a customs compromise for mps to decide

on to break the deadlock. nine, there will be a vote for mps on whether the deal should be subject toa whether the deal should be subject to a referendum. and ten, there will bea to a referendum. and ten, there will be a legal duty to secure changes to the political declaration to reflect this new deal. all of these commitments will be guaranteed in law so they will endure for at least this parliament. the revised deal will deliver on the result of the referendum. and only by voting for a withdrawal agreement bill at second reading can mps provide the vehicle parliament needs to determine how we leave the eu. so if mps vote against the second reading of the bill, they are voting to stop exit. if they do so, the consequences could hardly be greater. rejecting this deal and leaving the eu with a negotiated deal anytime soon will be dead in the water and what would we do then? some suggest leaving without a deal. but whatever think of that outcome, parliament has been clear it will do

all it can to stop it. if not no deal, then it would have to be a general election or a second referendum that could lead to revocation and no brexit at all. who believes that a general election at this moment when we have still not delivered on what people instructed us delivered on what people instructed us to do is in the national interest? i do not. and my views on the second referendum are well known. look at what this debate is doing to our politics. extending it for months more, perhaps indefinitely risks opening the door toa indefinitely risks opening the door to a nightmare future of permanently polarised politics. look around the world and consider the health of liberal democratic politics. and look across the united kingdom and consider the impact of failing to deliver on the clear instruction of the british people in a lawful referendum. we do not have to take that path. instead we can deliver brexit. all the changes i have set out today have the simple aim of

building support in parliament to do that. i believe there is a majority to be one for a brexit deal in the house of commons and by passing a deal can actually get brexit done and move our country forward. if we can do so, i passionately believe that we can seize the opportunities lie ahead. the world is changing fast and our young people will enjoy opportunities in the future that my generation could never have a dream dog. this is a great time to be alive, a great future awaits the united kingdom and we have all we need as a nation to make a success of the 20 20s, the 20 30s, but we will not do so as long as our politics remain stuck in an endless debate on brexit. we all have to ta ke debate on brexit. we all have to take some responsibility for the fa ct take some responsibility for the fact that we are in this impasse and we all have a responsibility to do what we can to get out of it. the biggest problem with britain today

is its politics, and we can fix that. with the right brexit deal, we can end of this corrosive debate. we can end of this corrosive debate. we can get out of the eu political structures, the parliament, the commission, the council of ministers that are remote from our lives and put our own parliament back in sovereign control of our destiny. we can stop british laws being enforced bya can stop british laws being enforced by a european court and instead make our own supreme court genuinely supreme. we can end free movement and design an immigration system based around skills that work for our economy and society. we can stop making vast annual payments to the eu budget and instead spend our own money on our own priorities, like the nhs. we can get out of the common fisheries policy on the common agricultural policy, design our own systems around our needs and resources . our own systems around our needs and resources. we can do all of these things. and by leaving with a deal we can do so much more besides. by

reaching an agreement with our eu trading partners, we can keep tariff barriers down in goods flowing, friction free across borders, protecting jobs and setting our firm is upfor protecting jobs and setting our firm is up for future success. we can guarantee workers‘ rights and environmental protections. with a deal, we can keep our close security partnerships and keep working together to keep people safe. we can ensure that the challenge of the land border between northern ireland and ireland is met in a way that works for people on both sides. this isa works for people on both sides. this is a huge opportunity for the uk. 0ut is a huge opportunity for the uk. out of the eu, out of ever closer union, free to do things differently. and doing so in a way that protects jobs, protects our security, maintains a close relationship with our friends and works for the whole united kingdom. it is practical, it is responsible, it is deliverable. and, right now, it is deliverable. and, right now, it is deliverable. and, right now, it is slipping away from us. we risk

losing a great opportunity. this deal is not the final word on our future relationship with the eu. it isa future relationship with the eu. it is a stepping stone to reach that future. a future where the people of the uk determine the road ahead for the uk determine the road ahead for the country we all love. this deal lays the groundwork and settles many of the core issues. but in the years ahead, parliament will be able to debate, decide and refine the exact nature of our relationship with the eu. some will want us to draw closer. 0thers eu. some will want us to draw closer. others will want to become more distant. both sides will make their decisions in the months and years ahead. the key thing is that decisions will be made not by eu commissioners or the council, but by the united kingdom parliament elected by the british people. that is what being an

independent state is all about. those debates, those decisions, are for the future. what matters now is honouring the result of the referendum and seizing the opportunity that is right before us. so we are making a new offer to find common ground in parliament. that is now the only way to deliver brexit. 0ver now the only way to deliver brexit. over the next two weeks, the government will be making the case for this deal in the parliament and media and in the country, and what is best and right for our country now and in the future, and on what the majority of british people of all political persuasions want to see happen. tomorrow i will make a statement to the house of commons, and there will be opportunities throughout the bill for mps on all sides to have their say. but i say with conviction to every mp of every party, i have compromised. nowi with conviction to every mp of every party, i have compromised. now i ask you to compromise too. we have been given a clear instruction by the

people we are supposed to represent, so people we are supposed to represent, so help me find a way to honour that instruction. move our country and our politics forward, and build the better future that all of us want to see. thank you. applause now, there is a little time for some questions from the media. laura? thank you, prime minister, laura kuenssberg, bbc news. as you said at the beginning of your speech, you have had nearly three years, but the opposition parties have already said they will not vote for this deal. isn't it simply too late now for you to be offering a compromise and many mps simply don't want to listen? and secondly, can you confirm that if this bill is lost, you will resign? 0n the second part of your question, that was last week‘s news, and i set

out with the chairman of the 22 what will be happening. 0n the first point that you make, i will say to every mp, and i will make a statement in the house of commons tomorrow, we will be publishing the bill. wait and look at the details of the bill. and think about the importance of delivering exit, because this is the way that we can ratify an agreement and ensure that we leave the european union. that must be at the forefront of our thinking. and as i said, i think this is the opportunity we have to dojust this is the opportunity we have to do just that. so look at the details of this bill. as i say, i‘ve compromised, i ask others to compromised, i ask others to compromise too so that together we can do what the british people voted for in the referendum and leave the eu. beth? prime minister, whatever happens now with your brexit bill, you have promised to stand down as prime minister. would you like to

see a brexiteer replace you, or do you think that that would just prolong the polarisation of politics that you have just spoken off? nice try, beth, but my view is i‘m not going to comment on the future leadership election, that would be a matter for the conservative party in all of its parts. who have we got? did i see... robert? prime minister. i'm over here. yellow but don't worry, i'm just scanning the other... sorry, iwill give worry, i'm just scanning the other... sorry, i will give you worry, i'm just scanning the other... sorry, iwill give you my full attention. the pleasures that await you! you have said, prime minister, that you will give mps the opportunity to vote on whether to have a so—called confirmatory referendum. does that mean you are giving a commitment that if they

vote for that referendum, there will bea vote for that referendum, there will be a referendum? and you have also said that you will give mps a vote on whether the uk should remain in a permanent customs union without the ability to negotiate trade deals with other countries. again, is this a commitment that if they vote for that, that is what a conservative government would negotiate? as i said in the speech, obviously as we ta ke said in the speech, obviously as we take these issues through the house of commons, what the house of commons will be saying is what they wa nt to commons will be saying is what they want to see in the final bill, and if you want a deal, it is about ratifying the bill, but i do have to pick you up on the fact that you said that i had said that they would bea said that i had said that they would be a compromise solution of a permanent customs union on the table. i didn‘t. permanent customs union on the table. ididn‘t. i permanent customs union on the table. i didn‘t. isaid permanent customs union on the table. i didn‘t. i said a temporary customs union which would enable a future government to take the customs arrangement in direction it

wished to do so. francis? you said you will take the case to the country over the next two weeks. there are rather important elections on thursday. when will we actually see the bill, the 37 clauses? are you committing to publishing the bill before recess? we will be publishing the bill in the next few days, and as i say, i would ask people to wait and look at the details of what is in the bill, and as i say, this is the opportunity that people have to deliver on brexit. what does the bill do? it enables us to get out of the eu. it enables us to take back control of our money, borders and laws. that is what people voted for and that is what this bill will enable people to do. pippa? prime

minister, you came into number 10 promising to deliver brexit and to put the issue of europe to bed once and for all for the conservative party. how success would you think you have been in doing that? pate and the obviously, i said in my speech that i haven‘t yet delivered brexit. what i‘m doing today is about setting out what i believe is about setting out what i believe is a new brexit deal that can command a majority across the house of commons and enable us to do just that, because it is notjust my responsibility to deliver brexit, i believe it is the responsibility of the whole of the house of commons to deliver brexit. we gave the british people the choice in the referendum, the government at the time said it would abide by the decision, the house of commons voted to trigger article 50, the house of commons passed the initial withdrawal act that set the scene for us being able to withdraw when we had a deal and the legislation would be necessary to put that deal into place, and now we have the opportunity of confirming that brexit by passing

this bill. i will take one last question from jason. jason groves from the daily mail. some of your colleagues seem to be opposed to this not because of necessarily what it is in it but because it is you who is doing the asking. what do you say to those who now think it is your duty and in the national interest for you to step aside and let someone else have a go before this whole thing gets even worse? on that issue of myself, as i said to laura, you know the situation as i set out, as was set out last week following my discussions with the chairman of the 22. but i say this isn‘tjust about me. if it was just about me and how i‘d voted, we would already have left the european union. this is about a responsibility across the whole of the house of commons for us to come together and find a way of delivering on the instruction people gave us. people want us to leave the

eu, we need to deliver that, this deal enables the house of commons to do that, to come together to support the withdrawal agreement bill and ensure that we leave the european union. thank you. applause simon mccoy: sow, theresa may setting out plans before she brings her bill back before parliament. jonathan blake joins me her bill back before parliament. jonathan blakejoins me now from westminster. mps will get a vote on a second referendum on whether there should be one, and a vote on a temporary customs union, and already on twitter, a lot of mps are saying this is outrageous. she had hoped this is outrageous. she had hoped this was going to be a game changer, but is it? as you hinted at, simon, those two key concessions that the prime minister has made a she gave details of in her speech there on customs, parliament being able to vote on the option of a temporary customs union with the eu or sticking to the customs arrangement that she has outlined as part of her

brexit deal, and that question of a referendum. guaranteeing that parliament will be able to vote on whether there should be another public vote on the terms of britain‘s exit from the eu, those two key concessions may well be enough to entice labour mps across to support her deal and this last version of it. but it risks angering those on her own side. and the indications are that tory opposition to the prime minister‘s deal in the face of that offer she has made the may well be hardening. simon clarke is one conservative mp who as he said has supported the prime minister‘s deal in the meaningful vote number three when it was most narrowly defeated, but still by a significant margin. he says this speech from the prime minister means that there is no way he will support the withdrawal agreement bill. and he is someone who i think you could say was in the sort of moderate centre ground of the conservative party, pa rt of centre ground of the conservative party, part of the brexit delivery group who pride themselves on being

the sensible squad who want to deliver brexit, but on sensible terms. so if others follow, then i think we can see opposition in the tory ranks hardening to this deal, and we will have to wait to see for the labour reaction as well. and the tweet before that from simon clark, he says, so, if we pass the withdrawal bell at the second reading, we allow parliament to insist on a second referendum on a customs union, he says this is outrageous. there is real anger. there is, and these are deeply held opinions and deeply entrenched views by many in the conservative party and elsewhere in parliament. these are ideological positions that you are ideological positions that you are asking people to compromise on. for many, brexit is defined by people being able to trade freely with —— britain being able to trade freely with other countries around the world, and if we stay in the customs union, that strictly limits our ability to do that. so it may well appear to be in the language of it tinkering around the edges, but

it tinkering around the edges, but it really is a defining issue and a defining factor of this brexit deal which many conservative mps simply will not be willing to compromise on. so it is a gamble by the prime minister. does she entice labour mps to support the deal, appealed to the better nature of her own mps that this is their only and last chance to deliver brexit, and that is what she has tried to do? but in doing so she has tried to do? but in doing so she knows it is a risk that many will simply not compromise far enough to vote for it. i'm just looking at nicola sturgeon‘s tweeting, she says that they will not support it, it takes them out of the single market, possibly out of the single market, possibly out of the customs deal and the snp will not vote this update doesn‘t have the possibility of another referendum, so they are out. you say it isa referendum, so they are out. you say it is a gamble by theresa may, but underlining what she has done here, she is saying, if you are voting against me on this, you are voting against me on this, you are voting against brexit. and that is really

the only argument she has left, because in the current timetable with the deadline after she secured an extension now being the end of 0ctober an extension now being the end of october this year, getting this bill through parliament before the summer recess and getting the withdrawal agreement ratified before that deadline means that she really doesn‘t have very much time left at all, and if there is a vote on this bill as we expect at the beginning ofjune, a second reading, the first major chance for mps to vote on it, thatis major chance for mps to vote on it, that is what we are going to hear from the prime minister, and those in government between now and then, that this is the only a last chance for mps to deliver brexit, and they hope that by putting this legislation through and offering these concessions to mps to be able to bend and shape it to their liking, they will think, even if we don‘t like the content of the deal the prime minister has agreed, maybe we can end up with something that is more palatable further down the line. but i have to say, that kind of high—stakes line. but i have to say, that kind of high—sta kes staring line. but i have to say, that kind of high—stakes staring people in the

whites of their eyes, saying this is your one chance to deliver brexit hasn‘t really worked so far, and there are many in the conservative party who just will not back down i think on that basis, because they believe in some cases a handful of cases, may be more, that leaving without a deal would be perfectly a cce pta ble without a deal would be perfectly acceptable if not necessarily desirable for the uk, so that would be better as far as some people are concerned. 0ther be better as far as some people are concerned. other people believe that when a new conservative leader and a replacement for theresa may comes along, they will be able to get a better deal. you wonder perhaps if the real target for the speeches labourmps, the real target for the speeches labour mps, some of whom may be thinking, nigel farage could be about to do rather well at the european elections, and theresa may‘s deal may be better than what might follow that? yes, because on the flip side of the argument i was just explaining is the fact that the legal default now on october the 3ist legal default now on october the 31st of parliament doesn‘t ratify or approve theresa may‘s deal in this legislation doesn‘t go through is that the uk will leave the uk will leave the eu without, and then you

have the prospect for mps to vote for this agreement and this bill evenif for this agreement and this bill even if they don‘t really like the contents even if they don‘t really like the co nte nts of even if they don‘t really like the contents of it, because whether that isa contents of it, because whether that is a scary enough prospect for mps to vote for this agreement and this bill even if they don‘t really like the contents of it, because receive the contents of it, because receive the results of the eu elections, which happen on thursday, in which both main parties, labour and the conservatives, are expected to get something of a isjust conservatives, are expected to get something of a is just too scary to contemplate, and that really is the basis on which many labour mps will be making up their minds. as you say, when they receive the results of the eu elections, which happen on thursday, in which both main parties, labour and the conservatives, are expected to get something of a kicking. jonathan blake, thank you very much for that analysis from westminster. you are onto one of our other main let‘s move on to one of our other main stories. the world of sport is mourning the death of the legendary three time formula one world champion niki lauda, who‘s died at the age of 70. the austrian made one of the greatest comebacks in the history of sport

when he returned to racing in 1976, just 40 days after being horrifically burned in a crash. his rivalry with the british driver james hunt was legendary, and made into a film. katie gornall looks back on his life. niki lauda won his first world championship in 1965 with ferrari, and more titles looked certain until this, this terrifying crash at the 1966 german grand prix. other drivers had to rescue him from niki lauda won his first world championship in 1965 with ferrari, and more titles looked certain until this, this terrifying crash at the 1966 german grand prix. 0ther drivers had to rescue him from. we got him away racetrack, and i put his head on my lap. what we didn't appreciate at the time was that all the injury that he was going to suffer burning ferrari, got him to lay down on the racetrack, and i put his head on my lap. what we didn't appreciate at the time was that all the injury that he was going to suffer much was the inhalation of toxic fumes from the took his life at that which then got into his lungs and almost took his life at that stage. later, his wounds unhealed, he was back behind the just 40 days later, his wounds unhealed, he was back behind to give up. when that feeling comes, you get a big fright. you are really worried

and frightened that you are going to die, and that means that you start everything possible to keep you going, and you can‘t start your body, because the body doesn‘t react. you can only start the brain. if the brain works, the body starts to work sooner or later. his determination he had been read his last rights in hospital, but refused to give up. when that feeling comes, you get a big fright. you are really worried and frightened that you are going to die, and that means that you start everything possible to keep you going, and you can‘t start your body, because the body doesn‘t react. you can only start the brain. if the brain works, the body starts to work sooner or later. to return that season was fuelled by his great rivalry with british driverjames hunt. he would eventually lose his crown to his friend, but came back the following year to become world champion for a second time, a feat that was recognised by the bbc in 1977. the bbc trophy for overseas personality of the year. with mclaren in 1984, and today his former team was one of many to pay lauda would win the title again, this time with mclaren in1984, and title again, this time with mclaren in 1984, and today his former team was one of many to pay tribute , saying was one of many to pay tribute,saying niki will be forever in our hearts and enshrined in our history. former world champion jenson button said simply, legend has left us, rest in peace, niki. and fellow austrian arnold

schwarzenegger described him as an icon saying he will miss this generous trailblazing hero with his whole heart. later he would return to austria to run his airline and hold managerial roles in f1, notably at mercedes. but his influence extended beyond the track. today billy mungo revealed how niki lauda helped him up to his own horror crash two years ago. he had so many kind things to say about me, and he really could relate to my situation and the determination to get back to motorsport after having a serious accident. it is super sad, and motorsport has lost one of the true legends of the sport. the three times champion leaves a legacy in his sport like no other. lauda lived to inspire. katie gornall with that look back at the life of niki lauda. i‘m joined now by one of the great names in formula one history,

jody schecter, who was world champion in 1979 and one of niki‘s longterm challengers. in1977, in 1977, when you won —— when he won, you were second. in 1977, when you won —— when he won, you were second. how good was he? his real skill were setting up the car and getting outside right, and they always called him the computer, because he didn‘t bring emotion into his decisions, so from that point, from the driving point, that point, from the driving point, thatis that point, from the driving point, that is what i think was his strong point. when you are driving in a race, there are some drivers presumably who you see in the mirror or at your side who are going to make you nervous. what was he like to drive against? oh, no, you had total confidence he wasn‘t going to do anything stupid or unfair or anything like that. he was one of the better drivers, one of the best drivers from that point of view. and at the time, there was the intense

rivalry, in a way perhaps at the moment we don‘t necessarily see. how did you get on with him off the track? very well. i remember going to his place, his house, one time, and we stayed over there. he was just a straightforward nice guy, no bs about him, no exaggeration, he was a straightforward guy. that crash on the nurburgring, what were your memories of that?” crash on the nurburgring, what were your memories of that? i was behind him at the time, and we came around, i can‘t remember if there were fla mes i can‘t remember if there were flames or not, but he had gone off the track, and that is all, because we we re the track, and that is all, because we were going past at 100 and whatever miles per hour, and then they red flag to the track, and then you waited for the news. i‘m not even sure if we got it that day or later. and he was back on the track within six weeks. what sort of man

can do that? he was physically not very strong at all, but he was mentally very, very strong. in whatever he did, that i saw within racing. and that obviously is an extension of that. and looking back at his life now, the professor was aware that we had. there were other, crueller words that were thrown around, because in a world of glamour, he was up againstjames hunta glamour, he was up againstjames hunt a lot of the time. that wasn‘t a word necessarily you would have applied to him? he was a straightforward, very professional and emotional guy —— unemotional guy who was doing everything he could do to make his car right to win the championship, and that is how he won. and the issue of safety was one that was close to his heart. in fact some criticised him at the time because just before his crash she

had been criticising that circuit? yes, that circuit was in some ways fantastic to drive, but also because it was so long and there were massively fast corners, it wasn‘t controlled as much as a small circuit, so yes, it was dangerous from that point of view. looking back at his driving, of course after he stopped doing that, he has been hugely influential in formula 1 right up to his desk. absolutely, he has contributed a lot to the sport his whole life, and in some ways and more so his whole life, and in some ways and more so in the latter years. what you think you brought to formula 1? his experience at his level thinking without emotion, he instilled that into the team, and i‘m sure they‘ve adapted and learned a lot from that. finally, jody, what does formula 1

over that man, niki finally, jody, what does formula 1 overthat man, niki lauda?” finally, jody, what does formula 1 over that man, niki lauda? i suppose you could say he gave everything he had, ina you could say he gave everything he had, in a way, and it gave him everything. he was a big part of it, and so if you could say it is both ways, really, that is what i would think. it is really good to talk to you. jody scheckter, thank you so much forjoining us this afternoon. pleasure, thanks. you are watching afternoon live. jamie 0liver‘s restaurant chain has called in administrators, putting more than a thousand jobs at risk. the company, which includes 23 jamie‘s italian outlets, plus the fifteen and barbecoa restaurants, had been seeking a buyer in recent months. mr 0liver said he was deeply saddened by the news. our business correspondent emma simpson has more details. jamie 0liver‘s restaurant business has been struggling for quite a long time. it also went bankrupt a few

yea rs time. it also went bankrupt a few years ago, and in factjamie 0liver ploughed in £30 million of his own money to keep it going. they did a restructuring last year, 12 outlets closed, the last of some 600 jobs, and they brought in a new management team, newfunding. and they brought in a new management team, new funding. but it seems that wasn‘t enough to turn things around, so we wasn‘t enough to turn things around, so we know that some 25 outlets are affected. the vast majority of them atjamie‘s affected. the vast majority of them at jamie‘s italian, the affected. the vast majority of them atjamie‘s italian, the chain affected. the vast majority of them at jamie‘s italian, the chain that he started back in 2008. we are waiting for a statement from the administrators, but we know this affects some 1300 jobs. jamie 0liver has been speaking on twitter this morning, saying, "i am deeply saddened by this outcome and would like to thank all of our staff and suppliers who have put their hearts and souls into this business over the years. i appreciate how difficult this is for everyone affected." and in terms of what has gone wrong, the casual dining scene has had some real trouble is these last few years. there has been a bit ofa last few years. there has been a bit of a boom, and some chains have simply over expanded.

emma simpson talking to us a little earlier. british steel is also on the brink of collapse. the country‘s second largest steel producer has been trying to secure a multi—million pound rescue deal from the government, and says it could enter administration if it is not approved soon. 4,500 jobs are at risk, with another 20,000 threatened in the company‘s supply chain. 0ur correspondent colletta smith is in scunthorpe. the workers here are really on tenterhooks this lunchtime, because this afternoon it is crunch time for british steel. up to 20,000 jobs are at risk. many factors have come together for the company at once, an unexpectedly big bill from the eu to do with carbon emissions that they weren‘t expecting to have to pay because the uk should have left the eu by now, or that is what they as a company have been planning for. also

they have had a significant drop in they have had a significant drop in the amount of orders on their books, because a lot of companies that buy from them aren‘t sure exactly what ta riffs from them aren‘t sure exactly what tariffs they are going to have to be paying in the future when the uk does leave the eu. because of that reduction in orders on their books, a lot of the lenders are very worried here at british steel, and thatis worried here at british steel, and that is what we are hearing today, that is what we are hearing today, that those lenders may well get too concerned and pull the plug, essentially calling administrators into this company unless the government steps in. that is what british steel are hoping for. they asked for a loan of up to £75 million. we believe they have reduced that request to around £30 million, just to tide them over for the coming weeks. and that is certainly what workers here and unions have been telling us and what the workers that i have been speaking to have been telling me, and it is notjust the staff here but those in the wider supply chain which is potentially up to 20,000 workers having a huge impact, particularly here in scunthorpe. colletta smith with that report,

thatisit colletta smith with that report, that is it from your afternoon live time today. now for the weather with tomasz schafernaker. the weather is pretty quiet out there today, and for the next few days there won‘t be a lot of change on the horizon. it is pretty warm, there will be sunshine around, it won‘t be gloriously sunny all through the week, but it is going to be decent enough. if you look at the continent, you can see the orange colours, and much of the uk engulfed in the yellow and orange colours, so there is some warm air sitting on top of us for a time. right now we are in weather systems, one in europe and another out in the atlantic, and one just clipping northern parts of scotland, so by no means is it dry completely across the uk today. we have got some showers and a little rain across the northern isles, but for the vast majority of the country, we end the day on a fine note, a lot of sunshine around,

and pretty warm, too. tonight skies will be pretty clear, it will be quite nippy outside of city centres, 5 degrees in the middle of a city might translate to something like 2 degrees outside in a rural spots very briefly before sunrise. but temperatures shoot up at this time of year, the sun rises early and the days are so long, but another fine day, and i mention the fact that they will be cloud across northern wales, so it could be quite cloudy here, and there is some rain across northern scotland, wet weather around the highlands and perhaps into murray and aberdeenshire as well. thursday‘s weather forecast, a weather front is trying to approach western parts of the uk, another one just across the north—east of the uk and you can see these two weather systems here, but the uk are sandwiched in between, meaning a little bit of cloud from these weather systems, but on the whole, dry weather weather and quite warm, 22 degrees, maybe 23 in one or two spots, and decent across the rest of the country further north.

as we go into the weekend and into next week, warm enough, still in the low 20s, quite a bit of cloud, but next week the thinking is this jet stream will push some low pressure in our direction, so it could turn a little more unsettled.

today at 5 — theresa may says mps will get a vote on whether to hold another referendum if they back her eu withdrawl agreement bill. in a major speech in the last few minutes, she said mps have one last chance to approve her brexit deal. the government will therefore include in the withdrawal agreement bill at introduction a requirement to vote on whether to hold a second referendum. and this must take place before the withdrawal agreement can be ratified. we‘ll have the latest from westminster. the other main stories on bbc news at 5... british steel is on the verge of administration — according to reports — putting almost 5,000 jobs at risk. more than a thousand jobs are also under threat as jamie 0liver‘s restaurant chain collapses — the celebrity chef says