good morning — welcome to breakfast with nina warhurst and mega munchetty. our headlines today: they think it's all over. ministers expect theresa may to reveal today exactly when she's planning to resign. it's all eyes on number 10. the prime minister could make a statement here in the next few hours, with june 10th likely to be the start of the official leadership race. a sharp rise in cases of mumps as doctors urge people to make sure they're vaccinated. tackling fake ads on social media. carol becomes the latest person to have their identity

abused by fraudsters. it made me feel angry because one, my name is attached to it, i have nothing to do with it whatsoever. amid the high street gloom, the performance of wh smith is a rare shining light. but in an exclusive interview the firm's boss told me government taxes, like business rates, were not helping. our business rates in some locations are higher than the rent that we pay and that just can't are higher than the rent that we pay and thatjust can't be right. in effect, with actually taxed some of the uk's retailers out of business. a year on and his heart is still at arsenal. arsene wenger tells the bbc, he's now at a cross roads and isn't sure if he'll ever return to football management. and it's 200 years since the birth of queen victoria. i've come to the isle of wight. the wine —— fine weather lasts all the way through the weekend.

it's friday 24th may. our top story — it looks like the end of the line for theresa may with the prime minister expected to reveal a date for her departure in the next few hours. (nina)after a backlash from her own mps against her latest brexit plan, one senior minister has told the bbc it would be "unforgivable" for her to try to hold onto power so what happens next? at some point today theresa may will meet with sir graham brady, the chair of the 1922 committee of backbench mps, to discuss her future. the prime minister could give a statement from downing street announcing her departure date. if she does resign, it's unlikely she'll step down straight away. it's likely she will still host the president trump during his state visit in june. the 10th ofjune could then mark the start of a conservative leadership contest to select her successoi’. and that meansjuly could be the earliest we see a new prime minister in number 10. 0ur political correspondent nick eardley is at downing street for us this morning.

we just saw there that it is all speculation at the moment. how certain can we be that today is finally the day? how many times have we sat here and talked about the pressure theresa may is under, about conservative mps, ministers saying that she has blown it when it comes to brexit but this time feels really different. why? cabinet ministers themselves are now saying increasingly they think theresa may is going to today named the date at which she is going. you might notice they are fixing the door in downing street this morning. increasingly impossible problems. it's gotten much harder this week to fix and there is a feeling with mps that she has come to the end of the road. we heard from a couple last night from different sides of the party. we

have reached the end of the road. there is a lot of authority that has not allow the prime minister to pass legislation and there have been broken promises and having a date for her departure will go very far in neutralising problems at the moment. the last thing we want is for this to meander into the autumn. if she is going, than if she leaves, we need to get a leadership election resolved really at the latest by the middle ofjuly. there is a feeling in the conservative party and westminster and government that the end is near. that sense of inevitability but the big question is, what happens then? they will have to be a new conservative leader. i don't think theresa may is going to disappear from leader. i don't think theresa may is going to disappearfrom our tv screens immediately because she will

have to try and stewart in that new period. what's much more likely she will announce a date in which she plans to start the conservative leadership race, probably the 10th ofjune. she will then stay as prime minister to allow somebody else to be elected. quite how long that will take, it will all depend on how many people put themselves forward. we've heard some names in the frame already. at the end of that, we have already. at the end of that, we have a new prime minister who will face many of the same problems trying to get a brexit deal through parliament. after seven we'll be speaking to the prime minster‘s former head of strategy, along with her former spokesperson. groups representing eu citizens living in the uk are calling for an investigation, after some people were apparently unable to vote in the european elections. there are claims

thousands were turned away from polling stations yesterday. the electoral commission says very short notice from the government about the uk's participation had an impact on the process. voting is still taking place in some eu countries. we should have the first results announced on sunday night. fresh concerns have been raised about the take—up of the mmr vaccine in england, after cases of mumps almost tripled in the first three months of the year. parents are being urged to make sure their children have had two doses of the vaccination, with the latest figures showing measles cases also remain high. here's our health correspondent, james gallagher. mumps is a viral infection that causes large, painful swellings in the glands on the side of the face. in rarer cases, it can even lead to viral meningitis. teenagers heading off to university are the most vulnerable and outbreaks have been seen in nottingham and cardiff this year. there were 795 cases of mumps in the first three months of this year in england, compared tojust 1,031 in the whole of 2018. meanwhile, there has been 231 confirmed cases of measles in the first quarter of this year

with outbreaks of the disease in london, the northwest and the east of england. the mmr jab protects against measles, mumps and rubella. concerns about disease outbreaks have led to debate around compulsory vaccination, however public health england said now was not the time. i don't think we are at that stage yet. i mean, we know that confidence in the vaccine is at an all—time high and most people are getting vaccinated. we really need to make all of the efforts to do as much as possible to get people vaccinated through consent before we go down that road, in my view. people are advised to speak to their gp if they have not been vaccinated or are unsure whether they have had all of theirjabs.

james gallagher, bbc news. 17 new charges have been filed againstjulian assange by the us justice department. the wikilea ks co—founder, who's currently in prison in london, is accused of unlawfully publishing the names of classified sources, and faces possible extradition. here's our washington correspondent, chris buckler. ever since julian assange was dragged out of the ecuadorian embassy in london, the united states has been seeking his extradition. the founder of wikileaks had already been accused of conspiring to hack a us government computer that led to the leak of hundreds of thousands of military documents. now he faces 17 further charges, connected to the publication of information that the us says put people's lives in danger. all chant: free julian assange! however, julian assange's very vocal supporters believe he is as much a journalist as a campaigner. members of wikileaks claim the new indictment breaches their us‘s first amendment, the constitutional right to a free press, and they point

to what mr assange has hoped to expose. including this video of a us military helicopter firing at civillians in iraq in 2007, killing at least ten people. the former us army intelligence analyst chelsea manning, who's already served seven years in prison for leaking information to wikileaks, was jailed again last week, specifically for refusing to testify against assange. i will not co—operate with this or any other grand jury, so it doesn't matter what it is or what the case is, julian assange is currently being held in a jail in london. the authorities in sweden also want to question him about a rape allegation. he is expected to fight both extradition attempts. but the man who once courted publicity even as he claimed asylum inside an embassy knows that finding refuge this time might prove rather more difficult. chris buckler, bbc news, washington. petrol bombs have been thrown at police close to an election polling station in northern ireland.0fficers had been called to a primary school in londonderry following reports

of a suspicious package. two 17—year—old boys and a 12—year—old boy have been arrested. climate change should be a core part of the school curriculum, according to labour. the party says children need to learn about the ecological and social impact of climate change from an early age. the government says the subject is important, and already forms part of the national curriculum for primary and secondary pupils. english and maths in core subjects are english and maths in core subjects a re really english and maths in core subjects are really important, including science and industry and it's important we equip young people to know how we can combat the future climate situation so i think it will enhance those subjects, english and maths and it will be more vocational and hands—on and tangible for those young people who are learning about the subject because it will be english and maths that is crucial as well as engineering and technology that will combat climate change for the future and help young people from up with the solutions that we need. one of rock music's most famous row‘s has finally been resolved.

i love this. for the last 22 years, the verve hasn't made a penny from the song bitter sweet symphony, after forfeiting the royalties to the rolling stones. those strings were sampled from an orchestral version of the stones' song "the last time", and as a result the verve's richard ashcroft had to sign over his rights to mick jagger and keith richards — until now. speaking as he received a lifetime achievement award at the ivor novello awards, ashcroft revealed that last month jagger and richards had given the songwriting credits back to him. he called it a "truly kind and magnanimous" gesture. i think they can afford to let that one go. yes, but they clung on for so one go. yes, but they clung on for so long. this is really one of my

favourite tunes, we should play the full four minutes, a7. favourite tunes, we should play the full four minutes, 47. it was on loop at my place. do you remember those wide leatherjackets from the 905? i those wide leatherjackets from the 90s? i still have them. that's why people were knocking people over with those jackets in the video.|j tell you who is too classy for something like that. talking about nostalgia. arsene wenger. very classy man. he certainly missed arsenal. he's been speaking for the first time, a year since he left. saying up 22 years of the club, you can imagine what he's been doing since. what a man. reading, long

lunches. arsene wenger tells the bbc, that he's not sure if he will return to football management.the former arsenal manager has been out of work since leaving the club a year ago, and he admits he doesn't know whether his next role in football, will be as a manager. there was a real battle at tannadice as dundee united and st mirren go all out to play premiership football next season. but their first leg play off finished 0—0 the perfect tribute to a formula 1 great. lewis hamilton is fastest in practice for the monaco grand prix for mercedes, as they mourn the loss of chairman niki lauda. heather watson's hopes of making the french open are over after she was knocked out in the second round of qualifying in paris. who knocked out? i will find out.|j didn't mean to drop you in it. we're

so didn't mean to drop you in it. we're so concerned about heather being knocked out. being accused of that in tennis, favouring the names that we are likely to know. do you know what, we can actually show some huge favouritism this morning. when i started, i was the bbc isle of wight correspondent. so why don't you talk this over this beautiful. tell where are we? i guess down near ryde, osborne house. it's a beautiful view. osborne beach. near osborne house, the residence of queen vic courier in east cowes, once privately reserved for queen victoria. that is great knowledge and memory. the isle of wight never leaves me. it's a waste going to match down there. he is never going to be able to match up. not compared to be able to match up. not compared to mycoplasma acknowledge. yes, good

morning. it's impossible to imagine a prettier spot. those were the words of queen courier. i'm hard—pressed words of queen courier. i'm ha rd—pressed to words of queen courier. i'm hard—pressed to argue with that. while we're here, today is the 200th anniversary of queen victoria's birth and osborne house was undoubtedly her favourite place to spend her birthdays, beautiful surroundings here overlooking the solent as well. albert said it much looked like the bay of naples. it is looking stunning. we will be looking around through the morning but let's get on with the morning but let's get on with the forecast. it is a bank holiday weekend for many of you and while there has been sunshine and warmth things will change over the weekend. sunny spells to be joy throughout the weekend but a chance of rain at times particularly on sunday, uk

wide and that will turn a little breezy and a little colder as well. out there today, mostly dry and sunny to start your friday. we have a few showers around, particularly across western parts of the uk. still damp in the north of scotland but not as wet as it was through the day. cloud increasing across western areas as we go through the afternoon, a greater chance of showers in wales in the western parts of england. most places will be dry with spells of sunshine and it will be warmer going towards the south and east temperature is 23, 20 four celsius, 11 or 12 in far north of scotland. showers and you fall across western parts will push through western england overnight and we will start to see a bit more on the way of cloud across in western areas. not a cold night, temperatures for most are well clear of the frost and some staying into double figures into tomorrow. for the weekend, saturday is still dry weather for the vast majority although southern parts of england and east anglia have greater chances

ofa and east anglia have greater chances of a couple of isolated showers in western scotland and northern ireland laid on the day will turn cloudy and damp as well. temperatures still reaching the 20s for a couple but nudging away a degree each day. through saturday evening and into the night we will start to see rain becoming more widespread across scotland and northern ireland, whether fronts pushing on of the atlantic and those whether fronts will give everybody a greater chance of rain. a few spots stay dry, wet start to sunday across much of scotland and northern ireland before gradually brightening up ireland before gradually brightening up and for england and wales cloud and the occasional rain pushing south. may not reach the south of england until the evening so another dry day. temperatures will drop as the breeze picks up. a breezy day for more on donegal on monday. —— a breezy day for all on monday. showery rain working its way south through central areas, and certain to pick those exact areas so keep

checking the forecast but still some sunshine around for all, even into bank holiday monday and it will start to feel cooler but nice enough in the sun when it is out. not a massively fantastically sunny bank we can but not about one either. house, matt, is osborne house yellow or is that the sunshine making it look yellow? it is the joy of the sun coming off it. it does have a creamy sun coming off it. it does have a crea my yellow sun coming off it. it does have a creamy yellow hubert the son adds to the warmth this evening. —— creamy yellow hue, but the sunshine adds to it. and you are there on queen victoria 's private beach? it is too far away. it is not a treat. we will sort it out, get it sorted for you. see you later. let's take a look at some

of today's front pages. many of them — including the times — predict theresa may will announce her resignation today. the paper also has this picture of the american president, and says donald trump's family willjoin him on his state visit to britain next month. the daily mirror claims the prime minister decided to announce her departure to avoid the humiliation of being kicked out by her party. there's also a picture of the spice girls, ahead of the first night of their tour in dublin tonight. the daily telegraph says theresa may's decision to leave came after foreign secretaryjeremy hunt withdrew his support for her brexit bill. and the guardian says there is "deep concern" among centrist cabinet ministers that candidates to succeed theresa may will have to promise a hard brexit. there's also a picture of the "tiger who came to tea" authorjudith kerr, who has died aged 95.

a fantastic book, one of my favourites. many people read it as a kid. i read it to my children now. wasn't there some deep meaning behind it? nobody knows. it is quite enigmatic, who was the tiger.l marvellous book and everybody has been talking about it. what do you have, mike? this amazing picture. and extreme climbing challenge is getting up mount everest and 5000 have done it since the first famous ones in 1953. this week, look at it. rush hour at the top of mount everest. 300 climbers queueing. ridiculous, queueing to make the summer. various reasons for this. tragically a few people perished earlier in the week and that meant there was less access, if you like, but there was also a weather window which made ideal conditions for

reaching the summit and that is why 300 were trying to do it at the same time. it is like a commuting rush—hour. time. it is like a commuting rush-hour. i would imagine the part of the reason for wanting to do this is that all and wonder and isolation of getting away from everyone. is that all and wonder and isolation of getting away from everyonem has just become so common. well, common is the wrong word but it is a thing to have on your bucket list now. how about sport? the england women football team. they have been taking the benefits of training with the marines, marine food, sleeping ina tent. the marines, marine food, sleeping in a tent. rescue jungle missions but it is about team spirit and toughening them up. and this is nice, talking of big events, only one week left until the cricket world cup so all the captains have gathered in a dragon 's den style

environment yesterday to be questioned by schoolchildren. and they were all stomped. one schoolgirl asked which player from another country would they like to have most on their team and they we re have most on their team and they were also polite and diplomatic they did not want to say but it seems that england's new star, archer, was the one they thought would have the x factor. what a smart question. talking of children, can ijust say that this little boy, noah draper, is me. so you know those machines with the grabbers. they were my life! and it was his as well. he was so annoyed at this machine that he just decided to get in there and get a toy. he is inside the machine. he was with his twin, at a play centre

in nottinghamshire and literally when her back was turned he crawled in and got it. the staff had to break three panels to get him out and the mother says if he had just asked me for a teddy bear. but that's no fun. and if you cannot get that's no fun. and if you cannot get that pesky claw to do the work for you, go in and get it yourself. you are so competitive. i imagine you would not leave until you had a teddy bear. i see an orange elephant there. that is more my thing. 23 minutes past six is the time. we've all seen the adverts online — well—known faces endorsing all sorts of things from cosmetics to slimming pills. yet are they all what they seem? a growing number are actually fake, with celebrities having no idea their name is being used to promote a product. our very own carol has been used in scam advertising and she's been telling graham satchell about her experience. this is utter garbage. but it looks

com pletely this is utter garbage. but it looks completely convincing. a news report supposedly in the sun posted and shared on facebook. supposedly in the sun posted and shared on facebooklj supposedly in the sun posted and shared on facebook. ijust hope people are not being duped by this. what utter nonsense. the article says carol is leaving the bbc and setting up a company to sell diet pills. there are celebrity endorsements and exclusive offers to entice you when. when i read what they were saying, i was horrified. it made me feel angry because my name is attached to this andi because my name is attached to this and i have nothing to do with it. if someone you trust tells you to try this, look at the ingredients? perhaps not. you could take something that could damage your health. it is outrageous that companies would do this. and it was a long—winded answer to a simple question, yes, iwas a long—winded answer to a simple question, yes, i was very angry. fake news does not get any more fake than this. carol is not leaving the

bbc, the newspaper did not write this article and carol kirkwood is not endorsing diet pills. these people are professionals. they are some but they are professional some. martin lewis, the does not do adverts but his face has been used on thousands of get rich quick scam ads posted on facebook. it would ta ke ads posted on facebook. it would take a couple of weeks before they took them down and then, bang, the next day another one would launch slightly differently and the fight would start again. martin sued facebook and in an out—of—court settle m e nt facebook and in an out—of—court settlement the social media giant agreed to launch a button to allow users to report scams. campaigners say that is a start but what is needed is you new legislation. we have an epidemic of scams in the uk and it has been driven by online advertising with a lack of regulation, lack of law and a lack of responsibility being taken. carol

is still very much at work. she also wa nts is still very much at work. she also wants action to be taken. is still very much at work. she also wants action to be takenlj is still very much at work. she also wants action to be taken. i think facebook need to take more responsibility for items and adverts that are appearing on their platform. if people are allowed to put any old trash out it should be monitored somewhere down the line. facebook told us they want carol to know in their words they are working ha rd to know in their words they are working hard to tackle the problem. the government is already reviewing the regulation of social media sites and while it is clear that facebook is taking action, celebrity fake ads continue to appear every day in a fraud that is costing ordinary people millions of pounds a year. i very rarely see carol angry, except when i wind her up. apart from that she properly angry and rightly so. evenif she properly angry and rightly so. even if you don't actively pursue a certain image it can really tarnish your image. cross carol. don't ever

cross her. it is so hard to know what is real and what isn't. yes. if in doubt why touch it. and why would she promote diet pills? she does not need them to do time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news, i'm tarah welsh. almost 1500 homes have been evacuated in south—west london because of an unexploded second world war bomb that was found on a building site. there's a large cordon in place in kingston. so the university and nearby schools have had to be closed. the reason for the sudden closure of hammersmith bridge had been revealed. bbc london's been told that cracks have been found in the footings which support the structure. hammersmith and fulham council say repairs could take up to three years.

an exhibition featuring some of the capital's hidden rivers opens today. the museum of london will show paintings and prints that record how they've changed over the centuries. it comes as campaigners call for some of these waterways to be re—opened. he's known as the "godfather of grime". now wiley has won an ivor novello award for song writing. when he accepted the award he dedicated it to his father. he is my guide who made me who i am. and when you are a son you go out in the world and you want to beat your own dad but like i said before, he is the dad and i am the son. let's take a look at the travel situation now.

there the travel situation now. is a part suspension on th piccadilly there is a part suspension on the piccadilly and no woolwich ferry service. woolwich road is queueing towards the blackpool tunnel. houston road down to one lane for roadworks is bound past the british library. the atn has temporary traffic lights at the junction. now for your bank holiday weather forecast. not too many changes on the cards today except it is another beautiful day of weather across the capital. still a lot of sunshine around and it will still feel warm but the small difference is just the chance we will see a couple of showers breaking out in the west as we head towards the end of the afternoon. other than that for the vast majority it is another dry day. a mild start to the morning. a few early missed patches around that will not last too long, a bit more cloud into the afternoon, a couple of isolated showers out towards the west but very few of us will see them. temperatures could reach 23

celsius, perhaps a touch cooler than yesterday. a few more showers towards the south—west as we had through this evening perhaps but for most of us a dry night to come, lots of cloud and temperatures dropping to 10- 12 of cloud and temperatures dropping to 10— 12 degrees. a mild start to tomorrow morning. chance of one or two showers but for most of us another dry day with sunny spells and highs of 22 degrees, over on sunday afternoon. there could be showers by the end of the day and it has been cooler by monday. i will be back with the latest in half—an—hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. hello — this is breakfast, with nina warhurst and naga munchetty. we'll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment, but also on breakfast this morning: she won olympic gold in rio, but a freak accident left alex danson wondering if she'd ever play hockey again.

she's been speaking to sally about her recovery. they may look convincing, but these online adverts are part of a growing trend of fake celebrity endorsements. carol's face was wrongly used to sell slimming pills. we'll hear about her experience. and after 8:30, the netherlands' duncan laurence joins us on the sofa, fresh from his eurovision victory. good morning, here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. we you watching eurovision? i'm going to have to ask why we came last. it's not his fault. i'm bitter about it. we may have lost another five points yesterday. really,

really last. it looks like the end of the line for theresa may, with the prime minister expected to reveal a date for her departure in the next few hours. after a backlash by her own mps against her latest brexit plan, one senior minister has told the bbc it would be "unforgivable" for her to try to hold onto power. this morning mrs may is meeting with senior backbench mp sir graham brady to discuss her future. it feels like the day announcement is going to come. i lost track of the number of times that moved to spoken about the pressure theresa may is under but it feels like it's got a different mood to it today for a couple of reasons. tory mps in their dozens have been abandoning their dozens have been abandoning the prime minister after she announced that new brexit plan earlier this week. cabinet ministers

are unhappy as well and a number of them now think there is some point where we will see theresa may here, maybe someone else, setting out a timeline for her departure. number ten haven't confirmed it. there are been a fewjokes here this morning that the guys working on the door might be changing the locks but i don't think that's the case. i think she now is in a place where she knows she's come to the end of the road. last night we had from a couple of tory mps, very different size of the party, speculating on exactly this. see dominic grieve. we have reached the end of the road. there is a lot of authority for the prime minister. she has not been able to pass legislation, her deal. there has been broken promises. having a date for her departure will go very far in neutralising a lot of the problems at the moment. the last thing we want is for this to meander on into the autumn. if she is going, and if she leaves, we need to get a

leadership election resolved really at the latest by the middle ofjuly. the pm was in her constituency overnight. we should see her back this morning, later on, saying when she is going. are they really there to change the locks? the irony. we've asked them exactly what they are doing. i'm not sure the front door actually has a lock. they have someone that operates the door. i tell you what, i will go and investigate. i think that is the story of the day. nick, thanks very much. these are things you to know. whenever you get to downing street, you get let in.

a massive increase in cases of mumps has raised fresh concerns about the take—up of the mmr vaccine in england. parents are being urged to make sure their children have had two doses of the vaccination. there were 795 cases of mumps in the first three months of this year, compared to 1,031 in the whole of 2018. this wikilea ks co—founder julian assange is facing 17 new charges from the us justice department. mr assange, who is currently serving a jail sentence in london for skipping bail, is accused of unlawfully publishing the names of classified sources. many of the charges would carryjail terms of five to 10 years. he's expected to fight extradition. climate change should be a core part of the school curriculum, according to labour. the party says children need to learn about the ecological and social impact of climate change

from an early age. the government says the subject is important, and already forms part of the national curriculum for primary and secondary pupils. we like arsene wenger, don't we? we think is very dapper. we like arsene wenger, don't we? we think is very dapperlj we like arsene wenger, don't we? we think is very dapper. i think his appeal transcends beyond sport. the cultural image, the professor. he is just a very elegant man. cultural image, the professor. he is just a very elegant manlj cultural image, the professor. he is just a very elegant man. i remember the 1990s. just a very elegant man. i remember the 19905. with just a very elegant man. i remember the 1990s. with alex ferguson. that was a real classic rivalry. absolutely. he's been talking about how he misses it. he's never attended game since he left. he's been enjoying his time off and put all, running a lot, reading a lot, long lunches. he's been talking about what is going to do in the future. it seems his heart is not yet moved on and off to go back into management. the former arsenal manager arsene wenger has told the bbc that he's not sure if he'll ever return to football management. the frenchman has been out of work since leaving the club a year ago, and whilst he says he will be

back in the game soon, he's unsure as to whether that will be as a manager. my my thought is i would come back in very quickly but i enjoyed quite to ta ke very quickly but i enjoyed quite to take a little distance and to maybe analyse well what i want to do, where i can be useful in our society. i am at a crossroads and i will come back soon now in full all. i cannot tell you exact in what capacity. i want to share in the little knowledge i have. the first leg of the scottish premiership play—off final between dundee united and st mirren ended in a goalless draw. it was a game of few chances but united came close twice, almost winning it in the dying seconds, only for the keeper to help scramble it clear. it'll now be decided in the second leg on sunday in paisley. tributes were paid to the late

niki lauda before practice at the monaca grand prix. the austrian passed away earlier this week at the age of 70. as is tradition with monaco, there were plenty of famous famous in attendance. as for the action on the track, world champion lewis hamilton set the fastest lap, having also gone fastest in first practice. his mercedes teammate valterri bottas was just behind him. hamilton leads bottas byjust seven points in the championship. britain's katie swan is one win away from the main draw of the french open — she will play slovakia's kristina kucova in the final round of qualifying in paris later. but it's all over for heather watson, she lost a close contest in a third set tie—break to valentina grammatikopolou of greece. grammatikopoulou? grammatikopoulou7|j grammatikopoulou? i love greece, but some of their names.

grammatikopoulou! come on, it's written on the autocue. grammatik.... written on the autocue. grammatik. . .. you've got to approach it with confidence, like a horse. he really pulled it off. the cricket world cup starts next week and england, are widely regarded as the favourites to win at home. but the president of the m.c.c, and former sri lanka batsmen kumar sangakkara, says having that tag, will count for nothing, when the tournament reaches the knockout stages. it doesn't matter who that tag falls onto. once you get to a knockout, it is anyone's game. you can be the favourites coming into a tournament, but once that stage ends, the tag is off and it is everyone's fair game. that is the excitement that is key to this world cup, and i would love to see what happens once those knockout games start. (pres)there are reports that the fa are trying to get the nations league final, on free to air tv if england get there. (tx 00v)you can understand why, especially if you have this kind of entertainment... nathan redmond who's part of the squad, tackled by a spare goal net in training.

obviously this made it's way onto social media. she won olympic gold in rio, but a freak accident has left hockey star alex hanson, with a brain injury, and wondering whether she'll ever play the game, she loves again. i'll this is freestyle motocross riderjosh sheehan, describing it as the scariest moment on motorcycles. it is like a videogame. he just jumped off. the australian got his first bike when he was 14. you can't really get it wrong, can you? you just get higher and higher and you

probably have a lot of crashes on the way. ridiculous. not surprising, he's one of best riders in the world. everyone in the studios, the camera people go oh, my gosh. she won olympic gold in rio, but a freak accident has left hockey star alex hanson, with a brain injury, and wondering whether she'll ever play the game, she loves again. as part of the bbc‘s change the game season, sally caught up with alex, for an exclusive chat. alex danson alex da nson one alex danson one olympic gold with tea m alex danson one olympic gold with team gb and rio but last autumn, a freak accident letter wondering if she would ever be able to play hockey again. you can hear the birds. i would hockey again. you can hear the birds. iwould never hockey again. you can hear the birds. i would never have heard that before. life are you now at the moment is really different, isn't

it? ten, 11 months ago, the home world cup. all of the team took brea ks world cup. all of the team took breaks and we went to kenya, we had dinner, we were waiting to go home and alex told a joke, is really not that funny but he told a joke and i kind of hit him and i flung that funny but he told a joke and i kind of hit him and iflung my head back and i hit the back of my head ona back and i hit the back of my head on a concrete wall. it was hard but equally, equally was in a car crash, ididn't equally, equally was in a car crash, i didn't fall from a great height, there was no seemingly huge trauma at the time but i knew something wasn't right. i came back from kenya, i was in bed for a month. literally in a dark room, couldn't tolerate anything. i wanted to rejoin the team and the team had an away day. all i remember is talking to my team—mates and i lost the ability to speak. but i don't remember much. nine months on, a mild traumatic rain injury that i'm still not fully recovered from. when

you have a head injury, you are perhaps not making the best decisions anyway. you don't know that at the time. as a competitor, it's not in my dna to tell you i'm not ok. that is my responsibility but that's where the guidelines of sports have around there is a can cash in, there is a radical, there isa cash in, there is a radical, there is a time. these are so important. asi is a time. these are so important. as i said, i underreported and learned the hard way. if this helps people who probably have it, to be honest about how you are feeling and what you are going through and explaining that, it's only in your interest. here at home, you talk about your parents, you talk about alex. as almost the thing that's kept you together in way, isn't it? and you've got something really rather exciting to look forward to. i wouldn't be here, being better than i am, without them. when i was still quite unwell, with the news you are wearing —— referring to,

alex proposed and hejust you are wearing —— referring to, alex proposed and he just said, you are wearing —— referring to, alex proposed and hejust said, he wasn't going anywhere. i think now i see the magnitude even more so what he did in the timing in which he did it. i believe this will give me so much more than it's taken from me. when you look to the future now, is hockey a part of the future, and in what way? i've had the most amazing career. i never thought it would be almost taken away so abruptly as it was. i focuses, very almost taken away so abruptly as it was. ifocuses, very much almost taken away so abruptly as it was. i focuses, very much at the moment, on my health and getting back to capacity where i can live a normal life again. my normal life is playing hockey and that's what i hope to get back to. 0h, playing hockey and that's what i hope to get back to. oh, my goodness. being so honest about the struggle she's had, after such an innocuous thing. banging her head on the concrete seat. it can happen anywhere.

she waved her anonymity tojim gigabits about this. so that every athlete conceived. you are so strong and we saw the pictures of how strong she was, you feel invincible. when we are all much younger, we don't think anything can happen. the record goalscorer. so to admit wea kness record goalscorer. so to admit weakness and just say, actually, we're strong but we need be much more mindful about how we recover and look after our bodies. just be honest. in the setting examples. totally. it is quarter to seven. time for some beauty but, firstly, some poignant words. these are the words of queen victoria back in 1845 and why are we talking about them? matt will tell us because he is on osborne beach on the isle of white.

we have the camera down there on osborne beach. it is today the anniversary of queen victoria's birth. 200 years, one of her favourite places to go tell a little bit more of the house and the moment but we saw the beach down there a short moment ago and if you are worrying whether or not you will spend the weekend on the beach let's have a look at the bank holiday weekend. a case of still some sunshine in dry weather around but throughout this week and compared to the week on you will need to be prepared for a little rain at times. the greatest chance of that uk wide at least will be on sunday. as for today and pleasant spring day for a vast majority of the uk. still some cloud across northern scotland producing some showers and a chance ofa producing some showers and a chance of a few scattered showers today across the western half of england and wales. many places staying dry, further east staying dry, feeling warm under the strong sunshine with temperatures peaking at 24 celsius.

as we go into this evening and overnight showers across the western half of england will drift towards the south—east corner for a time. a couple will continue into the morning, most places will be dry. a bit more cloud tonight so temperature will not do drop too much and it should be a mild start to your bank holiday weekend. and for many it will be a dry start as well. this is the forecast for saturday. a lot of dry weather across england and wales although east anglia and southern counties of england could catch the odd shower through the day. best of the sunshine will be across england and wales while scotland and northern ireland turned cloudy. low 20s for a couple across southern parts of england. that cloud across scotland and northern ireland into weatherfronts that will push off the atlantic through the night and into sunday so a wet night or scotland and northern ireland and a wet start to sunday but the rain will ease through the day for many, starting to turn

brighter. england and wales will see for cloud and occasional rain working southwards and eastwards followed by sunshine preceded by a little sunshine and some southern counties will stay completely dry throughout sunday. temperatures reaching 21 degrees before the cloud apache rain arrives, elsewhere peaking around the mid to high teens feeling cooler later on as the breeze picks up another breeze will become more of a feature on bank holiday monday. a blustery day for northern ireland england and wales and sunshine around, particularly in the top and tail of the country the central swathes of the uk pushing south pinpoint where those showers will be, uncertain at moments but stay tuned to the forecast if that is crucial to your bank holiday plans. if you are headed down here, what a sight behind me. me tell you more about the building itself. it was purchased by victoria and a little bit in 1845 and the renovations were designed by a little bit. complete love of her life. it is where they spent many a

happy time and many a birthday all the way up until this death in 1861. today we are celebrating 200 years of the birth of when victoria and i special treat to you both. how about this? a life—size replica of queen victoria made of cake. 20 kg of fondant as well. four foot 11 in height, her exact height and later today it will be cut up and eaten by the guests. have you arrange the camera angle so you look taller than that? have you cut her feet off? no. six foot eight, sorry. i got my statistics wrong. just behind, take a little bit of icing from the basin tell us what it is. 0h, from the basin tell us what it is. oh, yes! a little off the crown, no—one will notice.

oh, yes! a little off the crown, no-one will notice. she might have a little bit missing the next time you come to me. yes, tell us how good the icing is. cannot do that! you can! live a little. it is not national television or anything, is that?! oh, that is beautiful. it is pure love isn't it? ten minutes before seven and we will talk to ben who was out and about in central london. my my husband used to call it wuh smith. my grandmother did as well! ben, you have been speaking to the boss of wuh smith? i have. welcome to central london, a week for the high street again, a dreadful week and we heard from amadeus earlier this week where profits dropped another 10%. arcadia group run by

philip green that owns all sorts of things including topshop, evans and burton, it has announced plans to close yet more stores and come up with a deal with its landlords to reduce the amount of rent it pays. and this is the week the jamie's italian restaurant chain went into administration. and so admit all that doom and gloom on the high street, wh smith is a rare success story. this week and announced profits up by another 1%. how are they doing it? how can they buck the high street trend ? they doing it? how can they buck the high street trend? i went to sit down with the boss of wh smith. he announced this week he will leave the firm, in october after 15 years at the retailer. it means he has had at the retailer. it means he has had a good ringside seat to all of the changes on the high street right now. he does not do many interviews. in fact this is his first ever tv interview and i began by asking him just how challenging it is out there on the high street right now. much of the problem in the high

street comes from the cost of operating there and the biggest cost that we face as retailers is business rates and often our business rates and often our business rates and locations are higher than the rent we paid. and that just can't higher than the rent we paid. and thatjust can't be right. many of the businesses that have disappeared from the high street over the last two or three years have been quite clear about the pressure that disney's rates put on them and, in effect, we have taxed some of the uk's retailers out of business. i think that is one of the things that needs to change. one of the biggest criticisms is that many of your stores on the high street look tatty and tired. they are not like these stores that you might find at train stations or airports. why not? we do have many nice stores in a high street business. but in some locations the environment is challenging and you have to make a trade—off between decisions that will enable the store to continue to be profitable or decisions which

people may prefer but the store will ultimately be unprofitable and you will have to shut it. we still have the same number of stores on high street that we did five years ago. we have not been closing stores down. we still have a very profitable high street business and, most importantly to me, we still employed thousands of people on the high street. is the bosses are painful to see that criticism day in and day out that the stores look tired? i'll be completely frank it is, personally probably the most painful aspect of myjob. notjust because i take it personally but because i take it personally but because i take it personally but because i know all of the great people who work in our stores. they hear and see that criticism as well. let's talk about prices because there is a difference. by shop on there is a difference. by shop on the high street i will pay a different price than if i am at an airport or train station. why is there a big difference? in airports and train stations and it is a com pletely and train stations and it is a completely different economic model.

rents are much higher, the other thing that i will say is that in travel locations, the cost of operating is much higher. any of these stores are open 24 hours a day so they are much higher operating costs a nd so they are much higher operating costs and again our prices reflect that. i should also say that much of what we sell is priced exactly the same as it is on high street. so 15 yea rs same as it is on high street. so 15 years and wh smith a new lever the end october. why now?|j years and wh smith a new lever the end october. why now? i have had a commitment to my husband that i would take a prolonged break from work once the conditions were right at wh smith. and what how i have happily been able to achieve is an alignment tween my personal commitments to my family and my responsibilities to ensuring i leave wh smith in a very strong position. that has happened now so my plan, once i leave is to take some time

off and what i do beyond that i will decide while i'm taking time off. so an interesting thoughts there from the chief executive officer of wh smith speaking to me earlier. a few things to pick up, the wh smith element of that when we talk about stores is not without criticism. as we touched on in the interview, many people say the stores or many of the stores need a refurbishment and a refit but they are making it quite clear that it is a trade—off. investing a lot of money in the stores, installs that may not be profitable without investment, it is a trade—off between keeping the store open making the store look a little nicer. an interesting business issue there. you also heard about potential future plans for steve. many retailers are probably looking at what he did at wh smith who may have an eye on hiring him when he has finished with his personal things. he steps down at the end of october. lots of issues

for the retailer to contend with but nonetheless interesting to hear the thoughts there of the ceo who has been at wh smith for 15 years, 16 of them in the top position. how refreshing is it to hear from a chief executive, the head of business, saying personal life is as important as worklife and hearing that commitment to family has to play a part? hugely so, actually. something we are increasingly hearing from the bosses of big firms because you will know this, working in the cityjust around the corner from where we are today there is still that culture, that culture that means you have to do long hours, put in the time and that is the only way to succeed. it is refreshing and, like i said, increasingly so. we hearfrom company bosses who say they needs to bea company bosses who say they needs to be a balance because if you have a worklife balance, if you can sort that balance it means you are a better bass and it is applicable to the people who work in those firms.

if they can look at the bottom say he is taking time off in time to look after himself and his family, then maybe we can do the same as well. good leadership. thank you very much. it has just gone five minutes to 70 coming up at seven o'clock we will look at the prime ministers position. it could be the day that she announces her departure after a ll day that she announces her departure after all of the speculation. we will speak to a couple of people who work closely with after seven o'clock. first, find out what is happening where you are and we will see you at seven. good morning from bbc london news, i'm tarah welsh. almost 1500 homes have been evacuated in south west london because of an unexploded world war two bomb that was found on a building site. there's a large cordon in place in kingston. so, the university and nearby schools have had to be closed.

to polling stations also had to be evacuated. the reason for the sudden closure of hammersmith bridge had been revealed. bbc london's been told that cracks have been found in the footings which support the structure. hammersmith and fulham council say repairs could take up to three years. an exhibition featuring some of the capital's hidden rivers opens today. the museum of london will show paintings and prints that record how they've changed over the centuries. it comes as campaigners call for some of these waterways to be re—opened. he's known as the "godfather of grime". now wiley has won an ivor novello award for song writing. he has been credited with helping to shape the genre and he dedicated the

award to his father. he is my guide who made me who i am. and when you are a son you go out in the world and you want to beat your own dad but like i said before, he is the dad and i am the son. let's see what happening with the travel this morning. now for that bank holiday weather forecast with elizabeth. not too many changes on the cards today except it is another beautiful day of weather across the capital. still a lot of sunshine around and it will still feel warm but the small difference is just the chance we will see a couple of showers breaking out in the west as we head towards the end of the afternoon. other than that for the vast majority it is another dry day. a mild start to the morning.

a few early mist patches around that will not last too long, a bit more cloud into the afternoon, a couple of isolated showers out towards the west but very few of us will see them. temperatures could reach 23 celsius, perhaps a touch cooler than yesterday. a few more showers towards the south—west as we had through this evening perhaps but for most of us a dry night to come, lots of cloud and temperatures dropping to 10—12 degrees. a mild start to tomorrow morning. chance of one or two showers but for most of us another dry day with sunny spells and highs of 22 degrees, over on sunday afternoon. there could be showers by the end of the day and it has been cooler by monday. i will be back with the latest in 30 minutes.

good morning — welcome to breakfast with nina warhurst and naga munchetty. our headlines today: they think it's all over. ministers expect theresa may to reveal today exactly when she's planning to resign. it's all eyes on number 10. the prime minister could make a statement here in the next few hours, with june 10th likely to be the start of the official leadership race. a sharp rise in cases of mumps as doctors urge people to make sure they're vaccinated. tackling fake ads on social media. carol becomes the latest person to have their identity abused by fraudsters. it made me feel angry because one, my name is attached to it, i have nothing to do with it whatsoever. saving smiths. amid the high street gloom, the performance of wh smith is a rare shining light. but in an exclusive interview the firm's boss told me government taxes, like business rates, were not helping. our business rates in some locations are higher than the rent that we pay and thatjust can't be right. in effect, we've actually taxed some of the uk's retailers out of business.

a year on and his heart is still at arsenal, arsene wenger tells the bbc, he's now at a cross roads and isn't sure if he'll ever return to football management. and on the 200th anniversary of queen victoria's birth, i've come to her favourite place to spend her birthday, osborne house on the isle of wight. a cracking start of the day but will it start into the bank holiday weekend? day but will it start into the bank holiday weekend ? thanks day but will it start into the bank holiday weekend? thanks last? i will have more later. it's friday 24th may. our top story — it looks like the end of the line for theresa may with the prime minister expected to reveal a date for her departure in the next few hours. after a backlash from her own mps against her latest brexit plan, one senior minister has told the bbc it would be "unforgivable" for her to try to hold onto power. so what happens next? at some point today theresa may will meet with sir graham brady, the chair of the 1922 committee of backbench mps, to discuss her future.

the prime minister could give a statement from downing street announcing her departure date. if she does resign, she probably won't step down straight away and will still host president trump during his state visit in june. the 10th ofjune could then mark the start of a conservative leadership contest to select her successor. and that meansjuly could be the earliest we see a new prime minister in number 10. our political correspondent nick eardley is at downing street for us this morning. i cannot remember the last time that many i cannot remember the last time that ma ny eyes i cannot remember the last time that many eyes will be keenly watching the doorfor this many eyes will be keenly watching the door for this announcement. because of spoken about it for a long time but the day we feel that is going to come. how many times have we stood her in the morning and spoken about pressure on theresa may, angry at her party, on her

brexit strategy. this is different. since she allowed that new brexit plan. some of her mps have been furious. people have been saying, we can't do it anymore. perhaps more importantly, members of the government, saying that the plan is not going to work and they now think she has got the message and that at some point today, theresa may will set out a timetable for her departure. some of that anger is quite simply because she is given some belief too much to the labour party, a second referendum being suggested. last night we heard from a couple of mps, both saying they think it's the end. said dominic reeve. we have reached the end of the road. there is a lot of authority to the prime minister. she has not been able to pass the legislation, her deal and there has not been able to pass the legislation, her dealand there has been broken promises and i think

having a date for her departure will go very far in neutralising a lot of the problems of the moment. the last thing we want is for this to meander on into the autumn. if she is going on into the autumn. if she is going on she leaves, we need to get a leadership election resolved really at the latest by the middle ofjuly. the pm's team is arriving. the staff walked in the door 20 minutes ago. she will be back you're probably quite soon. apart from all the speculation about who will be in the hot seat next, there is a process to go through now. yes, absolutely. you're not going to see the disappearance of theresa may imminently. we expect if she doesn't a nswer to imminently. we expect if she doesn't answer to larger, it will be the 10th ofjune before the contest officially begins. it will then take a few weeks to figure out which

conservative mp is going to take over from theresa may. conservative mp is going to take overfrom theresa may. you conservative mp is going to take over from theresa may. you will probably see how —— see her in power until mid—july, probably slightly earlier. these things are accelerated because somebody pulls out. when i was speaking to you at half past six, you might remember there was a band standing outside there was a band standing outside the door. we are joking about whether or not she was about to lock yourself in. you can make your own jokes. or pulling the rug from under her feet. click on that one for me. as we see people going, there is out people take over and how she was coping with this. nina is going to talk to people who worked at the heart of government to look at how she is handled this and what happens this. that is at 7:10am in about

three orfour minutes. this. that is at 7:10am in about three or four minutes. you can't imagine the impact on the person. eu citizens living in the uk are calling for an investigation, after some people were a ppa re ntly u na ble to vote in the european elections. there are claims thousands were turned away from polling stations yesterday. the electoral commission says very short notice from the government about the uk's participation had an impact on the process. voting is still taking place in some eu countries. we should have the first results announced on sunday night. fresh concerns have been raised about the take—up of the mmr vaccine in england, after cases of mumps almost tripled in the first three months of the year. parents are being urged to make sure their children have had two doses of the vaccination, with the latest figures showing measles cases also remain high. here's our health correspondent, james gallagher. mumps is a viral infection that causes large, painful swellings in the glands on the side of the face. in rarer cases, it can even lead to viral meningitis. teenagers heading off to university are the most vulnerable

and outbreaks have been seen in nottingham and cardiff this year. there were 795 cases of mumps in the first three months of this year in england, compared tojust 1,031 in the whole of 2018. meanwhile, there has been 231 confirmed cases of measles in the first quarter of this year with outbreaks of the disease in london, the northwest and the east of england. the mmr jab protects against measles, mumps and rubella. concerns about disease outbreaks have led to debate around compulsory vaccination, however public health england said now was not the time. i don't think we are at that stage yet. i mean, we know that confidence in the vaccine is at an all—time high and most people are getting vaccinated. we really need to make all of the efforts to do as much as possible to get people vaccinated

through consent before we go down that road, in my view. people are advised to speak to their gp if they have not been vaccinated or are unsure whether they have had all of theirjabs. james gallagher, bbc news. 17 new charges have been filed againstjulian assange by the us justice department. the wikilea ks co—founder, who's currently in prison in london, is accused of unlawfully publishing the names of classified sources, and faces possible extradition. here's our washington correspondent, chris buckler. ever since julian assange was dragged out of the ecuadorian embassy in london, the united states has been seeking his extradition. the founder of wikileaks had already been accused of conspiring to hack a us government computer that led to the leak of hundreds of thousands of military documents. now he faces 17 further charges, connected to the publication of information that the us says put people's lives in danger. all chant: free julian assange! however, julian assange's very vocal

supporters believe he is as much a journalist as a campaigner. members of wikileaks claim the new indictment breaches their us's first amendment, the constitutional right to a free press, and they point to what mr assange has hoped to expose. including this video of a us military helicopter firing at civillians in iraq in 2007, killing at least ten people. the former us army intelligence analyst chelsea manning, who's already served seven years in prison for leaking information to wikileaks, was jailed again last week, specifically for refusing to testify against assange. i will not co—operate with this or any other grand jury, julian assange is currently being held in a jail in london. the authorities in sweden also want to question him about a rape allegation. he is expected to fight both extradition attempts. but the man who once courted publicity even as he claimed asylum inside an embassy knows that finding refuge this time might prove rather more difficult. chris buckler, bbc news, washington. climate change should be a core part of the school

curriculum, according to labour. the party says children need to learn about the ecological and social impact of climate change from an early age. the government says the subject is important, and already forms part of the national curriculum for primary and secondary pupils. english and maths and core subjects are really important, including science and industry, and it's important we equip young people to know how we can combat the future climate situation so i think it will enhance those subjects, english and maths, and it will be more vocational and hands—on and tangible for those young people who are learning about the subject because it will be english and maths that is crucial as well as engineering and technology that will combat climate change for the future and help young people from up with the solutions that we need. one of rock music's most famous rows has finally been resolved. for the last 22 years the verve hasn't made a penny from the song bitter sweet symphony, after forfeiting the royalties to the rolling stones.

i could just played all morning. i play this at least once a week, one of my favourite songs. it is quite long, it would give us a chance to go to the toilet. ok. those famous strings were sampled from a version of the stones' song "the last time", and as a result richard ashcroft had to sign over his rights to mickjagger and keith richards — until now. speaking as he received a lifetime achievement award at the ivor novello awards, ashcroft revealed that last month jagger and richards had given the song—writing credits back to him. he called it a "truly kind and magnanimous" gesture. i wonder if he was being slightly sarcastic. that's true. it's not as

if keith richards and mickjagger needed the money. they're not short ofa needed the money. they're not short of a penny. that album just reminds me. we won't talk about that period. the time is 13 minutes past seven. the clock is running down on theresa may's time as prime minister, and the front pages tell the story this morning. many of them — including the times — predict theresa may will announce her departure date today, with some ministers predicting she will resign onjune 10th. many are saying even if she does, she will be here for the donald trump visit, pictured with the family there on the front page. the daily mirror claims the prime minister decided to announce her resignation to avoid the humiliation of being kicked out by her party.

the telegraph says theresa may's decision to leave came after the foreign secretaryjeremy hunt withdrew his support for her brexit bill. pictured there with her husband, voting. and the guardian says there is "deep concern" among some cabinet ministers that candidates to succeed theresa may will have to promise a hard brexit. we're joined now from westminster by two people who've worked closely alongside the prime minister. chris wilkins is herformer head of strategy and speechwriter, and joeyjones is her former spokesperson. we can speculate, however what people want to know is how she feeling the moment. we will start with you. i really don't know, to be

honest. it must be incredibly tough. the likelihood would be that she would do, as we assume she has done, which is to try to screen out all the noise and just focus on what is in front of her, minute by minute, hour by hour and just sort of grind through it. the danger would be if she took a step back and allowed herself to see the scale of what is confronting her today and over the coming days and weeks, it would all crowded on her so i think that's why probably she will just try to keep crowded on her so i think that's why probably she willjust try to keep a tunnel vision attitude to what i imagine will be a very, very tough time. chunking it down one step at a time. chunking it down one step at a time. how disappointing will it be if the hand has been forced? no she's taken pride in being in control she is someone who has a firm sense of public duty. how will it feel to have failed? devastating,

i think. it's sad day in westminster andl i think. it's sad day in westminster and i think it would have been possibly better if before now, she takena bit possibly better if before now, she taken a bit more of the initiative and laid out a timetable of her own accord. she wouldn't taken full control of her departure and laid out a timetable that would have allowed the conservative party are more lengthy process to have a debate about its future but not doing that is a sign of how much she loves the job, despite everything that's gone on. she has a profound sense of duty and really enjoys being prime minister but not for any sense of ego in a way that many politicians have. she's a politician has less ego than many i've worked with. she felt she needed to deliver brexit, deliver on the referendum result 2016 and until the very end, that has been the sole focus of the premiership andl that has been the sole focus of the premiership and i think the failure to do that, and the failure of

people in parliament to compromise on the way she feels she is compromised. that is the thing that really most upset so. the front page of the metro. you just have to tell it. is there an element of misogyny? would we see that about the mall promised to. i saw people discussing this last night. ican see i can see why people thought it may be sexist, the idea that in some way the prime minister should be dictated to by her husband. at the same time it is true that the time is right. it is overdue at the moment and if that message has not gotten through to her then clearly the best placed person to ensure that she understands that would be

her husband. and, you know what? i could have seen it the other way round if david cameron had been perceived to be clinging to power it would be his wife, perhaps that one would be his wife, perhaps that one would turned to. chris, you know the inner circle who work with the prime minister, what do they say to you about timing and what you feel about the inevitability of today? what is being reported is, as i understand it, is about right. an announcement today about what the timetable will be, ithink today about what the timetable will be, i think the prime minister wants the opportunity to host the space visit of the president at the start ofjune and she does not want that overcrowded by the leadership contest. also, critically, the commemoration of the d—day landings and that is a big moment for the country and something that she would not think it would be right that

that should be overshadowed by tory machinations. the idea is to kick off after that happened but, of course, it is already under way, honestly, at the moment she announces that today, the contest is under way. there is a degree of, sort of, theatre about this, without saying it will start towards the end ofjune but saying it will start towards the end of june but the saying it will start towards the end ofjune but the reality is the starting gun if it hasn't been started is certainly being raised. this would be the longest play in history and we will follow those developments as they unfold throughout the morning. a remarkable play to watch. our correspondence will keep us up—to—date, he is outside downing street this morning. as well as being lovely in westminster, it is also beautiful on the isle of wight. on a beach, friday, never too early for gin

o'clock. that is what. after the programme. that is what we could be doing. instead, they sent matt down there. he is at osborne house. tell us more. there. he is at osborne house. tell us more. it is hard to imagine a prettier spot and that is what queen victoria said of this location. it is osborne house, purchased by her and albert in 1845, one of their favourite spots to spend their holidays and also their birthday. victoria and albert came here for most birthdays until he died in 1861 and this house, 40 years later, queen victoria died. the house and grounds are stunning and were passed on to the nation by her son, edward vii. and they have been looked after in recent times by english heritage and, of course, they will be open throughout the bank holiday weekend. a big tank holiday once again, another one this month so you will

be keen to know what the forecast is doing, i guess and there will be dry weather to get out there and enjoy, not quite as warm as it has been for some over the last few days, it hit 25 celsius in the south—east and it is gradually turning cool and breezy with rain in the forecast this weekend, widespread rain on sunday. today, firstly, another fine weekend, widespread rain on sunday. today, firstly, anotherfine and pleasa nt today, firstly, anotherfine and pleasant spring day. wants a cloud around the north and west, far north of scotla nd around the north and west, far north of scotland could see patchy rain and great chance of showers across western england and wales through the afternoon but those will be hit and miss, many stay completely dry to further east, the sunnier the day and the sunshine still has some strength to it and it will feel warm, temperatures a little down on yesterday but still it 23 or 24 and a couple of spots. cool colours in the chart in the north and west, ten or 11 celsius hereunder the showers

for not a chilly start to the bank holiday weekend if you are planning to head out and camp. for the start of saturday, well, most are still dry and a greater chance of a shower, the southern counties of england and into east anglia and later on northern ireland and western scotland will turn cloudy with outbreaks of rain. island not as damp as parts of western scotland will be and temperatures will turn fresher, still the low 20s for some in the south and east. into sunday it is wetter and wetter cross parts of scotla nd it is wetter and wetter cross parts of scotland and northern ireland. through sunday itself the morning rain will clearfor through sunday itself the morning rain will clear for many to sunny skies, hang damp in the far north. england and wales have sicker cloud. very little rain will reach the

southern part of england and temperatures peak early in the day before starting to turn cooler is the breeze picks up. the breeze will be no small feature of your bank holiday monday. sunshine top and tail the country, showers moving through the central areas although difficult to pinpoint where they will be but it will feel cool for all. whatever your plans, it does look like there will still be some dry and sunny weather and pleasantly warm weather to enjoy. a beautiful weekend ahead. what do you have planned? always. let's talk about advertisements. we've all seen the adverts online — well—known faces endorsing all sorts of things from cosmetics to slimming pills. yet are they all what they seem? a growing number are actually fake, with celebrities having no idea their name is being used to promote a product. our very own carol has been used in scam advertising and she's been

telling graham satchell about her experience. this is utter garbage. but it looks completely convincing. a news report supposedly in the sun, posted and shared on facebook. ijust hope people are not being duped by this. what utter nonsense. the article says carol is leaving the bbc and setting up a company to sell diet pills. there are celebrity endorsements and exclusive offers to entice you in. when i read what they were saying, i was horrified. it made me feel angry because my name is attached to this and i have nothing to do with it. if someone you trust tells you to try this, do you look at the ingredients? perhaps not. you could take something that could damage your health. it is outrageous that companies would do this. and it was a long—winded answer to a simple

question, yes, i was very angry. fake news does not get any more fake than this. carol is not leaving the bbc, the newspaper did not write this article and carol kirkwood is not endorsing diet pills. these people are professionals. they are scum but they are professional scum. martin lewis, does not do adverts but his face has been used on thousands of get rich quick scam ads posted on facebook. it would take a couple of weeks before they took them down and then, bang, the next day another one would launch slightly differently and the fight would start again. martin sued facebook and in an out—of—court settlement the social media giant agreed to launch a button to allow users to report scams. to remove fake ads more quickly. campaigners say that is a start but what is needed is you new legislation.

we have an epidemic of scams in the uk and it has been driven by online advertising with a lack of regulation, lack of law and a lack of responsibility being taken. carol is still very much at work. she also wants action to be taken. i think facebook need to take more responsibility for items and adverts that are appearing on their platform. if people are allowed to put any old trash out it should be monitored somewhere down the line. facebook told us they want carol to know in their words they are working hard to tackle the problem. the government is already reviewing the regulation of social media sites and while it is clear that facebook is taking action, celebrity fake ads continue to appear every day in a fraud that is costing ordinary people millions of pounds a year. it does not surprise me that carol

was annoyed. it is her reputation and it happens a lot. a note of warning there is that if it does not look right, if it does not fit, it is probably not. cross carol, that is probably not. cross carol, that is something you don't see very often. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news, i'm tarah welsh. almost 1500 homes have been evacuated in south—west london because of an unexploded second world war bomb that was found on a building site. there's a large cordon in place in kingston. so the university and nearby schools have had to be closed. two polling stations also had to be evacuated. the reason for the sudden closure of hammersmith bridge had been revealed. bbc london's been told that cracks have been found in the footings which support the structure. hammersmith and fulham council say repairs could take up to three years.

an exhibition featuring some of the capital's hidden rivers opens today. the museum of london will show paintings and prints that record how they've changed over the centuries. it comes as campaigners call for some of these waterways to be re—opened. he's known as the "godfather of grime". now wiley has won an ivor novello award for song writing. he has been credited with helping to shape the genre. when he accepted the award he dedicated it to his father. he is my guide who made me who i am. and when you are a son you go out in the world and you want to beat your own dad but like i said before,

he is the dad and i am the son. a good service on the tube. the letter a three is closed on shannon corner. long delays are building up there. houston road down to one lane for roadworks, eastbound past the british library. let's have a look now at the weather forecast. not too many changes on the cards today except it is another beautiful day of weather across the capital. still a lot of sunshine around and it will still feel warm but the small difference is just the chance we will see a couple of showers breaking out in the west as we head towards the end of the afternoon. other than that for the vast majority it is another dry day. a mild start to the morning. a few early mist patches around that will not last too long, a bit more cloud into the afternoon, a couple of isolated showers out towards the west but very few of us will see them. temperatures could reach 23 celsius, perhaps a touch cooler than yesterday.

a few more showers towards the south—west as we head through this evening perhaps but for most of us a dry night to come, lots of cloud and temperatures dropping to 10—12 degrees. a mild start to tomorrow morning. chance of one or two showers but for most of us another dry day with sunny spells and highs of 22 degrees, clouding over on sunday afternoon. there could be showers by the end of the day and it has been cooler by monday. i will be back with the latest in 30 minutes. hello, this is breakfast with nina warhurst and naga munchetty. here's a summary of this morning's main stories from bbc news. it looks like the end of the line for theresa may, with the prime minister expected to reveal a date for her departure in the next few hours. after a backlash by her own mps against her latest brexit plan, one senior minister has told the bbc it would be "unforgivable"

for her to try to hold onto power. this morning mrs may is meeting with senior backbench mp sir graham brady to discuss her future. eu citizens living in the uk are calling for an investigation, after some people were apparently unable to vote in the european elections. there are claims thousands were turned away from polling stations yesterday. the electoral commission says very short notice from the government about the uk's participation had an impact on the process. voting is still taking place in some eu countries. we should have the first results announced on sunday night. a massive increase in cases of mumps has raised fresh concerns about the take—up of the mmr vaccine in england. parents are being urged to make sure their children have had two doses of the vaccination. there were 795 cases of mumps in the first three months of this year, compared to 1,031 in the whole of 2018. wikilea ks co—founder julian assange is facing 17 new charges from the us

justice department. mr assange, who is currently serving a jail sentence in london for skipping bail, is accused of unlawfully publishing the names of classified sources. many of the charges would carryjail terms of five to 10 years. he's expected to fight extradition. climate change should be a core part of the school curriculum, according to labour. the party says children need to learn about the ecological and social impact of climate change from an early age. the government says the subject is important, and already forms part of the national curriculum for primary and secondary pupils. english and maths and core subjects are really important, including science and industry, and it's important we equip young people to know how we can combat the future climate situation so i think it will enhance those subjects, english and maths, and it will be more vocational and hands—on and tangible for those young people who are learning about the subject because it will be english and maths that is crucial as well as engineering and technology that will combat climate change

for the future and help young people from up with the solutions that we need. one of rock music's most famous rows has finally been resolved. for the last 22 years, the verve hasn't made a penny what a tune. what a swagger! for the last 22 years, the verve hasn't made a penny from the song "bitter sweet symphony", after forfeiting the royalties to the rolling stones. those famous strings were sampled from a version of the stones' song "the last time", and as a result richard ashcroft had to sign over his rights to mickjagger and keith richards — until now. speaking as he received a lifetime achievement award at the ivor novello awards, ashcroft revealed that last month

jagger and richards had given the song—writing credits back to him. he called it a "truly kind and magnanimous" gesture. i think there is some sarcasm but to be honest, he was supporting them, the stones, not long ago. he was performing with them. i imagine this is more about the penny pushes behind the scenes, the accountants and everything. we would just remembering those very wide leather jackets from the 90s. barging people out of the way. i have one of those big leather jackets from out of the way. i have one of those big leatherjackets from the 90s. actually people don't know it's still in the loft. i tell you who would never have donned anything unfashionable and stylish. he is just mr class. the way he carried

himself as the manager of arsenal further so many years changed the game. he has missed us as well. been going on long walks, long lunches. running ten kilometres a day, that is not relaxing. it's surprising he hasn't got back into put alljust yet. the former arsenal manager arsene wenger has told the bbc he's not sure if he'll ever return to football management. the frenchman has been out of work since leaving the club a year ago, and whilst he says he will be back in the game soon, he's unsure as to whether that will be as a manager. i thought as well i will come back in to manage very quickly but i enjoyed quite to take a little distance and to maybe analyse well what i want to do, where i can be useful in our society. now i am at a crossroads and i will come back soon now in football. i cannot tell you exact in what capacity. i want to share in the little

knowledge i have. the first leg of the scottish premiership play—off final between dundee united and st mirren ended in a goalless draw. it was a game of few chances but united came close twice, almost winning it in the dying seconds only for the keeper to help scramble it clear. it'll now be decided in the second leg on sunday in paisley. tributes were paid to the late niki lauda, before practice at the monaca grand prix. the austrian passed away earlier this week, at the age of 70. as is tradition with monaco, there were plenty of famous famous in attendance. as for the action on the track, world champion lewis hamilton, set the fastest lap, having also gone fastest in first practice. his mercedes teammate valterri bottas, was just behind him. hamilton leads bottas byjust seven

points in the championship. britain's katie swan is one win away, from the main draw of the french open — she will play slovakia's, kristina kucova, in the final round of qualifying in paris later. but, it's all over for heather watson, she lost a close contest in a third set tie—break to valentina grammatikopoulou, of greece. naga's face there. my pronunciation an hour ago of valentina's name went south. no, it didn't. you would just very enthusiastic. there are reports that the fa are trying to get the nations league final, on free to air tv if england get there. you can understand why, especially if you have this kind of entertainment... nathan redmond who's part of the squad, tackled by a spare goal net in training. obviously this made it's way onto social media. i would have just used it as a

hammock. this is just i would have just used it as a hammock. this isjust gobsmacked in. while for adreneline junkies this takes some beating. freestyle motocross rider josh sheehan posted this on instagram describing it as the ‘scariest moment on a motorcycle'. just how do you train for this? the australian got his first bike when he was 14, and is now regarded as one of the best riders in the world. it must take so many years of practice. to have the spatial awareness to actually man the bike as well. you know how you do all your films trying something new? as well. you know how you do all your films trying something new7m there a way you could go tandem and be flipped over? it has been talked about. with the health and safety gods let you out there? is it the kind of thing you can do tandem? yes, it does. i would love to do

that. only with you come with me. she won olympic gold in rio, but a freak accident has left hockey star alex hanson with a brain injury and wondering whether she'll ever play the game she loves again. as part of the bbc‘s ‘change the game' season, sally caught up with alex for an exclusive chat. alex danson won olympic gold with team gb in rio but last autumn, a freak accident letter wondering if she would ever be able to play hockey again. you can hear the birds. i would never have heard that before. life are you now at the moment is really different, isn't it? 10, 11 months ago, the home world cup. all of the team took breaks and we went to kenya, we had dinner, we were waiting to go home and alex told a joke,

it's really not that funny but he told a joke and i kind of hit him and i flung my head back and i hit the back of my head on a concrete wall. it was hard, but equally, it wasn't a car crash, i didn't fall from a great height, there was no seemingly huge trauma at the time but i knew something wasn't right. when i came back from kenya, i was in bed for a month. literally in a dark room, couldn't tolerate anything. i wanted to rejoin the team and the team had an away day. all i remember really was talking to my team—mate next to me and i lost the ability to speak, i couldn't say any words. but i don't remember much. nine months on, i've had a mild traumatic rain injury that i'm still not fully recovered from. when you have a head injury, you're perhaps not making the best decisions anyway. you don't know that at the time. as a competitor, i am...it‘s not

in my dna to tell you i'm not ok. and that's my responsibility, but that's where the guidelines of sports have around there is a concussion, there is a protocol, there is a time. these are so important. as i said, i underreported and i learned the hard way. if this helps people who probably have it to be honest about how you're feeling and what you are going through and explaining that, then it's only in your interest. here at home, you talk about your parents, you talk about alex. that's almost the thing that's kept you together in way, isn't it? and you've got something really rather exciting to look forward to. i wouldn't be here, being better than i am, without them. and actually, when i was still quite unwell, the news

that you're referring to, alex proposed, which hejust said, in sickness and in health, he wasn't going anywhere. i think now i see the magnitude even more so what he did and the timing in which he did it. i believe this will give me so much more than it's taken from me. when you look to the future now, is hockey a part of the future, and in what way? i've had the most amazing career. i never thought it would be almost taken away so abruptly as it was. my focus is, very much at the moment, on my health and getting back to a capacity where i can live a normal life again. but my normal life is playing hockey and that's what i hope to get back to. an incredible story. alex danson being so open about what she's been through. it's more thanjust sport, isn't it? you think in that environment, to be honest like that about being so vulnerable. flying

around with hockey sticks and then it's so innocuous. fall back onto a concrete seat on holiday. sally has done a series this week and that was one of them that really moved her. really pleased we been able to see it. thank you very much. have a look at this beautiful view of the isle of wight this morning. this is osborne beach in east cowes, once privately reserved for queen victoria. matt is nearby with this morning's weather. matt has got cake, beautiful rooms, the perfect morning. he's got it all. yes, it is osborne house on the isle of wight and it was owned by victoria and albert, stunning property. it was bought by them and renovated by them as well. now owned by english heritage. a very important place for victoria who would have been 200 years old. she

spent most of her birthdays with albert. i've been joined spent most of her birthdays with albert. i've beenjoined by the curator, michael hunter. you very much forjoining us. it is a stunning, opulent building inside. queen victoria always came here for her birthday. these were very intimate family occasions. victoria, alberton children. queen victoria's mother, the duchess of kent would come along as well and they were great, fun events. lots of giftgiving. the children would perform to the parents. he went for gifts on quite a grand scale. yes. lots of empty wall space, rooms develop. there was lots of paintings, scott is, gifts. here we are standing in front of this wonderful piece here. there was a slight erotica slumped in many of the gifts they gave to each other.

you have this image of queen victoria, quite staid and levelheaded but she is lively and fun. i guess she was the more outgoing of the two. albert was a bit more button—down. she would dance until two o'clock in the morning, she was the party animal. he, slightly less so. she stayed here up until her death in this building was very important to her. it was. it was one of their favourite bases to be, was born in belmore, north of the border and queen victoria died here of course in 1900 queen victoria died here of course in1900 and queen victoria died here of course in 1900 and ones which was a very special place. and a lot of the gifts they give to each other, you can see them through the weekend. yes, special exhibition highlighting birthdays here at osborne and a trail around the house highlighting some of the get they go to each other. fascinating stuff. good luck this weekend.

standing outside as well you saw the view all the way down. if you are out this weekend it will be crucial to know what the weather is doing. the bank holiday weekend once again across the uk. the forecast is ok, not quite as dry and warm as it has been and a greater chance of rain at times, particularly uk wide as we go into sunday and temperatures will be gradually dropping. as for today, another fine gradually dropping. as for today, anotherfine spring gradually dropping. as for today, another fine spring day for the vast majority of the uk. we got under way ona dry majority of the uk. we got under way on a dry note for most, still some clad in patchy rain across scotland but not as wet as it has been over the last few days. the cloud will build upa the last few days. the cloud will build up a couple of showers across england and wales through the afternoon. the majority of us have a dry day. warm once again in the sunshine, 25 degrees yesterday, 24 perhaps as a maximum today, temperatures dropping just a little bit and still cooler as you can see

to the north—west of the uk. into this evening and overnight a few showers would drift towards the southern counties of england intentionally the south—east and east anglia overnight. most will be dry with clear skies. and temperatures starting to notch up a little bit because we have cloud around so it won't be quite as chilly as we start our bank holiday weekend. for saturday the emphasis for most dry weather once more. southernmost counties of england just a couple of isolated showers, most of us will be dry but across northern ireland and western scotla nd northern ireland and western scotland the cloud will thicken to produce rain, particularly in western scotland later in the day and temperatures still in the low teens at best, low 20s across the far south—east. the rain you see there comes courtesy of weather fronts coming in off the atlantic where it has been quite a wet night across scotland and northern ireland, a damp start into sunday morning but turning bright for many. still some rain in the finals of

scotland. england and wales as the cloud showery rain working towards the south—east during the day, some in southern england will stay dry through much of sunday and elsewhere you could still see a bit of sunshine develop later on. starting to feel a bit cooler and temperatures will drop through the day. a breezy day for bank holiday monday particularly for england, wales and northern ireland. ‘s showers for the central swathe of the uk pushing southwards, top and tail of the country a bit of sunshine although it will feel chilly in the cloudier moments with temperatures at best around 17 or 18. whatever your plans, enjoy them but a stunning scene he is certainly outside and in osborne house. but a stunning scene he is certainly outside and in osborne housem really is stunning. can you adopt the pose of the statue behind you the pose of the statue behind you the next time you do the weather? i think that would be perfect. the next time you do the weather? i think that would be perfectlj the next time you do the weather? i think that would be perfect. i woke up think that would be perfect. i woke up at three in the morning, i can do a sleeping pose quite easily. ben's in central

london this morning. he's been speaking to the boss of wh smith. good morning, ben. good morning. a glorious start to the day. we're down the road from the city of london, heart of the financial world. we are talking about wh smith this morning because what a weekend at has been as far as retail resorts are concerned. marks & spencer is a down another 10% and within the last hour we heard from another company saying they are down another 9% and arcadia, the firm who owns things like topshop, it has announced plans to close stores. and jamie's italian restau ra nts to close stores. and jamie's italian restaurants have fallen into administration. a tough time and admit that doom and gloom, this place, wh smith is bucking the trend. sales and profits were up by 196 trend. sales and profits were up by 1% last week. how are they doing it? i sat down with the boss, steve

clarke, and he has been the ceo for 15 years so he has a good insight into what is happening. it does not do many interviews, this is this first television interview, so i asked him how tough it is out there right now. much of the problem in the high street comes from the cost of operating there and the biggest cost that we face as retailers is business rates and often our business rates and locations are higher than the rent we paid. and thatjust can't be right. many of the businesses that have disappeared from the high street over the last two or three years have been quite clear about the pressure that business rates put on them and, in effect, we have taxed some of the uk's retailers out of business. i think that is one of the things that needs to change. one of the biggest criticisms is that many of your stores on the high street look tatty and tired. they are not like these stores that you might find at train stations or airports. why not?

we do have many nice stores in a high street business. but in some locations the environment is challenging and you have to make a trade—off between decisions that will enable the store to continue to be profitable or decisions which people may prefer but the store will ultimately be unprofitable and you will have to shut it. we still have the same number of stores on high street that we did five years ago. we have not been closing stores down. we still have a very profitable high street business and, most importantly to me, we still employed thousands of people on the high street. is the bosses are painful to see that criticism day in and day out that the stores look tired? i'll be completely frank it is, personally probably the most painful aspect of myjob. notjust because i take it personally but because i know all of the great people who work in our stores. they hear and see that criticism as well. let's talk about prices because there is a difference. by shop on the high street

i will pay a different price than if i am at an airport or train station. why is there a big difference? in airports and train stations and it is a completely different economic model. rents are much higher, the other thing that i will say is that in travel locations, the cost of operating is much higher. many of these stores are open 24 hours a day so they are much higher operating costs and again our prices reflect that. i should also say that much of what we sell is priced exactly the same as it is on high street. so 15 years and wh smith you leave at the end of october. why now? i have had a commitment to my husband that i would take a prolonged break from work once the conditions were right at wh smith. and what i have happily been able to achieve is an alignment between my personal commitments to my family and my responsibilities to ensuring i leave wh smith

in a very strong position. that has happened now so my plan, once i leave is to take some time off and what i do beyond that i will decide while i'm taking time off. that was steve clarke speaking to me there, the outgoing chief executive ofwh there, the outgoing chief executive of w h smith. as you heard there, taking time off but expect to see his name somewhere soon. there are many retailers on the high street looking to do something similar that he has done with wh smith and buck the trend admit all the doom and gloom on high street. by no means is this the last we have heard from him. is nice to hear a big boss taking time out to spend time with family. seven minutes before eight.

don't panic. shall we talk about leonardo da vinci? the mona lisa, you think of leonardo but you also think. remember those pictures of helicopter doesn't stop was gemma and inventor and an engineer, he still has a huge influence today. to mark 500 years since his death, a new exhibition of his drawings is due to open at buckingham palace. our arts correspondent, david sillito has been given a first glimpse. more than 300 years ago, charles ii received a gift. a book. inside were sketches of some of the greatest paintings in history. invention, how the body worked. a window into the mind of leonardo da vinci. for

nearly 200 years they remained stored in the archive. the drawings we re stored in the archive. the drawings were only known from the late 19th century and that is the point at which people finally understand what leonardo achieved during his lifetime is assigned as, a thinker, and inventor. so much of that is only to be found in his drawings if your knowledge of leonardo begins and ends with the mona lisa this introduces you to leonardo the military engineer. and we have leonardo the physicist, leonardo the anatomist. and i love this down here. the arm of st peter from the last supper, a painting that has suffered over the years but this reveals that would it originally looked like. and that is what all this does, it shows you the full leonardo, the genius leonardo, the leonardo, the genius leonardo, the leonardo revealed by the drawings. and new secrets are being uncovered. what appears to be a blank piece of paper science can now reveal the drawing that disappeared. and this figure, the distinctive beard a

clue. says, they say, leonardo himself to dig he had a distinctive beard, it was commented on by his contemporaries, a beautiful well kept beard. mournful eyes gazing into the distance. i think this is an exact match with the proper portrait of him that we have. there is so much. a design here for what looks like a modern ballistic missile. this anatomical drawing even has his fingerprint but it ends with these dark swirling images. these drawings of the great deluge of destroying the earth and sweeping away the matter, capture his feelings of the impermanence of all things. looking back over his career he must‘ve seen that by his own standards he was something of a failure. sorry, a failure? so much of his sculpture and architecture and engineering was never made and his scientific research was never finished. relatively few paintings

completed. what he wanted to achieve far outstripped what he actually achieved. the man behind the mona lisa was a fountain of ideas but so much of his work and his genius remained just an idea. genius is not a word to bandy about but. we will let him have it. we will keep you up—to—date with politic and the speculation and big hence that theresa may will announce her resignation or departure date today. we will sense the inevitability this morning. is almost eight o'clock, time for the news, the travel and the weather from where you are. good morning from bbc london news, i'm tarah welsh. almost 1500 homes have been evacuated in south—west london because of an unexploded second world war bomb that was found on a building site. there's a large cordon

in place in kingston. so the university and nearby schools have had to be closed. people have been told they will not be allowed back into their homes until at least four o'clock. the reason for the sudden closure of hammersmith bridge had been revealed. bbc london's been told that cracks have been found in the footings which support the structure. hammersmith and fulham council say repairs could take up to three years. an exhibition featuring some of the capital's hidden police say a warehouse that was on fire yesterday could be a cannabis farm. it has taken firefighters 24 hours to bring the fire in tottenham under control. he is known as the godfather of grime. now wiley has won an ivor novello award for song writing. he has been credited with helping to shape the genre. when he accepted the award he dedicated it to his father.

he is my guide who made me who i am. and when you are a son you go out in the world and you want to beat your own dad but like i said before, he is the dad and i am the son. let's take a look at the travel situation now. on the travel situation now. the tube there is some di: on on the tube there is some disruption on the district line and on the hammersmith & city line. on the trains, south—western railway services are disrupted due to a signalling problem. no woolwich ferry service today due to industrial action but the tunnel remains open. on the roads, as you can see there are long delays building up there. let's have a look at the bank holiday weather forecast. not too many changes on the cards

today except it is another beautiful day of weather across the capital. still a lot of sunshine around and it will still feel warm but the small difference is just the chance we will see a couple of showers breaking out in the west as we head towards the end of the afternoon. other than that for the vast majority it is another dry day. a mild start to the morning. a few early mist patches around that will not last too long, early sunshine, a bit more cloud into the afternoon, a couple of isolated showers out towards the west but very few of us will see them. temperatures could reach 23 celsius, perhaps a touch cooler than yesterday. a few more showers towards the south—west as we head through this evening perhaps but for most of us a dry night to come, lots of cloud and temperatures dropping to 10—12 degrees. a mild start to tomorrow morning. chance of one or two showers but for most of us another dry day with sunny spells and highs of 22 degrees, clouding over on sunday afternoon. there could be showers by the end of the day and it has been cooler by monday.

i will be back with the latest in 30 minutes. good morning. welcome to breakfast with nina warhurst and naga munchetty. our headlines today... they think it's all over. ministers expect theresa may to reveal today exactly when she's planning to resign. it's all eyes on number 10. some of the pm's top team has been arriving this morning and we should know when she will be leaving by the end of the day. a sharp rise in cases of mumps as doctors urge people to make sure they're vaccinated. tackling fake ads on social media. carol becomes the latest person to have their identity abused by fraudsters. i feel angry because, one, my name is attached to it. i have nothing to do with this whatsoever. a year on and his heart is still at arsenal. arsene wenger tells the bbc he's now

at a crossroads and isn't sure if he'll ever return to football management. queen victoria was born 200 years ago today, so i have come to her favourite place to spend her birthday, osborne house on the isle of wight. a perfect start to the day with the weather, but will it last into the bank holiday weekend? join me with all the details on brea kfast. it's friday 24th may. our top story — it looks like the end of the line for theresa may with the prime minister expected to reveal a date for her departure in the next few hours. after a backlash from her own mps against her latest brexit plan, one senior minister has told the bbc it would be "unforgivable" for her to try to hold onto power. so what happens next? at some point today theresa may will meet with sir graham brady, the chair of the 1922 committee

of backbench mps, to discuss her future. the prime minister could give a statement from downing street announcing her departure date. if she does resign, she probably won't step down straight away and will still host president trump during his state visit injune. the 10thjune could then mark the start of a conservative leadership contest to select her successor. and that meansjuly could be the earliest we see a new prime minister in number 10. our political correspondent nick eardley is at downing street for us this morning. good morning. we feel like we've been here before. how definite is it today? months of pressure and criticism of theresa may, numerous attem pts criticism of theresa may, numerous attempts from her mps try to get rid of her, but it feels like now it's got to the point where it's alljust too much. she has been haemorrhaging support in the last few days after she announced a new brexit plan. many of her mps who have been loyal

in the past are furious. government ministers are now saying to the prime minister, we can't support elements of what you have announced and because of that i think it's the end of the road. i think at some point in the next few hours we will hear from theresa may that she is setting a timetable to leave number ten. we know she is in her constituency, or was in her constituency, or was in her constituency overnight. we expect her to be back here pretty soon and some of her top team have already arrived to plot what happens today. but clearly, listening and speaking to tory mps this morning, we think this is done. we had last night from a couple as well. we have reached the end of the road. there is a lot of authority for the prime minister. she has not been able to pass her legislation, her deal. there have been broken promises. having a date for her departure will go far to neutralise a lot of the problems at

the moment. the last thing we want is for this to meander on into the autumn. if she is going, if she leaves, we need to get a leadership election resolved at the latest by the middle ofjuly. you can always tell when it's a big day in downing street because this place in the morning fills up really quickly. all around me are cameras and reporters and there is a real air of expectation that today is the day the pm will announce she is going. remind us of the chain of events that would follow. dominic grieve talking about possibly mid july before a new prime minister, not leaving a lot of time before the deadline at the end of october.m doesn't, because we don't think she will go immediately. we think a leadership campaign could begin on the 10th ofjune, after president trump arrives and after d—day commemorations. there would then be a process in the conservative party where they figure out who is standing and who will be the last

two candidates, who will go to a vote of conservative members and that could take a few weeks. you will not see the last of theresa may for potentially another couple of months. many thanks. we will follow those events as they unfold across the bbc today. eu citizens living in the uk are calling for an investigation, after some people were apparently unable to vote in the european elections. there are claims thousands were turned away from polling stations yesterday. the electoral commission says very short notice from the government about the uk's participation had an impact on the process. voting is still taking place in some eu countries. we should have the first results announced on sunday night. a massive increase in cases of mumps has raised fresh concerns about the take—up of the mmr vaccine in england. parents are being urged to make sure their children have had two doses of the vaccination. there were 795 cases of mumps in the first three months of this year, compared to 1,031 in the whole of 2018. wikilea ks co—founder

julian assange is facing 17 new charges from the us justice department. mr assange, who is currently serving a jail sentence in london for skipping bail, is accused of unlawfully publishing the names of classified sources. many of the charges would carryjail terms of five to 10 years. he's expected to fight extradition. climbing the world's tallest mountain is one of the most gruelling challenges on earth, yet you wouldn't think so looking at these pictures. hundreds of climbers were forced to queue for hours in freezing temperatures causing a trafficjam on the slopes. a spell of good weather meant many climbers were trying to reach the summit at the same time. it looks a bit like the m60 around about now. the clock is running down on theresa may's leadership, and a date for her departure

from number 10 could be announced today. if that happens, the search will be on for the next the prime minister. so how does a conservative leadership contest work? if there are more than two candidates, tory mps will have the first say. the candidate with the lowest number of votes will be eliminated in each round. when just two candidates remain, party members will cast their vote for who they want to be the next conservative leader. mps who have openly declared they'll run as candidates are borisjohnson, former cabinet minister esther mcvey, and the current secretary of state for international development, rory stewart. and other potential contenders include environment secretary michael gove, the former brexit secretary dominic raab, the former commons leader andrea leadsom, and the foreign secretary jeremy hunt. lets talk about what's happening inside the conservative party.

with us now from westminster is the former conservative mp and minister, david mellor. you served as a minister injohn major plus my cabinet. thank you for speaking to us. what do you make of what's going on today? do you think the prime minister will announce her departure date today?” the prime minister will announce her departure date today? i think there would be a riot if she doesn't go today and there is a case for saying she should have gone a lot earlier. the conservative party is in a terrible mess and how big a mess will be revealed when the euro election results come out on sunday. she has to say she will go, and as you rightly say, there will then be a great deal of electioneering with apparently, unbelievably, as many as 17 declared candidates. 17! who have you heard of? your colleague norman smith was talking about 17. i did my own ticking off boxes. this is a sign of weakness. in racing, if 17

horses think they have a good chance of winning a race, it means there is not one exceptional nag among them, which is the situation the conservative party seems to be in. if you had to pick a nag, who would you like to see? mystic mellor has consulted his crystal ball and he thinks borisjohnson will be one of the last to make. it's a fairly open race as to who will be put up against him. the conservative party isa against him. the conservative party is a small and ageing membership, down to 125,000. i hope and think it would bejeremy down to 125,000. i hope and think it would be jeremy hunt. down to 125,000. i hope and think it would bejeremy hunt. you want a proper contest between two gifted politicians. jeremy hunt stuck with the awfuljob of being secretary of state for health, awful in terms of the challenges it places on politicians of all parties who have thatjob, and politicians of all parties who have that job, and i politicians of all parties who have

thatjob, and i think he is not a dogma test or fanatic, a thatjob, and i think he is not a dogma test orfanatic, a brexiteer or anything like that. perhaps boris is too colourful for his own good and for the good of the conservative party. what would happen if either became leader, what would happen when it comes to brexit? isn't it inevitable that if you have a brexiteer leading the conservative party who will accept a no deal, isn't that the inevitable outcome of brexit? and that's a disaster, of course. you're absolutely right. what i find ridiculous is this business that we have to deliver brexit, as was always said by theresa may, although she was delivering a very different animal, the brexit in name only. until the whole business of that referendum, and that is why, by the way, whatever awful things people say

about theresa may, there is a person skulking in whatever creative gypsy ca rava n skulking in whatever creative gypsy caravan at the moment writing his memoirs who is ultimately responsible for this mess, david cameron, but the truth of the matter is that until this mess is dealt with, no conservative leader will have an easy time, and the country won't have an easy time, and in truth there has to be a second referendum on the same question needs to be asked again. —— make the conservative leader won't have an easy time. because the evidence presented three years ago has changed almost completely. so you wa nt changed almost completely. so you want a second referendum and for people to vote remain, is that fair? idid people to vote remain, is that fair? i did vote exit because i thought david cameron made such a mess of it i thought they could go back in and have another go. david cameron then waltzed off the stage and a half. —— ina

waltzed off the stage and a half. —— in a huff. theresa may came in and almost lost a general election. because of that all of the steam came out of the negotiations with the eu that would have delivered what we wanted. so having voted for brexit, just to make a nuisance of myself, light a lot of other voters, we now have a situation where what was said by brexiteers at the time of the referendum has almost all been shown to be complete tosh. what is now needed is for people to take stock. i don't think there is a mandate in this country, for insta nce mandate in this country, for instance from business. the confederation of british industry a lwa ys confederation of british industry always says they are against a no—deal brexit, because the cbi is owned by foreigners. i don't blame them for that, but the reality is that in order to have a no—deal brexit, you have to have a country united behind that idea and we don't have that country. regardless of who leads the conservative party, do you think it's the party to unite the

uk, regardless of what happens with brexit? because your party has made a mess of it so far. when you say you... your party. i don't take personal responsibility but i am ashamed and embarrassed by it. 55 yea rs ashamed and embarrassed by it. 55 years ago, when i first entered the conservative party, i never imagined in my lifetime i would see it in the mess that it's in. the country faces a severe test. standing on the sidelines now, as if i am at a football match, you see one team thatis football match, you see one team that is a leaderless rabble, and another team led by a hard left individual injeremy corbyn, and the labour party has not been led from that far left in the 50 odd years i have been following politics. i think the country is in a dismal situation, which is perhaps one of the reasons why when we get the results of the european elections on sunday, not only will the tory party do disastrously badly, but so will

the labour party, because voters will say every chance they get, a plague on both your houses. candid thoughts from david mellor, thank you for speaking to us this morning. have a look at this beautiful view of the isle of wight this morning. this is osborne beach in east cowes, once privately reserved for queen victoria. she isn't splashing about there this morning. matt is nearby with this morning's weather. it's looking all right here this morning. a lovely view there and stunning at the moment. 200 years since queen victoria was born, which is why we have come to osborne house. written in the flowers, and the property is stunning. to tell me more about it i'm joined by one of the english heritage curators, sound stones. thank you forjoining us. an

impressive building. what was the inspiration for victoria and albert behind this? the inspiration was the bay of naples. prince albert had gone on a mini grand tour of europe asa gone on a mini grand tour of europe as a young teenager, looking at the artand as a young teenager, looking at the art and architecture, and the bay of naples is said to have inspired the architecture here at osborne house. you can see the tower, the terraces that lead down to the solent, and that lead down to the solent, and that yellow that glows in the sunshine. and it does look like the mediterranean with the blue skies behind us. it came in two parts, the building behind us was built first. that's right. the building behind us is the pavilion, the first building they built here, containing the private apartments of victoria and albert. the bedrooms and dining room and children's' albert. the bedrooms and dining room and child ren's' nurseries. albert. the bedrooms and dining room and children's' nurseries. it's a london town house in the grand

style. here at osborne, they were private apartments, but they could not escape being queen and prince consort. they needed to bring the court with them, which is why they had to build other buildings here. you can't escape work! that's right. thank you forjoining us this morning, sam stones. glorious in the sunshine, and that lovely glow of yellow, as it will have over the bank holiday weekend. there will be sunshine around for all of us at times but compared with the week gone, there is a greater chance of rain every now and again. the greatest chance in the uk will be on sunday, but there will be showers at other times as well, with some possible today. across the western parts of england and wales, cloud building up and the greater chance of showers compared to what we have seen this week. cloudy across scotla nd seen this week. cloudy across scotland and northern ireland with rain at times in the far north.

sunniest in the south and east, and where the sun is out it will feel pretty warm with temperatures around 23, 24 in the south—east corner. the green colours as you head further north, still cool across northern parts of scotland. but we have needed the rain over the last few days. in tonight, showers across england and wales drifting to the south—east corner. one or two in east anglia over night but most with a dry night, partly clear skies and the odd mist and fog patch. temperatures shouldn't drop a way too much. that's the start to the bank holiday weekend. on saturday, looking like the southern counties of england and east anglia, the isolated chance of showers, but most will be dry. across northern ireland and western scotland, the crowd will thicken to produce rain at times. it'll feel cool with temperatures in the lower teams. sunny spells across england and wales, high teens and

low 20s possible. the rain across scotla nd low 20s possible. the rain across scotland and northern ireland will get heavier over saturday night. the weather fronts coming from the atla ntic weather fronts coming from the atlantic it could be wet on sunday in particular. but many will brighten up in the morning as the rain shift south across england and wales. on sunday, the south of england will probably stay dry through much of the day with sunshine coming out further north later. cooler with temperatures dropping through the day as the breeze picks up, and bank holiday monday will be blustery in england, wales and northern ireland. sunniest at the top and tail of the country. showers at various places, a bit uncertain where at the moment. temperatures down a little bit on monday but certainly when the sunshine is out over the bank holiday weekend it should still feel very pleasant. from the wonderful surroundings here at osborne house

on the isle of wight, i will hand you back to the studio. stunning, have a lovely bank holiday. we all get headaches from time to time, but imagine suffering pain so severe you have to give up work. do you get migraines?” do you get migraines? i don't. i don't think i have ever had one. bad headaches, but not a migraine. but that's the reality facing some people with a rare condition called chronic migraine. now there are calls for a new drug, which has been proven to relieve symptoms, to be made available on the nhs. nathan gayle, who suffers from chronic migraines, and headache specialist drjess briscoe, are appearing in a radio 1 newsbeat documentary. we'll speak to them in a moment. first here's a look at what happens when we have a migraine. what happens when you have a migraine then? firstly, there is a chemical cascade in the midbrain. this causes problems with nerves in the scalp which brings on the pain and the headache.

next, cortical spreading depression. it's like an electrical activity that moves across the brain and causes what's known as an aura. aura is the term used to describe neurological symptoms, and they can be split into visual and nonvisual. if people experience the visual aura they might see things like sparkles or stars, flashing lights, and even experience temporary blindness. nonvisual aura could mean numbness or tingling, pins and needles in the arms and legs, feelings of dizziness. then comes the nausea, and in some cases, vomiting. nathan gayle, who suffers from chronic migraines, and headache specialist drjess briscoejoin us now. good morning to you. how are you, nathan, at the moment? i'm all right at the moment. last night was hard but i'm all right now. you had a

migraine last night. we were saying we don't suffer from migraines, migraine last night. we were saying we don't sufferfrom migraines, so tell us what you experience when you have a chronic migraine. well, nausea, i get really dizzy. i lose pretty much all my strength and i'm just ina pretty much all my strength and i'm just in a lot of pain. what do you have to do to deal with those symptoms? i have to turn down the lights, be in a dark room. since i was popping up here yesterday, not at home, ijust had to sit in the shower, so it was nice and cold. we have pictures of you suffering a migraine. it looks excruciating and debilitating. yes, it's more problem then rethink. 610,000 chronic migraine sufferers in the uk. it means people can't go to work and it

affects relationships. it's very isolating for people. having chronic migraine means you suffer more than 15 headache days per month. in reality, you get more than 20 on a regular basis. that'sjust reality, you get more than 20 on a regular basis. that's just the reality, you get more than 20 on a regular basis. that'sjust the days of the headache. after that people can feel like they are in a brain fog and they can't focus well, they can't concentrate and sometimes their speech is affected. residual pain, lights are a problem. people can't work and socialise so it's a real problem. nathan, you are 28. how long have you had migraines?- long as i can remember, since i was a child, probably about five, that's when i can remember. how do people react when you say, i have a migraine. ican't react when you say, i have a migraine. i can't imagine a five—year—old talking about that pain, so how do people react? are they sympathetic? some people don't

understand. they assume it's a normal headache, so you can get by, but that's not necessarily the case. people have to see me have a migraine before they really understand. how does it affect personal relationships or work? at work it can get really hard. it's challenging to put everything together because you feel the pressure of letting down a team, i used to work in a school, so you feel like you are letting down the children you work with. and even yourself, trying to get to work on putting yourself through the pain is difficult. it must knock your confidence. jess, what is out there at the moment, and what about this new treatment clinical officials wa nt to new treatment clinical officials want to bring to the nhs? we look at what treatment can treat the migraine at the time, but when we get into chronic migraines where you have them all the time, we tend to think about things that can prevent them. there are different

medications we have borrowed from other parts of medicine like epilepsy medication, antidepressants and cardiology medication that can prevent migraines from occurring. how does that work medically? what do these drugs do in the body to prevent a migraine? the new drug is targeting a protein that we know is involved in the migraine cascade. so it blocks the receptor for that protein, stopping it from working, stopping it from being activated, and it stops the migraine. haven't you tried it yet. i would consider anything that would minimise or stop it. what would it mean for your life it. what would it mean for your life it fit would prevent or limit the migraines? it would be a life changer. i can't put into words how it would affect me. asjessica said, it would affect me. asjessica said, it does effect so much of my time.

about 20 days per month at the moment. this is a new treatment and will be offered to patients who have exhausted other preventative treatments? the way it is in scotland at the moment, it's for people with chronic migraines, people with chronic migraines, people like nathan, who have more than 15 headache days per months who have tried and failed three other types of treatment already. it's for the people who haven't reacted or responded to other medication. what have you tried, nathan? quite a few things. epilepsy medicine... isn't he the perfect candidate? things. epilepsy medicine... isn't he the perfect candidate ?|i things. epilepsy medicine... isn't he the perfect candidate? i can't remember how medications you have tried. if it were available on the nhs, somebody like nathan would benefit because he fits the criteria. it only costs £5,000 per year, and you think of the impact on productivity, people like nathan who can't fullyjoin productivity, people like nathan who can't fully join the productivity, people like nathan who can't fullyjoin the workforce,

isn't it worth it? migraines can cost the uk economy £10 billion per year. good luck, nathan. radioi newsbeat‘s iplayer documentary migraines: more than a headache, is available to watch now. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hi there, good morning. the bank holiday weekend is nearly upon us and we are going to see some subtle changes in the weather. while this morning we have lots of clear skies across the uk, we have this mass of cloud just towards the west in the atlantic and that will move in gradually and give us more cloud and, for some, some heavy rain. through today, we will see the cloud thickening in northern ireland, across scotland, a bit of rain in the far west of scotland later on. elsewhere, dry with sunny

spells and still quite warm in the south—east, temperatures of 22 celsius here. further north, about 11 or 12 celsius. we could catch a shower across wales, the west midlands, and the west country through this evening. overnight, they will clear away. you notice this finger of rain starting to move in but for many on saturday morning it will be dry and the temperatures not desperately low, quite a mild start to the weekend. throughout the weekend there will be some sunshine. but rain moving in, particularly on sunday and it will turn a bit cooler by bank holiday monday. this is on saturday. we start off on a dry and bright note across most parts. the chance of some showers in the south—east of england, they could be heavy, but rain will move into scotland, northern ireland, perhaps the far north of england by the end of saturday. but for most on saturday it is dry with those spells of sunshine. it will still be quite warm, temperatures in the high teens and low 20s. this is the weather system that will move in and push

south—eastwards on sunday. we will see that rain spreading down to the south—east. as it does so, it will break up into some more showery rain. down to the south—east, largely dry, a few showers in the afternoon and evening. further north, we will see some sunny spells returning and again, despite that rain moving through, it will not be particularly chilly. temperatures in the high teens and low 20s, but it does get cooler by monday.

this is business live from bbc news with victoria fritz and maryam moshiri. president trump prepares to head to tokyo as japanese firms are braced for the impact of the us trade war with china. live from london, that's our top story on friday 2a may. japan is set to woo president trump this weekend as it seeks to avoid a trade battle with the us, while top japanese firms worry the dispute between china and the us is already hurting their business.