good morning. welcome to breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. our headlines today: calls to ban drivers using their mobiles hands—free. a group of mps say it's just as dangerous as using your phone behind the wheel. first in line for a trade deal with the us — one of president trump's closest advisors says america will back the uk after brexit. a £100 million to boost security in prisons, but critics say the cash willjust tinker around the edges of the problem. retail rivals come together to challenge the government. bosses from some of the biggest shops in the country call for fundamental changes to business rates in order

to save the high street. in sport, beaten but at least he's back. andy murray loses on his return to singles tennis in cincinnati. he's taking things slowly and will only play doubles at the us open. good morning. a cool start to the dave but for many dry with sunshine. however, a few showers around and later we'll see rain coming in from the west —— to the day. i'll have more details in 15 minutes. it's tuesday the 13th of august. our top story: drivers could be banned from using hands—free mobile phones in england and wales, a group of mps has suggested. the commons transport committee warns current laws are giving the misleading impression that the devices are safe to use. it comes after a steady rise in the number of deaths and serious injuries in accidents involving drivers using phones at the wheel. our transport correspondent tom burridge reports.

use tom burridge reports. your phone at the wheel ant can use your phone at the wheel and you can geta use your phone at the wheel and you can get a £200 fine and six points on your licence. the government toughened the law to yea rs the government toughened the law to years ago, but in a report out today, mps on the commons transport committee say it's still an insufficient deterrent. the number of people killed or seriously injured in an accident where a driver was using a phone has been rising steadily in recent yea rs. into been rising steadily in recent years. into thousand nine, 15 people we re years. into thousand nine, 15 people were killed in accidents where a driver was using a phone. four years later, that figure had risen to 26. and by 27, 43 people had died in accidents involving a phone. today's report by mps say police are not enforcing the law. the number of penalties issued in the past eight years has fallen by two—thirds. so the mps want the government to consider banning all use of phones at the wheel even on hands—free, and they say the law

should be simplified so there's not a possible defence for those typing at the wheel while not receiving or sending data, as is currently the case today. tom burridge, bbc news. one of president trump's most senior advisers has said the uk will be at the front of the queue for a trade deal with america after brexit. john bolton, the national security adviser, said the deal could be agreed sector by sector so it could be introduced more quickly. 0ur reporter andy moore is outside the foreign office. this is interesting news, how significant is it? yes, i think it's pretty significant. i mean, mr bolton is one of mr trump's most senior advisers. he's here on a two—day visit and he met mrjohnson yesterday. unusually no cameras to record a handshake before the meeting and unusually no cameras to record his comments, but i can give you a flavour of what he said. he was very enthusiastic about brexit and even if that meant a

no—deal brexit he said he and mr trump were leavers before there were leavers, and he said britain would be first in line for any trade deal. he said it could be arranged sector by sector, starting off with manufacturing, which might be relatively easy, and later on more problematic sectors like finance and agriculture could be added to that list. music to mrjohnson‘s is. his comments about the eu, he is well—known as a critic, may be found us well—known as a critic, may be found us offensive to all editions stop he said the eu should respect the exit vote and he said the fashion in the european union when the elite is voted against is to make the peasa nts voted against is to make the peasants vote again and again until they get it right. peasants, strong words! extraordinary language! an extra £100 million is to be spent on improving security in prisons in england and wales. the government says it wants to introduce airport—style security

like x—ray scanners and metal detectors in more jails. it's the latest in a series of pledges of money for the criminal justice system which have been made since borisjohnson became prime minister. our home affairs correspondent june kelly has the story. leeds prison — it's not a top securityjail, but like others, it's had a big problem with violence caused by drugs, which are smuggled in. in the last year, new measures have been introduced here and at other jails to try to crack down on this crime behind bars. airport—style security is in place, including x—ray scanners and metal detectors. right, the scanner‘s going to start... now there are plans to do the same with prisons across the country. the latest in a series of government pledges of money for the criminaljustice system. this is part of a package of measures that have been announced in recent days, you've got 20,000 extra police, you've seen £2.5 billion invested in 10,000 new prison places and we've seen this announcement about improving security.

taken together, these represent a really strong commitment to law and order. there will also be more technology to detect and block mobile phones. they're supposed to be banned. spice in a jailhouse! footage like this of a prisoner high on drugs was filmed on a mobile. it's shameful that prisons have deteriorated so badly that they've become centres of crime and violence and drugs. and now the government has to pour good money after bad to try and solve the problem that they have created. and labour accused the prime minister of tinkering at the edges while faced with a prisons emergency caused by austerity. june kelly, bbc news. a vaccine to protect against chlamydia has passed initial safety tests. it is the first of its kind to enter human trials. experts say immunisation may be the best way to deal with the disease, which is the most

common sexually transmitted infection in the uk and can cause infertility in women. imperial college london, which carried out the tests, says further trials are needed. we'll be talking about it a bit later on breakfast. the leader of hong kong has warned that violent protests will push the city down a path of no return. carrie lam said the rule of law was being damaged and that the city's recovery from the pro—democracy demonstrations could take a long time. hong kong airport has reopened, after activists occupied it, but hundreds of flights have been cancelled. the uk can avoid severe disruption in the event of a no—deal brexit, according to the head of one of the uk's leading retailers. lord wolfson, who's the chief executive of next, says he believes the country is a long way from gridlock and chaos, and that the government's increased focus on contingency planning meant the uk was moving rapidly towards being well—prepa red. he's still hopeful a deal could be done before the 31st of october.

the vast majority of deals that i've donein the vast majority of deals that i've done in my life, if the deadline has been midnight, then the deal‘s been done at 11:55pm. the reality is very few deals get done long before the deadline, and people will negotiate right up to the wire. so i think we're going have to have nerz of steel, be prepared for both eventualities, deal and no deal deal, and make sure we make the best of which ever one of those outcomes that materialises. decontamination work is to start at the notre—dame cathedral in paris. several tonnes of lead sheeting melted when the famous landmark caught fire in april, so work to spread a gel which can absorb lead will begin today. there were fears that lead particles in the air could pose a risk to people in the city. if you're a fan of paddington bear, you might want to keep your eyes on your change over the next few weeks

because the royal mint is releasing some new coins featuring the character. look at them! oh my goodness! the 50p coins will be entering general circulation in the coming weeks and show paddington visiting the tower of london and st paul's cathedral. it follows the release of coins in 2018 to mark the 60th anniversary of the bear‘s creation. ijust i just love them! ijust love them! i think that's the design. you can't have coloured...” you can't have coloured... i thought it was a coloured 50p.|j you can't have coloured... i thought it was a coloured 50p. i don't know if that's possible, but they look lovely! let's one of those! if you find one in the next few weeks, send us find one in the next few weeks, send usa find one in the next few weeks, send us a picture. i'm going to hunt through the 50p draw. i haven't got 50p! good morning. andy murray is back! he's back but he got eaten!- least he is back! in his press

co nfe re nce least he is back! in his press conference afterwards he said those words, i'm back, i got beaten but the headline is i'm back, a huge step. andy murray was beaten on his return to singles tennis. the three—time grand slam champion lost to richard gasquet in straight sets at the cincinnati masters, his first singles match since having major hip surgery injanuary. he says he was disappointed to lose, but that's a good thing. murray taking things steady, and will only play doubles at the us 0pen later this month. there were a few surprises as eddiejones named his england squad for the rugby world cup. he's included the inexperienced pair lewis ludlam and ruaridh mcconnochie. mike brown and ben te'o miss out. the tournament starts in japan on the 20th september. jofra archer says he's 100% fit for the second ashes test which starts at lord's tomorrow, weather permitting, of course. archer's expected to take the place of fellow fast—bowlerjimmy anderson who picked up an injury in the first test. lots about him in the papers, which

i'll share with you in a moment. and anthonyjoshua's promoter eddie hearn has defended the decision to hold his rematch with andy ruinunior in saudi arabia. critics have highlighted the country's human rights record, but hearn says there is an obligation to grow the sport to new areas and regions. really controversial decision to go to saudi arabia. that's in the papers too. the amir khan fight lacked any atmosphere last month. but it paid quite a lot of cash. u nfortu nately but it paid quite a lot of cash. unfortunately that's what it's all about! shall we do some papers?” didn't understand! what have you got, steph? front pages, we are doing those, aren't we? you confused me with your strange language!” think he was being scottish!” me with your strange language!” think he was being scottish! i was talking rubbish! let's do the front

pages. the mail leads with the same story as us today, mps calling for a ban on using mobile phones hands—free whilst driving. it pictures boris johnson and his partner carrie symonds together at their first joint public engagement. that photo also features on the front of the times, which leads on the us saying it will enthusiastically back a no—deal brexit and work with the uk on sector—by—sector trade agreements. the guardian reports that the national grid experienced three blackout near misses in recent weeks before friday's power cut. it claims the the company has been aware of the potential for a wide—scale blackout for years. and the metro leads on a university banning the sale of burgers on campus to help tackle global warming. goldsmiths, university of london says it will remove all beef products from canteens and shops next month. interesting front page, isn't it? steph, you were having a good look at the front page of the ft?

this was a story that came out yesterday that's been picked up by the papers, facial recognition stop either the cameras that can basically recognise your face and see whether your... collect data on you and see how often you come to an area. king's cross in london is apparently using facial recognition and canary apparently using facial recognition and ca nary wharf apparently using facial recognition and canary wharf is considering following this. there's been a bit ofa following this. there's been a bit of a who ha about whether this is right or not, because it's obviously very big brother. watford? it says the cameras are for public security but it's not confirmed how long they keep the information for and what they use it for —— what for? it's got a lot of people talking about whether it's legally right. if you're someone that goes to that area, you're someone that goes to that area , you you're someone that goes to that area, you don't know what they're collecting about you and what they're doing. that's one of the stories that bubbling along. there's another one i want to tell you about

but it is too tiny to show up. this is about a pub which has decided... in worcester, they've decided because they want to give all their workers christmas day off, they have christmas day in the pub for all the regulars now. at the moment? all the people who live in the area and go to the pub for christmas have now had their christmas dinner. then, when it comes to christmas, they can close the pub for the day. that's quite nice actually. everyone gets christmas day off. landlord dave says, we don't open on christmas day and one of the regulars stroked about an early christmas party, so that's what we did. that's lovely! cheap crackers! cheap everything really! i want to talk about joffra archer, of course he was the world cup cricket hero, for england, but in the mirror, this is from his press conference , in the mirror, this is from his press conference, they're saying that after archer has warned england

not to expect miracles on his test debut when he plays for england in the ashes due to start tomorrow —— joffra archer has. they've said i can't promise a miracle, i'll do my best, i don't wa nt miracle, i'll do my best, i don't want to much pressure. interestingly the guardian said archer confident he can handle the pressure in the test. we need to level things up, don't we? exactly, which i think is hisjob. don't we? exactly, which i think is his job. we mentioned this in the papers, beefburgers, and goldsmiths university in london says it will remove all beef products from shops and cafe ‘s and students will say 10p levy on wattles of water and single use rustic cups when the term sta rts single use rustic cups when the term starts as pa rt single use rustic cups when the term starts as part of a drive by the university to become carbon neutral by 2025. they're not the only university to do this, cambridge university's catering services

haven't serve beef or lamb since 2015. who knew? talking of meat and food —based products, sprout drought. heard about that?m food —based products, sprout drought. heard about that? is issues with another vegetable, but carry on. cauliflower, they ran out of cauliflower yesterday!” on. cauliflower, they ran out of cauliflower yesterday! i had sprout two days ago. i don't think i've ever had sprout not around christmas. —— sprouts two days ago. i'm trying to be healthy! with my condition! with child! it seems to be affecting the whole family, sprouts, cauliflowers. and earlier we were talking about seagulls, won't we? thank you danielle, who folded this up for us

this morning. seagulls are costing councils thousands of pounds in gadgets to stop them from ripping open bean bags. a council in north wales have had handout bags to residents. they have bought 700 gull—proof bags to residents. guess how much they cost? £1. 12 quid! so it's costing a fortune. and we were chatting about the family earlier who were working on the recycling, andi who were working on the recycling, and i said oh, the bins must really smell. they said their bins don't stand. people actually bringing their bins into their home? bring your bin to work day? wow. and so

you're actually going to sniff a bin, live on air? excellent, see? everything happens here. so many reasons to watch breakfast today. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. you're missing out on the big bin sniff. good morning, everybody. this morning has a cooler start of the day. even cooler than yesterday, if you haven't yet stepped out. we will see some early morning sunshine and the forecast was a day is one of sunny spells and a few showers. last night we saw some heavy showers moving across parts of northern england. you can see in the satellite picture we've got a bit more cloud which has come in across the south—west. that's two was producing some rain lately. and there is a little bit of mist around southern scotland, that will lift. the are —— there are showers, though they are hit and miss. this i was

coming towards dorset eventually pull away, showers moving toward scotland. in northern ireland we are looking at a dry day with some sunny skies. temperatures 14 in the north to heiser 21 as we sweep down towards the south. now, through this evening and overnight there will still be some clear skies for a time. then, you can see this next area of low pressure coming our way and introducing the cloud and persistent rain. temperatures tonight still on the low side, in rural areas they will be reaching a low of three degrees, hme start tomorrow. dry and bright in the east tomorrow. dry and bright in the east to start with on wednesday, then a system to start with on wednesday, then a syste m co m es to start with on wednesday, then a system comes in from the west and south—west and across scotland, too, we'll have some rain coming in. we also have rain coming in across northern ireland which will be thundery. also thunder across parts of northern scotland. temperatures

at this stage in august are a bit on the disappointing side. we're at 14 in the north to 20 in cardiff. moving onto thursday into friday, thursday we have a ridge of high pressure a cross thursday we have a ridge of high pressure across us. thursday we have a ridge of high pressure across us. friday we have this area of low pressure. so thursday is a quieter day. we lose the rain first thing in the morning from saturn, then we see some sunshine, some bright spells, just a few showers knocking around in temperatures 14 in the north to 22 as we pushed down towards the south. but it's on friday that we start to see this low pressure really showing its hand and it's showing its hand in the shape of all this rain coming in from the west, pushing east again, there will be strengthening winds accompanying this. temperatures 15—19. so, what about the weekend? there is still a lot of uncertainty about the placement of some rain this weekend. now, we still have our low pressure with us,

you can see all the isobars and another area of low pressure connected to this one moving across our shores. so what i can tell you about this weekend is it is going to be wet and windy. we will firm the details down to you as we go through the rest of this week. thank you. details down to you as we go through the rest of this week. thank youm feels very autumnal this morning, doesn't it? we'll see you later. it's 21 minutes past six. 0utrage and intrigue continues to surround the apparent suicide of the financierjeffrey epstein, who was facing sex trafficking and conspiracy charges. the us attorney has condemned what he called serious irregularities at the new yorkjail, where he was found dead in his cell on saturday. let's get more on this story from criminal defence lawyer deborah blum, who's worked at the jail and is in new york. thank you so much for coming on the programme and giving us a bit more detail about this. interesting comments from the us attorney general. what do we know about the circumstances surrounding jeffrey epstein's death? well, the

circumstances are certainly — violate the bureau of prisons protocol. jeffrey epstein as we know was on suicide watch two weeks prior to this damp. here was supposed to have been monitored every 30 minutes and we've learned as this unfolded that here was not check in on for a couple of hours prior to this death —— checked. there is certainly a major problem that is occurring in the usjail system. there are hundreds of deaths by suicide each and every year. it's questionable whether this was an actual suicide, but the conditions in the federal prisons, and the state prisons really are deplorable. where jeffrey epstein was held was a pre—trial facility, and were supposed to have the presumption of innocence in the united dates and the inmates should be kept alive while they're in jail. so we really will see where the fbi investigation leads and the attorney

general‘s investigation leads to, if it provides us with any answers. but people need to focus on the fact that ourjail people need to focus on the fact that our jail system here people need to focus on the fact that ourjail system here is failing our american population. you said you'd worked in thatjail before. you talked about some of the conditions. it's been a facility that has held some really high profile prisoners over the years, the drugging being el chapo and matthew boss as well. —— drug kingpin. so they should be used to hosting high profile prisoners, shouldn't they? absolutely. and here's the question, wasjeffrey epstein led off —— let off suicide watch so quickly? typically the warding couldn't make judgement calls, he didn't have another cellmate, some former wardens have come out and said that's acceptable that he didn't have a cellmate who maybe could have stepped in to stop his suicide, but the former wardens have also said that the bureau of

prisons have a lot of questions to a nswer prisons have a lot of questions to answer here because he should have been watched. this is a high—profile inmate, the jail is used to servicing high profile inmates and it's really a huge question of how they could let this happen. i visited this tale, i'd visited other federal prisons. i don't necessarily observe a shortage of guards. so i don't know how this happened, i don't know how this happened, i don't always see the guards doing the right thing was not like anything else, there are good ones and bad ones. sometimes your clients are supposed to receive medication and they don't get it. there are deplorable conditions. they don't get the food they are supposed to have, they don't get phone calls they are supposed to receive, the legal library that they have access to is very limited. if you go to the attorney visiting room with your client, you see that the computers are maybe from 1985, so you can't really review materials with your

client and the bureau of prisons make things very difficult. you talk about some of the conspiracy theories, and there are a lot of them out there. i think hashtag epstein murder was trending after the news came out and even the president retweeted a conspiracy theory. just because he is the first —— president, doesn't mean that he can't have his first amendment rights of free speech. but he certainly shouldn't be retweeted in conspiracy theories. i do think there is possibly something there. this should not have happened and for such a high profile inmate, for this to happen really calls into question how an inmate who was previously on suicide watch was able to ta ke previously on suicide watch was able to take his own life, if he did take his own life. 0k. and we know a lot of other high profile individuals, their names have been coming out,

their names have been coming out, thejudge assigned their names have been coming out, the judge assigned to that case unseal documentation that talked about royalty from other countries, other powerful man in this country, the eggs in the case to lane maxwell, so, really, a lot of people's names were coming out. attorney general byers said that they aren't going to stop investigating, they will use a search warrant of his island home recently and we will see where this and is. it's keep going into we see other people charged. deborah blum, thank you very much. thank you for coming onto bbc wreck first. —— brea kfast. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. still to come this morning: could opening up more of britain's countryside footpaths to cyclists

help improve relations between riders and other users? tim muffett is in a forest near wrexham for us this morning to find out more. morning, tim. it looks beautiful there. good morning. iam it looks beautiful there. good morning. i am just to the west of wrexham stop we are on the one planet mountain bike centre. it's a great home to off—road cyclists. planet mountain bike centre. it's a great home to off-road cyclists. but there are renewed calls for more cyclists in different parts of the uk -- cyclists in different parts of the uk —— renewed calls for different rules. it is different in england and scotland and wales. so according to the welsh government, if those new suggestions are taken on, that will mean better access for cyclists. and later will be talking about some issues regarding cycling outdoors. now, the news, travel and weather where you are this morning.

good morning from bbc london, i'm geeta pendse. the family of a young man from crawley, killed instantly as he tried to cross a railway track, are campaigning for better signs at stations. carl klimaytys was heading home following a christmas night out in brighton when he chose to walk to another platform over the line and was killed instantly. his parents say if he'd known there was a live rail he would never have crossed. ijust want i just want people to think, ijust want people to think, look, make sure it's safe. i wasn't aware of the full dangers. if he knew there was a live rail there, he would never have crossed. a group of around 200 decendents of german jewish refugees, who arrived in london in the 1930s and 40s, are challenging the german government's refusal to grant them citizenship. it includes people like jacqueline, who was excluded because she was adopted. the group are calling on the german

government to change the law. we are being told our blood is in german enough. i'm sure any modern day german would not want to support that view, and yet the legislation still does. i feel very sorry that she has two go through that unnecessary, in my opinion, horrible thing. buses and trams in croydon in south london will be out of action for almost two weeks at the end of this month. it's all down to work to upgrade tracks, bridges and roads in the area. there'll be a reduced service on some routes, while others won't be running at all. transport for london says it will mean less closures in future. let's take a look at the travel situation now. there's a good service on the tubes this morning. a look at the cameras — in dagenham traffic is building on the a13 into town through the goresbrook interchange. and in vauxhall, two lanes are closed for roadworks on south lambeth road southbound.

now the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. for today, good morning. fortoday, some respite. we'll have a brief break from those unsettled conditions we've been experiencing today. it should stay dry. there is a little bit of patchy cloud but plenty of lengthy, sunny spells and the temperatures as a result feeling a little bit warmer. we're looking at a maximum of 21 celsius, maybe one or two spots to 22. quite a pleasant evening as well with the sun sign and then overnight, at least for the first part, it is dry and it's clear. but then our next low pressure system heads in our direction. cloud spreading into the early hours of tomorrow morning

ahead of some heavier and persistent rain. the minimum temperature, not quite as chilly as last may, 11 or 12 celsius. that rain spreads to the course of wednesday, it is going to be rather wet, great breezy to and asa be rather wet, great breezy to and as a result the temperature in the high teens at best. but then another ridge of high pressure builds in so we will get some sunshine, temperatures making a recovery. then our next low pressure system bringing wet and windy weather for friday and the weekend. i am back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half—an—hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. now it's back to louise and dan. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with louise minchin and dan walker. we'll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment, but also on breakfast this morning: as the first ever vaccine to protect against the sexually transmitted infection chlamydia passes safety tests, we'll talk about what it could mean for the future. we'll reveal live on breakfast the three new sports that will become part of the commonwealth games from 2022. that's after 8:30am. and we'll meet errollyn wallen, the first black female composer to have her work played at the proms. she's been commissioned to write a new piece for this year's season.

good morning. here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news: drivers could be banned from using hands—free mobile phones in england and wales, a group of mps has suggested. the commons transport committee warns current laws are giving the misleading impression that the devices are safe to use. it says using technology such as car speakerphones or bluetooth headsets can create the same crash risks as holding a phone. one of president trump's most senior advisers has said the uk will be at the front of the queue for a trade deal with america after brexit. john bolton, the national security adviser, said the deal could be agreed sector—by—sector so it could be introduced more quickly. he added the us would enthusiastically back leaving the eu without a deal if that was what the british government chose to do. the government says it's planning to spend an extra £100 million on security in prisons in england and wales.

it's the latest in a series of pledges of money for the criminal justice system which have been made since boris johnson became prime minister. the measures will include airport—style security to clamp down on drugs, weapons and mobile phones being smuggled in. labour said the plans fell woefully short of what was needed. a vaccine to protect against chlamydia has passed initial safety tests. it's the first of its kind to enter human trials. experts say immunisation may be the best way to deal with the disease, which is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the uk and can cause infertility in women. imperial college london, which carried out the tests, says further trials are needed. the leader of hong kong has warned violent protests the leader of hong kong has warned viole nt protests could the leader of hong kong has warned violent protests could push the city down a path of no return. carrie lam said the rule of law was being damaged and the city's

recovery from the pro—democracy demonstrations could take a long time. meanwhile, hong kong airport has reopened after activists occupied it, but more than 200 flights have been cancelled. a small number of protesters remain. this week it's the 50th anniversary anniversary of the legendary woodstock festival, and for one couple it meant being immortalised on the cover of the official album. this image of bobbi and nick ercoline became one of the defining symbols of the festival. now, half a century later, the couple, who are still married, have returned. the pair, who are now both 70, have relived the moment that picture was taken. and of course they have a copy of the original on their wall, a reminder of how their love came to represent the spirit of woodstock. not quite a reunited story but reunited with a place. those two

stories, yesterday reunited 60 years on after the berlin wall. doesn't look like a very nice coach... a hug isa hug! look like a very nice coach... a hug is a hug! it is when you're posing! 50 yea rs is a hug! it is when you're posing! 50 years ago it was a natural hug. could you pose! i think we should recreate it on the sofa this morning, how awkward would you feel? extremely! we don't hug! when you watch other people hugging it's the best ever! i have a mate going in with the shoulder, not even full frontal! this is getting worse the more i talk about it! i'm enjoying it, ithink more i talk about it! i'm enjoying it, i think you should keep going and we should take a picture! someone came into do a press picture of louise and i they said... can you hug or something and we said in unison: we don't touch! without any

kind of negotiation... wejust sit too close. it's the rules! we are very friendly with each other!” love it! actually what happens is i nudge him often by mistake and he does this! notice, everyone at home, if we take a picture of the sofa on purpose i put my arm around dan to make him feel awkward on purpose!” put my arm around dan to make him feel awkward on purpose! i don't wa nt to feel awkward on purpose! i don't want to invade your personal space! i invade yours all the time! very unfair! andy murray says he was disappointed to lose on his return to singles tennis, but that disappointment is a good thing as he continues what looks to be a miraculous comeback from major hip surgery. he says he's taking things slowly, and will only play doubles at the us 0pen later this month after losing to richard gasquet in cincinnati. marc edwards reports. it's been a long seven months for andy murray. the former world number one was finally back where he belongs, playing singles. 0pposite him three time grand slam semifinalist richard gasquet a.

plenty of nerves, plenty of rustiness and the worst possible start for murray. first point double fault and broken in his first game. it was a first set that followed logic more than fairytale. murray's french opponent, former world number seven, wasn't in the mood for favours or losing to a guy thatjust had hip surgery. 6—4 to gasquet. the third set, he wheeled off some sumptuous shots to show the cincinnati crowd encouragement on his comeback. a more hardfought set, yes, but same result. ultimately it wasn't to be with gasquet proving too strong, too, 6—4. disappointment in relief but pain—free with a smile on his face, welcome back, sir andy. i was always worried, what would i do with myself without tennis? but actually, once i got rid of the pain i realised i didn't need teunissen. tennis wasn't the most important

thing for me. i'm obviously happy to be back playing. you know, thought it may be would have changed my perspective completely on things but i'm sitting here disappointed, which i think is probably a good thing. eddiejones had a few tricks up his sleeve when he named his england squad for next months rugby world cup. uncapped bath wing ruaridh mcconnochie earned a shock call—up. he only switched from the shorter sevens form of the game a year ago. another surprise is northampton's lewis ludlam. his rise has been similarly meteoric, joining the training squad for the first time injune. in terms of who missed out, there's no place for the former joint—captain dylan hartley, which means 0wen farrell will take sole charge in japan. and perhaps the biggest omission is worcester‘s ben te'o, who was involved in an off—field incident with harlequin's mike brown at a training camp in italy. brown also misses out. we've been watching him closely

through the club season, i was impressed by him. 0nce through the club season, i was impressed by him. once he came in the camp he cemented our impression of him. and lewis absolutely came from nowhere. you know, we've been watching him in club drug, he'd done particularly well. and, again, we'd thought we'd roll the dice and bring him into the camp to see what he could offer —— club rugby. there's a huge setback for wales. they feared the worst when first choice fly—half gareth anscombe limped off at twickenham on sunday, and today they've confirmed that he's damaged knee ligaments and is definitely out of the world cup. this time tomorrow we'll be getting very excited about the second ashes test and jofra archer's declared himself 100% fit to play at lord's. he's expected to play instead of fellow fast—bowlerjimmy anderson who picked up an injury in the first test. it would be archer's first test cap having excelled in one—day cricket

so far for england. and he's responded to the australian head coach justin langer, who's questioned if he has the endurance for the longer form of the game. i thinkjustin langer‘s not seen me play first—class cricket. are usually bowled 40 overs every game anyway, so i think he has another thing coming —— are usually bowl. —— i usually bowl. anthonyjoshua's promoter eddie hearn has defended the decision to hold his rematch with andy ruinunior in saudi arabia. it had been rumoured that the fight would take place in either cardiff or new york. critics have highlighted the country's human rights record, and questioned whether such a high profile bout should be held there. but hearn says there is an obligation to grow the sport to new areas and regions. i'm just one of every promoter that's tried to land a mega fight in this region. i'm just the first one to do it, so the stick comes with that but we made a decision this was a big moment for the sport of boxing and this was an iconic fight that will go down in history, and we are excited to stage it in saudi arabia

on december the seventh. a tricky decision stop either gone where the money has gone. —— a tricky decision stop either a gone where the money has gone. —— a tricky decision. they've gone where the money has gone. a vaccine to protect against chlamydia has passed initial safety tests. experts say immunisation may be the best way to deal with the disease, which is the most common sti in the uk. it's thought! in 10 young people who are sexually active have the bacterial infection. chlamydia often shows no symptoms and if left untreated can lead to infertility. joining us from london is the co—author of this new study is professor robin shattock. good morning and thanks forjoining us. tell us a bit about what you've done and what you found. this is really a watershed moment in that we've taken this vaccine into human testing for the first time. it's not before time that we started to develop a vaccine that may be able to prevent this infectious disease.

that's the first time, so when might it, for example, be rolled out? it someway always with this. this is the first step —— it's some way. we've shown the immunity. the next step will be to test it in what we call an efficacy trial to see if in the wider population it prevents infection. we hope that will start in 12-18 infection. we hope that will start in 12—18 months and take about two yea rs, in 12—18 months and take about two years, and if all goes well it will be widely available in about 5— seven yea rs. give us an idea of the impact chlamydia has on the population. well, as you recognise, it's the most frequently sexually—tra nsmitted infection, and the consequences of that are that it can cause infertility. it's responsible for about 29% of what's called tubal infertility, and by having a vaccine that can prevent infection we stop

that can prevent infection we stop that dad in the water. we hope that the vaccine will be available and effective, but this is the first of its kind so we also looking for new investment for other candidates to be brought into clinical testing so we have the best chance of getting a fully protective vaccine. other candidates, what do you mean? this is the first shot at goal with this strategy where developing. we'd like to other vaccines in the pipeline that could be tested so we maximise the chances of success. —— to see other. this requires additional investment. 0ne additional investment. one of the problems is people with chlamydia often don't know, do they? there's two aspects. chlamydia infection often is without symptoms and seven out of ten women who have it are unaware. and also chlamydia is very treatable with antibiotics but each time you get treated you

can be at risk of repeated infection, and its repeated cycles of infection increasing your chances of infection increasing your chances of complications later in life. briefly, if women were vaccinated, what kind of age would you be talking about? ideally this would be rolled out alongside the papilloma vaccine because it would target the same age range, but we hope it would be available to all women because they remain susceptible to chlamydia infection. robin shattock, thank you for talking to us. you've already said this morning it feels quite autumnal. carol warned it would be colder and it is. she knows what she's talking about, doesn't she? let's see if she can continue that trend! good morning to you both. it is a cooler start than it was yesterday. you can see some lovely, clear skies this morning. this was sent in by one of our

weather watchers. thank you, tim. now, as we go through the course of today we're looking at a mixture of sunny spells, some bride spells meaning at times there will be a bit more cloud around and a few showers. we've seen some heavy showers through the night across parts of northern england and we will still have some this morning. the other area of cloud coming in across the south—west. that to this morning is producing some rain before that eventually moves away. and through the day will see one or two isolated showers develop. but many of us will mist them altogether. we'll have a dry day with lengthy, sunny spells. temperature is getting a size 21 in the sunshine in london and 14 in stornoway. by the end of the afternoon you will notice a lot more cloud coming in across cornwall ahead of this system. this is our next area of pressure coming our way. though overnight tonight it sta rts way. though overnight tonight it starts to advance in my heavy rain coming, you can see the cloud

building ahead of it and temperature—wise, under the cloud we are staying in double figures. clear skies for the east. again, it will bea skies for the east. again, it will be a cooler night and in rural areas, the temperature will be about two or three degrees. that will be a shock to the system! so starting off ona shock to the system! so starting off on a sunny note but it won't be long before the cloud comes in from the west and brings rain with it. particularly gusty winds around the south—west as it approaches the english channel tomorrow. now, at the same time we have another band of rain coming in across scotland and northern ireland, and some of that could also be thundery. and this doesn't make it through to the east until later in the day. tomorrow will feel cooler than today. so over the course of thursday you can see that we've got a ridge of high pressure coming in. that settled things down, but waiting in the winds we have our next area of low pressure, too. eventually the rain from wednesday clears from shetland on thursday, even once again, a dry day with some

sunshine. you can see how we are flopping between the dry and wet days. one or two dry days with highs of up to 22. as we move from thursday to friday, all this rain comes in and we are also going to have strengthening wind accompanying the rain. as a result, the temperatures will be lower. and as we head into the weekend, well, it's looking wet and windy. again? carol! steph is with us today with some magnificently bright shoes on, talking about... not spending my life and five years, when i can't be on the factory floor in five years, i make sure i do hi viz shoes. you we re i make sure i do hi viz shoes. you were talking about the high street? 0ne were talking about the high street? one of the big controversies around is about business rates. 0h, let me tell you what is going on. —— so. we've spoken a lot about the high

street on breakfast and what changes individual retailers want to see. today almost 50 of them have come together with a joint plea to the government. they're a type of tax that companies pay to local councils on any physical spaces they operate from. places like offices, warehouses and, of course, shops. retailers think they are unfair because their biggest rivals — online companies — don't have to pay them. today, a group of competing retailers have come together to call on the government to make some changes. i'm joined by one of them: richard walker, the managing director of iceland foods, who is in our london newsroom. thank you forjoining us this morning. just give us a flavour than of why you think, as the boss of iceland, using this is such a problem? since we began almost 50 yea rs problem? since we began almost 50 years ago, this taxation was is an outdated victorian taxation because it only taxes bricks and mortar outlets, it doesn't take into perspective the whole economy, that has only gone up and up and up. we

pay £40 million a year. am is on have paid about the same moment —— amazon have paid the same amount in ten yea rs amazon have paid the same amount in ten years on corporation tax. we have paid almost £1.5 billion over the last five years, and a part of that, but i would like a level playing field where the biggest online giants, some of the biggest companies in the world, are not able to hitch a free ride. the government has announced it would like to bring ina digitaltax has announced it would like to bring in a digital tax for online companies. and also in the last few years, the government has announced extra financial support for retailers, it has cut business rates, it has increased business rates relief plus it has conducted a review and found no consensus on what to replace business rates relief with — what more do you want from them? well they had to raise about £400 million. we paid almost 10% of that at the moment in our business rates bill. so it is nowhere near enough to level the playing field. secondly, to give relief to small businesses is a welcome move, a good move. but that will generally help ke ba bs move. but that will generally help kebabs shops, corner shops and the

like. it won't really help the volume ofjobs like. it won't really help the volume of jobs and job like. it won't really help the volume ofjobs and job losses that we are seeing and you only have to open a newspaper every day to see another high street name. our business rates really making a big impact? you say £40 million you spend on them, how does that compare to the money you make? yeah, it is a significant amount. it accounts for well over half of our tax bill. but compared to how much you make, what percentage? in terms of cash, we make around £150 million a year, so it is pretty significant and is one of many headwinds that retailers face. which, you know, we operate in a competitive market and that is how it is. but at a time when the new administration wants to dramatically boost the economy and put together a serious economic package in the autumn, this could be a great opportunity to do so. you mention competition, and this is a competitive sector, why have you join forces with your competition

for this? i know. it is unusual because normally we wake up and want to go to war with each other. but i think it's testament to the scale of the problem and the fact that we know that systemic change is required. we can't solve this on our own and immerse the bse puts together some good short—term solutions in terms of pausing business rate increases for example, what we need is a major overhaul of the business rate system to account for the likes of online retailers as well as bricks and mortar. and then well as bricks and mortar. and then we may see the decline of the high street, and everyone should care about that not because ofjob losses but because of communities where the high street is abased up and down the country. —— are most the brc. isn't this a bigger issue for landlords? they usually take the biggest hit from business rates. what do you make of that? it depends if the properties occupied or not, we

certainly take the hit and whether that we occupy the shops. although va ca ncy that we occupy the shops. although vacancy rates that we occupy the shops. although vacancy rates are that we occupy the shops. although vacancy rates are going up so i would argue for a more equitable system and we've certainly seen lower va ca ncy rates. system and we've certainly seen lower vacancy rates. we need —— we certainly need lower vacancy rates. do you think the prime minister will listen here? it is pretty unprecedented. if the business leaders from across the retail sector, it is a problem. and we all have sinned the decline of our high streets. we are different, where opening 50 stores a year at the moment but nevertheless we are finding it very tough out there and i think it's testament to just how tough it is. so i hope this will make them sit up and also, its a very opportunistic time when they're looking together to put together to put this economic package and turbocharge the economy post brexit. thank you richard walker, the

managing director of iceland, trying to convince the government to change business rates. iam i am sitting next to somebody else for a breath of fresh air. lots of us love getting out into the fresh air but is it leading to more tension between those who like a good walk and those who love getting on their bike? the charity cycling uk says confusion about who can use certain paths and trails is the main cause and is calling for reform of access legislation. tim muffett is in llandegla forest for us this morning to find out more. morning, tim. deliberate acts of sabotage photographed and shared by cyclists, disruptive and dangerous. simon jones discovered. someone had placed some cut down trees, got the bike halfway across, and the middle section of the bike court on the saplings. it brought me down and i hit my head. the next thing i remember after that was waking up in east re: hospital and someone telling me that i'd had a stroke and

that i was paralysed down one side. 0ff—road cycling typically happens without incident. but according to a survey of more than 11,000 people two years ago, almost a third witnessed some form of sabotage to a bike trail. the cycling uk research also found 40% of those surveyed said they experienced verbal altercations with non— cyclists. pa rt altercations with non— cyclists. part of the problem is confusion as to where you are and where you aren't allowed to cycle. it gets complicated. the upper derwent valley in the peak district national park where esther hobson love the cycle of road. you can cycle on this in england. so you can cycle off right away is, you can cycle on roads, obviously, and on some old—fashioned byways that used to be roads stopped officially in england,

your not — you haven't got the right to cycle on footpaths. just around the corner, esther and other members of the peak district mountain biking group have to continue on foot. you're not allowed to cycle on this bit here? it's crazy because it's actually a really good place to write. it's safe for families to ride with their young children. it's a complicated situation because the bridleways are historical, so they might have been old packhorse routes or they might have just been the way the maps were setup. or they might have just been the way the maps were set up. this is confusing, isn't it? it's as public right away and put part, so can you cycle here or not? this is exactly the problem we've got. you come up to it, you think you're on a footpath, you're not sure whether you're on a brighter way and this causes conflict. in scotland, open access causes conflict. in scotland, open a ccess was causes conflict. in scotland, open access was minsky closed and ride on most footpaths in most rural areas. there was government has announced its proposing to open up more of its footpaths cyclists. in northern ireland, there are far fewer rights

than either wales or england's and the political stalemate there means that's unlikely to change soon. 0ne activity, four different sets of rules, depending on where in the uk you live. and this morning i'm out the 0neplanet by centre. here in wales, the government is planning to open up the government is planning to open up more footpaths to cyclists. so would be easier, potentially to have access to more bases. not everybody thinks this is a great idea. the ramblers association says it wants a clear code of responsible behaviour introduced and the many footpaths are not suitable for use by cyclists and walkers. and the country land and walkers. and the country land and business associations that opening up footpaths to cyclists could cause a range of safety issues. so clearly it's a fairly controversial decision, more to discuss later on in the programme. for now, i'll leave you to the skills of the offered cyclists here

this morning as we cut up to the news, travel and weather where you are. “— news, travel and weather where you are. —— catch up. good morning from bbc london, i'm geeta pendse. the family of a young man from crawley killed instantly as he tried to cross a railway track are campaigning for better signs at stations. carl klimaytys was heading home following a christmas night out in brighton when he chose to walk to another platform over the line and was killed instantly. his parents say if he'd known there was a live rail he would never have crossed. ijust want people to think, look, make sure it's safe. i wasn't aware of the full dangers. i don't think he was aware of the full dangers. my wife, myself and i were under the full impression that if he was aware there was a live rail there, he would never have crossed. a group of around 200 descendents of german jewish refugees, who arrived in london in the 1930s and ‘40s, are challenging the german government's refusal to grant them citizenship. it includes people like jacqueline, who was excluded because she was adopted.

the group are calling on the german government to change the law. we are being told our blood isn't german enough. and i'm sure that any modern day german would not want to support that view, and yet the legislation still does. i feel very sorry that she has to go through that unnecessary, in my opinion — why not she? buses and trams in croydon in south london will be out of action for almost two weeks at the end of this month. it's all down to work to upgrade tracks, bridges and roads in the area. there'll be a reduced service on some routes, while others won't be running at all. transport for london says it will mean less closures in future. let's take a look at the travel situation now. there's a good service on the tubes this morning. a look at the cameras. in dagenham, traffic is building on the a13 into town through the goresbrook interchange.

and in vauxhall, two lanes are closed for roadworks on south lambeth road southbound. now the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. for today, some respite. we'll have a brief break from those unsettled conditions we've been experiencing today. sunny spells and yes, it should stay dry. there is a little bit of patchy cloud but plenty of lengthy, sunny spells and the temperatures as a result feeling a little bit warmer. we're looking at a maximum of 21 celsius, maybe one or two spots up to 22. quite a pleasant evening as well with the sunshine and then overnight, at least for the first part, it is dry and it's clear. but then our next low pressure system heads in our direction. cloud spreading into the early hours of tomorrow morning ahead of some heavier and persistent rain. the minimum temperature, not quite as chilly as last may, 11 or 12 celsius. that rain spreads to the course of wednesday, it is going to be

rather wet, great breezy to and as a result the temperature in the high teens at best. but then another ridge of high pressure builds in so we will get some sunshine, temperatures making a recovery. then our next low pressure system bringing wet and windy weather for friday and the weekend. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half—an—hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. now though it's back to louise and dan. bye for now.

good morning. welcome to breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. 0ur headlines today: calls to ban drivers using their mobiles hands—free. a group of mps says it's just as dangerous as using your phone behind the wheel. first in line for a trade deal with the us. one of president trump's closest advisors says america will back the uk after brexit. £100 million to boost security in prisons, but critics say the cash willjust tinker around the edges of the problem. retail rivals come together to warn the government. bosses from some of the biggest shops in the country call for fundamental changes to business rates in order to save the high street. in sport, beaten but at least he's back. andy murray loses on his return to singles tennis in cincinnati. he's taking things slowly and will only play doubles at the us 0pen. good morning. its a chillier start

to the day than we'd expect at this time of year but for many of us, aid will be dry with sunshine. there are some showers in the forecast and i'll tell you where in 15 minutes. good morning. it's tuesday 13th august. our top story: drivers could be banned from using hands—free mobile phones in england and wales, a group of mps has suggested. the commons transport committee warns current laws are giving the misleading impression that the devices are safe to use. it comes after a steady rise in the number of deaths and serious injuries in accidents involving drivers using phones at the wheel. 0ur transport correspondent tom burridge reports. use your phone at the wheel and you can get a £200 fine and six points on your licence. the government toughened the law two years ago, but in a report out today, mps on the transport select committee say it's still an insufficient deterrent. the number of people killed or seriously injured in an accident where a driver was using a phone has

been rising steadily in recent years. in 2009, 15 people were killed in accidents where a driver was using a phone. four years later, that figure had risen to 26. and by 2017, 43 people had died in accidents involving a phone. today's report by mps say police are not enforcing the law. the number of penalties issued in the past eight years has fallen by two—thirds. so the mps want the government to consider banning all use of phones at the wheel even on hands—free, and they say the law should be simplified so there's not a possible defence for those typing at the wheel while not receiving or sending data, as is currently the case today. tom burridge, bbc news. one of president trump's most senior advisers has said the uk will be at the front of the queue for a trade deal with america after brexit. john bolton, the national security adviser, said the deal could be agreed sector by sector so it could be introduced more quickly.

0ur reporter andy moore is outside the foreign office. good morning to you. how significant is this? well, quite an interesting statement from john bolton, a key member of mr trump's administration. he's here on a two—day visit and yesterday he met the prime minister, mrjohnson, at number 10 downing st and unusually no cameras to film the handshake before the meeting and unusually no cameras to record his comments afterwards. but he did say some very comments afterwards. but he did say some very interesting things to reporters. he said he and mr trump we re reporters. he said he and mr trump were leavers before there were leavers and if written decided to go for a no—deal brexit than he was with the uk all the way enthusiastically —— if britain. he said if there was a sector—by—sector agreement where you started with the low hanging fruit, say, the manufacturing sector, then the difficult stuff, financial and agricultural sectors could follow on

after that. he said some pretty nasty things about what he called the european elites, the european senior leaders. he said they treated the voters like peasants, and if the peasants gave the wrong answer in a vote, then they kept on asking the same question until they got it right. jeremy corbyn said the fact the uk was rolling out the red carpet for the most hawkish member of the us administration showed how much mr johnson's uk was in hock to mr trump's usa. thank you very much. thank you. an extra £100 million is to be spent on improving security in prisons in england and wales. the government says it wants to introduce airport—style security like x—ray scanners and metal detectors in more jails. it's the latest in a series of pledges of money for the criminal justice system which have been made since borisjohnson became prime minister. our home affairs correspondent june kelly has the story. leeds prison — it's not

a top securityjail, but like others, it's had a big problem with violence, caused by drugs which are smuggled in. in the last year, new measures have been introduced here and at other jails to try to crack down on this crime behind bars. airport—style security is in place, including x—ray scanners and metal detectors. right, the scanner‘s going to start... now there are plans to do the same with prisons across the country. the latest in a series of government pledges of money for the criminaljustice system. this is part of a package of measures that have been announced in recent days, you've got 20,000 extra police, you've seen £2.5 billion invested in 10,000 new prison places and we've seen this announcement about improving security. taken together, these represent a really strong commitment to law and order. there will also be more technology to detect and block mobile phones. they're supposed to be banned. spice in a jailhouse! footage like this of a prisoner high

on drugs was filmed on a mobile. it's shameful that prisons have deteriorated so badly that they've become centres of crime and violence and drugs. and now the government has to pour good money after bad to try and solve a problem that they have created. and labour accused the prime minister of tinkering at the edges while faced with a prisons emergency caused by austerity. june kelly, bbc news. a vaccine to protect against chlamydia has passed we shall be speaking to the chairman of the prison governors association injusta of the prison governors association injust a few of the prison governors association in just a few minutes for you with more on that story —— prison governors' association. a vaccine to protect against chlamydia has passed initial safety tests. it is the first of its kind to enter human trials. experts say immunisation may be the best way to deal with the disease. imperial college london, which carried out the tests, says further trials are needed.

if left untreated chlamydia can cause infertility in women. it's the most frequently transmitted sexually—transmitted infection, and the consequences of that is that it can cause infertility. it's responsible for about 29% of what's called tubal infertility, and by having a vaccine that can prevent infection we really stop dead in the water. the uk can avoid severe disruption in the event of a no—deal brexit, according to the head of one of the uk's leading retailers. lord wolfson, who's the chief executive of next, says he believes the country is a long way from gridlock and chaos, and that the government's increased focus on contingency planning meant the uk was moving rapidly towards being well—prepa red. he's still hopeful a deal could be done before the 31st of october. the vast majority of deals that i've done in my life, if the deadline has been midnight, then the deal‘s been done at 11:55pm. the reality is very few deals get done long before the deadline,

and people will negotiate right up to the wire. so i think we're going have to have nerves of steel, be prepared for both eventualities, deal and no—deal, and make sure we make the best of which ever one of those outcomes that materialises. decontamination work is to start at the notre dame cathedral in paris. several tonnes of lead sheeting melted when the famous landmark caught fire in april, so work to spread a gel which can absorb lead will begin today. there were fears that lead particles in the air could pose a risk to people in the city. if you're a fan of paddington bear, you might want to keep your eyes on your loose change over the next few weeks because the royal mint is releasing some new coins featuring the character. the 50p coins will be entering general circulation in the coming weeks and show paddington visiting the tower of london and st paul's

cathedral. it follows the release of coins in 2018 to mark the 60th anniversary of the bear‘s creation. that's what it would look like if there was a colour coin. look out for them because they look absolutely lovely! 7:10am. hello! a big pause! borisjohnson's government has today promised yet more money to get tough on crime. he's announced £100 million of investment to put towards security in prisons. to talk to us about how this money could be best spent is the president of the prison governors association, andrea albutt, who's in gower. thank you very much coming on and sharing some of your thoughts on this story this morning. can i ask first of all, were you surprised by this announcement? were you consulted on it? well, we had been calling for

airport—style security and body scanners for a number of years, so we we re scanners for a number of years, so we were aware that hmp pps wanted more money in order to put this in our prisons, so where absolutely delighted. i've heard this kind of campaign before and a lot of these aren't new ideas. is it a case it's taken a really long time to implement these plans, which you've been backing for a while? yeah, because we've had a decade of austerity in our prisons and the organised crime groups have managed to implement our prisons, fill them full of drugs and we haven't been able to combat that so once you get technology like this we'll be able to reduce the level of drugs in our prisons. give us an idea, is drugs the major problem in prisons and how easyis the major problem in prisons and how easy is it for it to get in? is it largely through the front gates? easy is it for it to get in? is it largely through the front gate57m is. an absolute driver of violence in our prisons. it causes debt, bullying and intimidation. if you look at the present safety

statistics over recent years, month on month a hit record highs. violence prison on prison, violence prison on staff —— prisoner on prisoner. we've got high levels of suicide and very high levels of self—harm, and this is all linked to drugs and they do generally come through the kind of front gate, whether that be corrupt staff, visitors, prisoners, and it's a real honourable area. hopefully this will reduce that. 100 million sounds like a lot of money, i know you're welcoming that money this morning, but i wonder how far that money will go and will that cover not only the new technology required but also i'd imagine the infrastructure that would need to go around that, including the staffing costs? yeah, this can't be one of. we need recurring money. it isn'tjust around the staff to run the kit —— one off. it's around the technology giving us a rich source of security, so we need to beef up our security

departments in prisons to identify the key players in the prisons. we also need wraparound services and when you stop a source of drugs coming intoa when you stop a source of drugs coming into a prison, initially you'll get increased instability because the cost of drugs, because there's fewer, will be more expensive and prisoners will be taxed and there is greater debt so it can cause instability and we need sufficient staff and resilience to deal with that. and also when you're taking away drugs, you need really good services for prisoners to help them come off their drug addiction. that's what i wanted to ask you about, because we've seen a number of prison staff protesting against violence and i don't know how long that period would be, but if you reduced the flow of drugs into prison, don't feel i'm saying that's not a good idea, but if you reduce that flow into prisons, then there would be i'd imagine an escalation in those sorts of problems within the facility? yeah, there would be, and that's

what i'm saying, we need sufficient staff resilience and resource to deal with that. if that was... and whether or not the £100 million would deal with that. that's a question which i'm sure we'll get to if it does come through to that money being £100 million. do you feel, from your knowledge, if we were to close the capability of drugs coming in through the front gates, which is what you say is the main way of them coming in, would criminals find a different way of supplying those drugs to prisons? that's the battle we have constantly in prisons forever. you cut off one supply and they become clever at finding another supply route, but if the majority of drugs come through our front gates and we stop that, then the other avenues, throwing things over walls and suchlike, you know, we can probably spend more time trying to deal with that. andrea albutt, good to talk to you, and great to hear your perspective on that money potentially going

towards those potential changes to technology, but as andrea was saying, the staffing and the repercussions of. the supply line. if you want to get in touch about that this morning, that would be great. talking about hands—free mobile phones and mps talking about whether the law is clear or people are whether the law is clear or people a re clear whether the law is clear or people are clear about the law of using them in cars. we talk about that through the morning today. our calls essential calls? the aa say if you're bringing someone to tell you you're bringing someone to tell you you're being late which would stop you're being late which would stop you taking more risks on your way home, or wherever you're going, you taking more risks on your way home, orwhereveryou're going, is it worth making or does it? a safety boundary? —— ringing. it worth making or does it? a safety boundary? -- ringing. let me know what you think. it was cold this morning and you are right, you bye for now. what you think. it was cold this morning and you are right, you good morning. it is chillier than you would expect for this time of year.

some people are seeing beautiful sunrises. this is in wales. a lovely started the day. and also in staffordshire, again, the sun is already out. today is a largely dry day. it might be wet at the moment but it should clear up with just a few showers left in the rain's wake. we've seen some heavy showers overnight, some large rainfall totals across southern england, still some showers for you to come. and this in the direction of isle of wight producing some rain, but will eventually move away. a lot of dry weather, sunny spells developing if you don't already have them in just a scattering of showers here and there was not those will be the exception, rather than the rule. temperatures 14— 21 degrees. 0n tuesday you'll notice a little more cloud coming in across the south—west, some showers and then later on this evening and overnight that be followed by more persistent

rain coming in and the wind was start to strengthen as well. there will also be some clear spells, especially towards the east, and this is where we will see the lowest temperatures under the clear skies. in ruralareas, temperatures under the clear skies. in rural areas, temperatures could dip to 3—4d. tomorrow, we start off with some sun sign but it will be short—lived as the first band of rain comes in from the south—west. that will have heavier rain with it. gusty winds as the south—west approaches and over the english channel. a second band of rain coming in from the north—west, this time parts of scotland and northern ireland. it is likely to have funded embedded in it. that link is over towards the east throughout the day. it will be chillier as a result. 0n thursday you have this ridge of high pressure that reaches across us, but on friday, what is coming our way? the next area of low pressure. so we

still have the remnants of rain clearing away from shetland, then a lot of dry weather. some sunny spells developing, a few isolated showers and temperatures of up to 22. this is what is waiting in the winds. the next area of low pressure. it comes in on friday from the west, moving towards the east. again, some heavy and persistent rain with it. it's also likely to have strengthening winds and temperatures as a result that it lower. —— bit lower. at the moment, it looks like this weekend is looking wet and windy. firm down exactly where we expect the strongest winds and heaviest rain to be as we go through the next couple of days. dan and blue. carol, thank you very much. let's take a look at today's papers. the mail leads with the same story as us today — mps calling for a ban on using mobile phones, hands—free, while driving.

i was just catching a fly. it pictures boris johnson and his partner carrie symonds together at their first joint public engagement. that photo also features on the front of the times, which leads on the us saying it will "enthusiastically" back a no—deal brexit and work with the uk on sector—by—sector trade agreements. the guardian reports that the national grid experienced three blackout "near misses" in recent weeks before friday's power cut. it claims the company has been aware of the potential for a wide—scale blackout "for years". and the metro leads on a university banning the sale of burgers on campus to help tackle global warming. goldsmiths, university of london, says it will remove all beef products from canteens and shops next month. those are some of the main stories in the papers this morning. this

reminds me of many summer holidays. me too! a family enjoying the sunshine on the beach, they had to wrap up warm and shelter under a makeshift sand. this is from yesterday. welcome to britain, everybody. if you are going to the beach today, you know what you need to bring with you. anyway, enjoy your holidays. spending on school uniforms reaches a peak at this time of year and can be expensive for parents. as anyone who ever has to buy a school uniform will know this. in scotland, wales, and northern ireland, support is offered to the poorest families. the situation in england is different, bbc research discovered that more than 70 councils which have responded to a request for information, do not offer uniform grants. 0ur consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith has been to huddersfield to meet a group of parents taking matters into their own hands.

0k, ok, so tell me, how does the scheme work? a parent comes in and they sign in. then, they put their donations into the donation boxes. then they grab a bag and then they look at the items and take what they need. there are about 5000 items to choose from. and you can just help yourself? to whatever you need. what did you manage to get today? pumps, trousers and jumpers. you have to get hold of them, because they get more expensive. i think it's good because instead of buying it, you canjust get because instead of buying it, you can just get it. we're coming into drop off our old school clothes because then other people could borrow it. nothing goes to waste, everybody can come and bring things that no longer fit their children and everybody else benefits. we've calculated the average uniform cost this year £210 per primary school stu d e nts this year £210 per primary school students and £250 per secondary school pupil. but if parents are

able to biplane items at supermarkets, they can make some big savings, as much as £118 per child. there is extra help available in some parts of the uk. wales scotland and northern ireland give uniforms to children who gets to our free school meals. —— to students who get free school meals. we need to reduce the cost of school uniforms and make sure families have the help available to afford the cost that they will inevitably have to deal with. kate is sick of waiting for the government to take action. she set up her own charity to fill the gap stopped last year we supported 1855 families. that saved approximately 50— £60,000. most school uniforms look secondhand the end of the first week. i think it's

good to use recycled uniforms because we see so many people asking for them. we've seen facebook groups organising uniform swaps themes across the uk, with over 45,000 members. if we could do this across the country, we would see huge savings. a little parent power is making a huge difference here to cut waste and keep costs down. colletta smith, bbc news in huddersfield. i know that scotland is closer to going back to school. let us know what you think about that. it can be ridiculously expensive. the idea of sewing on barges, that is a good idea. you can e—mail us at bbcbrea kfast@bbc. co. uk or share your thoughts with other viewers on our facebook page. i have fond memories of getting my new protractor for school. it is great getting new stationary. send

us your school memories as well. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. still to come this morning: could opening up more of britain's countryside footpaths to cyclists help improve relations between riders and other users? tim muffett is in llandegla forest for us this morning to find out more. morning, tim. i love this forest. we are west of wrexham, near the 0neplanet cycling park. so, there are some confusing rules about where it is ok to cycle. bc sometimes cycling arise between cyclists and walkers. it depends on whereabouts you are in the uk. do you think the rules are too confusing? i don't know. ithink they're quite simple, realistically,

in wales. we have footpath data for walking only. but, within the uk, scotland has open access, so you can go in many different places. i've been to conferences there and i like the way they do it because the fact that their developing freedom for everybody. but, there is always going to be conflict over the land and that's why we've got this centre here. we've got walking, running, cycling within the forest and its sole got —— and it all has designated parts for people. sole got —— and it all has designated parts for peoplem sole got —— and it all has designated parts for people. is it too complicated ? designated parts for people. is it too complicated? not really but there is always going to be conflict. thank you very much indeed. we'll be talking to cycling uk later, getting their thoughts, but now we will admire the skills of the pretty advanced off—road riders. now, the travel, news and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm geeta pendse.

the family of a young man from crawley killed instantly as he tried to cross a railway track are campaigning for better signs at stations. carl klimaytys was heading home following a christmas night out in brighton when he chose to walk to another platform over the line and was killed. his parents say if he'd known there was a live rail he wouldn't have taken a risk. ijust want people to think, look, make sure it's safe. i don't think he was aware of the full dangers. my wife, myself and i were under the full impression that if he was aware there was a live rail there, he would never have crossed. a university is banning the sale of burgers to try to fight global warming. goldsmiths, university of london is removing all beef products from sale. scientific research suggests beef is more damaging to the environment than other livestock. the university is also charging a 10p levy on bottled water and single—use plastic cups. it will spend money on its allotment and identify other areas where planting could

help to absorb carbon dioxide. theuniversity emits about 3.7 million kilograms of carbon each year but is hoping to become carbon neutral by 2025. a group of around 200 decendents of german jewish refugees who arrived in london in the 1930s and ‘40s are challenging the german government's refusal to grant them citizenship. it includes people like jacqueline, who was excluded because she was adopted. the group are calling on the german government to change the law. buses and trams in croydon in south london will be out of action for almost two weeks at the end of this month. it's all down to work to upgrade tracks, bridges and roads in the area. there'll be a reduced service on some routes, while others won't be running at all. transport for london says it will mean less closures in future. let's take a look at the travel situation now. there's a good service on the tubes this morning. there's no reported problems on the trains. 0n the roads — in new cross, one lane is closed for gas works on a2 new cross road westbound. and in vauxhall, two lanes are closed for roadworks on south lambeth road southbound. now the weather with kate kinsella.

good morning. for today, some respite. we'll have a brief break from those unsettled conditions we've been experiencing today. sunny spells and yes, it should stay dry. there is a little bit of patchy cloud but plenty of lengthy, sunny spells and the temperatures as a result feeling a little bit warmer. we're looking at a maximum of 21 celsius, maybe one or two spots up to 22. quite a pleasant evening as well with the sunshine and then overnight, at least for the first part, it is dry and it's clear. but then our next low pressure system heads in our direction. cloud spreading in through the early hours of tomorrow morning ahead of some heavy and persistent rain. the minimum temperature, not quite as chilly as last may, 11 or 12 celsius. that rain spreads to the course of wednesday, it is going to be rather wet, great breezy to and as a result the temperature in the high teens at best. but then another ridge of high pressure builds in so we will get

some sunshine, temperatures making a recovery. then our next low pressure system bringing wet and windy weather for friday and the weekend. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half—an—hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. now, though, it's back to louise and dan. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with louise minchin and dan walker. here's a summary of this morning's main stories from bbc news: drivers could be banned from using hands—free mobile phones in england and wales, a group of mps has suggested. the commons transport committee warns current laws are giving the misleading impression that the devices are safe to use. it says using technology such as car speakerphones or bluetooth headsets can create the same crash risks as holding a phone. one of president trump's most senior advisers has said the uk will be at the front of the queue for a trade deal with america after brexit. john bolton, the national security adviser, said the deal could be agreed sector—by—sector so it could be introduced more quickly. he added the us would enthusiastically back leaving the eu

without a deal if that was what the british government chose to do. the government says it's planning to spend an extra £100 million on security in prisons in england and wales. it's the latest in a series of pledges of money for the criminal justice system which have been made since boris johnson became prime minister. the measures will include airport—style security to clamp down on drugs, weapons and mobile phones being smuggled in. labour said the plans fell woefully short of what was needed. a vaccine to protect against chlamydia has passed initial safety tests. it is the first of its kind to enter human trials. experts say immunisation may be the best way to deal with the disease, which is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the uk. imperial college london, which carried out the tests, says further trials are needed. if left untreated chlamydia can cause infertility in women. it's the most frequently transmitted sexually—transmitted infection,

and the consequences of that is that it can cause infertility. it's responsible for about 29% of what's called tubal infertility, and by having a vaccine that can prevent infection we really stop that dead in the water. the leader of hong kong has warned that violent protests will push the city down a path of no return. carrie lam said the rule of law was being damaged and that the city's recovery from the pro—democracy demonstrations could take a long time. meanwhile, hong kong airport has re—opened after activists occupied it, but more than 200 flights have been cancelled. a small number of protestors remain. this week sees the 50th anniversary of the legendary woodstock festival, and for one couple it meant being immortalised on the cover of the official album. this image of bobbi and nick ercoline became one of the defining symbols of the festival. now half a century later,

the couple, who are still married, have returned. the pair, who are now both 70, have relived the moment that picture was taken. no that picture was taken. blanket this time that they wrapped no blanket this time that they had wrapped around them originally. and of course they have a copy of the original on their wall, a reminder of how their love came to represent the spirit of woodstock. lovely! that is a lovely picture. it is, isn't it? i notice about half—an—hour ago during the regional news... half—an—hour ago during the regional news. . . what half—an—hour ago during the regional news... what did i do? you sprinted out of the studio to get some of sally nugent‘s banana bread. it is nice, isn't it? i have some at about 5:30am. it is good! ithink it nice, isn't it? i have some at about 5:30am. it is good! i think it has gone. it was a good one, wasn't it? rum soaked raisins. that's the secret, isn't it? don't tell anyone!

a real pep up. 5:30 am, did it put a spring in your step? good!” a real pep up. 5:30 am, did it put a spring in your step? good! i like it when they sign these giant tennis balls, we could all play tennis with balls, we could all play tennis with balls that size! you know what, tennis players are great at this. we saw mo salah yesterday. to help a kid and tennis players are particularly good at this, they will stop & & for a long time. whoever came up with those giant tennis balls are a genius! because they are not cheap i tell you! there you go! andy murray says he was disappointed to lose on his return to singles tennis, but that disappointment is a good thing as he continues what looks to be a miraculous comeback from major hip surgery. he says he's taking things slowly, and will only play doubles at the us 0pen later this month after losing to richard gasquet in cincinnati. marc edwards reports. it's been a long seven months for andy murray but the former world number one was finally back where he belongs — playing singles. 0pposite him three—time grand slam semifinalist richard gasquet. plenty of nerves, plenty of rustiness and the worst possible

start for murray. first point double fault and broken in his first game. it was a first set that followed logic more than fairytale. murray's french opponent, a former world number seven, wasn't in the mood for favours or losing to the guy who'd just had hip surgery. 6—4 to gasquet. the second set showed more glimpses of the old murray magic. trailing 40—0 and 2—2 down, he reeled off some sumptuous shots to show the cincinnati crowd the encouragement on his comeback. a more hardfought set, yes, but same result. ultimately, it wasn't to be. gasquet proving too strong, 6—4, 6—4. disappointment in relief, but pain—free with a smile on his face — welcome back, sir andy. marc edwards, bbc news. eddiejones had a few tricks up his sleeve when he named his england squad for next months rugby world cup. uncapped bath wing ruaridh mcconnochie earned a shock call—up — he only switched from the shorter sevens form of the game a year ago.

another surprise is northampton's lewis ludlam. his rise has been similarly meteoric, joining the training squad for the first time injune. in terms of who misses out, there's no place for the former joint—captain dylan hartley, which means 0wen farrell will take sole charge in japan. perhaps the biggest omission is worcester‘s ben te'o, who was involved in an off—field incident with harlequin's mike brown at a training camp in italy. brown also misses out. ruaridh we've been watching him closely through the club season, i was impressed by him. once he came in the camp he cemented our impression of him. and lewis absolutely came from nowhere. you know, we've been watching him in club rugby, he'd done particularly well. and, again, we'd thought we'd roll the dice and bring him into the camp to see what he could offer. so that's england. wales, meanwhile, have had a huge setback. they feared the worst when first choice fly—half gareth anscombe

limped off at twickenham on sunday. they've confirmed that he's damaged knee ligaments, and is definitely out of the world cup. this time tomorrow we'll be getting very excited about the second ashes test, weather permitting of course. and jofra archer's declared himself 100% fit to play at lord's. he's expected to play instead of fellow fast—bowlerjimmy anderson who picked up an injury in the first test. it would be archer's first test cap having excelled in one—day cricket so far for england. anthonyjoshua's promoter eddie hearn has defended the decision to hold his rematch with andy ruinr in saudi arabia. it had been rumoured that the fight would take place in either cardiff or new york. critics have highlighted the country's human rights record, and questioned whether such a high profile bout should be held there. but hearn says there is an obligation to grow the sport to new areas and regions. i'm just one of every promoter that's tried to land a mega fight

in this region. i'm just the first one to do it, so the stick comes with that but we made a decision this was a big moment for the sport of boxing and this is an iconic fight that will go down in history, and we're excited to stage it in diriyah on december the 7th. and europe's solheim cup captain catrina matthew has announced her four wildca rd picks to face the united states at gleneagles next month. england's bronte law and jodi ewart shadoff are included, alongside charley hull and georgia hall who qualified on ranking. the biggest suprise was the inclusion of norway's suzanne pettersen, who is ranked 620th in the world. really who is ranked 620th in the world. looking forward ‘ know really looking forward to that. i know naga has been doing some special filming know naga has been doing some specialfilming for know naga has been doing some special filming for the solheim cup. there doing it at gleneagles, where they've closed because they are playing on for a while to make it perfect. they've made the fairways ta rta n. perfect. they've made the fairways tartan. brilliant! i'll find the

picture for you. gleneagles looks gorgeous at the best of times. fantastic surface, it's going to be great! thanks, sally. the last 10 days have been desperately worrying for the family of nora quoirin, the 15—year—old with special needs who's gone missing in malaysia. as the search for the teenager continues, her parents are offering a £10,000 reward for anyone with information leading to her safe return. we can speak now tojim gamble, who's a child protection expert and a former police officer who helped with the madeleine mccann investigation and has been advising nora's family. he joins us from belfast. good morning to you. this isjust an incredibly worrying time for her pa rents, incredibly worrying time for her parents, for her family. incredibly worrying time for her parents, for herfamily. what can you tell us about the investigation and how it's going? well, the investigation's now been going on for well over a week, knowing into the 10th day and it began with the police firmly focused on the missing aspect of. there's a number of hypotheses but the usual one police will follow is the most sinful and

straightforward, a child gets up and perhaps wanders off. there's been a lot of activity in that area. nora's mum and dad know her best and they say given her special needs that's highly unlikely if not impossible that she would have gone out through a window and wondered into the darkness. but the investigation has gone on at pace and the police, while focusing on the missing aspect and the structured search around that, are also keeping their mind open to the other scenario, which would be, of course, an opportunistic abduction and some form of criminal intent. but as the clock keeps on ticking, hope will begin to fade and i think the reward isa begin to fade and i think the reward is a really good tactic to incentivise and mobilise people in malaysian to continue the search at pace and recover some of the ground they've already done, because it's critically important we don't stop looking at this time. presumably as well it's important to get the message out particularly

where they are as well, that she's missing and she's vulnerable. that's why it's critically important that the media maintain the pressure on the story, they keep raising awareness, and that that spills into malaysia head itself. because it's on the ground in malaysia that we are going to make the difference. it's the reporters out there. howard johnson from the bbc, for example, who are doing really good work by continuing to raise awareness and using their social media accounts to press and raise awareness among people in malaysia that though the reward is therefore those people giving up theirtime reward is therefore those people giving up their time and coming out into the field and helping to search and research areas for nora, and to prompt anyone who may have seen something unusual and may be aware of something, to use the police hotline that's been circulated, or in fact to go online to the lucy blackburn trust supporting the family as well from the uk. tell us if you would, i know used been supporting the family, how are

they doing? an they are in every family's worst nightmare. the level of stress and anxiety will be going through the roof, but they area be going through the roof, but they a re a really be going through the roof, but they are a really tightknit family group. they've had lots of their relatives from ireland, northern ireland, belfast, go out to support them. they have critical structure in place around them and they've built a great relationship with the malaysian police. 0ne a great relationship with the malaysian police. one of the most heartfelt movements was when maeve, nora's mum, came out to share her sense of appreciation with everybody and all the volunteers who were there. but they're in an awful place and all of us should be thinking of them and praying for them if that's what you do, and if not and you want to help them practically, go to the gofundme website and make a small donation because as this goes on, there will be a financial as well as a human cost. of course. and we're looking at some of the

pictures of the ongoing search and you get a sense of the terrain. does it make it particularly difficult where she went missing? yellow unbelievably difficult. as a child i was born in singapore and we went to holiday in malaysia. this isn't forestla nd, holiday in malaysia. this isn't forestland, this is densejungle. when i say dense it is dense beyond belief in some places with hidden drops and hidden water and animals and insects there. 0ver drops and hidden water and animals and insects there. over the weekend they had torrential rain, and that will have a really negative impact on those searching and on anyone who is perhaps trapped in a ravine or a monsoon. it's really important that we continue to press that the irish consulate continue to you've got lots of organisations out there that they all collaborate.

they try to make sure anything that can be done is being done and they, if necessary, get back over and do it again. you pointed out at the start of this interview, for some time now since she first went missing, its time now since she first went missing, it's those first hours that are missing, it's those first hours that a re really missing, it's those first hours that are really crucial? well, i also said from the beginning there are two strands to this. one, the missing investigation, and the other, the potential that it could have been a criminal act. they need to progress both of those simultaneously because you are absolutely right, it's the golden hours, not the golden days, the golden hours when you see this scene, the evidence that the forensics cannot be contaminated. those things need to be done in tandem. the need to have the basics right. so how many other villas are there? there were seven, there were 20 other people, have a big question? have their mobile phones

in the back? did they take pictures? they may be innocent, but do they have a clue? how many staff have moved around ? have a clue? how many staff have moved around? have there been other burglaries perhaps in the area where tourists stayed, people opportunistically stealing passports on money and what are the routes to and from any of the garages, fuelling stations where cctv stations may be present. whether any unusual phone calls often activity during particular hours of interest that can now be followed up? i'm sure all of these things have been done because they have a huge range of support out there. ok, kim -- jim gamble. thank you. questions, aren't they? it is approaching 7:45am. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. thank you so much for sending in these photos. a lovely picture from co nwy. these photos. a lovely picture from conwy. today we are looking at sunny

spells and diffuse hours. i've got more than a few sours at the moment but many of them will tend to ease. we have some heavy sales across northern england and north wales overnight. we still have some with us. this next area of cloud in the satellite picture is also showing an of rain extending from the isles of scilly in the direction of the isles of white and the english channel. that will tend to extend through the day. for most of us it will be a dry day. for most of us it will be a dry day with a few scattered showers across northern ireland, northern scotla nd across northern ireland, northern scotland and eastern england. but there are showers, but they are the exception, rather than the mean. the ca rd exception, rather than the mean. the card will thicken across the south—west, we'll see further sours before this evening. we start to see more persistent rain sweeping from the south—west advancing of the eastwards. ahead of it, more cloud building. under all this cloud and the rain, it's going to be about 12— 13 degrees overnight. under clear skies in the east, we are looking at

between heaven— nine degrees, so cooler. in rural areas they could see as low as two or three, for example, in the sheltered glands. we'll see early sunshine, on wednesday, but it won't last. wins strengthen an advance towards us with the rain. the archive will build. at the same time will have another system coming in across northwest gotland and northern ireland, that too will bring in some rain and embedded in that will be some thunder and lightning. that moving eastwards but won't get into the east until much later. as a result of all this, it's going to feel good tomorrow, particularly so if you're in the rain and wind. and the windiest conditions will be in england and wales. 0n the windiest conditions will be in england and wales. on thursday we have this little ridge of high pressure which settle things down, but in the next area of low pressure is waiting in the wings. it comes over on friday. 0n is waiting in the wings. it comes over on friday. on thursday we started off in a drano. yes there will be one or two showers, we lose the rain from settling, it dries up

stop temperature—wise, in the sun sign we are looking at 14— 22 degrees. you can already see what is coming our way. degrees. you can already see what is coming ourway. 0n degrees. you can already see what is coming our way. on thursday into friday, the low pressure advances, bringing rain from west to ease. that's quite gusty and will have the effect of pulling down the temperatures. if you're wondering about the weekend, at the moment it's looking wet and windy. but we'll firm up exactly in the next couple of days. carol! we've already had a wet and windy weekend! i know, it's not your fault. stop blaming carol. we've spoken a lot about the high street on breakfast and what changes individual retailers want. today almost 50 of them have come together with a joint plea to the government. steph's got more on this one. good morning. business rates are basically a tax, and like most taxes, businesses don't like them. it's something i talk a lot about on

this programme. let me tell you about it. let's take a trip to our virtual high street to find out what they are and why they are so disliked by retailers. business rates are charged on pretty much every property not used for living in. so warehouses, factories, offices and shops. all properties like this in england are given what's called a ‘rateable value' based on how much rent it's thought they could make. these values are recalculated every few years using a government formula. now, the money is then paid by businesses to local councils and can be spent on anything from social care to collecting your bins. retailers think they're being taxed unfairly, because their big online rivals don't have to pay it as they don't have physical stores. so the government is introducing a digital tax to try and level the playing field. they have also brought in help for smaller businesses. but lots of companies don't

think this is enough. they want the new chancellor to take another look at this. they want to stop the rates going up so quickly. i spoke to the boss of iceland foods earlier and he explained why the retailers had come together on this. it is unusual because normally we wa ke it is unusual because normally we wake up and want to go to war with each other but i think it's testa m e nt to each other but i think it's testament to the scale of the problem and in fact we know that systemic change is required. you know? we can't solve this on our own and this letter by the brc puts together some good short—term solutions in terms of pausing business rate increases, for example. but actually, what we need isa example. but actually, what we need is a major overhaul of the business rate system to account for the likes of online retail as well as bricks and mortar. then we may see a reversal in the slow decline of our high street. the government says it is already helping and will announce more support in the coming weeks and months. it will be interesting to see what the government makes of this letter which will be in their course this

morning. and they are working together. it's 7:49am. lots of us love getting out into the fresh air but is it leading to more tension between those who like a good walk and those who love getting on their bike? we are particularly talking about off—road cycling today. the charity cycling uk says confusion about who can use certain paths and trails is the main cause and is calling for reform of access legislation. tim muffett is in llandegla forest for us this morning to find out more. morning, tim. have they been on their bikes on morning? they have indeed. i feel a bit unfair. we are west of wrexham up bit unfair. we are west of wrexham up the 0neplanet bike park. there are up the 0neplanet bike park. there a re calls up the 0neplanet bike park. there are calls for a simplified process as to where you can and can't off—road cycle. the situation varies

depending on whereabouts in the uk you are watching this. and there are fears that that confusion can lead to conflict between cyclists and other people who are enjoying the fresh air. deliberate acts of sabotage photographed and shared by cyclists, disruptive and dangerous — as simon jones discovered. someone had placed some cut down trees, got the bike halfway across, and the middle section of the bike caught on the saplings. it brought me down and i hit my head. the next thing i remember after that was waking up in east surrey hospital and someone telling me that i'd had a stroke and that i was paralysed down one side. 0ff—road cycling typically happens without incident. but according to a survey of more than 11,000 people two years ago, almost a third said

they'd witnessed some form of sabotage to a bike trail. the cycling uk research also found 40% of those surveyed said they experienced verbal altercations with non—cyclists. part of the problem is confusion as to where you are and where you aren't allowed to cycle. it gets complicated. the upper derwent valley in the peak district national park where esther hobson loved to cycle off—road. you can cycle on this in england? so you can cycle off bridleways, you can cycle on roads, obviously, and on some old—fashioned byways that used to be roads. officially in england, you're not — you haven't got the right to cycle on footpaths. just around the corner, esther and other members of the peak district mountain biking group have to continue on foot.

you're not allowed to cycle on this bit here? it's crazy because it's actually a really good place to ride. it's safe for families to ride with their young children. it's a complicated situation because the bridleways are historical, or they might have been old packhorse routes or they might have just been the way the maps were setup. this is confusing, isn't it? it's as public right away and footpath, so can you cycle here or not? this is exactly the problem we've got. you come up to it, you think you're on a footpath, you're not sure whether you're on a bridleway and this causes conflict. in scotland, you can ride on most footpaths in most rural areas. the government has announced its proposing to open up more of its footpaths cyclists. in northern ireland, there are far fewer rights than either wales or england's and the political stalemate there means that's unlikely to change soon. 0ne activity, four different sets of rules, depending

on where in the uk you live. duncan, what is the problem as far as you are concerned? a lot of people assume the way we classify footpaths and bridleways is based on how fit for purpose they are. but we don't, we have this really archaic system of classification when we talk about byways and footpaths and bridleways where the definitions are based purely on how they were classified decades ago. they've got nothing to do with how wide they are, what surface they are, so you can ride along a bridleway which becomes a footpath with limited signage and no change in width or surface. what we need is a sensible, modern system that absence classify which bits are suitable for which particular users. some associations say if you open up more footpaths, you're going to get more conflict between cyclists and walkers, what do you think? i think the opposite

is probably true. there are 118,000 miles of rights—of—way networks in england alone, 21% of it is open to horseriders and cyclist —— cyclists. so they should focus on honeypot trails, ina so they should focus on honeypot trails, in a modern system, it's better to spread people over a wider network because then we wouldn't have concentration. thanks for joining us this morning. it's very interesting stuff and a fairly controversial area as well. not something everyone agrees with, that footpaths should be opened up. cycling uk would certainly like it to happen. earlier this year the government announced it proposes to dojust that, to government announced it proposes to do just that, to give cyclists more than assumed right of access to more footpaths. well, i'll leave you with some images of these advanced

cyclists doing their thing this morning. thank you very much indeed. idida morning. thank you very much indeed. i did a lot of running training there. it's beautiful to go visit. lots of people getting in touch about that. please keep sending in your thoughts. jenny says it concerns me that cyclists could have access concerns me that cyclists could have a ccess o n concerns me that cyclists could have access on footpaths as a dog walker. she says we find lots of cyclists are rude, think they own the past, we step aside so they don't need to dismount. i'm sure a lot of other cyclists might want to get in touch and writing to you. a little bit of consideration for others goes a long way, doesn't it? yeah. just be nice in the world is normally a better place. just slow down. don't get the news, travel and weather you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm geeta pendse. the family of a young man

from crawley killed instantly as he tried to cross a railway track are campaigning for better signs at stations. carl klimaytys was heading home following a christmas night out in brighton when he chose to walk to another platform over the line and was killed. his parents say if he'd known there was a live rail he wouldn't have taken a risk. ijust want people to think, look, make sure it's safe. i don't think he was aware of the full dangers. my wife, myself and i were under the full impression that if he was aware there was a live rail there, he would never have crossed. a university is banning the sale of burgers to try to fight global warming. goldsmiths, university of london is removing all beef products from sale. scientific research suggests beef is more damaging to the environment than other livestock. the university is also charging a 10p levy on bottled water and single—use plastic cups. a group of around 200 decendents of german jewish

refugees who arrived in london in the 1930s and ‘40s are challenging the german government's refusal to grant them citizenship. it includes people like jacqueline, who was excluded because she was adopted. the group are calling on the german government to change the law. we are being told our blood isn't german enough. and i'm sure that any modern day german would not want to support that view, and yet the legislation still does. i feel very sorry that she has to go through that unnecessary, in my opinion — why not she? let's take a look at the travel situation now. there's a good service on the tubes this morning. there's no reported problems on the trains. a look at the cameras, and traffic is slow in both directions crossing over putney bridge. and in vauxhall, two lanes are closed for roadworks on south lambeth road southbound. now the weather with kate kinsella. good morning.

for today, some respite. albiet brief from those very unsettled conditions we've been experiencing today. sunny spells, and yes, it should stay dry. there is a little bit of patchy cloud but plenty of lengthy, sunny spells and the temperatures as a result feeling a little bit warmer. we're looking at a maximum of 21 celsius, maybe one or two spots get up to 22. quite a pleasant evening as well with the sunshine and then overnight, at least for the first part, it's dry and it's clear. but then our next low pressure system heads in our direction. cloud spreading in through the early hours of tomorrow morning ahead of some heavy and persistent rain. the minimum temperature, not quite as chilly as last night, 11 or 12 celsius. now that rain spreads to the course of wednesday, it is going to be rather wet, quite breezy too and as a result the temperature in the high teens at best. but then another ridge of high pressure builds, similar to today on thursday, so we'll get some sunshine, temperatures make a bit of a recovery. and then our next low pressure system bringing wet and windy weather for friday

and into the weekend. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half—an—hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. now, though, it's back to louise and dan. bye for now. good morning, welcome to breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. 0ur headlines today: calls to ban drivers using their mobiles hands—free — a group of mps says it's just as dangerous as using your phone behind the wheel.

first in line for a trade deal with the us — one of president trump's closest advisors says america will back the uk after brexit. £100 million to boost security in prisons — but critics say the cash willjust tinker around the edges of the problem. taking matters in their own hands. lots of plastic isn't recycled by local councils, so one family set up a recycling collection point in their driveway. they'll bejoining me in a few minutes. in sport, beaten — but at least he's back. andy murray loses on his return to singles tennis in cincinnati. he's taking things slowly, and will only play doubles at the us open. good morning. a cooler start to the day than we would expect at this stage in august, but for many others, when we lose this morning's rain, it will be dry with sunny spells but just rain, it will be dry with sunny spells butjust a few isolated showers. more details in 15 minutes.

it's tuesday 13th august. our top story: drivers could be banned from using hands—free mobile phones in england and wales, according to a group of mps. the commons transport committee warns current laws are giving the misleading impression that the devices are safe to use. it comes after a steady rise in the number of deaths and serious injuries in accidents involving drivers using phones at the wheel. 0ur transport correspondent tom burridge reports. use your phone at the wheel and you can get a £200 fine and six points on your licence. the government toughened the law two years ago, but in a report out today, mps on the transport select committee say it's still an insufficient deterrent. the number of people killed or seriously injured in an accident where a driver was using a phone has been rising steadily in recent years. in 2009, 15 people were killed in accidents where a driver was using a phone. four years later, that figure had risen to 26. and by 2017, 43 people had died

in accidents involving a phone. today's report by mps says the police are not enforcing the law. the number of penalties issued in the past eight years has fallen by two—thirds. so the mps want the government to consider banning all use of phones at the wheel even on hands—free, and they say the law should be simplified so there's not a possible defence for those typing at the wheel while not receiving or sending data, as is currently the case today. tom burridge, bbc news. we will be talking about that in further detail in about ten minutes. one of president trump's most senior advisers has said the uk will be at the front of the queue for a trade deal with america after brexit. john bolton, the national security adviser, said the deal could be agreed sector by sector so it could be introduced more quickly. 0ur reporter andy moore is outside the foreign office.

good morning. it feels like quite a significant move, do you think? that's right. the mood music is certainly very good between the usa and the uk at the moment. mr bolton is here for two days, meeting ministers today. yesterday he met mr johnson at number ten downing street, and usually no cameras there to record that handshake and no cameras to record what he said, his comments afterwards. but i can tell he said if the uk wants to leave the european union without a deal, he said the usa was with the uk enthusiastically. he said mr trump and himself were leavers before there were leavers. he came up with an idea of introducing a trade deal after brexit sector by sector, starting off with the easy stuff like manufacturing and going on to the more difficult stuff like finance and agriculture. lots of

praise for the new administration, lots of disdain for the european union. he said the european elite treated voters like peasants and if the voters came up with the wrong a nswer the voters came up with the wrong answer then they kept on asking them ona answer then they kept on asking them on a vote to change their minds until they came up with the right answer. this is a meeting between the key member of mr trump as mike administration and mrjohnson. mr johnson is due to meet mr trump for the first time as prime minister and thatis the first time as prime minister and that is due to happen at the g7 summit in biarritz in france. good to talk to you, andy. thank you. an extra £100 million is to be spent on improving security in prisons in england and wales. the government says it wants to introduce airport—style security like x—ray scanners and metal detectors in more jails. it's the latest in a series of pledges of money for the criminal justice system which have been made since borisjohnson became prime minister. our home affairs correspondent june kelly has the story. leeds prison — it's not

a top securityjail, but like others, it's had a big problem with violence, caused by drugs which are smuggled in. in the last year, new measures have been introduced here and at other jails to try to crack down on this crime behind bars. airport—style security is in place, including x—ray scanners and metal detectors. right, the scanner‘s going to start... now there are plans to do the same with prisons across the country. the latest in a series of government pledges of money for the criminaljustice system. this is part of a package of measures that have been announced in recent days, you've got 20,000 extra police, you've seen £2.5 billion invested in 10,000 new prison places and we've seen this announcement about improving security. taken together, these represent a really strong commitment to law and order. there will also be more technology to detect and block mobile phones. they're supposed to be banned.

spice in a jailhouse! footage like this of a prisoner high on drugs was filmed on a mobile. it's shameful that prisons have deteriorated so badly that they've become centres of crime and violence and drugs. and now the government has to pour good money after bad to try and solve a problem that they have created. and labour accused the prime minister of tinkering at the edges while faced with a prisons emergency caused by austerity. june kelly, bbc news. a vaccine to protect against chlamydia has passed initial safety tests. it is the first of its kind to enter human trials. experts say immunisation may be the best way to deal with the disease. imperial college london, which carried out the tests, says further trials are needed. chlamydia can have serious consequences for female fertility. it's the most frequently transmitted

sexually—transmitted infection, and the consequences of that is that it can cause infertility. it's responsible for about 29% of what's known as tubal infertility, and by having a vaccine that can prevent infection we really stop that dead in the water. the search for a vulnerable teenager from london who disappeared during a family holiday in malaysia is still continuing. more than 300 people are searching for 15—year—old nora quoirin, who disappeared more than a week ago. herfamily have offered a £10,000 reward for information leading to her return. earlier we spoke tojim gamble, a former child protection officer who helped on the madeleine mccann investigation, about this case. as the clock keeps on ticking, hope will begin to fade. and i think the reward is a really good tactic to incentivise and mobilise people in malaysia to continue the search at pace and to recover some of the

ground they have already done. it is critically important that we do not stop looking at this time. the leader of hong kong has warned that violent protests will push the city down a path of no return. carrie lam said the rule of law was being damaged and that the city's recovery from the pro—democracy demonstrations could take a long time. meanwhile hong kong airport has re—opened after activists occupied it, but more than 200 flights have been cancelled. a small number of protestors remain. the uk can avoid severe disruption in the event of a no—deal brexit, according to the head of one of the uk's leading retailers. lord wolfson, who's the chief executive of next, says he believes the country is a long way from gridlock and chaos, and that the government's increased focus on contingency planning meant the uk was moving rapidly towards being well—prepa red. he's still hopeful a deal could be done before the 31st of october. the vast majority of deals that i've done in my life, if the deadline has been midnight, then the deal‘s been done at 11:55pm.

the reality is very few deals get done long before the deadline, and people will negotiate right up to the wire. so i think we're going have to have nerves of steel, be prepared for both eventualities, deal and no—deal, and make sure we make the best of whichever one of those outcomes that materialises. if you're a fan of paddington bear, you might want to keep your eyes on your loose change over the next few weeks — because the royal mint is releasing some new coins featuring the character. the 50p coins will be entering general circulation in the coming weeks, and show paddington visiting the tower of london and st paul's cathedral. it follows the release of coins in 2018 to mark the 60th anniversary of the bear‘s creation. you would be happy if you got that in your pocket. i would be so happy.

well, send them in. don't send them in! we will now turn to our top story. making phone calls on a hands—free device whilst driving is currently perfectly legal — but a group of mps are calling for a ban on using them amid concerns they are causing increasingly more accidents. darrell martin's brother was killed four years ago by a driver texting at the wheel. hejoins us now from edinburgh, along with road safety campaigner rebecca ashton, who's in the studio. good morning, both, thank you for joining us. darrell, i know you had an anniversary of your brother's death yesterday and i really sorry for what happened. tell viewers what happened on the day he was killed? the bloke that killed him was driving along in a van at 60 miles another, he was writing a text message. it was a series of text messages, he was travelling for about 30 seconds when he could not see my brother on a dual carriageway, my brother was cycling a time trial on the road and he just

wiped my brother out at high—speed. he was writing a text message about taking his dog for a walk that evening. he had been prosecuted eight times before for using his phone at the wheel, and a month before he had been given his licence, he had 12 points, he should have been off the road, he pleaded hardship if he lost his licence and the magistrates let him carry on driving. i know yesterday was the four year anniversary, which makes ita four year anniversary, which makes it a particularly difficult time for you and your family? it is horrendous, really. he was 48 years old. the court case was the day after what should have been his 50th birthday. it was horrendous, devastating to a family. we are talking today particularly about whether drivers could be banned from using hands—free mobile phones. what is your view? i don't think there is any reason to be using your phone at all in the car, and a hands—free is another distraction, if you are in

the car and talking to somebody not in the car, your head is not in the room, in the car, your head is not in the room , you in the car, your head is not in the room, you are thinking of other things and not really concentrating on the road, you are driving along ina weapon, on the road, you are driving along in a weapon, basically, at high—speed. not even high—speed, just turning a corner in a town or something. you are not painful attention and you are driving a weapon, a wanton vehicle travelling at speed, which can kill people. rebecca, i can see you nodding along with what darrell is saying about the crime that ripped apart their family. how do you feel about hands—free devices in cars, should they be banned? absolutely, we should not use them, the problem is enforcement. my organisation welcomes a band that we need to ensure it will be enforced properly. iam sure ensure it will be enforced properly. i am sure there are people watching this morning thinking sometimes there are essential because i need to make, and as the aa says, it is the call home to say you will be

late, so you do not rush home. is making a call in a car ever safer necessary? straight answer, no. we can always pull over all stop at a services. we managed before mobile phones, we should not be using it now. when you are making a phone call you a distraction from the task of driving, you are totally distracted, thinking about who you are talking to, what she will say and the conversation goes on, your brain can only really give 100% to one thing. if you asking it to do two things, you are looking for trouble. what about other things in the car such as satnav sand all the rest? everything you do other than focusing on driving as a distraction, you need to limit your distraction, you need to limit your distraction is, what you will do and how you will be doing it. most people know when you set a satnav it will tell you not to use it while you are moving, do everything while you are moving, do everything while you are moving, do everything while you are stopped. there are

distractions in the car but we need to limit them, and one way is by not using mobiles hands—free.” to limit them, and one way is by not using mobiles hands-free. i am sure some people watching will rely on using the phone for business or work and had to travel, how do... how do they manage to balance those things together when they are trying to provide for themselves and their family by doing their business and they had to do it on the road and be on the phone? we have got used to it. 20 or 30 years ago we did not have this technology we have now and people managed. ithink have this technology we have now and people managed. i think it is possible. let's plan breaks, let's plan stops where we can make a phone call and speak to people. we are not saying never communicate with anybody, just not while driving. darrell, i want to ask for your point of view, i know you are listening to this interview and lots of people will be asking with a huge amount of sympathy for you —— lots of people will be watching with a huge amount of sympathy for you.

what is your advice? do we need to ta ke what is your advice? do we need to take stock and change our attitude towards driving? to be honest, i think it needs to come to the point where you shame people into not using their phone at the wheel. before the drink—driving laws took impact, people used to go i will just have a cheeky half, just have this and that, it is the same situation, but the difference between drink—driving and using your phone is that everyone has a phone, not everyone drinks, not everyone drinks and drives but everyone uses a phone. if there was a public shaming, a total culture change, it would address the situation. but while everyone thinks i am just doing this or that, that moment is what kills people. there needs to be a complete change in attitude towards driving up the wheel, eve ryo ne towards driving up the wheel, everyone needs to stop, everyone needs to turn around and tell people to get off their phones. i had stopped people before until benches stopped people before until benches stop talking. it needs a nation of people aware of how dangerous it is. iam people aware of how dangerous it is. i am pretty sure that it's some of

the politicians' brothers all family had been killed then they would do more about it. it a massive educational move, six points and 200 p. people need to lose their licence, to be honest. it needs to be treated like drink—driving, you are caught once, no excuses, licence taken away, then everyone knows they cannot use their car. or can't use their phone in their car. darrell martin and rebecca ashton, thank you. the department for transport told us drivers must always use mobile phones safely and responsibly. it said that driving while using a mobile phone is dangerous. it added that the law is clear that anyone driving dangerously is committing a criminal offence. since march 2017 and has been six points on your licence and a 200 p fine, but darrell because my feeling is that it should be instant removal of your licence. —— six points on

your licence and a £200 fine. let us know what you think. carol said it would be cold, and it was, and it will continue? a chilly night ahead for eastern areas, the west has more rain so temperatures will not for laszlo at last night. a bright start in brunswick in north yorkshire. some sunshine already. for many of us, although we are starting off wet, it will be largely dry with sunshine and a new isolated showers. we saw some heavy showers coming across northern england, north wales, through the course of the night. they will gradually peter out today, but this line of cloud across the south—west and the channel islands is also producing some showers which will tend to move away through the course of the day, and a lot of dry weather across the uk, some showers, but they will be the exception rather than the rule. temperatures 14 in the north, heights of 21 in

the south. later in the day you will notice the clouds thickening once again. if you showers coming in. those showers will be usurped by a band of more prolonged rain, which will be moving steadily north eastwards. you can see the cloud associated with it, as a result, in the west, it will not be as cold, whereas in the east it will be, and in some rural parts, sheltered glands, temperatures could for as low as two or three degrees. we start off with early sunshine in the east, it will be limited because it is our first area of low pressure comes from the south—west, it will throw more cloud ahead of it. gusty winds around the south—western approaches and the english channel and then a second area of low pressure is tied in with age, also bringing in some rain across scotla nd bringing in some rain across scotland and northern ireland, which will be sunny. it is moving its too but it will not get over until much

later in the day. temperature wise, 14, heights of 20 in the south, but feeling cool, especially in the rain. during thursday the transient ridge of high pressure builds, on friday the next area of low pressure comes our way. thursday, the back edge of the rain cleared shetland and tries for most of the uk, what are two showers and some sunshine around. in any prolonged spells of sunshine we could get up to 22 degrees, already the next area of low pressure is waiting in the winds and thursday into friday it comes in from the west with this rain and gusty winds, moving steadily eastwards. temperatures on friday will be lower as a result, heights of 18 or 19. you will be lower as a result, heights of 18 or19. you might will be lower as a result, heights of 18 or 19. you might squeeze out the odd 20 but you will be lucky. into the weekend, looking pretty u nsettled, into the weekend, looking pretty unsettled, low pressure dominating once again. you can see an array of isobars, fronts bringing in some

rain, so the forecast looks wet and windy. studio: see you in half—an—hour, carol. thank you. now, sometimes we say things on breakfast that end up coming back to bite us a bit. exactly that! steph is with us, and we we re exactly that! steph is with us, and we were talking yesterday about something and i think you had to apologise? when we were doing a run—through of the papers yesterday, we we re run—through of the papers yesterday, we were talking about the barker family in nuneaton who had basically set up their own recycling system in their driveway. it was in the papers, and! their driveway. it was in the papers, and i made the possibly unfair comments, we shall soon find out, and i was like, oh, they must stink! let's have a look at the barker family from nuneaton. have you seen this? they've got 12 wheelie

bins on their drive. are they allowed 12? wow. well, it's not for them. 0k. it's for their neighbours. so they encourage all their neighbours to recycle various things in various bins, and they then send it off toa specialist firm to get it properly recycled. good on ‘em. yeah, that's nice, but it must stink. there you go, that is what happened. well, the barker family sent this tweet telling me how wrong i was. quite rightly. they invited me down to look at and sniff their bins, but i invited them down with fair kebrina —— with their bins. kebrina barker and her daughter bridget are both with me now. this one is full of crisp packets, nothing smells, it is all clean. this one is full of crisp packets, nothing smells, it is all cleanm is not as punchy as i thought, but it has a whiff of pickled onion. no more than a package of crisps, but

it is not a stink. i do not know what you put in your bins. this one is the coffee, it is the smelliest of them all, but it is a pleasant smell, like fresh coffee, it is delicious. that smells all right, but it is notjust about the smell, that was me being rude. why on earth have you set up a recycling system on your drive? because somebody has to connect needs to be done. we discovered a crisp packet about a year—and—a—half ago that was 40 gets old, older than i am. year—and—a—half ago that was 40 gets old, olderthan i am. we year—and—a—half ago that was 40 gets old, older than i am. we took a moment to teach the children that your rubbish doesn't just moment to teach the children that your rubbish doesn'tjust disappear into thin air, it has to be dealt with, we discovered a scheme where you can send of crisp packets, waters —— you can send of crisp packets, waters — — walkers you can send of crisp packets, waters —— walkers are sponsoring it, it is giving them an extended life, it is giving them an extended life, it has snowballed. now this involves all of your neighbours. have you got all of your neighbours. have you got all the neighbours bringing their rubbish ranch? yes. we have had

loads of rubbish. about 1400 people bringing rubbish around everyday. why is this so important? it is having a new life and it is helping other stuff. it helps the environment and it gives all of these plastics a new life. how many neighbours did you say? a 14 ajer people and our facebook group. let how big is our drive. not very big, we had squished the cards to one side to have a big, long road that everybody is now seeing. what happens next? it can't get much bigger, but we have just sent off a turn now of recycling different organisations, it is not a te rra cycle, organisations, it is not a terracycle, it is predominantly then, buta terracycle, it is predominantly then, but a tonne, we will have a party to celebrate that, then onwards. did you ever expect you would stop this avalanche of

rubbish? it was reallyjust going to be crisp packets, there are five others at home, we plotted crisps, getting friends and neighbours involved, getting them to put a wheelie bin in for them to drop off without disturbing us, but it has gone. have you found it is complicated, have your neighbours said they don't what they are doing? it starts off being complicated because we have been brainwashed to believe they are not recyclable, but they are, it isjust difficult believe they are not recyclable, but they are, it is just difficult and it is finding the right organisation. once they know that it is no different to your kerb—side collection, you just put things in the right places and happens. what would your top tip be to viewers who wa nted would your top tip be to viewers who wanted to take on your mindset, maybe not set up a recycling centre on the drive? whatever you are doing, add one thing to your recycling system. buying one thing thatis recycling system. buying one thing that is covered in plastic, when that is covered in plastic, when that becomes a new habit, add another one and slowly grow from

there. the impact you can have in changing one thing is phenomenal. bridget, have you learnt a lot about recycling? we have all learned a lot. to your friends think you are dead cool, running your recycling business? i don't think cool is the right word, it is not cool but it is interesting. are your friends getting involved? we do it at school is welcome any and my brothers bring home crisp packets and put them in the boxes. so you are taking in the rubbish from school as well? wow, you are the most helpful kids ever, love it. thank you for coming in. i don't normally thank people for bringing in bins, but there we go. what a rubbish story! thank you, that was fascinating. thank you both. a couple of minutes ago we we re both. a couple of minutes ago we were talking about mobile phones and whether or not car hands—free were a distraction, so many getting in

touch. simply asked what about children and rear seats, who i am sure most drivers had to pay attention to, or talking to a person next to you? so many questions being asked. it is a real talking point. you were saying when you are talking toa you were saying when you are talking to a passenger in the car, at least they can see what you are seeing when you are driving. absolutely. get in touch, we all have different thoughts and we would love to hear from you. time to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning. some heavy showers overnight in northern england. rain here this morning. as we go through the day a lot of that will ease, for most of us it's dry, some showers

dotted around with sunshine. some showers here across northern parts of england, one or two in scotland and northern ireland, still some showers in the south—west of england, mainly cornwall and west devon, a bit more clarity, maximum temperatures possibly 21 in the south—east, a tad warmer than yesterday. three tonight showers fading away, with clear skies in north—eastern areas of scotland, north—eastern areas of scotland, north—eastern england, temperatures getting down to around 5—7d, quite a chilly night but further south and west not quite as cold, that's because we have more cloud and rain spreading in and that will move gradually north and eastwards across england and wales, heavy at times, especially in wales and the midlands. rain spreading into scotland, northern ireland, the western areas towards the east of scotland, largely dry. it will dry out across wales in the south—west later in the day but feeling quite

cool with the cloud, breeze and rain. the weather system bringing the rain clears to the east on thursday, then this ridge of high pressure developing for thursday and that will settle things down again for thursday, ringing some sunshine. some showers likely across eastern areas, those are few and far between, for most of us it's dry, light winds, feeling quite pleasant out and about, temperatures 18—22d. for friday and the end of the week low pressure will become the dominant weather feature again, ringing heavy rain, strong winds, if you've got any planned events, travel disruption could be likely into the weekend. stay tuned to the forecast. goodbye.

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