good morning. welcome to breakfast, with charlie stayt and mega munchetty. our headlines today: the devoted father stabbed to death with a screwdriver in a busy shopping centre. seven teenagers are arrested. the massive power cut that brought parts of the uk to a standstill. the national grid has until the end of today to submit a formal report. the best and worst connected cities outside london are revealed. good news for birmingham and manchester, not so positive for leicester or here in liverpool. i'll find out why.

england have a battle on their hands to keep their ashes hopes alive, sliced and diced for 258 on the first day's play, as england's batsmen are left reeling at lord's. in a uk tv exclusive, brad pitt and leonardo dicaprio talk to charlie about hollywood, making it in the movies, and of course, hair styles. iam standing i am standing in the doorway with an outstanding, outstanding. good morning. it is another wet and windy day. the u nsettled another wet and windy day. the unsettled theme continues into the weekend. not as much rain, but still some blustery showers and some strong winds. i will have all your details throughout the morning. it is friday 16 august. our top story: seven teenagers, one as young as m, are being questioned after a 52—year—old man was stabbed to death with a screwdriver in newcastle. police say the attack appears to have happened following a chance encounter. andy moore reports.

it was an attack in broad daylight, just outside this busy shopping centre. peter duncan, a lawyer, was taken to hospital after being stabbed, but could not be saved. his family described him as a kind and caring man who was always first to help others. they said he will be deeply missed, and his death will leave a huge hole in their lives. deeply missed, and his death will leave a huge hole in their livesm appears to have been a chance encounter between victim and the offender, which then lead to, again, what appears to have been an unprovoked attack. we believe the weapon to have been a screwdriver, and the fatal injury to be as a result of a single puncture wound. seven boys aged between 1a and 17 remain in custody after being arrested in connection with the

murder. police said one of them is believed to be the main suspect. the national grid has until the end of the day to send a report on last week's major power outage to the energy regulator, ofgem. it is expected to give more information about what caused the power cut, but it is unlikely to offer much insight into why critical infrastructure was so badly affected, as theo leggett reports. trains stopped, passengers were left stranded and railway stations were in chaos. nearly one million homes are plunged into darkness across the country, and traffic control systems stopped working as well. national grid says last week's power system failure was exceptional. today's initial report is expected to provide more detail about exactly what happened, and when. we already know what triggered the blackout. first, this power station in bedfordshire developed a problem and disconnected itself from the grid. at almost the same time, a wind farm in the north sea also went offline. that created instability in the grid, and triggered

an automatic 5% cut in supplies. within seven minutes, new sources of power had been brought in, and the system was running normally again. but across the country, disruption lasted for hours. ofgem will want to know why the knock—on effects were so severe, and why critical infrastructure such as ra i lwa ys why critical infrastructure such as railways and hospitals like this one in ipswich lost power. normally the supplies are protected. some experts believe the growth of renewable energy sources has made the electricity grid mode difficult to manage, while critics say the lack of investment has left it more vulnerable to serious outages. investigations including a separate government inquiry will take weeks. but answers will eventually be needed, because it clear that something went wrong. theo leggett, bbc news. a civil rights group has warned

the use of facial recognition systems in public places across the uk has reached epidemic levels. big brother watch says the technology, which can scan people's faces in crowds, comparing them with databases of criminals, is a threat to privacy. here is our technology correspondent rory cellan—jones. the king's cross development in london has shops, offices and an arts school, and this week the site's owner confirmed that cameras using facial recognition technology are scanning visitors. now, big brother watch says it has uncovered other examples of where the controversial technology is being used. the meadowhall shopping centre in sheffield has confirmed it used it last year in two trials with south yorkshire police, one lasting two days, the other a month. and liverpool's world museum used facial recognition to scan visitors to an exhibition about china's terracotta warriors. the museum says it acted

on advice from the police, and may use the technology again, in line with guidance from the information commissioner. big brother watch is calling for a ban on its use in public spaces. the data watchdog has now launched an investigation into the use of facial recognition at the king's cross development, and says it is deeply concerned about the growing use of the technology. rory cellan—jones, bbc news. north korea has fired two missiles into the sea, according to the south korean military. it is the sixth weapons test in less than a month by pyongyang, which has released a statement saying it has no intention of sitting down for talks with south korea again. a cyber attack on the uk's biggest provider of forensic services has led to a backlog of more than 20,000 samples. the bbc news has learned the company, eurofins scientific, was affected by a ransomware virus which prevented staff from accessing its computer system. police say the problem has now been resolved. here is our home affairs correspondent danny shaw.

it is painstaking work, but vital for solving crimes. scientists at eurofins analyse evidence from 70,000 criminal cases every year. the company accounts for more than half of forensic science provision in the uk, but injune, police suspended all work with eurofins after its computer systems were frozen by cyber criminals. police have now revealed the impact of the cyber attack. it led to a backlog of 20,000 samples, including blood and dna from suspects and crime scenes. it will take two months to clear most of the cases, and police warn there will be delays to investigations, criminal trials also affected. what has had, i think, more of an impact is the delays to forensic testing. so that has led to some adjournments at court. but again, what we have tried to do

around our contingency planning, working with the forces around the country to make sure we are prioritising cases. the cyber attack that struck eurofins probably looked like this. a computer virus that blocks access to files unless a ransom is paid. last month, bbc was told that eurofins had paid the perpetrators to restore its services, though the company refused to comment. the national crime agency is still investigating what is said to be a complex case. the parents of twins born weighing the same amount as half a bag of sugar have been reunited with the medical staff who saved their lives. the youngest premature twin boys to survive in britain, at 22 weeks, celebrate their first birthday tomorrow. denis nightingale reports. do you want to be a pilot? not the first timejensen do you want to be a pilot? not the first time jensen and do you want to be a pilot? not the first timejensen and ruben have beenin first timejensen and ruben have been in this maritime and coastguard agency rescue helicopter. a year ago, on holiday, their motherjenny was rushed to the royal hospital in

truro with an infection. the year before she had lost a baby in similar circumstances. absolutely petrified, yes. just couldn't imagine going through the same experience as we have gone through two years ago. it was feeling a little too familiar. the decision was taken to flyjenny to a specialist unit in oxford. each boy weighed only 500g, half a modern bag of sugar. i was able to touch one hand each before they were whisked away. i couldn't really feel my legs, and i wasjust whisked away. i couldn't really feel my legs, and i was just at the point where i was, like, just had to just hope and hope that i see them again. unable to breathe or eat on their own, jensen and rubin were given little chance of surviving. they spent four months in an into better. tell me what it was like the first time you held them. after the into better, it was magical, yes, but nerve racking. after six months, the bunny babies went home, and tomorrow they will be celebrating their

survival thanks to the skills of medical staff in truro, 0xford survival thanks to the skills of medical staff in truro, oxford and in the air. it is time to have a look at the sports news. holly is here. it is time to have a look at the sports news. holly is herelj it is time to have a look at the sports news. holly is here. i will bring you a little bit of a weather forecast as well, two for the price of one this morning. absolutely nothing happened on day one because of the weather. yesterday it brightened a little bit, but there isa brightened a little bit, but there is a dark cloud over england's colas. —— bowlers. england's hopes of getting anything out of the second test against australia rests with their bowlers. they need wickets at lord's after another low first—innings score — bowled out for 258. the aussies are 30/1 in reply, losing just the wicket of david warner so far. wolves and rangers keep their europa league dreams alive. wolves beat armenians pyunik 8—0 on aggregate to set up a play—off

tie with italian side torino. rangers beat midtjylland and will play legia warsaw. aberdeen and welsh side new saints are out. they won at queen's together, and now andy murray and feliciano lopez book their place in the cincinnati 0pen quarter—finals in a match which could divide the murray household. jonny brownlee will have to wait a bit longer to qualify for the tokyo 0lympics next year after he misses out on podium finish at the qualifying event injapan. just talking a little bit about that andy murray issue, poor old judy murray, because andy murray and jamie, his brother, will have to play each other in the doubles. jamie, his brother, will have to play each other in the doublesm was always going to happen. hasn't jamie got the better record? absolutely, andy murray has an incredible singles history, but... it will be great to see them in

court. that will be tomorrow. you will have to get up very early in the morning. i know you gave a fairly decent weather forecast. i think sarah can probably top it. sarah, you've got a job on your hand, iam sarah, you've got a job on your hand, i am sure. as holly was saying, we have some wet weather in the forecast. good morning to you, and to you at home as well. eggs are looking pretty unsettled, low pressure not far away. if you are up early this morning you will be treated to a nice sunrise. this is the picture in wellingborough. the cloud is now streaming in from the west as you can see from the satellite image, low pressure moving its way in. clearer spells around across southern and eastern parts of england in particular, but the cloud is building and bringing with it some heavy rainfall. there could be

some heavy rainfall. there could be some disruption for travel, especially across parts of wales in the south—west of england. localised surface water flooding possible. here is where we will see the rain moving out of northern ireland, quite patchy across scotland, but as we head through the day england and wales will see the brunt of that heavy and persistent rain stop strong and gusty winds as well, 30-40 strong and gusty winds as well, 30—110 mph, even stronger than that, 45-50, 30—110 mph, even stronger than that, 45—50, around exposed coast in the west. temperatures today, if you are underneath the cloud in the rain, 17 have but we could squeeze 21 or 20 to four parts of scotland and northern ireland as well. as holly was saying, some wet weather in the forecast at lords for the ashes. this afternoon, that rain will be quite persistent and some heavy burst in there as well. all that wet weather across england and wales pushes its way eastwards through the evening, clearing the east coast overnight. we are left with clear spells and some heavy showers pushing into the north—west overnight, giving us some thunderstorms here. pretty mild, because we have the wind and also the showers coming in as well. through the day tomorrow, not a washout. some heavy showers especially across the north—west of the uk. quite a lot of dry weather but you will certainly notice the strength of the wind out there. some quite gusty winds around.

temperatures 17— 22 degrees, it will cloud over in the south later on in the day. we have a waving weather front which looks at the moment like it may stay off the south coast saturday night into sunday, but there could be a little bit of rain across the far south—east. with low pressure towards the north—west, more showers across parts of scotland, northern ireland and northern england on sunday as well. further south and east you are more likely to avoid any of those showers. some sunshine, but again those brisk and blustery winds will all weekend. gusts of 30—110 mph, stronger than that in exposure towards the north—west. temperatures still not great for the time of year. 16— 21 degrees, shouldn't feel too bad in the sunshine. but things are staying relatively unsettled to start the new working week. but some good news i will leave you with. things will be turning drier, brighter and slightly warmer towards the end of the week and as we look towards the bank holiday weekend. back to you both.

thanks very much, sarah, see you later. let's take a look at the front pages. the mirror leads with the death of 52—year—old peter duncan. the paper reports that he was stabbed with a screwdriver after he intervened in a row involving a group of teenagers in newcastle. more on that in our programme throughout the morning. nora quoirin's grandfather says there are many unanswered questions about the teenager's death in malaysia, reports the daily mail. he is quoted as saying "dark areas" surround her death, as police admit the place where her body was found was searched repeatedly. reaction tojeremy corbyn‘s plan to lead a caretaker government to stop a no—deal brexit, features on the times' front page. the paper suggests some rebel tories could support the idea. there is also a picture of former england cricketer, andrew strauss, and his sons at the second ashes test at lord's yesterday. they're wearing red in support of the ruth strauss foundation. a lovely pic. his late wife, of

course. the liberal democrats are under increasing pressure to back mr corbyn as a caretaker prime minister, claims the guardian. the paper also carries a picture of students in manchester on a—level results day. looking rather joyous. holly, you had a look through some of the back pages? you would imagine the ashes dominates but this story stood out, came out on twitter yesterday, tammy abra ham stood out, came out on twitter yesterday, tammy abraham after liverpool's victory over chelsea on wednesday night in the super cup. u nfortu nately wednesday night in the super cup. unfortunately tammy abra ham wednesday night in the super cup. unfortunately tammy abraham this penalty that led liverpool to win and since then he's received a lot of racist abuse. he's a chelsea player. he hit back and said it won't stop him from taking penalties 01’ cause won't stop him from taking penalties or cause him any issues, but yet again it's another story with football and racism. social media? absolutely. seen in the stands as well. anyone who misses a penalty is

abused, but to add that level of racism on top is so unnecessary. people need to take a long, hard look at themselves. another story on racism, gender and equality. this is coming up to the us tennis 0pen, they offered fans a chance to register for a they offered fans a chance to registerfor a grand they offered fans a chance to register for a grand prize they offered fans a chance to registerfor a grand prize which included tickets to the men's semifinals, get a photo on court, and the wording... sounds like a great prize but if you don't win the grand prize, don't worry, you'll also have the chance to win women's semifinals tickets. lucky you! again this issue about inequality, and tennis is one of the few sports where there's parity with wages but at the same time we have the issue where the women always play in the final first. today in the telegraph, let's change that, they say, let's put women last. that's the big final for once. yes. do you want a happy story? go on then. would you prefer

a quiz, animal story or gymnastics story. animal story, please. controversial. very clear, that! this is shaky, a jack russell cross, he was diagnosed with cancer three months after being adopted in july, 2007. i can see your face already! i'm going to cry! hejust 2007. i can see your face already! i'm going to cry! he just celebrated his 19th birthday 12 years after being given three months to live. he's one of the oldest dogs, 19, 133 in dog years. wow! we are happy for shaky, he looks happy. he needed major jaw shaky, he looks happy. he needed majorjaw surgery to cut out a cancerous tumour but he loves tennis balls. a happy story. good choice of story. thanks very much, glad you appreciate it. have you not got anything? know, i've not got

anything. thanks, holly! let's return to one of our top stories now. campaigners have said the use of facial recognition technology in public places has reached epidemic levels. it follows an investigation by the government's data watchdog into its use at a new development at london's king's cross station. we're joined now by silkie carlo, who is the director of the campaign group big brother watch. good morning to you. i wonder if you could outline for us the principles of facial recognition systems for those people unfamiliar. facial recognition is surveillance software that, in real time, compares the faces of people passing by, normal—looking surveillance campers, with lists, or it can build lists —— cameras. essentially they are normal—looking cameras that are normally secretly performing identity checks on the public and when we see cameras in these places like king's cross or shopping centres, that means millions are having their identities checked and sensitive biometric data taken about them without even knowing about it.

we've become familiar with the idea of cctv footage that's captured, you go somewhere and you could well be filmed, what's different about this? it is light—years away from ordinary cctv. what's happening with live facial recognition is your having a biometric identity check, a bit like how you do when you go through a border, for example. the use of live facial recognition cameras is a bit like putting in place of a fingerprint checkpoint or a... data about you and identifiable to you and your body is being collected with these ordinary —looking cameras. can you do a tie-up. if you go intoa cameras. can you do a tie-up. if you go into a shopping centre that has one of these systems and it does facial recognition on you, how does that linkup? how does it identify you from the image that's been taken? there are different ways facial recognition systems can work

and one of the ways is if you're already known to a database or a system, it may track you within a certain space. you could be tracked around a shopping centre, for example... but it still doesn't necessarily know who you are? example... but it still doesn't necessarily know who you are ?m example... but it still doesn't necessarily know who you are? it may not, no, but one of the disturbing things we found in our investigation is there's a significant private police partnership in doing this. into of the major shopping centres that have been using live facial recognition, they've been fed photos from the police —— in two. at the same time the shopping centres will have their own photos of people who might be suspected of being shoplifters or being troublesome in some way but actually aren't convicted. when you put this in the context of how inaccurate facial recognition systems currently are, often in excess of 90% inaccurate, that poses a real risk to people's rights and we've seen when we've been observing the use of the

technology, ordinary innocent members of the public being stopped and asked to prove who they are and their innocence by police, and that's going to be an awful lot worse when we see that happening at the behest of private security and security guards. is that the worst of what can happen? well, the worst of what can happen? well, the worst of what can happen? well, the worst of what can happen really is just down to the imagination. in the us, there have been cases of people who've had their lives turned upside down when facial recognition has been used to implicate them in a crime that actually they were not involved in whatsoever due to the a ccu ra cy involved in whatsoever due to the accuracy issues. and there is really good steps being taken in the us in several districts where legislators are passing bands on the technology, orjust pausing use of the technology, to take a proper look at whether they should be used and how it should be used if so —— bans. you'll be well aware of the aga that if you've nothing down —— the argument that if you've done nothing

wrong you've got nothing to hide, what's the problem? that argument doesn't apply here because we've got a really authoritarian technology that surveillance people and collect sensitive data on a mass scale and poses a risk to the fabric of to slice i think. we're talking about mass surveillance on an enormous scale potentially —— british life. we don't expect to have our private lives interfered with in less we've done something wrong. live facial recognition turns that principle on its head and says everyone is a suspect and will have their identity checked and you might even have to prove your innocence. silkie carlo, thank you, director of big brother watch, talking about the new facial recognition systems. 6:23am is the time. it's been described as the massacre that changed britain, 200 years ago today, thousands of men, women and children marched into central manchester demanding the right of all working men to vote.

in the violent panic that followed the peterloo massacre, 18 people were killed. to mark the anniversary, descendants of those involved have been learning about what happened to their relatives. nina warhurst reports. 0n on these busy streets, you'd never know that this is where they died fighting for nothing more than the rights of men to vote. it was a baking, hot day by the time they arrived here at what was st peter's field. some people had walked for more than 20 miles all through the night, and they couldn't have known about the violence, the panic and the bloodshed they were about to witness. 0ne the bloodshed they were about to witness. one of them is david hilton, standing at the back of this photograph stop ea weaver from east manchester, he met up with peterloo victims every year to remember and to fight on. and this year, manchester metropolitan university is uniting as many descendants as

possible. so, this gentle man here, he is your great, great, great, great grandfather. that's amazing. its like goosebumps, isn't it? even hin ‘s 80s he's campaigning for people to get the vote. he looks proud, he looks like the boss, and i think it's amazing how 60 years later he's still trying to get the vote for the poor people. fighting for the working man all those years later. still. its pretty damn amazing, it is. i'm well chuffed. david did not live to see all working men granted the vote, that didn't happen for 100 years. we've also got here a newspaper article from washington... but these newspaper articles in the people's history museum showed the global impacts peterloo had and its ripple effects through history. peterloo

was hugely significant for campaigners calling for the right to vote, so after the massacre there's a real crackdown on movement but when the chartists come about in the 18305, the peterloo massacre is hugely significant. it's a huge inspiration. but also for the suffragettes, it was a key moment in that campaign for democratic rights. so they didn't die in vain? they definitely didn't die in vain, and many protesters who wear their continued to make sure we'd never forget the peterloo massacre. today thousands will gather at the site of st peters fields to remember the protesters and how so much has changed but somehow stayed the same. nina warhurst, bbc news. a story most people don't know much about. we spoke to mike lee, he made about. we spoke to mike lee, he made a film about it last year. interesting story. 6:26am is the time. time now to get the news,

travel and weather where you are. we'll see you in a few minutes. good morning from bbc london. i'm victoria hollins. two men are being held over the murder of a 16—year—old in camden. police have identified the victim as alex smith from brent. he died after being attacked on monday. police believe he was chased before being stabbed several times in munster square. stormzy has promised to pay for more students to study at cambridge. last year, the grime star surprised pupils at his old school in croydon by awarding them his stormzy scholarship. he'll continue to fund the second year of their studies along with two more black students to address the low numbers from minority backgrounds who attend 0xbridge. this summer marks a century of council homes in london, but how is today's social housing built? camden council aims to create over a thousand such homes in the next 15 years, and the architect behind this new block says it's been built

to address fuel poverty. it's got thick insulation, the walls. it's got mechanical ventilation and triple glazing, so for the residents that live here, this is a big change for them because their previous homes that they lived in had condensation, mould. let's take a look at the travel situation now. there's a good service on the tube this morning, but the 0verground is suspended between sydenham and west croydon due to a signalling problem. 0n the roads, traffic is building on the a13 into town through the goresbrook interchange in dagenham. in west brompton, a3218 0ld brompton road has temporary traffic lights for electricity works at the junction with finborough road. in victoria, temporary traffic lights and gas mains work on buckingham palace raod southbound at the junction with eccleston street.

now the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning. 0nce hello, good morning. once more, it's not going to feel very much like august today. now, it is a dry, early start but the cloud will thicken through the morning and quite chilly in a few spots and as we head through the afternoon it's going to turn wet and windy. the good news is once today's rain has gone it should be dry to the weekend. this is how we start the morning, a bit of early brightness in the east at the cloud is starting to build and through the afternoon we got showery outbreaks pushing in from the west. some of it could be heavy and persistent into the second half of the day and it will feel rather windy with gusts of up to 30 or may be 35 mph. temperatures are lower than they were yesterday. peeking between 17— 19 celsius, and

that rain is set to continue through the evening rush—hour and probably through the first half of the night as well and then it will clear eastwards with clearer spells developing. temperatures on the mild side tonight, lows between 11! and 16 into tomorrow morning. tomorrow will stay dry but rather cloudy and the best of the sunshine in the north. remaining rather windy over 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. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast, with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. it is 6:30am. we will bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment. but also on breakfast this morning: after 11 climbers lost their lives earlier this year, we will find out how nepal plans to reduce the number of deaths on mt everest. iam standing i am standing in the doorway with an

outstanding mullet, outstanding. also this morning: mullets, friendships and hitting hard times. charlie has been to meet hollywood royalty brad pitt and leonardo dicaprio to talk about their new film, once upon a time in hollywood. and after 9:00am, we will meet a professional mudlarker, who searches for historical treasures in london's mud banks. good morning. here is a summary of today's main stories from bbc news: seven teenagers, one as young as 1a, are being questioned after a man was stabbed to death with a screwdriver in newcastle. police say the attack on 52—year—old peter duncan appears to have happened following a chance encounter. his family have described him as a devoted father. the national grid has until the end of the day to send a report on last week's major power outage to the energy regulator, 0fgem.

it is expected to give more information about what caused the power cut, which left millions without electricity, but it is unlikely to offer much insight into why critical infrastructure was so badly affected. a civil rights group has warned the use of facial recognition systems in public places across the uk has reached epidemic levels. big brother watch says the technology, which can scan people's faces in crowds, comparing them with databases of criminals, is a threat to privacy. the government's data watchdog is investigating cameras installed at king's cross station in london. north korea has fired two missiles into the sea, according to the south korean military. it is the sixth weapons test in less than a month by pyongyang, which has released a statement saying it has no intention of sitting down for talks with south korea again. a cyber attack on the uk's biggest provider of forensic services has led to a backlog of more than 20,000 samples, bbc news has learned. bbc news has learned the company, eurofins scientific, was affected by a ransomware virus which prevented staff from accessing its computer system. police say the problem has now been resolved and emergency measures are being lifted.

the parents of twins born weighing the same amount as half a bag of sugar have been reunited with the medical staff who saved their lives. jenson and ruben are the youngest surviving premature twin boys born in britain, after arriving at 22 weeks and six days. their mum, jennie, went into labour whilst on holiday in cornwall and was flown by the coastguard to a specialist neonatal unit in oxford. both are thriving and preparing to celebrate their first birthday tomorrow. some of us can be a little camera—shy, and apparently the same goes for animals too. these two burrowing owls became suspicious of a not—so—secret hidden camera set up by the hawk conservancy trust. the plan was to learn more about their behaviour, and as you can see, they have strong protective instincts. 0ne owl decides it has had enough and charges at the camera. the video has been watched more

than a million times on twitter. ever felt like everfelt like doing ever felt like doing that? attacking the camera? just running at it? like now? it always needs a running commentary on it. denise, what's this? denise, there's something here in the house, don't like it! denise? that is the owl's name. in the house, don't like it! denise? that is the owl's namelj in the house, don't like it! denise? that is the owl's name. i tell you what, the commentary would have been dire from the cricket. it was, considering it was the first bit of action with the second test. it was the worst start they had yesterday, as well. today, a little bit of good news, mind you. the weather is still

awful, which is great news for england. england, then, with plenty to do if they are to level the ashes series, after they were bowled out on the first day's play of the second test at lord's. after being put into bat, england lost openerjason roy for a duck. there was a 50 for rory burns, to follow his century in the first test, but a brilliant catch from cameron bancroft got rid of him, and england were 138/6 at one stage. they partially recovered through a stand of 72 between jonny bairstow and chris woakes, but were 258 all—out. england did get david warner out before the close, with australia finishing on 30/1, trailing by 228 runs. competitive total. like i said, we could've eked out a few more and got a few more and extended it out at the end, but i think its game on, and we're right in amongst it.

wolves and rangers are both one match away from reaching the group stage of the europa league after victory in the third round of qualifying. both teams held leads going into last night's matches. wolves were already 4—0 up against armenians pyunik. and there were four more, including a first senior goal for teenager morgan gibbs—white and a brilliant finish from diogojota saw them go through 8—0 on aggregate. rangers swept aside fc midtjylland to set up a play—off with legia warsaw. welsh side new saints are out, losing 9—0 on agregate to ludogorets, whilst aberdeen fell at the europa league third qualifying round for the sixth consecutive season with defeat to croatian side rijeka. runaway super league leaders st helens warmed up for next week's challenge cup final with a brilliant second half display to see off leeds rhinos 36—20 at headingley. the sides had been level at the break, but a hat—trick from fiji international kevin naiqama sees saints head to wembley in good form. they are now 16 points clear at the top and take on warrington in the cup final a week on saturday.

there were less dramatic scenes in the men's elite race in the triathlon 0lympic test event in tokyo than in the women's yesterday. jonny brownlee was the first brit to cross the line, in fifth place. it means he will have to wait slightly longer to seal his place on the team for the olympics next year. it was canada's tyler mislawchuk who out—sprinted norway's casper stornes to win. andy murray will meet his brother jamie in the quarter—finals of the men's doubles at the cincinnati masters. it's after andy and his partner feliciano lopez beat ryan harrison and jack sock. the murray brothers have faced each other once before in 2015. andy murray has also announced that he won't play in this month's us open, so that he can focus on the singles again, and he has already entered two events in china next month. a good friend of andy murray is nick kyrgios, and remember

yesterday we showed footage of him smashing his racquets in cincinnati? he has been fined more than £93,000 for that. in murray's post—match conference, he was asked about the harshest punishment he had received. i was playing a tournament when i was, like, 11! in the czech republic. and my mum and my gran came over to watch, and i saw during my match, and my gran didn't speak to me for about three months. so the rest of the trip when she was there, and stuff. and i remember it really well, because i love my gran. she is the best, but when she didn't speak to me, i was gutted about that. but still swear on the court, so... £93,000 doesn't hurt nearly as much as your grandmother not talking to you for three months. as your grandmother not talking to you for three monthslj as your grandmother not talking to you for three months. i would never swear in front of my grandmother, not even my mother. i mean, i don't swear, so it's fine. i've dug a hole now. butter wouldn't melt, huh? i

hope my granny isn't watching. a conservationist who followed the migration route of swans in the most fragile of aircraft is taking to the skies once more, this time to tackle the plight of the osprey. sacha dench, known as the ‘human swan', will follow the bird of prey‘s migration route from scotland to ghana next year, to better understand the threat to the species. 0ur reporter kathryn stanczyszyn is at a birdwatching centre in leicestershire to find out more. good morning. it looks lovely there. it is lovely, you send me to all the toughjobs. look it is lovely, you send me to all the tough jobs. look at this beautiful view in the anglian birdwatching. there is a big birdwatching festival, known as the glasto of the

birdwatching world. it is about conservation and innovative technologies to help conserve birds, and one of the big things they will be talking about today is the osprey and the international mission to find out more about these birds. there is lots of effort to try and repopulate the uk. and who will be finding more about the ospreys, by literally following it and going above and beyond ? literally following it and going above and beyond? sacha dench, behind the group conservation without borders. you tracked the migration all the way to the uk. this is an even biggerjourney, right? it is, this one is slightly longer, all the way from scotland to we st longer, all the way from scotland to west africa. so it is a long way, and this is what takes you there. just describe this. this is the harness i will wear on my back, it essentially turns into a chair with a propeller on my back. when i am actually flying it there is a big

fabric wing above. the best thing about it as you can take up and land on your feet. you can go anywhere the birds do and where you see something interesting, you can stop and talk to them and take off again. how many miles will you be going?‘ countries and approximately 10,000 kilometres depending on the weather conditions. how important is this, then? why is the osprey the feature of this? the osprey story is really interesting. in scotland the bird has come back quite well, with conservation assent landowners putting up artificial nests and protecting nest sites. it is a sign that with human effort we can bring things back. it hasn't come back in the same way in the rest of england and wales, and the bird is one that cove rs a lot and wales, and the bird is one that covers a lot of different countries. so we really need to find out what is going on along their whole migration journey. is going on along their whole migrationjourney. and the best way to do that, as i found on the swan journey, is to follow them. what do

you think will be the difference between following swa nss you think will be the difference between following swanss and following osprey? whereas the swans tend to follow roots purely of wetlands, the ospreys across the sa ha ra wetlands, the ospreys across the sahara desert, and mountains. and big water crossings. sounds like a picnic. sacha will be talking a lot more about this throughout the day. there were 200,000 pairs of ospreys in the uk. there are only about 300 hour. tim appleton, you know he is someone who birdwatchers a lot because he has his binoculars. and the osprey is very important this weekend. absolutely, because not only are the ospreys here, it is an opportunity for them to engage with the bird, it all started 21 years ago when outside of my cottage on the water's edge, two birds over the summer that the water's edge, two birds over the summerthatl

the water's edge, two birds over the summer that i thought, wonderful, they have come back again. but what inspired me and roy dennis from the scottish foundation to actually bring the birds, and so we brought chicks down here and they have bred several years later, and this is the first breeding in england for 150 years. the whole project started here. just quickly, what can people do if they want to help bring the osprey back to the uk? they can certainly come to bird fair and learn about the mission that we have to engage with these birds. it is wonderful to see it flying into the water and picking up a huge fish, just incredible. and in case you didn't know, they look a little bit like a seagull from far away. they are fascinating birds, and the fact i have learned, which is incredible, is that at age three months old, they migrate by themselves. no—one

shows them. they take off by themselves in september and head over to west africa on their own, without a sat nav. we will be back without a sat nav. we will be back with you a little later in the morning. it looks like quite a nice day. two instinct is a marvellous thing, isn't it, with these animals. just wonderful. catherine made the point, without sat nav. look at all of us, reliant on it. true, we are you going with this? you said it was a lovely day. i wonder how it is for eve ryo ne a lovely day. i wonder how it is for everyone else. a gorgeous sunrise behind you? that's right. this is the sunrise ta ken behind you? that's right. this is the sunrise taken at eastbourne by a weather watcher this morning but don't be deceived, a serene start to the day. but things will go downhill through the day. blue skies around for some places but the cloud is streaming in from the west on this low pressure, which will bring us wet and windy weather across all of the uk through the course of the day. particularly

heavy rain in parts of wales and the south—west of england might lead to travel disruption today, a lot of lying surface water and localised flooding possible. through this morning, that rain working west to east, clearing from northern ireland and patchy rain in scotland and england and wales will see the heavy persistent rain working west to east through the day. it's notjust the rain today but we've got those strong gusty winds, gusts of 30—a0 mph we could have 45 or strong gusty winds, gusts of 30—40 mph we could have 45 or even 50 mph in exposed coasts in the west and temperatures under the rain, 17—19, but in scotland and northern ireland away from the rain, we could see 21 but as the ashes continue at lord's, if you hour is likely this morning but by the afternoon the rain will be set in and it will be quite persistent. the odd heavy burst as it crosses further to the south into the evening hours. overnight it clears from the east coast, clearer skies tonight but still heavy showers and thunderstorms rattling in to the far north—west and a mild night with temperatures around

12-16. night with temperatures around 12—16. saturday night with temperatures around 12-16. saturday 7 7 nosapce night with temperatures around 12—16. saturday ??nosapce ‘s night with temperatures around 12—16. saturday ? ?nosapce '5 weather won't be a write—off, brisk winds around —— saturday's. a few into northern ireland. much of england and wales are seeing a drier day and in the sunshine, 21 also in the warmest spots and the high teens in the north—west. we've got a weather front close to southern england through saturday evening and overnight into sunday which might skirt into the far south of england, the chance of a bit of rain overnight in kent and sussex and with low pressure, still showers to the north—west. sunday will bring another day of sunny spells and blustery showers, the heaviest of the showers in northern ireland and scotland, where we could have thunderstorms and strong, gusty winds with 40—4050 mph gusts in. not especially warm on sunday, 17—21, but there is the hint of things getting drier and brighter through the course of next week. i think we're going to hold onto the hint

you've just given us and not let go. it does look at a later in the week stop in thanks, sarah. 6:46am is the time now. the uk's best and worst connected railway cities outside of london have been revealed. it comes at the end of an eventful week for britain's trains. ben's in liverpool for us this morning. what's going on, ben? good morning. welcome to liverpool, it's been crowned this morning one of the worst connected laces in the country as far as worst connected laces in the country as faras rail worst connected laces in the country as far as rail travel is concerned, and these are new figures that simon calder has done, a familiarface, looking across the country where cities are best and worst connected. let me run you through the numbers we know, because this has been looking at connections based on trains but also trams and airports loop '5 connections as well and there's some interesting findings. let's run you through the best, birmingham, manchester and edinburgh doing well with connections ——

airports blue paz. birmingham in the centre of the country doing well for train connections. surprising ones in the worst connected category, liverpool, right here, but also glasgow, cardiff and leicester. real concerns about why those cities aren't throwing their weight around as far as transport is concerned and getting people there where they need to get to. let's speak to simon calder, a familiar face, to get to. let's speak to simon calder, a familiarface, and also tony from railways magazine... modern railways magazine. simon, we look at the numbers, how did you work it out, it's quite surprising. there's a dozen big cities outside london, london being the hub for the rail network, and i was interested in how many of those cities were connected to the other 11 and frequency of trains to london, whether there is a handy metro or

tramlink at the main station, as there is here, and connections with there is here, and connections with the airport and i was quite staggered at how badly key cities like liverpool and glasgow, not to mention at the bottom of cardiff and leicester, did at a time when the railway is expanding. tony miles from modern railways magazine, why are we in this position? we are told to ditch the car and take the railway but if you live in these cities you can't do that. a big plan about the nationalisation of the railways in the 60s was how many places you could get to with one change, so now we need to look at the map again and ask how many places could you get to if you have to take your bags off once. liverpool gets its glasgow connection back in a few months. that's good. birmingham is top because it's the hub of the national network and you can change from birmingham and get anywhere. you couldn't have infinite journeys from every station to every station.

simon, this week we're hearing the west coast main line will be in new ownership and run by another firm at the end of the year. will that change anything? remains to be seen. virgin trains here will be losing its franchise. most people will agree they've done pretty good things to the west coast main line. they intend actually to run trains from here on an open access basis to london, which will improve liverpool's standings in the rankings. but it's the east midlands line that appears to be the cinderella mainline around here, with leicester doing very badly and nottingham not doing much better. used to be able to travel from the east midlands direct to cities across england and scotland. i must say, as travellers we used to be able —— want to be able to sit on a train, get there, have a tea and not worry about changing trains. tony, any suggestion this will get at any time soon? the east coast

it's all about demand. in the early 20005, it's all about demand. in the early 2000s, there was a service between manchester and leicester and london for 14 months but the passenger numbers weren't enough to keep it. it's enough people using it, that's the thing. really nice to see you both. we'll talk about this later. real concerns for people living in cities like this that simply can't get to where they want to easily, and the idea we need to take the train, take public transport and not the car, all well and good if you've got a good service but some cities simply don't have that. thanks very much, ben, we'll see you later on. we're going to talk movies now. by way of a cast, brad pitt, leonardo dicaprio... charlie stayt. .. way of a cast, brad pitt, leonardo dicaprio... charlie stayt... serious hollywood credentials. and director

quentin tarantino, you're going to get a lot of attention. then you put charlie stayt into the mix? then you getan charlie stayt into the mix? then you get an exclusive interview! they have come together to make once upon a time in hollywood, a film critics are describing as a tribute to the final moments of hollywood's golden age. leonardo dicaprio, brad pitt, directed by quentin tarantino. in their only interview for tv in the uk, i've been speaking to brad and leo about what attracted them to the film. that's your sun? that's my stunt double. serious hollywood i have in front of me right now. you clearly have a love for hollywood embraced in the film, right? absolutely. absolutely, yeah. we wrestle with it but ultimately complete love for the town, the city. yeah, and i think we both mutually look at this as a gift, you know? you can do anything you want to me. i heard you're going

to be an actor, rick. not atv cowboy, you're better than that.|j cowboy, you're better than that.” love the way quentin approached these two characters, a stunt double and an actor in an era that's passing them by, their remnants of the past and they're trying to adjust to the new era of cinema. there slowly realising that they're becoming irrelevant and at least in ray's terms it's his fight for his own... cliff, the stuntman, they are linked careerwise and they are friends. the relationship between them is kind of lovely to watch as they bumble their way round hollywood. bumble... that's a great word. bumble! there's a of the two of you driving around and looking at the scenes and getting a feel for that time. i love quentin's approach to this. it was less about some trajectory of a dramatic story and more about a day in the life. i find

it really compelling. but, yeah, you know, we have those friends, we understood that the people you have over decades through... as you negotiate your way through this industry, use it with the choir times, the laughs and really that's what makes it all worthwhile. so you're still here? still here. your stories as actors are very different. leo, you were on screen one way or another from the age of about five. commercials? more 12 or 13. 12 or 13 on tv. i did something naked's show when i was five and got kicked off —— i did something on a kid's show. what happened? i misbehaved. but your story, brad,

you did the whole thing where you came in and you were a bartender. and i was an extra for almost two years. really? yeah. iwas in less than zero, i was an extra, that's the one i was proud of. can you get the one i was proud of. can you get the still from it? its in the movie, i'm standing in the doorway with an outstanding mullet. outstanding! i had a mullet in those days...” outstanding mullet. outstanding! i had a mullet in those days... i was like jenny flag. i don't know how you were? mine was magnificent, four inches down the back. in those days where you trying to steal scenes. in those days extras try to get seems. we try to get lines so we could get our sag we try to get lines so we could get oursag card, we try to get lines so we could get our sag card, it's tough, and that time, you couldn't get your sag card unless you had a line. i was an extra in a charlie sheen movie, i was a waiter, i came up with a

bottle and i'm supposed to pour champagne. i come around and i thought i'm going to try to get a line in, i'm going to try, i'm going to try, they're all having a conversation so i'm going to slip this in and i say, "a glass of champagne? " and i say would you like anything else? looks at me and the director goes, cut, cut and the first a.d. said if the director goes, cut, cut and the first a. d. said if you the director goes, cut, cut and the first a.d. said if you do that again you're off the set. oh, no! they are an interesting pairing. seems like they are quite different personalities and. it is four hours 15 minutes long. i'm sure people are expecting quite a bit of violence. we didn't talk too much about the plot too much —— two hours 15 minutes. how did you feel being in the room with them? they are huge,

aren't they? brad pitt loves to tell aren't they? brad pitt loves to tell a tale, he's a raconteur. leo feels a tale, he's a raconteur. leo feels a bit more composed. you probably get a sense of that. their character types layout in the movie. the new film brad pitt and leonardo dicaprio star in is called once upon a time in hollywood. still jealous that you stilljealous that you got still jealous that you got that interview! time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm victoria hollins. two men are being held over he murder of a 16—year—old in camden. police have identified the victim as alex smith from brent. he died after being attacked on monday. police believe he was chased before being stabbed several times in munster square. stormzy has promised to pay for more students to study at cambridge. last year, the grime star surprised pupils at his old school in croydon by awarding them his stormzy scholarship. he'll continue to fund the second year of their studies along with two more black students to address the low numbers from minority backgrounds who attend 0xbridge.

this summer marks a century of council homes in london, but how is today's social housing built? camden council aims to create over a thousand such homes in the next 15 years, and the architect behind this new block says it's been built to address fuel poverty. it's got thick insulation, the walls. it's got mechanical ventilation and triple glazing, so for the residents that live here, this is a big change for them because their previous homes that they lived in had condensation, mould. let's take a look at the travel situation now. there's a good service on the tube this morning, but the 0verground is suspended between sydenham and west croydon due to a signalling problem. on the roads, there are what are becoming the usual queues

on old street approaching the old street roundabout. in west brompton, a3218 old brompton road has temporary traffic lights for electricity works at the junction with finborough road. in victoria, temporary traffic lights and gas mains work on buckingham palace road southbound at the junction with eccleston street. now the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning. once more, it's not going to feel very much like august today. now, it is a dry early start but the cloud will thicken through the morning. it's quite chilly too in a few spots, and as we head through the afternoon it's going to turn wet and windy. the good news is once today's rain has gone it should be dry as we head through the weekend. this is how we start the morning, a bit of early brightness out towards eastern areas, but the cloud is starting to build and through the afternoon we got showery outbreaks of rain

pushing in from the west. some of it could be heavy and persistent into the second half of the day, and it's going to feel rather windy with gusts of up to 30—35mph. temperatures are lower than they were yesterday. peeking between 17—19 celsius, and that rain is set to continue through the evening rush—hour and probably through the first half of the night as well and then it will clear eastwards with clearer spells developing. temperatures on the mild side tonight, lows between 14 and 16 into tomorrow morning. tomorrow will stay dry but rather cloudy and the best of the sunshine in the north. remaining rather windy over 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. bye for now. good morning. welcome to breakfast, with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines today: a 52—year—old father is stabbed

to death with a screwdriver in a shopping centre in newcastle. seven teenagers are arrested. the massive power cut that brought parts of the uk to a standstill. the national grid has until the end of today to submit a formal report. the best and worst connected cities outside london are revealed. good news for birmingham and manchester, not so positive for leicester or here in liverpool. i'll find out why. england have a battle on their hands to keep their ashes hopes alive, sliced and diced for 258 on the first day's play, as england's batsmen are left reeling at lord's. it is action time. gentlemen are having their drinks. hollywood royalty on breakfast. brad pitt and leonardo dicaprio talk to charlie about making it in the movies and life in tinseltown. ultimately a complete love for the

industry, the town, the city, and this film reflects that. the weather is feeling more like the middle of autumn in the middle of august. more wind and rain today, less in the way of rain through the weekend, but some blustery conditions. the full forecast in 15 minutes. it is friday 16 august. our top story: seven teenagers, one as young as 14, are being questioned after a 52—year—old man was stabbed to death with a screwdriver in newcastle. police say the attack appears to have happened following a chance encounter. andy moore reports. it was an attack in broad daylight, just outside this busy shopping centre. peter duncan, a lawyer, was taken to hospital after being stabbed, but could not be saved. his family described him as a kind and caring man who was always first to help others. they said he would be deeply missed, and his death would leave a huge

hole in their lives. we are at the very early stages of the investigation, and i am sure you will appreciate i can't reveal a great deal at this stage, because i don't want to jeopardise any future prosecution. we believe the weapon to have been a screwdriver, and the fatal injury to be as a result of a single puncture wound. seven boys aged between 14 and 17 remain in custody after being arrested in connection with the murder. police said one of them is believed to be the main suspect. the national grid has until the end of the day to send a report on last week's major power outage to the energy regulator, ofgem. it is expected to give more information about what caused the power cut, but it is unlikely to offer much insight into why critical infrastructure was so badly affected, as theo leggett reports. trains stopped, passengers were left

stranded, and railway stations were in chaos. nearly a million homes were plunged into darkness across the country, and traffic control systems stopped working as well. national grid says last week's power system failure was exceptional. today's initial report is expected to provide more detail about exactly what happened, and when. we already know what triggered the blackouts. first, this power station in bedfordshire developed a problem and disconnected itself from the grid. at almost the same time, a wind farm in the north sea also went offline. that created instability in the grid, and triggered an automatic 5% cut in supplies. within seven minutes, new sources of power had been brought in, and the system was running normally again. but, across the country, disruption lasted for hours. ofgem will want to know why the knock—on effects were so severe, and why critical infrastructure such as railways and hospitals like this one in ipswich lost power.

normally, their supplies are protected. some experts believe the growth of renewable energy sources has made the electricity grid more difficult to manage, while critics say a lack of investment has left it more vulnerable to serious failures. today's report is unlikely to provide comprehensive answers. investigations including a separate government inquiry will take weeks, but answers will eventually be needed, because it is clear that something somewhere went very badly wrong. theo leggett, bbc news. a civil rights group has warned the use of facial recognition systems in public places across the uk has reached epidemic levels. big brother watch says the technology, which can scan people's faces in crowds, comparing them with databases of criminals, is a threat to privacy. here is our technology correspondent rory cellan—jones. the king's cross development in london has shops, offices and an arts school, and this week the site's owner confirmed that cameras using facial recognition technology are scanning visitors.

now, big brother watch says it has uncovered other examples of where the controversial technology is being used. the meadowhall shopping centre in sheffield has confirmed that it used it last year in two trials with south yorkshire police, one lasting two days, the other a month. and liverpool's world museum used facial recognition to scan visitors to an exhibition about china's terracotta warriors. the museum says it acted on advice from the police, and may use the technology again, in line with guidance from the information commissioner. big brother watch is calling for a ban on its use in public spaces. the data watchdog has now launched an investigation into the use of facial recognition at the king's cross development, and says it is deeply concerned about the growing use of the technology. rory cellan—jones, bbc news. north korea has fired two missiles into the sea,

according to the south korean military. it is the sixth weapons test in less than a month by pyongyang, which has released a statement saying it has no intention of sitting down for talks with south korea again. a cyber attack on the uk's biggest provider of forensic services has led to a backlog of more than 20,000 samples. the bbc news has learned the company, eurofins scientific, was affected by a ransomware virus which prevented staff from accessing its computer system. police say the problem has now been resolved. here is our home affairs correspondent danny shaw. it is painstaking work, but vital for solving crimes. scientists at eurofins analyse evidence from 70,000 criminal cases every year. the company accounts for more than half of forensic science provision in the uk, but injune, police suspended all work with eurofins after its computer systems were frozen by cyber criminals.

police have now revealed the impact of the cyber attack. it led to a backlog of 20,000 samples, including blood and dna from suspects and crime scenes. it will take two months to clear most of the cases, and police warn there will be delays to investigations, with criminal trials also affected. what has had more of an impact is the delays to forensic testing, so that has led to some adjournments at court. but again, what we've tried to do around our contingency planning — working with the forces around the country to make sure we're prioritising cases. the cyber attack that struck eurofins probably looked like this — a computer virus that blocks access to files unless a ransom is paid. last month, bbc was told that eurofins had paid the perpetrators to restore its services, though the company refused to comment. the national crime agency is still investigating what is said to be a complex case.

the parents of twins born weighing the same amount as half a bag of sugar have been reunited with the medical staff who saved their lives. the youngest premature twin boys to survive in britain, at 22 weeks, celebrate their first birthday tomorrow. denis nightingale reports. do you want to be a pilot? not the first timejenson and ruben have been in this maritime and coastguard agency rescue helicopter. a year ago, on holiday, their mother, jennie, was rushed to the royal cornwall hospital in truro with an infection. the year before, she had lost a baby in similar circumstances. absolutely petrified, yes, so ijust couldn't imagine going through the same experience as we had gone through two years ago. it was feeling a little too familiar. the decision was taken to flyjennie to a specialist unit in oxford. both boys were delivered by an emergency cesarean.

each weighed only 500 grams — half a modern bag of sugar. i was able to touch one hand each before they were whisked away. i couldn't really feel my legs, and i was just at the point where i was like — i've got to just hope, and hope that i'd see them again. unable to breathe or eat on their own, jensen and rubin were given little chance of surviving. they spent four months in an incubator. tell me what it was like the first time you held them. after the incubator, they — it was magical, yeah, but nerve racking. after six months, the bonny babies went home, and tomorrow they will be celebrating their survival, thanks to the skills of medical staff in truro, oxford and in the air. that was denis nightingale reporting. let's return to one of our main stories now. by close of business today, the national grid must submit its report on last week's major power outage to the energy regulator, ofgem. it is expected to explain the cause

of the power cut that plunged nearly a million homes into darkness and left trains and passengers stranded. the government has also launched its own inquiry into the incident. energy minister kwasi kwarteng is in westminster for us this morning. good morning to you. thank you very much forjoining us. so do you think, as energy minister, that this energy network, the national grid, is fit for purpose? i think it is absolutely fit for purpose. what happened last week is the first time in ten years that the system had failed in that way, and while that's com pletely failed in that way, and while that's completely unacceptable, i think generally it is felt across the world that britain has an exemplary energy security. and the word i used was used actually by the international energy agency, which said we were indeed exemplary. so we have a good system, and we have to work out what went wrong last week. it is interesting using the word

exemplary, when you have1 million homes without electricity and thousands of people stranded on trains. it is not exemplary at the moment. so that is one incident which as i've said is completely unacceptable. it is one incident with two generators failing within a second of each other. that is more than unusual. that is alarming. what is particularly alarming is the effect on people's homes, and that is what the commission want to look into to see what the effects of that work, how that was caused. and that is why i am going to the national grid today to work out what happened. what have they told you so far? look, i am going to get more information today. as you said in your report, their own enquiry will have to be submitted by close of business today, at 6pm, to ofgem, andi business today, at 6pm, to ofgem, and i will have cited that. so we will find out more about what happened today. the national grid has said in previous interviews that there was no foul play. there's lots of speculation about cyber attacks. can you confirm that? yes, all of

the investigations we have had so far, obviously we haven't completed them, but nothing suggest there was any foul play. i think it was one of those freak accidents. we have had unusual weather, and that sort of thing. we need to find out more about the reasons for this.” thing. we need to find out more about the reasons for this. i spoke to the national grid last week and one of the things that so many people are surprised about and shocked about is, when you talk about the knock—on effects, there we re about the knock—on effects, there were hospitals without power. so people in our thinking, ok, well, the national grid may submit this report. you can't and the national grid can't guarantee that this won't happen again. people's safety is being put at risk. look, i think we have a very strong and well secured system. we have to look at what went wrong. none of us is happy about what happened last week. i think you are absolutely right. the public deserved to have answers and they deserved to have answers and they deserve a more secure and robust response. the thing that particularly concerns me about last week wasn't the failure of the system, but it was the inability to

respond to that failure. there is no reason why, if these generators and power stations failed, that commuters should have the effects and the blackouts and so forth that happened. that is the bit that really concerns me. so when looking at the knock—on effect, explain the chain. what happens, why were there so many failures down the line after these two power generators failed? said the main way to mitigate any kind of failure is to have a substitute, to have some sort of reserve in place. what happened is that our reserve is a gigawatt of energy, but the two power stations in theirfailure, there energy, but the two power stations in their failure, there was a bigger lack of energy, as it were, more than the one gigawatt reserve limit. so that is what we have to look at. and we have to look at why these two failed roughly at the same time. it is very unusual to have two generating facilities ale at the

same time in that way, and that's another thing that we need to look at. there is also the concern about what happens after they fail. what happened to the ones who were using it, the infrastructure, the transport system, hospitals, infrastructure system ? transport system, hospitals, infrastructure system? that is what i was saying, once they fail, you have to have a reserve in place that can pick up the slack in terms of substituting the power, and that is another critical thing that we need to look at, and that is what we're to look at, and that is what we're to get to the bottom of. are you not surprised that these reserves are not in place? look, it was a very freak carrots. it was something that we need to be resilient about, we need to be able to withstand. my understanding was that the power came on relatively quickly, but it wasn't quick enough, and something went wrong and we need to get to the bottom of it. i fully accept that. do you not think it is surprising that we don't have reserves in place in this country? we are supposed to be exemplary, that is the word used.

it is exemplary. the system works very well. this is a once in ten year event, i have fully accepted that it shouldn't be happening and we shouldn't have to knock—on effects we saw. that is why we have these in vires, and we are looking to see what happens. we will make amends and make it a more robust system. will you ever be in a position to guarantee this never happens again? i think we can say very securely that this is very, very securely that this is very, very unlikely to happen. not never? i can't guarantee the sun is going to rise tomorrow. i mean, we can't guarantee. i am not asking you to guarantee. i am not asking you to guarantee the sun rising tomorrow. i am asking you as energy minister to guarantee that we have a good supply of energy in this country, because we are, in your words, exemplary. absolutely right, and i continue to believe that, and i think we are a world leader in this field. there

that a hard no—deal brexit could increase energy costs by £270 million a year. what preparations as energy minister are you taking and what can you say to the nation about energy costs? we've made many preparations stop that report was done 18 months ago and in the meantime obviously we've been preparing day and night for no—deal. the reason why no—deal is on the table because we missed the deadline last march, and this simply cannot go on. at some point we have to honour the referendum and deliver brexit on the day that we said we would. that's the 31st of october. i'm aware of that, thank you, but will our energy costs go up if there's no—deal? will our energy costs go up if there's no-deal? i don't see any reason why that would happen. we have an energy cap, which is very successful, making sure the big six have to look at their costs and we

are protecting consumers, that is our number one concern, and the ability they used to have two high—carb prices has been taken away because of the energy cap —— high—carb. we look to help consumers at every opportunity. energy minister kwasi kwarteng, thank you for talking to us this morning. here is sarah with a look at this morning's weather. good morning. good morning charlie and naga. the u nsettled good morning charlie and naga. the unsettled theme continues, we still have low pressure in charge. today will be wet and windy for many but some of us are waking up to fairly quiet conditions. this was the sunrise in eastbourne a bit earlier. here's the area of cloud on the satellite that is streaming in, all associated with this fairly deep area of low pressure. wet and windy but not as windy as last weekend. with the heavy rain today there could be rain bit of disruption to travel, especially in parts of the south—west and wales where we see

the heaviest rain and a lot of water and spray on the roads. in northern ireland, the rest of the rain will clear over the next few hours and patchy rain continuing for a time in scotla nd patchy rain continuing for a time in scotland but england and wales will see the bulk of the rain in the afternoon and strong gusty winds in the uk, 30-40 afternoon and strong gusty winds in the uk, 30—40 mph gusts, even 40—50 mph in exposed coasts in the west. under the cloud and rain with the wind, 17—19, belfast could get to 22, though. as the ashes continue at lord's, the rain moves in so after lunchtime, not much play, pretty 5°99y lunchtime, not much play, pretty soggy for a time. the brisk winds and heavy rain pushed eastwards gradually but clearing from the east coast tonight. by tomorrow morning, clearer skies but still blustery with heavy showers pushing into the north—west. a mild night with the wind and showers and 12—16. through tomorrow, a much drier day in england and wales and scotland and northern ireland will see heavy showers with the ensemble of thunder

especially later in the day —— odd rumble. a bit below par temperature—wise. cloud in over in the south later in the day and we could have some spots of rain in the channel islands, ten and sussex, the isle of wight, into the evening, but most of the rain will stay off the south coast with the weather front across northern france —— kent and sussex. low pressure in the north—west will bring heavy showers on sunday. further south and east across england you're more likely to stay dry. quite a brisk once again lowering through the weekend and on sunday we could again see gusts of 40 or 50 sunday we could again see gusts of 40 or50 mph, even a bit sunday we could again see gusts of 40 or 50 mph, even a bit more around coasts and hills. a fairly blustery day, 16—21 on sunday. things set to stay and breezy for the first part of the working week but for the second half it looks like high pressure eventually builds in. temperatures on the rise later in

the coming week and things should start to feel a little more summer like. thanks very much, sarah. sarah, it is time for a quiz. you've got a monitor, haven't you? yes. you have a driving licence? i do. do you think you're a good driver? exemplary! it's going to get harder, don't worry. take a look this, these are britain's most world ring roadsigns. how many do you think you know? i've hidden the answers. first one? you can only turn left, not right. that is a t-junction, sarah. the second one? that has got to be some sort of watching out for adverse weather? she's doing very well. overhead cables. charlie, the third one? number four is...

slippery road conditions and gravel. chippings. charlie has skipped number three, sarah, chippings. charlie has skipped numberthree, sarah, any chippings. charlie has skipped number three, sarah, any joy chippings. charlie has skipped numberthree, sarah, anyjoy with that one? a minimum limit, at least 30. you've got one. number five? numberseven is 30. you've got one. number five? number seven is the roof of my car is on fire. number seven means vehicles with explosives are not allowed, which i imagine you should put on every road anyway. number five is no vehicles allowed and number six, five is no vehicles allowed and numbersix, sarah, you five is no vehicles allowed and number six, sarah, you want another go? vehicles can pass either side. how long have you been driving, sarah? who knows? charlie gard all the easy ones. that is charlie's demo. that's just the way the easy ones. that is charlie's demo. that'sjust the way it the easy ones. that is charlie's demo. that's just the way it fell! it is really important to know. daily express, page 23. what is the thing, the guide... the highway code. it is all in the highway code!

we will send you a copy. we should know those things. that is mean of me! it's been described as the massacre that changed britain — 200 years ago today, thousands of men, women and children marched into central manchester, demanding the right of all working men to vote. in the violent panic that followed the peterloo massacre, 18 people were killed. to mark the anniversary, descendants of those involved have been learning about what happened to their relatives. nina warhurst reports. on these busy streets, you'd never know that this is where they died fighting for nothing more than the rights of men to vote. it was a baking hot day by the time they arrived here at what was st peter's field. some people had walked for more than 20 miles all through the night, and they couldn't have known about the violence, the panic and the bloodshed they were about to witness. one of them is david hilton,

standing at the back of this photograph. a weaver from east manchester, he met up with peterloo victims every year to remember and to fight on. and this year, manchester metropolitan university is uniting as many descendants as possible. so, this gentleman here, he is your great, great, great, great grandfather. that's amazing. it's like goosebumps, isn't it? even in his 805, he's still campaigning for people to get the vote. for equal and fair representation. he looks proud, he looks like the boss, and i think it's amazing how 60 years later he's still actually trying to get the vote for the poor people. fighting for the working man all those years later. still. it's pretty damn amazing, it is. i'm well chuffed. david did not live to see

all working men granted the vote, that didn't happen for 100 years. we've also got here a newspaper article from washington... but these newspaper articles in the people's history museum showed the global impacts peterloo had and its ripple effects through history. peterloo was hugely significant for campaigners calling for the right to vote. so after the massacre, there's a real crackdown on movement, but when the chartists come about in the 18305, the peterloo massacre is hugely significant. it's a huge inspiration. but also for the suffragettes, it was a kind of key moment in that campaign for democratic rights. so they didn't die in vain? they definitely didn't die in vain, and many protesters who were there continued the memory to make sure we'd never forget the peterloo massacre. today thousands will gather at the site of st peter's field to remember the protesters and how so much has changed but somehow

stayed the same. nina warhurst, bbc news. one of those stories you might not have heard about before. we heard about it because of the mike lee film last year. beautifully shot, ta kes you film last year. beautifully shot, takes you right back to the time i'd imagine. talking films, take a look at who charlie has been talking to. do that again you're off the set. oh no! you had such a good time. leonardo dicaprio talking about their new film, once upon a time in hollywood. brad pitt saying that everyone gets told to be quiet on set even in the early days when you're struggling to get work. you enjoyed it, though, didn't you? white interesting pair and an interesting film. will find

out —— we'll find out more later on. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm victoria hollins. two men are being held over the murder of a 16—year—old in camden. police have identified the victim as alex smith from brent. he died after being attacked on monday. police believe he was chased before being stabbed several times in munster square. this summer marks a century of council homes in london, but how is today's social housing built? camden council aims to create over 1,000 such homes in the next 15 years, and the architect behind this new block says it's been built to address fuel poverty. it's got thick insulation in the walls. it's got mechanical ventilation and triple glazing, so for the residents that live here, this is a big change for them because their previous homes that they lived in had condensation, mould.

a bandstand in south—east london where david bowie once played is to be given grade 2 listed status. this structure at the croydon recreation ground has been linked with bowie since he performed there to a small audience in 1969. it's rumoured he may also have written the words to life on mars on the steps. historic england says the bandstand is a rare survivor in its own right. let's take a look at the travel situation now. there's a good service on the tubes this morning but the 0verground is suspended between sydenham and west croydon due to a signalling problem. on the roads, there are what are becoming the usual queues on old street approaching the old street roundabout. west brompton, a3218 old brompton road has temporary traffic lights for electricity works at the junction with finborough road. victoria, temporary traffic lights and gas mains work on buckingham palace road southbound at the junction with eccleston

street. now the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning. once more, it's not going to feel very much like august today. now, it is a dry early start but the cloud will thicken through the morning. it's quite chilly too in a few spots, and as we head through the afternoon it's going to turn wet and windy. the good news is once today's rain has gone it should be dry as we head through the weekend. this is how we start the morning, a bit of early brightness out towards eastern areas, but the cloud is starting to build and through the afternoon we got showery outbreaks of rain pushing in from the west. some of it could be heavy and persistent into the second half of the day, and it's going to feel rather windy with gusts of up to 30—35mph. temperatures are lower than they were yesterday. peeking between 17—19 celsius, and that rain is set to continue through the evening rush—hour and probably through the first half

of the night as well and then it will clear eastwards with clearer spells developing. temperatures on the mild side tonight, lows between 14 and 16 into tomorrow morning. tomorrow will stay dry but rather cloudy and the best of the sunshine in the north. remaining rather windy over 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. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast, with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. here is a summary of this morning's main stories from bbc news: seven teenagers, one as young as 14, are being questioned after a man was stabbed to death with a screwdriver in newcastle. police say the attack on 52—year—old peter duncan appears to have happened following a chance encounter. his family have described him as a devoted father. the national grid has until the end of the day to send a report on last week's major power outage to the energy regulator, ofgem.

it is expected to give more information about what caused the power cut, which left millions without electricity, but it is unlikely to offer much insight into why critical infrastructure was so badly affected. the government has also launched its own inquiry into the incident. i think it's absolutely fit for purpose. what happened last week was the first time in ten years that the system had failed in that way, and while that's completely unacceptable, i think generally it is felt across the world that britain has an exemplary energy security. a civil rights group has warned the use of facial recognition systems in public places across the uk has reached epidemic levels. big brother watch says the technology, which can scan people's faces in crowds, comparing them with databases of criminals, is a threat to privacy. the government's data watchdog is investigating cameras installed at king's cross station in london. essentially they are ordinary looking cameras that are performing,

nominally secretly, identity checks on the public. and when we see them in places like king's cross and in shopping centres, that means that millions of people are having their identities checked and sensitive biometric data taken about them without them knowing about it. north korea has fired two missiles into the sea, according to the south korean military. it is the sixth weapons test in less than a month by pyongyang, which has released a statement saying it has no intention of sitting down for talks with south korea again. a cyber attack on the uk's biggest provider of forensic services has led to a backlog of more than 20,000 samples. bbc news has learned the company, eurofins scientific, was affected by a ransomware virus which prevented staff from accessing its computer system. police say the problem has now been resolved and emergency measures are being lifted. those are the main stories. have a look at this image. some of us can be a little camera—shy, and apparently the same goes for animals too. these two burrowing owls became

suspicious of a not—so—secret hidden camera set up by the hawk conservancy trust. the plan was to learn more about their behaviour, and as you can see, they have strong protective instincts. one owl decides it has had enough, and charges at the camera. the video has been watched more than a million times on twitter. a p pa re ntly apparently it has been watched by one more million. i would do the same thing if i wasn't fully aware i was surrounded by cameras a lot of the time. i think we have learned a lot about owls. don't spy on and owl. tell us about this cricket business. i wouldn't have blamed the england cricket as if they wanted to get the cameras out of there. we finally got

some action at the second test. i'm afraid it just wasn't some action at the second test. i'm afraid itjust wasn't good news for england once again. they were torn apart by australia, and we have a bit of bad weather coming today, which could mean good news for england if they can last that long. england then with plenty to do if they are to level the ashes series, after they were bowled out on the first day's play of the second test at lord's. after being put in to bat, england lost openerjason roy for a duck. there was a 50 for rory burns, to follow his century in the first test, but a brilliant catch from cameron bancroft got rid of him, and england were 138—6 at one stage. they partially recovered through a stand of 72 between jonny bairstow and chris woakes, but were 258 all—out. england did get david warner out before the close, with australia finishing on 30—1, trailing by 228 runs. competitive total. like i said, we could've eked out a few more and got a few more and extended it out at the end, but i think its game on, and we're right in amongst it.

obviously battered a few balls in this test series, and we're looking ata this test series, and we're looking at a few different ways of getting out. nathan lion ran past and mentioned it within about three balls. i was well—versed in what i was looking for and prepared for what i was getting. but yes, it is just a good battle, isn't it? rangers and wolves are both one match away from reaching the group stage of the europa league, after victory in the third round of qualifying. rangers swept aside fc midtjylland to set up a play—off with legia warsaw. wolves were already 4—0 up against armenians pyunik, and there were four more, including a first senior goal for teenager morgan gibbs—white and a brilliant finish from diogojota, which saw them go through 8—0 on aggregate. but aberdeen and welsh side new saints both lost.

theircaptain, their captain, conor coady, has written to the 48 fans who made the trip to thank them personally. which he says is not for publicity. he just wanted to thank them. how did we know about it? that is a good point. and all 40 of them did it, and that is super fans. runaway super league leaders st helens warmed up for next week's challenge cup final with a brilliant second—half display to see off leeds rhinos 36—20 at headingley. the sides had been level at the break, but a hat—trick from fiji international kevin naiqama sees saints head to wembley in good form. they are now 16 points clear at the top, and take on warrington in the cup final a week on saturday. there were less dramatic scenes in the men's elite race in the triathlon olympic test event in tokyo than in the women's yesterday. jonny brownlee was the first brit to cross the line, in fifth place.

that means he will have to wait slightly longer to seal his place on the team for the olympics next year. it was canada's tyler mislawchuk who out—sprinted norway's casper stornes to win. andy murray will meet his brother jamie in the quarter—finals of the men's doubles at the cincinnati masters this evening it's after andy and his partner feliciano lopez beat ryan harrison and jack sock. the murray brothers have faced each other once before in 2015. andy murray has also announced that he won't play in this month's us open, so that he can focus on the singles again. andy murray has also announced that he won't play in this month's us open, so that he can focus on the singles again. a good friend of andy murray is nick kyrgios, and remember yesterday we showed footage of him smashing his racquets in cincinnati. he has been fined more than £93,000 for that. in murray's post—match conference, he was asked about the harshest punishment he had received. i was playing a tournament when i was like 14, in the czech republic, and my mum and my gran came over to watch. and i swore during my match,

and my gran didn't speak to me for about three months — so the rest of the trip, when she was there, and stuff. and i remember it really well, because i love my gran. she's the best, but when she didn't speak to me, i was gutted about that. but still swear on the court, so... what makes me laugh about that is that he was obviously devastated that he was obviously devastated that his grandmother wouldn't speak to him for three months, but it hasn't stopped him. so either grandma never speaks to andy murray, or she hasjust got grandma never speaks to andy murray, or she has just got used to it. grandma never speaks to andy murray, or she hasjust got used to it. she knows now, she is fully aware. he is a grown man now, kind of allowed to have the odd... completely, i like the idea of him playing his brother again, and his mum has already tweeted this morning to sayjust one simple emoji of a little monkey face

covering its eyes. i think that is literally going to be her tonight. in the last decade, more than 70 people have lost their lives whilst attempting to climb the world's highest mountain, everest, with 11 victims so far this year. in response to the rising number of deaths, a panel advising nepal's government is recommending a series of new restrictions be placed on climbers wanting to reach its peak. under the new rules, all applicants must have already climbed another nepali mountain, with a summit of at least 6,500 metres, have a certificate of physical fitness and employ experienced guides and pay a minimum fee of at least £29,000. well, here to talk more about this is the mountaineer alan hinkes, who has himself reached the summit of mount everest. along with many other mountains you have claimed in the past. your experiences at the top end. give us a sense of the reality of problem facing safety on everest.” a sense of the reality of problem facing safety on everest. i should

say first of all this is sort of a positive news story. thankfully they are trying to make a difference, because we don't want people to die on everest or any mountain stop u nfortu nately on everest or any mountain stop unfortunately people do die, as you said, on everest. it will hopefully make a bit of a change, it will make people realise it is dangerous, is everest. in the last ten years more and more wealthy people have thought ican and more wealthy people have thought i can pay this money, and employ these guides, sherpas or whatever else and get to the top. the pictures we have seen are of overcrowding, literally used to get to the top. and the thing you mentioned is inexperience stop people pay the money and want to go. they do forget that it is in the death zone, where humans can only live for a few hours and no chance ofa live for a few hours and no chance of a helicopter rescue. mountaineers like myself don't like regulations, you know. mountaineering is about freedom, not doing what you want, i

should say, it is not anarchy, but it is about freedom. but everest is a special case. take k2. you will not get that many inexperienced people. it is notjust those that are inexperienced. experience mountaineers. i was going to say, sadly i have had friends of mine get killed, and there but for the grace of god. i have nearly been killed in the lake district twice in winter in avalanches. but everest is a special case. it is more dangerous than other peaks, case. it is more dangerous than other pea ks, but case. it is more dangerous than other peaks, but unfortunately more and more people are going. you do get those pictures of a couple of people in a queue. at the moment there is nobody in everest, to put it in perspective. from firstjune to april next year, there will be no—one on it, although there could be some people this autumn, which is

known as the post— monsoon season. perhaps that is what they should do, encourage people to go in october, maybe give them a discount on the fees. you mentioned £29,000 to pay for that. is that a deterrent at all, raising those? is that what they want? is that what the board and association want? well, the nepalese get a permit fee, i think thatis nepalese get a permit fee, i think that is around $11,000 per person, and the rest of the money is going to go to porters to get you to base camp, food base camp, employing guides like myself, local guides which will probably be sherpas. your oxygen, it is important to get plenty of oxygen and good—quality oxygen, and a bottle of oxygen can cost thousands of dollars, believe it not, because it comes from russia where they don't have any health and safety, they will squash more gas in the bottle, and it has to be shipped onto the mountain. there is a lot of cost there, if you see what i mean. and you referred to it early on, maybe if you are a mountaineer there

will be a part of you that will say do you know what? i want to climb everest, or another peak, and i want to do it in the way i want to do it. is that inevitable? is it something in the instinct? well, believe it or not, a lot of mountaineers don't wa nt to not, a lot of mountaineers don't want to do everest, because it is overcrowded and there is a lot of inexperience people. a lot of mountaineers want to do k2, or the third highest. a lot of mountaineers say there are too many inexperienced people there. which is a bit u nfortu nate, people there. which is a bit unfortunate, because as i say, they could go on the post— monsoon season, mountaineers, when it is less crowded. or they could do another route on the mountain. they don't have to do the south—east ridge route. what is the feeling like when you reach the summit of everest? it is pretty good, i was making a documentary about brian blizzard, so i almost did it matter thought i will get the camera out and doa thought i will get the camera out and do a bit of filming —— brian

blessed. i remember looking around in thinking! blessed. i remember looking around in thinking i think i can see the curvature of the earth, and i looked across to the third—highest mountain and thought i will claim that next. but i realised i had to get down. i probably stayed up at least 15 minutes to film, maybe more, maybe 20, but i was thinking it isn't over yet. no mountain is over until you are back in base camp having a cup of tea. i suppose what you describe there is precisely the reason why people want to go in the first base. good to see you. good that they are making a bit of a change, because they don't want people to die in everest. the nepalese are lovely people, and they don't want deaths on the mountain if they can help it. it is time to find out what is happening in the weather in the uk, and sarah is going to bring us up—to—date. good morning. and sarah is going to bring us up—to—date. good morningm and sarah is going to bring us up-to-date. good morning. it is something of a case of deja vu today. low pressure in charge again, bringing usa today. low pressure in charge again, bringing us a pretty wet and windy story. this is the picture in

cornwall, grey skies and outbreaks of rain creeping in there. a lot of cloud streaming in from the west, as you can see from the recent satellite image. this deep area of low pressure pushing into the north—west of the uk, bringing us heavy rain and strong winds, and the rain could cause a bit of disruption to travel today, especially across parts of wales in the south—west of england. lots of lying surface water and spray on the roads and motorways. as we head through the day, the rain should clearfairly quick from northern ireland. had she ran continuing for a time across scotland, but england and wales will see the bulk of that heavy rain moving from west to east. and look at the strength of the wind gusts. 30-40 at the strength of the wind gusts. 30—40 mph, perhaps even 45—55 mph and exposure in the west. some very windy conditions today. temperatures not great, the high teens in the south and east, but northern ireland and scotland only one or 22 possible. as for the ashes, as they continue, we will see a bit of play through the course of the morning but during the afternoon the rain is set to push in. and that was

continue into the evening across much of england and wales. gradually clearing eastwards through the course of today. still some showers in the north—west, and a reasonably mild and breezy night with those temperatures sticking at around 12— 16 degrees. saturday's weather will be an improvement across england and wales. lots of dry weather with some sunshine. still some scattered showers for scotland and northern ireland, but wherever you are, it will be another windy day. not as windy as it was, thankfully, last weekend, but temperatures still a little below par, 17— 21 degrees. later on saturday we will see the cloud moving into southern parts of england. and there is the chance of a little bit of rain through the english channel, up towards the likes of kent and sussex as well, on this waving weather front. may stay offshore but could see a bit of rain across the likes of kent and sussex, and with low pressure to the north—west, further showers for scotla nd north—west, further showers for scotland and northern ireland as well. sunday we will continue to see those mastery showers, heavy at times for scotland, northern ireland, northern england and north wales. further south and east, you

should they mostly dry. again, those strong and blustery winds could be gusting at around 30—40 mph, a bit more than that around coast and hills as well. still a little cooler, 16/20 one degree on sunday. and that blustery and unsettled them continues into the first part of the new working week. but you will notice, thankfully, iwill new working week. but you will notice, thankfully, i will leave you with a bit of good news, that those temperatures will be on the rise and we will see something a little drier and brighter as we look towards the all—important bank and brighter as we look towards the all—importa nt bank holiday and brighter as we look towards the all—important bank holiday weekend. back to you both. we're looking at this morning. if you're going to commute to work this morning, how easy will it be? how good is your station compared to another station? imagine the people going on their daily commute saying i'm well—connected! now you can find out! some new information gives an idea of which cities have the best and worst links. ben is in liverpool, which is towards the bottom of the list. maybe not you personally!”

maybe not you personally! i won't ta ke maybe not you personally! i won't take it personally, not me individually, but nonetheless we are in liverpool, one of the worst connected places. new figures today show where it is and isn't a good place to get around. this research comes from simon calder, a familiar face, travel editor from the independent. it's beenjudging train connections and it looks at things like metros and subways and things that get you to the airport, airport connections crucial for railways. there is the best and the worst, the best are there is the best and the worst, the bestare birmingham, there is the best and the worst, the best are birmingham, manchester and edinburgh. birmingham no surprise, so geographically central. does very well for connections. the worst are glasgow, cardiff, leicester and liverpool. struggling with the connections. with more being told to ditch the car and take the train,

all well and good if you can, but if you live in those cities you might find it more difficult. let me introduce you to people to talk about this, tony miles from modern railways magazine and simon calder, travel editor at the independent. simon, you did this numbercrunching, how did you come up with this? some might dispute it. i look clearly at a dozen big cities in the uk and i looked at how well they were connected to each other, as well as to london, and whether there is a metro or a subway connected to the city —— looked. and the airport links as well. is staggering to, for example, firming, fantastically connected and leicester, close to it, important city in the mid— midlands, dreadful legs —— staggering to. -- links. tony, are you surprised? birmingham, no surprise, in the middle, loads of trains, does really well. glasgow,

end of the line places like liverpool, can't go much further.m ita liverpool, can't go much further.m it a surprise? not a complete surprise and a lot of thinking hi and the railways since they were nationalised in the 60s is how many places you can get to with one change. birmingham new street is the hub of the uk in network, from liverpool you can go to birmingham and then anywhere you want. liverpool is getting stuff back, gets its scotland connections back at the end of the year so the railways are trying to make things better. lots of focus, simon, on transport networks in terms of things like hs2 and the west coast main line will have a new operator by the end of the year. is any of this going to change? things are gradually getting better, which if you're one of the millions of taxpayers pumping money into the trains, it is good news stop if you wa nt to trains, it is good news stop if you want to catch a train, get on, tea and get where you want to be. tony,

there's moves to improve services and from here there's a new service to scotland, so about getting new services used. the challenge is the space for the extra trains. talking about manchester and leicester, in 2003 for 15 months there was a service that connected manchester, leicester and london but not enough people used it to keep it permanent. people have to prove there's a need for it. we'll wait and see stop it thanks for talking us. the idea that we are all being told to use the train more well and good if the services are available —— we'll wait and see. thanks forjoining us. looks rather lovely with the sunshine coming in. not so much if your train commute is rubbish, but there you go! we are going to talk about movies. brad pitt, leonardo dicaprio and quentin tarantino — three of the biggest names in the film industry have come together to make

once upon a time in hollywood, a film critics are describing as a tribute to the final moments of hollywood's golden age. we've been talking to brad and leo about making a film which has inevitably, it is quentin tarantino, quite a bit of violence but a lot of the movie is about their dynamic as actors. you had a really good chat, so much to talk to them about, brad pitt is a great raconteur. leo a bit more reserved. but first of all what attracted them to that film? that's what he kicked off with. i'm rick dalton. it's my pleasure... mr schwartz. call me marvin. put it there. that's your son? no, that's my stunt double, cliff booth. this is serious hollywood i have in front of me right now. you clearly have a love for hollywood that's embraced in the film, right? absolutely. absolutely, yeah. and we wrestle with it, but ultimately a complete love for the town, the city, and this film reflects that. yeah, and i think we both mutually look at this as a gift, you know? you can do anything you want to me.

i hired you to be an actor, rick. not a tv cowboy, you're better than that. i love the way quentin approached these two characters, a stunt double and an actor in an era that's passing them by, they're remnants of the past, and they're trying to adjust to the new era of cinema. and they're slowly realising that they've become irrelevant, and it's sort of their... well, at at least in rick's terms, it's his fight for his own mortality. cliff, the stu ntman, they're linked careerwise, and they're friends. the relationship between them is kind of lovely to watch as they bumble their way round hollywood. bumble... that's a great term. bumble! there's a lot of the two of you driving around, looking at the scenes and getting a realfeel for that time. yeah. i loved quentin's approach to this. it was less about some trajectory

of a dramatic story, and more about a day in the life. and i find it really compelling. but, yes, you know, we had those friends, we understood that, you know, the people you have over decades through... you know, as you negotiate your way through this industry, you sit with the quiet times, the laughs and really that's what makes it all worthwhile. so you're still with rick? still here. your stories as actors are very different, aren't they? leo, you were on screen, one way or another, from the age of about five, right? commercials or...? more 12/13, but yeah. 12/13 on tv. i did something on a kids show when i was five and got kicked off. what for? why? it was romper room, and i ran up to the camera... erroneous behaviour. yeah. you misbehaved? misbehaved. he was lascivious even then.

but your story, brad, is more... you did the whole thing where you came in and you were a bartender. a very different route. and i was an extra for a good almost two years. really? wow. yeah. i was in less than zero, that was my... i was an extra in less than zero. that's the one i was proud of. is it still.... can you get the still from it? it's in the movie, i'm standing in the doorway with an outstanding mullet. outstanding! listen, i had a mullet in those days, so i miss... i mean, bono would genuflect when he saw my mullet. i don't know how you were! mine was magnificent. it was right down... sort of four inches down the back. serious mullet. tell me, in those days, were you trying to scene—steal? traditionally extras are trying to, sort of, get themselves seen... no, we'd try to get lines so we can get our sag card, and then we can be working... it's a catch—22. you can't be an actor without your sag card, at least at that time, but you can't have your sag card unless you have a line. i was an extra in a charlie sheen movie, and i was a waiter, and they were all... it was no man's land, db sweeney,

and they were all sitting round, big table scene. and i come up with the bottle and i'm supposed to pour champagne. and i come around and i think, "man, i'm gonna try, i'm gonna try to get a line in, i'm gonna try, i'm gonna try," because they're all having a conversation i figure maybe i can slip this in. and i pour this young actress a glass of champagne, and i go, "would you like anything else? " and she looked at me and goes... and the director goes, "cut, cut!" and the first ad goes, "you do that again, you're off the set." oh, no! and i go, "alright." imagine his little face when he was told that. interesting hearing two huge stars comparing notes about their early days. the film, a note, two hours 40 minutes. a long film. still going to see it. very tarantino, there's a fair degree of violence but we won't go into the plot because that blows the whole thing immediately. nonobvious have

let you talk about the plot. once upona time let you talk about the plot. once upon a time in hollywood. you enjoyed it, though? loved it. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm victoria hollins. two men are being held over the murder of a 16—year—old in camden. police have identified the victim as alex smith from brent. he died after being attacked on monday. police believe he was chased before being stabbed several times in munster square. this summer marks a century of council homes in london, but how is today's social housing built? stormzy has promised to pay for more students to study at cambridge. last year, the grime star surprised pupils at his old school in croydon by awarding them his stormzy scholarship. he'll continue to fund the second year of their studies along with two more black students to address

the low numbers from minority backgrounds who attend 0xbridge. a bandstand in south east london where david bowie once played is to be given grade 2 listed status. this structure at the croydon recreation ground has been linked with bowie since he performed there to a small audience in 1969. it's rumoured he may also have written the words to life on mars on the steps. historic england says the bandstand is a rare survivor in its own right. let's take a look at the travel situation now. good the travel situation now. news if you're starting the using good news if you're starting the day using the tube. there's a good service on the tube this morning. that includes the london 0verground. southern services are suspended from sutton to selhurst, norwood junction and epsom downs due to a signalling problem. at west croydon. on the roads, in west london, at cranford, the parkway is crawling northbound towards the m4. the road is closed at the ossie garvin roundabout due to an incident. west brompton, a3218 old brompton

road has temporary traffic lights for electricity works at the junction with finborough road. victoria, temporary traffic lights and gas mains work on buckingham palace road southbound at the junction with eccleston street. now the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning. once more, it's not going to feel very much like august today. now, it is a dry early start but the cloud will thicken through the morning. it's quite chilly too in a few spots, and as we head through the afternoon it's going to turn wet and windy. the good news is once today's rain has gone it should be dry as we head through the weekend. this is how we start the morning, a bit of early brightness out towards eastern areas, but the cloud is starting to build and through the afternoon we got showery outbreaks of rain pushing in from the west. some of it could be heavy and persistent into the second half of the day, and it's going to feel rather windy with gusts of up to 30—35mph. temperatures are lower than they were yesterday. peeking between 17—19 celsius, and that rain is set to continue through the evening rush—hour and probably through the first half

of the night as well and then it will clear eastwards with clearer spells developing. temperatures on the mild side tonight, lows between 14 and 16 into tomorrow morning. tomorrow will stay dry but rather cloudy and the best of the sunshine in the north. remaining rather windy over 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. bye for now. good morning welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines today: a 52—year—old father is stabbed to death with a screwdriver in a shopping centre in newcastle — seven teenagers are arrested. the massive power cut that brought parts of the uk to a standstill — the national grid has until the end of today to submit a formal report.

good morning from liverpool, one of the worst connected places in the country for trains. better news if you live in manchester, birmingham or edinburgh. details later. england have a battle on their hands to keep their ashes hopes alive. their batsmen are left reeling at lord's against australia. hollywood royalty on breakfast — brad pitt and leonardo dicaprio talk to charlie about making it in the movies, and life in tinsel town. ultimately a complete love for the industry, the town, the city and this film reflects that. good morning. a fairly autumnal feel today. a windy weekend as well. more details in about 15 minutes.

good morning. it's friday the 16th august. our top story. seven teenagers — one as young as 14 — are being questioned after a 52—year—old man was stabbed to death with a screwdriver in newcastle. police say the attack appears to have happened following a chance encounter. andy moore reports. it was an attack in broad daylight, just outside this busy shopping centre. peter duncan, a lawyer, was taken to hospital after being stabbed, but could not be saved. his family described him as a kind and caring man who was always first to help others. they said he would be deeply missed, and his death would leave a huge hole in their lives. we are at the very early stages of the investigation, and i'm sure you will appreciate i can't reveal a great deal at this stage, because i don't want to jeopardise any future prosecution. we believe the weapon to have been a screwdriver, and the fatal injury to be as a result of a single puncture wound.

seven boys aged between 14 and 17 remain in custody after being arrested in connection with the murder. police said one of them is believed to be the main suspect. the national grid has until the end of the day to send a report on last week's major power outage to the energy regulator, ofgem. it's expected to give more information about what caused the power cut, but it's unlikely to offer much insight into why critical infrastructure was so badly affected, as theo legget reports. trains stopped, passengers were left stranded, and railway stations were in chaos. nearly a million homes were plunged into darkness across the country, and traffic control systems stopped working as well. national grid says last week's power system failure was exceptional. today's initial report is expected to provide more detail about exactly what happened, and when.

the public deserve to have answers and they deserve a more secure and robust response. the thing that particularly concerned me about last week wasn't of the failure of the system, but our inability to respond to that failure. there is no reason why, if these generators and power stations failed, commuters should have the effect, the blackouts and so forth, that happened. that is the bit that concerns me. we already know what triggered the blackouts. first, this power station in bedfordshire developed a problem and disconnected itself from the grid. at almost the same time, a wind farm in the north sea also went offline. that created instability in the grid, and triggered an automatic 5% cut in supplies. within seven minutes, new sources of power had been brought in, and the system was running normally again. but, across the country, disruption lasted for hours. ofgem will want to know why the knock—on effects were so severe, and why critical infrastructure such as railways and hospitals like this one in ipswich lost power.

normally, their supplies are protected. some experts believe the growth of renewable energy sources has made the electricity grid more difficult to manage, while critics say a lack of investment has left it more vulnerable to serious failures. today's report is unlikely to provide comprehensive answers. investigations including a separate government inquiry will take weeks. but answers will eventually be needed, because it is clear that something, somewhere, went very badly wrong. theo leggett, bbc news. a civil rights group has warned the use of facial recognition systems in public places across the uk has reached epidemic levels. big brother watch says the technology, which can scan people's faces in crowds, comparing them with databases of criminals, is a threat to privacy. here's our technology correspondent, rory cellan—jones. the king's cross development in london has shops, offices and an arts school, and this week the site's owner

confirmed that cameras using facial recognition technology are scanning visitors. now, big brother watch says it has uncovered other examples of where the controversial technology is being used. the meadowhall shopping centre in sheffield has confirmed that it used it last year in two trials with south yorkshire police, one lasting two days, the other a month. and liverpool's world museum used facial recognition to scan visitors to an exhibition about china's terracotta warriors. the museum says it acted on advice from the police, and may use the technology again, in line with guidance from the information commissioner. big brother watch is calling for a ban on its use in public spaces. the data watchdog has now launched an investigation into the use they are ordinary looking camera is performing, often secretly, identity checks on members of the public.

when we see these cameras in places like king's cross or in shopping centres, that means millions of people are having their identity is checked and sensitive biometric data taken from them without even knowing about it. the data watchdog has now launched an investigation into the use of facial recognition at the king's cross development, and says it is deeply concerned about the growing use of the technology. rory cellan—jones, bbc news. north korea has fired two missiles into the sea, according to the south korean military. it's the sixth weapons test in less than a month by pyongyang, which has released a statement saying it has no intention of sitting down for talks with south korea again. a cyber attack on the uk's biggest provider of forensic services has led to a backlog of more than 20,0000 samples. bbc news has learned the company — eurofins scientific — was affected by a ransomware virus, which prevented staff from accessing its computer system. police say the problem has now been resolved. here's our home affairs correspondent, danny shaw.

it is painstaking work, but vital for solving crimes. scientists at eurofins analyse evidence from 70,000 criminal cases every year. the company accounts for more than half of forensic science provision in the uk, but injune, police suspended all work with eurofins after its computer systems were frozen by cyber criminals. police have now revealed the impact of the cyber attack. it led to a backlog of 20,000 samples, including blood and dna from suspects and crime scenes. it will take two months to clear most of the cases, and police warn there will be delays to investigations, with criminal trials also affected. what has had more of an impact is the delays to forensic testing, so that has led to some adjournments at court. but again, what we've tried to do around our contingency planning — working with the forces around the country to make sure we're prioritising cases. the cyber attack that struck

eurofins probably looked like this — a computer virus that blocks access to files unless a ransom is paid. last month, bbc was told that eurofins had paid the perpetrators to restore its services, though the company refused to comment. the national crime agency is still investigating what is said to be a complex case. the parents of twins each born weighing the same as half a bag of sugar, have been reunited with the medical staff who saved their lives. the youngest premature twin boys to survive in britain — at 22 weeks — celebrate their first birthday tomorrow. denis nightingale reports. do you want to be a pilot? not the first timejenson and ruben have been in this maritime and coastguard agency rescue helicopter. a year ago, on holiday in helston, their mother, jennie, was rushed to the royal cornwall hospital in truro with an infection. the year before, she had lost a baby in similar circumstances.

absolutely petrified, yes, so ijust couldn't imagine going through the same experience as we had gone through two years ago. it was feeling a little too familiar. the decision was taken to flyjennie to a specialist unit in oxford. both boys were delivered by an emergency cesarean. each weighed only 500 grams — half a modern bag of sugar. i was able to touch one hand each before they were whisked away. i couldn't really feel my legs, and i was just at the point where i was like — i've got to just hope, and hope that i'd see them again. unable to breathe or eat on their own, jensen and rubin were given little chance of surviving. they spent four months in an incubator. tell me what it was like the first time you held them. after the incubator, they — it was magical, yeah, but nerve racking. after six months, the bonny babies went home, and tomorrow they will be celebrating their survival, thanks to the skills of medical staff in truro,

oxford and in the air. that was denis nightingale reporting. a very special moment. happy birthday for tomorrow. sarah keith—lucas will have all the weather for us and holly will have the sport as well. the case of nora quoirin has made headlines around the world. this morning, malaysia's deputy prime minister is reported to be meeting with her family, after a postmortem examination confirmed there had been no foul play in her disappearance. her body was found following an extensive 10—day search. the case has raised questions about how authorities deal with missing people abroad. we'rejoined now from belfast byjim gamble, a former child protection officer, who's been advising the family. jim, good to speak to you. this family have been through the most terrible ordeal. i know you have beenin terrible ordeal. i know you have been in contact with you during part of the process. it has been a

dreadful time? it of the process. it has been a dreadfultime? it has of the process. it has been a dreadful time? it has been the worst possible time. when we spoke before we talked about the ordeal they had gone through and then to find her body was just awful. i think now that we have the interim postmortem report in, we have some of the a nswe rs report in, we have some of the answers but not all of them. and i think the sooner the family are able to bring nora home and begin the journey that their grieving process will take them on, the better. yes, and that personal thing is obviously the most important part of this, but alongside that they will be questions about the police procedures, about the search operation itself. what do you think some of those questions will be? well, i think there needs to be a reflection on what they have done. let me put this in context. if something goes wrong in the uk, we have got social workers, police, health workers, teachers or others

involved, we carry out a serious case review. that is not to apportion blame but to learn lessons. the same thing needs to happen here. we know the police were involved using lots of specialist teams, deploying lots of equipment. the issue isn't whether it was used, it is when it was used and whether it is when it was used and whether it was used in the most effective way of the most critical time. and i do think that needs to be looked at. we understand of the family members may be meeting the deputy prime minister today. you can only imagine in the grief of the moment and the terrible time they have been through immediately, very hard to do, what questions to ask and how to be in that situation? yeah. i think they are in an awful situation. it is good they are getting that kind of political access. the family have a lwa ys political access. the family have always asked questions about criminal activity. everyone should retain an open mind. we know why nora died. in simple terms, from

starvation. and we know where she ended up but we don't necessarily know where she got there. we know the downstairs window in the villa was broken, so it couldn't have been locked by the family and could have been opened from outside. i am not trying to pour fuel on the speculative fire, but those things need to be considered and we need to keep an open mind as we move forward and look back to see what lessons can be learned. what have we learned from previous investigations when there has possibly been a death or a missing person overseas, about what people can do from a distance to try and check those things that you are talking about, check procedures were done correctly? i think these cases are so few and far between. what we have learnt is we need a better protocol, so those other jurisdictions that have an interest in this instance, critically, ireland, france and gb, that there specialist resources can be made available much more quickly to the

local resources on the ground. there's lots of bureaucracy and politics, organisational and governmental, involved in that. but to factually reflect on that we need to factually reflect on that we need to carry out a review. for now, i think we need to give this family time and the space to grieve with dignity, to engage, say their farewells to malaysia and bring this very, very special child home with them. so that they can give her a proper sendoff. jim gamble. a former child protection officer. he works closely with safeguarding organisations. thank you. here's sarah with a look at this morning's weather. it has been a rather mixed week, hasn't it, sarah? lots of high winds coming this weekend? yes, that is right. good morning. a changeable theme to the weather. a mix of some sunshine through this week. some wet and windy weather, too. today is going to be one of those wet and windy days. we have

cloud moving in from the west. some drizzly outbreaks in cornwall at the moment. a lot of cloud streaming in from the west on this area of low pressure. it is moving on from the atlantic. some clear spells in the next few hours across south—eastern england. with the combination of strong winds and heavy rain there could be some disruption to travel, particularly for wales and the south of england. that rainfall could bring localised flooding. lots of rain on the roads. spray as well. most of the rain should work away from northern ireland in the next few hours. patchy rain continuing for a time across scotland. england and wales turning increasingly soggy. strong gusty winds as well. 30 to 40 mph gusts. it will not feel particularly warm. we could see 22 degrees in belfast though. the ashes continued today at lord's. we are expecting this morning to be largely dry and somewhat cloudy. by this

afternoon the rain will be setting in. the heavy rain works its way eastwards a cross in. the heavy rain works its way eastwards across england and wales. it clears away towards the east. clear skies overnight. heavy showers across north—western scotland with thunderstorms possible. quite a breeze blowing overnight. mild, with temperatures 12 to 16 degrees. tomorrow, a much improved today, particularly for england and wales. return to sunshine. clouding over from the south. temperatures warmer than today. 21 degrees in the warmer spots. scotland and northern ireland see sunshine and scattered heavy showers, particularly in the north—west, and a blustery feel wherever you are. a chance of rain on saturday evening in the south coast. this weather front could stay across northern france, missing the uk, but we could see rain across the southeast overnight. low pressure sitting to the north—west. further heavy showers on sunday, especially for scotland and northern ireland.

drier the further south and east you are, with some sunshine. another very windy day. 30 to 40 mph gusts. temperatures still below par, 16 to 21 degrees on sunday. a rather u nsettled 21 degrees on sunday. a rather unsettled start to the new working week. i think you will be pleased to hear that eventually high pressure builds in from the south, particularly in the second half of next week, things looking drier and warmer. a windy weekend to get out of the way first. sarah, with all that wind and bother, you need to relax, don't you? you bother, you need to relax, don't you ? you need bother, you need to relax, don't you? you need something to soothe the soul. absolutely. how about this? see, look at the happiness on sarah's face. that is just for you, sarah. thanks! a little piano

playing this morning. the venue is the royal albert hall. the instrument you can hear is queen victoria's famous gold leaf piano. it has been taken to the royal albert hall. it's part of this year's proms and it will be the first time the piano has been played outside the palace walls. tim muffett is there for us this morning. you lucky fellow. good morning. good morning. what a relaxing start to the day. the beautiful piano playing of stephen. surely one of the most remarkable instruments ever to feature in a proms concert. it was delivered to buckingham palace in 1856. it belonged to queen victoria. it has never been played outside buckingham palace until today will stop there will be a special concert this evening. what a moment basis. a travesty to interrupt your beautiful playing. how does it feel to play this? absolutely wonderful. i think it is better than i expected. i tried it in buckingham palace and i

thought it was a lovely piano. but here, ithink thought it was a lovely piano. but here, i think it is more excited than we are to be here. 150 years since it was built and delivered to victoria. never played outside the palace. this is its first moment. it is shining in sound and vision. what makes it so special? it has a smaller, shallower keys. a smaller construction. a bit like a car. cars got more turbo—charged over the years and assorted pianos. it is more delicate. it has teeth and it has fire to it. for the piece i am playing tonight that would be really appropriate. does the age make a difference? does it make it a better sound? not really. it is not like a violin, where the older the better, ina violin, where the older the better, in a way. pianos on the whole function better if they are fairly new. there are exceptions. and i think this isjust new. there are exceptions. and i think this is just a very different character. it's not a different instrument like a harpsichord is

from piano, but it is a long time before the modern piano. it gains in transparency. the part of the bianna is thinner in sound. —— this part of the piano is thinner in sound. a lot of juice, the piano is thinner in sound. a lot ofjuice, full cream the piano is thinner in sound. a lot of juice, full cream milk. the piano is thinner in sound. a lot ofjuice, full cream milk. this is more semi—skimmed for those having their cornflakes. queen victoria would have played this? absolutely. that is what is wonderful. it is the 250th anniversary of victoria and albert's breath. they played duets. every night they were in buckingham palace this was their tv. amazing stuff. i'm joined david winston, a piano conservatory. how does it feel to be effectively in charge of this instrument? it is great to be a part of its history, its distinguished history, not only as an instrument about the history of its owners, the history of the piano, everything.

it's an honour and responsibility and pretty interesting experience. you are effectively responsible for its tuning whether it is in the palace —— when it is in the palace? yes! is it a difficult instrument to keepin yes! is it a difficult instrument to keep in tune? it is much more difficult than a modern piano. it is. the construction is much less robust. they are not designed to ta ke robust. they are not designed to take the kind of changes in climate and humidity like modern instruments. fascinating. thank you. stephen, what peace will you be performing this evening? we are doing the mendelssohn first piano concerto. mendelssohn was a great friend of queen victoria. one of the reason he used to visit her was because he could speak german. that was the language spoken in buckingham palace at the time. as an encore i am also going to play chopin. a nocturnal. i think that is what i am going to play this morning. finally, the proms, such an

historical event. it began in 1895. to be taking part in such an historical concert willingly from —— proms, how does that feel? it is very special. there's a certain affection about this bianna. this is affection about this bianna. this is a piano of they built their marriage playing beautiful music together. built by victorian honour of her husband, there's something very touching. her majesty the queen has allowed it to come here. she has. and we are so grateful. we should hear some more. a bit of chopin. amazing instrument. amazing pianist as well, performing this instrument for the first time outside of buckingham palace, stephen hough, thank you. —— huff.

he plays chopin it's marvellous. but we are going to

have to stop listening. although i could listen to that all morning. stunning. that was queen victoria's piano. it is being loaned from buckingham palace to the royal albert hall for a very special performance as part of the proms. a p pa re ntly performance as part of the proms. apparently queen elizabeth was taught piano when she was younger as well. if it is all a bit frenzied in your house at breakfast time, how about that? lovely. lovely. we are going to have more from holly with the sport later. we are going to be hearing from a human swan. sasha dench. she is planning another record—breaking flight for conservation. catherine concession is in worcestershire and can expend more. good morning. yes, good morning. iam here at anglian water in rutland, a beautiful spot as you can see. and it isa beautiful spot as you can see. and it is a prime location for bird

watchers. in fact, there is going to bea watchers. in fact, there is going to be a festival of them this weekend. it is apparently the glastonbury of the bird—watching world. it does have a serious purpose, which is to raise awareness of the conservation of certain birds, particularly those that have had trouble surviving in this country. one of those birds is the osprey, a fascinating bird from a distance apparently it looks like a distance apparently it looks like a goal. it is large wingspan, bright and beautiful. i have seen a picture. very beautiful. the osprey has had a troubled time in the uk. it was virtually wiped out in the 1800 by people who are egg collecting. that is what it did for the osprey. there are only 300 breeding pairs in the uk at the moment from around 200,000 back then. now they are making a comeback. sasha dench, the human swan, will be taking on this incredible nation to follow their migration next year. we will be talking more about what she will be doing, going 10,000 kilometres to

find out more about their habits, crossing 15 countries. incredible. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning. today's where there is something more like you would find in autumn than august. quite a deep area of low pressure, just moving in from the atlantic. weather fronts moving in and you can see a lot of cloud at the moment across the uk. with that, outbreaks of rain, which will be particularly heavy in south—west england, wales, parts of north—west england, 60 to 80 millimetres of rain, edging its way into the south—east of england. behind it, sunny spells and showers. quite blustery conditions for many, potentially up to 50 mph gusts

around the irish sea coasts. temperatures will be highest where you have the sunshine in northern ireland and western scotland, otherwise temperatures in the high teens. through tonight, the rain will eventually clear away to the south—east, it will take quite a while, still a lot of rain to come from that system. showers moving their way into the west of scotland which will be heavy. temperatures overnight down to 12—16 so quite a mild night going into the start of the weekend. for many of us on saturday, it should be dry and bright with some sunshine but some showers emerging into longer spells of rain in north—western scotland and a bit of cloud across southern areas, perhaps, during saturday. temperatures about 20, 22, but quite windy during saturday. we keep some fairly strong wind going into sunday. this area of low pressure is still there. it is not moving very far at all. one weather system just bringing more showers to scotland, northern ireland, a few more showers on sunday towards north—west england and wales. but there will be some

sunny spells during sunday. worth mentioning the gusts of wind again, quite widely 30—40 mph gusts of wind, perhaps a bit more than that around exposed western areas. maximum temperatures on sunday, about 17—21. eventually, it is going to start to quieten down into next week. goodbye.

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