good morning. welcome to breakfast with dan walker and steph mcgovern. our headlines today: the uk loses its ‘measles free‘ status, after a fall in the number of children getting their second vaccination. jeremy corbyn pledges to do everything he can to stop a no—deal brexit and accuses boris johnson of provoking a national crisis. good morning from leicestershire. this week, the bbc is focusing on farming. today we are looking at what the national farmers‘ farming. today we are looking at what the nationalfarmers‘ union is calling its biggest challenge, climate change. taking the uk to the top of the league.

as a gaming hub prepares to open in london, i'll be asking how businesses and wannabe world champions can make money from e—sports. england rattle australia in the ashes. a hostile bowling spell from jofra archer gave england a chance of winning at lord's, but the second test ends in a draw. good morning from central london. we are in green park. it is grazing week and this morning we will be joined by a flock of sheep and a cow. joined by a flock of sheep and a cow. why? iwill joined by a flock of sheep and a cow. why? i will tell you later. today we are looking at sunshine and showers and it will be called for this stage in august. —— cool. it's monday the 19th of august. our top story: the uk has been stripped of its ‘measles—free‘ status by the world health organisation after a fall in vaccination rates for the second of the two mmr jabs. the news comes as a campaign launches to increase the numbers of children who are vaccinated against measles. here's our health editor hugh pym.

measles is a highly infectious disease which can lead to serious complications. but health leaders are concerned that vaccination rates are falling, with some blaming social media for spreading false claims about vaccine safety. in the first six months of 2019, the world health organisation reported three times as many measles cases globally is at the same stage last year. france, germany and italy have seen increased outbreaks. the who now says the uk has lost its measles—free status. the targets for both doses of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine is a rate of 95%. but in england, the second vaccine, usually given to 3—year—olds, has fallen from 88.6% in 2014 to 87.2% currently. the prime minister will today announce plans to urge gps to promote catch—up vaccinations for io—year—olds and ii—year—olds. there will also be moves to use the official nhs website to address misleading claims about the dangers of vaccines, and getting social

media companies to do more to promote accurate information. jeremy corbyn will accuse borisjohnson of provoking a crisis in britain as he pledges to do everything necessary to stop the uk leaving the eu. the labour leader will argue that a general election in the autumn, set against the backdrop of brexit, would be a crossroads for the country. it comes as downing street accuses former ministers of leaking a government document which warned that a no—deal departure from the eu could cause shortages of food, fuel and medicines. joining us from our westminster studio is our political correspondent, jonathan blake. what is jeremy what isjeremy corbyn actually calling for here? while he was a general election and we know that because he has been saying it for some time. labour desperately wants there to be an election ever before oi’ there to be an election ever before or after the brexit deadline so jeremy corbyn can achieve his aim,

of course, of getting into government. we are seeing an uptick in his rhetoric, in that speech he will make today, calling for a general election again, calling it a once ina general election again, calling it a once in a generation chance for the country to change direction. he will be saying that britain is at a crossroads as it is a potentially the change at a level of the labour landslide that happened in 1949 or when margaret thatcher came into power in 1979. jeremy corbyn also will say that he will do whatever is necessary to avoid and stop a no—deal brexit and he will have to do because his preferred plan of trying to win a vote of no—confidence and then former contemporary caretaker government of his own will not receive the backing it needs. we are going to see mps for the labour party and other parties working with some conservatives to try to force the

government because ‘s hand and tried to force an extension to the brexit post —— process. to force an extension to the brexit post -- process. and this all comes ata time post -- process. and this all comes at a time when we have this leaked dossier which paints a grim picture of what would happen if we did leave without a deal. is there any idea about where the leak came from? no, but you will hear that operation yellowhammer, what it is called, the government's plan for planning and working out what would happen if the uk were to leave the eu without a deal, has been described by the government as an old document. downing street sources blaming a former ministerfor downing street sources blaming a former minister for putting it out there. it will perhaps add a new dimension for conversations that borisjohnson will have with president macron chancellor merkel this week. and at 7:40 this morning, we'll speak to the shadow chancellor john mcdonnell on this subject. that's at 7:40. prince andrew has said he's appalled by allegations that his formerfriend, jeffrey epstein, sexually abused dozens of young girls and he finds

any suggestion that he'd participate in such behaviour "abhorrent". buckingham palace issued a statement on the prince's behalf last night, after a video emerged showing him inside epstein's home in new york, after the billionaire had served a prison sentence. jeffrey epstein took his own life while in prison a week ago while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. police in kent say they will resume their search this morning for a missing six year—old boy but admit it's unlikely they will find him alive. lucas dobson hasn't been seen since saturday afternoon when he fell into the river stour during a family fishing trip. rescue teams in canoes have been combing through dense vegetation on the riverbanks, while police officers have also been using sonar equipment. the iranian oil tanker seized by gibraltar early last month has set sail overnight after being released. the authorities in gibraltar earlier turned down an american request to impound the vessel again. it was originally seized on suspicion of transporting oil

to syria in violation of eu sanctions, which tehran has denied. more than 115,000 pounds has been raised to support the family of pc andrew harper, who was killed while investigating a report of a burglary.the officer died when he was dragged by a vehicle in berkshire on thursday. a fundraising page set up by the thames valley police federation passed the 100,000 pound mark yesterday. ten people were arrested on suspicion of murder. farmers leaders say that climate change is one of the biggest challenges that the agricultural industry faces today. the national farmers' union is calling for more money for flood prevention and says that consumers have their part to play. here's our environment and rural affairs correspondent, claire marshall. as the climate warms, it is becoming more unstable. extreme weather is

becoming more common. from the beast from the east to scorching heat waves, to flash floods. this was lincolnshire earlier this year. the nfu says we have to be far more ambitious in how we deal with the changing climate. climate change is probably the single biggest issue that farming is facing at the moment. we are seeing extremes of weather events. and for me, probably the single biggest challenge is around water. we are seeing more floods, we are seeing more drought and how we manage those, notjust as farmers, but has wider society, will be the biggest challenge going forward. this is a place that understands the challenge of climate change all too well. these other somerset levels. they are flat, crisscrossed with rivers, and very vulnerable. and in late 2013, almost all what we can see here was underwater. that includes james winslet‘s farm. when the rivers

burst their banks, all of these fields were flooded. he got his cattle out just in fields were flooded. he got his cattle outjust in time that he and his family had to move some where else and his field stayed underwater for six months. a major climate report just out of for six months. a major climate reportjust out of said that agriculture was a key driver of global warming but james gets agriculture was a key driver of global warming butjames gets fed up when uk farmers are blamed. we can do our little bit at the trouble is if the rest of the world isn't doing anything, how is it going to change? that is my biggest concern. we are very small compared with the rest of the world, really. the nfu has committed to going carbon zero x 2040. if that happens, it will play a part in limiting the most catastrophic effect of climate change. claire marshall, bbc news, on the somerset levels. in a statement the department for the environment told us it's providing more than two billion pounds to deal with the risks posed

by climate change. and we'll be looking at issues like this and more throughout the week on breakfast as part of our focus on farming series. we have a cow camp. —— a cow we have a cow camp. —— a cow cam pulled up and carol has some sheep. —— a cow cam. we would all love to put our feet up instead of going to work, well some of us. however, people in colombia have taken it to a whole new level. residents of one northwestern city took to the streets armed with their beds, hammocks and favourite teddies to celebrate, wait for it, the international day of laziness as a way of having fun and combatting stress. sadly we didn't get the memo. it is quite hard to relax sometimes, isn't it? i think one of those

hammocks would go quite well in here. no-one would be shady. just ta ke here. no-one would be shady. just take off for half—an—hour. people would miss sally, though. australia might miss steve smith if he is unable to return. and he looks like he might not be able to return after the weekend. that incredible, incredible couple of days of cricket. did you watch last night? it was so, so tense. it looks like they will desperately need him. we had it all in the final day of the second ashes test at lord's. a century from ben stokes, a potentially series—changing spell of bowling from jofra archer, and there was a stunning catch from joe denly too. but that australian wicket was the final one to fall as the game ended in a draw. australia remain 1—0 up in the series. we will be talking about stephen smith in the next few minutes in the papers. —— steve smith. frank lampard was one of the finest footballers of his generation, but management is proving much harder.

he's winless from his first two premier league matches in charge of chelsea after a 1—1 draw with leicester at stamford bridge. it was the opposite experience for lampard's former england team—mate steven gerrard. his rangers team are unbeaten so far this season and through to the quarter finals of the scottish league cup. and great britain's dina asher—smith looks to be in good form ahead of next month's world athletics championships. she finished second in a highly competitive 200 metres at the birmingham grand prix. lots of looking at concussion and handling of players' welfare in the papers coming up. you would have a nightmare facing a bowl from jofra archer. i think you need to be brave just to even stand there. are you hanging around for papers? because i am! ——of course i am.

let's take a look at today's papers. the times leads with our top story this morning — it says the prime minister boris johnson has accused remainer mp's of leaking official documents relating the planning for a possible no—deal brexit. the picture on the front shows jofra archer at lords yesterday in that thrilling second ashes test. the daily mail claims the nhs is launching a major crackdown on gp surgeries which close for half—days during the week. it says officials have identified over 700 practices in england which could face penalties. the metro also leads on the government leak, and a picture of strictly stars neil and katya jones following that news that they are to separate. she kissed one of her fellow co ntesta nts she kissed one of her fellow contestants last year. the guardian also leads on what it calls ‘tory divisions' over the leaking of the no deal brexit report. it says downing street has "reacted with fury." the metro also leads on the government leak, neal and katya jones are due to

separate, this paper also reports. i bring you in focus on farming, pictures of land. it is the final day of the live lamina show. they go over a course like a showjumping course. i quite like it. —— lamb. i wa nt to course. i quite like it. —— lamb. i want to talk about this. you know there is a big trade war going on between china and the united states, well, it is having a big impact on things like education and tuition because what is going on is chinese stu d e nts because what is going on is chinese students are choosing to go to other countries rather than the us are so normally they get 300,000 chinese youth students, or bringing lots of money including fees to the us. instead we are getting an influx here in britain which is great news with universities because they pay the full tuition fees. they

generally tend to be good students but they don't go into house shares and those things, they going to purpose—built locks so they don't necessarily have the same level of interaction, shall we say, with other students in the universities so other students in the universities so it is quite interesting and it is changing the dynamics of universities here in britain. they are now having degree ceremonies backin are now having degree ceremonies back in china, lots of universities now, so that when these are students finish up and go home, they don't have to fly all the way back over for their graduation ceremonies. it is kind of interesting. marketing tricks. i was on is asked, —— i was once asked to comment on that. you have two net a little sort ofjockey asked to comment on that. you have two net a little sort of jockey to go on the back as well. did you do that? no i wasjust commencing. they can really jump as that? no i wasjust commencing. they can reallyjump as well. i remember doing a headline with the lamb just

jumping across my face as i was talking. there was one lamb called dave the sheep stop very inventive. he refused to move. bounding, gaylene. obviously it is difficult because they are herd animals, if one goes, they all go. yes. i wanted to talk to you about concussion. there is an interesting piece about steve smith and how he is likely to miss out on the third test at headingley. he may train tomorrow, he might face australia on wednesday, but he suffered a delayed concussion after being hit on saturday and then ominously he slapped. —— slept. they've got to be so careful. it was brave/ foolish.

and if you're a cricket fan, you will notice he doesn't wear the guard at the back which was introduced after the death of phillip hughes. and that's where he was hit. he is never out on lbw. he says he's gonna try and where the extra guard but he doesn't like it because it makes him claustrophobic and he can't focus. cricket really has to sort out its concussion problem. let me read you this story. dunkirk veteran, didn't want to glorify the second world war by collecting the medals that he won during the war, so what his son did was six ribbons of honour during the war, his military career ended in 1946, so traumatised by what saw and things that happened to him and others. he didn't apply to any of his medals. he said i spent the day

on the beach and the germans kept coming over having a go, thankfully many of us got back safely. his son, 43, ordered the medals to be mentored to him at his 100th birthday. he said i didn't want to glorify something. lost so many my friends. he was a bit overwhelmed by an incredible day and a little shot of whiskey keeps him going, he says. what a star. doug jones, what a hero. thank you. so, you know we are doing farming this week? i'm quite excited about this. did you know that the uk has almost 2 million dairy cows, producing more than 14 billion litres of milk a year. shall we take a look at some of them? yeah, welcome to the cow camera, everyone.

as part of our ‘focus on farming' week, let's take you live to our cow cam, which is on a dairy farm in shropshire. so, we're going to see inside the milking parlour where these cars will be heading off shortly to be milked. have you ever seen cows being milked? i have. it's quite an impressive procedure. being milked? i have. it's quite an impressive procedurelj being milked? i have. it's quite an impressive procedure. i wasn't sure what you are going to say. impressive procedure. i wasn't sure what you are going to saylj impressive procedure. i wasn't sure what you are going to say. i was being careful. it is a lot of milk! it is hard, isn't it? there is a beautiful little facts going through on the bottom of your screen there. enjoy those cow facts will be dropping in on the cow cam at regular intervals. and we've gone from one cow to lots of them. oh, man, i should just go, shouldn't i. carol is at one of london's royal

parts this morning for the weather. carol, save me! save me. —— parks. -- parks. you are looking outs twiglet, she is one of the smallest breeds of power in the uk are smacked looking out. tom is busy with her, and you can see behind her a flock of sheep. the reason we're here, out of the way is because in central london, in green park it is increasingly cool. we've got a rare breed of sheep as you can see there and also some cattle. just twiglet today though. and this is part of mission invertebrate, that is aiming to replenish the wildlife in the parks and doing it by supporting invertebrates. basically what happens is the owners here will eat all the tough plants, it passes through them and encourages other

islands seeking beasties —— all the animals here will eat of the tough plants. the forecast for the uk todayis plants. the forecast for the uk today is one of sunshine and showers. some of the showers later will be heavy and thundery, but as is the way with showers, not all of us is the way with showers, not all of us will see them. the same low pressure is still with us and anchored in the north sea. if you look at the isobars, you can see them close together indicating it is going to be breezy today and we have the weather front enhancing the showers. so we've got showers in the north and the west to start the day, southern english channel as well. some dry weather, too, some cloud in london but the sun is trying to break through and already it is quite breezy. to the course of the day we will see further showers develop. east anglia, down into the south—east again, we won't old see them. and a weather front coming in

across scotland will start to sink south, bringing some heavier showers with it. will for this stage in august, we're looking at has a 14 to about 20. evening and overnight that low sinks southerly. many of the other showers will start to fade. and it is going to be a cooler note than the one just corn, temperatures following 8— 10 degrees. —— cooler night than the one just gone. tomorrow we start off with that rain in northern ireland, that reintroducing that flips back into northern scotland —— rain then returns and flips back into northern scotland. temperatures up a touch on what we have today, 12— 22 degrees, 22 is 72 degrees fahrenheit in old

money. the weather front coming into the west will enhance the rain coming in across the west. for wednesday itself, we start off once again with a lot of low cloud, some misty conditions in the north, brightest guys in the south. there will be a few showers but the brightest guys will remain the further east we travel. then a weather front coming in from the west will bring in a lot of rain across northern ireland, eventually western scotland, western england and western wales. back to you. western scotland, western england and western wales. back to youm sounds like twiglet enjoy the broadcast from you. a bit noisy this morning. it's 6:23am. how would feel about reporting a stranger who leaves their car engine running while parked up? would you feel better if you knew it was helping the environment, and you earned a bit of cash into the bargain? that's the proposal from a think tank which suggests drivers who leave their engines idle should be filmed by members of the public, in return for a cut of the offender's fine. michael cowan reports.

we've all seen it, because sitting stationary outside our schools, hospitals and roadsides, but with the engine on. it is one reason why transport is now the biggest contributor to greenhouse gases in the uk. but for those idling vehicles, one organisation has a radical plan. basically, if you see somebody idling, than you can take a photo into video of that offence and then reported to the council. isn't it slightly authoritarian to ask citizens to inform on one another to the state? well, it's a voluntary scheme. if you feel uncomfortable doing it, you don't have too. but the main problem here isn't the person taking the video, it's the person taking the video, it's the person idling. how much do emissions from idling actually contribute to pollution levels? the key thing is

personal exposure. if you walk through a streets of idling vehicles, that would be quite a significant number of city particles, carbon dioxide, and that isa particles, carbon dioxide, and that is a problem if you are a young child or a patient with a cardiovascular disease. leaving your vehicle idling could leave you £20 poorer if you are caught the first time, £80 if you are caught regularly. these fines are not new, they have been around for years, but this citizen report seeing is. —— citizen reporting is. in the us, those who report get 25% of the fine. in the us, fines are 300

dollars us, by can reach over £1500 if you are a repeat offender. so far it can prove to be lucrative.|j if you are a repeat offender. so far it can prove to be lucrative. i have made over 10,000 dollars over the course of five years. you made it a full—timejob to stop course of five years. you made it a full—time job to stop people idling? in london, some activists are on the case, david hayes, a.k.a. little ninja. this is, but if it was idling, i breathe the air and i think oh, if my son was here all my daughter was down here, suddenly you realise that if i'm feeling it, and it's toxic for me, what's it like for a child? if you're in a car or a van, if you've got the windows up, it becomes a bit of a gas box. what we find is a majority of drivers wa nt to we find is a majority of drivers want to let them know, give them one of these leaflets, let them see some

of these leaflets, let them see some of these leaflets, let them see some of the ten facts at the back, they become quite horrified and often switch the engines off — not idling again. but we find some i'm going to change their behaviour. the government says they intend to launch a consultation into idling, but haven't released details of when that would happen. michael cowan, bbc news. get in touch with us if you have any thoughts, whether good or bad. we're looking at the big issues affecting agriculture with a focus on this week. breakfast‘s own graham satchell is at a farm in leicestershire and can tell us more. that isn't graham. no, it's not graham, this is captainjack. they have 150 cattle like this here, this morning we are looking specifically at climate change in our focus on farming and the impact it's having on farmers themselves and what

farmers can do to mitigate the gas emissions that cattle produce. that isa emissions that cattle produce. that is a greenhouse gas, methane car —— cattle methane. same for the news, travel and weather where you are this morning. —— time for. good morning, i'm asad ahmad. experts say the chances of an older vessel surviving a collision on the thames haven't significantly improved since the marchioness disaster 30 years ago. the port of london authority say the tragedy which claimed 51 lives — led to a series of safety improvements on the river, but little has been done to reduce the risk of older boats sinking after a crash. police say they may treat an attack in islington on guardian journalist and political commentator owenjones as a hate crime. mrjones was celebrating his birthday with friends at the weekend, when he was punched

and kicked to the ground. police are trying to identify four suspects. mrjones believes he could may have been targetted for his well—documented anti—fascist views. i can't remember hearing anything. it was just kicks, punches everywhere and yelling, the general kind of merely. but given the context of the far right attacks i've had in the last year, i think there's absolutely conceivable explanation for why there would be one specific targeted attack on me —— in the melee. a number of farmers on the outskirts of london and the home counties are calling for more financial support as they struggle to cope with extreme weather. they say higher rents and mortgages make it harder to remain financially viable — particularly after last year's dry summer and winter — which means water after heavy rain isn't being absorbed into the ground. let's take a look at the travel situation now. see tfl rail has severe delays. that

is due to a faulty train elsewhere. on the roads, in south—east london new cross road has a lane closed westbound at the junction with st james's lane. that's for gas mains work. in town, old brompton road at thejunction with finborough road, has temporary traffic lights causing delays. traffic lights too at the junction with and in victoria, buckingham palace road has tmporary traffic lights too at the junction with eccleston street — for gas mains work. now the weather with lucy. hello. good morning. a mixture of sunshine and so as to kick off the week. the greatest chance to see one of those hours to the afternoon, they can be heavy, possibly thundery. this morning a great start, temperatures down on what we saw yesterday by a degree or two, there is just a saw yesterday by a degree or two, there isjust a risk saw yesterday by a degree or two, there is just a risk of seeing one or two isolated showers to the morning, but then as the afternoon wears on a growing chance of catching a shower. if you do see one, it could be heavy, possibly thundery. temperature is below average for this time of year, a

maximum of 21 celsius but reasonably westerly, south—westerly winds. those showers will persist for a time or so this evening but then this. clear skies as the temperatures dropped a touch further than we saw last night, overnight lows of the 8— 11 celsius. so a bright but fresh start to the day tomorrow with plenty of sunshine succumb, the cloud tending to increase as we move into the afternoon. temperatures similar to what we had today but it does look like temperatures will pick up as we move towards the bank holiday weekend. vanessa feltz will have her breakfast show from seven on bbc radio london. hello this is breakfast with dan walker and steph mcgovern. here's what's coming up this monday morning: would you shop a stranger for idling their car engine? that's one idea being floated by a think tank. we'll look at a similar scheme in new york which has become a money

spinnerfor residents. earlier this year, one teenager earnt a cool 2.4 million pounds to become the fortnite world champion. we'll look at how gamers and businesses alike are generating cash from e—sports. the king of wildlife photography doug allan, responsible for the breath—taking footage in the blue planet and frozen planet will tell us about swapping the antarctic base for the stage. here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news: the uk has been stripped of its ‘measles—free' status by the world health organisation after a fall in vaccination rates for the second of the two mmr jabs. the news comes as a government campaign launches to increase the numbers of children who are vaccinated against measles. nhs england also plans to write to all gps urging them to promote "catch—up" vaccination programmes.

jeremy corbyn will today pledge to stop a no—deal brexit, as he accuses borisjohnson of provoking a crisis in britain. the labour leader will argue that a general election in the autumn, set against the backdrop of brexit, would be a crossroads for the country. it comes as downing street has accused former ministers of leaking a government document which warned that a no—deal departure from the eu could cause shortages of food, fuel and medicines. prince andrew has said he's appalled by allegations that his formerfriend, jeffrey epstein, sexually abused dozens of young girls — and he finds any suggestion that he'd participate in such behaviour "abhorrent". buckingham palace issued a statement on the prince's behalf last night, after a video emerged showing him inside epstein's home in new york, after the billionaire had served a prison sentence. jeffrey epstein took his own life while in prison a week ago while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.

police in kent say they will resume their search this morning for a missing six—year—old boy, but admit it's unlikely they will find him alive. lucas dobson hasn't been seen since saturday afternoon when he fell into the river stour during a family fishing trip. rescue teams in canoes have been combing through dense vegetation on the riverbanks, while police officers have also been using sonar equipment. more than 115,000 pounds has been raised to support the family of pc andrew harper, who was killed while investigating a report of a burglary. the officer died when he was dragged by a vehicle in berkshire on thursday. a fundraising page set up by the thames valley police federation passed the 100,000 pound mark yesterday. ten people were arrested on suspicion of murder. melting icebergs and glaciers are increasingly becoming an all familiar sight. take a look at this. these kayakers managed to escape

unharmed after huge chunks of this alaskan iceberg fell off right in front of them, creating a massive wave. kayaker, andrew hooper said it was spectacular but said he was lucky to be alive. incredible to get those shots and see that but there must be a fair bit of panic. sally's here with the sport. many people would have watched or listened to the cricket yesterday and there was a couple of hours where you thought, this is odd. and there was a couple of hours where you thought, this is oddlj was convinced, i was glued to my radio. there is something about listening to the cricket. it is magical, the commentary. in the gloom of last night, as it became darker and darker, there were moments where you thought this could all change and you start thinking ahead to the third test. anyway. it didn't quite happen. ahead to the third test. anyway. it didn't quite happenlj ahead to the third test. anyway. it didn't quite happen. i can't wait. it was a thriller of a day.

the final day of the second ashes test was a thriller at lord's. there was a century from ben stokes, a brilliant spell of bowling from jofra archer, and some dogged australian batting too as the game ended in a draw. our sports correspondent joe wilson was watching. it was past midday when the sun got its act together and allowed england's batsmen to play. ben stokes was ready. his hundred was a quick scoring classic, and it allowed england's captain to make his decision. 266 ahead, let's try to win, let's bowl. so, archer to warner to burns, caught, out. england were often running at jofra archer pace. too quick for usman khawaja. next to bat, labuschagne, replacing steve smith who had woken up with a headache and grogginess, so he became cricket's first concussion substitute, and now he faced archer. these blows are worrying but let's be clear, again, there was immediate

concern from england, and both teams know it's part of test cricket. so with slow bowling. with spin, jack leach deceived bancroft, l b w. labuschagne had defied england with a 50 whenjoe root confirmed a fingertip catch. joe denley pulled off something spectacular. that catch left australia six wickets down but that's where it stopped. england finally ran out of time but they take inspiration. the bravery of steve smith to be hit and return to the crease but if he missed at the end of this match because of concussion could he really be passed fit to play the next one starting on thursday? england go to leeds wondering just whatjofra archer might do in his second test match. well, as joe mentioned, there is a big question mark over the fitness of australia's steve smith ahead of the third test which starts at headingley on thursday. the man himself says he'll have

to wait and see how he recovers from mild concussion. i'm going to be assessed over the next five or six days, each day, probably a couple of times a day, to see how i am feeling and see how i am progressing and i am hopeful i will be available for that test match. it is certainly up to the medical staff. we will have conversations but it is certainly an area of concern, concussion, and i wa nt to area of concern, concussion, and i want to be 100% fit. i have got to be able to train and face fast bowling to make sure i have a good reaction time. there are obviously a few tests i have to take off and i guess time will tell. he talks about the tests that he actually passed those to test on saturday. but you are supposed to have ten days off, aren't you? and he hasn't got that long. meanwhile, frank lampard is still winless as manager of chelsea.

he's the club's record goalscorer and was given a standing ovation before taking charge of his first home match at stamford bridge. they love him there! his side got off to the perfect start against leicester with mason mount catching wilfred ndidi off guard to put them in front. but the leicester midfielder made up for his mistake by equalising in the second half. this is home for me. and i'm here to do a job, so i was very keen to take the moment and enjoy it. and i really appreciate it. but we need to try and win the game, which is going to be my focus here, now. i love the fact that this is my club, i've played here so long. but more than anything i want to do a good job, so i'm slightly disappointed tonight that we didn't finish the job, didn't get the win to send the fans home happy, but thank you to them for before and we will keep working. it was a great day for sheffield united. they won their first premier league home game in 12 years, beating crystal palace 1—0. midfielderjohn lundstram with the goal — he's now scored in each of the top four divisions of english football. steve's gerrard's rangers side remain unbeaten in all competitions

this season as they saw off east fife in the scottish league cup. swedish defender filip helander got a goal and an assist on his debut as rangers won 3—0. they now head to livingston for the quarter—finals. in the day's other match aberdeen came from behind to beat dundee. great britain's dina asher—smith looks to be in good form ahead of next month's world athletics championships in doha. the european champion finished second in the 200m in what was a strong field at the diamond league meeting in birmingham — beating world champion dafne schippers in the process. she was delighted with the result, but a bit distracted by something she saw in the crowd. if you have a look behind you, there is yourface. if you have a look behind you, there is your face. i know, is so weird! i saw it on the tv. my face is so big! 0h, saw it on the tv. my face is so big! oh, look, i'm not the only one stop with the supporters! they are so nice, they are so friendly. i'm not used to seeing it. in all honesty, that's why our love competing at

home, you get quirky things like this cheering you on. should we go to brazil? there was a bit of a buzz around a football match over the weekend, but for what happened before the game rather than during it. a swarm of bees covered a corner flag at the arena castelao before the brazilian league match between fortaleza and internacional and they simply refused to leave. isn't that ridiculous? they got the water cannon and the firefighters in. it would make them angry, though. can't play on. didn't they walk on with the corner flag? a bit of honey or something. thank you very much for that raking news.

got something very exciting now. cow cam. we are focusing on farming this week. 14.7 billion litres of milk are produced every year in the uk. these are some cows adding off to be milked. it is part of our focus on farming this week. the hashtag is #bbcfarmingfocus full stop you can find plenty of facts about farming in the uk. we will be dealing with issues around the business of farming throughout the week. they have a special four chambered stomach. i remember that from school. i remember that from school.

when the winner of the fortnite world championship won millions of pounds earlier this year people really started to take notice of the growth in e—sports. victoria's looking into this for us today. good morning. that's right. if the word e—sports means nothing to you, let me get you up to speed. we're talking about competitive video gaming. professionals playing multi—player video games, often in front of thousands of spectators, competing to win titles and championships. injuly, 16—year—old kyle giersdorf vindicated every teenager who's been told they spend too much time gaming by winning the fortnite world championship in new york and walking away with a three million dollar prize.

that's the largest in the history of e—sports. jaden ashman from london won almost a million pounds for coming second in the duos event. this industry is exploding into gear. revenues will break through the billion dollar mark for the first time. and the industry is growing by more than 20% a year. the big question is if the uk can take advantage. to answer that question is gavin poole, the boss of london's here east, the place that will open its e—sports hub next month. if you fancy becoming an e—sports champion, it was a complete takeover. at times square. all of the gamers, video clips, all that you saw with the mclaren team, all up in the screens. there was a real buzz and excitement not just

there was a real buzz and excitement notjust in the times square bit in the media. a $30 million prize pool that was there for the first time. it really got the bars. 3 million for a winner. more than djokovic one for a winner. more than djokovic one for winning wimbledon. it is amazing. —— buzz. for winning wimbledon. it is amazing. -- buzz. do you think that america has got into far ahead of us on this? there's a lot going on under the surface. they have amazing infrastructure across many different sports, we have venues, promoters and knowledge and know—how. we also have the technology community as well. but he sports is competitive sports, and people chuckle at theirs, but they are referred to as elite athletes. they have training,

nutritionists, psychologists, anything to get them to compete at peak performance. and then there's the structuring and financing sitting behind that as well. getting the two together, either sports and technology, that's what we've got in our country, great technology and great sporting culture. let's talk about the ease sports hub that you're doing, how will it prepare people for a future in the industry? the sporting hub we've created is actually the old home of the olympics 2012, from a technology point of view we've got the space, amazing connectivity, great power. and from the development of the sector point of view, the uk's leading universities, we've got staffordshi re leading universities, we've got staffordshire university, the first uk's ease sports masters degree, so training the future talent for the sector. and so we've got the space, the clustering of businesses and the academic support, putting that together you've got the right place together you've got the right place to grow the sector. i know statistically speaking videogames are now the most popular and profitable form of entertainment. but for many families, like people

watching today, they are a source of tension at home. how realistic other prospects of becoming a professional in this industry? i think they're very realistic. i've got two small girls, i'm telling them to put the phone on the ipad down, but if you look at the barriers of entry compared to other sports, they are pretty low. there is real opportunity here for multiple players to play online and all of a sudden you see yourself starting to work your way up to the top of the tree. if that happens, youngsters can say i want to have a go this, i to continue. in america, community gaming, community leagues is really important, we don't quite have that in this country. so a sort of formalised network would be a very good way for parents to put their children into that, like any other after—school club and have some control metrics in place and i think thatis control metrics in place and i think that is what is important. gavin, thank you for coming in. if you fancy becoming an e—sports champion,

you might want to hear what bono huis has got to say about making it big. he's the five time formula simracing champion. he'll be with me at 7:50am. it's amazing that the fortnite champion got more than djokovic. carol is at one of london's royal parks this morning for the weather. she's also finding out about a project aiming to help wildlife thrive there. good morning, everyone. i've got a selection of sheep flocking here. and a black phase i is the norfolk horn, the white faced one is a woodland and the one with a groovy friends who was being a bit difficult at the moment, that is an oxford sheep. now, what we're looking at is a lot of roughage, the

plans it the old plans than that in turn feeds the new plants and insects —— plants. the low pressure that dominated our weather through the weekend and brought all that rain is still very much with us. it's to the north—east of us. and if you look at the isobars on the synoptic chart you can see that they are quite close together, so today is going to be busy wherever you are. we also have a trailing weather front that is going to enhance the showers. we started with showers across the north and the western we've got some in the english channel as well. but some of us starting off on a sunnier note, equal studs of the day as well. through the day we'll see further showers develop across the midlands, east anglia, the south—east, of those will be heavy on boundary. at the same time, we've got a weather front sinking south across scotland enhancing the showers here. it is disappointing for this stage in august, roughly 14—20, maybe 21—22

in east anglia. as we had overnight, many of the showers will fade, however the weather front moving across scotland were going to southern scotland, northern england and northern ireland and is going to ta ke and northern ireland and is going to take its rain with it as it does so. it's going to be a cooler night than the one just it's going to be a cooler night than the onejust gone, it's going to be a cooler night than the one just gone, temperatures falling between 8— 10 degrees. in aberdeenshire, where looking at roughly 5— degrees, so you know all about that first thing in the morning. tomorrow than we start with a relevant producing rain across northern ireland —— 5—6d in aberdeenshire, but that front flips and moves north bringing rain back into northern scotland. for the rest of the uk, we're at sunshine and showers but fewer showers than yesterday. the front will enhance the showers in northern ireland. by the showers in northern ireland. by the time we get to wednesday, it is still sunshine and showers, usa was in the ease, a weather front

bringing rain into the rest —— fewer showers in the east. we're looking at gusts of up 50 mild an hour. —— mild an hour, i'm gonna find out the proper name of that sheep for you, the one is oxford... down, i think, but i will check. carol, you wouldn't have gotten it wrong, i'm sure. welcome to the farm, everyone. we are taking this farm to a whole new level. all this week we're going to be taking a look at the farming industry from how it is dealing with climate change, to what brexit means for the future of agriculture across the uk. along the way we'll be helped by the stanley family who have invited us onto their farm in leicestershire for the week. brea kfast‘s graham satchell

is there for us this morning. good morning, graham. these are longhorn cattle, aren't the skies fantastic? we are on a mixed farm, they have arable land and 150 of the skies. we're looking at farming and in particular climate change. —— these guys. farmers are often blamed for how much they are contributing to climate change, so today we're looking at one where they may be able to mitigate that in the future with the help of a very unusual plant, maybe the most important plant, maybe the most important plant you've probably never heard of. it is the way that carbon was fetched from the atmosphere and stored as pigment. i would classify it as the most important plant on earth. is this humble moss part of the answer to climate change? it is

unusual, it has no roots, so it goes on top of itself. the base eventually forms into pead, which is almost 100% carbon. —— peat, these people have been propagating it for a specific purpose, to help restore damaged peatlands. in places like the peak district, much of the pit has been drained, destroyed or ruined by pollution. now peat is being planted over thousands of acres. it used to be 5096 of the uk land area, a very significant part. sphagnum moss is the plant that decomposes over time to form the pit underneath and the pit is our biggest carbon store in this country. -- the peat. ok, so here is it dried sphagnum can be grown as a

commercial crop, but long—term, the hope is more ambitious. there was a time when the world seemed so close to falling apart... this short film made in association with the national trust imagines a future where there are carbon farms. farmers going sphagnum to take carbon out of the atmosphere. instead of it being up there, instructing here. and that is where it will stay. farmers could play a really important role than absolutely vital in carbon farming. just allot up the carbon dioxide, but also to farm it as a commercial crop as well —— just to lock up. this is the natural method, why do any other method ? this is the natural method, why do any other method? it will do the work for us. we have do is go it. — grow —— grow it. -- grow it. so there you are.

professor, can you imagine yourself asa professor, can you imagine yourself as a carbon farmer in the future? it's an interesting project, obviously in the early stages. anything is possible. the essential thing is that has the great potential to sequester huge amounts of carbon from the atmosphere to help the industry meet its net zero target. but the essential thing will be how was that realised. it will need to have a mechanism in place to enable commercialisation of that sphagnum technology. who would pay for it? as with anything worth happening, it has a cost. so it needs to be thought about very carefully by government how it would be made commercially viable. lindsey, you were involved in the recent icc reports on climate change in land use, quite a lot of it was about the coverage concentrated on cattle like theirs who do produce a lot of methane, don't they, which is a greenhouse gas. where you saying in that report we should all stop

eating — it lets meet and become vegans? we warrant, we were saying there is a real need for agriculture to be more sustainable. in some places, that might be linked to making the livestock farming more sustainable. there are various options that farmers have that they can use to reduce their emissions. you are talking globally that there are places in the world where cattle is produced in a really unsustainable way, clearing forests and feed are not fed on grass like this? absolutely. if we look at some of the locations in south america where you got forest that hold a lot of carbon, also have a lot of biodiversity, clearing those to make way for agriculture, then you are going to be in trouble. but there are sustainable systems. and this is are sustainable systems. and this is a sustainable model here?” are sustainable systems. and this is a sustainable model here? i am not... do you think you're here we should eat less red meat? people need to think about what they, and if people do choose to they should be conscious of where they are buying that meat from, is it local?

what are the transport emissions associated? we also have a lot of food waste in the uk and we should think about how we deal with that as well. there are a lot of opportunities that can come from that. lindsay, we will talk to you later in the programme. that's it from us in the farm in leicestershire. back to you guys. that is fantastic to see. if you wa nt to that is fantastic to see. if you want to get involved, we are doing farming there is the hashtag. one other thing to talk about today, the best joke one other thing to talk about today, the bestjoke from the edinburgh fringe. oh, i'll like this. do you wa nt to fringe. oh, i'll like this. do you want to tell it? the best one is, i keep randomly shouting at broccoli

and cauliflower. i think i might have florets ? and cauliflower. i think i might have florets? this one is, ijust deleted all the german names off my phone, now it's hans—free. deleted all the german names off my phone, now it's hans-free. there are some good ones in there, if you rubbish ones. it is subjective. hgppy rubbish ones. it is subjective. happy monday morning. we'll see you with the headlines are just a few minutes' time. see you then. good morning from bbc london, i'm asad ahmad. experts say the chances of an older vessel surviving a collision on the thames haven't significantly improved

since the marchioness disaster 30 years ago. the port of london authority say the tragedy which claimed 51 lives led to a series of safety improvements on the river, but little has been done to reduce the risk of older boats sinking after a crash. police say they may treat an attack in islington on journalist and political commentator, owen jones as a hate crime. mrjones was celebrating his birthday with friends at the weekend, when he was attacked. police are trying to identify four suspects. mrjones believes he may have been targetted for his well—documented anti—fascist views. i can't remember hearing anything. it was just kicks, punches everywhere and yelling, the general kind of melee. but given the context of the far right attacks i've had in the last year, i think there's absolutely conceivable explanation for why there would be one specific targeted attack on me. a number of farmers on the outskirts of london and the home counties are calling for more financial support as they struggle to cope with extreme weather.

they say higher rents and mortgages make it harder to remain financially viable, particularly after last yea r‘s dry summer and winter, which means water after heavy rain isn't being absorbed into the ground. let's take a look at the travel situation now. tfl severe delays between liverpool street and shenfield due while we fix a faulty train. the central line has problems too. on the roads, in south east london new cross road has a lane closed westbound at the junction with st james's. that's for gas mains work. in town, old brompton road at thejunction with finborough road, has temporary traffic lights causing delays. and in victoria, buckingham palace road has tmporary traffic lights too at the junction with eccleston street for gas mains work. now the weather with lucy. hello. good morning. a mixture of sunshine and so as to kick off the week. the greatest chance to see one

of those hours to the afternoon, they can be heavy, possibly thundery. this morning a great start, temperatures down on what we saw yesterday by a degree or two, there is just a risk of seeing one or two isolated showers to the morning, but then as the afternoon wears on the growing chance of catching a shower. if you do see one, it could be heavy, possibly thundery. temperatures below average for this time of year, a maximum of 21 celsius but a reasonable westerly, south—westerly winds. those showers will persist for a time or so this evening but then this. clear skies as the temperatures dropped a touch further than we saw last night, overnight lows of the 8—11 celsius. so a bright but fresh start to the day tomorrow with plenty of sunshine to come, the cloud tending to increase as we move into the afternoon. temperatures similar to what we have today but it does look like temperatures will pick up as we move towards the bank holiday weekend. vanessa feltz will have her breakfast show from seven on bbc radio london. she is looking at fascinating stories including people earning money by filming people

good morning welcome to breakfast with dan walker and steph mcgovern. our headlines today: the uk loses its ‘measles free‘ status, after a fall in the number of children getting their second vaccination. prince andrew says he‘s appalled by sex abuse claims surrounding his former friend jeffrey epstein. good morning from leicestershire. all this week, the bbc is focusing on farming and today we are looking at what the national farmers‘ union has called the single biggest challenge, climate change. taking the uk to the top of the league. as a gaming hub prepares to open in london, i‘ll be asking how businesses and wannabe world champions can make money from e—sports. england rattle australia in the ashes. a hostile bowling spell from jofra archer gave england a chance of winning at lord‘s, but the second test ends in a draw.

good morning from green park in central london. it is grazing week and we have a flock of sheep, a cow and we have a flock of sheep, a cow and this little one is looking after them all. the forecast today is sunshine and showers and cooler than we expect at this stage in august. i will have more in 15 minutes. it‘s monday the 19th of august. our top story: the uk has been stripped of its ‘measles—free‘ status by the world health organisation after a fall in vaccination rates for the second of the two mmr jabs. the news comes as a campaign launches to increase the numbers of children who are vaccinated against measles. here‘s our health editor hugh pym. measles is a highly infectious disease which can lead to serious complications. but health leaders are concerned that vaccination rates are falling, with some blaming social media for spreading false claims about vaccine safety. in the first six months of 2019, the world health organisation reported three

times as many measles cases globally is at the same stage last year. france, germany and italy have seen increased outbreaks. the who now says the uk has lost its measles—free status. the targets for both doses of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine is a rate of 95%. but in england, the second vaccine, usually given to 3—year—olds, has fallen from 88.6% in 2014 to 87.2% currently. the prime minister will today announce plans to urge gps to promote catch—up vaccinations for 10—year—olds and 11—year—olds. there will also be moves to use the official nhs website to address misleading claims about the dangers of vaccines, and getting social media companies to do more to promote accurate information. hugh pym, bbc news. jeremy corbyn will today accuse boris johnson of provoking a crisis in britain. the labour leader will argue that

an autumn general election set against a brexit backdrop would be a crossroads for the country. it comes as downing street has accused former ministers of leaking a government document warning that a no—deal departure could cause food and fuel shortages. let‘s get the latest from our political correspondent, jonathan blake. how likely do you think a general election is? jeremy corbyn hopes that the crisis that is being witnessed here in westminster in what parliament can do to stop a no—deal brexit or what the government can do to get a no—deal brexit deal i parliament —— approved by parliament is a catalyst for a general election. it is a familiar message we have heard from jeremy

corbyn for some time now, that he does want to general election, and it sounds like he is stepping up his calls for that and using new language and new rhetoric say that the uk is at a crossroads and it is a once in a generation chance for the country to change direction. we will hear that from him in his speech today along with familiar m essa g es speech today along with familiar messages from conservatives moving to the hard right, as he puts it, and promises of labour to fund public services. he will also say he will do anything necessary to prevent a no—deal brexit. his preferred plan of getting a vote of no—confidence in the government and then a temporary government to get that general election doesn‘t look like it will work so he will have to come up with something new but quite what that is, we don‘t know yet. thank you for talking to us. and in around 40 minutes we‘ll speak to the shadow chancellor john mcdonnell about this very subject. that‘s at 7:40. prince andrew has said he is appalled by sex abuse claims surrounding his former friend jeffrey epstein. it comes after a video emerged showing the duke of york inside the financier‘s new york mansion in 2010. jeffrey epstein took his own life in a prison cell while awaiting

trial on sex trafficking charges. buckingham palace issued a statement on the prince‘s behalf last night. it says police in kent say they will resume their search this morning for a missing six—year—old boy but admit it‘s unlikely they will find him alive. lucas dobson hasn‘t been seen since saturday afternoon when he fell into the river stour during a family fishing trip. rescue teams in canoes have been combing through dense vegetation on the riverbanks, while police officers have also been using sonar equipment. more than 115,000 pounds has been raised to support the family of pc andrew harper, who was killed while investigating a report of a burglary.

the officer died when he was dragged by a vehicle in berkshire on thursday. a fundraising page set up by the thames valley police federation passed the 100,000 pound mark yesterday. ten people were arrested on suspicion of murder. farmers leaders say that climate change is one of the biggest challenges that the agricultural industry faces today. the national farmers‘ union is calling for more money for flood prevention, and says that consumers have their part to play. here‘s our environment and rural affairs correspondent, claire marshall. as the climate warms, it‘s becoming more unstable. extreme weather is becoming more common. from the ‘beast from the east‘... to scorching heat waves... to flash floods... this was lincolnshire earlier this year. the nfu says we have to be far more ambitious in how we deal with the changing climate. climate change is probably the single biggest issue

that farming is facing at the moment. we are seeing extremes of weather events. and for me, probably the single biggest challenge is around water. we‘re seeing more floods, we‘re seeing more droughts and how we manage those, notjust as farmers, but has wider society, will be the biggest challenge going forward. this is a place that understands the challenge of climate change all too well. these are the somerset levels. they are flat, criss—crossed with rivers and very vulnerable. and in late 2013, almost all of what we can see here was underwater. that includes james winslade‘s farm. when the rivers burst their banks, all of these fields were flooded. he got his cattle outjust in time but he and his family had to move to a safer place. his fields stayed underwaterfor six months. this autumn, they‘re going to do more dredging through here. a major climate reportjust out said that agriculture was a key driver of global warming butjames gets fed up when uk farmers are blamed.

we can do our little bit but the trouble is if the rest of the world isn‘t doing anything, how is it going to change? that‘s my biggest concern. we‘re very small compared with the rest of the world, really. the nfu has committed to going carbon zero by 2040. if that happens, it will play a part in limiting the most catastrophic effects of climate change. claire marshall, bbc news, on the somerset levels. in a statement the department for the environment told us it‘s providing more than two billion pounds to deal with the risks posed by climate change. and we‘ll be looking at issues like this and more throughout the week on breakfast as part of our ‘focus on farming‘ series. measles is one of the world‘s most infectious illnesses, with the potential to cause infertility and developmental issues in babies. the number of confirmed cases worldwide has been in decline — until recently.

now, the government is leading a drive to encourage greater take—up of the mmr vaccine after the uk was stripped of its measles—free status. let‘s talk to raj patel, nhs england‘s deputy medical director for primary care. looking at the statistics, vaccinations have gone down. does that mean the number of measles cases has gone up? we had about 1000 more cases last year than we would have expected and this year we have a ready had about 230 cases which means we were almost down at zero a few years ago so yes, it is going up. so yes there is a direct link? absolutely. the vaccination rates have dropped low the desired 95% rate and we are seeing more measles in this country. it is worth as a reminder, how serious is measles? you heard a lot about it and now it is that sort of measles are free

status being ta ken is that sort of measles are free status being taken away by the world health organization, what kind of effect can it have? measles can be a killer, let me not kind of exaggerate but measles can kill children and even adults. i think we have forgotten this over the years because it is so rare. parents think that measles is a simple childhood disease like chickenpox, for example, it isn‘t. it can affect the brain, it can afflict the lungs, it can be very, very serious. having a vaccination, just two jabs, it can prevent this tragedy. what is interesting, when you look at this, the fact that it seems to be the problem being with the second vaccination. so what is happening in that people are getting the first one but not the second one? we are not sure. we think parents genuinely get their babies vaccinated and then there is complacency. maybe they think the child is protected. they are not protected from just one

vaccine. they need both. secondly, there is a rising adverse stories and media. social media stories saying that the vaccine can harm children, it can cause autism and other problems, allergies, and quite frankly, it is not true for some it isa frankly, it is not true for some it is a really safe accent. it is quite a long time does make a really safe vaccine. still on social media, there are still these social media stories out here. —— a really set safe vaccine. i have mothers that seem to be more afraid of gluten than they are of measles was up there is a real issue here. we have heard the parameter borisjohnson saying he was to get some social media leaders to gather to try and stop what is essentially fake news being disseminated. what are your thoughts on that? absolutely. i think we need to do everything we

can. we are working with gps to get the vaccination rates up. we are updating our information on the nhs website to give parents the best information which is reliable and thirdly, we are calling upon the social media companies to work with us, to try and get rid of some of these really, really silly news stories out here. matt hancock is talking about the government strategies are the whole health organisation will come together — make whole health sector will come together and try to eliminate measles for good. ——. together and try to eliminate measles for good. --. people that haven‘t had vaccines, it is said they are not allowed to go to school. is that a step that should need to be taken? in this country, we have always had informed consent which means the pa rent informed consent which means the parent is responsible and make that choice was up there are countries such as cuba where it is compulsory to have vaccines. i don‘t think we

are ready to go there yet. i think we rely on parents to have the right information and to make the right choice for their children. two thank you so much for coming into this morning. do let us know what you think about that. the idea of children who do not have the second vaccine, not being able to go to school. let us know. abc —— bbc brea kfast. carol has the weather for us this morning, she‘s at one of london‘s royal parks near buckingham palace. who are you with now? i've got a flock of sheep behind me. this sheep here, they are rather lovely, aren‘t they? the black one at the back has dreadlocks. that‘s wensleydale. the middle one is a white faced woodland, then have a black faced

north norfolk —— norfolk horn. in the ox forward is saying hello to the ox forward is saying hello to the lamb of the oxford norfolk horn who was born this february. now the reason we‘re here as it is a grazing week. you can come down and see rare breeds of sheep cattle, you can hear twiglet milling in the background, he isa twiglet milling in the background, he is a dexter. —— mooing in the background. they eat the wrathful edge here, leaving more space for other things to grow, that encourage insects and pollinators to come. —— they eat the grass here. we‘ve just had a light shower here in london and the forecast today is one of

sunshine and showers. some of the showers will be heavy and thundery, but you know the drill with showers, not all of us will catch one. in the low pressure they brought all the way rain this weekend is now anchored to the north—east of the uk but still affecting our weather. and with the front we are seeing enhanced showers with the isobars, the spacing telling you it is going to bea the spacing telling you it is going to be a busy day wherever you are. we start off with showers especially in the north and west, there‘s a few elsewhere. we have some clear skies to start the day as well, a little bit of sunshine. through the day the showers will continue and as temperatures rise you will see further showers develop across central, southern england, the midlands, into east anglia and the south—east. some of those could be heavy and also thundery. temperatures ranging from 12 in the north to 20 as we come further south. east anglia could see 21 or 22 and prolonged spells of sunshine. through this evening, many showers will fade, a weather front moving

across western scotland will bring rain which will extend further by the end of the night. temperatures falling by 8— 10 degrees generally. in rural parts of aberdeenshire, the temperature good follow as low as five or six. tomorrow we start off with sunshine and our weather front retreats northwards, back into northern scotland, taking its rain with it. meanwhile, another weather front starting to show its hand in northern ireland will enhance the showers. and on wednesday, temperatures will be higher, looking at highs of up to 22. on wednesday, it will start cloudy, damp, some mist and fog around, but we‘ll then have a band of rain coming in from the west affecting northern ireland, western scotland, wales and western parts of england through the day. so the further east you are, the drier and brighter it is likely to be. stephanie and dan. i'm loving all

the punctuation with the mooing. it's the punctuation with the mooing. it‘s fabulous. the punctuation with the mooing. it's fabulous. it's very noisy there. so professional. thank you for being with us on this monday morning. august was an unexpectedly busy month in the housing market, according to latest figures. victoria‘s got more on that and the other main business stories. good morning. that‘s right. august is usually pretty quiet for estate agents but not this year, this is according to rightmove. the property website says the number of agreed house sales rose by more than 6% last month — compared to a year ago — that‘s the strongest period for house sales since 2015. now, a working theory is that people might be trying to complete deals before the current brexit deadline at the end of october. staying with house selling — fake news alert! did you see that story last week about sellers having

to pay stamp duty? that wasn‘t true. the chancellor sajid javid says he is not planning to make sellers pay stamp duty tax. newspaper reports at the weekend suggested he was considering the move to make house purchases cheaper for those trying to buy their first home. and finally, lidl says it has been holding workshops with its british suppliers telling them they will be expected to pay any import tariffs imposed on goods crossing borders after brexit. the supermarket chain says its contracts with suppliers contain a delivered duty paid clause, meaning the supplier pays for transporting goods. i'll i‘ll have plenty more in 30 minutes. thank you very much. and in each trust has been accused of discrimination against single mums after refused to treat 11 parents. nhs south east london says single parents

are at a disadvantage and unable to bring out the best possible outcomes for the child. let‘s speak now to carol fox, an equalities lawyer who was the first single mother in scotland to receive ivf treatment. good morning to you. this all came to light because a single woman contacted her mp to say she‘d been denied fertility treatment. including, the basic blood test by her gp. what are your thoughts on that? well i was very surprised to learn about the story over the weekend because these are battles that i was fighting myself, but 30 yea rs that i was fighting myself, but 30 years ago. so i really thought we had moved on and were put more progressive and less judgement of these days. i think this is a very confused and illogical policy and i‘m actually a retired equalities lawyer, but i hope that other equalities lawyers can give her some advice. but before she is caught in

advice. but before she is caught in a battle, the best thing she could do is perhaps crowdfunding pay for her treatment privately, then she wouldn‘t have any concerns —— they wouldn‘t have any concerns —— they wouldn‘t have any concerns —— they wouldn‘t have any concerns about whether she was a single parent family or otherwise. it‘s perhaps single women who are perhaps not yet treated fairly, they are making huge assumptions. it is usuallyjudgement so and based on very outdated and particularly dodgy research from america, dated 2011where particularly dodgy research from america, dated 2011 where there has been other research since then which it has those of us who are in unconventional families, in my situation, i devoted myself to the one child i managed to have and she is an amazing young woman now who is 27. my family hasn‘t been a drain on society, she is an amazing young woman. and i really challenge anyone

to look at this policy. what does this policy mean, doesn‘t mean we‘re to reintroduce mother and baby homes? its unacceptable prejudice that it needs to be challenged. any single parents watching this this morning, write to your mp, tell them what great, committed parents you are. i‘m not going to put single—parent families against any other because being a parent is a challenge. the best thing for children is to be loved and wanted an to be ina children is to be loved and wanted an to be in a society that supports old families in all their diversity and doesn‘t waste their energies on being judgement on. so my heart goes out to this woman who is in this situation i was in 30 years ago. we we re situation i was in 30 years ago. we were just seeing situation i was in 30 years ago. we werejust seeing some situation i was in 30 years ago. we were just seeing some pictures of yourself and your daughter there as well. and, from a legal perspective, you are a lawyer, is there anything that can be done from a legal perspective for this woman or any single woman who wants to get treatment from the nhs? there are specialist fertility lawyers now,

i‘d ask those women to get in touch. i know there are several practices in london that would cater from an angle of both discrimination law and equality law, but also the human rights perspective. basically the state in terms of the health service is deciding who can and can‘t be pa rents is deciding who can and can‘t be parents and who has the right to a private life and family life. that must be challenged. the language being used in their defence, saying single women are at a disadvantage, how does it feel given that‘s what you were, you are an now they are still saying this 30 years on? —— and now? is judge mantle. i have put up and now? is judge mantle. i have put up with a lot over the last 30 years when i was fighting my own battles. —— judge mental. you need to co nse rve —— judge mental. you need to conserve energy and just focus on what you need to do in your own life. i never allowed anyone to stigmatise me or my child and i put all my energy into bringing her up

to the best of my ability and to give her a good life. carol, thank you very much for your time. plenty to talk about on this programme this morning. all throughout this week we also have topics from the farming world that we are discussing. and we are also talking about measles vaccinations, let us know what you think about that. are you a parent that might stop your child from having the second vaccination? do let us know how you feel about that and have you seen any of those stories on social media which our guest was talking

about earlier, paddling fake news and still suggesting links between autism and vaccinations. even though that has been proven not to be the case. you can email us at bbcbrea kfast@bbc. co. uk or share your thoughts with other viewers on our facebook page. and you can tweet about today‘s stories using the hashtag #bbcbreakfast — or follow us for the latest from the programme. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i‘m asad ahmad. experts say the chances of an older vessel surviving a collision on the thames haven‘t significantly improved since the marchioness disaster 30 years ago. the port of london authority say the tragedy which claimed 51 lives led to a series of safety

improvements on the river, but little has been done to reduce the risk of older boats sinking after a crash. police say they may treat an attack in islington, on journalist and political commentator, owen jones as a hate crime. mrjones was celebrating his birthday with friends at the weekend when he was attacked. police are trying to identify four suspects. mrjones believes he may have been targetted for his well documented anti—fascist views. i can‘t remember hearing anything. it was just kicks, punches everywhere and yelling, the general kind of melee. but given the context of the far—right attacks i‘ve had in the last year, i think there‘s absolutely no conceivable explanation for why there would be one specific targeted attack on me. a number of farmers on the outskirts of london and the home counties are calling for more financial support as they struggle to cope with extreme weather. they say higher rents and mortgages make it harder to remain financially viable, particularly after last year‘s dry summer and winter, which means water after heavy rain isn‘t being absorbed

into the ground. we are seeing more jails, but equally we are seeing more wet weather, more extremes of weather. flooding, extreme water, and we‘ve got to find a way to capture that. more investment in reservoirs, water structures a re more investment in reservoirs, water structures are absolutely critical. let‘s take a look at the travel situation now. tfl severe delays between liverpool street and shenfield due while we fix a faulty train. on the roads, it‘s slow on london bridge towards monument. in town, old brompton road at thejunction with finborough road, has temporary traffic lights causing delays. now the weather with lucy.

hello. good morning. a mixture of sunshine and so as to kick off the week. the greatest chance to see one of those hours to the afternoon, they can be heavy, possibly thundery. this morning a great start, temperatures down on what we saw yesterday by a degree or two, there is just a risk of seeing one or two isolated showers to the morning, but then as the afternoon wears on the growing chance of catching a shower. if you do see one, it could be heavy, possibly thundery. temperatures below average for this time of year, a maximum of 21 celsius but a breezy, westerly, south—westerly wind. those showers will persist for a time or so this evening but then this. clear skies as the temperatures dropped a touch further than we saw last night, overnight lows of the 8—11 celsius. so a bright but fresh start to the day tomorrow with plenty of sunshine to come, but the cloud tending to increase as we move into the afternoon. hello, this is breakfast with dan walker and steph mcgovern. the uk has been stripped of its ‘measles—free‘ status

by the world health organisation after a fall in vaccination rates for the second of the two mmr jabs. the news comes as a government campaign launches to increase the numbers of children who are vaccinated against measles. nhs england also plans to write to all gps urging them to promote catch—up vaccination programmes. jeremy corbyn will today pledge to stop a no—deal brexit, as he accuses borisjohnson of provoking a crisis in britain. the labour leader will argue that a general election in the autumn, set against the backdrop of brexit, would be a crossroads for the country. it comes as downing street has accused former ministers of leaking a government document which warned that a no—deal departure from the eu could cause shortages of food, fuel and medicines. prince andrew has said he is appalled by sex abuse claims surrounding his former friend jeffrey epstein. it comes after a video emerged showing the duke of york inside the financier‘s new york mansion in 2010. jeffrey epstein took his own life in a prison cell while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.

buckingham palace issued a statement on the prince‘s behalf last night. it says: police in kent say they will resume their search this morning for a missing six—year—old boy but admit it‘s unlikely they will find him alive. lucas dobson hasn‘t been seen since saturday afternoon when he fell into the river stour during a family fishing trip. rescue teams in canoes have been combing through dense vegetation on the riverbanks, while police officers have also been using sonar equipment. more than 115,000 pounds has been raised to support the family of pc andrew harper, who was killed while investigating a report of a burglary. the officer died when he was dragged by a vehicle in berkshire on thursday.

a fundraising page set up by the thames valley police federation passed the 100,000 pound mark yesterday. ten people were arrested on suspicion of murder. coming up on the programme, carol will have the weather for you in the next 10 minutes. sally‘s here with the sport. dan is really good at channelling positivity in big sporting events. when everyone thinks the chips are down, it is not going to work, what down, it is not going to work, what do you think of england‘s chances? down, it is not going to work, what do you think of england's chances?” thinkjofra archer is a game changer. i thought we were going to win yesterday but i will take 1—0, i will take one. oh! less confident

than you normally are. well i can't ta ke than you normally are. well i can't take three. the final day of the second ashes test was a thriller at lord‘s. there was a century from ben stokes, a brilliant spell of bowling from jofra archer, and some dogged australian batting too as the game ended in a draw. our sports correspondent joe wilson was watching. it was past midday when the sun got its act together and allowed england‘s batsmen to play. ben stokes was ready. commentator: 0h, big shot! his hundred was a quick—scoring classic, and it allowed england‘s captain to make his decision. 266 ahead, let‘s try to win, let‘s bowl. so, archer to warner to burns, caught, out. england were off and running atjofra pace. archer was the game—changer, too quick for usman khawaja. next to bat, marnus labuschagne, replacing steve smith who‘d woken up with a headache and grogginess. so labuschagne became cricket‘s first concussion substitute, and now he faced archer.

these blows are worrying but let‘s be clear, again, there was immediate concern from england and both teams know it‘s part of test cricket. so is slow bowling. with spin, jack leach deceived cameron bancroft, lbw. labuschagne had defied england with a 50 whenjoe root grabbed a fingertip catch, confirmed by the umpires. more drama whenjoe denley pulled off something spectacular. that catch left australia six wickets down but that‘s where it stopped. england finally ran out of time but they take inspiration. well, this test match certainly finished late and it deserves to be remembered for many reasons. certainly for the bravery of steve smith on saturday, to be hit and then to return to the crease, but, if he missed the end of this test match because of concussion, should he, could he really be passed fit to play the next one starting on thursday? england go to leeds wondering just whatjofra archer might do in his second test match. joe wilson, bbc news, at lord‘s.

well asjoe mentioned, there is a big question mark over the fitness of australia‘s steve smith ahead of the third test which starts at headingley on thursday. the man himself says he‘ll have to wait and see how he recovers from mild concussion. i‘m going to be assessed over the next five or six days, each day, probably a couple of times a day, to see how i‘m feeling and see how i‘m progressing and i‘m hopeful i will be available for that test match. it‘s certainly up to the medical staff. we‘ll have conversations but it‘s certainly an area of concern, concussion, and i want to be 100% fit. i‘ve got to be able to train a couple of days out and then face fast bowling to make sure my reaction time and all that kind of stuff is in place. there‘s obviously a couple of tests i have to tick off and i guess time will tell. frank lampard is still winless as manager of chelsea. he‘s the club‘s record goalscorer and was given a standing ovation before taking charge of his first

home match at stamford bridge. his side got off to the perfect start against leicester with mason mount catching wilfred ndidi off guard to put them in front. but the leicester midfielder made up for his mistake by equalising in the second half. he this is home for me. and i‘m here to do a job, so i was very keen to take the moment and enjoy it, and i really appreciate it. but we need to try and win the game, which is going to be my focus here, now. i love the fact that this is my club, i‘ve played here so long. but more than anything i want to do a good job, so i‘m slightly disappointed tonight that we didn‘t finish the job, didn‘t get the win to send the fans home happy, but thank you to them for before and we will keep working. it was a great day for sheffield united. they won their first premier league home game in 12 years, beating crystal palace 1—0. midfielderjohn lundstram with the goal — he‘s now scored in each of the top four divisions of english football.

great britain‘s dina asher—smith looks to be in good form ahead of next month‘s world athletics championships in doha. the european champion finished second in the 200m in what was a strong field at the diamond league meeting in birmingham — beating world champion dafne schippers in the process. she was delighted with the result, but a bit distracted by something she saw in the crowd. if you have a look behind you, there is your face. i know, it's so weird! i saw it on the tv! i was like, my face is so big! oh, look, there's kat as well, so i'm not the only one. but it's nice, you know, the supporters, they're so nice, they're so friendly. i know, i'm not used to seeing it so it's still strange for me! laughs. but in all honesty, that's what i love about competing at home, you get quirky things like this cheering you on. and finally to brazil where there was a bit of a buzz —— that would be a bit disconcerting to see. back to our top story this morning. the government says the uk is more prepared than ever to leave the eu

without a deal. yesterday michael gove described a leaked study, which warned of the impact of a no—deal brexit, as a "worst—case scenario". today the labour leader jeremy corbyn will say he will do "everything necessary to stop a no—deal brexit". let‘s talk about this with the shadow chancellor, john mcdonnell who is in our norwich studio. thank you for coming on bbc brea kfast thank you for coming on bbc breakfast and telling us a little bit more about these plans today. we are expecting to hear the leader of the labour party to do everything necessary to stop a no—deal brexit. i wonder how far that would go. does it include supporting somebody as a ca reta ker it include supporting somebody as a caretaker pm ? it include supporting somebody as a caretaker pm? will he go that far? will the labour party go that far? we will make it absolutely clear, as we have done, that we are willing to undertake at caretaker government and we believe that is the right

thing to do. the main opposition party shouldn‘t do that and that is it. that is the way we go forward, thatis it. that is the way we go forward, that is the way our constitution operates. that is not one of those negotiable issues. there are other parliamentary mechanisms that others are considering undertaking. what jeremy will be doing. he has a ready been talking to the leaders of opposition parties and consulting them. he will bring them together next week and then we will talk real tactics about the strategy that we need to pursue to prevent a no—deal brexit. do you think he will have to tinker with what he was going to say today because the plan he put forward last week didn‘t go down very well? no, actually, ithink it went down very well. we had an immediate conversation with the leader of the snp, offering support, as did a number of other leaders of the opposition parties. we had a bit ofa the opposition parties. we had a bit of a hiccup with the lib dems butjo swinson is a saying she wants to leave so we will do that as well so i think we are moving forward now.

we are building consensus and that is the way forward. i know a number of conservative mps have said they wouldn‘t supportjeremy as leading a ca reta ker wouldn‘t supportjeremy as leading a caretaker government. i think is we get into the detail of the discussions and also as we know more about the threat of a no—deal brexit, i think they will come round. whatever we do, we have to act in the interest of the country and as we saw in the weekend, these lea ked and as we saw in the weekend, these leaked documents which actually were prepared and published under boris johnson when he became prime minister, these leaked documents are a real worry. this and project fear anymore, these are real, real calculations of the impact of a no deal and the more we see that the more people will come together in parliament at a cross—party basis to say we won‘t tolerate a no deal and all the implications it has lost if that doesn‘t lead to a general election this autumn, labour‘s other position would behold ——be to hold another referendum. if that was to be the case, with the party campaign for remain? what would be your

position on that? is a democratic party, we have made it clear that we will campaign on the basis of another referendum. they will be options put forward and we need to decide democratically within our party what those options are. one option must be the opportunity to remain and! option must be the opportunity to remain and i have said already people like me will be arguing and campaigning for remain because i think that is the best deal at the end of the day. we are a democratic party and we go through procedures in drafting our manifesto. it has to be to include remain and jeremy has already given that commitment and as isaid, already given that commitment and as i said, personally, already given that commitment and as isaid, personally, i already given that commitment and as i said, personally, i will campaign to remain. so you will be personally campaigning for remain and what about mr corbin? campaigning for remain and what about mrcorbin? —— campaigning for remain and what about mr corbin? —— corbyn. campaigning for remain and what about mr corbin? -- corbyn. he has to bring the people of the party together and abide by democratic processes . together and abide by democratic processes. but you would be more to happy -- processes. but you would be more to happy —— more than happy to say you will campaign to remain but you know

his position? he has a different responsibility. he is the leader of the party so therefore he has to reflect the democratic wishes of our party and jeremy‘s commitment throughout his political life has a lwa ys throughout his political life has always been to ensure that we have democracy within our party and that is what he will abide by. we will consult that we will have our democratic process and then make that final decision of what goes in the manifesto. is that mean he won't give his opinion on that? no, he will be the leader of the party in ensuring we will have a democratic process and reflect the democratic views of our party because that‘s what he has, the leader of our party. i know you talked about project fear, you mentioned it earlier, but if there was to be a general election, to do you think the conservatives have given themselves ahead start about money for schools, prison places, themselves ahead start about money forschools, prison places, et cetera, they seem to be in election mode. yes, they are. we recognise it. clearly, borisjohnson is trying

to bring about an election looking like the end of october or november or even in the spring so we have to be ready for a general election. we have always been ready for a general election. we campaigned continuously in the labour party and that is what we‘re doing now. but whatjeremy is doing today, and he is doing a series of speeches in the coming weeks, is setting out the terms of that general election. he is saying that general election. he is saying that this could be a fundamentally important general election, the way 1945 or 1979 was where we have got to go, we are at a crossroads and we have to decide what direction our country is going to stop it is not just about brexit but how we transform our community and how we make sure everyone shares in the wealth that everyone has a decent job, a decent income, our public services are protected and yes we have a relationship with the rest of the world which is one of

cooperative where we gain benefits from that and that includes of course europe. all of those issues now, we are putting them on the table to debate in the run—up to the general election. borisjohnson table to debate in the run—up to the general election. boris johnson is doing exactly what most opportunist politicians do, he looks at the polls and thinks these are the issues, brexit, nhs and crime, but doing very little and to be honest, with borisjohnson, the issue is, you can only believe it when you see it because i don‘t think people have any trust in the commitments he has given. you talked about poles, two recent polls has to conservatives up 6% recent polls has to conservatives up 696 -- recent polls has to conservatives up 6% -- recent polls has to conservatives up 6% —— you talked about polls. i take on board what you are saying about irisjohnson but on board what you are saying about iris johnson but has on board what you are saying about irisjohnson but has there been a boris balance? i was looking at polls. —— borisjohnson. you expect a new prime minister coming in to get a significant bounce and do you know forrestjohnson get a significant bounce and do you know forrest johnson got less get a significant bounce and do you know forrestjohnson got less of a balanced and even theresa may and look what happened to her —— boris

johnson. i think the boris bounce has been fairly minor and i think he will be fairly disappointed at the way in which people have responded to him and i think it is a matter of trust. i think theyjust don‘t trust him. whatjeremy will be doing is saying look, one thing about the labour party, whether you like it or not, we are open, we are transparent, that is what we want to do. that view that people have of jeremy corbyn, honest and straight talking and that is whatjeremy will do setting out our policies in the coming months in the lead up to a potential general election. carol has the weather for us this morning, she‘s at one of london‘s royal parks near buckingham palace. green park. surrounded by sheep.” surrounded by sheep. i know. i'm

surrounded by rare breeds of sheep, you may be able to see twiglet. this is the rascal who has been making all the noise this morning, a dexter cal. the rare breed survival trust helps ensure that rare breeds from the past will still be here for future generations —— dexter cow. this one isn‘t oxford down. she is very pretty. the forecast today is one of sunshine and showers. not all of us will catch a shower, but if

you do, it could be heavy and thundery across parts of england. you can see the low pressure that brought all the rain this weekend is still very much dominating our weather as well. it is anchored in the north sea but there an array of isobars indicating it is going to be a breezy day and the weather front, which is also enhancing the showers, particularly the ones you can see later for central and southern england, east anglia, those could be thundery. but not all of us will catch one. so i was offered the north—west, some to the english channel, one or two elsewhere as well. most of us starting off on a sunny note. a light shower here in london, but for now blue skies. many of us are seeing sunshine, but as those temperatures rise, that is when we might have those showers i mentioned earlier. out of the showers, temperatures could reach 21-22 in showers, temperatures could reach 21—22 in east anglia, but generally we are looking between 14— 20 degrees. as we had overnight, a lot of the showers will fade. a weather front coming south across scotland will bring rain into southern scotland, northern ireland and also northern england. temperatures tonight, a chilly tonight, looking at temperatures following between 8— 10 degrees stop it could reach five

or six 10 degrees stop it could reach five orsix in 10 degrees stop it could reach five or six in aberdeenshire. tuesday sta rts or six in aberdeenshire. tuesday starts off on a mostly dry note, there will be some sunshine around but also showers, particularly again in the north and the west. a weather front starts the day across northern ireland, southern scotland and england will retreat northwards taking heavy rain into northern scotland. tomorrow there will be fewer showers generally don‘t today so asa fewer showers generally don‘t today so as a result in the prolonged spells of sunshine, our temperatures could reach 22 degrees. on wednesday we start off on a cloudy note with low cloud, drizzle and also some mist around low cloud, drizzle and also some mistaround in low cloud, drizzle and also some mist around in the north. a lot of dry weather, a fair bit of sunshine until the next weather front comes in from the west, introducing some rainfor in from the west, introducing some rain for northern ireland initially, then western scotland, western parts of england and western parts of wales. temperatures in the south slowly now starting to rise. stephan done. carol, i realise that she

thinks you have a biscuit in your back pocket? oh, my goodness! probably! very close proximity there, carol. just keep concentrating on the weather. thanks, carol. join the cloud -- club. we‘re talking about the massive growth in e—sports this morning. that‘s competitive gaming if you aren‘t in the know. victoria‘s joined by an e—sports world champion now. good morning. that‘s right. if you fancy earning big money driving a formula 1 car from the comfort of your own home, then look no further than my next guest for inspiration. bono huis has been sim racing — that‘s simulator racing — since he was ten. and he‘s not bad at it. in fact, he‘s the 5—time formula simracing world champion.

and he‘s now racing for mclaren in the formula 1 e—sports series. welcome to the programme. thank you so much forjoining us. you‘ve got coaches, a nutritionist, whole support team just like any pro track driver. what does it feel like to be an e—sports racing driver? it's it‘s quite awesome. i mean, i‘ve been doing it all my life and in the last four years it has kicked off. it's last four years it has kicked off. it‘s something really special. they ta ke it‘s something really special. they take it very seriously, they try and help you and guide you all the way through programmes, so we basically get the same help as the f1 drivers. you do? you get access to the same facilities? yeah, so we can participate in the reaction tests, yeah, we get all the same stuff to up yeah, we get all the same stuff to up ourgaming and yeah, we get all the same stuff to up our gaming and it‘s good fun as well. that is amazing. in the endurance events you can be competing for 12 hours or longer at a stretch.

how do you prepare for that? that is a real mental drain. it is tough. it‘s very difficult to keep a rhythm in these kind of races, a 12 hour endurance race or a 24 hour endurance race, you do do it with a team. you only do three hours in a row. still a lot of driving, but yeah, very difficult to get the concentration up. you have to be on top of your game, and it is difficult at night. you have to test that make sure you are awake at night and doing your laps at night to be prepared for every situation. the money in this industry is exploding — the prize money, the marketing. just the whole ecosystem around e—sports is really going fast. —— growing. cheeky question — could you buy a mclaren with what you‘re making? maybe if they gave me a discount. with other e—sports, it is getting really be, i heard a guy one if you

million a couple of weeks ago —— it is getting really big. i heard a guy one a few million dollars a couple of weeks ago. but for racing, it is getting rigour every time. —— bigger. you are making some pretty good money from this. it is pretty good. feels like a pretty recent phenomenon, e—sports. but you‘ve been sim racing for 15 years. what did your family make of it at first? basically as every parent would react at that point, basically saying get off the computer, go outside and see your friends. but after awhile it started to bring in money and was a career option. so i‘m really thankful for their support from then on. when did you realise i could be really good at this, i could make some proper money. i started making money in

2010, though it has been a while, but it wasn‘t big money. it wasn‘t in till -- until but it wasn‘t big money. it wasn‘t in till —— until the last couple of yea rs in till —— until the last couple of years that i was in the prize pot for a bigger competition. now the prize pot so reaching about $500,000. so it is getting bigger and bigger each year. you may have quite a long career in this industry yet. thank you and best of luck with your chosen career. thank you so much. you can be racing untilyou are 35 or older, quite a long time to go? i sure hope so. look at this. it isn‘t a nativity scene. did you ever get to be mary in the nativity scene? i wanted to be the angel. i think i was the shepherd. this week we are looking

at the farming industry. and how it is dealing with climate change, to what brexit means for the future of agriculture across the uk. along the way we‘ll be helped by the stanley family who have invited us onto their farm in leicestershire for the week. brea kfast‘s graham satchell is there for us this morning. who have you got with us this morning? good morning. we are in a field with some longhorn cattle. they are an old breed and the farmer says they are a sustainable one. the focus on farming today is concentrating on climate change. farmers have been getting some heat in recent times, people pointing the finger at cattle that produce methane, a methane gas. they broke it, it usually comes up more of the front and then the backend. —— they

burp it, usually more out of the front and than the back end. so, what‘s your thoughts about the coles to stop eating red meat? we have one of the most sustainable livestock sectors in the world. our greenhouse emissions are 2.5 times lower than the rest of the world. what we need to do is it more sustainable meat. in this country we have very sustainable livestock production. if you are wanting to cut down on your meat intake, then the meat intake you should cut down on is the unsustainable meat from countries such as the amazonian, countries that border the amazonian —— amazon or countries that border the amazon. that sort of transport produces emissions that we should be avoiding. guy's smith is the deputy

president of the national farmers union. farming and agriculture is responsible for 10% of the uk‘s greenhouse gas emissions. it‘s not insubstantial. you‘ve got a target of getting it down to zero x 2040. ice farmers take this seriously because we are at the front line of theirs. we have to fun with the elements. if the claimant is becoming more unstable, we want to becoming more unstable, we want to be part of the solution —— if the climate. this grass we are standing in is sick, but we want to resort to better varieties, the key to this is to walk away from food production and let it be done elsewhere, that's the easy way, but it doesn't help, does it? we have a low carbon footprint in this country, we want to make this better and reduce it

through technology. we don't want to import from other parts in the world we re import from other parts in the world were climate change isn't taken seriously. now it is time for the news, travel and weather wherever you are. good morning from bbc london, i‘m asad ahmad. experts say the chances of an older vessel surviving a collision on the thames haven‘t significantly improved since the marchioness disaster 30 years ago. the port of london authority says the tragedy which claimed 51 lives led to a series of safety improvements on the river, but little has been done to reduce the risk of older boats sinking after a crash. police say they may treat an attack in islington on journalist and political commentator, owen jones as a hate crime. mrjones was celebrating his birthday with friends at the weekend when he was attacked.

police are trying to identify four suspects. mrjones believes he may have been targetted for his well—documented anti—fascist views. i can‘t remember hearing anything because it was — too busy frankly having my head kicked in and it was just punches everywhere and yelling, and general kind of — a melee. but given the context of the far—right attacks i‘ve had in the last year, i just think there‘s absolutely no conceivable explanation for why there would be one specific targeted attack on me. a number of farmers on the outskirts of london and the home counties are calling for more financial support as they struggle to cope with extreme weather. they say higher rents and mortgages make it harder to remain financially viable, particularly after last year‘s dry summer and winter, which means water after heavy rain isn‘t being absorbed into the ground. we‘re certainly seeing more droughts, but equally we‘re seeing

more wet weather, we‘re seeing more extremes of flooding, extreme water. and we‘ve got to find a way to capture that. and i think some on—farm investment in reservoirs, in water infrastructure is an absolutely critical ask of government. let‘s take a look at the travel situation now. the central line has delays due to a trust parser. —— tresspasser. on the roads, there are queues on the a13 into town through the goresbrook interchange, dagenham. now the weather with lucy. hello. good morning. a mixture of sunshine and showers to kick off the week. the greatest chance to see one of those showers to the afternoon, they can be heavy, possibly thundery. this morning a great start, temperatures down on what we saw yesterday by a degree or two, there is just a risk of seeing one or two isolated showers to the morning, but then as the afternoon wears on the growing chance of catching a shower. if you do see one, it could be heavy, possibly thundery.

temperatures today below average for this time of year, a maximum of 21 celsius but a breezy, westerly, south—westerly wind. those showers will persist for a time or so this evening but then this. clear skies as the temperatures dropped a touch further than we saw last night, overnight lows of the 8—11 celsius. so a bright but fresh start to the day tomorrow with plenty of sunshine to come, but the cloud tending to increase as we move into the afternoon. temperatures similar to what we have today but it does look like temperatures will pick up as we move towards the bank holiday weekend. good morning welcome to breakfast with dan walker and steph mcgovern. our headlines today. the uk loses its measles free status, after a fall in the number of children getting their second vaccination. prince andrew says he‘s "appalled" by sex abuse claims surrounding his former friend

jeffrey epstein. good jeffrey epstein. morning from leicestershire, the good morning from leicestershire, the bbc is focusing on farming this week, and today we look at what the national farmers‘ union calls its biggest single challenge, climate change. a surprise summer buying spree. house sales jump in august — up by more than 6% on last year — as buyers try to complete deals before brexit day. england rattle australia in the ashes. a hostile bowling spell from jofra archer gave england a chance of winning at lord‘s, but the second test ends in a draw. good morning from green park in central london. it is green part grazing week and we have a flock of sheep here and also a dexter cow. why? | sheep here and also a dexter cow. why? i will tell you through the programme. the forecaster is one of sunshine and showers and cooler than we would expect at this stage in august. i will have more in 15 minutes.

good morning, the date is monday the 19th of august. our top story. the uk has been stripped of its measles—free status by the world health organisation after a fall in vaccination rates for the second of the two mmr jabs. the news comes as a campaign launches to increase the numbers of children who are vaccinated against measles. here‘s our health editor hugh pym. measles is a highly infectious disease which can lead to serious complications. but health leaders are concerned that vaccination rates are falling, with some blaming social media for spreading false claims about vaccine safety. in the first six months of 2019, the world health organisation reported three times as many measles cases globally is at the same stage last year. france, germany and italy have seen increased outbreaks. the who now says the uk has lost its measles—free status. the targets for both doses of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine is a rate of 95%. but in england, the second vaccine,

usually given to three—year—olds, has fallen from 88.6% in 2014 to 87.2% currently. we think parents quite genuinely get their babies vaccinated initially and then i think there is complacency, they may be think the child is protected from one vaccine, the child isn‘t protected from one vaccine, they need both, and secondly there is a rise in adverse stories in social media, social media stories saying that the vaccine can harm children, it can cause autism, it can cause other problems, it can cause allergies, quite frankly, which are not true, it isa quite frankly, which are not true, it is a really safe vaccine. the prime minister will today announce plans to urge gps to promote catch—up vaccinations for 10—year—olds and 11—year—olds. there will also be moves to use the official nhs website to address misleading claims about the dangers of vaccines, and getting social media companies to do more to promote accurate information. hugh pym, bbc news.

jeremy corbyn will today pledge to do "everything necessary", to stop a no—deal brexit, as he accuses borisjohnson of provoking a crisis in britain. the labour leader will argue that a general election in the autumn — set against a brexit backdrop — would be a crossroads for the country. the party‘s shadow chancellorjohn mcdonnell told us that a leaked government document, which warned of problems in the event of no—deal, wasn‘t scaremongering. and should be taken seriously. these leaked documents are a real worry, this isn‘t project fear anymore, these are real calculations of the impact of a no deal and the more we see that the more will come together in parliament on a cross— party together in parliament on a cross—party basis to say that we couldn‘t tolerate a no deal and all the implications. let‘s get the latest from our political correspondent, jonathan blake. jonathan you‘ve been speaking to no 10 about the leaked document — what did they say? ever since those details were published in the sunday times at the

weekend there has been something of a row in merging with downing street making it clear that they blamed a former disgruntled minister for the leak. questions about how accurate it was, or how much it represented the current government‘s planning for a no—deal brexit. a downing street source this morning confirming that it was presented, that document, at the first meeting, the so—called exco committee meeting thatis the so—called exco committee meeting that is held daily, chaired by michael gove, the government minister in charge of no preparedness planning, but that it was prepared by the previous government. the argument those in downing street are making is the whole approach has changed over the government towards preparing for a no—deal brexit and they are in a much better place to mitigate the impacts of it now than they were under theresa may. but what it does, as you heard from john mcdonnell, is added to the arguments of those who would like to avoid at all costs the uk leaving the european union

without a deal. we will see further effo rts without a deal. we will see further efforts from those in parliament when those mps return from their summer break to achieve that in the coming weeks. we will see what happens. thank you very much. police in kent say they will resume their search this morning for a missing six year—old boy but admit it‘s unlikely they will find him alive. lucas dobson hasn‘t been seen since saturday afternoon when he fell into the river stour during a family fishing trip. rescue teams in canoes have been combing through dense vegetation on the riverbanks, while police officers have also been using sonar equipment. prince andrew has said he is "appalled" by sex abuse claims surrounding his former friend jeffrey epstein. our reporter ben ando is at buckingham palace for us this morning. good morning, ben. we know that a statement came out last night. can you run us statement came out last night. can you run us through what the duke has said in that? it isjust over a week since jeffrey epstein said in that? it isjust over a week sincejeffrey epstein was said in that? it isjust over a week since jeffrey epstein was found said in that? it isjust over a week sincejeffrey epstein was found dead in his cell in a prison in new york where he was waiting to go on trial to face numerous sex trafficking

charges. buckingham palace has released this statement. i will read it to you. i suspect that the palace has released the statement taking action proactively because i think storm clouds have been gathering ever since jeffrey epstein‘s clouds have been gathering ever sincejeffrey epstein‘s death on the basis that back in 2010 the duke of york met up withjeffrey epstein in his capacity as uk trade envoy, as he was at the time, in new york, and we have seen photographs of them in central park together. what we didn‘t know is the duke spent time in the millionaire‘s mansion in new york city and video footage has emerged over the weekend showing mr epstein leaving his mansion accompanied by a young woman and

then a short time later the door opens and another young woman emerges and the duke of york is inside the mansion and waves goodbye to her. it may be because questions are being asked about what the duke was doing that the palace has released the statement making it clear that the duke of york absolutely abhors what jeffrey epstein has been accused of. ben ando, thank you very much. more than £115,000 has been raised to support the family of pc andrew harper, who was killed while investigating a report of a burglary. the officer died when he was dragged by a vehicle in berkshire on thursday. a fundraising page set up by the thames valley police federation passed the £100,000 mark yesterday. ten people were arrested on suspicion of murder. british house buyers went on a bit of a buying spree last month, according to new figures out today. victoria‘s got more on this one for us. what are they telling us? good morning. these are quite interesting figures from the

property website rightmove, august is usually sluggish in terms of how sales, lots of buyers on the holidays, people think things are not normally happening but we have seen a pick up 6% on last year. the working theory in terms of why this might be happening, this is a theory put forward by rightmove, is people are trying to rush these sales through before the brexit deadline on 31st of october. it is not giving people a huge amount of time to do all the local searches and do all the legalities, but there is so much uncertainty around brexit, if you are going to buy a home, probably better, people at rightmove saying, to do it earlier rather than later as the deadline creeps up on us. asking prices continue to fall particularly around london and the south—east. that‘s quite interesting as well. and just on this, i don‘t know if you saw the papers at the weekend, a story running in the times suggested that sajid javid was

going to put stamp duty on sellers rather than on buyers. fake news alert. that is not true, ok. sajid javid has tweeted this morning to say lots of speculation about this, yes, the market needs to change, but this isn‘t one of the things we need to do in terms of simplifying the tax system. that isn‘t true if you saw that and it panicked you. tax system. that isn‘t true if you saw that and it panicked youm came from an interview with him, didn‘t it? came from an interview with him, didn't it? it did but he says he didn‘t say that to the times so there you go. i like the way you are making up your own sound effects as well! thank you. do you like one—liners? ido like i do like a joke, yeah. if you do, you‘ll like this. swedish comedian, olaf falafel has won the gong for the bestjoke at this year‘s edinburgh fringe. that‘s his real name! here it is — "i keep randomly shouting out ‘broccoli‘ and ‘cauliflower‘ — i think i might have florets". canned laughter

was the best joke. was the bestjoke. what is driving brexit said milton jones? was the bestjoke. what is driving brexit said miltonjones? from here it looks like the duke of edinburgh. someone stole my antidepressants will stop whoever they are, i hope they‘re happy. that came in at number two. i will do one more for you. to be or not to be a horse rider? that is equestrian. i like that one. this is one of my favourites. i have an eton themed advent calendar were all the doors are opened to me by my dad‘s contacts. thank you for that one. thank you for that one. thank you for sending them in. dave has announced the winner of the edinburgh fringe‘s funniest joke. has announced the winner of the edinburgh fringe‘s funniestjoke. it is eight to 11am. some serious business to be done this morning as well. ——

8:11am. it‘s been the mantra of boris johnson‘s government that we will leave the european union on october 31st, "no ifs, no buts". and unless the government can strike a fresh agreement with the eu, the uk is heading for a no—deal exit. yesterday, the sunday times published a leaked government document warning what a no—deal could look like — including shortages of food and fuel. joining us now from westminster is former head of the civil service, lord kersla ke. good morning. you must have seen a few lea ks in good morning. you must have seen a few leaks in your time at the civil service, what do you make of this one? i have and i think this is a very credible document and it‘s actually quite balanced if you read it, the tone is measured, and it is telling government honestly what the realistic risks of no—deal brexit r. i have to say they are quite terrifying. we could face major logjams at ports, potential risks on medicines, higherfood logjams at ports, potential risks on medicines, higher food prices, logjams at ports, potential risks on medicines, higherfood prices, and of course, a hard border in northern

ireland with all the consequences that go with that. this isn‘t project fear. i think this is a real assessment that we should take very seriously. you are a remainer and someone who has publicly endorsed a people‘s vote, and as you mentioned, this paints a very grim picture of what a no deal could look like, and it really helps the case for the politicians looking to try and stop this? it does and it‘s important to say that there are people who backed leave and particularly leaving through the agreement that theresa may negotiated, and there are people like myself who think we should have a second referendum. all of us i think are united in saying that one option we should not be contemplating, because the risks are so great, is a no—deal brexit. every effort must be taken to avoid that option. leavers or remainers is one thing but no—deal brexit is one

thing but no—deal brexit is one thing that is a risk to far. michael gove has said the dossier is out of date, a lot more has been done including £2 billion spent by boris johnson trying to get plans together. so we should not take this too seriously. i have seen many government responses to difficult lea ks and two government responses to difficult leaks and two of the standard ones are to blame the leaker and to say it is out of date. of course, things will have moved on but they haven‘t moved on that much in a matter of weeks. this, after all, was a document presented to michael gove. i also believe, by the way, that the public should be able to know exactly where we are. so, yes, preparations are going on. let‘s have an open assessment of the risks, let‘s have a publication if there is a more recent and more up—to—date assessment, let‘s have it in the public domain so everybody can form their own view. my personal

view is it is an accurate assessment andi view is it is an accurate assessment and i doubt very much if huge changes have been made to avoid those risks in the last few weeks. do you think it matters who leaked it? on this occasion, i don't. i have been arguing for some time that we need much more transparency about the consequences of no deal. i think the consequences of no deal. i think theissueis the consequences of no deal. i think the issue is what it says and what it says is very serious. it is still not definite that we are going to leave with a no deal on october 31. what do you think the chances are now? well, it is quite extraordinary that in this period where we normally see mps and politicians go off on their holidays and politics ta kes a off on their holidays and politics takes a back seat, we are in perhaps the most momentous time in this country‘s recent history. what will happen is when parliament returns, i don‘t think there will be a recall, on the 3rd of september, you will see moves by parliament to take control because there is a majority

in parliament against a no—deal brexit and that taking of control might either be through new legislation or a vote of no confidence, or indeed both, and then i think it is very likely we will see an election. the government have a lot of tools at their disposal to resist this and i have to say at the moment no—deal brexit is probably the most likely outcome. but it is not a certain outcome and i think parliament can, if people can come together, avoid that happening. lord kerslake, thank you for your time this morning. it is 8:16am. carol has the weather for us this morning, she‘s at one of london‘s royal parks near buckingham palace. she is being sniffed by sheep. she has moved the sheep away. good morning, carol, what have you got for us? good morning, everyone, if you were

watching this morning you will have heard we had a very noisy cow, so let‘s meet her. tom davis, a farmer, good morning. this is your lovely cow to a glut. what breed is she?l dexter cow originally from the south—west of ireland, they range in size from 92—107 centimetres at the shoulder, originally they were kept on smallholdings over there and they come in three different colours. black, which caps matt woodley it is, red and dung. how old is she? she is about three and a half, her first calf was born on christmas day. she is fully grown? she is a short legged dexter, you get long legged and short legged dexter is and she is a short legged dexter. she is quiet now but she was making a racket this morning. absolutely, she has a boyfriend back on the farm who is on a holiday and she is missing him a little bit but she

will be fine when she goes back there later today. she will be munching on the grass and doing her job and she is meant to be. why is she here? she is here because cattle graze completely different to the sheep we have, they tear up the grass and the plants leaving bare patches for some more wildflowers to come, so with the sheep grazing and cattle grazing, the different styles, it will enhance the wild flowers a nd styles, it will enhance the wild flowers and biodiversity of this meadow a bit more. tom, it has been a pleasure, thank you very much indeed. it is green park raising week indeed. it is green park raising wee k exa ctly indeed. it is green park raising week exactly what tom was talking about. in london we have had a shower and the forecast is one of sunshine and showers, some showers will be heavy and thundery through the course of the day. as is the way with showers, not all of us will catch one. on the pressure chart you can see the low pressure is still dominating our weather, it has been with us through the weekend and brought all that rain. it is now in the north sea but look at the squeeze of those isobars indicating it is going to be breezy and with a

weather front draped across the uk it is enhancing the showers. first and this morning we have showers in the north and the west, we have a few across the english channel as well coming onshore as well as in the southern counties and one or two elsewhere. there is some sunshine around also. as temperatures rise we will seize on home—grown showers develop across central southern england, the midlands, east anglia and south—east and a weather front crossing scotland will bring rain steadily south. temperature wise we are looking at about 14—21 or 22 in east anglia. through this evening many showers will fade but the weather front will continue to get into the southern scotland, northern ireland and northern england bringing rain with it. it is going to bea bringing rain with it. it is going to be a cooler night than the one just gone with temperatures falling between about 10—12d. but one thing you will notice in aberdeenshire, it will be five or six, so a nippy start tomorrow. tomorrow they will

still be some showers around but fewer and further between than today. with will have a weather front across northern ireland, northern england and southern scotla nd northern england and southern scotland and that will flip and retreat northwards once again taking the rain with it and then another front coming into northern ireland will enhance those showers. warmer tomorrow because they will be more sunshine with highs up to 22, may be 23 in the south—east. as we head into wednesday, we start off on a cloudy, murky note across the north, some drizzle as well, but there will also be some sunshine, late in the day weather front coming in from northern ireland brings in some rain through northern ireland, western scotland, western england and wales. on wednesday, we will start to see a rise in temperatures in the south continuing across all areas by the time we get the weekend. you almost got away with it but twiddle it made her presence known.

was that your stomach? it was like a warning as you are coming to the end! thank you, we will see you later on. thanks, twiglet. performing cows. i like it. it is 8:21am. we have had a big reaction to our story about measles on bbc breakfast this morning. the symptoms of measles include a fever and blotchy rashes, unpleasant but in most cases passes after a week or so. for others it can lead to serious and potentially life—threatening complications including lung and brain infections. now, the government is leading a drive to encourage greater take—up of the mmr vaccine after the uk was stripped of its measles—free status. let‘s talk about this in more detail with calum semple, a professor in child health medicine. thank you forjoining us. good

morning. just to make this clear, vaccinations have gone down and the number of cases of meals on wheels has gone up. we have seen a fall steadily over the last four or five yea rs steadily over the last four or five years since 2014 and there has been a steady rise in cases associated with travel but now we are seeing the rise of cases within the uk which are from within our own population and that is a big worry for us. it does seem that the victoria talked about fake news for a different story, but news on social media is still linking the mmr social media is still linking the mmpr social media is still linking the mmr jab with autism and it is still having an effect on people taking up those vaccinations. sadly, yes, if you ask the parents who decided not to vaccinate, about three quarters say they are worried about side effects and are being influenced by fa ke effects and are being influenced by fake news on social media and anti—vaccination campaigns. fake news on social media and anti-vaccination campaigns. it's amazing how many people have got in touch with us about their experiences, whether they have had measles, and what they think about various ideas that are being proposed. someone here says they are from uruguay, the law is very clear

there, child must have all the vaccines in order to access education. what do you think of this idea of banning kids who don‘t have vaccinations? we live in a democracy and for better or for worse we allow people to make up their own minds and make their own mistakes but if i wa nt to and make their own mistakes but if i want to put it into context, if we took a classroom of 30 children who we re took a classroom of 30 children who were not vaccinated and one child came into the classroom and spread measles, at least 27 of them would catch it. it is so infectious. two of these children would end up in hospital with life—threatening complications such as pneumonia and meningitis, and even if they survive they are often badly damaged. this isa they are often badly damaged. this is a really highly infectious disease which is totally preventable bya disease which is totally preventable by a safe vaccine. you talk about the vaccine. one point that quite a few people make this morning is why it isn‘t available in a single vaccine? why is there a need for both vaccines? babies don't make a good immune response so you need to vaccinate them at 13 months of age and a second dose around preschool

to get full immunity. if you were to do the mumps, measles and rubella separately you would have to space them out and look at getting parents to come back five or six times over the course of that first two years of life and it is really difficult to do that. young mums are all working now. the classical pattern of stay—at—home mums is no longer there so society has changed, we are all out working and busy and people can‘t keep taking time off to see the gp for vaccinations. and the same with fathers. it is interesting that the vaccination for that first one seems to be ok, but it‘s the second vaccination were you really see the numbers for, the one at age four. what do you think is happening? people are complacent? four. what do you think is happening? people are complacent7m is not complacency, people are busy, genuinely now both parents are working in young families. asking people why they don‘t get vaccinated, while three quarters are worried about side effects and that isa worried about side effects and that is a false worry, half of them state difficulty in getting access to health care, trying to get

appointments with their gps, so they are having to take time off work, so we need to make it easier to get vaccination. quite a few people contacted us to say the difficulties they have had with measles. deborah says i think parents need to know what can happen with their children later in life. she says she was 26 and contracted measles, was in hospital, lost hearing in her left ear, she was seriously unwell, lost a stone in weight, she was at the army in the time and had to go back ona army in the time and had to go back on a phased return. she says her daughter has had done that all of her injections and she would urge others to do the same. you talked about the infection in the classroom but it is a serious illness at any stage of life. there is a cadre of people going through that did not get vaccinated in the late 19905 because of the fake news, teenagers and young adults now, and if you catch this infection, measles, a5 a young adult it is often much more severe than it would have been if you caught it as a child so we have built upa you caught it as a child so we have built up a problem for ourselves and we are now having to deal with it. what would your advice be to parents

who are perhaps worried about other children in their class who have not been vaccinated and what to watch out for? taking responsibility for their own children‘s health, they can get their own children vaccinated, but also look at it as doing good for society because the more people that get vaccinated the greater protection greater society has, it gives you the herd immunity, coming back to your farmyard theme. that was a good link because we are going back to the farm shortly. thank you for talking through some of those comments and thank you for all of those who got in contact this morning. loads of questions. we have dealt with the vast majority of the themes coming through but do keep themes coming through but do keep them coming and we may well return to these at some stage as well. as you heard, we are also talking about farming all week on the programme, in the next half an hour our very own graham satchell is going to be onafarm own graham satchell is going to be on a farm with the stanley family in leicestershire. but before that, we can takea leicestershire. but before that, we can take a look at our cow camera. this one is in shropshire this morning, that is a live scene from

inside the cow shed and the cow fields. as well as discussing measles on our facebook page this morning, you can watch cow camera live. i‘m fed up with bbc breakfast! you can go and watch the cow camera. there is a delay, all of a sudden a cow will sprint across the field. more on ourfocus cow will sprint across the field. more on our focus on farming throughout the week on breakfast but now, the news, travel and weather wherever you are this morning. hi there, good morning. over the weekend, we had a mixture of sunny spells and showers, and that‘s really how things are going to start off through this week. low pressure, which was here over the weekend, that is still across the far north of the uk, moving its way into scandinavia, but the wind coming in from the north west. a little weather front just affecting the north west of scotland, bringing in more prolonged spells of rain. for most of us, though,

a few showers, but those will move through fairly quickly on a stiff breeze. so, through today, most of the showers this morning in the north and west. by this afternoon, they will affect many eastern areas. a few of those could be heavy and thundery. a few thundery downpours in the north west of scotland later on. maximum temperatures about 17 to 20 celsius. down a little bit on what they were over the weekend. through tonight, we‘ll continue with a few showers, particularly across scotland, northern ireland and northern parts of england. otherwise, there will be some clear skies on tuesday. it could turn a bit chilly first thing on tuesday morning. temperatures are just about into single figures for many of us. but throughout tuesday, it‘s a similar sort of story, really, there will be some showers again, mainly across northern parts of england, moving their way into the west. for most, though, it should be a dry day. there will be some sunshine throughout tuesday and temperatures on a par, really, with today. about 17 to 21, maybe

22 in the capital. for wednesday, high pressure moving its way in across the south, that‘ll keep things relatively settled towards the south east. but this weather front will move its way into scotland, into northern parts of england and across wales. but as it moves into the area of high pressure, it tends to weaken out. so as we go through the rest of the week, things are looking largely dry and settled. certainly for the bank holiday weekend, those temperatures starting to rise into the mid 205. so something warmer, drier and more settled, especially in southern areas. bye— bye.

this is business live from bbc news with tadhg enright and ben bland. judgment day for huawei, as the tech giant faces a full ban on working with firms in the us. live from london, that‘s our top story on monday 19th of august. later today, washington will decide whether to extend the exisiting ban, but president trump has already made his position clear, he says he "doesn‘t want america to do business with huawei". also in the programme... more warnings from president trump, this time over the protests in hong kong. he warns beijing trade talks may be jeopardised