good morning. welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and nina warhurst. our headlines today: regrets and recriminations: former prime minister david cameron says boris johnson and michael gove "left the truth at home" during the 2016 referendum campaign. desperate housewives star felicity huffman is sentenced to m days in prison for her involvement in us college admissions scandal. english high streets are set to get a share of £95 million to help them compete with online retailers. europe have the edge and a one—point lead over the united states

after day one of the solheim cup at gleneagles. good morning. there's a lot of sunshine around to start our saturday but for scotland and northern ireland, today's tale is one of increasing cloud, some rain and strengthening winds. all the detailfor you coming up. it's saturday the 14th of september. our top story: the former prime minister david cameron has criticised borisjohnson and michael gove, accusing them of trashing his government with what he describes as their appalling behaviour during the brexit referendum. in his first major interview since leaving downing street three years ago, mr cameron has told the times newspaper that the result of the referendum left him feeling depressed, and that he worries about it every day. here's our political correspondent helen catt. after years of carefully keeping himself out of the headlines, former prime minister david cameron is once again the big news in town, and that may not be welcome news for boris johnson. he and his cabinet colleague michael gove are accused

by mr cameron, in his new book, of behaving "appallingly" during the 2016 referendum. he actually, in the book — i said to him "you call michael gove, who was a close personalfriend, ‘mendacious”', and as for borisjohnson, and he says he has always found him amusing, he has worked well with him in the past, but he doesn't always trust him. david cameron also admits that he failed, and that some people will neverforgive him for holding a referendum. he says he thinks about it every single day, but believes that calling it was right and he felt it was inevitable. he's also clearly apologetic. he's clearly been very traumatised by the whole experience and that comes out in it, so it's very far from a strongly self—defending, self—authenticating book. it's a really pretty honest book in which he admits to many mistakes, but not the mistake

of calling the referendum. but claims made by mr cameron in his interview with the times magazine that the referendum campaign turned into a terrible tory psychodrama have been disputed by a prominent leave campaigner. as far as millions of people — 33 million people voted — 17.4 million of them voted because they wanted to leave the european union. they did not care a fig about tory psychodramas or anything else. most of them put aside party loyalties and voted on the issue. david cameron has also weighed in on the row over the suspension of parliament, describing using prorogation as a sharp practice that has rebounded. he admits, though, that there is a blockage and for that reason, the man who has become defined by one referendum now says holding another cannot be ruled out. helen catt, bbc news. the liberal democrats begin their party conference today, with a campaign to cancel brexit. the party's leaderjo swinson wants to revoke article 50 without a referendum, therefore keeping the uk inside the european union. let's get more on this

with our political correspondent susan mendonca. good morning to you! they will be feeling buoyant after recent defections to their party. what is their message now on revoking article 50? i think they want to make it very clear that they have a clear focus on what they would be offering in a general election and essentially that would be stopping brexit by the means of revoking article 50. that was the process by which britain began the process of leaving the eu so what the lib dems are saying they would stop it in its tracks they were to be the next government. i think it is important to note they feel very buoyed by various things, not least the fact they have had a number of defections from the conservatives and former labour party mps joining them and there are a lot of rumours around there are a lot of rumours around there could be more defections announced ahead of their party conference. also, they want to ——

they won a key by—election in wales in the summerand they won a key by—election in wales in the summer and actually won the seat of the conservatives so they are feeling positive about their future and i think what we will get from the new leaderjoe swinson this week is a clear message on brexit, but also clarity about what she sees as the vision for them going forward ——jo. also making clear she does not see that future of the lib dems as one of coalitions, so she isn't talking about going in to do deals with jeremy corbyn for example. she has referred to borisjohnson and jeremy corbyn as being unfit to lead the country and so trying to i suppose pick off those labour voters who may be unhappy with labour's message not being clear enough on brexit but also conservative remaining voters who perhaps are unhappy with the direction that borisjohnson has unhappy with the direction that boris johnson has taken unhappy with the direction that borisjohnson has taken the party in but certainly, in bournemouth this week, will have a very positive outlook from the liberal democrats, i think, and trying to get that message across. many thanks! felicity huffman, the hollywood

actress known for her role in the tv series desperate housewives, has been sentenced to two weeks in prison for her part in a college admissions scandal. she paid $15,000 — that's around £12,000 — to falsify her daughter's exam results. here's our north america correspondent david willis. reporter: felicity, are you sorry for what you did? it's the walk—on part no hollywood actress would ever want to land. felicity huffman arrived for sentencing, accompanied by her husband william h macy, having admitted paying to have her daughter's test results doctored in the hope of landing a place at a top university. the college admissions scandal has seen 33 parents charged with bribing exam administrators and sports coaches via a middleman. it has also served to reinforce the view that the university admissions system here is inexorably slanted towards the rich. prosecutors accused felicity huffman of acting out of a sense of entitlement. she blamed her actions

on parental insecurity, and in a statement released after the hearing wrote: felicity huffman‘s sentence will start in six weeks' time, meaning that, in theory, she could spend next sunday on the red carpet at the emmys. her netflix series when they see us has been nominated for a string of emmy awards. her defence team had argued for probation and community service, no time in prison. prosecutors countered, saying that being confined to a hollywood mansion with an infinity pool hardly constituted meaningful punishment. she will begin her sentence on october 25. david willis, bbc news, washington.

69 high streets in england are to get a share of £95 million in an effort to help them compete with online retailers. minsters say they want to breathe new life into historic buildings. simon jones has more. the high street is struggling with big names and small retailers alike forced out of business as more of us shop online. the government wants to reverse that trend. it says its multimillion—pound investment will help transform disused historic buildings into shops, houses and community centres across england, making them more attractive places to live, work and visit. towns and cities had to bid for the funding, which was announced in may. since the start of the year, an average of 16 shops have been closing every day on the high street in the uk. the £95 million cash injection will be shared among 69 towns and cities. the biggest winner is the midlands, which will receive £21 million. here in north london, tottenham high road is going

to receive £2 million. that's going to be used to do up shopfronts and facades to try to boost regeneration in the area. the government says it wants to preserve buildings for future generations, while at the same time, making them work for the modern world. bedford is another town that will benefit. but it's a big challenge. a previous government initiative that saw the retail expert mary portas brought in to save town centres had mixed success, and labour says it is a decade of austerity that has decimated the high street. simon jones, bbc news. the former girlfriend of ex—cricketer geoffrey boycott has criticised theresa may's decision to give him a knighthood, saying he doesn't deserve it. in an interview with the sun newspaper, margaret moore — who was physically assaulted by boycott in the 19905 — said she was disgusted that he had been honoured. he has always denied the attack. a state funeral will take place later today for the former leader

of zimbabwe, robert mugabe. he died in a hospital in singapore last week at the age of 95, two years after he was ousted from office in a coup. many zimbabweans will shun the ceremony in protest at the repression which marked his later years in power. he's expected to be buried next month in a specially built mausoleum. after months of violent clashes, demonstrators in hong kong will stage peaceful singalongs in shopping centres and parks this weekend. last night, pro—democracy protesters formed a lantern—carrying human chain. earlier, hundreds gathered to sing their adopted anthem glory to hong kong. one of the uk's largest pawnbrokers has closed all of its stores. the owner of albemarle & bond and herbert brown has announced its looking for a buyer for some of its 116 shops with staff offered redundancy. the national pawnbrokers association says customers are being kept in the dark. sam smith has asked people to use the pronouns they/them

instead of he/him after coming out as non—binary earlier this year. the pop star took to instagram to say, "after a lifetime of being at war with my gender, i've decided to embrace myself for who i am, inside and out." as they say in game of thrones, winter is coming — to the french town of bayeux. ido i do not watch it routinely. do you? no! no. it's been home to the bayeux tapestry for centuries and now, joining it is a similar piece of embroidery that some avid fans of the tv show may recognise. not me and charlie! it looks like the famous cloth, but instead of depicting the conquest of england in 1066, this carries plotlines. it is 87m long and was crafted by 30 embroiderers in northern ireland. the tapestry is on display until the end of the year. it is rather magnificent, actually. and clearly, a tribute to the

original. yes! as many high streets struggle to compete with the rise in online shopping, could restoring historic buildings breathe new life into our towns and cities? it's part of a government plan to spend £95 million, reviving traditional high streets. the culture secretary nicky morgan is standing on one such street now, in stoke—on—trent. it does not look, strictly speaking, like a it does not look, strictly speaking, likea high it does not look, strictly speaking, like a high street directly behind you. give us a sense of what a place like stoke—on—trent could gain from what you are presenting? well, good morning, we are announcing today, it is the largest ever government investment in the built heritage and a place like stoke—on—trent would get several pounds, in their case, about £2 million, bring back into use vacant units and particularly developing residential accommodation above those units because it isn't

just enough to revitalise the buildings, actually bringing people back into town and city centres is very important too so 69 places across england are receiving the funding so it has been decided by historic england. can you talk us through some of the practicalities? a shop is vacant, there is generally a reason. not enough customers on the high street, the rent is too high, business rent is too high. i don't understand the practicalities of it. do you just pay for it to open up? how does it work? no, this is about restoring, obviously, the built environment, the built heritage environment, so older buildings which have fallen into disuse. there are a number of different factors as to why the high streets are struggling and i think actually many landlords are being flexible about rent but there is no doubt business rates are a factor which is why the government has reduced relief for smaller businesses and particularly for retail premises, and in the report

just now in the news you mentioned online, the online shopping, there is no doubt more of us are shopping online for obvious convenience, also the growth of out of town retail outlets again, but actually place is very important and i think in stoke—on—trent, in places across england, people want to see their high streets thriving but also if you have disused buildings, they do not look attractive and the rest of it falls into disrepair and it is a vicious cycle and what we are saying today, heritage buildings in a place like stoke—on—trent which has fantastic heritage, we're going to put that investment and support the council's plans for revitalising their high street. i'm still not quite clear on the practicalities of it, you paint a picture with a lot of people recognise with high streets, older buildings, a shopfront that is empty, but it is empty because the rates are too high 01’ empty because the rates are too high or there is not enough customers. i'm not quite sure, how does this money work? do you unilaterally do the property up and offer it at a

reduced cost? i do not understand the practicalities of this. well partly obviously, it would be down to the local high street, the local council, in some areas there may be a business improvement district working with council to decide how they will make the money work best for them. we have also seen of course if government money goes in often then other private investment will be leveraged in as well, and we have seen that in various places thatis have seen that in various places that is what happened in hull for example when it was city of culture. previous schemes of the derby cathedral quarter, the money going in as cathedral quarter, the money going inasi cathedral quarter, the money going in as i say to preserve the buildings, to make them attractive and revitalise them and make them places that new businesses want to openin places that new businesses want to open in because they are not having to spend the money revitalising the building, they can concentrate on running their business, actually creating over a0 new jobs running their business, actually creating over a0 newjobs and safeguarding another 160 and again to make sure that in this case, derby, was thriving again, and that is what we want to see happen, so it

is what we want to see happen, so it is about obviously as i say paying the cost of the buildings, often which are in this case disused or vacant, so then people are able to come back in and are attracted to because many landlords for example are flexible about rent now and the government is determined to help more retail businesses with their rates as well. i would like to ask you about the comments of your for the boss of former prime minister david cameron. you have worked of course with him as prime minister and that you could borisjohnson david cameron now in his memoirs and borisjohnson, david cameron now in his memoirs and boris johnson, an enterprise minister, left the truth at home. during the brexit referendum. do you agree with him? well, the thing is, andi agree with him? well, the thing is, and i love working for david cameron, it was a pleasure to be in his government, and after reading his government, and after reading his memoirs like everybody else very carefully as well. and everyone will have a perspective on the referendum campaign. the period in 2016 and

since, the 3.5 years since, have been extraordinary in uk politics. do you think borisjohnson left the truth at home? i do not think it is helpful to rerun the campaign of 2016. there has been lots of debate and discussion about the £350 million figure and the various campaigns, the success or otherwise. the point is that people voted in 2016. it is incumbent on the government and on parliament and mps to carry out the result of that referendum, and that is what those of us still involved in politics are trying to do daily. but debate is an interesting point. proroguing is a big issue, the suspension of parliament. many people are saying specifically that is what is being prevented right now, but mps are being prevented from doing the very thing you say is important to debate parliament. do you approve of the suspension of parliament boris johnson has brought in? well, the

prime minister has been very clear that the prorogation of parliament is about making sure that we are going to have a queen ‘s speech which will set out the domestic agenda. what i'm doing today... no, sorry, i did give you a lot of time to talk about the issue, the high—street issues. i would really like you to address the issue specific the suspension of parliament. charlie, what i was going to say, i was... go ahead. i was going to. standing here today, talking about issues like this, is actually what the vast majority of people in this country want us to get on with. the domestic agenda. revitalising places. investing money in making sure that places, our public services, for example, are thriving. that is what borisjohnson wa nts to thriving. that is what borisjohnson wants to do an traditionally parliament is prorogued before a queen speech. there was plenty of debate about brexit in the first couple of weeks of september and the important thing is parliament will be sitting over the crucial period of the eu council and october 31. let me, if i may, remind you that in

june, on bbc question time, you said proroguing parliament was clearly a mad suggestion. you said shutting down parliament for a couple of months, so we're just going drift out on an ideal —— a no—deal... it is very clear you are against proroguing parliament. what has changed your mind? -- you were against. you have just changed your mind? -- you were against. you havejust read out the critical bits, charlie. i said proroguing parliament for a couple of months while we drift out on a no—deal. i havejust sent of months while we drift out on a no—deal. i have just sent you that parliament is not actually being prorogued for a couple of months. —— said to you. parliament will be sitting in the critical period, around the eu council and october 31. the hope for all of us is that a deal is secured with the eu, prime minister can go and get that deal and to it with the eu leaders on 0ctober and to it with the eu leaders on october 17 and 18, comeback, and parliament will be sitting and will sit extensively over that period, passing legislation so we leave on 31 with a deal. this is a really

important time at the moment and politicians are being asked important questions. you were a remain supporter. if it came to a point where you are asked again to vote in a referendum, can you give mea vote in a referendum, can you give me a straight answer as to how you would vote? i would vote to remain. so why are you in borisjohnson‘s cabinet? because i am also a democrat, and i think one of the fundamental tenets of our democracy is that when the public vote, and over 30 million people voted in the eu referendum, there was a clear result. i know it as a result that many people don't like, it is not a result i was comfortable with, but i have accepted it, and i believe it is important that when there is a result, whether it is a referendum 01’ result, whether it is a referendum oran result, whether it is a referendum or an election, but mps in parliament fulfilled that mandate. 0therwise what we get is people saying, and they say this to me in

my constituency, i will never vote again, because there is no point because you people in westminster do not listen to what we want. it is a curious position we find ourselves in. those 21 conservative mps who we re in. those 21 conservative mps who were thrown out of the party, that has been done. that has happened. yet you are able to talk to me this morning and openly say you have a com pletely morning and openly say you have a completely different principal position to that of your prime minister. —— principled position. but that is the extraordinary thing about this period in uk politics. i am very sorry that my 21, 22 colleagues, there is an appeals process and they will pursue that. when the prime minister is able to get the deal in october, i hope that they and other mps are able to vote for the deal and we are able to put at least this first phase of brexit, to get through that, to get onto talking about the future relationship as well. it has been the most extraordinary period. i have not studied the david cameron

interview but i suspect the book will say that actually this is the most extraordinary period. the run—up to the referendum, the impact it had on cabinet, colleagues, friendships, alliances, parties. you can see how this is putting the system of politics that we know very well under significant strain. that is why i think the prime minister is absolutely right. that is why the prime minister, in his cabinet, we accept that we should settle this mandate from the referendum. he has been very clear about living by 0ctober been very clear about living by october 31 and i support him in that. niki, thank you for your time this morning. —— leaving by october 31. good morning. a beautiful start today in cumbria. a bit misty here across coniston, but you can see the skies are largely clear and there is plenty of sunshine to come through the day. that is the way the day is starting for the majority of the uk. lots of this cloudier is quite high and then. to the north—west we have

some more meaningful cloud and an area of low pressure which will be feeding ina area of low pressure which will be feeding in a weather front to the north—west of scotland through the day. and as it does so, the cloud will spell further south and east across scotland and northern ireland through the afternoon. heavy rain for a time for the northern isles and eventually the north—west of scotland, the mainland, maybe up to 50 millimetres in some spots. to the south, a lot of sunshine. the mist lifting. temperatures getting up to 22 or 23 degrees. cooler where we have the wind and the rain. the wind isa have the wind and the rain. the wind is a big feature. articulately later in the day, through the evening and overnight for northern ireland and especially the north of scotland, could see gail's or severe gales, especially in the northern isles. gusts of up to 60 or 65 miles an hour. you can probably see this band of cloud sneaking south through the course of the night. skies clearing across scotland. the winds stay strong enough to hold up our temperatures. shouldn't have any frost riskier. mild enough to the south as well. this line is actually

a coldweather front and south as well. this line is actually a coldweatherfront and its purpose will make itself felt through sunday as we continue with warmer air to the south of the uk but then pulling cooler conditions to the north and then along the waterfront, some uncertainty at the moment as to exactly where we will see perhaps the heaviest of the rain. it looks like there will be rain and sticker cloud tomorrow for northern ireland, northern england, potentially a bid for northern wales, binging into the north midlands. up to 26 degrees for the south, the warm amber colours indicating the temperatures to the south the waterfront, but notice the paler greens and yellows to the north. just 12 degrees for the north—west of scotland. that front is going to slide away south through the early part of the new week. high pressure starts to build, so we get rid of the rain and clouds but we do pull cold air all the way south across the uk. cold is probably a bit harsh. it willjust feel chillier than it has lately. could have some quite cold nights monday and tuesday night, with high

pressure and clear skies. the days should bring us plenty of sunshine and then later in the week it looks like that high—pressure system will shift a little bit and start to tap in some warm airfrom shift a little bit and start to tap in some warm air from the atlantic, so some milder conditions to come, if not warmer, by the time we get towards thursday and friday. lots of fine weather to come for the uk in the week ahead. it's been five years since england, scotland and wales legalised same—sex marriage, but some lgbt couples say they still face obstacles when organising their big day. this weekend, one of the uk's first wedding fairs for same—sex couples has come to london, where it hopes to provide a more inclusive experience. 0ur lgbt correspondent, ben hunte, has been along to find out more. there are wedding cakes. suits and dresses. flowers and drug screens. —— drag queens. this is pride lux,

one of the uk's first wedding shows specifically for lgbt couples ready to celebrate their big day. the organisers say over 1000 of them will be right here this weekend. this year, britain celebrated five yea rs of this year, britain celebrated five years of marriage equality, with the first same—sex marriage taking place in march 201a. these ceremonies are now performed in england, scotland and wales, but not in northern ireland. wedding shows a big business. they happen across the country throughout the year. and they give couples the opportunity to meet the people who can make their winning goals a reality. but with lots of other wedding shows already existing, why do lgbt couples need a separate event like this?” existing, why do lgbt couples need a separate event like this? i think there is an incorrect assumption that gay weddings are a spin on straight weddings, when actually they are their own entity. gay people are celebrating their relationships in their own way. so here is pride lux you can find trends, things you might want while planning a gay wedding which you

wouldn't find it a normal wedding show. some of the well's leading luxury wedding brands are appearing at this event, but every single one has been better to make sure they offer services tailored to same—sex couples. something that many couples here say they have had problems with before. there are some -- still some suppliers who are not on board with the idea. so coming to a focused wedding show like this means they can go around, be inspired, speak to suppliers who want to work with them, you know, the amount of emails i have to send and mention that my couple is a same—sex couple, still, in 2019, astounds me. but that is the reality. i just in 2019, astounds me. but that is the reality. ijust think in 2019, astounds me. but that is the reality. i just think to in 2019, astounds me. but that is the reality. ijust think to bring together companies that specialise in lgbt offerings for lgbt weddings is really important, right? there are lots of wedding fares for heterosexual couples, and i think to have one for lgbt people is a really good thing. a huge amount of marketing collateral is focused on opposite sex couples, and that's just wrong. lgbt couples want to feel welcome and organisations, in a

whole range of industries, including the wedding industry, the travel industry, organisations focusing on parenting, they need to be more openly inclusive and demonstrate that they welcome same—sex couples so that they welcome same—sex couples so that they feel safe and accepted. the uk is one of only 28 countries to have marriage equality for same—sex couples. so lgbt people internationally will see an event like this as a huge step forward in securing their rights to love. the time now is 7:28am. stay with us. the headlines are coming up injust a

hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and nina warhurst. good morning. here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. the former prime minister david cameron has criticised boris johnson and michael gove,

accusing them of trashing his government with what he describes as their "appalling" behaviour during the brexit referendum. in his first major interview since leaving downing street three years ago, mr cameron has told the times newspaper that the result of the referendum left him feeling depressed, and that he worries about it every day. felicity huffman, the hollywood actress known for her role in the tv series desperate housewives, has been sentenced to two weeks in prison for her part in a college admissions scandal. she paid $15,000 — that's around £12,000 — to falsify her daughter's exam results. the actor was also ordered to complete 250 hours of community service and pay a fine of almost £16,000 pounds. 69 high streets in england are to get a share of £95 million in an effort to help them compete with online retailers. minsters say they want to breathe new life into historic buildings. since the start of the year, an average of 16 shops on the uk's high streets have been closing every day.

the united states and brazil have announced plans to support private sector investment and job development in the amazon, which they claim will help protect wildlife and reduce deforestation. it follows international criticism of brazil's handling of the forest‘s worst fires for two decades. the country's space agency says there are still more than 80,000 fires burning across the region. the former girlfriend of ex—cricketer geoffrey boycott has criticised theresa may's decision to give him a knighthood, saying he doesn't deserve it. in an interview with the sun newspaper, margaret moore — who was physically assaulted by boycott in the 19905 — said she was disgusted that he had been honoured. he has always denied the attack. one of the uk's largest pawnbrokers has closed all of its stores. the owner of albemarle & bond and herbert brown has announced its looking for a buyer for some of its 116 shops with staff offered redundancy. the national pawnbrokers association says customers are being kept in the dark.

sport now. another big day? another big day and you will notice from the ryder cup in the past, there are pivotal moments that can go your‘s way or against europe and often late on an evening and in the solheim cup, yesterday, it may have had that moment but going against europe. they were heading for what would have been an extraordinarily impressive lead but a couple of missed fires on the 18th late in the sun in gleneagles last night may have turned it. by the look of it, the weather, and we do not get a sense of it, has been beautiful. yes! chilly but sunny, good golfing weather. the gulf matched the weather. the gulf matched the weather as well. —— golf. the solheim cup is delicately poised ahead of the second day at gleneagles. what might have been a record lead for europe was reduced to just a point — a.5 to 3.5 — after a dramatic final hour

fightback from the usa, as lydia campbell reports. europe have never lost a solheim cup hosted in scotland, and it was an encouraging start in the perth sunshine. azahara munoz and charley hull helping their side to a slender lead in the morning session. but the usa have won the last two solheim cups and ali mcdonald, along with angel yin, pulled the usa level with a record—equalling a—ball win. it did not last long, though. wildcard pick suzann pettersen justified her place in the team by putting europe back in front with this. commentator: just what she needs here! but the real drama of the day was left until the final hole, and the final pairing — brittany altomare sinking a birdie. this left charley hull needing to putt from here to win the match. a disappointing finish for europe, but a slim lead to defend going into day two. lydia campbell, bbc news.

now, the ashes might have gone but england will fancy their chances of levelling the series after sam curran — and particularlyjofra archer — helped them to a first innings lead on day two of the final test at the 0val. and here's a thing — steve smith was out for less than a century. joe wilson reports. the 0val is surely one of cricket's grandest old stately homes. it would almost expect a butler! there he is! jos buttler would aim for morning boundaries. australia would aim for his stumps. now the fun has stopped, england were all that four to 9a. so they prepared to bowl with motivation, after all, david warner was waiting, gently reminded by the crowd he had been scoring a lot of ducks. well, warner managed five, anotherfailure. ducks. well, warner managed five, another failure. maybe the crowd we re another failure. maybe the crowd were bored of building. no? doctor archer was bowling with real menace.

marnus labuschagne lbw aa8 and england was in business but there was him. that steve smith, start counting when he gets to 50. now. this may be the fifth —— ashes episode but england brought in a new bowler. sam curran, on his ashes debut, made his mark. he got pain and then cummings in consecutive balls from roughly 590 became ten feet to —— paine. and then the ultimate smith mistakes, chris woa kes's ultimate smith mistakes, chris woakes's wicket, a measure of steve smith's status that to get him out for 80 seemed like a huge victory. and doctor archer finished with six fast bowling wickets, this one can only be appreciated slowed down. rory burns held it. england will resume 78 ahead. this way to the weekend! joe wilson, bbc news. it would mean a lot for the team, obviously. there's still a lot to play for — there's the test championships and even our own personal

game, you know? so although the ashes is lost, we've still got a lot to play for. now, it was billed as friday 13th fright night in the super league as one of four teams faced relegation in the final round of fixtures. in the end, it was london broncos whose luck ran out. they were beaten by wakefield, whose19—10 win saved them from relegation. for the broncos, they return to the championship after one season in the top flight. huddersfield and hull kr also survive. after the international break, the premier league returns today. leaders liverpool are the only side with a 100% record. they kick the weekend off at lunchtime at home to newcastle. newcastle will fight like crazy and — like they did against tottenham, for example. they had a couple of good results. now, for us, the game will be a real challenge. we'll need pretty much everybody on their toes and i hope that after two weeks — or i don't know when we had the last home game — but we need that atmosphere again at 12:30. and if we have that atmosphere,

then we can do something. derby and cardiff's stuttering start to the championship season continues. they drew 1—1 last night, robert glatzel‘s penalty sealing a point for cardiff. among today's games, leaders swansea host nottingham forest. we're expecting big crowds in manchester city centre today for the finish of the tour of britain cycling race. dutchman mathieu van der poel has a 12—second lead after winning his second stage of the event. they set off from altrincham at 11 o'clock. britain's alice tai has continued her dominance at the world para swimming championships. she won herfifth gold medal in london last night with victory in the women's 50 metres freestyle, setting a new championship record. and five gold medals soon became six as tai was part of the great britain relay team that won the a x 100 metre medley, setting a new world record time. frankie dettori rode stradivarius to a 10th successive victory

in the doncaster cup — an unbeaten run stretching back nearly two years. stradivarius was the 9—1 on favourite, but he wasn't expected to run in this race. trainerjohn gosden said he was too fresh, "rearing up and shouting all the time", so they decided to enter. tyson fury insists he's not getting ahead of himself as he prepares for his latest fight. in fact, he's not looking much beyond the few hours that follow his meeting with 0tto wallin in las vegas. fury has weighed in at 17.5 stone — over half a stone lighter than his last outing — for the heavyweight fight which will be in the early hours of tomorrow morning our time. and he's the overwhelming favourite ahead of a potential rematch against deontay wilder. much talked about, but not by fury himself. i'm not interested in deontay wilder one bit. i've got 0tto wallin to think about, and then i'm going to think about getting smashed in los vegas with all the mexican people. —— about getting smashed in las vegas with all

the mexican people. so february is a long time away. i might have a lot of cuts and bruises by the time february comes! so we'll worry about that when it arrives. yes. so it is always instructive when somebody has a night out planned before the work that they do to deserve that night out. tyson fury is planning a big night in vegas. some of us do that. well, i know that charlie does. i do not know that charlie does. i do not know about you and i. charlie was making notes about what he has planned! no, i was making notes about what he has planned! no, iwas making making notes about what he has planned! no, i was making notes about what the trainer said about the horse. he was shouting?” about what the trainer said about the horse. he was shouting? i want to race. you want to rest me. so they listened to the horse's opinion. always listen to the horse. tall girl is a new film that explores what it's like for a young woman to be head and shoulders above her school classmates. it explores feelings of self—consciousness, and insecurity. let's take a look. you know that really, really tall

girl that you go to school with. would you maybe want to... well, thatis would you maybe want to... well, that is me. never mind. 16 years old, six foot one, and a half. how is the weather up there? nice sweatpants, sasquatch. what did you say to my best friend? you have to be strong in the face of adversity. i love it, that is the one. you are perfect. i think it is crazy you will not date a short guy. do not think at any guy some taller than you perfect guy is going to walk through the door? it is one of those issues that people sometimes talk about and we will talk about it now. sharon alexander is 6 foot tall and is a member of the tall persons club. good morning. it is awkward this, you are here as an example of a tall person. yes! so, tell us, do you mind telling us how tall you are? a mere six foot standing tall and

proud. you know what? for someone who is five foot to like myself, i hear people saying it is difficult being tall and it is difficult for me to compute because i hate being short! tell me what is the challenge about it and why it can be difficult. it is sometimesjust simple things, everyday things, car seats, aeroplane seats, doing things ata seats, aeroplane seats, doing things at a gym, there is a lot of little things that people don't think about. you take for granted. but we have to adjust ourselves, our bodies. i'm also big and tall so there is the added thing on there but you know, in anything, we still try. do you think there is a fundamental difference in the way that we approach tall men and tall women? if you are a tall guy, is it all good? if you are a tall woman, is there a difference? i'm kind of difference between the way they are

perceived? to be honest, yes, most definitely. if you see a tall guy it is always wow! there is a lot more yeah! tall women? it is like you are i don't want to use the word freaky but they think it is abnormal that a woman should be so tall. have you had people say things to you in the past, unkind things? yes, i have. but again, i am tough skinned and my mother has always taught me to stand tall and walk proud. and ijoined the club, the tall person's club about 1a years ago and it has shown meiam about 1a years ago and it has shown me i am not tall. i am just six foot. there are women in our club six foot eight. how does the club works? i six foot eight. how does the club works? lam six foot eight. how does the club works? i am fascinated. i would not be allowed through the door, obviously. sorry! what do you do? what do we do? socialise, get eve ryo ne what do we do? socialise, get everyone out, you want to be friends and get out and sometimes you feel you awkward person or the person

a lwa ys you awkward person or the person always photographed at the back. that will will not happen! i get to stand in the front! you are the little one! they called me hitler when we started the club so it was a good start —— i love being in the clu b good start —— i love being in the club and being tall tiddler. but i also know that there has been lots of problems. sharon, you are clearly very confident, as you are now, but was there a time, i don't know, when did you get tall? you are suddenly a lot taller than everyone else when you were younger? at 13 or 14, i then got 259 and 510 and by the time i was 16 or 17 then got 259 and 510 and by the time iwas 16 or17 i then got 259 and 510 and by the time i was 16 or 17 i was six foot. and at that point in time was it more of an issue for you? i say more of an issue, it should not be for you, but with things more difficult then? yes, much more difficult, and you are not seeing as many tall people or tall teenagers as you have seen

to do now. now there are teenagers 14, to do now. now there are teenagers 1a, 15 and they are already 6—foot two. and they are still growing. the film tall girl has had some negative reviews. some criticising it, saying "so what? there are tall people up there. " "so what? there are tall people up there." do you think it is beneficial to think about tall people? yes, you need to accept it because some people savoury cutting remarks without realising that they can hurt. you know, you do get tired of people saying "how is the weather up of people saying "how is the weather up there?" and all the usual stuff and "do you play basketball?" there are other things in life! and we love to embrace— that is, as a woman, we're going to embrace everything, i am tall, i'm going to do...iam everything, i am tall, i'm going to do... i am being small. being small! and that is the point, it is about accept people for what they are, whatever, and it goes across the

board, doesn't it? yes, it does. i can only imagine your face when people make those sorts of comments. it sounds like your mum set you up well. my daughter is only about five foot three but my son is six foot five and the other one is a six foot three so i have done well. you never know with your genes, do you? it here's susan powell with a look at this morning's weather. it is actually not too bad. certainly for saturday, quite an even playing field across the uk, with a lot of dry weather and some sunshine to start our day. the shard are looking spangly behind me right now. the clearest skies will sit to the north. an area of low pressure is feeding in cloud and through the day we will begin to lose that

sunshine across northern ireland and southern and eastern scotland. already some rain in eastern scotland. this front will push in through the afternoon turning that rain heavier and more persistent. the wind will strengthen significantly as that front works its way close by. hence the contrast in the temperatures, where we keep the best of the sunshine was not looking at 22 or 23 hours our highs. further north, perhaps 16 or 19 scotla nd further north, perhaps 16 or 19 scotland and northern ireland. in the evening and overnight, as that weather front digs down into scotland, take some rain from the evening into northern ireland as well, we will also have some strong and gusty winds, particularly for the northern isles. even when the rain clears, gusts of wind overnight. 50, 60, 65 miles an hour. the risk of gales or severe gales here. a windy story for scotland and northern ireland. notice how this band of cloud has slid south through the course of the night? that cold front will not really affect the temperatures overnight because the wind is strong enough over scotland to keep us frost free. 0n

wind is strong enough over scotland to keep us frost free. on sunday, much cooler air to the north of that weather front. some rain much cooler air to the north of that weatherfront. some rain along much cooler air to the north of that weather front. some rain along the length of it as well. some uncertainty as to the exact details on where we will see the heaviest of that rain on sunday. looks like a good french to the far north of southern scotland, and as far south as the north midlands, perhaps north wales. certainly some cloud and rain for northern ireland. the biggest difference it makes is to temperatures. in the south, 20 or 25 in the south—east, to the north of the front, definitely a chillier day, even though we will get some sunshine across northern scotland, but just the sunshine across northern scotland, butjust the midteens in terms of top temperatures at best. 0n into next week. high—pressure building. it starts to kill off the front. the front slides away to the south of us. for a while, through the early pa rt us. for a while, through the early part of the new week, it will feel fresher for all of part of the new week, it will feel fresherfor all of us. the blue crawling down the map behind me. some arctic air working in for a time. with the high—pressure, lots of fine weather and decent sunshine. look out for some chilli starts to the new week and also to tuesday,

maybe even wednesday morning, thanks to the high—pressure, light winds and skies. later in the week it looks like the high—pressure will shift around a bit and pull us into warm airfrom the shift around a bit and pull us into warm air from the atlantic, so our temperatures should lift as the week goes on. a quite typical calm autumn week ahead. some chilly mornings, but once the sun comes out, still some pleasantly warm afternoons. it is 7:a8am. now it's time for this week's newswatch. hello and welcome to newswatch. a new take for television audiences on a very familiar subject, the podcast brexitcast comes to tv. will its informal approach enlighten confused viewers? and how do its presenters and the bbc‘s politicaljournalists in general deal with rising levels of anger about perceived bias over brexit? to say feelings have been running high over brexit and over the bbc‘s coverage is to state the obvious, but this week if anything,

the temperature was raised again. what got many viewers hot under the collar was the reporting of this development in the long—running saga on wednesday. the highest scottish court rules borisjohnson has suspended parliament illegally to avoid scrutiny of his brexit plans. 0pposition mps demand the recall of parliament as a judgement sends shock waves through westminster. the case was brought by a group of opposition mps in protest against monday's five—week suspension of parliament. the way the bbc treated the story that they produced a furious response from some viewers, including these callers to the newswatch phone line. i just want to complain about your completely 100% biased news reporting on today's decision.

every single person that has been interviewed on the news programme at the moment is against what the government has currently done. it's just... i am so angry. you have not given a fair, balanced view of what is actually happening. the coverage of the scottish ruling is pitiful. and totally biased. totally one—sided. absolutely... i am speechless, i am so... i am so appalled by the whole presentation of the news broadcasts, i can't think of the right words to describe how appalled i am. strongly worded complaints like those that bbc news has a bias against brexit, significantly outnumber objections of a prejudice in favour of brexit. though there have been plenty of the letter also in the last few days have seen the arrival

of a new television programme and this contentious area, hoping to shed some light on the twists and turns of the process. brexitcast which has been running as a podcast for more than two years has now taken over the thursday late night slot previously occupied by andrew neil's this week on bbc one. at the start of the first show one of its four presenters outlined what new audiences should expect. four people sitting in a box with headphones on. and it's not the usual thing of telly and suits and auto cues and all that kind of stuff. that is obvious. it is not our usual persona on television either because if you see us on the ten o'clock news or if you hear us on radio four, we will be sounding a lot more serious and we give short answers. we summarise, here we go into detail and behind the seems a lot. the immediate verdict was largely positive.

"i have been listening to brexitcast and love being informed and entertained along the way. congratulations on your move to bbc one." and deborah mack agreed. finally here are the thoughts of nick goodman. "they did their best to retain the mood and feel of the podcast. it will be interesting to see as it progresses where there are subconsciously the presenters will be better behaved because they are on telly.

i hope not." well, chris mason, political correspondent for bbc news and co—presenter of brexitcast joins me now from westminster. chris, you have had successful podcast for this for over two years. what was the thinking behind transferring it to tv? someone offered us the chance and that was that and we grabbed it. very aware of the pitfalls are really because as you say, the podcast came about by accident but has become relatively successful in podcast land. and then we thought, we have this chance to put it on the tv, but that is tricky because we don't want it to be a conventional tv show, we want to make sure people who have always listened to it as a podcast don't feel like they have been forgotten or are hitting stop and start again. but at the same time we will be on bbc one and on the bbc news channel, we will get far more people seeing it than have previously listened to it and will be coming at it from the start. the viewing figures, more than a million people saw it on thursday night which is greater than the number who were listening

to it as a podcast and we needed to welcome them in in a way that they would understand what we're trying to do and that will be a work in progress. how far have you tried to adjust it, change it, to accommodate those new viewers coming to it? the first thing we thought it was we don't want it to be a normal tv show. we're not in a studio, we are in a radio studio. but as far as our first show was concerned, we will all together in the same room. that won't always be the case. we decided we don't want to be doing the thing that so often happens where the reporter or presenter talks to the camera. we didn't do that. we let the cameras be incidental to hoover up the pictures in the studio. but not actually talk directly to them and to try and be as off

the cuff and conversational as we can be. one of the tweeters talked about us looking like a bunch of tired journalists at the end of the day wittering on — and bang on. that is exactly what we are and what we're trying to do. it's clear people who enjoyed the podcast like that informal tone and are wondering if you keep it up now. but as you have hinted there is the question about whether you need to adopt a more serious tone with some of the issues coming up. by the way, i think you are too polite to say slightly chaotic. we are totally chaotic. and we embrace that. around the question of seriousness, it is a fair point because brexit is a hugely serious topic and we'll take the hugely seriously. 0ur every waking professional hour is consumed by brexit at the moment and we are fascinated by the detail and nuance and all the rest of it but our mantra is, we take the issue seriously but we don't take ourselves too seriously. we don't think it is misplaced to be very conversational and human, talking about something that sure is serious but we are going to be human about how we interact about it rather than state or formulaic

in the way that sometimes we all are when we are on more conventional news programmes are. the other emotion that comes up around brexit is anger and lot of people are getting very angry. there are accusations of perceived bias coming against the bbc. more of them come from people who feel the bbc is anti—brexit and i wonder how you are dealing with that. every broadcastjournalist comes with their own baggage but it is absolutely fundamental to the british broadcasting tradition and it is written down in laws and regulations that due impartiality is essential and none of us want to do the job if that wasn't the kind of guiding principle. sure, we are always challenging ourselves about all hearing the right range of voices,

i'll be going to the right places to hear those voices, i'll be falling into unconscious bias? but all of us are driven by that motivation to put the story first, to find the best voices to illustrate it and understand it and crucially, that word understand. trying to get under the skin of what is going on so we can explain it. people are simultaneously bored and motivated by the whole brexit question, so fascinated and bored at the same time and the same person can hold both thoughts. the sense there is a huge at stake, huge amount at jeopardy but at the same time, it is perfectly human that you can take on the tv and radio and think, flipping out, they are still talking about brexit. that is why we have gone for this conversational tone so we are not putting people off even if sometimes the subject matter might be heavy going or something that people have a weary familiarity with. given all the uncertainty, one can't help but ask how long this podcast will be going,

year, five years? it's a fair question! as far as our tv stuff is concerned, for as long as they will have us. nobody knows. no one has a clue about how long this will go on. the reality is the brexit conversation in the uk will go on for quite some time. i suppose at some point it will slip down the agenda but there is no sign of it yet. from our perspective professionally, this is the story of our lifetimes. this is a huge question about britain's place in the world, its relationship with its nearest neighbours, how it sees itself in the world and how the world sees it and it's a privilege to be involved in the coverage of a story like this that so often is at the top of the news bulletins and as i say, people do seem fascinated

by day—to—day even if they are a little wary of. chris mason, thank you so much. just time for a brief mention of what else you have been contacting us about this week. the clean—up operation in the bahamas is still going on after the damage wrought by hurricane dorian. at least 50 people were killed with a number missing are now standing at 1300. for ken, the reporting of this has eased off too soon. thank you for all your comments this week. please get in touch with all your opinions on what you see on bbc news. you may even appear on the programme. you can e—mail us at... 0rfind us on twitter or call us... to have a look at previous

interviews on our website... that is all from us. we are back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. goodbye.