good morning. welcome to breakfast, with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today: robberies on the rise. new figures show numbers are increasing in england and wales faster than in any other wealthy countries. borisjohnson is boris johnson is given borisjohnson is given until the end of the month to set out his brexit plans to the eu. canada's prime minister, justin trudeau, apologises after a photo is published showing him wearing brown makeup in 2001. it was something that i didn't think was racist at the time, but now i recognise it was something racist to do, and i am deeply sorry. a rate cut for the world's largest economy. america's central bank cuts interest

rates for only the second time since the 2008 financial crisis. it warns of slowing global growth. manchester city are up and running in the champions league. they comfortably beat shakhtar donetsk in ukraine, whilst spurs are held to a draw by olympiakos. and more wardrobe dilemmas out there today. the chilly start to your thursday morning but with plenty of sunshine overhead it will feel pleasa ntly warm sunshine overhead it will feel pleasantly warm later. i will have the full forecast here on breakfast. it is thursday 19 september. our top story: the number of robberies in england and wales is increasing much faster than in other wealthy countries. a new report shows robberies with knives have risen by 45% between march 2014 and march 2018. the increase is being blamed on police cuts and the growth in smartphone use. our home affairs correspondent danny shaw reports.

it isa it is a frightening crime. every hour about ten people become victims of robbery, sometimes by thieves riding mopeds. now, a new report has identified robbery as an entry point into serious violence. the study examined robbery trends across 13 western countries since 2014. it found there was a 33% increase in england and wales, far more than anywhere else. researchers said the availability of smartphones and cuts to front—line police were possible reasons for the rise. robbery is a significant offence, we think, and we think it acts as a bit of a gateway offence into more serious violence, whether that's because young people are being asked to carry out robberies as an initiation into gangs, whether it's because they're paying off debts, or research is required. but a large proportion of the violence we are seeing on the street is accounted for by robbery. the home office said improvements in the way police record offences had contributed to

the rise in robberies. the department said it was funding the recruitment of an extra 20,000 officers in making it easierfor police to use stop—and—search powers. but the report suggest that problems may be greater than previously thought. it estimates as many as 269,000 young people aged under 18 were involved in or at risk of violence last year. borisjohnson has been warned by the finnish prime minister that he must come up with fresh brexit proposals in writing by the end of the month. antti rinne said the uk needed to submit details within 11 days of how it would solve the problem of the irish backstop. finland currently holds the presidency of the council of the european union. we can speak now to our political correspondent helen catt, who is in westminster. helen, how significant is this? well, yes, this is not an eu officially endorsed position. these are comments from the head of one member state, finland, but

are comments from the head of one memberstate, finland, but it are comments from the head of one member state, finland, but it is something we have already heard this week from other eu leaders, this idea that it is up to the uk to come up idea that it is up to the uk to come up with something written down, not just talks. and the eu has been clear that, as far as it is concerned, it is on borisjohnson to come up with an alternative to the so—called irish backstop. now antti rinne made these comments after he was meeting the french president, emmanuel macron. finland believes it has france's backing for this idea of giving the uk a hard line on 30 september. it is now going to take these proposals to donald tusk, the president of the eu council, and to the british government. it will continue negotiating and continue to put forward proposals at the appropriate time, according to the government. sources that number ten say that is more likely to be after the end of the conservative party conference on the second of october. david cameron has revealed for the first time how he sought the queen's help during the scottish referendum of 2014, admitting he asked her to raise an eyebrow

over the question of independence. speaking to the bbc in the new two—part series the cameron years, the former prime minister charts his career, from his rise to power to the legacy he left behind. 0ur deputy political editor john pienaar reports. no, 19,000. no,19,000. the no, 19,000. the moment in 2014 david cameron realised the union was safe, for a time anyway. the referendum campaignfor for a time anyway. the referendum campaign for scottish independence had been defeated. everybody happy? yes, thank you. but now, david cameron has told the bbc how, after a startling opinion poll suggested most scots wanted independence, the queen hinted openly at her concern, and how he had a hand in it.|j remember conversations i had with my private secretary, and he had with the queen's private secretary, and i had with the queen's private secretary, not asking for anything that would be in any way improper or unconstitutional, butjust

that would be in any way improper or unconstitutional, but just a that would be in any way improper or unconstitutional, butjust a raising of the eyebrow, even, you know, a quarter of an inch. we thought it would make a difference. although the words were very limited, i think it helped to put a slightly different perception on things. the convention is that the queen keeps and is kept clear of politics. it is bound up in the current controversy around brexit, where it is up to the role of parliament and the prime minister. it is the biggest stitch up. on boris johnson and brexit, mr cameron is blunt, saying the man who is now pm expected the leave campaign to lose but hoped to gain by backing it. in the end, i think he put what was good for his political career ahead of what he actually thought was right for the country. so more secrets secure until now behind this door out in the open. more tension, more controversy, as if there is not enough already to be getting on with. the american secretary of state, mike pompeo, has said the us

supports saudi arabia's right to defend itself, after the recent attacks against two of its oilfacilities. in a meeting with the saudi crown prince, mohammed bin salman, mr pompeo blamed iran and said its actions could not be tolerated. iran has denied any involvement and warned it would retaliate against any attack. the canadian prime minister, justin trudeau, is facing accusations of racism after a photo emerged of him at a fancy dress party almost two decades ago. the picture published by time magazine shows him dressed up at an arabian nights—themed event. mr trudeau has apologised, as david willis reports. the photograph appeared in a school yearbook 18 years ago. now, it has come back to haunt canada's prime minister. pictured in robe and turban, brown paint on his face and hands, isjustin trudeau. the event, an arabian nights gala at the posh private school in vancouver where he was

teaching at the time. i dressed up in an aladdin costume and put make up on. i shouldn't have done that. i should have known better, but i didn't. and i'm really sorry. publication of the picture comes just a week afterjustin trudeau launched his re—election campaign, and political rivals have been swift to condemn his actions. well, it's troubling. i mean, it's really — it's insulting. any time we hear examples of brownface or blackfacing, really, it's making a mockery of someone for what they live, and what their lived experiences are. i think he needs to answer for it. i think he needs to answer the question why he did that. a politician of the instagram age, justin trudeau had carefully cultivated an image as a champion of canada's racial and ethnic minorities, a progressive on issues ranging from gender equality to indigenous rights.

trudeau had just started to pull ahead of his main rival in the polls, with little over four weeks to go until the election. what this will mean for his re—election prospects remains to be seen. david willis, bbc news, washington. 20 families are considering taking legal action against the government because their children are being treated as truants when they are actually missing school due to mental health conditions. thousands of families face fines or prosecution for the absences, but parents say the real reasons for missing school, such as anxiety or depression, are not being taken into account. mark ansell reports. feel sick, get a headache, feel dizzy, have panic attacks. just start breathing really heavy, and turn bright red. 14—year—old kai from chesterfield walks his dog to help ease his anxiety. he has been diagnosed with social anxiety disorder. it has meant that, for years, he has rarely been to school. teachers don't really notice how you have it.

they just think that you're misbehaving or not concentrating in class. and there think that you're naughty. his mum, debbie, says she has been threatened with fines from the school for kai's low attendance, and social services have even been called to her home. i have sat at work and cried. i have almost lost myjob. and i used to ring school, crying, saying, you know, "can you help me? what are we going to do?" "oh, no, you need this, you need a doctor's letter." and i'm like, well, we've got that. we've presented you with that. what more do we do? kai's school say that they recognise that some of their students experience many challenges, and they take their role they play in their care incredibly seriously. but the charity mind believes that many children like kai, who experience school refusal, are being treated as truants. the department for education says: ijust don't want to be, like, the one who has anxiety,

and known for it and everything. i want to be known as a kid who is just normal. by speaking out, it will lead to more understanding and support for children experiencing school refusal. mark ansell, bbc news, chesterfield. burger king has announced it will no longer be giving away plastic toys with children's meals, following pressure to reduce plastic waste. it comes after two schoolgirls from hampshire petitioned the fast food giant and its rival mcdonald's to remove the toys. mcdonald's announced it will allow parents to swap happy meal toys for a bag of fruit in selected stores. how do you guide a shoal of dolphins trapped in a busy city centre canal back out to sea? you make a human chain, of course. this team of 14 volunteers in st petersburg in florida splashed the water in front of them to encourage the group, including two mothers and their calves, to move back towards tampa bay.

marine biologists think they were afraid of passing through a low bridge nearby, but afterjust 45 minutes of help from volunteers, they were back in their natural habitat. that is lovely, isn't it? heartwarming story. scary for the dolphins, but i would be quite scared as a human, with big dolphins. especially because they don't want to go under the bridge, there is a chance they could come back towards you. i don't think you need to be scared of a dolphin. well, they are bigger than us. but i just don't think they are hostile. you have had a lot of experience with dolphins? i have had a few.

while i am saying is you don't really need to be terrified of dolphins. 0n really need to be terrified of dolphins. on a scale of things to be terrified of, let's not be terrified of dolphins. i didn't say terrified, i set of dolphins. i didn't say terrified, iseta of dolphins. i didn't say terrified, i set a little bit scared. you are scared of the manchester city attack, aren't you? you crowbar that one end. it has been mixed fortunes for the british sides this week. liverpool, the holders, losing, and chelsea as well. manchester city are up chelsea as well. manchester city are up and running with a win. manchester city were very impressive in ukraine. they comfortably beat shakhtar donestsk 3—0, gabriel jesus rounding off the scoring. ‘a welcome performance for pep guardiola's side after that shock defeat to norwich in the premier league last weekend. it was a difficult night, though, for spurs. last season's beaten finalists looked to be coasting at 2—0 up against 0lympiakos. but the greek side were the better team on the night, and dragged themselves back into the game. it finished 2—2. paris st—germain took the spoils in the glamour tie of the night.

they beat real madrid 3—0 at the parc des princes, in what was a really dominant performance. real didn't even register a shot on target. and geraint thomas will ride for great britain at the uci road world championships in yorkshire this month. the welshman will compete in the time trial as well as the road race. it is going to be exciting. is their excitement in the papers as well? i just gave you a chance to tear it up. —— tee it up. just gave you a chance to tear it up. -- tee it up. just grinding those gears in there. we will get there in the next two hours, i am sure. let's take a look at today's papers. brexit is the lead for a number of the papers, including the daily telegraph, which says jacob rees—mogg is urging brexit party supporters to come back to the conservatives.

the front page also features a photo of bbc broadcasterjohn humphrys, who is presenting radio 4's today programme for the last time this morning. "just sort our nhs" is the headline for the metro. it carries a picture of furious father 0mar salem confronting borisjohnson during a hospital visit yesterday. the guardian reports that saudia arabia has displayed wreckage that it claims proves iranian involvement in the attack on two oil facilities last weekend. the picture is of climate activist greta thunberg, who has been speaking to members of congress in new york. and finally, "loch yes monster" is the sun's headline. the article says experts think a huge eel—like creature which has been filmed in loch ness really is the monster. do we have pictures of those? do you

wa nt to do we have pictures of those? do you want to see the "loch yes monster"? it is the big thing in the background... hold on, blink and you will miss it. so in my inexpert view, given what we were talking about golfers, it all depends on how big the foreground fish is. and the fish was nonplussed about it. why do you assume you should be scared of a big deal? i would not want to touch one. “— big deal? i would not want to touch one. —— eel. big deal? i would not want to touch one. -- eel. you are talking to the head of burger king? yes, they have committed to remove all the plastic

toys. part of the big war on plastic but it has come about because of two young girls putting together a petition which has over half a million signatures. burger king decided to change it. i also asked him why it took the actions of the two girls to change corporate policy but nonetheless i welcome change. loads in the papers. the fed rate at... president trump has gone mad on this. he has been questioning their independence. they have been talking also about whether this can't was needed or whether he should have raised interest rates. the cost of borrowing basically. they said they were cutting it to help boost what is a slowing global economy and that really has sent

jitters around the world. madonna is on tourand jitters around the world. madonna is on tour and she is banning mobile phones. we have been talking about classical music concerts encouraging people to have their phones. you can only unlock your phone when you leave the show at a madonna concert. because she does not want them filming or because she does not want them distracted? the england rugby team and also been told to stay off that phones in part because one of the coaches were sent home but a lot of players have been warned to stay off their phones. the sensitivity around the use of mobile phones and

obviously a lot of concerns after what happened to the welsh assistant coach. when? an hour before kickoff, stay off your phone. just try and avoid using it on a match day. stay off your phone. just try and avoid using it on a match daylj guess in a way, you could be so hyped up that you just put something out that doesn't sound right, in the moment. and also information. if players are injured, lineups, tactics, the kind of information that could influence betting companies. and the world cup kicks off tomorrow morning. you're excited. you said you were going to watch every single match. excited. you said you were going to watch every single matchlj excited. you said you were going to watch every single match. i will not be watching every match live because the timing are tricky. but they are in the morning. get up, watch the by in the morning. get up, watch the rugby and the rest of the day do as

you well. unless you have to finish your assignment. a gorgeous view over london this morning, take a look. now, there's a sunrise! matt taylor will tell us how it will pan out. good morning. a cracking day ahead for the majority. plenty of sunshine and it will start to turn warmer as well. welcome relief because it is a little bit chilly. temperatures down to two degrees in some parts of east anglia but by the afternoon, it will felt much, much warmer. some mist and fog across northern ireland. cloud in northern scotland but that will break through the day. cloud is in the far north. cloud drifting through parts of east anglia and into the english channel. mainly

blue skies overhead through the day. temperatures responding accordingly. up temperatures responding accordingly. upa temperatures responding accordingly. up a couple of degrees to what we have seen lately. this evening and overnight, high pressure over the top of the uk. mist and fog patches forming more widely, from northern england to southern scotland. temperatures are dropping back to single figures away from the towns and city centres. a fresh friday commute but most will have another dry and sunny day. brightest north of scotland. more cloud drifting across england and wales but even that will be well broken. lots of sunshine coming through. temperatures could hit 24 degrees in parts of aberdeenshire tomorrow and through friday into saturday, we will start to see slightly more humid airfrom the will start to see slightly more humid air from the western mediterranean and france, where it has been very warm. whether front

out towards the west may bring a bit ofa out towards the west may bring a bit of a spoiler later on. the chance of a few heavy showers and maybe a rumble of thunder south—west england and wales. even though it is a breezy day on saturday, it will be warmer. maybe up to 25—26 in the south—east of england. a warm night will follow but through to sunday, heavy thundery rain are developing. they will start to swing northwards and eastwards. the exact progress a little bit uncertain, one to watch. further north, the drier and sunnier your day. the peak of the sunshine would be on friday and at the peak of the heat on saturday. at least we'll get a bit of sunshine before the rain.

children with mental health issues are being wrongly labelled as truants, according to parents and charities. thousands of families are facing fines or prosecution for the absences, but parents say the real reasons for missing school, such as anxiety or depression, are not being taken into account. twenty families are now considering taking legal action against the government. paul cooper is a headteacher at bishop young academy in leeds. good morning. is this an issue you have encountered ? good morning. is this an issue you have encountered? it certainly is. i have encountered? it certainly is. i have been involved in education for 20 odd years and it has been an ongoing problem for a number of years. how has this played out in practice in your school? a school a student is not coming to school. what happens next? we made it clear from day one that we would prioritise support. in the current

climate and funding crisis, that is something we decided to prioritise, in terms of where we put that support and that provision but there are other things we have to let go asa are other things we have to let go as a result of that. in terms of students who are absent from school with social anxiety, for example, the first thing that happens, when the first thing that happens, when the child is not turn up at school, a phone call will go out within a few minutes. a member of the pastoral team, someone who knows that the child, so we can pick up problems early and if necessary we go and visit the home. we work closely with students and family in the home. we will have family support that would visit. a full—time mental health and well— being team. we full—time mental health and well—being team. we identify quickly the barriers to the problem and we

put a plan in place to try and ove i’co [ti e put a plan in place to try and overcome that problem. loads of things to pick up on. have you got a low stuff— student ratio because it sounds like you have the resources and facilities in place? we do and that was a strategic plan when we first came in. we have a large and effective pastoral team, special education team and they work together and that is the key. the multi agency within and without the academy as well. without sounding unsympathetic, there are going to be people listening to this and say it isn't just a people listening to this and say it isn'tjust a kid not wanting to go to school. we have all done it, how does that translate or how does that become a serious issue that needs

pastoral care and phone calls and checks rather than being recognised as some might think it might be kids not wanting to go to school? more often than not there is a reason why child does not want attend school. there are people who do not want to attend school and whose parents condoned that. not very many but it does happen. but more often than not there is a reason a child does not wa nt there is a reason a child does not want to come to school and it is something we need to appreciate and understand and nip it early, to get in at the earliest possible opportunity to prevent it from escalating because it can.|j opportunity to prevent it from escalating because it can. i would not seek for you to comment directly on other people ‘s situation but we know the law firm is representing 20 families. clearly, when it escalates to that point, it is crazy, that the law should be involved in that scenario? our hands are often tied

in schools. without a formal diagnosis of a mental health concern or problem, we have to use a particular attendance code and that sometimes is the impression that we do not care that that sometimes that gives. i had a proposal for a new code, a holding code, to come in which could be quite positive and would send a message to the family that we understand and care... so it would not have to escalate... it would not have to escalate... it would not have to escalate so quickly. the right long waiting lists and that has put more pressure on schools the past few years. i have not met a head teacher in the past 20 years who does not want to prioritise support for the most vulnerable students but sometimes out vulnerable students but sometimes our hands are tied. we will be talking to a mother who has gone

through this experience and talk about the pressures she has faced and help her child get back into school after they had not been able to attend. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london. campaigners are calling on the government to make medical cannabis more easily available on the nhs. a group of families from across london say it has cost them £200,000 in the last six months to fund their own private supply for their children, all of whom have severe epilepsy. the government says it's urgently working to provide clinicians with further support and guidance on prescribing where clinically appropriate. more than £1 million of funding is being made available by sport england to enable people with complex disabilities to have a go at some of the toughest sporting challenges. people like franklyn from barnet, who has learning difficulties, will be have the chance to do things like climbing it comes as research shows people

with complex disabilities typically get less than 30 minutes' exercise a week. franklin is a young man, he needs to be going out every day and some form of sport is the perfect thing for him. this project is going to be able to support over 2500 people with disabilities to take part in inclusive activities. a new geo—location app has been launched to educate visitors to regents park. the collaboration between the royal parks and the royal academy of music aims to de—stress visitors and help them learn about the many types of trees there. each tree will have its own musical signature, and if successful, there are plans to roll it out across other royal parks. let's take a look at the travel situation now. there's a good service on the tubes this morning. all on the tubes this morning. lines running a good se in lewisham temporary lights continue on the a21 lewisham high stjct courthill road for emergency water

work near the rail bridge, with northbound delays from the fire station but it looks pretty quiet at the moment. there are lane restrictions on the southbound m40 from j2 beaconsfield, to j1a for the m25, as investigation work continues following an accident last night, with southbound delays about halfway back to j3, loudwater. now the weather with elizabeth rizzini good morning. the weather is looking remarkably similar to yesterday. blue sky and sunshine, perhaps just a little bit more in the way of cloud around and could feel a touch more, but once again it is a chilly start with temperatures dropping to single figures. a few missed patches. some decent long spells of sunshine. top temperatures all the way to 22, maybe 23 celsius. 0vernight the the skies will be

clear but temperatures are not quite as low and some extra cloud. back into single figures in rural areas. more of a south—easterly developing tomorrow. it will drag up warmer, more humid air by saturday. 24—26 degrees celsius but there is some rain on the forecast on sunday. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. it is 6:30am. we will bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment. but also on breakfast this morning: ben will be talking to the boss of fast food giant burger king about the company's commitment

to reduce plastic. children's toys are off the menu from this week. one man has dominated the life of the bbc‘s north america editor for the last five years. jon sopel is here to tell us about his encounters with donald trump. and sam fender is a singer you might not have heard much about yet, but eltonjohn knows who he is, and is extremely excited about his new album. find out more later. good morning. here is a summary of today's main stories from bbc news: the number of robberies in england and wales is increasing much faster than in other wealthy countries. a new report shows robberies with knives has risen by 45% between march 2014 and march 2018. the increase is being blamed on police cuts and the growth in smartphone use. the government says it could be down to police forces making better records of crimes committed.

borisjohnson has been warned by the finnish prime minister that he must come up with fresh brexit proposals in writing by the end of the month. antti rinne said the uk needed to submit details within 11 days of how it would solve the problem of the irish backstop. finland currently holds the presidency of the council of the european union. the american secretary of state, mike pompeo, has said the us supports saudi arabia's right to defend itself, after the recent attacks against two of its oilfacilities. in a meeting with the saudi crown prince, mohammed bin salman, mr pompeo blamed iran and said its actions could not be tolerated. iran has denied any involvement and warned it would retaliate against any attack. the canadian prime minister, justin trudeau, is facing accusations of racism after a photo emerged of him at a fancy dress party almost two decades ago. the picture published by time magazine shows him dressed up at an arabian nights—themed event. mr trudeau has apologised. i take responsibility for my decision to do that.

i shouldn't have done it. i should have known better. it was something that i didn't think was racist at the time, but now i recognise it was something racist to do. and i am deeply sorry. 20 families are considering taking legal action against the government because their children are being treated as truants when they are actually missing school due to mental health conditions. thousands of families face fines or prosecution for the absences, but parents say the real reasons for missing school, such as anxiety or depression, are not being taken into account. they want parents of children with genuine difficulties to be free from the threat of prosecution. burger king has announced it will no longer be giving away plastic toys with children's meals, following pressure to reduce plastic waste. it comes after two schoolgirls from hampshire petitioned the fast food giant and its rival mcdonald's to remove the toys. mcdonald's announced it will allow parents to swap happy meal toys for a bag of fruit

in selected stores. it is worth saying, as well, that we will be speaking to the boss of burger king later on the programme. if you have particular questions you would like us to ask, let us know. get in touch via facebook, e—mail or twitter. ben is going to be interviewing him later. are mixed week for the english teams overseas, manchester city will be the happiest of the sides. they won and tottenham did not. it says it all, really. it is something you hear a lot. they blew a two goal lead, spares. —— spurs. tottenham will be the most frustrated, letting

a two—goal lead slip. but there was three goals and three points for manchester city against shakhtar donetsk. patrick gearey reports. manchester city's aim was to conquer a continent. first they would have to cross it. it is 1600 miles from the east of manchester to the east of ukraine, where they efficiently navigated past sector. yes. riyadh murray is scored. memories of the week and faded slightly. city have yet to win the champions league, though some believe them to be europe's test. goal two, though some believe them to be europe's test. goaltwo, exhibit though some believe them to be europe's test. goal two, exhibit a. this time he made sure. it meant they could spend the rest of the match waiting for the kind of opportunity gabrielle jesus match waiting for the kind of opportunity gabriellejesus got here. three goals, three points, and plenty more e—mails. tottenham headed east on a feverish night at athens. last season's finalist started in slumber before awoken by

a whistle. the penalty was won by harry kane, 1—0 by harry kane. while he was out injured last season, spurs had to turn to new heroes, men like lucas moura. spurs had smashed and grabbed but forgot to complete the getaway. 0lympiakos dominated for long periods and quick moments. this goal lit the fire beneath the cauldron. not long into the second half, tottenham got burnt. 0lympiakos's penalty, the greek champions were level. still, despite it all, spares might have won it. delhi ali might have passed it, but that opening, like this evening, was a chance missed —— dele alli. the glamour tie of the night saw an under—strength paris st—germain beat real madrid 3—0. and, to showjust how far the 13—time champions have fallen, real didn't register a shot on target all night. geraint thomas will ride for great britain at the world road race championships in yorkshire next week. the welshman will compete in the time trial as well as the road

race, in which riders will wind their way through the yorkshire dales before the finish in harrogate. the event will run from 22 to 29 september. britain's top female snooker player, reanne evans, says she wants to play ronnie 0'sullivan after qualifying for snooker‘s champion of champions event. evans is a 12—time world champion and will be the first woman to compete in the tournament, which features tournament winners from the previous 12 months. it is held in coventry in november. now there is a sport that could so easily be mixed. why isn't it? you haven't got any of the arguments over physicality, strength, have you? they can enter certain events, obviously not that one, the champion of champions events, but i see what you are saying. skill level, there is no real difference, is there? why

you couldn't make it a mixed event permanently. just throwing it out there. have you got another story? and there was a little bit of history in cricket's county championship. this is hampshire's kyle abbott on his way to 17 wickets in their match against somerset. the south african took nine wickets in the first innings and eight in the second. that's the most taken by one bowler in a first—class match since, and now this is a blast from the past, jim laker took 19 in a test against australia. that was back in 1956 at old trafford. 19 over three days? so it is a first—class match, so ten wickets of peachin first—class match, so ten wickets of peach in each innings. unbelievable performance, isn't it? sign him up. it is a worrying statistic. the number of robberies in england and wales is going up faster than in other well—off countries.

a new report shows robberies with knives has risen by 45% in four years, and the likely cause is down to smartphones being stolen and cuts to policing. we'rejoined now by iain stainton, a former detective who is now a criminology lecturer at the university of cumbria. very good morning to you. i think it is worth saying when we talk about statistics, the extent to which a robbery affects people, you know, in terms of the vic terms. this is about statistics, but the impact on people is huge, isn't it?|j about statistics, but the impact on people is huge, isn't it? ithink it is useful because this report starts to look beyond the statistics and i think it is very important that we look beyond the statistics to the way crime affects individuals, families and communities as well. because the impact of that often far exceeds the impact of the actual crime itself. when it looks beyond, what are we talking about? we are

talking about the involvement of more young people, the whole issue of cou nty more young people, the whole issue of county lines... i think if you look and certainly in relation to the county lines, the age of children becoming involved is frightening. and just to explain to people, it is young people in urban settings who are being sent over cou nty settings who are being sent over county lines literally to sell drugs evenin county lines literally to sell drugs even in rural areas. that's right, it appears to be in its most simple form and expansion of the criminal networks, that the urban areas are becoming more saturated so they are moving into the more rural areas and using people from the towns, quite often vulnerable people, people that can be targeted, effectively groomed as well, a form of grooming, to entice them into that level of criminality. so how does that translate into robberies increasing? i think if you look at that, certain things become the norm. you mentioned mobile phones and devices as well. i think it is quite unsettling to realise how much money's worth we are actually

carrying with us at any one time when we are walking in the streets, when we are walking in the streets, when you look at phones, quite often £1000 worth of phone. they are marketable, people carry them in their hands all the time. you know, you wouldn't walk down the street carrying £1000 worth of cash in your hand. people will do that, they are very easy to steal, as well. it also increases the level of violence with the robberies, that level of violence becomes more the norm. it is certainly increasing that people are more willing to carry knives, there is an encouragement for them to carry knives, because they see the stories that most people carry knives, yet for safety, peer pressure or status. i want you to speak to us with two hats on, really, because you are an academic now but formally a detective. the police must look aghast at these statistics, and think how can they proactively help what is clearly a

problem in society? i think there are some very difficult decisions in policing at the moment. the senior officers have to prioritise where their staff will be and what they will concentrate on. and yes, the police are deeply involved in that. if you look at it overall, it is police, it is education, it is the volu nta ry police, it is education, it is the voluntary sector. what is provided for young people? what sort of support do they have? education, we are looking for signs that will indicate people are vulnerable to the grooming to become enticed into this level of criminality. inevitably there is always a knee—jerk response which is, you see those statistics, 45% rise in four yea rs of knife those statistics, 45% rise in four years of knife crime, particularly, some people will say court with a knife, harsher sentences. some people will say court with a knife, harshersentences. send out those statements. we all know that is an argument that happens. is there any evidence that that has any impact? i think it is valid to a certain extent, but on occasion,

deciding to to be involved in crime criminality as a matter of choice, and as human beings, we don't choose to get into trouble, be caught or be punished at all. and sometimes they are making a valid decision, choice based on the fact. unfortunately, as a former officer, they feel the chances of being caught are minimal. i know you have mentioned funding, and it is something we have discussed a lot of this programme, police funding. the government also says this rise could be because police are recording the crimes better. what do you make of that? again, a valid point. people have the confidence to come forward, communities have the confidence to come forward. if a reduction in offices is being recognised to the extent that a significant number of officers is being promised, it must be realised it has had an effect on what police officers can do. and the allied associations of the nhs, education, the voluntary sector, social services, i think when all of those come together, that it would

be naive to think that the reduction in staff and capabilities hasn't had an effect. good talking to you this morning. a former detective of 32 yea rs, morning. a former detective of 32 years, is that right? it was. 32 yea rs of years, is that right? it was. 32 years of service and now a lecturer at the university of cumbria, thank you. that view of london as lovely as it was earlier. it will pan out beautifully for the vast majority. the sunrise approaching bristol a short while ago. some misty nurse in the fields in stapleton. some mist and fog here and that a beautiful and fog here and that a beautiful and fog here and that a beautiful and sunny start in our cities. chilly once again. temperatures as low as two or three degrees. it is one of those days, warm jacket to

work but custard aside by the mid— morning. —— cast it aside. cloud towards east anglia and the far south—east but still sunny spells to be had. temperatures up a degree from what we have seen in the past few days. through this evening and overnight, it will turn cool once again. high pressure right over us, like winds. mist and fog touches forming particularly for the north midlands, central and southern scotland. some will be dance for the commute which will be fresh. —— tends. a lovely autumn day to come. cloud drifting northwards. long sunny spells. a lot more sunshine in northern scotland compared to what

we have had. the north—east of scotla nd we have had. the north—east of scotland will see the highest temperatures. more of you seem temperatures. more of you seem temperatures close to 20 degrees. warm air pushed up from france and the western editor rhenium. went coming around from this area of high pressure. “— coming around from this area of high pressure. —— western mediterranean. if you have any plans in the south—west, keep your eyes in the sky, the could be a couple of heavy thundery storms. a pretty warm breeze. a very humid night will than follow. a fine day for many northern and eastern areas. thundery rain in the south—west, pushing northwards and east was. maybe one or two

isolated showers. how quickly that rain will push northwards but some of you sticking with the sunshine but others keep your eye on the forecast because there is some rain. the next couple of days looking splendid out there. all good to hear, thank you, matt. america's central bank cut interest rates last night — it's worried about a slowing economy. but what does that mean for us here? ben is with us, and has been taking a look. it is still the world 's largest economies so what happens that has an effect on the rest of the global economy. america's central bank — the us federal reserve. an independent body that uses interest rates to keep the economy in check. its aim is to keep employment high and prices — or inflation — stable.

one of the ways banks can do that is by changing interest rates. if it isa if it is a bit worried about the economy can cut business rates, allowing businesses to invest because it makes borrowing much cheaper. but if it is worried about prices getting out of control, it can raise rates so we are more inclined to save money and keep it in the bank. president trump has been putting pressure on the chair of the federal reserve, jerome powell, to cut interest rates even further because it gives the economy a bit ofa further because it gives the economy a bit of a boost, it is like a sugar rush. he accused mr powell last night of lacking guts but nonetheless mr powell decided to cut interest rates by 0.25%. it is now

1.75%. it isjust a second cut since the financial crisis in 2008. in the uk interest rate down a lot lower. a full 1% lower than in the us. the bank of england will decide what to do here but they have been unanimous in keeping rates on hold. a big question about why now, given that there have been adjusted because since 2008. the us is essentially on a recession watch. it is really worried, particularly around the us but around the world as well. manufacturing is struggling, partly because of residential's trade will with china. investment is slowing.

—— warthe with china. investment is slowing. —— war the us economy has slowed down as have other economies around the world but the us economy is still growing, at least in the latest data by 2% on and analysed basis. it is not clear whether it is headed for recession but it is certainly slowing down from what has been the longest economic expansion in modern history so you have ups and downs, booms and busts and we are anything down part of the cycle and we are not sure if it is going to be such a slowdown that they could potentially be in recession. do the trickle down. what happens there, happens here. inevitably the largest economy has an effect. america sneezes and the rest of the bill catches a cold and it is pretty true. it is still a big export market. if us consumers stop

spending and buying, we have fewer customers to sell to and on the world stage, it is the largest economies that indicates policy around the world and sentiment so if the us is in recession, clearly it has a knock—on effect. now, it would therefore mean it is buying less and to put it into context, america accounts for 13% of uk exports and given everything we have heard, that focus could be particularly important over the next few months. flying 6,000 miles from scotland to ghana, sacha dench is aiming to follow eight tagged osprey birds as they migrate through 15 different countries, to highlight the endangered species. it's not the first challenge she's done like this. three years ago she followed the bewick‘s swans from russia to gloucestershire, which earned her the nickname the human swan. when sacha sets off on herjourney next autumn, she'll need a team

of volunteers to support her. fiona lamdin has been along to see the selection process. as sacha dench takes to the sky, following the ospreys, she needs to know the back on the ground she has a team that can follow her. the ospreys a re a team that can follow her. the ospreys are following across deserts, mountain ranges and long stretches of water. that should be a thousand pairs across england and wales and there are 25 and that really needs to change. and to gain a place on her team, it is a relentless 48—hour selection process. bridge crossing while blindfolded, signalling, lessons in survival, all on a very little sleep. i also need a medic who can be there and whenever a land, they can quickly patch me up. even an

engineer because stuff will go wrong and also someone who can cook a decent meal. and that is the next challenge. there are some pretty impressive people here. sacha dench has only got two days with these people and is keen to understand that mindset. she has planted a mole amongst them and it is number 11. behind closed doors, people start moaning. we had a task last night we had to write an essay at 4am and as soon as everyone left, why are we writing this essay. the next task was set. navigating through the welsh countryside at night. was set. navigating through the welsh countryside at nightlj was set. navigating through the welsh countryside at night. i am feeling pretty sore. i am shattered. it is 2am now and we got lost in

some random welsh forest for a few hours. brilliant effort, well done, 10k in the dark. you're done for the day. within minutes, everyone was sound asleep. it is free a.m. and all the candidates are in bed, com pletely all the candidates are in bed, completely unaware that next door, actors are preparing for that next task. testing how they cope with an emergency. i need some help, there has been an accident outside! i do not know what the hell has happened. a car hasjust hit somebody. we have casualties here. this is the reality of how things could work on an expedition would people are low on sleep, you see the different sides of the character. for casualties, 20 minute sleep, here we.|j of the character. for casualties, 20 minute sleep, here we. i need a team ican minute sleep, here we. i need a team

i can completely rely on that could save my life. herjourney starts in eight years' time. in the next month, she will decide who will be joining her. fiona lamdin, bbc news. that is commitment. no—one could accuse her of not planning for the team. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are good morning from bbc london. campaigners are calling on the government to make medical cannabis more easily available on the nhs. a group of families from across london say it has cost them £200,000 in the last six months to fund their own private supply for their children, all of whom have severe epilepsy. the government says it's urgently working to provide clinicians with further guidance on prescribing medical cannabis.

more than £1 million of funding is being made available by sport england to enable people with complex disabilities to have a go at some of the toughest sporting challenges. people like franklyn from barnet, who has learning difficulties, will be have the chance to do things like climbing. it comes as research shows people with complex disabilities typically get less than 30 minutes' exercise a week. franklyn is a young man, you know, he needs to be going out every day and some form of sport is the perfect thing for him. this project is going to be able to support over 2500 people with complex disabilities to take part in inclusive activities. a new geo—location app has been launched to educate visitors to regents park. the collaboration between the royal parks and the royal academy of music aims to de—stress visitors and help them learn about the many types of trees there. each tree will have its own musical signature, and if successful, there are plans to roll it out across other royal parks. let's take a look at

the travel situation now. there's a good service on the tubes this morning. all on the tubes this morning. lines running a good se in lewisham temporary lights continue on the a21 lewisham high st junction courthill road for emergency waterwork near the rail bridge, with northbound delays from the fire station. there are lane restrictions on the southbound m40 from j2 beaconsfield, to j1a for the m25, as investigation work continues following an accident last night, with southbound delays about halfway back to j3, loudwater. now the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning. not an awful lot to add on where we were yesterday — the weather is looking remarkably similar. so more blue sky and sunshine to come. perhaps just a little bit more in the way of cloud around today and it could feel a touch warmer, but once again it is a chilly start to the morning. temperatures dropped to mid—single figures in many areas last night. a few early mist patches around and a bit more cloud, just feeding in on this very light north—easterly breeze, here.

but still some decently long spells of sunshine. and top temperatures all the way up to 22, maybe 23 degrees celsius. now, overnight tonight, we keep the clear skies, but there will be a bit more cloud than there has been in recent nights so temperatures not quite as low but sticking in double figures, i think, for the towns, dropping back into single figures though again for the rural spots. a little bit of mist perhaps into tomorrow morning, where we keep those clear skies. tomorrow, more of a south—easterly breeze developing but, again, plenty of sunshine. that south—easterly wind will drag up some warmer, more humid air by the time we get to saturday. so 24—26 degrees celsius but there is some rain in the forecast on sunday. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. bye for now. good morning. welcome to breakfast, with naga munchetty and charlie stayt.

0ur headlines today: robberies on the rise. new figures show numbers are increasing in england and wales faster than in any other wealthy countries. borisjohnson is given 12 days to set out his brexit plans. the finish prime minister says he should submit his proposals by the end of the month. a fancy dress party picture from 2001 leads to an apology from the canadian prime minister. it was something that i didn't think was racist at the time, but now i recognise it was something racist to do, and i am deeply sorry. burger king is to stop giving free plastic toys with its children's meals. it follows a petition organised by two southampton schoolgirls. i'll be talking to the boss of the fast food chain later. manchester city are up and running in the champions league. they comfortably beat shakhtar donetsk in ukraine, whilst spurs are held to a draw by 0lympiakos.

and it is a lovely start to the day out there at the moment, but it is a day of wardrobe dilemmas. chilli first thing, pleasantly warm in the sunshine later. i will have your full forecast later on breakfast. it is thursday 19th september. our top story: the number of robberies in england and wales is increasing much faster than in other wealthy countries. a new report shows robberies with knives has risen by 45% in four years. the increase is being blamed on police cuts and the growth in smartphone use. our home affairs correspondent danny shaw reports. it is a frightening crime. every hour, about ten people become victims of robbery, sometimes by thieves riding mopeds. now, a new report has identified robbery as an entry point into serious violence. the study examined robbery trends across 13 western countries since 2014. it found there was a 33% increase in england and wales, far more than anywhere else.

researchers said the availability of smartphones and cuts to front—line police were possible reasons for the rise. robbery is a significant offence, we think. we think it acts as a bit of a gateway offence into more serious violence. whether that's because young people are being asked to carry out robberies as an initiation into gangs, whether it's because they're paying off debts, more research is required. but a large proportion of the violence we're seeing on the street is accounted for by robbery. the home office said improvements in the way police record offences had contributed to the rise in robberies. the department said it was funding the recruitment of an extra 20,000 officers and making it easierfor police to use stop—and—search powers. but the report suggests the problems may be greater than previously thought. it estimates as many as 269,000 young people aged under 18 were involved in or at risk of violence last year.

borisjohnson has been warned by the finnish prime minister that he must come up with fresh brexit proposals in writing by the end of the month. antti rinne said the uk needed to submit details within 11 days of how it would solve the problem of the irish backstop. finland currently holds the presidency of the council of the european union. david cameron has revealed for the first time how he sought the queen's help during the scottish referendum of 2014, admitting he asked her to raise an eyebrow over the question of independence. he has been speaking to the bbc for a new series about his time as prime minister. 0ur deputy political editor john pienaar reports. no -19,000. the moment in 2014 david cameron realised the union was safe, for a time anyway. the referendum campaign for scottish independence had been defeated. everybody happy? yes, thank you.

are we running? but now, david cameron has told the bbc how, after a startling opinion poll suggested most scots wanted independence, the queen hinted openly at her concern, and how he had a hand in it. i remember conversations i had with my private secretary, and he had with the queen's private secretary, and i had with the queen's private secretary, not asking for anything that would be in any way improper or unconstitutional, butjust a raising of the eyebrow, even, you know, a quarter ofan inch. we thought would, you know, make a difference. although the words were very limited, i think it helped to put a slightly different perception on things. the convention is that the queen keeps and is kept clear of politics. it is bound up in the current controversy about brexit, where it touches the role of parliament and the prime minister.

it is the biggest stitch—up... 0n borisjohnson and brexit, mr cameron is blunt, saying the man who is now pm expected the leave campaign to lose, but hoped to gain by backing it. in the end, i think, ultimately he put what was good for his political career ahead of what he actually thought was right for the country. so more secrets, secure until now behind this door, out in the open. more tension, more controversy — as if there is not enough already to be getting on with. the canadian prime minister, justin trudeau, is facing accusations of racism after a photo emerged of him at a fancy dress party almost two decades ago. the picture published by time magazine shows him dressed up at an arabian nights—themed event. mr trudeau has apologised, as david willis reports. the photograph appeared in a school yearbook 18 years ago. now, it has come back to haunt canada's prime minister. pictured in robe and turban, brown paint on his face and hands, isjustin trudeau. the event — an arabian nights gala

at the posh private school in vancouver where he was teaching at the time. i dressed up in an aladdin costume and put make—up on. i shouldn't have done that. i should have known better, but i didn't, and i'm really sorry. publication of the picture comes just a week afterjustin trudeau launched his re—election campaign, and political rivals have been swift to condemn his actions. well, it's troubling. i mean, it's really — it's insulting. any time we hear examples of brownface or blackfacing, it's really — it's making a mockery of someone for what they live, and what their lived experiences are. i think he needs to answer for it. i think he's got to answer the question why he did that. a politician of the instagram age, justin trudeau had carefully cultivated an image as a champion of canada's racial and ethnic minorities, a progressive on issues ranging from gender equality

to indigenous rights. trudeau had just started to pull ahead of his main rival in the polls, with little over four weeks to go until the election. what this will mean for his re—election prospects remains to be seen. david willis, bbc news, washington. 20 families are considering taking legal action against the government because their children are being treated as truants when they are actually missing school due to mental health conditions. thousands of families face fines or prosecution for the absences, but parents say the real reasons for missing school, such as anxiety or depression, are not being taken into account. mark ansell reports. feel sick, get a headache, feel dizzy, have panic attacks. just start breathing really heavy, and turn bright red. 14—year—old kai from chesterfield walks his dog to help ease his anxiety. he has been diagnosed with social anxiety disorder.

it has meant that, for years, he has rarely been to school. teachers don't really notice how you have it. they just think that you're misbehaving or not concentrating in class. and they think that you're naughty. his mum, debbie, says she has been threatened with fines from the school for kai's low attendance, and social services have even been called to her home. i have sat at work and cried. i have almost lost myjob. and i used to ring school, crying, saying, you know, "can you help me? what are we going to do?" "oh, no, you need this, you need a doctor's letter." and i'm like, well, we've got that. we've presented you with that. what more do we do? kai's school say that they recognise that some of their students experience many challenges, and they take their role they play in their care incredibly seriously. but the charity mind believes that many children like kai, who experience school refusal, are being treated as truants. the department for education told us:

i just don't want to be, like, the one who has anxiety, and known for it and everything. i want to be known as a kid who is just normal. by speaking out, it will lead to more understanding and support for children experiencing school refusal. mark ansell, bbc news, chesterfield. how do you guide a shoal of dolphins trapped in a busy city centre canal back out to sea? you make a human chain, of course. you are the proclaimed dolphin expert this morning. in a modest sense, yes. this team of 14 volunteers in st petersburg in florida splashed the water in front of them to encourage the group, including two mothers and their calves, to move back towards tampa bay.

marine biologists think they were afraid of passing through a low bridge nearby, but afterjust 45 minutes of help from volunteers, they were back in their natural habitat. and no need to be scared, as we now know. thanks for that. borisjohnson says he is glad he was challenged by the father of a sick child about nhs funding during a visit to a london hospital yesterday. the prime minister was challenged by 0lar salem, who is also a labour party activist, who said there weren't enough doctors on the children's ward where his daughter is a patient. let's take a look. there are not enough people in this ward. there are not enough nurses, there are not enough doctors. the nhs has been destroyed. it's been destroyed — it's been destroyed. and now you come here for a press opportunity. well, actually, there's no press here. what do you mean there's no press here?! who are these people?!

it isa it is a bit late, isn't it? i mean, yea rs it is a bit late, isn't it? i mean, years and years of this nhs being destroyed. well, in response to the incident, mrjohnson said: we can speak to the political commentator faiza shaheen, who will be standing for labour in the next general election, and also to the brexit—supporting journalist ella whelan. thank you very much for your time. i am sure you have seen that moment in time, a hospital ward, am sure you have seen that moment in time, a hospitalward, borisjohnson out and about. first of all, ella, what did you make of that? well, it

isa what did you make of that? well, it is a completely standard interaction. we've got a great history in this country of members of the public feeling emboldened to ta ke of the public feeling emboldened to take on politicians when they are out and about. i think to me the remarkable thing is there were such a fuss and social media about this exchange. both people getting very upset with bbc journalist exchange. both people getting very upset with bbcjournalist reporting the fact that the guy happened to be a labour activist but also people suggesting that this was a rude or embarrassing interaction. ithink suggesting that this was a rude or embarrassing interaction. i think it is the one time i will ever say this, but that boris johnson is the one time i will ever say this, but that borisjohnson spoke a lot of sense when he said this is what politicians do. perhaps there is hope for democracy yet, if we feel we can interact with politicians like this. i think we are forgetting a very important part of that interaction. the point at which the man said to borisjohnson this is a press stunt and boris johnson turned around and told a blatant, almost comical like, when there was no press and you could literally hear the cameras, and this

is again another day in which we are seeing the lies, the ease with which our prime minister lies. and it was incredibly frustrating and upsetting to see that, and you could see that 0margot very to see that, and you could see that 0mar got very upset about that, he was shaking. i was one of those people who was disappointed to see how this became a story about a labour activist. it is nothing to do with him being a labour activist. it is the hospital i was born in, and it has had underinvestment for a numberof it has had underinvestment for a number of years. it is struggling. i ended up there myself with my very sick mum over christmas in 2017, and ican sick mum over christmas in 2017, and i can tell you that there are lots of issues with funding, with staff shortages. so this was a very honest interaction with a local man, and it was upsetting to see the way in which the story was twisted away from our prime minister that has supported cuts, that hasn't backed the nhs, historically, and was also just caught lying, blatantly lying

about the press being there. just caught lying, blatantly lying about the press being therem just caught lying, blatantly lying about the press being there. in a sense, a newly elected prime minister doesn't go and meet people isa minister doesn't go and meet people is a story. prime minister does go and gets a mouthfulfrom someone, which he says he welcomes, also becomes a story. well, i mean i guess the point is that he is electioneering. we know that they wanted a general election, boris johnson wanted a general election, and we have seen him go out to different seats which he is worried about. yesterday he was with iain duncan smith, in a marginal seat again. we know this is about electioneering. 0f again. we know this is about electioneering. of course any political leader will be approached by people who want to... even idea, andl by people who want to... even idea, and i am not an mp yet, about issues that they are having. what has been quite about what has happened with borisjohnson is that quite about what has happened with boris johnson is that everywhere quite about what has happened with borisjohnson is that everywhere he has gone it seems like something like this happens, and he is booed everywhere he is around the country, and even in luxembourg. anyone

having watched that clip, it doesn't matter what your politics are, there is an error of absurdity about the moment borisjohnson says there is no press here. you don't have to be pro or anti to think sometimes politicians just get things wrong. that was daft, wasn't it? it was daft, but i think you don't have to have watched the thick of it to know this is relatively commonplace. that is not saying it is a good thing. but i think the obsession with trying to get culture moments with politicians, not necessarily that this guy was trying to do that, but the means by which we try to embarrass on social media... two he did it himself. but i think what we need to get back to as a suggestion of serious politics. the guy was raising a serious issue, and i agree that the nhs is in a dire state. as it happens, boris johnson that the nhs is in a dire state. as it happens, borisjohnson is not the evil creator of that situation. it isa evil creator of that situation. it is a situation that has been happening for a very long time, that

both labor party politicians and conservative party politicians have had a hand in the destruction of the nhs and the serious position we're in at the moment. so let's have a conversation that. but gaffes, politicians making gaffes and being a bit embarrassed is in the grand scheme of today's political debate small fry. thank you very much for your time this morning. we hear the bells going off. much appreciated. i think this is the last time we can show you the lovely view over london because it will not look as pretty, this sunrise in half—an—hour. very pretty. and look at that, you have a glorious sunrise as well. it certainly is. just set fairly recently. what a start to the day. let's revel in some of the sunrises.

it is shaping up to be a fine day. a little bit misty in some places, that fog will gradually shift. it is a pretty chilly start. warm jacket for the way into work but lots of sunshine by the end of the morning. a brighter day in scotland than yesterday. the cloud continuing to break. a tad more cloud towards southeast anglia. up on yesterday's value by a degree. we still have high pressure. it could be a chilly night tonight. these little blobs of white indications there will be mist and fog, from the midlands north

was. it will make for some spectacular sunrises and tomorrow morning anotherfresh spectacular sunrises and tomorrow morning another fresh start. for tomorrow, blue skies for the vast majority. much brighter anything north of scotland. more cloud spreading across central, southern england and wales but it will break. sunny spells and warmest around aberdeenshire. we have this plume of warm air pushing up from the mediterranean and france. high—pressure moving out towards europe by the start of the weekend. if you are in parts of south—west wales, south—west england, keep your eye on the sky. the vast majority dry and sunny for the weekend. warm

up dry and sunny for the weekend. warm upfor dry and sunny for the weekend. warm up for saturday. a pretty humid night. sunshine to the north—east of the country. the chance of heavy thundery rain spreading out to wales, south—west england, northern ireland and other parts of england as we go through the day. temperatures as they should be for this time of year. but beautiful ultimate days for the days ahead at least. what do you want to talk about now? then we'll talk about the business news. add a big boss. the boss of burger king. they have pledged to cut plastic toys.

next has announced that sales are up in their latest results. retailer, next, says sales rose 4.3% in the first half of year, with pre—tax profits up 2.7%. and the boss has been pretty vocal about the threat of online retailers. but he says 82% of returns from next's webites come back via stores but rents are 'way out of kilter' with value they provide as collection and returns centres. the american central bank has cut interest rates for the second time since 2008. it was cut by 0.25%, designed to best a slowing us economy. the bank of england will announce its decision on interest rates later on. they are expected to stay on hold at 0.75%, a 4% lower than in the us. burger king has announced it will no longer be giving away plastic toys with children's meals, following pressure to

reduce plastic waste. it comes after two schoolgirls from hampshire petitioned the fast food giant, and its rival mcdonald's, to remove the toys. mcdonald's announced it will allow parents to swap happy meal toys for a bag of fruit in selected stores. i'll be talking to the boss in a few minutes. it is either fruit or nothing? but there are so many elements of a fast food meal that involved plastic. straws, leads. but like a little bag of fruit is in a plastic bag these days so what you save somewhere you might encourage elsewhere. i was at a food manufacturing plant and there was a plastic is the product that keeps the product fresh and safe. a lot of firms providing the packaging are in no rush to change it and they

can only buy it if it is available. half—an—hour until that interview. the brexit deadline at the end of october approaching, questions have been raised over supplies of medicines if the uk leaves the eu without a deal. the government says it's doing everything it can to make sure patients get what they need. not everyone is so confident. 0ne doctor, who helped draft the governement‘s no—deal contingency plan, says he's become so worried he's taking to the streets speak to the public. 0ur reporter graham satchell caught up with dr david nicholl, in birmingham. good morning. my name is dr david nicholl. i am a whistleblower to do with a no—deal brexit. we are a way of crashing out the back dr david nicholl is a consultant neurologist and expert advice and has become

worried about the supply medicines from the eu he has taken to the street. it is do or die, life and death stuff. this is not a game. the uk import 37 million packs of medicines from the eu. the government's own document with a worst—case scenario talks about significant disruption for up to about six months. david's son is being treated for leukaemia. five of his seven medicines come from the eu. it is absolute madness. this has gone way eu. it is absolute madness. this has gone way beyond politics and a political decision on the future of this country, this is about people's lies. the government says it is working hard to get a deal but if we leave with no deal there are contingencies in place like stockpiling medicines and even flying some drugs in. dr david

nicholl has been accused of the worst excesses of project fear. you are not scared mongering? this is your data. i are not scared mongering? this is yourdata. iam are not scared mongering? this is your data. i am willing because i feel so passionate about this brexit project that i am willing to expect that. good on you, think about that and explain that to your family in yea rs and explain that to your family in years to come. brexit has divided the country like nothing else. 0n the country like nothing else. 0n the street in birmingham, patient run high. i am a diabetic so i am on insulin... if the insulin does not arrive for you, you think that is a price with paying. i do. why do you feel so strongly about it? we voted to leave europe and that is what we

want. we are either a democracy all we are not. the view is not shared byjoe. his consultant has wanted the supply of the drug he takes may be disrupted if there is no deal. the supply of the drug he takes may be disrupted if there is no deallj am worried. very, very, very worried. whether, if how we leave the eu is still unclear by the anxiety for many years genuine and growing. and if you are unsure about any brexit terminology, you can access the bbc‘s 'brexitjargon buster‘ by logging onto the bbc news website and searching for 'brexit‘. all those words will be explained. interesting to see how high passions we re interesting to see how high passions were running. and of course people taking different views on how important it is and how politics can

get mixed up with sheer practicality of people getting medicines. one of ourjobsis of people getting medicines. one of ourjobs is to bring you the news. take a look at interesting times. and one man who is delighted to be in thejob is in isjoan —— north -- america editor for the last five years and now he's written a book about it — jon sopel is here to tell us about his encounters with donald trump. it is interesting and good inside knowledge. that was one of those press co nfe re nces knowledge. that was one of those press conferences where he was pointing directly at him. find out what it feels like to be looking down donald trump in those situations because it is a fascinating situation. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are.

good morning from bbc london. campaigners are calling on the government to make medical cou nty county lines county networks operate outside the capital. the new figures from the man show drug gangs operate in 41 counties across the country. city hall is founding initiative which has helped young people to get help. campaigners are calling on the government to make medical cannabis more easily available on the nhs. a group of families from across london say it has cost them £200,000 in the last six months to fund their own private supply for their children, all of whom have severe epilepsy. the government says it's urgently working to provide clinicians with further guidance on prescribing medical cannabis. more than £1 million of funding is being made available by sport england to enable people with complex disabilities to have a go at some of the toughest sporting challenges.

people like franklyn from barnet, who has learning difficulties, will be have the chance to do things like climbing. it comes as research shows people with complex disabilities typically get less than 30 minutes' exercise a week. franklyn is a young man, you know, he needs to be going out every day and some form of sport is the perfect thing for him. this project is going to be able to support over 2500 people with complex disabilities to take part in inclusive activities. let's take a look at the travel situation now. there's a good service on the tubes this morning. all lines running a good service. northbound traffic queueing now belmont heel. there are lane restrictions on the southbound m40 from j2 beaconsfield, to j1a for the m25, as investigation

work continues following an accident last night, with southbound delays about halfway back to j3, loudwater. now the weather with elizabeth rizzini hello, good morning. not an awful lot to add on where we were yesterday — the weather is looking remarkably similar. so more blue sky and sunshine to come. perhaps just a little bit more in the way of cloud around today and it could feel a touch warmer, but once again it is a chilly start to the morning. temperatures dropped to mid—single figures in many areas last night. a few early mist patches around and a bit more cloud, just feeding in on this very light north—easterly breeze, here. but still some decently long spells of sunshine. and top temperatures all the way up to 22, maybe 23 degrees celsius. now, overnight tonight, we keep the clear skies, but there will be a bit more cloud than there has been in recent nights so temperatures not quite as low but sticking in double figures, i think, for the towns, dropping back into single figures though again for the rural spots. a little bit of mist perhaps into tomorrow morning, where we keep those clear skies. tomorrow, more of a south—easterly breeze developing but, again, plenty of sunshine. that south—easterly wind will drag up some warmer, more humid air by the time we get to saturday. so 24—26 degrees celsius but there is some rain

in the forecast on sunday. make the most of saturday. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast, with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. here is a summary of this morning's main stories from bbc news: the number of robberies in england and wales is increasing much faster than in other wealthy countries. a new report shows robberies with knives has risen by 45% between march 2014 and march 2018. the increase is being blamed on police cuts and the growth in smartphone use. the government says it could be down to police forces making better records of crimes committed. the findings have been described by experts as alarming.

this report starts to look beyond the statistics, and i think it's very important we look beyond the statistics on the way that crime affects individuals, it affects families, it affects communities as well, because the impact of that often far exceeds the impact of the actual crime itself. borisjohnson has been warned by the finnish prime minister that he must come up with fresh brexit proposals in writing by the end of the month. antti rinne said the uk needed to submit details within 12 days of how it would solve the problem of the irish backstop. finland currently holds the presidency of the council of the european union. the canadian prime minister, justin trudeau, is facing accusations of racism after a photo emerged of him at a fancy dress party in 2001. the picture published by time magazine shows him dressed up at an arabian nights—themed event. mr trudeau has apologised. 20 families are considering taking legal action against the government because their children

are being treated as truants when they are actually missing school due to mental health conditions. thousands of families face fines or prosecution for the absences, but parents say the real reasons for missing school, such as anxiety or depression, are not being taken into account. they want parents of children with genuine difficulties to be free from the threat of prosecution. those are the main stories for you. john has all the sport for us. those are the main stories for you. john has all the sport for usm those are the main stories for you. john has all the sport for us. it is ha rd to john has all the sport for us. it is hard to tell who is the happiest of those two, pep guardiola and pochettino in champions league action last night. it has been an indifferent week for the english sides, because chelsea lost and the holders, manchester city, lost as well. tottenham will be the most frustrated, letting a two—goal lead slip. but there was three goals and three points for manchester city against shakhtar donetsk. patrick gearey reports. manchester city's aim is to conquer a continent.

well, first they would have to cross it. it is 1,600 miles from the east of manchester to the east of ukraine, where they efficiently navigated past shaktar donetsk. 23 minutes in, gundogan nearly scored. riyad mahrez did score. memories of the weekend faded slightly. city have yet to win the champions league, though some believe them to be europe's best. goal two, exhibit a. this time, gundogan made sure. it meant they could spend the rest of the match waiting for the kind of opportunity gabrieljesus got here. three goals, three points, and plenty more air miles. tottenham had also headed east on a feverish night at athens. last season's finalists started in slumber, until awoken by a whistle. penalty won by harry kane, 1—0 by harry kane. while he was out injured last season, spurs had to turn to new heroes, men like lucas moura. spurs had smashed and grabbed, but forgot to complete the getaway. 0lympiakos dominated for long

periods and quick moments. daniel podence's goal lit the fire beneath the cauldron. not long into the second half, tottenham got burnt. jan vertonghen's trip, 0lympiakos's penalty. mathiey valbuena placed the greek champions level. still, despite it all, spurs might have won it. dele alli might have passed it. but that opening, like this evening, was a chance missed. the glamour tie of the night saw an under—strength paris st—germain beat real madrid 3—0. and, to showjust how far the 13—time champions have fallen, real didn't register a shot on target all night. geraint thomas will ride for great britain at the world road race championships in yorkshire next week. the welshman will compete in the time trial as well as the road race, in which riders will wind their way through the yorkshire dales before the finish in harrogate. the event runs from 22 to 29 september.

britain's top female snooker player, reanne evans, says she wants to play ronnie 0'sullivan after qualifying for snooker‘s champion of champions event. evans is a 12—time world champion and will be the first woman to compete in the tournament, which features tournament winners from the previous 12 months. it will be held in coventry in november. it is interesting, she says she wa nts to it is interesting, she says she wants to play ronnie 0'sullivan. it is because of ronnie 0'sullivan that she qualified, because he had one numerous events and tournaments. because he is a multiple winner, the qualifiers move down the list, and evans qualifiers move down the list, and eva ns was qualifiers move down the list, and evans was further down the list, bumped up as a result of ronnie winning in shanghai. so to thank him, she would like to beat him. and a bit of an international world cup kicking off tomorrow. the rugby world cup, excited. england playing, some big matches to come. new

zealand starting against south africa, the holders in action, and japan, the hosts, getting under way. some good singing from some of the south pacific islanders. they are very good singers. have we got those pictures? did we run them yesterday, i think? a couple of days ago. pictures? did we run them yesterday, i think? a couple of days agom pictures? did we run them yesterday, i think? a couple of days ago. it is worth checking out. they are on the plane, but you can see how big they are. they are kind of a seat between each of them. no chance of being wedged together on that plan. you need the space. it is one of the world's most famous buildings, home to one of the most controversial leaders of recent times, but what really goes on behind the doors of the white house? after five years as the bbc‘s north america editor, jon sopel‘s new book tries to answer just that, and he reflects on his own special relationship with president trump. let's take a look.

where are you from? bbc. there's another beauty. it's a good line. impartial, free and fair. just like cnn. mr president, on the travel ban, would you accept that that is a good example of smooth running of government? yes, i do. whether any m ista kes government? yes, i do. whether any mistakes in that? weight. i know who you are, just wait. short barrel gun. thank you. seriously, you can get anything on sale here. it's not just the dropping of a massive bomb on afghanistan. in just over a week, president trump has ordered the missile strike on syria, a naval battle group to head to the korean peninsula, and he has restated his commitment to nato. it is raining. it is steaming hot. and these people have been waiting in line for absolutely ours. it is support for

donald trump deming? are the crowds thinning out? not a bit of it. but all the polls suggest that, if he is to win in 2020, he needs to broaden that support. chanting: four more yea rs. right at the beginning there was that scene, we have seen that at press co nfe re nces , that scene, we have seen that at press conferences, donald trump on the podium, you are asking the questions and he sort of zones in on you. and i barely got one syllable out before he says where are you from? i said out before he says where are you from? isaid bbc out before he says where are you from? i said bbc news. out before he says where are you from? isaid bbc news. another beauty. and then it went on like that and he said i know who you are. i got text messages from my kids, he knows who you are! and one from my wife saying should we start packing? the sense of... what is the extraordinary mix is it is chaotic, dysfunctional, expect the

unexpected, there is no rulebook. he does what he wants. and yet in a lot of ways america is doing very well. the american economy is doing very well. unemployment is at a record low. so a lot of things he has put in place for the us economy are paying dividends, and it means the chances are there was a very strong possibility that he will be re—elected in 2020, despite all the noise in the crashing and banging that goes on around him.|j noise in the crashing and banging that goes on around him. i mean, we could talk about the politics, but the machinations of the white house under donald trump are fascinating. that is kind of what you concentrate on. you take us through the literal geography of the white house, the relationships of the officials in the white house. butjust to kind of talk about his relationship with the press, he has actually said to someone, why are you so nasty to the press ? someone, why are you so nasty to the press? and he says, i do it to discredit you all, so that when you write negative stories about me, no—one will believe you. he is so thin—skinned and so angry with the press. but if you go back over

politics, politicians have always wa nted politics, politicians have always wanted to be able to talk to the public and mediated by pesky people like you and me. they want to be able to communicate their message on their terms, and not have difficult people like charlie and naga saying what about this, what you are not telling us is this. donald trump, with 68 million twitter followers, is in with 68 million twitter followers, isina with 68 million twitter followers, is in a better place than any other politician to be able to achieve that. and while there is not a lot of strategy on a lot of things that happen in the white house, i think his attempts to undermine the media, to turn us into the enemy, and i've got to say some of the american networks have fallen into that trap, is working. what do you do then, with how many followers has he got? 68 million. when you then declare on twitter that he and his press officer have lied about where he was the day before the brexit referendum here, and then kind of wait for the backlash. well, that was

extraordinary. i had gone to the news co nfe re nce extraordinary. i had gone to the news conference at chequers with theresa may and donald trump last year. iam theresa may and donald trump last year. i am listening, and theresa may and donald trump last year. iam listening, and donald trump was talking about how he was at turnberry, his golf club in scotland, held a news conference at the famous ninth hole, i130 scotland, held a news conference at the famous ninth hole, 1130 five ya rd the famous ninth hole, 1130 five yard par three, and the famous ninth hole, 1130 five yard parthree, and he the famous ninth hole, 1130 five yard par three, and he starts talking about how i predicted the result, i said to the journalist that brexit would happen. and the journalist said to me how do you know brexit will happen? and i said, it isa know brexit will happen? and i said, it is a country that wants to take back control. i am listening and thinking i am going mad. i was there, i was with the president. it was the day after brexit he was there. he arrived on the 24th of june, not 22 june. there. he arrived on the 24th of june, not 22june. and so i tweeted saying bizarre the president is saying bizarre the president is saying this. i didn't think it was a huge big deal, but then one of the white house officials came back and said yes, he was there. and i am now thinking, hang on, this is the

official response of the white house, that he was there when he wasn't. and so i said, stephanie, the woman was a woman called stephanie gresham, i said i the woman was a woman called stephanie gresham, isaid i had the woman was a woman called stephanie gresham, i said i had to disagree with you, but that is not true. ifound disagree with you, but that is not true. i found the tweet saying he just arrived in scotland, the place going mad, britain has voted for brexit. someone else on twitter finds the flight manifest of the trump plan. sure enough, he had arrived on the 24th. and only then did this woman accept that... i mean, she never acknowledged it. and soi mean, she never acknowledged it. and so i wrote to her a number of times in writing the book and said, well, what was going on? what was going on there? why did you say that? and she never answered me. two months ago she was made the director of communications at the white house and the president's press secretary. i suppose one of the things that illustrates is, it is a fascinating little snapshot, isn't it? in a way it illustrates the problem other people face who are not in your role, who don't have access to the sources of information you have, in determining what is true and what is false. it goes to the very heart of all of those issues about what can you believe. so i kind of think

that, you know, we all went into journalism and we'll probably love thejobs we do. i never thought there has been a more important time for us to be doing what we're doing. i don't want to sound pompous about it, because it is not where i come from, but ijust think it, because it is not where i come from, but i just think there it, because it is not where i come from, but ijust think there is so much false information around, so much false information around, so much fake news, that we have got to be reliable, and people have got to be reliable, and people have got to be able turn on the bbc and think this is factual, or itv or sky or whatever, and i think in america, it has become so polarised, the media, that you have either got people that absolutely detest donald trump and they are going on about how awful he is and won't give him a break on anything, or they say he is a living god and he can do no wrong. and i just think we have got to give balanced, tough, fair news. how do you do that, though? because there is another incident, i think it was strikes on syria, that you were told bya strikes on syria, that you were told by a source that it was going to

happen on a friday night. so you put that out there. i don't know if you tweeted or reported it.|j that out there. i don't know if you tweeted or reported it. i tweeted it. and then the white house came back and said this is absolutely not going to happen. you are wrong. and then a series of events, some sinister events with your phone, as well. well, i was right, sinister events with your phone, as well. well, iwas right, and i said the president will address the nation at nine o'clock, and he did, and the white house denied it categorically and told all the journalist. thejournalists categorically and told all the journalist. the journalists were furious, because the white house didn'tjust say furious, because the white house didn't just say we have furious, because the white house didn'tjust say we have no comment to make all we don't talk about national security issues. they said this is plain wrong, go out and enjoy your friday evening. everyone went out to enjoy their friday evenings and it turned out to be true. a source had told me what was going to happen in a few days later i looked at my phone, and on the front of my phone it look like i had a message saying a message from x. and i went and tried to open it, and nothing would open. from my source,

andi nothing would open. from my source, and i saw this person three or four days later and said where you trying to message me? and the source said no. but it was weird, i seem to have a message from you that i couldn't open. and someone had been inside my phone, and i was told to rebuild my phone, and i was told to rebuild my phone and strip it all out. so there is the big stuff, and then there is the trivial, frankly really fascinating stuff. sunbed in the white house? yes, apparently so. i mean, i spent a lot of time at the white house, and i was in the rose garden, and! white house, and i was in the rose garden, and i took a photo of donald trump announcing something last summer, and! trump announcing something last summer, and i took this photo, and it was really striking. there was grey man, grave man, grave man, orange man, grave man, and i thought something had gone wrong with my phone —— grey man. if we are talking about trivia, the colouring is certainly that. we also learnt about executive time. that was another fascinating one. that is where donald trump essentially is not really at work. he is watching tv and tweeting. into his daily

schedule he has built executive time, and there is huge amounts of executive time so the time he is in the oval office is quite small. when this all leaked about how much executive time there was, the tv anchor goes on and says this man, donald trump, must be the laziest president ever. within 30 seconds, donald trump tweets back i am the most hard—working president ever. he hadn't thought that through, had he? because what he was clearly doing at the time was watching television. this is the big screen in the dining room he has installed. you also talk about melania trump and her role as first lady. there has been a big mystery as to whether or not she is happy, what their relationship is like, but she is considered probably the one who could have the most influence. i was told this by a number of people, that forget this idea that melania needs rescuing, blink if you want us to save you. she is a woman who knows her own mind and is pretty formidable. and she has proved this on a number of

occasions. and she won't take any nonsense, even from him. and so there was an occasion when there was there was an occasion when there was the child's separation policy, where she went off in clear disapproval of her husband's own policies, to make clear what she thought. and so i think she is quite tough, and chris christie, who used to be the governor of newjersey, said if you wa nt to governor of newjersey, said if you want to influence donald trump, try to get to melania, because she is the one who can influence his thinking. now, you know, it is undoubtedly an odd relationship. i mean, she has made her central issue, concern, cyber bullying. now, you might say who on twitter can be a bit ofa you might say who on twitter can be a bit of a cyber bully? so, you know, that is another thing. and the other thing i picked up about trump in the residence is that he is

actually incredibly gracious and nice to all the lowly staff. senior staff he can be appalling too. he fires them on twitter. at the foot soldiers, very, very charming too. so, you know, he is a very complicated character. thin—skinned, yes. narcissistic, but he is getting stuff done, and i did a thing with an audience of about 500 americans, isaid an audience of about 500 americans, i said how many voted for trump? there were about 300 who had, and i said hands of any who regret having voted for him, and not one hand went up. so we report on all of this and people think about his ratings are through the floor and he is underwater. no, you know, he still has a lot of support among his base. we will see what happens. what a fascinating time ahead. it is nice to be here. your book, i read it cover to cover and i thoroughly enjoyed it. we will take a look at

the weather. good morning. a lovely abdominal start. it is once again on the chilly side. lowest in parts of east anglia. two — three degrees. with their sunshine overhead, things will warm upfairly their sunshine overhead, things will warm up fairly smartly. mist and fog patches shifting by mid morning. brighter spells developing and a brighter day than yesterday with the rain and drizzle cleared. some big sunny spells in the south—east. temperatures up on yesterday's value. in the sunshine it should feel pleasant. turning afresh this evening with high pressure over us, light winds from the midlands to central and southern scotland.

thence fog patches forming causing a few issues with yourjourney to work tomorrow if you are driving. single figure temperatures to start the day. mist and fog clearing by mid morning. a tiny bit more cloud pushing northwards. as a good long sunny spells. for many a blue sky day and it will feel warmer. warmers in aberdeenshire. the warm air will get warmer still coming all the way up get warmer still coming all the way up from france. all this area of high pressure keeping these weather fronts by a at bay. 0n high pressure keeping these weather fronts by a at bay. on saturday, keep an eye on the skies, that could be heavy and thundery showers developing. a bit breezy on saturday but also warmer. temperatures widely into the 20s. that is how it

looking good, notjust the looking good, not just the weather. you sweet talker! fast food chains have been coming under a lot of pressure over single—use plastic — all those straws, lids, plastic packets and cutlery. burger king has been giving away plastic toys with its children's meals since the 1990s. it's rival mcdonalds does the same thing. until, that is, two sisters from southampton started a petition to get them banned. ella and caitlin have racked up 510,000 signatures so far and this is what they told the bbc earlier this year. hi,i hi, i name is ella. iam

hi, i name is ella. i am a kate. our campaign is to stop and use toys by burger king. we believe they should give away something but maybe not these plastic ties which are very bad for the environment. we probably are the generation that will need to work the hardest to work our planet. wise was there. burger king has stopped the practice. it will get rid of the plastic toys. alasdair murdoch, ceo of burger king in the uk. good morning to you. good morning. what is so striking is that it has taken what is so striking is that it has ta ke n two what is so striking is that it has taken two girls, nine and seven, to make you stop using plastic toys in your children's meals. are you surprised it has taken petition like

that to get a big firm like yours to act? we spoke to them last night and they certainly hurried us up but we have been working on a sustainable strategy and removing toys for about 18 months. it is true they hurried us up along that process. it is the tip of the iceberg. there are so many parts on a visit to one of your restau ra nts many parts on a visit to one of your restaurants that involve single use plastic. how would you get rid of all of that? it absolutely is and it is one part of it and we have many other strategies to move packaging, particularly from supplies. pup, lids, straws. we took out 30 tons of plastic from our straws last year.

this is a piece in thejourney. we are doing something and doing something now but not sitting here pretending that we have done a great job and it is all finished. there is a lot of work to do and this is just a lot of work to do and this is just a part of it. they are relatively easy win for you. plastic is just an essential part of the process, it protects things, keeps them edible, allows things to be transported. it needs to have plastic to make the food edible. plastic in and of itself is not a bad thing. we are focused on removing single use plastic. undoubtedly, a lot of work done right across the food service sector in order to address these issues. some of the other issues you are contending with. you one and

award at burger king and you might not wanted. an award from greenpeace, your buying meat from companies destroying the amazon. you could see events in the amazon, they say you are buying enormous volumes from resilient supplies who have been complicit in clearing the rain forest. how did you respond and stop that from happening? we could say that from happening? we could say that all the beef you eat in burger king in the uk comes from the uk and ireland... they allege those cattle are fed on sawyer that is grown in brazil. that is incorrect. -- soya. all our supplies have signed up and are part of our sustainable supplier

campaign in the sense of deforestation and also where they get their food stuff as well. we would say very strongly that we are not a part of that at all and, again, ican not a part of that at all and, again, i can categorically say that our beef is from the uk and it is not fed on any food stuff that comes in from brazil. the biggest problem is that supply chain. in particular, in this case it is a crop growing there, the second largest driver of deforestation. any large company, we at burger king take these sort of issues very, very seriously and we do work really hard with all sorts of sustainable organisations in order that we do not have these problems in our supply chain

wherever possible and reduce the risk as far as possible. we are signed up globally to a number of these initiatives. alasdair murdoch, these initiatives. alasdair murdoch, the chief executive of burger king, thank you for talking to us and we will keep an eye on plans to cut plastic right across the business. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm victoria holland. more then 4,000 young people are involved in operating so—called county lines drug networks, where children are often coerced into travelling outside the new figures from the mayor show london drug gangs operating in 41 counties across the country. city hall is funding an initiative which has helped over 560 young people to get help.

campaigners are calling on the government to make medical cannabis more easily available on the nhs. a group of families from across london say its cost them 200,000 pounds in the last six months to fund their own private supply for their children, all of whom have severe epilepsy. the government says it's urgently working to provide clinicians with further guidance on prescribing medical cannabis. more than a million pounds of funding is being made available by sport england to enable people with complex disabilities to have a go at some of the toughest sporting challenges. people like franklyn from barnet who has learning difficulties will be have the chance to do things like climbing. it comes as research shows people with complex disabilities typically get less than 30 minutes exercise a week. franklyn is a young man, you know, he needs to be going out every day and some form of sport is the perfect thing for him. this project is going to be able to support over 2500 people with complex disabilities to take

part in inclusive activities. let's take a look at the travel situation now. there's a good service on the tubes this morning on the roads northbound traffic on the a20 lee high rd is queueing into loampit vale due to the local roadworks near belmont hill londonbound traffic on the m40 is slow from j3 loudwater towards the m25 after an earlier closure at j2 beaconsfield, for investigation work following an accident now the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning. not an awful lot to add on where we were yesterday — the weather is looking remarkably similar. so more blue sky and sunshine to come. perhaps just a little bit more in the way of cloud around today and it could feel a touch warmer, but once again it is a chilly start to the morning. temperatures dropped to mid—single figures in many areas last night. a few early mist patches around and a bit more cloud,

just feeding in on this very light north—easterly breeze, here. but still some decently long spells of sunshine. and top temperatures all the way up to 22, maybe 23 degrees celsius. now, overnight tonight, we keep the clear skies, but there will be a bit more cloud than there has been in recent nights so temperatures not quite as low but sticking in double figures, i think, for the towns, dropping back into single figures though again for the rural spots. a little bit of mist perhaps into tomorrow morning, where we keep those clear skies. tomorrow, more of a south—easterly breeze developing but, again, plenty of sunshine. that south—easterly wind will drag up some warmer, more humid air by the time we get to saturday. so 24—26 degrees celsius but there is some rain in the forecast on sunday. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. bye for now. good morning, welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. 0ur headlines today... robberies on the rise —

new figures show numbers are increasing in england and wales faster than in any other wealthy countries. borisjohnson is given 12 days to set out his brexit plans — the finnish prime minister says he should submit his proposals by the end of the month. a fancy dress party picture from 2001 leads to an apology from the canadian prime minister it was something that i didn't think was racist at the time but now i recognise it was something racist to do and! recognise it was something racist to do and i am deeply sorry. good morning. defying the retail gloom. next reports a rise in sales and profits, despite the high—street slowdown. but its boss warns that rents and rates remain stubbornly high manchester city are up and running in the champions league. they comfortably beat shakhtar donetsk in ukraine whilst spurs are held to a draw by 0lympiakos. and in weather, a little bit on the chilly side out there at the moment, plenty of sunshine overhead, more of that and increasing warmth over the

next few days. i will tell you more here on bbc breakfast. it's thursday the 19th of september. our top story. the number of robberies in england and wales is increasing much faster than in other wealthy countries. a new report shows robberies with knives has risen by 45 per cent in four years. the increase is being blamed on police cuts and the growth in smartphone use. our home affairs correspondent danny shaw reports. it is a frightening crime. every hour, about ten people become victims of robbery, sometimes by thieves riding mopeds. now, a new report has identified robbery as an entry point into serious violence. the study examined robbery trends across 13 western countries since 2014. it found there was a 33% increase in england and wales, far more than anywhere else. researchers said the availability of smartphones and cuts to front—line police were possible reasons for the rise.

robbery is a significant offence, we think. we think it acts as a bit of a gateway offence into more serious violence. whether that's because young people are being asked to carry out robberies as an initiation into gangs, whether it's because they're paying off debts, more research is required. but a large proportion of the violence we're seeing on the streets is accounted for by robbery. the home office said improvements in the way police record offences had contributed to the rise in robberies. the department said it was funding the recruitment of an extra 20,000 officers and making it easierfor police to use stop—and—search powers. but the report suggests the problems may be greater than previously thought. it estimates as many as 269,000 young people aged under 18 were involved in or at risk of violence last year. the number of robberies in england and wales is increasing much faster than in other wealthy countries.

a new report shows robberies with knives has risen by 45 per cent between march 2014 and march 2018. we've already told you about that story, but let's tell you more about borisjohnson, shall story, but let's tell you more about boris johnson, shall we? borisjohnson has been warned by the finnish prime minister that he must come up with fresh brexit proposals, in writing, by the end of the month. antti rinne said the uk needed to submit details within 11 days, of how it would solve the problem of the irish backstop. finland currently holds the presidency of the council of the european union. we can speak now to our political correspondent helen catt who is in westminster — helen how significant is this? we got some timetables running at the moment, tell us about this. europe says it's up to borisjohnson to come up with concrete proposals that would be acceptable to parliament especially around the issue of irish border checks but what we've heard increasingly is that they want to see something in writing. the finnish prime minister has upped the ante a bit on this by

putting a date on it, by the 30th of september. if he hasn't seen proposals by then, he says it's over. it's worth saying that this is not a deadline that other eu nations have yet signed up to although the finnish pro minister says the french president emmanuel macron backs him on this. he will put it to the european council president donald tusk and to the uk government, as for downing street, it says it will continue negotiations and put forward proposals at the appropriate time stop is that going to be before the 30th of september? sources in downing street say it's more likely to be after the conservative party conference ends on the 2nd of 0ctober conference ends on the 2nd of october but before that european summit on the 17th. helen, thank you. david cameron has revealed for the first time how he sought the queen's help during the scottish referendum of 2014, admitting he asked her to "raise an eyebrow" over the question of independence. he's been speaking to the bbc for a new series

about his time as prime minister. 0ur deputy political editor john pienaar reports. no -19,000. the moment in 2014 david cameron realised the union was safe, for a time, anyway. the referendum campaign for scottish independence had been defeated. everybody happy? yes, thank you. are we running? but now, david cameron has told the bbc how, after a startling opinion poll suggested most scots wanted independence, the queen hinted openly at her concern, and how he had a hand in it. i remember conversations i had with my private secretary, and he had with the queen's private secretary, and i had with the queen's private secretary, not asking for anything that would be in any way improper or unconstitutional, butjust a raising of the eyebrow, even, you know, a quarter ofan inch. we thought would, you know, make a difference. although the words were very limited, i think it helped to put a slightly different

perception on things. the convention is that the queen keeps and is kept clear of politics. it is bound up in the current controversy about brexit, where it touches the role of parliament and the prime minister and the palace. it is the biggest stitch—up... 0n borisjohnson and brexit, mr cameron is blunt, saying the man who is now pm expected the leave campaign to lose, but hoped to gain by backing it. in the end, i think, ultimately he put what was good for his political career ahead of what he actually thought was right for the country. so more secrets, secure until now behind this door, out in the open. more tension, more controversy — as if there is not enough already to be getting on with. the canadian prime ministerjustin trudeau, is facing accusations of racism after a photo emerged of him at a fancy dress party in 2001. the picture published by time magazine, shows him dressed up at an arabian nights—themed event.

mr trudeau has apologised, as david willis reports. the photograph appeared in a school yearbook 18 years ago. now, it has come back to haunt canada's prime minister. pictured in robe and turban, brown paint on his face and hands, isjustin trudeau. the event — an arabian nights gala at the posh private school in vancouver where he was teaching at the time. i dressed up in an aladdin costume and put make—up on. i shouldn't have done that. i should have known better, but i didn't, and i'm really sorry. publication of the picture comes just a week afterjustin trudeau launched his re—election campaign, and political rivals have been swift to condemn his actions. well, it's troubling. i mean, it's really — it's insulting. any time we hear examples of brownface or blackfacing,

it's really — it's making a mockery of someone for what they live, and what their lived experiences are. i think he needs to answer for it. i think he's got to answer the question why he did that. a politician of the instagram age, justin trudeau had carefully cultivated an image as a champion of canada's racial and ethnic minorities, a progressive on issues ranging from gender equality to indigenous rights. trudeau had just started to pull ahead of his main rival in the polls, with little over four weeks to go to the election. what this will mean for his re—election prospects remains to be seen. david willis, bbc news, washington. burger king has announced it will no longer be giving away plastic toys with children's meals, following pressure to reduce plastic waste. it comes after two schoolgirls from hampshire petitioned the fast food giant, and its rival mcdonald's, to remove the toys. mcdonald's announced it will allow parents to swap happy meal toys for a bag of fruit in selected stores.

speaking on breakfast earlier, the boss of burger king said they had removed 30 tonnes of plastic straws this year. by doing what we are doing, we are taking action today, we are not committing to doing something in five years' time, this is a piece on thejourney and so it is the fact we are doing something, doing something now, but we are not sitting here pretending we are not sitting here pretending we are not sitting here pretending we are smug or we have done a great job and it is all finished. there is a lot of work to do and this is just a lot of work to do and this is just a part of it. you've become the resident dolphin expert this morning. i was always going to say you have become a dolphin. i've learned this morning, picture this scene. a city canal but in florida, not exactly normal. some dolphins trapped in the canal. the local

volunteers, they wanted to try and get them out of the canal so what do they do? they form a human chain and very gradually drive the dolphins out towards the open sea. so there we re out towards the open sea. so there were two macro mothers and their calves and all ended well because they reached tampa bay and were released into the sea. no need to be afraid of dolphins, apparently. dolphins, on the whole, are benign, i think. it's 11 dolphins, on the whole, are benign, ithink. it's 11 minutes dolphins, on the whole, are benign, i think. it's 11 minutes past eight. the weather in sport coming up. children with mental health issues are being wrongly labelled as truants, according to parents and charities. thousands of families are facing fines or prosecution for the absences, but parents say the real reasons for missing school — such as anxiety or depression — are not being taken into account and 20 families are now considering taking legal action against the government. fran morgan is from square peg, a group which helps children refusing to go to school. and colette reid is here in the studio with us —

you've had first—hand experience of this with your son, haven't you? some people might hear, that some kids at some point don't want to go to school but this is different. what's your experience? my son is 14 now. started school, refusing the second half turn into high school. he has a diagnosis of adhd and autism. and it wasjust a nightmare. what would happen as he would refuse to go to school. because he just couldn't face it. yes. you would struggle with him to get him to go to school and then i mean, he became very challenging at home. he was attacking me, he was destroying things in the house. just because

his anxieties were so high, we were having school round all the time. they were in touch with you at least to find out what was going on but not ina to find out what was going on but not in a supportive way? not in a supportive way at all. it was put down to meet not being able to force him to go into school. theyjust said, he has to go into school. and you can be fined for this?|j said, he has to go into school. and you can be fined for this? i was fined and taken to court. what happened? when i went to court i defended myself, i put the story across of what we've been through and help my son is. and i was actually given an absolute discharge. sol actually given an absolute discharge. so i was found guilty and i was let off, no record, no costs and no fine. just to be clear you we re and no fine. just to be clear you were found guilty of lack of providing my son with education. so,

pick up on that, you hear the story recounted like that, we understand quite a few people are caught up in this sort of sequence of events? yes, absolutely. it's school refusal, that's the term is its most commonly known but it implies wilful choice, but these children, it's about want, these children want to be in school but they can't, triggered by excessive anxiety but the underlying problem could be any numberof things, it the underlying problem could be any number of things, it could be undiagnosed special educational needs, unsupported special educational needs, bullying, trauma, any numberof educational needs, bullying, trauma, any number of things. where does the problem lie in making sure the schools or authorities can determine what is a genuine situation or something else? it's very difficult because the attendance policies are non—statutory, it's up to individual schools to decide whether they think illness is genuine. there is still a

lot of people who believe anxiety is just something you have to push through anyway. but anxiety that affect your day—to—day living which isjust as affect your day—to—day living which is just as applicable to children as it is to adults as a mental health condition and there is a perfect storm in education. schools tried to refer to camhs. the special educational needs system isn't working properly, budget cuts to school means support staff who would be helpful to vulnerable children have been cut, there is pressure on academic testing and curriculum, all of these things become a perfect storm, children simply can't cope. and if you force attendance, sorry .. sorry and if you force attendance, sorry sorry for interrupting, ijust wa nted sorry for interrupting, ijust wanted to go on to the legal action, how does this become a legal issue with the government, what are you hoping to achieve? we have asked for

a meeting and what we are asking for is to review the attendance policy but also to review the legal registration codes that schools have to use to record an absence and there are 23 of those but a lot of children who are struggling with school attendance will be recorded as other un—sometimes other authorised, sometimes not known. so although in education we collect a lot of data and there is a lot of analysis, we have no idea of the scale of this problem and ..ij analysis, we have no idea of the scale of this problem and ijust wa nted scale of this problem and ijust wanted to come back to colette for a second. in your situation, you went through the legal process and there isa through the legal process and there is a lot of labelling goes on, you're presumably labelled as a bad mother, your son is labelled as a truant? and what has been the impact of all that? he was put on a child

protection plan through neglect that i was neglecting him having an education, myself, i'm a qualified social worker so the impact on that is quite serious. the impact on me as i've not been able to work for three years. i'm in arrears on my mortgage. my life hasjust are you home—schooling him now? mortgage. my life hasjust are you home-schooling him now? he's just started three days a week on a 14-16 just started three days a week on a 14—16 —year—olds provision, so he's doing 0k 14—16 —year—olds provision, so he's doing ok now. do you feel you're on a better path now? definitely, he's going out of the house, is happy, he's really enjoying what he's doing now. the past two macro years have been absolutely horrendous but we are definitely over the other side. thank you for sharing your story. and fran thank you for your time.

it's 17 minutes past eight. glorious day in prospect lots of people in the uk. there's london. looking lovely the sunshine. and matt, i think sunshine is on orderfor most people today? is that right? not just today but over the next few days. if you are only up, look what you mist this morning! stunning sunrises across the uk, a little bit of mist in the air, 12 full patches around, that is adding to the atmosphere i suppose it could be described as a perfect autumnal start. crisp and fresh out there, temperatures well down into single figures, the last hour we have touched one or 2 degrees stop most still in single figures but don't forget we have sunshine overhead. that should warn things of quite smartly. central and southern scotland, england, northern ireland, the fog should clear. sunshine

breaking through widely across scotland, still a bit cloudy in the north but even though we have the cloud implies it will be brighter than yesterday. the rain or drizzle is gone, cloud in east anglia, the fat south—east corner but long, sunny spells. the vast majority, temperatures up a degree or so, widely into the mid or high teens or low 20s. turning fresh this evening and into tonight. with high pressure over central parts of the uk from the midlands, northwards into scotla nd the midlands, northwards into scotland and across northern ireland we see some mist and fog forming, pretty dense patches into the friday morning rush hour and another cool start. another morning for a warm jacket quickly cast aside by the middle of the morning, mist and fog clearing by then, long, sunny spells, much sunnier in the park north of scotland, a little bit more cloud drifting northwards across central and southern parts of wales, fragmented, lots of sunshine winning through. temperatures down a degree in the south—east corner of the warmest spot tomorrow could be inland aberdeenshire, 24 degrees.

but overall warmer air pushing all the way up in the mediterranean and france, taking us into the start of the weekend. high pressure is still just about a charge keeping these weather fronts by and large at bay, but that said, if you are in south—west england and wales, keep your eye on the skies on saturday especially during the afternoon, one or two heavy showers and thunderstorms developers, putting their way north and west. most of you not as much mist orfog around, blue sky day for many of us and even warmer than bc on friday. temperatures 23 or 24 in the highlands of scotland, 25 and 26 and increasingly humid in the south—east and a pretty humid night will follow taking us through into sunday. but while many northern and eastern areas stay dry and sunny we will see heavy, thundery rain developing in the south—west and wales britain into northern ireland and northwards across england and wales as we go through the day. the exact timing is a bit uncertain at the moment, tune into the forecast if you have outdoor plans for sunday but some of

you still staying dry and fair you have sunshine it should still feel very pleasant. really looking good. is it unusual to hit those temperatures this weekend, 25 degrees expected? temperatures this weekend, 25 degrees expected ? nothing temperatures this weekend, 25 degrees expected? nothing untoward, we should be pushing the teens into around 20 celsius mark so only ate few degrees above that, nothing u ntowa rd. few degrees above that, nothing untoward. whether for shorts? definitely. see you later. the time is 21 minutes past eight. we are talking about high street shops. some results in. shock horror, results from next. good morning to you. the retailer next has announced that sales are up in their latest results out this morning. retailer next says sales rose 4.3% in the first half of year, with pre—tax profits up 2.7%. the firm continues to buck the trend of slowing high street sales — largely because people collect many online orders from next stores. but the boss says the rents he has

to pay for those stores are "way out of kilter" with value they provide as collection and returns centres. and he has been criticising rates as well. america's central bank cut interest rates last night — for only the second time since the financial crisis of 2008. the cost of borrowing was cut by 0.25%, designed to boost a slowing us economy. they are worried they are about the economy falling into recession. in the uk later, the bank of england will announce its decision on interest rates. they're expected to stay on hold at 0.75%, a full 1% lower than the us. and consumers spent more money on credit cards with uk retailers last year than they did in cash. the british retail consortium says debit cards were the most popular, but falling cash use pushed notes and coins down to third place. cash accounted forjust over £1 in every £5 spent with uk shops.

you are up—to—date. we will talk more about burger king later, i've been chatting to the boss, i know you've been running a clip and he's been talking about the amazon as well, allegations what they do there, where they source their feed. he has denied that though, hasn't he? yes, but allegations from greenpeace about the damage that is doing to the amazon. we will talk more about that later. a consultant who advised the government on brexit has become so worried about the supply of medicines when we leave the uk that he's taking to the streets to share his concerns. dr david nicholl famously ended up in a battle of words with jacob rees mogg. now he's been debating with members of the public. graham satchell caught up with him in birmingham. 0k, good morning. my name is dr david nicholl. i am a whistleblower to do with a no—deal brexit.

we are days away, crashing out with a potential no—deal brexit. dr david nicholl is a consultant neurologist and expert adviser to the govenrment. he has become so worried about the supply medicines from the eu, he has taken to the streets. this is life and death stuff. all this stuff, do or die. i'm sorry, this is not a game, 0k. this is potentially do and die. the uk imports 37 million packs of medicines from the eu every month. the government's own document, yellowhammer, originally a base now a worse—case scenario, talks about significant disruption to medicines for up to six months. dave is worried about his son who is being treated for leukaemia. five of my son's seven chemo medicines come from the eu. this is not acceptable. you can't put children's lives at risk. it is absolute madness. this has gone way beyond politics and a political decision on the future of this country — this is about people's lives. the government says it is working hard to get a deal but, if we leave with no deal,

there are contingencies in place like stockpiling medicines and even flying some drugs in. david nicholl has been accused by jacob rees—mogg, amongst others, of the worst excesses of project fear. you are not scaremongering? i'm presenting the data. this is peer—reviewed data. they may say, we'll actually accept that expert advice and i am willing because i feel so passionate about this brexit project, that i am willing to accept that mortality writ. good on you, think about that — just think about that and explain that to your family in years to come. brexit has divided the country like nothing else. 0n the street in birmingham, passions run high. i am a diabetic so i am on insulin... if the insulin does not arrive for you as a diabetic, you think that is a price worth paying. i do.

why do you feel so strongly about it? we voted to leave — we didn't vote for a deal, we didn't vote for anything. we voted to leave europe, right, and that is what we want, right. we are either a democracy or we are not. the view is not shared byjoe who has a degenerative brain disorder. his consultant has warned him the supply of the drug he takes to stabilise his condition, may be disrupted if there isn't a deal. i am worried. very, very, very worried. whether, if, how, when we leave the eu is still unclear but the anxiety for many is genuine and growing. graham satchell, bbc news, birmingham. and if you are unsure about any brexit terminology, you can access the bbc‘s 'brexit jargon buster‘ by logging onto the bbc news website and searching for 'brexit‘. plenty more to come on the

programme. i imagine the celebrations from the gulf at the weekend probably still going on, somewhere, do you think? we've got the captain coming in. katrina matthew. with the cup. it's glorious. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hi there. we've got a couple of mist and fog patches around this morning, but that will tend to clear away. for most of us, another dry and sunny day. high pressure still firmly in charge of the weather, so that means we've got the light winds and not a great deal of change in conditions as we go through this afternoon. the cloud will tend to break up a bit across scotland, giving some sunny spells here. elsewhere, there could be a bit of cloud developing in the sky, but really it's going to stay largely sunny, and maximum

temperatures today getting up to about 17—22 degrees. through tonight, again there could be some mist and fog patches developing, perhaps a bit more extensive compared to last night, especially in northern ireland, through southern scotland and the eastern side of england. temperatures, though, they'll be down to about 7—11 celsius, perhaps a bit chillier than that in the countryside. but throughout friday it's a case of more blue skies, any mist and fog clearing away, and into the afternoon there'll be some cloud across central and eastern parts that willjust drift its way northward for a time, but for most again there will be lots of sunshine, and it will turn warmer, particularly in the north—east of scotland — 24 celsius here. elsewhere, though, those temperatures getting up into the high teens and low 20s. going into the weekend, however, as high pressure starts to drift further east we draw in much warmer air from the south—west — south—east, sorry. so during saturday it's

going to be another fine day, lots of sunshine again. again a few showers starting to work their way and across western areas, but mainly in the south—west of england. but those temperatures rising even further across england and wales. again, widely into the high teens, low 20s, perhaps mid 20s in the south—east. but into sunday, very different day. low pressure will start to move its in from the west, without bringing a weather front and showery rain spreading its way north and east of us, so very different to saturday. bye— bye.

hello, this is business live from bbc news with victoria fritz and sally bundock. paranoid android — huawei's latest smartphone will have to make do without youtube, gmail and google maps — as the us tries to freeze out the chinese telecoms giant. live from london, that's our top story on the 19th of september. the battle for huawei's future heats up today as the company launches its latest flagship phone — while trying to convince a us court that it's not a threat to national security. also in the programme... india's e—cigerette

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