good morning, welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today: another glorious gold for great britain, as katarina johnson—thompson wins the heptathlon at the world athletics championships. commentator: she breaks the british record, she is the world champion. this is the result of so many attempts to try and perform on this stage i am so, so happy. it's a third medal for british athletics at the games, we'll be speaking to katarina johnson—thompson live from doha just after 8:00. flu vaccines are offered to all primary school children across the uk, as the nhs begins its biggest winter

immunisation programme. facebook is threatening our safety — that's the stark warning from the home secretary, who is calling on the social networking giant to rethink its plans to make its messages more private. sir rod stewart surprises the bride and groom whose dream wedding was nearly ruined by the thomas cook collapse. andrew and sharon were here on the sofa with us last week. we'll speak to them from las vegas. and ex— hurricane crosses our shores but not going to realise it, most of us. but not going to realise it, most of us. for most cloudy days. brighter later. your forecast right here on brea kfast later. your forecast right here on breakfast later. it's friday the 4th of october. our top story: it's been another glorious night

for british athletics, as katarina johnson—thompson won heptathlon gold at the world championships. she set a new british record in doha last night, breaking jessica ennis—hill's score from the london olympics. her victory came 2a hours after dina asher—smith won gold in the 200 metres. natalie pirks was watching. hers is a story of redemption, of being stuck in the shadows of a british legend, to winning her own goal with the biggest margin of victory in 32 years and the most brilliant it, it was never in doubt. katarina johnson—thompson had been leading overnight after four events, but she has long had a love hate relationship with the long jump. her quest has unravelled here spectacularly in the past but not this time. her lead was growing over her closest rival but the javelin is

where she had a meltdown in rio. another personal best would be handy now. nafissatou thiam can throw almost 60 metres on her good day but nursing and elbow, this was not her day. and with just the 800m to go, only disaster would deny katarina johnson—thompson god. fans are used to seeing her implode on the world stage can come out from behind their fingers now. she breaks the british record. she is the world champion. no, it does not make sense to me, honestly. these two days, it has been so fast and it has been at so it has felt like a dream under the

lights. this has been the result. so many attempts trying to perform on this stage. i am so, so happy. she was not dreaming, her score six in heptathlon history. it was a terrific night. and we'll be speaking to the newly—crowned world champion shortly after 8 o'clock this morning. borisjohnson‘s chief europe advisor will hold another round of talks in brussels today, as the government tries to break the brexit deadlock. david frost's visit comes as the eu's chief negotiator said he still had plenty of questions about the uk's plans. the main proposals relate to northern ireland. it would stay in the eu single market for all goods, and that would mean accepting eu rules and standards. but crucially, northern ireland would leave the customs union, and that would mean new customs checks on the island of ireland. but all of this would depend on future votes by the northern ireland assembly — a body which is currently suspended.

so, have the proposals been received? in a moment we'll hear from our political correspondent in westminster, iain watson. but first, let's go to dublin where our ireland correspondent, chris page, has been getting a sense of the reaction there. tell us what you are hearing so far? charlie, the irish government have been sceptical about the british proposals. they have some big criticism but they are careful not to just criticism but they are careful not tojust dismiss criticism but they are careful not to just dismiss the offer from boris johnson. leo varadkar is on a miniature of scandinavian capitals and be holding talks with his danish counterpart in copenhagen. he spoke to eu seniorfigures including jean—claude juncker and donald tusk yesterday. the irish have two main problems. they do not like the idea

of any customs check on island of ireland. that would disrupt the island economy and the cooperation with the good friday agreement. the devolved assembly at stormont would have a vote and that could veto any new arrangements so have a vote and that could veto any new arrangements so it is difficult how that can be squared. let's speak to our political correspondent, iain watson, who's in westminster. iain, how big is the task ahead for the government? we have started to get some reactions from some of the leaders? we have indeed. david frost is going to be in brussels today. what brussels will try to find out from him is two things. firstly, the residual suspicion that boris johnson is simply trying to shift the blame for no deal away from returning to brussels and they want

to find outjust how returning to brussels and they want to find out just how serious returning to brussels and they want to find outjust how serious he is forgetting a deal and how serious he is in compromising further, in particular, this idea for example of the democratic unionist party having evita. it is —— a veto. they will be testing the water there. he has to get a deal through parliament. people say he's a better place than theresa may and i think it is true but it is not guaranteed to get a vote through because labour mps are playing the cards close to that chest but not every conservative mp foran chest but not every conservative mp for an out of the party would back this particular deal either. thank you very much. children and vulnerable groups are being urged to come forward for a flu vaccination this year, in what the nhs says is its biggest

ever winter immunisation programme. for the first time, 30 million people will be eligible for the flu vaccine. it will be offered to all primary school children, including year six pupils. health officials estimate there were more than 1,600 flu—associated deaths last winter. the medical director of public health england says it is important that nhs staff get the message. last year the good news was that over 70% accepted the vaccine and were covered and that has been improving remarkably year on year. this year we will like 100% of healthcare workers to be covered but certainly we would like nine in ten to have the vaccine and that protects themselves, theirfamilies the vaccine and that protects themselves, their families and the patients. britain hasjoined the united states and australia in raising serious concerns about plans by facebook to encrypt all messages sent on its services.

ben's got more on this story. what's going on here ben? it is interesting, it is trying to find the balance with our right to privacy especially in the wake of all the data scandal where media firms, facebook in particular, was accessing personal data for game. it also has to allow security to axis messages should they need to stop criminal activities on other media platforms. what facebook is proposing is to make the messages sent in the messaging services and encrypted so you cannot read to them unless you have the code at either end and it protects them when sent over the internet and it does that already with its what's up service and it wants to go to instagram and facebook. i am not sure why the

objection is coming through when whatsapp has had it already. remember that facebook owns instagram as well and they want to roll that out to all the services. it has been in the firing line given the concern to our data and they say this is the next step to make sure customer data is a say. they have issued a statement this morning, and to end encryption... it is interesting because this comes ata time it is interesting because this comes at a time when the uk has signed a deal with the us to be able to axis information directly from tech firms rather than going through a convoluted legal process. in theory

that would make it easy to get, a matter of days rather than weeks, but the big issue is that if that stuff is encrypted that it makes it more difficult. a couple from merseyside, whose dream wedding in las vegas was nearly ruined by the collapse of thomas cook, have now tied the knot with sir rod stewart watching on. who else would you want to add your wedding! the flash at your wedding. sharon and andrew aitchison joined us on the breakfast sofa, when the travel company was on the verge of going bust. they eventually made it to vegas on time, and found a special guest waiting for them. ben ando takes up the story. # have i told you lately that i love you. have a told you there is no—one else above you ? you. have a told you there is no—one else above you? you fill my heart

with gladness, take away all my sadness, ease my trouble, that's what you do... # a wedding ceremony for sharon and andrew but last week when they appeared on bbc breakfast, the outlook for the happy couple had seen the outlook for the happy couple had seen anything but. we were due to fly with 19 of our closest family and friends on friday morning. fly with 19 of our closest family and friends on friday morningm fly with 19 of our closest family and friends on friday morning. it is not going to happen arena. they spent £9,000 for themselves and their guests with thomas cook when it went bust so they thought did their dreams. we paid for the flies, i managed the group booking, for my family and other people had gone through me because it was flight only it is not at all protected. but

then delta airline stepped into fly them to the state and make the wedding went ahead. # fill my heart with gladness, take away my sadness... ease my trouble, it is what you do #. so rod the very special guest. everyone is good, and joy! that is brilliant. we are talking to them later today, from las vegas.|j think they have had a good time. another day, another gold. they have been some lows along the way for katarina johnson—thompson.

she has lost two jessica way for katarina johnson—thompson. she has lost twojessica ennis—hill. jessica ennis—hill one of our greatest ever 0lympians and you have to follow that and that is i was going to be hard but she has done it on her own now. katerina johnson—thompson's the new world heptathlon champion. leading heading into the final three events yesterday, she jumped brilliantly in the long jump, set a new personal best in the javelin, before winning the 800 metres. wednesday's winner, dina asher—smith, already has her gold safely in her suitcase and says she can run faster still. that is a scary prospect. from number ones to a hundred. a new hundred—ball cricket competition is launched with the aim of bringing a whole new audience to the sport. and the night the wolves pounced. a late, late winner gives wolverhampton wanderers their first major european win in 39 years. a sticky note for manchester united.

but it is going to be great to speak to katarina johnson—thompson later. cannot wait. the highs and that preceded it. and you will look through the back pages with us in just a moment. let's take a look at today's papers. the times reports that victims of the met police's botched investigation into claims of a vip paedophile ring have called on labour's deputy leader, tom watson, to resign over his involvement in the investigation. the picture is lily—rose depp, daughter ofjohnny depp and vanessa pa radis, at the london premiere of her new film. the daily telegraph says scotland yard was warned by a senior lawyer not to believe the claims made about a paedophile ring at westminster, months before it eventually shut down the inquiry. the paper also reports on comments by the home secretary that plans by facebook to make its messenger service more secure for users would create a digital blind spot where paedophiles

and terrorists could hide. the picture is the irish pm, leo varadkar, at a press conference in stockholm yesterday. it claims that most british people now do not wish to leave the eu. that was described by the dup as incendiary and outrageous. the daily mail reports that millions of women have been left up to £50,000 out of pocket after the high court rejected their appeal against ministers' handling of the rise in the women's state pension age. and on the front of the guardian is a picture of a scottish wildcat. the paper reports on a new study which suggests populations of some of the uk's most rare and important species have fallen by an average of 60% since the 19705. we will be talking a little bit more about that with our correspondent a little bit later on. she is out in the brecon beacons for us. and an update on a story we were covering yesterday on the programme about

women's tensions, the age being increased for women. there was a case in the high court yesterday trying to claim that that move was illegal. butjudges threw that out. campaigners have been arguing that the move to raise the pension age for women constituted age and sex discrimination and didn't come with enough notice. the judge discrimination and didn't come with enough notice. thejudge has ruled that successive governments have consulted on it since 1995 and said that they are just trying to reset the balance. they thought this was too much in favour of women, and therefore this is resetting the gender balance. i want to show you this picture, as well, in the times this picture, as well, in the times this morning. we know that you can use uber to hail a taxi. you can now use uber to hail a taxi. you can now use it to hail a helicopter, if you wa nt use it to hail a helicopter, if you want to. you are kidding. how much would that cost? if you want to fly from manhattan tojfk airport, in a cave it is 60 quid. if you do it in a helicopter, $200. but you are only

allowed a little bag. wouldn't it be per person? if you order a taxi, you don't pay per person. per person? if you order a taxi, you don't pay per personlj per person? if you order a taxi, you don't pay per person. i will check. sorry. and great pictures of katarina johnson—thompson. and we are talking about the new hundred tournament, aimed at attracting younger audiences and families. it has not been lost on people that all of the teams are sponsored by crisp companies. and we will talk about that a little later —— crisp companies. and the biggest earners in the men's game, £120,000, the biggest earners in the women's team, £15,000. so in the push towards equal pay, it doesn't look great, does it? i willjust hold this up. is that a mirror? what this is is

norrie, the smiling dog. it is so cute. i am just norrie, the smiling dog. it is so cute. i amjust saying, look, look. have we got it? charlie has always been cute and cuddly, hasn't he?” am not seeing it. i see no resemblance whatsoever. people thinking the dog has a great face.” wonder what conditioner the dog is using on its lovely coat, probably very similarto using on its lovely coat, probably very similar to charlie. let's clear the sofa now, it's all over. you have been dismissed! we will always welcome mat with the weather. did you see that picture? have you got a monitor with you? know, but i did manage to see it —— matt. monitor with you? know, but i did manage to see it -- matt. have you

got any whether to tell us? very good morning to you. friday at long last, and believe it or not, an ex— hurricane is set across the shores of the uk. it was actually the strongest, most easterly atla ntic the strongest, most easterly atlantic hurricane on record. but many of you today are not even going to notice it. it has changed quite substantially since it was a few days ago. let's look at the forecast, because overall it is going to be a pretty typical autumn day. quite a bit of cloud, a bit of a breeze blowing, strongest towards the south—west of the country. and there will be some rain spreading its way southwards and eastwards, but not as much as some of use or overnight. so where is storm lorenzo at the moment? it is an area of low pressure over northern ireland, notice the lines around the circle start to become fewer in number, thatis start to become fewer in number, that is an indication it is continuing to weaken and the wind is becoming less and less of a feature. what some of you will notice this morning as it is not as chilly as it was yesterday morning. after seeing a frost across some areas, today, frost free. temperatures for many in

double figures as we start today. lots of sunshine to the north—east of scotland, in between, a cloudy start and outbreaks of rain across ireland spreading southwards and eastwards through the midlands and southern england. not a huge amount of rain by the afternoon stop many northern and eastern areas staying dry. sunniest towards the far north—west —— east, and temperatures not far from where they should be at this time of year, 12— 17 degrees. the south—west corner will see the strongest winds throughout, touching 40, maybe 50 mph in one or two spots. may cause one or two issues but nothing too bad for this stage in october. elsewhere, quite breezy, but the breeze continues to ease down as we go through tonight. a lot of cloud across southern areas, patchy rain easing, and tonight will bea patchy rain easing, and tonight will be a colder night than the night just gone. clearest skies across the north—east of scotland. a chilly start to your week here, but lots of sunshine across the northern and eastern areas to begin with. saturday, cloud will increase uk wide and across western areas the breeze will pick up and we will see

outbreaks of rain developed widely. the morning in western areas is better than the afternoon and temperatures fairly similar to today's. the rain arrives in the west and the windy conditions will spread across the country as we go through saturday night and into sunday. it could drop around 30—40 millimetres, that is up to two inches of rain in some spots, and a few minor issues as we go into the start of sunday. through sunday, while the rain will be sluggish to clear eastern areas, especially east anglia and the south—east, many western areas will have a better day than that today, a lot more sunshine around, but it will be a cooler day on sunday compared with saturday. but as i say, the weekend, saturday brightest in eastern areas, sunday brightest in eastern areas, sunday brightest in eastern areas, sunday brightest in the west. as we go into next week, we are going to continue with a changeable autumn theme with a bit of sunshine at times, a bit of wind and rain as well. thanks very much, looking absolutely stunning behind you this morning. we will catch up with you later. we have done a good job.

just a couple of days after borisjohnson set out his latest brexit plans, and all eyes are dublin to see how the irish government will respond. 0ur ireland correspondent chris page is there, taking a look at attitudes towards brexit, the backstop and the border. we are right in the heart of the irish capital, where so much intense thinking about matters of global importance has gone on for centuries. in more recent times one issue has been preoccupying politicians, academics and business people in the city and right across the irish republic. of course, that is the departure of the uk from the european union. and there is one difficulty in particular that has been hard to resolve, and that is how you keep the land border with northern ireland open. everybody agrees they want to do that, but it is not at all straightforward as to how you achieve that when the uk is

outside the eu, following its own rules on trade, and the irish republic continues inside the european union. i have been getting a sense of the mood. i have gone about 100 miles west from here. the border is being used as a political football, and it's not doing anyone any good in the island of ireland. boating on the border is the essence of tranquillity, but the simplicity of life on the water also shows the complexity of the issue which has stalled brexit. here, and at other parts of the border, it'sjust unpoliceable. a hard border — it's unworkable, whatever they say. and they can put whatever agreement they want in place, but it's not going to be possible. how can you police a hard border here? it'sjust — it's not going to be possible. well, in some places, it is hard to know where the border is at all. but here, we do know where it is,

because this stretch of the waterway actually marks the frontier. 0ver there, it's northern ireland. this bank is the irish republic. the canal has become a symbol of the peace process. it's a gateway to both countries, which shows how much has changed. when it opened, 25 years ago, the conflict wasn't over, and still overshadowed everything. now, the waterway is an artery for this area's lifeblood — tourism. visitors often start theirjourney on the longest river in the republic. 0n the shannon, businesspeople want brexit to be settled. uncertainty doesn't help people to book a holiday, and it would definitely be great if we could get this thing over the line and out of the way by the end of october. a deal is the best possible solution for irish tourism. about halfway to northern ireland, the canal curves through the town of

ballinamore. people here feel they are at pivot point. gail gets supplies for her garden centre from across the border, and she hopes there won't be any complications. we're a small family business. myself and my husband run it, along withjust a few part—time workers. so we can't really afford to be taking on an extra administrative layer within the business. our time is very tight, we're always on the run here. there's always a million things to do. the closer you get to the frontier, the more real brexit feels. for so long, so many have thought so little about crossing the border. brexit has sent ripples through politics, business and identity. in ireland, what people seem to want most is calmness amidst the uncertainty. well, listening to the thoughts of people in my report there, you get an idea of why the irish government

objects to one particular aspect of the current british government's posta ls the current british government's postals to break the brexit deadlock, and that is the idea that there would be customers checks on goods moving to and from northern ireland. the irish government say that would disrupt trade, and also it would disrupt the cooperation between the irish republic and northern ireland, which is an important part of the good friday peace agreement. travelling around the country, you do hear that people are worried about the prospect of no deal and the damage that would bring, but on the whole they are behind the government's strategy on brexit, and they think the irish prime minister, leo varadkar, shouldn't back down and should continue to take a firm line. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london. tomorrow marks 20 years since the paddington rail disaster, yet figures have revealed the number of trains failing to stop at red lights is at an 11—year high.

31 people were killed in the crash after a train ran through a red signal. the figures from the office of road and rail show more than 300 signals were missed in the past year. paddington survivors say standards that were introduced after the crash must be upheld. here we are, 20 years on. it's another generation of people working in the industry, and it would be very easy to allow it to slip. the industry has to recognise that safety is of great importance, because these incidents don't happen very often, but when they do, they really are devastating. the department for transport says the government is working hard to ensure the highest standards are maintained. a specialist helpline has been set up following a suspected measles outbreak in the southend area of essex. the cases are believed to be linked to a community centre called project 49. health officials are trying to track down 200 people who might have been

exposed to the virus. championship club millwall are looking for a new manager after it was confirmed that long—serving boss neil harris has resigned. harris, who also spent most of his playing career at the club, leaves with the lions four places above the relegation zone. let's take a look at the travel situation now. 0n the tube, there is no bakerloo line between harrow & wealdstone and queens park because of a faulty train, and no 0verground between watford junction and euston. 0n the roads, a few ongoing works to tell you about. this is the a4 piccadilly underpass. it is still closed heading out towards knightsbridge. in tottenham, there are temporary lights on the high road southbound at the junction with dowsett road. now the weather, with elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning. you will notice just how much milder it feels this

morning compared to yesterday. we've got temperatures in double figures to start off the morning. it's a rather breezy sort of day. plenty of cloud around, and they will be some showers for most of us as we head through the afternoon. it was raining overnight, so a bit of a damp field to things this morning, but we've got some early bright spells. temperatures will be a little bit higher than they were yesterday. the cloud will thicken as we head to the morning and we will see some outbreaks of rain just pushed down from the north—west as we head into the afternoon, most of it fairly light, but there could be the odd heavier burst at times. those top temperatures 14— 16 celsius. now, as we head through this evening and overnight, it should stay dry. always plenty of cloud, but some clearer spells here and there. slightly cooler than last night. temperatures away from the towns will drop back into single figures, just. ten or 11 celsius in central london. the winds are much later by now, and they will stay reasonably late for the first half of the day on saturday. it should be dry, with plenty of cloud. highs of 16 degrees and then wet and windy

overnight saturday into much of sunday morning. so that's it for now. tthere's more from me in around half an hour. now though it's back to naga and charlie. bye for now. hello this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. it's 6:31. we'll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment, but also on breakfast this morning, we'll be joined by britain's latest athletics world champion, katarina johnson—thompson. she will be on the programme just after 8 o'clock. are loyal customers are being ripped off by their insurance companies? ben will be taking a look at a major report into the issue, due out later this morning. and he's the american author who fell in love with britain. bill bryson will be here to tell us about his new book, and everything you need to know about the human body. good morning. here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. katerina johnson—thompson didn't

just win the heptathlon, she broke the british record in the process! she had an overnight lead after four events and leapt further than her main rival in the long jump. the home secretary has coincided an open later to facebook arguing the move to encrypt messages would make it harder to solve crimes like child abuse. boris johnson chief europe advisable hold another round of talks in brussels today as the government tries to break the brexit deadlock. david frost's visit comes as michel barnier says he still had

plenty of questions about the uk plans. consent is also about how the plans. consent is also about how the plans will be enforced by leo varadkar. a plans will be enforced by leo va radkar. a possible plans will be enforced by leo varadkar. a possible breakthrough in the case of a woman murdered more than 20 years ago. a body found in gloucestershire 13 years later. traces of dna found on the site matches that on a rope wrapped around her. a painting by banksy has sold at auction for nearly £12 million. nearly five time it estimates. there was a 30 minute bidding battle. 0rganisers say it is a record sale for the street artist. fantastic picture. an one storeyed to finish with, there are not many couples who can say they had so rod stewart singing for them on the big

day. that is what happened for one couple in las vegas. the wedding we re couple in las vegas. the wedding were nearly ruined because of the colla pse were nearly ruined because of the collapse of thomas cook. they made it to las vegas on time and then there was a special guest waiting.” wish you all the luck in the world. # have i told you lately that i love you? have # have i told you lately that i love you ? have i # have i told you lately that i love you? have i told you, there is no—one else above you... # that did not play long enough. i could listen to that all morning. what an extraordinary sequence of events. the whole thing was going around. they were with us on monday start everything looked like they had gone wrong, they had paid their money and

we re wrong, they had paid their money and were not going to get it back. how things can change. we will speak to them later. katarina johnson—thompson, unbelievable. six female world champions in 24 years and to come along in two days. just the significance of the performance. katerina johnson—thompson didn't just win the heptathlon, she broke the british record in the process! she had an overnight lead after four events and leapt further than her main rival in the long jump. the javelin has traditionally been one of her weaker events but she threw a personal best. and then she rounded off a fantastic couple of days by winning the 800 metres to take gold. it has been a long time coming for me. these are my fourth world cup championships. the first i was only 20 years old and the next two didn't go too well. i am so happy i was able to come here and be competitive.

as she mentioned there, johnson—thompson has had some heartbreaking moments at world championships. in beijing four years ago, she was devastated when she slipped from second place to 28th. then in london two years later she was among the favourites but dropped points in the highjump — one of her best events. but she's overcome all that to finally follow in the footsteps of dame jessica ennis—hill. multi— events are so tough and there we re multi— events are so tough and there were those ears after major championship when she had a huge disappointment when we thought, was this going to be herjourney, the endpoint to her career but she kept battling through setback after setback. it might finally be sinking in for dina asher—smith that she's now a world champion. yesterday she got some physical proof — her gold medal. she ran a personal best time in that 200 metre final on wednesday night but she says she can go even faster. and with the olympics coming next year, she knows she has a target on her back.

it comes with the territory, doesn't it? you have to roll with it. people kept saying it yesterday but again, it feels surreal. it is something that i think will be great into the next year because hopefully this is not as fast as i can go, hopefully i can get stronger and faster and push on to better things in the next 12 months. next summer a brand new form of cricket will be played in england and wales. it's called the hundred and it was launched yesterday in london. some of england's test players were picked by the eight new sides but there have been questions over the cost of the competition and whether it's needed. but world cup winner chris woakes is on side. ijust think it i just think it will grow. it will attract audiences. it has been a great summer for cricket, like you touched on, with the world cup and the ashes and reaching a new audience is important for the game andi audience is important for the game and i think this is something that

will hopefully bring your people to the game, new faces, get kids interested in it cricket. it was another miserable night for manchester united. they drew 0—0 with az alkmaar in the europa league, in what was described as a "dull" match. but wolverhampton wanderers have won their first major european match since 1980. victory over bekistas came in dramatic style. willy boly striking in stoppage time to snatch a 1—0 win in istanbul. arsenal have six points out of six in their group, after gabriel martinelli scored two quick—fire goals to put them on their way to a 4—0 win over standard liege. celtic got a bit of revenge over romanian side cluj. they were the team that knocked them out of the champions league in august but celtic beat them two—nil last night to go top of their group. rangers lost at young boys. joe smith said he was happy with the win over russia at the rugby world cup despite a fair bit of criticism.

they picked up a bonus point but some called the performance uninspiring. matty dawson say they have no chance of beating new zealand on current form. and worth pointing out as well that no team has ever lost a group match and then gone on to win the world cup so, they would have to do something really historic but they are still in the mix and the world number one side. some positives. see you later on. thank you forjoining us. plaid cymru members will be asked to support a change in party policy this weekend and that's to stop brexit. the welsh nationalists are currently in favour of a second referendum but are now proposing to campaign to cancel brexit, if there's a general election. let's speak to the party's leader adam price who's in swansea. good morning and thank you for your time. a rather beautiful backdrop if i may say so. it is. clarity on what

parties say about brexit. what is your party position on brexit? we wa nt to ta ke your party position on brexit? we want to take it back to the people and that is what should happen now because it is the only way properly to resolve the crisis we are in actually. we're waiting to see the details, of course, we have had seven page summary of boris johnson's proposal, we have not seen the wider proposal but what should happen in any case with any deal is it should be taken back finally to the people. it should happen now before an election because what we do not want is all the other issues we should be talking about, the state of poverty in wales, about a mile away from here, half the children in swansea live in poverty and those other kind of things we need to be focusing on but we have

going around in circles for 3.5 yea rs going around in circles for 3.5 years and it is time to get it done but to get it done democratically by taking back to the people, give them the final say. here is the actual deal, not perfection, not the farrago misleading lies, let's put it back to the people, help them decide and then we can discuss how, in my case, in my nation, how we prize ourselves out of poverty where we have been for generations. wales 52. 5% we have been for generations. wales 52.5% voting in favour of leaving the eu. wales voted in favour. am i right in assuming that in the event ofa right in assuming that in the event of a referendum, plaid cymru would be campaigning to remain? yes, because we think that is best for wales. the other party for wales and

we have to be honest and not mislead the people. we generally, sincerely believe is the best deal is to currently remain in the eu. absolutely important because we are an exporting country. we still make things here in wales, we have manufacturing, agriculture. those sectors will be hit hardest by the deal the prime minister is proposing... if i may, i wanted deal the prime minister is proposing... ifi may, iwanted to pick up on the issue of how wales voted. wales have voted leave. how is it you tell people who have made their minds up that you are telling them you know better. no, it is not that. politicians have to be honest with people. the scottish law lords accused the minister of misleading parliament, yesterday the irish did the same and all they need is a

welshman to do that and he has won the triple crown. politicians need to say honestly and sincerely where they stand and we say it is best for wales to state in the eu. i understand what many voted for leaving. when you see the endemic poverty, those people voted for change. i do not think the effort offered by the prime minister will deliver the fundamental economic uplift they need. we want to become an independent nation in our own right. but let's take it back to the people and see whether people of wales, scotland, northern ireland and england are on this question now that we have clarity, rather than i think the confusing and possibly misleading picture that was presented 3.5 years ago... if i may,... presented 3.5 years ago... if i may, . .. take presented 3.5 years ago... if i may,... take it back to the people

because ultimately the people must decide. i know you are struggling with your earpiece and i hope you can hear me... a second referendum may well not happen. if boris johnson gets a deal through, we simply will not get to that point. what, in the meantime, you have for mps in westminster, what are you doing in any practical terms to engineer anything in advance of what the government explains are? —— next plans. responsible thing to do is first of all we have to take a no—deal out of the equation because it is reckless and senseless so take that off the table. the prime minister is presenting his deal. there are two interpretations of what is going on here. two camps in downing street possibly, the sensible and compromise and or is it

just political theatre... sensible and compromise and or is it just political theatre. .. the question was, what are you going to do? parliament passed the so-called benn act. we cannot have a responsible government proposing a no—deal scenario. what should happen is that the government should present a deal, the deal, to the people and let the people decide so we can finally have some closure on this issue. that is the way democratically it should be decided. an election, ifear, could end up with a hung parliament and we end up with a hung parliament and we end up with exactly the same conversation next year, charlie, hopefully with a different earpiece. we want to start talking about change, that is what

politics is about, there is not much optimism abroad because we are only talking about one thing, political paralysis. politics is about improving people's life. let's get exit decided by the people so we can serve the people and improve the state of life are so many people here in wales. thank you for your time and apology for your audio problems. you coped fantastically. the swansea grand theatre is the grandest backdrop we have had for a politician in ages. loyalty doesn't pay. the financial regulator is expected to say that customers who stay with the same bank or insurance firm are being ripped off. ben is looking at this. are they being ripped off? kind of, yes, but we will get the official verdict this morning. this was an official enquiry by the regulator. they took the view that most people

who stay with the same financial organisation tend to end up paying more. the fca says the overall insurance market generated nearly £80 billion in premiums from customers last year. most uk adults, 82%, have one or more general market product, with home and motor insurance being the most commonly held. but we've known for a while that the industry may not be doing enough when it comes to loyal customers. in 2017, the fca brought in new rules to force all insurance companies to disclose last year's premium at each renewal, so that it can be easily compared to the new premium offered — in essence, a prompt to shop around. the problem is few of us do, like diane. up up to three years ago, i thought i was getting a fairly good deal from them, and that being a pensioner, i don't like changing anyway. so the premiums were going up quite badly, but not that badly, that it really turned me off. i think they went up

to about £1200 last year, and then this year, they went up to £3500. the chap cancelled my insurance and put me on a new insurance that had a discount on it, and so i was like that for the first year, and then it went up and bumped up again. that is diane's story, it really does show that if someone assumes you will keep on paying it without querying it, in her case paying thousands of pounds more that they shouldn't have to do. according to citizens advice, one in three customers have been with their home insurance provider for more than five years. we just kind of wejust kind of signup we just kind of signup and wejust kind of signup and keep renewing it every it comes around. they could be paying up to 70% more for a policy than a new customer. it is called the loyalty penalty, and last september, the consumer

charity launched a super complaint to get the key market regulators to do something about it. that is a huge discrepancy. yes, and it assumes you won't do something about it. most are on direct debit, they say tell us when you want to change. so that loyalty is what is being investigated. the charity launched a super complaint and the regulator is investigating. the charity looking at this says it wa nts charity looking at this says it wants regulators to do something about it. most people think that loyalty should pay. the sad thing is that in most markets the exact opposite is true. we live busy lives and we don't spend every day trawling through price comparison sites for the best deals. companies know this and they penalise us for it. the report is due in about half—an—hour, and the investigation began in october. it is due at 7am this morning, and they will look at

whether people are being penalised for paying different levels for insurance based on sex or age. one thing immediately occurs, of course. if it is found that your insurance company has overcharged you, do you get money back? do you get it back over time and think each year it should have been this, when it was this? two we will hopefully speak to the association of british insurers later as well. the crux of it is they are not doing anything illegal, but they cashing in on our apathy. we don't shop around, we don't move elsewhere, we think it is too hard to do. so there is no allegations that they are doing anything illegal here. what the insurance regulator is saying is look, be fairer to those customers, make sure that if one year you are paying 200 quid, the year after it is not more than £1000. be consistent and don't assume you can charge people more because they don't shop around. i will have more on those findings at seven a.m..

a little late going to the weather. iam sure a little late going to the weather. i am sure matt won't mind. we will give you a glories view over central london. feeling told this morning? i never feel tall, naga, i neverfeel tall, naga, unless i am with a bunch of schoolchildren. it isa with a bunch of schoolchildren. it is a fine start, not the same everywhere, but what you might not notice today is that we are about to have what was once a category 5 hurricane crossed our shores. it has weakened substantially during the last 36 hours, and storm lorenzo as it crosses us will bring nothing more than a bit of rain here and there, especially this morning, and some strengthening winds, particularly to the south—west of england. let's take a look at the forecast for today. it will be a bit windy in some places. the stronger scales in the south—western corner, and wettest of all this morning. what you will also notice if you are stepping out this morning is compared to yesterday morning, not

quite as chilly. we saw a frost across the country, and because we have that area of low pressure pushing its way eastwards with all the cloud, the temperatures haven't dropped as much. and notice how the lines on the chart around our low pressure system, storm lorenzo, are fewer in number. the winds will continue to weaken as that storm goes. this morning, if you are stepping out, temperatures foremost in double figures. wales clear of the frost you woke up to yesterday morning. but rain across northern ireland quickly clearing. a wet start across northern ireland, northern england and the west midlands. pushing across southern counties as we go through this morning, and the winds will strengthen to that south—western corner. brightening up to the far north of the uk. the best of the sunshine in the far north—east. temperatures 11 or 12, up to 17 in the south. this is where the windiest conditions will be. 40 to 50 mph in the south—west. could cause some travel travel disruption, and nothing untoward for this stage in october. the winds continuing to ease down through tonight. the rain

in the south gradually clears away foremost. clear skies to the north and east overnight, and this is where we could actually see a frost again. north—east scotland most prone to that. the further south and west you are, too much cloud, again frost free with some staying in double figures. here we go into the weekend. sunniest to start saturday across some northern and eastern areas. this is where we will hold onto the sunshine, clouding over into the afternoon. a cloudy start for many in the west, and it is here it turns wet and windy as we go through saturday. temperatures fairly similarto through saturday. temperatures fairly similar to today's values. that wet and windy weather will tra nsfer that wet and windy weather will transfer its way on those weather fronts you can see on the charts. as we go into sunday morning, after quite a wet night for many, it will bea damp quite a wet night for many, it will be a damp start across eastern areas on sunday. the rain may be a bit sluggish to clear away across parts of east anglia and the south—east. the western half of the uk, compared with saturday, you will have a much drier and brighter day, and are less breezy day as well. all on sunday, temperatures will be down in what we saw on saturday. but in the west you will have a bit of sunshine to

compensate. nothing unusual for this stage in october, and we continue with very much autumnal looking weather forecasts as we go into next week as well. that is how it is looking. thank you very much, matt. enjoy, we will see you later. more now on that record—breaking win for katarina johnson—thompson and one man who has followed her career from the start is former teacher corin willis. good morning to you. how proud are you? very proud. this could be one of those interviews that katarina johnson—thompson will either relish or hate, because having your teacher talk about you, knowing what you are like in school... give us a little insight into what she was like. she was fantastic. what you see now is what we saw in school. she was just

a fantastic person, really, really lovely person. stood out for all the right reasons in school, through her heart and soul into everything that she did. a real team player. her pe teacher, joe hardiman, from the school's point of view, she is the one that deserves the credit. she a lwa ys one that deserves the credit. she always speaks about how katarina was always speaks about how katarina was a real team player. it wasn'tjust about individual success, it was about individual success, it was about the whole school team. much has been made through her career of the struggle she has had along the way, times when it hasn't gone right, on the big stage has not quite worked out. what was her character like? what is the kind of person you remember as a school kid? very, very modest, very humble, so i think ina very, very modest, very humble, so i think in a couple of ways that may be explained when she has had those struggles, the perception that people have had is that maybe she gets a bit down on herself, didn't a lwa ys gets a bit down on herself, didn't always believe in herself. now obviously the move to france recently, for a new coach, and so on, robert lee a big move. a brave

move. she is someone who very much loves liverpool and her friends move. she is someone who very much loves liverpool and herfriends and herfamily, but loves liverpool and herfriends and her family, but yes, loves liverpool and herfriends and herfamily, but yes, making that move i think is helping. tell us a bit, in the school, what difference does it make that someone like her has done what she has done? to the other kids? it is amazing, we have already got students who are talking about her as their idol, their role model. that was before yesterday, so they have always been aware of her. whether she won gold, whether she won nothing, we would have been very proud of her. what is it with your school? you seem to churn out some real stars, jodie comer, as well as kjt. and the star of killing eve, of course. and they have used the talents they have, notjust for themselves, but to share with the school. i don't know what it is, but

a pretty special year group. have you got sports facilities at the school? have you got a running track? we don't have a track, we are better now than when katarina was at the school, we have had a rebuild of the school, we have had a rebuild of the whole school. can i make the assumption that you would invite her back at the earliest opportunity? absolutely, she would be welcome anytime. we will talk to her at 8:10am. and you are going into be in charge of detention. that's right, the girls will be devastated if i am not back for that. you will be popular later — not. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm sonja jessup. tomorrow marks 20 years since the paddington rail disaster, yet figures have revealed the number of trains failing to stop at red

lights is at an 11—year high. 31 people were killed in the crash after a train ran through a red signal. the figures from the office of road and rail show more than 300 signals were missed in the past year. paddington survivors say standards that were introduced after the crash must be upheld. here we are, 20 years on. it's another generation of people working in the industry, and it would be very easy to allow it to slip. the industry has to recognise that safety is of great importance, because these incidents don't happen very often, but when they do, they really are devastating. the department for transport says the government is working hard to ensure the highest standards are maintained. a specialist helpline has been set up following a suspected measles outbreak in the southend area of essex. the cases are believed to be linked to a community centre called project 49.

health officials are trying to track down 200 people who might have been exposed to the virus. championship club millwall are looking for a new manager after it was confirmed that long—serving boss neil harris has resigned. harris, who also spent most of his playing career at the club, leaves with the lions four places above the relegation zone. let's take a look at the travel situation now. 0n the tube, a faulty train is causing problems. the bakerloo line has minor delays, and there is no 0verground between watford junction and euston. i have a few roadworks to tell you about that are slowing things down in lewisham. 0ne lane is closed westbound on a20 lee high road at thejunction with belmont hill. and in tottenham, there are temporary lights on the high road southbound at the junction with dowsett road. now the weather, with elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning. you'll notice just how much milder it feels this morning compared to yesterday. we've got temperatures in double figures to start off the morning.

it's a rather breezy sort of day, plenty of cloud around, and there will be some showers for most of us as we head through the afternoon. now, it was raining overnight, so a bit of a damp feel to things this morning, but we've got some early bright spells. temperatures will tend to be a bit higher than they were yesterday. the cloud will thicken as we head to the morning, and we'll see some outbreaks of rain just push down from the north—west as we head into the afternoon, most of it fairly light, but there could be the odd heavier burst at times. those top temperatures 14—16 degrees celsius. now, as we head through this evening and overnight, it should stay dry. always plenty of cloud, but some clearer spells here and there. slightly cooler than last night. temperatures away from the towns will drop back into single figures, just. ten or 11 degrees celsius, though, in central london. the winds are much lighter by now, and they will stay reasonably light for the first half of the day on saturday. it should be dry, with plenty of cloud. highs of 16 degrees, and then wet and windy overnight on saturday into much of sunday morning.

and i will be back in half—an—hour. there's plenty more news, travel and weather on our website at the usual address. good morning, welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. 0ur headlines today: another gold for great britain as katarina johnson—thompson wins the heptathlon at the world championships. commentator: she breaks the british record she is the world champion.” am so, so happy. it's a third medal for british athletics at the games, we'll be speaking to katarina johnson—thompson live from doha just after 8:00. flu vaccines are offered to all primary school children across the uk, as the nhs begins its biggest winter immunisation programme. is facebook threatening our safety? that's the stark warning from the home secretary, who's calling on the social networking giant to rethink

its plans to make its messages more private. # have i told you lately that i love you? have a told you there's no—one else above you?...# sir rod stewart surprises the bride and groom whose dream wedding was nearly ruined by the thomas cook collapse. andrew and sharon were here on the sofa with us last week. we'll speak to them from las vegas. and ex— hurricane is set to cross the uk but you probably will not even notice it. went to the south—west of the country. after a wet start, things will brighten up in the north. yourfull forecast coming up on breakfast. it's friday the 4th of october. our top story: it's been another glorious night for british athletics, as katarina johnson—thompson won heptathlon gold at the world championships. she set a new british record in doha last night, breaking jessica ennis—hill's

score from the london olympics. her victory came 24 hours after dina asher—smith won gold in the 200 metres. natalie pirks was watching. hers is a story of redemption, from being stuck in the shadows of a british legend... she breaks the british record... ..to winning her own gold, with the biggest margin of victory in 32 years. and the most brilliant bit? it was never in doubt. katarina johnson—thompson had been leading overnight after four events, but she has long had a love—hate relationship with the long jump. her quest for gold has unravelled spectacularly here, in the past — not this time. world and olympic champion, nafissatou thiam's best effort was far shorter. kjt‘s lead was growing over her closest rival. but the javelin is where she had a meltdown in rio. another lifetime best would be handy right now. look at he smile on herface, she knows. thiam can throw almost 60 metres on a good day but,

nursing an elbow injury, this was not that day. reigning champion's second throw, it's high. it's out towards 50 metrs... it's out towards 50 metres... and with just the 800m to go, only disaster would deny kat gold. the best heptathlon of her life! fans so used to seeing her implode on the world stage could come out from behind theirfingers now — this was going to be a masterclass. her fourth lifetime best at these championships. she breaks the british record. she is the world champion. no, it does not make sense to me, honestly. these whole two days, it has been...'cause it's been so fast and it has been at night time so it actually felt like a dream and the lights and everything, it's just been unbelievable. and i can't believe this is the result. just been so many attemptsjust trying to perform on this stage. i am just so, so happy. she was not dreaming. it was a score so high it ranked 6th in world heptathlon history. no longer in shadows, now top of the world.

natalie pirks, bbc news, doha. great scenes. and we'll be speaking to the newly—crowned world champion shortly after 8 o'clock this morning. it sounds good every time you say it. itjust makes me smile. borisjohnson's chief europe advisor will hold another round of talks in brussels today, as the government tries to break the brexit deadlock. david frost's visit comes as the eu's chief negotiator said he still had plenty of questions about the uk's plans. the main proposals relate to northern ireland. it would stay in the eu single market for all goods, and that would mean accepting eu rules and standards. but crucially, northern ireland would leave the customs union — and that would mean new customs checks on the island of ireland. but all of this would depend on future votes by the northern ireland assembly, a body which is currently suspended. so, how have the

proposals been received ? in a moment we'll hear from our political correspondent in westminster, iain watson. but first, let's go to dublin where our ireland correspondent, chris page, has been getting a sense of the reaction there. so much of this is now focusing on the border. give us a sense of where we have moved on since everyone first saw the details of the plans? the tone in dublin is certainly still one of scepticism towards the british plans. the irish government has reservations in particular about customs checks of goods coming from and going to northern ireland and say it would disrupt the economy and also the relationships part of the good friday peace agreement. also the stormont assembly having a say they are not happy about. you could

see vito for keeping that open. and another rift between the dup and the irish government. if the british offer was the final offer we would be heading for a no—deal. reconciling two positions is a major challenge, clearly. let's speak to our political correspondent, iain watson, who's in westminster. iain, how big is the task ahead for the government? despite all of the positivity, still dissenting voices in the eu? some are very sceptical about what boris johnson has put forward. the president of the european council donald tusk said he was unconvinced. 0thers

donald tusk said he was unconvinced. others have said the ideas put forward would not remotely lead to a deal. the task of the chief negotiator david frost is in brussels today and he has to do two things. first generally to try to convince those people in russell's thing borisjohnson convince those people in russell's thing boris johnson is convince those people in russell's thing borisjohnson is simply engaged in trying to shift the blame for a no—dealfrom britain to brussels, to convince them that borisjohnson is really serious about seeking a deal and secondly, to suggest that perhaps there be room for compromise and manoeuvring, for example on giving the dup a veto over future arrangements with the european union. those are questions they could focus on. borisjohnson back here this to get any deal through parliament and that means he has to reach out and convince some labour mps who has to reach out and convince some labourmps who might has to reach out and convince some labour mps who might vote for a deal

but are unconvinced with this deal, to come over and try to avoid a no—deal by the 31st of october. thank you very much. the uk has joined the united states and australia in raising serious concerns about plans by facebook to encrypt all messages sent on its services. the home secretary priti patel has co—signed an open letter to the company's chief executive mark zuckerberg, arguing that the move will make it harder for the authorities to fight crime, particularly child abuse. facebook says it's consulting with child safety experts, governments and technology companies to keep people safe. the encryption is created in those places, for terrorist, child abuse is, the people that are seeking to do harm to others, children, individuals and our countries and national security. i would really urge facebook to engage with us in an active dialogue which is

something that has not happened thus farand something that has not happened thus far and that is why we have issued this letter. a couple whose dream wedding in las vegas was nearly ruined by the collapse of thomas cook, have now tied the knot with a surprise name featuring on the guest list. sharon and andrew aitchisonjoined us on the breakfast sofa, when the travel company was on the verge of going bust. they eventually made it to vegas on time, where they found a famous face waiting for them. ben ando takes up the story. # have i told you lately that i love you? have a told you there's no—one else above you? you fill my heart with gladness, take away all my sadness, ease my trouble, that's what you do...#

a wedding serenade by sir rod stewart for sharon cook and her new husband, andrew aitchison. but last week, when they appeared on bbc breakfast, the outlook for the happy couple had seemed anything but. we were due to fly with 19 of our closest family and friends on sunday morning, 5:30 in the morning. it is not going to happen now, really. they spent £9,000 on flights for themselves and their guests with thomas cook, when it went bust — so they thought did their dreams. we paid for the flights, i managed the group booking, so we paid for a certian number of our family and then other people so we paid for a certain number of our family and then other people had gone through me and enabled to book through thomas cook by debit card. because it was flight only it is not at all protected. but then delta airlines and ceasars palace stepped in, to fly them to the states and make sure the wedding went ahead.

# fill my heart with gladness... yeah! # ..take away your sadness...# both: # ease my trouble, that's what you do #. with sir rod as the very special urprise guest. wonderful. everything is good, enjoy! ben ando, bbc news. it just makes itjust makes you smile. how precious to think a rod stewart song next to him. we are looking at insurance. loyalty penalty which we suspect exist but now there is a report published telling us it is i think that is real. if you do not shop around, if you don't feel you can change your insurance, they will

charge you more. the conduct authority has been looking at whether firms are being fair with customers and whether firms are being fair with customers and some whether firms are being fair with customers and some of the findings are pretty damning. they sang 6 million of us are paying too much. it says we can save £1.2 billion by moving around or by begetting a better deal and some of the particular criticism in this report, to give an insight into how industry works, is that most firms will include whether you will switch or whether you're prepared to pay an increase price and that is not made clear to the customers. if you don't switch, they will charge you more and they are often selling policies at discounts to get you customers but when you come to renew the price goes on quite a lot and that is one

of the main criticisms. what will they do about it? they will look to make it fairerand they do about it? they will look to make it fairer and perhaps restrict firms from raising prices without a good reason. they will also consider whether they should force those firms to automatically review to a cheaper deal if there is one available when you renew. they might restrict the auto renewal because you get a letter telling you that your policy is up and that they will renew it unless you tell them differently. but if we were a bit better we could save a lot of money. people could be left without being insured if you do not automatically renew it. it is about making switching easier. this applies across things like energy, broadband, insurance. use the sites available to help you get an idea about what you are paying. a lot of

people watching will be thinking, thatis people watching will be thinking, that is me. i have seen my insurance go that is me. i have seen my insurance 9° up that is me. i have seen my insurance go up and then i have gone elsewhere and it has been a lot cheaper. if you have had that experience get in touch with us. this year, a record number of people in the uk will be offered the flu vaccine, with all supplies due to be in the country before the end of the month. for the first time, around 30 million people will be eligible. that is the highest number ever. all primary school children will be included. they are what's known as super spreaders, because they're the most likely to pass the virus on to each other and to vulnerable relatives. health officials estimate there were more than 1,600 deaths associated with flu in the uk last winter. the medical director of public health england, yvonne doyle, says it's also important that nhs staff get the vaccine. last year, the good news about healthcare workers was that over 70% accepted the vaccine and were covered. and that has been improving

remarkably year—on—year. so this year we will be aiming for... we would like 100% of healthcare workers to be covered, but certainly we would like nine intend to have the vaccine. that protects themselves, theirfamilies the vaccine. that protects themselves, their families and their patients. gp dr amir khanjoins us now. good morning to you. so this is about spreading information to make sure those who can and should do. what would you add to this advice? 0ur what would you add to this advice? our advice as healthcare professionals is always to get the flu vaccine. people are always worried about maybe getting a mild case of the flu from the vaccine itself, or the scaremongering they may have seen online. but the facts are the facts, and the facts state that we should get the flu vaccine. it is our best protection. not everyone, there are targeted areas. and we were going through some of them there. so it is people eligible, all primary school

children, people over 65, adults with long—term conditions, pregnant women, healthcare workers, the list is quite comprehensive. but it isn't everyone, you are right. just to go back on the myths, so you don't get a little bit of the flu, and feel a bit rotten afterwards. not everyone, some people can get a mild flulike illness, but it is nothing like having the flu itself. it is not just a mild cold, it is a really severe illness that can be very disabling. does it hit all strands of flu ? disabling. does it hit all strands of flu? no. that has to be decided on. the world health organization decides which virus they will target each year, and for over 65 is it is three viruses. there has been a slight delay in the flu vaccine coming to us because the world health organization were thinking about which viruses are best, and there was also a manufacturing delay. some of that has led to a

delay. some of that has led to a delay in the flu vaccine is being delivered. but they are here now and it is time to get the vaccine stop i was going to ask that question, on that theme, if someone decides to go into your surgery and get the vaccine, or their local gp, is into your surgery and get the vaccine, ortheir local gp, is it there? it is there now. we do normally get them early september, but they are all here now, so people can ring up their gp's surgeries and book in. will everyone be able to book in. will everyone be able to book into a gp's surgery and get the jab? no, gps make provisions for the number of people that will need the vaccine. it is very quick, if you have ever had your flu vaccine at a gp's surgery, you know you just go m, gp's surgery, you know you just go in, get thejab gp's surgery, you know you just go in, get the jab and go. you can get it at pharmacies as well. if you are not eligible and want to pay for it, you can pay for it at pharmacies. there is a push for health workers to be... for more of them to deliver this. what is your view on that? to

deliver the vaccine itself, i think thatis deliver the vaccine itself, i think that is a good idea. is it going to happen? no, because healthcare workers are stressed and strained as it is. i always get a reminder when i have a consultation, get the vaccine at the end of it. but ten minute consultations are already strained in themselves. and health workers actually taking the vaccine, as well. yes, there has been a decline in that recently. but we have to remember... i mean, i will be getting mine. we're notjust protecting ourselves. we are protecting ourselves. we are protecting ourselves. we are protecting our patients well. how often do you get a patient who you know should be having the vaccine who for whatever reason says they won't. they still people that won't do that? yes, they have either heard of friends who have had mild symptoms afterwards, or they themselves may have. i try to convince them that you may have had mild symptoms but it is nothing like the flu. that is notjust restricted to the flu vaccine. that goes across

all vaccines across the board. good to see you here this morning. thanks very much. will you be working today? yes, driving to the clinic to start at 8:30am. we will be talking to matt in just a second, but look at this skyline over london. lovely, peaceful, tranquil. and if you look up somewhere in central london, you may see a weather presenter who is rather... he is giggling. he is rather... he is giggling. he is rather happy this morning, because he has got some great views as well. i have indeed, thank you very much. 0ne i have indeed, thank you very much. one of the brightest spots over the uk this morning. a bit of sunshine in the far south in the far north of scotla nd in the far south in the far north of scotland stop in between, believe it or not, what was a category 5 hurricane. the strongest category of hurricane. the strongest category of hurricane just a few days ago, hurricane just a few days ago, hurricane lorenzo. it is about to cross our waters through today. if we ta ke

cross our waters through today. if we take a look at the forecast, most of you actually the good news is will not notice it. could be a bit blustery around, the strongest winds in the south and south—west later, but they shouldn't cause too much disruption. some of you waking to a pretty wet start in parts of northern ireland, north wales in the northern ireland, north wales in the north midlands. it is all linked to that area of low pressure. storm lorenzo crossing northern ireland in the next few hours and then into england and wales. their isobars become fewer in number, an indication of the weakening storm and the winds getting lighter and lighter. but out there this morning, because we have the cloud, the wind in the rain from that storm system, it is nowhere near as cold as yesterday. we are frost free this morning to get you through the friday morning commute. as i said, a bit of rain around, particularly across northern england, north wales in the midlands over the next few hours. that is going to continue to push its way southwards to southern parts of england and wales. northern areas should brighten up through the with some sunshine, and temperatures around where they should be for the time of year. 12 in the north to 17 in the south. colder in the north because of a brisk easterly wind.

the winds towards the south—west could touch 40 or 50 mph. as i said, could touch 40 or 50 mph. as i said, could cause one or two issues travel wise, in particular, but not too much considering what we have is an ex— hurricane passing across us. it will get out of the way and through the night winds will ease down. many places will become dry. clear skies to the north and east, and temperatures will drop again. a cold night across northern and eastern areas. a touch of frost on the north—east of scotland so a chilly start to your weekend, especially across northern and eastern parts. a bit of saturday sunshine here to get your day under way. in the west it will be fairly cloudy and winds will strengthen. 0utbreaks will be fairly cloudy and winds will strengthen. 0utbrea ks of will be fairly cloudy and winds will strengthen. outbreaks of rain will develop quite widely. eastern areas on saturday should stay dry. temperature is very similar to today's values. then, as we go through saturday night into sunday, the rain from the west, those weather fronts, will push the rain from the west, those weatherfronts, will push its the rain from the west, those weather fronts, will push its way eastwards. quite a lot of rain around on saturday night given how ground is after this week's rain. 0ne ground is after this week's rain. one or two ground is after this week's rain. 0ne ortwo rain ground is after this week's rain. one or two rain issues into sunday

morning. for sunday itself the rain may linger across easternmost parts of the country, so a cloudier and damper day for you. after saturday's rain, dry and sunny, and for all a little bit cooler than saturday. in western areas, at least, you will have a bit of sunshine to compensate. as we go into next week, we will continue with this real autumn field to our weather, the weather chopping and changing from one day to the next. temperatures around the levels they should be, if not a little bit low. thank you very much, see you later. children with special educational needs and disabilities are increasingly being failed by the system designed to support them. that is the damning verdict of the local government ombudsman in england. it says it is receiving and upholding more complaints than ever before, and is now warning of a system in crisis. breakfast‘s jayne mccubbin has more. the dread, the getting to the phone, what has happened, what has gone wrong? do you want to introduce

yourself? my name is dylan. and how old are you, dylan? nine. when i saidi old are you, dylan? nine. when i said i had stress, anxiety and depression, all three of those things, i have been in fight mode for so long that my body couldn't cope anymore. amy describes the impact of firefighting through endless days, seeing her son's behaviour deteriorates, knowing he desperately needed help, but not getting it. dylan, at his most difficult, when he wasn't getting support. withdrawn, wouldn't leave the house, angry, violent, verbally abusive. because at that point, we didn't have a diagnosis for dylan, soi didn't have a diagnosis for dylan, so i didn't know what support we actually needed. so you were knocking on the door saying we need an assessment, and on the back of the assessment, we need support. yes. and the answer was... there is a wait. but after a year of waiting

without support, dylan was expelled from primary school. the diagnosis of autism and pathological demand avoidance eventually came, but no support and no new school for 2.5 yea rs. support and no new school for 2.5 years. i think in my naivete i thought you would go to ask for some help and somebody would help you, and there would be a team there to put some support in place. it never happened. there's not even a team. bbc breakfast has long reported on a crisis in the send system. dylan's crisis in the send system. dylan's crisis is one of a record number which now end up before the ombudsman and today the ombudsman publishes this report saying that crisis is getting worse, not better, with more complaints upheld than ever before. the most shocking thing we found that nine of every ten complaints we have investigated, we find faults. we think that is the tip of the iceberg. increasingly what we find is a lot of the time they just don't what we find is a lot of the time theyjust don't have the staff, and theyjust don't have the staff, and they just don't theyjust don't have the staff, and theyjust don't have the staff, and theyjust don't have the staff, and theyjust don't have the money to do this properly. and the impact on the

children at the heart of this? some of the impact on the children is devastating. the department of education is investing £700 million for send next year, up 11% on this year, but in a statement told us... last month, dylan finally found a school which would take him, an hour away from home, out of county. hello, have you had a good day? the ombudsman fined his local authority for failing ombudsman fined his local authority forfailing him for so long. the department said it had spent £120 million to improve services and meet unprecedented demand. if you had to use one word to describe the impact of this fight on dylan? traumatic. and what about the impact on dylan of getting good support? life changing. happy, content, smiley. my little boy is back. worth saying, we did a lot on these

issues and bbc breakfast. if you have personal experience, it is something you have been through, do let us know because we are always interested in hearing your stories. if we put up on screen the contact details for you, you can e—mail brea kfast details for you, you can e—mail breakfast and share your thoughts with others on our facebook page as well. you can also tweet using the hashtag bbc breakfast and follow us for the latest from the programme. do get in touch if you can. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm sonja jessup. tomorrow marks 20 years since the paddington rail disaster, yet figures have revealed the number of trains failing to stop at red lights is at an 11—year high. 31 people were killed in the crash, after a train ran through a red signal. the figures from the office of road and rail show more than 300 signals were missed in the past year. paddington survivors say standards that were introduced after the crash must be upheld.

here we are, 20 years on. it's another generation of people working in the industry, and it would be very easy to allow it to slip. the industry has to recognise that safety is of great importance, because these incidents don't happen very often, but when they do, they really are devastating. the department for transport says the government is working hard to ensure the highest standards are maintained. a specialist helpline has been set up following a suspected measles outbreak in the southend area of essex. the cases are believed to be linked to a community centre called project 49. health officials are trying to track down 200 people who might have been exposed to the virus. championship club millwall are looking for a new manager after it was confirmed that long—serving boss neil harris has resigned. harris, who also spent most of his playing career at the club, leaves with the lions four places above the relegation zone.

let's take a look at the travel situation now. 0n the tube, faulty trains are causing problems. the bakerloo line has minor delays. the 0verground is now running again. it was suspended between watford junction and euston earlier, but there are still severe delays. 0n the roads, this is how it looks at the old street roundabout. queues building at times on the approach. and in southwark, roadworks are slowing things down on tooley street eastbound towards tower bridge road. now the weather, with elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning. you'll notice just how much milder it feels this morning compared to yesterday. we've got temperatures in double figures to start off the morning. it's a rather breezy sort of day, plenty of cloud around, and there will be some showers for most of us as we head through the afternoon. now, it was raining overnight, so a bit of a damp feel to things this morning, but we've got some early bright spells. temperatures will tend to be a bit higher than they were yesterday. the cloud will thicken

as we head to the morning, and we'll see some outbreaks of rain just push down from the north—west as we head into the afternoon, most of it fairly light, but there could be the odd heavier burst at times. those top temperatures 14—16 degrees celsius. now, as we head through this evening and overnight, it should stay dry. always plenty of cloud, but some clearer spells here and there. slightly cooler than last night. temperatures away from the towns will drop back into single figures, just. ten or 11 degrees celsius, though, in central london. the winds are much lighter by now, and they'll stay reasonably light for the first half of the day on saturday. it should be dry, there'll be plenty of cloud. highs of 16 degrees, and then wet and windy overnight on saturday into much of sunday morning. so that's it for now. there is more from me in around half an hour. now, though, it's back to naga and charlie. bye for now. hello this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. here's a summary of this morning's main stories from bbc news:

katarina johnson—thompson has won britain's second gold at the world athletics championships in doha. she set a new british record at the games last night, breaking jessica ennis—hill's score from the london olympics. her victory came 24 hours after dina asher—smith won gold in the 200 metres. six million home and car insurance customers are not getting a good deal, according to the city regulator. the financial conduct authority has been investigating whether people who don't look for a better deal are being treated fairly. the watchdog is now considering changes to the market, including banning higher prices for customers who renew every year. the uk has joined the united states and australia in raising serious concerns about plans by facebook to encrypt all messages sent on its services. the home secretary priti patel has co—signed an open letter to the company's chief executive mark zuckerberg, arguing that the move will make it harder for the authorities to fight crime, particularly child abuse. facebook says it's consulting with child safety experts, governments and technology companies

to keep people safe. the encryption is creating those spaces, those spaces for terrorist individuals, terrorist organizations, child abusers, the people that are seeking to do harm to others, children, individuals and our own countries and our national security. so i would really urge facebook to engage with us in active dialogue which is something that has not happened thus far, that is why we have issued this letter. boris johnson's chief europe advisor will hold another round of talks in brussels today, as the government tries to break the brexit deadlock. david frost's visit comes as the eu's chief negotiator michel barnier said he still had plenty of questions about the uk's plans. the irish prime minister leo varadkar has voiced his concerns about how the plans would be enforced. a painting by banksy showing the house of commons overrun with chimpanzees, has sold at auction for nearly £10 million. the artwork received nearly five times its estimate at sotheby‘s in london, after a 13—minute bidding battle.

0rganisers say it's a record sale for the street artist. it is an extraordinary image. another day of celebrations. talking extraordinary images, what a moment. katarina johnson—thompson. extraordinary images, what a moment. katarinajohnson—thompson. six female world champions in 32 years and we have had two in 24 hours. she is the six best score ever in that event. a new british record. not only did she get the gold medal. across seven events. for personal lifetime bests. and one in the one she didn't really like, the javelin. and shotput. we are talking to her

later. katerina johnson—thompson didn'tjust win the heptathlon — she broke the british record in the process! she had an overnight lead after four events, then leapt further than her main rival in the long jump. the javelin, traditionally one of her weaker events but she threw a personal best, one of four pb's acros the event. and then she rounded off a fantastic couple of days by winning the 800 metres to take gold. it has been a long time coming for me. these are my fourth world championships. the first one, i was only 20 years old, and the next two didn't go too well for me and it wasn't all smiles and i didn't produce my best in those championships. so i am so happy i was able to come here and put all that in the past and just be competitive. as she mentioned there, kjt has had some heartbreaking moments at world championships. in beijing four years ago, she was devastated when she slipped from second place to 28th. then in london two years later she was among the favourites but dropped points in the highjump — one of her best events. but she's overcome all that to finally follow in the footsteps

of dame jessica ennis—hill. multi—event is so tough and there were those years those stages after major championship where kat had a huge disappointment where i think we all thought, was this going to be herjourney? was this going to be the endpoint to kat's career? and, no, she kept battling through setback after setback. it might finally be sinking in for dina asher—smith that she's a world champion. yesterday she got some physical proof — her gold medal. she ran a personal best time in that 200 metre final on wednesday night but says she can go even faster. and with the olympics coming next year, she knows she has a target on her back. not that she minds. yeah, yeah, i mean, it comes with the territory, doesn't it? you've got to roll with it. yeah, even that sentence itself, people kept saying it yesterday, but it does, again, feel surreal. but it is definitely something that i think is going to be great in the next year because hopefully this is not as fast as i can go,

hopefully i can get stronger, i can get faster and i can push on to better things in the next 12 months. next summer a brand new form of cricket will be played in england and wales. it's called the hundred and it was launched yesterday in london. some of england's test players were picked by the eight new sides but there have been questions over the cost of the competition and whether it's needed. world cup winner chris woakes is all for it. i just think it will grow it. i think it will attract new audiences. it has been a great summer for cricket, like you touched on, with the world cup and the ashes, reaching out to that new audience is really important for the game and i think this is something that will hopefully bring in new people to the game, bring in new faces, get kids interested in cricket. it was another miserable night for manchester united, after a goalless draw with az alkmaar in the europa league. but wolves have won their first major european match since 1980. victory over bekistas came in dramatic style, willy boly scoring in stoppage time

to snatch a 1—0 win in istanbul. it's six points from six for arsenal, after gabriel martinelli scored two quick—fire goals to put them on their way to a 4—o win over standard liege. celtic got a bit of revenge over romanian side cluj. they were the team that knocked them out of the champions league in august but celtic beat them two—nil last night to go top of their group as rangers lost at young boys. it is going to be interesting to hear from katarina johnson—thompson. we heard from her school teacher earlier. he did not have a bad word to say about her. mr willis. she broke a 30 year highjump record when she was ten years old. the writing was on the wall. you could tell from his happiness what a

lovely thing to be involved in someone's formative years. immensely proud of her. you must be thinking, she will go on to achieve great things she has had tricky times in previous big competition but finally to get that off her back. we will be talking to her just to get that off her back. we will be talking to herjust after eight o'clock. matt will have the weather shortly but first a rather delightful story. two weeks ago, andrew aitchison and his fiancee sharon cookjoined us on the sofa, to describe how their plans for a dream wedding in las vegas had been ruined, after thomas cook went bust. but fast forward to today and it's a very different story. not only did andrew and sharon tie the knot in the us, they were serenaded by a very special guest. let's do this one. i wish you all

the luck in the world. come and stand next to me while i sing. # have i told you lately that i love you. have i told you there is no—one else above you ? you. have i told you there is no—one else above you? you feel my heart with gladness, takeaway all my sadness, ease my trouble, that's what you do. there is a love that is divine, and it is yours and it is mine, like the sun... # just have led to look at this. this is las vegas. we can talk to them live in

las vegas. we were looking at you singing along, it was so sweet. first of all, officially, congratulations! thank you, very much. it has been amazing. talk us through that extraordinary moment. did you know in advance? nothing at all. we had been looked after by caesar's palace since we got here on sunday evening. we were greeted by caesar and cleopatra when we arrived. and everything... it is an amazing suite. it hasjust been unbelievable and then we thought, this is already amazing and then, in

the middle of our ceremony, it's like, 0k, we'rejust the middle of our ceremony, it's like, 0k, we're just going to introduce a special guest, so rod stewart laughter. we have actually seen and heard a little bit of a duet that rod invited you to join him on the microphone... she would have a little listening, we do not have a little listening, we do not haveit have a little listening, we do not have it right now but talk us through that. i am really pleased do not have it right now. i don't know why i did it. i think it was the shock of seeing so rod stewart. we we re shock of seeing so rod stewart. we were just about to say i do. and then of course sir rod stewart walking across telling us he does weddings now. i am looking at friends and family, is this serious?

and i believe most people at home thought it was some kind of local act but it wasn't so we did a duet. i don't think it was brilliant but i tried my best. i have a very vivid recollection of you sitting on the sofa next to us. just remind people because that was a bit of a bleak place at that time? it was only about three hours after thomas cook had gone into liquidation. we were hoping it was going to be a good news story that it had been saved than, because you do not think it is going to happen until does and then, it is brilliant. we were getting married the next week with all your friends and families and we had lost all the flights and we did not know

what to do. what do we do now? get married in the back garden. it has just been amazing. if it is all right, i would just like to thank delta holidays and caesar's palace for looking after us. we would never have been able to afford this. a lot of people were with you on the journey because a lot of stuff on social media saying that is rubbish, lots of people being caught out by thomas cook so i am happy it worked out for you. so aware. we cannot believe it. we're so shocked and now we're married so it is brilliant. do you want the good news, we can listen in right now. # have i told you lately that i love you? have i

told you there is no—one else above you? you feel my heart with gladness, takeaway of my sadness, ease my trouble, that's what you do... #. what do you think? i am just going to be right up there, celine dion. i am a little bit disappointed you did not sing as well. to be honest with you, i was trying to get in the bud sharon would not leave him. i didn't get a look in. you put a big smile on a

lot of people's faces. live from las vegas. thank you so much. the joy. the joy. what a lovely story. take a look at what it looks like over london this morning. central london, dramatic skies. some clouds out. i am not sure which kinds of clouds they are, matt will be able to tell us. good morning, strata cumulus clouds. just checking, yes. —— strata —— stratocumulus. the weather not adding to the friday feeling, but it will get better. the reason for the cloud as we have the remnants of what was a hurricane crossing our shores. just a few days ago, a category 5 hurricane at that. it has since pushed across colder waters

and diminished. the forecast for todayis and diminished. the forecast for today is nothing more than some fairly blustery winds, strongest towards the south—west, and a bit of rain at times as well, more especially through this morning. what is now called storm lorenzo is an area of low pressure. you can see it on our chart, centred across ireland to begin with. as it tracks through england and wales, the number of isobars and lines on the chart gradually clearing away. that means that winds will be a little bit lighter. the consequences it is nowhere near as cold as it was yesterday. most places seeing temperatures in double figures. lots of rain to begin with across northern england, north midlands, pushing towards southern counties of england and wales through this morning. and things will brighten up across the north. the best of the sunshine through the afternoon to the north and east of scotland. the temperature is held back at around ten or 11 degrees thanks to the risk, easterly breeze. a west to south—westerly breeze in the south, temperatures up to 18. winds touching 40 or 50 mph in the west as we finished the day. that may cause

a little bit of travel disruption but given the fact it is an ex— hurricane, very little impact. many will not even notice a passing. most places becoming dry. clearest conditions to the north and east of the country, and here it will certainly be a colder night than last night. parts of north—east scotla nd last night. parts of north—east scotland as we go into the start of the weekend will wake up with a little bit of frost. but northern and eastern parts of the country start the weekend with a little bit of saturday sunshine. the best of which will be in the morning. it will cloud over into the afternoon. always that bit cloudier the further west you are, and through the day turning wetter and windier. some of that rain will be heavy during the second half of saturday. temperatures similar to today's values, but with those wins becoming strong again. as we go through saturday night and into sunday, the rain courtesy of those weather fronts will push its way eastwards. could be quite a lot of rain on saturday night. given the fact that the ground is so saturated with rain from earlier this week, some minor flooding as possible. as we go into sunday, while the rain could be sluggish to clear eastern parts of

the country, in the west you have the country, in the west you have the better day of the weekend. from saturday's rangers sunday sunshine, temperatures down a little bit. a slightly cooler day on sunday, and we stay with that cooler, changeable outlook as we go into next week. autumn is certainly with us, and at the moment it is going to stay with us as the moment it is going to stay with us as well. back to you both. matt, thank you very much, impressive cloud recollection as well.” thank you very much, impressive cloud recollection as well. i know my clouds. you do. if you are one of those people who have an insurance quote and you are wondering why it keeps going up, you may well be interested. you may be a victim of the loyalty penalty, as it is called. it can cost £1.2 billion more. people are paying too much for it because they don't shop around. it's a pretty damning report into how car and home insurance firms work from the regulator, the fca. in the last hour, it has said 6 million of us pay too much because we don't shop around,

and stay with the same bank or insurerfor too long, and it is costing us £1.2 billion. people like diane, who ended up paying thousands of pounds too much. up to three years ago, i thought i was getting a fairly good dealfrom them, and that being a pensioner, i don't like changing anyway. so the premiums were going up quite badly, but not that badly, that it really turned me off. i think they went up to about £1,200 last year, and then this year, they went up to £3,500. the chap cancelled my insurance and put me on a new insurance that had a discount on it, and so i was like that for the first year, and then it went up and bumped up again. so that is diane's story. christopher woolard from the financial conduct authority

joins me from central london now. christopher, good morning to you. so diane's case not unusual. since i started talking about this story this morning, so many messages from people about how they are overpaying. it is astonishing that this is still going on. why is it still going on? so what we have looked at here is a market where competition is not working well in terms of home insurance. as you said in your introduction, about 6 million people we believe are paying high prices are very high prices. loyalty is one part of the story, so people just saying with the same insurer year after year after year, but we can also see that around one in three of the people we're talking about a potentially vulnerable. certainly you pay higher prices on average if you've got lower income, and also people who are less familiar or less comfortable using the internet are also higher prices. and these cases, though, we're not just talking about a few quid here

or there. a lot of people getting in touch this morning. steve says he has been with the same insurer for 13 years. his insurance premium jumped by £85 and renewal. eugene says he had not switched for 18 yea rs. says he had not switched for 18 years. shopped around and it went to £17 a month. there are so many exa m ples of £17 a month. there are so many examples of this. alan says he got a 34% rise in his car insurance despite no change in circumstance. these firms have been getting away with this for a very long time. yes, so part of the work we have done is looking at millions of policies over the last five years. that has led us to the conclusions we have today. what we have put on the table is a series of possible remedies to this problem. so for example, some very direct action in the short term which could be around restricting how firms what is known as price walking, so the idea of getting customers in and taking them over a period of years, how that could

work. possibly also the idea of saying that if you have been with a firm for many years you have to be automatically offered one of their cheaper deals as you come to renewal. so we also need to do things in this market that are about the longer term. so that is also what is set out in our report today. clearly these problems are going on now. people are paying too much now. you put a finger on it of £1.2 billion. what you are proposing, you are considering remedies, to use the words in your statement. why can't you take action now? anyone listening to this will think this is pushing the problem further away. yes, so whenever we look at intervention in a market like this we are undera intervention in a market like this we are under a legal obligation to consult. what we are proposing today is for there to be a six—week period where we are talking to the industry and also to any other interested consumer groups. and what we would be looking for then is in the new year to come forward with some remedies. and how would you impose

those remedies? some of them as you touched on a pretty drastic. automatically moving consumers to cheaper deals or stopping firms using auto renewal, that is where they have your bank details and they say unless you tell us otherwise we will charge you. that needs to stop, doesn't it? yes, so a range of powers allow us to do this. it is important to recognise that there are important to recognise that there a re lots of important to recognise that there are lots of people that are shopping around in this market and are getting cheaper prices. so one of the things we want to make sure in the things we want to make sure in the coming weeks and months is that we get the right settlement here, that not only helps protect these people, the 6 million people we think are paying high or very high prices, but also make sure that for those that are getting a good deal out of this market now, they continue to do so. ok, christopher, it is good to talk to you. now, we are hoping to speak to the association of british insurers, they are the industry body that represents all those insurers. we have called them a couple of times this morning. they say they are reading the report at the same time we are. i am hoping to put to them

some of your queries and concerns in the next hour. so fingers crossed they get reading that report. we will talk more about this throughout the morning. i am sure a lot of people will be thinking that could be me. it is definitely worth shopping around. more than a quarter of mammals in the uk are on the brink of being wiped out. that is the warning from a devastating new nature report. the state of nature report says climate change and more intense farming methods are to blame. 0ur environment correspondent claire marshall is in brecon this morning. tell us more about this. good morning. we're relieved here the weather has held off. we did look... what a shame. we will try to get back to claire, because there are some gorgeous pictures, and there is a really good story to be had as well. we will get back to claire and a little while. i should tell you what else is coming up today on the

programme. an american author who fell in love with britain, bill bryson, will be here to talk about his latest book. it is all about the body, so goes into lots of details, and some myths. did you know that... what was the thing i found out? skin can what was the thing i found out? skin ca n stretch what was the thing i found out? skin can stretch over a ridiculous amount of space, if you took all the skin away... you wouldn't want to do it. and i will tell you a wonderful thing about this book, will bryson isa thing about this book, will bryson is a storyteller, and he kind of does storytelling about the body, the history of surgery and all sorts of things like that. it is worth saying as well, this morning, we are delighted to say that in around 12 minutes or so, katarina johnson—thompson, who is now the heptathlon world champion, she won last night what was the final event ina last night what was the final event in a gruelling event, she now has the gold medal, and we will be speaking to her life from joe hart, talking to one of her old teachers.

—— doha. talking to one of her old teachers. -- doha. and he said she was very good, and john was saying that she broke a 30—year—old high school high jump broke a 30—year—old high school high jump record when she was ten years old. so there were signs early on, went there, that she was going to be brilliant. we willjust keep an eye on those images from brecon. wejust fell out for a moment. tell us a little more. yes, so you can see the river here, absolutely beautiful. and in the distance, a typical landscape of brecon. and this pioneering charity are actually going to look at sections of this whole area and look at conserving it ina very whole area and look at conserving it in a very different way. so we're going be talking to them later on in the programme. and now it is over to the programme. and now it is over to the news, travel and whether wherever you are. good morning from bbc

london, i'm sonja jessup. tomorrow marks 20 years since the paddington rail disaster, yet figures have revealed the number of trains failing to stop at red lights is at an 11—year high. 31 people were killed in the crash, after a train ran through a red signal. the figures from the office of road and rail show more than 300 signals were missed in the past year. paddington survivors say standards that were introduced after the crash must be upheld. here we are, 20 years on. it's another generation of people working in the industry, and it would be very easy to allow it to slip. the industry has to recognise that safety is of great importance, because these incidents don't happen very often, but when they do, they really are devastating. the department for transport says the government is working hard to ensure the highest standards are maintained. a specialist helpline has been set up following a suspected measles

outbreak in the southend area of essex. the cases are believed to be linked to a community centre called project 49. the uk's first locum mp is to provide maternity cover for walthamstow‘s labour representative, stella creasy. whoever takes on the role will cover constituency work over seven months from novermber, and will not sit in the commons or vote. stella creasy is calling for better maternity rights for mp5. she has said previously she was being forced to choose between herjob and being a mum. let's take a look at the travel situation now. we still have severe delays on the 0verground. a faulty train has been causing problems this morning. other lines appear to be running well. and in forest hill, we have some delays on the a205 stanstead road westbound. works are taking place there.

the a4 piccadilly underpass is also close because of gas mains repairs. now the weather, with elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning. you'll notice just how much milder it feels this morning compared to yesterday. we've got temperatures in double figures to start off the morning. it's a rather breezy sort of day, plenty of cloud around, and there will be some showers for most of us as we head through the afternoon. now, it was raining overnight, so a bit of a damp feel to things this morning, but we've got some early bright spells. temperatures will tend to be a bit higher than they were yesterday. the cloud will thicken as we head through the morning, and we'll see some outbreaks of rain just push down from the north—west as we head into the afternoon, most of it fairly light, but there could be the odd heavier burst at times. those top temperatures 14—16 degrees celsius. now, as we head through this evening and overnight, it should stay dry. always plenty of cloud, but some clearer spells here and there. slightly cooler than last night. temperatures away from the towns will drop back into single figures, just. ten or 11 degrees celsius, though, in central london. the winds are much lighter by now, and they'll stay reasonably light for the first half of the day on saturday. it should be dry, there'll be plenty of cloud.

highs of 16 degrees, and then wet and windy overnight on saturday into much of sunday morning. bye for now. good morning, welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. 0ur headlines today.... another gold for great britain as katarina johnson—thompson wins the heptathlon at the world championships. commentator: she breaks the british record, she's the world champion. this is the result ofjust so many attempts to try and to perform on this stage. i am so, so happy. it's a third medal for british athletics at the games, we'll be speaking to katarina johnson—thompson live from doha just after eight. flu vaccines are offered to all

primary schoolchildren across the uk, as the nhs begins its biggest winter immunisation programme. the £1.2 billion loyalty penalty. why we're paying too much for home and car insurance. a damning report from the regulator says financial firms must do more to cut costs. i'll speak to the insurance industry body in the next hour. # have i told you lately that i love you... sir rod stewart surprises the bride and groom whose dream wedding was nearly ruined by the thomas cook collapse. andrew and sharon were here on the sofa with us last week. we'll speak to them from las vegas. weather wise, believe it or not, the re m na nts of weather wise, believe it or not, the remnants of a hurricane are set to cross the uk today, but you probably won't notice it. just a blustery wind, gales towards the south—west and rain, especially this morning. i'll have details on that and your full weekend forecast, right here on

brea kfast. it's friday, 4th october. our top story.... we are celebrating. it's been another glorious night for british athletics, as katarina johnson—thompson won heptathlon gold at the world championships. she set a new british record in doha last night, breaking jessica ennis—hill's score from the london olympics. her victory came 24 hours after dina asher—smith won gold in the 200 metres. natalie pirks was watching. hers is a story of redemption, from being stuck in the shadow of a british legend... commentator: she breaks the british record... ..to winning her own gold, with the biggest margin of victory in 32 years. and the most brilliant bit? it was never in doubt. katarina johnson—thompson had been leading overnight after four events, but she's long had a love—hate relationship with the long jump. her quest for gold has unravelled spectacularly here, in the past — not this time.

world and olympic champion nafi thiam's best effort was far shorter. kjt‘s lead was growing over her closest rival. but the javelin is where she had a meltdown in rio. another lifetime best would be handy right now. commentator: look at he smile on herface, she knows. thiam can throw almost 60 metres on a good day but, nursing an elbow injury, this was not that day. commentator: reigning champion's second throw, it's high. it's out towards 50 metres... and with just the 800m to go, only disaster would deny kat gold. the best heptathlon of her life! fans so used to seeing her implode on the world stage could come out from behind theirfingers now — this was going to be a master—class. her fourth lifetime best at these championships. she breaks the british record. she's the world champion. no, it doesn't make sense to me, honestly. these whole two days, it has been... cos it's been so fast and it ' been at night time so it actually felt like a dream and the lights

and everything, it's just been unbelievable. and i can't believe this is the result. just been so many attempts, just trying to perform on this stage. i am just so, so happy. she wasn't dreaming. it was a score so high it ranked 6th in world heptathlon history. no longer in shadows, now top of the world. natalie pirks, bbc news, doha. and we'll be speaking to the newly—crowned world champion, we will be speaking to hearing about 20 minutes or so. she will be on top of the world, rightly so. in the last hour, the city watchdog has said that many loyal home and car insurance customers aren't getting a good deal. we kind of knew that, ben, but now we've got some numbers? it sort of seems really staggering, when you start to get a sense of the scale of the problem. the fca, the regulator for the financial industry, giving a sense of how many of us are

overpaying. it says we are overpaying. it says we are overpaying to the tune of £1.2 billion, when it comes to car and home insurance. 0ne billion, when it comes to car and home insurance. one in three of us are potentially at risk of that because we simply don't shop around. what they are worried about is that insurance firms are cashing in on our apathy, the idea that it comes to the end of our term and we either auto renew, they send us a letter and say we are going to tell you this much, if we don't hearfrom you, that is what you are paying, failing to look elsewhere. there are some staggering examples. we have been talking about this all morning and a lot of people have been getting in touch. steve says he saved £85 because he has been with the same firm for 13 years. there is one here, michelle says she has changed to car insurance and save £300. she also changed her cat insurance, saving £250. these stories are not uncommon. the idea that we are not doing enough to be active and change our insurance if we don't like it, wejust think active and change our insurance if we don't like it, we just think that is what you've got to pay. the fca

are proposing some key changes. they will put those out to consultation. the industry will clearly be trying to work out what this means for them. what they are suggesting is that they might restrict raising prices, if you have been a loyal customer they will stop putting prices up. they might also require firms to automatically move customers onto cheaper deals, if it becomes available. they might also restrict the use of auto renewals. i think that is fundamentally the problem. people come to the end of their term and not moving. the problem is that if we don't have auto renews, then people are left un—insured, if they are not in the habit of checking and comparing? this is where it differs, we talk about switching utilities, gas, electricity or broadband, but in those cases, you don't get cut off, one firm will take it up. you are right, they could be a gap, if you get your dates wrong, one will run out before the others start. you got to play the numbers game. at the point is, there is a payday, if you

are willing to spend 30 minutes chopping around, you can save quite a lot of money. a lot of people are the sharp end of this. we will speak to the association of british insurers just before nine o'clock. they are reading the report at the same time we are. boris johnson's chief europe advisor will hold another round of talks in brussels today, as the government tries to break the brexit deadlock. david frost's visit comes as the eu's chief negotiator said he still had plenty of questions about the uk's plans. the main proposals relate to northern ireland. it would stay in the eu single market for all goods and that would mean accepting eu rules and standards. but crucially, northern ireland would leave the customs union — and that would mean new customs checks on the island of ireland. but all of this would depend on future votes by the northern ireland assembly — a body which is currently suspended. so, how have the proposals been received? in a moment we'll hear from our political correspondent in westminster, iain watson. but first, let's go to dublin

where our ireland correspondent, chris page, has been getting a sense of the reaction there. so much of this is focusing on the border between the republic and northern ireland. give us a sense of how the proposals have been received? well, ministers here in dublin certainly have concerns, have reservations. but they have not rejected these proposals out of hand. the irish prime minister leo varadkar is on a mini tour of scandinavia at the moment and we'll be having talks with his danish counterpart later today. yesterday he spoke with the european commission president, jean—claude juncker, and the european council president donald tusk. so, whenever it comes down to what the irish government think of the detail of the plans, well, they have two main objections. 0ne the plans, well, they have two main objections. one is the idea of customs checks anywhere in the island of ireland, even if they are not right on the border. they think it would disrupt the all ireland economy. also threaten the

cooperation between northern ireland and the republic, an important part of the good friday peace agreement. the irish government also don't like the idea that the stormont assembly could have a vote on the trading rules, because they think the democratic unionist party could veto any arrangements which would keep the border open. the dup have been very critical of the irish government in the last 24 hours, still a big rift between dublin and the dup in that sense. you still get the dup in that sense. you still get the impression that this is going to bea the impression that this is going to be a very difficult issue to resolve. chris, thank you. let's speak to our political correspondent, iain watson, who's in westminster. good morning. there is still a big task ahead. very positive yesterday, but now the doubts are creeping in? that's right, i think david frost, you mentioned he was the prime minister's envoy, chief negotiator in brussels today, the first thing he has to do is really convinced them that boris johnson he has to do is really convinced them that borisjohnson is serious about getting a deal, rather than just putting forward the proposals

to shift the blame for no—deal from britain to brussels. if he can convince them of that, what the eu are keen to do is to test if there is any room for compromise on the proposals. borisjohnson has talked about these being on the right landing zone for a deal. is it a landing zone for a deal. is it a landing zone for a deal. is it a landing zone that would accommodate ajumbojet, landing zone that would accommodate a jumbo jet, something quite landing zone that would accommodate ajumbojet, something quite big with room for manoeuvre? is it more harrierjumpjet with room for manoeuvre? is it more harrier jump jet sized, something very narrow? if it is very narrow, the eu are suggesting already that these proposals will not fly. the president of the european council said he is unconvinced by them. the next challenge for boris johnson, evenif next challenge for boris johnson, even if he gets over this in the next week, is to get a deal passed in parliament. despite what you might read in the press, although he is in might read in the press, although he isina might read in the press, although he is in a better position than theresa may, he is still not guaranteed to get the support from some labour mps and some former conservatives that he might need to get a deal over the line. indeed. iain, thank you very much. ian

the uk hasjoined the united states and australia in raising serious concerns about plans by facebook to encrypt all messages sent on its services. the home secretary priti patel has co—signed an open letter to the company's chief executive mark zuckerberg, arguing that the move will make it harder for the authorities to fight crime — particularly child abuse. facebook says it's consulting with child safety experts, governments and technology companies to keep people safe. encryption is creating those spaces, the spaces for terrorists, individuals, terrorist organisations, child abusers, the people that are seeking to do harm to others, children, individuals and our own countries and our national security. so, i would really urge facebook to engage with us in active dialogue, which is something that hasn't happened thus far. that's why we have issued this letter. a couple whose dream wedding in las vegas was nearly ruined by the collapse of thomas cook, have now tied the knot, with a surprise name featuring on the guest list. one of those stories that will make you smile this morning.

sharon and andrew aitchison joined us on the breakfast sofa, when the travel company was on the verge of going bust. it was a grim time for them, they saw their plans going up in smoke. they eventually made it to vegas on time, where they found a famous face waiting for them. ben ando takes up the story. # have i told you lately that i love you? # have i told you there's no—one else above you? # you fill my heart with gladness, take away all my sadness # ease my trouble, that's what you do...# a wedding serenade by sir rod stewart for sharon cook and her new husband, andrew aitchison. but last week, when they appeared on bbc breakfast, the outlook for the happy couple had seemed anything but. we were due to fly with 19 of our closest family

and friends on sunday morning, 5:30 in the morning. it's not going to happen now, really. they spent £9,000 on flights for themselves and their guests with thomas cook, when it went bust — so they thought did their dreams. we paid for the flights, i managed the group booking, so we paid for a certain number of our family and then other people had gone through me and enabled to book through thomas cook by debit card. because it was flight only it is not at all protected. but then delta airlines and caesar's palace stepped in, to fly them to the states and make sure the wedding went ahead. # fill my heart with gladness... yeah! # ..take away your sadness...# both: # ease my trouble, that's what you do #. with sir rod as the very special surprise guest.

wonderful. everything's good, enjoy! ben ando, bbc news. it was a special, seeing that unfold, because they genuinely didn't know that is what was going to happen. we caught up with mr and mrs aitchison, still in las vegas, just married. don't know, i don't know why i did it, i think it was the shock of seeing sarah rod stewart. as andrew said. we were just about to say i do. i was focused on marrying andrew. and then rod stewart, walking across, casually telling us that he does weddings now. i was, like, casually telling us that he does weddings now. iwas, like, oh? that can't be right. i was looking at our friends and family, going, what's going on? is this serious? i believe most people at home thought it was some kind of lookalike or something. and it wasn't. so we did a duet, i

don't think it was brilliant, but i tried my best! i thought she didn't do a bad job. you have a major superstar standing next to you, she did really well. glorious pictures to show you this morning. the sun has popped up over london. look at that, the moments where the camera just gets it beautifully, all sparkly. so is matt taylor, on the roof. you are sparkly, aren't you? no sequence, i leave that to mike busheu no sequence, i leave that to mike bushell at the moment. good morning, we have some sun, and some in the north of scotland, but elsewhere it isa north of scotland, but elsewhere it is a different kind of day. just a few days ago this was a category five hurricane, which is passing over us five hurricane, which is passing over us is a much, much weakened storm, many of you it will pass by unnoticed. it has moved over colder water and fallen apart. if you look at the forecasts today, all most of us at the forecasts today, all most of us will see is a bit of rain.

particularly this morning. 0k, some blustery wind around, but nothing u ntowa rd for blustery wind around, but nothing untoward for this time of the year, the most blustery to the south of england and south wales. but even here, only up to 50 mph. what is left of hurricane lorenzo is just a storm lorenzo, a low—pressure system across ireland which will move into england and wales. it is we further and the wind continues to get lighter and lighter. 0ne consequence of having that is that it is nowhere near as cold this morning as it was yesterday morning. frost free, temperatures for many in double figures. you will need your wet weather gear throughout across england, north wales, in particular some heavy and persistent rain here. that rain pushes southwards through the morning and afternoon. it does mean many northern areas turn drier and brighter. the best of the sunshine this afternoon is in the north east of scotland. temperatures here only around ten or 11 degrees, with an easterly wind. to the south, 17 or 18 with an easterly wind. to the south, 17 or18 in with an easterly wind. to the south, 17 or 18 in some spots. here is where we see the strongest wind, wind gusts towards the south—west

corner could take 40 or 50 mph, turning windier, with rougher sea around the english channel later. as we go into this evening and overnight, what is left of storm lorenzo departs completely and we are lorenzo departs completely and we a re left lorenzo departs completely and we are left with just cloud across western and southern parts. clearer skies to the north and east. here, we have a cold night than last night. temperatures to get us into saturday morning, may be down to a frost in parts of the north—east of scotland. saturday starts with some sunshine across northern and eastern parts of the uk. the best part of the day on saturday, the morning. it will cloud over as we go to the afternoon. the breeze picks up, turning much windier in the west, the cloud will thicken and it will turn wetter as we go through the day, some of the rain turning heavier. temperatures, 12 to 16 degrees. as we go through saturday night and into sunday, the weather fronts you can see on the chart push eastwards. quite a bit of rain, given the fact the ground is saturated after rain earlier in the week. there could be a few minor flooding issues through the night and into sunday morning. for sunday, the rain could linger over eastern

areas, east anglia and the south—east. further west, this is your better day. after saturday's rain you have sunday sunshine. not feeling particularly warm out the sunshine, temperatures down a little bit on saturday's values. we all get a bit of something, rain for eastern areas on saturday, sunshine on sunday, the west will see the sunshine at its best on sunday. that is how it is looking. if everybody has a bit of everything, everybody can be happy. it's been another fantastic night for british athletics at the world championships in doha, with millions of us tuning in to see katarina johnson—thompson win gold in the heptathlon. she set a new british record in the process, and followed up on dina asher—smith's remarkable gold the night before. let's take a look.

music the long jump. the longjump. 0h, the long jump. oh, that's a big effort! that's more like it! what a beautifuljumperfor johnson—thompson. look at the smile on her face, she knows. with just the 800 metres to 90, knows. with just the 800 metres to go, johnson—thompson was staring down the barrel of the world title. she is going to romp home, she is going to take the gold medal. she brea ks going to take the gold medal. she breaks the british record! she's the world champion. these last two days have been like a dream, the lights and everything, it's just have been like a dream, the lights and everything, it'sjust been unbelievable. i can't believe this is the result. we're delighted to say katarina joins us now from doha.

good morning to you. world champion, record—brea ker. brilliant all—round person. how are you feeling? very tired. very tired indeed. ithink person. how are you feeling? very tired. very tired indeed. i think i only had one hour's sleep. it seems like the same day. what were the celebrations like? i was stuck at the track until about four i am. i got back to the hotel, i have my drug testing afterwards and loads of media, and may be got to sleep about seven. then i woke up for you guys. thank you very much. talk us through it. we are looking right now at the moments immediately after your final event. we look at some of the other events, sprint events, there is one moment in time. the build—up to the final moment is different from in other sports. talk us through what you were thinking as you were coming down the home straight, knowing that you had got it right? yeah, a

million thoughts go through your head. the 800 is a very difficult event. you just thinking, try and make it through the line. you know, going into the event, i knew i had to win if i wanted to place first. i was still just waiting to win if i wanted to place first. i was stilljust waiting to see my name on the scoreboard, because i didn't believe that it had happened. you had, ithink, correct me didn't believe that it had happened. you had, i think, correct me if i'm wrong, four personal events out of your events this time. what has changed? your events this time. what has changed ? that your events this time. what has changed? that is brilliant, but what has spurred you on this time to just perform not the best, but the best for yourself as well? i think it is my approach, my focus. for yourself as well? i think it is my appi’l’ach, my focus. my confidence, more than anything. i do feel like these last couple of years i've just slowly been starting to believe in myself and believe in my abilities. yeah, i just

believe in myself and believe in my abilities. yeah, ijust tried to focus on me, i try to win, not try to break records, just try to get the best out of each performance, in the best out of each performance, in the hurdles, starting the hurdles and then when i did that i moved onto the high jump, and then when i did that i moved onto the highjump, whether it and then when i did that i moved onto the high jump, whether it was good or bad. i was constantly refocusing. that is why i have such an emotional roller—coaster at the end, in the 800, to cross the line and see that you've won, and it's all come together. there is no other feeling like it. katarina, can i ask you, we feeling like it. katarina, can i ask you , we were feeling like it. katarina, can i ask you, we were watching you before you came on camera, sighing, your discipline in your events is so extraordinary, how it sunk in yet that you are world champion? no, i was listening to the intro. it's crazy. it doesn't feel like it's real. i've obviously dreamt of this moment for so many years, and i've had different attempts at it, this is my fourth world championships

now. it doesn't feel real to me yet. i've wanted this for a long time. i think it will take a while. we know just how hard you've worked, because we we re just how hard you've worked, because we were talking to someone who has known you for quite a few years. do you remember mr willis from school? my you remember mr willis from school? my form teacher? i do! listen to this, he has a message for you. katarina massive congratulations from everyone at the school, you've come a huge, long way. irememberthat trip to france back in year 8 where we had to sit you down the front of the bus because you wouldn't sit down with your mates at the back. absolutely delighted with your success, well done. naughty, naughty. do you want to explain what happened ? naughty, naughty. do you want to explain what happened? we went to france, i wish i had tried to learn

the language properly in school, i was messing around, being a normal year 8 school kid, they tried to control me by setting me at the front, like the front of the classroom, but the front of the couch. they never let me forget that. he is full of praise for you today, so pleased for what you've done, so many people are. i wasjust listening to whatjessica ennis—hill was saying about the troubles you had over the way. i know you got the gold medal now. how do you think back on the times where it didn't quite work out? those people that know the sport well saw the potential, there were moments when it didn't quite happen. you can put those to bed now? yeah, i hope so. i've been saying at this year, and last year, that it's in the past. its past moments. 0bviously they do still haunt me, in the long jump, i still haunt me, in the long jump, i still think back to the moment in beijing when i got through nojumps.

it is in the past, and hopefully this can be the start of something new. olympics next, what's the vision, what's the plan? just more of the same. this year has been so long. i was competing injanuary, of the same. this year has been so long. iwas competing injanuary, i did a full indoor season as well as an outdoor season. i just did a full indoor season as well as an outdoor season. ijust want did a full indoor season as well as an outdoor season. i just want a break and then i will refocus. yeah, just happy that my form has come into such a big two years. i'm definitely a holiday. you're getting your medal today? i haven't physically got gold yet. would think you've got it. what are you doing between now and then? i imagine quite a bit of sleep? yeah, i think i'm going to try and take a little afternoon nap. mr willis, who i am going to keep quoting all morning, he tells us that he remembers you being quite a modest person, that was part of your make up. something

tells me that there's going to be quite a bit of spotlight on you now. i think that's going to be a new thing for you? yeah, definitely. it's definitely new to me. i've never won a global medal before in an outdoor competition. so, yeah, my first gold is unbelievable. it is definitely all new. are you getting a sense, after the success, particularly of british women athletes at this championship, i guess there is a good feeling amongst the team now? yeah, definitely. dina set it up over the last couple of days, it is a good feeling, we are going to support the team, definitely lower on saturday. thank you so much for taking time out, and enjoy the medal ceremony that will happen later. well done, we are all proud of you. so chuffed.

she looks so tired! she is brilliant. let's find out what is happening where you are. we've got some rather wet weather out there all courtesy of storm lorenzo which brought very strong winds towards the republic of ireland yesterday but it is significantly weaken out and it'll bring a spell of wet weather across england and wales and some gusty winds down towards the south—west but nothing too significant for this time of year. as the rain continue southwards, it'll dry out across northern england, scotland and northern ireland and may be a few brighter spells developing here but for most of us quite cloudy with patchy rain in the south, gusty winds along the south coast of wales

and south of england with temperatures around the mid teens. through tonight, more clearing skies across northern england, scotland, some cloud across the far south and south—west with the cloud thickening towards western parts into saturday morning, temperatures getting down to about 6—10. throughout the saturday, after a bright start to the day across eastern areas, the cloud increases then we have this rain pushing across northern ireland, quite patchy initially before it strengthens as the day goes on. some of the rain moves into west and wales, south—west england, too. further east for most of us, it should be dry, really, and temperatures will be getting to the mid—teens. saturday night, as this weather system continues to push eastward, it brings heavy rain at times for scotland, northern and eastern areas of england and that rain could stick around for much of the day, particularly across the east, further west, midlands,

south—west england and northern ireland with brighter skies here. the rain clears away from the midlands and parts of the southeast with temperatures on sunday about 12-15. with temperatures on sunday about 12—15. some pretty wet weather to come through today and over the weekend as well. that is all from me, bye—bye.

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