with charlie stayt and mega munchetty. our headlines today: prince harry takes on the tabloids. the duke begins legal action against the owners of the sun and the mirror over alleged phone hacking. violent protests continue in hong kong as demonstrators respond angrily to the new face mask ban. this is my mum and dad that we are talking about. so i was literally... in her first tv interview, the daughter of a woman cleared of murdering her husband calls for a change in the law around assisted dying. england will reach the quarterfinals of the rugby world cup with a win this morning. but their match with argentina is their toughest test yet. the return of the crazy cowboy. we'll catch up with mike as prepares to take to the dance floor as magic mike for strictly‘s movie week. good morning to you. quite a mixture of

weather this weekend. today, it looks like western areas will see the thickest of the cloud and the rain. further east, it should be brighter. tomorrow, it's a reverse of fortune with the east seeing some pretty heavy rain. i'll have all the details for you a bit later on. good morning. it's saturday, the 5th of october. our top story: the duke of sussex has launched a legal battle against the tabloid press, taking action against the owners of the sun, the now defunct news of the world, and the daily mirror, in relation to alleged phone hacking. it's not yet clear when prince harry's allegations date from, but in a phone hacking trial in 2011 he was named, along with prince william, as a victim. his move follows the announcement that his wife meghan is taking separate legal action against the mail on sunday. ben ando has more. the end of another high—profile tour fulfilling their royal duties, meeting and greeting, but amid ever—frostier relations between the prince and the press. now, harry is suing the publishers of two tabloid newspapers,

the sun and the mirror, over allegations his mobile phone was hacked, it's thought, in the early 20005. the phone—hacking scandal led to the closure of the mighty news of the world newspaper in 2011. and, during a trial that year, princes harry, william and kate middleton, now the duchess of cambridge, were named as victims. but why is the prince suing now? royals rarely reach for a lawyer or a writ, and the reason as that it's such a high—risk strategy. they can be cross—examined, they can also have disclosure go to places that they don't really want. so it is a very high—risk strategy, the things that are outside their control, but it's also a high—risk strategy for the editors who are going to have to give evidence too. there are strong suggestions that in taking this action, harry is ignoring the advice of palace officials. but ever since he refused to take part in the traditional newborn baby photocall when his son archie was born in may, it's been clear that the duke of sussex is ready to challenge

expectations of how much or how little privacy members of the royal family can expect. on tuesday in south africa, the duke accused britain's tabloids of a ruthless campaign against his wife meghan, and she started legal proceedings against the mail on sunday, claiming it unlawfully published a private letter. it seems the sussexes believe only the courts can give them the privacy they feel they're entitled to. ben ando, bbc news. we'll discuss this with the former editor of the daily mirror, roy greenslade, in just a few minutes. thousands have taken part in unplanned protests in hong kong, after the territory's government announced a face mask ban. it comes after an escalation of violence during protests on tuesday, when an officer shot a demonstrator. 0ur china correspondent robin brant is there for us now. good to see you. what is going to be happening today? lots of shopping,

as normal, but it is much harder to get around this place with the com plete get around this place with the complete closure of hong kong's metro system, light well, buses, underground last night, and it remains in place today and this is the scene you get at this metro station in causeway baye, scarred by some of the fires earlier on this week when it was targeted by protesters. shop this morning and it is like that across every mtr station across hong kong so it is ha rd to station across hong kong so it is hard to get around in terms of protests that are planned for today. this is a big shopping area, there is supposed to be a gathering here today around about now at two o'clock of protesters and one of the largerscale demonstrators for now, two or 300, media as well, but you could also see evidence of business around here and it has taken pre—emptive action, this department store is closed it again, it has been targeted in the past and down there, a branch of the bank of china, one of the most prominent symbols of mainland china's influence here, it is closing every

branch across hong kong today with the exception of one because it has been targeted as well. for now, the beginnings of a protest here maybe but the closure of the mtr system i think may be proven to be pretty effective in quelling some of the demonstrations for now but you mentioned a clash last night, a small—scale incident where a policeman was targeted. he used his pistol in self defence and was then targeted by petrol—bombs as well. a14 year —year—old was shot in the incident, in the leg. it is one small incident that shows you how violent it can be at times between both sides in this stand—off and listen to me now around me, some of the people are starting to chant, the people are starting to chant, the beginnings of a small—scale protest here, i think. you say people are gathering now. how co—ordinated has it been, as you see this is now beginning again? two things, small—scale confrontations, cat and mouse between police and i suppose what you could describe as a

hard—core of suppose what you could describe as a ha rd—core of protesters, suppose what you could describe as a hard—core of protesters, opening towards the evening and night time. then you get much larger protest as well and at its peak we have had 2 million people on the streets here, it hasn't been repeated for a number of months now, but i think what they wa nt of months now, but i think what they want at times is to have much more co—ordinated events, and remember this is a leaderless organisation, a legalist protest, but the issue with the mtr today, by closing it frankly it makes it far more difficult for these protesters to get around and more difficult for them to mass in one place. we will keep up with you all day, thank you very much. a british—australian woman and her australian boyfriend have been released from a prison in iran after being held for three months. jolie king and mark firkin were arrested for reportedly flying a drone without a permit. australia's foreign minister says tehran has dropped all charges against the couple. more than 1,600 uk high street shops have closed as a result of restructuring deals since the beginning of last year, according to new figures. the local data company has looked at the impact of so called company voluntary arrangements and found

that nearly two thirds of closed stores are still sitting empty. our business correspondent emma simpson has more. they have been trading for more than 100 years at this store. it's a beautiful cut. a family business that prides itself on expertise and service. the 0gden brothers have been keeping a close eye on their high street, too. and these last two years, it's lost a bit of its sparkle. this is the prime shopping area, then? it's lovely. it is. it is a lovely street, and it has, yeah, always been a premium shopping street in harrogate. but you've got gaps now? but we've got gaps, and it's very sad to see, because, you know, five years ago, it would have been unthinkable to have these empty units. it's a real shame. even this attractive and popular spa town isn't immune from our changing shopping habits. i think it's the cost of trading in harrogate are quite high, the rents are high, the rates are high, and i think all that needs to happen is if footfalljust drops off a fraction,

it becomes less viable. it's the big chains that have been pulling out — a familiar story on high streets up and down the country. and we've been crunching the numbers. since the start of 2018, 23 chains have done restructuring deals to cut costs. they're known as company voluntary arrangements, a form of insolvency proceedings. so far, 1,676 outlets have shut, mainly in retail, and nearly two—thirds of them are still sitting empty. here's one of them. this used to be the early learning centre. they shut the doors and handed back the keys, leaving the landlord with a substantial repairing liability — up to possibly £100,000. now this letting agent is trying to fill the gap. it's the toughest market i've ever known for retail properties, certainly.

landlords have to reduce the rents, the government have to reduce the rates liability, which is substantial, and i think the town councils have to help by reducing car parking, having an hour's free parking or something like that. he wouldn't let it to a chain again? i don't think he would let it to a chain again, no. here's another chain that left, but it's just got a new lease of life. this local business got a deal and moved in. 0ur landlord has been lovely, and he's taken a chance on us. we are an independent business, we're a family run business, and we want to bring something back, and we want to be in the town centre and looking around, this is what people want. while other town centres are battling for survival, the challenge here is keeping harrogate special — a recipe that might now need a tweak. emma simpson, bbc news, harrogate. senior democrats in the us are demanding the white house hands

over documents for their investigation into president trump. mr trump is accused of pressuring ukraine to investigate his political rivaljoe biden, which he denies. here's our washington correspondent chris buckler. democrats inside congress had been asking the white house for these documents. now, by issuing the subpoena, they are demanding them. and this is all intended to put pressure on the president. among the things they want to see is a full, rather than a rough, transcript of exactly what donald trump said to his ukrainian counterpart volodymyr zelensky back injuly. you might remember that controversially on that call, mr trump asked president zelensky to launch an investigation into his political rival and potential presidential candidate joe biden. democrats also want to find any documents that suggest people in the white house were discussing the possibility of suspending security assistance to ukraine. there have been suggestions that the president might have been looking at that as something he could use as a bargaining

chip with ukraine. there has also been a letter from the three chairmen of congressional committees looking into impeachment. and in them, they say they have been stonewalled by the white house and they accuse the president of choosing a path of defiance, obstruction and cover—up. those are strong words and there has been a strong response from the white house, in which they say this is nothing but a kangaroo court that will waste time and taxpayers' money, and they also say that their enquiries will ultimately only show that the president did nothing wrong. when you think of someone with a lot of shoes, imelda marcos or perhaps carrie bradshaw from sex in the city might spring to mind. people who have a lot of shoes. well, here's a new name for you — gary aspden. he's a trainer obsessive who owns 2,000 pairs of adidas sneakers. he's put around half of them on display in blackburn, lancashire, where fans queued overnight to see the collection,

and to buy a pair of limited edition trainers emblazoned with the name of the town. profits will go to a homelessness charity. let me show you a gorgeous picture this morning. how it looks outside of our studios in salford. not hong kong. it is salford. a few moments ago, to give you a peek behind the scenes here, we have this on our monitor and the sky was absolutely gloriously pink. waves of pink and purple. what do they say, charlie? red sky at night, sailor's delight? red sky at night, sailor's delight? red sky at dawn, sailor's morning? it is lovely, something like that. we had a 15—20 minute window where it was looking particularly beautiful. maybe it is where you are. maybe you were up early walking the dog, it was amazing, send those pictures in. 12 minutes past seven.

good morning. let's return to our main story now. the duke of sussex has launched a legal battle against the tabloid press, taking action against the owners of the sun, the now defunct news of the world, and the daily mirror, in relation to alleged phone hacking. it follows the news that his wife meghan is taking separate legal action against the mail on sunday. we'rejoined now from our brighton studio by former editor of the daily mirror, roy greenslade. good morning to you and thank you for your time. firstly, good morning to you and thank you foryourtime. firstly, give us good morning to you and thank you for your time. firstly, give us your reaction. what do you make of what you are hearing? well, clearly, this isa you are hearing? well, clearly, this is a planned campaign. that kind of outburst that we saw earlier this week was notjust outburst that we saw earlier this week was not just suddenly a 1—off but obviously, campaign, a frontal assault, on the tabloid newspapers. it isa assault, on the tabloid newspapers. it is a declaration of war, in effect, which several papers that have covered this story today, not,

i noticed, the sun and mirror, but others that have covered this story are saying much the same thing, they see it in the context of the prince really saying enough is enough and going to the tabloids. but i suppose the strange thing is the hacking took place along time ago and we don't know the details, we don't know exactly what time scale it is, we don't know indeed if the statute of limitations may have run out, would this make a fly in the court, this is another thing we have not yet seen through, but at the moment i think we could say this is the first almost unprecedented occasion on which a member of the royal family has really decided to give the tabloids a run for their money. so, just looking at the buckingham palace statement, saying documents have been filed on behalf of prince harry over the alleged illegal interception of voicemail dosages. this is a path that others who are clearly not members of the royal family have gone down before, over,

you know, challenging what happened over that period of time. given the admissions by newspapers about some of the practices in those days, what bearing doesn't have, do you think, on this legal action? —— does it have. well, loads of cases have gone through already and many others are proceeding. millions of pounds have been paid out by reach, and by news group, who were the publishers of the defunct news of the world and the. —— the sun. it is interesting that he has hired these solicitors, david schoenborn, who have had massive success on david schoenborn, who have had massive success on behalf of celebrities. in every case, what has been so interesting is that the publishers, indian, have settled.

0ften perhaps at what we call the doors of the court orjust before it reaches court. —— the publishers, in the end, have settled. the one thing prince harry doesn't necessarily need is money. so will he take it until it reaches a courtroom? what has not happened so far is that we celebrities have not gone into court, not exposed therefore the methods used, not been into the details of how hacking occurred. who was responsible, and so on. now, i wonder whether that is what prince harry is hoping for, to actually force a newspaper editor or publisher into court, so that we see them having to own up to what they've done. that is the fascinating aspect of this whole affair. can youjust fascinating aspect of this whole affair. can you just shed a little light, you have been a newspaper editor, at the daily mirror. the royalfamily, in editor, at the daily mirror. the royal family, in these situations, and you mentioned before prince harry's statement that was made very recently, a very emotional statement about how he feels, his family, his

wife, has been treated. now, if you can shed a little light on the balance between the royal family and may be the informal discussions they have with newspaper editors about how they are being treated, about photographers or intrusion, and then disappoints that this member of the royal family has made, disappoints that this member of the royalfamily has made, which is, that isn't working. something is very wrong in the system. i will ta ke very wrong in the system. i will take a different path. yeah, well, informal discussions might be over egging it, to be honest. i have been clashes in the past. a very famous time when princess diana went shopping for sweets early in the time when, after she had been married, the queen called in the editors on that occasion and there was a temporary halt in intrusion. but most of these things are settled behind closed doors, there are informal talks, i suppose, behind closed doors, there are informaltalks, isuppose, between palace officials or members of the press office and newspapers. but nothing like this has occurred before. not a case in which a

prince, a leading member of the royalfamily, has prince, a leading member of the royal family, has gone this far. i think it is different. different in tone and different in context. and probably harold's, i think, a prolonged battle, because this won't reach court for a long time. —— heralds a prolonged battle. could i just ask, if i may, just one more thought, on that theme of what you we re thought, on that theme of what you were saying that, you mentioned, these phrases are knocking around, war, battle. do you think that inevitably, those papers that are accused will, if you like, up the a nte accused will, if you like, up the ante in the interim period while this question is out there? you think more intrusion? i doubt it, somehow. i think this is such a shot across the bows that we are going to

see them not attempt to do anything that would cause yet more problems for themselves. and the most important thing here is about how the public react. are they going to be sympathetic to harry and meghan? 0rare be sympathetic to harry and meghan? or are they going to side with the newspapers? and i think that is the midpoint. newspapers very, very close to the public will be watching to see how the audiences react. they will not want to lose readers over this. rory greenslade, very interesting hearing your thoughts this morning. —— roy. we greenslade was the editor of the daily mirror. —— roy greenslade. now, this is a red sky. do you know if it was night 01’ red sky. do you know if it was night or morning? no, this was in the morning. ijust or morning? no, this was in the morning. i just learned or morning? no, this was in the morning. ijust learned that phrase, red sky at night, shepherd's delight, red sky in the morning, shepherd's wanting. i got it wrong. lots of people have helped me and sorted it out. for years, i got that wrong. there are some different terms. i thought what you said was

0k. it was wrong, but it was ok? there are different words. i use shepherd's warning. nobody needed your opinion, charlie. why don't you go on, starve, and i will have a word with my colleague. —— stav. yes, it is because the rising sun in the east shines on the clouds, the weather fronts, moving the east shines on the clouds, the weatherfronts, moving on from the east shines on the clouds, the weather fronts, moving on from the west. most of our weather fronts in the uk come off the atlantic, from the uk come off the atlantic, from the west. it is the reverse in the evening, the cloud is retreating into the east, so red sky at night is shepherd's delight. it is the reasoning behind the saying. this weekend though, with thanks guys in the morning we have rain arriving on those western areas. drier in the east. tomorrow it is the other way around. some of this rain will park itself across the east and become quite heavy. this area of low pressure is monday's low pressure system to bring more weight on fairly weather as well. a dry start for many eastern areas. a bit of hazy sunshine through the morning. actually start across the north.

here we will see the best of the sunshine, the northern isles and those parts of scotland. the wind picks up. this weather fun those parts of scotland. the wind picks up. this weatherfun pushing into western areas will be squeezing againstan area into western areas will be squeezing against an area of higher pressure over the continent, increasing the windspeed. turning windier across the north—east. the best of the sunshine through the day, certainly across shetland. maybe one or two showers being blown on a strong south—easterly. further west, western scotland, very wet this afternoon. the same to northern ireland. western fringes of england and also wales, a bit of drizzly rain developing ahead of the main rain developing ahead of the main rain band as well. where we get any brightness, it will not feel too bad. 15-17, that brightness, it will not feel too bad. 15—17, that will feel quite pleasant. that rain really picks up and starts to push east. through the evening and overnight you can see the brighter colours developing on the brighter colours developing on the band as it grinds to a halt across central and eastern areas. don't be surprised if you get under through the night. it will turn drier further through the night. it will turn drierfurther by through the night. it will turn drier further by around dawn. through the night. it will turn drierfurther by around dawn. notice the temperatures, double figures for everybody, it is going to be pretty

mild. this is the weather front parking itself across the north and east of the uk, not really going anywhere fast because it is bumping into this area of high pressure. it will gradually ease down from the north, and a little area of low pressure will develop across the south—east later in the day. met 0ffice yellow warning is in force. we could see localised flooding, particularly across northern and eastern parts of england where it has been very wet over the last couple of weeks. the rain is pulling away from scotland and becomes confined to eastern england in the south—east. some of that cloud, a few showers, this area of low pressure developing and the wind also picking up across southern areas. the best of the brightness, northern ireland, wales, despite the wind, and temperatures just 16 northern ireland, wales, despite the wind, and temperaturesjust 16 or 17 across the south—west. generally the low to mid teens further north and east. it could be a bit of a washout across eastern parts of the country. next week, that area of low pressure moves in for monday, wet and windy

weather, and through the week we will see further westerly winds and outbreaks of rain, fairly strong rain at times, but sunshine in between. it is looking very typically autumnal through next week. there are fresh calls for a change in the law on assisted dying, from the family of an 80—year—old woman who has been cleared of killing her terminally ill husband. mavis eccleston and her husband dennis were both found unconscious at their home in staffordshire after taking an overdose. mavis recovered but was later charged with murder. john maguire has been to speaking to their daughterjoy. married for 60 years, their intention was to die as they have lived, together. 18 months ago, dennis eccleston was suffering with terminal bowel cancer. he just wanted to end his life without any pain and go without any treatment. so his wife mavis eccleston gave him an overdose of prescription medicine before taking one herself. both were found unconscious at their bungalow in staffordshire. but after hospital treatment, mavis survived.

she was then charged with her husband's murder. that word "murder" — that doesn't live in our lives. you know, we're normal people and when you hear that someone's been murdered, you think of something horrific and this was my mum and dad we were talking about. so i was literally... it's ok. i was holding on to her and just didn't want her to — i didn't want them to take her, and you could see that they — they didn't want to take her but they had to, because it was theirjob. and so obviously, she went away, bless her, and she's only four foot eight in a nightie, dressing gown and slippers, because we got told she was just gonna be away for three hours. it ended up being nearly 30. after a trial lasting almost three weeks, a jury found mavis not guilty. her family are joining calls for a change in legislation to allow assisted dying.

the law exists to protect the sanctity of life. how can a law like this be introduced and how can a law do both things? well, they have it in another countries and it works perfectly well. we're talking about people — not the vulnerable people — people who are of sound mind to have that choice, to be able to turn around and say "this is it now. this is how i would like to go." so for instance, my dad — "i would like to go at home with my family around me." and then, of course, you're going to have the medical team there, you're to have have signed all of the documents and everything else. they'e going to have been safeguarded. we're not talking about just anybody being able to do it and get away with it. this is not what we're talking about at all. we're talking about a law. one which the government says would have to be approved by parliament — which, four years ago, voted against a change. but mavis's family says they will keep campaigning after the loss of their father and very nearly losing their mother. john maguire, bbc

news, staffordshire. we're joined now by professor alison britton from glasgow caledonian university, who has advised the scottish government on the issue of assisted dying. good morning to you, and thank you for speaking to us this morning. do you think this should have gone as far as it you think this should have gone as faras it did you think this should have gone as far as it did with this family?” think we have to distinguish between what is possible currently in the law and perhaps the moral and ethical issues. the way it sounds at the moment, there would be little option but for the department of public prosecutions to have taken this case forward. it is not fair, though, is it? in many senses. you say you look at the moral compass, so say you look at the moral compass, so to speak. you look at this, and we saw pictures of the mother there, mavis ecclestone, just bewildered that it had got to this point. yes. and there has been a number of

challenges over the years, a number of cases, which have gone to court in very poignant circumstances, many of those individuals have also suffered from degenerative conditions, that a neurone disease, multiple sclerosis, they are aware of what the end stages of that illness might bring them. and right up illness might bring them. and right up until 2012, there was a case, mr tony nicholson, and the supreme court, the highest court in the land, looked at this and said, we acknowledge that these individuals have a right to have a decision about what happens to them in the end stages of their lives, but it is ultimately for parliament to make a change in the law. obviously time is a lwa ys change in the law. obviously time is always limited in these interviews, but could you clarify what needs to be made when it comes to the laws surrounding assisted suicide? be made when it comes to the laws surrounding assisted suicide ?m be made when it comes to the laws surrounding assisted suicide? it is quite interesting. i am speaking to

you from scotland, and the position between scotland and england is quite different. because it has been the opportunity of a number of cases in england, the department of public prosecution, following a case of a miss debbie purdy in 2009, they were instructed to bring forward a set of guidelines under which circumstances they would or would not prosecute. we don't have such a thing in scotla nd we don't have such a thing in scotland currently. however, there have been increasing calls for these guidelines to be refined again, in england at the moment, we have what is cold a suicide act, a piece of law which allows an individual to ta ke law which allows an individual to take their own life, but they cannot be provided with assistance to take that lie. and that becomes very, very difficult, because what is assistance? is holding somebody‘s had so they can swallow a tablet, is that assistance? is booking a flight for them to to zurich to go to

dignitas to end their own life, is that assistance? the government also looks at this idea of public interest, when it —— when is it in public interest? as we have just heard, these are such personal matters, an issue between husband and wife you have been together for so and wife you have been together for so many years, and this has brought —— of this is brought into an unfamiliar environment and brought into the public domain. how long could it take? which bodies are the ones who are going to help make it clearer? 0bviously people have got to this point in life where they feel this is the only option. we cannot see more stories like this, cannot see more stories like this, can we? it is very difficult. at the moment many of these organisations and individuals are working in a vacuum. it is not only for the individuals themselves, the patients who are looking for some sort of clarity and guidelines, it is very difficult situation for healthcare professionals as well. because the nature of modern 21st—century medicine has changed our notions of

what it is to have a life. people wa nt to what it is to have a life. people want to be engaged in these end—of—life decisions, and very often modern medicine can perhaps extend one's life but it is the quality of that life, and people wa nt to quality of that life, and people want to be involved in the decision—making surrounding the attending of life. professor alison britton, from glasgow caledonian university, thank you for taking us through that explanation. we will also be hearing from care not killing in about half—an—hour. and we are looking ahead to the rugby world cup in japan. john we are looking ahead to the rugby world cup injapan. john will have all the details on that. headlines are coming up.

hello, this is breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. good morning. here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. the duke of sussex has launched a legal battle against the tabloid press, taking action against the owners of the sun, the now defunct news of the world, and the daily mirror, in relation to alleged phone hacking. it's not yet clear when prince harry's allegations date from, but in a phone hacking trial in 2011, he was named, along with prince william, as a victim. his move follows the announcement that his wife meghan is taking separate legal action against the mail on sunday. thousands have taken part in unplanned protests in hong kong after the territory's government announced a face mask ban. demonstrators blocked roads,

torched chinese flags and vandalised metro stations as police fired rounds of tear gas. it comes after an escalation of violence on tuesday, when an officer shot a demonstrator. more than 1,600 uk high street shops have closed as a result of restructuring deals since the beginning of last year, according to new figures. the local data company has looked at the impact of so—called company voluntary arrangements and found that nearly two thirds of closed stores are still sitting empty. nottingham, birmingham and harrogate are among the worst—affected areas. a british—australian woman and her australian boyfriend have been released from a prison in iran after being held for three months. jolie king and mark firkin were arrested for reportedly flying a drone without a permit. australia's foreign minister says tehran has dropped all charges against the couple. senior democrats in the us are demanding the white house hands over documents for their investigation into president trump. they say they have "ample evidence" that mr trump put pressure on ukraine to investigate his political rivaljoe biden, which he denies.

a disgraced politician in colombia has escaped jail by shimmying down a rope during a doctor's appointment. take a look at this. cctv footage shows aida merlano, who is serving 15 years for electoral fraud and other crimes, pulling the rope from her bag and tying it to a desk at the doctor's office in bogota. her daughter has been arrested, but merlano remains at large after being whisked away on a motorcycle. now all of the sport and where are we starting? rugby world cup in japan, england playing that offers much of the tournament so far but a lot at stake because if they win, they are into the quarter—finals. lot at stake because if they win, they are into the quarter—finalsm they are into the quarter—finalsm they don't? they will probably have to play against france. so the two toughest matches come in the last two group games and they would want to avoid an upset because we have seen a to avoid an upset because we have seen a couple already at this world cup and england do not want them.

and argentina are a formidable team. big, physical team, so and argentina are a formidable team. big, physicalteam, so a and argentina are a formidable team. big, physical team, so a lot of tough battles out there, it is fair tough battles out there, it is fair to say, and a lot at stake. especially when you consider four years ago england didn't make it out of their group at their home world cup. so no wonder eddiejones is leaving no stone unturned after wins against tonga and usa. both of which they won. 0ur sports correspondent andy swiss is in tokyo now. andy, this is their toughest game so far? that's right. as you say, england's first two opponents tonga and the usa were never really going to cause them to many problems and england won both of the matches are co mforta bly won both of the matches are comfortably but argentina are a very different proposition. remember, this is a team that reached the world cup semifinals just four years ago. now, the good news for england is their buildup seems to have gone pretty smoothly, there has been a quiet confidence about the england camp this week, all 31 players

available to choose from, a rare luxury in rugby. eddiejones, the head coach, has once again opted for captain 0wen farrell at centre with george ford at fly half. in recent months and recent years, it is perhaps been questions about england's big match mentality, for games like this. eddiejones says his team are already for the challenge. we worked hard on creating training situations to equip players for that, the players have worked hard off the field, to handle situations well. but, like anything, it is a bit like a teabag, isn't it? you don't know how good it isn't it? you don't know how good it is until you put it in the hot water. you can always guarantee eddiejones comes water. you can always guarantee eddie jones comes out water. you can always guarantee eddiejones comes out with a funny line or two, eddiejones comes out with a funny line ortwo, and eddiejones comes out with a funny line or two, and he certainly did there! you've been around the team. you have been there for a couple of weeks. you talk about a bit of

confidence in the camp, are those events off four years ago behind them now, do you think?” events off four years ago behind them now, do you think? i guess you could say is it is so far, so good. two wins, no injuries, no controversies, england are almost flying under the radar a little bit which would suit them but as you say they know how quickly things can change and argentina remember are fighting for their world cup survival. there coach has called this match a final for them because if they lose it, they are out of the world cup. they have blown hot and cold so far, they were terrible in the first half against france. very impressive in the second half. if they can replicate that sort of form than their physicality could be a real threat to england. 0ne than their physicality could be a real threat to england. one word also on the weather here in tokyo, it is very hot indeed! temperatures up it is very hot indeed! temperatures up into the 30s so it will be crawling conditions for the players but england know that if they can win this match, then a place in the

quarter—finals is guaranteed, john. andy, it is charlie, i am listening carefully and i am hearing quite a bit of noise, in terms of the crowd, england, argentina, how do you think it will — what part will they play and who will be watching in terms of who is supporting who? well it is going to be very interesting, charlie. it is already an incredible atmosphere, still a while to go before kickoff but most of the crowd are already here behind me, and you can possibly hear the argentina fans chanting away, they are very vocal, it isa chanting away, they are very vocal, it is a terrific atmosphere. english and argentinian fans have been huddling together, drinking in the streets. it will be interesting indeed, lots of japanese fans who certainly, in previous matches, have been behind because, of course, eddiejones the been behind because, of course, eddie jones the england been behind because, of course, eddiejones the england head coach is to be the head coach of the japan tea m is to be the head coach of the japan team and lead them to that incredible win over south africa at the last world cup and because of

that, england are very popular here injapan. that, england are very popular here in japan. but certainly, plenty of argentina fans making their presence felt and it should be a terrific atmosphere. amazing stuff. thank you, many thanks indeed, anti— swiss injapanfor us. you, many thanks indeed, anti— swiss injapan for us. we will keep across events in japan and injapan for us. we will keep across events injapan and went england to get under way at about nine o'clock this morning. —— andy. now to some fast times at the athletics world championships where great britain's 4 by 100m relay teams reached today's finals. the men chalked up the best time this year to qualify as the reigning world champions, and they were anchored to victory by nethaneel mitchell—bla ke, bringing it home in a time of 37.56 seconds — a season's best. brazil came second and usa in third. dina asher—smith's hopes of a third medal remain alive as the women came second in their heat behind jamaica. the new 200m world champion was rested, but will return to the team for the tonight's final. bit of history in the men's1500m as three british men reached the final for the first time in the competition's history. after neil gourley qualified

comfortably in his heatjosh kerr made it through in fourth, while jake wightman had a nervous wait to find out if he'd made it, but his seventh place finish was enough. and in the men's 20km race walk last night, tom bosworth finished in seventh place. he was disqualified from the event at the last world championships and was delighted to finish strongly. but he will be able to sympathise with fellow brit callum wilkinson, who was unfortunately disqualified this time round. japan's toshikazu yamanishi took gold. quite a story in rugby league. salford red devils finished one off the bottom in super league last season. this time around, they could be champions. they reached their first grand final last night with a 28—4 win over the 5—time champions wigan. joe lynskey reports. this is the miracle of the red devils. the tears ofjoy for one of this

year's great underdogs. salford were nearly relegated last year. now, they are one match away from the super league title. even arriving at wigan, they were rank outsiders, but these are the play—offs, where it means more. wigan had won all four meetings this year but now, salford had worked out how to get through. gill dudson's opener made them start to believe. in the second half, joey lussick was under the post but facing a wall. he made a dent — just enough to make the ball brush the line. salford, try. joy- wigan were being pushed off home turf by the neighbours. for them, it's a season that's fallen apart. salford have one of the lowest budgets in the league. here, they were supercharged. the grand final‘s at old trafford — you can almost see it from salford's ground. some might‘ve thought they'd never get there. next weekend, it will feel like home. joe lynskey, bbc news.

so, there you go. it will be interesting, as far as england are concerned, you know, this morning, we will keep across that and worth pointing out as well that as england hope to emulate the achievements of 2003, no team has ever lost a group game and then gone on to win the rugby world cup so, you know, that isa rugby world cup so, you know, that is a good start for you. isn't it nice to hear about the atmosphere there because it sounds like it is working. building. and if you are an england fan, you would want to attack their early because it cost a fair bit to go there and watch england play. we are talking about running now. if you like to go out running, you probably have a specific pair of shoes you like to wear — probably trainers with big, cushioned soles to protect yourfeet and joints. but one man says you should save your money. barefoot it. tony riddle thinks trainers are actually bad for us, and he'sjust run from lands end tojohn o'groats barefoot to prove it.

tony riddle is here now. ba refooted as barefooted as well. morning. how are you? great. in recovery mode. when was the last run? monday, so i finished 57 miles on monday. all barefoot? yes, barefoot. you came in wearing shoes and i couldn't see your feet but now, put them up on the desk. my mom will kill me for this! loads of blisters. they are not blisters, they are pads. so this ankle, but ankle, i gained an upper ankle, but ankle, i gained an upper ankle strain on... you hit a rock or something? day 28, right at the end of the day, fatigue, had to hop over a stream and i hit a rock and i work with an inflamed ankle and it was like adversity moment. you know, right near the end, i had to go through everything, with work, ice,

heat, and then lots of meditation to try to get my head back in the game to understand how to heal again, rather than have my focus on oh my god, this is going to be over. so you are raising for money for charity. six organisations. and there are points you are trying to prove in a way about the benefits of going barefoot. 0f prove in a way about the benefits of going barefoot. of being barefoot. it isn'tjust going barefoot. of being barefoot. it isn't just about going barefoot. of being barefoot. it isn'tjust about being barefoot though it is about finding ways that are more in sync with human biology, i'm a natural lifestyle coach, natural life stylist, and that has been my thing. i work with students through to billionaires or it could be the young through to the elderly, and it doesn't matter where they consider themselves to be on the ladder of modern success, if the fundamental physical, social, spiritual needs are unmet, they are pretty unhappy and the more nature i introduced to their supposedly unhappy lifestyle, the happier and more successful they become. being barefoot for me, it is a modality of

that and natural running is a modality of that but there is a whole natural movement system and natural sleeping system and the closer we can get to nature, the healthier and happier we can become. when you started running barefoot, what did you notice physically that changed, or improved? compared to when you are running in trainers. i assume you are running anyway.” have been coaching and running form for many years and i coach athletes, professional boxers, footballers. through to the average, you know, athlete, because we are all athletes underneath it all. so for me, i found that mainly, it was any niggles or pains would start to dissolve and move away. the basis of course being your foot, it comprises of 33joints, 26 bones, and over 100 muscles, tendons and ligaments and becomes the foundation of all of your movement. so if you can understand the foundation of the house, it is important you get it right to build a superstructure and

we are a superstructure. all of your joints and biomechanics work of the basis of support to how your ankle, your knee and your hip cave, so most people including myself, find the function of the ankle and knee and hip improve and your flexibility improvement rather than feeling tight and under tension, all of the stuff dissolves away. am i right in thinking you do not much like sitting down? we ground live, we grant live at home. just normal poses, you can be kneeling, cross—legged, squatting. if you look at cultures all around the world they are still doing that. it isjust normalised in our culture to be sedentary. we are spending 90% of ourtime to be sedentary. we are spending 90% of our time indoors. 80% of people in the uk live in urban environments and we spent 90% of our time indoors. what are we doing in indoor environments? sitting. that compromises the posture that we want to be able to go out and run with.

quick word, time is always tight on this. it is not a less practical to run outside barefoot. no. iwork with a company called vivo barefoot and that allows the behaviour of the foot to maintain the same, because wide tow hooks, it also protects you from glass and all the other debris thatis from glass and all the other debris that is out there. a top tip on how to, you know, you are saying you should sit on surfaces, well, we do for a living. we spent four hours a day. because we are a sedentary culture, you cannot get away from sitting, right? but what you can do is put chair care in. simple stuff like moving your chair back. set at a time when you are working in office. you get up from the chair, you hold the back of the chair simply squat. you're just trying to address your posture. don't worry about keeping your heel down, stand up, go for little walk, go for back to the chair. the only thing i'm going to say, if you buy back down in that position again, i'm glad didn't do it through the interview, it would look odd on the cameras. people are going to be sitting home on the sofa thinking this. it is a

restorative thing. it helps you get the mobility back into your posture. nobody wants to be sitting all day. it is an amazing achievement. congratulations. thank you very much. here's stav with a look at this morning's weather. stav is standing for this one. i was going to say, i cannot do this job sitting, so at least my posture is right. lots of lovely weather watchers pictures this morning as this weather front approaches from the west, that is from north tyneside. i will post some of them later on in the show. we can, rain at times, but across western areas, drier in the east. eastern areas wetter, drier in the east. this weather front is working its way in from the atlantic. it will grind to a halt across eastern areas as it bumps into this high. that low pressure down behind me is monday's are wet and windy weather. dry across central and eastern areas, probably the best of the sunshine today across the north—east of

scotla nd today across the north—east of scotland where it has been a chilly start for the northern isles. windy here, one or two showers, most of the eastern areas dry, a bit of drizzle across south—western england ahead of the main rain band which will begin to work its way in this afternoon. quite heavy across the hebrides and the western mainland of scotland. a wet and windy and to the day, the rain knocking on the door of western england and into western wales also. the wind is picking up further west does that rain nears. it will stay dry across the east. top temperatures 15—17. that is around the seasonal average. that is how it is looking this afternoon. this evening the rain will continue working east. it will become heavy overnight stop brighter colours in there. a rumble of thunder or two. it grinds to a halt, very wet by the end of the night, a little bit dry further west. you will notice those temperatures are double—figure values for everybody, because of the wind direction coming up from the

south and also the cloud and the rain. but weather front grinds to a halt across the north and east of the uk. a bump of pressure nudging in across western areas. it will dry up in across western areas. it will dry up here, monday's rain, that is what i was talking about. an area of low pressure developing across the south—east of england. very wet across parts of scotland, eastern england and down into the south—east. the rain pulling away from scotland through the day and it stays wet for eastern england into the east midlands, with winds picking up across southern areas. that area of low pressure will build across the south—east, it could be a washout day for some. further west, a drier story. the best of any sunshine here, top temperatures of 15 or 16 celsius. that is your latest weather. now it's time for newswatch. this week rebecca jones presents the round—up of your views on bbc news coverage. hello, and welcome to newswatch,

with me, rebecca jones, standing inforsamira. bbc journalists queue up to interview the prime minister but are there questions all appropriate and do they give him enough time to answer? and now the ruling against naga munchetty has been reversed, does the bbc need a new set of editorial guidelines? since entering 10 downing street, boris johnson has been criticised for tending to avoid the scrutiny of in—depth interviews. this week he made up for that with three sit—down encounters on bbc television, as well as radio 4's today programme. it all began on sunday morning with andrew marr asking the prime minister, amongst other things, about his use of language. i think you'll find the speeches of most politicians...

for centuries, have been studded with military metaphor. that may be but the language of your government goes to a different place. i don't think that is true at all. the front page of the mail on sunday, talking about your opponents, colluding with foreign powers, that sounds very 1930s to me. there is a darkness about the language, you must know it's there. i don't agree with that. there was a big response to that interview and we asked two newswatch viewers to record their reactions. i have to say how disappointed i was with andrew marr today. his interview with borisjohnson was absolutely appalling. he asked questions but did not give the prime minister a chance to answer or even finish what he was saying. it seemed all he was interested in was the word "humbug." boris was doing his best to explain about brexit and the nhs and other subjects that actually concern the country but andrew wouldn't listen. he continually spoke over boris.

isn't mr marr meant to be the facilitator of the exchange? ask the question, listen attentively to the response, and then for clarity, ask any follow—up questions. but no, instead mr marr chose to constantly interrupt and talk over the prime minister and even had the audacity to ask him to hurry up in his response. whereas if he actually kept quiet himself, we the listeners could have heard what the prime minister had to say. 0n on october 31... let me on october 31. .. let me just come back to one of your colleagues and long—time friends... perhaps the bbc could consider producing an andrew marr monologue show, as he seems to like the sound of his own voice so much. well, 48 hours later, mrjohnson was in the hot seat again

asking the questions this time, dan walker for breakfast. if you look at the papers this morning, a lot of them are talking about this potential changes to the withdrawal agreement, a lot are still talking about your private life and i know you were asked about this yesterday and you have made a point of not talking about this in the past... you mustn't be surprised if i continue that line. you are the prime minister. yes, absolutely. the top office in the country. your demeanour, your language, your actions are both past and present are under scrutiny. yes, yes, yes. phil sawyer was watching that and had this to say about dan walker.

but rosemary millet had a more positive response. the same day, laura kuenssberg also had some face—to—face time with the prime minister. she too pursued a line of questioning that had become overly familiar to some members of the audience. yesterday you denied you touched a woman inappropriately at a lunch. she said you did. is she lying? i don't want to minimise the importance of this issue or people's concerns about this kind of thing. but in this case, it is simply not true. so, she is lying? look, i'm not going

to go into whatever... when people make these kinds of allegations, they must always be taken very, very seriously. ann best had this to say. but again there were compliments, too, with this from barbara noble.

well, we asked bbc news for a response to what newswatch viewers have been saying about those three interviews and they told us... since we explored the subject in depth on last week's programme, the saga of naga munchetty has continued to occupy acres of newsprint and the attention

of many newswatch viewers. the ruling against the breakfast presenter for comments she made about tweets posted by president trump was defended on newswatch by but the bbc‘s director of editorial policy and standards david jordan. but on monday evening, the corporation director general announced that decision had been reversed. so, where does that leave the bbc guidelines on what presenters can or cannot say on air? the consensus seems to be in confusion. terry pearson wrote of the bbc‘s about turn... but angela saini had a different perspective.

now, since ceefax launched 45 years ago, it has been possible to read news headlines for weather, travel, news and more on your tv set. for the past 20 years, with ceefax being phased out, that has been done by the red button. from early next year, text—based content will no longer be accessible by pressing read on your remote control, much to the regret of linda robinson. i'm speechless, no red button? i use it all the time to update myself. i'd far prefer it to the actual news because i can choose which articles i look at. it is more organised than the website news and much more peaceful experience in the 24—hour news channel where there are several banners with different headlines as well as the presenter speaking. have you canvassed your audience

about all this or am i the only person in the uk using the red button news? well, linden, you are certainly not the only one. we have heard similar sentiments from a number of red button users since the decision was announced a couple of weeks ago. this was the response from a bbc spokesperson. finally, back to borisjohnson who was again at the centre of events on wednesday's news at 6% by george alagiah. in a moment, we will talk

to katia adler in brussels but first, emma vardy, our ireland correspondent in stormont. boris says stormont will have a say but it is not even sitting at the moment. that is not the first time on bbc news where the prime minister has been referred to by his first name. it is a practice that irritates a number of viewers. here is tom young. karen poynton agrees. thank you for all your

comments this week.