good morning, welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and louise minchin. our headlines today. the uk agrees to take 20,000 refugees after the taliban took control of afghanistan. mps cut short their holiday to debate the crisis, as british nationals and some afghans arrive in the uk. the rising cost of living. as prices continue to increase, what impact could it have on our day—to—day lives? we'll get latest inflation numbers this morning. i'll explain what's going on. the wife of rugby league star rob burrow, lindsey, talks to us about making every day count as they live with his diagnosis of motor meurone disease.

and celebrate his nomination for a big award. a touch of hollywood comes to north wales. but who's responsible for this sign on a hill above wrexham? good on a hill above wrexham? morning. the weather t: similar good morning. the weather today is similar to yesterday in that there will be cloud, and some rain and drizzle, but some shine also and i will tell you where you can expect that in about 25 minutes. it's wednesday the 18th of august. our top story. up to 20,000 afghans will be resettled in the uk over the coming years, under a new scheme announced by the government. it follows the taliban's return to power in afghanistan, which has sparked fears of a refugee crisis. 0pposition parties have criticised the government for not going far enough, as our political correspondent, nick eardley, reports. arriving in the uk last night, british citizens and their afghan

allies, some of those who have now fled kabul after the taliban takeover. back in afghanistan, many more are desperate to leave. these images from monday show how far some are prepared to go to flee. the government is announcing today that up to 20,000 refugees will be allowed to settle in the uk in the coming years — 5000 of them within 12 months. the scheme will be similar to the ones set up during the syrian war. but with the taliban now in control of afghanistan, the government admits there will be a challenge to get people out. waheed is an nhs doctor who came to the uk as a refugee from afghanistan. when people arrive in the uk, they just want to be treated as human beings. they are like you and me, they want shelter, they want the basic living necessities. they want safety, their human right, but also they all need compassion,

a fair assessment of their asylum and then to be given the same opportunities that i received when i came to the uk aged 15 and that allowed me to become a doctor. ministers here and around the world have been rushing to come up with schemes in the face of the deteriorating situation in afghanistan. the uk programme will prioritise what ministers are calling those most in need — women and girls in particular. the government will work with local councils and the devolved governments to figure out the best places for refugees to be housed. 0pposition parties have called on the government to go further, saying the plan announced today doesn't match the scale of the crisis. parliament is being recalled from its summer break this morning, so mps can discuss the situation in afghanistan. with the government likely to face questions about the speed of the taliban's takeover. nick eardley, bbc news, westminster. political correspondent chris mason

is in westminster this morning. mps will debate today and we expect to hear from the mps will debate today and we expect to hearfrom the prime minister a statement about what they plan to do. , ., ., ., ., statement about what they plan to do. _, ., ., ., , statement about what they plan to do. , ., ., , ., do. good morning. two things to look out for. do. good morning. two things to look out for- the — do. good morning. two things to look out for. the specifics, _ do. good morning. two things to look out for. the specifics, what _ do. good morning. two things to look out for. the specifics, what is - do. good morning. two things to look out for. the specifics, what is the - out for. the specifics, what is the uk doing to help people who want to get out of afghanistan? the second, the big question about how we ended up the big question about how we ended up here, why the uk was caught short if you like, and the rest of the international community in terms of what happened in the past weeks. and questions about the mission overall. the specifics, there is a plan announced this morning to ensure thousands can move here in the next year, up to 20,000 over the coming years. modelled on what happened during the syrian war. the aim being

thousands can be relocated quickly. huge work being done in government to make that happen. 0n huge work being done in government to make that happen. on top of that an existing scheme set up at the tail end of last year to help those specifically under threat because they helped britain during the conflict in afghanistan. that has been up and running several months and thousands have been relocated and thousands have been relocated and the aim is more will be in the coming months and years. this and the aim is more will be in the coming months and years.- and the aim is more will be in the coming months and years. this is the first time mps _ coming months and years. this is the first time mps have _ coming months and years. this is the first time mps have had _ coming months and years. this is the first time mps have had a _ coming months and years. this is the first time mps have had a chance - coming months and years. this is the first time mps have had a chance to l first time mps have had a chance to question borisjohnson in the light of recent events with the scenes at the airport in kabul and anxieties about what will happen in afghanistan.— about what will happen in afuhanistan. , ., , afghanistan. massive questions. the chaos we have _ afghanistan. massive questions. the chaos we have seen _ afghanistan. massive questions. the chaos we have seen in _ afghanistan. massive questions. the chaos we have seen in kabul - afghanistan. massive questions. the chaos we have seen in kabul in - afghanistan. massive questions. the chaos we have seen in kabul in the l chaos we have seen in kabul in the past couple of days and huge questions about intelligence. why was it not predicted that the taliban would take over as quickly as they did. why was the uk, us and

others caught on the hop? and big questions, was it a good idea to go into afghanistan in the first place? was the mission clear enough. could the uk and others once the us decided to leave assemble an alternative set of troops to try to maintain stability up to a point that had managed to hold. a vast number of questions for boris johnson and questioning gets under way at 9:30am this morning. we will be speaking to the home secretary, priti patel, about the crisis, just after half—past—seven. a tropical storm has severely hampered efforts to help survivors of saturday's powerful earthquake in haiti, which has left more than 1,900 people dead. according to the un, around 1.2 million people have been affected in the aftermath — with many having limited or no access to shelter, clean water, or food. 0ur correspondent james clayton reports now from the town of les cayes, one of

the worst affected areas. at times, it feels like haiti is being hit from all directions on multiple fronts. first the earthquake, then the storm. they hit just after dark. violet winds and horizontal rain, misery loaded on top of misery. all across this town people have been left with a stark choice. do they either sleep in unsafe structures, or do they decide to sleep on the streets in the wet and the cold? this is the biggest camp in the area. people seeking refuge on a football field. they were told they would be safe here, but, as the rains poured, they were soaked. their tents ripped apart by the winds. people here are desperate and angry. translation: we have problems here. just look at the conditions. and where are the government? they are not here. there are injured people here, too. this woman's foot has a deep laceration, but she has had

no medical attention. another woman tells me she hasn't eaten since saturday. the other option here is to sleep in homes already badly damaged. this man runs the local lottery shop. he and his family were lucky the house didn't totally collapse. but they have had to make a difficult decision. did you sleep here last night? translation: yes, i slept here in this broken house last night. | there was wind and rain. but the other people in the tent city had to sleep outside on chairs. there are simply no good options in this situation. these are desperate times, and the storm has meant that the help that is needed by air and road simply hasn't arrived. james clayton, bbc news. the trial of american r&b singer r kelly is expected to begin in new york later today. the 54—year—old is accused of sexual abuse, racketeering and bribery —

charges which he denies. some of the accusations against the singer date back more than two decades. a family from newcastle—under—lyme is taking the environment agency to the high court over an odour radiating from a nearby landfill site. they claim noxious gases from the site are causing significant health problems for their 5—year—old son matthew, who has cerebral palsy. the environment agency has already received tens of thousands of complaints about the so—called silverdale stink, and say they're working as fast as possible to solve the issue. nando's has had to temporarily close around 50 of its restaurants after running out of its peri peri chicken. the company apologised in a statement online, saying the uk supply chain is at fault. northern ireland has not been affected by the supply issues. if you've noticed things like petrol, clothes and meals out

costing a bit more recently. it seems at the moment across the board, and good morning to you, we will have an official update on the cost of living and most will have noticed prices going up. the inflation rate is worked out by the office for national statistics that monitors goods and services we typically buy and because of the pandemic how we spend cash has changed. we spend more on groceries, streaming films, less on nights out and package holidays. as the economy reopens it can be difficult to work out what is going on. what we know is the main inflation measure, the consumer price index, was 2.5% in june, higherthan consumer price index, was 2.5% in june, higher than before the pandemic and higher than the level the bank of england wants. so what has posted up? 0il.

the bank of england wants. so what has posted up? oil. the global economy has bounced back more quickly as restrictions ease which means the demand for fuel from factories, aviation, shipping has pushed up prices. it means petrol is more expensive for us. filling the tank costs on average £12 more than a year ago. that affects companies with things like transport costs. that is passed on to us through higher prices. we that is passed on to us through higher prim-— that is passed on to us through higher prices. we make air dried fruit and vegetable _ higher prices. we make air dried fruit and vegetable crisps, - fruit and vegetable crisps, infusions and ingredients and pack products into foil packs like other crisps to preserve shelf life to make sure they stay crispy. we put them into cardboard boxes. 0ver make sure they stay crispy. we put them into cardboard boxes. over the past months the costs of the packaging, cardboard, everything from sellotape to logistics has gone up. there is not an aspect of the

process that has not been affected. we have not been able to pass on many costs. just very few to some customers. many costs. just very few to some customers-— customers. they are new ones. nimisha is — customers. they are new ones. nimisha is not _ customers. they are new ones. nimisha is not the _ customers. they are new ones. nimisha is not the only - customers. they are new ones. - nimisha is not the only manufacturer to have noticed higher costs. unilever said inflation pressures are the worst in a decade. and if they continue they will be passed onto us. the bank of england reckons it will continue. the 2.5% figure could 4% by the end of the year. all of this is a balancing act. a little inflation encourages to go out and spend, the idea you buy now before it goes up in price later. higher inflation for a long time can cause serious issues, leading to higher wages for sum, which pushes up costs. and tough times for those on fixed incomes. the bank normally controls it by raising interest

rates to encourage us to save but thatis rates to encourage us to save but that is not expected with the recovery is so fragile so high bills could be around longer. i will find out how much prices could go up in the latest official figures at 7am this morning. let's take a look at today's front pages. most of today's papers lead on the situation in afghanistan. the guardian reports on the new uk resettlement scheme for 20,000 afghan refugees, which will prioritise women, children and religious minorities. the headline in the daily express calls the move big—hearted, and shows a picture of a family fleeing to kabul airport. the mirror has a different take, and says the uk's pledge isn't enough — as only 5,000 people will be eligible to come to the uk in the first year of the scheme. and the metro's front page carries this powerful image of women in afghanistan protesting for women's rights in front

of armed taliban fighters. the paper's headline says "true courage". story we will cover this morning. and we will speak to a military veteran. there are different thought processes for those directly connected, if you fought, if you were an aid worker out there. seeing the images have had an impact and we will catch up on those as well. and talking to the home secretary later. 7:30am. i want to show you this, a lovely bride on her way to the wedding. what you often do is hire a vintage car to go to the wedding. except for this bride was left stranded on a country road in her wedding dress when the vintage ford lost power and would not restart.

this happened to me. the vintage car did not start. my dad drove me to the church, squashed into a vw polo. it adds to the occasion. it adds to the occasion. it was really funny. this one, they rank taxi companies and nobody would come and pick them up. luckily they hitched a lift from a passing tourist, matt and michelle, who drove them to the church allowing her to marry her husband. they had a happy ending. surely you would stop. i would certainly stop. the wedding dress, clearly on the way to a wedding. she made it, thankfully, say congratulations to the happy couple. can you get close in on this picture? if you are confused i can explain. it is a baby in a pram and in the background is a stingray.

this is lake district coast aquarium. it gives the impression the stingray is posing for the picture. it tickles me. that is sweet. this is possibly my favourite story in a while and a mystery worthy of tinseltown. a huge hollywood—style sign has appeared on the outskirts of wrexham, and nobody�*s quite sure where it came from. some locals have linked it to a—list actors ryan reynolds and rob mcelhenney, who recently bought the town's football club. so, is there any truth in that? let's speak to ian haslam who is in wrexham for us this morning. good morning. good morning. welcome good morning. welcome to good morning. welcome to this good morning. welcome to this lag good morning. welcome to this lag welcome to th heap

good morning. welcome to this lag heap in wrexham, three quarters of the way up it, we are but this has the way up it, we are but this has the famous wrexham's sign, a touch of hollywood. the letters, it is glorious. so many people talking about it in the town. people who walk their dog up here. taking selfies. people visiting from elsewhere to come here and take photos. who has put it up? speculation about the new hollywood owners of wrexham but people do not know. we came down here yesterday to try to find out from locals some more. whichever angle you look at it from, the wrexham sign has brought a touch of glitz and glamour to the slagheap on which it now so proudly stands. and people can't get enough of it. it's a little bit of fun. so, yeah, i think it's great. we came to have a look.

you've come up to take a look at it today, you're impressed close up? yeah, it's huge when you get up close to it. is it putting wrexham on the map? it's about time. it's clearly based on the hollywood sign, that worldwide symbol of the entertainment industry which has inevitably led to suggestions that wrexham afc is behind it. after all, the national league club is now owned by hollywood actors rob mcelhenney and ryan reynolds, who recently told the bbc about his vision for the future. the wrexham club is incredible. more incredible still is the community around it. so this is as much a project in investing in the wrexham red dragons as it is investing in the community of wrexham itself so we're really excited. but not excited enough to stick up a giant wrexham sign, apparently. he's tweeted. .. so who did? we asked the leader of wrexham council for his thoughts. it's brought a smile to people's faces. from all over the world,

people have been contacting me. so let's hope that it stops here for as long as it possibly can. there is the connection with wrexham football club and the new owners, and i think people are trying to put two and two together. none of us know, nobody knows who's... you don't know yourself? no, idon�*t, honestly. if i did, i would say so. the guessing game has continued on social media. who's done it, why they've done it, is it a good thing, is it not a good thing? whatever the opinion, it's certainly got people talking. now, there are some people that reckon the egyptian pyramids and stonehenge were put there by aliens. i can confirm that's not the case here because a bloke has got in touch with the bbc to say he saw workmen erecting this wrexham sign. so that at least solves one part of this mystery as to how it got here. but still no further on as to identifying who would put up the sign, we headed into wrexham town centre to find out the word on the street. i think personally it's obviously been done by rob and ryan. just because it seems to be a professionaljob. i suspect it's something

to do with rob and ryan. but no, i think it's a fantastic idea, a stroke of genius. who do you think is responsible? i reckon it's probably ryan reynolds, someone like that. yeah, definitely, ryan reynolds. there is a lot of that, but surely there are other people in this town that want to do that? no one else that could afford to do something like that. it's only plastic! still a lot of money, isn't it, surely? why, do you know who has put it up? no, that's why i'm here, i'm trying to find out off people like yourself! so no closure on the matter, only continued speculation and intrigue. surely, we'll find out soon. i think there is a serious journalistic investigation going on. i am glad i clarified aliens were not involved. the sign can be seen from the motorway running adjacent to the sign, from a distance, you can see it about a mile away. but you really should be concentrating on the road at that point. it is

visible for a few miles around on these hills over here and it is getting people talking. what we want to find out ideally, we will be back later, who putted up and wine? i am enjoying it. as slagheaps go, this is right up to there with the best. laughter. i drive past it all the time. even without it, i was always intrigued by the slagheap. i hope we find the answers to the questions. so do i. he is getting philosophical now. i would rather not know. i quite like it remaining enigmatic. no explanation. anyway, we will return to that. any thoughts, of course. if you do know, get in touch. let's return to our main story this morning — the government's decision to resettle 20,000 afghan refugees over the coming years,

following the taliban's return to power. in a letter to the prime minister, liberal democrat leader sir ed davey welcomed the scheme, but accused boris johnson of leaving a vacuum that could become a "breeding ground" for terrorist organisations. let's speak to him now. good morning. there is so much to discuss around this. the distressing pictures we saw this week of people desperately trying to get out of afghanistan. the government is offering to settle 20,000 people. what are your thoughts? those pictures have been distressing. so many people's lives at risk. my worry is the government only proposing to settle 5000 over the next year, liberal democrats think it should be 20,000 over the next year. we need to reach out to people whose lives are on the line, people whose lives are on the line, people who have helped the forces and diplomats and aid workers. we need

to work with other countries, an international effort to help refugees. we will have to work with others to tackle the new threat of terrorism. the reason we have been in afghanistan all this time is to keep people safe in britain. now the taliban are back in power in kabul i fearfor national taliban are back in power in kabul i fear for national security and we can only tackle the new threat to national security by working with other countries.— national security by working with other countries. going back to the number, 20,000. _ other countries. going back to the number, 20,000. is _ other countries. going back to the number, 20,000. is that- other countries. going back to the number, 20,000. is that the - other countries. going back to the | number, 20,000. is that the right number, 20,000. is that the right number of people, how were those decisions are made do you think? irate decisions are made do you think? - know it is hundreds of thousands of people whose lives are at risk and britain needs to play a part with other countries. we need to play a part urgently which is why liberal democrats have said is a minimum we should take 20,000 people over the next year. the government commitment to 20,000 is over the long—term, whatever that is. we will press the house of commons and government to

do more and to work with neighbours in europe and elsewhere say there is an international effort on refugees and on the new national security threat. ., . ~' and on the new national security threat. ., ., ~ ., threat. you talked about the impact erha -s on threat. you talked about the impact perhaps on security _ threat. you talked about the impact perhaps on security here. _ threat. you talked about the impact perhaps on security here. there - threat. you talked about the impact | perhaps on security here. there was a press conference with the taliban yesterday very much in some ways offering a different image to their previous image. i5 offering a different image to their previous image.— previous image. is that credible? not at all- _ previous image. is that credible? not at all. donald _ previous image. is that credible? not at all. donald trump - previous image. is that credible? not at all. donald trump 's - not at all. donald trump �*s so—called deal with the taliban last year said the taliban had to break ties with al-qaeda. before the ink was dry on that deal, al-qaeda was working with the taliban and there were al-qaeda fighters with taliban forces as they moved across afghanistan in the past weeks. i am afraid these are words from the new leadership. we should not be naive. this is a threat to our country and the rest of the world. before the

taliban government allowed a vector of terrorism with training grounds for terrorists like al-qaeda to be in afghanistan. i have seen no evidence to suggest that has changed and i call on the british government to do more to prepare for that. there does not appear to be a plan. we should be working with americans but also european allies. many nations were involved in the operation throughout the last 20 years. we need an international community to come together to face up community to come together to face up to the terrorist threat. you community to come together to face up to the terrorist threat.— up to the terrorist threat. you talk about talking _ up to the terrorist threat. you talk about talking to _ up to the terrorist threat. you talk about talking to the _ up to the terrorist threat. you talk about talking to the international. about talking to the international community, what about talking to the taliban government? flit community, what about talking to the taliban government?— taliban government? of course we should do that _ taliban government? of course we should do that and _ taliban government? of course we should do that and should - taliban government? of course we should do that and should have - taliban government? of course we l should do that and should have been doing it from day one. one way in which this has been badly handled is there has not been that engagement. we have to do it in a constructive way. donald trump completely messed

it up because he had just talks between the americans and tell a ban. he cut out other afghan political leaders. and cutting out his peers. the way it was handled by donald trump was dreadful and joe biden has made a mistake by proceeding with the decision by donald trump. ed proceeding with the decision by donald trump.— proceeding with the decision by donald trump. proceeding with the decision by donald trum-. , ., ., donald trump. ed davey, leader of the liberal democrats, _ donald trump. ed davey, leader of the liberal democrats, thanks. - you are watching bbc breakfast. still to come. why this landfill site in staffordshire — dubbed the silverdale stink — is at the centre of a high court hearing later today. we'll have more on that storyjust before 7.30. and we'll also bring you the weather. now it's time for the weather with carol. good morning. very similar today to yesterday. some starting with some

fog and the cloud thick enough for drizzle or light rain. that is not just a day. it holds true the next couple of days, although there is sunshine to be had as well but by no means everywhere. today we have a weak weather front sinking south that has produced rain in scotland overnight. drizzle in southern and the wind direction coming from the north—west. breezy, particularly in the north and west. today we will see breaks across eastern parts of scotland, north—east england and the south—west and may be into the south—east. central scotland also favoured for sunshine. rain across the northern isles clearing away. the circles represent average wind speed. not particularly windy today, just breezy. temperature is 14—21. in the south—east, if we hang onto

sunshine, the temperature might be higher. 0vernight and this evening we hang on to cloud. some light rain and drizzle. some clear skies moving west to east overnight. in towns and cities, most areas in double figures. forthursday, a cities, most areas in double figures. for thursday, a weather front comes in from the south—west. it will bring in rain that will turn showery. as it moves eastwards, the northern extent around merseyside and cheshire towards lincolnshire and cheshire towards lincolnshire and behind that in wales and south—west england, brighter, sunshine and as temperatures rise that could cause showers. northern ireland, northern england and scotland, more cloud. some breaks but still the chance of light rain or drizzle. temperatures 13—21 and not as breezy as today. through thursday, you can see the next lot

come in during the course of friday. many starting drying. sunshine around first thing. rain getting into northern ireland through the day and possibly into parts of south—west scotland, across the isle of man. again quite a bit of cloud. still the odd spot of light rain or drizzle but temperatures up, up to 23 degrees. through friday into the weekend, low pressure is still with us. we start to bring in milder air from the near continent. 0n us. we start to bring in milder air from the near continent. on saturday itself, some rain in the west, drier in the east and warmer but most seeing rain and showers on sunday. more later. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and louise minchin. coming up on breakfast this morning. a lyrical love letter to home.

frontman brandon flowers tells us why the killers' new album was inspired by the stories and characters that shaped his childhood. after facing soaring temperatures and gruelling conditions, we speak to two of the british firefighters who joined the battle to contain the recent wildfires in greece. and returning to our television screens after a 17 year break, we'll discuss the reboot of diy show changing rooms with designer laurence llewelyn—bowen. looking forward to that. we had a little update yesterday, about sally and a new award, that this programme is up for, and you have an update on that. , ., ., ., that. the programme that we did with rob burrow and _ that. the programme that we did with rob burrow and his _ that. the programme that we did with rob burrow and his family _ that. the programme that we did with rob burrow and his family is - rob burrow and his family is nominated for a national television award. we found out that yesterday,

and over the weekend i went and spent some time with them which was just brilliant. i know everyone at home watching will remember that over the last year, bbc breakfast has reported on the challenges facing rob burrow and his family. as they come to terms with his diagnosis of motor neurone disease. today, he releases a book about thatjourney, called too many reasons to live. this little boy is one of them, jackson. ahead of the launch, i caught up with his wife lindsey, to find out how the family is getting on. mama! is that for me? so, lindsey, it's a year since we sat in this garden together and we talked about rob's diagnosis of motor neurone disease, and what a tough year it has been for all of you. how are you all now? yeah, we're really good, yeah, rob's still smiling

and is still his happy self so we are doing good, yes. what are the challenges now with the progression of rob's mnd? rob needs help with pretty much everything, getting dressed, getting out of bed in the morning, with his walking, with his feeding. so he's pretty much dependent on me 2a hours for his care. and i know you're going to say that it's fine, but how tough is that for you? there are times when you think, is this going to be the last christmas? is this going to be the last birthday? i just try not to think about those times because that's the emotional part. but rob is so positive, we just keep positive for rob so those thoughts quickly go out of my mind, just try not to think about life without rob. in the book we hear from you as well. and you talk about the no tears policy, the no crying policy. how have you managed to keep that rule going for so long? i think because it had been instilled from day one that

that'sjust the norm now. we don't get upset, so i think that was because that was rob, he very clearly said at the beginning, "no more tears," after meeting with doddy, that was his thing. so it's just almost kind of, we don't do it now because that was rob's wish, his request. and we just carry on as normal, or as normal as we can. does he ever have a wobble? very rarely. again, i think it's times like birthdays and things, he never says anything but you can see it in his eyes, he watches the kids. and i thinkjust simple things like not being able to play with the kids, kick a ball with jackson, read the girls bedtime stories, i think it's those things that deep down, he's bound to miss it because he's been such a hands—on dad, and such a family man. in the book, rob talks about meeting doddy for the first time and the huge impact that has had on him. but also the support he's had from stephen darby too. and how they are like

the three musketeers now. yeah, they are. the support mechanism that they've formed, because living with this disease, they are always texting each other messaging each other and giving each other support advice. and i think rob has names for them, so, yeah, they've been a terrific support for rob. and i think because they know what it's like first hand, they are going through it, so it's something that rob can relate to them and that support mechanism, the three musketeers, has been a great help to rob. everybody says, the impact that this disease has on loved ones, friends, family, is of course the hardest thing to bear. and you are bearing the brunt of this, 2a hours a day. it's hard because the person is still there, he's still rob, but he's just in a body thatjust doesn't, that's so weak now that it doesn't let him do things. and i think that's what i remember, i remember rob has as he was.

and he's still the same person to me, he'sjust, you know, he's just rob with mnd now. when you look at rob and what's been taken away from him, it puts things in perspective, not having a tidy house or being late, it's irrelevant, really. being happy and your health is really important. i think people might look at you and think, how on earth does she hold all this together? three young children, looking after rob, and still working in the nhs through a pandemic. i am a bit crazy! it is remarkable, lindsey, it's remarkable. see, i don't see that, i'm just me. i like to be kept busy and as i said before, i think that's my coping strategy and my coping mechanism. and when we first met, what he said he wanted to do was perhaps help people who had been recently diagnosed, who didn't have his profile, the ordinary

person with a diagnosis. he said he did this for the postman, the milkman, didn't he? yes, yes. you must be able to see that he has succeeded in doing that. absolutely. i think when you read the book, you see rob's fight that he had as a rugby player throughout his career and how he faces that fight now. we're just so incredibly proud of him to raise this awareness and to do this for other people with mnd. because this was never about rob, rob wanted to do this for other people, he wanted for people who didn't have a voice to use that platform to raise awareness for this cruel and horrible disease. rob says that his story is his legacy for you. yes, yeah. that's something really powerful that he can give you, isn't it? i never thought in a million years we would be in this situation. take us back two years, it was one of the hardest part of my life, you know. sort of, you know, knowing when rob was diagnosed. but to see how far he's come to see his strength

and his positivity and his positive mindset, i think we can all take a little bit from that. and i think itjust shows that in tough times, and times of adversity, that there's hope and you can find some strength in whatever you're dealing with, your own fight and battle. she's amazing, isn't she? just want to share with you a little thing i recorded. the moment i went into the house and i broke the news to the family that the film they had made has been nominated for a national television award. hi, everyone, are you hiding from me? hiya, rob, how are you? hi, guys. i'm just here for a little quick visit to tell you some news, do you want to have a sit by daddy? come on, everyone. everyone together. how are we all, are you all 0k? good. i'm here because i've got something

exciting to tell you. do you remember our film last year, rob burrow, my year with mnd? it was entered for a really big award, well, you've made it onto the shortlist. so, well done. well done, daddy. i know, how amazing is it, though, mummy, like? there is a party and a red carpet. and an awards do in london, if you'd like to go, we'd love you to go. do you want to go there? i think that's a yes! i know, it's awesome, isn't it, daddy? what do you think about all those people who have been voting for daddy? i know, it'sjust amazing, like, you didn't have to. but thank you so much.

aren't they gorgeous? adorable. they are absolutely — aren't they gorgeous? adorable. they are absolutely lovely, _ aren't they gorgeous? adorable. they are absolutely lovely, it _ aren't they gorgeous? adorable. they are absolutely lovely, it was _ aren't they gorgeous? adorable. they are absolutely lovely, it was a - aren't they gorgeous? adorable. they are absolutely lovely, it was a real- are absolutely lovely, it was a real pleasure to see them next week. i will get on with the rest of the sport now. wolves striker rauljimenez says he thought there was a chance his career was over after fracturing his skull against arsenal last year. the mexican made his premier league return at the weekend after nine months out. he played the full 90 minutes in the defeat to leicester. the striker now needs to wear a specially manufactured headband to protect his skull, when he's playing. i never thought about, finishing my career, or stopping playing. it was a chance of that, but i was always confident that i'm going to, i was going to return. johanna konta has been beaten in the first round of the cincinnati 0pen by world number 23 karolina muchova.

konta won the first set but following a rain delay, muchova came back to take the second and deciding set, winning 3—6, 7—6, 6—2. it was a second straight first round defeat at the tournament for britain's cameron norrie as well. he lost in three sets to americanjohn isner. it was a winner takes all match in the women's hundred between birmingham phoenix and the northern superchargers as both teams aimed to secure a place in the eliminator round. phoenix batted first and evejones scored 64 as her side set a target of 148 to win. things had been looking good for the superchargers in their innings untiljones produced a stunning catch to turn the game. but they could only reach 133 which means that it's birmingham pheonix who will head into the eliminator. meanwhile in the men's comeptition, the phoenix knew that a win would take them straight into the final. they chose to bowl first and were set a target of 144 by the northern superchargers, with tom kohler—cadmore getting 71 off 44 balls.

but in response phoenix were just too good with liam livingston smashing to 92 runs to help his side win by eight wickets and a ticket for the final. finally, boxer david haye says he can't wait to get back in the ring when he fights his friend joe fournier, in los angeles next month. the former world heavyweight champion is coming out of retirement at the age of 40. and just like when he was champion of the world, haye's not short on confidence. i'm normally giving him advice on boxing, you know, but obviously i can't do that now. i am fighting him. and we put our friendship kind of on pause. we're still friends, but we put it on pause till the fight. i want to make sure that i'm there when he wakes up on september 11 to give him a nice hug and wish him well. it must be slightly strange to be about to fight your friend. thank you very much, sally, see you

later. a new government scheme to resettle 20,000 afghan refugees "doesn't go anywhere near far or fast enough". that's according to the snp's westminster leader, ian blackford. the party is calling for the uk to offer sanctuary to at least 35,000 people in the wake of the taliban takeover. let's speak to the snp's foreign affairs spokesman, alyn smith. good morning. you have some of the detail of what the government is proposing, what do you say? we have some of the — proposing, what do you say? we have some of the detail, _ proposing, what do you say? we have some of the detail, we _ proposing, what do you say? we have some of the detail, we assuredly - some of the detail, we assuredly don't have all of it. the thing we are most worried about this timescale. the equivalent of 5000 refugees —— because there is a commitment to 5000 refugees in the short term but the other commitments are very hazy. i don't want to get into a number of all, we don't think this goes far enough or is ambitious enough but there are things we need to do to get people into the airport and out of the airport at the moment. there are urgent things

needing to be done now. we don't think this is what is needed given the scale of the issue. we have based our hypothesis on the syrian refugee scale given what was going on there. ., _ ,. refugee scale given what was going on there. ., _ i. ., �* refugee scale given what was going on there. ., ., �* ., ., on there. you say you don't want to net into a on there. you say you don't want to get into a number— on there. you say you don't want to get into a number war _ on there. you say you don't want to get into a number war but - on there. you say you don't want to get into a number war but i - get into a number war but i understand the snp has put a prospective number on that, take us through it? we prospective number on that, take us throu~h it? ~ ., prospective number on that, take us throu~h it? ~ . , prospective number on that, take us throu~h it? ~ . ., through it? we have based our calculation _ through it? we have based our calculation is _ through it? we have based our calculation is on _ through it? we have based our calculation is on the _ through it? we have based our calculation is on the syrian - through it? we have based our- calculation is on the syrian refugee scheme which took place a fee is back to bring people at assyria and —— a few years ago to bring people back from syria. people in afghanistan are in harms way on televangelists because they work to the uk -- televangelists because they work to the uk —— on taliban lists because they worked for the uk. we think there are far more people who are going to need safe haven in the uk government seems to be considering. we also think it needs to happen much faster given the timescales and

things moving so fast in afghanistan. there is a debate today in the house of commons and we will be pressing for more but also more compassion and ambition, and we need to own the fact that a lot of this is down to the uk government's actions in afghanistan. you is down to the uk government's actions in afghanistan.— is down to the uk government's actions in afghanistan. you say that scotland is prepared _ actions in afghanistan. you say that scotland is prepared to _ actions in afghanistan. you say that scotland is prepared to play - actions in afghanistan. you say that scotland is prepared to play its - scotland is prepared to play its part, can you explain how that at work in practice, the separation between the uk accepting refugees and scotland accepting refugees? brute and scotland accepting refugees? - propose a four nation summit so that the four nations can coordinate activities, we also want to work closely with the un authorities on this because they will be pivotal with dealing with the taliban, probably the only organisations who will be there, unicef and the international refugee agencies. there are a lot of details to be worked out and still to come through from the uk scheme. what we have seen so far will not touch the sides

of what is necessary. fin seen so far will not touch the sides of what is necessary.— of what is necessary. on the one hand ou of what is necessary. on the one hand you are _ of what is necessary. on the one hand you are saying _ of what is necessary. on the one hand you are saying to _ of what is necessary. on the one hand you are saying to priti - of what is necessary. on the one | hand you are saying to priti patel, you need to say more, but in terms of what you are suggesting what cotton candy, you are able to say that either?— that either? until very recently, the home _ that either? until very recently, the home office _ that either? until very recently, the home office was _ that either? until very recently, the home office was returning i the home office was returning afghans to afghanistan and 50% of afghans to afghanistan and 50% of afghan asylum applications were turned down. we need to see a vastly different policy on this. we welcome the fact that the government are accepting that there needs to be a scheme but more needs to be done. we are basing our reaction on a critique of the scheme we have seen so far that we do not think it is gone far enough. we so far that we do not think it is gone far enough.— so far that we do not think it is gone far enough. we are all talking on the dark— gone far enough. we are all talking on the dark around _ gone far enough. we are all talking on the dark around this _ gone far enough. we are all talking on the dark around this but - gone far enough. we are all talking on the dark around this but give - gone far enough. we are all talking | on the dark around this but give me an idea. 0ne on the dark around this but give me an idea. one of the questions asked is, if someone comes from afghanistan to the uk, by whatever means now, should there be a different set of criteria? how close

should the checks be, should there be different from those coming from other places? what would you like to see by way of the mechanisms, the cheques that are done to make sure in amongst the crisis that is going on, people we do not want in the uk get here? on, people we do not want in the uk aet here? �* . , ., , on, people we do not want in the uk aet here? �* . ,., , , get here? afghanistan is different and the people — get here? afghanistan is different and the people in _ get here? afghanistan is different and the people in afghanistan - get here? afghanistan is different| and the people in afghanistan who get here? afghanistan is different - and the people in afghanistan who we are talking about are different. this isn't an open door for the whole of afghanistan to come here, it's obviously not. the people who are in afghanistan who worked with the uk and relied upon uk promises of protection, who worked for the better afghanistan that we all wanted to see, they are in harms way because of that. there are lists of people who worked with the uk authorities and the british council, and we should that should be a criteria additional to the asylum application. if people have actually stepped up and worked with the allied forces and they are now in harms way with the taliban because of it and because of the uk and

other withdrawal, we think that should be an additional criteria and that should not be difficult to do at pace because we need to get people out of harms way to the airport, out of the airport and to safety. airport, out of the airport and to safe . �* , ,, ,, ., safety. alyn smith, snp foreign affairs spokesman, _ safety. alyn smith, snp foreign affairs spokesman, thank - safety. alyn smith, snp foreign affairs spokesman, thank you . safety. alyn smith, snp foreign i affairs spokesman, thank you very much. the american r&b singer, r kelly, is expected to appear in court in new york later today on charges of racketeering, sexual abuse, and bribery. the 54—year—old denies the accusations, some of which date back more than two decades. let's get more now from journalist josie cox who has been following the story. good morning. take us back and remind us where this all came from. good morning to you both. this is as you say a very highly anticipated case, not least because he's so famous but also because of the time period over which these incidents are said to have occurred, of which he is accused. so for background, 25 years ago, a woman in chicago sued

the r&b artist, one of the most successful r&b artists of all time, saying that in 1991 he had had sex with her when she was underage, and that was settled for $250,000 at the time. it was the beginning of a slew of accusations that came off the back of it and culminated in a documentary that came out in 2019 because surviving r kelly which turned up the heat and the attention on this case. in 2008, she faced —— he faced child pornography cases but he faced child pornography cases but he was acquitted when one of the key witnesses in the case declined to testify. and in 2019 he was arrested on the charges we are talking about today. the trial was meant to take place last year and was delayed because of the covid pandemic. so it's been a very long time coming and all eyes will be on that courtroom in brooklyn today stop and what does he say in his defence?

he is denying all charges. his defence team is generally resting on the explanation that a lot of these people who have come out with these charges were disgruntled groupies, thatis charges were disgruntled groupies, that is the exact quote. and essentially all of the action that took place was consensual but that they are now better, now after money. —— they are now bitter and after money. and they are looking for an opportunity to have their time in the spotlight. this is not the only trial he is facing? this is not the only trial he is facin: ? .. , this is not the only trial he is facin: ? .,. , , this is not the only trial he is facina? , , ., facing? exactly right, this one will take lace facing? exactly right, this one will take place here _ facing? exactly right, this one will take place here in _ facing? exactly right, this one will take place here in brooklyn - facing? exactly right, this one will take place here in brooklyn this i take place here in brooklyn this week, expected to last about four weeks. but he's also trial in chicago on child geography and obstruction charges which could result in a very long prison sentence indeed. and he is also facing charges in minneapolis. which i think speaks to the breadth of all these charges, both in terms of the geography across the us, but also in

terms of the time over which these charges are said to have taken place. charges are said to have taken lace. ., ~' ,, , charges are said to have taken lace. ., ~' , . charges are said to have taken lace. ., ~ ,, , . ., charges are said to have taken lace. ., ~' y., , . ., ,., place. thank you very much for your time, place. thank you very much for your time. josie — place. thank you very much for your time, josie cox. _ almost two decades after bringing us one of the biggest tracks of the century, mr brightside, the killers are once again racing up the uk charts with their latest album. pressure machine was written and recorded during the pandemic, when lockdown forced the band off the road. for frontman brandon flowers, the time away from touring allowed him to reflect on his early days in utah, as he's been # in this quiet town # families are tight # good people still don't deadbolt their doors at night # brandon flowers, a new killers album, pressure machine, but very different. it is all about where you grew up in your early teens. so take us to nephi.

a lot has been made about the killers in las vegas. and i am an ambassador for las vegas. but i think maybe people don't realise that i did spend my formative years in this very small country, rural town in utah. so it was something that i started to explore for this last killers record. # this whole town is tied to the torso # 0f torso # of god's mysterious ways # theyit # of god's mysterious ways # they it sounds redundant talking about covid but it happened because of covid. brute about covid but it happened because of covid. ~ ., ., ., ., ., of covid. we were about to go on our world tour whenever _ of covid. we were about to go on our world tour whenever then _ of covid. we were about to go on our world tour whenever then shut - of covid. we were about to go on ourj world tour whenever then shut down. i had recently moved to her back to utah and i was surrounded by the same geography and a lot of my senses were getting awakened and i was remembering that time in that small town. people were talking about being isolated in quarantine, and those feelings that i had as a

teenager in that town also started to bring back those memories, and i think itjust became impossible for me not to write about it. it'sjust a small town feeling. there are people in town that love me, and people.... - one thing that makes this feel like an album is that before and after every track, there are what sounds like real voices. can you tell us about them? we talked about this record almost being like a documentary, of this town. and so, how great would it be to hear these people's stories, and voices, and accents? and so while mastering the record, we sent someone from a public radio place in salt lake city down to nephi, and theyjust interviewed anybody that would talk into the mike. and it was so last—minute that i thought, i'm not sure that i love it or not now ijust can't imagine the without it. all right, i'm 26 so i've lived here 26 years. i married my high school sweetheart.

is it really true, when you were growing up, there were no traffic lights? ihla growing up, there were no traffic liuhts? ., u . growing up, there were no traffic liuhts? ., g . , growing up, there were no traffic liuhts? ., . , ., ~ lights? no traffic lights, no. all those cliches, _ lights? no traffic lights, no. all those cliches, everybody - lights? no traffic lights, no. allj those cliches, everybody knows everybody�*s business, it was all of that. everybody's business, it was all of that. ., ., _ .,, everybody's business, it was all of that. ., ., _ that. how easy was your driving test, that. how easy was your driving test. then? _ that. how easy was your driving test. then? it— that. how easy was your driving test, then? it was _ that. how easy was your driving test, then? it was pretty - that. how easy was your driving test, then? it was pretty easy! | that. how easy was your driving | test, then? it was pretty easy! i lived two blocks _ test, then? it was pretty easy! i lived two blocks from _ test, then? it was pretty easy! i lived two blocks from the - test, then? it was pretty easy! i i lived two blocks from the teacher, and, yeah, it was a tight—knit community. and when i look back at it now, i have a lot of fond memories and i'm really grateful for my time there. it’s memories and i'm really grateful for my time there-— my time there. it's hard to sing about small-town _ my time there. it's hard to sing about small-town america - my time there. it's hard to sing i about small-town america without about small—town america without some concurrent signs to bruce springsteen. but earlier on this year, you got to team up with him for a cover version of one of your own songs. i dust land fairy tale became just land. own songs. i dust land fairy tale becamejust land. —— dust own songs. i dust land fairy tale became just land. —— dust land.

own songs. i dust land fairy tale becamejust land. —— dust land. it’s became 'ust land. -- dust land. it's a becamejust land. —— dust land. it�*s a highlight of our career. it was such a treat to have him, not only wants to do one of our songs, but to participate in the way that he did. it was such a strange year, and it just put a little bit of a silver lining on it for us for sure. but! just put a little bit of a silver lining on it for us for sure. and he not in lining on it for us for sure. and he got in touch _ lining on it for us for sure. and he got in touch with _ lining on it for us for sure. and he got in touch with you _ lining on it for us for sure. and he got in touch with you by _ lining on it for us for sure. and he got in touch with you by text - got in touch with you by text message, what was that moment like? it's not something that i get used to, you know? a lot of these people that you idolise and you hold in such high regard, it's difficult to have that connection with them on a more human level.— more human level. what have you stored him — more human level. what have you stored him in _ more human level. what have you stored him in your— more human level. what have you stored him in your phone - more human level. what have you stored him in your phone as, - more human level. what have you stored him in your phone as, what name have you gone for? i stored him in your phone as, what name have you gone for?- name have you gone for? i finally did, yeah. _ name have you gone for? i finally did, yeah. i _ name have you gone for? i finally did, yeah, i didn't— name have you gone for? i finally did, yeah, i didn't have _ name have you gone for? i finally did, yeah, i didn't have him - name have you gone for? i finally did, yeah, i didn't have him in - did, yeah, i didn't have him in there, ithink did, yeah, i didn't have him in there, i think it says the boss! that's what we were hoping for. # jealousy # turning saints into the sea # swimming through sick lullabies # earlier this year mr brightside

spent its fifth year in the uk top 100. what is your theory as to why that has become the song that has been longest in the british charts? yeah, it's strange, it's strange. i don't know if i have a theory. i was trying to write an answer to don't look back in anger. # don't look back in anger, i heard you say # so it's pretty incredible that the song has snowballed and become what it's become. i think sadly, a lot of people identify with that betrayal. and then you combine that with this anthemic melody and great guitars and it's just, it was a recipe for the success. # i'm mr brightside # and now it plays at almost every single british wedding. when you go to weddings, have you heard it? i haven't been to many weddings. so, no, i have not heard it yet at a wedding.

i've heard it in about every other setting. brandon flowers, thank you very much for speaking to us. i hope you go to nephi and play a concert there for them. that would be great, yeah, the fairground, one day, for sure. you are watching bbc breakfast, still to come. that is a very cool contacts to having your phone as well, the boss! this morning we are asking this question. who's behind this hollywood—style sign that mysteriously appeared in wrexham over the weekend? we'll be finding out morejust before nine. stay tuned. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. good morning. we have lots of different varieties of weather but essentially, it is going to be

fairly cloudy. notjust today but for the next few days. when i say lots of different types of weather, there will be some sunshine and it will feel cooler than we would expect at this time of year. the other thing is we also have quite breezy conditions. this morning we have some rain across the far north of scotland. we also have some dankness in the air, and you can just about make out the light and patchy rain in the southern parts of england. the weather is benign at the moment, we still have a north—westerly flow, not particularly strong, just breezy rather than windy. today we are covered in cloud for the cloud will break, across parts of eastern scotland, parts of south—east wales, the south—west of england and south—west and central england. patchy rain across northern scotland, temperatures in aberdeen up scotland, temperatures in aberdeen up to 17 degrees in the sunshine. remaining cloudy across northern ireland, north—west england, wales

away from the south—east and across southern areas and central areas, then we should see some sunshine come through. if that happens, we could get up to 22 degrees in the south—east. generally we are looking at 13 220. this evening and overnight we hang on to the cloud, some clear slots, patchy mist and fog forming and we will still have some light rain dotted around. the wind is starting to ease a touch, and these are the temperatures overnight. ten to 15 degrees, similar to the last few nights. tomorrow we start with a fair bit of cloud, still some light rain moving across scotland, into the south—east, but also a more sunny zone pushing eastwards, and a weather front coming in from the west bringing in some rain across parts of wales, south—west england, heading in the direction of south—east england and telling

showery. the extent is cheshire to lincolnshire. 12 to 20 degrees. for friday, dry weather, sunshine around, still areas of cloud floating around. we have a new weather front coming in from the west which is going to bring rain across ireland, getting into northern ireland and south—west scotland a bit later on in the day. temperatures up a touch, 12 to 22 degrees. if you have outdoor plans on saturday, many central and eastern areas at the moment look like they are going to stay dry. towards the west we have a weather front producing rain, just edging a little bit further east. some of this rain could be heavy. if you are further east, in the south—east, it will be quite warm, up to 25 or possibly a little bit more than that. another day for sun cream, we haven't said that for a while. in sunday, the low pressure will be

slap bang across us so most of us will see showers or rain. and some of the showers will be slow moving in the centre of the pressure. the headlines are coming up next. good morning, welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and louise minchin. 0ur headlines today. the uk agrees to take 20,000 refugees after the taliban took control of afghanistan. british nationals and some afghans arrive in the uk, as mps cut short their holiday to debate the crisis. the rising cost of living. as prices continue to increase,

what impact could it have on our day—to—day lives? we'll get latest inflation numbers this morning. i'll explain what's going on. the stafforshire stink. campaigners claim noxious gases from a landfill site are causing serious health problems. it's wednesday the 18th of august. our main story. up to 20,000 afghans will be resettled in the uk over the coming years, under a new scheme announced by the government. it follows the taliban's return to power in afghanistan, which has sparked fears of a refugee crisis. 0pposition parties have criticised the government for not going far enough, as our political correspondent nick eardley reports. arriving in the uk last night, british citizens and their afghan allies, some of those who have now fled kabul after the taliban takeover. back in afghanistan, many more are desperate to leave. these images from monday show how

far some are prepared to go to flee. the government is announcing today that up to 20,000 refugees will be allowed to settle in the uk in the coming years — 5000 of them within 12 months. the scheme will be similar to the ones set up during the syrian war. but with the taliban now in control of afghanistan, the government admits there will be a challenge to get people out. waheed is an nhs doctor who came to the uk as a refugee from afghanistan. when people arrive in the uk, they just want to be treated as human beings. they are like you and me — they want shelter, they want the basic living necessities. they want safety, their human right, but also they all need compassion, a fair assessment of their asylum and then to be given the same opportunities that i received when i came to the uk aged 15 and that allowed me to become a doctor.

ministers here and around the world have been rushing to come up with schemes in the face of the deteriorating situation in afghanistan. the uk programme will prioritise what ministers are calling those most in need — women and girls in particular. the government will work with local councils and the devolved governments to figure out the best places for refugees to be housed. 0pposition parties have called on the government to go further, saying the plan announced today doesn't match the scale of the crisis. asa minimum as a minimum we should take 20,000 over the next year. the government commitment of 20,000 is over the long—term, whatever that is. we will press the government to do far more and to work with neighbours in europe and elsewhere so there is an international effort. for europe and elsewhere so there is an international effort.— international effort. far more eo - le international effort. far more people will —

international effort. far more people will need _ international effort. far more people will need a _ international effort. far more people will need a safe - international effort. far more j people will need a safe haven international effort. far more - people will need a safe haven than the government is considering. we think— the government is considering. we think it _ the government is considering. we think it needs to happen faster given— think it needs to happen faster given how fast things are moving in afghanistan. there is a debate in the house — afghanistan. there is a debate in the house of commons and we will press _ the house of commons and we will press for— the house of commons and we will press for more detail and also for more _ press for more detail and also for more compassion and ambition and we need to— more compassion and ambition and we need to own _ more compassion and ambition and we need to own the fact a lot of this is the _ need to own the fact a lot of this is the cause of the uk actions within— is the cause of the uk actions within afghanistan. parliament is being recalled from its summer break this morning, so mps can discuss the situation in afghanistan. with the government likely to face questions about the speed of the taliban's takeover. nick eardley, bbc news, westminster. 0ur political correspondent chris mason is in westminster. there will be a debate in parliament later. ~ ., there will be a debate in parliament later. ~ . , ., there will be a debate in parliament later. ., , there will be a debate in parliament later. ~ ., , . . there will be a debate in parliament later. ., , ., later. what you expect? we have heard the debate _ later. what you expect? we have heard the debate here _ later. what you expect? we have heard the debate here in - later. what you expect? we have heard the debate here in the - later. what you expect? we have| heard the debate here in the past hour with alan smith of the snp and ed davey of the lib dems. a lot of questions for the home secretary coming up in half an hour here, sitting in this chair. she has

written a piece of the telegraph today setting out some details of what the government is promising. as we heard there, the plan for thousands of refugees to be located to the uk and found a permanent place to live. plenty of opposition parties saying what should be done. that there is a moral imperative given the uk went into afghanistan 20 years ago and has left in shambolic circumstances, or the us has left and the remaining british troops are leaving, to do much more. the government wrestling with the practicalities of finding homes for people and ensuring it is safe, that there are no security implications around people being allowed into the uk, so a challenge for the government.— uk, so a challenge for the government. uk, so a challenge for the covernment. ~ . , government. we are seeing the questioning _ government. we are seeing the questioning of _ government. we are seeing the questioning of whether - government. we are seeing the questioning of whether it - government. we are seeing the questioning of whether it goes l government. we are seeing the l questioning of whether it goes far enough, this scheme. i questioning of whether it goes far enough, this scheme.— enough, this scheme. i think that will be the _ enough, this scheme. i think that will be the thrust _ enough, this scheme. i think that

will be the thrust of _ enough, this scheme. i think that will be the thrust of many - enough, this scheme. i think that will be the thrust of many of- enough, this scheme. i think that will be the thrust of many of the l will be the thrust of many of the specific questions on the here and now as far as the government response to what we are seeing it afghanistan is concerned. there is the big picture questions you can expect the prime minister to face. go back to where the going into afghanistan in the first place was a good idea. was there an adequate exit strategy and mission attempted to be accomplished? why was there an intelligence failure that meant so few anticipated the taliban would take over so quickly and be in control already? why is it that the uk could not get a better handle on that sooner? and what does it mean now the taliban —controlled afghanistan for our relationship with america and afghanistan? what threat could it pose to us in the future? a , , threat could it pose to us in the future? ,, , ., , ., future? massive questions today. thanks. we will be speaking to the home secretary priti patel about the crisis just after 7.30.

a tropical storm has severely hampered efforts to help survivors of saturday's powerful earthquake in haiti, which has left more than 1,900 people dead. according to the un, around 1.2 million people have been affected in the aftermath, with many having limited or no access to shelter, clean water, or food. 0ur correspondent james clayton reports now from the town of les cayes, one of the worst—affected areas. at times, it feels like haiti is being hit from all directions on multiple fronts. first the earthquake, then the storm. it hit just after dark. violet winds and horizontal rain, misery loaded on top of misery. all across this town people have been left with a stark choice. do they either sleep in unsafe structures, or do they decide to sleep on the streets in the wet and the cold? this is the biggest camp in the area. people seeking refuge on a football field.

they were told they would be safe here, but, as the rains poured, they were soaked. their tents ripped apart by the winds. people here are desperate and angry. translation: we have problems here. just look at the conditions. and where are the government? they are not here. there are injured people here, too. this woman's foot has a deep laceration, but she has had no medical attention. another woman tells me she hasn't eaten since saturday. the other option here is to sleep in homes already badly damaged. this man runs the local lottery shop. he and his family were lucky the house didn't totally collapse. but they have had to make a difficult decision. did you sleep here last night? translation: yes, i slept here in this broken house last night. | there was wind and rain. but the other people in the tent city had to sleep outside on chairs. there are simply no good options in this situation. these are desperate times,

and the storm has meant that the help that is needed by air and road simply hasn't arrived. james clayton, bbc news. the trial of american r and b singer r kelly is due to begin later today in new york. the 54—year—old is accused of racketeering, sexual abuse and bribery — charges which he denies. samira hussain has been following the story. r kelly is one of the most successful artists of all time. sometimes called the king of r&b, kelly has been credited with redefining r&b music. but for the last two years, the embattled musician has been behind bars. r kelly and members of his entourage are accused of recruiting women and girls to engage in illegal sexual activity with the r&b singer. he is also accused of paying victims and witnesses to cover up his alleged crimes.

in a now infamous interview with an american network, kelly fervently denied any wrongdoing. i didn't do this stuff! this is not me! i'm fighting for my bleep life! you're killing me with this! bleep. indistinct shouting. robert. 30 years of my career! you're trying to kill me! allegations of sexual abuse are not new for mr kelly. he has been facing them for more than two decades. but the only time he faced criminal charges, back in 2008, he was acquitted. these new allegations against kelly are far more serious. if found guilty, he could spend the next several decades in prison. the cost of living rose again last month — but the pace of the increase has slowed down slightly. that's according to latest figures out within the past few minutes.

ben's got all the details for us. people will have noticed this. when you are buying things. most people have noticed prices going up in the shops. for most things, even filling up the car, you will have seen that going up because oil prices have risen. we have confirmation from the office for national statistics. the figure has come in at 2%. suggesting prices are 2% higher than last year. it is down from 2.5% from the month before. it means prices are going up but not as quickly perhaps as they were before. some of the reasons for this, it is driven by confusion related to the pandemic because we compare all sorts of changes in shopping habits and what the office for national statistics has to do is make sense of that and they told us prices are

going up 2% down from 2.5% the month before. second hand cars, a big increase, because as restrictions are eased more are going to the garage to buy may be another calm. also a global shortage of the chips but inside which means there are not enough available so big price rises for second hand cars and we are comparing this to last year when some of the restrictions were eased and things opened up again and retailers, hotels, shops, bars put up retailers, hotels, shops, bars put up prices. so bed to this time last year prices not as high as things get back to normality. but it is oil prices that is one of the biggest drivers. that has a huge impact on all sorts of things, whether transport, aviation, shipping, those costs are passed on as consumers through things we buy in the shops.

a lot of volatility. it is a messy picture as far as inflation is concerned with so many habits are changing as a result of the pandemic but confirmation this morning prices are going up about 2% in the latest inflation figures, down from 2.5%. prices going up less quickly than they were in the past. i will look at some of the implications in the next hour. nando's has temporarily closed around 50 of its restaurants, after running out of peri peri chicken. the company apologised in a statement online, saying the uk supply chain is at fault. northern ireland has not been affected by the delivery issues. we can go back to one of our main stories. for many british army veterans and their loved ones, the taliban's swift takeover in afghanistan has left them wondering whether the sacrifices made during the afghan war

were worth it. 0ur reporter matt graveling has been speaking to soldiers whose lives were changed forever in afghanistan, and to the families of those who did not make it home. ben had got to ten days before he was due to come home. we thought he had got through it. the following day, six o'clock in the evening, a knock on the door. a man in uniform. we knew — we knew in that split second that life had changed. in 2006, ben parkinson's army land rover detonated a mine in afghanistan. he had two collapsed lungs, he lost his spleen, massive chest injuries. of course, the big one's the massive head injury. the liaison officer spoke to andy and actually told him that ben was not going to make it home.

ben is one of the most severely injured british soldiers to survive the war. ben, he knows how many are now suffering with ptsd and lifelong injuries. he knows how many we have lost. and it is very hard to see that there was any point. while ben's family continue to help him recover, or other loved ones were not so fortunate. my husband had said to him you do realise the risks, don't you? - and he said, dad, we know the risks, but we just don't think about it, - because if you think too much about it, he said _ nobody would ever go. richard was flown home after being fatally wounded in an explosion while on a vehicle patrol in helmand province in 2009. they told me there was no hope.

they said just be with him as long as you can be. - so i went to his bedside. the padre said to me - you have got to let him go. he said you have to tell him it is ok to go. - so that's what happened to him. the hardest thing i have ever done in my life. . i am incredibly sad. quite bitter. and incredibly angry about it, i because everything that the lads and girls out there have worked - so hard for has just crumbled away. jack cummings served two tours of afghanistan. in 2010, he lost his legs in an explosion. we signed up on the dotted line. we knew the risks. i was proud to serve my country. but looking atjust the way

afghanistan collapsed, you have just got to question it. was it worth it? i don't think it was. me personally... i honestly don't think it was. i really hope my opinion changes but, at this present time, just seeing what is happening in afghan... you know, you see the footage on the airfields. these poor afghans trying to flee their country. i am sure, with recent events, what is unfolding in afghanistan, might set off a few people. all i can say is if you are struggling, please, speak to your family and friends. get round each other. let's not struggle in silence. on sunday, as the taliban continued to reclaim afghanistan, hazel visited her son on the 12th anniversary of his death. i put the flowers on his grave and i sat and talked to him. i tell him what has been going on. i said all your sacrifices have just been in vain, sweetheart. and i am so sorry.

you really get a sense of the anguish this has caused to so many. let's speak to phil hall, a retired army nurse who served in afghanistan and now supports injured veterans. you heard so many things there, sadness, bitterness, people who are angry. you have seen the same story unfolding, the desperate scenes from the airport. what have your feelings been? , ~ ., , , the airport. what have your feelings been? , ~ , , . been? this week has been difficult, difficult for veterans _ been? this week has been difficult, difficult for veterans i _ been? this week has been difficult, difficult for veterans i support - been? this week has been difficult, difficult for veterans i support and l difficult for veterans i support and difficult for veterans i support and difficult for veterans i support and difficult for me to watch everything unfold. it brings back a lot of memories. some of the work we have been doing over the past 20 years out there. unfortunately i have been involved in that conflict a long time, spending 26 years in the military and doing several tours of afghanistan. you military and doing several tours of afghanistan-— afghanistan. you said it takes you back to your—

afghanistan. you said it takes you back to your time _ afghanistan. you said it takes you back to your time in _ afghanistan. you said it takes you back to your time in afghanistan. | back to your time in afghanistan. you were a medic. we would have been at the sharp end of people in their most desperate situations. i was an army nurse — most desperate situations. i was an army nurse working _ most desperate situations. i was an army nurse working at _ most desperate situations. i was an army nurse working at a _ most desperate situations. i was an army nurse working at a field - army nurse working at a field hospital when it was set up and towards the end of the operation. the people i saw coming in, the injuries we saw, they were pretty much life changing and you saw that in earlier clips. today i work with those veterans. giving them support they need to continue with their life. it feels like i have carried on the work i was doing whilst in the army and continue to serve the same guys. brute the army and continue to serve the same guys-— the army and continue to serve the same a u s. . ., ., ., , ., , same guys. we heard various words from relatives. _ same guys. we heard various words from relatives, sad, _ same guys. we heard various words from relatives, sad, bitter, - same guys. we heard various words from relatives, sad, bitter, angry, l from relatives, sad, bitter, angry, about watching what has unfolded. you would have helped afghans and tried to help them when they were injured. your thoughts must be alongside your colleagues with those people left in afghanistan.

absolutely. within the field hospital we treated anyone, including our soldiers, members of the afghan army as well as civilians caught up in the conflict. looking at what is going on at the airport, thatis at what is going on at the airport, that is difficult, to see people desperate to get out. we worked side by side with afghan interpreters and it is those guys, their lives potentially could be at risk. it is important we get these people back. help for heroes has worked with afghan interpreters and tried to support them providing clinical support them providing clinical support and mental health support as well as welfare. we have done that the past six months and we are proud we will continue to do that as more of the guys we worked with come home so it is them and their families. of the guys we worked with come home so it is them and theirfamilies. brute so it is them and their families. we know the scheme will be expanded to notjust people working with the british army but others as well. what do you feel about that? there

is this number, 20,000. brute what do you feel about that? there is this number, 20,000.— what do you feel about that? there is this number, 20,000. we need to rovide a is this number, 20,000. we need to provide a safe _ is this number, 20,000. we need to provide a safe environment - is this number, 20,000. we need to provide a safe environment and - is this number, 20,000. we need to provide a safe environment and i - provide a safe environment and i think the uk can offer that. it is obvious speaking _ think the uk can offer that. it is obvious speaking to you and hearing from other veterans that this has notjust had a physical impact on all of you. that is part of your job, and you have been through the same situation. i do not want to upset you. same situation. i do not want to upset you-— same situation. i do not want to upset you. absolutely. there has been a big _ upset you. absolutely. there has been a big visible _ upset you. absolutely. there has been a big visible and _ upset you. absolutely. there has been a big visible and mental- upset you. absolutely. there has i been a big visible and mental health impact. i do not think anyone can go into conflict and go to these countries in the armed forces and come back and say i have not changed. it changes all of us. it is how we manage that change and impact. how do you help them and yourself? personally, iwas impact. how do you help them and yourself? personally, i was a impact. how do you help them and yourself? personally, iwas a nurse in the army and i am still a nurse and! in the army and i am still a nurse and i work with the physical injuries the men and women medically

discharged following the conflict which supports them into their communities, accessing nhs services will stop also as a charity we provide holistic support so we have a clinical team of nurses and occupational therapist, we have counselling, and welfare people that support. we are a combination of ex veterans and civilians who provide ongoing support. that need is there. it is a continuing need and events the past days have shown why it is a continuing need. you the past days have shown why it is a continuing need.— continuing need. you have children who are pretty _ continuing need. you have children who are pretty young. _ continuing need. you have children who are pretty young. when - continuing need. you have children who are pretty young. when you i continuing need. you have children i who are pretty young. when you were there, i do not know your thought process, about what you are fighting for but it might have been tangible, i can see people and help, they might have been children. you have children of your own and your thoughts must be with those you were trying to help and what lay ahead of

them. hopefully something better but now all those questions. fine them. hopefully something better but now all those questions.— now all those questions. one of the hardest videos _ now all those questions. one of the hardest videos i _ now all those questions. one of the hardest videos i have _ now all those questions. one of the hardest videos i have watched - now all those questions. one of the hardest videos i have watched from | hardest videos i have watched from the newsreel is looking at the children still getting involved in the conflicts, sitting in hospitals out there. a child caught up in an explosion or being shot, the idea is appalling. ifind it difficult explosion or being shot, the idea is appalling. i find it difficult and found it difficult when i was in afghanistan, treating children. as a father, it reflects hard. the afghan interpreters and nurses i worked with had young families. all they wanted was to live a secure life and to provide for theirfamily. that is what i wanted to do. i had good friends out of the afghan army there and i hope they can provide that safety and security for their families now. looking at the films at the moment, that has impacted on

me the most. it is at the moment, that has impacted on me the most-— me the most. it is terrific work you do, hel me the most. it is terrific work you do. help for _ me the most. it is terrific work you do, help for heroes, _ me the most. it is terrific work you do, help for heroes, which - me the most. it is terrific work you do, help for heroes, which is - do, help for heroes, which is ongoing, so thank you for sharing your thoughts. the government has pledged to take in 20,000 refugees from afghanistan. let's talk to the shadow foreign secretary lisa nandy. iam not i am not sure if you could hear of what was said to there. everybody is mindful. it is politics today because parliament has been recalled, but those sentiments are at the centre of what everyone is thinking about. i at the centre of what everyone is thinking about.— at the centre of what everyone is thinking about. i think so, also the movin: thinking about. i think so, also the moving report _ thinking about. i think so, also the moving report you _ thinking about. i think so, also the moving report you had _ thinking about. i think so, also the moving report you had with - thinking about. i think so, also the moving report you had with the i moving report you had with the family who have been bereaved, lost a loved one in afghanistan, you will hear a lot of that in the house of commons today with a number of mps who served in afghanistan on both benches and you will hear more about that and why it matters personally to mps and why it matters to constituents. what we will press the government to do is to come forward

notjust with government to do is to come forward not just with aspirations government to do is to come forward notjust with aspirations of government to do is to come forward not just with aspirations of what they hope to do next, but a strategy about how they will achieve it. we have to get serious. it is a serious situation and we need detail from the government about how they get british citizens out, support the afghans, deal with the refugee crisis and deal with a difficult situation with the taliban in control. we have to stop working with international partners to see what leveraged we can muster to stop afghanistan collapsing into a haven for terrorists and extremists again. that is what we want for the prime minister. fin that is what we want for the prime minister. , , ., minister. on the refugee issue, what should be in — minister. on the refugee issue, what should be in place _ minister. on the refugee issue, what should be in place now? _ minister. on the refugee issue, what should be in place now? we - minister. on the refugee issue, what should be in place now? we need i minister. on the refugee issue, what should be in place now? we need a l should be in place now? we need a ulobal should be in place now? we need a global agreement _ should be in place now? we need a global agreement about _ should be in place now? we need a global agreement about how - should be in place now? we need a global agreement about how to - should be in place now? we need a| global agreement about how to deal with the refugee crisis. we do not know the scale of the crisis but it is clear all countries will have to step up. i welcome the fact the prime minister changed his rhetoric

this weekend. when the government suggested they did not want to offer an open door to afghans, even who helped and supported us, in case it encourage more people to come. that was the wrong approach and not who we are as a country. a commitment to 5000 over the next year, it is welcome, but i suspect it might not be sufficient to deal with the crisis. that is why we need the prime minister to use his convening power as president of g7 and leading member of the un security council in order to ensure there is a global strategy. order to ensure there is a global strate: . ~ ., i. order to ensure there is a global strate: . ~ ., ., ., strategy. would you have it as an open-ended _ strategy. would you have it as an open-ended number, _ strategy. would you have it as an open-ended number, there - strategy. would you have it as an l open-ended number, there should strategy. would you have it as an - open-ended number, there should be open—ended number, there should be no maximum numbers put on that? the world has no maximum numbers put on that? iie: world has to no maximum numbers put on that? "iie: world has to make no maximum numbers put on that? iie: world has to make a no maximum numbers put on that? i““ie: world has to make a collective commitment, with allies and regional partners, that we will rise to the scale of the challenge. the first thing we have to do is get humanitarian support to afghan

people which is a difficult task because you have the taliban in control. and you have many aid agencies who have been forced to evacuate. when i spoke to the us government last night, one thing i asked them to do is to work with other partners to map what is happening on the ground and what infrastructure exists to negotiate entry with the taliban so they can get support directly to people, so they can minimise the number having to leave simply because they do not have access to clean water, electricity. 0n have access to clean water, electricity. on top of that, we have to come together to agree how we will deal with the refugee crisis. i spoke to a friend in afghanistan who said last week, before kabulfell to the taliban, there were 30,000, 40,000 people leaving every day. the scale of the crisis means no country can do it alone but the uk ought to

lead by example. last night i spoke to local authorities and there is a local authorities have offered to help with this but so far nobody has picked up the phone so we need a plan from the prime minister about how he will deliver this, notjust a vague aspiration. the how he will deliver this, not 'ust a vague aspiration.* vague aspiration. the changing situation has _ vague aspiration. the changing situation has made _ vague aspiration. the changing situation has made political i situation has made political decisions difficult and everyone can have their opinions as to whether the right decisions were made. i am looking at your quotes. i think it wasjuly the 7th, this in relation to the withdrawal agreement, in connection with that, you said there would be many people who travelled to afghanistan from britain to keep people safe, but that time is coming to an end. it had outlived its usefulness. you agreed with the withdrawal, that is fair to say? absolutely fair to say that when the united states decided they were

withdrawing, it became inevitable the uk and other nato partners would follow suit. an agreement was reached 18 months ago in doha that the us would end involvement in afghanistan. while we were critical of the decision to set a hard end date, because that signal to the taliban they could play a waiting game and all they had to do was hold on and eventually they would be able to advance, what we haven't criticised the uk government for is the fact of withdrawal. what we are struggling to understand is why we have known for 18 months our time in afghanistan was coming to an end but none of the basic things like evacuation plans, processing visas for those who helped us have been put in place. now we have chaotic scenes at the airport and the defence secretary saying we do not think we can get out all of those people who helped us, with appalling consequences for them and their

families. ., consequences for them and their families. . ., . families. thanks for your time. we will be speaking _ families. thanks for your time. we will be speaking families. thanks for your time. we will be s-ueakin to priti families. thanks for your time. we will be speaking families. thanks for your time. we will be s-ueakin to priti patel families. thanks for your time. we will be speaking families. thanks for your time. we will be s-ueakin to priti patel and will be speaking to priti patel and a few moments. and also, in different news... returning to our television screens after a 17—year hiatus — we'll discuss the reboot of diy show changing rooms with designer laurence llewelyn—bowen. never knowingly underdressed! we'll have that shortly and bring you the latest news and weather, but the time now is 7.30am. let's get the weather with carol now. good morning. afair good morning. a fair bit of cloud round this morning, still thick enough for some patchy light rain or some drizzle, and in fact for the next few days, that is the forecast. the other thing is it will feel cool the other thing is it will feel cool, although temperatures start to rise from friday and from saturday, damages could get up to 25 degrees

in the south—east. there is a lot of cloud around this morning, mist and fog particularly in the hills and coasts, some rain slipping southward across the far north of scotland. some of us have got some clearer skies and some of us will see some clear skies as we go through the day. we could see some sunshine, the west country, south—east wales, getting into the south—east and central and southern england. towards the coast, hanging on to pick a cloud and spots of rain or drizzle. northern ireland, fairly cloudy, north—east england and eastern scotland, brightening up through the day. temperatures, 14 to 21 degrees, 22 in any lengthy spells of sunshine. the breeze is still noticeable but not particularly strong. as we head through the evening, we have a dizzy cocktail of a lot of cloud thick enough for some patchy light rain and drizzle, some clearer skies and some mist and fog patches forming. the breeze is easing attached. the temperatures

are indicative of what you can expect in towns and cities so most staying in double figures once again. in some sheltered glens they could dip a little lower. tomorrow we start on a cloudy note but we have clear skies which will be pushing it through the day, and we also have a weather front coming in from the west. the rain will be introduced and turn showery. behind it once again, return to bright spells, and showers. for scotland and northern ireland, more cloud, again, still thick enough for some drizzle and some patchy light rain. 0n drizzle and some patchy light rain. on friday for many of us it is going to be dry, sunshine around, still areas of cloud floating around as well. but you can see next for the front attached to an area of low pressure coming in northern ireland, getting into south of scotland and the isle of man through the day.

temperatures up to touch. 0n temperatures up to touch. on saturday we have a weather front out towards the west, some of the rain will be heavy ahead of it, a bit more cloud and some showers, but it looks in the south—east like we will hang on to some dry weather, blue skies and temperatures up to 25 degrees here. elsewhere, 19 to 23. on sunday, low pressure is right across us so we will have rain or showers and in the centre of the low pressure, not much wind, showers will be slow moving. more weather later on. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and louise minchin. the prime minister will address mps later as the government outlines its plan to welcome 20,000 afghan refugees, after the taliban seized control of kabul. let's get more now on that settlement scheme from the home secretary, priti patel, whojoins us from westminster.

so many things to talk to you about, good morning, thank you for giving us some time here. can we talk right now about the situation that is going on in equity, we have seen the desperate scenes over the last few days —— going on in kabul, how many people are you still trying to get out? , , ., ., ., , people are you still trying to get out? , ., ., , out? this is an enormous effort, i shau out? this is an enormous effort, i shall 'ust out? this is an enormous effort, i shalljust begin — out? this is an enormous effort, i shalljust begin by _ out? this is an enormous effort, i shalljust begin by saying, - out? this is an enormous effort, i shalljust begin by saying, on - out? this is an enormous effort, i shalljust begin by saying, on the| shalljust begin by saying, on the ground, logistically. all of the pictures you see on television show that. in terms of numbers of people we are trying to get out, we have been getting out approximately 1000 people so far per day, and you will see we have been using military planes, the mod and the defence secretary has an enormous operation on the ground, and we are also putting on more staff. i have recently sent border force people from the home office to complement and support that huge operation on the ground. i think, louise, and support that huge operation on the ground. ithink, louise, it's worth remembering and reflecting on the type of people that we are

bringing out of afghanistan right now. we are still bringing up british nationals, people who have been working in the region who are british nationals, and who have been supporting our enormous efforts in afghanistan in recent years. and then of course those afghan nationals who are part of a locally employed scheme, that both the home office and the mod have led on this scheme, in terms of making sure we can repatriate, resettle and bring to the united kingdom those afghan nationals whose lives are at risk because they have supported our efforts in afghanistan over a good period of time, a number of years. so there is a lot of work taking place. it's a very fluid situation, all of your viewers will have seen that. it is challenging, very challenging but we are working around the clock across government and on the ground in kabul as well to ensure that we can get as many people out as possible. just to ensure that we can get as many people out as possible.— people out as possible. just on british nationals, _ people out as possible. just on british nationals, you - people out as possible. just on british nationals, you have - people out as possible. just on british nationals, you have a i people out as possible. just on - british nationals, you have a number you need to get out still? i

british nationals, you have a number you need to get out still?— you need to get out still? i don't have the latest _ you need to get out still? i don't have the latest numbers, - you need to get out still? i don't have the latest numbers, our i you need to get out still? i don't - have the latest numbers, our planes have the latest numbers, our planes have british nationals on every single day. there been extensive work over recent months because people should not have been travelling to afghanistan, the british nationals who have been in country, we have been in touch with their making sure that really, is what the military are doing, that we can bring them into the airport and get them on the plains and there is a lot of work taking place daily. you mention to the afghan nationals who have been working with the british forces over the last few years. how can you guarantee their safety getting to the airport? this is the safety getting to the airport? “i“i 3 is the operational work taking place on the ground, that's where our military personnel are working with others as well in the us military and there are international teams on the ground doing exactly that. this is all about the safe facilitation of people, afghan nationals, and british nationals to get them into the airport. so it is hugely challenging. we cannot kid ourselves

about this, it is very difficult, but we have incredible people on the ground doing everything possible to facilitate that safe passage to get people to kabul airport and then get them into the airport compound and get them on the planes. so them into the airport compound and get them on the planes.— get them on the planes. so many details are _ get them on the planes. so many details are key — get them on the planes. so many details are key here. _ get them on the planes. so many details are key here. we - get them on the planes. so many details are key here. we know i get them on the planes. so many| details are key here. we know you are offering this afghan citizen settlement scheme to 20,000 people, so why that number, and is it enough? so why that number, and is it enou~h? , ., . enough? first of all, there will alwa s enough? first of all, there will always be _ enough? first of all, there will always be calls _ enough? first of all, there will always be calls to _ enough? first of all, there will always be calls to do _ enough? first of all, there will always be calls to do more - enough? first of all, there willj always be calls to do more and enough? first of all, there will- always be calls to do more and have more numbers. this scheme itself is very much mirroring the work that we've done in the past around the syrian vulnerable persons resettlement scheme, which brought over 20,000 people over seven years. we have to recognise how fluid things are on the ground in afghanistan first of all, we say 5000 in the first year which will be on top of the work we are already doing to bring other afghan nationals out of afghanistan. but importantly, we have to be able to

bring people over to the united kingdom and resettle them, and we know that this figure of 5000 in the first year is absolutely deliverable. it would be terrible, quite frankly, to bring people over and not be able to give them the support that they would need in terms of accommodation, resettlement, and giving them the opportunity to basically rebuild a new life in the united kingdom because that is what they will be doing. because that is what they will be doinu. ~ ., because that is what they will be doin i _ . ., , because that is what they will be doina.~ . , ., doing. what is the timescale for the remainder? — doing. what is the timescale for the remainder? well, _ doing. what is the timescale for the remainder? well, look, _ doing. what is the timescale for the remainder? well, look, this - doing. what is the timescale for the remainder? well, look, this will. doing. what is the timescale for the remainder? well, look, this will go | remainder? well, look, this will go u . remainder? well, look, this will go u- to remainder? well, look, this will go up to 20.000. _ remainder? well, look, this will go up to 20.000. we _ remainder? well, look, this will go up to 20,000, we are _ remainder? well, look, this will go up to 20,000, we are very - remainder? well, look, this will go up to 20,000, we are very clear i up to 20,000, we are very clear about that. we are going to work through that, we want to do this at pace, working across government, not just the home office. this is the whole of government effort, my colleagues across communities, welfare, all aspects of support services. we are going to work through operational plans in terms of how we deliver this and how we work with partners, international partners. i should also emphasise to the viewers, this is our commitment

obviously, but we cannot deliver this on our own. we will be working with other international partners and obviously ngos, humanitarian organisations and agencies, but also other governments such as america, canada, i have been in touch with all of them to look at how we can work together.— all of them to look at how we can work touether. . . , ., , ., work together. what is the ambition, is it over two — work together. what is the ambition, is it over two years, _ work together. what is the ambition, is it over two years, what _ work together. what is the ambition, is it over two years, what the - is it over two years, what the ambition? i is it over two years, what the ambition?— is it over two years, what the ambition? .. �* , ., ambition? i can't sit here right now and tell you — ambition? i can't sit here right now and tell you that _ ambition? i can't sit here right now and tell you that because _ ambition? i can't sit here right now and tell you that because our - and tell you that because our priority right now is to get people out. we had this route, we want to get this route up and running as soon as possible, we are working across government right now at incredible pace to look at the delivery of this and it's right that we do that. and then we've got to come up with the actual infrastructure, the support, the resettlement and then quite frankly, we will work night and day to ensure that we can bring over, if you will see in the scheme, women, girls, vulnerable people, persecuted minorities, people whose lives would be at risk in afghanistan. we are going to be working with all partners. we could end up bringing

in many more but first we have to have the underpinning and the infrastructure and support to do that. ., ., , ., ., infrastructure and support to do that. ., ., i. ., infrastructure and support to do that. ., ., ., , that. how do you get to those people ou talk that. how do you get to those people you talk about. _ that. how do you get to those people you talk about, the _ that. how do you get to those people you talk about, the women, - that. how do you get to those people you talk about, the women, children | you talk about, the women, children and vulnerable people, given that they may not feel safe or be able to even leave their homes? that they may not feel safe or be able to even leave their homes?— even leave their homes? that is sadl , even leave their homes? that is sadly. louise. — even leave their homes? that is sadly, louise, that _ even leave their homes? that is sadly, louise, that is _ even leave their homes? that is sadly, louise, that is the - even leave their homes? that is sadly, louise, that is the fact i even leave their homes? that is. sadly, louise, that is the fact and the reality of the situation on the ground. and i said and you've already heard me say this, we will have to work with others, third party agencies, organisations, other governments as well. this will be a collective effort. we are all committed, let mejust collective effort. we are all committed, let me just say this as well, my colleagues in america, canada, australia and new zealand, these are just some of the partners we are working with, we are all committed to absolutely resettling vulnerable people from afghanistan. we are going to have to work together to do this in terms of not just identifying them but facilitating their safe passage from afghanistan. we will look at other ways of doing this. it might not

just be from afghanistan directly, it could be through a neighbouring country, for example. we have to look at everything, all options are on the table right now. we recognise this is notjust severe what's going on, it's a very fluid situation. we have to work together to really maximise the window is that we have to bring people out safely and that's what we are working to achieve. ~ ., . achieve. wheel -- will that include, in order to — achieve. wheel -- will that include, in order to get _ achieve. wheel -- will that include, in order to get safe _ achieve. wheel -- will that include, in order to get safe passage - achieve. wheel -- will that include, in order to get safe passage to - in order to get safe passage to these people, talking to taliban leaders? , ., ., ., leaders? first of all, one government _ leaders? first of all, one government cannot - leaders? first of all, one government cannot do i leaders? first of all, one i government cannot do that leaders? first of all, one - government cannot do that on its own. we have to work internationally, my colleagues are very clear about this. our prime minister is leading big effort internationally, and you will know that he had spoken to european colleagues but also to the american president as well, to the prime minister of pakistan, and we are all speaking to our counterparts around the world. we are focused on doing engagement, holding engagement through international partners, because it's true that international

strength of voice and unity that we can do more to bring people out and bring them safe routes and take a people who will be at risk. in bring them safe routes and take a people who will be at risk.- people who will be at risk. in the last few years. — people who will be at risk. in the last few years, the _ people who will be at risk. in the last few years, the british - last few years, the british government has been returning people to afghanistan. has that stopped and how long for? that to afghanistan. has that stopped and how long for?— how long for? that has stopped, it sto ed how long for? that has stopped, it stopped earlier— how long for? that has stopped, it stopped earlier on _ how long for? that has stopped, it stopped earlier on this _ how long for? that has stopped, it stopped earlier on this year. - how long for? that has stopped, it stopped earlier on this year. i - stopped earlier on this year. i don't think i need to expand much more. the prime minister is announcing today, he will speak later on in parliament, we are creating a new bespoke route to bring vulnerable people from afghanistan to the united kingdom. you have talked about the scale and those scenes at the airport, these are the scenes that we have been able to see. tell me what you think about the pace at which this happened, the numbers, does this lay heavily upon you?— heavily upon you? look, i think we have all- -- — heavily upon you? look, i think we have all... when _ heavily upon you? look, i think we have all... when we _ heavily upon you? look, i think we have all... when we look - heavily upon you? look, i think we have all... when we look at - heavily upon you? look, i think we have all... when we look at the i have all... when we look at the collective international effort in afghanistan over 20 years, i think

we should never, ever lose sight of the incredible work on stabilisation that has taken place, protection of women and girls, opportunities for women and girls, opportunities for women and girls as well, education being one of them. when it comes to security and security stabilisation, and dealing with some of the appalling issues around terrorism, the breeding ground that afghanistan was the al-qaeda, the workaround counter narcotics, that is something we have to concentrate on because that has kept a safe at home. the withdrawal, we knew that was coming, that has been well documented in terms of america's. but i think quite frankly our collective focus from our colleagues around the world, my counterparts, and also the leadership, that the prior minister has given within the international community, calls to the g7 colleagues and counterparts, our focus is to be working together to

safeguard the most vulnerable people that at risk and ensuring that we have a moment now, a significant moment to maximise airlifts, get people out of afghanistan. many countries, america, new zealand, canada and others, greece, you name it, we all have locally employed staff on the ground. afghan nationals who want to get them out, we have our own country nationals, we have our own country nationals, we are working to get them out. at the same time we have a big commitment, we want to mitigate a humanitarian crisis, we want to mitigate and stop a migration crisis in the way which we saw in 2015 with syria and in the middle east region, by creating safe, legal humanitarian roots, we can do the right thing by those who are fleeing and make sure we can protect lives. iunthat those who are fleeing and make sure we can protect lives.— we can protect lives. what about those people _ we can protect lives. what about those people who _ we can protect lives. what about those people who cannot - we can protect lives. what about those people who cannot access| we can protect lives. what about - those people who cannot access those routes, who arrived here in a different way?—

routes, who arrived here in a different way? first of all, these routes are _ different way? first of all, these routes are all— different way? first of all, these routes are all about _ different way? first of all, these routes are all about creating - different way? first of all, these | routes are all about creating safe passage, and making sure that vulnerable people, this is vulnerable people, this is vulnerable people, this is vulnerable people, women and girls and persecuted minorities, are given safety so we can save their lives. you are referring to illegal migration routes, this will be a concern which is why we should create safe routes, which is exactly what i've been discussing for several months now, i've been on your programme before speaking about some of the policy changes around creating safe routes to stop illegal migration coming to our country through dangerous means such as the channel. and also by supporting criminal gangs who really don't care about life or humanity. they traffic and smuggle people through dangerous routes, we want to stop that. we can stop that, that's the point i have been making for several months now. we can stop that by creating humanitarian routes, safe passage, thatis humanitarian routes, safe passage, that is what we have announced today. we have legislation to do

more in this space as well. i'm using this moment to encourage my international counterparts and also friends and colleagues in european countries because europe has a role to play here as well, to stamp out irregular and illegal migration by creating safe and legal route and working with us all. some of our american and canadian colleagues, australian colleagues, coming together in the way in which we are together in the way in which we are to protect and save lives.— to protect and save lives. home secretary _ to protect and save lives. home secretary priti _ to protect and save lives. home secretary priti patel, _ to protect and save lives. home secretary priti patel, thank- to protect and save lives. home secretary priti patel, thank you | to protect and save lives. home i secretary priti patel, thank you for your time. the family of a boy who was seriously injured when he was hit by a car is backing a police campaign to highlight the dangers of drug—driving. six—year—old noah herring was knocked off his bike by a man who'd taken a cocktail of drugs before getting in his car. his parents hope by sharing some of the images, it will deter others from doing the same. a warning — some of you may find peter harris's report distressing. lower, lower, lower!

no, no, no! sit down, don't move, no! it no, no, no! sit down, don't move, no! , , , , ., ., no, no, no! sit down, don't move, no! ,,, ., no! it is his six-year-old son, he has 'ust no! it is his six-year-old son, he has just been — no! it is his six-year-old son, he hasjust been knocked _ no! it is his six-year-old son, he hasjust been knocked off - no! it is his six-year-old son, he hasjust been knocked off his - no! it is his six-year-old son, he| hasjust been knocked off his bike has just been knocked off his bike by a car. he is has just been knocked off his bike bya car. he is in a has just been knocked off his bike by a car. he is in a really bad way, a has crashed into us. just by a car. he is in a really bad way, a has crashed into us.— a has crashed into us. just stay with me, _ a has crashed into us. just stay with me. no- — a has crashed into us. just stay with me, no. he _ a has crashed into us. just stay with me, no. he has _ a has crashed into us. just stay with me, no. he has been - a has crashed into us. just stay i with me, no. he has been struck a has crashed into us. just stay - with me, no. he has been struck by a mercedes driven _ with me, no. he has been struck by a mercedes driven by _ with me, no. he has been struck by a mercedes driven by a _ with me, no. he has been struck by a mercedes driven by a man _ with me, no. he has been struck by a mercedes driven by a man under - with me, no. he has been struck by a mercedes driven by a man under the | mercedes driven by a man under the influence of drugs. the video released by the family as part of a police campaign. that released by the family as part of a police campaign-— released by the family as part of a police campaign. that was at 7am, when ou police campaign. that was at 7am, when you would — police campaign. that was at 7am, when you would least _ police campaign. that was at 7am, when you would least expect - police campaign. that was at 7am, when you would least expect to i police campaign. that was at 7am, when you would least expect to be j when you would least expect to be tied up in something like this. it's completely harrowing but the family wanted to share this to try and get the message across that it is not right to drunk driver.— the message across that it is not right to drunk driver. what makes the video all _ right to drunk driver. what makes the video all the _ right to drunk driver. what makes the video all the more _ right to drunk driver. what makes the video all the more poignant i right to drunk driver. what makes the video all the more poignant isj the video all the more poignant is it also captures the moments before noah was knocked off his bike in february. noah was knocked off his bike in februa . , ., , ,, noah was knocked off his bike in februa . , . , ,, ., february. there is a bike lane

there. february. there is a bike lane there- the — february. there is a bike lane there. the red _ february. there is a bike lane there. the red one _ february. there is a bike lane there. the red one here. - february. there is a bike lane there. the red one here. the| there. the red one here. the peaceful— there. the red one here. the peaceful bike _ there. the red one here. the peaceful bike ride _ there. the red one here. the peaceful bike ride of a father and son, seemed to be shattered by a drunk driver. he had taken cocaine, catchment and cannabis, and such was the nature of his driving, he had, cross two lanes of traffic before striking noah from behind on the cycle path. noah suffered a bleed to the brain and fractures. brute cycle path. noah suffered a bleed to the brain and fractures.— the brain and fractures. we are arrestin: the brain and fractures. we are arresting you — the brain and fractures. we are arresting you on _ the brain and fractures. we are arresting you on suspicion - the brain and fractures. we are arresting you on suspicion of i arresting you on suspicion of driving — arresting you on suspicion of driving whilst over the drug limit and causing serious energy by dangerous driving. he and causing serious energy by dangerous driving.— and causing serious energy by dangerous driving. he was later arrested and _ dangerous driving. he was later arrested and jailed _ dangerous driving. he was later arrested and jailed for - dangerous driving. he was later arrested and jailed for three - dangerous driving. he was later i arrested and jailed for three years. noah thankfully recovered, and got a new back from the police, the hope is that the video will persuade others who drive under the influence

to think again. brute others who drive under the influence to think again-— to think again. we don't often get the opportunity — to think again. we don't often get the opportunity to _ to think again. we don't often get the opportunity to use _ to think again. we don't often get the opportunity to use these - to think again. we don't often get i the opportunity to use these videos because people sometimes pass away. this time noah survived, his family wanted to put it out to educate others. they are very harrowing images, no question. the good bit is we saw a thumbs up on the bike so it's good. when wildfires swept through greece in recent weeks, a team of firefighters from across the uk was deployed to help assist local crews. after enduring soaring temperatures and gruelling conditions, they're now safely back in the uk. and we can speak to two of them now. tony brown from merseyside fire and rescue service, and tracy doyle from london fire brigade. you are both pretty tired, let's say it straight up. you have just got

back on monday. it straight up. you have 'ust got back on mondayfi it straight up. you have 'ust got back on monda . , a, ., back on monday. yes, monday morning. so take us through. _ back on monday. yes, monday morning. so take us through. you _ back on monday. yes, monday morning. so take us through. you are _ back on monday. yes, monday morning. so take us through. you are called - so take us through. you are called up, this is something you have done before, to go out there, what is the scene that you first see? this before, to go out there, what is the scene that you first see?— scene that you first see? this was m first scene that you first see? this was my first deployment _ scene that you first see? this was my first deployment for _ scene that you first see? this was my first deployment for uk - scene that you first see? this was my first deployment for uk frs, i my first deployment for uk frs, flying in on the plane into athens before we were landing, you could see on the horizon that there was to smoke everywhere. you could see pockets of fire below. the closer we got to athens, you could smell the smoke on the plane. and then it went to a complete blackout, you could just not see anything, just a grey smoke everywhere. brute just not see anything, 'ust a grey smoke everywhere._ just not see anything, 'ust a grey smoke everywhere. we are seeing these scenes _ smoke everywhere. we are seeing these scenes now. _ smoke everywhere. we are seeing these scenes now. it's _ smoke everywhere. we are seeing these scenes now. it's so - these scenes now. it's so frightening, what was he required to do? brute frightening, what was he required to do? ~ ., ., do? we were there to firefight and su orts do? we were there to firefight and supports the _ do? we were there to firefight and supports the local _ do? we were there to firefight and supports the local fire _ do? we were there to firefight and supports the local fire service. - do? we were there to firefight and supports the local fire service. we had very limited equipment. we were basically doing fire breaks to prevent fires from jumping across roads. prevent fires from “umping across roads. ~ , ., _

roads. when you say limited equipping. _ roads. when you say limited equipping. what _ roads. when you say limited equipping, what are - roads. when you say limited equipping, what are you - roads. when you say limited - equipping, what are you working with? me equipping, what are you working with? ~ ., , ., ., with? we had some hoses and water backacks. with? we had some hoses and water backpacks- so. _ with? we had some hoses and water backpacks- so. a _ with? we had some hoses and water backpacks. so, a shovel? _ with? we had some hoses and water backpacks. so, a shovel? yes, - with? we had some hoses and water backpacks. so, a shovel? yes, it - with? we had some hoses and water backpacks. so, a shovel? yes, it is i backpacks. so, a shovel? yes, it is an odd shaped _ backpacks. so, a shovel? yes, it is an odd shaped shovel _ backpacks. so, a shovel? yes, it is an odd shaped shovel to _ backpacks. so, a shovel? yes, it is an odd shaped shovel to spread i backpacks. so, a shovel? yes, it is| an odd shaped shovel to spread the soil and prevent fires from jumping across to other fields and trees. we worked alongside the welsh fire rescue team who are absolutely fantastic as well, their knowledge is unprecedented and really helped us with what we went out there. quite i know you have been in other places as well, tony. 50 quite i know you have been in other places as well, tony.— places as well, tony. so how does this compare _ places as well, tony. so how does this compare and _ places as well, tony. so how does this compare and what _ places as well, tony. so how does this compare and what with - places as well, tony. so how does this compare and what with the i places as well, tony. so how does i this compare and what with the scale of it? , . ., ., , this compare and what with the scale of it? , . . ., , , of it? the scale was immense, in the uk we don't — of it? the scale was immense, in the uk we don't have _ of it? the scale was immense, in the uk we don't have fires _ of it? the scale was immense, in the uk we don't have fires of— of it? the scale was immense, in the uk we don't have fires of this - of it? the scale was immense, in the uk we don't have fires of this size i uk we don't have fires of this size in wildlands. and it was just uk we don't have fires of this size in wildlands. and it wasjust using the tactics — in wildlands. and it wasjust using the tactics that we normally use but on a larger— the tactics that we normally use but on a larger scale, attempting to write _ on a larger scale, attempting to write it — on a larger scale, attempting to write it off— on a larger scale, attempting to write it off in small chunks and reduce — write it off in small chunks and reduce the spread. 0ur role was to

enable _ reduce the spread. 0ur role was to enable the — reduce the spread. 0ur role was to enable the fire appliances from the greek_ enable the fire appliances from the greek fire — enable the fire appliances from the greek fire service to get to town and prevent the fire spreading. it�*s and prevent the fire spreading. wt} already and prevent the fire spreading. already hot and prevent the fire spreading. it�*s already hot anyway, so tell us about the conditions.— already hot anyway, so tell us about the conditions. yes, 42 degrees most da s and the conditions. yes, 42 degrees most days and up — the conditions. yes, 42 degrees most days and up at _ the conditions. yes, 42 degrees most days and up at altitude _ the conditions. yes, 42 degrees most days and up at altitude which - days and up at altitude which increases the temperature, and humidity — increases the temperature, and humidity. and later on the day, we knew_ humidity. and later on the day, we knew from — humidity. and later on the day, we knew from our tactics and our planning _ knew from our tactics and our planning and all of the work that has been — planning and all of the work that has been done by the south wales fire tactical advises that the fires are going — fire tactical advises that the fires are going to increase in the afternoon so we were timing our work streams— afternoon so we were timing our work streams around that. what afternoon so we were timing our work streams around that.— streams around that. what little i know about _ streams around that. what little i know about fires, _ streams around that. what little i know about fires, you _ streams around that. what little i know about fires, you can - streams around that. what little i know about fires, you can tell- streams around that. what little i | know about fires, you can tell me, they are unpredictable. and they are real risks when you are fighting fires, the risks to your colleagues, how do you calibrate what you achieve to the risks to your colleagues?— achieve to the risks to your colleaiues? �* , ., ,., ,~' colleagues? it's about the risk assessment — colleagues? it's about the risk assessment and _

colleagues? it's about the risk assessment and the _ colleagues? it's about the risk assessment and the science i colleagues? it's about the risk- assessment and the science behind wildfires. _ assessment and the science behind wildfires, we know which way it is going _ wildfires, we know which way it is going to — wildfires, we know which way it is going to go, it is predictable, depending on the time of day. so our tactics _ depending on the time of day. so our tactics form _ depending on the time of day. so our tactics form from there. when depending on the time of day. so our tactics form from there.— depending on the time of day. so our tactics form from there. when we see these images. — tactics form from there. when we see these images. you — tactics form from there. when we see these images, you can _ tactics form from there. when we see these images, you can see _ tactics form from there. when we see these images, you can see them - tactics form from there. when we see these images, you can see them on i these images, you can see them on these images, you can see them on the monitor here now, they are a terrifying prospect. and like other emergency services in other situations, do you remember the first time you came face—to—face with a file like this, what does it feel like? ., ., ., ., feel like? you are into training mode, training, _ feel like? you are into training mode, training, drills. - feel like? you are into training mode, training, drills. they. feel like? you are into training - mode, training, drills. they enable you to operate in these conditions and we just continue to push ahead and we just continue to push ahead and look after each other. just lookin: and look after each other. just looking at _ and look after each other. just looking at the _ and look after each other. just looking at the pictures here, semi things to think about, a risk to life and to people's homes. what was the response to the people out

there? , ,., ., ., there? they were so grateful, we had farmers and — there? they were so grateful, we had farmers and other _ there? they were so grateful, we had farmers and other memos _ there? they were so grateful, we had farmers and other memos of- there? they were so grateful, we had farmers and other memos of the - farmers and other memos of the community come up and give as water, food, _ community come up and give as water, food, -- _ community come up and give as water, food, —— members of the community, they were _ food, —— members of the community, they were telling us how long they have had _ they were telling us how long they have had their family homes, businesses, the olive trees, and telling _ businesses, the olive trees, and telling us — businesses, the olive trees, and telling us how well we were doing to help them _ telling us how well we were doing to help them prevent losing their businesses. the support we got from the greek_ businesses. the support we got from the greek population was fantastic, and quite _ the greek population was fantastic, and quite humbling. people would come _ and quite humbling. people would come out — and quite humbling. people would come out of their houses as we walked — come out of their houses as we walked through the village and thanked us. do walked through the village and thanked us— walked through the village and thanked us. , ., ., ., ., thanked us. do you get a moment of rest now, thanked us. do you get a moment of rest now. have _ thanked us. do you get a moment of rest now, have you _ thanked us. do you get a moment of rest now, have you got _ thanked us. do you get a moment of rest now, have you got a _ thanked us. do you get a moment of rest now, have you got a few - thanked us. do you get a moment of rest now, have you got a few days i rest now, have you got a few days off? i rest now, have you got a few days off? ., rest now, have you got a few days off? . . , rest now, have you got a few days off? . ., , ., ., ., off? i have a little bit of leave to assuaie off? i have a little bit of leave to assuage the _ off? i have a little bit of leave to assuage the family. _ off? i have a little bit of leave to assuage the family. i'm - off? i have a little bit of leave to assuage the family. i'm off- off? i have a little bit of leave to assuage the family. i'm off for. off? i have a little bit of leave to assuage the family. i'm off for a | assuage the family. i'm off for a week. i assuage the family. i'm off for a week. ., ., assuage the family. i'm off for a week. . ., ., assuage the family. i'm off for a week. . . ., ., assuage the family. i'm off for a week. . ., ., ., ., , week. i have a wedding to go to this frida , so week. i have a wedding to go to this friday. so a — week. i have a wedding to go to this friday, so a little _ week. i have a wedding to go to this friday, so a little bit _ week. i have a wedding to go to this friday, so a little bit of— week. i have a wedding to go to this friday, so a little bit of down - week. i have a wedding to go to this friday, so a little bit of down time i friday, so a little bit of down time but back— friday, so a little bit of down time but back to — friday, so a little bit of down time but back to work next week. thank ou both but back to work next week. thank you both very _ but back to work next week. thank you both very much _ but back to work next week. thank you both very much indeed, - but back to work next week. thank you both very much indeed, good i but back to work next week. “i“iag“i«; you both very much indeed, good to chat.

there's a new feature on the wrexham skyline this week — a huge hollywood—style sign. but who put it there? we've sent ian haslam to the town in north wales to get to the bottom of the mystery. are you close to finding out who put it there, yes or no? i are you close to finding out who put it there, yes or no?— it there, yes or no? i will be honest. _ it there, yes or no? i will be honest. no- _ it there, yes or no? i will be honest, no. this _ it there, yes or no? i will be honest, no. this is - it there, yes or no? i will be honest, no. this is a - it there, yes or no? i will be j honest, no. this is a serious journalistic investigations but thus far i am failing. welcome to this breathtaking slagheap in wrexham, this is the wrexham hollywood sign, we don't know who is behind it, speculation it could be ryan reynolds and rob mcelhenney, the hollywood co—owners of wrexham. that speak to some wrexham fans, who do think is it? me speak to some wrexham fans, who do think is it? ~ ., �* ~ ., ~ think is it? we don't know, we think it is a mystery. _ think is it? we don't know, we think it is a mystery. we _ think is it? we don't know, we think it is a mystery, we think _ think is it? we don't know, we think it is a mystery, we think it _ think is it? we don't know, we think it is a mystery, we think it is - think is it? we don't know, we think it is a mystery, we think it is the - it is a mystery, we think it is the new_ it is a mystery, we think it is the new football club and the prospective series behind it. yes, there is a series _ prospective series behind it. yes, there is a series from _ prospective series behind it. yes, there is a series from an - prospective series behind it. yes there is a series from an unnamed streaming company. who do you think it is? i

streaming company. who do you think it is? ~ , ., ., it is? i think it is a whodunnit, hiihl it is? i think it is a whodunnit, highly coincidental _ it is? i think it is a whodunnit, highly coincidental with - it is? i think it is a whodunnit, highly coincidental with the i highly coincidental with the takeover of the football club, it might be to do with the unnamed streaming series, but we don't know. we will aim to find out when we return in the next hour. i don't think you are getting there but hopefully we will see you later. maybe we will never know. i but hopefully we will see you later. maybe we will never know.- maybe we will never know. i would like to know _ maybe we will never know. i would like to know the _ maybe we will never know. i would like to know the answer. _ maybe we will never know. i would like to know the answer. carol - maybe we will never know. i would like to know the answer. carol has| like to know the answer. carol has the weather. good morning. fairly cloudy for many of us, as you can see from the weather watcher behind me, not sunny everywhere. the forecast is cloudy for the bulk of the uk, feeling cooler that amateurs will start to slowly rise, —— but the temperatures will start to rise. high of 25 on

saturday but then back down again on sunday. a weak weather front is bringing rain across scotland today, patchy rain and drizzle across parts of england and wales as well. the isobars tell you it will be a breezy day, still coming from the north—west, checking moisture, hence the cloud and patchy light rain and drizzle and murky conditions on the hills and coasts that we are seeing. there will be breaks in parts of eastern scotland, north—east england, into central and southern england, into central and southern england, as well as south—east wales and the west country. these circles indicate the average wind speeds. it's breezy rather than windy. 14 in the north to 21 in hull and london. if you see the brakes longer than that, it could creep up a little bit more. this evening and overnight, clear skies around, but a lot of cloud. the cloud still thick enough for some patchy light rain and drizzle, mist and fog patches forming, the breeze easing attached.

the temperatures are what you can expect in towns and cities. in some sheltered glens in scotland, temperatures will be a bit lower, may be 8 degrees in parts of aberdeenshire. into tomorrow, we start with a fair bit of cloud, we still have some patchy light rain. we also have a weather front coming in from the rest moving east, bringing in some rain which will turn more showery, and we will see a return to some sunshine and showers. for scotland and northern ireland, you will hang on to some cloud with some drizzle at times. temperatures, 13 to 21 degrees. as we head into friday, you can see the rest of the front clears, income is another front clears, income is another front connected to an area of low pressure. that will bring some rain, initially into northern ireland, south of scotland, the isle of man is a gate through the day. —— as we go through the day. temperatures

creeping up, 23 in london, 20 in glasgow. saturday, this front is very much with us, connected to the area of low pressure. you can see to the east of it, dragging in some milder airfrom the near the east of it, dragging in some milder air from the near continent as indicated by the amber. the south—east will have the highest temperatures. here, temperatures could get up to 25 degrees in the sunshine. for scotland, it is going to be fairly cloudy, but in the west, western scotland, northern ireland, west wales, north—west england and the south—west, you will see some rain. during sunday, the low pressure will be across us and for most of us, we will have rain or showers at times. stay with us, headlines next.

good morning, welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and louise minchin. 0ur headlines today. the uk agrees to take 20,000 refugees after the taliban took control of afghanistan. british nationals and some afghans arrive in the uk, as mps cut short their holiday to debate the crisis. the stafforshire stink. campaigners claim noxious gases from a landfill site are causing serious health problems. the wife of rugby league star rob burrow, lindsey, talks to me about making every day count as they live with his diagnosis of motor neurone disease. and celebrate his nomination for a big award.

a peri—peri big problem. the high—street chain nando's is forced to close stores after running out of chicken. it's blamed a supply issue. i'll look at what's gone wrong. it's wednesday the 18th of august. our main story. up to 20,000 afghans will be resettled in the uk over the coming years, under a new scheme announced by the government. it follows the taliban's return to power in afghanistan, which has sparked fears of a refugee crisis. 0pposition parties have criticised the government for not going far enough, as political correspondent nick eardley reports. arriving in the uk last night, british citizens and their afghan allies, some of those who have now fled kabul after the taliban takeover. back in afghanistan, many more are desperate to leave. these images from monday show how far some are prepared to go to flee.

the government is announcing today that up to 20,000 refugees will be allowed to settle in the uk in the coming years — 5000 of them within12 months. the scheme will be similar to the ones set up during the syrian war. but with the taliban now in control of afghanistan, the government admits there will be a challenge to get people out. waheed is an nhs doctor who came to the uk as a refugee from afghanistan. when people arrive in the uk, they just want to be treated as human beings. they are like you and me — they want shelter, they want the basic living necessities. they want safety, their human right, but also they all need compassion, a fair assessment of their asylum and then to be given the same opportunities that i received when i came to the uk aged 15 and that allowed me to become a doctor. ministers here and around the world have been rushing to come up with schemes in the face

of the deteriorating situation in afghanistan. the uk programme will prioritise what ministers are calling those most in need — women and girls in particular. the government will work with local councils and the devolved governments to figure out the best places for refugees to be housed. 0pposition parties have called on the government to go further, saying the plan announced today doesn't match the scale of the crisis. the commitment to 20,000, 5000 over the next year, is welcome but i suspect this may not be sufficient to deal with the crisis. parliament is being recalled from its summer break this morning so mps can discuss the situation in afghanistan. with the government likely to face questions about the speed of the taliban's takeover. nick eardley, bbc news, westminster. 0ur political correspondent chris mason is in westminster for us this morning.

we have been hearing from the home secretary and know there is an announcement about a resettlement scheme. ,., ., announcement about a resettlement scheme. ., ., , ., scheme. good morning. the house of commonsjust— scheme. good morning. the house of commons just down _ scheme. good morning. the house of commonsjust down the _ scheme. good morning. the house of commonsjust down the corridor- scheme. good morning. the house of commonsjust down the corridor and i commons just down the corridor and mps commons just down the corridor and mstust mingling about. i commons just down the corridor and mps just mingling about. ijust saw the stairwell is being vacuumed ahead of parliament's recall today. i think there will be two strands of the discussion and one will be the big picture which i will come to, the huge questions asked about the initial intervention in afghanistan and where we are left given the taliban takeover. and the specifics. we heard the debate playing out this morning with some of the highlights in the reportjust there about how to help people in afghanistan now who are desperate to leave and feel the uk should be those to help them. the home secretary was on breakfast in the last half—hour. brute the home secretary was on breakfast in the last half-hour.—

in the last half-hour. we are saying 5000 in the — in the last half-hour. we are saying 5000 in the first _ in the last half-hour. we are saying 5000 in the first year, _ in the last half-hour. we are saying 5000 in the first year, on _ in the last half-hour. we are saying 5000 in the first year, on top - in the last half-hour. we are saying 5000 in the first year, on top of. 5000 in the first year, on top of the work— 5000 in the first year, on top of the work we are doing to bring other afghan— the work we are doing to bring other afghan nationals out of afghanistan. we have _ afghan nationals out of afghanistan. we have to bring people to the united — we have to bring people to the united kingdom and resettle them. we know the _ united kingdom and resettle them. we know the figure of 5000 in the first year can— know the figure of 5000 in the first year can be — know the figure of 5000 in the first year can be delivered. it would be terrible _ year can be delivered. it would be terrible frankly to bring people over— terrible frankly to bring people over and — terrible frankly to bring people over and not be able to give them support— over and not be able to give them support they would need in terms of accommodation, resettlement, and giving _ accommodation, resettlement, and giving them the opportunity to build a new_ giving them the opportunity to build a new life _ giving them the opportunity to build a new life in the uk because that is what _ a new life in the uk because that is what they— a new life in the uk because that is what they would be doing. the art ument what they would be doing. the argument from _ what they would be doing. iie: argument from plenty of opposition parties is that the government is not going fast enough or indeed far enough and that will be part of a strand of the conversation in the commons when the debate gets under way at 9:30am. there will also be lots of big picture questions asked. was the deployment to afghanistan 20 years ago a good idea in the first

place? was there a clear endgame, mission statement as far as uk involvement was concerned, and as far as america's involvement was concerned? what about the intelligence failure that meant so few had any idea the taliban would take over as quickly as they managed. what now for the uk relationship with america and its president given that he insisted it was right the american troops were withdrawn? and crucially what about safety given the taliban takeover of afghanistan? could again become a haven for terrorist? a big debate to come starting injust haven for terrorist? a big debate to come starting in just over an hour's time. meanwhile, there are growing concerns the taliban's return to power in afghanistan could signal a resurgence in terrorist activity, including among groups like al-qaeda. let's speak to the uk chief of defence staff, general sir nick carter,

who served in afghanistan on multiple occasions between 2002 and 2013. good morning. iwonder good morning. i wonder if we could talk about the immediate situation in terms of security in afghanistan in terms of security in afghanistan in and around the airport and the evacuation process. what is your analysis as we stand this morning? the answer is it is fine at the moment. there is always the challenge you could get an isolated terrorist incident. what we are most worried about is disorder that might come from desperate afghans trying to get back and those images at the weekend will be people's mines. we are collaborating with the taliban who are providing security around the airport and keeping the streets of kabul calm and on that basis we are confident we are being given the space to do what we need to do. fin

space to do what we need to do. on theissue space to do what we need to do. on the issue of collaboration on the ground, we were speaking to priti patel, and talked about the creation of safe routes for people seeking to get back to the uk. she said military personnel are working to help get people to the airport because once you are at the airport it is one thing to get on an aircraft and get out. real questions about possibly scared people making the journey from their homes to the airport itself. 0ur british military personnel involved in that? the aft hans personnel involved in that? the afghans need — personnel involved in that? iie: afghans need to get themselves to a rendezvous with our people to then process them and get them to the airport and at the moment it works fine and it is something we will watch constantly. we are having decent collaboration with the taliban at the moment, who it would appear are prepared to allow people to leave who want to leave and they are behaving in a reasonable

fashion. we need to be clear it is only possible if they behave in a reasonable fashion. can only possible if they behave in a reasonable fashion.— only possible if they behave in a reasonable fashion. can i ask your thou . hts reasonable fashion. can i ask your thoughts more — reasonable fashion. can i ask your thoughts more widely _ reasonable fashion. can i ask your thoughts more widely about - reasonable fashion. can i ask your thoughts more widely about what | reasonable fashion. can i ask your i thoughts more widely about what you have seen of the taliban approach? we saw the official press conference yesterday. i am looking at your comments i think from an interview last week in which he said afghanistan is a better place than in 2001 and the taliban have become more open—minded. from what you have seen and heard, what is your impression? that seen and heard, what is your impression?— seen and heard, what is your impression? seen and heard, what is your imression? . ., ., ., impression? at the moment we have to be atient. impression? at the moment we have to be patient- we — impression? at the moment we have to be patient. we have _ impression? at the moment we have to be patient. we have to _ impression? at the moment we have to be patient. we have to hold _ impression? at the moment we have to be patient. we have to hold our - be patient. we have to hold our nerve. we have to give them the space to form a government. we have to give them the space to show their credentials. i have been talking over the weekend to my afghan network. i talk every few hours to the former president, who you recall was president from 2000 for up to

2014. he has an important meeting with the taliban political commission. he will talk to the military commission. subject to how that meeting goes, i think we may well discover, if we give them the space, that this taliban is more reasonable. but what we have to remember is that they are not a homogenous organisation. the group are a group of figures from all over afghanistan and some of the behaviour we here at the moment might not be in line with what the commission wants the country to be in the future and the reality is often different in different parts often different in different parts of the ground. as the former president said to me yesterday is they are country boys and how country boys behave given they behave according to their local culture and the code of honour going with it remains to be seen. my take is let's give them the space to see how they will govern. it may be they

have seen how afghanistan has changed in 20 years and the civil society i have referred to may well be something they absolutely take into account because they perhaps want an inclusive government and inclusive country. i want an inclusive government and inclusive country.— inclusive country. i was looking at comments _ inclusive country. i was looking at comments of _ inclusive country. i was looking at comments of a _ inclusive country. i was looking at comments of a counterpart - inclusive country. i was looking at comments of a counterpart in - inclusive country. i was looking at comments of a counterpart in the | inclusive country. i was looking at - comments of a counterpart in the us, the chair of thejoint comments of a counterpart in the us, the chair of the joint chief of staff who said that terrorist groups like al-qaeda could reconstitute in afghanistan sooner than the two years defence officials had previously estimated. that is because of the swiftness of the taliban take over. on that specific issue of your concerns over if or how quickly terrorist groups might use that vacuum or return to afghanistan, what is your analysis? it comes back to how the taliban choose to govern because if they govern in an inclusive way and are

able to bring the country together, there is a better chance i suspect that terrorist organisations will not find a home in afghanistan. the taliban are not friends of radical extremists such as is and we have seen many occasions over the past years where they have attacked is and daesh in north—eastern parts of afghanistan and got rid of them. the iury afghanistan and got rid of them. the jury is out on what they will look like. and events in the past months have been supported by al-qaeda affiliated fighters but it is too early to say. we have to be concerned about it but we have to continue our engagement with the taliban to try to get them to understand if they want to be politically legitimate in the eyes of the international community, harbouring terrorism will not add to that legitimacy. i’m harbouring terrorism will not add to that legitimacy-—

that legitimacy. i'm trying to get a clear picture _ that legitimacy. i'm trying to get a clear picture of— that legitimacy. i'm trying to get a clear picture of whether _ that legitimacy. i'm trying to get a clear picture of whether you - that legitimacy. i'm trying to get a clear picture of whether you align | clear picture of whether you align yourself to those comments which is because of what has happened, it is more likely that terrorist groups will have space within afghanistan to operate. will have space within afghanistan to oerate. �* ., will have space within afghanistan to oerate. �* . , ., , to operate. again, the question is let's be patient _ to operate. again, the question is let's be patient and _ to operate. again, the question is let's be patient and hold - to operate. again, the question is let's be patient and hold our - to operate. again, the question is. let's be patient and hold our nerve. yes it is possible but there are other things possible. myjudgment other things possible. my judgment is other things possible. myjudgment is it is too early to say. it is a risk but i am not sure it will necessarily come to pass. you will be aware that _ necessarily come to pass. you will be aware that former _ necessarily come to pass. you will be aware that former veterans - necessarily come to pass. you will. be aware that former veterans have been talking about their time in afghanistan and it has caused them anxiety, some very sad, bitter and angry about how things have unfolded. ., ., angry about how things have unfolded-— angry about how things have unfolded. ., ., , ., . ., angry about how things have unfolded. ., ., . ., unfolded. how do you reflect on it? i unfolded. how do you reflect on it? i absolutely — unfolded. how do you reflect on it? i absolutely empathise _ unfolded. how do you reflect on it? i absolutely empathise with - unfolded. how do you reflect on it? i absolutely empathise with what i i absolutely empathise with what they are saying and thinking. not a day goes by given my long association with the country when i do not think of the 457 british servicemen and women who died there

and the many wounded. i think about the people under my command. what i also remind myself is that those who fought there fought bravely and for a because they believed in and alongside their mates and were never defeated tactically on the battlefield. they were professional in everything they did. i think the british military and in particular the british army and marines can hold our heads up high in terms of what we did there. that reassures me, but we should be in no doubt when you look at the broader outcome of what has occurred in afghanistan it will be distressing and that is something that clearly pains many of us closely involved in it. that - ride us closely involved in it. that ride in us closely involved in it. that pride in what _ us closely involved in it. that pride in what the _ us closely involved in it. that pride in what the military - us closely involved in it. that pride in what the military did and how they behaved in afghanistan has been exemplified. in a way, it does not change the fundamental question, and we have heard this morning from

and we have heard this morning from a former army nurse who served and from parents of military personnel who have lost their children to that conflict, who have asked themselves that very basic question, was it worth it? i would put that question clearly to you. in worth it? i would put that question clearly to you-— clearly to you. in a sense i have 'ust clearly to you. in a sense i have just answered _ clearly to you. in a sense i have just answered it. _ clearly to you. in a sense i have just answered it. judging - clearly to you. in a sense i have i just answered it. judging whether clearly to you. in a sense i have - just answered it. judging whether it is worth it is in many ways a politicaljudgment. for me as a military officer i was conscious in the campaign that what was needed was a political solution to bring finality and a successful outcome to the campaign. that political solution has evolved and i do not think it is necessarily the one we hoped for. for me, i keep saying this, let's be patient.— this, let's be patient. let's see how it unfolds. _ this, let's be patient. let's see how it unfolds. thank - this, let's be patient. let's see how it unfolds. thank you - this, let's be patient. let's see how it unfolds. thank you for l this, let's be patient. let's see i how it unfolds. thank you for your time this morning. the chair of the defence staff.

we're joined now by our chief international correspondent lyse doucet. you know afghanistan so well. give us an update from where you are about the situation right now. we saw desperate scenes of people trying to get out of afghanistan, is that continuing? ida. trying to get out of afghanistan, is that continuing?— that continuing? no, those heart sto uni , that continuing? no, those heart stopping, heartbreaking - that continuing? no, those heart stopping, heartbreaking images| that continuing? no, those heart - stopping, heartbreaking images that came from the international airport in kabul of the desperation afghans were feeling, notjust rushing to the plane but clinging onto the plane, showing how they were panicked, frightened about trying to find a way out. the next day, yesterday, we heard from military officials they had established greater calm around the airport. 0ne greater calm around the airport. one side of the airport controlled by the us military, the other is the civilian airfield and the taliban are now at the gates. there are

countless numbers of afghans trying to flee any way they can. and foreign national is still in kabul, but the evacuation has picked up pace. a lot of focus is what is happening beyond the airport. what is happening in kabul and cities across afghanistan where day by day we see the taliban are gradually enforcing their rule and the new rules they expect now afghans to live by. we heard from the most prominent taliban spokesperson in kabul yesterday. whose face had never been seen in the years he has spoken on behalf of the taliban. now he has emerged as this defaced and tried to send a calm and reassuring message that they would not take revenge and they wanted a good relationship with the international community and they would not allow afghanistan to be a haven for

extremist groups and two women they said you are sisters and you will have your rights within islam. the situation is such and history of the taliban is such that afghans and afghan women will need more than words to reassure them that this is now emerging as an afghanistan they feel they belong to, that they can live the life they have grown with over the past 20 years of international engagement in afghanistan. irate international engagement in afghanistan.— international engagement in afghanistan. international engagement in afihanistan. ., ., afghanistan. we spoke to the home secretary talking _ afghanistan. we spoke to the home secretary talking about _ afghanistan. we spoke to the home secretary talking about the - afghanistan. we spoke to the home secretary talking about the afghan i secretary talking about the afghan citizen settlement seemed which is aimed for women and children and people who are vulnerable under the new regime. the question is, how would they access this scheme and get to the uk?— get to the uk? imagine you are a mother, get to the uk? imagine you are a mother. may _ get to the uk? imagine you are a mother. may be _ get to the uk? imagine you are a mother, may be a _ get to the uk? imagine you are a mother, may be a widow, - get to the uk? imagine you are a mother, may be a widow, with i get to the uk? imagine you are a i mother, may be a widow, with your children. you have been a female

human rights activists. you are stuck at home, fearful to go out, you probably do not have enough money to go out to try to take care of yourself and your children. you may not have electricity, access to the internet or a computer. you hear about the scheme on the radio or someone tells you about it. where do you start? all of us are getting messages. everyday i wake up and throughout the day i get messages, please, my family is at risk, please, my family is at risk, please, i am scared, please, please, my family is at risk, please, iam scared, please, i have not left the house, what can i do? how do you begin? british embassy officials on the ground with the embers that are staying on and trying to process as many —— the ambassador is staying on. they are trying to process as many as they can but the fear is so great. for months, the residents of silverdale in staffordshire have been complaining

about a terrible stench from a nearby landfill site, which they say has been hanging over their homes. later today, that odour — dubbed the silverdale stink — will be at the centre of a high court hearing, after one family claimed it had contributed to their son's ill health. phil mackie has the story. this is what's causing the stink. walleys quarry in silverdale in staffordshire is a landfill site that thousands of people say is ruining their lives. efforts have begun to cap parts of it to reduce the hydrogen sulphide that is being emitted, which locals say hasn't made much difference. today's hearing will focus on the case of five—year—old matthew richards, born prematurely and with underlying health conditions, the high court will hear medical evidence that says his problems have been made worse.

the first three years of his life, we were just at hospital continuously with chest problems, bronchiolitis, consistent car. bronchiolitis, consistent cough. do you think now, looking back, that was to do with walleys quarry? yes, because i literally lived... i'd open my curtains in the morning and i could see it. what's it like living here day in, day out? it's horrendous living here. it's like you're living in a gas chamber. things have improved slightly since they moved, but they are still close enough to suffer from the stink. the environment agency's own figures show how emissions have regularly breached world health organisation guidelines this year. and the medical report that will be presented in court today says there is an unexpectedly excessive burden of respiratory illness and death in silverdale. and the urgent priority is the cessation of waste management the last time i was here, the smell was unbearable. today, it is not so bad and that is probably because it is breezy and it has blown it away. the environment agency sent me a statement in which it says it doesn't want the community to suffer

and that the work that is going on at the site to make things better is making a difference. but if you speak to the people who live around here, they just want the site closed. chanting: stop the stink! hundreds of people have taken part in a series of protests this year. campaigners say the work to make things better hasn't made much difference. we haven't noticed any improvement at all. when you woke up at 2—3 o'clock in the morning and you literally are grasping for breath. it's that bad. your eyes are watering, your nose is tingling and the smell alone is absolutely disgusting. you know, rotten egg smell in your house. it is vile. there was a breakthrough last week for campaigners when the local council issued a nuisance abatement notice on the environment agency. but for the people who live near the site, a lot is riding on thejudicial review. if we lose, i am going to be forced out of my home,

because there is no way i can keep matthew around here. and with matthew's other conditions, i have a good support bubble around me. so then it is going to be me who is going to be suffering mentally. iam angry. i am fed up. you know, this is about a five—year—old child and a community of children being poisoned. i really am angry. phil mackie, bbc news, staffordshire. that is in the high court today. today we are going to talk about peri—peri chicken and a shortage. it is an important story. people feeling passionate about it this morning. this stuff in the headlines and remember the problems kfc had when it could not supply customers

with chicken. now it is the term of nando's, famous for peri—peri chicken and yesterday tweeting the uk supply chain is having on its word a bit of a mare right now and that it word a bit of a mare right now and thatitis word a bit of a mare right now and that it is trying to get peri—peri back on your plates. about 50 stores have closed temporarily, in england, scotland and wales and the issue is blamed on suppliers not being able to deliver chicken on time. they say because of staff problems at some supplies to factories. a lot of businesses still dealing with the impact of people having to self—isolate. and also a shortage of lorry drivers after the pandemic is causing a problem. to try to sort out the issue nando's has lent 70 of its staff to suppliers to try to get things moving. they say they want to get most of the close restaurant is open again by saturday. it is not

just a nando's problem. supermarkets have reported shortages of some products and empty shells because of supply issues and last week, kfc warned again it was facing some disruption. nando's said sites in northern ireland and republic of ireland are not affected. we know both places have different customs arrangements and that is because of brexit. it is currently less complicated for companies to get products into northern ireland than it is into other parts of the uk. if this affects you, nando's says, check the website, delivery schedules are changing very quickly. 0r schedules are changing very quickly. or you could just eat something else. it sounded for moment you are going to give out a helpline, if this affects you, there is a number you could call! people feel passionately about this. i remember covering the kfc shortage

and there were ugly scenes at the drive—through with people who could not their chicken. just mix it up a bit. maybe do not have the peri—peri, have the other one. the what? the what? the director suggested having a salad! thank you. who's behind this hollywood—style sign that mysteriously appeared in wrexham over the weekend? we do not know why or how. it looks like there might be some sunshine around? some others have sunshine. good morning. a lot of cloud around but breaks in the cloud and this is one in birmingham sent in by a weather watcher, jeremy. forthe in birmingham sent in by a weather watcher, jeremy. for the next few days the forecast for the bulk of

the uk will be cloudy and that will be thick enough for liked rain and drizzle. temperatures in the next couple of days below par for the time of year. we have cloud. we have some breaks across eastern parts of scotland, north—east england, the midlands, southern england and south—east wales and west country. some will hang onto those breaks. if you look at the chart, you can see where we have the brakes and where we have cloud. it will be thick enough for light rain or drizzle. brightening up the east of the pennines and parts of scotland but in northern ireland and northern scotland more cloud and especially around the coasts and hills some light rain and drizzle. temperatures 14-21. if the light rain and drizzle. temperatures 14—21. if the cloud does not come across, it could get up to 22 degrees. 0vernight, large areas of

cloud. some breaks. still some light rain or drizzle. the breeze will wane during the night with temperatures in towns and cities 9-15. in temperatures in towns and cities 9—15. in rural areas, temperatures in towns and cities 9—15. in ruralareas, a temperatures in towns and cities 9—15. in rural areas, a little bit lower. tomorrow we start with some clear skies pushing eastwards. a weather front comes in from the south—west. it will bring rain. as it moves eastwards it will turn into showers and behind it sunshine coming through. in northern ireland, northern england and scotland, we are looking at cloud. some breaks but the cloud especially on coasts and hills thick enough for murk. friday, some sunshine and areas of cloud. a weather front connected to low pressure in the atlantic will bring rain into northern ireland,

south—west scotland and the isle of man. temperatures, 15—23. on saturday, the weather front is with us. at times heavy rain as it slowly pushes eastwards. getting into scotland, wales and south—west england. at the moment it looks like central and eastern parts of england will stay dry. we could have temperatures up to 25 here. if you are in the rain, it will not feel special. 0n are in the rain, it will not feel special. on sunday, this will be across us so we are looking at spells of rain or showers. more later. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and louise minchin. lots of times, and you know this very well, where a sportster goes to a whole different place. this

very well, where a sportster goes to a whole different place.— a whole different place. this is definitely one _ a whole different place. this is definitely one of— a whole different place. this is definitely one of those, -- - a whole different place. this is i definitely one of those, -- sports definitely one of those, —— sports story goes to a different place. rob burrow is a former leeds rhinos hero, one of the brilliant team that won everything there was to win, some of them have been playing rugby league together since they were 12. we have been following him for a long time now since rob and his family came to terms with his diagnosis of motor neurone disease that he received. today he releases a book about that journey called that he received. today he releases a book about thatjourney called to many reasons to live. ahead of the launch i caught up with his bully and wife to find out how they are getting on. —— his brilliant wife to find out how they are all getting on. mama! is that for me? so, lindsey, it's a year since we sat in this garden together and we talked about rob's diagnosis of motor neurone disease, and what a tough year it has been for all of you. how are you all now?

yeah, we're really good, yeah, rob's still smiling and is still his happy self so we are doing good, yes. what are the challenges now with the progression of rob's mnd? rob needs help with pretty much everything, getting dressed, getting out of bed in the morning, with his walking, with his feeding. so he's pretty much dependent on me 24 hours for his care. and i know you're going to say that it's fine, but how tough is that for you? there are times when you think, is this going to be the last christmas? is this going to be the last birthday? i just try not to think about those times because that's the emotional part. but rob is so positive, we just keep positive for rob so those thoughts quickly go out of my mind, just try not to think about life without rob. in the book we hear from you as well. and you talk about the no tears policy, the no crying policy. how have you managed to keep that rule going for so long? i think because it had been instilled from day one that that'sjust the norm now. we don't get upset, so i think

that was because that was rob, he very clearly said at the beginning, "no more tears," after meeting with doddy, that was his thing. so it's just almost kind of, we don't do it now because that was rob's wish, his request. and we just carry on as normal, or as normal as we can. does he ever have a wobble? very rarely. again, i think it's times like birthdays and things, he never says anything but you can see it in his eyes, he watches the kids. and i thinkjust simple things like not being able to play with the kids, kick a ball with jackson, read the girls bedtime stories, i think it's those things that deep down, he's bound to miss it because he's been such a hands—on dad, and such a family man. in the book, rob talks about meeting doddy for the first time and the huge impact that has had on him. but also the support he's had

from stephen darby too. and how they are like the three musketeers now. yeah, they are. the support mechanism that they've formed, because living with this disease, they are always texting each other, messaging each other and giving each other support and advice. and i think rob has names for them, so, yeah, they've been a terrific support for rob. and i think because they know what it's like first hand, they are going through it, so it's something that rob can relate to them and that support mechanism, the three musketeers, has been a great help to rob. everybody says, the impact that this disease has on loved ones, friends, family, is of course the hardest thing to bear. and you are bearing the brunt of this, 24 hours a day. it's hard because the person is still there, he's still rob, but he's just in a body thatjust doesn't, that's so weak now that it doesn't let him do things. and i think that's what i remember,

i remember rob as he was. and he's still the same person to me, he'sjust, you know, he's just rob with mnd now. when you look at rob and what's been taken away from him, it puts things in perspective, not having a tidy house or being late, it's irrelevant, really. being happy and your health is really important. i think people might look at you and think, how on earth does she hold all this together? three young children, looking after rob, and still working in the nhs through a pandemic. i am a bit crazy! it is remarkable, lindsey, it's remarkable. see, i don't see that, i'm just me. i like to be kept busy and as i said before, i think that's my coping strategy and my coping mechanism. and when we first met, what he said he wanted to do was perhaps help people who had been recently diagnosed, who didn't have his profile, the ordinary

person with a diagnosis. he said he did this for the postman, the milkman, didn't he? yes, yes. you must be able to see that he has succeeded in doing that. absolutely. i think when you read the book, you see rob's fight that he had as a rugby player throughout his career and how he faces that fight now. we're just so incredibly proud of him to raise this awareness and to do this for other people with mnd. because this was never about rob, rob wanted to do this for other people, he wanted for people who didn't have a voice to use that platform to raise awareness for this cruel and horrible disease. rob says that his story is his legacy for you. yes, yeah. that's something really powerful that he can give you, isn't it? i never thought in a million years we would be in this situation. take us back two years, it was one of the hardest part of my life, you know.

sort of, you know, knowing when rob was diagnosed. but to see how far he's come to see his strength and his positivity and his positive mindset, i think we can all take a little bit from that. and i think itjust shows that in tough times, and times of adversity, that there's hope and you can find some strength in whatever you're dealing with, your own fight and battle. isn't she amazing? now as we mentioned on breakfast yesterday, ourfilm with rob, my year with mnd, has been shortlisted for an award at the national television awards. hi, everyone, are you hiding from me? hiya, rob, how are you? hi, guys. i'm just here for a little quick visit to tell you some news, do you want to have a sit by daddy? come on, everyone. everyone together. how are we all, are you all 0k? good. i'm here because i've got something

exciting to tell you. do you remember our film last year, rob burrow, my year with mnd? it was entered for a really big award, well, you've made it onto the shortlist. so, well done. well done, daddy. i know, how amazing is it, though, mummy, like? there is a party and a red carpet. and an awards do in london, if you'd like to go, we'd love you to go. do you want to go there? i think that's a yes! i know, it's awesome, isn't it, daddy? what do you think about all those people who have been voting for daddy? i know, it'sjust amazing, like, you didn't have to. but thank you so much.

i really enjoyed doing that. now the rest of the sport this morning. wolves striker rauljimenez says he thought there was a chance his career was over after fracturing his skull against arsenal last year. the mexican made his premier league return at the weekend after nine months out. he played the full 90 minutes in the defeat to leicester. the striker now needs to wear a specially manufactured headband to protect his skull, when he's playing. i never thought about, finishing my career, or stopping playing. it was a chance of that, but i was always confident that i'm going to, i was going to return. johanna konta has been beaten in the first round of the cincinnati 0pen by world number 23 karolina muchova. konta won the first set, but, following a rain delay, muchova came back to take the second and deciding set, winning 3—6, 7—6, 6—2.

it was a second straight first round defeat at the tournament for britain's cameron norrie as well. he lost in three sets to americanjohn isner. finally, boxer david haye says he can't wait to get back in the ring when he fights his friend joe fournier, in los angeles next month. the former world heavyweight champion is coming out of retirement at the age of 40. and just like when he was champion of the world, haye's not short on confidence. i'm normally giving him advice on boxing, you know, but obviously i can't do that now. i am fighting him. and we put our friendship kind of on pause. we're still friends, but we put it on pause till the fight. i want to make sure that i'm there when he wakes up on september 11 to give him a nice hug and wish him well. birmingham pheonix have all—but—secured their place in the women's hundred eliminator after a win over northern superchargers. evejones put in a sensational performance, scoring 64 as phoenix batted first,

setting a target of 148 to win. and then she produced a stunning catch to help her team victory, and set up a clash with the oval invincibles in friday's eliminator. in the men's competition, some huge hitting from liam livingstone helped birmingham pheonix to an eight—wicket win over northern sperchargers. northern superchargers. he hit an incredible ten sixes for phoenix, who have topped the table, which means they'll head straight into the hundred final on saturday. so, liam livingstone not out on 92, but he was caught, not by one of his opponents, but by someone in the crowd. he sent this huge shot into the stands and a fan jumped into the row in front to take a quite remarkable diving catch.

he needs a job! apparently he does he needs a “ob! apparently he does -la a bit he needs a job! apparently he does play a bit of — he needs a job! apparently he does play a bit of cricket. _ play a bit of cricket. 0n the rob burrow family, deserve a body get to go? —— does everybody get to go? body get to go? -- does everybody ietto to? ~., body get to go? -- does everybody ietto to? , ., body get to go? -- does everybody netto ro? ., get to go? maybe not jackson, the ouncest, get to go? maybe not jackson, the youngest. but _ get to go? maybe not jackson, the youngest, but certainly _ get to go? maybe not jackson, the youngest, but certainly the - get to go? maybe not jackson, the youngest, but certainly the girls i youngest, but certainly the girls who really likes princess dressing, they get to go. find who really likes princess dressing, they get to go-_ who really likes princess dressing, they get to go. and voting is open. it is. i they get to go. and voting is open. it is- i was — they get to go. and voting is open. it is. i wasjust _ they get to go. and voting is open. it is. i wasjust thinking _ they get to go. and voting is open. it is. i wasjust thinking going - it is. i was 'ust thinking going into this it is. i wasjust thinking going into this next _ it is. i wasjust thinking going into this next thing, - it is. i wasjust thinking going into this next thing, mr- it is. i wasjust thinking going| into this next thing, mr bright side, could well be. almost two decades after bringing us one of the biggest tracks of the century, mr brightside, the killers are once again racing up the uk charts with their latest album. pressure machine was written and recorded during the pandemic, when lockdown forced the band off the road. for frontman brandon flowers, the time away from touring allowed him to reflect on his early days in utah, as he's been telling our entertainment correspondent colin paterson. # in this quiet town

# families are tight # good people still don't deadbolt their doors at night # brandon flowers, a new killers album, pressure machine, but very different. it is all about where you grew up in your early teens. so take us to nephi. a lot has been made about the killers in las vegas. and i am an ambassador for las vegas. but i think maybe people don't realise that i did spend my formative years in this very small country, rural town in utah. so it was something that i started to explore for this last killers record. # this whole town is tied to the torso # of god's mysterious ways # i guess it sounds redundant talking about covid but it happened because of covid. we were about to embark on a world tourfor imploding the mirage, our last record, when everything got shut down.

i had recently moved back to utah and so i was surrounded by the same geography and a lot of my senses were getting awakened and i was remembering that time in that small town. people were talking about being isolated in quarantine, and those feelings that i had as a teenager in that town also started to bring back those memories, and i think itjust became impossible for me not to write about it. it's just a small town feeling. there are people in town that love me, and people.... - one thing that makes this feel like an album is that before and after every track, there are what sounds like real voices. can you tell us about them? we talked about this record almost being like a documentary, of this town. and so, how great would it be to hear these people's stories, and voices, and accents? and so while mastering the record, we sent someone from a public radio place in salt lake city down to nephi, and theyjust interviewed anybody that

would talk into the mike. and it was so last—minute that i thought, i'm not sure that i love it or not and now ijust can't imagine the record without it. all right, i'm 26 so i've lived here 26 years. i married my high school sweetheart. is it really true, when you were growing up, there were no traffic lights? no traffic lights, no. all those cliches, everybody knows everybody's business, it was all of that. how easy was your driving test, then? it was pretty easy! i lived two blocks from the teacher, and, yeah, it was a tight—knit community. and when i look back at it now, i have a lot of fond memories and i'm really grateful for my time there. it's hard to sing about small—town america without some comparisons to bruce springsteen. but earlier on this year, you got to team up with him

for a cover version of one of your own songs. a dustland fairytale became dustland. # saw cinderella in a party dress # she was looking for a night gown # i saw the devil wrapping up his hands # he's getting ready for the showdown # it's a highlight of our career. it was such a treat to have him, not only want to do one of our songs, but to participate in the way that he did. it was such a strange year, and itjust put a little bit of a silver lining on it for us for sure. and he got in touch with you by text message, what was that moment like? it's not something that i get used to, you know? a lot of these people that you idolise and you hold in such high regard, it's difficult to have that connection with them on a more human level. what have you stored him in your phone as, what name have you gone for?

ifinally did, yeah, i didn't have him in there, i think it says the boss! that's what we were hoping for. # jealousy # turning saints into the sea # swimming through sick lullabies # earlier this year mr brightside spent its fifth year in the uk top 100. what is your theory as to why that has become the song that has been longest in the british charts? yeah, it's strange, it's strange. i don't know if i have a theory. i was trying to write an answer to don't look back in anger. # don't look back in anger, i heard you say # so it's pretty incredible that the song has snowballed and become what it's become. i think sadly, a lot of people identify with that betrayal. and then you combine that with this

anthemic melody and great guitars and it's just, it was a recipe for the success. # i'm mr brightside # and now it plays at almost every single british wedding. when you go to weddings, have you heard it? i haven't been to many weddings. so, no, i have not heard it yet at a wedding. i've heard it in about every other setting. brandon flowers, thank you very much for speaking to us. i hope you go to nephi and play a concert there for them. that would be great, yeah, the fairground, one day, for sure. he seems like such a nice guy, really relaxed.— he seems like such a nice guy, really relaxed. doesn't he? i love this story- _ in a mystery worthy of tinsel town, a huge hollywood—style sign has appeared on the outskirts of wrexham, and nobody�*s quite sure where it came from. some locals have linked it to a—list

actors ryan reynolds and rob mcelhenney who recently bought the town's football club. so, is there any truth in that? ian haslam is in wrexham for us the morning. pick up the tail for us, solve the mystery. well, you know what, it's the story of my career so far, after 20 years, i haven't solved the mystery. it is —— a journalistic source of mystery so far failed. welcome to this slagheap in wrexham, one of my top ten slagheaps in the uk so far, i have become somewhat of an expert in slagheaps. why would you not like this one? look at the sign, wrexham, standing loud and proud, it's visible from the motorway. it's captured is a peoples imagination on the social media and here in the

town itself. one key question, who is responsible for this sign? is it the club's hollywood owners, we don't know, but we have been trying to find out more in the town. here's what some people have had to say for us. whichever angle you look at it from, the wrexham sign has brought a touch of glitz and glamour to the slagheap on which it now so proudly stands. and people can't get enough of it. it's a little bit of fun. so, yeah, i think it's great. we came to have a look. you've come up to take a look at it today, you're impressed close up? yeah, its huge when you get up close to it. is it putting wrexham on the map? it's about time. it's clearly based on the hollywood sign, that worldwide symbol of the entertainment industry which has inevitably led to suggestions that wrexham afc is behind it. after all, the national league club is now owned by hollywood actors rob mcelhenney and ryan reynolds, who recently told the bbc about his vision for the future. the wrexham club is incredible. more incredible still is the community around it. so this is as much a project in investing in the wrexham red dragons as it is investing in the community

of wrexham itself so we're really excited. but not excited enough to stick up a giant wrexham sign, apparently. he's tweeted. .. so who did? we asked the leader of wrexham council for his thoughts. it's brought a smile to people's faces. from all over the world, people have been contacting me. so let's hope that it stops here for as long as it possibly can. there is the connection with wrexham football club and the new owners, and i think people are trying to put two and two together. none of us know, nobody knows who's... you don't know yourself? no, idon't, honestly. if i did, i would say so. the guessing game has continued on social media. who's done it, why they've done it, is it a good thing, is it not a good thing? whatever the opinion, it's certainly got people talking. now, there are some people that reckon the egyptian pyramids and stonehenge were put there by aliens.

i can confirm that's not the case here because a bloke has got in touch with the bbc to say he saw workmen erecting this wrexham sign. so that at least solves one part of this mystery as to how it got here. but still no further on as to identifying who would put up the sign, we headed into wrexham town centre to find out the word on the street. i think personally it's obviously been done by rob and ryan. just because it seems to be a professionaljob. i suspect it's something to do with rob and ryan. but no, i think it's a fantastic idea, a stroke of genius. who do you think is responsible? i reckon it's probably ryan reynolds, someone like that. yeah, definitely, ryan reynolds. there is a lot of that, but surely there are other people in this town that want to do that? no one else that could afford to do something like that. it's only plastic! still a lot of money, isn't it, surely? why, do you know who has put it up? no, that's why i'm here, i'm trying to find out off people like yourself! so no closure on the matter, only continued speculation and intrigue. surely, we'll find out soon.

well, i have said that before, we still have not found out. i thought it was important to clarify that this wasn't placed here by aliens, as if anybody thought it might have been. then again, we could it the wrex—files! —— we could call it the wrex—files! —— we could call it the wrex—files! let's talk to some wrexham fans, steve, who is responsible?— wrexham fans, steve, who is resonsible? ~ , ., ., responsible? absolutely no idea. potentially something _ responsible? absolutely no idea. potentially something to - responsible? absolutely no idea. potentially something to do - responsible? absolutely no idea. potentially something to do with | responsible? absolutely no idea. i potentially something to do with a documentary with the club, but there are plenty of other people before who have been up here and put signs appear. it is big and pretty decent operation that they have done, who knows who has placed it. certainly puts wrexham on the map gets people talking. it’s puts wrexham on the map gets people talkini. �*, , ., , talking. it's brought us here mornin: talking. it's brought us here morning nice _ talking. it's brought us here morning nice and _ talking. it's brought us here morning nice and early, - talking. it's brought us here morning nice and early, it's| talking. it's brought us here - morning nice and early, it's been a great morning as well on the slagheap. who do you think is responsible for this and what you

make of it? it's pretty spectacular, isn't it? ., . , make of it? it's pretty spectacular, isn't it? ., ., , ., isn't it? not really the sort of thing you _ isn't it? not really the sort of thing you would _ isn't it? not really the sort of thing you would associate - isn't it? not really the sort of| thing you would associate with wrexham, hollywood, it's like a hollywood sign going up. who is responsible? no clue whatsoever. ryan _ responsible? no clue whatsoever. ryan reynolds has supposedly denied that it _ ryan reynolds has supposedly denied that it was him, but i don't know, maybe _ that it was him, but i don't know, maybe it — that it was him, but i don't know, maybe it is — that it was him, but i don't know, maybe it is him. rob hasn't said anything — maybe it is him. rob hasn't said anything so far so maybe... rob mcelhenney. — anything so far so maybe... rob mcelhenney, yes. _ anything so far so maybe... iirg mcelhenney, yes. you say anything so far so maybe... ilfrj mcelhenney, yes. you say it anything so far so maybe... ilm mcelhenney, yes. you say it isn't linked with hollywood but then wrexham football club website says, is this place the hollywood of europe? is this place the hollywood of euroe? . , , is this place the hollywood of euroe? ., , is this place the hollywood of euroe? .,, ., , . europe? perhaps, hollywood and wrexham are _ europe? perhaps, hollywood and wrexham are quite _ europe? perhaps, hollywood and wrexham are quite hilly, - europe? perhaps, hollywood and wrexham are quite hilly, i- europe? perhaps, hollywood and wrexham are quite hilly, i think. wrexham are quite hilly, i think thatis wrexham are quite hilly, i think that is what possibly they only have in common!— in common! finally, it took my breath away — in common! finally, it took my breath away this _ in common! finally, it took my breath away this sign - in common! finally, it took my breath away this sign this - in common! finally, it took my - breath away this sign this morning, it took your breath away this morning, apart from the fact that you are out of breath walking up this slagheap. what do you think of it? �* , ., ., , . this slagheap. what do you think of it? . .,

this slagheap. what do you think of it? it's fantastic, great publicity for eumpe. _ it? it's fantastic, great publicity for europe, wrexham _ it? it's fantastic, great publicity for europe, wrexham is - it? it's fantastic, great publicity for europe, wrexham is now. it? it's fantastic, great publicity| for europe, wrexham is now the hollywood — for europe, wrexham is now the hollywood of _ for europe, wrexham is now the hollywood of europe _ for europe, wrexham is now the hollywood of europe and - for europe, wrexham is now the hollywood of europe and it - for europe, wrexham is now the hollywood of europe and it is i hollywood of europe and it is fantastic _ hollywood of europe and it is fantastic. ., , . hollywood of europe and it is fantastic. . ., fantastic. people are coming from miles around _ fantastic. people are coming from miles around now, _ fantastic. people are coming from miles around now, aren't - fantastic. people are coming from miles around now, aren't they? i fantastic. people are coming from i miles around now, aren't they? yes, the are miles around now, aren't they? yes, they are travelling _ miles around now, aren't they? yes, they are travelling from _ miles around now, aren't they? yes, they are travelling from far - miles around now, aren't they? yes, they are travelling from far and wide _ they are travelling from far and wide to— they are travelling from far and wide to see _ they are travelling from far and wide to see this _ they are travelling from far and wide to see this sign. - they are travelling from far and wide to see this sign. do - they are travelling from far and wide to see this sign.— they are travelling from far and wide to see this sign. do you think it is the owners _ wide to see this sign. do you think it is the owners of _ wide to see this sign. do you think it is the owners of the _ wide to see this sign. do you think it is the owners of the club? - wide to see this sign. do you think it is the owners of the club? i - it is the owners of the club? i strongly suspect it's something to do with— strongly suspect it's something to do with the — strongly suspect it's something to do with the new _ strongly suspect it's something to do with the new owners _ strongly suspect it's something to do with the new owners and - strongly suspect it's something to do with the new owners and the l strongly suspect it's something to i do with the new owners and the new streaming, _ do with the new owners and the new streaming, the — do with the new owners and the new streaming, the series _ do with the new owners and the new streaming, the series which - do with the new owners and the new streaming, the series which will - do with the new owners and the new streaming, the series which will be i streaming, the series which will be streaming — streaming, the series which will be streamind lit"— streaming, the series which will be streaminu. ., streaming, the series which will be streaminu. . , ., streaming, the series which will be streaminu. . , . , . streaming. on a streaming service we cannot name — streaming. on a streaming service we cannot name here _ streaming. on a streaming service we cannot name here today! _ streaming. on a streaming service we cannot name here today! a _ streaming. on a streaming service we cannot name here today! a lot - streaming. on a streaming service we cannot name here today! a lot of - cannot name here today! a lot of intrigue about it. i have been here for the better part of three hours this morning, and i still haven't found out who has put this impressive sign up but it looks so good. you can see from miles around. i'm sure the identity of whoever has done this will be revealed soon, i hope! i rather like the fact that you have got your clueseau style mac on for this. �* , got your clueseau style mac on for this. �*, . .,, got your clueseau style mac on for this. �*, . ~ got your clueseau style mac on for this. �*, . ,, . ,_ this. it's almost like i apply it! or maybe _

this. it's almost like i apply it! or maybe it's _ this. it's almost like i apply it! or maybe it's columbo? - this. it's almost like i apply it! | or maybe it's columbo? maybe this. it's almost like i apply it! - or maybe it's columbo? maybe like it is i lanned or maybe it's columbo? maybe like it is l planned it- _ or maybe it's columbo? maybe like it is l planned it- i— or maybe it's columbo? maybe like it is i planned it. i fancy _ or maybe it's columbo? maybe like it is i planned it. i fancy a _ or maybe it's columbo? maybe like it is i planned it. i fancy a bit _ or maybe it's columbo? maybe like it is i planned it. i fancy a bit of - is i planned it. ifancy a bit of columbo, may be, i watched is i planned it. ifancy a bit of columbo, may be, iwatched his chosen i was a child. clearly i haven't learned anything because i'm none the wiser to who has done this. it is good to be part of this on the slagheap, ifeel at home. it is good to be part of this on the slagheap, i feel at home.- slagheap, i feel at home. when i drive past. _ slagheap, ! feel at home. when i drive past. l— slagheap, ! feel at home. when i drive past, i think— slagheap, ! feel at home. when i drive past, i think of— slagheap, i feel at home. when i drive past, i think of you - slagheap, i feel at home. when i drive past, i think of you in - drive past, i think of you in future! , . . , ., future! there will be an answer at some point- _ future! there will be an answer at some point. that _ future! there will be an answer at some point. that story _ future! there will be an answer at some point. that story keeps - future! there will be an answer at some point. that story keeps on | some point. that story keeps on giving. stay with us — still to come on bbc breakfast in the next ten minutes. diy show changing rooms is back on our screens tonight after 17 years. interior designer laurence llewelyn—bowen tells us what to expect. let's have a last look at the weather, carol has the details. good morning. mixed fortunes with the weather today, and i'm going to

show you why. look at this beautiful weather watchers picture first of all, taken earlier in north yorkshire, in scarborough, the sun is out. foremost, it is more like this, a lot of cloud around. this lovely one was taken in dudley. that is going to be the story for the next few days. a lot of cloud around but some sunny breaks at times. temperatures today and tomorrow below par for the time of year so it will feel cool. no pressure in scandinavia, the air around it is coming from a north—westerly direction and it is bringing in a lot of moisture, hence a lot of cloud thick enough for some light patchy rain or drizzle. as we have seen this morning. the rain will move in across northern scotland, breezy as well, and you can see where we have holes developing in the cloud through the day but you can equally see how it is hit and miss. in the shelter of the hills,

five and perth for example. northern ireland will have some cloud, and wales. in east anglia, cloud, in the midlands some breaks and across southern areas, some breaks. temperatures between 13 and 21, maybe 22 or 23 in longer spells of sunshine. through this evening and overnight, we have a regime of a fair bit of cloud, patchy light rain and drizzle and clearer skies. the breeze is easing a touch, overnight lows are about 16 degrees. slightly lower in some sheltered glens. into tomorrow, a fair bit of cloud to start the day, some breaks and some show and shine —— sunshine to come. then a weatherfront show and shine —— sunshine to come. then a weather front will introduce some rain as it pushes eastwards, the sun will come out behind it but it will spark some showers. for

scotland and northern ireland, the far north of england, variable cloud, some of us seeing some time but some not, temperatures 13 to 20 degrees. into friday, the better chance of seeing some dry conditions with some sunshine. still some cloud around but towards the west, where the front coming in. eventually into south—west scotland and the isle of man. temperatures 12 to 22 or 23. temperatures are starting to lift. an area of low pressure will very much be with us, some heavy rain moving across northern ireland, south—west england, wales, the west midlands, northern england and into scotland. if you push into central and eastern areas, the south—eastern quarter of the uk, at the moment it looks like it is going to stay dry and then we will be pulling in warm airfrom france. eyes up to

and then we will be pulling in warm air from france. eyes up to 25 degrees. this could change. there is a higher chance that most of it can see some rain or showers but then things look like they settle down at the beginning of next week. temperatures will be not quite as high.

this is bbc news — i'mjoanna gosling. the headlines at 9. desperate scenes in afghanistan — 20,000 refugees are to be allowed to move to the uk in the coming years. the home secretary says britain will stand by those fleeing persecution. we know this figure of 5000 in the birthday is absolutely deliverable. it would be terrible, quite rightly, to bring people over and not be able to bring people over and not be able to give them the support they would needin to give them the support they would need in terms of accommodation. resettling plans are criticised by opposition parties as not going far enough. in the next half hour, parliament will hold an emergency debate on the taliban's takeover of afghanistan. we'll be live in the house of commons in 30 minutes' time, when borisjohnson will begin debating the afghanistan crisis. in afghanistan, senior

taliban leaders arrive, as the militants negotiate with politicians on