the world champions can't stop the lionesses. england beat the usa for the first time in five years for another memorable win at wembley. and it is a lovely start to the weekend for most, with dry and sunny weather. tomorrow, especially for scotland and northern ireland, more rain and wind to come. i will have yourfull rain and wind to come. i will have your full forecast here on breakfast. it's saturday, the 8th of october. our main story: at least three people have died after an explosion at a petrol station in ireland. a search operation is underway at the site of the blast, which happened in county donegal yesterday afternoon. a number of people are still believed to be missing. our ireland correspondent

chris page has the details. blown out walls, a crumpled roof and tons of rubble, with the signs this was a lethal explosion. the blast triggered a wave of devastation and desperation. local people hurried to what was left of the petrol station to see who amongst their friends and relatives may have been caught up in the incident. some drive tractors to start removing the debris. a coastguard helicopter arrived to help tell if the injured to hospital. paramedics and firefighters from northern ireland came across the border to join their colleagues in the irish republic in the operation. they searched through the remains of flats which were above the garage shop, and largely collapsed. there were reports that several people who were reports that several people who were trapped managed to make contact with the emergency services, but it still isn't clear how many are

missing. krishna is a small village with about 400 residents. never with the community have imagined facing such horror. i the community have imagined facing such horror. . , the community have imagined facing such horror-— such horror. i was in the house at the time. — such horror. i was in the house at the time. my _ such horror. i was in the house at the time, my house _ such horror. i was in the house at the time, my house is _ such horror. i was in the house at the time, my house is only - such horror. i was in the house at the time, my house is only about| such horror. i was in the house at - the time, my house is only about 150 yards from the town, and i heard an explosion about half three. instantly i knew it was something, you know? it sounded like a bomb going off, you know? i knew something tragic happened. i just going off, you know? i knew something tragic happened. i 'ust so sad and so shocked �* something tragic happened. i 'ust so sad and so shocked that h something tragic happened. i 'ust so sad and so shocked that this _ sad and so shocked that this community, people waiting for news about— community, people waiting for news about loved ones, it is a really difficult — about loved ones, it is a really difficult time. it about loved ones, it is a really difficult time.— difficult time. it is 'ust devastating, �* difficult time. it is just i devastating, shocking, it difficult time. it is just - devastating, shocking, it is numbing _ devastating, shocking, it is numbing. there _ devastating, shocking, it is numbing. there are - devastating, shocking, it is numbing. there are no- devastating, shocking, it is i numbing. there are no words. devastating, shocking, it is - numbing. there are no words. we devastating, shocking, it is _ numbing. there are no words. we are devastated _ numbing. there are no words. we are devastated by— numbing. there are no words. we are devastated by those _ numbing. there are no words. we are devastated by those that _ numbing. there are no words. we are devastated by those that may - numbing. there are no words. we are devastated by those that may receive| devastated by those that may receive bad news, _ devastated by those that may receive bad news, it— devastated by those that may receive bad news, it will— devastated by those that may receive bad news, it will be _ devastated by those that may receive bad news, it will be a _ devastated by those that may receive bad news, it will be a lot, _ devastated by those that may receive bad news, it will be a lot, you - bad news, it will be a lot, you know. — bad news, it will be a lot, you know. it — bad news, it will be a lot, you know. it is _ bad news, it will be a lot, you know, it is unbelievable. - bad news, it will be a lot, you know, it is unbelievable. it i bad news, it will be a lot, you know, it is unbelievable. it is| bad news, it will be a lot, you - know, it is unbelievable. it isjust heartbreaking, _ know, it is unbelievable. it isjust heartbreaking, there _ know, it is unbelievable. it isjust heartbreaking, there is _ know, it is unbelievable. it isjust heartbreaking, there is no - know, it is unbelievable. it isjustj heartbreaking, there is no words. the leader— heartbreaking, there is no words. the leader of— heartbreaking, there is no words. the leader of the _ heartbreaking, there is no words. the leader of the irish _ heartbreaking, there is no words. . the leader of the irish government, taoiseach michael martin, said this was the darkest of days for the entire country. the cause of the

explosion will be investigated, but that will come later. as for now, nothing is taking priority over the rescue efforts. chris page, bbc news, county donegal. ukraine says two mass burial sites have been found in the eastern town of lyman, which has been recently liberated from russia. the bbc hasn't yet independently verified these claims. the discovery comes as president zelensky says the world must act now to stop russia's nuclear threat. dan johnson reports. in the areas most recently freed from russian occupation, there is more evidence of what people have endured. this is lyman, a town retaken by the ukrainians a week ago. and this is said to be a mass grave uncovered nearby, containing the bodies of soldiers and civilians. 0ne reporter says 180 of them. investigators are now working out who they are and how they died.

another report claims there are 200 more bodies buried at a second site. there is no doubt which side is succeeding, but ukraine's advances are raising fears of russia's potential response. the prospect of vladimir putin using nuclear weapons on the battlefield. ukraine's president had caused alarm when he appeared to suggest pre—emptive strikes, but speaking to my colleaguejohn simpson, he clarified that pre—emptive sanctions. kicks, he called them. he does believe the russian people are being prepared for a serious escalation. thea;t russian people are being prepared for a serious escalation. they begin to --reare for a serious escalation. they begin to prepare their— for a serious escalation. they begin to prepare their society. _ for a serious escalation. they begin to prepare their society. that - for a serious escalation. they begin to prepare their society. that is - to prepare their society. that is very dangerous. they are not ready to use it, but they begin to communicate.— to use it, but they begin to communicate. ~ . , ., ., to use it, but they begin to communicate. ~ . ., , communicate. what, you mean, prepare socie for communicate. what, you mean, prepare society for using — communicate. what, you mean, prepare society for using a _ communicate. what, you mean, prepare society for using a nuclear— communicate. what, you mean, prepare society for using a nuclear weapon? - society for using a nuclear weapon? it is, you know... they don't know if they will use or they will not use. i think that it is dangerous

even to speak about it. you have to do preventative kicks, not attacks. we are not terrorists. we don't fight on another territory. d0 we are not terrorists. we don't fight on another territory. do you think that president _ fight on another territory. do you think that president putin - fight on another territory. do you think that president putin is - think that president putin is capable of launching nuclear weapons and using them? translation: if i and using them? translation: ifi sa , and using them? translation: if i say, for example, they are incapable of using nuclear weapons, then an adequate person who has this power in his hands will say, really, i can't? well, see how i can. and therefore use it. now, if i say he can use it, it can cause panic mode in many countries, including ukraine. all that putin is afraid of is not even a nuclear strike. he is afraid of his own society, afraid of his own people, because only these people can replace him, strip him of his power. the people can replace him, strip him of his ower. ~ . ., , , his power. the ukrainian president, his power. the ukrainian president, his army under _ his power. the ukrainian president, his army under their _ his power. the ukrainian president, his army under their people - his power. the ukrainian president, his army under their people are - his army under their people are currently on the front foot with the

momentum. but they all know there is a long, tough winter ahead. dan johnson, bbc news. funeral services will begin today for 36 people killed in an attack on a nursery school in thailand. most of those who died were children aged between two and four years old. the king of thailand has offered to pay for the funeral expenses and water from the royal palace in bangkok will be used to pour over the bodies. in a rare public address, the king of thailand also told bereaved families he "shares in their grief." only about 1 in strain services across england, scotland and wales is expected to run today, as rail workers take part in their latest walk out. more than 40,000 rail, maritime and transport union members and network rail are striking, with people being urged to avoid travelling unless necessary. marta newman reports. for the second consecutive saturday, rail services are grinding to a halt. members of the rmt union at 15

rail operators and, crucially, network rail, are walking out again overjobs, pay and conditions. it is yet more travel misery for millions of people. yet more travel misery for millions of --eole. .. . .. yet more travel misery for millions of n-eole. ., ., ., , . of people. you are not expecting this, ou of people. you are not expecting this. you want — of people. you are not expecting this, you want to _ of people. you are not expecting this, you want to go _ of people. you are not expecting this, you want to go somewhere | of people. you are not expecting - this, you want to go somewhere and then the really messing up all your plans, no? then the really messing up all your lans, no? , ., then the really messing up all your plans. no?— plans, no? very annoyed, yeah. because we're _ plans, no? very annoyed, yeah. because we're spending - plans, no? very annoyed, yeah. because we're spending all- plans, no? very annoyed, yeah. because we're spending all day| because we're spending all day travelling now. we went to london bridge, _ travelling now. we went to london bridge, there was nothing, so we have _ bridge, there was nothing, so we have come — bridge, there was nothing, so we have come to king's cross camilia. it is have come to king's cross camilia. it is super— have come to king's cross camilia. it is super expensive, as well. the rmt has it is super expensive, as well. tie: rmt has 40,000 of it is super expensive, as well. ti2 rmt has 40,000 of its members, from guards to signalling staff and some drivers are taking part in the strike. members of the tssa union are also walking out. it means just are also walking out. it means just a fifth of the usual rail services in england, scotland and wales will be running today.— be running today. there have been talks this week _ be running today. there have been talks this week with _ be running today. there have been talks this week with network - be running today. there have been talks this week with network rail l talks this week with network rail and also with the rail delivery group, which is the train operating side. unfortunately offers have not

made that are acceptable. in actual fact, not a lot has changed. network rail has made _ fact, not a lot has changed. network rail has made a _ fact, not a lot has changed. network rail has made a pay _ fact, not a lot has changed. network rail has made a pay offer _ fact, not a lot has changed. network rail has made a pay offer and - fact, not a lot has changed. network rail has made a pay offer and said i rail has made a pay offer and said it is still willing to compromise to try to find a breakthrough. taste it is still willing to compromise to try to find a breakthrough. we have significantly — try to find a breakthrough. we have significantly changed _ try to find a breakthrough. we have significantly changed what - try to find a breakthrough. we have significantly changed what we - try to find a breakthrough. we have significantly changed what we were | significantly changed what we were approached with initially and we will continue to have discussions, but i think what we have to do is come from the other side as well, and some realism, frankly, about the state of the railway. the and some realism, frankly, about the state of the railway.— state of the railway. the new transport _ state of the railway. the new transport secretary, - state of the railway. the new. transport secretary, anne-marie transport secretary, anne—marie trevelyan, net union leaders recently for talks face—to—face. something her predecessor refused to do. the rmt union is about to ballot its members for a fresh strike mandate, which means if they say yes we could see more industrial action well into next year. anyone who's trainer is cancelled today can reschedule or get a refund and possibly compensation. small consolation for yet another day of disruption on britain's rails.

martin newman, bbc news. trade minister conor burns says he will fully cooperate with the conservative party's enquiry, after he was sacked from government following a complaint of serious misconduct. mr burns has also had the tory whip removed while allegations of inappropriate behaviour during the party conference are investigated. zoe conway reports. an allegation of serious misconduct. an allegation of serious misconduct. a minister sacked. a government yet again facing damaging headlines. conor burns had only been a minister in liz truss liberals government for a month. it is understood to be sucking relates to his behaviour at conservative party conference earlier this week. soon after the news broke, he took to twitter to say that he was looking forward to clearing his name. he said: an investigation into the complaint

is now under way. in a statement, number ten said: downing street is keen to show that it acted quickly and decisively, and avoids the criticism aimed at boris johnson that, as prime minister, he took too long to deal with misconduct allegations. zoe conway, bbc news. the northern ireland secretary, chris heaton—harris, says he wants to remain "positive" about the chances of a new deal over the northern ireland protocol. it is the biggest issue facing all political parties in the region, as the democratic unionist party begins their conference today. our correspondent charlotte gallagher is in belfast this morning. charlotte, this is something that has been discussed for a long time with much, many struggles, in terms of trying to come to some agreement. what are we expected to hear today?

the dup, really, today, by going to be stressing the importance of the union, their place in the union, and building a better northern ireland. that is what they want for the future. but things are gonna be really different from their last conference in 2019, because so much has changed for the dup. crucially, they are no longer the largest party in northern ireland. sinn fein took more votes in the stormont elections in may, and also the northern ireland protocol, which the dup absolutely loathe. they feel and their supporters feel that it has cut them off symbolically from the rest of the uk. and he mentioned there were some positive moves yesterday between london and dublin about the future of the protocol, coming to some kind of resolution. but crucially, chris heaton harris also said, the northern ireland secretary, but he didn't expect a resolution by october 28. by that date is so important is because at

the moment, the dup are refusing to go back to power—sharing until the protocol is significantly altered or axed. if that has not happened until 28 october, they have not gone back to stormont, they will be a fresh election call. that is the last thing that people in northern ireland want. they want things dealt with like the healthcare system, public transport, they don't want another election. but it is unlikely today we will see the dup in their speeches saying that they are making plans to return to stormont soon. the mayor of liverpool says her city will "do ukraine proud", after the city was chosen to host next year's eurovision song contest. the show is coming to the uk for the first time in 25 years, after this year's winner ukraine was unable to take up hosting duties, due to the war. our media and arts correspondent david sillito has the story. liverpool, and fingers were being crossed. the choice of which uk city

would host eurovision was down to a battle between the mersey and the clyde. the city...that will host the 67th eurovision song contest in 2023 is... and graham norton had the answer. ..liverpool. congratulations! what fantastic news! i'm absolutely over the moon. when graham was opening that envelope, iwas like, "oh, my goodness, please, please!" oh, i'm ecstatic, it's marvellous! of course, this eurovision should be taking place in ukraine, and it is now for liverpool to prove that while it can't take place in ukraine, this is going to be a eurovision for ukraine. liverpool's already had the endorsement of its twin city, odesa, and this year's winner, the kalush orchestra have offered their congratulations to a city that wants eurovision to be a citywide party and a celebration of music and peace.

schools and community groups across the whole region will be involved in this, there will be a whole lot of work that has gone before, we are working on the theme of peace, how you connect people through working on the theme of peace, how you connect people throuthoy and music, it will take over the city from easter all the way through, and then more. we know how to get the most out of something here. and in the bars, watching the announcement, you could see what this means. the place that prides itself on being a party city... # and celebrations... ..now has a lot to organise. david sillito, bbc news, liverpool. we now know it will be held in liverpool, but ukraine will be at the heart of the contest. the frontman of kalush orchestra, the band that clinched the eurovision title for ukraine this year, had a special message for the host city. translation: we are very pleased that next year's eurovision song

contest will take in liverpool. although i have never been there, performing where the beatles themselves started will be inspiring. i would also like to remind everyone that it is our mission to make sure the next eurovision song contest 2024 will take place in kyiv. there you go, not glasgow, liverpool, a lot of very happy people there. here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. a lovely start to the weekend for the vast majority, a bit on the fresh side out there at the moment, but it will be a dry and sunny day for most of the uk, probably 85% of the country. a different story, turning wet and windy in the north and west. let's crack on with what is happening today because here is the satellite, there is a bit more cloud drifting into the north—west of scotland but look at the clear skies across much of the country. blue skies start the day, lovely sunrise on the way this morning, we will see a few showers continue across parts of west wales,

north—west england, western scotland on the north of northern ireland this morning. a few of them into this morning. a few of them into this afternoon. a bit of cloud in the north—west of scotland compared with how we start but most stick with how we start but most stick with fairweather cloud, long spells of sunshine, a bit fresher than yesterday across the south but not doing too badly, 13—17. into this evening and overnight with winds sliced across the south and east, this is where tempers will drop the furthest. from the midlands into east anglia it could drop down to 2— three salvias, cold enough for a touch of rust. the north and west because changes are afoot. these weather fronts pushing because changes are afoot. these weatherfronts pushing in with strengthening winds, for scotland and northern ireland are right must suffer many but rain in the far west, the rain heavy at times, especially on western hills, will come eastwards through the day, northeast scotland won't see too much rain, brightening up to the north—west of scotland later tomorrow. turning wet through cumbria, isle of man and anglesea but in the 70s, much of england and

wales, anotherfine day, breezy other than today, strongest of the winds tomorrow will be across northern west scotland, up to 60 miles an hour gusts, and the window strengthening further in the far north into tomorrow night. tomorrow night we see the rain spread southwards across the country, not a huge amount across southern counties again as we head into the start of monday morning. but another ridge of high pressure pushing in, which means after that spell of wet weather things could be dry again to start next week. it will be breezy, especially across scotland, northern ireland and northern england, have you showers dotted around, further south you are any rain clears to sunny spells and temperatures on monday not that far off today's values, though with the breeze it will feel fresher across parts of scotland. and just a quick whims into the rest of the week, we have big areas of low pressure swinging in, one after another, and so that means the week is going to b1 with starting dry and bright, but rain at

times, fairly blustery winds as well but they will be a bit of sunshine as well. more details throughout the morning. now it's time for the film review with jane hill and mark kermode. hello and a very warm welcome to the film review on bbc news. i'm jane hill. and taking us through this week's releases, as ever is mark kermode. hi, mark. hi. so we have three very different movies — the lost king, the true story of sir richard iii. ——the search for. we have vengeance, the story of life, the universe and podcasts. and amsterdam, a star—studded new movie from director david 0 russell. so, lost king. the lost king. sally hawkins stars in, honestly, a stranger than fiction tale

of philippa langley�*s quest to find and retrieve the remains of king richard iii, famously maligned by history and playwrights like shakespeare, who she comes to believe, the bones are under a car park in leicester. so the film reunites the team behind philomena, so director stephen frears, writerjeff pope and writer and costar steve coogan, who plays philippa's exjohn. in real life philippa langley felt she was guided to the burial spot and got goosebumps while standing on it by something not quite normal, i suppose. take a look. dramatic music plays music swells

are you lost? sorry? um, excuse me, could you... could you tell me what that letter represents? just means reserved. it's a social services car park. that bay is reserved for one of the managers. of course, reserved. of course it's reserved — except she has the feeling that it's something else and, as history proves, turns out she was right. now, the film has caused some controversy, because its depiction of academics who are almost pantomime villains in terms of firstly mocking her and not taking her seriously because she is working both on research and a certain degree of feelings and emotion,

and later on attempting to take credit for her great discovery. the film i think does portray them in a pretty harsh light. philippa langley has said she did feel sidelined and marginalised — they have said it's an unfair portrait. the thing you have to do is look at it as a dramatic construction. in the drama, this is a story about somebody who isn't taken seriously, fighting to be taken seriously, fighting to find their place. and that feeling that she is being "guided" is dramatised by visions of richard, a theatrical version of richard, who she sees leading her around the world and around leicester and indeed around the locations. i think the stuff that works is, i like sally hawkins, i think she's got a very good way of doing that tremulous on the one hand but with steely resolve underneath. and i think as the story of a characterfinding her voice, it works well. i'm less convinced that it works

as a piece of modern history — i mean it's serio—comic, as i say it's from the team that gave us philomena, which had a serious subject but also did have a kind of quite quirky turn to it as well. this is very quirky. yes. you've seen it too. quirky is the word. and ifind it quite hard to analyse just as a film because this is really recent history. we remember all the news items of the body being found and dug up. because it's an extraordinary story. and the story is remarkable. i thought it was good to be really irritated by the idea of her seeing richard played by harry lloyd and i thought, oh, this is going to annoy me — and actually, in the end that element didn't annoy me nearly as much as i thought it would. but it's a very slow burn, takes a very long time to get anywhere, and i suppose they would say that's because she had to fight for a very long time for philippa be taken seriously. i suppose i struggle because i know what's around all the current narrative of academics at the university who aren't happy. that's difficult i suppose sometimes to disassociate them from the actual film.

the key thing is, it isn't a documentary, it is a piece of drama. but i think the criticism is it feels like a piece of drama, there's a very constructed narrative that she is on the one hand this lone voice in the establishment... a lot of men not taken the woman seriously. she wasn't a historian or an archaeologist... and there's a wider truth, i'm sure that's absolutely true. i just think the devil is in the detail sometimes. ok, vengeance — again which you've also seen, odd black comedy written and directed by bj novak who stars as a metropolitan journalist who has to go to texas when somebody he has hooked up with quite casually dies. and theirfamily think that he is the boyfriend, so he goes to the funeral. he has these dreams of making a podcast — everybody wants to make a podcast — and when he gets there he discovers that the family actually think that the daughter was murdered. he thinks well, this is a podcast, this is a podcast about strange people in a strange part of the land land that i don't really know, and they're all talking

about loss and conspiracy, and this is a podcast. now, the stuff i liked about this is, the satire about everybody thinking they've got a great podcast in them, which i think is topical. this is a podcast. the stuff that works less well for me is i think it finds it less hard to get the balance between the comedic elements, it is comedy, and the underlying story that he is going to the funeral of the daughter of a family who are grieving one minute and the next minute appear not to be in grief at all, but sort of being quirky and a bit strange. so because of that, you never take any of it very seriously. and since you don't take any of it very seriously, it fails to engage in the way it should have. there's an interesting point where ashton kutcher, as this sort of voice of the, the authorial voice of the piece, he is running these recording studios and everything is about recording, and there are so many voices now, and with so many voices, how can... ok, that's an interesting message. but it kind of gets lost in this

thing that can't quite decide how seriously to take itself. i think i couldn't work out whether it was try to be serious or a comedy, although you do laugh quite a few times, and it's nicely performed. i loved all the nods to podcasts, that was quite funny. maybe there's just too much going on? there's a lot in there about america's opioid crisis... yes. that's interesting and contemporary, but there were so many themes, i thought maybe there's a few too many. let me tell you, if you think there's too much going on in vengeance, let me introduce you to amsterdam. laughs. the new film by david 0 russell, who made silver linings playbook and american hustle, which began "some of this actually happened." this film begins, "a lot of this really happened." it's inspired by the real—life business plot of 1933 about which i knew nothing, feel free to research it. christian bale, margot robbie, john david washington are a doctor, a nurse and a lawyer who are trying to get robert de niro's

general to speak at their veterans�* ball. they met many years ago, he needs reassurance that they are who they say they are. here's a clip. how can i know this is really you in the picture? yes sir — so, i'm the doctor, she's the nurse, he's the attorney. we all met in belgium, which if you recall is where we met for the first time. as well as washington - last summer at the vef march. i'll tell you one thing that i can remember quite clearly — you did something... you sang a song, i believe. which one, sir? that's for you to remember. i've met thousands of people, you've just met me twice. you should remember the song. i'd like you to sing it now, and then i'll know it's you. # did you ever see a dream, walking lightly...# _ all sing. no, no, that's not it. you can see from that the kind of serio—comic thing. on the one hand it is very

straight and the other very arch and satirical. there is also a covert group of businessmen who are trying to get robert de niro's character to front their endeavours, which are very, very sinister. cast includes rami malek, anya taylor—joy, chris rock, andrea riseborough, zoe saldana, michael shannon and mike myers. everyone is in it. there are enough people in this film to star in five different movies, which is good because it feels like five different movies happening at the same time. there is at the centre of it a really interesting story inspired by a real life story which i knew nothing about at all, which kind of emerges about two thirds of the way of the film. but amidst all the zany capering and the wide angles and the close—ups and the bug—eyed performances and everything being slightly mad, a lot of it gets lost. it's interesting that christian bale said in an interview that david 0 russell had about 12 versions of the script at one point, and you go, yeah — and he had about 12 versions of the script when he finally got the thing. it would be impossible to watch this and not find stuff in it to be

impressed by, there's so much in it. was it not very coherent? yes, not very coherent is a polite way of saying it. it's not to say it isn't entertaining. it is, but it's kind of frustrating. it needs to be half an hour shorter, it needs to have at least three of the plots removed — at least as far as i'm concerned. somewhere in the middle of it all there is a film that is really interesting. there's so much stuff going on around it you kind of get lost. at least the lost king has got a clear path. it's a very clear narrative. you know exactly where it's going. 100%. best out? i know what you think is best out. flux gourmet, jane, is a really brilliant peter strickland film. here's the thing, if you don't like peter strickland, and i know you're not a big fan, you're not gonna go for this, because it's the most peter strickland film. however if you like peter strickland, he made bavarian sound studio and in fabric, i think it's his funniest film. you said last week some of it you found funny but you didn't

realise it was meant to be funny. it is meant to be funny, but it's super arch. if you like peter strickland films this will be for you. but i concede that it is not for everyone. it's very creative. and i mean that seriously, in a good way. but it's an acquired taste. i've never heard the word "creative"... laughs it's almost weaponised, that word. very quickly, one we can agree on. all finally, catherine called birdy which has been in cinemas for two weeks, now on amazon prime. it is just lovely. it is. it's a medieval story, but incredibly modern with a heroine everyone can get behind. i think it's terrific. i've seen a couple of times now, ijust love it. it's not often you can say it's a film set in 1290 but with a whip—smart script. 21st century sensibility, really good music. delightful performances. so much to like about it. i think we can end on a note of agreement,

catherine called birdy is great. hurrah! still loved flux gourmet. thank you very much. see what you come up with next week. enjoy your cinema going, whatever you choose to go and see. hello, this is breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. time now isjust time now is just after 6:30am. plenty to report on from the match last night and again this morning? absolutely, we'll talk about the women in the rugby union world cup in a moment, a great win for england. but we will begin with a great win for the women in the football, at wembley, again, after what we saw in the summer. how were they going to do against the world champions, could they close that gap? in a nutshell, they have. it was a jubilant night at wembley stadium for england's lionesses who beat the usa 2—1. they must beat the united states in

2017. england were really good last night. yes, there were spells where they didn't have it all their own way. the decisions were not in their favour. it was a memorable night for all, as natalie pirks reports. with the treaty they had all craved front and centre, a former lioness tried for a cheeky touch. and why not? this was their night, too. following a damning report into systemic abuse in the us women's top league this week, both teams sent a powerfuljoint message. but that is whether ended and the fun started. when england's player of the year beth made marauders down the wing, defender alana cook flapped at the cross and laura hemp took full advantage. injured captain leah williamson enjoyed that. but when lindsay around carried, georgia stanway was outmuscled, and sophia smith pounced. stanway would make an soon enough, though. lucy bronze took a kick to the head and va took

an age. finally, the referee pointed to the spot, and stanway was emphatic. you don't keep the world champs down for long. check out this sumptuous back heel to set up any eliza. only it wasn't, as they crossed their fingers, vai was busy again. no goal. commentator: that is indeed offside. halftime brought reflection, the first lioness is finally recognised with caps after 50 years. remarkably, var intervened again after the referee said this was handball. that was a bum decision. a friendly card changed history. but with the world cup ten months away, this victory might help change things in the future. natalie pirks, bbc news, wembley. i think we are in a very good place, and as i say all the time, it is so close. there are so many good countries and it is really tight, too. so you don't know ahead if you are going to win a game. we have

done really well and we are in a very good place, but we have to keep doing it and we have to keep working really hard on getting our plans and executing our plans. aha, really hard on getting our plans and executing our plans.— really hard on getting our plans and executing our plans. a grade 2-1 win for england- — executing our plans. a grade 2-1 win for england. for— executing our plans. a grade 2-1 win for england. for them _ executing our plans. a grade 2-1 win for england. for them is _ executing our plans. a grade 2-1 win for england. for them is the - executing our plans. a grade 2-1 win for england. for them is the czech i for england. for them is the czech republic, anotherfamily in brighton on tuesday. nottingham forest dropped to the bottom of the premier league earlier this week after losing to relegation rivals leicester, a result that was expected to put manager steve cooper's position injeopardy. but the opposite has happened with forest handing him a new contract until 2025. cooper took charge last september with the team bottom of the championship, but guided them to play—off success in may, ending their 23—year wait for a return to the top division. forest have lost their last five games and play aston villa on monday. defending champions angola will face hosts turkey in the world amputee cup final. 12 members of the angolan squad are amputees as a result of exploding landmines. they beat haiti 4—2 in the semi—final, prompting these great celebrations after the goal

sealing the win went in. the final will take place in istanbul tomorrow. the first black footballer to be called up for england in 1925 has been awarded an honorary international cap by the football assocation. jack leslie was the only black player in the english leagues when he made the squad. but he was then dropped — his family believe it was because of racism. leslie's team at the time, plymouth argyle, also unveiled a statue to him with the help of his granddaughters. he spent 14 years at argyle scoring more than 130 goals. it would be another 50 years before viv anderson became the first black player to play for england. it makes you go juicy. just, it makes you gojuicy. just, look it makes you go juicy. just, look at it. —— go goosy. it is in. taste it. -- go goosy. it is in. we haven't— it. -- go goosy. it is in. we haven't seen _ it. -- go goosy. it is in. we haven't seen our— it. —— go goosy. it is in. we haven't seen our granddad for 50 odd years. _ haven't seen our granddad for 50 odd years, and he is there. but as our granddad — years, and he is there. but as our granddad it— years, and he is there. but as our granddad. it is an amazing statue. he has— granddad. it is an amazing statue. he has captured the essence of our grandad _ he has captured the essence of our grandad it— he has captured the essence of our grandad. it is the icing on the cake, — grandad. it is the icing on the cake, really. we just wish that it had happened in grandad's lifetime, that he _ had happened in grandad's lifetime, that he would have been here to see

it. that he would have been here to see it but _ that he would have been here to see it but we _ that he would have been here to see it. but we are so proud. the rugby league world cup gets underway next saturday and the hosts england are looking in fine form. the men's team eased to victory in theirfinal warm up match, thumping fiji by 50—0. dom young one of nine different try scorers. england will begin their campaign against samoa at stjames park in newcastle. exeter chiefs have moved to the top of rugby union's premiership after thrashing bristol bears by 50—14. the chiefs dominated throughout as they scored seven tries at ashton gate. jack nowell and olly woodburn both putting down twice. the result equals the most points bristol have conceded in a premiership match since 1997. but there was an agonising home defeat for edinburgh in the united rugby championship thanks to gianni lombard's late penalty for emirates lions. that put the south africans in front for the first time in the match securing them a 22—19 win. and i can tell you, in the last five

minutes, england thrashing fiji at the rugby union world cup in new zealand, 84 points and 19 indian. that is a thrashing! it zealand, 84 points and 19 indian. that is a thrashing!— that is a thrashing! it is, 14 tries, record _ that is a thrashing! it is, 14 tries, record win _ that is a thrashing! it is, 14 tries, record win for- that is a thrashing! it is, 14 l tries, record win for england. that is a thrashing! it is, 14 i tries, record win for england. i have to give absolute credit to fiji, who were outstanding early on in that much. and that was not something we were necessarily expecting. england are of course one of the few teams who are entirely professional. cg are not. they ran out of steam, which is perhaps not surprising in the end. but that was a really impressive start for england, who are the clear favourites to win that world cup, and it is the kind of start you want, a big win at the beginning of a tournament.— want, a big win at the beginning of a tournament. . , ., , a tournament. yes, you will see some of those mismatches _ a tournament. yes, you will see some of those mismatches where, - a tournament. yes, you will see some of those mismatches where, as - a tournament. yes, you will see some of those mismatches where, as you i of those mismatches where, as you say, you _ of those mismatches where, as you say, you have a 100% professional team _ say, you have a 100% professional team against mostly amateurs. it is going _ team against mostly amateurs. it is going to _ team against mostly amateurs. it is going to happen, isn't it? yes, team against mostly amateurs. it is going to happen, isn't it?— going to happen, isn't it? yes, they are to new— going to happen, isn't it? yes, they are to new zealand, _ going to happen, isn't it? yes, they are to new zealand, lots _ going to happen, isn't it? yes, they are to new zealand, lots of - going to happen, isn't it? yes, they are to new zealand, lots of people | are to new zealand, lots of people are to new zealand, lots of people are talking up the chances of new zealand as well. but england have been on this terrific run, 26 test wins in a row for them. they haven't lost sincejuly wins in a row for them. they haven't lost since july 2019. they look

really strong, but can they deal with that expectation?- really strong, but can they deal with that expectation? now, we all like a rivalry. _ with that expectation? now, we all like a rivalry, in _ with that expectation? now, we all like a rivalry, in sport, _ with that expectation? now, we all like a rivalry, in sport, don't - with that expectation? now, we all like a rivalry, in sport, don't we? l like a rivalry, in sport, don't we? yeah _ like a rivalry, in sport, don't we? yeah. . . , , yeah. one that has been fermenting over a long — yeah. one that has been fermenting over a long time, _ yeah. one that has been fermenting over a long time, getting _ yeah. one that has been fermenting over a long time, getting better - yeah. one that has been fermenting over a long time, getting better and | over a long time, getting better and hetter~ _ over a long time, getting better and hetter~ just — over a long time, getting better and better. , , , ~ . over a long time, getting better and better, . . . . ., better. just simmering. which one are ou better. just simmering. which one are you thinking _ better. just simmering. which one are you thinking of? _ better. just simmering. which one are you thinking of? have - better. just simmering. which one are you thinking of? have you - better. just simmering. which one i are you thinking of? have you heard this sto ? are you thinking of? have you heard this story? brighton _ are you thinking of? have you heard this story? brighton & _ are you thinking of? have you heard this story? brighton & hove - are you thinking of? have you heard this story? brighton & hove albion, | this story? brighton & hove albion, and the _ this story? brighton & hove albion, and the goalkeepers. | this story? brighton & hove albion, and the goalkeepers.— and the goalkeepers. i have heard this, iwill and the goalkeepers. i have heard this, i will let _ and the goalkeepers. i have heard this, i will let you _ and the goalkeepers. i have heard this, i will let you tell _ and the goalkeepers. i have heard this, i will let you tell it. - they were two of the best goalkeepers in the country, both wrestling over the same jersey at brighton & hove albion in the 19505. but despite an intense sporting rivalry, eric gill and dave hollins formed a lifelong friendship — and now, a book has been written about their lives. ian palmer's been to meet them. 1958 at the goldston round, and brighton beat watford 6—0 to win promotion. more than 31,000 fans were there to see the game. in goal for the seagulls was eric gill. this is eric right of screen. to the left

is eric right of screen. to the left is dave hollins. the number two keeper for is dave hollins. the number two keeperfor brighton. in is dave hollins. the number two keeper for brighton. in the 19505. wejust chilled, right keeper for brighton. in the 19505. we just chilled, right from the start. . . ,., . start. yeah, we did. eric bought a iuest start. yeah, we did. eric bought a guest house _ start. yeah, we did. eric bought a guest house in — start. yeah, we did. eric bought a guest house in brighton _ start. yeah, we did. eric bought a guest house in brighton and of. guest house in brighton and of course — guest house in brighton and of course i— guest house in brighton and of course i was looking for somewhere to live _ course i was looking for somewhere to live and — course i was looking for somewhere to live. and eric said, well, come live with — to live. and eric said, well, come live with us _ to live. and eric said, well, come live with us— live with us. born in the 1930s, both tell stories _ live with us. born in the 1930s, both tell stories about - live with us. born in the 1930s, both tell stories about dodging | both tell stories about dodging hitler's bomb5. athletic and ambitious, eric and dave wanted to wear the jersey with number one on it. the several years, dave hollins was eric gill's understudy. commentator: a good save by holland! i knew that there was lots of reserve _ i knew that there was lots of reserve goalkeepers came along, and they weren't going to take my place. but when _ they weren't going to take my place. but when dave came along, i knew that was— but when dave came along, i knew that was something different. this luy, that was something different. this guy, he _ that was something different. this guy, he was a proper goalkeeper, and i guy, he was a proper goalkeeper, and i knew— guy, he was a proper goalkeeper, and i knew one _ guy, he was a proper goalkeeper, and i knew one day he would. i

guy, he was a proper goalkeeper, and i knew one day he would.— i knew one day he would. i ambulated dad. he i knew one day he would. i ambulated dad- he was — i knew one day he would. i ambulated dad- he was a — i knew one day he would. i ambulated dad. he was a professional— dad. he was a professional goalkeeper, _ dad. he was a professional goalkeeper, so _ dad. he was a professional goalkeeper, so he - dad. he was a professional goalkeeper, so he taught. dad. he was a professional. goalkeeper, so he taught me everything _ goalkeeper, so he taught me everything i _ goalkeeper, so he taught me everything i knew. _ goalkeeper, so he taught me everything i knew. eric- goalkeeper, so he taught me everything i knew. eric played 247 consecutive _ everything i knew. eric played 247 consecutive games _ everything i knew. eric played 247 consecutive games for _ everything i knew. eric played 247 consecutive games for brighton i everything i knew. eric played 247 consecutive games for brighton &| consecutive games for brighton & hove albion. dave made around 70 appearances. rivals on the pitch, lifelong friends off it. so no wonder someone has written a book about these two remarkable men. lloathed about these two remarkable men. what the talk about these two remarkable men. what they talk about — about these two remarkable men. what they talk about is _ about these two remarkable men. mat they talk about is interesting, fascinating stories from a time when a lot of us don't remember, modern football fans are not really aware of them. there are so many stories that came out about the way footballers were treated then, and the way goalkeepers were brutally roughed up to the outfield players. ijust roughed up to the outfield players. i just thought i knew a roughed up to the outfield players. ijust thought i knew a lot roughed up to the outfield players. i just thought i knew a lot about football, but i learned so much from talking to these two.— talking to these two. while eric e . ualled talking to these two. while eric equalled a _ talking to these two. while eric equalled a record _ talking to these two. while eric equalled a record for _ talking to these two. while eric equalled a record for the - equalled a record for the consecutive number of appearances, dave went on to represent wales. his greatest moment conceding a goal to

the great palais, playing against brazil. , .. the great palais, playing against brazil. , ., . , the great palais, playing against brazil, ., . , . , the great palais, playing against brazil, ., . , , brazil. john charles was picking him up. and john _ brazil. john charles was picking him up, and john charles was a - brazil. john charles was picking him i up, and john charles was a huge man. very good in the air. but pele rose above john charles very good in the air. but pele rose abovejohn charles and jackknifed in the air and the ball hits the stanchion, came straight past me, at a rapid rate, playing against one of the greatest brazilian sides ever. and it was a wonderful privilege, i enjoyed every minute of it. basie enjoyed every minute of it. dave went on to _ enjoyed every minute of it. dave went on to play _ enjoyed every minute of it. dave went on to play for _ enjoyed every minute of it. dave went on to play for newcastle after both men played against legends of the game, including stanley matthews, george best, jimmy greaves, tom eni, dennis lill and bobby charlton. they lost touch for 50 years before meeting again in a bowls match. 50 years before meeting again in a bowls match-— 50 years before meeting again in a bowls match. ~ . , , . . , bowls match. what is most unusual as rival players. — bowls match. what is most unusual as rival players, indeed, _ bowls match. what is most unusual as rival players, indeed, never— bowls match. what is most unusual as rival players, indeed, never made - rival players, indeed, never made friends. we did.—

rival players, indeed, never made friends. we did. yeah, yeah. i was envious of— friends. we did. yeah, yeah. i was envious of his _ friends. we did. yeah, yeah. i was envious of his boots. _ friends. we did. yeah, yeah. i was envious of his boots. he _ friends. we did. yeah, yeah. i was envious of his boots. he had - friends. we did. yeah, yeah. i was envious of his boots. he had the i envious of his boots. he had the most _ envious of his boots. he had the most fantastic boots. ian palmer, bbc news- _ you noticed, didn't you? those goalkeepers? it you noticed, didn't you? those goalkeepers?— you noticed, didn't you? those i-oalkeeers? . . , . . goalkeepers? it is the hands! which resumabl goalkeepers? it is the hands! which presumably comes _ goalkeepers? it is the hands! which presumably comes in _ goalkeepers? it is the hands! which presumably comes in handy - goalkeepers? it is the hands! which presumably comes in handy for - goalkeepers? it is the hands! which presumably comes in handy for the | presumably comes in handy for the balls. absolutely. and i loved the detail of what they remember about individual matches, the shots on goal. individual matches, the shots on coal. �* , individual matches, the shots on coal. �* . individual matches, the shots on coal. �* , , �* goal. and still good friends! big hands, goal. and still good friends! big hands. not? _ goal. and still good friends! big hands, not? i— goal. and still good friends! big hands, not? i don't— goal. and still good friends! big hands, not? i don't think- goal. and still good friends! big hands, not? i don't think so. i no, no. big sunshine today, though. we got that for you. that is more important. welcome to the weekend, and what i started will be for some of you. here we have scarborough, just ahead of what will be a beautiful sunrise in many parts of the country. dry weather for the vast majority, wanted to exceptions. let me take you to north—west england, north scotland and northern ireland. dotted blue, a few showers around this morning. everyone is

going towards manchester, those in our easing away. the northern coast of northern ireland, those showers will come and go through the morning. a few showers through the day in north—west england and north—east wales as the winds begin to ease a bit. away from that, it will be a day of blue skies for the vast majority. a bit of fair weather cloud building up here. sunshine turning hazy on the far north as patchy rain and drizzle moves towards orkney and shetland later. temperatures on pie yesterday for scotland and northern ireland, a bit fresher than yesterday further south. with light winds and blue skies it should feel quite pleasant. cloud and outbreaks of rain edging closer to the north—west of the country. clear skies dominating further south and east. that moon, creeping ever close towards full moon tomorrow night. we will see temperatures in some rural parts of england and wales. two or three degrees, a bit of frost. as you can see, the weather front will be pushing into the west during the day. 30—40 millimetres possible in western scotland after a thoroughly

wet week. but rain and strong winds were pushing as you go through the morning. easing into the afternoon, the east of scotland staying driest for longest. initially we will see rain into cumbria, the isle of man and anglesey. much of england and northern while staying dry, a bit more cloud around compared to today but it should feel more mild in the south, even with strengthening winds. we could see widespread gales later, may be severe gales in the western isles, and they will transfer across northern scotland through tomorrow night. sunday night into monday, rain will clear from scotland and northern ireland, pushing its way south through england and wales, turning a bit lighter in patches as we go across southern parts of the country. another ridge of high pressure building in, almosta another ridge of high pressure building in, almost a repeating pattern, spell of rain, something drier and then more rain to come through next week. early rain, east anglia and the south—east, that will clear monday morning. not a huge amountaround, clear monday morning. not a huge amount around, most of you will have amount around, most of you will have a fine day on monday, a few showers

to the north and west. a bit of a breeze blowing in from the northwest on monday, that will feel fresher. temperatures only around 10—11. through the rest of the week, expects further spells of wind and rain. this week marks 60 years since james bond first hit the silver screen, launching a franchise that has produced 27 films, 6 oscars and a number of chart—topping theme songs. to mark the milestone, the bbc�*s phil cunliffe has been invited to a top—secret location to view the world's largest collection of bond memorabilia. for anyone who likes james bond, this is a view to a thrill. stashed away in a top—secret layer somewhere in the north—west, part of the bill doesn't work well�*s biggest bond memorabilia collection. but who was the collector? the

memorabilia collection. but who was the collector?— the collector? the name is bennett, nick bennett- _ the collector? the name is bennett, nick bennett. it _ the collector? the name is bennett, nick bennett. it all _ the collector? the name is bennett, nick bennett. it all started - the collector? the name is bennett, nick bennett. it all started for- the collector? the name is bennett, nick bennett. it all started for me i nick bennett. it all started for me with live and let die. that movie really stuck with me. many years later i started collecting, ijust remembered the thrill of bond and how exciting it was. lloathed remembered the thrill of bond and how exciting it was.— how exciting it was. what are you doin: how exciting it was. what are you doing here? _ how exciting it was. what are you doing here? looking _ how exciting it was. what are you doing here? looking for - how exciting it was. what are you doing here? looking for shells? l how exciting it was. what are you i doing here? looking for shells? no, i'm 'ust doing here? looking for shells? no, i'm just looking. just _ doing here? looking for shells? no, i'm just looking. just like _ doing here? looking for shells? no, i'm just looking. just like sean - i'm just looking. just like sean connery who _ i'm just looking. just like sean connery who appeared - i'm just looking. just like sean connery who appeared in - i'm just looking. just like sean connery who appeared in the l i'm just looking. just like sean i connery who appeared in the first film dr no 60 years ago this week, nick will stop at nothing to get what he wants. i nick will stop at nothing to get what he wants.— nick will stop at nothing to get what he wants. i did fly to the us to ick u- what he wants. i did fly to the us to pick up one — what he wants. i did fly to the us to pick up one toy, _ what he wants. i did fly to the us to pick up one toy, which - what he wants. i did fly to the us to pick up one toy, which is - what he wants. i did fly to the us to pick up one toy, which is not i to pick up one toy, which is not very green, but at the time it worked out because bringing that toy back as luggage was cheaper than shipping it and paying customers. so i have done some daft things. this collection is _ i have done some daft things. this collection is so _ i have done some daft things. this collection is so valuable to nick that he has ripped out all the pipes to stop any lea ks that he has ripped out all the pipes to stop any leaks or any water damage to things like this. this is from 1977, — damage to things like this. this is from 1977, lotus _ damage to things like this. this is from 1977, lotus asbury - damage to things like this. this is from 1977, lotus asbury still - damage to things like this. this is from 1977, lotus asbury still in i damage to things like this. this is j from 1977, lotus asbury still in its original box, hasn't been taken out.

never played with. it original box, hasn't been taken out. never played with.— never played with. it was in the first bond film _ never played with. it was in the first bond film i _ never played with. it was in the first bond film i went _ never played with. it was in the first bond film i went to - never played with. it was in the first bond film i went to see. i never played with. it was in the i first bond film i went to see. nick says on her majesty's secret service is the best film, sean connery the best bond, but who is his personal favourite? it best bond, but who is his personal favourite? , , ., favourite? if my life depended on it, ifi favourite? if my life depended on it, if i couldn't _ favourite? if my life depended on it, if i couldn't see _ favourite? if my life depended on it, if i couldn't see anything - favourite? if my life depended on it, if i couldn't see anything else, i am going to say pierce brosnan. the impact of goldeneye on the franchise had almost been shut down for a couple of years, when goldeneye came along, it suddenly came in with a bang and the whole world was in love with pierce brosnan. world was in love with pierce ltrosnan-_ world was in love with pierce brosnan. �* . , brosnan. behind the headlights, missiles. excellent, _ brosnan. behind the headlights, missiles. excellent, just - brosnan. behind the headlights, missiles. excellent, just the - brosnan. behind the headlights, l missiles. excellent, just the thing missiles. excellent, 'ust the thing for unwinding h missiles. excellent, 'ust the thing for unwinding after_ missiles. excellent, just the thing for unwinding after a _ missiles. excellent, just the thing for unwinding after a rough - missiles. excellent, just the thing for unwinding after a rough day i missiles. excellent, just the thing for unwinding after a rough day atj for unwinding after a rough day at the office — for unwinding after a rough day at the office. ~ . �* .. for unwinding after a rough day at the office. ~ . �* ., . the office. with a new bond film and lead actor announced _ the office. with a new bond film and lead actor announced soon, there i lead actor announced soon, there will be more merchandise to collect. fans can view the items in nick's collection online, but not in the flash. foryour eyes collection online, but not in the flash. for your eyes only? collection online, but not in the flash. foryour eyes only? for collection online, but not in the flash. for your eyes only? for my e es flash. for your eyes only? for my

eyes only- — that is an extensive collection by anybody�*s reckoning. now on breakfast, it's time for click. lives lost, people displaced. the horrors of war are unimaginable. and the battle for ukraine goes on. russia no longer has full control of the southern and eastern regions it illegally annexed in the last week, and as the ukrainian army fights back and regains some of it stolen territory, the huge damage to parts of donetsk

and kherson are being revealed. many ukranians have been saddened by the destruction of buildings and the loss of culture and history that comes with that. since the start of the war, unesco says almost 200 historic sites have been damaged. but what can't be saved physically can be saved virtually. over the years we have looked at different ways of preserving buildings digitally, and now that technology is being used for a very urgent task. as alastair came has been finding out. —— keane. across ukraine, hundreds of buildings have stood for years as important cultural sites. but through the war, many have gone from this, to this. their architectural wonders becoming piles of rubble. every day, they destroy something really important

in terms of cultural heritage. for example, yesterday in my native kharkiv, there were shellings and today as well, there were shellings of the central area of the city and as far as i know, some historical monuments and buildings have been damaged. and of course, it is also very important to preserve the heritage and also to tell the next generations about that. now eugene's company is helping to get high—powered scanners and training to the right people so they can create these incredibly detailed 3d scans. they hope it can be used at a later date to create exact replicas or in different ways in museums to display the history that has been lost in its physical sense. some of the technology they are using is already in use here at the british

museum in london. they use it to scan objects allowing detailed replicas to be made or to help the experts to study them further. one of the scanners is the artec leo. it may be small but it is a powerful device and has a big pricetag. it costs more than 26,000 euros but has been donated to the project for free. the device has a few sensors and a projector. projector projects a pattern the object and this pattern is being deformed by the geometry of the object and then using this distortion you can reconstruct the 3d. and then the algorithm in real time tries to understand how to match them perfectly using the colour and geometry and then it sticks everything together and you get the 360 degrees model of the object. can i have a shot? of course. so let's see, i've hit the start button. opening the project, just wait until it tells you ready to scan

and you can scan away. great. and it is going to pick up all the little details? like these little flowers. exactly, exactly. what makes this scanner so good? you said it is the best. you can scan very fast and second, very precisely with a very good quality, and third that you need less than an hour to train a person to do that so it is very easy. so that is why now when there is no time and the war doesn't leave us a lot of time, we need in emergency to scan a lot of objects. that emergency needs a lot of help so another project has enlisted hundreds of people on the streets to use their smartphones. by downloading an app called polycam they can capture all sorts of objects, from statues to cars. and could we do the whole building, the whole british museum ? we could theoretically but that would create massive data sets and so on, it would be far too much time consuming. maybe the staircase will go down in history. yeah, exactly.

but in ukraine they do need to scan whole buildings and generate huge amounts of data, but how much value does that actually hold? i think the key is how that data is used in the future. so digital preservation is, i suppose, the long—term challenge. but all bits of information are useful because culture is part of our dna, culture is what makes us human. culture is precious but fragile, and at times of conflict it is our duty to preserve and safeguard and promote it as far as we can. after so many months of fighting, the damage in ukraine is vast. it could be years before the true value of these scans and the information they can unlock is really known.

now i know how bored you get when you go shopping because i have been with you. i do, yep. do you usually shop online? you'd think i would, but i can't because i need to know that my clothes fit right and feel right and they hang right, so i can't. you have hit the nail on the head, because the problem for most of us is when the clothes arrive, if you've looked at them on a model online, they don't tend to look the same when you put them on. who looks like a model? we have different body shapes and skin tones and hairstyles. yes, and with one in three online fashion purchases now being returned, it is costing retailers £7 billion per year. so they need a solution. and anna holligan has been to visit a company in amsterdam that hopes to use a! to personalise our online shopping experiences. on click we have seen digital supermodels carefully crafted over many months, and we have learned why designers want them. a digital model will become more in demand as it makes much

more sense to put your 3d cloths on 3d models. entirely digital fashion now often exists solely for social media. but the reality is physical clothing still results in about 100 million tons of waste every year, and that is mostly because of customers sending things back. but now one startup here in the heart of amsterdam's fashion district is hoping to change that, by using digital models to help online retailers clean up their act. this is lalaland. instead of painstakingly using cgi to create one or two digital supermodels, it uses artificial intelligence that can make all kinds of digital bodies in minutes. basically we are going to have you configuring your own fashion model, generating

the synthetic models using artificial intelligence that then consumers can relate to more, which solves a massive problem of people feeling underrepresented while shopping online. the idea is a retailer can make digital models they think shoppers will want to see, choosing skin tone, size, facial features and hairstyles in just a click. so that is short, curly... and then we go to body shape... yeah, which we have apple, rectangle, pear and triangle. i have always had a nightmare myself, shopping, only seeing one type of complexion model. the closer the model is to you, the better idea you will have of what the clothes will look like in reality. it is notjust colourising or making someone look dark brown to light brown, it is really trying to take all characteristics that you would have with real humans. south americans with bigger

hips, maybe dark brown people with bigger lips... shops then add garments, picking poses and fits. first, the before, which was just the model, and then after which is a model wearing your product items. couple of minutes. that is insane! is this the end of the supermodel, then? you need your gigi hadids, your kendalljenners to drive traffic towards the web store. so that point of view, brands have to stop selling the dream and start selling the reality. but making realistic models for more people to identify with is still a challenge, as artificial intelligence needs data to learn from. and existing sources are biased towards caucasian silhouettes. so, how does this work? where does the data come from? the more widely available datasets are pretty affordable

to purchase and license, but a lot of the more niche sets we had to basically organise our own photo shoots for certain hairstyles, for example. that's amazing, so that didn'tjust exist online. no. that shows how the lack of diversity manifests itself, right? some 90,000 images go into the algorithm with techniques that boost the number of diverse outcomes. so let's say we find 5,000 african—american models, then we can use them and transfer that style onto the 50,000 caucasian models that we have, and in that way synthesise 50,000 african—american models, asian models, older models. so shops can essentially plug more relatable models straight into their stores. but there could come a time where shoppers can create avatars in their exact image too. with that in mind, i made a version of myself. complete with scottish

skin and...5�*2" frame. this is probably quite accurate, although i have never actually thought about it before. i think she should have a bit more on her hips. i am not sure if that actually makes me want to buy the clothes more or less, but you do undoubtedly get a better understanding of what the clothes might really look like on you. exact measurements aside, this could have transformative potential, notjust on fashion but beyond. that is it for the short cut of click for this week, the full length version is of course waiting for you right now on iplayer. thanks for watching, see you soon. goodbye.

expects further spells of wind and rain. good morning. welcome to breakfast, with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today: three people are killed in an explosion that destroyed a petrol station in ireland, a search operation is still underway. ukrainian officials say they've found two mass burial sites in the recently liberated town of lyman, one with around 200 graves. only about one—in—five train services across britain are expected to run today, as rail workers take part in their latest walk—out. liverpool — congratulations! liverpool is chosen ahead of glasgow to host next year's eurovision song contest — the organisers promise

the best party ever. the world champions can't stop the lionesses. england beat the usa for the first time in five years for another memorable win at wembley. and it is a lovely start to the weekend for most, with dry and sunny weather dominant. but tomorrow, especially to scotland and northern ireland, there is more wind and rain to come. i will have your full forecast here on breakfast. it's saturday, 8 october. our main story: at least three people have died after an explosion at a petrol station in ireland. a search operation is underway at the site of the blast, which happened in county donegal yesterday afternoon. a number of people are still believed to be missing. our ireland correspondent chris page has the details. blown—out walls, a crumpled roof and tons of rubble, were the signs this was a lethal explosion. the blast triggered a wave of devastation and desperation. local people hurried

to what was left of the petrol station to see who amongst their friends and relatives may have been caught up in the incident. some drove tractors to start removing the debris. a coast guard helicopter arrived to fly the injured to hospital. paramedics and firefighters from northern ireland came across the border tojoin their colleagues in the irish republic in the operation. they searched through the remains of flats which were above the garage shop, and largely collapsed. there were reports that several people who were trapped managed to make contact with the emergency services, but it still isn't clear how many are missing. creeslough is a small village with about 400 residents. never would the community have imagined facing such horror. i was in the house at the time, my house is only about 150 yards from the town, and i heard an explosion about half three.

instantly i knew it was something, you know? it sounded like a bomb going off, you know? i knew something tragic happened. i'm just so sad and so shocked for this community, people waiting for news about loved ones, it's a really difficult time. it isjust devastating, shocking, it's- numbing. there are no words. we are devastated by. those that may receive bad news, it will be a lot, i you know, it's unbelievable. it'sjust heartbreaking, there's no words. i the leader of the irish government, taoiseach michael martin, said this was the darkest of days for the entire country. the cause of the explosion will be investigated, but that will come later. as for now, nothing is taking priority over the rescue efforts. chris page, bbc news, county donegal. ukraine says two mass burial sites have been found in the eastern town

of lyman, which has been recently liberated from russia. the bbc hasn't yet independently verified these claims. also this morning, a fire has broken out on the rail bridge between the crimea peninsula and russia. our corresponent hugo bachega is in kyiv this morning. hugo, what can you tell us? a number of developments, just take us through the mass burial discovery, but also this fire? good mornin: , discovery, but also this fire? good morning, charlie _ discovery, but also this fire? good morning, charlie and _ discovery, but also this fire? good morning, charlie and naga. i discovery, but also this fire? (13mg morning, charlie and naga. yes, we are talking about a mass burial site found outside the city of lyman, a town that was recaptured in the eastern region of dynastic last week. the governor they are saying that there are at least 200 individual graves that have been found. —— eastern region of donetsk last week. the cause of death is still not clear, when those people died is still not clear, so the

investigations are continuing. there is a second mass burial site that has been found, the details are still unclear. this is what is happening in lyman, this town liberated by ukrainian forces a week ago. this morning this massive fire on the bridge connecting crimea to russia, details are still coming in. this happened about three hours ago, and russian state media are saying fuel tank is on fire and traffic on this bridge has been suspended. this bridge has been used by russia to move military equipment to russia, to crimea, to be used in ukraine. so it is thought to be a target for ukrainian forces. of course, crimea is the peninsular the russians and exit in 2014, something that has not been recognised by the ukrainians. —— annexed in 2014. ukrainian government has said they will go ahead to try to retake the peninsular from the russians. ahead to try to retake the peninsularfrom the russians. you peninsular from the russians. you to, thank peninsular from the russians. you go. thank you- _ just one in five train services across england, scotland and wales are expected

to run today, as rail workers take part in their latest strike action. more than 40,000 rmt members and network rail are striking, with people being urged to avoid travelling unless necessary. marta newman reports. for the second consecutive saturday, rail services are grinding to a halt. members of the rmt union at 15 rail operators — and, crucially, network rail — are walking out again overjobs, pay and conditions. it's yet more travel misery for millions of people. you are not expecting this, you want to go somewhere and then this is really messing up all your plans, no? very annoyed, yeah. because we're spending all day travelling now. we went to london bridge, there was nothing, so we have come to king's cross, yeah. it's super expensive, as well. the rmt has 40,000 of its members, from guards to signalling staff and some drivers, taking part in the strike. members of the tssa union are also walking out. it means just a fifth of the usual rail services in england, scotland and wales

will be running today. there have been talks this week with network rail and also with the rail delivery group, which is the train operating side. unfortunately offers have not made that are acceptable. in actualfact, not a lot has changed. network rail has made a pay offer and said it's still willing to compromise to try to find a breakthrough. we have significantly changed what we were approached with initially, and we will continue to have discussions, but i think what we have to do is come from the other side as well, and some realism, frankly, about the state of the railway. the new transport secretary, anne—marie trevelyan, met union leaders recently for talks face to face — something her predecessor refused to do. the rmt union is about to ballot its members for a fresh strike mandate, which means if they say yes we could see more industrial action well into next year. anyone who's train is cancelled today can

reschedule or get a refund and possibly compensation. small consolation for yet another day of disruption on britain's rails. marta newman, bbc news. funeral services will take place for 36 people killed in an attack on a nursery school in thailand. most of those who died were children aged between two and four years old. the king of thailand has offered to pay for the funeral expenses. as part of the burial rituals, water from the royal palace in bangkok will be poured over the bodies. we're joined now by our south east asia correspondent jonathan head. jonathan, talk us through how the country is mourning this tragedy? yes, it has been profoundly shocking and of course there are no answers to it either. this is what is so

difficult to process, you can figure out why this former officer did what he did. it turned out he wasn't on drugs. you know, it seems to have beenjust drugs. you know, it seems to have been just something that happened on the spur of the moment. we don't know. the lack of answers means that all people can do is try to come to terms with the shock of losing so many young lives. but is what we have been feeling at this temple here, less than a mile away from the site of the killing. it is one of the temples in the community, it is where most of the bodies of the children, there are 18 of them, are being stored here inside the temple behind me. they have got photographs up behind me. they have got photographs up of all of the children with wreaths around them, messages, huge number of wreaths and flowers here. we have spoken to some family members, they are going into play in front of those photographs, sometimes holding, the family we were talking to, they are holding up favourite linkage of their three—year—old son, pretty much since we have seen them. they were really distraught yesterday, a bit more composed today. lots of toys left out as well. this is the

beginning of the way in which this community is going to come together and share the grief, and they will be several days of proceedings here, including, as you say, royally bestowed water. lots of formality and a collective way in which people here can say goodbye and try to ease the trauma felt by those families. jonathan, thank you very much. it wasjonathan head. former trade minister, conor burns, says he will fully cooperate with the conservative party's enquiry, after he was sacked from government following a complaint of serious misconduct. mr burns has also had the tory whip removed while allegations of inappropriate behaviour during the party conference are investigated. he denies the claims and says he's looking forward to clearing his name. the scottish national party is expected to criticise westminster today, when it begins its annual conference. the snp's deputy leader, keith brown, will tell the party that leaving the uk is the only way for scotland to escape what he will call "tory chaos." our political correspondent david wallace lockhart is in aberdeen this morning. david, this isn't

a new argument, is it? take us through some of the themes that will be addressed today, which clearly includes the issue of independence?— clearly includes the issue of independence? clearly includes the issue of inde-endence? . �* . . clearly includes the issue of inde-endence? . h . . independence? that's right, it is a bi da for independence? that's right, it is a big day for the _ independence? that's right, it is a big day for the snp _ independence? that's right, it is a big day for the snp today, - independence? that's right, it is a big day for the snp today, their i big day for the snp today, their first in—person confidence since the pandemic. overthe first in—person confidence since the pandemic. over the course of the weekend, we are going to hear about what they perceive as their key offset, westminster pointing the finger of lane at the uk government for recent problems, we will hear about the rising cost of living, and of course it is the snp leadership you're speaking to party members and activists. we will be hearing a lot about independence as well. deputy party leader keith brown will open the conference later today. he will say independence is the only way to escape what he perceives as the chaos of the united kingdom. he will accuse the uk government of tanking the economy. interestingly, keith brown is also going to take aim at

the labour party at the uk level, saying that the idea of them being in government being any better for scotland are simply laughable. i think a slight shift in tone, as polling suggests labour is doing quite well uk wide. but it is important, here in scotland after 15 years in government, the snp remain completely dominant. there is no other party north of the border that would be packing out of a nudist size. what could also be quite interesting at this conference this weekend is often, when the snp gutters there is a bit of discussion, a bit of debate, a bit of disagreement, bit of tactics for securing independence, ultimately, i don't think we will get that so much this weekend, and that is because all eyes are on a supreme court case coming up this coming week, looking at whether or not scottish government ministers have the power to hold a legal independence referendum without necessarily getting the green light from the uk government. getting the green light from the uk government-— the time now is 7:12am. social workers are leaving

the industry because of concerns over pay, rising workloads and abuse at work, according to the association that represents them. the number of vacancies in england, is currently at a five—year high. our reporter emma glasbey has been to meet two social workers in north yorkshire. it is scary for people to think they might need a social worker one day, because we are all one or two paychecks away from being homeless, we are all one or two crisis is away from spending time in hospital with a mental health breakdown, that doesn't make you a bad person, it doesn't make you a bad person, it doesn't mean you plan to do it, but someone has to be there to pick up the pieces and help you get back on track, and those other social workers. jess has been a social worker for workers. jess has been a social workerfor 16 years stop she works in children's social care in north yorkshire, and has never been busier. taste social care in north yorkshire, and has never been busier.— social care in north yorkshire, and has never been busier. we are seeing a lot of young — has never been busier. we are seeing a lot of young people _ has never been busier. we are seeing a lot of young people who _ has never been busier. we are seeing a lot of young people who are - has never been busier. we are seeing a lot of young people who are really i a lot of young people who are really struggling with their emotional health. they might be presenting to hospital, saying they are feeling very unwelcome or they have taken an overdose. there will never be a day that we don't have an emergency.

social workers have often been criticised for the notice of star hobson and out of the been accused by their step parents lead to more social workers facing abuse. i think it is really scary — social workers facing abuse. i think it is really scary for— social workers facing abuse. i think it is really scary for either - social workers facing abuse. i think it is really scary for either newly i it is really scary for either newly qualified social workers or people in the middle of uni degrees thinking, my gosh, what if i go to work and one day my name is all over mail, for example. every social worker i have met, they have always wanted to go in and do the best they can, and i think some of the representation in the media is unfair and representation in the media is unfairand out of representation in the media is unfair and out of context. i have often been sworn out. colleagues of mine had been assaulted. i think if more people knew the length social workers are willing to go to and what social workers generally put up with on a day—to—day basis, still willing to turn up the next day and still try to help and make things better, i think that would do a lot for improving the views of social work stopjohnny also for improving the views of social

work stop johnny also works for children social care in north yorkshire. he children social care in north yorkshire-— children social care in north yorkshire. . .. yorkshire. he grew up in the care s stem yorkshire. he grew up in the care system himself. _ yorkshire. he grew up in the care system himself. so, _ yorkshire. he grew up in the care system himself. so, this- yorkshire. he grew up in the care system himself. so, this is- yorkshire. he grew up in the care system himself. so, this is a i system himself. so, this is a nical system himself. so, this is a typical room _ system himself. so, this is a typical room that _ system himself. so, this is a typical room that we - system himself. so, this is a typical room that we make i system himself. so, this is a i typical room that we make use of committed families, parents might come and see their children if their children are in foster care, they might come here and spend time together. i have worked in children's services for 18 years. i know that i have changed people's lives, i know that i have helped keep children safe, or helps families when they have really been struggling. it is the polar opposite to how people think social workers spend their time.— to how people think social workers spend their time. johnny is based on the yorkshire — spend their time. johnny is based on the yorkshire coast, _ spend their time. johnny is based on the yorkshire coast, a _ spend their time. johnny is based on the yorkshire coast, a huge - spend their time. johnny is based on the yorkshire coast, a huge area i the yorkshire coast, a huge area with many challenges. scarborough is such a lovely — with many challenges. scarborough is such a lovely town, _ with many challenges. scarborough is such a lovely town, you _ with many challenges. scarborough is such a lovely town, you would - with many challenges. scarborough is such a lovely town, you would be i such a lovely town, you would be able to come here and experience the beach and the seafront and the arcades, but the bits that people won't say is the areas of significant social now as the area struggled with the

rising cost of living, all those working in social care are preparing for demand to search. it is working in social care are preparing for demand to search.— for demand to search. it is quite sca to for demand to search. it is quite scary to be _ for demand to search. it is quite scary to be a _ for demand to search. it is quite scary to be a social _ for demand to search. it is quite scary to be a social worker- scary to be a social worker currently, _ scary to be a social worker currently, we are coming into winter. — currently, we are coming into winter, coming into a time where people _ winter, coming into a time where people won't have money for food, they are _ people won't have money for food, they are considering, do they eat or do their— they are considering, do they eat or do their children need? as a social worker, _ do their children need? as a social worker, that — do their children need? as a social worker, that sometimes falls to us to fill— worker, that sometimes falls to us to fill those gaps. all worker, that sometimes falls to us to fill those gaps.— to fill those gaps. all of those thin . s to fill those gaps. all of those things that — to fill those gaps. all of those things that boil— to fill those gaps. all of those things that boil down - to fill those gaps. all of those things that boil down to i to fill those gaps. all of those things that boil down to what | to fill those gaps. all of those i things that boil down to what we call the cost of living crisis is going to hit the poorest families the most. and what that does lead to is an increase in substance misuse, emotional health suffering, they are the byproduct of this situation, so we are wary —— really worried about what the future holds. those are the experiences of two social workers, jess and johnny, gives you a real insight into what they go through. we can speak now to vava tampa, chair of the british association of social workers. good morning to you. can you help us

with one thing, we have a statement from the department for education, we ask them for their comment on this story, and the first thing they said was "there are more child and family social workers than ever before". is that true?— family social workers than ever before". is that true? thank you for havin: before". is that true? thank you for having us. — before". is that true? thank you for having us. and _ before". is that true? thank you for having us, and what _ before". is that true? thank you for having us, and what we _ before". is that true? thank you for having us, and what we need i before". is that true? thank you for having us, and what we need also i before". is that true? thank you for| having us, and what we need also to remember as things stand, nationally across the country, there is a 17% vacancy in children's services. in other words, social work is currently functioning at virtually 80%. and with the increase number in cases, because of poverty, because of the cost of living crisis, it is going to push so—called workers, —— social workers, scrape them thinly, and it will have a cumulative effect in terms of the time we are able to give to someone who is experiencing

a mental health breakdown or a child who is potentially facing harm. so the idea that there is a lot of social workers in work today, it is not reflective of the reality on the ground. not reflective of the reality on the round. , . not reflective of the reality on the round. . . ., ~ ground. ok. i understand the work ressure ground. ok. i understand the work pressure you _ ground. ok. i understand the work pressure you are _ ground. ok. i understand the work pressure you are talking _ ground. ok. i understand the work pressure you are talking about i pressure you are talking about there, but i think it is, i'm not sure whether we can get to the bottom of this one, is it the case that, the government is making a proud boast here that there are more child and family social workers than ever before. you talk about the gaps in terms of those staff who are yet to be recruited, so which is it, is one of the other?— to be recruited, so which is it, is one of the other? charlie, we may have more — one of the other? charlie, we may have more social _ one of the other? charlie, we may have more social workers - one of the other? charlie, we may have more social workers in i one of the other? charlie, we may have more social workers in place| have more social workers in place today, but the reality as well is that although we have a lot of social workers in work, we still have a massive huge gap in vacancy. and it has a tremendous impact in terms of caseload, that has a tremendous impact in terms of how social workers are able to manage some of those crisis cases. 50 while

there is a lot of social workers in place, we do not have enough so there still are a lot of things the government can actually do to push recruitment nationally, and really supporting social work in this time of crisis. . ~ ., ., of crisis. talk to me about recruitment, _ of crisis. talk to me about recruitment, because - of crisis. talk to me about recruitment, because one| of crisis. talk to me about l recruitment, because one of of crisis. talk to me about - recruitment, because one of the suggestions many people have made is that social workers, number one, don't get the respect they should have, which is possibly a societal thing, but that has to do with wages, that has to do with the way they are treated. what can be done to change that?— to change that? there are three elements the _ to change that? there are three elements the issues _ to change that? there are three elements the issues we - to change that? there are three elements the issues we are - to change that? there are three i elements the issues we are asking the government today. to put into context, if you look across society, if you look at our colleagues in nursing or the police, or teaching and so on, the way those professions are portrayed on television, is incredibly different to how social

workers are portrayed. often social workers are portrayed. often social workers are portrayed in a very wooden, very threatening way as a profession that gets involved to remove children from families and so on. which does not capture the tremendous, huge and radical work that i know social workers are doing every single day in supporting families, in supporting children, in keeping families together. so that has a tremendous impact on how society, wider society views social work, feels about social work. but also in terms of how to remedy those kind of issues, there are three issues the government can do today. number one, we are asking the government for a national wide recruitment campaign which needs to be centrally funded and co—ordinated. what we are asking essentially is to show social work the kind of esteem and respect that we see governments show teachers and nurses and police.—

nurses and police. vava, can i ask ou, i nurses and police. vava, can i ask you. i am — nurses and police. vava, can i ask you. i am sorry — nurses and police. vava, can i ask you. i am sorry to _ nurses and police. vava, can i ask you, i am sorry to interrupt, - nurses and police. vava, can i ask you, i am sorry to interrupt, can l you, i am sorry to interrupt, can you, i am sorry to interrupt, can you briefly give people a snapshot, it is saturday, maybe you have got the weekend off, i don't know, what does monday look like for you, can you give people a snapshot? because you give people a snapshot? because you are working social worker, can you are working social worker, can you give people a brief snapshot? charlie, before covid, social work was already very challenging. what covid has done is essentially turned that very challenging profession into a crisis. so we are dealing with a lot of crisis. a lot of social workers like me and what we are concerned about is potentially the crisis of cost of living is going to push a lot of people in society into poverty and over the edge and that is going to have a tremendous impact in terms of how we function and how we work. so people like me are finding ourjob incredibly busy. we are having, we are receiving a lot more cases, a

lot more referrals coming into us, largely because people are breaking down, families are breaking down, because of the increasing poverty, a lot of people who would not have otherwise coming to social services, are now coming into social services. and because social work, but essentially means that we are thinly spread and that has a tremendous impact in terms of the time we can devote or spend with people, or children facing potential harm. those are the reality is we are facing on a daily basis. what we are asking the government, just to go back on that, is critically, we need a national wide recruitment campaign. but that by itself is not enough. what we are also asking the government is we need an incredible increase in terms of student bursary for social work placement at university. without students, at university, receiving the bursary

they need to actually complete their placement, it is going to be difficult if not impossible for that recruitment campaign to be successful. i recruitment campaign to be successful.— recruitment campaign to be successful. . , , . ., ., ., successful. i appreciate that, i am sor , we successful. i appreciate that, i am sorry. we are _ successful. i appreciate that, i am sorry, we are out _ successful. i appreciate that, i am sorry, we are out of _ successful. i appreciate that, i am sorry, we are out of time - successful. i appreciate that, i am sorry, we are out of time now, - successful. i appreciate that, i am sorry, we are out of time now, i l sorry, we are out of time now, i appreciate your time this morning and what you do, thank you very much. 7:23am is the time. how was your morning looking? if you are in london, beautiful capital. perhaps you are lucky enough to see this, the son just rising at 7:23am this morning over the london skyline. it is a beautiful day for many people across the country, not everyone, not at all times, but tends to be the way the weather works. good morning, matt. mostare starting the day in a very similar way to that. there are a few exceptions, let me take you to week in highland, the dark clouds there just on the horizon, you can see the

showers clipping the far north of scotland —— wick. north—west england and the odd shower in the hills of wales, they will fade through this morning, potentially a few showers across the north and west of scotland, with a bit more cloud at times. but away from that it is a really lovely start to the weekend of the vast majority. sunny spells, for the vast majority, light winds in the south, a bit of breeze further north but actually temperatures fairly similar to yesterday in scotland and northern ireland, a bit cooler than yesterday in southern areas but with less wind and more sunshine, it should feel very pleasant. this evening and overnight we will start to see cloud increase, wind increased towards the northern rest with some rain approaching but with clear skies across england and wales, a chilly night in store again, we could see rural parts of wales, central and eastern england, temperature down two or three degrees, a chance of frost. a sunny day to the south and east of england, more cloud in the

north and west, scotland and northern ireland outbreaks of rain with winter developing during the day, brightening up later, but it will be windy, gusting a0 — 60 miles an hour, making it feel distinctly chillier. pleasant in the sunshine to the south and east. celebrations have been continuing throughout the night in liverpool, after the city was named the host of next year's eurovison song contest. graham norton made the highly anticapated announcement on the one show last night — let's take a look. the city that will host the 67 the eurovision song contest in 2023 is... liverpool! congratulations! cheering and applause _

there was much reaction on social media as you can imagine. singer sonia, who came second in the contest in 1993 says: frankie goes to hollywood star hollyjohnson has tweeted his congratulations to all those who worked on the bid, and sent his commiserations to glasgow. and the liverpool mayor, joanne anderson, says: but, spare a thought for the other city in the race — glasgow, where the evening took a more disappointing turn. our entertainment correspondent colin paterson was at an event in the city centre when the winner was announced. only five minutes now until we find out host city of eurovision 2023! in this bar in glasgow, the temperature

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hello, this is breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. ukraine's president says the world must act now to stop russia's nuclear threat. president zelensky has warned that russian officials have begun to "prepare their society" for the possible use of nuclear weapons, although he doesn't believe the country is ready to use them. it comes as ukraine's army has been recapturing large areas of territory from russia in recent weeks. speaking to our world affairs editor, john simpson, mr zelensky repeated calls for the west to implement further santions. translation: i would like to say that it translation: i would like to say thatitis translation: i would like to say that it is necessary to act, and i will return to pre—emptive sanctions again. it is necessary to act now. there is no need to think about the risks that will arise later. i agree that this is armageddon. it is a

risk that the whole planet. but still, why do i have to think about whether it will happen or not, if russia has made this step, it has captured a nuclear power station, the world can stop and it can do this urgently, the actions by the russian occupiers. the world can make an appeal, and it can implement a sanctions package in such cases, and do all it can to make them leave this nuclear power station, in other news —— my other words, they are making news of this risk. we can speak now to our world affairs editorjohn simpson, who's in kyiv. john, i don't know if you had spoken to president zelensky before, if you have anything to compare it to, but what was his mood like? how is he? well, no, i had never met him before, actually. you know, you never know when you come across these kind of great world leaders

that are known to absolutely everybody on the globe and respected by large numbers of people. actually, naga, to be honest, sometimes they are not very nice, they are not very pleasant, they are not the people you think they might be. but he is. zelensky is quite a diffident kind of man. he is not pushy, he is not aggressive in any way. he is quite a gentle man. i spent a bit of time with him and i got the feeling of his personality, and when i was talking to him, it wasn't the kind of in—depth political detail that he was interested in. he was always interested in. he was always interested in. he was always interested in the much more emotional side of things, how people react to things, the suffering they have received. the sympathy for that kind of thing. and not really a

politician so much as a kind of leader, a figurehead in all of this. so i must say, i was quite impressed by him. you know, iam not so i must say, i was quite impressed by him. you know, i am not always, as i say, not always impressed by the great ones of the earth when i meet them. the great ones of the earth when i meet them-— the great ones of the earth when i meet them. ., ~ ., ,., ., meet them. you know, something that struck me, meet them. you know, something that struck me. it — meet them. you know, something that struck me. it is — meet them. you know, something that struck me, it is not _ meet them. you know, something that struck me, it is not majorly _ struck me, it is not majorly important but it is interesting, how tall are you? six. important but it is interesting, how tall are you?— tall are you? six foot two? i am six foot two, tall are you? six foot two? i am six foot two. and _ tall are you? six foot two? i am six foot two, and he _ tall are you? six foot two? i am six foot two, and he is _ tall are you? six foot two? i am six foot two, and he is five _ tall are you? six foot two? i am six foot two, and he is five foot - tall are you? six foot two? i am six foot two, and he is five foot six. i l foot two, and he is five foot six. i noticed the height difference. because his stature is so much more, isn't it, in terms of when we have seen those public addresses. he is obviously fortified, very strong kind of character internally? yes. kind of character internally? yes, absolutely- _ kind of character internally? yes, absolutely. he _ kind of character internally? yes, absolutely. he also _ kind of character internally? yes, absolutely. he also has _ kind of character internally? 1a: absolutely. he also has training as an actor. that is how he became president, because he played the part of the president, of ukraine, on a long—running tv serial. and he

was incredibly popular and i must say, i have known ukraine for decades, but i haven't been here all that much since 201a. and when he was elected i thought, this isjust the final turn of a kind of ludicrous cycle, you know, to have an actor who played the president now being the president. actually, i now being the president. actually, i now realise that ukraine was really lucky. it needed somebody to kind of voice their defiance of russia and their willingness to kind of fight on. he knows how to do it. whoever it was that suggested to him that every press conference, every public appearance he makes, he should wear a kind of military t—shirt, that was a kind of military t—shirt, that was a brilliant, brilliant choice. i

mean, it is informal, you know, it looks as if he is one of the people, one of you. it is a class act. meanwhile, i mean, we heard him talk about comments that have been made regarding that method and because my strategy, stuff is happening on the ground, as you are well aware. what we are seeing latest is that a bridge, kerch bridge which connects crimea, it is a crimea bridge which connects crimea and russia, it has been targeted with some explosives, and the information we are getting, it looks like the work of ukrainian special forces. it looks like the work of ukrainian specialforces. so it looks like the work of ukrainian special forces. so they are still pushing forward in terms of their defence? , ., �* , , , defence? yes, i don't suppose they will actually — defence? yes, i don't suppose they will actually say _ defence? yes, i don't suppose they will actually say that _ defence? yes, i don't suppose they will actually say that they _ defence? yes, i don't suppose they will actually say that they did - defence? yes, i don't suppose they will actually say that they did it, - will actually say that they did it, that isn't fair way. but they will of course quietly bask in the

reflection. this is really important, in the sense that it is a way that ukraine can say to russia, look, nothing you have taken from us is going to be yours permanently. we can reach out, we can attack this bridge. it is very important, a very significant ridge on this. it was only opened in 2018 by president putin himself, to be the big link between russia and crimea to show that we are here, it is now hours, and to bond that particular bridge or to cause an explosion on it, we still don't know what has happened. —— bomb. maybe it was a train that blew up. it doesn't seem to have caused any great structural damage to the bridge. but that isn't the important thing. the important thing

is to pass the message to russians who have now moved into crimea in some large numbers. this is not your homeland for good, this still belongs to us. i don't know whether you remember, there were a couple of explosions, some months ago, during the summer, and crimea, and it really alarmed the russians who have moved in there. quite a lot of them moved in there. quite a lot of them moved out of it, i think this is an extension of that whole approach, to say, look, it isn't safe for you to go live in crimea, it still belongs to us. , ., , go live in crimea, it still belongs tous. to us. john, it is always en'oyed talkin: to to us. john, it is always en'oyed talking to you. i to us. john, it is always en'oyed talking to you, you i to us. john, it is always en'oyed talking to you, you paint h to us. john, it is always en'oyed talking to you, you paint a]- to us. john, it is always enjoyed i talking to you, you paint a picture thatis talking to you, you paint a picture that is really good for us to understand. thank you so much. it was a world affairs editor, john simpson, in kyiv. the time i was 738, let's take a look at the sport. chetan, some

seismic events in england women's sport last night and this morning? absolutely, we'll talk about the rugby union world cup in a moment. in the football, it was a family against the us, but it felt significant because it is the number one team in the world, it is the world champions, england wanted to see if they could close the gaps. 76,000 at wembley, when and how much they enjoyed that european championship when, could they back it up against the us? they did. they look really good at the moment. we are ten months away from the world cup next year, i don't want to get carried away, but it is looking very good for england at the moment. 2—1 it's finished, as i said, at wembley, indian, infront it's finished, as i said, at wembley, indian, in front of a 76,000 fans. getting off to the perfect start. lauren hemp opening the scoring. the world champions were leveljust before the half hour, sophia smith capitalising on some poor england defending. the lionesses were then awarded a penalty, which georgia stanway scored to put them 2—1 up. usa had a goal ruled out by var,

but that's how it finished. i think we are in a very good place, and as i say all the time, it is so close. there are so many good countries and it is really tight, too. so you don't know ahead if you are going to win a game. we have done really well and we are in a very good place, but we have to keep doing it and we have to keep working really hard on getting our plans and executing our plans. england showed why they're the favourites to win the rugby union world cup with a 8a—19 win over fiji this morning on the opening day of the tournament in new zealand. fiji started well, england looked rusty initially, but they put in 10 tries in the second half, 1a in total, including this one from claudia macdonald. this was her fourth try of the match. england have now won their last 26 tests. wales play scotland tomorrow.

defending champions angola will face hosts turkey in the world amputee cup final. 12 members of the angolan squad are amputees as a result of exploding landmines, they beat haiti a—2 in the semi—final prompting these great celebration after the goal sealing the win went in. the final will take place in istanbul tomorrow. the first black footballer to be called up for england in 1925 has been awarded an honorary international cap by the football assocation. jack leslie was the only black player in the english leagues when he made the squad. but he was then dropped — his family believe it was because of racism. leslie's team at the time, plymouth argyle, also unveiled a statue to him with the help of his granddaughters. he spent 1a years at argyle scoring more than 130 goals. it would be another 50 years before viv anderson became the first black player to play for england. it makes you go goosey. it's just — look at it.

it's him! we haven't seen our granddad for 30 odd years, and he's there. that is our granddad. it's an amazing statue. he's captured the essence of our grandad. it's the icing on the cake, really. we just wish that it had happened in grandad's lifetime, that he would've been here to see it. but we are so proud. the rugby league world cup gets underway next saturday and the hosts england are looking in fine form. the men's team eased to victory in theirfinal warm up match. thumping fiji by 50 points to nil, dom young one of nine different try scorers. england will begin their campaign against samoa at stjames park in newcastle. charlie whole, you will remember, when in the ascendant title last week. great to hearjody say she was inspired by that. trying to win her first, the ten years on the tour, of course, looking at the halfway

stage. i course, looking at the halfway staue. �* ~' ., course, looking at the halfway staue. �* ~ ., ., stage. i didn't know, chetan, until this morning. _ stage. i didn't know, chetan, until this morning, but _ stage. i didn't know, chetan, until this morning, but the world - stage. i didn't know, chetan, until. this morning, but the world champion water skier is british. did this morning, but the world champion water skier is british.— water skier is british. did you not know that? _ water skier is british. did you not know that? i _ water skier is british. did you not know that? i did _ water skier is british. did you not know that? i did not _ water skier is british. did you not know that? i did not know - water skier is british. did you not know that? i did not know that! i | know that? i did not know that! i thou~ht know that? i did not know that! i thought everybody _ know that? i did not know that! i thought everybody knew - know that? i did not know that! i thought everybody knew that. i i thought everybody knew that. i didn't, but a real champion. didn't, buta real champion. absolutely, and i believe someone very close to us has been speaking to him. ~ , ,., , very close to us has been speaking tohim. , m to him. absolutely. mike bushell has one to to him. absolutely. mike bushell has gone to meet — to him. absolutely. mike bushell has gone to meet joel— to him. absolutely. mike bushell has gone to meet joel poland, _ to him. absolutely. mike bushell has gone to meet joel poland, one - to him. absolutely. mike bushell has gone to meet joel poland, one of- to him. absolutely. mike bushell has gone to meet joel poland, one of the gone to meetjoel poland, one of the greatest british athletes, effectively, because he is beating everyone. he effectively, because he is beating eve one. , , everyone. he is defending his title at the moment _ everyone. he is defending his title at the moment on _ everyone. he is defending his title at the moment on the _ everyone. he is defending his title at the moment on the world - everyone. he is defending his title at the moment on the world tour. | everyone. he is defending his title - at the moment on the world tour. who better to meet him then mike? on the tranquil waters of an essex lake, a rare sighting of something so special. the british water skier who has left the world in his wake. classical music.

back home for a flying visit in between competitions, and reflecting on what it is like to be written's first overall world champion for over forward first overall world champion for overforward decades. == first overall world champion for over forward decades. -- britain's. it is a very — over forward decades. -- britain's. it is a very surreal _ over forward decades. -- britain's. it is a very surreal feeling, - it is a very surreal feeling, honestly. after about a month it set in, wow, i managed to do that. and it started settling in. i look back to when i was about 12 years old. if you'd asked me what i wanted to do when i grew up, but was it. that was the dream. so i think after, you know, completing that part of the dream, at least, it was like, wow, i am actually doing exactly what i said i wanted to do what i was a 12—year—old kid. said i wanted to do what i was a 12-year-old kid.— said i wanted to do what i was a 12-year-old kid. look at that, that is 'ust 12-year-old kid. look at that, that isjust insane! _ 12-year-old kid. look at that, that is just insane! at _ 12-year-old kid. look at that, that is just insane! at the _ 12-year-old kid. look at that, that isjust insane! at the age - 12-year-old kid. look at that, that is just insane! at the age of - 12-year-old kid. look at that, that is just insane! at the age ofjust i isjust insane! at the age of 'ust 23, joel isjust insane! at the age of 'ust 23. joel poland i isjust insane! at the age of 'ust 23, joel poland is i isjust insane! at the age of 'ust 23, joel poland is one i isjust insane! at the age of 'ust 23, joel poland is one of i isjust insane! at the age ofjust 23, joel poland is one of the - 23, joel poland is one of the greatest water skiers this country has ever produced, and he's got the world at his feet, now, becoming the first brit on to win the overall world championship title since 1977. he is also now the overall world record holder, beating the americans on their own water off florida. and

even the best have to go in at the end. to get the world record to add to his world title, joel had to win across three disciplines in just one round of competition. consisting of salem, weaving his way across the wake behind the boat. the text competition, full of flips and spins. and then thejump, which is all about the furthest distance you can travel after takeoff before mastering the perfect landing. that is one of the _ mastering the perfect landing. that is one of the hard _ mastering the perfect landing. “inst is one of the hard parts. 50, like, is one of the hard parts. so, like, internment skiing, you have to do it internment skiing, you have to do it in the same day, essentially, for it to count as a record. —— in tournament skiing. thejump is to count as a record. —— in tournament skiing. the jump is an interesting one because you've got all this adrenaline side, a bit of a storm building up, and as you turn in for the storm building up, and as you turn inforthejump you storm building up, and as you turn in for the jump you need to stay very, very calm. then it is like a flash. all of a sudden, you are 20 or 30 foot up in the sky. then that feeling isjust or 30 foot up in the sky. then that feeling is just surreal. you are really up there flying, everything is just so small down there for a second. and the new land can be spent back around, you go for it

again. spent back around, you go for it alain. ., ., , , ., ., ., again. no-one is proud ofjoel and his parents. _ again. no-one is proud ofjoel and his parents, but _ again. no-one is proud ofjoel and his parents, but agnes _ again. no-one is proud ofjoel and his parents, but agnes doesn't - again. no-one is proud ofjoel and j his parents, but agnes doesn't get to see herjetsetting son as much these days. but knows all those nights dashing to training after school around the m25 are worth it. six months of no seeing you! we used to sit on the m25, for many an hour, and he used to hold my hand in tears because of the traffic, and he would miss his sets, and he was like, mum, one day i will be world champion and i will neverforget. joel one day i will be world champion and i will never forget. joel was dyslexic, he really struggled at school. wejust dyslexic, he really struggled at school. we just wanted to find something to try and get rid of his energy, and we found this. and he has been doing it since he was six orseven has been doing it since he was six or seven years of age. this has been doing it since he was six or seven years of age.— or seven years of age. this is also a team effort _ or seven years of age. this is also a team effort on _ or seven years of age. this is also a team effort on the _ or seven years of age. this is also a team effort on the water, - or seven years of age. this is also a team effort on the water, with i a team effort on the water, with fellow british skier ben helping joel take the right line. and the porter confident his achievements will smell —— swell the numbers taking up waterskiing now. the british boys — taking up waterskiing now. iia: british boys been taking up waterskiing now. i“ia: british boys been quite taking up waterskiing now. “iia: british boys been quite good taking up waterskiing now. i“ia: british boys been quite good at this point, i don't know whether it is the cold, the atmosphere, it makes it into quite good skiers. the top

triangle is really quite well—prepared, but at the moment, the foundation, we just need more people coming into the sport, keep it growing and moving forwards, next generation. i it growing and moving forwards, next leneration. ., , , ., , ., generation. i really believe anyone can lick it generation. i really believe anyone can pick it up- _ generation. i really believe anyone can pick it up- in — generation. i really believe anyone can pick it up. in the _ generation. i really believe anyone can pick it up. in the beginning, i generation. i really believe anyone can pick it up. in the beginning, it| can pick it up. in the beginning, it is not _ can pick it up. in the beginning, it is not that— can pick it up. in the beginning, it is not that hard, all you have to do to start _ is not that hard, all you have to do to start is — is not that hard, all you have to do to start is get on top of the water. but the _ to start is get on top of the water. but the thing i am noticing is that i have _ but the thing i am noticing is that i have had — but the thing i am noticing is that i have had a lot more people coming up i have had a lot more people coming up to— i have had a lot more people coming up to me. _ i have had a lot more people coming up to me, especially the younger generation and i get a lot more positive — generation and i get a lot more positive comments from the amount of fun i am _ positive comments from the amount of fun i am having, enjoying it, than i do the_ fun i am having, enjoying it, than i do the actual scores themselves. it do the actual scores themselves. [i is not do the actual scores themselves. is notjust do the actual scores themselves. it is notjust beginners looking at joel for their inspiration now. the sky, it seems, is the limit, with the world 's best athletes all trying to catch him. mike bushell, bbc news, in sx. we often report on these sort of things and comment on them, and you have decided to take it up? i haste have decided to take it up? i have tried waterskiing, _ have decided to take it up? i have tried waterskiing, didn't _ have decided to take it up? i have tried waterskiing, didn't go - have decided to take it up? i have tried waterskiing, didn't go well. | tried waterskiing, didn't go well. goal is amazing, he appears to overtake the boat, such is the

slingshot effect.— slingshot effect. have a look outside our _ slingshot effect. have a look outside our building - slingshot effect. have a look outside our building here, i slingshot effect. have a look. outside our building here, you slingshot effect. have a look - outside our building here, you can see such a perfect setting there. i have never seen any waterskiing out there, i am sure it is not allowed. very lovely. another lovely sunrise, we showed you won earlier in london, i am not sure if matt, if it is a sunrise or sunset. yes, a sunrise here in eastern wales as well. we saw some salford in rain earlier on, but has cleared, some showers around this morning in the far northern west of scotland, north coast of northern ireland, one or two drifting in from cumbria, lancashire, greater manchester and merseyside. it isa it is a sunny start to saturday, it will stay that way all data most of you as well. a little more cloud in the far north and north—west of scotland will take away some of that

sunshine between the showers later on. not a bad day at all. wins lighter than yesterday, cooler across southern areas but with more sunshine, it should not feel too unpleasant out there, and indeed across scotland and northern ireland, temperatures yesterday, similar, but with lighter winds. more cloud, rain approaching on the west, clear skies to the south and east, another chilly night, we saw temperatures in rural england and wales down two or three degrees last night, similar story tonight into tomorrow morning, fresh, sunny start for england and wales mcleod increases from the northern west during the day. scotland and northern ireland different tomorrow, grab the wet weather gear again, heavy rain on the west before things brydan in the highlands and islands later. but here increasingly windy, we could seek winds up to 60 miles an hour and they were last into the night, making it feel cooler in the breeze. matt, you have sparked off something of a debate in the gallery. can you

go back to that first picture? there you go. go back to that first picture? there ou lo. �* ., , go back to that first picture? there ou lo. . ., , , ., you go. are there any rules that sa s that you go. are there any rules that says that is _ you go. are there any rules that says that is definitely _ you go. are there any rules that says that is definitely a - you go. are there any rules that| says that is definitely a sunrise? could that have been a sunset? i think the giveaway here is the fact that you have a little bit of shallow fog there. but that you have a little bit of shallow fog there.- that you have a little bit of shallow fog there. that you have a little bit of shallow fol there. �* , ., shallow fog there. but you can get shallow fog there. but you can get shallow fog _ shallow fog there. but you can get shallow fog at _ shallow fog there. but you can get shallow fog at sunset? _ shallow fog there. but you can get shallow fog at sunset? you - shallow fog there. but you can get shallow fog at sunset? you can i shallow fog there. but you can get| shallow fog at sunset? you can do, but 0k, it could _ shallow fog at sunset? you can do, but 0k, it could be _ shallow fog at sunset? you can do, but 0k, it could be either- shallow fog at sunset? you can do, but 0k, it could be either but - shallow fog at sunset? you can do, but 0k, it could be either but it - shallow fog at sunset? you can do, but 0k, it could be either but it is i but ok, it could be either but it is definitely sunrise i promise you. it could have been a sunset. it couldj could have been a sunset. it could have been- _ could have been a sunset. it could have been. thank _ could have been a sunset. it could have been. thank you _ could have been a sunset. it could have been. thank you very - could have been a sunset. it could have been. thank you very much! | could have been a sunset. it could| have been. thank you very much! i wouldn't be _ have been. thank you very much! i wouldn't be showing _ have been. thank you very much! i wouldn't be showing you _ have been. thank you very much! i wouldn't be showing you sons - have been. thank you very much! i wouldn't be showing you sons at i have been. thank you very much! i i wouldn't be showing you sons at this time of day, though. —— showing you a sunset. i time of day, though. -- showing you a sunset. ., ., ., _ , a sunset. i feel a lot of sympathy with matt in _ a sunset. i feel a lot of sympathy with matt in those _ a sunset. i feel a lot of sympathy| with matt in those circumstances, a sunset. i feel a lot of sympathy l with matt in those circumstances, i really do. with matt in those circumstances, i reall do. ., ., ., , really do. having to mediate between our many debates? _ really do. having to mediate between our many debates? the _ really do. having to mediate between our many debates? the poor - really do. having to mediate between our many debates? the poor man - really do. having to mediate between| our many debates? the poor man just our many debates? the poor man 'ust wants to get — our many debates? the poor man 'ust wants to get off — our many debates? the poor man 'ust wants to get off and i our many debates? the poor man 'ust wants to get off and do i our many debates? the poor man 'ust wants to get off and do his * our many debates? the poor man 'ust wants to get off and do his job. i time now for newswatch.

hello, and welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed. how to report on the growing protest movement in iran when journalists can't operate in the country. and was bbc reporting at the conservative party conference too negative and snide? after a rocky couple of weeks for the government and for the prime minister personally, all eyes on wednesday morning were on the conservative party conference in birmingham. the bbc�*s political editor chris mason was in the hall for liz truss's speech and for some on—the—spot analysis straight afterwards. that was the speech of a prime minister trying to hold her party together. have you done enough, prime minister? this has been a conference defined by dysfunction, disagreement, even open civil war. i know that sounds like an exaggeration. it really isn't. as for the prime minister,

she couldn't leave quickly enough. she can run away from this conference, but not the immense challenges she confronts. john smith took exception to what he saw there on news bulletins later in the day. and a viewer called doreen had a different objection. susan also contacted us about that latter sequence and recorded this video for us. my complaint is triggered by some nasty, unkind, snide reporting i heard from chris mason at the tory conference. liz truss was getting into a car, and he said words

to the effect of, "liz truss can't leave quickly enough." maybe she had an appointment or a room to go to or work to get on with, whatever. she's probably sick of being caught and verbally mugged by reporters. do they do positive or only one—upmanship? we put that point to bbc news, and they told us... the thinking behind the mini budget a fortnight ago and the economic philosophies of the prime minister and her chancellor, kwasi kwarteng, dubbed trussonomics, have been developed over recent years by a number of individuals and organisations, including the institute of economic affairs. and staff from the iea have appeared on several bbc outlets over the past two weeks. right, let's talk to a panel of experts, the head of public policy at the free—market think tank, the institute for economic affairs, matthew lesh is here. matthew, your organisation enthusiastically welcomed the mini budget.

how do you feel today? we're joined now by andy mair from the free—market think tank the institute for economic affairs. joining us now is len shackleton, editorial and research fellow at the i institute of economic affairs and professor of economics atj the university of buckingham. as you can see, the iea is normally, but not always labelled on air as a "free—market think tank". it has links with the conservative party. the chancellor spoke at its fringe event at the party conference this week, but it says it's independent of any political party or group. its website doesn't say specifically who funds it, but three tobacco companies have confirmed they provide it with financial support. we've had complaints over the years from viewers who do not think its staff are suitable guests for bbc news programmes. paul slade is the latest.

as for how they are labelled when introduced... and artemis165 argued... we wanted to discuss the practice of interviewing guests from the iea and other think tanks on bbc news, but nobody was available to speak to us. instead we were given this statement.

now it's three weeks since the death of a young woman sparked widespread protests in iran. mahsa amini died after being detained by morality police for allegedly breaking the strict law requiring women to cover their hair with a hijab or headscarf. the police have denied she was mistreated and say she died of a heart attack. but it's clear that many iranians don't believe that. as rana rahimpour reported on wednesday's news at ten. pupils are burning the pictures of the leader of the islamic revolution, chasing away pro—government school officials. chanting and showing their middle finger to the ideology that has

oppressed them for years. the bbc and independent media are not allowed to report from iran, butjournalists here across bbc persian and bbc monitoring have been gathering videos from social media and speaking to witnesses, tracking where protests broke out in the first few weeks. another bbc persian journalist who's been covering this story is with me now. thank you so much for coming in. can i ask first how easy it's been for you and your colleagues to get accurate information about what's going on inside iran? it's definitely not easy. one of the main things that we rely on nowadays is social media, because bbc persian is definitely not present in iran, so we rely on social media. one of the ways, for example, to find...

i personally find, for example, nika shakarimi, who was killed during the protest, i managed to find some of her relatives. and the way i did it, for example, was that going to her social media accounts or her relatives' and then seeing who's got the same last name, trying to contact these people. some of them reply, some of them don't. and then you need to reassure them that their safety comes first, that we are not going to, you know, pose... like put their safety and security at risk in any way. so then that you start talking to people and trying to gather information and cross—check the information with other sources that you find. you've raised two important questions there. so, one is the fact that there's a lot of media that's emerging through social media and its so—called user generated content. how can you verify it? so, there are many different ways to do it, but one of the main things that our team uses is through google map. for example, there's a protest on the street and you see in the corner there is a bank or there's a shop or you can see it, the name of the street. so that's how they try to check all these single elements, frame by frame sometimes, to be able to geolocate the place and then they realise it's correct.

we've got our ways through google maps and also the appearance and the weather. for example, if they're wearing a mask, if they're not wearing...for example, these protests, one of the characteristics of these protests is scarves. so they're taking out their scarves, they're burning their scarves, so we know that this is for this protest and not for the previous ones. and you also mentioned the safety of people who are contacting you. and i wonder how you're able to establish what you can put out without risking their safety with inside iran. i can give you a good example. like, for example, one of the sources i was talking to was arrested by iranian security forces. so when, and one of the things that iranian security forces do, the first thing they do when they arrest someone is that they gain access to their social media account. so, after she was released, she contacted me again. but how could i be sure that this is not an agent that is talking to me and it's her? so i asked her... she couldn't make any phone calls or that, so i asked her to send me a voice message so i can be sure that it's her. and these are some of the ways that we manage to check if this is the right person we are talking to, and then

cross—check it with other sources as well. now, we've mentioned that bbc persian is sort of blocked. certainlyjournalists can't work inside iran. what sense do you have of how far your broadcasts, your output are getting through to the iranian people and how they're being received? one of the ways is checking our social media, for example, especially on instagram, because instagram is one of the only social media platforms that is not banned in iran. i believe that we have the most followers among all the persian—speaking media. we have got the most followers on instagram, over 18 million. the iranian regime have accused western governments and western media outlets of exaggerating the scale of the protests. and you'll remember that the 2009 green movement was also very big on social media, but it was put down. is there a risk that you could be accused of hyping the scale of this? at the moment, we are actually being accused from both sides, from the iranian regime of hyping up the protests, which i don't think is accurate because we are just publishing what we are receiving,

and trying to make sure if it's correct, contacting people in the in the area and talking to them directly. this is one thing. and on the other hand, we are also being accused of discouraging people from taking part in protests because, for example, we put out there a video or a footage that we received of police officers chasing or even beating protesters. we need to reflect that because that is police brutality. we need to show it. this is a document, that's ourjob to do it. but some opposition find it, you know, that we are discouraging protesters from going out on the streets. newswatch viewers will probably remember that we've discussed the harassment of bbc persian journalists and their families in iran over recent years. can i ask what the situation is now? it has changed, but not for the better, because we are being harassed by the iranian regime definitely, but also from the opposition now, because they think because of our impartiality, they think, for example, in this moment in time,

we should not be impartial. it used to be mostly online, for example, especially from the opposition. it used to be online harassment, but it is turning into real—life harassment. the other day, one of our colleagues received a death threat. they put out $5000 for anyone who kills him in london, you know, things like that. but also in real life, they are being attacked physically sometimes. a worrying time. parhan, thank you so much for coming on newswatch, and all the best to you and your colleagues. thank you for all your comments this week. if you want to share your opinions about what you see or hear on bbc news, on tv, radio, online and social media, eemail newswatch@bbc.co.uk or you can find us on twitter at @newswatchbbc. you can call us: and do you have a look at our website for previous interviews. that's all from us. we'll be back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. goodbye.

good morning welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today: a massive fire on the only bridge linking russia - with the crimea peninsula — russian news agencies are blaming a car bomb. officials in ukraine say they have found a grave in the town of lyman. three people are killed in an explosion that destroyed a petrol station in ireland — a search operation is still underway. only about one—in—five train services across britain are expected to run today, as rail workers take part in their latest walk—out. the world champions can't stop the

lioness is in the the great children in need rickshaw challenge is back — this is the rickshaw outside our studio we'll meet some of the people who'll be taking it around the uk. a of the people who'll be taking it around the uk. it isa it is a lovely stance for most people with sunshine dominant. but more wind and great to come in northern ireland and scotland. a large fire has broken out on the rail bridge between the crimea peninsula and russia. the bridge is said to be a key target for ukrainian forces who've been attacking russian logistics. also this morning, ukraine says two mass burial sites have been found in the eastern town of lyman — which has been recently liberated from russia. danjohnson has the latest.

sections of the road have collapsed into the sea. this is an important connection, strategic forgetting supplies to premier and russian forces in southern ukraine but it is symbolic, it is opened by vladimir putin in 2018, four years after russia annexed crimea. in the areas most recently free from russian occupation, that is more evidence of what people have endured. this is lyman, a town retaken by the ukrainians a week ago. this is said to be a mass grave and coloured nearby, containing the bodies of soldiers and civilians. one report

says 180 of them. investigators are working out who they are and how they died. another report claims there are 200 more bodies buried at a second site. there is no doubt which side is succeeding but ukraine's advances are raising fears of lesser�*s potential response, the prospect of vladimir putin using nuclear weapons on the battlefield. ukraine's president because the line when he mentioned pre—emptive strike but he clarified that meant pre—emptive sanctions. he does believe the russian people are being prepared for a serious escalation. they begin to prepare their society. that is very dangerous, they are not ready to use it but they begin to communicate.— ready to use it but they begin to communicate. you mean prepare society for using nuclear - communicate. you mean prepare i society for using nuclear weapons? they don't know if they will use or

not use. i think that is dangerous to speak about it. you have to do preventive cakes not attacks. linie preventive cakes not attacks. we don't fight on other territory. do you think president putin is capable of launching nuclear weapons and using them? translation: if i say they are incapable of using nuclear weapons, and inadequate person who has power in the sands will say, really, ican't? person who has power in the sands will say, really, i can't?— will say, really, i can't? well, see, will say, really, i can't? well, see. how _ will say, really, i can't? well, see. how i — will say, really, i can't? well, see, how! can. _ will say, really, i can't? well, see, how! can. if— will say, really, i can't? well, see, how! can. if!— will say, really, i can't? well, see, how! can. if! say- will say, really, i can't? well, see, how! can. if! say he - will say, really, i can't? well, see, how! can. if! say he can will say, really, i can't? well, - see, how! can. if! say he can use see, how i can. if i say he can use it they can cause panic mode is in many countries including ukraine. all that putin is afraid of is not even a nuclear strike, he is afraid of his own society, his own people because only these people can replace them, strip him of his power. replace them, strip him of his lower. ~' ., .,

replace them, strip him of his lower. ~ ., ., , , , power. the ukrainian president, his arm and power. the ukrainian president, his army and their _ power. the ukrainian president, his army and their people _ power. the ukrainian president, his army and their people are - power. the ukrainian president, his army and their people are currently| army and their people are currently on the front foot with the momentum but they all know that is a long tough winter ahead. our corresponent hugo bachega is in kyiv this morning. hugo, what more can you tell us about the bridge fire? we are getting the latest images of the explosion. what more can you tell us. it the explosion. what more can you tell us. , ., ., ., ., tell us. it is hard to exaggerate the symbolism _ tell us. it is hard to exaggerate the symbolism and _ tell us. it is hard to exaggerate the symbolism and significancej tell us. it is hard to exaggerate i the symbolism and significance of seeing _ the symbolism and significance of seeing this bridge on fire. this is the only— seeing this bridge on fire. this is the only connection between russia and crimea. it was opened in president _ and crimea. it was opened in president putin in 2018 and supposed to be the _ president putin in 2018 and supposed to be the symbol that crimea was a russia, _ to be the symbol that crimea was a russia, this — to be the symbol that crimea was a russia, this tendency that was illegally— russia, this tendency that was illegally annexed by the russians. the ukrainians have been saying during _ the ukrainians have been saying during this war they will liberate all territory and the russian occupation including crimea. we

don't _ occupation including crimea. we don't know— occupation including crimea. we don't know exactly what has happened, the russian state media saying _ happened, the russian state media saying a _ happened, the russian state media saying a fuel tank is on fire but we are seeing — saying a fuel tank is on fire but we are seeing now, new pictures showing one of— are seeing now, new pictures showing one of the _ are seeing now, new pictures showing one of the road bridge next to the train _ one of the road bridge next to the train track— one of the road bridge next to the train track has partially collapsed as a result — train track has partially collapsed as a result of this explosion earlier— as a result of this explosion earlier today. the ukrainians have been _ earlier today. the ukrainians have been saying this bridge was a legitimate target since the start of this counter a number of explosions have happened so the obvious speculation is the ukrainians have some _ speculation is the ukrainians have some sort— speculation is the ukrainians have some sort of involvement in what is happening — some sort of involvement in what is happening. very important strategically because the plate has been used by the russians to move miiitary— been used by the russians to move military equipment, ammunition from russian _ military equipment, ammunition from russian territory to the battlefields of the south of ukraine but also _ battlefields of the south of ukraine but also include the very significant.— but also include the very silnificant. ., . at least three people have died after an explosion at a petrol station in ireland.

a search operation is underway at the site of the blast — which happened in county donegal yesterday afternoon. a number of people are still believed to be missing. our ireland correspondent chris page has the details. blown out walls, a crumpled roof and tens of redolent with the signs this was a lethal explosion . the blast triggered a wave of devastation and desperation. local people hurried to what was left of the petrol station to see who amongst their friends and relatives may have been caught up in incident. some drove tractors to start removing the debris. a coastguard helicopter arrived to help and left the injured to hospital. paramedics and firefighters from northern ireland came across the border to join their colleagues in the irish republic in the operation. they searched through the remains of flats which were above the garage shop and largely collapsed. there were reports that several people who were trapped managed to make contact with the emergency services but it isn't clear how many are missing.

creeslough is a small village with about a00 residents. never would the community have imagined facing such horror. i was in the house at the time and my house is only about 150 yards from the town and i heard an explosion at around 3.30. instantly i knew it was something, you know. the bang sounded like a bomb going off. so, i knew something tragic had happened. ijust feel so sad and so shocked for this community and people waiting for news about loved ones, it is a really difficult time. this is devastating, it is shocking, |it's numbing, there are no words. j we are devastated but those that may l receive bad news will be, you know, i it is unbelievable. it is heartbreaking, there is no words. i the leader of the irish government, the taoiseach, said this was the darkest of days for

the entire country. the cause of the explosion will be investigated but that'll come later as, for now, is taking priority over the rescue efforts. funeral services will take place for 36 people killed in an attack on a nursery school in thailand. most of those who died were children aged between two and four—years—old. the king of thailand has offered to pay for the funeral expenses — as part of the burial rituals, water from the royal palace in bangkok will be poured over the bodies. in a rare public address, the king of thailand also told bereaved families he "shares in their grief". more than a0,000 rail workers are taking part in strikes that will disrupt britain's rail network, with only about a fifth of services running. members of the rmt union are walking out in a dispute about pay and conditions. some tssa union members will also take action. it comes after a week of travel misery, with strikes also

taking place last saturday and on wednesday. former trade minister, conor burns, says he will fully cooperate with the conservative party's enquiry, after he was sacked from government following a complaint of serious misconduct. mr burns has also had the tory whip removed while allegations of inappropriate behaviour during the party conference are investigated. he denies the claims and says he's looking forward to clearing his name. the northern ireland secretary, chris heaton—harris, says he wants to remain "positive" about the chances of a new deal over the northern ireland protocol. it's the biggest issue facing all political parties in the region, as the democratic unionist party begins their conference today. our correspondent charlotte gallagher is in belfast this morning. the issue of the protocol looms large over everything a northern irish politics at the moment. take

us through what we might hear today. it is the issue, isn't it, the protocol, _ it is the issue, isn't it, the protocol, everybody talks about it in northern ireland. today, it is the dup— in northern ireland. today, it is the dup conference, the first since 2019 _ the dup conference, the first since 2019 they— the dup conference, the first since 2019. they are going to focus on the importance — 2019. they are going to focus on the importance of the union, northern ireland's— importance of the union, northern ireland's place in the union and also _ ireland's place in the union and also building a better northern ireland, — also building a better northern ireland, they say, notjust also building a better northern ireland, they say, not just for the dup and — ireland, they say, not just for the dup and its— ireland, they say, not just for the dup and its supporters but for everyone _ dup and its supporters but for everyone. the protocol isjust hanging — everyone. the protocol isjust hanging over things here. the dup are finding— hanging over things here. the dup are finding themselves in a different position to what they were in different position to what they were in 2019 _ different position to what they were in 2019. they are no longer the iargest— in 2019. they are no longer the largest party in northern ireland, that is— largest party in northern ireland, that is sinn fein, the protocol has left them — that is sinn fein, the protocol has left them feeling symbolically cut off from — left them feeling symbolically cut off from the rest of the uk and they have refused to enter the power—sharing executive at stormont until that _ power—sharing executive at stormont until that is _ power—sharing executive at stormont until that is resolved. yesterday, we heard — until that is resolved. yesterday, we heard from ireland and the uk they were — we heard from ireland and the uk

they were promising signs in resolving _ they were promising signs in resolving this dispute over the protocol— resolving this dispute over the protocol but for the dup, they want to either— protocol but for the dup, they want to either be completely scrapped or significantly altered. there is a crucial— significantly altered. there is a crucial date, the 28th of october, if crucial date, the 28th of october, if the _ crucial date, the 28th of october, if the dup— crucial date, the 28th of october, if the dup haven't written to stormont we will see fresh elections in northern ireland and that is the last thing — in northern ireland and that is the last thing anyone wants. that is the deadline. _ last thing anyone wants. that is the deadline, only a few weeks to go. it is deadline, only a few weeks to go. it is unlikely— deadline, only a few weeks to go. it is unlikely to date we will hear the dup setting out some kind of plan for getting back to power at stormont is because they want actions — stormont is because they want actions not words on what will happen— actions not words on what will happen with the protocol. for the moment, thank _ happen with the protocol. for the moment, thank you _ happen with the protocol. for the moment, thank you very - happen with the protocol. for the moment, thank you very much. i the mayor of liverpool says her city will "do ukraine proud", after it was chosen to host next year's eurovision song contest. the show is coming to the uk for the first time in 25 years — after this year's winner, ukraine, was unable to host it because of the war. liverpool beat glasgow to be chosen as the host city, after both were selected as finalists from a shortlist of seven.

the announcement was made last night. it the announcement was made last nilht. , the announcement was made last nilht. ., countries across europe are currently struggling with gas supply shortages — caused by russia's invasion of ukraine. the continent is far more reliant than the uk on russian gas for heating and electricity and governments have been introducing strategies to reduce energy consumption. in italy, people are being urged to lower household thermostats by one degree and to use heating for an hour less each day. in france, a limit of 19 degrees celsius has been put on heating in public buildings. a similar limit is being imposed in spain, which extends to shopping centres and other public spaces such as airports. shop lights must also be out by 10pm. here in the uk, the national grid has announced a scheme to help reduce consumption at peak times.

let's find out more about this. good to talk to you today, emily. what is the national grid proposed? this to talk to you today, emily. what is the national grid proposed?- the national grid proposed? this is a last resort _ the national grid proposed? this is a last resort scheme, _ the national grid proposed? this is a last resort scheme, it _ the national grid proposed? this is a last resort scheme, it is - a last resort scheme, it is important to say. but the national ll’ld important to say. but the national grid is— important to say. but the national grid is plan— important to say. but the national grid is plan plan out contingency options — grid is plan plan out contingency options for what and if the uk didn't— options for what and if the uk didn't have energy. —— enough energy — didn't have energy. —— enough energy. the energy market is unstable _ energy. the energy market is unstable and there is lots of going on on _ unstable and there is lots of going on on the — unstable and there is lots of going on on the continent so it is pretty sensible — on on the continent so it is pretty sensible the national grid has a plan in — sensible the national grid has a plan in place. they have said this is plan in place. they have said this is unlikely— plan in place. they have said this is unlikely to happen. ultimately, the uk _ is unlikely to happen. ultimately, the uk does have a strong base of energy— the uk does have a strong base of energy to — the uk does have a strong base of energy to use. however, what they have suggested and what will be rolled _ have suggested and what will be rolled out now is this thing called the demand flexibility service. this is the demand flexibility service. this is when _ the demand flexibility service. this is when energy providers will offer customers— is when energy providers will offer customers with smart metres and

incentive — customers with smart metres and incentive to use less energy on days when _ incentive to use less energy on days when the _ incentive to use less energy on days when the demand is going to be a problem — when the demand is going to be a troblem. ., .., , ., problem. certain companies are offerinl problem. certain companies are offering more — problem. certain companies are offering more specific— problem. certain companies are i offering more specific suggestions. yes. there was a trial that took place _ yes. there was a trial that took place with— yes. there was a trial that took place with octopus earlier in the year— place with octopus earlier in the year and — place with octopus earlier in the year and i— place with octopus earlier in the yearand i think place with octopus earlier in the year and i think they found their customers— year and i think they found their customers took to it's pretty well. they _ customers took to it's pretty well. they found — customers took to it's pretty well. they found what would happen is you would _ they found what would happen is you would get _ they found what would happen is you would get a text or e—mail the day before _ would get a text or e—mail the day before and — would get a text or e—mail the day before and it will tell you, tomorrow we are going to have a low energy— tomorrow we are going to have a low energy day — tomorrow we are going to have a low energy day, can you use less electricity— energy day, can you use less electricity as you can. you would opt into— electricity as you can. you would opt into that, it wouldn't be something you would be forced to do. if you _ something you would be forced to do. if you went— something you would be forced to do. if you went ahead with it he would .et if you went ahead with it he would get money— if you went ahead with it he would get money back for that. this if you went ahead with it he would get money back for that.— get money back for that. this is lloin to get money back for that. this is going to be _ get money back for that. this is going to be something - get money back for that. this is going to be something that - get money back for that. this is going to be something that a i get money back for that. this is | going to be something that a lot get money back for that. this is i going to be something that a lot of electricity companies, energy companies i should say, will be urged to do and contact their customers as well.—

urged to do and contact their customers as well. yes. as i said he would be contacted _ customers as well. yes. as i said he would be contacted by _ customers as well. yes. as i said he would be contacted by your supplier| would be contacted by your supplier and asked _ would be contacted by your supplier and asked whether you want to take part _ and asked whether you want to take part it _ and asked whether you want to take part. it could only happen if you have _ part. it could only happen if you have a _ part. it could only happen if you have a smart metre because they can monitor— have a smart metre because they can monitor your— have a smart metre because they can monitor your energy closely on an hour— monitor your energy closely on an hour by— monitor your energy closely on an hour by hour basis. the period of time _ hour by hour basis. the period of time would — hour by hour basis. the period of time would be around three hours, between _ time would be around three hours, between a—7 pm, the peak time of using _ between a—7 pm, the peak time of using electricity. the old anecdote that when — using electricity. the old anecdote that when there is an outbreak in coronation — that when there is an outbreak in coronation street the national grid spikes— coronation street the national grid spikes is— coronation street the national grid spikes is similar to that. great britain — spikes is similar to that. great britain has _ spikes is similar to that. great britain has plenty of energy and it's britain has plenty of energy and it's great— britain has plenty of energy and it's great and in its system to use most _ it's great and in its system to use most of— it's great and in its system to use most of the — it's great and in its system to use most of the time but if that is a particularly cold day or if there is a day— particularly cold day or if there is a day when — particularly cold day or if there is a day when there are concerns about how much _ a day when there are concerns about how much we have access to, it'd be a case _ how much we have access to, it'd be a case of— how much we have access to, it'd be a case of making sure we are spreading _ a case of making sure we are spreading the load out across the whole _ spreading the load out across the whole 24 — spreading the load out across the whole 24 hours rather than using electricity— whole 24 hours rather than using electricity in that core time slot and that— electricity in that core time slot and that is— electricity in that core time slot and that is why there will be incentives.—

and that is why there will be incentives. . ., , , ., incentives. what is your view? the government _ incentives. what is your view? the government made _ incentives. what is your view? the government made clear _ incentives. what is your view? the government made clear this - incentives. what is your view? the government made clear this time i government made clear this time yesterday it will not be launching a public information campaign, it doesn't want to tell us what to do. what do customers need? i think ultimately, there are two big problems here or two issues. the first being — problems here or two issues. the first being just the availability of energy— first being just the availability of energy in— first being just the availability of energy in the uk which the great house _ energy in the uk which the great house state is an unlikely problem to arise _ house state is an unlikely problem to arise. the second is the price of electricity— to arise. the second is the price of electricity and price of energy for consumers. what the government has said is— consumers. what the government has said is that _ consumers. what the government has said is that they are not going to be doing — said is that they are not going to be doing their own campaign to talk to consumers about the prices. lots of consumer— to consumers about the prices. lots of consumer groups and other organisations are running strong campaigns about how people can reduce _ campaigns about how people can reduce their energy use at home. that is— reduce their energy use at home. that is about bringing your prices down _ that is about bringing your prices down and — that is about bringing your prices down and bringing bills down. there are plenty— down and bringing bills down. there are plenty of things people can be doing _ are plenty of things people can be doing if— are plenty of things people can be doing if they feel able to just to

make _ doing if they feel able to just to make sure their energy use is lower this winter— make sure their energy use is lower this winter to try and shave some of that big _ this winter to try and shave some of that big biii~ — this winter to try and shave some of that big bill-— that big bill. interesting talking to ou. that big bill. interesting talking to you- thank— that big bill. interesting talking to you. thank you _ that big bill. interesting talking to you. thank you for _ that big bill. interesting talking to you. thank you for your - that big bill. interesting talkingj to you. thank you for your time that big bill. interesting talking - to you. thank you for your time with us this morning.— us this morning. let's bring you up-to-date _ us this morning. let's bring you up-to-date with _ us this morning. let's bring you up-to-date with one _ us this morning. let's bring you up-to-date with one story - us this morning. let's bring you up-to-date with one story we i us this morning. let's bring you i up-to-date with one story we have up—to—date with one story we have been telling you this morning. this is about the blast in county donegal in ireland. this was at a petrol station. irish police say seven people are now confirmed to have been killed in that blast that happened at a petrol station in county donegal. ltnfe happened at a petrol station in county donegal. happened at a petrol station in coun donelal. . , ., ., , county donegal. we understand, early this morning — county donegal. we understand, early this morning we _ county donegal. we understand, early this morning we were _ county donegal. we understand, early this morning we were reporting - county donegal. we understand, early this morning we were reporting three l this morning we were reporting three fatalities which had been confirmed yesterday. those other four fatalities have been confirmed overnight. eight people were transferred to hospital yesterday for medical attention. the police is saying anyone who was travelling in

that area should reconsider their roots because emergency services are still dealing with the incident and a search and rescue operation is still under way.— a search and rescue operation is still under way. this confirmation on the latest _ still under way. this confirmation on the latest death _ still under way. this confirmation on the latest death toll _ still under way. this confirmation on the latest death toll at - still under way. this confirmation on the latest death toll at that i on the latest death toll at that blast which is that seven fatalities have now been confirmed. of course, any more information that will come in, we are expecting a news conference later in the afternoon today. conference later in the afternoon toda . , j~ ., here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. lastly better than what we have had. we have had a bit of rain. good morning to you. lots of sunshine for today. a few shower clouds on the horizon, there have been sent across northern and western scotland. also to the north—west of northern ireland and across north—west england as well. a lot of those in north west england, we have seen one or two, they will

fade. if you into the afternoon. they are going to continue in the north—west of scotland, cloudier in between where else where it is sunny spells, staying dry, a bit more of a breeze in the north but not as fresh as it was yesterday. temperatures down on yesterday but you've got the sunshine and lighter winds to compensate. without a recipe means we are going to see another cold night tonight. 2 degrees last night. increasing clouds, trees and eventually rain into the far west as we go through the morning. stornoway, belfast, 11 degrees, compared to 5 degrees in norwich. another lovely day for eastern england. scotland and northern ireland, a day for waterproofs again. heavy rains at times through the day before brighter conditions develop in the highlands and islands. here, the strongest of the

winds, severe gales later in the day and into the night. temperatures not far away front of the's values. physical activities like walking, cycling and gardening are now being prescribed by some gp practices in england, as part of a new trial. it's called social prescribing and is being used by doctors as an alternative to medication and a way to improve wellbeing. but does it work? our reporter mike liggins has been finding out. dicky heart, bad back, ibs. diverticulitis... derek harper has a number of medical issues. it's a miracle you're still standing, really? his mother died in 2019. a heavy blow. and after the lockdowns, derek became very down. he was struggling to find the will to go on. and then you try and put it in perspective and say, well, i'm fortunate i've got grandchildren. and what would happen if i wasn't here?

you know, how would they feel? so it's notjust about you. it's about what happens if you do do something silly. fortunate, we've got a gp who who was also where i was and suggested, you know, the wellbeing side of it. derek's gp is chris at the surgery in holbrook. it was chris who recommended getting in contact with the active wellbeing service. in turn they recommended exercise and a change in diet. and today derek is a stone lighter and in a much better place. overall, yeah, i'm in a good place compared to where i was. i mean, before it was a cas of, well, what's the point in being here if this is all that life's got to offer? and you now fitter, fitter lost a bit of weight, eating more healthy. chris has been prescribing exercise for 20 years, long before it became fashionable. he's big on cycling and if he can,

uses his bike to make home visits. today was the first time i'd seen him since i had referred him injanuary, and he was completely different person. he was bright, cheerful, slim. and i asked him about some of his problems he had, in particular, irritable bowel syndrome. and he said that had improved tremendously with his exercise. but can social prescribing help? most people who've got chronic diseases wish they would do would be able to do more activity if they could. and there's quite a lot of barriers to that for them. but if you encourage them, they will do it and they will feel a lot better. derek harper also likes painting by numbers. mindfulness which helps the mood. a great example of what social prescribing can achieve. derek is now much more positive about his future. mike higgins, bbc news.

gp, dr nighat arifjoins us now. thank you for having me. have you trescribed thank you for having me. have you prescribed social _ thank you for having me. have you prescribed social prescribing? - thank you for having me. have you prescribed social prescribing? we i prescribed social prescribing? we have been doing this since 2014. it is modelling planning around trying to get— is modelling planning around trying to get people to look after themselves. some chronic conditions, you don't— themselves. some chronic conditions, you don't need to give then that's prescription tablets to be able to walk through the door, they need to be able _ walk through the door, they need to be able to— walk through the door, they need to be able to do things for themselves. sociai— be able to do things for themselves. social prescribing was a modelling that has— social prescribing was a modelling that has been around since 2014, it wasn't _ that has been around since 2014, it wasn't really up. in 2019, it is something _ wasn't really up. in 2019, it is something we were going to enforce. it is enforced by a lot of gps because _ it is enforced by a lot of gps because they appreciate that. the pandemic— because they appreciate that. the pandemic hit and we've never really .ot pandemic hit and we've never really got that— pandemic hit and we've never really got that micro use of people face—to—face. got that micro use of people face-to-face._

got that micro use of people face-to-face. . , ., , ., ., face-to-face. when people have a chronic condition, _ face-to-face. when people have a chronic condition, you _ face-to-face. when people have a chronic condition, you want - face-to-face. when people have a chronic condition, you want to - face-to-face. when people have a chronic condition, you want to be i chronic condition, you want to be fit straightaway, medicine in our society, we think it is a conduit to that. when someone says, here is some advice to look after yourself, does that mean you are not getting what you are need? if does that mean you are not getting what you are need?— does that mean you are not getting what you are need? if you have got a tatient what you are need? if you have got a patient you — what you are need? if you have got a patient you know _ what you are need? if you have got a patient you know really _ what you are need? if you have got a patient you know really well - what you are need? if you have got a patient you know really well and - what you are need? if you have got a patient you know really well and you | patient you know really well and you have tried _ patient you know really well and you have tried to do the medical things, you tried _ have tried to do the medical things, you tried to— have tried to do the medical things, you tried to give them the medicine they need. — you tried to give them the medicine they need, this is more of the fact what _ they need, this is more of the fact what can— they need, this is more of the fact what can we — they need, this is more of the fact what can we do in order to social factors— what can we do in order to social factors to — what can we do in order to social factors to support you. that's medicine, _ factors to support you. that's medicine, sometimes, is not what they need — medicine, sometimes, is not what they need. we know chronic illnesses, people who are overweight, people who are isolated, social— overweight, people who are isolated, social prescribing works really welt — social prescribing works really welt this _ social prescribing works really well. this has been done really well by a practice in north london and they— by a practice in north london and they have — by a practice in north london and they have been doing social prescribing. they monitor 216 people to have _ prescribing. they monitor 216 people to have the _ prescribing. they monitor 216 people to have the sort of treatment and they found 50% of them need less a&e

attendance, 33% less gp attendances and 75% _ attendance, 33% less gp attendances and 75% of— attendance, 33% less gp attendances and 75% of the patients of those applicants are saying, my mental and physical— applicants are saying, my mental and physical well—being is better. this is a modelling programme, social prescribing works really well. it has been — prescribing works really well. it has been done in uk, ireland, canada and australia. we need the psychology to say, look after yourself, _ psychology to say, look after yourself, but because the nhs is a precious _ yourself, but because the nhs is a precious resource.— precious resource. what is the difference _ precious resource. what is the difference between _ precious resource. what is the difference between you - precious resource. what is the difference between you sitting j precious resource. what is the - difference between you sitting down with one of your patients and giving them advice, here is what i think, think about eating less of this, a bit of advice, and what you are calling a social prescription? the bi est calling a social prescription? the biggest difference is time for i have ten— biggest difference is time for i have ten minutes as a gp and i have to deat— have ten minutes as a gp and i have to deal with — have ten minutes as a gp and i have to deal with a things that they bring — to deal with a things that they bring through the door. i can put you in— bring through the door. i can put you in contact with a link worker. it could _ you in contact with a link worker. it could be — you in contact with a link worker. it could be an exercise group they can do. _ it could be an exercise group they can do, somebody who is doing

mindfulness.— can do, somebody who is doing mindfulness. , , ., mindfulness. help me with this one, a prescription. _ mindfulness. help me with this one, a prescription, what _ mindfulness. help me with this one, a prescription, what most _ mindfulness. help me with this one, a prescription, what most people - a prescription, what most people think of, is a piece of paper. is this the same? do people get time... it could be a piece of paper saying io it could be a piece of paper saying go and _ it could be a piece of paper saying go and see — it could be a piece of paper saying go and see this person in the community who is doing well being. it gives— community who is doing well being. it gives you — community who is doing well being. it gives you access to this individual. it is a joined community effort _ individual. it is a joined community effort to— individual. it is a joined community effort to make sure the society you are iooking — effort to make sure the society you are looking after in that gp practice _ are looking after in that gp practice are fit and healthy because that is— practice are fit and healthy because that is preventative care for the future — that is preventative care for the future we _ that is preventative care for the future. we know pressure on gp appointments is immense and a lot of it is appointments is immense and a lot of it is social— appointments is immense and a lot of it is social issues that we need better— it is social issues that we need better dealing with. that could be the patient who is stuck in a hospital— the patient who is stuck in a hospital and isn't able to go home because _ hospital and isn't able to go home because there is nobody to look after— because there is nobody to look after them but we need volunteers, community— after them but we need volunteers, community care workers to look after that person _ community care workers to look after that person in the community. what if somebody — that person in the community. what if somebody says, _ that person in the community. what

if somebody says, no? _ that person in the community. what if somebody says, no? that - that person in the community. what if somebody says, no? that does i if somebody says, no? that does ha- ten. if somebody says, no? that does happen- some — if somebody says, no? that does happen. some patients - if somebody says, no? that does happen. some patients do - if somebody says, no? that does happen. some patients do say, i if somebody says, no? that does i happen. some patients do say, this isn't something i need. like all prescriptions, if they give a patient _ prescriptions, if they give a patient antidepressants or some kind of antibiotics, they can say, no, as welt _ of antibiotics, they can say, no, as welt this — of antibiotics, they can say, no, as welt this is — of antibiotics, they can say, no, as well. this is about getting the peasant — well. this is about getting the peasant to engage with their health. we have _ peasant to engage with their health. we have come to a crunch point at the moment to think, what can we do to protect _ the moment to think, what can we do to protect the nhs for the future and how— to protect the nhs for the future and how can i look after myself? it could _ and how can i look after myself? it could be _ and how can i look after myself? it could be stopping smoking, reducing the amount i drink, may be getting more _ the amount i drink, may be getting more exercising. it is the amount i drink, may be getting more exercising.— more exercising. it is very interesting. _ more exercising. it is very interesting. the _ more exercising. it is very interesting. the fact - more exercising. it is very interesting. the fact the i more exercising. it is very - interesting. the fact the pressure on the services _ interesting. the fact the pressure on the services is _ interesting. the fact the pressure on the services is by _ interesting. the fact the pressure on the services is by individuals i on the services is by individuals taking — on the services is by individuals taking care of themselves is what we need at _ taking care of themselves is what we need at the — taking care of themselves is what we need at the moment and this is something that works, it's really does _ something that works, it's really does work— something that works, it's really does work with the right patients. levy having you on the sofa. will be back very shortly.

we need to talk about what is going on in the sport because england the's women have been doing very well. ~

the's women have been doing very well. . , . , , well. we saw those things in wembley didn't we, but — well. we saw those things in wembley didn't we, but there _ well. we saw those things in wembley didn't we, but there was _ well. we saw those things in wembley didn't we, but there was an _ didn't we, but there was an expectation last night on their shoulders, the world champions, the artist states, a chance for sarina wiegman and a group of players to test themselves, both teams missing some of their bigger players and england one. they were really impressive, and look at times, you expect them to have the ball and cause them problems but i thought england looked really controlled. comfortable. it was in the end, and some of their decisions went their way but real momentum, we are ten months away from the world cup. where is he? charlie, we will be seeing him in a short amount of time, he is speaking to people going around the country. he’s time, he is speaking to people going around the country.— around the country. he's not actually driving _ around the country. he's not actually driving a _ around the country. he's not actually driving a rickshaw? l around the country. he's not - actually driving a rickshaw? that would never _ actually driving a rickshaw? that would never be _ actually driving a rickshaw? “irisgit would never be allowed. actually driving a rickshaw? that| would never be allowed. england safely feeling _ would never be allowed. england safely feeling confident - would never be allowed. england safely feeling confident about. would never be allowed. england i safely feeling confident about their world cup chances are now without 2-1 world cup chances are now without 2—1 win over world cup chances are now without 2—1win over the united states at

wembley last night, 76,000 got to watch it, as natalie pirks now reports. the format lioness tried for a ticket rush cheeky touch. following a damning report into systemic reviews —— abuse in the top league, both teams sent a powerful message, but that is where the friendship messaged ended and the fun started. beth made eroded down the wing and lauren hemp took full advantage. injured captain lee williamson enjoyed that, but when lindsay her and hurried, george stanway was outmuscled and sophia smith pounced. stanway would make amends soon enough, lucy bronze took amends soon enough, lucy bronze took a tick to the head, vir took an age, but finally the referee pointed to the spot and stanway was emphatic.

but you don't keep the world chance down footlong, check out this sumptuous backheel to up an equaliser will stopped only it wasn't, as they crossed their fingers vir was busy again, no goal. half—time brought reflection, the first lioness is finally recognised with caps after 50 years. remarkably, vir intervened again after this was handball. a friendly can't change history. but with a world cup ten months awake this victory might help change things in the future. england showed why they're the favourites to win the rugby union world cup with a 8a—19 win over fiji this morning on the opening day of the tournament in new zealand. they ran in 1a tries for a record breaking victory that extends their winning run to 26 tests. jo currie was watching.

the year—long covid delay means these players have had a long wait for this moment, england's red roses are expected to bloom at this world cup, fitting that they get their campaign under way cup, fitting that they get their campaign underway in cup, fitting that they get their campaign under way in eden. from emerging fiji, a first ever appearance in the tournament. unbeaten in 25 games, this england side knows how to score big strides, they also know how to score simple ones. patrick macdonald opening the scoring. the world number one that it were twice. before they felt the fizzle of the fiji attack, a reminder that they too can turn it on. england kicked off, crossing the line again but fiji showed their speed once more, reminding the opposition before the break that they were in a world class clash. whatever was said and england dressing were in at half—time had an instant impact and then the floodgates opened, as they ran in ten second—half tries. as fiji

bolted on tired, england were too quick, too strong, too good. there was a ruthless win the relentless roses. they face france next weekend. joe currie, bbc news. max verstappen is well positioned to win his second formula one world title after taking pole position at the japanese grand prix. he just pipped ferrari's charles leclerc who'll start tomorrow's race from second. carlos sainz took third, lewis hamilton 6th, george russell 8th. verstappen can become champion tomorrow if he wins the race and takes the point for fastest lap. the first black footballer to be called up for england in 1925 has been awarded an honorary international cap by the football assocation. jack leslie was the only black player in the english leagues when he made the squad. but he was then dropped — his family believe it was because of racism. leslie's team at the time — plymouth argyle — also unveiled a statue to him with the help of his granddaughters. he spent 1a years at argyle scoring more than 130 goals.

it would be another 50 years before viv anderson became the first black player to play for england. it makes you go to say, look at date, look at it, it is him. we haven't seen our grandad for 30 odd years and he is there, that is our grandad, it is an amazing statue, it has captured the essence of our grandad. it is the icing on the cake, really, wejust wish it had happened in his lifetime and he would have been here to see it, but we are so proud. in golf, england'sjodi ewart shadoff has a four—shot lead at the half way stage of the lpga mediheal championship in california. she backed up an opening—round 6a with a three—under 69 on friday to move to 11 under, giving her a commanding lead over her closest challenger paula ree—toe as she looks to win a maiden lpga tour title.

i could only imagine around 6a. i could only imagine around 64. i could only dream of it, i would wake up could only dream of it, i would wake up in a cold sweat. i could only dream of it, i would wake up in a cold sweat.— up in a cold sweat. i would and then i would realise _ up in a cold sweat. i would and then i would realise it _ up in a cold sweat. i would and then i would realise it is _ up in a cold sweat. i would and then i would realise it is never— up in a cold sweat. i would and then i would realise it is never going - up in a cold sweat. i would and then i would realise it is never going to i i would realise it is never going to happen. lovely things to dream of and good luck tojodie as well. look and good luck to jodie as well. look at what charlie _ and good luck tojodie as well. look at what charlie halted last weekend, could she get herself over the line this weekend? we could she get herself over the line this weekend?— could she get herself over the line this weekend? we hope so. fingers crossed, thank _ this weekend? we hope so. fingers crossed, thank you _ this weekend? we hope so. fingers crossed, thank you very _ this weekend? we hope so. fingers crossed, thank you very much. - this weekend? we hope so. fingers| crossed, thank you very much. let's talk to matt, find out what is happening with the weather today. looks lovely, looks like you are perfectly placed with the sun behind you. perfectly placed with the sun behind ou. ., y ., perfectly placed with the sun behind ou. ., , ., ., , perfectly placed with the sun behind you. lovely day ahead. very good morninl you. lovely day ahead. very good morning to _ you. lovely day ahead. very good morning to you. _ you. lovely day ahead. very good morning to you, a _ you. lovely day ahead. very good morning to you, a perfect - you. lovely day ahead. very good morning to you, a perfect start i you. lovely day ahead. very good morning to you, a perfect start toj morning to you, a perfect start to the weekend, little bit on the fresh side but it is october after all, but plenty of sunny and dry weather for the vast majority. sunday, different story in scotland and northern ireland, more wet and windy

weather is set to push back. this morning, the big picture, the cloud behind me is gathering for tomorrow, little bit more cloud drifting into the north and west of scotland, and in northern ireland, but look at the clear skies elsewhere. before sunrise to start the weekend, there is a few showers in north—west england, they will fade through the morning, view showers in western scotland, and into the north of scotland, and into the north of scotland, some will continue through the day, more especially in the north—west of scotland with more cloud, elsewhere we stay dry through the day, sunny spells, little fresher than yesterday but with winds lighter it should not feel too bad in the sunshine. overnight, england and wales a chilly night, breeze picking up towards the north and the west, temperatures will drop as much, 10 degrees as we go into tomorrow morning. rural parts of east wales through the midlands and east wales through the midlands and east anglia, two or three celsius. still under the influence of this

area of high pressure. low pressure moving on from the north—west, though, and tomorrow across parts of western scotland, northern ireland, another day for the waterproofs, and in some parts of western scotland, we could see another 30 or a0 mil metres of rain, so over an inch possible. of you. we start with a sunshine and chilly start across wales and much of england, wales and uplifting and will cloud over through the day, sunshine hazy elsewhere, a bright start. london northern ireland but it is here the rain sets in with strong winds, some heavy rain, particular hills in the west and the breeze will pick up, that will make it feel cooler across northern and western areas and temperatures would suggest. we will see gales in the north and west of scotland, wind gusts of up to 60 miles an hour, severe gales continue into the night across the far north of scotland but it does mean an area of scotland but it does mean an area of rain will push southwards as we go through the night and into monday

morning. there will be that fragmented rain band as we head into tomorrow, into monday morning, so not as much rain across parts of east anglia and the south—east as we start monday, but it will clear through, sunny conditions will develop, a bit of a breeze blowing in the north and the west with a few showers dotted around, but it will feel cool on monday. but certainly out there to start this weekend, charlie, as you can seat yourself, it is a lovely start to the day. do ou it is a lovely start to the day. do you know _ it is a lovely start to the day. in? you know what, matt, you are absolutely right. we are outside our studios in salford and we have perfect blue skies, perfect day to introduce you, you may have seen already during the course of this week the rickshaw, the centrepiece of children in need rickshaw challenge, to give it the official title this year, it is the rickshaw relay rides again. a nice bit of alliteration there. you will be the menu with a concept, the rickshaw will be country —— travelling all

around the country, matt baker will be at the help —— helm, and alongside him a whole team of riders with very special stories to tell and that is the significant thing minutes give you a rundown of where the rickshaw will be going, this all starts off on the 17th of october, so it is a week on monday and that will be sunderland to durham, and that will be alexander, we are going to meet some of these skies are just a minute, and then it will be warrington to wrexham with quinn, and then aberystwyth from there, and then after that, birmingham to kenilworth. this is some route, isn't it? and lastly, amongst the guys we are going to meet now, it will be wellingborough to silverstone, and that will be with tabitha. so, here we are, the server is outside, everyone has gone alarmingly quiet all of a sudden. we are supposed to be happy. you guys

are supposed to be happy. you guys are going to be doing the rickshaw challenge, what a moment, and this is the first chance you have had a chance to say hello to everyone, we've got mums and dads over there, little round of applause in advance of all of these guys who are going to be doing the rickshaw challenge. applause. fish-cl to be doing the rickshaw challenge. applause. �* , ., to be doing the rickshaw challenge. applause. ~ , ., ., , to be doing the rickshaw challenge. applause. �* , ., ., , ., to be doing the rickshaw challenge. applause. ~ ., , ., ., applause. and you really are going to have to get _ applause. and you really are going to have to get used _ applause. and you really are going to have to get used to _ applause. and you really are going to have to get used to that - applause. and you really are going to have to get used to that because | to have to get used to that because over the next weeks and days, there is going to be a lot of praise and adulation for you as you go around the course. let's introduce everyone around the table here. next to me, we will talk to everyone, i talk to you, tabitha right next to me, alexander on the end of the sofa, tabitha, tell me a little bit about what your motivation is getting involved. mr; what your motivation is getting involved. y ., ., ., what your motivation is getting involved. g ., ., ., , involved. my motivation is the toorl involved. my motivation is the poorly kids — involved. my motivation is the poorly kids at _ involved. my motivation is the poorly kids at home _ involved. my motivation is the poorly kids at home that - involved. my motivation is the poorly kids at home that went | poorly kids at home that went through— poorly kids at home that went through similar things to me, chemotherapy, bedbound and can't do their sport. _ chemotherapy, bedbound and can't do theirsport. i— chemotherapy, bedbound and can't do their sport, i want to prove did easier— their sport, i want to prove did easier -- — their sport, i want to prove did easier —— disease and illness

doesn't _ easier —— disease and illness doesn't value to bed i have noticed people _ doesn't value to bed i have noticed people whip over things really quickly — people whip over things really quickly, you have been through a lot. quickly, you have been through a lot yes. — quickly, you have been through a lot yes. it— quickly, you have been through a lot. yes, it hasn't been easy, but i am here, — lot. yes, it hasn't been easy, but i am here, that— lot. yes, it hasn't been easy, but i am here, that is all that matters. any worries — am here, that is all that matters. any worries about the rickshaw challenge itself? i any worries about the rickshaw challenge itself?— challenge itself? i am worried because i _ challenge itself? i am worried because i have _ challenge itself? i am worried because i have never - because i have never ridden 35 plus miles, but i have played a lot of sport. _ miles, but i have played a lot of sport. i— miles, but i have played a lot of sport. i am _ miles, but i have played a lot of sport, i am quite active, i think i will be _ sport, i am quite active, i think i will be fine, _ sport, i am quite active, i think i will be fine, i am just excited to .et will be fine, i am just excited to get on _ will be fine, i am just excited to get on and _ will be fine, i am just excited to get on and do it now.— get on and do it now. ovarian cancer, get on and do it now. ovarian cancer. i _ get on and do it now. ovarian cancer, ifeel_ get on and do it now. ovarian cancer, i feelyou _ get on and do it now. ovarian cancer, i feel you are - get on and do it now. ovarian. cancer, i feelyou are reluctant get on and do it now. ovarian - cancer, i feelyou are reluctant to cancer, i feel you are reluctant to share it out loud, but you are sharing your story, that is the point, tell us about it. i sharing your story, that is the point, tell us about it.- point, tell us about it. i got diagnosed _ point, tell us about it. i got diagnosed when _ point, tell us about it. i got diagnosed when i _ point, tell us about it. i got diagnosed when i was - point, tell us about it. i got diagnosed when i was six i point, tell us about it. i got | diagnosed when i was six -- point, tell us about it. i got. diagnosed when i was six -- 15 point, tell us about it. i got diagnosed when i was six —— 15 and had surgery— diagnosed when i was six —— 15 and had surgery a week before my 16th birthday. _ had surgery a week before my 16th birthday, so my 16th birthday, a week— birthday, so my 16th birthday, a week before the first lockdown, i had one — week before the first lockdown, i had one friend over, we celebrated in had one friend over, we celebrated in my— had one friend over, we celebrated in my conservatory and two months after _ in my conservatory and two months after that _ in my conservatory and two months after that i— in my conservatory and two months after that i got put in for chemotherapy, lost my hair, but i am here now— chemotherapy, lost my hair, but i am here now and — chemotherapy, lost my hair, but i am here now and that is all that

matters _ here now and that is all that matters and i am going to be fine. a terrific matters and i am going to be fine. terrific story, i am so pleased you are involved.— are involved. alexander, good morning- _ are involved. alexander, good morning. good _ are involved. alexander, good morning. good morning. - are involved. alexander, good morning. good morning. telll are involved. alexander, good i morning. good morning. tell me are involved. alexander, good - morning. good morning. tell me about our morning. good morning. tell me about youriourney. — morning. good morning. tell me about youriourney. why _ morning. good morning. tell me about youriourney. why did _ morning. good morning. tell me about yourjourney, why did you _ morning. good morning. tell me about yourjourney, why did you want - morning. good morning. tell me about yourjourney, why did you want to - morning. good morning. tell me about yourjourney, why did you want to be i yourjourney, why did you want to be involved? �* , ., ., . ., , involved? because i had a charity with race involved? because i had a charity with grace how _ involved? because i had a charity with grace how and _ involved? because i had a charity with grace how and i _ involved? because i had a charity with grace how and i got - involved? because i had a charity with grace how and i got me - involved? because i had a charity - with grace how and i got me involved and then— with grace how and i got me involved and then there was about 105 plus applications from this year's chitdren— applications from this year's children in need around the country, and we _ children in need around the country, and we just— children in need around the country, and we just are all pleased that five came — and we just are all pleased that five came down to the five, and we were _ five came down to the five, and we were picked. five came down to the five, and we were picked-— were picked. alexander, i'm very leased were picked. alexander, i'm very pleased you _ were picked. alexander, i'm very pleased you involved, _ were picked. alexander, i'm very pleased you involved, you - were picked. alexander, i'm very pleased you involved, you have i pleased you involved, you have autism. and that is something that clearly matters a lot to you, tell me a little bit about why you wanted to be involved, and it is there, right behind us, are you worried about the journey itself? ida. right behind us, are you worried about the journey itself?- right behind us, are you worried about the journey itself? about the 'ourney itself? no, it is the about the journey itself? no, it is the longest— about the journey itself? no, it is the longest journey _ about the journey itself? no, it is the longest journey i _ about the journey itself? no, it is the longest journey i have - about the journey itself? no, it is the longest journey i have ever. about the journey itself? no, it is - the longest journey i have ever made the longestjourney i have ever made so i am _ the longestjourney i have ever made so i am going to smash it. that the longest journey i have ever made so i am going to smash it.— so i am going to smash it. that is the kind of— so i am going to smash it. that is the kind of attitude _ so i am going to smash it. that is the kind of attitude we _ so i am going to smash it. that is the kind of attitude we like to - the kind of attitude we like to hear. �* , .., . the kind of attitude we like to hear. , ,

hear. any newcastle supporters? tou . h hear. any newcastle supporters? tough luck! _ hear. any newcastle supporters? tough luck! alexander, _ hear. any newcastle supporters? tough luck! alexander, i- hear. any newcastle supporters? tough luck! alexander, i like - hear. any newcastle supporters? | tough luck! alexander, i like your attitude, i think you will go far on the bike. i attitude, i think you will go far on the bike. ., ., ,., . the bike. i have trained so much. you are ready — the bike. i have trained so much. you are ready to _ the bike. i have trained so much. you are ready to go, _ the bike. i have trained so much. you are ready to go, i _ the bike. i have trained so much. you are ready to go, i can - the bike. i have trained so much. you are ready to go, i can tell. i l you are ready to go, i can tell. i know i am, yes. you are ready to go, i can tell. i know! am, yes. i— you are ready to go, i can tell. i know! am, yes. i am _ you are ready to go, i can tell. i know! am, yes. i am promised| you are ready to go, i can tell. i i know! am, yes. i am promised you knowi am, yes. i am promised you lu s, i knowi am, yes. i am promised you guys. iwill— knowi am, yes. i am promised you guys. i will chat _ knowi am, yes. i am promised you guys, i will chat to _ knowi am, yes. i am promised you guys, i will chat to you _ knowi am, yes. i am promised you guys, i will chat to you in _ knowi am, yes. i am promised you guys, i will chat to you in a - guys, i will chat to you in a moment, i'm going to balk over this way for a minute and have a chat with paul, i think, way for a minute and have a chat with paul, ithink, if way for a minute and have a chat with paul, i think, if we come over this way, step down the steps here, we will have a little look at the rickshaw itself. paul is here because you are one of the guys, good morning, you are one of those who has helped develop this machine, and it is a sophisticated piece of technology. and it is a sophisticated piece of technology-— technology. yes, a lot of tech in here. it technology. yes, a lot of tech in here- it has _ technology. yes, a lot of tech in here. it has been _ technology. yes, a lot of tech in here. it has been developed - technology. yes, a lot of tech in | here. it has been developed over technology. yes, a lot of tech in - here. it has been developed over the year, started back in 2018, and we did modification in 2019, we cut electric gear shifters on to make it easierfor the electric gear shifters on to make it easier for the young riders, electric gear shifters on to make it easierfor the young riders, 2020, we made an adaptation to allow blind riders to take part in the event, so lots going on.

riders to take part in the event, so lots going on— riders to take part in the event, so lots going on. because sometimes, i mean, i lots going on. because sometimes, i mean. i don't _ lots going on. because sometimes, i mean, i don't think— lots going on. because sometimes, i mean, i don't think i _ lots going on. because sometimes, i mean, i don't think i have _ lots going on. because sometimes, i mean, i don't think i have stood - mean, i don't think i have stood next to it before, but it is, it is quite a weighty thing to have to control on your own and the guys that were saying i will handle it, but people in the back, it is not easy. but people in the back, it is not eas . , ., �* but people in the back, it is not eas . y ., �* . ~ but people in the back, it is not eas. , , ., easy. they don't take people on the back when they _ easy. they don't take people on the back when they are _ easy. they don't take people on the back when they are riding _ easy. they don't take people on the back when they are riding on - easy. they don't take people on the back when they are riding on the i back when they are riding on the challenge, but it is relatively heavy, not to make it to f1 like. because that is where some of the technology is coming from, that you have brought to the table. some technology is coming from, that you have brought to the table.— have brought to the table. some of it, es, have brought to the table. some of it. yes. we — have brought to the table. some of it. yes. we do _ have brought to the table. some of it, yes, we do have _ have brought to the table. some of it, yes, we do have some - have brought to the table. some of it, yes, we do have some carbon i it, yes, we do have some carbon fibre elements on this. we have a nice modular seat system so this allows riders of different heights, so the swap out so that is a little one that we used foot may see back in 2018, and that bolts onto there. so the ergonomics of different sized riders works perfectly, for they aren't reach and leg reach. haste riders works perfectly, for they aren't reach and leg reach. have you had a stint on _ aren't reach and leg reach. have you had a stint on it _ aren't reach and leg reach. have you had a stint on it yourself? _ aren't reach and leg reach. have you had a stint on it yourself? 0h - aren't reach and leg reach. have you had a stint on it yourself? oh yes, i had a stint on it yourself? oh yes, we did a lot _ had a stint on it yourself? oh yes, we did a lot of _

had a stint on it yourself? oh yes, we did a lot of testing _ had a stint on it yourself? oh yes, we did a lot of testing back - had a stint on it yourself? oh yes, we did a lot of testing back in - we did a lot of testing back in 2018, did many apps on it. i am noticinl 2018, did many apps on it. i am noticing the _ 2018, did many apps on it. i am noticing the decoration, - 2018, did many apps on it. i am noticing the decoration, you know, front and centre is bbc children in need there, tell us about some of the other decorations. 50. need there, tell us about some of the other decorations.— the other decorations. so, it is all liveried up — the other decorations. so, it is all liveried up to _ the other decorations. so, it is all liveried up to do _ the other decorations. so, it is all liveried up to do with _ the other decorations. so, it is all liveried up to do with the - the other decorations. so, it is all liveried up to do with the childrenj liveried up to do with the children in need logos and then we have a couple of butterflies on here that mark riders that previously took part in it, their passing, because they'd passed away after they took part in the event, so we have amy and adele recognised on the rickshaw. ., and adele recognised on the rickshaw-— and adele recognised on the rickshaw. ., , , rickshaw. oh, well, that is very s-ecial. rickshaw. oh, well, that is very special- and — rickshaw. oh, well, that is very special. and kind _ rickshaw. oh, well, that is very special. and kind of— rickshaw. oh, well, that is very special. and kind of links - rickshaw. oh, well, that is very special. and kind of links into i rickshaw. oh, well, that is very i special. and kind of links into the whole point of the whole process, doesn't it? to raise money for people who need it most. yes. have you got any concerns? it is just over a week before it starts, what happens between now and then? thea;t happens between now and then? they 'ust car happens between now and then? they just carry on — happens between now and then? they just carry on with _ happens between now and then? i““ia: just carry on with their happens between now and then? i“ie: just carry on with their training and then they will kick off and start the event on monday, they did come to the factory last weekend for a bonding day and a trip out on the rickshawjust a bonding day and a trip out on the rickshaw just to a bonding day and a trip out on the rickshawjust to make sure they

a bonding day and a trip out on the rickshaw just to make sure they were confident on it and there were no fitting issues, so that has all been done and dusted.— done and dusted. there i ask, any misha ts done and dusted. there i ask, any mishaps along _ done and dusted. there i ask, any mishaps along the _ done and dusted. there i ask, any mishaps along the way? _ done and dusted. there i ask, any mishaps along the way? they - done and dusted. there i ask, any. mishaps along the way? they come done and dusted. there i ask, any - mishaps along the way? they come for a trial run and give it a well? anything happen? the trial date was fine but during the week they might be a problem and that is why i am there, to sort out any problems that do arise. , ., ., ., , ., do arise. very good, lovely, we are ttoin to do arise. very good, lovely, we are going to come _ do arise. very good, lovely, we are going to come back— do arise. very good, lovely, we are going to come back to _ do arise. very good, lovely, we are going to come back to you - do arise. very good, lovely, we are going to come back to you in - do arise. very good, lovely, we are going to come back to you in a - going to come back to you in a minute with a minute with the machine. let head back over this weight now and talk to the other guys who i left a moment ago who are all on the sofa here. we have quinn, sanna, and kai.— sanna, and kai. quinn, tell me your sto . m sanna, and kai. quinn, tell me your story. my brother, _ sanna, and kai. quinn, tell me your story. my brother, river, _ sanna, and kai. quinn, tell me your story. my brother, river, passed - story. my brother, river, passed away in 2016 in a fatal car crash alongside his and members via live beach, yes. how old were you then? i was 11. —— along with his band

honourable members two. it was tough the first two years. bereavement uk really helps me and i don't know where i would be without their help. you talked about two years, where you not able to process things, what was going on? i you not able to process things, what was going on?— was going on? i was 'ust numb and lost and a feeling _ was going on? i was 'ust numb and lost and a feeling of — was going on? i wasjust numb and lost and a feeling of helplessness i lost and a feeling of helplessness and the reason i am so motivated to do this challenge is to spread awareness to people who are in a similar position to me and tell them they are not alone and you can speak out and it is really good to just talk. out and it is really good to 'ust talk. �* , ., . out and it is really good to 'ust talk. �* , ., ,., out and it is really good to 'ust talk. , ., talk. any worries about the cycling? yes, es, talk. any worries about the cycling? yes. yes. i — talk. any worries about the cycling? yes. yes. i mean. — talk. any worries about the cycling? yes, yes, i mean, i— talk. any worries about the cycling? yes, yes, i mean, i definitely- yes, yes, i mean, i definitely underestimated the challenge of it, trying out with these guys, i was surprised at how heavy the bike was, so it is going to be really tough going up the hills of the north—west. going up the hills of the north-west.— going up the hills of the north-west. ., , ,, , ., .,

north-west. you seem like you are re bit north-west. you seem like you are pretty big strong — north-west. you seem like you are pretty big strong young _ north-west. you seem like you are pretty big strong young man. - north-west. you seem like you are pretty big strong young man. i - north-west. you seem like you are. pretty big strong young man. i don't know, i don't know. you are involved in quite a few sports.— in quite a few sports. rubbing, so i've actually _ in quite a few sports. rubbing, so i've actually raced _ in quite a few sports. rubbing, so i've actually raced here _ in quite a few sports. rubbing, so i've actually raced here a - in quite a few sports. rubbing, so i've actually raced here a few- i've actually raced here a few times, so hopefully that will keep me in good stead for the ride. i can only imagine _ me in good stead for the ride. i can only imagine where _ me in good stead for the ride. i can only imagine where your— me in good stead for the ride. i can only imagine where your thoughts will be. i only imagine where your thoughts will be. ., ., . ., ., only imagine where your thoughts willbe. ., ., ., ., will be. i am doing warrington to lexington- _ will be. i am doing warrington to lexington- i _ will be. i am doing warrington to lexington. i think— will be. i am doing warrington to lexington. i think it _ will be. i am doing warrington to lexington. i think it is _ will be. i am doing warrington toj lexington. i think it is something ou will lexington. i think it is something you will only _ lexington. i think it is something you will only know— lexington. i think it is something you will only know when - lexington. i think it is something you will only know when you - lexington. i think it is something you will only know when you get | you will only know when you get there, where your head is when you are on the bike.— are on the bike. definitely, remembering _ are on the bike. definitely, remembering the - are on the bike. definitely, remembering the reasons l are on the bike. definitely, i remembering the reasons we are on the bike. definitely, - remembering the reasons we are are on the bike. definitely, _ remembering the reasons we are doing it and the money we are going to rate. . , ., it and the money we are going to rate. , , ., , it and the money we are going to rate. , i. , ., , rate. tell us your story. so, i live with the condition _ rate. tell us your story. so, i live with the condition called - with the condition called thalassaemia major which i inherited when _ thalassaemia major which i inherited when i _ thalassaemia major which i inherited when i was _ thalassaemia major which i inherited when i was born three genetics which means— when i was born three genetics which means i— when i was born three genetics which means i don't produce healthy blood cells so _ means i don't produce healthy blood cells so i _ means i don't produce healthy blood cells so i lack substance called haemoglobin which means my vital organs _ haemoglobin which means my vital organs and the rest of my body doesn't — organs and the rest of my body doesn't get sufficient supply which

can leave — doesn't get sufficient supply which can leave me lethargic and tired so i am reliant— can leave me lethargic and tired so i am reliant on blood transfusions every— i am reliant on blood transfusions every four— i am reliant on blood transfusions every four weeks and medication. we are all every four weeks and medication. are all on a every four weeks and medication. - are all on a learning curve about conditions like yours, for example, on the face of it you say you suffer from lethargy and a lack of energy so straightaway i am thinking, you've got a bit of a mountain to climb. t0 you've got a bit of a mountain to climb. ., , you've got a bit of a mountain to climb. ., . . . you've got a bit of a mountain to climb. ., , ., , ., , climb. to be fair, it is really nerve-racking _ climb. to be fair, it is really nerve-racking because - climb. to be fair, it is really nerve-racking because i - climb. to be fair, it is really - nerve-racking because i haven't nerve—racking because i haven't actually— nerve—racking because i haven't actually ridden a bike at all. ever? no. actually ridden a bike at all. ever? no it— actually ridden a bike at all. ever? no it is— actually ridden a bike at all. ever? no. it is really funny because i have _ no. it is really funny because i have never— no. it is really funny because i have never ridden a bike and the fact that — have never ridden a bike and the fact that i — have never ridden a bike and the fact that i am using rickshaw as a first experience is really honourable and i am excited to use it. i honourable and i am excited to use it i did _ honourable and i am excited to use it i did try— honourable and i am excited to use it. i did try with these guys and i did struggle, i was like, where am i going. _ did struggle, i was like, where am i going, guys? but in the end i was like. _ going, guys? but in the end i was like. i— going, guys? but in the end i was like. iam— going, guys? but in the end i was like, i am doing erasing. -- amazing- — like, i am doing erasing. -- amazing- i _ like, i am doing erasing. -- amazing. ithink— like, i am doing erasing. -- amazing. ithink you have like, i am doing erasing. -- amazing. i think you have a pretty good support group! kai, tell about yourself. i

good support group! kai, tell about ourself. ., , good support group! kai, tell about ourself. . , ., yourself. i was born with cerebral tals so yourself. i was born with cerebral palsy so what _ yourself. i was born with cerebral palsy so what that _ yourself. i was born with cerebral palsy so what that effectively - yourself. i was born with cerebral| palsy so what that effectively does is it numbs signals from my brains to my muscles, they don't work properly, so it is one singular single and it is telling my muscles to consulate contract, and over time, that stops me from walking because my knees would come in like that and my hips would rotate outwards. but that has affected my right side of my body and my left leg and that has made me chair bound at aged seven, so i had to have surgery to fix, to try and fix that and the aim was to get me walking again. unfortunately, ididn't and the aim was to get me walking again. unfortunately, i didn't quite turn out how we expected it, but on the bright side of things, i found my sport, my passion, which is basketball, and children in need has helped me so much progressing with that because they find all the sessions, they provide grants for equipment, chairs, and it has helped me progress so much in my life.

thank you for a great explanation of how it affects you personally. it hasn't stopped you at all. the basketball thing has absolutely worked for you, and you are going to get on the bike. worked for you, and you are going to get on the bike-— get on the bike. yes, i am feeling about -- all— get on the bike. yes, i am feeling about -- all right _ get on the bike. yes, i am feeling about -- all right about _ get on the bike. yes, i am feeling about -- all right about the - get on the bike. yes, i am feeling about -- all right about the bike, | get on the bike. yes, i am feeling | about -- all right about the bike, i about —— all right about the bike, i have got an adapted track at home which i have been training on for a little while now. but training for this rickshaw has been really great for me because it has given me a reason to sort of start to use the legs more, start to get out on the bike and start to strengthen and regain a little bit of what i have lost. �* . ., , regain a little bit of what i have lost. . , ., , ., , lost. as it hit home yet that this is for real. _ lost. as it hit home yet that this is for real, that, _ lost. as it hit home yet that this is for real, that, when _ lost. as it hit home yet that this is for real, that, when is - lost. as it hit home yet that this is for real, that, when is the - is for real, that, when is the moment? if. is for real, that, when is the moment?— is for real, that, when is the moment? . ., ., moment? is it this? for me, today, i think. moment? is it this? for me, today, i think- the — moment? is it this? for me, today, i think- the fact _ moment? is it this? for me, today, i think. the fact that _ moment? is it this? for me, today, i think. the fact that my _ moment? is it this? for me, today, i think. the fact that my friends - moment? is it this? for me, today, i think. the fact that my friends and i think. the fact that my friends and family— think. the fact that my friends and family are — think. the fact that my friends and family are sat at home watching me on bbc_ family are sat at home watching me on bbc one, and that in a week's time— on bbc one, and that in a week's time we— on bbc one, and that in a week's time we are— on bbc one, and that in a week's time we are going to be riding, it isa time we are going to be riding, it isa bit— time we are going to be riding, it is a bit crazy. i time we are going to be riding, it is a bit crazy-— is a bit crazy. i hate to bring the bad news _

is a bit crazy. i hate to bring the bad news to _ is a bit crazy. i hate to bring the bad news to you, _ is a bit crazy. i hate to bring the bad news to you, in _ is a bit crazy. i hate to bring the bad news to you, in a way, - is a bit crazy. i hate to bring the bad news to you, in a way, but| is a bit crazy. i hate to bring the - bad news to you, in a way, but today is a beautiful day, alex, look at it, it will not be like this every day. it, it will not be like this every da . ~ ., ., , day. well, we will wait and see about that- _ day. well, we will wait and see about that. i— day. well, we will wait and see about that. i can _ day. well, we will wait and see about that. i can just _ day. well, we will wait and see about that. i can just tell, - day. well, we will wait and see | about that. i can just tell, none day. well, we will wait and see i about that. i can just tell, none of about that. i can 'ust tell, none of ou will about that. i can 'ust tell, none of you will be _ about that. i can just tell, none of you will be phased. _ about that. i can just tell, none of you will be phased. if _ about that. i can just tell, none of you will be phased. if it _ about that. i can just tell, none of you will be phased. if it rains, - about that. i can just tell, none of you will be phased. if it rains, it. you will be phased. if it rains, it still excites _ you will be phased. if it rains, it still excites me _ you will be phased. if it rains, it still excites me getting - you will be phased. if it rains, it still excites me getting out - you will be phased. if it rains, it still excites me getting out on i you will be phased. if it rains, it. still excites me getting out on the bike. ., ,, still excites me getting out on the bike. ., i. , ., still excites me getting out on the bike. ., , ., ., bike. some of your parents are over there, is bike. some of your parents are over there. is that _ bike. some of your parents are over there, is that right? _ bike. some of your parents are over there, is that right? yes. _ bike. some of your parents are over there, is that right? yes. shall- bike. some of your parents are over there, is that right? yes. shall i - there, is that right? yes. shall i go and say hello? lovely to meet you all, and we will see you on your journey. i am going to head this way. i am journey. i am going to head this way. iam not journey. i am going to head this way. i am not quite sure who we have got over there, i notice a few mums and dads, i know they are probably dreading this moment. good morning, good morning. proud parents? very proud. good morning. proud parents? very troud. . .. good morning. proud parents? very troud. ~ ., . good morning. proud parents? very troud. . ., ., ., proud. who are we? scott, i am alex's proud. who are we? scott, i am alex's dad- _ proud. who are we? scott, i am alex's dad. when _ proud. who are we? scott, i am alex's dad. when you _ proud. who are we? scott, i am alex's dad. when you found - proud. who are we? scott, i am alex's dad. when you found out| proud. who are we? scott, i am i alex's dad. when you found out he was ttoin alex's dad. when you found out he was going to _ alex's dad. when you found out he was going to do — alex's dad. when you found out he was going to do it, _ alex's dad. when you found out he was going to do it, how _ alex's dad. when you found out he was going to do it, how were - alex's dad. when you found out he was going to do it, how were you i was going to do it, how were you feeling? was going to do it, how were you feelint ? ., .., �* was going to do it, how were you feelint? ., �* ,. ,

feeling? you can't describe it, reall , it feeling? you can't describe it, really. it is — feeling? you can't describe it, really, it is very _ feeling? you can't describe it, really, it is very exciting - feeling? you can't describe it, really, it is very exciting for i feeling? you can't describe it, i really, it is very exciting for him, a great opportunity, and a great way for him to showcase what the charity does and the good it does for young people. ii i does and the good it does for young eo le, , , does and the good it does for young n-eole. . ., people. if! passed the microphone down the line, _ people. if! passed the microphone down the line, you _ people. if! passed the microphone down the line, you are? _ people. ifi passed the microphone down the line, you are? i- people. if! passed the microphone down the line, you are? i am - people. if i passed the microphone i down the line, you are? i am sharon and i am quinn's _ down the line, you are? i am sharon and i am quinn's mum, _ down the line, you are? i am sharon and i am quinn's mum, you - down the line, you are? i am sharon and i am quinn's mum, you must. down the line, you are? i am sharon| and i am quinn's mum, you must --. and i am quinn's mum, you must ——. you must— and i am quinn's mum, you must ——. you must be— and i am quinn's mum, you must ——. you must be very proud. super proud, they are _ you must be very proud. super proud, they are an— you must be very proud. super proud, they are an amazing group of youngsters and to seek when there sharing _ youngsters and to seek when there sharing his — youngsters and to seek when there sharing his story and the amazing work— sharing his story and the amazing work that— sharing his story and the amazing work that children in need do, we are all— work that children in need do, we are all super proud of them. if! are all super proud of them. if i come this _ are all super proud of them. if i come this way, the camera can stay where it is. come this way, the camera can stay where it is— where it is. what's your name? victoria. and _ where it is. what's your name? victoria. and you _ where it is. what's your name? victoria. and you are? - where it is. what's your name? | victoria. and you are? tabitha's mum. . . victoria. and you are? tabitha's mum. ,, , ., victoria. and you are? tabitha's mum. . , ., ., , victoria. and you are? tabitha's mum. . . ., ., , mum. she is the one who is most embarrassed. _ mum. she is the one who is most embarrassed. i— mum. she is the one who is most embarrassed. i am _ mum. she is the one who is most embarrassed. i am sure - mum. she is the one who is most embarrassed. i am sure i - mum. she is the one who is most embarrassed. i am sure i am - mum. she is the one who is most. embarrassed. i am sure i am doing a ve tood embarrassed. i am sure i am doing a very good job _ embarrassed. i am sure i am doing a very good job you. _ embarrassed. i am sure i am doing a very good job. you, as _ embarrassed. i am sure i am doing a very good job. you, as a _ embarrassed. i am sure i am doing a very good job. you, as a family, - very good 'ob. you, as a family, have very good job. you, as a family, have been _ very good job. you, as a family, have been through _ very good job. you, as a family, have been through a _ very good job. you, as a family, have been through a lot, - very good job. you, as a family, have been through a lot, she i very good job. you, as a family, l have been through a lot, she was explaining some of what she has to deal with but it takes a toll on

everyone. it deal with but it takes a toll on everyone-— deal with but it takes a toll on eve one. ., ., , , everyone. it was, as a family, it is difficult. especially _ everyone. it was, as a family, it is difficult. especially as _ everyone. it was, as a family, it is difficult. especially as it _ everyone. it was, as a family, it is difficult. especially as it was - difficult. especially as it was during a lockdown, we were all very restricted, family couldn't visit us and we had to deal with the whole thing on our own, really. but and we had to deal with the whole thing on our own, really.— thing on our own, really. but this will be a big _ thing on our own, really. but this will be a big boost, _ thing on our own, really. but this will be a big boost, and - thing on our own, really. but this will be a big boost, and what - thing on our own, really. but this will be a big boost, and what i i thing on our own, really. but this i will be a big boost, and what i love about all of your young people, shall i come over there, i'll come over there, what i love about all of your young people, and if i come here, is that they all are going to inspire other people, that is why they are on the bike, theyjust want to do something so other people can hear their story. i to do something so other people can hear their story.— hear their story. i am joe, i am kai's mum- _ hear their story. i am joe, i am kai's mum. that _ hear their story. i am joe, i am kai's mum. that is _ hear their story. i am joe, i am kai's mum. that is exactly - hear their story. i am joe, i am kai's mum. that is exactly why| hear their story. i am joe, i am i kai's mum. that is exactly why kai wants— kai's mum. that is exactly why kai wants to _ kai's mum. that is exactly why kai wants to do — kai's mum. that is exactly why kai wants to do this challenge, he really— wants to do this challenge, he really was to give back to the charity — really was to give back to the charity that supported him and help other— charity that supported him and help other young people reach their full potential— other young people reach their full potential as well. kai other young people reach their full potential as well.— potential as well. kai was in a tosition potential as well. kai was in a position where _ potential as well. kai was in a position where people - potential as well. kai was in a position where people were i potential as well. kai was in a - position where people were telling him what he couldn't do, rather than what he might do, and he had a different take on everything. yes. different take on everything. yes, kai has its very — different take on everything. yes, kai has its very own _ different take on everything. yes, kai has its very own opinions on things. — kai has its very own opinions on things. he — kai has its very own opinions on things, he is a resilient young man and we _ things, he is a resilient young man and we -- — things, he is a resilient young man and we —— when people tell him he can't, _ and we —— when people tell him he

can't. he _ and we —— when people tell him he can't, he says, let me show you. we like that. can't, he says, let me show you. like that. you can't, he says, let me show you. - like that. you are? can't, he says, let me show you. we like that. you are? i _ can't, he says, let me show you. we like that. you are? i am _ can't, he says, let me show you. we like that. you are? i am hobbie, - like that. you are? i am hobbie, from one _ like that. you are? i am hobbie, from one of— like that. you are? i am hobbie, from one of the _ like that. you are? i am hobbie, from one of the funded - like that. you are? i am hobbie, from one of the funded projects| from one of the funded projects supporting sanat. i from one of the funded pro'ects supporting sanatfi from one of the funded pro'ects supporting sanat. i am sure you are all very proud- — supporting sanat. i am sure you are all very proud. thank _ supporting sanat. i am sure you are all very proud. thank you _ supporting sanat. i am sure you are all very proud. thank you for - all very proud. thank you for turnint all very proud. thank you for turning up — all very proud. thank you for turning up this _ all very proud. thank you for turning up this morning, - all very proud. thank you for i turning up this morning, lovely all very proud. thank you for - turning up this morning, lovely to see you — turning up this morning, lovely to see ou. �* ., turning up this morning, lovely to see ou. . ., ., ., ., see you. and i have to get on that rickshaw? — see you. and i have to get on that rickshaw? yes, _ see you. and i have to get on that rickshaw? yes, you _ see you. and i have to get on that rickshaw? yes, you can _ see you. and i have to get on that rickshaw? yes, you can take - see you. and i have to get on that rickshaw? yes, you can take it - see you. and i have to get on that rickshaw? yes, you can take it forj see you. and i have to get on that i rickshaw? yes, you can take it for a ride. rickshaw? yes, you can take it for a ride- shall — rickshaw? yes, you can take it for a ride- shall i — rickshaw? yes, you can take it for a ride. shall i give _ rickshaw? yes, you can take it for a ride. shall i give you _ rickshaw? yes, you can take it for a ride. shall i give you that? - rickshaw? yes, you can take it for a ride. shall i give you that? quicklyl ride. shall i give you that? quickly tut a ride. shall i give you that? quickly put a helmet _ ride. shall i give you that? quickly put a helmet on. _ ride. shall i give you that? quickly put a helmet on. we haven't - ride. shall i give you that? quickly put a helmet on. we haven't tried | put a helmet on. we haven't tried this out for size, i have never been on the rickshaw before.— on the rickshaw before. standard bike controls, _ on the rickshaw before. standard bike controls, gears _ on the rickshaw before. standard bike controls, gears up _ on the rickshaw before. standard bike controls, gears up and - on the rickshaw before. standard j bike controls, gears up and down on the rickshaw before. standard i bike controls, gears up and down hit on here _ bike controls, gears up and down hit on here. ., , on here. you will be fine. 0k. the saddle is a — on here. you will be fine. 0k. the saddle is a little _ on here. you will be fine. 0k. the saddle is a little bit _ on here. you will be fine. 0k. the saddle is a little bit high - on here. you will be fine. 0k. the saddle is a little bit high for - on here. you will be fine. 0k. the saddle is a little bit high for me. i saddle is a little bit high for me. no, we won't change it, i am just going to deal with it. ok, there we 90. going to deal with it. ok, there we go, i seem to be going backwards. it feels... it peddles _ go, i seem to be going backwards. it feels... it peddles really _ go, i seem to be going backwards. it feels... it peddles really nicely. - feels... it peddles really nicely. goodbye. _ feels... it peddles really nicely. goodbye. guys- _

feels... it peddles really nicely. goodbye, guys. this _ feels... it peddles really nicely. goodbye, guys. this is - feels... it peddles really nicely. goodbye, guys. this is you. - feels... it peddles really nicely. goodbye, guys. this is you. i. feels... it peddles really nicely. i goodbye, guys. this is you. iwill goodbye, guys. this is you. i will hand you back to nag and i will try to control the rickshaw.— to control the rickshaw. charlie, look forward. — to control the rickshaw. charlie, look forward, look _ to control the rickshaw. charlie, look forward, look forward, - to control the rickshaw. charlie, i look forward, look forward, there you go. a beautiful day, and 70 people, so excited about that as well. we wish them all the best. if you would like to support team rickshaw�*s efforts and donate to bbc children in need, here are the details.

good morning welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today: at least seven people are dead after an explosion destroyed a petrol station in ireland — a search operation for more victims is still underway. a massive fire on the only bridge linking russia with the crimea peninsula — russian news agencies are blaming a car bomb. only about one—in—five train services across britain are expected to run today, as rail workers take part in their latest walk—out. the world champions can't stop the lionesses. england beat the usa for the first time in five

years for another memorable win at wembley. liverpool is chosen, ahead of glasgow, to host next year's eurovision song contest — the organisers promise the best party ever. it isa it is a lovely start at the weekend for most with dry and sunny weather dominance, but tomorrow, especially for scotland and northern ireland, more wind and rain to come. it's saturday, the 8th of october. seven people have died after an explosion at a petrol station in ireland. a search and recovery operation is still under way at the site of the blast which happened in county donegal yesterday afternoon. our ireland correspondent chris page has the details. seven people have died after an explosion at a petrol blown out walls, a crumpled roof

and tens of redolent with the signs this was a lethal explosion . the blast triggered a wave of devastation and desperation. local people hurried to what was left of the petrol station to see who amongst their friends and relatives may have been caught up in incident. some drove tractors to start removing the debris. a coastguard helicopter arrived to help airlift the injured to hospital. paramedics and firefighters from northern ireland came across the border to join their colleagues in the irish republic in the operation. they searched through the remains of flats which were above the garage shop and largely collapsed. there were reports that several people who were trapped managed to make contact with the emergency services but it isn't clear how many are missing. creeslough is a small village with about a00 residents. never would the community have imagined facing such horror. i was in the house at the time

and my house is only about 150 yards from the town and i heard an explosion at around 3.30. instantly i knew it was something, you know. the bang sounded like a bomb going off. so, i knew something tragic had happened. ijust feel so sad and so shocked for this community and people waiting for news about loved ones, it is a really difficult time. this is devastating, it is shocking, |it's numbing, there are no words. j we are devastated but those that may l receive bad news will be, you know, i it is unbelievable. it is heartbreaking, there is no words. i the leader of the irish government, the taoiseach, said this was the darkest of days for the entire country. the cause of the explosion will be investigated but that'll seven deaths have been confirmed so far but people here expect a tragic number to rise.

a large fire has broken out on the only bridge linking russia with the crimea peninsula. it's said to be a key target for ukrainian forces who've been attacking russian logistics. also this morning, ukraine says two mass burial sites have been found in the eastern town of lyman — which has been recently liberated from russia. danjohnson has the latest. dawn this morning was a major blow for russia. officials confirmed fuel tanks caught fire. officials confirmed fuel tanks caught fire, apparently part of a freight train crossing the bridge, but it's not clear what caused this. sections of the road have also collapsed into the sea. this is an important connection strategically for getting supplies to crimea, and to russian forces in southern ukraine. but it's also symbolic. it was opened by vladimir putin in 2018, four years

after russia annexed crimea. in the areas most recently freed from russian occupation, there is more evidence of what people have endured. this is lyman, a town retaken by the ukrainians a week ago, and this is said to be a mass grave uncovered nearby containing the bodies of soldiers and civilians. one report says 180 of them. investigators are now working out who they are and how they died. another report claims there are 200 more bodies buried at a second site. there's no doubt which side is succeeding. but ukraine's advances are also raising fears of russia's potential response. the prospect of vladimir putin using nuclear weapons on the battlefield. hello. ukraine's president had caused alarm when he appeared to suggest preemptive strikes. but speaking to my colleaguejohn

simpson, he clarified that meant preemptive sanctions, kicks, he called them. he does believe the russian people are being prepared for a serious escalation. they begin to prepare their society. that is very dangerous. they are not ready to do it, to use it, but they begin to communicate. do you mean prepare society for using a nuclear weapon? you know, it's. .. they don't know if they will use or they will not use. i think that it's dangerous even to speak about it. that i said you have to do preventive kicks, not attacks. we are not terrorists and we don't fight on another territory. do you think that president putin is capable of launching nuclear weapons and using them? translation: ifi say, for example, i they're incapable of using nuclear. weapons than an inadequate person who has this power in his hands will say, "really, i can't?

"well, here, see how i can and therefore use it". now, if i say he can use it, it can cause panic modes in many countries, including ukraine. all that putin is afraid of is not even a nuclear strike. he's afraid of his own society, he's afraid of his own people because only these people can replace him, strip him of his power. the ukrainian president, his army and their people are currently on the front foot with the momentum, but they all know there's a long, tough winter ahead. dan johnson, bbc news. our corresponent hugo bachega is in kyiv this morning. hugo, what more can you tell us about the bridge fire? good morning. in the last hour, we had a statement from the russian authorities are saying that a

lottery explosion was the cause of this, a fire. —— laurie. there is a train bridge and the second one is the road bridge. the lorry exploded on the road bridge and a section of the bridge has collapsed. as a result of this explosion, oil tankers caught fire. this is what the russians are saying, we haven't had any independent confirmation of that. this is significant because this is the only connection between russia and crimea, this bridge was opened by president putin in 2018, four years after russia invaded and illegally annexed the crimea peninsula. ukrainians have been saying the goal of this counteroffensive is to take back all territory that is now under russian occupation including crimea. the speculation will be the ukrainians have some kind of involvement in what happened we've seen a number of

explosions happening in crimea. the ukrainians have never acknowledged having any involvement in the explosions but the speculation today is ukrainians could have some kind of involvement in this fire the in crimea. this happens during the counteroffensive, the ukrainians have the momentum so it is another humiliating setback forjustin is putin. ., .. humiliating setback forjustin is putin. . ~' humiliating setback forjustin is putin. ., . funeral services will take place for 36 people killed in an attack on a nursery school in thailand. most of those who died were children aged between two and four—years—old. the king of thailand has offered to pay for the funeral expenses. as part of the burial rituals, water from the royal palace in bangkok will be poured over the bodies. in a rare public address, the king of thailand also told bereaved families he "shares in their grief". just one—in—five train services across england, scotland and wales are expected to run today, as rail workers take

part in their latest strike action. more than a0,000 rmt members and network rail staff are striking, with people being urged to avoid travelling unless necessary. marta newman reports. for the second consecutive saturday, railservices are grinding to a halt. members of the rmt union at 15 rail operators and crucially network rail are walking out again overjobs, pay, and conditions. it is yet more travel misery for millions of people. you're not expecting this, you want to go somewhere, and then the strikes is messing up all your plans, no? very annoyed, yeah. because we are spending all day travelling now. we went to london bridge, there was nothing, so we have come to king's cross. yeah, yeah. it is super expensive as well. the rmt says a0,000 of its members, from guards to signalling staff and some drivers, are taking part in the strike. members of the tssa union are also walking out.

it means just a fifth of the usual rail services in england, scotland, and wales will be running today. there have been talks this week with network rail and also with the rail delivery group, which is the train operating side. unfortunately, offers haven't been made that are acceptable. in actualfact, not a lot has changed. network rail has made a pay offer and says it is still willing to compromise to try and find a breakthrough. we have significantly changed what we were proposing originally, and will continue to have discussions, but what i think we need to see is compromise from the other side as well, and some realism, frankly, about the state of the railway. the new transport secretary, anne—marie trevelyan, met with union leaders recently for talks face—to—face, something her predecessor refused to do. the rmt union is about to ballot its members for a fresh strike mandate, which means if they say yes,

we could see more industrial action well into next year. anyone whose train is cancelled today can reschedule or get a refund and possibly compensation. small consolation, though, for yet another day of disruption on britain's rails. marta newman, bbc news. former trade minister, conor burns, says he will fully cooperate with the conservative party's enquiry, after he was sacked from government following a complaint of serious misconduct. mr burns has also had the tory whip removed while allegations of inappropriate behaviour during the party conference are investigated. he denies the claims and says he's looking forward to clearing his name. the scottish national party is expected to criticise westminster today, when it begins its annual conference. the snp's deputy leader will tell the party that leaving the uk is the only way for scotland to escape what he will call "tory chaos". our political correspondent

david wallace lockhart is in aberdeen this morning. david — this isn't a new argument is it? it is an important issue for the snp and the issue of independence is never far from the discussion. that is ritht. never far from the discussion. that is right- the _ never far from the discussion. that is right. the finishing _ never far from the discussion. that is right. the finishing touchesjust being _ is right. the finishing touchesjust being put— is right. the finishing touchesjust being put to the venue now. we are going _ being put to the venue now. we are going to _ being put to the venue now. we are going to hear about recent economic turmoil— going to hear about recent economic turmoil and — going to hear about recent economic turmoil and the finger of blame will be pointed towards the uk government. we will be hearing about independence and the message the snp leadership will be trying to push is any uncertainty that'll come with scottish— any uncertainty that'll come with scottish independence pales in comparison to uncertainty of staying in comparison to uncertainty of staying in the _ comparison to uncertainty of staying in the uk _ comparison to uncertainty of staying in the uk at — comparison to uncertainty of staying in the uk at the moment. plenty with that, in the uk at the moment. plenty with that. we _ in the uk at the moment. plenty with that. we will— in the uk at the moment. plenty with that, we will be hearing from the deputy— that, we will be hearing from the deputy leader keith brown who will be opening the conference. he'll accuse _ be opening the conference. he'll accuse the uk government government of causing — accuse the uk government government of causing chaos, of tanking the economy— of causing chaos, of tanking the economy and hearsay the only way to

stop that independence. they will take aim — stop that independence. they will take aim at the labour party saying the idea _ take aim at the labour party saying the idea of— take aim at the labour party saying the idea of a uk labour government being _ the idea of a uk labour government being better for scotland is simply laughable. that is interesting and when _ laughable. that is interesting and when labour is polling well across the uk _ when labour is polling well across the lii

year's eurovision song contest. the show is coming to the uk for the first time in 25 years — after this year's winner, ukraine, was unable to host it because of the war. our media and arts correspondent david sillito has the story. liverpool, and fingers were being crossed. the choice of which uk city would host eurovision was down to a battle between the mersey and the clyde. the city that will host the 67th eurovision song contest in 2023 is.. and graham norton had the answer. ..liverpool. congratulations! what fantastic news! i'm absolutely over the moon. when graham was opening that envelope, iwas like, "oh, my goodness, please, please!" oh, i'm ecstatic, it's marvellous! of course, this eurovision should be taking place in ukraine, and it is now for liverpool to prove that while it can't take place in ukraine, this is going to be

a eurovision for ukraine. liverpool's already had the endorsement of its twin city, odesa, and this year's winner, the kalush orchestra have offered their congratulations to a city that wants eurovision to be a citywide party and a celebration of music and peace. and in the bars, watching the announcement, you could see what this means. the place that prides itself on being a party city... # and celebrations.# ..now has a lot to organise. david sillito, bbc news, liverpool. claire mccolgan, the director of culture liverpool was involved in the city's bid. shejoins us now. i think it is fair to say you are in a good mood this morning. hana i think it is fair to say you are in a good mood this morning. how are ou? i'm a good mood this morning. how are you? i'm in — a good mood this morning. how are you? i'm in a _ a good mood this morning. how are you? i'm in a great _ a good mood this morning. how are you? i'm in a great mood _ a good mood this morning. how are you? i'm in a great mood this - you? i'm in a great mood this morning _ you? i'm in a great mood this morning. the sore throat, there was a lot of— morning. the sore throat, there was a lot of partying happening last night. — a lot of partying happening last night, but we are feeling the love this morning. can

night, but we are feeling the love this morning-— night, but we are feeling the love this morning. can you feel the buzz in the city? — this morning. can you feel the buzz in the city? we _ this morning. can you feel the buzz in the city? we can. _ this morning. can you feel the buzz in the city? we can. last _ this morning. can you feel the buzz in the city? we can. last night, - this morning. can you feel the buzz in the city? we can. last night, all| in the city? we can. last night, all the church — in the city? we can. last night, all the church bells _ in the city? we can. last night, all the church bells were _ in the city? we can. last night, all the church bells were ringing, - in the city? we can. last night, all. the church bells were ringing, there were tears — the church bells were ringing, there were tears coming out of every building — were tears coming out of every building. it was an incredible moment~ _ building. it was an incredible moment. we have worked so hard on this. moment. we have worked so hard on this we _ moment. we have worked so hard on this we are — moment. we have worked so hard on this. we are doing this for our city in this. we are doing this for our city in edessa — this. we are doing this for our city in edessa. .., ., this. we are doing this for our city in edessa. ,., ., ., this. we are doing this for our city in edessa. .., ., ., , in edessa. good morning, it is charlie. in edessa. good morning, it is charlie- i _ in edessa. good morning, it is charlie. i am _ in edessa. good morning, it is charlie. i am not _ in edessa. good morning, it is charlie. i am not sure - in edessa. good morning, it is charlie. i am not sure if- in edessa. good morning, it is charlie. i am not sure if it - in edessa. good morning, it is charlie. i am not sure if it is i charlie. i am not sure if it is coincidence, but who is every one we can see with you there? thea;t coincidence, but who is every one we can see with you there?— can see with you there? they might want to say — can see with you there? they might want to say themselves. _ can see with you there? they might want to say themselves. they - can see with you there? they might want to say themselves. they have | want to say themselves. they have been _ want to say themselves. they have been visiting, they are visiting the city, looking at our heritage and architecture. we are here very early on a saturday morning and the pier head _ on a saturday morning and the pier head is— on a saturday morning and the pier head is full— on a saturday morning and the pier head is full of people taking photographs. it head is full of people taking photographs-— photographs. it is a lovely atmosphere. _ photographs. it is a lovely atmosphere. it _ photographs. it is a lovely atmosphere. it is - photographs. it is a lovely atmosphere. it is a - photographs. it is a lovely atmosphere. it is a big i photographs. it is a lovely - atmosphere. it is a big beast, eurovision, it is enormous infrastructure. the people involved,

there is a lot to take on board logistically. there is a lot to take on board logistically-— there is a lot to take on board lotisticall . , ., , logistically. there is and in seven months it is _ logistically. there is and in seven months it is a _ logistically. there is and in seven months it is a shorter— logistically. there is and in seven months it is a shorter time - logistically. there is and in seven| months it is a shorter time scales are no— months it is a shorter time scales are no pressure! what is interesting about— are no pressure! what is interesting about liverpool is we want to make it about liverpool is we want to make it more _ about liverpool is we want to make it more than — about liverpool is we want to make it more than a show you see. we have a whole _ it more than a show you see. we have a whole programme with education and our communities. this starts on liverpool— our communities. this starts on liverpool on monday and it will go on and _ liverpool on monday and it will go on and on — liverpool on monday and it will go on and on and on until the revision packs _ on and on and on until the revision packs up _ on and on and on until the revision packs up and — on and on and on until the revision packs up and the glitter goes away. it is packs up and the glitter goes away. it isiust_ packs up and the glitter goes away. it isjust the most incredible moments for the city. we are doing it moments for the city. we are doing it for— moments for the city. we are doing it for our— moments for the city. we are doing it for our sister city of odesa and ukraine — it for our sister city of odesa and ukraine. ., ~' ., it for our sister city of odesa and ukraine. ., ,, ., ., . i. ukraine. you know how much you revision it — ukraine. you know how much you revision it means _ ukraine. you know how much you revision it means to _ ukraine. you know how much you revision it means to the - ukraine. you know how much you revision it means to the fans, - revision it means to the fans, people have parties and i'vejust popped onto the internet to take a look at hotels and see what is available, hardly any available and prices have rocketed. people will want to celebrate in the city. it

went crackers last night so restaurants were blocked as well. the second we announced, it went crackers _ the second we announced, it went crackers it— the second we announced, it went crackers. it is great for the economy— crackers. it is great for the economy and the city, we rely on tourism — economy and the city, we rely on tourism economy. but liverpool is connectable. we've got manchester which _ connectable. we've got manchester which is _ connectable. we've got manchester which is 35— connectable. we've got manchester which is 35 minutes away, southport, a train _ which is 35 minutes away, southport, a train ride _ which is 35 minutes away, southport, a train ride away, we've got chesten _ a train ride away, we've got chesten if— a train ride away, we've got chester. if people can't find accommodation in the city, there is everywhere — accommodation in the city, there is everywhere within a 30 minute radius — everywhere within a 30 minute radius. you can enjoy the myriad of events— radius. you can enjoy the myriad of events that — radius. you can enjoy the myriad of events that will be happening around eurovision _ events that will be happening around eurovision. that events that will be happening around eurovision. ., . events that will be happening around eurovision. ., , ., ,, ., eurovision. that is good to know them well _ eurovision. that is good to know them well as _ eurovision. that is good to know them well as fans _ eurovision. that is good to know them well as fans can _ eurovision. that is good to know them well as fans can get - eurovision. that is good to know them well as fans can get there. what will be happening in the run—up? i know you've got seven minutes the planet but it is going to be a week long run—up, isn't it? more than that. we are starting soon _ more than that. we are starting soon we — more than that. we are starting soon. we will do a hell... the schools— soon. we will do a hell... the schools will _ soon. we will do a hell... the schools will start first, we will .et schools will start first, we will get it — schools will start first, we will get it out _ schools will start first, we will get it out to our young people and working _ get it out to our young people and working on— get it out to our young people and working on a whole programme around

music— working on a whole programme around music piece _ working on a whole programme around music piece. the battle starts from easter— music piece. the battle starts from easter on— music piece. the battle starts from easter on a — music piece. the battle starts from easter on a little step it'll come back— easter on a little step it'll come back into — easter on a little step it'll come back into the city centre for the finai~ _ back into the city centre for the final. there is massive work that will start — final. there is massive work that will start from monday.- final. there is massive work that will start from monday. claire, i am likint the will start from monday. claire, i am liking the finger— will start from monday. claire, i am liking the finger in _ will start from monday. claire, i am liking the finger in your _ will start from monday. claire, i am liking the finger in your ear- will start from monday. claire, i am liking the finger in your ear think i liking the finger in your ear think it looks like you are one of those people who is giving ukraine, 12 points! one of the big counts from eurovision. fill]! points! one of the big counts from eurovision-— eurovision. all of that. i feel like liver . ool eurovision. all of that. i feel like liverpool this _ eurovision. all of that. i feel like liverpool this morning _ eurovision. all of that. i feel like liverpool this morning has - eurovision. all of that. i feel like liverpool this morning has got i eurovision. all of that. i feel like j liverpool this morning has got 12 points _ liverpool this morning has got 12 points it — liverpool this morning has got 12 points. it feels fantastic. the feedback we have had from edessa, our sister— feedback we have had from edessa, our sister city, was really humbling. we are hosting a party for another— humbling. we are hosting a party for another country and city and we are taking _ another country and city and we are taking that — another country and city and we are taking that seriously. it is 12 points — taking that seriously. it is 12 points to _ taking that seriously. it is 12 points to ukraine and 12 points liverpool— points to ukraine and 12 points liverpool and we will be holding hands _ liverpool and we will be holding hands right way through it. sat; hands right way through it. say thank ou hands right way through it. say thank you to — hands right way through it. $1: thank you to your hands right way through it. 5

you very much. the director of culture for liverpool. it is going to be one _ culture for liverpool. it is going to be one big — culture for liverpool. it is going to be one big party. _ culture for liverpool. it is going to be one big party. isn't- culture for liverpool. it is going to be one big party. isn't it - culture for liverpool. it is going | to be one big party. isn't itjust? to be one big party. isn't it 'ust? matt loves i to be one big party. isn't it 'ust? matt loves a i to be one big party. isn't it 'ust? matt loves a party * to be one big party. isn't it 'ust? matt loves a party but h to be one big party. isn't it 'ust? matt loves a party but also h matt loves a party but also interesting weather. another lovely picture. where is that from? that is from devon- — picture. where is that from? that is from devon- a _ picture. where is that from? that is from devon. a bit _ picture. where is that from? that is from devon. a bit breezy _ from devon. a bit breezy in liverpool, calmer conditions here, it's a mess in the valley. blue skies at the head. repeated for most of you this morning but let me showers you a different shot from scotland. still some sense and close by, not a wet picture but showers are in the forecast here. there have been sent this morning, the far north—west of scotland, northern ireland, one or two isolated one for england. they have been fading but it should be largely dry for the rest of the day. we will see the showers was easing away. a bit more

cloud of the far north of scotland later but most of you having a dry day, a day with lots of sunshine. the winds lightest in the silencer temperatures at their highest, down on yesterday, but you've got the sunshine to compensate. temperature similar to yesterday in the north and west. the breeze will pick up on western areas tonight, pilot and ring slowly approaching. across england and wales where the skies are clear, it is going to be rather cruel night. last night we saw temperatures down to around 2 degrees. tonight, it could be the same again. that is because you are this high pressure. that is what this high pressure. that is what this weather front will bring, rain. on sunday, western scotland, northern ireland may start dry and bright but the rain will spread in and will be heavy across the highlands, argyll and bute, easing for the far islands. maybe some

light rain into cumbria, isle of man and anglesey but much of england and wales will be dry. but the mass sunshine in the west, close in the west, sunshine in the east. temperatures up to 18. a breezy day than today, the wind very classed in scotland where we can see winds gusting may be 60 mph. the wind pushes the rain band south. sunday nights, most of england and wales will see a little bit of rain, that rain lingering across counties of england and the south—east as we start monday morning. but it is back to north—westerly winds with a fresh feel. a mixture of sunshine and showers particularly in the north and west. that is how it is looking. the time is 9:2aam. one of the last surviving servicemen stationed at raf hunmanby during world war two, has spent years campaigning for a memorial to be built in north yorkshire, to remember thousands of soldiers

from the west indies. now, filey town council say they won't allow a plaque to be built in the town's gardens — because only locals can be remembered there. that's the first picture of me and dennis. this was after about six months. 96—year—old alford gardner was one of the first of thousands of volunteers from the west indies who served for britain in the second world war, and were based at hunmanby in north yorkshire. he was warmly welcomed by the locals. a lot of people had never seen a black man. they'd seen them on camera and film, but a lot of people had never met any black people at all. never. so it was daunting to some people. but then, i mean, you know, they got to know you and you haven't come to hit anybody. so it was quite all right. across the smooth runway roll the boston's... alford is one of the last surviving servicemen who travelled from jamaica as a volunteer inspired by his father, who served

in the first world war. the younger people coming up don't realize, you know, the contribution that we made. when we came, things in england were in a very difficult position. things were very low. we came and we did, we helped as much as we could. but there is nothing to recognise that caribbean contribution in the war memorial gardens in filey. leeds barrister glenn parsons, whose uncles also served at hunmanby has been campaigning for almost two years to have been created. well, i feel somewhat sidelined. i feel that it's somewhat disrespectful to the memories of the families and the people who came here as volunteers. and that's what i'd like to stress. they didn't have to come,

but they came in 1940 when this country was very much in its hour of need, and yet their contribution goes unrecognised. and ijust don't think that's fair. initially, filey town council rejected the request for a caribbean memorial, saying it wouldn't be inclusive. now they say the garden is only to commemorate people from filey who gave their life in conflict. so a tribute to those who came from the west indies wouldn't be appropriate. it needs to be remembered and documented as well, because i don't think many people realise that these people came. 5000 west indians came in a short space of time to help. those who served and their families simply want that story preserved forfuture generations. filey town council say they may consider alternative locations, but campaigners are still waiting to hear where those may be.

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hello, this is breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. good morning to you. let's get the sports. which victory would you like to start with first? we sports. which victory would you like to start with first?— to start with first? we are definitely _ to start with first? we are definitely going _ to start with first? we are definitely going to - to start with first? we are

definitely going to talk i to start with first? we are i definitely going to talk about to start with first? we are - definitely going to talk about the england rugby union win against fiji which many people were expecting. what they may not have been expecting was the england team to beat united states. the european champions up against the world champions, who would come out on top? the number one ranked team in the world, well, how good were england at wembley last night? winning by 2—1. they were outstanding for huge parts of this game. lauren hemp opening the scoring. both sides were missing good players. the lionesses were awarded a penalty and it was georgia stanway who scored to put them 2—1 up. england with a deserved victory in the end.

i think we are in a very good place. it is very close, there are so many good countries, and it is very tight, too, so we don't know ahead if we are going to win a game. we have done very well and we are in a good place but we have to keep doing that and we have to keep working hard and executing our plans. what also happened last night was members of the first official england women's team formed in 1972 finally got the recognition they deserved. before kick—off, they were finally presented with caps to mark the inaugural international match they played 50 years ago, when they beat scotland 3—2. the fa didn't give them caps at the time. that's when maggie pearce was a 15—year—old schoolgirl playing for southampton's women's team when she was called up by england and i'm really pleased to say she joins us now. good morning, thank you forjoining us on breakfast. maggie, you have talked in the past about how it is difficult to watch england play sometimes, what did it feel like to

finally get your contribution recognise and get your caps at wembley?— recognise and get your caps at wemble ? ,., ., ., .,, ., wembley? good morning. it was an amazint wembley? good morning. it was an amazing evening — wembley? good morning. it was an amazing evening and _ wembley? good morning. it was an amazing evening and night, - wembley? good morning. it was an amazing evening and night, and - wembley? good morning. it was an amazing evening and night, and the current ladies football team to actually beat the world champions was absolutely brilliant. to get the recognition, it was very honoured and proud to be there, to get that recognition at last.— and proud to be there, to get that recognition at last. maggie, what do ou think it recognition at last. maggie, what do you think it took _ recognition at last. maggie, what do you think it took so _ recognition at last. maggie, what do you think it took so long _ recognition at last. maggie, what do you think it took so long for - recognition at last. maggie, what do you think it took so long for your - you think it took so long for your contribution, those of your former team—mates, to be recognised? women's football was banned, the history of it way back, which i didn't take much notice of, i was only a 15—year—old schoolgirl playing football and that is all we wanted to do. and i think as women, more and more want of to play, the

fa's, the pressure was put on over the years, and it has evolved enormously to what they have done this summer. and i am proud that i am one of the first ones that started that step to where they are today. started that step to where they are toda . .. started that step to where they are toda . t, ., started that step to where they are toda . ., ., ., . today. you mention to the fa there, in 1921, today. you mention to the fa there, in 1921. there _ today. you mention to the fa there, in 1921, there were _ today. you mention to the fa there, in 1921, there were crowds _ today. you mention to the fa there, in 1921, there were crowds of - today. you mention to the fa there, in 1921, there were crowds of over i in 1921, there were crowds of over 50,000 at the time for women's football, but the fa banned it then, saying the game of football is quite unsuitable for females and ought not to be encouraged, so 50 years later, the early 705, that ban was finally lifted. you were a 15—year—old schoolgirl, a5 lifted. you were a 15—year—old schoolgirl, as you say. what are your early memories of playing for england then and how does it compare to what you see now? iatafell. england then and how does it compare to what you see now?— to what you see now? well, i was 15 ears old, to what you see now? well, i was 15 years old. i — to what you see now? well, i was 15 years old, i didn't _ to what you see now? well, i was 15 years old, i didn't know— to what you see now? well, i was 15 years old, i didn't know much - to what you see now? well, i was 15 years old, i didn't know much then, | years old, i didn't know much then, ijust

years old, i didn't know much then, i just played football. years old, i didn't know much then, ijust played football. —— i didn't know much about the ban. the conditions we played in were very sparing, compared to today's game. we struggled, as a national side, to have kit and sponsors. we didn't play in the big stadiums like they do now. and we played in all conditions. and ijust, as a 15—year—old, ijust went conditions. and ijust, as a 15—year—old, i just went when i conditions. and ijust, as a 15—year—old, ijust went when i was called up, ijoined the rest of the squad. sometimes, wejoined and we played and we met at university campus because we didn't have the sponsorship to go anywhere else. we played the game, national game, we went back home, i went back to school, others went back to their 95

jobs. compared to today, it was nothing, compared to what they have today, but i am still proud of the fact that every past lioness has played their part in getting them where they are today.— played their part in getting them where they are today. from the past lionesses where they are today. from the past lionesses to — where they are today. from the past lionesses to what _ where they are today. from the past lionesses to what you _ where they are today. from the past lionesses to what you see _ where they are today. from the past lionesses to what you see now, - where they are today. from the past lionesses to what you see now, that whenever the united states last night, european champions, how do you rate england black chances of the world cup and how impressed are you with this current squad and sarina wiegman?— you with this current squad and sarina wiegman? serena has done a matnificent sarina wiegman? serena has done a magnificent iob _ sarina wiegman? serena has done a magnificent job and _ sarina wiegman? serena has done a magnificent job and she _ sarina wiegman? serena has done a magnificent job and she will- magnificentjob and she will continue to do so, hopefully. the players are phenomenal and have come on heaps and bounds, they have shown that by winning the euros. last night was like game, some of their top players injured or not in the squad and we still managed to beat the world champions. ok, they don't have their top players either, but

it is all looking very good for the world cup next year. it it is all looking very good for the world cup next year.— world cup next year. it certainly is, ou world cup next year. it certainly is. you are _ world cup next year. it certainly is, you are sharing _ world cup next year. it certainly is, you are sharing our- world cup next year. it certainly. is, you are sharing our optimism, maggie, thank you forjoining us. great to see you and your team finally get their caps. maggie talking about the recognition they finally got yesterday. england showed why they're the favourites to win the rugby union world cup with a 8a—19 win over fiji this morning on the opening day of the tournament in new zealand. they ran in ia tries for a record breaking victory that extends their winning run to 26 tests. jo currie was watching. the year—long covid delay means these players have had a long wait for this moment. england's red roses are expected to bloom at this world cup. fitting then that they get their campaign under way in eden. for emerging fiji, a first ever appearance in the tournament. unbeaten in 25 games, this england side knows how to score big tries. they also know how to score simple ones. claudia macdonald

opening the scoring. the world number one did it twice more, before they felt the fizzle of the fiji attack, a reminder that they too can turn it on. england kicked off, crossing the line again but fiji showed their speed once more, reminding the opposition before the break that they were in a world class clash. whatever was said in the england dressing room at half—time had an instant impact and then the floodgates opened, as they ran in ten second—half tries. as fiji bolted on tired, england were too quick, too strong, too good. there was a ruthless win the relentless roses. they face france next weekend. joe currie, bbc news. it has been a busy morning of sport. that includes max verstappen. max verstappen is well positioned to win his second formula one world

title after taking pole position at the japanese grand prix. he just pipped ferrari's charles leclerc who'll start tomorrow's race from second. carlos sainz took third, lewis hamilton 6th, george russell 8th. verstappen can become champion tomorrow if he wins the race and takes the point for fastest lap. exeter chiefs have moved to the top of rugby union's premiership after thrashing bristol bears by 50 points to 1a. the chiefs dominated throughout as they scored seven tries at ashton gate — jack nowell and olly woodburn both putting down twice. the result equals the most points bristol have conceded in a premiership match since 1997. but there was an agonising home defeat for edinburgh in the united rugby championship thanks to gianni lombard's late penalty for emirates lions. that put the south african's in front for the first time in the match securing them a 22 points to 19 win. in golf, england'sjodi ewart shadoff has a four—shot lead at the half way stage of the lpga mediheal championship in california. she backed up an opening—round 6a with a three—under 69 on friday to move to 11 under, giving her a commanding lead over her closest challenger paula reto as she looks to win

a maiden lpga tour title. spoken to her before about how she is determined and focused to finally get herself over the line, she has two dogs which is the best destruction you have in life, she says. last weekend, winning that ascendant title and saying that it feels like that is the sort of inspiration that she was looking for, can she get herself over the line now in california? tam for, can she get herself over the line now in california?— for, can she get herself over the line now in california? two dogs are very relaxing. _ line now in california? two dogs are very relaxing, take _ line now in california? two dogs are very relaxing, take your— line now in california? two dogs are very relaxing, take your mind - line now in california? two dogs are very relaxing, take your mind away, let you come back be fresh. do you have a dog? haven't got time the dogs. got cats. have a dog? haven't got time the dogs- got cats-— dogs. got cats. you are very chilled. dogs. got cats. you are very chilled- i — dogs. got cats. you are very chilled. i am, _ dogs. got cats. you are very chilled. i am, but— dogs. got cats. you are very chilled. iam, but i - dogs. got cats. you are very chilled. i am, but i would. dogs. got cats. you are veryl chilled. i am, but i would like dogs. got cats. you are very i chilled. i am, but i would like a do. chilled. ! am, but i would like a dog in— chilled. ! am, but i would like a dog in my— chilled. i am, but i would like a dog in my life. chilled. i am, but i would like a dog in my life-— chilled. i am, but i would like a - dog in my life._ mike dog in my life. water-skiing? mike was on the — dog in my life. water-skiing? mike was on the boat _ dog in my life. water-skiing? mike was on the boat and _ dog in my life. water-skiing? mike was on the boat and we _ dog in my life. water-skiing? mike was on the boat and we are - dog in my life. water-skiing? mikej was on the boat and we are coming dog in my life. water-skiing? mike i was on the boat and we are coming to this. was on the boat and we are coming to this have _ was on the boat and we are coming to this. have you ever watch a skid? i

haven't. _ this. have you ever watch a skid? i haven't. no~ — this. have you ever watch a skid? i haven't. no it— this. have you ever watch a skid? i haven't. no-_ haven't, no. it is great. the water-ski — haven't, no. it is great. the water-ski business, - haven't, no. it is great. the water-ski business, they i haven't, no. it is great. the| water-ski business, they are haven't, no. it is great. the - water-ski business, they are looking water—ski business, they are looking for new people. bre water-ski business, they are looking for new people-— water-ski business, they are looking for new people._ first - for new people. are they? first british indian _ for new people. are they? first british indian water-skiing. - for new people. are they? first british indian water-skiing. it i for new people. are they? first | british indian water-skiing. it is british indian water—skiing. it is very cold this time of year. british indian water-skiing. it is very cold this time of year. you'll be fine! water—skiing might not immediately spring to mind when you think about competitive sports — but a british champion is currently the world's best. joel poland is one of the greatest athletes in british water—skiing history and is currently defending his title in florida on the world tour. mike has been to see him in action. in the tranquil waters of an essex lake, a rare sighting of something so special. the british water—ski who has left the world in his wake.

back home for a flying visit in between competitions, and reflecting on what it is like to be britain's first overall world champion for overfour first overall world champion for over four decades? first overall world champion for overfour decades? it first overall world champion for over four decades?— first overall world champion for over four decades? it was a very surreal feeling. _ over four decades? it was a very surreal feeling. after _ over four decades? it was a very surreal feeling. after a - over four decades? it was a very surrealfeeling. after a month, i over four decades? it was a very | surrealfeeling. after a month, it really set in that, while, i actually managed to do that and i started settling in. i look back to when i was 12 years old, if you asked me what i wanted to do when i grew up, that was it, that was the dream. so, ithink grew up, that was it, that was the dream. so, i think after, grew up, that was it, that was the dream. so, ithink after, you know, completing that part of the dream at least, it is like, well, doing exactly what i said what i wanted to do when i was a 12—year—old kid. that is just insane! last do when i was a 12-year-old kid. that isjust insane!— that is 'ust insane! at the age of 23, that isjust insane! at the age of 23, joe that isjust insane! at the age of 23. joe powell— that isjust insane! at the age of 23, joe powell and _ that isjust insane! at the age of 23, joe powell and is _ that isjust insane! at the age of 23, joe powell and is regarded i that isjust insane! at the age of| 23, joe powell and is regarded as one of the greatest water—ski as this country has ever produced, and he has the world at his feet, becoming the first briton to win the

overall championship title since 1977, and he is also now the overall world record holder, beating the americans on their own water at florida. and even the best have to go in at the end. to get the world record to add to his world title, joel had to win across three disciplines in just one joel had to win across three disciplines injust one round of competition, consisting of slalom, weaving his way across the wake behind the boat, the tricks competition, full of flips and spins, and then thejump, which is all about the furthest distance you can travel after take off before mastering that perfect landing. that is wh the mastering that perfect landing. that is why the hard _ mastering that perfect landing. “i“isgit is why the hard parts. so, internet skiing, you have to do it in the same day, essentially, to it count as a record. jump is an interesting one, you've got all of this adrenaline inside of you, you have a bit of a storm building up and as you turn in for the bit of a storm building up and as you turn inforthejump, bit of a storm building up and as you turn in for thejump, you need to stay very, very calm, and it is like a flash, all of a sudden, you

are 20, 30 foot up in the sky, and that feeling is just surreal, you are really up there flying and everything isjust are really up there flying and everything is just so small down there for a second. and then you land, he's been back round, you go for it again. h0 land, he's been back round, you go for it again-— for it again. no one is prouder of gerald and _ for it again. no one is prouder of gerald and his _ for it again. no one is prouder of gerald and his parents. - for it again. no one is prouder of gerald and his parents. mum . for it again. no one is prouder of. gerald and his parents. mum agnes doesn't get to see her son much these days about knows all those nights starting —— dashing to training well worth it. six. nights starting -- dashing to training well worth it. six months of no seeing _ training well worth it. six months of no seeing you. _ training well worth it. six months of no seeing you. we _ training well worth it. six months of no seeing you. we used - training well worth it. six months of no seeing you. we used to - training well worth it. six months of no seeing you. we used to sit| training well worth it. six months i of no seeing you. we used to sit on the m25 for — of no seeing you. we used to sit on the m25 for many _ of no seeing you. we used to sit on the m25 for many an _ of no seeing you. we used to sit on the m25 for many an hour - of no seeing you. we used to sit on the m25 for many an hour and - of no seeing you. we used to sit on the m25 for many an hour and used of no seeing you. we used to sit on i the m25 for many an hour and used to hold my hand in tears because of the traffic and he would miss his sets, he said, mum, one day i will be world champion.— he said, mum, one day i will be world champion. gerald was dyslexic and struggled _ world champion. gerald was dyslexic and struggled at _ world champion. gerald was dyslexic and struggled at school _ world champion. gerald was dyslexic and struggled at school so _ world champion. gerald was dyslexic and struggled at school so we - world champion. gerald was dyslexic| and struggled at school so we wanted to find _ and struggled at school so we wanted to find something to get rid of his energy— to find something to get rid of his energy and we found this, and he has been doing _ energy and we found this, and he has been doing it since he was six, seven— been doing it since he was six, seven years of age.— been doing it since he was six, seven years of age. this is also a team effort _ seven years of age. this is also a team effort on — seven years of age. this is also a team effort on the _ seven years of age. this is also a team effort on the water- seven years of age. this is also a team effort on the water with . seven years of age. this is also a i team effort on the water with fellow skier ben hay put —— helping joe will take the right line. the sport

are confident his achievements will swell the number taking up water—skiing now. the swell the number taking up water-skiing now. swell the number taking up water-skiint now. �* , ., water-skiing now. the british have alwa s water-skiing now. the british have always been _ water-skiing now. the british have always been good _ water-skiing now. the british have always been good at _ water-skiing now. the british have always been good at this _ water-skiing now. the british have always been good at this board, i i always been good at this board, i don't know it is a cold, the atmosphere, but it makes us quite good skiers. the top triangle is really quite well—prepared but at the moment, we need more and more people coming into the sport, keep growing, keep it moving forward. the next generation. i growing, keep it moving forward. the next generation.— next generation. i really believe an one next generation. i really believe anyone can _ next generation. i really believe anyone can pick _ next generation. i really believe anyone can pick it _ next generation. i really believe anyone can pick it up. _ next generation. i really believe anyone can pick it up. in - next generation. i really believe anyone can pick it up. in the - anyone can pick it up. in the beginning, it is not that hard, all you have — beginning, it is not that hard, all you have to— beginning, it is not that hard, all you have to do to start is get up on the water~ — you have to do to start is get up on the water. but i am noticing a lot more _ the water. but i am noticing a lot more people coming up to me, especially— more people coming up to me, especially the younger generation, and i— especially the younger generation, and i get _ especially the younger generation, and i get a — especially the younger generation, and i get a lot more comments about the amount— and i get a lot more comments about the amount of fun i am having and enjoying _ the amount of fun i am having and enjoying it. — the amount of fun i am having and enjoying it, than the actual scores themselves. it enjoying it, than the actual scores themselves-— enjoying it, than the actual scores themselves. , ., , , , themselves. it is not 'ust beginners lookint at themselves. it is not 'ust beginners looking at gel_ themselves. it is not 'ust beginners looking at gel for— themselves. it is notjust beginners looking at gel for their _ themselves. it is notjust beginners looking at gel for their inspiration i looking at gel for their inspiration now, the sky, it seems, is the limit, with the words best athletes all trying to catch him. mr trick they're not seeing mike on that. a, mr trick they're not seeing mike on that. �* . mr trick they're not seeing mike on that. �* , , that. a little bit, but we did get to see a genius _

that. a little bit, but we did get to see a genius at _ that. a little bit, but we did get to see a genius at work. - that. a little bit, but we did get to see a genius at work. he - that. a little bit, but we did get to see a genius at work. he is i that. a little bit, but we did get| to see a genius at work. he is so tood. to see a genius at work. he is so good- looks _ to see a genius at work. he is so good. looks lovely _ to see a genius at work. he is so good. looks lovely there, - to see a genius at work. he is so good. looks lovely there, lovely| good. looks lovely there, lovely morning for lots of people. find good. looks lovely there, lovely morning for lots of people. and if we were looking _ morning for lots of people. and if we were looking for _ morning for lots of people. and if we were looking for a _ morning for lots of people. and if we were looking for a venue, - morning for lots of people. and if we were looking for a venue, we | we were looking for a venue, we could look at that. that is right outside of our studios in salford. we didn't get this checked earlier but i am assuming you probably can't water—ski, and that is not true, little bit further down the waterway there, there is a place where i have seen people water—skiing. yes, they have gotjumps down there. iotgfake have got 'umps down there. wake boardint have gotjumps down there. wake boarding and _ have gotjumps down there. wake boarding and skiing, _ have gotjumps down there. wake boarding and skiing, something for us to do one day, charlie.- us to do one day, charlie. imagine that, us to do one day, charlie. imagine that. matt- — us to do one day, charlie. imagine that. matt- i _ us to do one day, charlie. imagine that, matt. i have _ us to do one day, charlie. imagine that, matt. i have done _ us to do one day, charlie. imagine that, matt. i have done it. - us to do one day, charlie. imagine that, matt. i have done it. it - us to do one day, charlie. imagine that, matt. i have done it. it was i that, matt. i have done it. it was great _ that, matt. i have done it. it was great fun~ — that, matt. i have done it. it was great fun. the worst thing was face plotting. _ great fun. the worst thing was face plotting, water straight up the nose. — plotting, water straight up the nose, that sort of thing. did you manate nose, that sort of thing. did you manage to _ nose, that sort of thing. did you manage to stay _ nose, that sort of thing. did you manage to stay upright - nose, that sort of thing. did you manage to stay upright at - nose, that sort of thing. did you manage to stay upright at all? i | manage to stay upright at all? i surprised myself, i set up longer than _ surprised myself, i set up longer than i _ surprised myself, i set up longer than i thought i would my but my wife keeps telling me she stayed up much, _ wife keeps telling me she stayed up much, much longer than i did. look, i have _ much, much longer than i did. look, i have got— much, much longer than i did. look, i have got a — much, much longer than i did. look,

i have got a question for you both, if i i have got a question for you both, if i said _ i have got a question for you both, if i said to — i have got a question for you both, if i said to you both, sydney, cricket. — if i said to you both, sydney, cricket, what sort of weather would you picture?— you picture? glorious sunshine, tlorious you picture? glorious sunshine, glorious sunshine. _ you picture? glorious sunshine, glorious sunshine. perfect - you picture? glorious sunshine, i glorious sunshine. perfect weather for something crisp and dry and cold to drink while watching the cricket. exactly. that is the sort of opinion we all— exactly. that is the sort of opinion we all have — exactly. that is the sort of opinion we all have but take a look at this, then, _ we all have but take a look at this, then. iook— we all have but take a look at this, then, look at these conditions on then, look at these conditions on the cricket — then, look at these conditions on the cricket field in sydney this weekend. the great, does it? a soggy outfield _ weekend. the great, does it? a soggy outfield i— weekend. the great, does it? a soggy outfield, i think you could call that — outfield, i think you could call that. they have had torrential rain here _ that. they have had torrential rain here and _ that. they have had torrential rain here and it — that. they have had torrential rain here and it is notjust been of the past few— here and it is notjust been of the past few days, it has been all year long _ past few days, it has been all year long. sydney opera house. just yesterday. sydney are now experiencing their wettest year on record _ experiencing their wettest year on record. bearing in mind we are at the start— record. bearing in mind we are at the start of— record. bearing in mind we are at the start of october, still nearly three _ the start of october, still nearly three months to go yet, they have had more — three months to go yet, they have had more rain than ever recorded in the iast— had more rain than ever recorded in the last 106 — had more rain than ever recorded in the last 106 to four years, so next time _ the last 106 to four years, so next time it— the last 106 to four years, so next time it rains — the last 106 to four years, so next time it rains here, but in mind, it

can be— time it rains here, but in mind, it can be worth— time it rains here, but in mind, it can be worth elsewhere. this is the cloud _ can be worth elsewhere. this is the cloud which— can be worth elsewhere. this is the cloud which will bring wetter conditions to the north—west of the uk tomorrow, it is not with us yet, clear— uk tomorrow, it is not with us yet, clear skies— uk tomorrow, it is not with us yet, clear skies to — uk tomorrow, it is not with us yet, clear skies to the south and east at the moment, a glorious start to the weekend _ the moment, a glorious start to the weekend, blue skies ahead, that fresh _ weekend, blue skies ahead, that fresh out — weekend, blue skies ahead, that fresh out there but it will warm up quite _ fresh out there but it will warm up quite nicely for many. one or two showers — quite nicely for many. one or two showers dotted around, north—west england _ showers dotted around, north—west england fading, they will continue across— england fading, they will continue across northern and western parts of scotland _ across northern and western parts of scotland but fewer showers than yesterday. temperatures similar to yesterday _ yesterday. temperatures similar to yesterday for scotland and northern ireland _ yesterday for scotland and northern ireland, little down on yesterday further _ ireland, little down on yesterday further south but lighter winds, the sunshine _ further south but lighter winds, the sunshine compensates, it will be a presence _ sunshine compensates, it will be a presence at — sunshine compensates, it will be a presence at the weekend. into this evening _ evening and overnight, the breeze picks up— evening and overnight, the breeze picks up in the west, cloud and rain starter— picks up in the west, cloud and rain starter approach, picks up in the west, cloud and rain starterapproach, clear picks up in the west, cloud and rain starter approach, clear skies across wales— starter approach, clear skies across wales and — starter approach, clear skies across wales and much england, like last night _ wales and much england, like last night it— wales and much england, like last night it will be cool, temperatures in night it will be cool, temperatures in rurai— night it will be cool, temperatures in rural parts and in the midlands and east — in rural parts and in the midlands and east anglia down to two or three degrees. _ and east anglia down to two or three degrees, low enough for a touch of frost _ degrees, low enough for a touch of frost high— degrees, low enough for a touch of frost. high pressure nudging away,

low—pressure starting to take hold and this— low—pressure starting to take hold and this weather front will bring heavy— and this weather front will bring heavy rain — and this weather front will bring heavy rain across scotland, northern ireland _ heavy rain across scotland, northern ireland, some parts of western scotland — ireland, some parts of western scotland around 30 or 40 mil metres, it scotland around 30 or 40 mil metres, it has— scotland around 30 or 40 mil metres, it has been— scotland around 30 or 40 mil metres, it has been a — scotland around 30 or 40 mil metres, it has been a wet week. try start for many — it has been a wet week. try start for many, scotland and northern ireland — for many, scotland and northern ireland, rainspiralling and through the morning, some rain heavy across the morning, some rain heavy across the far— the morning, some rain heavy across the far west — the morning, some rain heavy across the far west. the western isles brighten — the far west. the western isles brighten up later. cloud in wales and north—west england, rain in cumbria, — and north—west england, rain in cumbria, much of england and wales will be _ cumbria, much of england and wales will be dry. _ cumbria, much of england and wales will be dry, sunny to the south and east, _ will be dry, sunny to the south and east. that— will be dry, sunny to the south and east, that woman and today, even with the _ east, that woman and today, even with the strengthening breeze. the breeze _ with the strengthening breeze. the breeze will be strongest of all towards — breeze will be strongest of all towards the north west of scotland where _ towards the north west of scotland where we — towards the north west of scotland where we could see wind gusts up to 60 miles— where we could see wind gusts up to 60 miles an — where we could see wind gusts up to 60 miles an hour as we go through sunday _ 60 miles an hour as we go through sunday the — 60 miles an hour as we go through sunday. the winds remained strong through— sunday. the winds remained strong through sunday night, the weather front pushes southwards, it will clear— front pushes southwards, it will clear on— front pushes southwards, it will clear on monday and we are back to sunshine _ clear on monday and we are back to sunshine and a few showers. haste clear on monday and we are back to sunshine and a few showers. have a lovely weekend. _ sunshine and a few showers. have a lovely weekend. thanks _ sunshine and a few showers. have a lovely weekend. thanks for - sunshine and a few showers. have a lovely weekend. thanks for making | sunshine and a few showers. have a i lovely weekend. thanks for making us feel better about the race —— the

rain. i feel better about the race -- the rain. ., , . . this week marks 60 years since the first james bond film was released. it was the start of a franchise which has produced 27 films, six oscars and a number of hit theme songs. to mark the milestone, our reporter phil cunliffe has been invited to a top—secret location to view the world's largest collection of bond memorabilia. music: a view to a kill by duran duran. for anyone who likes james bond, this is a view to a thrill. here, stashed away in a top—secret lair somewhere in the northwest, part of the world's biggest bond memorabilia collection. but who is the collector? the name's bennett, nick bennett. it all started for me when i was a little kid — live and let die. yeah, that movie really stuck with me. many years later i started collecting. ijust remembered the thrill of bond.

and how exciting it was. what are you doing here? looking for shells? no, i'm just looking. just like sean connery, who appeared in the first film, dr no, 60 years ago this week, nick will stop at nothing to get what he wants. i did fly to the states to pick up one toy. which...isn't very green, but at the time, it worked out because bringing that toy back as luggage was cheaper than shipping it and paying customs. so i've done some daft things. this collection is so valuable to nick that he's ripped out all the water pipes to stop any potential leaks and any water damage to things like this. this is from 1977. this is a lotus esprit, still in its original box, it's never been taken out, it's never been played with. the spy who loved me — the first bond film i went to see. there you go. but that was the best toy that christmas. nick says on her majesty's secret service is the best film, connery the best bond — but who's his personal favourite? if my life depended on it,

if i couldn't say anything else, i'm going to say...pierce brosnan. the impact of goldeneye, when the franchise had almost been shut down for a couple of years — when goldeneye came along, it suddenly came in with a bang and the whole world was in love with pierce brosnan. behind the headlights — stinger missiles. excellent. just the thing for unwinding. after a rough day at the office. with a new bond film and lead actor announced soon, there'll be more merchandise — more to collect. fans can view items in nick's collection online, just not in the flesh. for your eyes only, then! for my eyes only! phil cunliffe, bbc news. channel a's countdown has been on our screens for nearly a0 years there is a lot of talk around bond about music that puts you in a certain rain of mind. the about music that puts you in a certain rain of mind. the music is crucial so —

certain rain of mind. the music is crucial so when _ certain rain of mind. the music is crucial so when you _ certain rain of mind. the music is crucial so when you hear- certain rain of mind. the music is i crucial so when you hear something like this... countdown painting. i'm starting to bright down an answer. it kind of brings you out on a cold sweat or excites you. i love it. talk aboutjennifer�*s countdown, of course. —— channel a's countdown. channel a's countdown has been on our screens for nearly a0 years but it's taken until now to find a contestant as impressive as 21—year—old tom stevenson. this week, he scored a whopping 15a points, won 75 consecutive rounds and solved the final conundrum in just three seconds — breaking notjust one, but two show records. let's take a look at tom in action. lauren. six. tom. nine. are we about to witness the — lauren. six. tom. nine. are we about to witness the highest _ lauren. six. tom. nine. are we about to witness the highest score - lauren. six. tom. nine. are we about to witness the highest score in - lauren. six. tom. nine. are we about to witness the highest score in the . to witness the highest score in the history of the greatest game shown

ever to grace our tv screens? let's reveal today's possibly historic countdown conundrum. tam reveal today's possibly historic countdown conundrum. tom has revised in. countdown conundrum. tom has revised in- volunteer- — countdown conundrum. tom has revised in. volunteer. let's _ countdown conundrum. tom has revised in. volunteer. let's have _ countdown conundrum. tom has revised in. volunteer. let's have a _ countdown conundrum. tom has revised in. volunteer. let's have a look, - in. volunteer. let's have a look, es! in. volunteer. let's have a look, yes! you — in. volunteer. let's have a look, yes! you have — in. volunteer. let's have a look, yes! you have just _ in. volunteer. let's have a look, yes! you have just witnessed . yes! you havejust witnessed history. 15a, the highest countdown countdown ever, with three nines in there, the conundrum, lows of smalls as well, and everything felt perfectly. susie, i dunno how many times you have sat therefore, finally someone beat that 152. i’ee finally someone beat that 152. i've tot toose finally someone beat that 152. ie got goose bumps, finally someone beat that 152. he: got goose bumps, well done. finally someone beat that 152. i've| got goose bumps, well done. well done indeed. _ got goose bumps, well done. well done indeed, tom, _ got goose bumps, well done. well done indeed, tom, well done. good morning. hello, thank you. we are just getting used to your record—breaking, i suppose you have known for a little while. what an extra ordinary day.—

extra ordinary day. yes, that particular— extra ordinary day. yes, that particular episode _ extra ordinary day. yes, that particular episode was - extra ordinary day. yes, that| particular episode was filmed extra ordinary day. yes, that - particular episode was filmed back in august— particular episode was filmed back in august and at the time i was actually— in august and at the time i was actually rather zen —like about achieving _ actually rather zen —like about achieving the high score but it only dawned _ achieving the high score but it only dawned on— achieving the high score but it only dawned on me when i arrived back home _ dawned on me when i arrived back home the — dawned on me when i arrived back home the next day and thought, good grief, _ home the next day and thought, good grief, i_ home the next day and thought, good grief, i caffl— home the next day and thought, good grief, i can't believe i have just done _ grief, i can't believe i have just done that _ grief, i can't believe i have 'ust done thatfi done that. tom, it has been an emission _ done that. tom, it has been an emission of— done that. tom, it has been an omission of yours _ done that. tom, it has been an omission of yours to _ done that. tom, it has been an omission of yours to be - done that. tom, it has been an omission of yours to be on - done that. tom, it has been an - omission of yours to be on countdown since he were 16, why? i omission of yours to be on countdown since he were 16, why?— since he were 16, why? i don't know, i think it since he were 16, why? i don't know, i think it is — since he were 16, why? i don't know, i think it isiust _ since he were 16, why? i don't know, i think it isjust something _ since he were 16, why? i don't know, i think it isjust something that - i think it isjust something that has appealed to me. i used to enjoy doing _ has appealed to me. i used to enjoy doing the _ has appealed to me. i used to enjoy doing the maths puzzles at school and i_ doing the maths puzzles at school and i used — doing the maths puzzles at school and i used to, you know, take part in spelling — and i used to, you know, take part in spelling tests as well, and found that i_ in spelling tests as well, and found that i was— in spelling tests as well, and found that i was reasonably good at them. so, that i was reasonably good at them. so. yeah. _ that i was reasonably good at them. so. yeah. it — that i was reasonably good at them. so, yeah, it is something that has chimed _ so, yeah, it is something that has chimed with me and would say that countdown is one of those shows that is quite _ countdown is one of those shows that is quite easy— countdown is one of those shows that is quite easy to play along with, in a sense _ is quite easy to play along with, in a sense that the rules aren't too complicated. a sense that the rules aren't too complicated-— a sense that the rules aren't too com - licated. ., ., complicated. tom, give me a little insiaht complicated. tom, give me a little insight into — complicated. tom, give me a little insight into what _ complicated. tom, give me a little insight into what goes _ complicated. tom, give me a little insight into what goes on - complicated. tom, give me a little insight into what goes on inside i insight into what goes on inside your head when you are playing your remarkable countdown moment? do you see things instantly? because that

three second then, is itjust like that it three second then, is itjust like thatitis three second then, is itjust like that it is and you know straightaway?- that it is and you know straightaway? that it is and you know straiahtawa ? ~ ., straightaway? with that conundrum, i se arated straightaway? with that conundrum, i separated the — straightaway? with that conundrum, i separated the valves _ straightaway? with that conundrum, i separated the valves in _ straightaway? with that conundrum, i separated the valves in the _ separated the valves in the consonants and got a little bit lucky — consonants and got a little bit lucky in — consonants and got a little bit lucky in the sense that the first consonant _ lucky in the sense that the first consonant that i saw were like av —— the letters _ consonant that i saw were like av —— the letters v, — consonant that i saw were like av —— the letters v, l, t, n, and in the valves _ the letters v, l, t, n, and in the valves ami _ the letters v, l, t, n, and in the valves. and that is how i came to volunteer— valves. and that is how i came to volunteer in _ valves. and that is how i came to volunteer in that conundrum. did you know ou volunteer in that conundrum. did you know you were _ volunteer in that conundrum. did you know you were about _ volunteer in that conundrum. did you know you were about to _ volunteer in that conundrum. did you know you were about to break - volunteer in that conundrum. did you know you were about to break two i volunteer in that conundrum. did you know you were about to break two of| know you were about to break two of the show�*s records? know you were about to break two of the show's records?— the show's records? well, i definitely — the show's records? well, i definitely knew _ the show's records? well, i definitely knew i _ the show's records? well, i definitely knew i was - the show's records? well, i definitely knew i was about | the show's records? well, i i definitely knew i was about to the show's records? well, i - definitely knew i was about to break the know _ definitely knew i was about to break the know rounds are lost record because — the know rounds are lost record because colin kept mentioning it all throughout the previous games. so, even if— throughout the previous games. so, even if i _ throughout the previous games. so, even if i hadn't realised that, then i even if i hadn't realised that, then i knew— even if i hadn't realised that, then i knew i_ even if i hadn't realised that, then i knew i was— even if i hadn't realised that, then i knew i was on it because of colin. he was— i knew i was on it because of colin. he was delighted, wasn't he? he was very enthusiastic, _ he was delighted, wasn't he? he was very enthusiastic, yes. _ he was delighted, wasn't he? he was very enthusiastic, yes. he _ he was delighted, wasn't he? he was very enthusiastic, yes. he is - he was delighted, wasn't he? he was very enthusiastic, yes. he is great. very enthusiastic, yes. he is great to be _ very enthusiastic, yes. he is great to be around. in a sense, he was more— to be around. in a sense, he was more invested than i was, i had

already— more invested than i was, i had already achieved what i wanted to achieve, _ already achieved what i wanted to achieve, just go on and have a bit of fun, _ achieve, just go on and have a bit of fun, so— achieve, just go on and have a bit of fun, so to _ achieve, just go on and have a bit of fun, so to get those extra records _ of fun, so to get those extra records as— of fun, so to get those extra records as a bonus and i know colin was really— records as a bonus and i know colin was really invested in me getting them _ was really invested in me getting them. ., . , was really invested in me getting them. ., ., them. thomas, little footnote in this, peeple _ them. thomas, little footnote in this, people might— them. thomas, little footnote in this, people might automatically think you are one of those people who is able to do exams, did everything really well and it all comes very easily, that is notjust not the case with you, is it? ihla. comes very easily, that is not 'ust not the case with you, is mk not the case with you, is it? no, i was quite — not the case with you, is it? no, i was quite disembodied _ not the case with you, is it? no, i was quite disembodied with - not the case with you, is it? no, i was quite disembodied with my . was quite disembodied with my a-ievei— was quite disembodied with my a—level results, they weren't quite what _ a—level results, they weren't quite what i _ a—level results, they weren't quite what i was — a—level results, they weren't quite what i was expecting, i ended up with a _ what i was expecting, i ended up with a d — what i was expecting, i ended up with a d. on the day, your mind is elsewhere — with a d. on the day, your mind is elsewhere and you can't quite concentrate and i feel as though it is something that has never, exam situations— is something that has never, exam situations i've never been something that i_ situations i've never been something that i have _ situations i've never been something that i have gelled with particularly, and, you know, afteri received _ particularly, and, you know, afteri received those results, i was quite downbeat — received those results, i was quite downbeat and thought to myself this is the _ downbeat and thought to myself this is the end _ downbeat and thought to myself this is the end of the world, what am i going _ is the end of the world, what am i going to _ is the end of the world, what am i going to do? i can't get into university— going to do? i can't get into university and whatnot, but i did partially— university and whatnot, but i did partially want to go on to countdown to prove _ partially want to go on to countdown to prove a _ partially want to go on to countdown to prove a point to myself that i shouldn't— to prove a point to myself that i shouldn't let the grades to find my

ahiiitv _ shouldn't let the grades to find my abili . ~ ., shouldn't let the grades to find my abili . ~ . ., ., shouldn't let the grades to find my abili .~ . . ., ., ability. what a great attitude. fantastic achievement, - ability. what a great attitude. fantastic achievement, tom, | ability. what a great attitude. - fantastic achievement, tom, lovely to speak to you this morning, congratulations.— to speak to you this morning, conuratulations. . ., congratulations. thanks, well done, and inspiration _ congratulations. thanks, well done, and inspiration to _ congratulations. thanks, well done, and inspiration to all— congratulations. thanks, well done, and inspiration to all of— congratulations. thanks, well done, and inspiration to all of those - congratulations. thanks, well done, and inspiration to all of those who i and inspiration to all of those who are watching. that is it from us this morning, of course breakfast will be back tomorrow. but this morning, of course breakfast will be back tomorrow.—

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