i'll explain why and ask if they'll cone back down again soon. in sport, at the rugby world cup england are heading towards the quarter finals thanks to one of the more unconventional tries of the tournament in what proved an unconvincing victory overjapan. walking for bill. we'll hear about the marathon march from wembley to the wycombe wanderers ground in memory of our great friend and colleague bill turnbull. it's a year or so since prostate cancer claimed bill's life, you know, so itjust seemed an appropriate tribute to go from wembley, where he enjoyed a couple of great days with wycombe, you know, to wycombe�*s home at adams park. it may be a wet and stormy start to the new week for some of you but brighter skies later, details on that annualforecast for brighter skies later, details on that annual forecast for the week coming up p on breakfast.

it's monday the 18th of september. more women have reportedly come forward with allegations about russell brand. today's times newspaper claims "several women" have contacted its journalists since saturday, when it published the accounts of four women who said the comedian had raped or sexually assaulted them. russell brand has denied those claims and insisted all his relationships were consensual. our media correspondent david sillito reports. russell brand, comedian, actor, political commentator, accused of multiple sexual assaults and the rape of a woman that the programme dispatches called nadia. he's grabbing at my underwear, pulling it to the side. i'm telling him to get off me and he won't get off. i was very distraught, trying to get out of the house. with him being so much taller than me, like, holding me up against the wall. further details have now been published about nadia reporting the incident to a rape crisis centre

and also a series of text messages that the investigators say russell brand sent to nadia. the exchange begins with him saying, "i'm sorry, i will make this up to you." and then he goes on to ask, "will you everforgive me?" it was just as these allegations first began to emerge that he arrived for a performance in london. on stage, he was met by fans with cheers and a standing ovation. he has these days millions of followers on social media. this is anti—establishment, anti—authoritarian. .. where he has cast himself as a voice of dissent against mainstream media. but the catalogue of accusations and concerns about his behaviour stretch over his many years in mainstream tv and radio. these have only been locked up for four days and yet already... russell brand made his name on channel four�*s big brother. dispatches featured claims that staff helped pick out girls for him from the audience.

it felt like we were essentially taking lambs into slaughter. channel four says it has no evidence that any of the alleged incidents were brought to its attention at the time. oh, no, this is andrew sachs�*s answerphone? and the bbc, which parted company with russell brand after a scandal over offensive voice mail messages, has also said it's making urgent inquiries. meanwhile, russell brand has issued a statement vehemently denying all the allegations. i was very, very promiscuous. now, during that time of promiscuity, the relationships i had were absolutely always consensual. i was always transparent about that then. and to see that transparency metastasised into something criminal that i absolutely deny makes me question, is there another agenda at play? however, in 2020, a woman the programme called alice, who said a relationship had begun when she was 16 and that she'd been assaulted by brand, contacted his agents.

i phoned the offices and i asked to speak to his agent. they say they now believe that they were misled by brands denials. and as his tour continues, many others are facing questions about what they were told and what did they do? david sillito, bbc news. our reporter leigh milner is outside channel 4's headquarters in london. morning, leigh. broadcasters including channel four and the bbc now carrying out their own investigations, what can you tell us about what might be happening now? the company that owns the big brother brand, banajay, says it has made urgent inquiry. channel four says it has done document search and has not carried —— profound anything so far. meanwhile the bbc is also

investigating if any complaint were made while he was working as a radio presenter. most of these allegations come after 2012 when he was in america for the hollywood studios. there are also questions surrounding his charitable work. one charity that works with women and children has recently cut ties with the actor. these are very serious allegations of sexual assault and rape. two of those allegedly took place in los angeles. the lapd have said they have not been told about them but it's early days. the other allegations are supposed to have taken place right here in the uk, including the allegations made by the woman who was 16 at the time. while the metropolitan police say that it hasn't received any reports, anyone who believes that they may have been a victim of sexual assault no matter when it happened should contact the police. it's also worth saying that russell brand has also

said that all of these sexual relations were consensual. leigh, thank ou relations were consensual. leigh, thank you very — relations were consensual. leigh, thank you very much. _ relations were consensual. leigh, thank you very much. later- relations were consensual. leigh, thank you very much. later on - relations were consensual. leigh, thank you very much. later on we will be speaking to one of the journalist who has been working for the last four years on this story. but now more of this morning's news. in libya, specialist teams are continuing the difficult and dangerous work of recovering the bodies of people killed in catastrophic floods last week. at least 11,300 people have died and more than 10,000 remain missing. in the worst—hit city of derna, survivors say they're in dire need of food, shelter and clean drinking water, as our correspondent anna foster explains. it's one of the most vital jobs in derna and one of the most distressing. doctors and detectives gather each day in this hospital car park to process the dead. a black body bag is carefully unzipped. expert hands gently probe, taking measurements

orfinding identifying marks. many victims are now beyond recognition, but their dna is taken and logged in case there are still families alive to find them. many thousands are officially missing, like mohammed's sister and her husband. when he went to find them after the floods, their house had been washed away. he's heard nothing from them since. translation: i saw cars coming down. i came out running. i thought that was it, that i'm going to die. 0ur neighbours, we could see them waving flashlights, and in just a few moments the light went out and they disappeared. that was the hardest thing. he showed me a video he took that night as the water gushed in. they ran up to the roof to escape the raging torrent. international aid is now arriving in derna in earnest. flights are carrying vital medical

supplies from around the world. and although earth and debris have enveloped these streets, there are still points of light. this is such a stark contrast to the mud and dirt that covers so much of this city. piles of colourful clothes brought here to be donated to people who really need them. this is libyans helping libyans in one of their worst moments of crisis. alhamdulillah! translation: praise be to god, everything is good. _ they've sent lots of aid. a week on from this disaster, survivors are finding comfort where they can in a place that has lost so much. anna foster, bbc news, derna. the bbc has been told that senior government officials discussed raising serious concerns with buckingham palace about borisjohnson�*s conduct in government during the height of the pandemic. officials even discussed suggesting to the queen that she raise

the concerns with mrjohnson during their private audiences. our chef political correspondent henry zeffman has more details. our chief political correspondent henry zeffman has more details. how these allegations come to light now? , ., . ., ., ., now? they have come to light in a new documentary _ now? they have come to light in a new documentary by _ now? they have come to light in a new documentary by laura - now? they have come to light in a - new documentary by laura kuenssberg, the second episode is on bbc two tonight and on iplayer today. i think we knew that relations between borisjohnson and civil servants, boris johnson and civil servants, senior borisjohnson and civil servants, senior bits of whitehall, had been pretty bad. ifor one had no idea that they were this bad. because when you talk about getting the queen involved, when you talk about getting the monarchy involved in something which is notjust political but about internal political but about internal political relations within downing street, that is very unusual and thatis street, that is very unusual and that is very serious. what people

have told laura kuenssberg in this documentary is that when boris johnson returned from hospital when he was in intensive care with covid, around may 2020, his frustration and his team's frustration with the way the civil servant —— service operated was as intense as it had ever been. i suspect if we ask people from boris johnson's team ever been. i suspect if we ask people from borisjohnson�*s team now they would say they would had to drive the team in the civil service very hard because they were in on an unprecedented health emergency and if they hadn't, the response would be worse. i suspect if we spoke to those officials, they would have said if borisjohnson and his team had been more cooperative, they would have got a better response. this is a reminder ofjust how choppy the waters of politics became during some of that period when borisjohnson was prime minister. for now, thank you very much indeed. the labour leader sir keir starmer has said he'll look at rewriting

the uk's brexit deal with the eu if his party wins the next general election. speaking to the financial times, sir keir says the deal struck by borisjohnson was "much too thin" and that more favourable arrangements could be secured. a woman will appear in court later charged with the murder of two people in their 70s. virginia mccullough, who is 35 and from chelmsford in essex, is accused of killing the pair, whose bodies have not yet been found. five metropolitan police officers are due to appear at a gross misconduct hearing over the stop—and—search of the british sprinter bianca williams. she accused the force of racism after she and her partner were handcuffed and separated from their baby son during the search, injuly 2020. nothing illegal was found and no arrests were made. five americans who were jailed for years in iran are expected to fly home this morning, in exchange for five iranian prisoners held in the us

and the "unfreezing" of $6 billion of iranian oil money. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet is in the qatari capital doha. morning, lyse, thank you forjoining us. explain how this exchange is going to work? it’s us. explain how this exchange is going to work?— us. explain how this exchange is going to work? it's a very complex deal going to work? it's a very complex deal. because _ going to work? it's a very complex deal, because it's _ going to work? it's a very complex deal, because it's involving - deal, because it's involving iranians money which has been held by south korean banks, essentially money which iran earned by selling oil, it wasn't able to access these funds, and in this deal which was mediated over many months by the gulf light of qatar indirect talks —— in direct talks with us and iranians officials. the funds and

the five iranian prisoners will be swapped for five american iranians, described by the united states is wrongfully detained, regarded as hostages, and they will finally be able to fly home to the united states after years spent in a notorious prison in iran. it's been a stormy night for millions of people in england with reports of thunder, lightning and torrential rain along the south coast. the storm also caused major travel disruption yesterday in the south—west. peppyjeffery has the details and her report contains flashing images from the start. the hot weather over the last couple of weeks now seems like a distant memory. in the early hours, many were awoken by thunder, lightning and torrential rain. with the storm moving through dorset, along the south

coast to the isle of wight, to worthing and brighton, and to london, essex and beyond. it's already caused major disruption across the south—west, with exeter airport shutting due to flooding yesterday. torrents of muddy water from burst rivers caused roads to become impassable in somerset and in devon too. residents have been left with a major clean—up operation after the storm ripped through there. betty baldwin's cottage is one of the homes affected. she rested upstairs while her neighbours helped remove thick sludge and mud from downstairs. poor betty, all the mud went in, it must have been about three or four inches deep, all the way through the house. so the villagers have all rallied together and we've all been shovelling mud and cleaning it up. the 95—year—old is visually impaired and uses a stair lift. and waited patiently for someone to help her get

to a neighbours' house. ijust woke up in the night to hear an awful lot of water, like the sea. where is all that sound coming from? and i went to the window and i shouted out, "i can't get out, i can't get out! i'm just so frightened, help me, please." her furniture was floating in this room and actually, when i climbed through the window i had to step into, literally it was over my knees. and i had to wade across the stairs to try and comfort her a bit. and in nearby totnes... it wasjust a massive bang, flash, i saw sparks coming off the house down the road, and it vibrated the whole house, it vibrated my body. it was a very lucky escape for the woman who lived there. she was asleep when the ceiling fell in and it blew out the electric sockets. the yellow warning for thunderstorms was lifted at 6am this morning and for many the extreme weather came and went in a flash. but for others, it will take a bit longer to move past this dark cloud.

peppyjeffery, bbc news. awful images of the damages that have happened there. matt can tell us about what has been going on over the last 2a hours. good morning. yes, horrendous scenes in the south—west, this is flooding in the south—west, this is flooding in exeter yesterday, these conditions are understandable when you see these rainfall totals. exeter gets 60 millimetres usually in september, and as you can see from south devon duet in somerset, we saw that if not a little bit more, a lot of that in six hours, and even a chunk of that fell in just an hour. that's why the extreme flooding was there. we didn't finish with the storms across the south—west, another batch came in last night, to produce a pretty lively night across some in the

midlands, south and east england. a difficult night sleet, myself included. thousands of lightning strikes have been working no. that is now across north—east lincolnshire. horrendous heavy rainfall this morning. not particularly pleasant in the west, scotland and the irish sea, a box of rain this morning. the rain will take a few hours before it clears out from the coast. the rain is shifting from the west, narrowing and pushing towards the north sea during the early part of the afternoon, lingering in north—east scotland. most of you compared to this morning, a better end to the day. blustery but sunshine, a few passing showers, nowhere near the condition some have experienced this morning. it feels like september this afternoon, 15 to 21 degrees, a cool start to tonight, winds picking

up cool start to tonight, winds picking up later. another batch of rain set to put in tomorrow. we start tomorrow morning with temperatures around 4—6, elsewhere not too chilly. typical autumnal week to come, chopping and changing, windy conditions and we will all see a bit of rain. it does feel autumnal out there tonight this morning. let's take a look at today's papers. reaction to the accusations against comedian russell which he denies continue to dominate the headlines. the times, one of the papers that led the investigation, reports more women have come forward with allegations since saturday night. the mirror turns its attention to the broadcasters which employed russell brand, including the bbc and channel 4. its headline asks "what did tv chiefs know?" the mail reports that the convicted

murderer lucy letby "may have killed three more babies and tried to murder another 15" during her time as a nurse. it quotes a paediatrician who gave evidence at her trial. and evidence at her trial. if we need some joy and a srr this and if we need somejoy and a smile this monday morning, here we have something! here's kylie minogue bringing "bbc radio two in the park" to a spectacular end yesterday. around 75,000 people attended the two day festival in leicester which also included performances by the likes of tears for fears, soft cell, busted and rick astley. kylie is our favourite, totally. kylie is ourfavourite, totally. you would not have said that if busted were here! you are allowed to say that. let's see inside the pages. the

organisation which organises gap years for teenagers saying they want young people to leave their phones at home. for young people to leave their phones at home. ., . , . ., �* ~' at home. for a year? i don't think that will happen. _ at home. for a year? i don't think that will happen. they _ at home. for a year? i don't think that will happen. they say - at home. for a year? i don't think that will happen. they say if - at home. for a year? i don't think that will happen. they say if they | that will happen. they say if they are trekking _ that will happen. they say if they are trekking in _ that will happen. they say if they are trekking in patagonia - that will happen. they say if they are trekking in patagonia or - that will happen. they say if they| are trekking in patagonia or costa rica, they want them to have no digital distractions. they have tried it already, erin from northern ireland said she was apprehensive initially but after a few days it felt completely normal. she said she stopped thinking about her phone and realised you don't need it, there's nothing on your phone that you need, you don't miss anything at all. the nervous parent _ you don't miss anything at all. tue: nervous parent in you don't miss anything at all. tte: nervous parent in me you don't miss anything at all. tt2 nervous parent in me thinks, you might need your phone! what if there is an emergency? you just don't want to be glued to your phone the whole time. ., ., ~' to be glued to your phone the whole time. ., ., ~ , to be glued to your phone the whole time. , a to be glued to your phone the whole time.- a message _ to be glued to your phone the whole time.- a message for- to be glued to your phone the whole time.- a message for us - to be glued to your phone the whole | time.- a message for us all, time. look up. a message for us all, there. time. look up. a message for us all, there- look— time. look up. a message for us all, there- look up. _ time. look up. a message for us all, there. look up, sally! _ if you've filled up your car recently you'll know that fuel prices have been creeping up again. katy�*s here to tell us what's going on, and what we can do about it.

if your car or vanruns on petrol or diesel, filling your tank is probably costing more again. two months ago, these were the average prices per litre at uk forecourts. the most recent figures shared with the bbc show petrol�*s gone up by 11p a litre since then to about £1.54 on average, with diesel up by 13p to £1.57. that might well feel like a bigjump. but take a look at this graph showing changes over a longer period of time. that's last summer, when petrol hit highs of around £1.90 and diesel was pushing the two pound mark. so prices are lower than that now, but well above a couple of years ago. the recent rise is being put down to opec, a big group of oil—producing countries, deciding to cut production. so we've had less oil on the market and that has led to an increase in the price gradually,

as we haven't managed to increase supply in other areas of the world. and more recently, they'vejust announced that they're going to extend those cuts to the end of the year, whereas there was some hope in the market that those production cuts might have come to an end. fuel/ani5/0600/18/9) (katy) the floods in libya could also have an impact — so, globalfactors. but motoring groups complain that when wholesale costs do fall, that doesn't always get passed on to customers at the pump. the government now plans to make it easier to compare prices. which as i found out, can vary widely. if you've noticed the cost of filling up is going up, you're not alone. it's just too much. it's just, it makes it really difficult to get to work each day. you don't want to come into london, you end up stuck in traffic, you've got 20 mile an hour zones it's relentless. companies are making windfall profits and in a time where everyone's struggling to make ends meet, fuel is such a basic need that i do think, yeah, it should be something

of a priority. i don't know what to think, really. it's extortion, isn't it? businesses which depend on driving like this driving instructor are feeling the pinch. a year and a half ago, £115 to £70 a week on fuel. so what's it now? anything up to £120 a week. we can't afford to pass it on to customers. they can't afford to pay any more than what they're paying now. if you're buying petrol or diesel, there can be big variations in how much you pay. it looks like we've got a tesco supermarket coming up here, so we'll see what the price is like there. in northampton i drove past four different forecourts, only a couple of miles away from each other... it looks like this is an esso one. ..all displaying different prices per litre. we've only come just around the corner and actually this forecourt here is showing much higher prices, just look at that. there are quicker ways than just driving around to compare prices at different forecourts.

there are a couple of price comparison apps which i've got here on my phone. in northern ireland, an official price comparison tool is thought to have helped keep prices down. so could that help in the rest of the uk? well, after the competition watchdog found some retailers had been charging more than they should, many now make daily prices available online and the government is looking at making businesses provide up to date price data and putting it into a tool like an app. therefore, everybody can see exactly what is being charged from the independent fuel retailers right up to the big fuel companies and supermarkets as well. so do you think that would bring prices down? yes, i think it would. while efforts are under way to make prices more transparent, they remain relatively high at the moment. and experts say it won't get better any time soon.

prices might stay up for the rest of the year because of that supply and demand situation with oil. the group which represents independent forecourts said they operated on thin margins to make sure customers got the best deal. the government told us it had been clear pricing needed to be "fair and more transparent". and a consultation on that plan to make all retailers release their prices by law in an effort to increase competition is expected sooon. thank you very much. still to come on breakfast. we'll tell you what happened when a group of london cabbies arranged to take one former soldier for the ride of his life, in a genuine world war two spitfire. that's at around ten to seven. not ina not in a cab, in a spitfire wasn't expecting that! time now to get the news,

travel and weather where you are. a very good morning from bbc london — i'm alice salfield. mass joke at the university of brighton later today. members of the university and college union have been on strike sincejuly, saying staff cuts mean class sizes have increased and course modules have been withdrawn, leaving the university in turmoil. the university in turmoil. the university has said changes to the workforce are necessary to help them makes financial savings and respond to changing student demand. a missing teenager from east malling. 14—year—old lexie mckenzie was reported missing on friday from the mill street area of the town. she has blue eyes and was wearing an orange short—sleeved dress, seen in this photo. lexie has links to paddock wood, folkestone and london.

nhs sussex have warned that strike action this week will have a difficult impact on services as appointments are rescheduled. consultants are walking out from tomorrow, and junior doctors will strike from wednesday. thejoint action is a first in nhs history. it's all part of national dispute over pay and condititons. so far, more than 940,000 appointments have been postponed since nhs strikes began last december. a big beach clean—up by rail workers begins this morning to encourage people to make sustainable choices. govia thameslink railway are among those taking part in the great british beach clean in brighton and hove. the company says with so many beaches on its network, it wants to help keep the coastline looking good, and hopes people will make theirjouneys by rail instead of using the car. a national trust garden in kent has received funding to develop part of its grounds.

the delos mediterranean garden at sissinghurst is being extended and a garage on the site is being replaced. it's part of a conservation project to re—imagine a vision by the the poet and writer vita sackville—west and husband harold nicolson that was never quite completed. the radio kent make a difference awards are taking place this evening in gillingham. the awards shine a spotlight on those who've made a difference or gone above and beyond in their local community. we'll be bringing you more on the awards and the nominees on south east today at 6.30 and 10.25 tonight. here's the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello there, good morning. well, it will be turning a lot more autumnal as we head through this week. wet, very windy at times, so a very unsettled week of weather ahead. turning cooler, too. that is set to happen today, but we're starting off still in that rather muggy, humid—feeling air. it's a messy picture, really, weather—wise today because there's a cold front due to sweep through, ao lots of dry weather through the morning, then some outbreaks of rain, areas of cloud. behind it, some sunshine, but also maybe some

cloud through the afternoon and a few showers following on behind, but generally a sunny end to the day, and the temperatures will start to dip by the end of the afternoon as well. all the while, a brisk westerly wind blowing fresher—feeling conditions on monday night into tuesday. and then on tuesday, we're expecting some showers hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. let's return now to our top story — those allegations of rape and sexual assault by the comedian russell brand against four women, between 2006 and 2013 — all of which he denies. the bbc, channel 4 and a production firm — which all employed russell brand during the period in question — have said they are investigating the claims. we can speak now to the media

lawyer mark stephens. good morning. thank you for talking to us. russell brand yet to face any criminal charges but we are hearing now increased numbers of allegations, more and more details coming out with every day. how restricted are the broadcasters in what they can say at the moment? well, obviously russell brand is innocent until proven guilty and he has that benefit but that should not stop us asking questions and indeed from the police and the broadcasters and anyone else, investigating matters, because i think it's quite clear that there are questions to be asked and answered. one thinks perhaps of the text asking for forgiveness and in those circumstances i think it is going to be impossible for the police not to

begin an investigation shortly. but of course all of these allegations were surprisingly detailed and they were surprisingly detailed and they were backed up with reports or medical records or something of that kind and therefore anyone else that is coming forward, the journalists are going to want to look particularly carefully and to stand up particularly carefully and to stand up each and every individual allegation that may come out because it's got to stand the test of scrutiny. you can'tjust put these things out. and that is why i think in many ways it would be betterfor the police to begin investigating this because they have additional powers which of course journalists don't, and obviously that will allow both mr brand to be vindicated if thatis both mr brand to be vindicated if that is the case or indeed the complainants to make their allegations to the proper authorities.—

allegations to the proper authorities. ,, ., ., ~ , authorities. situation like this don't 'ust authorities. situation like this don'tjust happen _ authorities. situation like this don'tjust happen in - authorities. situation like this don'tjust happen in celebrity| don'tjust happen in celebrity circles, it is notjust a broadcasting issue. what responsibility do employers have in situations like this where there might be room and speculation, what more could employers do to stop people may be hiding in plain sight? i think that is one of the difficult questions here because russell brand has made it abundantly clear that everything he undertook was consensual and so therefore we may think that man has the morals of an alley cat but what consenting adults do together is indeed private and not subject to investigation. so the question for the broadcasters and his employers is, what did they know? did they know that there was consensual behaviour or did they know that there was nonconsensual

behaviour and i think those are the sort of key questions for this. but i think a wider concern which is, because of his celebrity, because of his popularity, his commercial wealth, was he given a level of protection which would not have been afforded to any other person in the workplace. there were some obvious breaches of employment law, for example his assistant talks about him basically wearing nothing but a pair of white underpants most of the time, and that of course is wholly inappropriate in a workplace and questions, why was that tolerated at that particular point in time? if you going to work you don't expect that. it is the unusual behaviours which seem to have been normalised around russell brand that i think the concerns really need to address. there is a huge level of interest in this story at the moment, lots of

speculation online on social media. what do people need to be aware of if they are posting their own thoughts about this story? well, i think we have _ thoughts about this story? well, i think we have to _ thoughts about this story? well, i think we have to be _ thoughts about this story? well, i think we have to be very - thoughts about this story? well, i think we have to be very careful. thoughts about this story? well, i i think we have to be very careful not to libel, not to imply guilt. this is something which is subjective, or should be subject to investigation. we know that broadcasters are already investigating. and so it's important to explore the allegations, test the allegations, but also i think for people to come forward and discuss them. but i think saying i believe one side or the other, so we've seen a number of people like andrew tait and elon musk come out and say i believe russell brand —— andrew tate. all it does is give you someone venturing an opinion. i think it is better rather than to speculate to actually

comment on the public interest elements on this.— comment on the public interest elements on this. mike stevens, thank ou elements on this. mike stevens, thank you very — elements on this. mike stevens, thank you very much _ elements on this. mike stevens, thank you very much indeed. --| elements on this. mike stevens, - thank you very much indeed. -- mark thank you very much indeed. —— mark stevens. the rugby was unconvincing, it's fair to say but for a long time it feels as though england have been playing well and their look hasn't been in, especially at times last night. been in, especially at times last niuht. been in, especially at times last nitht, ., been in, especially at times last night-_ more - been in, especially at times last i night._ more akin to night. the headache. more akin to football. night. the headache. more akin to football- jo _ night. the headache. more akin to football. jo marler _ night. the headache. more akin to football. jo marler was _ night. the headache. more akin to football. jo marler was at - night. the headache. more akin to football. jo marler was at the - football. jo marler was at the centre of that and i'm sure he will claim it was intentional. a win, two from two for england. at work in progress for them. good morning. start at the rugby world cup in france. they all count.

but the try scored by courtney lawes definitely wasn't one from the playbook. england heading towards the quarter finals, but their win overjapan was far from convincing. andy swiss reports from nice. cheering. it was all smiles and selfies beforehand, but england fans flocked to nice knowing this trip to the seaside could be anything but simple. go, england and go, japan! japan had beaten south africa, ireland and scotland at recent world cups. for england, the challenge was clear. and japan was soon ahead via the boot of rikiya matsuda. their fans enjoyed that. by contrast, england looked rattled, and although lewis ludlam crashed over for their first try of the tournament, the errors were everywhere as england led just 13—9 at the break. and when matsuda coolly slotted another penalty, japan were only a point behind. butjust when england needed some luck, they got it. it looked like they'd knocked the ball on before courtney lawes went over, but replays showed it came offjoe marler�*s head — that's ok — and, remarkably, it was a try.

and from there, england finally pulled clear. first, freddie steward eased any lingering nerves.. gets it, scores it. ..beforejoe marchant rounded things off with a flourish to seal victory and a valuable bonus point. we probably didn't perform the way we wanted to again, but credit to them — they made it really, really tough for us. the ball was so greasy, they played in the right areas of the pitch and made us really run and work hard to fill position, as well. so, yeah, we're... we're not happy, but we're glad we've got the win. well, this was a largely scrappy display by england, but while they'll have to improve, it's another win and another step towards the quarter finals. andy swift, bbc news, nice. remember england's previous coach eddiejones, well he oversaw one of the biggest shocks so far as his australia side, lost to to fuji, handing the fijians just their third ever victory

over the wallabies. elsewhere the holders south africa won. how about this for a thrilling finish in the davis cup last night?! gb�*s hopes of reaching november's finals all hinged on this final set tie—break against france, neal skupski serving for the match in this must win doubles tie, alongside partner dan evans. the passion! as they keep their hopes of winning the world cup of tennis alive. as set down, a few guys from the bench said, you know, get the crowd involved and it sort of turned into pandemonium for me and then... laughter yeah, some embarrassing stuff most likely out there but we are going to malaga so it doesn't matter. i think they will need there was hats in malaga. very fashionable.

the champions league group stage starts this week. arsenal head into off the back of a 1—0 win over everton. the only goal swept home by leandro trossa rd. that result leaves everton without a league win, on a weekend when the current owner has agreed to sell the club. a billion pounds spent, but chelsea still can't seem to gel. this a goalless draw with bournemouth in the premier league. just the one win for them in the league since the season started. rangers remain top of the scottish women's premier league after beating montrose12—0 — the biggest winning margin of the season so far. meanwhile celtic beat aberdeen 4—0 — with midfielderjenny smith scoring twice. they remain second in the table behind rangers, although they have a game in hand. defending champions glasgow city, hearts and hibernian also won with spartans drawing with hamilton. now, hold the front page, someone other than a red bull driver has won a formula one grand prix this year. it's taken 15 races, ferrari's carlos sainz taking the chequered flag in action packed race in singapore. a late challenge from george russell

ended in heartache for the briton on the final lap, handing third place to team mate lewis hamilton. sainz, who'd started from pole, held off another briton — lando norris — to claim the second win of his career. runaway championship leader max verstappen was fifth, ending his run of ten consecutive wins. american sepp kuss has won cycling's last grand tour of the year — the vuelta a espana — following the final stage in madrid. australia's kaden groves was first across the finish line in the capital of spain. half a minute behind in the leader's red jersey, kuss rolled in with hisjumbo—visma team mates. tour de france winner jonas vingegaard and giro d'italia champion primoz roglic. it's the first time one team has won all three grand tours in the same year. ronnie o'sullivan says

he's going to give away his shanghai masters trophy after winning the event for the fifth time. the rocket beat the current world champion luca brecel by 11 frames to nine in a thrilling final. it's also his fourth successive win at this tournament in what was the first event to take place in mainland china since the covid 19 pandemic. i guess when you have five you can afford to give one away. you can give them all away and, knowing him. thank you. plenty of us will have gone for a sunday stroll yesterday, but not many would have clocked up the marathon distance achieved by the sports broadcaster jeff stelling and around 300 others. i wonder howjeff is feeling this morning. good morning, jeff, if you are watching. they trekked 26 miles

from wembley stadium to the home of wycombe wanderers — raising money for prostate cancer research in memory of one of wycombe's most ardent fans — our friend and breakfast colleague bill turnbull. graham satchell was with them. three, two, one! cheering. they're walking from wembley to wycombe — inspired by bill turnbull, it's a marathon to raise money for prostate cancer uk. it's a year or so since prostate cancer claimed bill's life, you know, so itjust seemed an appropriate tribute to go from wembley — where he enjoyed a couple of great days with wycombe — you know, to wycombe's home at adams park. broadcasting legend jeff stelling has now done 3a so—called football marches, and raised almost £2 million. one man in eight will get prostate cancer in their lifetime — one in four in the cases of black men. it's a phenomenal number. so we just wanted to raise awareness because prostate cancer is an illness that, if you catch it early,

perfectly treatable — you know, you can live a normal life. but if you don't catch it early, it can be a killer. so that's what it's all about, really, is raising awareness. it's dank, isn't it? that, for me, is a yellow card. bill turnbull was the match commentator at wycombe wanderers, and a devoted fans. and a devoted fan. there's a shot... and it's a goal! thank you for letting me - into your home in the morning — whether it's in the kitchen or the living room or, - as i'm often told, the bedroom. and whether you've been with us for the past... i he was a much—loved presenter of bbc breakfast, sat on the red sofa for 15 years. breakfast back as usual tomorrow from 6.00 —| till then, have a great day. when he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, he went public, encouraging other men to get tested. for heaven's sake, go . and get yourself tested. if you catch it early, - then that's much better than finding out too late. so bill turnbull was a pioneer. he was one of the first that really told his story. even when he died, we saw huge rises — 61,000 people took our risk checker, we saw 25,000 men referred into the nhs, and we saw

262,000 men last year — that's a 17% increase, which isjust enormous — all down to pioneers like bill and everybody else that's told their stories. nick white is one of those men who was diagnosed early because of bill. nick had surgery four years ago, and is now cancer—free. i do awareness—raising sessions at work, and i always introduce myself as one of bill turnbull�*s cohort of men, always. so i think there are many men like me who were convinced to take action because of him. # i would walk 500... almost everyone on this walk has an extraordinary story to tell. kevin webber was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2014, and given two years to live. since then, he's run all over the world, raising money for prostate cancer uk. iran two marathons on chemo — week 13 and week 15. i then ran across the sahara. i ran across iceland, the arctic, cambodia, albania. just keep on going.

i've run 15,000 miles since i was diagnosed. i will stop when i can't go any more. and that's my message to everyone, really — just keep on going. no—one ever looks back and regrets keeping on going. theyjust regret stopping. so do everything whilst you can. also on the walk, bill's son will turnbull. what would your dad make of all this? i think he would have... yeah, he would love it. i think, you know, to see so many people sort of all contributing to raising awareness, and i think it's beautiful walk — dad liked to walk, and to end up at wycombe wanderers, at adams park — yeah, i think he'd have loved. as the day wore on, the heavens opened and the going was tough. but finally, after almost 12 hours of walking, covering 26.2 miles, they made it to wycombe wanderers. inside the ground handing out medals — bill's wife, sesi. sesi, can i ask you what you think bill would have made of this? i think he would be amazed. i mean, this was such a special place to him,

and meant a great deal. so he would be very, very proud. hundreds and hundreds of strangers brought together in a common cause to fight prostate cancer. graham satchell, bbc news. thank you to everybody, everybody who took part in that yesterday. i think those numbers are staggering. 61,000 men went through the symptom checker. 25,000 referred into the nhs. because of bill's words, what he said in the message you put out. really good to know. that he said in the message you put out. really good to know.— really good to know. that is why he went public — really good to know. that is why he went public. he _ really good to know. that is why he went public. he was _ really good to know. that is why he went public. he was a _ really good to know. that is why he went public. he was a private - really good to know. that is why he went public. he was a private guy i went public. he was a private guy and he was surprised himself that he wanted to go public when he was diagnosed but he wanted to encourage people like nick, who we just heard in that piece, to come forward and get checked out. well done to nick and all of the others who took part

yesterday, and jeff, brilliant. let's get the weather. a bit of a clue in that picture behind you. it's not looking great. not brilliant at times this week. very good morning. this is from yesterday in somerset. torrential downpours that led to the flooding we saw across parts of devon and somerset through the afternoon. more rain last night. and more rain to come through the week. let me give you a quick glimpse in what we can expect rainfall wise. to take us to friday. this is how the amount tot up, or parts of the country set to see more rain and these brighter colours of the west. particularly parts of western scotland, cumbria, we could see over 100 millimetres of rain before the working week is out. so be prepared. there will be some wet weather around at times. some windy weather to come, and some pretty wet weather this morning. cloud in the atlantic is gathering to come our way, being driven by this area of low pressure swelling

in the north, but at the moment this band of cloud bring some rain and to the north—east midlands, lincolnshire, yorkshire, torrential downpours to get you through the morning rush hour before clearing gradually. that's kept some of you through the night. western areas were bright enough to rain this morning that around lunch time we could see more thunderstorms for east anglia and the saudis before things turn sunnier here later. stays cloudy and damp in the fine north—east of scotland in the afternoon, some showers in the west but most are better afternoon than morning. blustery showers but some sunny spells, as well. into tonight, clear spells and showers to begin with but my persistent rain through ireland pushing into south—west scotland, northern england, north west wales and the north west midlands. to the north of it, cool night, between four and 6 degrees were some. stay milder further south but not as mild and last night. tomorrow, tuesday, here we go, low pressure to the north of us and to the south some pretty strong winds and outbreaks of rain butting in on these weather fronts. the weather fronts will bring rain at times. one

of those on and off days. brightest weather in the northern half of scotland, sunshine and showers. we will see this cloud then a break perhaps in the middle is to the south. forallacross perhaps in the middle is to the south. for all across wales and to a certain degree northern ireland a windy day, widespread gales around hills and coasts and temperatures 19, 20 hills and coasts and temperatures 19,20 degrees, hills and coasts and temperatures 19, 20 degrees, not particularly high but feeling more humid on tuesday because we are between the weather fronts. tuesday because we are between the weatherfronts. one tuesday because we are between the weather fronts. one sector whether humid areas in place. heavier rain returns to turn things fresher later in the day, particularly across scotland and northern ireland. outbreaks of rain to begin, sunshine and showers. the seasons in china and showers. the seasons in china and east anglia and the south—east but a windy day for wales, maine working southwards and eastwards and the rain could be particularly lively on saturated ground in the south—west especially in the afternoon. want to watch. for the rest of the week, we see some rain at times on thursday. lighter winds so slow moving showers and then

friday into saturday some drier weather of the week, securely on saturday, before more rain returns on saturday. probably a first uk wide feel of autumn this week. a bit of sunshine dotted amongst those. , a bit of sunshine dotted amongst those-_ good - a bit of sunshine dotted amongst those._ good stuff, | those. there will be. good stuff, thank you- _ when it comes to stirring sights — and sounds — a pair of spitfires soaring over the rolling fields of kent takes some beating. but that was the treat arranged for a group of british military veterans, including some who'd fought in the second world war. they all got a chance to inspect the planes up close, and former soldier mike smith was taken up into the clouds for the ride of his life. breakfast'sjohn maguire has the story. as the years pass, this band of brothers may become smaller, but their bond remains unbreakable. they've been brought here to see the historic aircraft at biggin hill by the cabbies from the taxi charity for military veterans. it means the world to them. well, i certainly get emotional when i think about it. cos the main thing is the family.

excuse me. so it means a lot to you. 0h! things like this keep me alive. and for one chelsea pensioner, there's the chance notjust to see a spitfire up close — but to fly in one. a dream come true. i'm extremely interested in military history at the best of times, and i know most of the things about the battle of britain, and the young age of the pilots that went up and made the ultimate sacrifice. and now i'm able to go up in an aircraft — this iconic aircraft. the two—seaters were created to train pilots. nothing rivals the looks, the speed, the feel of the spitfire. well, mike will have flown in many different aircraft during his military career, but never, of course, in a spitfire — a plane he says he's

loved his whole life. so what's the experience like for him? this just about beats everything. it's the actual aircraft that was used in 1940, wasn't it — battle of britain — with a v12 merlin engine in it. mike is flown from biggin hill — a vitalfighter base in the battle of britain — to the skies where the dogfights took place along the white cliffs of the south coast. he's shown what the aircraft can do, and is even given the chance to take the controls. because it's so compact, you're part of the aircraft. and he gave me control to bank left and bank right. they're very sensitive controls — nose up, nose down. he obviously oversaw it because he had the controls but, yeah, it was absolutely mind blowing. you seem a bit overwhelmed. lam. it's an absolute pleasure and an honour to be in this over beachy head, over the channel, flying in formation with another spitfire. and then doing the victory roll.

it's... i've seen the films, i've seen the documentaries, i've read all the books. and now i've actually been in that iconic fighter plane that actually took part in the battle of britain. riding in the plane alongside him is a young businessman who's funded today, and feels compelled to help the veterans — inspired by a family connection. because i was really close to my granddad — who served in two wars. he passed away last year and these people are only around for so long, so i need to appreciate that. and if i have the opportunity to do it, i thought, i'm going to do it and then i'll go from there. newsreel: disabled heroes of two world wars left - the star & garter, richmond, - and four other homes to be taken by taxis to worthing for the day. this year is the 75th anniversary of the taxi charity — bringing veterans together for one reason. and i thought, i've got to get involved with a charity —

way of saying thank you, thank you so much for the privilege of what we've got, the life we live, the freedom we have, the freedom of speech. that's the reason i got involved. just my little way of saying thank you. and in return, peter kent, a d—day veteran, is himself very thankful. 0h, lovely. coming out with all the old crowd, the veterans. i'm one of the oldest ones left. it was time to enjoy the company of comrades and to reminisce. a day to remember. and, for one former soldier, a day to never forget. john maguire, bbc news, biggin hill. what a day for mike. what an adventure. _ what a day for mike. what an adventure. incredible, - what a day for mike. what an i adventure. incredible, beautiful -ictures. still to come on breakfast... phone a friend. in fact, phone all of your friends and tell them that tv legend chris tarrant will be joining us on the sofa at 8:50,

for a chat about his 50 years in broadcasting. i'm years in broadcasting. glad they don't do that any more. i'm glad they don't do that any more. �* , ., , i'm glad they don't do that any more. �*, �* i'm glad they don't do that any more. �*, more. let's hope he hasn't brought any custard- _ time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. a very good morning from bbc london. i'm alice salfield. there are growing calls for the government to tackle the rise in fires involving electric bikes and scooters. following the deaths of three people in london in incidents thought to be linked to faulty e—bike batteries, the london assembly's written to ministers asking for better regulation of products bought online. the london fire brigade has warned it's the fastest growing fire risk in the capital. the governement says it's working to ensure safety issues are assessed and action is taken. more than 120 crimes of what's known as upskirting were recorded in london in the last two years

by the met police. it's when someone secretly takes a photo or films underneath a person's clothes. the end violence against women coalition says more public awareness and education is needed. the government says it's created a specific offence to tackle upskirting. sadiq khan is in new york this week as he tries to promote london overseas. during the four—day trip the mayor will appear on several american tv shows to encourage more people to visit and invest in london. he'll also attend a un climate change summit. an amateur boxing club in south london that's believed to be the oldest in the country has been saved from closure after falling into disrepair. lynn ac in camberwell first opened in 1892. but it shut injuly when it became unsafe to train there. over the decades it's discovered rising stars, including world champion ellie scotney whose promoter has stepped in to rescue it. hundreds of kids walk through those

doors every single night. you know, from peckham, from camberwell, from streatham — from all around deprived areas of london. and these places make a difference, these places change young people's lives. it's like winning the lottery for us, to be honest with you. let's take a look at the tubes. there are minor delays on the circle and piccadilly lines. and the northern lines has no service southbound between stockwell and morden. now here's elizabeth rizzini with your weather. hello there, good morning. it'll be feeling a lot more like autumn across the capital as we head through this week. so turning very unsettled, wet, very windy at times and also cooler, too. and that is set to happen today — we'll come into some fresher—feeling air. but we're starting off still in that muggy, humid airfor a while this morning — it's a very messy picture today. still a few morning showers perhaps, but lots of dry weather. then through the middle of the day, the cloud will increase, there'll be some outbreaks of rain. that's a cold front sweeping

in from the west behind it. some sunshine, but also still possibly some cloud and some showers, and temperatures will gradually drop off towards the end of the afternoon as that fresher air filters through. all the while, a brisk westerly wind blowing. and then overnight tonight, it will feel cooler than it has been in recent nights in that fresher air. and then on tuesday, a definite dip in temperature. it's going to be wet and really quite windy on tuesday — some areas of cloud, some showers, and also a very brisk south—westerly wind with some gusts of over 40 miles an hour. still wet on wednesday. that's all from me, there's plenty more on the website and the bbc news app. i'll be back in half an hour.

good morning, welcome to breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. our headlines today. more women come forward to the times with allegations about the comedian russell brand. the struggle to identify victims of the devastating floods in libya as 10,000 are still missing. esme, you going to wake up? we hearfrom more families desperate to get a prescription for medical cannabis on the nhs. i've begged and i can't get it for her, and it's not fair — she's completely shut out. england heading towards the quarter finals after a lucky

bounce off the head ofjoe marler. an unconventional try, in an unconvincing world cup win overjapan. we've all obviously been aware of the mayhem in financial markets over the past few weeks. and that has now caused really quite significant problems for one of our best—known mortgage lenders, a company called northern rock. and 16 years after he broke the news of the trouble at northern rock, robert peston is here to talk about his new novel about the financial crash. a wet and stormy start foremost, the full full is coming up. it's monday the 18th of september. more women have reportedly come forward with allegations about russell brand. today's times newspaper claims "several women" have contacted its journalists since saturday, when it published the accounts of four women who said the comedian had raped

or sexually assaulted them. russell brand has denied those claims and insisted all his relationships were consensual. our media correspondent david sillito reports. russell brand, comedian, actor, political commentator, accused of multiple sexual assaults and the rape of a woman that the programme dispatches called nadia. he's grabbing at my underwear, pulling it to the side. i'm telling him to get off me and he won't get off. i was very distraught, trying to get out of the house. with him being so much taller than me, like, holding me up against the wall. further details have now been published about nadia reporting the incident to a rape crisis centre and also a series of text messages that the investigators say russell brand sent to nadia. the exchange begins with him saying, "i'm sorry,

i will make this up to you." and then he goes on to ask, "will you everforgive me?" it was just as these allegations first began to emerge that he arrived for a performance in london. on stage, he was met by fans with cheers and a standing ovation. he has these days millions of followers on social media. this is anti—establishment, anti—authoritarian. .. where he has cast himself as a voice of dissent against mainstream media. but the catalogue of accusations and concerns about his behaviour stretch over his many years in mainstream tv and radio. these have only been locked up for four days and yet already... russell brand made his name on channel four�*s big brother. dispatches featured claims that staff helped pick out girls for him from the audience. it felt like we were essentially taking lambs into slaughter. channel four says it has no evidence that any of the alleged incidents were brought to its attention at the time. oh, no, this is andrew

sachs's answerphone? and the bbc, which parted company with russell brand after a scandal over offensive voice mail messages, has also said it's making urgent inquiries. meanwhile, russell brand has issued a statement vehemently denying all the allegations. i was very, very promiscuous. now, during that time of promiscuity, the relationships i had were absolutely always consensual. i was always transparent about that then. and to see that transparency metastasised into something criminal that i absolutely deny makes me question, is there another agenda at play? however, in 2020, a woman the programme called alice, who said a relationship had begun when she was 16 and that she'd been assaulted by brand, contacted his agents. i phoned the offices and i asked to speak to his agent. they say they now believe that they were misled by brands denials.

and as his tour continues, many others are facing questions about what they were told and what did they do? david sillito, bbc news. our reporter leigh milner is outside channel 4's headquarters in london. good channel 4's headquarters in london. morning, leig including good morning, leigh. broadcasters including channel four and the bbc are now carrying out their own investigation into russell brand, can you tell us what might be happening there?— can you tell us what might be happening there? good morning. that's right. _ happening there? good morning. that's right, we _ happening there? good morning. that's right, we will _ happening there? good morning. that's right, we will start - happening there? good morning. that's right, we will start with . that's right, we will start with banajay, the company that owns the big brother brand. they say they are making urgent inquiries. channel four says it has done a document search and found nothing so far so they are carrying out another internal investigation. the bbc is also investigating if any complaints were made whilst he was working for them as a radio presenter. but you've got to remember that most of

these allegations come after 2012 when he was working in america for the hollywood studios. there are also questions surrounding his charitable work. one charity that works with women and children have cut ties with the actor. there are four very serious allegations of sexual assault of rate, two of them are allegedly —— of rape, two of them allegedly taking place in los angeles. the lapd say they have not had any allegations reported. the other two were alleged to have taken place in the uk including the woman who was 16 at the time. the metropolitan police say they have not received any reports but anyone who believes they might have been a victim of sexual assault no matter how long ago it happened are being urged to contact police. russell brand has said that all of the

sexual relations were consensual. thank you very much, leigh. we will be talking to a reporter from the times in a few minutes. we have more of the news. the bbc has been told that senior government officials discussed raising serious concerns with buckingham palace about borisjohnson's conduct in government during the height of the pandemic. officials even discussed suggesting to the queen that she raise the concerns with mrjohnson during their private audiences. our chief political correspondent henry zeffman has more details. henry, we knew there were tensions and issues but this is a whole new story. and issues but this is a whole new sto . ., �* , and issues but this is a whole new sto . . �* , . ., and issues but this is a whole new sto. story. that's right, jon. i was immersed — story. that's right, jon. i was immersed in _ story. that's right, jon. i was immersed in whitehall - story. that's right, jon. i was immersed in whitehall and i immersed in whitehall and westminster and politics in that period and i certainly had no idea that relations had got quite this bad. what is coming out here is

disclosed in a new episode of laura kuenssberg's documentary, state of chaos, the second episode is on bbc two tonight and on iplayer now. it exposes quite how bad the relationship got between boris johnson and some of his political team and the civil servants, his official team. what we have been told and the civil servants who spoke to laura kuenssberg have done so off the record because of the sensitivity of this but there were very high level discussions about using the queen too, in quotes, remind borisjohnson of the constitution. using the queen for anything political, certainly some kind of internal row, is incredibly unusual and shows quite how sensitive this became. i suspect it borisjohnson or one of his team was here they would say it was a public health emergency, they had to be firm with their team. this is yet another reminder ofjust how chaotic and tense that period in british

politics was. for and tense that period in british politics was-— and tense that period in british politics was. for now, thank you very much _ politics was. for now, thank you very much indeed. _ in libya, specialist teams are continuing the difficult and dangerous work of recovering the bodies of people killed in catastrophic floods last week. at least 11,300 people have died and more than 10,000 remain missing. in the worst—hit city of derna, survivors say they're in dire need of food, shelter and clean drinking water, as our correspondent anna foster explains. it's one of the most vital jobs in derna and one of the most distressing. doctors and detectives gather each day in this hospital car park to process the dead. a black body bag is carefully unzipped. expert hands gently probe, taking measurements orfinding identifying marks. many victims are now beyond recognition, but their dna is taken and logged in case there are still families

alive to find them. many thousands are officially missing, like mohammed's sister and her husband. when he went to find them after the floods, their house had been washed away. he's heard nothing from them since. translation: i saw cars coming down. i came out running. i thought that was it, that i'm going to die. our neighbours, we could see them waving flashlights, and in just a few moments the light went out and they disappeared. that was the hardest thing. he showed me a video he took that night as the water gushed in. they ran up to the roof to escape the raging torrent. international aid is now arriving in derna in earnest. flights are carrying vital medical supplies from around the world. and although earth and debris have enveloped these streets, there are still points of light. this is such a stark contrast

to the mud and dirt that covers so much of this city. piles of colourful clothes brought here to be donated to people who really need them. this is libyans helping libyans in one of their worst moments of crisis. alhamdulillah! translation: praise be to god, everything is good. _ they've sent lots of aid. a week on from this disaster, survivors are finding comfort where they can in a place that has lost so much. anna foster, bbc news, derna. the labour leader sir keir starmer has said he'll look at rewriting the uk's brexit deal with the eu if his party wins the next general election. speaking to the financial times, sir keir says the deal struck by borisjohnson was "much too thin" and that more favourable arrangements could be secured. a woman will appear in court later charged with the murder of two

people in their 70s. virginia mccullough, who is 35 and from chelmsford in essex, is accused of killing the pair, whose bodies have not yet been found. five metropolitan police officers are due to appear at a gross misconduct hearing over the stop—and—search of the british sprinter bianca williams. she accused the force of racism after she and her partner were handcuffed and separated from their baby son during the search, injuly 2020. nothing illegal was found and no arrests were made. it's been a stormy night for millions of people in england with reports of thunder, lightning and torrential rain along the south coast. the storm also caused major travel disruption yesterday in the south—west. peppyjeffery has the details and her report contains flashing images from the start. the hot weather over the last couple of weeks now seems like a distant memory.

in the early hours, many were awoken by thunder, lightning and torrential rain. with the storm moving through dorset, along the south coast to the isle of wight, to worthing and brighton, and to london, essex and beyond. it's already caused major disruption across the south—west, with exeter airport shutting due to flooding yesterday. torrents of muddy water from burst rivers caused roads to become impassable in somerset and in devon too. residents have been left with a major clean—up operation after the storm ripped through there. betty baldwin's cottage is one of the homes affected. she rested upstairs while her neighbours helped remove thick sludge and mud from downstairs. poor betty, all the mud went in, it must have been about three or four inches deep, all the way through the house. so the villagers have all rallied

together and we've all been shovelling mud and cleaning it out. the 95—year—old is visually impaired and uses a stair lift. and waited patiently for someone to help her get to a neighbours' house. ijust woke up in the night to hear an awful lot of water, like the sea. where is all that sound coming from? and i went to the window and i shouted out, "i can't get out, i can't get out! i'm just so frightened, help me, please." her furniture was floating in this room and actually, when i climbed through the window i had to step into, literally it was over my knees. and i had to wade across the stairs to try and comfort her a bit. and in nearby totnes... it wasjust a massive bang, flash, i saw sparks coming off the house down the road, and it vibrated the whole house, it vibrated my body. it was a very lucky escape for the woman who lived there. she was asleep when the ceiling

fell in and it blew out the electric sockets. and for many the extreme weather came and went in a flash. but for others, it will take a bit longer to move past this dark cloud. peppyjeffery, bbc news. what a mess, poor things, whata mess, poorthings, grim! what a mess, poor things, grim! lets see if things — what a mess, poor things, grim! lets see if things are _ what a mess, poorthings, grim! l2t3 see if things are going to change and the indications are not good, are they, matt? know, good morning. there is more rain in the forecast this week, not may be the big storms that was joyous today. this is in devon, and you can see the stats behind the flooding, exeter during their only —— whole month of september usually sees 60 millimetres of rain, and we saw more than thatjust in six hours. the bulk of it fell in one

hours. the bulk of it fell in one hour which is why we saw the flooding we did. it didn't finish there, we still storms across much of central and southern england, this is cambridgeshire, 3500 flashes of lightning out there. the storm system is moving northwards, still bringing some heavy still rain. got some rain across scotland and towards the western coast of england and wales, a soggy start here. during the next few hours that torrential rain across lincolnshire and the midlands will clear out towards the north sea. it will brighten up in western areas, as the rain pushes east, we could see some thunderstorms around lunchtime. brighter disguise following, —— brighter skies following. a bit more sunshine to the afternoon, one or two showers blowing in across the

west, 15 to 20 celsius for most. it will feel like it should do in september. it will lead into a cooler night particularly in the northern half, the wind is easing temporarily but picking up later, more rain spreading in two northern ireland, north and west wales tomorrow morning. and the week ahead means more rain and strong winds for england, and wales on tuesday. you are going to have a busy week! for a second day, the news agenda is dominated by allegations of rape and sexual assault against the comedian and actor russell brand between 2006 and 2013. he denies the claims. the allegations of four women were published in a joint investigation by channel 4's dispatches programme, the times and the sunday times and it's being claimed that more women have since come forward. rosamund urwin is the sunday times's

media editor and joins us now. she has worked on the story for years. thank you forjoining us. good morning. let's start with the fact that you have had more calls since saturday?— fact that you have had more calls since saturday? yes, absolutely. we have had a huge _ since saturday? yes, absolutely. we have had a huge amount _ since saturday? yes, absolutely. we have had a huge amount of - have had a huge amount of information in and within that information, there are women making fresh allegations. obviously we have to corroborate those allegations which takes a huge amount of work, so they will not be published quickly. because we have to make sure that we have done everything we did on our previous sources, but obviously, we have had fresh information and a huge number of fresh leads. thy, information and a huge number of fresh leads-— information and a huge number of fresh leads. �* , ., , ., fresh leads. a huge number, do you mean a huge _ fresh leads. a huge number, do you mean a huge number— fresh leads. a huge number, do you mean a huge number of _ fresh leads. a huge number, do you mean a huge number of calls - fresh leads. a huge number, do you mean a huge number of calls from l mean a huge number of calls from women? ., ., ., ., women? know, a lot of wider information _ women? know, a lot of wider information we _ women? know, a lot of wider information we have - women? know, a lot of wider| information we have received, women? know, a lot of wider - information we have received, -- no, information we have received, —— no, it's just a lot of wider information. but several women have

made fresh allegations. you information. but severalwomen have made fresh allegations.— made fresh allegations. you have worked on _ made fresh allegations. you have worked on this _ made fresh allegations. you have worked on this for— made fresh allegations. you have worked on this for years. - made fresh allegations. you have worked on this for years. maybe i made fresh allegations. you have i worked on this for years. maybe you could give us a sense of the timeline, how much work has gone into this investigation across different platforms. into this investigation across different latforms. ~ , different platforms. absolutely. the first call i ever _ different platforms. absolutely. the first call i ever made _ different platforms. absolutely. the first call i ever made on _ different platforms. absolutely. the first call i ever made on this - different platforms. absolutely. the first call i ever made on this story i first call i ever made on this story was in 2019. i should probably say, a colleague pointed out that i was unmarried, iam now a colleague pointed out that i was unmarried, i am now married with two children, so some of that time i have been on maternity leave and i have been on maternity leave and i have also covered other stories, i covered brexit for a chunk of that period. it's not as though every moment of the last four years have been on this. the difficulty with stories like this is they are so hard and so many news outlets have tried to do the story in the past and failed that you cannot put all your energy into it because you don't know if it will ever reach fruition. these stories are so difficult and relied on the bravery of sources to come forward and speak about what they allege has happened to them. it's difficult to do these

kind of stories and i'm incredibly proud of the work of the sunday times and the times and dispatches because we have brought a story which has been hiding in many peoples view in plain sight, we have been bringing it to the world. hour been bringing it to the world. how many conversations have you had, how many conversations have you had, how many people have you spoken to over the last few years since 2019? tt in the last few years since 2019? it in the last few years since 2019? it in the hundreds. _ the last few years since 2019? it in the hundreds. i— the last few years since 2019? tit “t the hundreds. i suspect it's around 500 but we have also contacted huge number of people who have not responded to us. even within that it is even bigger. the number of people we are speaking to, we believe it's around 500. we we are speaking to, we believe it's around 500-— around 500. we have said that russell brand _ around 500. we have said that russell brand has _ around 500. we have said that russell brand has denied - around 500. we have said that russell brand has denied the l russell brand has denied the allegations, he says his relationships have always been consensual, and he performed on stage as planned on saturday night. as a comedian. what kind of response have you had from his supporters online to the story you have broken?

well, inevitably, we were expecting a backlash. we are completely aware of what he is doing now, his whole platform is based around attacking the mainstream media, so we did anticipate this reaction, it did not come as any kind of surprised that this is how he has behaved. but of course, with that there there are some absolutely ludicrous claims. i should add, i really want to emphasise that no woman who spoke to us, and infact emphasise that no woman who spoke to us, and in fact no source on this story has ever been paid by us, we would not do that on story like this. obviously, that claim has been put around twitter and it is categorically untrue, we would not do that. t categorically untrue, we would not do that. categorically untrue, we would not dothat. ,,. ., ., do that. i saw some speculation, some of his _ do that. i saw some speculation, some of his supporters _ do that. i saw some speculation, i some of his supporters questioning the timing of this story suggesting that there was something untoward there, what do you say to that? given that i started work on this in

2019 before covid before he had gone the anti—vaxx route, i would like to emphasise that is untrue. it is not to do with what he is doing now. but of course, we should be scrutinised and we have tried to be incredibly upfront about the investigation and we have published details of what we did when because, and put that outside the pay will come of that story, because we want to be able to say that we are proud of our journalism —— we have put it outside the pay wall. journalism -- we have put it outside the pay wall-— the pay wall. what content have you had with the — the pay wall. what content have you had with the police _ the pay wall. what content have you had with the police in _ the pay wall. what content have you had with the police in the _ the pay wall. what content have you had with the police in the state - the pay wall. what content have you had with the police in the state or i had with the police in the state or in this country?— in this country? that is up to the women, in this country? that is up to the women. if _ in this country? that is up to the women. if they _ in this country? that is up to the women, if they wish _ in this country? that is up to the women, if they wish to - in this country? that is up to the women, if they wish to go - in this country? that is up to the women, if they wish to go to - in this country? that is up to the women, if they wish to go to the police, it is up to them to do that, not us. we have a duty to source this and that comes first and that is the paramount thing for us. but i should say that obviously, we did

contact the met police on saturday because clearly these are allegations of criminal nature and the police are asking people to come forward. you might note that these women did not go to the police at the time. i should emphasise that we have had a lot of stories about why women don't have faith in the criminaljustice women don't have faith in the criminal justice system women don't have faith in the criminaljustice system to get justice, and within that the police, and there have been a huge number of those stories in recent months. so there are reasons that people don't want to take that approach and they find actually, coming to the media is actually, as hard as it is, a preferable option.— is actually, as hard as it is, a preferable option. is actually, as hard as it is, a referable otion. . ., . preferable option. channel four have removed episodes _ preferable option. channel four have removed episodes from _ preferable option. channel four have removed episodes from their - removed episodes from their streaming service which contain russell brand, historic episodes. do you think other broadcasters, other streamers should be doing the same? i don't particularly like this removal of history, because it does

feel that washing your hands of someone is very easy once this has come out. but the real question is, what awareness to channel four have, what awareness to channel four have, what awareness to channel four have, what awareness did the bbc have given that obviously he was a bbc radio presenter between 2006 and 2008, and continued to appear on the bbc much later, he was on the bbc in 2015 and even later on channel four where he appeared on bake off in 2019. they continue to work with people when there were widespread rumours within the comedy industry and tv. of course they were rumours and tv. of course they were rumours and you cannot do everything on rumours but are you not obliged to investigate them if you become aware of them? i should add that his agents have dropped him, a company called tavistock word which is owned by curtis brown, they were made aware of these allegations by a woman we are calling alice in 2020, she wanted and apology but instead

that company put his lawyers onto her who threatened her. the idea that they are saying, we can wash your hands of this, they absolutely categorically you do this in 2023. they are saying, the quote from them that we got in response to that is that we got in response to that is that he had deeply misled them. but many people cannot claim that they were unaware of these rumours. and allegations. were unaware of these rumours. and allerations. . ~ , ., were unaware of these rumours. and allegations-— allegations. thank you very much for “oininr us allegations. thank you very much for joining us this _ allegations. thank you very much for joining us this morning. _ last week on breakfast we spoke about the issue of legal cannabis—based medicines — and why they're being prescribed to so few nhs patients. let's have a quick reminder of the situation. specialist doctors in the uk have been legally allowed to issue prescriptions for cannabis—based medicines since november 2018. so far, fewer than five patients have been given whole plant cannabis on the nhs, while private clinics have handed

out more than 140,000 prescriptions. last week we spoke to the government's former drugs advisor, professor david nutt who said "it is a scandal, children are dying because doctors are actively resisting the evidence." esme, you going to wake up? this is how two—and—a—half—year—old esme spends much of her young life. esme? if we don't get control of esme's seizures, ultimately, it can cause her to die in her sleep. her heart will literally just stop. she's tried 15 different epilepsy drugs, but there's one medicine she hasn't been given — cannabis. i am desperate. it's something that i know has helped other children through the nhs or privately, and it's given their life back. esme's being denied that opportunity. we now need to look more closely at the use of cannabis—based medicines in the health care sector in the uk — cannabis was legalised as a medicine in 2018. that means patients can

get the whole plant — which contains cbd and a small amount of the psychoactive ingredient, thc. but in the last five years, fewer than five patients have been given it on the nhs. in contrast, private clinics have handed out more than 140,000 prescriptions. i use a medicinal vaporiser. i grind up the cannabis flower. one of those who's paying for a private prescription is connor. he's vaping cannabis. it blows really hot air through it into a bag, and then ijust take it through the bag. he says it's given him his life back. i was diagnosed with tourette's when i was 13. it was farmyard animal noises — a very shrill noise, almost like the noise a fire alarm makes when it's out of battery. sorry, my anxiety�*s starting to build up again. for years, he's been

on pharmaceutical drugs, but nothing has taken away his symptoms — until now. every medication that they've been able to give me, some of them sort of work but they made me into basically a zombie. i spoke to my doctor and he said that he didn't want to refer me, so i went and referred myself — i went and looked at the clinics. but for patients like connor, there's a catch. his condition has meant he can't work, and is paying hundreds of pounds a month for his prescription. it's about £300 a month. we are going through our savings. i'm hoping that soon i'll be able to... i'll be able to work and maybe be able to manage it because that's the only way if it doesn't become available on the nhs. does it make you high? yes, but it's a mild buzz at most. it's something i dreamed of as a kid — you know, taking a small pill and it would just disappear. and now i have it, basically. the government's told us it's important to carefully review

evidence on unlicensed cannabis—based treatments to ensure they are proved safe and effective before they can be considered for roll—out on the nhs more widely. i've tried asking for a prescription — i've begged — and i can't get it for her and it's not fair. she's completely shut out. i haven't got any option. i've got no options for it. the campaign for easier equal access on the nhs continues. alastair fee, bbc news. you can watch a documentary on this on the bbc iplayer, it's called cannabis, prescription pot luck. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. a very good morning from bbc london. i'm alice salfield. there are growing calls for the government to tackle the rise in fires involving electric bikes and scooters.

following the deaths of three people in london in incidents thought to be linked to faulty e—bike batteries, the london assembly's written to ministers asking for better regulation of products bought online. the london fire brigade has warned its the fastest growing fire risk in the capital. the government says it's working to ensure safety issues are assessed and action is taken. more than 120 crimes of what's known as upskirting were recorded in london in the last two years by the met police. it's when someone secretly takes a photo or films underneath a person's clothes. the end violence against women coalition says more public awareness and education is needed. the government says it's created a specific offence to tackle upskirting. sadiq khan is in new york this week as he tries to promote london overseas. during the four—day trip the mayor will appear on several american tv shows to encourage more people to visit and invest in london. he'll also attend a un

climate—change summit. an amateur boxing club in south london that's believed to be the oldest in the country has been saved from closure after falling into disrepair. lynn ac in camberwell first opened in 1892. but it shut injuly when it became unsafe to train there. over the decades it's discovered rising stars, including world champion ellie scotney — whose promoter has stepped in to rescue it. hundreds of kids walk through those doors every single night. you know, from peckham, from camberwell, from streatham — from all around deprived areas of london. and these places make a difference, these places change young people's lives. let's take a look at the tubes. the northern line is suspended between stockwell and morden. now here's elizabeth rizzini with your weather. hello, there, good morning. it'll be feeling a lot more like autumn across the capital as we head through this week.

so turning very unsettled, wet, very windy at times and also cooler, too. and that is set to happen today — we'll come into some fresher—feeling air. but we're starting off still in that muggy, humid airfor a while this morning — it's a very messy picture today. still a few morning showers perhaps, but lots of dry weather. then through the middle of the day, the cloud will increase, there'll be some outbreaks of rain. that's a cold front sweeping in from the west behind it. some sunshine, but also still possibly some cloud and some showers, and temperatures will gradually drop off towards the end of the afternoon as that fresher air filters through. all the while, a brisk westerly wind blowing. and then overnight tonight, it will feel cooler than it has been in recent nights in that fresher air. and then on tuesday, a definite dip in temperature. it's going to be wet and really quite windy on tuesday — some areas of cloud, some showers, and also a very brisk south—westerly wind with some gusts of over 40 miles an hour. still wet on wednesday. that's all from me, there's plenty more on the website and the bbc news app.

but now it's back to sally and jon. bye— bye. hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. thank you forjoining us this monday morning. we've heard a lot recently about public sector pay increases but state pensions are also set to increase in april, and in the next few weeks we could find out how much they'll be going up by. under the so—called triple lock system, the state pension increases at the same rate as either average earnings, inflation or 2.5% — whichever is the highest. it was introduced by the coalition government in 2010 to help combat pensioner poverty. in april, the triple lock�*s link to average earnings means the state pension is likely to rise by 8.5%. and it could rise even higher if the inflation figure — released next month — is greater than the average wage increase.

we can speak now to the pensions minister laura trott. good morning. the big question is this. the prime minister has not yet committed to guaranteeing the triple lock. will we see this in the conservative manifesto before the election, does the government guarantee and support the triple lock? 2, 2, ~ , guarantee and support the triple lock? ., ., 4' , , guarantee and support the triple lock? ., ., ~ , , ., guarantee and support the triple lock? , , ., lock? look, this is a conservative invention. _ lock? look, this is a conservative invention. it _ lock? look, this is a conservative invention, it was _ lock? look, this is a conservative invention, it was in _ lock? look, this is a conservative invention, it was in our— lock? look, this is a conservative invention, it was in our 2010 - invention, it was in our 2010 manifesto, our last manifesto, and it has really delivered for pensioners in this country. we have taken 200,000 pensioners out of absolute poverty since 2010 but there is a statutory process to go through which you very accurately described at the beginning of this interview whereby the secretary of state has to go through a formal process to decide on what the uprating will be for next april so we have to allow that to happen and we have to allow that to happen and we are absolutely committed to the triple lock. 50 we are absolutely committed to the trile lock. , ., ., we are absolutely committed to the trile lock. ,, ., .., we are absolutely committed to the trile lock. , ., ., .., ., triple lock. so you are committed to

the tri - le triple lock. so you are committed to the triple lock. _ triple lock. so you are committed to the triple lock. can _ triple lock. so you are committed to the triple lock. can you _ triple lock. so you are committed to the triple lock. can you guarantee i the triple lock. can you guarantee it will be in the conservative manifesto before the next general election as it stands now, the triple lock that we know? look, the next manifesto. _ triple lock that we know? look, the next manifesto. cell _ triple lock that we know? look, the next manifesto. cell estate - triple lock that we know? look, the next manifesto. cell estate have i next manifesto. cell estate have committed _ next manifesto. cell estate have committed we — next manifesto. cell estate have committed we are _ next manifesto. cell estate have committed we are to _ next manifesto. cell estate have committed we are to the - next manifesto. cell estate have committed we are to the triple l next manifesto. cell estate have i committed we are to the triple lock. this is something we have championed, taken through, protected those pensioners and that will always be a priority for this government. it is going to cost tens of billions of pounds to guarantee the triple lock, are you concerned at all that it looks a little extravagant guaranteeing it and committing to it and yet you know you may lose votes if you don't?— if you don't? look, this is about takin: if you don't? look, this is about taking pensioners _ if you don't? look, this is about taking pensioners out _ if you don't? look, this is about taking pensioners out of - if you don't? look, this is about | taking pensioners out of poverty, about giving people a really good retirement that they deserve and they have worked them out. we have taken 200,000 pensioners out of absolute poverty since 2010 but there are nearly a million pensioners are still in poverty. that is my overriding concern. i am

a pensions secretary, it is important to me that we take action to make sure we are reducing pensioner poverty, that we get more people on pension credit, that we are upping the amount of private pensions that people are getting and thatis pensions that people are getting and that is the announcement i am talking about today, how we are trying to increase the amount of people their private pensions as well as in their state pension. you are committed _ well as in their state pension. you are committed to _ well as in their state pension. you are committed to the triple up. does that mean you are going to be increasing it by 8.5%? can you say you are committed to that figure? so, as i explained, what we have is a statutory process. it is a legal process that the secretary of state within the department for working pensions has to go through in order to determine the operating for next year. as again you outlined we don't have the inflation figure for september yet so there is a process we need to go through to establish that figure. it is a legal process and when i cannot pre—empt. so that figure. it is a legal process and when i cannot pre-empt. so you will not guarantee _ and when i cannot pre-empt. so you will not guarantee the _ and when i cannot pre-empt. so you will not guarantee the 8.5%. - and when i cannot pre-empt. so you will not guarantee the 8.5%. will- will not guarantee the 8.5%. will you be looking at a lower figure is a compromise as has previously happened? t a compromise as has previously happened?—

a compromise as has previously ha ened? ., ., ., happened? i have gone through the rocess. i happened? i have gone through the process. i know— happened? i have gone through the process. i know it _ happened? i have gone through the process. i know it is _ happened? i have gone through the process. i know it is annoying i happened? i have gone through the process. i know it is annoying for. process. i know it is annoying for me not to be able to say right now exactly what we are going to do but it is legal process but i will to enter the commitment to the —— i want to emphasise our commitment. that is what we have done, what i like delac record shows. labour government but it up by 75p and we have put it up by £3000 since 2010. the state pension is at its highest rate ever, that is what the track record shows and what we will continue to deliver on. this record shows and what we will continue to deliver on.- record shows and what we will continue to deliver on. this is not nine, continue to deliver on. this is not nine. lots — continue to deliver on. this is not nine. lots of— continue to deliver on. this is not nine, lots of people _ continue to deliver on. this is not nine, lots of people will- continue to deliver on. this is not nine, lots of people will be i nine, lots of people will be listening to this and will be concern about the pensions. "the triple lock is unsustainable." what do you think about that? he triple lock is unsustainable." what do you think about that?— do you think about that? he was referrin: do you think about that? he was referring to _ do you think about that? he was referring to the _ do you think about that? he was referring to the very, _ do you think about that? he was referring to the very, very i do you think about that? he was referring to the very, very long i referring to the very, very long term and what is not sustainable is having pensioners in poverty and thatis having pensioners in poverty and that is why we have taken the action we have done, why i am working every day to increase people's pensions, why i am making the announcement we are making today about boosting

people's private pensions, making sure every single penny that goes into their private pension is working really high for them. that is absolutely what i'm focused on. what is the very, very, very long time, how long is that? t what is the very, very, very long time, how long is that?- what is the very, very, very long time, how long is that? i think we can time, how long is that? ithink we can no time, how long is that? i think we can go round- _ time, how long is that? i think we can go round- i— time, how long is that? i think we can go round. i am _ time, how long is that? i think we can go round. i am very— time, how long is that? i think we can go round. i am very clear i time, how long is that? i think we | can go round. i am very clear about being committed to the triple lock, this is something that has worked for pensioners over a long period of time, something we remain committed to. there is a process this year to determine the operating. there's all the things i can talk about and that are happening right now. what is important to people who are watching this programme today is that. find this programme today is that. and benefits, let's _ this programme today is that. and benefits, let's talk about that. we could go round and round and i imagine we will do over the next year or so. imagine we will do over the next year orso. benefits imagine we will do over the next year or so. benefits will increase based on inflation figure for september, taking effect from april next year. should it come up in line with that figure? will you guarantee that? .,. , with that figure? will you guarantee that? .. , with that figure? will you guarantee that? , , ,, that? exactly the same process ha--ens that? exactly the same process happens for _ that? exactly the same process happens for people's _ that? exactly the same process happens for people's benefits l that? exactly the same process| happens for people's benefits as happens for people's benefits as happens for people's state pensions. again, it is our legal process, won

the secretary of state has to take, he has to take into account inflation figures which we don't have yet. i would love to be able to pre—empt it but i can't. i would say judge us on our track record, look what we have done since 2010, taking steps to protect the poorest, to make sure that this year, when cost of living pressures are really, really high, we have given people at £900 that is vital at a time when we know lots of people watching this programme will be very worried. judge us on our track record that i cannot pre—empt the process. t’m cannot pre-empt the process. i'm sure ou cannot pre-empt the process. i'm sure you will — cannot pre—empt the process. i'm sure you will be aware of our lead story, allegations against russell brand. we are hearing more about alleged abuse of position and power from a man in the spotlight. we have james cleverly saying yesterday that we need to be better at not missing opportunities to stop this kind of thing. what does that mean? welcome he is absolutely — thing. what does that mean? welcome he is absolutely right _ thing. what does that mean? welcome he is absolutely right and _ thing. what does that mean? welcome he is absolutely right and i _ thing. what does that mean? welcome he is absolutely right and i think - he is absolutely right and i think for any woman reading the allegations over the weekend would have shuddered. i pay tribute to all

of the women who have taken out and a generalist issue have taken the risk of doing these stories. and the editors who take the legal risk of getting them out. it is vital that any woman who has gone through anything like has been described over the weekend doesn't speak out, speaks to the police, because that is the way we will make real change. what can mps do in order to facilitate an investigation, to push perhaps to find out who knew what and when? t perhaps to find out who knew what and when? ~ , , ., ., and when? i think this is all about there being _ and when? i think this is all about there being a _ and when? i think this is all about there being a proper— and when? i think this is all about there being a proper process. i and when? i think this is all about. there being a proper process. what we have done as a government is put more money than ever before into the police to try to prosecute these types of crimes. we have put my money into making sure there are independent domestic abuse advisors and independent rape advisers and we have launched a rate review, as well, so there is lots going on with the government but there are also needs to be a change in workplaces and we are supporting and advocating

that. —— michael there needs to be a rape review. we were talking about a header in the sport. not in the football! tt the sport. not in the football! tit was brilliant. the sport. not in the football! it was brilliant. it _ the sport. not in the football! it was brilliant. it was _ the sport. not in the football! it was brilliant. it was the - the sport. not in the football! it was brilliant. it was the big i was brilliant. it was the big talkin: was brilliant. it was the big talking point _ was brilliant. it was the big talking point last _ was brilliant. it was the big talking point last night. i talking point last night. accidental.— talking point last night. accidental. �* , accidental. but it is fine, it wasn't a — accidental. but it is fine, it wasn't a penalty _ accidental. but it is fine, it wasn't a penalty because i accidental. but it is fine, it wasn't a penalty because it accidental. but it is fine, it i wasn't a penalty because it came accidental. but it is fine, it - wasn't a penalty because it came off his head. what led to a try, the moment that led to a try was able to stand. joe marler. tt it moment that led to a try was able to stand. joe marler.— stand. joe marler. if it had hit his arm or his _ stand. joe marler. if it had hit his arm or his hand _ stand. joe marler. if it had hit his arm or his hand it _ stand. joe marler. if it had hit his arm or his hand it would - stand. joe marler. if it had hit his arm or his hand it would have i stand. joe marler. if it had hit his i arm or his hand it would have been a problem but because it was his head... , ., problem but because it was his head... , problem but because it was his head... i. , ~ head... everyone paused thinking it was a knock — head... everyone paused thinking it was a knock on _ head... everyone paused thinking it was a knock on but _ head... everyone paused thinking it was a knock on but they _ head... everyone paused thinking it was a knock on but they were i head... everyone paused thinking it i was a knock on but they were allowed to continue. tt is was a knock on but they were allowed to continue-— to continue. it is a whole new game of ru~b . to continue. it is a whole new game of rugby- it — to continue. it is a whole new game of rugby- it is _ to continue. it is a whole new game of rugby. it is certainly _ of rugby. it is certainly entertaining _ of rugby. it is certainly entertaining to - of rugby. it is certainly entertaining to watch. | so let's take a look at it. the ball passed out wide, only to bounce offjoe marler�*s head, allowing courtney lawes to scoop up the loose ball. you saw you saw everyone you saw everyone pause wondering if

it was a knock—on. he knew it was able to count. he clearly enjoyed it. able to count. he clearly en'oyed it. ., ,., a bit of luck and good fortune for england, one of the four tries scored in that 34 points to 12 win, that leaves them heading for the quarter finals. i saw it ricocheted off his head so i went to score the try just in case. but i was pretty sure that it'd gone backwards and then come off his head, i told the ref on the way out, so i had a good idea that it was going to get given anyway. japan are a tough team, they're a good team. i they took a while to break down, they took a while to crack. - they play a style of rugby that is very exciting. i i thought our discipline was again better than it was last week. i so that's a step ml the right direction.

two wins from two for england. they added a couple more tries. remember england's previous coach eddiejones? he was on the receiving end one of the biggest shocks so far as his australia side, lost to fiji, handing the fijians just their third ever victory over the wallabies. elsehwhere the holders south africa won. how about this for a thrilling finish in the davis cup last night! ? how about this for a thrilling finish in the davis cup last night? gb's hopes of reaching november's finals all hinged on this final set tiebreak against france, neal skupski serving for the match in this must—win doubles tie, alongside partner dan evans. as they keep their hopes of winning the world cup of tennis alive. a set down, a few guys from the bench said, you know, get the crowd involved and it sort of turned into pandemonium for me and then... laughter. yeah, some embarrassing stuff most likely out there but we are going

to malaga so it doesn't matter. they are indeed, yes, the knockout stages to come. the champions league group stage starts this week. arsenal head into off the back of a 1—0 win over everton. the only goal swept home by leandro trossa rd. that result leaves everton without a league win, on a weekend when the current owner has agreed to sell the club. chelsea and bournemouth finished goalless yesterday. now, someone other than one of the red bull drivers has won a f1 grand prix this year. it's taken 15 races, but the red of carlos sainz�*s ferrari claimed first place in singapore. an errorfrom george russell on the final lap saw him hand third place to team mate lewis hamilton. sainz, who'd started from pole, held off another brit — lando norris — to claim the second win of his career. runaway championship leader max verstappen was fifth ending his run of ten consecutive wins.

and it says a lot when you set a world record, the break it, then set it again, then break it again. in fact swede mondo duplatis has broken the world pole vault record a total of seven times. his latest personal best came at the diamond league meeting in eugene in the united states. clearing six metres, 23 centimetres, which is well over a double decker bus, to improve his record by one centimetre. you can see how pleased he is. you talk about superheroes of the day. he is the flying man. his achievements are unbelievable. t achievements are unbelievable. i just cannot understand how... laughter he keeps going. laughter he kees anoin. 2, laughter hekeesuaoin. ., ., , ., laughter hekeesuaoin. ., ., he keeps going. how does he do it? hither he keeps going. how does he do it? higher than — he keeps going. how does he do it? higher than a _ he keeps going. how does he do it? higher than a double-decker - he keeps going. how does he do it? i higher than a double-decker blossom. higher than a double—decker blossom. is he actually flying? higher than a double-decker blossom. is he actually flying?— is he actually flying? yeah. maybe ou need is he actually flying? yeah. maybe you need a — is he actually flying? yeah. maybe you need a poll— is he actually flying? yeah. maybe you need a poll to _ is he actually flying? yeah. maybe you need a poll to get _ is he actually flying? yeah. maybe you need a poll to get up - is he actually flying? yeah. maybe you need a poll to get up that i is he actually flying? yeah. maybe. you need a poll to get up that high. you might catch a glimpse of the

sunshine. you probably could just about. there is some _ you probably could just about. there is some sunshine out and some to come _ is some sunshine out and some to come let— is some sunshine out and some to come. let me take you to the west coast _ come. let me take you to the west coast of— come. let me take you to the west coast of wales where the sun is now starting _ coast of wales where the sun is now starting to— coast of wales where the sun is now starting to peak through a bit. the cloud _ starting to peak through a bit. the cloud will— starting to peak through a bit. the cloud will gradually clear. but it will be — cloud will gradually clear. but it will be a — cloud will gradually clear. but it will be a week where after what has been a _ will be a week where after what has been a pretty soggy 24 hours, there is more _ been a pretty soggy 24 hours, there is more rain — been a pretty soggy 24 hours, there is more rain to come. this week is the first— is more rain to come. this week is the first proper feel of orton for many, _ the first proper feel of orton for many, and _ the first proper feel of orton for many, and as you can see all areas will see _ many, and as you can see all areas will see rain. — many, and as you can see all areas will see rain, rainfall totals here. the brighter colours around the lake district _ the brighter colours around the lake district fails, the western highlands, this is where we will see what is _ highlands, this is where we will see what is conditions overall. over 100 millimelres— what is conditions overall. over 100 millimetres of rain by friday. that is coming — millimetres of rain by friday. that is coming our way and all gathering at the _ is coming our way and all gathering at the moment in the north atlantic. these _ at the moment in the north atlantic. these areas — at the moment in the north atlantic. these areas of cloud, including remnants — these areas of cloud, including remnants of hurricane lee, driving towards _ remnants of hurricane lee, driving towards us — remnants of hurricane lee, driving towards us. a strip of rain in scotland _ towards us. a strip of rain in scotland and the far west of england and wales— scotland and the far west of england and wales but some torrential rain in the _ and wales but some torrential rain in the overnight thunderstorms come across— in the overnight thunderstorms come across parts—

in the overnight thunderstorms come across parts of lincolnshire and yorkshire, _ across parts of lincolnshire and yorkshire, clearing over the next few hours — yorkshire, clearing over the next few hours. and batch of rain working through. _ few hours. and batch of rain working through, brightening up in western areas _ through, brightening up in western areas but _ through, brightening up in western areas but around lunchtime, east anglia. _ areas but around lunchtime, east anglia, south—east, you could see one or— anglia, south—east, you could see one or two — anglia, south—east, you could see one or two my thunderstorms before we see _ one or two my thunderstorms before we see something brighter later on. stays— we see something brighter later on. stays cloudy and damp in the far north-east — stays cloudy and damp in the far north—east of scotland but most have a better— north—east of scotland but most have a better afternoon than morning. fairly— a better afternoon than morning. fairly blustery, and a scattering of showers _ fairly blustery, and a scattering of showers in — fairly blustery, and a scattering of showers in the west. showers into the night — showers in the west. showers into the night. clear skies fora showers in the west. showers into the night. clear skies for a time but more — the night. clear skies for a time but more persistent rain to ireland, southern _ but more persistent rain to ireland, southern scotland, north—west england. — southern scotland, north—west england, north and west wales. temperatures not dropping way too much _ temperatures not dropping way too much on _ temperatures not dropping way too much on the south, cooler night than last night, _ much on the south, cooler night than last night, coolest where the clearest _ last night, coolest where the clearest skies i in northern scotland. closer to this area of low pressure _ scotland. closer to this area of low pressure but this is where we'll see sunniest— pressure but this is where we'll see sunniest moments. by the front is set to— sunniest moments. by the front is set to move — sunniest moments. by the front is set to move along these isobars, a windy— set to move along these isobars, a windy day— set to move along these isobars, a windy day tomorrow. especially for england _ windy day tomorrow. especially for england and wales. rain will come and go. _ england and wales. rain will come and go, southern scotland initially, brightening for a time then more later, _ brightening for a time then more later, rain— brightening for a time then more later, rain at times in northern lreland, — later, rain at times in northern ireland, northern england, north and west wales. some heavy showers to

east anglia and the south—east but a few bright— east anglia and the south—east but a few bright moments here and there, especially— few bright moments here and there, especially in northern scotland. these _ especially in northern scotland. these are — especially in northern scotland. these are wind gusts, coasts and hills, _ these are wind gusts, coasts and hills, 40. — these are wind gusts, coasts and hills, 40, 50, 60 mph for one or two _ hills, 40, 50, 60 mph for one or two. widespread gales. even though the air— two. widespread gales. even though the air will— two. widespread gales. even though the air will be more humid tomorrow, it will— the air will be more humid tomorrow, it will be _ the air will be more humid tomorrow, it will be tempered by the strength of the _ it will be tempered by the strength of the wind which will remain strong tuesday— of the wind which will remain strong tuesday night into wednesday. another— tuesday night into wednesday. another batch of weather fronts are set to _ another batch of weather fronts are set to work— another batch of weather fronts are set to work through which will sweep away some _ set to work through which will sweep away some of the more humid air. it will be _ away some of the more humid air. it will be a _ away some of the more humid air. it will be a windy day for ingrid and wales, _ will be a windy day for ingrid and wales, heaviest rain in northern and western— wales, heaviest rain in northern and western england, wales, and the south—west which is not great news after that _ south—west which is not great news after that we flooding. some brightness in east anglia and the south—east and about in the north and west— south—east and about in the north and west later with sunny spells in scattering — and west later with sunny spells in scattering of showers and then for the rest _ scattering of showers and then for the rest of — scattering of showers and then for the rest of the week still some rain, _ the rest of the week still some rain, lighterwinds on the rest of the week still some rain, lighter winds on thursday. best— rain, lighter winds on thursday. best conditions at the moment could be next _ best conditions at the moment could be next saturday but it will feel cooler— be next saturday but it will feel cooler and we have been used to. it seems like a very long time away, doesn't it? , ., , , it seems like a very long time away, doesn't it? , . , , ., , ., , doesn't it? grasping at straws. thank you- _ doesn't it? grasping at straws. thank you- we _ doesn't it? grasping at straws. thank you. we will _ doesn't it? grasping at straws. thank you. we will have i doesn't it? grasping at straws. i thank you. we will have forgotten by

them. saturday, _ thank you. we will have forgotten by them. saturday, in— thank you. we will have forgotten by them. saturday, in the _ thank you. we will have forgotten by them. saturday, in the distance. i authors of fiction are often advised to "write what you know". that's exactly what the former bbc business editor robert peston has done. his new novel is based loosely on the greatest scoop of his career — when he revealed that northern rock was in dire straits and, as we subsequently found out, the rest of the banking system was in danger of collapse. let's have a reminder of robert breaking that news in 2007. one of britain's biggest mortgage lenders northern rock is applying to the banking live for a major disappoint. the bbc can reveal the bank has had difficulty raising money to finance its lending. because of the crisis in the financial markets.- because of the crisis in the financial markets. , , _ financial markets. experts say the bank is insolvent _ financial markets. experts say the bank is insolvent and _ financial markets. experts say the bank is insolvent and there - financial markets. experts say the bank is insolvent and there is i financial markets. experts say the bank is insolvent and there is no i bank is insolvent and there is no reason _ bank is insolvent and there is no reason for— bank is insolvent and there is no reason for customers to panic. our business _ reason for customers to panic. our business editor robert peston has

been _ business editor robert peston has been explaining why this has happened. when we have been aware of the mayhem _ happened. when we have been aware of the mayhem in the financial markets over the _ the mayhem in the financial markets over the past few weeks and that has caused _ over the past few weeks and that has caused quite significant problem is for one _ caused quite significant problem is for one of— caused quite significant problem is for one of our best—known mortgage lenders. _ for one of our best—known mortgage lenders, northern rock, which is having _ lenders, northern rock, which is having tremendous difficulty raising funds— having tremendous difficulty raising funds to _ having tremendous difficulty raising funds to provide money for lending for mortgages from the issue of bonds— for mortgages from the issue of bonds in— for mortgages from the issue of bonds in the way it normally does. it bonds in the way it normally does. it has _ bonds in the way it normally does. it has become so concerned that it has approached the bank of england under— has approached the bank of england under the _ has approached the bank of england under the bank of england's responsibilities to be the lender of last resort, to provide some emergency funding. spot the difference! i was trying to work out who that person was. i was trying to work out who that person was-— i was trying to work out who that erson was. ., , ., ., i. person was. lovely to have you here. i love the person was. lovely to have you here. i love the fact — person was. lovely to have you here. i love the fact that _ person was. lovely to have you here. i love the fact that you _ person was. lovely to have you here. i love the fact that you are _ person was. lovely to have you here. i love the fact that you are trying i i love the fact that you are trying to capture a picture of yourself on your phone then. i to capture a picture of yourself on your phone then.— your phone then. i have not seen that for so _ your phone then. i have not seen that for so long. _ your phone then. i have not seen that for so long. my _ your phone then. i have not seen that for so long. my goodness, i your phone then. i have not seen that for so long. my goodness, it feels like another world. my god, a

scary world. that was. [30 feels like another world. my god, a scary world. that was.— scary world. that was. do you remember — scary world. that was. do you remember that? _ scary world. that was. do you remember that? what - scary world. that was. do you remember that? what do - scary world. that was. do you remember that? what do you i scary world. that was. do you _ remember that? what do you remember of it? . , remember that? what do you remember of it? ~ , �* of it? so... weirdly... i can't remember — of it? so... weirdly... i can't remember if _ of it? so... weirdly... i can't remember if i _ of it? so... weirdly... i can't remember if i have - of it? so... weirdly... i can't remember if i have ever - of it? so... weirdly... i can't. remember if i have ever spoken of it? so... weirdly... i can't- remember if i have ever spoken about that. that was my first night back at the bbc after being off for six weeks because my late wife had been very ill. it was quite early on in the diagnosis of cancer so i had been supporting her. i have been sort of keeping an eye for a few weeks on what was going on in markets and a really huge financial markets and a really huge financial market had closed down in early august was that this was the market which allowed banks to package up their mortgages and sell them as bonds, which investors could buy. and i knew from early august to lead to really significant difficulties for a whole range of banks and i was tracking them and then that week,

september the 13th, tracking them and then that week, septemberthe 13th, i tracking them and then that week, september the 13th, i think that week i began... i was talking to lots of people in markets, governments, regulators, bank of england. and worked out that northern rock was in really big trouble and that was the night that i got confirmation that they had gone cap in hand to the bank of england for emergency bailout and that was me announcing it. fit england for emergency bailout and that was me announcing it.- that was me announcing it. at the time ou that was me announcing it. at the time you were _ that was me announcing it. at the time you were thinking _ that was me announcing it. at the time you were thinking it - that was me announcing it. at the time you were thinking it was - that was me announcing it. at the i time you were thinking it was about northern rock and about banking, but in fact that moment, that story changed everything. it had an impact on the economy and politics, we are still living with it now.— still living with it now. yeah. it was a symptom _ still living with it now. yeah. it was a symptom of _ still living with it now. yeah. it was a symptom of a _ still living with it now. yeah. it was a symptom of a much - still living with it now. yeah. it. was a symptom of a much wider problem of banks having engaged in really risky activity in two senses. taking way too many risks in the way they invested and lent and risks in they invested and lent and risks in the way they borrowed from all of us. the collapse of northern rock sort of became, certainly in this country, and around the world and

globally, a symbol of the trouble we were in. as you will remember, a year later we saw at lehman brothers go down. lloyds, hbos, all the banks had to be rescued, the biggest bailout in british government history. bailout in british government histo . ~ , ., , . history. with your experience, i know you _ history. with your experience, i know you look _ history. with your experience, i know you look like _ history. with your experience, i know you look like a _ history. with your experience, i know you look like a baby - history. with your experience, i know you look like a baby in - history. with your experience, i l know you look like a baby in that clip, but she was hugely experienced that by that point. did you know sitting there that night that all of the cards would fall? did you know the cards would fall? did you know the scale of what was coming? i the cards would fall? did you know the scale of what was coming? i knew it was hugely — the scale of what was coming? i knew it was hugely significant. _ the scale of what was coming? i knew it was hugely significant. and - the scale of what was coming? i knew it was hugely significant. and i - it was hugely significant. and i knew this was the biggest story. i knew this was the biggest story. i knew this was the biggest story. i knew this issue of the trouble that the banks were in would be the biggest story of my career and i had been talking to news editors at the bbc for some months about it. sol suppose, yes, iwas bbc for some months about it. sol suppose, yes, i was sort of psychologically prepared for the two or three interns working years of my life, but i also knew where to look,

what the issues were. in life, but i also knew where to look, what the issues were.— life, but i also knew where to look, what the issues were. in your novel, ou are what the issues were. in your novel, you are using _ what the issues were. in your novel, you are using that _ what the issues were. in your novel, you are using that as _ what the issues were. in your novel, you are using that as the _ what the issues were. in your novel, you are using that as the backdrop. l you are using that as the backdrop. you said loosely. a financial journalist investigates. this you said loosely. a financial journalist investigates. this is the book, it is called _ journalist investigates. this is the book, it is called the _ journalist investigates. this is the book, it is called the crash, - journalist investigates. this is the book, it is called the crash, out l book, it is called the crash, out today. the central character, i in a previous book called the whistle—blower up to the general election when labour won a landslide. i am trying to set these books in eras where there is a natural tension from these events. these historic events. we have this backdrop of really historic currents that are changing everything. that in its health i hope creates a background tension but then of course this is a thriller, there is a murder. there is a death of somebody who is his arm off [over

and the book is about, where she murdered? initially they think she committed suicide. not giving it away, obviously. the first and second bug, one of the things that is characteristic is the people who run quite big institution, the top of government, i not what you might call angels. of government, i not what you might call anaels. ., , , call angels. that is interesting. you have suggested _ call angels. that is interesting. you have suggested there - call angels. that is interesting. you have suggested there are. you have suggested there are characters in there that we might recognise, perhaps?— characters in there that we might recognise, perhaps? people think the will recognise, perhaps? people think they will recognise _ recognise, perhaps? people think they will recognise the _ recognise, perhaps? people think| they will recognise the characters. look, this is not a sort of guessing game. but i have tried to do with the book is create characters who are authentic and therefore everybody in it has characteristics of people i have observed. one cabinet minister did come up to me joking and said, that's me, isn't it? i said joking and said, that's me, isn't it? isaid it joking and said, that's me, isn't it? i said it is not actually you but there might be bits of this character like you. did but there might be bits of this character like you.— but there might be bits of this character like you. did they want it to be them? _ character like you. did they want it to be them? they _ character like you. did they want it to be them? they didn't _ character like you. did they want it to be them? they didn't seem - to be them? they didn't seem altogether _ to be them? they didn't seem altogether across. _ to be them? they didn't seem altogether across. what -

to be them? they didn't seem altogether across. what about to be them? they didn't seem - altogether across. what about the tou . h altogether across. what about the tough young _ altogether across. what about the tough young northern _ altogether across. what about the tough young northern journalist . altogether across. what about the i tough young northern journalist who appears in it? tough young northern 'ournalist who appears in in— appears in it? because some might wonder whether _ appears in it? because some might wonder whether that _ appears in it? because some might wonder whether that character - appears in it? because some might. wonder whether that character bears a resemblance to your produce at the time went northern rock was going down, a certain friend of ours, steph mcgovern. we down, a certain friend of ours, steph mcgovern.— down, a certain friend of ours, steph mcgovern. down, a certain friend of ours, ste-h mcgovern. ~ , , . steph mcgovern. we became very close durinr the steph mcgovern. we became very close during the financial _ steph mcgovern. we became very close during the financial crisis _ steph mcgovern. we became very close during the financial crisis because - during the financial crisis because she was my producer now and she is now this amazingly brilliant presenter on channel 4. we launched a podcast called the rest is money and it takes me— and it takes me back, i have a -olitics and it takes me back, i have a politics interview _ and it takes me back, i have a politics interview show - and it takes me back, i have a politics interview show on - and it takes me back, i have a politics interview show on itv| and it takes me back, i have a i politics interview show on itv but at that moment i am so passionate about this problem of our living standards as a nation are flatlining and this issue of how do we get growth and prosperity?- and this issue of how do we get growth and prosperity? steph and i have lunch this _ growth and prosperity? steph and i have lunch this podcast _ growth and prosperity? steph and i have lunch this podcast which - growth and prosperity? steph and i have lunch this podcast which is - growth and prosperity? steph and i have lunch this podcast which is all| have lunch this podcast which is all about how to get incomes to grow again. go on, 90 seconds. the big thins are

again. go on, 90 seconds. the big things are we _ again. go on, 90 seconds. the big things are we haven't _ again. go on, 90 seconds. the big things are we haven't as _ again. go on, 90 seconds. the big things are we haven't as a - again. go on, 90 seconds. the big things are we haven't as a nation | things are we haven't as a nation invested enough. things like public skills but businesses are not investing enough in products and new technology and all of the stuff that underlies our output as individuals. you will be acutely aware because you talk about this stuff. you cannot pay people the kind of money that they deserve, you can't pay for your public services unless productivity improves and the output all of us produce and our productivity compared to many other countries is bad and we have to get it better. ., , ., . , , it better. your productivity is remarkable! _ it better. your productivity is remarkable! where - it better. your productivity is remarkable! where do - it better. your productivity is remarkable! where do you . it better. your productivity is l remarkable! where do you find it better. your productivity is - remarkable! where do you find the time?! politics is 21r/7, you have to be across every tweet from every politician all the time. how do you find time to write a book? might politician all the time. how do you find time to write a book? night new year's resolution _ find time to write a book? night new year's resolution is _ find time to write a book? night new year's resolution is to _ find time to write a book? night new year's resolution is to spend - find time to write a book? night new year's resolution is to spend much i year's resolution is to spend much more time with the people i love and less time working. i loved writing the thriller. i have written nonfiction books and i have another one coming out in a couple of months. but the truth is i do it for

pleasure. d0 months. but the truth is i do it for -leasure. ,, months. but the truth is i do it for -leasure. ., ., , months. but the truth is i do it for| pleasure-_ yes- pleasure. do you have a rest? yes. are ou pleasure. do you have a rest? yes. are you sure? _ pleasure. do you have a rest? yes. are you sure? i _ pleasure. do you have a rest? yes. are you sure? i do. _ pleasure. do you have a rest? yes. are you sure? i do. robert- pleasure. do you have a rest? yes. are you sure? i do. robert peston, thank ou are you sure? i do. robert peston, thank you very _ are you sure? i do. robert peston, thank you very much. _ are you sure? i u robert peston, thank you very much. lovely to have you with us. still to come on breakfast... former tiswas presenter turned game show host will be joining us on the sofa. we can't offer you a million quid but we promise it'll be worth watching when chris tarrant talks about his 50 years in telly. he has 50 years of stories to share. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning, i'm alice salfield. there are growing calls for the government to tackle the rise in fires involving electric bikes and scooters.

following the deaths of three people in london in incidents thought to be linked to faulty e—bike batteries, the london assembly's written to ministers asking for better regulation of products bought online. the london fire brigade has warned it's the fastest growing fire risk in the capital. the governement says it's working to ensure safety issues are assessed and action is taken. more than 120 crimes of what's known as upskirting were recorded in london in the last two years by the met police. it's when someone secretly takes a photo or films underneath a person's clothes. the end violence against women coalition believes more public awareness and education is needed. the government says its created a specific offence to tackle upskirting. let's take a look at the tubes. there are minor delays on the circle line. and the northern line is suspended between stockwell and morden. onto the weather. and it's feeling more autumnal now. the overnight rain clearing this morning, with some

sunshine developing. but there will be thick cloud and further heavy showers later. these will dissipate by the evening. it'll be a breezy day with a top temperature of 20 degrees celsius. that's all from me, there's plenty more on the website and the bbc news app. but now it's back to sally and jon. bye bye. good morning, welcome to breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. our headlines today. more women come forward to the times with allegations about the comedian russell brand. the struggle to identify victims of the devastating floods in libya as 10,000 are still missing. if you've filled up your tank recently you'll notice fuel prices are on the rise again, i'll explain why and ask if they'll cone back down again soon.

in sport, england heading towards the quarter finals thanks in part to the head ofjoe marler. an unconventional try, in an unconvincing world cup win overjapan. walking for bill. we'll hear about the marathon march from wembley to the wycombe wanderers ground in memory of our great friend and colleague bill turnbull. it's a year or so since prostate cancer claimed bill's life, you know, so itjust seemed an appropriate tribute to go from wembley, where he enjoyed a couple of great days with wycombe, you know, to wycombe's home at adams park. it's a wet if not storming start to the new week for some of you but there will be brighter skies this afternoon. the forecast for the week ahead coming up. it's monday the 18th of september. our main story.

more women have reportedly come forward with allegations about russell brand. today's times newspaper claims "several women" have contacted its journalists since saturday, when it published the accounts of four women who said the comedian had raped or sexually assaulted them. russell brand has denied those claims and insisted all his relationships were consensual. our media correspondent david sillito reports. russell brand, comedian, actor, political commentator, accused of multiple sexual assaults and the rape of a woman that the programme dispatches called nadia. he's grabbing at my underwear, pulling it to the side. i'm telling him to get off me and he won't get off. i was very distraught, trying to get out of the house. with him being so much taller than me, like, holding me up against the wall. further details have now been published about nadia reporting the incident to a rape crisis centre and also a series of text messages that the investigators say russell brand sent to nadia. the exchange begins with him saying, "i'm sorry,

i will make this up to you." and then he goes on to ask, "will you everforgive me?" it was just as these allegations first began to emerge that he arrived for a performance in london. on stage, he was met by fans with cheers and a standing ovation. he has these days millions of followers on social media. this is anti—establishment, anti—authoritarian. .. where he has cast himself as a voice of dissent against mainstream media. but the catalogue of accusations and concerns about his behaviour stretch over his many years in mainstream tv and radio. these have only been locked up for four days and yet already... we've actually had a huge amount of information in and within that information in and within that information there are women making fresh allegations. obviously we have to corroborate those allegations, that takes a huge amount of work. so they will not be published quickly

because we have to make sure that we have done everything that we did on our previous sources but obviously, yes, we have had fresh information and a huge number of fresh leads as well. these have only been locked up for four days and yet already... russell brand made his name on channel four�*s big brother. dispatches featured claims that staff helped pick out girls for him from the audience. it felt like we were essentially taking lambs into slaughter. channel four says it has no evidence that any of the alleged incidents were brought to its attention at the time. oh, no, this is andrew sachs's answerphone? and the bbc, which parted company with russell brand after a scandal over offensive voice mail messages, has also said it's making urgent inquiries. meanwhile, russell brand has issued a statement vehemently denying all the allegations. i was very, very promiscuous. now, during that time of promiscuity, the relationships i had were absolutely always consensual. i was always transparent about that then. and to see that transparency

metastasised into something criminal that i absolutely deny makes me question, is there another agenda at play? however, in 2020, a woman the programme called alice, who said a relationship had begun when she was 16 and that she'd been assaulted by brand, contacted his agents. i phoned the offices and i asked to speak to his agent. they say they now believe that they were misled by brands denials. and as his tour continues, many others are facing questions about what they were told and what did they do? david sillito, bbc news. our reporter leigh milner is outside channel 4's headquarters in london. morning, leigh. broadcasters including channel four and the bbc are now carrying out their own investigations, where will they start? , ., �*,

start? yes, good morning. let's start? yes, good morning. let's start with _ start? yes, good morning. let's start with banajay, _ start? yes, good morning. let's start with banajay, the - start? yes, good morning. let'sj start with banajay, the company start? yes, good morning. let's- start with banajay, the company that owns the big brother brand, they say that it's making urgent inquiries. channel four behind me says it's done a document search but has so far found done a document search but has so farfound nothing done a document search but has so far found nothing so they are going to carry out another internal investigation. in the bbc is investigating the time he spent there as a radio presenter. but you have got to remember that most of these allegations come after 2012 when he was in america working at the hollywood studios. there are also questions surrounding his charitable work. one charity which works with women and children has recently cut ties with the actor. these are very serious allegations. four very serious allegations of sexual assault and rape. two of those allegedly took place in los angeles, the lapd has said that they have not been told about them but it

is early days. the other two allegations are supposed to have taken place here in the uk, including the allegations that were made by that woman at the age of 16. among the metropolitan police says it has not received any as yet, anyone who believes that they may be anyone who believes that they may be a victim of sexual assault no matter how long ago it was are being urged to contact the police. it's also worth saying as well that russell brand has said that all of the sexual relations were consensual. thank you very much. in libya, specialist teams are continuing the difficult and dangerous work of recovering the bodies of people killed in catastrophic floods last week. at least 11,300 people have died and more than 10,000 remain missing. in the worst—hit city of derna, survivors say they're in dire need of food, shelter and clean drinking water, as our correspondent anna foster explains.

it's one of the most vital jobs in derna and one of the most distressing. doctors and detectives gather each day in this hospital car park to process the dead. a black body bag is carefully unzipped. expert hands gently probe, taking measurements orfinding identifying marks. many victims are now beyond recognition, but their dna is taken and logged in case there are still families alive to find them. many thousands are officially missing, like mohammed's sister and her husband. when he went to find them after the floods, their house had been washed away. he's heard nothing from them since. translation: i saw cars coming down. i came out running. i thought that was it, that i'm going to die. our neighbours, we could see them waving flashlights,

and in just a few moments the light went out and they disappeared. that was the hardest thing. he showed me a video he took that night as the water gushed in. they ran up to the roof to escape the raging torrent. international aid is now arriving in derna in earnest. flights are carrying vital medical supplies from around the world. and although earth and debris have enveloped these streets, there are still points of light. this is such a stark contrast to the mud and dirt that covers so much of this city. piles of colourful clothes brought here to be donated to people who really need them. this is libyans helping libyans in one of their worst moments of crisis. alhamdulillah! translation: praise be to god, everything is good. _ they've sent lots of aid. a week on from this disaster,

survivors are finding comfort where they can in a place that has lost so much. anna foster, bbc news, derna. the bbc has been told that senior government officials discussed raising serious concerns with buckingham palace about borisjohnson's conduct in government during the height of the pandemic. officials even discussed suggesting to the queen that she raise the concerns with mrjohnson during their private audiences. our chef political correspondent henry zeffman has more details. we have known that there was something going on during the pandemic, there were tensions and difficulties, but this is a whole new level of detail. i difficulties, but this is a whole new level of detail.— new level of detail. i think anything _ new level of detail. i think anything that _ new level of detail. i think anything that involves - new level of detail. i think - anything that involves mnemonic, jon, in politics, is a really big deal. —— that involves the monarch. what has been uncovered by laura kuenssberg for her new documentary

is quite significant because it tells us just how bad relations got during the pandemic between boris johnson and his political team, and the officials who are there serving any government of the day but at this point were of course serving him. what laura has been held by civil servants speaking off the record, off camber because of —— off camera because of the sensitivity of this, is that there were serious discussions of using the queen to remind borisjohnson of the constitution, that's the phrase. that's serious because he was the prime minister. and i think what this shows is that it was of course a serious pandemic and an unprecedented global health emergency and borisjohnson's team would say, of course they wanted to drive their officials hard because the public�*s health was at stake. i think what it shows is quite how bad relations got between bits of the government and bits of whitehall, the officials who run the country.

it's a reminder of how chaotic parts of that period in politics really were. , ., ~' of that period in politics really were. , ., ~ i. of that period in politics really were. , . ~ ,, y of that period in politics really were. , ., ~ i. , . were. henry, thank you very much indeed. the labour leader sir keir starmer has said he'll look at rewriting the uk's brexit deal with the eu if his party wins the next general election. speaking to the financial times, sir keir says the deal struck by borisjohnson was "much too thin" and that more favourable arrangements could be secured. figures obtained by the nspcc suggest nearly half of all online grooming crimes recorded by police in england and wales in the past year involved snapchat. the social media platform says it has measures in place to help protect children. five metropolitan police officers are due to appear at a gross misconduct hearing over the stop—and—search of the british sprinter bianca williams.

she accused the force of racism after she and her partner were handcuffed and separated from their baby son during the search, injuly 2020. nothing illegal was found and no arrests were made. it's been a stormy night for millions of people in england with reports of thunder, lightning and torrential rain along the south coast. the weather had already caused major disruption yesterday in the south west. exeter airport had to be shut due to flooding, with many roads becoming impassable and houses suffering severe damage. it really does feel like autumn is here and after a wet weekend, what has the next two days got ahead, matt? a proper autumn week feel, here is another view of that flooding that occurred in exeter yesterday where we saw months worth of rainfall in the space ofjust six hours. most of

it was within the space of an hour. usually see 60 millimetres in the entire month of september but as you can see a huge part of west somerset and devon saw it in six hours. overnight we had a month's worth of rain falling overnight we had a month's worth of rainfalling in overnight we had a month's worth of rain falling in an hour. all of the storms are just rain falling in an hour. all of the storms arejust edging rain falling in an hour. all of the storms are just edging across lincolnshire and yorkshire at the moment, some so —— torrential rain this morning before that clears. at towards the west another band of rain, not quite as heavy but it will be working east to do the next few hours, heaviershowers be working east to do the next few hours, heavier showers close to the south coast. it is all on the move through today so it will be an improving day, a bit of sunshine for a time in east anglia in the south—east but we should see —— could see some sunshine later. it will linger across the north—east of scotland but this afternoon for the journey home from school and work it

will be sunnier, blustery and a few showers pushing across the sky every now and again. temperature is 15 to 20 or 21 celsius, where we should be at this stage in september. it feels cooler and it will feel fresh tonight in the northern half of the country where the winds are lighter, a few showers around the persistent rain into ireland, southern scotland, north and west wales, tomorrow strong to gale force wind tomorrow strong to gale force wind to go without pics of rain especially for england and wales. —— with outbreaks of rain. at least we have been warned! there will be no leaves on the trees by the end of the week! if you've filled up your car recently you'll know that fuel prices have been creeping up again. katy�*s here to tell us what's going on, and what we can do about it. yes, if your car orvanruns on petrol or diesel, filling your tank is probably costing more again. two months ago, these were the average prices per litre

at uk forecourts, elm—44. the most recent figures shared with the bbc show petrol�*s gone up by 11p a litre since then to about £1.54 on average, with diesel up by 13p to £1.57. that might well feel like a bigjump. but take a look at this graph showing changes over a longer period of time. that's last summer, when petrol hit highs of around £1.90 and diesel was pushing the £2 mark. so prices are lower than that now, but well above a couple of years ago. the recent rise is being put down to opec, a big group of oil—producing countries, deciding to cut production. the floods in libya could also have an impact so, global factors. so we've had less oil on the market and that has led to an increase in the price gradually, as we haven't managed to increase supply in other areas of the world. and more recently, they'vejust announced that they're going to extend those cuts to the end of the year, whereas there was some hope

in the market that those production cuts might have come to an end. the floods in libya could also have an impact so, global factors. but motoring groups complain that when wholesale costs fall, that doesn't always get passed on to customers at the pump. the government now plans to make it easier to compare prices. which as i found out, can vary widely between forecourts. if you've noticed the cost of filling up is going up, you're not alone. it's just too much. it's just, it makes it really difficult to get to work each day. you don't want to come into london, you end up stuck in traffic, you've got 20 mile an hour zones, it's relentless. companies are making windfall profits and in a time where everyone's struggling to make ends meet, fuel is such a basic need that i do think, yeah, it should be something of a priority. i don't know what to think, really. it's extortionate, isn't it? businesses which depend on driving like this driving instructor are feeling the pinch.

a year and a half ago, £16 to £70 a week on fuel. so what's it now? anything up to £120 a week. we can't afford to pass it on to customers. they can't afford to pay any more than what they're paying now. if you're buying petrol or diesel, there can be big variations in how much you pay. it looks like we've got a tesco supermarket coming up here, so we'll see what the price is like there. in northampton i drove past four different forecourts, only a couple of miles away from each other... it looks like this is an esso one. ..all displaying different prices per litre. we've only come just around the corner and actually this forecourt here is showing much higher prices, just look at that. there are quicker ways than just driving around to compare prices at different forecourts. there are a couple of price comparison apps which i've got here on my phone. in northern ireland, an official price comparison tool

is thought to have helped keep prices down. so could that help in the rest of the uk? well, after the competition watchdog found some retailers had been charging more than they should, many now make daily prices available online and the government is looking at making businesses provide up to date price data and putting it into a tool like an app. therefore, everybody can see exactly what is being charged from the independent fuel retailers right up to the big fuel companies and supermarkets as well. so do you think that would bring prices down? yes, i think it would. while efforts are under way to make prices more transparent, they remain relatively high at the moment. and experts say it won't get better any time soon. prices might stay up for the rest of the year because of that supply and demand situation with oil. the group which represnets independent forecourts said the group which represents

independent forecourts said they operated on thin margins to make sure customers got the best deal possible. the government told us it had been clear pricing needed to be "fair and more transparent". and a consultation on that plan to make all retailers release their prices bylaw in an effort to increase competition is expected soon. for a second day, the news agenda is dominated by allegations of rape and sexual assault against russell brand, which he denies. the bbc, channel 4 and a production firm are all investigating the claims and channel 4 has removed all programmes featuring the comedian and actor from its streaming platform. we can speak now to caroline nokes mp, who is chair of the commons women and equalities committee. thank you very much indeed for joining us. we have heard breakfast this morning, several more women have come forward to this programme aired on saturday night making more

allegations to journalists, the first question is, what you make of what we have learned first question is, what you make of what we have [earned over the weekend? i what we have learned over the weekend?— what we have learned over the weekend? ~ , ., ., weekend? i think first and foremost, weekend? i think first and foremost, we need to see _ weekend? i think first and foremost, we need to see allegations _ weekend? i think first and foremost, we need to see allegations come - we need to see allegations come forward to the police and i know metropolitan police yesterday were urging women to come forward. the allegations we have seen are criminal in nature and it is important that women are supported, encouraged to, helps to come forward and that is never easy, to put forward allegations against a powerful individual. so that has to be the first step. we powerful individual. so that has to be the first step.— powerful individual. so that has to be the first step. we understand the women concerned _ be the first step. we understand the women concerned haven't _ be the first step. we understand the women concerned haven't reported l women concerned haven't reported anything to the police yet, they have spoken only to journalists. how worried are you by that fact? i think there are all sorts of challenges for women who wants to report serious sexual assault or rape. there is a loss of confidence.

and there is a cultural bias. we have already seen people coming forward questioning the veracity of their claims, challenging them over their claims, challenging them over their behaviours, questioning why it took so long for them to come forward, classic victim blaming and shaming and all of that act as a deterrent for victims who at a time like this need support and help and to be taken through a process that will be sympathetic and supportive to them. , , ., , ., to them. this is the latest in a number of _ to them. this is the latest in a number of scandals _ to them. this is the latest in a number of scandals we - to them. this is the latest in a number of scandals we have i to them. this is the latest in a i number of scandals we have seen to them. this is the latest in a - number of scandals we have seen over the last few years, allegations involving people in power, in politics, as well. what can politicians do to change the culture you're talking about, cannot be changed? it you're talking about, cannot be chanred? ., , you're talking about, cannot be chanred? .,, ., . ., ., you're talking about, cannot be chaned? .,, ., . ., ., ., changed? it has to changed. you are rirht ou changed? it has to changed. you are right you point _ changed? it has to changed. you are right you point out _ changed? it has to changed. you are right you point out that _ changed? it has to changed. you are right you point out that we _ changed? it has to changed. you are right you point out that we have - right you point out that we have seen misogyny, abuse, harassment in the police, the entertainment industry, in sport, and what we must

do is make sure that first, we have a really robust system where women are encouraged and empowered to go to the police. difficult when we have the metropolitan police themselves hanging under a cloud. secondly, we have to adjust the culture, we have to do it to our education system, we have to do it in the workplace, we have to make it abundantly clear to everyone that harassment, whether it is female surgeons in the nhs, whether that issueis surgeons in the nhs, whether that issue is the fire service or the military, that harassment and abuse will not be tolerated, that employers will take a zero tolerance approach and remove individuals who behave in a sort of way. when it comes to the entertainment industry, there is a massive challenge with freelance and self—employed people who are in a very vulnerable position, afraid to speak out because their next contract relies upon them being supported by a big production company and indeed by artists. and there is a real

challenge that we have to make sure that our entire culture is prepared to step standout, not tolerate, speak out, call out people who are behaving badly in positions of power. behaving badly in positions of rower. , , ., power. other practical things that ou would power. other practical things that you would like — power. other practical things that you would like to _ power. other practical things that you would like to see _ power. other practical things that you would like to see the - you would like to see the entertainment industry doing to make women and everyone working there feel safer? mr; women and everyone working there feel safer? ~ , , . women and everyone working there feel safer? g , . feel safer? my select committee heard last week _ feel safer? my select committee heard last week from _ feel safer? my select committee heard last week from rebecca i heard last week from rebecca ferguson, a former x factor contestant, she was making the point that nondisclosure agreements are helping to foster a culture of silence. we were debating that in parliament a fortnight ago. i would like to see nbas bands unless they are for commercial reasons and not used as a weapon to silence women. i think it is imperative that organisations like the broadcasters and production companies have robust whistle—blowing policies in place so

we don't see situations where decisions are taken not to put women production crew on a particular programme because it is feared that they will be in danger. the way that you address is is to get rid of the predators, not the women. russell brand has denied _ predators, not the women. russell brand has denied all— predators, not the women. russell brand has denied all of— predators, not the women. russell brand has denied all of these - brand has denied all of these allegations, he said any relationships he has been in have been entirely consensual. he has got a large following on social media, on his own video streaming platform, what would you like to see those video streaming platforms, social media doing in situations like this? i think we have seen channel four take the lead straightaway, but the stark reality is that this so—called comedian has a following. indeed, we saw comedian has a following. indeed, we sanimmy savile was once very popular, donald trump, a man who referred to grabbing women by their intimate body parts had millions of people vote for him. these are

powerful individuals who use their charisma and influence too, as channel four put it, hide in plain sight. and i think it's absolutely imperative that women who have made allegations against russell brand needs to be supported a criminal justice process, both here and in the states, so that we can have a proper trial that brings everything out into the open.— proper trial that brings everything out into the open. caroline nokes, mp, out into the open. caroline nokes, mp. thank— out into the open. caroline nokes, mp. thank you _ out into the open. caroline nokes, mp, thank you for _ out into the open. caroline nokes, mp, thank you forjoining - out into the open. caroline nokes, mp, thank you forjoining us - out into the open. caroline nokes, mp, thank you forjoining us here | out into the open. caroline nokes, i mp, thank you forjoining us here on breakfast. morning live follows breakfast on bbc one this morning. let's find out what they have in store with gethin and michelle. good morning. coming up... with heating bills on lots of our minds, consumer champ matt allwright's been finding out about the money you can claim to keep your costs down. at the moment every penny really does count. i'll talk through the new insulation scheme that could save you around £300 a year and help keep the heat inside your home. plus, with money tight i for many, you want to be sure it's spent well — - especially if it's on a brand new kitchen or bathroom. but our diy expert wayne perrey has

been to meet the wickes customersl whose dream projects have turned into a nightmare. _ it's the worst decision we ever made — absolutely horrendous. we've called in the lawyers- and will be sharing how the company you take a contract out with should have responsibility for work - it's done to your house. also today, a new study suggests that the time you go to sleep could increase your risk of developing type 2 diabetes. dr xand's here to clear it up. we think he is wide awake! nobody thinks that! there are headlines about the condition nearly every day and it can be worrying. i'll tell you why being an early bird could really benefit your health. plus, our queen of clean . nancy birtwhistle's tackling your stubborn stains- and kids mucky uniforms. there's not a mark- that's defeated her yet. not been beaten yet! and the battle for the glitter ball has begun. we chat to amanda abbington, nikita kanda and angela scanlon to hear how they really feel about their strictly partners.

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more than 120 crimes of what's known as upskirting were recorded in london in the last two years by the met police. it's when someone secretly takes a photo or films underneath a person's clothes. the end violence against women coalition believes more public awareness and education is needed. the government says it's created a specific offence to tackle upskirting. sadiq khan is in new york this week as he tries to promote london overseas. during the four—day trip the mayor will appear on several american tv shows to encourage more people to visit and invest in london. he'll also attend a un climate change summit. an amateur boxing club in south london that's believed to be the oldest in the country has been saved from closure after falling into disrepair. lynn ac in camberwell first opened in 1892. but it shut injuly when it became unsafe to train there. over the decades it's

discovered rising stars, including world champion ellie scotney — whose promoter has stepped in to rescue it. hundreds of kids walk through those doors every single night. you know, from peckham, from camberwell, from streatham — from all around deprived areas of london. and these places make a difference, these places change young people's lives. it's like winning the lottery for us, to be honest with you. talk about professional boxing — they've put it back to the amateurs. you know, i'm really pleased for him and what he's done for us. let's take a look at the tubes. the northern line is suspended between stockwell and morden. now here's elizabeth rizzini with your weather. hello, there, good morning. it'll be feeling a lot more like autumn across the capital as we head through this week. so turning very unsettled, wet, very windy at times and also cooler, too. and that is set to happen today — we'll come into some fresher—feeling air. but we're starting off still in that muggy, humid airfor a while this morning — it's a very messy picture today.

still a few morning showers perhaps, but lots of dry weather. then through the middle of the day, the cloud will increase, there'll be some outbreaks of rain. that's a cold front sweeping in from the west behind it. some sunshine, but also still possibly some cloud and some showers, and temperatures will gradually drop off towards the end of the afternoon as that fresher air filters through. all the while, a brisk westerly wind blowing. and then overnight tonight, it will feel cooler than it has been in recent nights in that fresher air. and then on tuesday, a definite dip in temperature. it's going to be wet and really quite windy on tuesday — some areas of cloud, some showers, and also a very brisk south—westerly wind with some gusts of over a0 miles an hour. still wet on wednesday. that's all from me. now it's back to sally and jon. bye— bye. hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent nhs leaders in england are warning of "unprecedented disruption" for patients this week

as they prepare for strikes by bothjunior doctors and consultants. for the first time — on wednesday and thursday — both sets of doctors will strike on the same days. saffron cordery is the head of nhs providers, which represents services including hospitals and ambulances. shejoins us now. good morning. good morning. we know this is coming — good morning. good morning. we know this is coming this _ good morning. good morning. we know this is coming this week. _ good morning. good morning. we know this is coming this week. how _ good morning. good morning. we know this is coming this week. how much - this is coming this week. how much longer can these coordinated strikes continue? ~ .. ., longer can these coordinated strikes continue? ~ ~ ., ., continue? well i think we are now in uncharted territory _ continue? well i think we are now in uncharted territory in _ continue? well i think we are now in uncharted territory in terms - continue? well i think we are now in uncharted territory in terms of - continue? well i think we are now in uncharted territory in terms of the i uncharted territory in terms of the joint industrial action now between junior doctors and consultants and it will have a very worrying impact on services. i think that what we know is that it has an effect on not only patients who are on the receiving end of this in terms of the quality of life when their

appointments, operations, procedures are rescheduled, but also has an effect on staff who are demoralised and frustrated at the lack of resolution. and i think there is a real danger now that this becomes business as usual and i think what we have to say is that this has to end before we get fully entrenched in winter. in end before we get fully entrenched in winter. , .. .., , ., in winter. in practicalterms, what will patients _ in winter. in practicalterms, what will patients notice? _ in winter. in practicalterms, what will patients notice? i— in winter. in practicalterms, what will patients notice? i think - in winter. in practicalterms, what will patients notice? i think what l will patients notice? i think what the will will patients notice? i think what they will notice _ will patients notice? i think what they will notice this _ will patients notice? i think what they will notice this week - will patients notice? i think what they will notice this week is - will patients notice? i think what they will notice this week is a - they will notice this week is a significant disruption, so they are going to notice that their appointments will be rescheduled. we know there is likely to be christmas day services in many places because there are notjunior doctors nor consultants available, so that is a significant pressure on services. and in some places we will see differences like volunteers being deployed in a&e departments to support patients and we may see

things like discharges from hospitals being slowed down. so a whole host of significant impacts there. to whole host of significant impacts there. ., . ., , ., ., there. to clarify, what about -atients there. to clarify, what about patients who _ there. to clarify, what about patients who have _ there. to clarify, what about patients who have agent - there. to clarify, what about - patients who have agent medical conditions, what will happen to them? ~ , ., them? well, the first thing we would sa is that them? well, the first thing we would say is that anyone _ them? well, the first thing we would say is that anyone who _ them? well, the first thing we would say is that anyone who has _ them? well, the first thing we would say is that anyone who has an - them? well, the first thing we would say is that anyone who has an urgent medical condition must turn up at hospital or call 999 because it is absolutely critical that they seek the treatment that they need. and people with agent conditions will be prioritised but we will see a significantly scaled back service for anybody else. can significantly scaled back service for anybody else.— significantly scaled back service for anybody else. can you pinpoint to us the key _ for anybody else. can you pinpoint to us the key reasons _ for anybody else. can you pinpoint to us the key reasons why - for anybody else. can you pinpoint to us the key reasons why the - to us the key reasons why the government cannot settle this dispute? i government cannot settle this dis . ute? .. government cannot settle this dis . ute? ~ ., government cannot settle this dis-ute? ~ ., ., , dispute? i think what we need to see is a conversation, _ dispute? i think what we need to see is a conversation, a _ dispute? i think what we need to see is a conversation, a dialogue - is a conversation, a dialogue between the government and between the unions. we need to see both sides coming to the table now. i think there is a real danger in this concept of strikes being business as usual but that is what we are seeing

because trusts step up to the plate and they deliver, they try to manage the risk to patients, the risk to staff each time there is this industrial action but that means the government perceive that as being manageable and what it means is the unions then feel they need to wrap up unions then feel they need to wrap up that action —— mega ramp up that action to have an impact. we would say come to the table, have a conversation, that is where you need to start. ., , ., , to start. how frustrating is it when ou add to start. how frustrating is it when you add up — to start. how frustrating is it when you add up the _ to start. how frustrating is it when you add up the cost _ to start. how frustrating is it when you add up the cost of— to start. how frustrating is it when you add up the cost of the - to start. how frustrating is it when you add up the cost of the strikes. j you add up the cost of the strikes. the nhs has had a difficult enough times during her time as it is, the cost estimated to be around £1 billion at the moment. how significant is that number? it is significant is that number? it is very significant. _ significant is that number? it is very significant. we _ significant is that number? it 3 very significant. we know that there isn't a money tree growing money, so cash is short across the nhs and we are talking about £1 billion in terms of the cost, we are also talking about1 million appointments

being rescheduled and we have got waiting lists now topping 7.7 million. it is a significant cost not only in financial terms but cost to patients in terms of their quality of life and in terms of their safety. quality of life and in terms of their safety-— quality of life and in terms of their safe . ~ , ., , their safety. the prime minister has laid the blame _ their safety. the prime minister has laid the blame for _ their safety. the prime minister has laid the blame for long _ their safety. the prime minister has laid the blame for long waiting - laid the blame for long waiting lists are squarely at the feet of those who are striking right now but that isn't really fair, is it? h0. those who are striking right now but that isn't really fair, is it? ho. i that isn't really fair, is it? no, i think the _ that isn't really fair, is it? no, i think the causes _ that isn't really fair, is it? no, i think the causes of _ that isn't really fair, is it? no, i think the causes of long - that isn't really fair, is it? no, i think the causes of long waiting lists come from a number of places. it comes from covid. as we know there were significant delays there which built up. we also know that three pandemic the waiting lists where rising significantly —— before the pandemic. this isn'tjust about industrial action and about covid, it is about rising demand, lack of investment and workforce shortages which predate the current challenges we are facing.

which predate the current challenges we are facing-— we are facing. saffron cordery, thank you _ we are facing. saffron cordery, thank you very _ we are facing. saffron cordery, thank you very much _ we are facing. saffron cordery, thank you very much indeed. i we are facing. saffron cordery, - thank you very much indeed. thank ou. thank you very much indeed. thank you- hearing _ thank you very much indeed. thank you. hearing from _ thank you very much indeed. thank you. hearing from the _ thank you very much indeed. thank| you. hearing from the government, the unions and _ you. hearing from the government, the unions and from _ you. hearing from the government, the unions and from you _ you. hearing from the government, the unions and from you over - you. hearing from the government, the unions and from you over the i the unions and from you over the course of those strikes. dramatic game. the big talking point off the head of _ dramatic game. the big talking point off the head of joe _ dramatic game. the big talking point off the head of joe marler. _ dramatic game. the big talking point off the head of joe marler. england i off the head ofjoe marler. england to win two matches, the opening two matches in this group phase, they will be pleased because they are under real pressure coming into this world cup. they didn't have arguably one of their best players. still under pressure, the performances are not there but to get those wins will be pleasing. yes, good morning. two wins from two for england, two more group games to come. they're heading towards the quarter finals, but their 31! points to 12 win overjapan farfrom convincing. andy swiss reports from nice. cheering. it was all smiles and selfies beforehand, but england fans flocked to nice knowing this trip to the seaside could be anything but simple.

go, england and go, japan! japan had beaten south africa, ireland and scotland at recent world cups. for england, the challenge was clear. and japan was soon ahead via the boot of rikiya matsuda. their fans enjoyed that. by contrast, england looked rattled, and although lewis ludlam crashed over for their first try of the tournament, the errors were everywhere as england led just 13—9 at the break. and when matsuda coolly slotted another penalty, japan were only a point behind. butjust when england needed some luck, they got it. it looked like they'd knocked the ball on before courtney lawes went over, but replays showed it came offjoe marler�*s head — that's ok — and, remarkably, it was a try. and from there, england finally pulled clear. first, freddie steward eased any lingering nerves.. gets it, scores it. ..beforejoe marchant rounded things

off with a flourish to seal victory and a valuable bonus point. we probably didn't perform the way we wanted to again, but credit to them — they made it really, really tough for us. the ball was so greasy, they played in the right areas of the pitch and made us really run and work hard to fill position, as well. so, yeah, we're... we're not happy, but we're glad we've got the win. well, this was a largely scrappy display by england, but while they'll have to improve, it's another win and another step towards the quarter finals. andy swiss, bbc news, nice. also far from plain sailing for england's previous head coach eddie jones. he was on the receiving end one of the biggest shocks so far as his australia side, lost to fiji, handing the fijians just their third ever victory over the wallabies.

elsehwhere the holders south africa won. great britain are into the last eight of this year's davis cup after victory in the final match of their davis cup ties, staged in manchester last week gb's hopes of reaching november's staged in manchester last night. gb's hopes of reaching november's knockouts all hinged on this final set tie—break against france, neal skupski serving for the match in their doubles tie alongside partner dan evans. victory sees them into the final eight. they look to emulate the success when the last won the trophy. and arsenal make their return to the champions league for the first time in seven years this week and they do so off the back of victory over everton last night. the only goal came from leandro trossard. the result leaves everton without a league win, on a weekend when the current owner has agreed to sell the club. arsenal play psv

eindhoven on wednesday. interesting narrative this week. if you went for a walk over the weekend before the rain set in you will probably have clocked up a few steps but not as many as our next guest. a marathon distance achieved by the sports broadcaster jeff stelling and around 300 others. they trekked 26 miles from wembley stadium to the home of wycombe wanderers — raising money for prostate cancer research in memory of one of wycombe's most ardent fans, our friend and breakfast colleague bill turnbull. graham satchell was with them. three, two, one! cheering.

they're walking from wembley to wycombe — inspired by bill turnbull, it's a marathon to raise money for prostate cancer uk. it's a year or so since prostate cancer claimed bill's life, you know, so itjust seemed an appropriate tribute to go from wembley — where he enjoyed a couple of great days with wycombe — you know, to wycombe's home at adams park. broadcasting legend jeff stelling has now done 31! so—called football marches, and raised almost £2 million. one man in eight will get prostate cancer in their lifetime — one in four in the cases of black men. it's a phenomenal number. so we just wanted to raise awareness because prostate cancer is an illness that, if you catch it early, perfectly treatable — you know, you can live a normal life. but if you don't catch it early, it can be a killer. so that's what it's all about, really, is raising awareness. it's dank, isn't it? that, for me, is a yellow card.

bill turnbull was the match commentator at wycombe wanderers, and a devoted fan. there's a shot... and it's a goal! thank you for letting me - into your home in the morning — whether it's in the kitchen or the living room or, - as i'm often told, the bedroom. and whether you've been with us for the past... i he was a much—loved presenter of bbc breakfast, sat on the red sofa for 15 years. breakfast back as usual tomorrow from 6.00 —| till then, have a great day. when he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, he went public, encouraging other men to get tested. for heaven's sake, go i and get yourself tested. if you catch it early, - then that's much better than finding out too late. 50 bill turnbull was a pioneer. he was one of the first that really told his story. even when he died, we saw huge rises — 61,000 people took our risk checker, we saw 25,000 men referred into the nhs, and we saw 262,000 men last year — that's a 17% increase, which isjust enormous — all down to pioneers like bill and everybody else that's told their stories.

nick white is one of those men who was diagnosed early because of bill. nick had surgery four years ago, and is now cancer—free. i do awareness—raising sessions at work, and i always introduce myself as one of bill turnbull�*s cohort of men, always. so i think there are many men like me who were convinced to take action because of him. # i would walk 500... almost everyone on this walk has an extraordinary story to tell. kevin webber was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2014, and given two years to live. since then, he's run all over the world, raising money for prostate cancer uk. iran two marathons on chemo — week 13 and week 15. i then ran across the sahara. i ran across iceland, the arctic, cambodia, albania. just keep on going. i've run 15,000 miles since i was diagnosed. i will stop when i can't go any more. and that's my message to everyone, really — just keep on going. no—one ever looks back and regrets keeping on going. theyjust regret stopping. so do everything whilst you can.

also on the walk, bill's son will turnbull. what would your dad make of all this? i think he would have... yeah, he would love it. i think, you know, to see so many people sort of all contributing to raising awareness, and i think it's beautiful walk — dad liked to walk, and to end up at wycombe wanderers, at adams park — yeah, i think he'd have loved. as the day wore on, the heavens opened and the going was tough. but finally, after almost 12 hours of walking, covering 26.2 miles, they made it to wycombe wanderers. inside the ground handing out medals — bill's wife, sesi. sesi, can i ask you what you think bill would have made of this? i think he would be amazed. i mean, this was such a special place to him, and meant a great deal. so he would be very, very proud. hundreds and hundreds of strangers brought together in a common cause to fight prostate cancer. graham satchell, bbc news.

well done to everyone. absolutely. we talk about _ well done to everyone. absolutely. we talk about the _ well done to everyone. absolutely. we talk about the bill— well done to everyone. absolutely. we talk about the bill turnbull- we talk about the bill turnbull effect and that is it.— we talk about the bill turnbull effect and that is it. look at the weather. it has not been looking brilliant so far. it look at the weather. it has not been looking brilliant so far.— looking brilliant so far. it hasn't. floodinr looking brilliant so far. it hasn't. flooding in _ looking brilliant so far. it hasn't. flooding in parts _ looking brilliant so far. it hasn't. flooding in parts of _ looking brilliant so far. it hasn't. flooding in parts of somerset i looking brilliant so far. it hasn't. l flooding in parts of somerset and devon yesterday, and this morning wiltshire, swindon, flooding and travel disruption and that is after a month's weather of september rainfall fell in just the space of an hour overnight, linkages and big storms that worked northwards. almost a month and a half between midnight and almost a month and a half between midnightand 6am. almost a month and a half between midnight and 6am. lots of problems at the moment. still some heavy rain around and more to come this week. the rain will not be as intense as the last 21! hours but rainfall accumulation chart showing how all of us will have rain but brighter colours across the country and fails

in the west highlands, we could see over 100 millimetres before the working week is out. more rain to come, some saturated ground. we will keep an eye on potential flooding through the week. this power in the north atlantic is heading our way, bringing that rain, being driven towards us by this area of low pressure to the south of iceland, the swell of cloud quite tell—tale. the overnight storms are still lingering over parts of yorkshire and lincolnshire, that will clear the next hour or so another band of rain which has been in the west so far will work eastwards at lunchtime. south—east could see thunderstorms for a while but brighter skies forjust about thunderstorms for a while but brighter skies for just about all into the afternoon, with the exception of the final scotland. were glad and feathering here. still some showers in the west but a big improvement on what you have at the moment. temperatures 15 to 20 degrees, feeling like september shed. through the evening and overnight, blustery wind, easing temporarily tonight but strengthening again for the south—west later as rain spreads into ireland, southern scotland,

parts of england and wales. temperatures still holding up reasonably well, not as mild as last night and a bit on the fresher side for northern scotland. into tomorrow, no pressure to the north, driving these weather fronts in, bringing bouts of rain on and off, particularly through central and southern scotland, midlands and wales and northern ireland. some brighter spells to the south, something brighter to the fun of the scotland with the odd shower. fairly cloudy day and a very windy one for england and wales. widespread gales, was doing a caucus of wind 50 may be 60 mph in some of the coasts and hills and temperatures much like today but feeling a bit more humid across the south, tempered by the wind. a windy night through the night into wednesday, the next batch of weather fronts working through scotland and northern ireland, clearing to sunshine and showers through the day. the weather fronts or parts of england and wales will bring ripples of heavy rain

northwards and eastwards. the rain doesn't reach the east della mirko salvi east anglia until later. a fresh feel with the strong winds to the south and east, which will ease. slow moving showers across the country. at the moment the best day for widespread dryer weather will be saturday. feels like a long way off. thank you. when it comes to stirring sights — and sounds — a pair of spitfires soaring over the rolling fields of kent takes some beating. but that was the treat arranged for a group of british military veterans, including some who'd fought in the second world war. they all got a chance to inspect the planes up close, and former soldier mike smith was taken up into the clouds for the ride of his life. breakfast�*sjohn maguire has the story. as the years pass, this band of brothers may become smaller, but their bond remains unbreakable. they've been brought here to see the historic aircraft at biggin hill by the cabbies from the taxi charity for military veterans.

it means the world to them. well, i certainly get emotional when i think about it. cos the main thing is the family. excuse me. so it means a lot to you. 0h! things like this keep me alive. and for one chelsea pensioner, there's the chance notjust to see a spitfire up close — but to fly in one. a dream come true. i'm extremely interested in military history at the best of times, and i know most of the things about the battle of britain, and the young age of the pilots that went up and made the ultimate sacrifice. and now i'm able to go up in an aircraft — this iconic aircraft. the two—seaters were created to train pilots. nothing rivals the looks, the speed, the feel of the spitfire.

well, mike will have flown in many different aircraft during his military career, but never, of course, in a spitfire — a plane he says he's loved his whole life. so what's the experience like for him? this just about beats everything. it's the actual aircraft that was used in 1940, wasn't it — battle of britain — with a v12 merlin engine in it. mike is flown from biggin hill — a vitalfighter base in the battle of britain — to the skies where the dogfights took place along the white cliffs of the south coast. he's shown what the aircraft can do, and is even given the chance to take the controls. because it's so compact, you're part of the aircraft. and he gave me control to bank left and bank right. they're very sensitive controls — nose up, nose down. he obviously oversaw it all because he had the controls but, yeah, it was absolutely mind blowing. you seem a bit overwhelmed.

lam. it's an absolute pleasure and an honour to be in this over beachy head, over the channel, flying in formation with another spitfire. and then doing the victory roll. it's... i've seen the films, i've seen the documentaries, i've read all the books. and now i've actually been in that iconic fighter plane that actually took part in the battle of britain. riding in the plane alongside him is a young businessman who's funded today, and feels compelled to help the veterans — inspired by a family connection. because i was really close to my granddad — who served in two wars. he passed away last year and these people are only around for so long, so i need to appreciate that. and if i have the opportunity to do it, i thought, i'm going to do it and then i'll go from there. newsreel: disabled heroes of two world wars left - the star & garter, richmond, - and four other homes to be taken by taxis to worthing for the day.

this year is the 75th anniversary of the taxi charity — bringing veterans together for one reason. and i thought, i've got to get involved with a charity — way of saying thank you, thank you so much for the privilege of what we've got, the life we live, the freedom we have, the freedom of speech. that's the reason i got involved. just my little way of saying thank you. and in return, peter kent, a d—day veteran, is himself very thankful. 0h, lovely. coming out with all the old crowd, the veterans. i'm one of the oldest ones left. it was time to enjoy the company of comrades and to reminisce. a day to remember. and, for one former soldier, a day to never forget. john maguire, bbc news, biggin hill. what an experience. amazing

rictures. what an experience. amazing pictures- it — what an experience. amazing pictures. it is _ what an experience. amazing pictures. it is a _ what an experience. amazing pictures. it is a show - what an experience. amazing | pictures. it is a show everyone what an experience. amazing i pictures. it is a show everyone is talking about. the new itv show my mum, your dad has been dubbed the "middle—aged love island", as it features older people thrown together and looking for romance. but there's a twist. they've been nominated to take part by their grown—up kids, who get to witness all the flirtatious fun on camera. shall we meet some? yes. kaliel russell put his mum natalie forward for the show. before we speak to them, let's take a quick look not at her! let's see natalie on one of her dates. laughter. aw, they look really cute together. yeah, they do. seeing as you're so good, - how do you feel about standing up? you've got to get your foot on. yeah, we're definitely risking that. you don't sound too convinced. ohh. good balance — really good balance — well done. focus. you've got it. whoa—oh—oh!

oh, no! oh, you're going in fora hug. after falling in and helping each other back out of the water, - it's custom for a peck on the cheek. aww! guys, i think after falling in, i it is only custom to have a little kiss on the cheek, isn't it? aww! oh, that was really cute. that's good — they. didn't even hesitate. natalie and her son kalieljoin us now. 0h, oh, my word. we have to be so careful how we talk about this because obviously this has already been filmed and lots of people are tuning in to see your progress. how did it all start and why did you take part in the show? i did it all start and why did you take part in the show?- did it all start and why did you take part in the show? i saw it advertised _ take part in the show? i saw it advertised and _ take part in the show? i saw it advertised and i _ take part in the show? i saw it advertised and i just _ take part in the show? i saw it advertised and i just thought l take part in the show? i saw it| advertised and ijust thought it would — advertised and ijust thought it would be — advertised and ijust thought it would be perfect for mum. you're not

shy would be perfect for mum. you're not shy of— would be perfect for mum. you're not shy of the _ would be perfect for mum. you're not shy of the camera sol would be perfect for mum. you're not shy of the camera so i knew she wouldn't — shy of the camera so i knew she wouldn't mind. ijust thought, she deserves— wouldn't mind. ijust thought, she deserves to — wouldn't mind. ijust thought, she deserves to find love, it has been hired _ deserves to find love, it has been hired for— deserves to find love, it has been hired for you over your life. she hasn't _ hired for you over your life. she hasn't had — hired for you over your life. she hasn't had the easiest life. she raised — hasn't had the easiest life. she raised me _ hasn't had the easiest life. she raised me and my brother by herself and all— raised me and my brother by herself and all her— raised me and my brother by herself and all hertime raised me and my brother by herself and all her time went into that so you deserve to find someone be happy so i you deserve to find someone be happy so i put _ you deserve to find someone be happy so i put her_ you deserve to find someone be happy so i put her up for it. that you deserve to find someone be happy so i put her up for it.— so i put her up for it. that is so sweet. so i put her up for it. that is so sweet- what — so i put her up for it. that is so sweet. what was _ so i put her up for it. that is so sweet. what was your - so i put her up for it. that is so sweet. what was your reaction | so i put her up for it. that is so - sweet. what was your reaction when he said he would nominate you? no hesitation? h0. he said he would nominate you? no hesitation? ., , , ., hesitation? no, because i have strur . led hesitation? no, because i have struggled with _ hesitation? no, because i have struggled with internet - hesitation? no, because i have struggled with internet dating. | hesitation? no, because i have i struggled with internet dating. it is hard _ struggled with internet dating. it is hard and — struggled with internet dating. it is hard and i_ struggled with internet dating. it is hard and i find _ struggled with internet dating. it is hard and i find it— struggled with internet dating. it is hard and i find it quite - is hard and i find it quite exhausting. _ is hard and i find it quite exhausting. i— is hard and i find it quite exhausting. ithink- is hard and i find it quite i exhausting. i think meeting is hard and i find it quite _ exhausting. i think meeting people naturally, — exhausting. i think meeting people naturally, when— exhausting. i think meeting people naturally, when you _ exhausting. i think meeting people naturally, when you are _ exhausting. i think meeting people i naturally, when you are face—to—face with people. — naturally, when you are face—to—face with people. you _ naturally, when you are face—to—face with people, you can _ naturally, when you are face—to—face with people, you can pick— naturally, when you are face—to—face with people, you can pick up - naturally, when you are face—to—face with people, you can pick up on - with people, you can pick up on their— with people, you can pick up on their energy. _ with people, you can pick up on their energy, character- with people, you can pick up on their energy, character more. i with people, you can pick up onj their energy, character more. it with people, you can pick up on i their energy, character more. it is a more _ their energy, character more. it is a more natural— their energy, character more. it is a more natural way— their energy, character more. it is a more natural way of _ their energy, character more. it is a more natural way of doing - their energy, character more. it is a more natural way of doing it. i their energy, character more. it is| a more natural way of doing it. six and a _ a more natural way of doing it. six and a half— a more natural way of doing it. six and a half years, _ a more natural way of doing it. six and a half years, i— a more natural way of doing it. six and a half years, i have _ a more natural way of doing it. six and a half years, i have been - a more natural way of doing it. six and a half years, i have been on i a more natural way of doing it. six. and a half years, i have been on my ownr _ and a half years, i have been on my own. so— and a half years, i have been on my own. so doing — and a half years, i have been on my own, so doing something _ and a half years, i have been on my own, so doing something like - and a half years, i have been on my own, so doing something like this, i own, so doing something like this, like i_ own, so doing something like this, like i said. — own, so doing something like this, like i said. i— own, so doing something like this, like i said, lam— own, so doing something like this, like i said, lam not— own, so doing something like this, like i said, i am not camera - own, so doing something like this, like i said, i am not camera shy. i own, so doing something like this, ilike i said, i am not camera shy. i like i said, i am not camera shy. the_ like i said, i am not camera shy. the cameras _ like i said, i am not camera shy. the cameras didn't— like i said, i am not camera shy. the cameras didn't at _ like i said, i am not camera shy. the cameras didn't at any- like i said, i am not camera shy. the cameras didn't at any pointl like i said, i am not camera shy. - the cameras didn't at any point make you feel more guided? 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you feel more guided? no. did you 'ust you feel more guided? no. did you just forget them? not _ you feel more guided? no. did you just forget them? not completely. | you feel more guided? no. did you i just forget them? not completely. at -oints ou just forget them? not completely. at points you do — just forget them? not completely. at points you do but _ just forget them? not completely. at points you do but for _ just forget them? not completely. at points you do but for me, _ just forget them? not completely. at points you do but for me, i _ just forget them? not completely. at points you do but for me, i am - just forget them? not completely. at points you do but for me, i am quitel points you do but for me, i am quite an open— points you do but for me, i am quite an open person— points you do but for me, i am quite an open person and _ points you do but for me, i am quite an open person and you _ points you do but for me, i am quite an open person and you are. - points you do but for me, i am quite an open person and you are. i- points you do but for me, i am quite an open person and you are. i did i an open person and you are. i did start to forget — an open person and you are. i did start to forget the _ an open person and you are. start to forget the cameras were there _ start to forget the cameras were there it — start to forget the cameras were there. itjust feels start to forget the cameras were there. it just feels like you have been _ there. it just feels like you have been there for ever and you get used to it so _ been there for ever and you get used to it so it— been there for ever and you get used to it so it is— been there for ever and you get used to it so it is weird, weird experience. to it so it is weird, weird experience-_ to it so it is weird, weird experience. to it so it is weird, weird ex-erience. �* ., ., ., experience. but we had for you as a son, i experience. but we had for you as a son. i guess. _ experience. but we had for you as a son, i guess, because— experience. but we had for you as a son, i guess, because you - experience. but we had for you as a son, i guess, because you are - experience. but we had for you as a l son, i guess, because you are having to monitor your mum's dates and speak into her ear. that must be quite strange. speak into her ear. that must be quite strange-— quite strange. very strange, you will never do _ quite strange. very strange, you will never do anything _ quite strange. very strange, you will never do anything like - quite strange. very strange, you will never do anything like this i will never do anything like this stop— will never do anything like this stop being a bit weird, having your kid stalking you. if it was the other— kid stalking you. if it was the other way— kid stalking you. if it was the other way around i wouldn't be too happy! _ other way around i wouldn't be too ha. . ! ., ., , other way around i wouldn't be too ha a ! ., ., , , . happy! how has the experience chanred happy! how has the experience changed your — happy! how has the experience changed your friendship, - happy! how has the experience changed your friendship, your i changed your friendship, your relationship? changed yourfriendship, your relationship? irate changed your friendship, your relationship?— changed your friendship, your relationship? changed your friendship, your relationshi-? ~ . , ., relationship? we have definitely got closer. we spend _ relationship? we have definitely got closer. we spend a _ relationship? we have definitely got closer. we spend a lot _ relationship? we have definitely got closer. we spend a lot more - relationship? we have definitely got closer. we spend a lot more time i closer. we spend a lot more time together~ — closer. we spend a lot more time together~ i— closer. we spend a lot more time together. i think it has been over a very positive for us.— together. i think it has been over a very positive for us. 100%. we have

alwa s very positive for us. 100%. we have always had — very positive for us. 10096. we have always had a _ very positive for us. 10096. we have always had a close _ very positive for us. 10096. we have always had a close relationship. - very positive for us. 10096. we have always had a close relationship. it i always had a close relationship. it has been — always had a close relationship. it has been challenging _ always had a close relationship. it has been challenging at _ always had a close relationship. it has been challenging at times. i has been challenging at times. raising. — has been challenging at times. raising. it— has been challenging at times. raising, it has— has been challenging at times. raising, it has been— has been challenging at times. i raising, it has been challenging. 0bviously— raising, it has been challenging. obviously his _ raising, it has been challenging. obviously his life _ raising, it has been challenging. obviously his life is _ raising, it has been challenging. obviously his life is going - raising, it has been challenging. obviously his life is going off - raising, it has been challenging. | obviously his life is going off and he is _ obviously his life is going off and he is doing — obviously his life is going off and he is doing his— obviously his life is going off and he is doing his own— obviously his life is going off and he is doing his own thing - obviously his life is going off and he is doing his own thing so- obviously his life is going off and he is doing his own thing so we i he is doing his own thing so we don't _ he is doing his own thing so we don't get — he is doing his own thing so we don't get to— he is doing his own thing so we don't get to spend _ he is doing his own thing so we don't get to spend as _ he is doing his own thing so we don't get to spend as much - he is doing his own thing so we. don't get to spend as much time he is doing his own thing so we - don't get to spend as much time so we have _ don't get to spend as much time so we have had — don't get to spend as much time so we have had a _ don't get to spend as much time so we have had a lot _ don't get to spend as much time so we have had a lot more _ don't get to spend as much time so we have had a lot more quality- don't get to spend as much time sol we have had a lot more quality time together, _ we have had a lot more quality time together, which— we have had a lot more quality time together, which has— we have had a lot more quality time together, which has been— we have had a lot more quality time together, which has been amazing i we have had a lot more quality time i together, which has been amazing and made _ together, which has been amazing and made us _ together, which has been amazing and made us closer~ — together, which has been amazing and made us closer. find— together, which has been amazing and made us closer.— made us closer. and seeing a different side _ made us closer. and seeing a different side of— made us closer. and seeing a different side of one - made us closer. and seeing a different side of one another. made us closer. and seeing a - different side of one another. you have never seen your mum dating. was that height at times? yes. have never seen your mum dating. was that height at times?— that height at times? yes, obviously there are a lot _ that height at times? yes, obviously there are a lot of— that height at times? yes, obviously there are a lot of cringe _ that height at times? yes, obviously there are a lot of cringe moments i there are a lot of cringe moments that i_ there are a lot of cringe moments that i find — there are a lot of cringe moments that i find hard to watch but it is also _ that i find hard to watch but it is also nice — that i find hard to watch but it is also nice to _ that i find hard to watch but it is also nice to see the other side to what _ also nice to see the other side to what children normally see, so it is a very— what children normally see, so it is a very surreal, weird experience, not something i will ever experience again— not something i will ever experience again in that way. watching him has been _ again in that way. watching him has been amazing. again in that way. watching him has been amazing-— again in that way. watching him has been amazing. again in that way. watching him has been amazinr. ~ ., . ., , been amazing. watching him answer. i have had so many _ been amazing. watching him answer. i have had so many messages _ been amazing. watching him answer. i have had so many messages saying, i been amazing. watching him answer. i l have had so many messages saying, my gosh. _ have had so many messages saying, my gosh. what _ have had so many messages saying, my gosh. what an— have had so many messages saying, my gosh, what an emotionally— gosh, what an emotionally intelligent... _ gosh, what an emotionally intelligent... great - gosh, what an emotionally intelligent... great kid - gosh, what an emotionally intelligent... great kid hel gosh, what an emotionally. intelligent... great kid he is. gosh, what an emotionally- intelligent... great kid he is. not a kid. _ intelligent... great kid he is. not a kid. he — intelligent... great kid he is. not a kid. he is —

intelligent... great kid he is. not a kid. he is a _ intelligent... great kid he is. not a kid, he is a man. _ intelligent... great kid he is. not a kid, he isa man. i— intelligent... great kid he is. not a kid, he is a man.— intelligent... great kid he is. not a kid, he is a man. i don't know if ou a kid, he is a man. i don't know if you would — a kid, he is a man. i don't know if you would call— a kid, he is a man. i don't know if you would call it _ a kid, he is a man. i don't know if you would call it reality _ a kid, he is a man. i don't know if you would call it reality tv, - a kid, he is a man. i don't know if you would call it reality tv, but i you would call it reality tv, but types of this tv can be unkind, has it been kind? to types of this tv can be unkind, has it been kind?— it been kind? to us. i haven't had one unkind _ it been kind? to us. i haven't had one unkind comment _ it been kind? to us. i haven't had one unkind comment yet. - it been kind? to us. i haven't had one unkind comment yet. i - it been kind? to us. i haven't had one unkind comment yet. i don't| it been kind? to us. i haven't had i one unkind comment yet. i don't go searchinr one unkind comment yet. i don't go searching for _ one unkind comment yet. i don't go searching for comments _ one unkind comment yet. i don't go searching for comments but, - one unkind comment yet. i don't go searching for comments but, yeah, | one unkind comment yet. i don't go i searching for comments but, yeah, it has been _ searching for comments but, yeah, it has been very positive.— has been very positive. really encouraging _ has been very positive. really encouraging stopping - has been very positive. really encouraging stopping at - has been very positive. really encouraging stopping at the i has been very positive. really - encouraging stopping at the reaction of the _ encouraging stopping at the reaction of the critics— encouraging stopping at the reaction of the critics has _ encouraging stopping at the reaction of the critics has been— encouraging stopping at the reaction of the critics has been positive. - of the critics has been positive. they— of the critics has been positive. they seem _ of the critics has been positive. they seem to— of the critics has been positive. they seem to love _ of the critics has been positive. they seem to love it. _ of the critics has been positive. they seem to love it. it - of the critics has been positive. they seem to love it. it is - of the critics has been positive. they seem to love it. it is whatj of the critics has been positive. i they seem to love it. it is what we all need _ they seem to love it. it is what we all need on — they seem to love it. it is what we all need on an— they seem to love it. it is what we all need on an autumnal _ they seem to love it. it is what we all need on an autumnal evening i they seem to love it. it is what we i all need on an autumnal evening that we absolutely, — all need on an autumnal evening that we absolutely, it— all need on an autumnal evening that we absolutely, it is _ all need on an autumnal evening that we absolutely, it is a _ all need on an autumnal evening that we absolutely, it is a shame - all need on an autumnal evening that we absolutely, it is a shame it- all need on an autumnal evening that we absolutely, it is a shame it is- we absolutely, it is a shame it is such— we absolutely, it is a shame it is such an — we absolutely, it is a shame it is such an short _ we absolutely, it is a shame it is such an short amount _ we absolutely, it is a shame it is such an short amount of - we absolutely, it is a shame it is such an short amount of time. i we absolutely, it is a shame it is. such an short amount of time. are ou such an short amount of time. are you angling _ such an short amount of time. you angling for another series?! laughter depends whether i found love. laughter de ends whether i found love. ., depends whether i found love. you won't tell us- _ depends whether i found love. you won't tell us. no _ depends whether i found love. won't tell us. no spoilers here. depends whether i found love.” won't tell us. no spoilers here. we are looking forward to watching the rest of your story unfold. thank you're watching bbc breakfast, it's 8:59.

i hope you had a great weekend. welcome to the nation's phone in. your chance to discuss the big stories. we are talking about russell brand. toxic brand us facing fresh allegations about how he

treated women just days after being accused of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse. accused of rape, sexual assault and emotionalabuse. forwomen accused of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse. for women have made allegations as part of an investigation by the times, the sunday times and channel 4 dispatches. allegations he denies. since publication, the times has said it has been contacted by several women with claims about brand but the claims have not yet been investigated and will now be rigorously checked. he denies all the allegations. the met has responded to the accusation saying it encourages victims of sexual assault to contact the police spokesperson. —— the spokesperson said they are aware of allegations of sexual assault but have not received reports in relation to this. what do you think about this? what does it say about the entertainment industry? what does it say about russell brand? what does

it say about how things have changed, or not, as the