good morning, welcome to breakfast with sally nugent and jon kay. our headlines today. the head of the metropolitan police demands more legal protection for officers who carry weapons, after more than 100 stand down from firearms duty. time ticks on the future of h52 — a definitive decision on whether or not to build the northern route could be made this week. the largest ever sample of an asteroid lands safely back on earth — and nasa hope it will provide clues into the formation of the solar system. and greater manchester is the first area outside of london in nearly four decades to bring bus services back under public control. more could follow. i will find out what

that means for passengers. a record world cup win for wales over australia what a night in lyon, as they beat the wallabies to become the first team to reach the quarter—finals. good morning. today is going to be a day of sunshine and showers. gusty winds in the north and west. on wednesday there is the potential for some of us to have stormy conditions. details later. good morning. it's monday, 25th september. our main story. the comissioner of the metropolitan police has demanded increased legal protection for staff carrying weapons. it comes as more than 100 officers have stood down from firearms duties, following a murder charge against one of their colleagues. vincent mcaviney reports. you would normally only see the army on the streets of london after a terror attack. but following the decision of over 100 officers to hand in their permit to carry a firearm,

military personnel are on standby in case of an emergency. on sunday, suella braverman called for a review into armed policing. her intervention was welcomed by the metropolitan police commissioner, sir mark rowley. in an open letter, he called for an urgent reset, writing, improvements to the met police were being undermined by a system, not set up to help officers succeed, identifying police pursuits and the use of force as areas of the most glaring unfairness. he said officers need sufficient legal protection to do theirjob and keep the public safe, because they're now more afraid of years of uncertainty for them and theirfamilies in the legal system, than they are of confronting dangerous or armed criminals and terrorists. it all comes after a met police officer was charged on thursday with the murder of unarmed chris kaba last year. the 24—year—old was fatally shot in a borrowed car in south london, a car the police say was linked to an incident involving a gun.

the met police are keen to stress that military personnel will not be involved in armed patrols across the capital's streets. that work will be done by police officers, the majority of which, the bbc has been told, will be from the met. but their numbers will be bulked out with officers from other forces from across the country. it's understood, though, that some officers from those forces have refused to work in london in solidarity with their met colleagues. the home secretary said she ordered the review to ensure armed officers have the confidence to do theirjob. the big question, though, is whether that installs confidence in the communities they serve. vincent mcaviney, bbc news. it is three minutes past six. what else do we need to know? sally has more of the news. a decision on whether the government will scrap the birmingham to manchester section of the hs2 rail line, is expected to be made this week. the future of the project

has come into question, in the face of rising costs. but scaling back the route has been criticised by business leaders, who say the government would be abandoning the north and the midlands. here's our business reporter noor nanji. are key parts of hs2 are about to be scrapped? the speculation has been mounting over the weekend. on saturday, more than 80 companies and business leaders sent a letter to the government seeking clarity over its commitment to hs2. the mayor of london, sadiq khan, also wrote to prime minister rishi sunak, warning him against axing central parts of the hs2 project. he said doing that could be a colossal waste of money. the government has so far refused to commit to the current plans for the rail link, and on sunday the defence secretary, grant shapps, told the bbc that it would be crazy not to review plans as costs have soared. the proposal for hs2 was first put forward in 2009. the aim to speed up journey times and create more capacity.

but hs2 has faced delays, cuts and spiralling costs. the original plan would have connected london to birmingham, and then leeds to manchester. in 2021, the section from birmingham to leeds was cancelled. other key elements now appear to be in doubt. the high speed rail is supposed to come here to euston, but earlier this year the government announced it was pausing work on the new central london terminus. now question marks are hanging over the line that's meant to link the west midlands and crewe, before moving on to manchester. the last official estimate on hs2 costs, excluding the cancelled eastern section, added up to about £71 billion, although this was in 2019 prices. pressure is mounting for a decision to be made, with rumours that could come as soon as this week. noor nanji, bbc news. let's speak now to our chief political correspondent, henry zeffman.

senior politicians are now wading in on those. they have been talking about it for many years. does it feel like a decision is looming? the government — feel like a decision is looming? tue: government is feel like a decision is looming? tte: government is adamant that no decision has yet been made on hs2, but i think from all the sound and fury there has been over the weekend it is clear that the direction of travel is in one direction only. you heard a little bit of air from travel is in one direction only. you heard a little bit of airfrom grant shapps, the defence secretary, actually he was the transport secretary for many of the recent years, and he made it sound like a says to's future north of birmingham, the leg from birmingham to manchester, is up for discussion. -- hsz's to manchester, is up for discussion. —— hs2's future. this morning george osborne and michael heseltine have come out and said that cancelling that branch of hs2 would be an act of economic self—harm. on the other side or you have people arguing that

the cost, which reach high into the tens of billions, are nowjust two high for the benefits hs2 would bring. the awkwardness for the government is that people are acting like a decision has been made when they say a decision in some time off. we may need clarity from the government soon, certainly before they gather next week for their annual conference. and its location is manchester.— is manchester. interesting timing. thank yon _ thousands of university students face disruption today, as staff at more than 50 universities begin a five day strike. it is part of a long—running dispute by members of the university and college union, over pay and conditions. employers say this year's pay deal is the highest offer in 20 years, but the union is calling for an above—inflation rise and an end to insecure contracts. figures due to be published later today are expected to confirm that more than one million nhs appointments and operations have been cancelled because of strikes. nhs providers — which represents health service managers — has described the milestone

as "damaging and demoralising". screenwriters in the us say they have reached a tentative deal with studio bosses, that could see them end their industrial action. the strike, lasting nearly five months, is the longest to affect hollywood in decades, and has halted most film and tv production. later today, the crown prosecution service will announce whether it plans to seek a new trial against lucy letby, on several outstanding attempted murder charges. last month, the former neo—natal nurse was found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder six more. she was sentenced to a whole life term. the liberal democrats have become the first major political party to agree on an early version of a manifesto, ahead of next year's expected general election. today is the final day of the party's annual conference in bournemouth. peter saull is there for us this morning. peter, what policies

are the lib dems pushing? it's all about the nhs, they say. this is the golden thread that runs through their manifesto. specifically they really want to improve people's access to gp services, which is the number one thing that comes up on doorsteps. one pretty big chains this morning in terms of how they might fund some of their pledges. —— change. in the previous elections they have gone in promising to increase income tax by a penny in the pound largely to pay for the growing needs of the nhs. not this time. sir ed davey giving an interview to the times newspaper in which he said it would not be fair to club working people with tax rises, particularly in the kinds of conservative held seats the lib dems are targeting at the general election. they could be a row brewing today on housing. the young liberal democrats are trying to block plans to end top—down housing

targets and replace them with a commitment to build more social housing. i am told the vote could be very close later on. the other thing they want to talk about, a call for blue flag status for rivers, not just beaches. they continue to campaign on the issue of sewage spills. ed davey himself ended up in the water, the english channel behind me, yesterday on a photocall when he was kayaking. his kayak was overturned deliberately. it was intentional. that happened almost exactly 40 years ago from when neil connick and —— neil kinnock ended up in the sea while walking along brighton beach.— in the sea while walking along briahton beach. , , ., ., , . brighton beach. yes, very famous. we will be sneaking _ brighton beach. yes, very famous. we will be speaking to _ brighton beach. yes, very famous. we will be speaking to ed _ brighton beach. yes, very famous. we will be speaking to ed davey _ brighton beach. yes, very famous. we will be speaking to ed davey at - brighton beach. yes, very famous. we will be speaking to ed davey at half- will be speaking to ed davey at half past seven this morning. in the next few hours, precious samples collected from the most dangerous rock in our solar system, are expected to be moved to a specialist

laboratory in texas for analysis. it's hoped the debris taken from the bennu asteroid will provide some answers into how life began. our science editor rebecca morelle has this report. the src has entered the earth's atmosphere. a first glimpse of the capsule after its epicjourney through space. we have confirmed parachute deployment. high up in the atmosphere a parachute opens, slowing its descent. touchdown. i repeat, src has touched down. a textbook landing in the middle of the utah desert. for dante lauretta, the lead scientist who spent decades working on the osiris—rex mission, it was an emotional moment. so how did it go? it went absolutely perfectly, absolutely perfect landing. we stuck it. we didn't move. we landed in nice, soft soil. the capsule looked flawless. i cried like a baby in that helicopter when i heard

that the parachute had opened and we were coming infora soft landing. it wasjust an overwhelming moment for me. inside this capsule is the most precious sample — fragments of an asteroid called bennu. the team quickly secure it to prevent any contamination, and attach it to a 30 metre line slung beneath the helicopter. this is the moment that nasa has been waiting for. after seven long years, travelling billions of miles to bennu and back, the capsule is finally here. the priority now is getting it out of the dusty desert environment and into this safe and sterile, clean room as quickly as possible. a quick knock to say they've arrived and the capsule is in, and the painstaking and meticulous process to prepare it for opening begins. the whole procedure will take weeks. when that capsule opens, to see for the first time this material that no other human has seen before, it's something you think about. we thought about it for the past seven years, and it'sjust going

to be very exciting. but also, there's going to be a lot of work to do. so we're going to kick into business mode very quickly. so why go to all of this effort? bennu tops the list of nasa's most hazardous space rocks. so studying its make—up could help us to stop it, if we ever need to. but it could also reveal more about our origins. it's a perfectly preserved relic from the dawn of the solar system. it's going to keep scientists busy for a long time. one of the most important parts of a sample return mission is we take 75% of that sample, and we're going to lock it away for future generations, people who haven't even been born yet, to work in laboratories that don't exist yet, and instrumentation that you haven't thought of yet. so, i mean, it's an incredibly valuable, valuable sample that we're bringing back. the next stage of this mission will involve this military cargo plane. the canister containing the sample will be packaged up and loaded

onto it and flown to thejohnson space centre in houston, where scientists are waiting to start the most exciting bit — opening it up to see exactly what's inside. the capsule is like a russian doll. different layers have to be removed to get to the dust and rocks inside. the hope is they could reveal the story of our solar system. rebecca morelle, bbc news, utah. fascinating. we are going to speak to a scientist live from washington later, who can explain what happens next. , ~ later, who can explain what happens next. , . ., ., next. very exciting. from one extreme _ next. very exciting. from one extreme to — next. very exciting. from one extreme to another. - a rare octopus has been filmed on a live stream of the deep oceon. dubbed dumbo because of its ear—like fins, similar to the 1940's disney character, the octopus can live at depths of up to 7000 metres and was filmed by a remotely—operated ocean exploration trust vehicle. he is really rather cute. he is

filmed by a remote vehicle. he looks a bit lonely. where are his friends? he must have a partner somewhere. it's like a screensaver you would say in a computer. —— you would see. so we watch that for the next few hours? see you tomorrow! i bet carol liked that. good morning, carol. welcome back. thank you. this morning it is a quiet start. not a cold one. for most of us to date will be a dry day with some showers and windy conditions in the north. as we head into the middle of the week, especially later on wednesday, there is some potential for some of us are seeing some stormy conditions. we have got the remnants of a weather front to clear the far south—east, taking its load. for england and wales it is going to be largely dry. northern ireland may catch a few

showers. more showers across scotland. still windy. 40 mph winds. more than that in the north and west. temperatures today 15 to about 23 degrees north to south. as we head into the evening and overnight there will be a lot of dry weather. it will be pretty breezy in the west, windy in the north. we also have a weather front coming back up from the south which could bring in some heavy and thundery showers across south—west england, wales, into the midlands, down towards the isle of wight. at the same time we have got rain coming in across northern ireland and the outer hebrides. not a particularly cold night. tomorrow the first band showers muze north—east, rain music across northern england, northern ireland and scotland. still quite breezy. temperatures 1a to 23 degrees. it is after that we have the potential for stormy weather during the course of wednesday. we start off on a dry note, but then

wet and very windy weather, gusting to gale force easily coming in from the south—west. thank you. it is going to be wet as the week goes on. let's take a look at today's papers. the metro says that almost 400,000 patients that go to a&e in england, end up waiting 2a hours or longer to be seen. the paper quotes the president of the royal college of emergency medicine who says longer a&e waits are harmful and increase mortality. the daily mail reports that rishi sunak will unveil his plan on tackling crime this autumn, including plans that will see convicted rapists barred from early release. the sun says manchester united striker marcus rashford was lucky to escape injury after his car collided with another vehicle driven by a 74—year—old woman, who was very shaken but unhurt. are they thinking what you're thinking? asks the guardian, which carries this image of meerkats.

researchers at nottingham trent university are investigating whether they can detect emotions including happiness, sadness and anger in humans, and then adapt their behaviour accordingly. yes, surely. he is thinking, why are they taking a picture of me? he is thinking, get me some food. we have got some lovely pictures. this proves that autumn is truly here. and with autumn comes... oh, my goodness me!. can we zoom in on that? are we sure we want to? they are skinny—dipping. that is the northeast skinny dip, celebrating the autumn equinox, which was on saturday. i have to say it looks quite chilly, that water. i like the person with the rubber ring. there are quite a few green bathing caps.

don't zoom in on that too close! i just spotted something. something?! i think you recognise somebody! that as well. another amazing picture in the paper this morning. lots of wonderful pictures of the ethiopian athlete who broke the women's marathon record yesterday, finishing berlin in two hours, 11 minutes and 53 seconds, which is unbelievable. she only started running marathons last april. and she has already broken the world record. just look at that number. it is mad. she is a loss of the papers today. there is a piece in the daily telegraph about her at supershoes, the shoes that she buy an income of the shoes that she buy an income of the trainers. they are single use superlight trainers, basically. they have helped to break this record.

this brand of trainers, they do a superlight version that you can buy, which i have bought, that don't make me run any faster at all. interesting story here in the daily telegraph. julia bradbury, tv presenter, countryfile presenter, has told bbc radio wales that she tapes says raac up her mouth when she sleeps at night to encourage yourself to breathe through the nose. —— she tapes up her mouth. it is a thing. she put a little bit of tape from the bottom of a nostril to her lower lip and she sleeps better. and feels better. lots of people so it is brilliant for you but it makes me feel slightly claustrophobic. no good for the beard. that same problem, yes! last month on breakfast we shared the story of frankiejules—hough, who was killed, along with her unborn baby, when her car was hit

at 92mph, while stationary on the hard shoulder. despite new laws being introduced last year, that allow life sentences to be given to the worst offenders of dangerous driving, adil iqbal was jailed for 12 years injuly. frankie's partner calvin is now supporting a campaign calling for an end to lenient sentences, and has been to meet otherfamilies who have also lost loved ones to reckless driving. jayne mccubbin has the story. 0h, oh, she was stunning. she didn't know it. she could go to sainsbury�*s and she would make a friend. she knew the whole of home alone off by heart _ knew the whole of home alone off by heart. , i knew the whole of home alone off by heart-_ i miss— knew the whole of home alone off by heart._ i miss you _ knew the whole of home alone off by heart._ i miss you too. - knew the whole of home alone off by heart._ i miss you too. we l heart. hi, baby. i miss you too. we want to tell— heart. hi, baby. i miss you too. we want to tell you _ heart. hi, baby. i miss you too. we want to tell you about _ heart. hi, baby. i miss you too. we want to tell you about six _ heart. hi, baby. i miss you too. we want to tell you about six lives - heart. hi, baby. i miss you too. we want to tell you about six lives and | want to tell you about six lives and six deaths and the families who believe they have been failed by the justice system. then;r believe they have been failed by the justice system-— believe they have been failed by the justice system. they are murderers. the are justice system. they are murderers. they are murderers, _ justice system. they are murderers. they are murderers, no _ justice system. they are murderers. they are murderers, no matter- justice system. they are murderers. j they are murderers, no matter what way you look at it they are

murderers.— way you look at it they are murderers. ., ., , , murderers. your entire family is 'ust not murderers. your entire family is just not there — murderers. your entire family is just not there any _ murderers. your entire family is just not there any more. - murderers. your entire family is just not there any more. what l murderers. your entire family is . just not there any more. what does it take to get _ just not there any more. what does it take to get a _ just not there any more. what does it take to get a life _ just not there any more. what does it take to get a life sentence? - just not there any more. what does it take to get a life sentence? we l it take to get a life sentence? we did a little it take to get a life sentence? did a little selfie. that is the last picture we have got together. on christmas eve 2021, lily accepted a lift home from a friend of a friend. she had no idea he had been drinking and had previous drink—driving convictions. then;r drinking and had previous drink-driving convictions. they all - leaded drink-driving convictions. they all pleaded with _ drink-driving convictions. they all pleaded with chardy _ drink-driving convictions. they all pleaded with chardy hilton - drink-driving convictions. they all pleaded with chardy hilton to - drink-driving convictions. they all| pleaded with chardy hilton to stop that car. and lily begged to get out of the car. lily begged for him to stop and let her out. the speeds of 120 mph, hitting curbs, hitting sleeping policeman. when he hit the tree at roughly about 90 mph, the car turned over. that is when i think he broke her neck.- think he broke her neck. lily's killer was _ think he broke her neck. lily's killer was sentenced - think he broke her neck. lily's killer was sentenced to - think he broke her neck. lily's killer was sentenced to 14 - think he broke her neck. lily's i killer was sentenced to 14 years think he broke her neck. lily's - killer was sentenced to 14 years in prison. the maximum sentence a killer driver could get at that

time. but it was deducted to ten years after a guilty plea. and within five years of coming out, he will get his licence back. t within five years of coming out, he will get his licence back.— will get his licence back. i can't even tell you — will get his licence back. i can't even tell you how— will get his licence back. i can't even tell you how that - will get his licence back. i can't even tell you how that felt - will get his licence back. i can't even tell you how that felt to i will get his licence back. i can't i even tell you how that felt to hear that this was the fourth time this person was standing in front of a judge for drink—driving. and on this occasion he had killed somebody. br; occasion he had killed somebody. by the time he was 34 he would be behind — the time he was 34 he would be behind the wheel of a car again. we have behind the wheel of a car again. have looked behind the wheel of a car again. - have looked at this issue before with calvin butler. he lost his girlfriend and child in may. almost a year afterjudge of a given greater powers to impose life sentences for road crimes. today, he is meeting other bereaved families who all want that to change. he got no seat belt — who all want that to change. he got no seat belt on. _ who all want that to change. he got no seat belt on. he _ who all want that to change. he got no seat belt on. he had _ who all want that to change. he got no seat belt on. he had twice - who all want that to change. he got no seat belt on. he had twice the i no seat belt on. he had twice the drink limit. he had four times cocaine limits. twice the speed limit. and he was on his own as well. he mounted the pavement.

six—year—old charlotte was killed as she walked to the shops with her dad. sign: she walked to the shops with her dad. ,, , . , she walked to the shops with her dad. ,, , ., , ., ., , she walked to the shops with her dad. ,, , . , ., ., , so she walked to the shops with her dad. ,, , ., , ., ., , so he dad. six years, four months. so he will be out — dad. six years, four months. so he will be out in _ dad. six years, four months. so he will be out in a _ dad. six years, four months. so he will be out in a couple _ dad. six years, four months. so he will be out in a couple of _ dad. six years, four months. so he will be out in a couple of years. - will be out in a couple of years. which _ will be out in a couple of years. which is, — will be out in a couple of years. which is, yeah, it is nowhere near long _ which is, yeah, it is nowhere near long enough. which is, yeah, it is nowhere near long enough-— which is, yeah, it is nowhere near long enough. this is 'ade mays. her mum lisa and _ long enough. this is 'ade mays. her mum lisa and lisa's— long enough. this is jade mays. her mum lisa and lisa's osmond, - long enough. this is jade mays. her mum lisa and lisa's osmond, paul| mum lisa and lisa's osmond, paul carter. , ., , ., carter. the guy was on three different types _ carter. the guy was on three different types of _ carter. the guy was on three different types of drugs, - carter. the guy was on three different types of drugs, one carter. the guy was on three - different types of drugs, one being crystal meth, being 15 times over the limit. 15 times over the limit. he was overtaking, so he was on the wrong side of the road. he was travelling at 96 mph in a 60 mph zone. ~ ., , . he zone. what sentence did he get? he not ten zone. what sentence did he get? he got ten and — zone. what sentence did he get? he got ten and a _ zone. what sentence did he get? he got ten and a half _ zone. what sentence did he get? he got ten and a half years. _ zone. what sentence did he get? he got ten and a half years. he - zone. what sentence did he get? he got ten and a half years. he could i got ten and a half years. he could be out _ got ten and a half years. he could be out in — got ten and a half years. he could be out in seven. 2.3 years per person — be out in seven. 2.3 years per person it's_ be out in seven. 2.3 years per person. it'sjust not enough. and person. it's 'ust not enough. and this is person. it'sjust not enough. and this is frankly. _ person. it'sjust not enough. and this is frankly. to _ person. it'sjust not enough. and this is frankly. to think _ person. it'sjust not enough. and this is frankly. to think at - person. it'sjust not enough. and this is frankly. to think at one i this is frankly. to think at one oint he this is frankly. to think at one point he was _

this is frankly. to think at one point he was doing _ this is frankly. to think at one point he was doing 120 - this is frankly. to think at one point he was doing 120 mile i this is frankly. to think at one | point he was doing 120 mile -- this is frankly. to think at one - point he was doing 120 mile -- 129 point he was doing 120 mile —— 129 mphjust before he had point he was doing 120 mile —— 129 mph just before he had frankly�*s are stop he was filming it while he was driving, holding the steering wheel with one hand and his mobile phone in the other. overtaking people, tailgating, aggressive driving, causing panic. bud tailgating, aggressive driving, causing panic-— tailgating, aggressive driving, causing panic. tailgating, aggressive driving, causina anic. �* , �* causing panic. and yet he didn't get a maximum — causing panic. and yet he didn't get a maximum sentence? _ causing panic. and yet he didn't get a maximum sentence? no. - causing panic. and yet he didn't get - a maximum sentence? no. independent judges consider a range of guidelines when sentencing. things like whether the driver was drunk when using their mobile phone or when using their mobile phone or when being chased by the police. anybody can ask the attorney general�*s office to review a sentence if they think it is too lenient. it can be reconsidered by the court of appeal. this was filmed just before frankie died. a party to reveal she and calvin were expecting a daughter. calvin has been granted an appeal. it will be heard on the very day nave was due to be born. everyone else in this room will

refuse an appeal. they were told the sentences handed down were not unduly lenient. the charity, wrote a piece, is calling for greater use of the power is open to the judiciary, and an end to what they believe are unduly lenient sentences and a much wider use of lifetime driving bans. you don't think anybody to get they believe are unduly lenient sentences and much wider use of lifetime driving bans.— driving bans. you don't think an bod driving bans. you don't think anybody together _ driving bans. you don't think anybody together licence - driving bans. you don't think. anybody together licence back? never, never. never, evershould you be allowed to drive again. driving is a privilege. whether it is to take our children to school, whether it is to go to work. that privilege should be taken away with many you kill or loved ones. that privilege should never be given back to you. that is a small price to pay for the life you have just taken. t that is a small price to pay for the life you have just taken.— life you have 'ust taken. i noticed our life you have 'ust taken. i noticed your tattoo. — life you have just taken. i noticed your tattoo. that _ life you have just taken. i noticed your tattoo. that is _ life you have just taken. i noticed your tattoo. that is lily's - life you have just taken. i noticed your tattoo. that is lily's lips! - life you have just taken. i noticed your tattoo. that is lily's lips! i i your tattoo. that is lily's lips! i can kiss when _ your tattoo. that is lily's lips! i can kiss when i _ your tattoo. that is lily's lips! i can kiss when i want _ your tattoo. that is lily's lips! i can kiss when i want to - your tattoo. that is lily's lips! i can kiss when i want to kiss - your tattoo. that is lily's lips! i l can kiss when i want to kiss her. that's all i've got left of my little girl. because somebody didn't want to stop. a coward didn't want to stop and let my baby out of a

car. jane mccubbin reporting. add a bit later we will hearfrom jane mccubbin reporting. add a bit later we will hear from detective chief superintendent andy cox to talk about the police strategy on this. and what we can all learn going forward. that's a ten past eight. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london, i'm victoria cook. the comissioner of the metropolitan police has demanded increased legal protection for staff carrying weapons. sir mark rowley wrote to the home secretary after more than 100 officers effectively handed in their weapons. the met said some were worried over the decision to charge an officer with the murder of chris kaba, who was shot in streatham hill last year. the ministry of defence has offered soldiers to be on standby to support the police. the government has said there will now be a review into armed policing.

it's claimed london is missing out on the potential benefit of mass e—scooter use. the operators behind rental schemes say they can cut car use and congestion. at the moment only rental e—scooters are allowed on the roads — private e—scooters are illegal. critics say they're dangerous and should be banned. the government says it is considering new legisaltion on their use. i think right now scooters are a missed opportunity in london. there's a lot of untapped potential in this mode of transport. i think if you go to cities like rome, madrid, brussels, you see everyone using e—scooters and getting out of their private vehicles. as we've been hearing this morning, some of the capital's top universities will be affected by a five—day strike that begins today. members of the university and college union at around ten institutions will walk out. it's part of a long—running dispute over pay and working conditions. the union says it will re—ballot members forfurther action later this year. luton airport has received

the highest level of recognition for its efforts to reduce carbon output. it's the third major uk airport to achieve the accreditation. and they've done that by increasing the number of fuel—efficient aircraft. it's also installed a solar plant and that provides a quarter of the site's electricity. let's take a look at the tubes now — at the moment there's a good service on the tubes this morning. we'll keep you updated on that throughout the morning. now onto the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. it was a mild and blustery night last night. the wind has fallen a little light, so today we've got sunny spells and a bit of patchy cloud. any cloud this morning clearing eastwards. we'll see plenty of sunshine, actually. there's an outside chance of a shower, but most places dry. less breezy than yesterday. temperatures still getting up into the low 20s — 23 celsius being the maximum. overnight tonight, again, it's dry, it's clear. still going to be quite mild overnight. we'll see more cloud, though, edging in as we head

through the early hours of tomorrow morning. that brings the chance of a shower which will continue into tuesday. the minimum temperature dropping to 10 celsius. now for tuesday, we've got some showers around. you might hear a rumble of thunder. but wednesday, a very deep area of low pressure moving in from the west. that's going to bring some strong winds and some rain. so really unsettled as we head through this week. wet and windy for wednesday. but as we head towards friday and the weekend, a brief ridge of high pressure means dry conditions with a little more sunshine. that's all. there's more on all these stories on our website and the bbc news app. we'll be back in half an hour. hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. the first buses in england to be brought back under public ownership since the 19805 are now on the roads in greater manchester. transport correspondent katy austin

is at a depot in bolton. good morning. all change? welcome to bolton interchange. this yellow bus behind me and buses rolling out in wigan and other parts are part of the bee network, part of are part of the bee network, part of a big change here because since 1986, outside london, bus companies have essentially been able to run services they want to on a commercial basis with local authorities stepping in to subsidise somewhere they can. in greater manchester, the mayoral authority is bringing bus services back under public control which means they will set timetables and fares and bus operators will bid for contracts to run them. we can look at the national backdrop because buses remain most used form of public

transport in the country but the long—term picture has been one of decline in passenger numbers and services and the local network across britain shrunk by about 14% in the five years to last year and recently published figures suggest the number of registered routes in england halved over the past decade. the mayor of greater manchester, andy burnham, who i will speak to later, he thinks that bringing the network under public control will make services more reliable and accountable and cheaper. and to lead to a london style joined up transport network with trams and bikes and possibly rail. our colleague has been speaking to passengers across the north of england about what they think of bus services and the changes happening here. buses matter to people, especially when you rely on them for important appointments. tell us where you're heading today.

my mother's having cataracts removed. oh, ok, eye operation, right. have you had to build any extra time into your day because of the buses? we've had to come out early. have you? yeah, because we don't know if the bus is going to turn up or not. yeah, they're a bit iffy, at the moment. they're not the only people we met having to wait. yeah, i start college at half one today, but i've got to leave my house at half ten to get there on time. and how far is the journey in reality? it's like a 20—minute drive, but it takes about an hour on the bus. so that's quite a lot of your day spent either waiting for a bus or on the bus. yeah, it really is. i think the other day it was about three and a half hours, just waiting for buses and getting on them. that's a lot of time, isn't it? yeah, could be doing more with my day. the regional mayor says the solution is to bring buses into public control, meaning the authorities here in greater manchester get more say over the service. bus companies have decided where they're going to go, what they're going to charge, what buses they put on the road.

and it's a system that really hasn't worked for people here. the new system will be brought in in two steps with wigan, leigh and bolton the first to move. by january 2025, the changeover will be complete and every bus will be yellow, like this one. passengers will be able to tap in and out on any service and the fare will be capped at the end of the day. your kind of connected the idea of like the red london buses. so you've got the yellow manchester buses. i think that's quite a nice thing to have. but for most people we met, this was the reaction. as long as the bus turns up when i want it, anybody can run the service. as long as i get a bus when i want one. jim connolly, bbc news, leigh. i am joined by anne marie purcell, who's in charge of these new franchises. good morning. was it a big job to get it ready? aha, good morning. was it a big 'ob to get it readyafi

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and better technology and generally and better technology and generally a better brand and reliability. there are other mayoral authorities in england that are interested in this. is it an easy process? there is a lot of legislative things to do. , ., is a lot of legislative things to do. , . ., is a lot of legislative things to do. , ., ., ' . , do. explain how difficult it is. it is complicated _ do. explain how difficult it is. it is complicated because - do. explain how difficult it is. it is complicated because it - do. explain how difficult it is. it i is complicated because it involves legal processes and procurement, tender activity, and the wholescale transformation, moving from one way of working to another so you are going from a commercial network to a franchise network, which has a lot of change in responsibilities. bus companies _ of change in responsibilities. bus companies do not always agree and there was a legal challenge. there wasjudicial— there was a legal challenge. there was judicial review _ there was a legal challenge. there was judicial review that _ there was a legal challenge. there was judicial review that took - there was a legal challenge. there was judicial review that took time | was judicial review that took time to resolve but i'm pleased operators are on board. we have masses of competition in the tendering process so they are on board now. some competition in the tendering process so they are on board now.— so they are on board now. some rail services are — so they are on board now. some rail services are due _ so they are on board now. some rail services are due to _ so they are on board now. some rail services are due to come _ so they are on board now. some rail services are due to come under- so they are on board now. some rail services are due to come under the| services are due to come under the

network. ., services are due to come under the network. t, ., , network. how will it work? they will be integrated _ network. how will it work? they will be integrated as _ network. how will it work? they will be integrated as part _ network. how will it work? they will be integrated as part of _ network. how will it work? they will be integrated as part of the - network. how will it work? they will be integrated as part of the overall. be integrated as part of the overall franchise. so we have a london style integrated ticket so you can tap on and tap off on alljourneys, not just rail but bikes as well. that is not finalised? hat just rail but bikes as well. that is not finalised?— just rail but bikes as well. that is not finalised? ., , ., ., ._ not finalised? not yet. from today, we do know— not finalised? not yet. from today, we do know that _ not finalised? not yet. from today, we do know that some _ not finalised? not yet. from today, we do know that some parts - not finalised? not yet. from today, we do know that some parts of- we do know that some parts of greater manchester now have bus services back under public control and the hope is it will lead to more reliable, cheaper, more services that people want. studio: thanks. is anybody in wales up yet? my is anybody in wales up yet? my goodness, it was tense but brilliant. what a finish. if you were a wales fan you would not believe until the end. i am not sure many wanted to believe it was happening but it did.

a record win over australia. not the same australia team, they have huge problems under eddiejones but take nothing away from wales. who thought we would be sitting here saying wales would beat australia after the six nations. it bodes well for the next stage. we are going to get ahead of ourselves. looking good for the home nations. england and ireland on the cusp. scotland, a good win. wales, gareth anscombe, the injury issues. people were divided about warren gatland coming back to the side but he delivered again. not a vintage wales side but a blend of experience and youth that came together beautifully last night as they beat australia 40-6. last night as they beat australia 40—6. andy swiss reports. wales, wales! high spirits and high hopes. wales fans flocked to lyon knowing victory over australia and a place in the quarterfinals was theirs.

defeat for australia, meanwhile would all but eliminate eddiejones's team and wales came charging out of the blocks. a brilliant burst and gareth davies was over. gareth davies, hear the noise. what a start. and then gareth anscombe, on for the injured dan biggar, booted wales to a 16—6 lead at the break. and after it, well how about this? anscombe's chip, nick tompkins' chase and another try. wales were out of sight while australia were staring at humiliation. and soon it was complete. jack morgan rounding off a record win against australia. wales through to the knockout stage on a remarkable night. the wales fans here can hardly believe it. their team had been struggling for much of this year, but they're through to the quarterfinals in some style. earlier, scotland had faced

the challenge of tonga. they knew defeat would effectively end their chances. but duhan van der merwe helped put them clear by the break. it was a bruising encounter — a horrible challenge by tonga's vaea fifita earning him a red card. but darcy graham ensured scotland finished with a flourish and their hopes are still alive. andy swiss, bbc news. what about this for a scoreline in the premier league? sheffield united hitting rock bottom after being beaten 8—0 by newcastle. each goal at bramall lane coming from a different scorer with alexander isak providing the icing on the cake with goal number eight to take newcastle up to eighth in the table. the travelling fans enjoyed that — the result is sheffield united's record league defeat. it is about accumulating points and we are under no illusions what our task is this season. i think what we

have to be careful of is while there are huge things we need to learn from and things we cannot accept if we are to compete, we have to keep a calm head about this sort of game. as long as we are clear on what happened and what can happen again. because if it does, those are the results that can happen, that is the level of competition we are in now. tottenham's resurgence under new manager ange postocoglou continues as they got a hard—earned point in the north london derby at arsenal. twice behind in the match, the in—form son heung min scored both spurs goals as they continued their unbeaten start to the season. two—all the final score. up next for tottenham will be liverpool, who are second, two points behind the leaders manchester city, after a 3—1win over west ham at anfield. chelsea and manager mauricio pochettino's problems continue after they suffered their third defeat in six games. aston villa 1—0 winners at stamford bridge thanks to ollie watkins' first premier league goal of the season,

after chelsea had been reduced to ten men. villa are up to sixth, chelsea are 14th. brighton beat bournmouth 3—1. rangers are up to third in the scottish premiership after a 1—0 win against motherwell. matondo's first—half shot took a huge deflection and that proved enough for the win in front of a nervy ibrox. elsewhere, aberdeen got their first victory of the season — beating ross county 4—0. a match in the netherlands had to be abandoned after flares were thrown on to the pitch. ajax were losing 3—0 to rivals feyenoord when the match was abandoned ten minutes into the second half. trouble continued afterwards outside thejohan cruyff arena with riot police using tear gas to try to clear the crowd. they were 4—0 down on friday, but team europe were the ones celebrating last night after a thrilling final day saw them finish level 14—all

with the united states and retain the solheim cup. it's the first time europe have held the trophy three times in a row. from andalucia, jane dougall reports. hollywood couldn't have written a better script. spaniard carlota ciganda with the putt to give europe the trophy in her home country. it hadn't looked promising at the start of the tournament. european fans doing everything to encourage a fightback. the inspired leona maguire, the irish woman putting them ahead. then the scoreboard turned red, america collecting point after point. could caroline hedwall rescue europe? get in the hole! she could. then it was down to ciganda. commentator: to retain the solheim cup. - it was one of the tightest finishes to a solheim cup we have seen,

but the fans believed — they haven't stopped singing and dancing all weekend. it could have gone either way, but they have witnessed an historic moment for europe. an emotional team celebrated. after a weekend of doubt and tension, they had done enough to keep the solheim cup in europe for a third consecutive time. jane dougall, bbc news, andalucia. beth potter has become the fifth different british woman in 12 years to become triathlon world champion after winning the season ending race in spain. potter came into the event in pontevedra second in the standings. she needed to finish ahead of series leader cassandre beaugrand of france to claim the title. she did just that, winning by 18 seconds ahead of fellow briton kate waff who earned her first triathlon series podium. beaugrand finished third. potter only took up triathlon in 2017.

she only took up triathlon in 2017. amazing. the last high—street wilko store will close its doors next week, bringing 93 years of trading to an end. most sites have already shut, with more than 10,000 jobs expected be lost as a result of the chain's collapse. staff at one store in nottingham have been sharing their career memories — on theirfinal day serving customers. hiya, i'm paula oakes from wilko's in clifton. today's our final day after 23 years of trading. so welcome to our store and our empty shelves. well, i started at wilko's in 1994 — 29 years and two months ago. i canjust remember happy memories. sunday, working here, being pushed around by one of my team in a shopping trolley for the first time. people can come in here, they can sit and have a chat with us.

we'll always make time for them. like i say, the 98—year—old lady who comes in, she'll eat her sandwiches on our bench. hi, gladys, how are you? i'm fine, thanks. this is one of our favourite ladies that comes shopping with us. she's been coming since we opened in 2000. yes. she's 98 years old, lives all on her own, and she loves coming to talk to us, don't you, gladys? ido, love. i could sob my socks off, i really could. in fact, last night, i did. i sat on my chair and i was thinking about wilko and i did nothing but burst in tears. we've had flowers, we've had chocolates, we've had cards as well as the post—it notes, too. so very special. hiya, this is carol, our gmb rep. she's been with us since clifton opened. and you've done how many years? 27. and what does today feel like for you? absolutely gutting. i can't tell you, can't tell you how sad i am that it came this.

i started as a supervisor— when i was 19 and always intended to never stay here that long. but i ended up here. i it's like a little family. i feel very sad for them. i wish i could stand up for them, do the best i can. i think it's very sad. i come in here most days. lovely staff, lovely produce. we'll really miss it. this is one of those type of shops that's different to the others where you've got really friendly stuff and you've got a big variety of goods to choose from. tonight, i'll be proud to shut that shutter, but very, very sad. i might have to share the keys with everybody else. i think perhaps we could all do it together, to be fair. a team effort. team effort, yeah, because we're a good team and we'll go to the bitter end, definitely. it really is the end of an era. so sad. here's carol. blue skies in the picture. that is a

good sign. good morning. good morning. yes many will have some blue skies today. plenty of sunshine in the forecast but also showers. still windy in the north and west of scotland. as we head to the middle of the week, on wednesday later, potential for stormy conditions moving in from the south—west bringing torrential rain and gales. what we have this morning are the dregs of a weather front pulling away from the south—east. a band of cloud. more cloud coming in across northern ireland and scotland producing showers. in england and wales, mostly dry, sunshine. showers easing in northern ireland, continuing in scotland, where you might find thunder. gusty wind in the north and west, in excess of 40 mph at times. temperatures 15—23.

overnight we will have clear skies. still breezy towards the west, windy in the north—west. and a front returns across southern england and wales. it introduces showers. some could be thundery. a new weather front from the west brings rain into northern ireland and outer hebrides. tomorrow, both weather fronts will be drifting north—eastwards taking rain and showers. you can see it will be windy. some will start on a dry and bright note. showers pushing into northern england and clearing into northern england and clearing into the north sea. rain across northern ireland and dawn —— and northern england. but equally a fair bit of sunshine. temperatures 14—23. after that, things start to change.

into wednesday, high pressure. a developing area of low pressure comes in from the south—west bringing potentialfor comes in from the south—west bringing potential for heavy rain and gales. wednesday starts on an innocuous note, drive. the cloud builds ahead of the low pressure. and then heavy rain and also we will see widespread gales developing. temperatures 14—20. if we look at the strength of the wind, widely looking inland of 50—60 mph but along the irish sea coastline, 60—75 mph with the risk of something higher. that wind strength has the potential to cause damage and disruption so if you are travelling later on wednesday into the early hours of thursday, check travel arrangements before later on wednesday into the early hours of thursday, check travel arrangements before heading later on wednesday into the early hours of thursday, check travel arrangements before heading out. it looks rough on wednesday. thank you.

after her mum was diagnosed with breast cancer, 34—year—old fern was prompted to check herself for unusual lumps. two weeks later, she was also told she had breast cancer. fern says although her mum jan's diagnosis was a shock — it saved her life. our reporter louisa pilbeam has been to meet them. mum jan and daughter fern love spending time with each other. they're so close, they even live next door. but they never thought they'd be diagnosed with breast cancer at the same time. it was jan who got the nightmare diagnosis first, afterfinding a hard lump — news that prompted fern, who is a busy 34—year—old with three young children, to check herself. mum kept saying, "i'm just so glad it's not the children. i'm just glad it's not the children." and i thought i'm just going to really check. and so i checked in the shower and it felt fine.

then it was only that night, when i laid down, that i actually felt that it was different. it was completely different to mum's lump, more of a sort of cooked cauliflower, which really emphasises the importance of knowing your own normal so that you're notjust looking for cancer, you know, if there's any changes. looking for cancer, you know if there's any changes. if her mum hadn't been diagnosed, fern says she wouldn't be alive today, because she never would have thought such small changes were breast cancer. if mum hadn't been diagnosed, it would have been too late for me. because the stage we caught it at was 3c. if i'd left it any longer, it would have been incurable. so as horrible as it is to say, if mum didn't get it, i wouldn't be curable, basically. so, yes, that's the sort of silver lining of a horrible situation is, you know, it saved my life. so mum and daughter underwent chemotherapy at the same time, with fern's more advanced cancer needing more aggressive treatment.

in a really strange way, it was really nice that i knew exactly what she was going through. it would have been very isolating to have it by yourself and not to have anyone else around you. so i remember ringing mum up when she started losing her hair and she was going, "actually, i love trying on different hairstyles," and, let's face it, no one wants to look like a potato. but mum's trying to, you know, make it sound amazing. just that she knew that would be me in a few weeks' time, so she did want to make it sound really bad. with breast cancer the most common cancer in the uk, jan and fern want women and men to remember to also check themselves lying down, as that's how fern found her lumps. this weekend, jan is joining a night—time walk in aid of cancer research uk and hopes she'll get a lot of support. support is one thing this mum and daughter know all about.

louisa pilbeam, bbc news. they really do, supporting one another and now helping others. an amazing story. a lot of people get in touch and ask what we might do when we are not here on the sofa presenting the programme, we are here together monday to wednesday, what do we do with the rest of our week? i think we have found out what jon does on his days off. jon at the lycee palace the king! it really does look like me. it is freaky. that was the king speaking last week in paris. and the gentleman there... laughter.

wow. does not just look like wow. does notjust look like me, nick's other peoples drinks. i expect this sort of service when i arrive in the morning. i got messages from people saying have you seen? can i have that one now? laughter. it is weird. are you sure you were not in paris? people thought it was some kind of green screen special effects. it looks so much like you. it got us thinking. if you are at home have a picture you can send, if you look like somebody we might recognise. or you think you do. if you look like that bloke in paris. not the king. send an image and the easiest way is on whatsapp. if you

use the qr code. tell us who you are, where you are, and tell us who you look like. interestingly, jon has a lot of doppelgangers. now we looked at it, another good one is mauricio pochettino. i will take that. and there was another one. stop laughing. two can play at this game. i could look up images, too. we will talk about that later. coming up in the programme. we'll be joined by renowned historical author ken follett to discuss the publication of the fifth and final novel in his best—selling kingsbridge series. that really is him. he will be in the studio with us.

at ten to nine. looking forward to your pictures. time for the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london. i'm victoria cook. the commissioner of the metropolitan police has demanded increased legal protection for staff carrying weapons. sir mark rowley wrote to the home secretary after more than 100 officers effectively handed in their weapons. the met said some were worried over the decision to charge an officer with the murder of chris kaba, who was shot in streatham hill last year. the ministry of defence has offered soldiers to be on standby to support the police. the government has said there will now be a review into armed policing. it's claimed london is missing out on the potential benefit of mass e—scooter use. the operators behind rental schemes say they can cut car use and congestion. at the moment only rental e—scooters are allowed on the roads. private e—scooters are illegal. critics say they're dangerous and should be banned. the government says it is considering new legisaltion

on their use. i think, right now, scooters are a missed opportunity in london. there's a lot of untapped potential in this mode of transport. i think if you go to cities like rome, madrid, brussels, you see everyone using e—scooters and getting out of their private vehicles. as we've been hearing this morning, some of the capital's top universities will be affected by a five day strike, which begins today. members of the university and college union at around ten institutions will walk out. it's part of a long—running dispute over pay and working conditions. the union says it will re—ballot members forfurther action later this year. luton airport has received the highest level of recognition for its efforts to reduce carbon output. it's the third major uk airport to achieve the accreditation, and they've done that by increasing the number of fuel—efficient aircraft. it's also installated a solar plant,

and that provides a quarter of the site's electricity. now onto the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. it was a mild and blustery night last night. the wind has fallen a little light, so today we've got sunny spells and a bit of patchy cloud. any cloud this morning clearing eastwards. we'll see plenty of sunshine, actually. there's an outside chance of a shower, but most places dry. less breezy than yesterday. temperatures still getting up into the low 20s — 23 celsius being the maximum. overnight tonight, again, it's dry, it's clear. still going to be quite mild overnight. we'll see more cloud, though, edging in as we head through the early hours of tomorrow morning. that brings the chance of a shower which will continue into tuesday. the minimum temperature dropping to 10 celsius. now for tuesday, we've got some showers around. you might hear a rumble of thunder. but wednesday, a very deep area of low pressure moving in from the west. that's going to bring some strong

winds and some rain. so really unsettled as we head through this week. wet and windy for wednesday. but as we head towards friday and the weekend a brief ridge of high pressure means dry conditions with a little more sunshine. that's all from us for now. there's more on all these stories on our website and the bbc news app. we'll be back in half an hour. but for now, i'll hand you back to sally and jon good morning, welcome to breakfast with sally nugent and jon kay. our headlines today. the head of the metropolitan police demands more legal protection for officers who carry weapons, after more than 100 stand down from firearms duty. time ticks on the future of hs2 — a definitive decision on whether or not to build the northern route could be made this week. a migraine is more thanjust a headache —

that's the message from a charity who say the debilitating and stigmatised condition needs to be taken seriously. a record world cup win for wales over australia what a night in lyon, as they beat the wallabies to become the first team to reach the quarter—finals. it's quite easy, really. all you have to do is match up six pictures of famous noses with six pictures of famous bogies. from the young ones to star wars — it's all in actor adrian edmondson's new memoir. he's with us on the sofa before eight o'clock. todayis today is a day of sunshine and showers, most in the north. it will be windy. the potentialfor stormy conditions of her summer on wednesday. details later. —— stormy conditions for some. good morning. it's monday, 25th september.

the commissioner of the metropolitan police has demanded increased legal protection for staff carrying weapons. it comes as more than 100 officers have stood down from firearms duties, following a murder charge against one of their colleagues. vincent mcaviney reports. you would normally only see the army on the streets of london after a terror attack. but following the decision of over 100 officers to hand in their permit to carry a firearm, military personnel are on standby in case of an emergency. on sunday, suella braverman called for a review into armed policing. her intervention was welcomed by the metropolitan police commissioner, sir mark rowley. in an open letter, he called for an urgent reset, writing, improvements to the met police were being undermined by a system, not set up to help officers succeed, identifying police pursuits and the use of force as areas of the most glaring unfairness. he said officers need sufficient legal protection to do theirjob and keep the public safe, because they're now more afraid

of years of uncertainty for them and theirfamilies in the legal system, than they are of confronting dangerous or armed criminals and terrorists. it all comes after a met police officer was charged on thursday with the murder of unarmed chris kaba last year. the 24—year—old was fatally shot in a borrowed car in south london, a car the police say was linked to an incident involving a gun. the met police are keen to stress that military personnel will not be involved in armed patrols across the capital's streets. that work will be done by police officers, the majority of which, the bbc has been told, will be from the met. but their numbers will be bulked out with officers from other forces from across the country. it's understood, though, that some officers from those forces have refused to work in london in solidarity with their met colleagues. the home secretary said she ordered the review to ensure armed officers have the confidence to do theirjob. the big question, though, is whether that installs confidence

in the communities they serve. vincent mcaviney, bbc news. it is four minutes past seven. sally has more of the news. a decision on whether the government will scrap the birmingham to manchester section of the hs2 rail line, is expected to be made this week. the future of the project has come into question, in the face of rising costs. but scaling back the route has been criticised by business leaders, who say the government would be abandoning the north and the midlands. here's our business reporter noor nanji. are key parts of hs2 are about to be scrapped? the speculation has been mounting over the weekend. on saturday, more than 80 companies and business leaders sent a letter to the government seeking clarity over its commitment to hs2. the mayor of london, sadiq khan, also wrote to prime minister rishi sunak, warning him against axing central parts of the hs2 project. he said doing that could be a colossal waste of money.

the government has so far refused to commit to the current plans for the rail link, and on sunday the defence secretary, grant shapps, told the bbc that it would be crazy not to review plans as costs have soared. the proposal for hs2 was first put forward in 2009. the aim to speed up journey times and create more capacity. but hs2 has faced delays, cuts and spiralling costs. the original plan would have connected london to birmingham, and then leeds to manchester. in 2021, the section from birmingham to leeds was cancelled. other key elements now appear to be in doubt. the high speed rail is supposed to come here to euston, but earlier this year the government announced it was pausing work on the new central london terminus. now question marks are hanging over the line that's meant to link the west midlands and crewe, before moving on to manchester. the last official estimate on hs2 costs, excluding the cancelled eastern section, added up to about £71 billion,

although this was in 2019 prices. pressure is mounting for a decision to be made, with rumours that could come as soon as this week. noor nanji, bbc news. let's speak now to our chief political correspondent, henry zeffman. henry, senior politicians have waded in on the row. what have they had to say? i think anyone who saw grant shapps, the defence secretary who for years was the transport secretary, speaking about this at the weekend would have been left with the clear impression that the branch of hs2 from birmingham to manchester is under threat. from birmingham to manchester is underthreat. let's from birmingham to manchester is under threat. let's not lose sight of what a big deal that would be. this was basically the conservative government's flagship levelling up policy before we even had heard the term levelling up. that is why we have had the ghost of conservative governments past warning rishi sunak

not to scrap the branch from birmingham to manchester. this morning we have had had michael heseltine, who served under margaret thatcher and john major, we have had david cameron, borisjohnson and george osborne, who was david cameron's chancellor. i think there is a very important reason why the government may have to give some clarity on that branch from birmingham to manchester in the coming days. they say no decision has been made. people inside say this is part of discussions around the autumn statement, which doesn't come until november. i will tell you what comes before then. on sunday conservative activists are going to gatherfor conservative activists are going to gather for their annual conference. it could be the last one before the general election. where does that take place?— general election. where does that take lace? . , , take place? manchester. of course it does. take place? manchester. of course it does- thank— take place? manchester. of course it does. thank you. _ later today, the crown prosecution service will announce whether it plans to seek a new trial against former nurse lucy letby, on several outstanding attempted murder charges. our reporter yunus mulla is at manchester crown court this morning. yunus, what are we expecting

to happen today? here at manchester crown court lucy letby was told she would spend the rest of her life in prison. she was cleared of two charges of attempted murder and they were six charges of attempted murder that the jury were unable to reach verdicts upon. they relate to five babies, three girls and two boys, with the alleged offences are said to have taken place between september 2015 and june 2016. mrjustice goss told the cps to consider whether it wanted to go for a retrial on these charges if they could not —— that they could not reach verdicts on. that is what we will hear today. but that decision is likely to be. we would not expect the cps to go into the fine detail of how it has reached its decision. but what i can tell you from information that is publicly available is that it would have to be a significant public interest in trying to seek a verdict

on these remaining outstanding charges. and there also has to be other factors that the cps has to consider. for example, the merits of the case, the views of the trial judge, but also, whether it is in the interests of the alleged victims, and also, what the police and the prosecution counsel have to say about a potential retrial. now what we know is that lucy letby didn't appear for her sentencing. so we don't know whether she will be here today. whether she will appear by video link, or whether she will appear at all. she has formally challenged those convictions against her. she has always denied those charges. as far as operation hummingbird, the investigation, is concerned, police have spent about £10 million on this investigation and there are still a number of active investigations involving the deaths of a number of babies, they say. thank you. thousands of university students face disruption today,

as staff at more than 50 universities begin a five day strike. it is part of a long—running dispute by members of the university and college union, over pay and conditions. employers say this year's pay deal is the highest offer in 20 years, but the union is calling for an above—inflation rise and an end to insecure contracts. figures due to be published later today are expected to confirm that more than one million nhs appointments and operations have been cancelled because of strikes. nhs providers — which represents health service managers — has described the milestone as damaging and demoralising. screenwriters in the us say they have reached a tentative deal with studio bosses, that could see them end their industrial action. the strike, lasting nearly five months, is the longest to affect hollywood in decades, and has halted most film and tv production. the liberal democrats have become the first major political party to agree on an early version of a manifesto, ahead of next year's expected general election. today is the third day of the party's annual conference in bournemouth.

our political correspondent peter saull is there for us this morning. peter, what policies are the lib dems pushing? the one thing they want to talk about above everything else is the national health service. they say when they speak to voters on the doorstep it is the nhs that comes up time and time again. they have described it as the golden thread running through the draft manifesto approved by the party conference yesterday. interestingly though they have scrapped a previous lib dem policy, which was to increase tax, income tax, by a penny in the pound to pay for the increasingly growing demands of the nhs. they say they will find the money from other areas. they are talking about expanding the windfall tax on gas and oil companies. also, potentially reversing some of the things the government has done on bankers' bonuses. the other thing they will talk about this morning, blue flag

status notjust talk about this morning, blue flag status not just for talk about this morning, blue flag status notjust for beaches but for rivers. so it is an area that the lib dems have been focusing on in recent days and indeed months. it has not been entirely plain sailing for sir ed davey over the weekend. just yesterday he was heckled by a couple of lib dem members who want the party to make a much —— take a much stronger stance on brexit. have a look from these —— at these pictures from yesterday. ed davey out about kayaking. that was an intentional fall in the sea from the lib dem leader. compare and contrast that with what happened exactly 40 years ago, more or less. another famous party conference image of neil kinnockjust about to become labour leader, tumbling into the sea. that was unintentional. thank you. that wasn't the heckler putting him in. that was meant to happen. we'll be speaking to the leader of the liberal democrats, sir ed davey, at 7:30 this morning. in the next few hours, precious samples collected from the most dangerous rock in our solar system are expected

to be moved to a specialist laboratory in texas for analysis. it's hoped the debris taken from the bennu asteroid will provide some answers into how life began. our science editor rebecca morelle has this report. the src has entered the earth's atmosphere. a first glimpse of the capsule after its epicjourney through space. we have confirmed parachute deployment. high up in the atmosphere a parachute opens, slowing its descent. touchdown. i repeat, src has touched down. a textbook landing in the middle of the utah desert. for dante lauretta, the lead scientist who spent decades working on the osiris—rex mission, it was an emotional moment. so how did it go? it went absolutely perfectly, absolutely perfect landing. we stuck it. we didn't move. we landed in nice, soft soil. the capsule looked flawless. i cried like a baby in that helicopter when i heard

that the parachute had opened and we were coming infora soft landing. it wasjust an overwhelming moment for me. inside this capsule is the most precious sample — fragments of an asteroid called bennu. the team quickly secure it to prevent any contamination, and attach it to a 30 metre line slung beneath the helicopter. this is the moment that nasa has been waiting for. after seven long years, travelling billions of miles to bennu and back, the capsule is finally here. the priority now is getting it out of the dusty desert environment and into this safe and sterile, clean room as quickly as possible. a quick knock to say they've arrived and the capsule is in, and the painstaking and meticulous process to prepare it for opening begins. the whole procedure will take weeks. when that capsule opens, to see for the first time this material that no other human has seen before, it's something you think about. we thought about it for the past

seven years, and it'sjust going to be very exciting. but also, there's going to be a lot of work to do. so we're going to kick into business mode very quickly. so why go to all of this effort? bennu tops the list of nasa's most hazardous space rocks. so studying its make—up could help us to stop it, if we ever need to. but it could also reveal more about our origins. it's a perfectly preserved relic from the dawn of the solar system. it's going to keep scientists busy for a long time. one of the most important parts of a sample return mission is we take 75% of that sample, and we're going to lock it away for future generations, people who haven't even been born yet, to work in laboratories that don't exist yet, and instrumentation that you haven't thought of yet. so, i mean, it's an incredibly valuable, valuable sample that we're bringing back. the next stage of this mission will involve this

military cargo plane. the canister containing the sample will be packaged up and loaded onto it and flown to thejohnson space centre in houston, where scientists are waiting to start the most exciting bit — opening it up to see exactly what's inside. the capsule is like a russian doll. different layers have to be removed to get to the dust and rocks inside. the hope is they could reveal the story of our solar system. rebecca morelle, bbc news, utah. i thought they were coming back with loads of it. but it is just a tiny little sample. it is a bit like something from a blockbuster movie. it is real. we are gonna speak live to nasa later. you really wanted to say that, didn't you? idid! carol is i did! carol is the weather. it is looking blustery this week. it certainly is. good morning. by the time we get to the middle of the

week it is looking quite stormy for some of us. we have got a developing area of low pressure in the atlantic. it is coming our way. it will have very strong winds, widespread gales and heavy rain. today we have the remnants of last night's front clearing the south—east. a lot of dry weather. through the daily showers will persist across scotland, and will become more thundery in nature. still windy in the north and west. a few of those showers getting into northern ireland. you could see one or two in northern england. for much of england and wales, as we lose the run from the south—east it will dry up, the sun will come out and you will have a mostly dry and sunny day. the showers persisting in the north. a few left in northern ireland. a breezy day. remaining windy in the west. also the north. temperatures 15 to 23 degrees. this evening and overnight we will have some clearer skies. last night there were good sightings of the aurora borealis, worth having a look. still

breezy out towards the west. windy in the north. and we will have some showers coming up from southern counties across the south—west of england, southern england, wales, potentially into the midlands. some of those could be thundery in nature. a new weatherfront of those could be thundery in nature. a new weather front would bring rain into northern ireland. not a cold night, so not a cold start to the day. both of these bands of showers and rain will push north—east as we go through the day. behind them we will see a return to drier conditions with some sunshine. cooler with highs up to 21. thank you. the stigma of a migraine being viewed as just a headache is leading to thousands of patients being dismissed and struggling to access treatment, according to the migraine trust. the charity says that one in seven adults — that's ten million people in the uk — experience migraine. and more than one million of those live with chronic migraine, meaning they have a headache for at least 15 days of the month. however, waiting times for patients

requiring specialist migraine care has almost doubled in england since 2021, according to a report by the charity. and a survey found that 43% of people felt their workplace had not believed them when they had taken sick leave due to a migraine attack. we're joined on the sofa now by megan daniels, who lives with chronic migraine, and rob music from the migraine trust. morning both. megan, we havejust had a little bit of a description about what life might be like if you are affected by chronic migraine. what is like —— life like for you? describe it for us. it's been the most difficult time for me. the past few years it's been, it is the unpredictable of the of living with it. it is constant. it is 24—7 migraine from a. debilitating pain, dizziness, vertigo. things like tina

tiss in my ears. it was relentless. correct must —— tonight is. the only way i can describe it is walking on a turbulent boat constantly and feeling kind of drug, being sick constantly with motion sickness, not being able to do anything at all. that impact on your mental health also might. who wants to have their whole life taken away from them and their career, just everything, really, yeah? tt their career, 'ust everything, teeny. yeah?— their career, 'ust everything, really, yeah? their career, 'ust everything, reall, eah? . , ., ~ really, yeah? it affects work, your social life and _ really, yeah? it affects work, your social life and the _ really, yeah? it affects work, your social life and the lives _ really, yeah? it affects work, your social life and the lives of - really, yeah? it affects work, your social life and the lives of people | social life and the lives of people around you. give us a sense of that impact. around you. give us a sense of that im act. ., around you. give us a sense of that im-act. ., �* ., ,, around you. give us a sense of that im-act. ., �* ,., , impact. you can't make plans with our impact. you can't make plans with vourfamilv. _ impact. you can't make plans with your family, friends, _ impact. you can't make plans with your family, friends, having - impact. you can't make plans with your family, friends, having to - yourfamily, friends, having to cancel things, never being able to commit to a plan fully. i work as a solicitor. my firm has been amazing. i'm lucky in that sense. but i haven't been able to work for a long

time. i have been back a couple of weeks. but yeah, missing out of my career at such a crucial stage, really. friends and family, i have probably driven them all insane going on and reading everything about it. yeah, it's been really difficult. but i have a good support network around me. that has really helped. network around me. that has really hel-ed. ~ , ., network around me. that has really hel-ed. ~ i. ~ ., network around me. that has really hel-ed. ~ ~ ., ., ., network around me. that has really hel-ed. ~ ., ., ., , helped. when you know an attack is comint , helped. when you know an attack is coming. what _ helped. when you know an attack is coming, what happens? _ helped. when you know an attack is coming, what happens? it - helped. when you know an attack is coming, what happens? it can - helped. when you know an attack is i coming, what happens? it can change. if i have coming, what happens? it can change. if i have got — coming, what happens? it can change. if i have got the _ coming, what happens? it can change. if i have got the chronic _ coming, what happens? it can change. if i have got the chronic migraine i if i have got the chronic migraine symptoms it will be the usual kind of doubt or i can get flashing lights. i can feel the head pain, really quickly. it is as if the whole world is spinning. and the feeling is there constantly. it hits you like a tonne of bricks when it comes. it is scary to think you could be out somewhere and that could be out somewhere and that could happen. and you are not in the

comfort of your own home. the fitures comfort of your own home. the figures are _ comfort of your own home. the figures are astonishing that so many people are affected by this. and yet it is kind of misunderstood, or is appreciated?— it is kind of misunderstood, or is appreciated? it is kind of misunderstood, or is a-treciated? , . ., , appreciated? very much so. that is wh this appreciated? very much so. that is why this is — appreciated? very much so. that is why this is awareness _ appreciated? very much so. that is why this is awareness week. - appreciated? very much so. that is why this is awareness week. the i why this is awareness week. the report— why this is awareness week. the report that — why this is awareness week. the report that we have brought out highlights that. for too long migraine has been, i guess, stigmatised, poorly understood. there _ stigmatised, poorly understood. there are — stigmatised, poorly understood. there are real challenges around the care pathway in the nhs. taken a lon- care pathway in the nhs. taken a longtime — care pathway in the nhs. taken a long time to get diagnosed. people referred _ long time to get diagnosed. people referred when they should be treated in primary— referred when they should be treated in primary care. we talked about workplace — in primary care. we talked about workplace. we had real challenges eearlier— workplace. we had real challenges earlier this year with people not be taken _ earlier this year with people not be taken seriously, not being believed. one in_ taken seriously, not being believed. one in three had to go from full-time _ one in three had to go from full—time to part—time. there is a real urgent— full—time to part—time. there is a real urgent need to improve both public— real urgent need to improve both public understanding and also in terms _ public understanding and also in terms of— public understanding and also in terms of health care, the real impact — terms of health care, the real impact of— terms of health care, the real impact of migraine. one in seven

people. _ impact of migraine. one in seven people. it's— impact of migraine. one in seven people, it's really significant. i think— people, it's really significant. i think we — people, it's really significant. i think we need to get migraine to a place _ think we need to get migraine to a place. mental health and menopause and i talked about rightly. the barriers — and i talked about rightly. the barriers are being broken down. we need _ barriers are being broken down. we need to— barriers are being broken down. we need to see — barriers are being broken down. we need to see that would migraine in very quickly. you need to see that would migraine in very quickly-— need to see that would migraine in ve tuickl . ., ., , ., t very quickly. you mention stigma. we mention it ourselves. _ very quickly. you mention stigma. we mention it ourselves. what _ very quickly. you mention stigma. we mention it ourselves. what is - very quickly. you mention stigma. we mention it ourselves. what is the i mention it ourselves. what is the stigma around migraine? is it because not every body understands how debilitating they are? that because not every body understands how debilitating they are?— how debilitating they are? that is one, how debilitating they are? that is one. without _ how debilitating they are? that is one, without a _ how debilitating they are? that is one, without a doubt. _ how debilitating they are? that is one, without a doubt. quite i how debilitating they are? that is j one, without a doubt. quite often how debilitating they are? that is i one, without a doubt. quite often we will hear— one, without a doubt. quite often we will hear people say it isjust one, without a doubt. quite often we will hear people say it is just a headache _ will hear people say it is just a headache. and it is a much more than a headache _ headache. and it is a much more than a headache. we are talking about a long-term. — a headache. we are talking about a long—term, complex brain disorder. headache _ long—term, complex brain disorder. headache is — long—term, complex brain disorder. headache is one of the main symptoms. but there are many others from nausea. — symptoms. but there are many others from nausea, sensitivity to light, to sound. — from nausea, sensitivity to light, to sound, huge impact that megan has talked _ to sound, huge impact that megan has talked about. we see it every single day. talked about. we see it every single dav but _ talked about. we see it every single dav but it _ talked about. we see it every single day. but it is invisible. so again, it has— day. but it is invisible. so again, it has got— day. but it is invisible. so again, it has got to _ day. but it is invisible. so again, it has got to be talked about. we need _ it has got to be talked about. we need awareness campaigns. we have to

see for— need awareness campaigns. we have to see for better pieces of work happening in terms of task forces within— happening in terms of task forces within the — happening in terms of task forces within the nhs across the united kingdom. it has to be taken seriously— kingdom. it has to be taken seriously now.— kingdom. it has to be taken seriousl now. . . ., ., seriously now. what about treatment? there is talk — seriously now. what about treatment? there is talk of — seriously now. what about treatment? there is talk of new _ seriously now. what about treatment? there is talk of new drugs _ seriously now. what about treatment? there is talk of new drugs which i seriously now. what about treatment? there is talk of new drugs which can i there is talk of new drugs which can improve things?— improve things? absolutely right. atain, for improve things? absolutely right. again. for many _ improve things? absolutely right. again, for many years, _ improve things? absolutely right. again, for many years, it - improve things? absolutely right. | again, for many years, it probably goes _ again, for many years, it probably goes back— again, for many years, it probably goes back to not being taken seriously enough, most of the treatments were not for migraine. they— treatments were not for migraine. they were — treatments were not for migraine. they were for other conditions. the last few— they were for other conditions. the last few years fantastically exciting. we have a lot of new treatments that have come to market. that's _ treatments that have come to market. that's great _ treatments that have come to market. that's great. we know that people who have — that's great. we know that people who have come to the migraine trust have said _ who have come to the migraine trust have said they are life changing. however. — have said they are life changing. however, we also know there is a postcode — however, we also know there is a postcode lottery and people are struggling to access them. here we are, struggling to access them. here we are. finally. — struggling to access them. here we are, finally, people have struggled for so _ are, finally, people have struggled for so long. we have new treatments. it for so long. we have new treatments. it gives— for so long. we have new treatments. it gives us— for so long. we have new treatments. it gives us hope but people can't access— it gives us hope but people can't access them. that needs to be looked at very— access them. that needs to be looked at very quickly. gne access them. that needs to be looked at very quickly-— at very quickly. one of those new treatments. _ at very quickly. one of those new treatments. i— at very quickly. one of those new treatments, i can't _ at very quickly. one of those new treatments, i can't pronounce i at very quickly. one of those new treatments, i can't pronounce it, | at very quickly. one of those new i treatments, i can't pronounce it, is a new drug that has been given the

clear by nice. a new drug that has been given the clear by nice-— clear by nice. only people could that help? _ clear by nice. only people could that help? many _ clear by nice. only people could that help? many thousands. it i clear by nice. only people could | that help? many thousands. it is offered — that help? many thousands. it is offered as— that help? many thousands. it is offered as a treatment to prevent and also — offered as a treatment to prevent and also as acute. it can have side effects _ and also as acute. it can have side effects if— and also as acute. it can have side effects. if you have cardiovascular problems— effects. if you have cardiovascular problems you can't have it. again, this could — problems you can't have it. again, this could be a real game changer. how are _ this could be a real game changer. how are you — this could be a real game changer. how are you now, megan? | this could be a real game changer. how are you now, megan? i am this could be a real game changer. how are you now, megan? i am doing a hell of a lot _ how are you now, megan? i am doing a hell of a lot better, _ how are you now, megan? i am doing a hell of a lot better, i'm _ how are you now, megan? i am doing a hell of a lot better, i'm pleased - how are you now, megan? i am doing a hell of a lot better, i'm pleased to i hell of a lot better, i'm pleased to say. the whole year i've been focused on health and getting better, really. i've actually started a blog called the migraine reset to share everything i have learned over the past few years because it is an absolute minefield out there. yeah, things like doing low impact workouts daily. i have donein low impact workouts daily. i have done in an elimination diet, which are know isn't for everyone. eating healthier has helped me. sleep routine, mindfulness, meditation. i

don't cbt therapy to help me with the mental—health aspect of living with a chronic illness. so, yeah, i have learnt a lot. hopefully i am of the stage where i can help people. and the new drugs, have you had access to those?— and the new drugs, have you had access to those? yeah, it's funny, actuall , access to those? yeah, it's funny, actually, because _ access to those? yeah, it's funny, actually, because i— access to those? yeah, it's funny, actually, because i really- access to those? yeah, it's funny, actually, because i really struggle| actually, because i really struggle of the beginning to get any help. when i first had migraine i didn't know much about it. i had a tax, excruciating pain, literally couldn't stand up, it was like summary was hitting me in the head with itjackhammer, and i was sent to a&e. i was sent away from hospital, kind of really dismissed. it was really of a lengthy time because i felt, what am i going to do? i was terrified. —— because i felt, what am i going to do? iwas terrified. —— it because i felt, what am i going to do? i was terrified. —— it was really awful at the time. when things got worse and worse i was fortunate enough to have private health care through my employer at the time. that is how i came to be

with my neurologist now. he has been brilliant. he has got me everything i have needed when i have needed it. i have needed when i have needed it. i am now on the drug. that has been life changing for me. that has been the time when i got my life back and have been able to do all of the things i am doing.— have been able to do all of the things i am doing. good for you. good to hear— things i am doing. good for you. good to hear you _ things i am doing. good for you. good to hear you are _ things i am doing. good for you. good to hear you are feeling i things i am doing. good for you. i good to hear you are feeling better at least. thank you both are coming in and expending that. thousands of university students face five days of disruption from today, as staff at more than 50 universities join picket lines across the uk. the strike is part of a long—running dispute by members of the university and college union over pay and conditions. our reporter tim muffett has more. christina doesn't want to go on strike. she's a research associate at the university of manchester. but as the new academic year begins, as freshers start student life, christina believes industrial action is needed, so she will be taking part. i mean, we do our best

and we give our best. and it's not necessarily that we expect to get loads more, but i think sometimes itjust it just feels like it's not possible to sustain a system where you're kind of keeping almost kind of the same amount of people working in more and more and more and more things. this is a long running dispute about pay and conditions. the university and college union wants a pay rise equal to inflation, as measured by the retail price index, plus 2%, and for employers to end the use of zero hours and temporary contracts. i don't think that we are really being listened to, genuinely. i have felt sort of demonisation of striking staff. for me, striking is terrible. strikes at some universities planned for this week have been called off, and a marking boycott introduced in april, which saw thousands of graduates leave university

without degree results, has now been lifted. the universities and college employers association says its pay offer worth between five and 8% was the highest of its kind in nearly 20 years. we approached this pay round with a consistent approach. universities went to the unions at the beginning of the year. we said that we know there's a cost of living pressures on staff. we brought the pay round forward. we managed to bring up an uplift which prioritised the effect of inflation on the lowest paid, uplifts of up to 8%. we really don't think we should be seeing industrial action or strike action now. students in manchester are gearing up for an uncertain start to term. we've just started, so won't be able to like get to grips _ with like what i'm i learning and stuff. i'm like missing out on lesson time. i i support all the strikes, so it's like slightly frustrating at the same time, because it's like it shouldn't have to get to this point where it becomes the inconvenience that it has to, to get a point across.

i haven't got a lot i of me like final exams and like course work back from last year, and i understand _ like they're trying - to cause inconvenience. that's the aim of a strike, l do you know what i mean? and so i understand - that it inconveniences me. i was a covid student. i don't think anything will ever compare to that. and if you can get through that, you can definitely get through strikes for certain. picket lines, protests and cancelled lectures — not the freshers' week many expected, but the reality on many university campuses this week. tim muffett, bbc news. hello, good morning from bbc london, i'm victoria cook. the comissioner of the metropolitan police has demanded increased legal protection for staff carrying weapons. sir mark rowley wrote to the home secretary after more than 100 officers effectively handed

in their weapons. the met said some were worried over the decision to charge an officer with the murder of chris kaba, who was shot in streatham hill last year. the ministry of defence has offered soldiers to be on standby to support the police. the government has said there will now be a review into armed policing. it's claimed london is missing out on the potential benefit of mass— e—scooter use. the operators behind rental schemes say they can cut car use and congestion. at the moment only rental e—scooters are allowed on the roads — private e—scooters are illegal. critics say they're dangerous and should be banned. the government says it is considering new legisaltion on their use. i think, right now, scooters are a missed opportunity in london. there's a lot of untapped potential in this mode of transport. i think if you go to cities like rome, madrid, brussels, you see everyone using e—scooters and getting out of their private vehicles.

two firefighters from essex have returned home after eight days working to find survivors of the earthquake in morocco. antony clement and tom jewell were part of a team of 60 search and rescue specialists from the uk who took part in the relief effort. 3,000 people were killed and more than 300,000 were injured or displaced when it struck the country earlier this month. luton airport has received the highest level of recognition for its efforts to reduce carbon output. it's the third major uk airport to achieve the accreditation and they've done that by increasing the number of fuel—efficient aircraft. it's also installated a solar plant and that provides a quarter of the site's electricity. let's take a look at the tubes . there's a good service on the tubes this morning — we'll keep you updated on that throughout the morning now the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. it was a mild and blustery night last night. the wind has fallen a little light, so today we've got sunny spells and a bit of patchy cloud.

any cloud this morning clearing eastwards. we'll see plenty of sunshine, actually. there's an outside chance of a shower, but most places dry. less breezy than yesterday. temperatures still getting up into the low 20s — 23 celsius being the maximum. overnight tonight, again, it's dry, it's clear. still going to be quite mild overnight. we'll see more cloud, though, edging in as we head through the early hours of tomorrow morning. that brings the chance of a shower which will continue into tuesday. the minimum temperature dropping to 10 celsius. now for tuesday, we've got some showers around. you might hear a rumble of thunder. but wednesday, a very deep area of low pressure moving in from the west. that's going to bring some strong winds and some rain. so really unsettled as we head through this week. wet and windy for wednesday. but as we head towards friday and the weekend a brief ridge of high pressure means dry conditions with a little more sunshine. that's all from us for now. there's more on all these stories online. we'll be back in half an hour.

hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. what a night in france at the rugby world cup with the welsh fans delighted. world cup with the welsh fans deli t hted. , , , delighted. living their best lives. we were talking _ delighted. living their best lives. we were talking about _ delighted. living their best lives. we were talking about ireland. i | we were talking about ireland. i could barely watch that game, incredible. this was nail—biting in the same way and i'm sure a lot of fans until it got closer to the full—time whistle were not entirely convinced they would do it. a record win over australia. outstanding performance. winning this 40—6 and they become the first team to reach the quarterfinals. and this in france, wales running in three tries. gareth davies with the opening one here afterjust four minutes.

nick tompkins added a second before jac morgan rounded things off, securing their biggest ever win against australia. we are such a small nation in terms of a tier_ we are such a small nation in terms of a tier 1 _ we are such a small nation in terms of a tieri nation in terms of playing _ of a tieri nation in terms of playing numbers. and we are proud the success— playing numbers. and we are proud the success has been based on hard work and _ the success has been based on hard work and punching above our weight. we get _ work and punching above our weight. we get confidence from results like tonight— we get confidence from results like tonight and building momentum. that makes _ tonight and building momentum. that makes us _ tonight and building momentum. that makes us more dangerous going forward — i'm a proud australian. i hate to see australian rugby do as poorly as we've been doing, particularly under my reign. you know, came back to want to try to help, but there's not only the wallabies we've got to improve, we've got to improve the whole system of australian rugby. and that's not an excuse. but we've just got to, we've got to have a really good look at ourselves and see what we've got to do to improve the way we're going about our rugby.

scotland needed to beat tonga in nice to keep their quarterfinal hopes alive. they also needed a bonus point. and they achieved just that, running in seven tries to win by 45 points to 17. next they'll need a bonus point win over romania and then, almost certainly, will have to beat ireland if they're to progress to the knockout stages. what about this for a scoreline in the premier league? sheffield united hitting rock bottom after being beaten 8—0 by newcastle. each goal at bramall lane coming from a different scorer, with alexander isak providing the icing on the cake with goal number eight to take newcastle up to 8th in the table. the travelling fans enjoyed that — the result is sheffield united's record league defeat. a day to forget for their fans. i'm sure this sheffield united fan agrees. she had had enough. this at seven—nil — she decided she wasn't going to leave like many other fans, but it was a good opportunity to catch up on her reading.

i would love to know what book that was — seems like it was a good one. tottenham's resurgence under new manager ange postocoglou continues as they got a hard—earned point in the north london derby at arsenal. twice behind in the match — the in form son heung min scored both spurs goals as they continued their unbeaten start to the season. 2—2 the final score. they were 4—0 down on friday — but team europe were the ones celebrating last night after a thrilling final day saw them finish level with the united states and retain the solheim cup. europe needed to win six of the 12 singles matches — and they got over the line thanks to a home favourite. that putt from spain's carlota ciganda on the 17th saw her beat nelly korda — winning europe's 14th and most crucial point. it finished 14—all but because europe were the holders, they keep the trophy for a record third time in a row. what a moment.

i what a moment. i am _ what a moment. i am just thinking do not drop it, it is crystal~ _ i am just thinking do not drop it, it is crystal-— the liberal democrats have become the first major political party to agree on an early version of a manifesto, ahead of next year's expected general election. the party's policies focus on local health services and the environment in the hope of winning conservative voters. we're joined now by the leader of the liberal democrats — sir ed davey. good morning. the last couple of elections the lib dems have said they would increase income tax by a penny to pay for improvements in the nhs and social care. i understand that policy is going. is that no income tax rises, even for wealthier people? income tax rises, even for wealthier tteole? . . income tax rises, even for wealthier tteole? . , ., , ., people? that is right and there is a tood people? that is right and there is a good reason- _ people? that is right and there is a good reason. we _ people? that is right and there is a good reason. we are _ people? that is right and there is a good reason. we are in _ people? that is right and there is a good reason. we are in a _ good reason. we are in a cost—of—living crisis and people are struggling with bills. they have got

stealth tax rises from the conservatives and the last thing they needed more tax rises and if you look at what the conservatives are doing, they are increasing income tax in an unfair way over the next four years. i do not think it credible for an opposition party to say they want to increase the tax burden more than the conservatives which is shocking. what we need to do on nhs and care policies and show how we will pay for them. one example, we propose to introduce free personal care that will help people to stay in homes longer and increase the speed at which people are discharged from hospital. although that comes with a 5 billion price tag, you make up to 3 billion of savings because the nhs can discharge people and people can be cared for at home. this is a sensible spend to save and as long as we can find the rest of the money which we will do when we produce our

costed manifesto, we can come up with credible policies, properly funded, that can transform the health service and transform the economy because waiting lists in the nhs are dragging the economy back. you say you will find the money like it is easy but we are talking potentially tens of billions. where? give me an — potentially tens of billions. where? give me an idea. _ give me an idea. first, i notice under the conservatives, when they want to find money they have found it. where would ou find money they have found it. where would you find _ find money they have found it. where would you find it? _ would you find it? i am coming to that. the conservative say they will find the money and when they want to they find it for pet projects, which are frankly dodgy ppe contracts and waste of money. we want to put money on the front line to help people. i will give you two are examples of proposals we have made about where the government can find money. the liberal democrats argued for a

windfall tax on the oil and gas companies on profits after the illegal invasion of ukraine and the price of energy went up and if the conservatives had done that properly we could have helped people with the cost of living. we pointed to an unfair tax cut the conservatives gave to the banks, a £4 billion in tax cuts since 2015. when you have oil and gas companies making tens of billions of profit and banks getting tax cuts, i think there is a way to find money in a fair way that means you are not asking people who are struggling to pay extra tax. igtgfheztt struggling to pay extra tax. what about the northern _ struggling to pay extra tax. what about the northern section of hsz? about the northern section of hs2? could you find money by scrapping that as it seems rishi sunak is considering? mt; that as it seems rishi sunak is considering?— that as it seems rishi sunak is considering? my worry is it will undermine _ considering? my worry is it will undermine the _ considering? my worry is it will undermine the economy - considering? my worry is it will undermine the economy and i considering? my worry is it will i undermine the economy and growth considering? my worry is it will - undermine the economy and growth and undermine the economy and growth and undermine future tax receipts. if we are serious about building an economy of the future, calling it a

net zero economy or world leading economy, we have to make significant investment and hs2 is an example but the conservatives seem to be rowing back on investments in for example wind power and electric vehicle infrastructure. these are the investments we need to make sure britain is a world leader in the economy of the future. when liberal democrats were in charge reassured massive investment in renewables and attracted tens of billions of investment into the country by having certain stable predictable, reliable policies. and we made britain the world leader in offshore wind and reduced the price of electricity dramatically from offshore wind so it is now cheaper than fossil fuels. if liberal democrats can help make britain a world leader in an industry of the future and cut energy bills so renewables are not the —— just the

most popular but cheaper. i think rishi sunak is giving up and is defeatist. the liberal democrats are proud of our country and think we can lead and have policies to make it happen. can lead and have policies to make it ha- ten. ~ . can lead and have policies to make it ha- ten. . . ., can lead and have policies to make it ha en, . ., ., can lead and have policies to make ithauenl. ., ., a ., it happen. what about your policy on brexit? there _ it happen. what about your policy on brexit? there seems _ it happen. what about your policy on brexit? there seems to _ it happen. what about your policy on brexit? there seems to be _ it happen. what about your policy on | brexit? there seems to be confusion. you are on television yesterday saying you were not talking about rejoining the eu but yourforeign affairs spokesman said we want to rejoin. we hear about lib dems, singing along to the three lions tune about rejoining. you want to rejoin? tune about re'oining. you want to re'oin? . tune about re'oining. you want to re'oin? , ., .., , ., tune about re'oining. you want to re'oin? , ., , ., ., rejoin? there is no confusion and if ou listen rejoin? there is no confusion and if you listen to _ rejoin? there is no confusion and if you listen to layla _ rejoin? there is no confusion and if you listen to layla moran. - rejoin? there is no confusion and if you listen to layla moran. she i rejoin? there is no confusion and if you listen to layla moran. she has| you listen to layla moran. she has led the work to ensure we can improve the relationship with europe. at the moment those things, long—term, are not on the table but what is on the table is the need to

rebuild trust with partners and start getting down some of the barriers the conservatives have put up barriers the conservatives have put up to trade into our economy. the trade dealjohnson made with the eu was a disaster. the liberal democrats voted against. labour voted for it but we voted against because we knew it was bad for the economy and predictions at the time we made have proved true, it has pushed up supermarket food prices for example. a top priority when people are suffering a cost—of—living crisis is to reduce prices to keep grocery prices and a way of doing that is getting rid of dreadful red tape the conservatives have put on farmers and importers and exporters. that is the way to get the economy growing and help people with the cost of living. professorjohn curtice tells lib dems members last night you are not standing apart from the other parties enough and if you are to

break through in the next election you need to do that. do break through in the next election you need to do that.— you need to do that. do you feel that pressure? _ you need to do that. do you feel that pressure? i— you need to do that. do you feel that pressure? i have _ you need to do that. do you feel that pressure? i have a - you need to do that. do you feel that pressure? i have a lot i you need to do that. do you feel that pressure? i have a lot of. you need to do that. do you feel i that pressure? i have a lot of time for professorjohn curtice who is a national treasure and an expert on national treasure and an expert on national voting trends. sometimes when it comes to votes lower down, his predictions have not always be right. he predicted it would be great for the liberal democrats in the may elections this year if we made a gain of one and we made a gain of 400. we outperformed what he was saying. when i look at predictions for the general election and see what is happening in blue wall seats, and increasingly in the west country which was our stronghold, we are beating the conservatives there. on the ground, in those seats, which is where the election is fought, 650 separate elections in general election is actually, i think we are competitive and doing better than expected and i

am grateful to be backing the liberal democrats, particularly former conservative switching to us because of our economic and health promises. because of our economic and health tromises. . .. because of our economic and health tromises. ., ,, , ., 5 live presenter nicky campbell is at the liberal democrat conference, finding out how voters are feeling — you can listen to coverage on bbc two, bbc news, 5 live and bbc sounds from nine o clock. conference season conference season is here. it feels a general election is close. something has changed. autumn is here, i think. here's carol. you are not wrong. i will show you the northern lights last night. they were widely seen but you needed clear skies. this was taken in scotland and the second further southin scotland and the second further south in cornwall. the colours are south in cornwall. the colours are so vibrant and gorgeous. we had a weather front moving across england and wales which is now clearing, taking the cloud. quite a bit of

cloud this morning in parts of scotland and northern ireland producing showers. a lot of the showers will be in scotland today, some thundery. breezy, windy and the west. and in the north. a lot of dry weather in england and wales with temperatures 15—23. overnight, under clear skies, temperatures 15—23. overnight, under clearskies, look temperatures 15—23. overnight, under clear skies, look out for the northern lights. breezy in the west and windy in the north. a weather front coming up from the south bringing showers and humid conditions into southern england, southwest, parts of wales and the midlands. at the same time there is weather front midlands. at the same time there is weatherfront bringing midlands. at the same time there is weather front bringing rain midlands. at the same time there is weatherfront bringing rain into western ireland and the outer hebrides. and not a cold night. tomorrow, the first front pushes north—eastwards. the second does a similar thing taking north—eastwards. the second does a

similarthing taking rain. and it will be another breezy, windy day. windy on the door. showers push up and clear into the north sea. the rain moves through northern ireland, northern england and scotland. behind it showers. into the afternoon, some dry weather further south and sunshine. temperatures 14-23. south and sunshine. temperatures 14—23. then things changed. overnight tuesday, high—pressure builds. we have a developing area of low pressure coming in from the south—west. it will bring heavier rain and strong winds. an innocuous start on wednesday, dry and bright, cloud building ahead of the rain. and we are looking at widespread gales. inland, gusting between 50—60 mph and around the irish sea coast, more than that. temperatures 14—20.

this is the track we expect stormy weather to take but it could change because it is developing. if we look at wind speeds around the irish sea coast, 60—75 mph but the potential for hire. we could see 80 mph gusts of wind which means it could cause travel disruption and damage. thursday is looking more quiet. from creating his famously violent characters to revealing how he and his wife split the gardening, one of britain's most celebrated comedians has shared all in his new memoir. ade edmondson first rose to fame in the 19805 sitcom the young ones and has gone on to star on both stage and screen throughout his 40—year career. let's take a look at some of his best bits. # you're just too good to be true.

# can't take my eyes off of you. i think i'll be on my way then. no, no, wait. what is it? do you want a cup of tea? it's quite easy, really. all you've got to do is match up six pictures of famous noses with six pictures of famous bogeys. thought that would shock you. when i broke my neck at school, all i was given was an aspirin. and i always know i'm going to wake up with the most attractive person in the world. morning, richie. morning, eddie. adejoins us now. were there your best bits? well, that was a strange little package.

there you got. it has been a odd career. i can understand why people find it difficult.— find it difficult. lovely to have ou in find it difficult. lovely to have you in the _ find it difficult. lovely to have you in the north _ find it difficult. lovely to have you in the north west - find it difficult. lovely to have you in the north west of- find it difficult. lovely to have i you in the north west of england because if you rewind, it is where it all started. t because if you rewind, it is where it all started.— it all started. i met rik here in 1975 in the _ it all started. i met rik here in 1975 in the drama _ it all started. i met rik here in 1975 in the drama university. i it all started. i met rik here inj 1975 in the drama university. , it all started. i met rik here in i 1975 in the drama university. , at the university, drama department. equity was a closed shop at the time and to get into equity you had to forge variety contracts and we did this by playing the, band on the wall. ~ , ., , , this by playing the, band on the wall. ~ i. , , m wall. when did you first see rik? on the bus. i wall. when did you first see rik? on the bus- i did — wall. when did you first see rik? on the bus. i did not— wall. when did you first see rik? on the bus. i did not realise _ wall. when did you first see rik? on the bus. i did not realise it _ wall. when did you first see rik? on the bus. i did not realise it was i the bus. i did not realise it was him. it was in the days of smoking on buses. i saw a man tapping a cigarette, tapping both ends. and i

thought that bloke is an idiot because you only need to tap one end. and he blew six perfect smoke rings which made me hate him, also. we followed each other into the department and i discovered it was rik. and, three years later, we were an official double act. there was no other way. we became comedians by accident. i think we would have been act as if the union had let us. straight actors? yes, i think that is what we thought we were going to be when we arrived. but is what we thought we were going to be when we arrived.— is what we thought we were going to be when we arrived. but comedy took ou in. be when we arrived. but comedy took you in- comedy _ be when we arrived. but comedy took you in. comedy accidentally _ you in. comedy accidentally happened. a lot of your work, it is funny but it is acting. tt happened. a lot of your work, it is funny but it is acting.— funny but it is acting. it is. i have never— funny but it is acting. it is. i have never been _ funny but it is acting. it is. i have never been a - funny but it is acting. it is. ij have never been a stand-up funny but it is acting. it is. i— have never been a stand-up comedian. have never been a stand—up comedian. i have never stood up and said, this is me and isn't it funny about sandwiches? t is me and isn't it funny about sandwiches?— is me and isn't it funny about sandwiches? . ., ., , ., sandwiches? i have never done any of that. i am sandwiches? i have never done any of that- i am sure _ sandwiches? i have never done any of that. i am sure you _ sandwiches? i have never done any of

that. i am sure you could. _ sandwiches? i have never done any of that. i am sure you could. i _ sandwiches? i have never done any of that. i am sure you could. i have i that. i am sure you could. i have alwa s that. i am sure you could. i have always been _ that. i am sure you could. i have always been a — that. i am sure you could. i have always been a character. - that. i am sure you could. i have always been a character. there i that. i am sure you could. i have i always been a character. there are a lot of actors like that. richard briers, arthur lowe. all of them are thought of as funny but they are basically character actors. your memoir, basically character actors. your memoir. you — basically character actors. your memoir, you are _ basically character actors. your memoir, you are trying - basically character actors. your memoir, you are trying to i basically character actors. your memoir, you are trying to understand who you are and work yourself out. even the title, berserker, does that. tt even the title, berserker, does that. . even the title, berserker, does that. , �* , ~ even the title, berserker, does that. �* , ,, that. it is called berserker because i have a that. it is called berserker because i have a faint _ that. it is called berserker because i have a faint amount _ that. it is called berserker because i have a faint amount of— that. it is called berserker because i have a faint amount of viking i i have a faint amount of viking heritage. 10% viking. to�*s heritage. 10% viking. 1096 scandinavian. _ heritage. 10% viking. 1096 scandinavian. hold - heritage. 10% viking. 10% scandinavian. hold onto that. you have been on the canal this morning! a berserker, if you do not know, is a kind of viking warrior. they were a kind of viking warrior. they were a special elite unit, elite because they were drunk so they were drugged and drunk and it made them invisible. they were like wild men. that seemed to encapsulates a lot of

my early childhood and into my 20s. and a berserkerframe my early childhood and into my 20s. and a berserker frame of my early childhood and into my 20s. and a berserkerframe of mind. craved excitement. and i had a rather strange childhood. i was sent away when i was quite young and beaten a lot by teachers with sticks and it made me replace the idea of love with the search for adrenaline and that is why it is called berserker.— and that is why it is called berserker. ., ., ., berserker. you have gone quiet. i am berserker. you have gone quiet. i am watching — berserker. you have gone quiet. i am watching you. _ berserker. you have gone quiet. i am watching you. what - berserker. you have gone quiet. i am watching you. what do i berserker. you have gone quiet. i am watching you. what do you | berserker. you have gone quiet. - i am watching you. what do you mean? you replaced love with a search for adrenaline, because that is what you became used to? t do adrenaline, because that is what you became used to?— became used to? i do not think! understood _ became used to? i do not think! understood what _ became used to? i do not think! understood what love _ became used to? i do not think! understood what love was. i became used to? i do not think! understood what love was. and | became used to? i do not think i| understood what love was. and it became used to? i do not think i i understood what love was. and it was a bizarre little childhood. i did not really find love until my 20s. but you found it. i did, yes. 50 the

damage was not permanent? there is a japanese art form where if you break that cup and mend it, you mend it with gold glue. i think i am that. i am perfectly fine and can hold a couple of coffee. you can see where i have been. i think we have to live with that.— have to live with that. cracks are far more interesting. _ far more interesting. you talk about finding love and we talked about you and your wife jennifer saunders. in the book you do not talk a huge amount about family. you are still quite private. i decided to make it mostly about my self. ., ., �* ., ., , ., self. you don't want to share the limelight? _ self. you don't want to share the limelight? there _ self. you don't want to share the limelight? there is _ self. you don't want to share the limelight? there is the _ self. you don't want to share the limelight? there is the law- self. you don't want to share the limelight? there is the law of. limelight? there is the law of diminishing — limelight? there is the law of diminishing returns _ limelight? there is the law of diminishing returns in - limelight? there is the law of diminishing returns in that. limelight? there is the law of| diminishing returns in that you limelight? there is the law of - diminishing returns in that you used to call it the hello complex. if you

talk too much about yourself and partnership the next day, you will split up. so we kind of keep our private life very private. find split up. so we kind of keep our private life very private. and there are our private life very private. and there are your bathrobes. _ private life very private. and there are your bathrobes. 0h. _ private life very private. and there are your bathrobes. 0h. where . private life very private. and there l are your bathrobes. 0h. where was that? we were _ are your bathrobes. 0h. where was that? we were picking _ are your bathrobes. 0h. where was that? we were picking up _ are your bathrobes. 0h. where was that? we were picking up an - are your bathrobes. 0h. where was i that? we were picking up an honorary doctorate. together. yes, we are both doctors. it doctorate. together. yes, we are both doctore— doctorate. together. yes, we are both doctors. it was not the hello shoot. a really _ both doctors. it was not the hello shoot. a really bad _ both doctors. it was not the hello shoot. a really bad hello - both doctors. it was not the hello shoot. a really bad hello shoot. l shoot. a really bad hello shoot. you are famously _ shoot. a really bad hello shoot. you are famously happy, - shoot. a really bad hello shoot. - you are famously happy, successful, together. and yet private. has it been sometimes difficult to hold back? i been sometimes difficult to hold back? ~ , ., , ., , back? i think people would be distressed _ back? i think people would be distressed and _ back? i think people would be distressed and bored - back? i think people would be distressed and bored by - back? i think people would be distressed and bored by how. back? i think people would be - distressed and bored by how tedious and ordinary our lives are. like splitting the gardening. she does the pretty stuff i do the vegetables. we spend most of our lives watching rubbish telly with a meal on our knees. it is quite

ordinary in our house.- meal on our knees. it is quite ordinary in our house. what is the rubbish telly? _ rubbish telly? we watch antiques roadshow. that's not rubbish. what would vivien make of that? he was a medical student who would be a consultant by now. . the trainee doctors seem to be the most drunk at the time. find the trainee doctors seem to be the most drunk at the time.— the trainee doctors seem to be the most drunk at the time. and the most sleep deprived. _ most drunk at the time. and the most sleep deprived. a _ most drunk at the time. and the most sleep deprived, a bit _ most drunk at the time. and the most sleep deprived, a bit like _ most drunk at the time. and the most sleep deprived, a bit like you. - most drunk at the time. and the most sleep deprived, a bit like you. you - sleep deprived, a bit like you. you do not sleep _ sleep deprived, a bit like you. you do not sleep so — sleep deprived, a bit like you. yfrl, do not sleep so well. sleep deprived, a bit like you. yfrl. do not sleep so well. if i go to bed thinking about something, it will wake me early in the morning. i was listening to the extended version of your desert island discs which has a remarkable resonance. your stories about life with rik and losing him, and about your childhood. what response if you had

to do that? it childhood. what response if you had to do that? ., , , childhood. what response if you had to do that? . , , ., to do that? it has been flattering. when i wrote _ to do that? it has been flattering. when i wrote the _ to do that? it has been flattering. when i wrote the book, _ to do that? it has been flattering. when i wrote the book, i - to do that? it has been flattering. when i wrote the book, i did - to do that? it has been flattering. when i wrote the book, i did not. when i wrote the book, i did not want to write... it sounds stupid. i did not want it to be self obsessed which sounds odd if you are writing an autobiography, but i wanted a connection with other people. i talk a lot about the world i was living in as the book goes on. and i doffed it with what was number one at the time. when i hear a record, it is like one of proust�*s madeleines. it is a social history of our times. anyone of my age will hopefully find something of themselves in the book. they will. it is lovely to see you. thank you very much indeed. flan they will. it is lovely to see you. thank you very much indeed. can i 'ust sa , thank you very much indeed. can i just say. you _

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the met said some were worried over the decision to charge an officer with the murder of chris kaba, who was shot in streatham hill last year. the ministry of defence has offered soldiers to be on standby to support the police. the government has said there will now be a review into armed policing. it's claimed london is missing out on the potential benefit of mass e—scooter use. the operators behind rental schemes say they can cut car use and congestion. at the moment only rental e—scooters are allowed on the roads. private e—scooters are illegal. critics say they're dangerous and should be banned. the government says it is considering new legisaltion on their use. let's take a look at the tubes now. now let's have a look at the weather for today. it's going to be a dry and mild day. it's going to be a mix

of cloudy and sunny spells. it's going to be less windy than it's been lately too. top temperature of 23 degrees. that's all from us for now. there's more on all these stories on our website and the bbc news app. we'll be back in half an hour, but for now i'll hand you back to sally and jon. good morning, welcome to breakfast with sally nugent and jon kay. our headlines today. the head of the metropolitan police demands more legal protection for officers who carry weapons, after more than 100 stand down from firearms duty. time ticks on the future of hs2 — a definitive decision on whether or not to build the northern route could be made this week. a call for tougher sentences for dangerous drivers who kill — four bereaved families says they want to see more life sentences.

they are murderers. they are murderers, no matter what way you look at it, they are murderers. greater manchester is the first area outside of london in nearly four decades to bring buses under public control. more could follow. i will be looking at what that means for passengers. the largest ever sample of an asteroid lands safely back on earth, and nasa hope it will provide clues into the formation of the solar system. good morning. today is a day of sunshine and showers. most of them across scotland, where it will also be windy. there is the potential for some stormy weather coming our way on wednesday. all the details later. good morning. it's monday, 25th september. the commissioner of the metropolitan police has demanded increased legal protection for staff carrying weapons. it comes as more than 100 officers have stood down from firearms duties, following a murder charge

against one of their colleagues. vincent mcaviney reports. you would normally only see the army on the streets of london after a terror attack. but following the decision of over 100 officers to hand in their permit to carry a firearm, military personnel are on standby in case of an emergency. on sunday, suella braverman called for a review into armed policing. her intervention was welcomed by the metropolitan police commissioner, sir mark rowley. in an open letter, he called for an urgent reset, writing, improvements to the met police were being undermined by a system, not set up to help officers succeed, identifying police pursuits and the use of force as areas of the most glaring unfairness. he said officers need sufficient legal protection to do theirjob and keep the public safe, because they're now more afraid of years of uncertainty for them and theirfamilies in the

legal system, than they are of confronting dangerous or armed criminals and terrorists. it all comes after a met police officer was charged on thursday with the murder of unarmed chris kaba last year. the 24—year—old was fatally shot in a borrowed car in south london, a car the police say was linked to an incident involving a gun. the met police are keen to stress that military personnel will not be involved in armed patrols across the capital's streets. that work will be done by police officers, the majority of which, the bbc has been told, will be from the met. but their numbers will be bulked out with officers from other forces from across the country. it's understood, though, that some officers from those forces have refused to work in london in solidarity with their met colleagues. the home secretary said she ordered the review to ensure armed officers have the confidence to do theirjob. the big question, though, is whether that installs confidence in the communities they serve. vincent mcaviney, bbc news.

coming up to five past eight. sally has more of the news. a decision on whether the government will scrap the birmingham to manchester section of the hs2 rail line, is expected to be made this week. the future of the project has come into question, in the face of rising costs. but scaling back the route has been criticised by business leaders, who say the government would be abandoning the north and the midlands. here's our business reporter noor nanji. are key parts of hs2 are about to be scrapped? the speculation has been mounting over the weekend. on saturday, more than 80 companies and business leaders sent a letter to the government seeking clarity over its commitment to hs2. the mayor of london, sadiq khan, also wrote to prime minister rishi sunak, warning him against axing central parts of the hs2 project. he said doing that could be a colossal waste of money. the government has so far refused to commit to the current plans

for the rail link, and on sunday the defence secretary, grant shapps, told the bbc that it would be crazy not to review plans as costs have soared. the proposal for hs2 was first put forward in 2009. the aim to speed up journey times and create more capacity. but hs2 has faced delays, cuts and spiralling costs. the original plan would have connected london to birmingham, and then leeds to manchester. in 2021, the section from birmingham to leeds was cancelled. other key elements now appear to be in doubt. the high speed rail is supposed to come here to euston, but earlier this year the government announced it was pausing work on the new central london terminus. now question marks are hanging over the line that's meant to link the west midlands and crewe, before moving on to manchester. the last official estimate on hs2 costs, excluding the cancelled eastern section, added up to about £71 billion, although this was in 2019 prices. pressure is mounting for a decision to be made, with rumours that could come as soon as this week.

noor nanji, bbc news. let's speak now to our chief political correspondent, henry zeffman. henry, senior politicians have waded in on the row — what have they had to say? it is such a big decision that will have an impact for years to come? that is right. this has been the government's flagship infrastructure project on successive conservative prime ministers back to 2010. that is why you have had so many significant figures from previous governments, previous conservative government, michael heseltine, david cameron, george osborne, boris johnson, all worn rishi sunak not to scrap the leg of hs2 from birmingham to manchester. but as well as a big decision, it has, as you are just hearing, very big costs. that is why the government has started to look

at it afresh. there could well be a decision this week. i mean, certainly the political sound and fury over the weekend kind of talk as a given that the government is going to scrap this leg from birmingham to manchester. that leaves the government in an awkward position, if in fact they have not made that decision yet. there is one particular reason why i think it might be in their interests to give some clarity on the status of the line from birmingham to manchester this week, and that's because on sunday the conservative party's annual conference begins and it is taking place in manchester. interesting. thank you. later today, the crown prosecution service will announce whether it plans to seek a new trial against former nurse lucy letby, on several outstanding attempted murder charges. our reporter yunus mulla is at manchester crown court this morning. yunus, what are we expecting to happen today?

lucy letby was told she would spend the rest of her life in prison when she was convicted here at manchester crown court. she was cleared of two charges of attempted murder. and there were these six other charges of attempted murder that the jury were not able to reach verdicts upon. they relate to five babies, three girls and two boys, with the offences are said to have taken place between september 2015 and june 2016. mrjustice goss told bcbs to consider whether they wanted to go for a recharge... what the cps will be looking at, they won't tell us the fine detail, of course, but the general guidance would suggest that they would have to consider the public interest. they would have to be —— there would have to be a significant public interest in seeking a verdict on

these outstanding charges. there are a number of other factors. these outstanding charges. there are a number of otherfactors. for example, the merits of the case, the views expressed by the trialjudge, the interests of the alleged victims. there is a presumption that the prosecution would go for a retrial, but there has to be this public interest test. also, lucy letby, we don't know if she will be here or she will appear by video link, orwhethershe here or she will appear by video link, or whether she will appear at all. she was not here for her sentencing. she has challenged those convictions against her. she has always denied the charges she faced here at manchester crown court. that is why she has lodged that appeal. away from here these legal proceedings, operation hummingbird, the cheshire police investigation, they have spent about £10 million on this investigation, they say there are still a number of active investigations involving a number of babies over several years.— babies over several years. thank ou. thousands of university students face disruption today, as staff at more than 50 universities begin a five day strike.

it is part of a long—running dispute by members of the university and college union, over pay and conditions. employers say this year's pay deal is the highest offer in 20 years, but the union is calling for an above—inflation rise and an end to insecure contracts. figures due to be published later today are expected to confirm that more than one million nhs appointments and operations have been cancelled because of strikes. nhs providers — which represents health service managers — has described the milestone as "damaging and demoralising". screenwriters in the us say they have reached a tentative deal with studio bosses, that could see them end their industrial action. the strike, lasting nearly five months, is the longest to affect hollywood in decades, and has halted most film and tv production. the liberal democrats have become the first major political party to agree on an early version of a manifesto, ahead of next year's expected general election. today is the third day of the party's annual conference in bournemouth.

our political correspondent peter saull is there for us this morning. peter, what policies are the lib dems pushing? they say the liberal democrats, when they speak to voters, the one thing that comes up time and time again is problems with the nhs, whether that be ambulance wait times, the inability to get a gp, dental appointments. the golden thread they say runs through this pre—manifesto document that they approved yesterday is tackling some of those problems within the health service. the question is, how are they going to fund some of the policies they have already announced? today they have already announced? today they have confirmed they will scrap something that was in the lib dem manifesto in both of the two previous general elections. that is putting an extra penny in the pound on income tax. ed davey was on this programme earlier. the liberal democrat leader. he said expanding the when full tax on gas and oil giants, reversing some of the

bankers bonuses the government brought in. that is a question for them to answer in what is left of this conference and perhaps as we look towards the general election in some —— at some in the next 12 months. tension is potentially coming today on the issue of housing. young liberal democrats saying they would like to block plans to end top—down housing targets. brexit also causing a little bit of a ruckus. ed davey heckled twice in the conference hall yesterday for not taking a firmer stance on taking us back into the european union. it was not entirely plain sailing for him yesterday. or should i say plain kayaking, as he was out in the english channel. he really is ending up in the blue stuff, ultimately. that was an intentional photocall from the liberal democrats. a prodigal —— is a pretty typical thing to do at party conferences. peter, thank you. so he did mean to end up in the water. have got some other underwater

shots, not of sir ed davey but of a rear octopus filmed on a live stream from the deep ocean. look at these. nicknamed dumbo because he's got ears like the famous disney elephant, this breed of octopus can live at depths of up to seven—thousand metres. he was filmed by a remotely—operated vehicle — run by the ocean exploration trust. we think he is quite cute. i think he is really cute. look at him. his ears or finns flapping around. he looks a little bit lonely. i hope he has got friends down there. he looks like casper the ghost. we like him. 14 like casper the ghost. we like him. 1a minutes past eight. carol as the weather. we might need to batten down the hatches. that's right. good morning. wednesday is looking potentially quite stormy. something we are keeping a very close eye on. strong winds and heavy rain. today is a

mixture of sunshine and showers. quite blustery. what we have is a dry start across much of england and wales. we have seen the back edge of the cloud pulling away from the south—east. you could catch an isolated shower in parts of wales, northern england, northern ireland through the morning. this will be the exception rather than the rule. however, you are more likely to see heavy showers across scotland. some will have the odd rumble of thunder. gusty winds in the west and north, in excess of a0 mph. a lot of dry weather as we head into the afternoon. a fair bit of sunshine. temperatures responding accordingly. 15 in limerick, 23 in london. as we head through the evening and overnight, they will be clear skies. still breezy. we will also have a front coming from the south bringing in humid air. also some showers in south—west england, in through wales, potentially the midlands as well. the odd rumble of thunder. another weather front bringing some rain and across western parts of

northern ireland and the outer hebrides. it is not going to be a cold night. lows of nine to 15 degrees. tomorrow we start off with the showery rain pushing north—east was, eventually clearing into the north sea. and we have got the band of rain moving across northern ireland, parts of northern england and scotland. this will be heavier. behind it, a few showers. a lot of dry weather, a fair bit of sunshine. highs of 23. then on wednesday, it looks like we have stormy conditions coming in from the south—west. we will be ready for it. thank you. last month on breakfast we shared the story of frankiejules—hough, who was killed, along with her unborn baby, when her car was hit at 92mph, while stationary on the hard shoulder. despite new laws being introduced last year, that allow life sentences to be given to the worst offenders of dangerous driving, adil iqbal was jailed for 12 years injuly. frankie's partner calvin is now supporting a campaign calling for an end to lenient sentences, and has been to meet otherfamilies

who have also lost loved ones to reckless driving. jayne mccubbin has the story. 0h, she was stunning. she didn't know it. she could go to sainsbury�*s and she would make a friend. she knew the whole of home alone off by heart. hi, baby. i miss you too. we want to tell you about six lives and six deaths and the families who believe they have been failed by the justice system. they are murderers. no matter what way you look at it, they are murderers. your entire family isjust not there any more. what does it take to get a life sentence? l we did a little selfie. that is the last picture we have got together. on christmas eve 2021, lillie clack accepted a lift home from a friend of a friend. she had no idea he had been

drinking and had previous drink—driving convictions. they all pleaded with charlie hilton to stop that car. and lillie begged to get out of the car. lillie begged for him to stop and let her out. the speeds of 120 mph, hitting curbs, hitting sleeping policemen. when he hit the tree at roughly about 90 mph, the car turned over. that's when i think he broke her neck. lillie's killer was sentenced to 1a years in prison, the maximum sentence a killer driver could get at that time. but it was deducted to ten years after a guilty plea. and within five years of coming out, he will get his licence back. i can't even tell you how that felt to hear that this was the fourth time this person was standing in front of a judge for drink—driving. and on this occasion he had killed somebody. by the time he's 34 he will be

behind the wheel of a car again. we have looked at this issue before with calvin buckley. he lost his girlfriend and unborn child in may, almost a year afterjudges were given greater powers to impose life sentences for road crimes. today, he is meeting other bereaved families who all want that to change. he had no seat belt on. he had twice the drink limit. he had four times cocaine limits. twice the speed limit. and he was on his phone as well. and he mounted the pavement? he mounted the pavement. six—year—old charlotte was killed as she walked to the shops with her dad. what sentence did he get? six years, four months. so he will be out in a couple of years, which is, yeah, it is nowhere near long enough. this is jade mace, her mum lisa and lisa's husband, paul carter.

the guy was on three different types of drugs, one being crystal meth, being 15 times over the limit. 15 times over the limit. he was overtaking, so he was on the wrong side of the road. he was travelling at 96 mph in a 60 mph zone. what sentence did he get? he got ten and a half years. he could be out in seven. 2.3 years per person. it'sjust not enough. and this is frankie. to think at one point he was doing 129 mph just he hit frankie's car. he was filming it while he was driving, holding the steering wheel with one hand and his mobile phone in the other. overtaking people, tailgating, aggressive driving, causing panic. and yet he didn't get a maximum sentence?

no. independentjudges consider a range of guidelines when sentencing. things like whether the driver was drunk when using their mobile phone, or when being chased by the police. anybody can ask the attorney general�*s office to review a sentence if they think it is too lenient. it can be reconsidered by the court of appeal. this was filmed just before frankie died. a party to reveal she and calvin were expecting a daughter, niamh. calvin has been granted an appeal. it will be heard on the very day niamh was due to be born. everyone else in this room were refused an appeal. they were told the sentences handed down were not unduly lenient. the charity, roadpeace, is calling for greater use of the powers open to the judiciary, and an end to what they believe are unduly lenient sentences and a much wider use of lifetime driving bans. you don't think anybody to get their licence back?

never, never. never ever should should you be allowed to drive again. driving is a privilege, whether it is to take our children to school, whether it is to go to work. that privilege should be taken away the minute you kill our loved ones. that privilege should never be given back to you. that is a small price to pay for the life you have just taken. i've noticed your tattoo. that is lillie's lips! yeah, i can kiss when i want to kiss her. that's all i've got left of my little girl. because somebody didn't want to stop. a coward didn't want to stop and let my baby out of a car. that was jane mccubbin's report. we are joined that was jane mccubbin's report. we arejoined by that was jane mccubbin's report. we are joined by the chief that was jane mccubbin's report. we arejoined by the chief —— that was jane mccubbin's report. we are joined by the chief —— detective chief superintendent andy cox. morning. thank you for coming in to talk about this. usually distressing stories there we

saw. tragically, those are not the only people who will be affected. today, many more families will hear bad news, won't they?— bad news, won't they? that's right. devastating. _ bad news, won't they? that's right. devastating. of— bad news, won't they? that's right. devastating, of course. _ bad news, won't they? that's right. devastating, of course. round - bad news, won't they? that's right. | devastating, of course. round about five people every single day in the uk die on the roads. every single day families are devastated. unfortunately, i think we need to look at the wider peace. tumi people don't think road crisis will affect them, they are very complacent around it. there is a very selfish and complacent attitude to driving. unfortunately, the phrase accident is used. but the crimes we have seen there, the devastation it is because, that is a driver because my choice to be selfish, dangerous, reckless. we need to change the language. we need to change as a society in terms of how we see road grime. society in terms of how we see road crime. ~ ., society in terms of how we see road i rime. . ., ., ., society in terms of how we see road crime. . . . ., , ., grime. what language needs to chance? grime. what language needs to change? the — grime. what language needs to change? the fact _ grime. what language needs to change? the fact people - grime. what language needs to change? the fact people say i grime. what language needs to change? the fact people say it| grime. what language needs to | change? the fact people say it is grime. what language needs to - change? the fact people say it is an accident would _ change? the fact people say it is an accident would imply _ change? the fact people say it is an accident would imply it _ change? the fact people say it is an accident would imply it is _ change? the fact people say it is an accident would imply it is one - change? the fact people say it is an accident would imply it is one of - accident would imply it is one of those things, it was i was going to happen, it was bad luck. actually, the offences we are seeing now, they

are drivers' choices to be reckless and dangerous and to devastate lives. we have to change the language, to change how we perceive it, so people can get from a to b safely. tumi people are prepared to touch their phone to drive too fast, touch their phone to drive too fast, to have that drink, and to take that risk. —— too many people. five people today will get a knock on their door. it people today will get a knock on their door-— their door. it is such a brutal fiuure, their door. it is such a brutal figure. isn't _ their door. it is such a brutal figure, isn't it? _ their door. it is such a brutal figure, isn't it? those - their door. it is such a brutal i figure, isn't it? those families frustrated that sentences aren't longer, that despite a change in the law nobody has yet been jailed for life for this. is it frustrating for us police officers as well? it is, of course- _ us police officers as well? it is, of course. but _ us police officers as well? it is, of course. but taking _ us police officers as well? it is, of course. but taking a - us police officers as well? it is, of course. but taking a step - us police officers as well? it 3 of course. but taking a step back, we need to see how other crime is perceived. i would use this example. people drive outrageously and dangerously, may be 150 mph or more, they might do it at teatime today somewhere. that happens routinely. the risk they take about a summary carrying a knife, i'm not condoning that of course, carrying a knife is

very dangerous, but the way we perceive those crimes is very different and the way we sentences very different. the risk, the devastation those individuals might cause, arguably the 150 mph dangerous —— driver is more dangerous —— driver is more dangerous and reckless. we dangerous -- driver is more dangerous and reckless. we should see a car as — dangerous and reckless. we should see a car as a _ dangerous and reckless. we should see a car as a weapon _ dangerous and reckless. we should see a car as a weapon potentially, l see a car as a weapon potentially, like a knife? we see a car as a weapon potentially, like a knife?— see a car as a weapon potentially, like a knife? , ., , , like a knife? we should see somebody who chooses — like a knife? we should see somebody who chooses to _ like a knife? we should see somebody who chooses to be _ like a knife? we should see somebody who chooses to be dangerous - like a knife? we should see somebody who chooses to be dangerous and - who chooses to be dangerous and reckless, we should see the crime and the choice they made rather than referring to it as an accident or seeing it is in a traffic offence. it is not. it is a road grime that has devastating consequences. it kills. —— wrote crime. we need to see that reflected in sentencing. uni —— is a perception needs to change. what else needs to change? how we challenge speeding drivers. unfortunately, the people see it as a badge of honour if they go to a speed awareness workshop. much in the same way we did for drink—drive, where that is widely seen as

unacceptable. speed needs to move into that category as well. this is one example. if you are in a car where you are perhaps the speeding driver, oryourfamily friend where you are perhaps the speeding driver, or yourfamily friend is, driver, or your family friend is, challenge driver, or yourfamily friend is, challenge that person. we have seen the consequences it has. lifelong devastation for all those families. there are families up and down the country every single day that devastation. it doesn't have to be that way. we don't have to accept it. , , ., it. there will be hundreds of thousands — it. there will be hundreds of thousands of _ it. there will be hundreds of thousands of people - it. there will be hundreds of thousands of people doing l it. there will be hundreds of - thousands of people doing speed awareness courses who will say, hang on a minute, that is very different from the extremes we are just hearing about, but he would say it is a continuum, we need to see the whole picture? i is a continuum, we need to see the whole picture?— whole picture? i do. the law is the law. it is whole picture? i do. the law is the law- it is every _ whole picture? i do. the law is the law. it is every reason _ whole picture? i do. the law is the law. it is every reason in _ whole picture? i do. the law is the law. it is every reason in this - law. it is every reason in this regard, to people safe. we need to really change our culture around driving. it is to go from a to b safely, to keep everybody say. one thing i would change, for example, is the exceptional hardship claim that defendants can make. that is where you have accrued 12 points,

you plead to the court that you are going to be suffering hardship if you lose your licence. a hardship for me is with the crash victims. everybody knows you have to be safe and sensible on the road. when we pass our test we know we have to meet standards, stay low. if you get 12 points you should lose your licence. the fact that people don't, it is not exceptional, one in five. we should remove that option. there are people who claim exceptional hardship that then go on while they would otherwise have been suspended or disqualified from driving, to kill. it has devastating consequences. exceptional hardship is one example of the system not quite working and being not on the side victims, not on the side of lawful, safe and sensible people. fascinating to talk to you. thank you so much. and thank you to all those families who shared their stories with jane mccubbin. morning live follows breakfast on bbc one this morning. let's find out what they have in store with gethin and vick.

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you might have seen these littered all over the country. they contain so—called hippie crack and drive everyone mad. but dr xand, a change in law means they're no longerjust annoying, they're soon to be illegal? they are going to be. nitrous oxide has increasingly become the party drug - of choice for teenagers - and even some footballers. that's set to change due to it being reclassified as a class c drug. - but if a fine or imprisonment isn't enough to put people off, - i'll tell you how it can even cause paralysis. l and all of us here can't stop talking about strictly. it takes two host janette manrara tell us the couples that impressed her this weekend. and nadiya is here with strictly fitness. see you at 9:15 thank you.

time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london, i'm victoria cook. the comissioner of the metropolitan police has demanded increased legal protection for staff carrying weapons. sir mark rowley wrote to the home secretary after more than 100 officers effectively handed in their weapons. the met said some were worried over the decision to charge an officer with the murder of chris kaba, who was shot in streatham hill last year. the ministry of defence has offered soldiers to be on standby to support the police. the government has said there will now be a review into armed policing. it's claimed london is missing out on the potential benefit of mass e—scooter use. the operators behind rental schemes say they can cut car use and congestion. at the moment, only rental e—scooters are allowed on the roads — private e—scooters are illegal.

critics say they're dangerous and should be banned. the government says it is considering new legisaltion on their use. i think, right now, scooters are a missed opportunity in london. there's a lot of untapped potential in this mode of transport. i think if you go to cities like rome, madrid, brussels, you see everyone using e—scooters and getting out of their private vehicles. two firefighters from essex have returned home after eight days working to find survivors of the earthquake in morocco. antony clement and tom jewell were part of a team of 60 search and rescue specialists from the uk who took part in the relief effort. 3,000 people were killed and more than 300,000 were injured or displaced when it struck the country earlier this month. luton airport has received the highest level of recognition for its efforts to reduce carbon output. it's the third major uk airport to achieve the accreditation. they've done that by

increasing the number of fuel—efficient aircraft. it's also installed a solar plant and that provides a quarter of the site's electricity. a look at the tubes now. there's a good service on the tubes this morning — we'll keep you updated on that throughout the morning now the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. it was a mild and blustery night last night. the wind has fallen a little light, so today we've got sunny spells and a bit of patchy cloud. any cloud this morning clearing eastwards. we'll see plenty of sunshine, actually. there's an outside chance of a shower, but most places dry. less breezy than yesterday. temperatures still getting up into the low 20s — 23 celsius being the maximum. overnight tonight, again, it's dry, it's clear. still going to be quite mild overnight. we'll see more cloud, though, edging in as we head through the early hours of tomorrow morning. that brings the chance of a shower which will continue into tuesday. the minimum temperature dropping to 10 celsius. now for tuesday, we've got some showers around. you might hear a rumble of thunder.

but wednesday, a very deep area of low pressure moving in from the west. that's going to bring some strong winds and some rain. so really unsettled as we head through this week. wet and windy for wednesday. but as we head towards friday and the weekend a brief ridge of high pressure means dry conditions with a little more sunshine. that's all. there's more on all these stories online. we'll be back in half an hour. but for now i'll hand you back to sally and jon hello, this is breakfast with sally nugent and jon kay. the first buses in england to be brought back under public ownership since the 1980s are now on the roads in greater manchester. it could be happening in other parts. transport correspondent katy austin is at a depot in bolton for us this morning. all change.

welcome to sunny bolton interchange. there were more buses, they seem to have departed. buses leaving here and wigan and other parts of greater manchester are now part of the bee network. since 1986, outside of london, bus companies have essentially been able to run services they want to. local authorities stepping in in some places to subsidise those where they are needed. greater manchester is now using the powers to bring the network back under its control which means it will decide timetables, routes, bus fares, and the companies bid for contracts to run them. we can look at the national backdrop to this because buses are still the most used form of public transport but the long—term picture has been one of falling passenger numbers and

services. the network in britain has shrunk by an estimated 1a% in the five years to last year, with the number of routes registered in england thought to have been cut by about half in the past decade. there had been recent attempts since the pandemic which had a big impact on bus services to try to get people back on buses. the government has backed a £2 bus fare a lot of people have noticed. the mayor of greater manchester andy burnham thinks that taking buses under control here will lead to improved services, and to make them cheaper as well. my colleague has been speaking to people across the north of england about bus services where they live and what they think of what is happening in greater manchester. buses matter to people, especially when you rely on them for important appointments. tell us where you're heading today. my mother's having cataracts removed. 0h, 0k, eye operation, right. have you had to build any extra time into your day because of the buses?

we've had to come out early. have you? yeah, because we don't know if the bus is going to turn up or not. yes, they're a bit iffy, at the moment. they're not the only people we met having to wait. yeah, i start college at half one today, but i've got to leave my house at half ten to get there on time. and how far is the journey in reality? it's like a 20—minute drive, but it takes about an hour on the bus. so that's quite a lot of your day spent either waiting for a bus or on the bus. yeah, it really is. i think the other day it was about three and a half hours, just waiting for buses and getting on them. that's a lot of time, isn't it? yeah, could be doing more with my day. the regional mayor says the solution is to bring buses into public control, meaning the authorities here in greater manchester get more say over the service. the new system will be brought in in two steps, with wigan, leigh and bolton the first to move. by january 2025, the changeover will be complete and every bus will be yellow, like this one. passengers will be able to tap

in and out on any service and the fare will be capped at the end of the day. your kind of connected idea of like the red london buses — so you've got the yellow manchester buses — i think that's quite a nice thing to have. but for most people we met, this was the reaction. as long as the bus turns up when i want it, anybody can run the service. as long as i get a bus when i want one. jim connolly, bbc news, leigh. joining me is the bearer of greater manchester, andy burnham. good morning. what will passengers notice? it morning. what will passengers notice? , ., ., morning. what will passengers notice? , . ., ., morning. what will passengers notice? ., ., , , . notice? it is a new dawn for public transort notice? it is a new dawn for public transport in _ notice? it is a new dawn for public transport in greater _ notice? it is a new dawn for public transport in greater manchester. | notice? it is a new dawn for public i transport in greater manchester. you have just seen an electric bass go by, brand—new, they will make a difference. the biggest thing i can point here today is we are cutting the cost of public transport by 20% across the whole of greater

manchester so people travelling on bus and tram, they will make that saving. there are other improvements. an app that allows people to see running information and for the first time, the operators are accountable to the public. in the deregulated system they could turn up late or not at all and faced no consequences. now they work for the public of greater manchester and if they are late, they could face financial consequences. it is a system with the public interest at its heart which is why we have put buses under public control, the first in england to do it. it public control, the first in england to do it. , , ., , to do it. it will be phased in with three different _ to do it. it will be phased in with three different parts _ to do it. it will be phased in with three different parts of - to do it. it will be phased in with three different parts of greater. three different parts of greater manchester by 2025. we three different parts of greater manchester by 2025.— three different parts of greater manchester by 2025. three different parts of greater manchester b 2025. ~ ., ., manchester by 2025. we are doing the west toda . manchester by 2025. we are doing the west today- we _ manchester by 2025. we are doing the west today. we will _ manchester by 2025. we are doing the west today. we will go _ manchester by 2025. we are doing the west today. we will go around - manchester by 2025. we are doing the west today. we will go around the - west today. we will go around the city region and it will complete on the 5th of january, 2025 and then it will be a london style system, tap in, tap out over the bike, bus, will be a london style system, tap in, tap out overthe bike, bus, rail and transport system —— and

transport system. and transport system -- and transport system.— and transport system -- and transport system. the people of greater manchester, _ transport system. the people of greater manchester, is - transport system. the people of greater manchester, is there . transport system. the people of greater manchester, is there a i greater manchester, is there a financial risk, could people end up paying more in a weird way? to be honest, i think _ paying more in a weird way? to be honest, i think the _ paying more in a weird way? to be honest, i think the risks _ paying more in a weird way? to be honest, i think the risks are - honest, i think the risks are greater in the deregulated system because as the mayor i would get operators saying they cannot run the service you will have to give us a subsidy and you were over a barrel and always had to pay out to prop up services. in the new system we have found it is working out cheaper per mile than the old deregulated system. the risks are mitigated if you look at what happened in london when they went on the same journey. passenger numbers in london doubled from the early 1980s and what they are in the 2020s. here passenger numbers halved because the fares went up and routes were cut which is what deregulation has meant. the evidence is people will use buses if they are cheaper and better. some

metro mayors. _ they are cheaper and better. some metro mayors, whales, _ they are cheaper and better. some metro mayors, whales, are - they are cheaper and better. some metro mayors, whales, are looking at doing franchising as well. it has not been an easy process. you had a legal challenge from bus operators. it is so hard. greater manchester has worked tirelessly for this day to come. in the 80s we had a good system and older viewers might remember the orange and white buses. gm buses was basically smashed to pieces at that time and we were forced to give away the depots. we have had to glue the system back together and persuade westminster to give us legislation, fight off legal challenges from bus operators who wanted to carry on with their system that made money for them but did not work for the public. today it really is a new dawn for public transport here. , . ., , ., here. there is uncertainty about what will happen _ here. there is uncertainty about what will happen with _ here. there is uncertainty about what will happen with h52, - here. there is uncertainty about what will happen with h52, an l what will happen with hs2, an important thing to manchester. with this uncertainty, have you had

contact from ministers about plans? none at all. i find it deeply disrespectful to the people here, not necessarily to me but the public of greater manchester. if you pull the plug on the rail infrastructure, you are basically leaving the north of england saddled with victorian infrastructure the rest of the century while london has new lines and a new into birmingham. the southern half will have modern infrastructure. it will be a recipe for the north— south divide to become a chasm and inequality in the country to get wider. you would have thought they would have done the courtesy of giving us a meeting. there have been mixed messages from labour. do you think labour should commit to building the whole of hs2 whatever the cost? i commit to building the whole of h52 whatever the cost?— whatever the cost? i think both olitical whatever the cost? i think both political parties _ whatever the cost? i think both political parties should - whatever the cost? i think both political parties should commit| whatever the cost? i think both i political parties should commit to new rail infrastructure in the north of england. i have written to the prime minister with the leader of manchester city council to save

first give us the courtesy of a meeting. the decision is of epic proportions for our part of the world and we should have input. secondly, do not scrap hs2 because it builds the infrastructure that will support an east— west line in the north. will support an east- west line in the north. ., ,, will support an east- west line in the north. ., ~ , ., , the north. you think it should be built in full— the north. you think it should be built in full including _ the north. you think it should be built in full including to - built in full including to manchester? i built in full including to manchester?— built in full including to manchester? ., ., manchester? i would say to the prime minister we would _ manchester? i would say to the prime minister we would be _ manchester? i would say to the prime minister we would be open _ manchester? i would say to the prime minister we would be open to - manchester? i would say to the prime minister we would be open to a - minister we would be open to a discussion about building the northern line first that uses some of the hs2 infrastructure from liverpool, manchester, an underground station there and onto leeds. we could phase it so that comes first and hs2 is built after. but we need new north — south rail lines and east— west rail lines. london has never been forced to choose between those things. why should we be forced to choose and the public here be treated as second—class citizens when it comes to transport? it is not good enough. the north of england was promised better by this government at the

last election and if they are not going to give it to us they should going to give it to us they should go to the public and call another election because levelling up is the promise they made.— election because levelling up is the promise they made. thank you, andy burnham. promise they made. thank you, andy burnham- the — promise they made. thank you, andy burnham. the government _ promise they made. thank you, andy burnham. the government has - promise they made. thank you, andy burnham. the government has said l burnham. the government has said they are committed to hs2 but we do not know exactly what it will look like. change coming to buses in greater manchester, is still unclear whether changes coming to plans for hsz. thank you. you have three buses that have turned up now. a nasa mission to bring samples from the most dangerous rock in the solar system back to earth has been hailed a huge success by scientists. thank goodness. it's hoped the capsule, which contains precious dust collected from an asteriod, could provide the answers to how life began. here's science editor rebecca morelle. the src has entered the earth's atmosphere. a first glimpse of the capsule after its epicjourney through space.

we have confirmed parachute deployment. high up in the atmosphere a parachute opens, slowing its descent. touchdown. i repeat, src has touched down. a textbook landing in the middle of the utah desert. for dante lauretta, the lead scientist who spent decades working on the osiris—rex mission, it was an emotional moment. so how did it go? it went absolutely perfectly, absolutely perfect landing. we stuck it. we didn't move. we landed in nice, soft soil. the capsule looked flawless. that the parachute had opened and we were coming infora soft landing. it wasjust an overwhelming moment for me. inside this capsule is the most precious sample — fragments of an asteroid called bennu. the team quickly secure it to prevent any contamination, and attach it to a 30 metre line slung beneath the helicopter. this is the moment that nasa has been waiting for.

after seven long years, travelling billions of miles to bennu and back, the capsule is finally here. the priority now is getting it out of the dusty desert environment and into this safe and sterile, clean room safe and sterile clean room as quickly as possible. a quick knock to say they've arrived and the capsule is in, and the painstaking and meticulous process to prepare it for opening begins. the whole procedure will take weeks. when that capsule opens, to see for the first time this material that no other human has seen before, it's something you think about. we've thought about it for the past seven years, and it'sjust going to be very exciting. but also, there's going to be a lot of work to do. so we're going to kick into business mode very quickly. so why go to all of this effort? bennu tops the list of nasa's most hazardous space rocks. so studying its make—up could help

us to stop it, if we ever need to. but it could also reveal more about our origins. it's a perfectly preserved relic from the dawn of the solar system. it's going to keep scientists busy for a long time. one of the most important parts of a sample return mission is we take 75% of that sample and we're going to lock it away for future generations, people who haven't even been born yet, to work in laboratories that don't exist yet, and instrumentation that you haven't thought of yet. so, i mean, it's an incredibly valuable, valuable sample that we're bringing back. the next stage of this mission will involve this military cargo plane. the canister containing the sample will be packaged up and loaded onto it and flown to thejohnson space centre in houston, where scientists are waiting to start the most exciting bit — opening it up to see exactly what's inside. the capsule is like a russian doll. different layers have to be removed to get to the dust and rocks inside. the hope is they could reveal

the story of our solar system. rebecca morelle, bbc news, utah. nicola fox, who works for nasa, joins us now from washington dc. good morning. i bet you are relieved?— good morning. i bet you are relieved? ., , ., , , . good morning. i bet you are relieved? ., , , . ., relieved? 0h, golly, it was such an amazin: relieved? 0h, golly, it was such an amazing day _ relieved? 0h, golly, it was such an amazing day yesterday. _ relieved? 0h, golly, it was such an amazing day yesterday. what - relieved? 0h, golly, it was such an | amazing day yesterday. what made relieved? 0h, golly, it was such an i amazing day yesterday. what made it so amazing? — amazing day yesterday. what made it so amazing? because _ amazing day yesterday. what made it so amazing? because you _ amazing day yesterday. what made it so amazing? because you have - amazing day yesterday. what made it so amazing? because you have this i so amazing? because you have this tension, so amazing? because you have this tension. you _ so amazing? because you have this tension. you are — so amazing? because you have this tension, you are planning - so amazing? because you have this tension, you are planning for - tension, you are planning for everything, you have worst—case scenarios in your head and then you have this absolute picture perfect landing. iwas have this absolute picture perfect landing. i was crying, just like dante said he was crying in the helicopter. it dante said he was crying in the helicopter-— dante said he was crying in the helicoter. ., , ., ., . dante said he was crying in the helicoter. ., ., . ~ helicopter. it was so emotional. we have been saying _ helicopter. it was so emotional. we have been saying all _ helicopter. it was so emotional. we have been saying all morning - helicopter. it was so emotional. we have been saying all morning this i helicopter. it was so emotional. wej have been saying all morning this is the most dangerous rock in the universe or words to that effect. why is it that? it universe or words to that effect. why is it that?—

universe or words to that effect. why is it that? it is an asteroid, a very small _ why is it that? it is an asteroid, a very small chance _ why is it that? it is an asteroid, a very small chance of— why is it that? it is an asteroid, a very small chance of hitting - why is it that? it is an asteroid, a very small chance of hitting earth i very small chance of hitting earth in the next century, but it has a very small chance. we want to learn about this particular asteroid and also be able to maybe plan for a mission to divert it. not only are we celebrating the arrival of samples, but tomorrow is the anniversary of when dart smacked the asteroid on the nose last year. they are very much coupled in why we want to learn about asteroids. ii rare are very much coupled in why we want to learn about asteroids.— to learn about asteroids. if we get the secrets _ to learn about asteroids. if we get the secrets of _ to learn about asteroids. if we get the secrets of this _ to learn about asteroids. if we get the secrets of this rock, _ to learn about asteroids. if we get the secrets of this rock, we - to learn about asteroids. if we get the secrets of this rock, we could| the secrets of this rock, we could work out potentially how we might be able to divert it and smack into that when required? that able to divert it and smack into that when required?— able to divert it and smack into that when required? that is the long-term _ that when required? that is the long-term plan? _ that when required? that is the long-term plan? yes, - that when required? that is the long-term plan? yes, that - that when required? that is the long-term plan? yes, that is i that when required? that is the i long-term plan? yes, that is one that when required? that is the - long-term plan? yes, that is one of long—term plan? yes, that is one of the benefits of studying the asteroid because it is one that in the next century has a very small chance of hitting earth. what is

inside the capsule? yes, we cannot wait to find out. it is like christmas morning for these scientists all over the world. we know it will have samples of rocks that bennu is made of. bennu was formed millions of years ago on a larger asteroid and then bennu broke off in the early years of the solar system. we know the rocks inside will carry organic compounds and minerals. we think maybe there will be veins where water once flowed through that parent asteroid. bennu and asteroids like it may have delivered water and organic compounds, the building blocks of known life. they most likely deliver those to earth by colliding with it

in early history so we cannot wait to analyse the samples to help shed light on figuring out more about how the planets started and how life forms. ., the planets started and how life forms. . ., ., ., ., forms. having done all that way to net a forms. having done all that way to get a sample. _ forms. having done all that way to get a sample. why _ forms. having done all that way to get a sample, why have _ forms. having done all that way to get a sample, why have they - forms. having done all that way to get a sample, why have they only| get a sample, why have they only brought back 250 grams? it get a sample, why have they only brought back 250 grams?- get a sample, why have they only brought back 250 grams? it does not sound like a — brought back 250 grams? it does not sound like a lot. _ brought back 250 grams? it does not sound like a lot. what _ brought back 250 grams? it does not sound like a lot. what we _ brought back 250 grams? it does not sound like a lot. what we do - brought back 250 grams? it does not sound like a lot. what we do with - sound like a lot. what we do with the samples, it is quite a large sample we have brought back. it is just hard. it was challenging to take that sample. if you read about the amazing work this incredible team did, they got out to the asteroid. it was not like what we thought it would look like. we thought it would look like. we thought it would be like a smooth beach and it was extremely rocky terrain. a great deal of work went into orbiting the asteroid and looking at it from all directions and finding the perfect landing

point. and scoot down, grab some of the rocks and put them in the sample tubes. it is quite a large sample but it is difficult to go and do this. they are challenging missions. we will do an awful lot with 250 grams. in we will do an awful lot with 250 trams. , ., ., ., grams. in terms of nasa, we are talkin: grams. in terms of nasa, we are talking about — grams. in terms of nasa, we are talking about it _ grams. in terms of nasa, we are talking about it like _ grams. in terms of nasa, we are talking about it like it _ grams. in terms of nasa, we are talking about it like it has - grams. in terms of nasa, we are talking about it like it has gone i talking about it like it has gone very smoothly but people have spent years of their career planning just to get to this moment. years of their career planning 'ust to get to this moment. absolutely. this proposal _ to get to this moment. absolutely. this proposal was _ to get to this moment. absolutely. this proposal was i _ to get to this moment. absolutely. this proposal was i think— to get to this moment. absolutely. | this proposal was i think submitted and accepted in 2009, launched in 2016, arrived at the asteroid in 2019, collected the sample in 2020 during the pandemic. a huge shout out to the team who did most of this tough mission planning like we are doing now, talking to you online. an incredible team. then we had to

wait, it started itsjourney incredible team. then we had to wait, it started its journey back in 2021 and just over two years to get that sample. nasa missions take a while. you are doing amazing things, pushing boundaries and doing cutting edge science and it takes time to get that work done to do these incredible things.— get that work done to do these incredible things. thank you very much indeed _ incredible things. thank you very much indeed and _ incredible things. thank you very much indeed and especially - incredible things. thank you very much indeed and especially for l much indeed and especially for staying up into the middle of the night to talk to us this morning. you are welcome. it is night to talk to us this morning. you are welcome.— night to talk to us this morning. you are welcome. it is three o'clock in the morning _ you are welcome. it is three o'clock in the morning there? _ you are welcome. it is three o'clock in the morning there? i _ you are welcome. it is three o'clock in the morning there? i said - you are welcome. it is three o'clock in the morning there? i said we - you are welcome. it is three o'clockl in the morning there? i said we were going to speak to a scientist live at nasa, expecting mission control, and she is just at home at the fireplace. he's sold over 170 million books worldwide and is best known for his gripping historicalfiction. now, author ken follett is releasing the fifth and final novel in his best—selling kingsbridge series. the chronical spans more

than 800 years of history, with the final instalment exploring the 18th century industrial revolution. kenjoins us now. good morning. good morning, great to be here. we have gone from outer space to back in time in history. you have dedicated the book to two historians. , ., historians. sometimes i feel a little bit guilty— historians. sometimes i feel a little bit guilty because - historians. sometimes i feel a little bit guilty because they i historians. sometimes i feel a| little bit guilty because they do the hard work in the dusty libraries, digging archaeological stuff, and ijust read their books and use the information. ifeel i own them something, and an acknowledgement was the least i could do. ., , acknowledgement was the least i could do. . , ., acknowledgement was the least i coulddo. . , ., ., could do. that is not true, you do not 'ust could do. that is not true, you do not just use _ could do. that is not true, you do notjust use their— could do. that is not true, you do notjust use their information. - could do. that is not true, you do notjust use their information. i i notjust use their information. i know for this book the research was intense. did you not go and spend a week on the battlefield? yes. week on the battlefield? yes, waterloo- _ week on the battlefield? yes, waterloo. the _ week on the battlefield? yes, waterloo. the battle - week on the battlefield? yes, waterloo. the battle of- week on the battlefield? us: waterloo. the battle of waterloo comes towards the end of the book.

my comes towards the end of the book. my readers do not want an awful lot of military history but one battle in a book is quite good, especially at the end. but i have to understand it. i can't get it wrong but i also have to understand it so i can say in not too many words what the odds were, how the battle went. waterloo is particularly interesting because our side was losing by about mid afternoon. we were waiting for the prussian army to arrive and they did not come. wellington is looking at his watch, where are those germans? and four o'clock in the afternoon, and basically they saved the day. we celebrate this is a great british victory, which it was, but the prussians were really important. [30 prussians were really important. do ou prussians were really important. do you immerse yourself in the detail and then right? do you do them at the same time?— and then right? do you do them at the same time? they go together. i send a the same time? they go together. i spend a year—

the same time? they go together. i spend a year planning _ the same time? they go together. i spend a year planning the _ the same time? they go together. i spend a year planning the book - the same time? they go together. i spend a year planning the book and | spend a year planning the book and doing research. iwill work spend a year planning the book and doing research. i will work on the plan enough to realise there is something i do not know enough about. it might be the industrial revolution, the spinning jenni. the next day i read a book about that. while i read that book, it will give me more ideas for the story. that comes together. it is quite a long process and at the end of the year i am ready to start writing. xyour am ready to start writing. your central character _ am ready to start writing. your central character is _ am ready to start writing. your central character is a _ am ready to start writing. your central character is a spinner, | am ready to start writing. your central character is a spinner, sal. her life is changed completely by the industrial revolution and you do that in a small way and a big thing happens. that in a small way and a big thing ha ens. .. , that in a small way and a big thing ha ens, , , , happens. exactly. of course, my stories are _ happens. exactly. of course, my stories are all _ happens. exactly. of course, my stories are all about _ happens. exactly. of course, my stories are all about people - happens. exactly. of course, my. stories are all about people having the normal challenges of life. love and marriage and children and careers and money and war and violence. but i like it when all of

that takes place against a background of great historical change. that is what happened at the end of the 18th century, just as you said, people's lives turned upside down by new machines. you praise historians who _ down by new machines. you praise historians who proof _ down by new machines. you praise historians who proof read - down by new machines. you praise historians who proof read your - down by new machines. you praise| historians who proof read your work for saying this bit could not work quite like that including sal and what she would have been able to do as a woman at that time. that what she would have been able to do as a woman at that time.— as a woman at that time. that is a little bit of — as a woman at that time. that is a little bit of a setback. _ as a woman at that time. that is a little bit of a setback. when - as a woman at that time. that is a little bit of a setback. when i - little bit of a setback. when i research and write the first draft i show it to historians. they deserve it. i ask them to carefully read the first draft and make a report on any mistakes. sometimes it is a problem because i had said macro and she becomes an activist in the city of kingsbridge and i had heard chairing a meeting to discuss reform of parliament. the historian said a woman could not do that in the 18th century, just would never have

happened. the men would have said no, women should stay at home. you know the story, you know what they say. i had to change it so she had to be the power behind the seeds. it works all right but yes, sometimes the historians prevent me from doing what i would really like to do. that what i would really like to do. at least you avoid saying that would not have happened. this least you avoid saying that would not have happened.— least you avoid saying that would not have happened. this having five or six historians _ not have happened. this having five or six historians checking _ not have happened. this having five or six historians checking the - not have happened. this having five or six historians checking the first i or six historians checking the first draft means it is rare for there to be an historical mistake in my books. , ., , , , books. interesting that the issues ou write books. interesting that the issues you write about _ books. interesting that the issues you write about might _ books. interesting that the issues you write about might be - books. interesting that the issues| you write about might be hundreds books. interesting that the issues - you write about might be hundreds of years ago but are still relevant. mr; years ago but are still relevant. ii goodness. there years ago but are still relevant. ii1 goodness. there was a technological revolution, which we are going through with artificial intelligence. there was a terrible war, in europe, which we now have in ukraine. and there was what we would now call the cost—of—living crisis. in the 18th century, the price of bread doubled and that was

devastating for families on a budget. sometimes, ifeela little bit depressed by the similarities between these historical periods. trading issues with europe. when we were at war with france we could not do business with france. you were at war with france we could not do business with france.— do business with france. you have been political _ do business with france. you have been political in _ do business with france. you have been political in the _ do business with france. you have been political in the past. - do business with france. you have been political in the past. are - do business with france. you have been political in the past. are you | been political in the past. are you trying to make a political point here? ., ., ., ., , here? you cannot do that because readers would _ here? you cannot do that because readers would know _ here? you cannot do that because readers would know what - here? you cannot do that because readers would know what i - here? you cannot do that because readers would know what i was . here? you cannot do that because readers would know what i was upi here? you cannot do that because i readers would know what i was up to in a heartbeat. and your proof readers would catch it out. if i try to put labour party propaganda into a novel i would not have any readers left. in fact, a novel i would not have any readers left. infact, i a novel i would not have any readers left. in fact, i have to give the conservatives some good lines because, you know, i have to do justice to them. i sometimes give them the best line. there is a line in edge of eternity, the aristocratic tory with grandson in

berlin. he says we conservatives were always right about communism. we said it would never work and it never did. good line and i gave it to the opposition. ken never did. good line and i gave it to the opposition.— to the opposition. ken follett, thank you- _ to the opposition. ken follett, thank you. 190 _ to the opposition. ken follett, thank you. 190 million - to the opposition. ken follett, thank you. 190 million books i to the opposition. ken follett, - thank you. 190 million books sold. 191 million- — thank you. 190 million books sold. 191 million. it— thank you. 190 million books sold. 191 million. it has _ thank you. 190 million books sold. 191 million. it has gone _ thank you. 190 million books sold. 191 million. it has gone up - thank you. 190 million books sold. 191 million. it has gone up this - 191 million. it has gone up this morning since this was written! happily it goes up all the time. this is my second appearance on this is my second appearance on the show. when your double was that versailles, i was watching it and there i was. whenjon was doing his extra job. congratulations. wow. we will explain what we are talking about later. you have been in touch with photographs of your own. ken follett�*s new book the armour of light is available tomorrow. you're watching bbc breakfast.

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