the air strikes must stop now. talks must start now, with an immediate ceasefire on both sides now. new harrowing testimony from a woman who says she was raped by the former harrods owner mohamed al fayed when she was 16. the ministry ofjustice confirms that dozens of people released from jail under the government's emergency prison scheme last month, were freed by mistake. good morning. with the exceptionally rainy weather we have had over the past year, there have been concerned about the effect on the harvest of crops used to make the things we all eat and drink. i have come to this beret to find out how it could affect the price of your point of beer. not the start manchester united were looking for in europe. erik ten hag says dutch side fc

twente "wanted it more" as united are held to a draw at home in the europa league. we meet the 88—year—old who's ticked off his bucket list dream of taking to the skies in a spitfire after being diagnosed with terminal cancer. good morning. another wet and windy day ahead for most of us, rain continuing to push north, behind it and return to sunshine and showers but the driest conditions will be ahead of it across northern scotland. all of the details shortly. it's thursday 26th september. our main story. the uk hasjoined ten other countries and the european union in calling for a 21—day ceasefire between israel and hezbollah. it followed last night's emergency session of the united nations security council, which heard dire warnings from some nations about the risks of all—out regional war if the current crisis spirals even further. our correspondent tom bateman reports from new york,

where the meeting took place. the deadliest day for lebanon in a generation inflicted by israel's warplanes this week, while hezbollah rocket fire has set israeli streets ablaze. and in new york, the attempts to douse the flames. this was an emergency session of the un security council, after a scramble behind the scenes, led by france and the us, to draw up a proposal for a temporary truce between israel and hezbollah. diplomacy is most effective when the international community unites with a shared goal and speaks with one voice. we are working with other countries on a proposal that we hope will lead to calm and enable discussions to a diplomatic solution. countries heard how the proposal would involve a 21 day ceasefire, during which mediated talks would take place. the uk described the region as on the precipice.

the rockets must stop now. the air strikes must stop now. talks must start now, with an immediate ceasefire on both sides now. it is time to pull back from the brink. lebanon's envoy warned of the risk of an all—out regional war. translation: regrettably,| we are still witnessing israeli violations of our sovereignty around the clock by air, sea and land. these repeated violations undermine all the stability efforts and threaten the whole region with an explosion at any moment. the calls for restraint include those from the us, which is israel's biggest military backer. outside the chamber, i pressed the israeli ambassador on the calls for calm. president biden says he wants de—escalation. are you not listening to the americans? all of this can stop immediately. once hezbollah will stop firing

missiles and rockets into our civilian communities, there will be no cycle of violence in the region. as the emergency meeting ends, the diplomacy will go on. but the problem is, given the intensity of destruction on the ground and the fact that the gaza ceasefire deal is still stalled, what is being called for here is going to be extremely hard to achieve. the immediate aim is to stop months of cross—borderfire, but with fears of an israeli ground assault into lebanon, diplomacy is not yet delivering. instead, people are fleeing while the promise of homecomings remains an illusion. tom bateman, bbc news, at the united nations in new york. meanwhile, the uk government has agreed to send £5 million of humanitarian aid to civilians in lebanon which the united nations will distribute. it comes as israel says it has struck more than 2000 hezbollah

targets in lebanon over the past few days. waves of air strikes have been hitting rocket launchers, weapons storage sites and other infrastructure. yesterday, at least 51 people were reported to have been killed in lebanon and more than 200 injured there. the un says over 90,000 people had been forced from their homes since monday. meanwhile hezbollah has expanded its attacks, targeting israeli civilian and military sites. these included for the first time an attempted ballistic missile strike on tel aviv, intercepted by israel. we can speak now to our middle east correspondent hugo bachega who's in beirut. morning, hugo. the calls for a ceasefire are one thing and the reality of what is happening on the ground is another.— ground is another. charlie, good morninu.

ground is another. charlie, good morning- it's — ground is another. charlie, good morning. it's very _ ground is another. charlie, good morning. it's very difficult - ground is another. charlie, good morning. it's very difficult to - ground is another. charlie, good| morning. it's very difficult to see a de—escalation in this conflict at the moment. israel has called up more reservists and has told the army to be ready for a possible ground offensive. so the speculation has been that the israelis may launch a ground invasion of south lebanon to create a so—called buffer zone to destroy the infrastructure used by hezbollah and push hezbollah fighters away from the border. i'm sure that in israel in those discussions happening, military officials are saying that more needs to be done to degrade hezbollah, two by ten years of peace if you like along the border. for hezbollah it has become an existential battle, this is the worst moment in the group's history, they remain fired at say the attacks will continue until there is a ceasefire in gaza —— they remain defiant. they say they are protecting lebanon from israeli attacks. they remain powerful, they have not yet deployed the most sophisticated weapons they

have. so it is a very difficult situation. it is a very difficult situation. it is a very difficult situation for lebanon because tens of thousands of people have been displaced, basic services are under pressure, including hospitals. and yesterday the prime minister gave a warning that hospitals are no longer able to treat patients because of the sheer number of casualties from these israeli air strikes.— these israeli air strikes. hugo, for these israeli air strikes. hugo, for the moment. _ these israeli air strikes. hugo, for the moment, thank _ these israeli air strikes. hugo, for the moment, thank you. - these israeli air strikes. hugo, for the moment, thank you. time - these israeli air strikes. hugo, for the moment, thank you. time is l these israeli air strikes. hugo, for - the moment, thank you. time is seven minutes past six, nina has more on allegations against mohamed al fayed. the bbc has heard harrowing testimony for the first time from a woman who says she was raped by the former harrods owner mohamed al fayed when she was 16. kate, which isn't her real name, described the serious sexual attack and the intrusive medical examinations she was made to have. the bbc approached harrods for comment but as yet, have not had a response. harrods' new owners have said the actions of al fayed were that of an individual intent on abusing his power. we'll have more on this story in

a special report at ten past seven. some prisoners who were released from jail under the government's emergency prison scheme were freed by mistake. the ministry ofjustice has confirmed 37 prisoners who had breached restraining orders were let out after their offences were logged under outdated legislation. let's get more on this from our political correspondent hannah miller. morning, hannah. when this policy was first mooted, this is one of the big fears and it has happened. morning nina. yes, when the government introduced its early release scheme it said some prisoners were not going to be eligible, that included people convicted of offences such as stalking or controlling behaviour. what we are talking about is that 37 people that have been let out had had their offences wrongly logged,

essentially, in the computer system, so had they been logged correctly, these people would not have been let out. the ministry ofjustice say that 32 of the 37 are now back behind bars and they say they are working urgently with police to get the remaining five back in custody. a spokesperson said that their convictions remain valid, and offenders have been monitored since their release, so we are told. and they will so —— soon be back behind bars. this story does show the risks inherent in a policy like this for the government, it can go wrong relatively easily. the government say they had to do it because otherwise they would have risked running out of prison places and that in itself is a danger to public safety which they say is their number one priority. we are told victims affected by this have been identified and contacted, and the government also says it has taken steps to make sure this does not happen again when more prisoners are

released in october. two people have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter following the death of a woman who is believed to have undergone a non—surgical cosmetic procedure known as a brazilian butt lift. alice webb died at gloucestershire royal hospital in the early hours of tuesday after falling unwell. the two people have been released on police bail. the procedure isn't illegal in the uk but it has been banned by some councils. an independent think tank has suggested a radical overhaul of student loans and university funding in england to make the system fairer. the higher education policy institute wants to see better maintenance support and a national insurance charge for graduate employers. the government has yet to set out its long term plans for funding universities. network rail has revealed that the wi—fi network at 20 railway stations across the country has been targeted by cyber hackers. the british transport police have

begun an investigation, as our correspondent simonjones explains. the wi—fi hacked, a free service for passengers compromised. people wanting to use it during last night's rush hour were redirected to this web page. entitled we love you europe, it gave details of several terror attacks that have been carried out in recent years, both in britain and abroad. normally, when you try to get on the wi—fi system at a railway station, it will take you to an introductory page where you tick to say you accept the terms and conditions. but i've just tried to get on the wi—fi here at london euston station, and there's simply not an option to do so. the system has been switched off. investigators are now trying to find out who was behind the attack and how they accessed the system. some of the uk's busiest railway stations have been affected, including manchester piccadilly, liverpool lime street and birmingham new street.

hundreds of thousands of passengers pass through them each day. in a statement, network rail said... the british transport police is involved in that investigation too. it's understood no customer data has been compromised because people using the service aren't asked to enter any personal information, but the attack will be a concern to passengers and the rail industry alike. simon jones, bbc news. campaigner and former subpostmaster sir alan bates said he will put his knighthood to "good use" after receiving it in a ceremony at windsor castle. he was honoured for his services to justice, following his decades—long campaign to expose the post office horizion it scandal and help hundreds of subpostmasters who were wrongly convicted. 0ur reporter chi chi izundu has more.

from village hall to windsor castle. sir alan bates says he still can't quite take in how his 15 yearfight has led him to this. she did know a lot about what i was involved with and why this had come about, and all the rest of it, and sympathised with the bureaucracy that i was having to go through or deal with on a daily basis on all of this. but, you know, it was very, very nice to meet her. it's been a really busy september for sir alan. earlier this month, he tied the knot to his partner of 3a years on sir richard branson's private island. and now he says this honour of a knighthood belongs to every subpostmaster he's been campaigning alongside. we're all here to share our experiences. sir alan bates was portrayed in the itv drama alan bates vs the post office, which brought wider public attention to the hundreds of subpostmasters wrongly prosecuted

and convicted for false accounting and stealing money from the post office when it was down to faulty horizon software. the public inquiry into the scandal is in its last stage, with sir alan and many of the campaigners attending. but despite the publicity, a public inquiry and sir alan's recognition from the royal family, he says the fight is ongoing. even with this new government, who he says he hasn't even met yet or been invited to any meetings about the compensation promised to them. i say, make a firm commitment that to ensure that this is finished by the end of march next year. sir alan bates says he will use his knighthood as another tool in his armoury forjustice. and in terms of celebrations, lady bates had plans. well, we're going to go back to the hotel, we're going to fling off our glad rags, have a nice cup of tea,

and then in the evening we're going to celebrate with other campaigners and drink lots of champagne. 0h, fantastic. champagne! i hope you're paying, because... i think i'll settle for a beer. chi chi izundu, bbc news. how his life has changed, my goodness. carol has the weather, quite serious rain out there this morning, carol. some really heavy rain, yes, it is raining heavily overnight, it is moving northwards and then today will sink southwards again, windy as well particularly through the english channel, across northern england, northern ireland and southern scotland. you can see the amount of rainfall we have had in the last six hours, some of it

falling on saturated ground, and more to come. two bands, here is the first and the second, they are going to merge, and then they will start to merge, and then they will start to think sounds. still some heavy rain to come across parts of north—east england, the north york moors and behind the band of rain in the south we will have some sunshine but some showers, some could be heavy and thundery with hail. move north and as the rain pushes the south it will dry out across northern england, northern ireland and scotland, a peppering of showers in the north and west. we still have a keen northerly wind, so it will feel quite cool. even though there will be some sunshine around. it will be some sunshine around. it will also feel cool where we have the rain. temperatures a bit higher further south. this evening and overnight slow moving rain will push down towards the south, some clear skies coming in with a peppering of

showers, in areas exposed to the wind, and it will feel chilly through the course of the night. tomorrow the rain is slow to clear east anglia and the south—east but for most it will be a dry day with some sunshine. the odd shower here and there but the keen northerly wind will make it feel cold. these temperatures are lower, we are looking at a high of 14 or 15. thank you very much, the layers are out. 30 years ago this was david lawrence, better know as syd, thundering in to bowl and terrifying batsmen. technically, that was his legs. this is his full picture, and i get the impression. syd is a gloucestershire cricket club legend and a trailblazer, as the first british—born black player to represent england.

you can see the powerjust in that photo. but injune, he became the latest former high—profile sports star to be diagnosed with motor neurone disease, and he's been talking tojohn maguire about what the future holds. i still have your bow tie. yeah, yeah, yeah. there's one thing that syd lawrence's mnd diagnosis hasn't changed. progress is slow through gloucestershire's ground in bristol. hi, there. because everyone wants to talk to him. everyone has a story about syd. he was one of the fastest, finest and most feared bowlers of his generation. that looked to me like a chance. now aged 60, he's recently been told he has motor neurone disease. i got the dreadful news in aboutjune that i had this disease, which is a tough one.

if you've been a big, strong man all your life and then this one comes and hits you, it's a tough one to take. really tough. i've always done things myself, never had to rely on anybody. and then suddenly you're thrown in a situation where you can't dress yourself. you need carers coming in to dress you, to shower you. that's very tough. i think you've got to park your ego at the door and get on with it. the very embodiment of the phrase larger than life, syd is coming to terms with the disease where mentally he's exactly the same, but physically so different. when each month things change,

then you have to change with it. like, the latest thing is my voice. i've always been known to have this loud, booming voice, and i'm going to have to accept in a couple of months, six months, i might not have a voice. things like that, you've got to be able to process and get on with it. and i've recorded my voice as well. 0h, you've done the voice bank? yeah, yeah. so at least when i speak, it's in my own annoying voice. full volume. yes. he's held in very high regard here at gloucestershire and was made club president two years ago.

recently he saw them win the t20 blast final. an emotional day. family, friends and his sport have rallied round. the professional cricketers association and its trust is providing great support. they helped me find a diagnosis and they helped me with the alterations in my house. they were able to get together and get me this lovely chair and the counselling. so yeah, they reached out and helped a lot. so a few people wanted to send some messages, syd. he's been in touch with others diagnosed with mnd and those fighting to make a difference. hello, syd. ijust want to give you a message of support. i know how tough it is having mnd. marcus stewart is another former elite sportsman living with the disease.

but you were a fearsome bowler and a strong bowler and now you need to be fearsome and strong with this disease. so you've got your family, now you've got the mnd family. stay strong, my friend. there you go. thank you very much. last week, syd's son buster changed his wedding plans to make sure his dad could speak on his big day. because i'm losing my voice, they wanted to make sure i could speak. so it's been brought forward by a year, so i'm able to speak at it, yeah. i'll be ripping my son to pieces in the speech! syd is realistic about what the future means for him. at the moment, mnd has no cure. am i scared to die?

i'm not scared to die. scariest is when don't know how you're going to die. most people are scared of that. i'm not scared. i know how i'm going to die, so that won't scare me. he remains, though, positive, aiming to raise money. as a former nightclub owner, he's planning a 2k hour music event in his home city of bristol. there is, he says, an increasing list of things he can't do. but what syd can do is campaign for money, for awareness and ultimately a cure to better help those diagnosed with mnd in the future. he's determined to keep fighting. you've always got to enjoy the moment and live in the moment. and rob always said, "you've got to be brave." that was his words, you got to be brave, and it's true, you've got to be brave.

let's take a look at today's papers. the i reports on the potential entry of israeli troops into lebanon dominate the front pages. sir keir starmer�*s urgent message to the prime minister of israel to step back from the brink as israel signals a possible ground invasion. the guardian reports that the prime minister is under increasing pressure from senior aides to deal with infighting across government involving his chief of staff, sue gray, after it was revealed she was paid £3,000 more than him a year. the daily express leads on unions winning a vote at the labour party conference calling on the government to reverse its cuts to winter fuel payments. and the times reports that ministers are drawing up plans for texas—style prison reforms in england and wales which would allow inmates to win points towards reducing theirjail time, by taking part in workshops.

as thousands of fans look forward to 0asis reuniting on tour next year, a music studio in cornwall has been looking back at its involvement in the band's debut album. most of the tracks on definitely maybe were recorded at sawmills studio near fowey as our reporterjohnny rutherford discovered, when he went to have a look around. i'm on a journey of discovery. tucked away in a creek off the river fowey near golant in cornwall is a music studio that is only accessible by foot or boat. at first glance, it doesn't seem very rock'n'roll, but for the last 50 years, the sawmills studio has hosted a wealth of famous musicians, including 0asis, recording theirfirst album here 30 years ago. hello, john. hello. welcome to the sawmills. thank you. and this is the lounge area

where the bands used to hang out. there used to have a pool table here. ruth taylor was studio manager at that time. there was a sound system where liam played me his first single, which wasn't recorded here, and he put it on the turntable. he said, "listen to this, ruth, we're going to be massive. and i thought, pfft, really? # i'm feeling supersonic, give me gin and tonic. forjust over a week, the band chilled out at the residential recording studio and captured the rest of the tracks for their debut album, definitely maybe. so this is where the real action happened. but obviously the recording happened downstairs. 0asis had already attempted to record the album elsewhere before they came to sawmills. they were desperate to have another go. they had ten days to do it and it was a question of getting it right this time. they decided to come in and basically nail it live, which is the way i like to record

anyway, just record things, you know, all the band together. and they worked through the backing tracks pretty quick so you could tell they'd played them a load of times because there was no messing about, theyjust got in there and bang, bang, bang, a few takes, nailed it. i'm pleased to say it worked. you're pleased with the result? yes, absolutely. and particularly the mix that they came outwith. it may have been technically against all the rules, but it sounded great. fastest selling debut album by a new band of all time at that time. of course, 0asis are just one of a long list of bands who have recorded at the sawmills, including artists such as the stone roses, robert plant, cast, wet wet wet, ben howard, ride, new model army. the britpop period was quite exciting because there was a lot going on and a lot of people were beating a path to our door. not just oasis and the verve and supergrass, catatonia and kenickie. and like supergrass before them, rock band muse kicked

off their career with recordings at the studio. so what is it about sawmills that brings success? it's just a magical place. there's spirits in the trees, apparently. we were told by some mediums that came down here and they said, "you've got spirits in the trees here, and they're good spirits and they're very creative spirits." so there you go, that's what it is, it's the spirits in the trees. yeah, it's pretty peaceful here. i'm starting to get a bit of a noel vibe. # you gotta make it happen, you gotta make it happen. liam has been playing the definitely maybe album on his 30th anniversary tour. and of course, next year the brothers are together for their oasis live 25 world tour. as for the studio, the owners are looking to sell sawmills to musician or producer that could keep the place going. johnny rutherford, bbc news.

to bea to be a fly on the wall in that building! _ to be a fly on the wall in that building! would have been of amazing. building! would have been of amazinu. , , ., , m amazing. very beautiful building. it is amazing. — amazing. very beautiful building. it is amazing, shall— amazing. very beautiful building. it is amazing, shall we _ amazing. very beautiful building. it is amazing, shall we go _ amazing. very beautiful building. it is amazing, shall we go and - amazing. very beautiful building. it is amazing, shall we go and record | is amazing, shall we go and record an album there?! is amazing, shall we go and record an album there?— time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london. a month on since a fire at a block of flats in dagenham that saw more than 80 people evacuated, the local council are calling on the company that manage the block to do more to support residents. barking & dagenham council says it's continuing to fund temporary accomodation despite no council tenants living in the block. and says that block management uk have a �*moral duty�* to support the residents. block management uk says it's hired by the building owner to manage the common parts of the property, and not the individualflats. the met police has announced what it's called a "child—first" approach to policing. all officers will receive

new training in childhood vulnerability and what's called adultification bias, which means young people from certain backgrounds are viewed as more grown up. scotland yard also plans to integrate trained schools officers into neighbourhood ward teams. the mother of a student from buckinghamshire who was murdered on a night out is calling for victims of non contact sexual offences to report the crimes. libby squire was raped and killed — her body later found in the river humber. her killer, paveo relavitch, had a pattern of previous offending. libby s mother has been working with thames valley police on a campaign with the slogan it does matter . and i've been speaking to young women, and they've said that they haven't realised they could. they didn't think it was important. they didn't think it mattered. they say, "well, i wasn't hurt, you know." and a lot of them just don't know how to report it. and i think, historically, women have been conditioned to accept that that sort of thing goes on. a crowdfunding page set up to raise money for afc wimbledon after the club's pitch was damaged by flooding has recieved more than £100,000 in donations.

—— received more than £100,000 in donations. parts of the ground in plough lane were left underwater after large amounts of rain fell in the area on sunday night and monday morning — causing extensive damage to the pitch. let's take a look at the tubes now. there are severe delays on the district line between high street kensington and edgware road and there are minor delays on the hammersmith & city line. now onto the weather with kawser. hello there. good morning. well, we've already had some torrential downpours so far today, and there's more heavy rain in the forecast, with the met office yellow weather warning in force all the way through until 9:00 tomorrow morning. as there is the risk of further disruption and localised flooding. with these heavy showers and thunderstorms spreading through, there will be some sunny spells in between though, and temperatures widely reaching around the mid to high teens. and breezy conditions out there as well. now for this evening, the showers become a bit more organised and we have some rain

arriving in from the north, spreading southwards, and some of this could also be particularly heavy by morning and temperatures, well, dipping down to around 9 to ii celsius. but this weather front will continue to clear and as it does so, it opens the floodgates to more northerly winds for the rest of friday and into the weekend, and this will draw in much cooler air. so for friday, well, there will be some rain for a time, but this will eventually clear through and it becomes drier and brighter, but colder. and for the weekend, it should be largely dry but feeling much cooler as well. that's it for now but if you head over to our website, you can see more on this year's bbc radio london make a difference award winners. i'm back with more in half an hour, but for now it's back to charlie & nina. goodbye. good morning, and welcome to breakfast with nina warhurst and charlie stayt. next month will see commemorations across israel, marking one year since the october 7th attacks. more than 1,200 people died and well over 200 others were taken hostage,

when hamas gunmen crossed the border from gaza, killing indiscriminately. they attacked many dozens of sites, including kibbutzim communities, army bases and the nova music festival, attended by 3,500 young people, hundreds of whom were murdered, while others were tortured and raped. a team from the bbc documentary series, storyville, has been speaking to some of those who survived, piecing together what happened. some of what you're about to see was filmed by hamas. that footage, along with the eyewitness accounts, is distressing. the festival itself was amazing. the energy of people just wanting to dance and enjoy themselves and then going at it with all that they have. it was beautiful. we were all students starting our fourth year.

we all liked going to parties and the second the nova tickets came out, they were really cheap. it seemed like a perfect thing to do right before the year started. i came to the nova party for work. i brought a dj from hungary. myjob was to take him to the party, let him play his set and then take him back home. music the last video i took from my phone was at 628 in the morning. it was the last drop that he played. and the moment that i stopped filming, someone grabbed my hand and showed me the sky. music

he yelled into the crowd, siva! everyone scattered. it was like a stream coming up from the sky of rockets. just like... the most rockets i've ever seen in my life. i went to the dj and i told him, "listen, there's no time for goodbyes." "there's no time for waiting." "we're running to the car and we're leaving." we stop at the side of the road. we see a concrete structure on the side of the road that is supposed to be as close to a bomb shelter as possible, and it seemed like the smartest move to make, to go into the unit.

explosion confused voices shouting shouting i looked in the back mirror. i looked in the back mirror. i could see the car behind screaming in arabic. i could see the car behind me that had stopped. me that had stopped. the driver and the guy the driver and the guy that were next to him that were next to him were shot in the head. were shot in the head. and i saw them slaughter people. and i saw them slaughter people.

a group of people jump out, a group of people jump out, screaming in arabic. and then i see anil

they left, and i thought everyone was acting or playing dead so that they wouldn't get kidnapped. but after a minute or two, when people weren't lifting their heads or waking up, i realised that i was sitting in a pile of bodies.

we both got into an armyjeep and they told us to put our heads down. but i couldn't look away. i've kind of understood that i'm never going to be the person that i was before the 7th of october, and i'm trying to figure out who i'm going to be now. every single person that i lost on that day would have made the hell out of this life.

i closed my eyes for a moment, and i pictured my friends that aren't with us anymore and hoping that that wherever they are, they're partying like crazy. the full documentary, storyville: we will dance again, is available from today on bbc two and iplayerfrom 9am. the film forms part of a group of programmes marking one year since the october 7th attacks and the war between israel and hamas. a bbc storyville, life and death in gaza, will be broadcast next month.

it's been a tough year for farmers with yields down for most cereal crops including wheat and barley. and that could soon have an impact on the price of a pint. ben is at a brewery in stoke for us this morning to explain more. there are of a fair few pints in the storage _ there are of a fair few pints in the storage vessels with each holding about _ storage vessels with each holding about 16,000 not ready to drink yet, but it's— about 16,000 not ready to drink yet, but it's very — about 16,000 not ready to drink yet, but it's very clever how it works. this _ but it's very clever how it works. this control _ but it's very clever how it works. this control panel here, they are fermenting at about 21 or 23 celsius for the _ fermenting at about 21 or 23 celsius for the first — fermenting at about 21 or 23 celsius for the first two days and then up here _ for the first two days and then up here they— for the first two days and then up here they call them down to seven ceisius— here they call them down to seven celsius for— here they call them down to seven celsius for the next three days before — celsius for the next three days before they are ready to take them out and _ before they are ready to take them out and get them to a bar or pub. let's _ out and get them to a bar or pub. let's speak— out and get them to a bar or pub. let's speak to david, one of the staff _ let's speak to david, one of the staff how— let's speak to david, one of the staff. how long does it take from these _ staff. how long does it take from these vessels to the pint glass? the real ale is one _ these vessels to the pint glass? the real ale is one of the freshest products— real ale is one of the freshest products you _ real ale is one of the freshest products you will—

real ale is one of the freshest products you will find - real ale is one of the freshest products you will find on - real ale is one of the freshest products you will find on a . real ale is one of the freshest. products you will find on a bar, from _ products you will find on a bar, from being _ products you will find on a bar, from being brewed _ products you will find on a bar, from being brewed here - products you will find on a bar, from being brewed here to - products you will find on a bar, i from being brewed here to being products you will find on a bar, - from being brewed here to being in pint glasses — from being brewed here to being in pint glasses in _ from being brewed here to being in pint glasses in pubs _ from being brewed here to being in pint glasses in pubs up _ from being brewed here to being in pint glasses in pubs up and - from being brewed here to being in pint glasses in pubs up and down . from being brewed here to being in. pint glasses in pubs up and down the country— pint glasses in pubs up and down the country carr— pint glasses in pubs up and down the country can take _ pint glasses in pubs up and down the country can take as _ pint glasses in pubs up and down the country can take as little _ pint glasses in pubs up and down the country can take as little as - pint glasses in pubs up and down the country can take as little as ten - country can take as little as ten days _ country can take as little as ten da s. ., ,, , country can take as little as ten da s. ., , . days. david, thank you very much. you need all _ days. david, thank you very much. you need all sorts _ days. david, thank you very much. you need all sorts of— days. david, thank you very much. you need all sorts of factors - days. david, thank you very much. you need all sorts of factors to - you need all sorts of factors to make — you need all sorts of factors to make the — you need all sorts of factors to make the products they brew here and no less— make the products they brew here and no less you _ make the products they brew here and no less you need the barley. we have keith who _ no less you need the barley. we have keith who is — no less you need the barley. we have keith who is one of the co—owners and this— keith who is one of the co—owners and this is— keith who is one of the co—owners and this is one of the essential ingredients, this barley. we have had some — ingredients, this barley. we have had some exceptionally rainy weather in the _ had some exceptionally rainy weather in the last— had some exceptionally rainy weather in the last year. how is the barley harvest _ in the last year. how is the barley harvest looking?— in the last year. how is the barley harvest looking? annually we have the wonders _ harvest looking? annually we have the wonders of _ harvest looking? annually we have the wonders of trying _ harvest looking? annually we have the wonders of trying to _ harvest looking? annually we have the wonders of trying to work- harvest looking? annually we have the wonders of trying to work out i the wonders of trying to work out what _ the wonders of trying to work out what the — the wonders of trying to work out what the harvest _ the wonders of trying to work out what the harvest is _ the wonders of trying to work out what the harvest is like _ the wonders of trying to work out what the harvest is like and - what the harvest is like and actually _ what the harvest is like and actually despite _ what the harvest is like and actually despite the - what the harvest is like and i actually despite the weather what the harvest is like and - actually despite the weather we have had, it— actually despite the weather we have had, it looks — actually despite the weather we have had, it looks like _ actually despite the weather we have had, it looks like the _ actually despite the weather we have had, it looks like the harvest - actually despite the weather we have had, it looks like the harvest is - had, it looks like the harvest is going _ had, it looks like the harvest is going to — had, it looks like the harvest is going to be _ had, it looks like the harvest is going to be quite _ had, it looks like the harvest is going to be quite good - had, it looks like the harvest is going to be quite good for- had, it looks like the harvest is i going to be quite good for malting barley~ _ going to be quite good for malting barle . �* ., , going to be quite good for malting barle . a , , , barley. barley is fine, but there are concerns _ barley. barley is fine, but there are concerns about _ barley. barley is fine, but there are concerns about other - barley. barley is fine, but there are concerns about other crops| barley. barley is fine, but there . are concerns about other crops like wheat _ are concerns about other crops like wheat. what knock—on effect could that have? — wheat. what knock—on effect could that have? we wheat. what knock-on effect could that have? ~ , ., , ., that have? we use a bit of weight in eve hinu that have? we use a bit of weight in everything we _ that have? we use a bit of weight in everything we use — that have? we use a bit of weight in everything we use in _ that have? we use a bit of weight in everything we use in our— that have? we use a bit of weight in everything we use in our beer - that have? we use a bit of weight in | everything we use in our beer comes from the _ everything we use in our beer comes from the uk — everything we use in our beer comes from the uk and _ everything we use in our beer comes from the uk. and that— everything we use in our beer comes from the uk. and that wheat - everything we use in our beer comes from the uk. and that wheat prices. from the uk. and that wheat prices probably— from the uk. and that wheat prices probably going _ from the uk. and that wheat prices probably going to _ from the uk. and that wheat prices probably going to go— from the uk. and that wheat prices probably going to go up _ from the uk. and that wheat prices probably going to go up but - from the uk. and that wheat prices probably going to go up but that. probably going to go up but that

affects _ probably going to go up but that affects the — probably going to go up but that affects the price _ probably going to go up but that affects the price of— probably going to go up but that affects the price of bread - probably going to go up but that affects the price of bread and i affects the price of bread and everything _ affects the price of bread and everything else _ affects the price of bread and everything else we _ affects the price of bread and everything else we serve - affects the price of bread and everything else we serve in. affects the price of bread and i everything else we serve in our pubs~ _ everything else we serve in our pubs~ 50— everything else we serve in our ubs. ., , pubs. so that is the ingredient rice, pubs. so that is the ingredient price. but _ pubs. so that is the ingredient price, but what _ pubs. so that is the ingredient price, but what about - pubs. so that is the ingredient price, but what about the - pubs. so that is the ingredient | price, but what about the other pubs. so that is the ingredient - price, but what about the other cost pressures _ price, but what about the other cost pressures that breweries and others in the _ pressures that breweries and others in the industry face. have things eased _ in the industry face. have things eased with energy prices? not in the industry face. have things eased with energy prices? not yet we are still struggling _ eased with energy prices? not yet we are still struggling with _ eased with energy prices? not yet we are still struggling with the _ are still struggling with the increase _ are still struggling with the increase in— are still struggling with the increase in energy - are still struggling with the increase in energy prices . are still struggling with the l increase in energy prices and are still struggling with the - increase in energy prices and the increased — increase in energy prices and the increased of— increase in energy prices and the increased of running _ increase in energy prices and the increased of running pubs - increase in energy prices and the increased of running pubs and i increase in energy prices and the . increased of running pubs and then we have _ increased of running pubs and then we have the — increased of running pubs and then we have the forthcoming _ increased of running pubs and then we have the forthcoming budget i increased of running pubs and then. we have the forthcoming budget and we have the forthcoming budget and we will— we have the forthcoming budget and we will hear— we have the forthcoming budget and we will hear what _ we have the forthcoming budget and we will hear what is _ we have the forthcoming budget and we will hear what is happening - we have the forthcoming budget and we will hear what is happening withl we will hear what is happening with business _ we will hear what is happening with business rates _ we will hear what is happening with business rates as _ we will hear what is happening with business rates as they _ we will hear what is happening with business rates as they said - we will hear what is happening with business rates as they said they - business rates as they said they would _ business rates as they said they would sort — business rates as they said they would sort out _ business rates as they said they would sort out business - business rates as they said they would sort out business rates i business rates as they said theyl would sort out business rates for business rates as they said they i would sort out business rates for a fairer— would sort out business rates for a fairer taxation _ would sort out business rates for a fairer taxation system _ would sort out business rates for a fairer taxation system but - would sort out business rates for a fairer taxation system but we - would sort out business rates for a fairer taxation system but we do . would sort out business rates for a i fairer taxation system but we do not know _ fairer taxation system but we do not know what _ fairer taxation system but we do not know what it — fairer taxation system but we do not know what it looks _ fairer taxation system but we do not know what it looks like _ fairer taxation system but we do not know what it looks like and - fairer taxation system but we do not know what it looks like and at - fairer taxation system but we do not know what it looks like and at the i know what it looks like and at the moment— know what it looks like and at the moment we — know what it looks like and at the moment we are _ know what it looks like and at the moment we are getting _ know what it looks like and at thei moment we are getting temporary relief— moment we are getting temporary relief and _ moment we are getting temporary relief and if— moment we are getting temporary relief and if that _ moment we are getting temporary relief and if that disappears - moment we are getting temporary relief and if that disappears at - relief and if that disappears at budget, — relief and if that disappears at budget, we _ relief and if that disappears at budget, we will— relief and if that disappears at budget, we will end _ relief and if that disappears at budget, we will end up - relief and if that disappears at budget, we will end up with. relief and if that disappears at budget, we will end up with al budget, we will end up with a significant _ budget, we will end up with a significant number— budget, we will end up with a significant number of- budget, we will end up with a significant number of pubs i budget, we will end up with a - significant number of pubs closing, so the _ significant number of pubs closing, so the pressures _ significant number of pubs closing, so the pressures are _ significant number of pubs closing, so the pressures are difficult. - significant number of pubs closing, so the pressures are difficult. [m i so the pressures are difficult. i'm lad ou so the pressures are difficult. glad you mentioned the budget because — glad you mentioned the budget because it is not far off, just a month— because it is not far off, just a month and _ because it is not far off, just a month and a half to go or less. we know— month and a half to go or less. we know the _ month and a half to go or less. we know the chancellor is telling us there _ know the chancellor is telling us there is— know the chancellor is telling us there is a — know the chancellor is telling us there is a black hole of government finance _ there is a black hole of government finance to _ there is a black hole of government

finance to plug the gap. if she is considering raising alcohol duty, duty on— considering raising alcohol duty, duty on beer is wine and spirits, what _ duty on beer is wine and spirits, what effect will it have and how would _ what effect will it have and how would it — what effect will it have and how would it affect you and what is your message _ would it affect you and what is your message on that? it�*s would it affect you and what is your message on that?— message on that? it's another inflationary — message on that? it's another inflationary pressure - message on that? it's another inflationary pressure that - message on that? it's another inflationary pressure that putsj message on that? it's another - inflationary pressure that puts the prices _ inflationary pressure that puts the prices at _ inflationary pressure that puts the prices at which _ inflationary pressure that puts the prices at which she _ inflationary pressure that puts the prices at which she has _ inflationary pressure that puts the prices at which she has an - prices at which she has an opportunity— prices at which she has an opportunity with- prices at which she has an opportunity with draft - prices at which she has ani opportunity with draft beer prices at which she has an - opportunity with draft beer duty to see the _ opportunity with draft beer duty to see the increased _ opportunity with draft beer duty to see the increased problems - opportunity with draft beer duty to see the increased problems pubs i opportunity with draft beer duty to . see the increased problems pubs are dealing _ see the increased problems pubs are dealing with — see the increased problems pubs are dealing with it — see the increased problems pubs are dealing with it and _ see the increased problems pubs are dealing with it and give _ see the increased problems pubs are dealing with it and give laser- dealing with it and give laser targeted _ dealing with it and give laser targeted relief— dealing with it and give laser targeted relief that - dealing with it and give laser targeted relief that will- dealing with it and give laser targeted relief that will keep dealing with it and give laser- targeted relief that will keep the price of— targeted relief that will keep the price of beer— targeted relief that will keep the price of beer not _ targeted relief that will keep the price of beer not going _ targeted relief that will keep the price of beer not going up- targeted relief that will keep the price of beer not going up too. targeted relief that will keep the - price of beer not going up too much. really— price of beer not going up too much. really interesting _ price of beer not going up too much. really interesting to _ price of beer not going up too much. really interesting to chat _ price of beer not going up too much. really interesting to chat and - really interesting to chat and thanks — really interesting to chat and thanks for having us down. they do start— thanks for having us down. they do start work— thanks for having us down. they do start work early here at the brewery and you _ start work early here at the brewery and you can — start work early here at the brewery and you can see just through there, sam, _ and you can see just through there, sam. right — and you can see just through there, sam, right on cue. sam is washing down _ sam, right on cue. sam is washing down the _ sam, right on cue. sam is washing down the kegs to make sure when they are refilled _ down the kegs to make sure when they are refilled though beer is as fresh and tasty— are refilled though beer is as fresh and tasty as possible by the time -ets and tasty as possible by the time gets to _ and tasty as possible by the time gets to the pint glass and hopefully into your— gets to the pint glass and hopefully into your hands.—

into your hands. let's hope so. ma be into your hands. let's hope so. maybe not _ into your hands. let's hope so. maybe not at — into your hands. let's hope so. maybe not at this _ into your hands. let's hope so. maybe not at this time - into your hands. let's hope so. maybe not at this time in - into your hands. let's hope so. maybe not at this time in the i maybe not at this time in the morning but definitely after work later on. thank you.— later on. thank you. let's have a look at the _ later on. thank you. let's have a look at the weather. _ later on. thank you. let's have a look at the weather. how is - later on. thank you. let's have a look at the weather. how is it. look at the weather. how is it looking? look at the weather. how is it lookin: ? ~ ., look at the weather. how is it lookin: ? . ., ., look at the weather. how is it lookina? ~ ., ., looking? wet, in a word. good morning. _ looking? wet, in a word. good morning, everybody. - looking? wet, in a word. good morning, everybody. a - looking? wet, in a word. good morning, everybody. a lot - looking? wet, in a word. good morning, everybody. a lot of l looking? wet, in a word. good i morning, everybody. a lot of rain looking? wet, in a word. good - morning, everybody. a lot of rain in the last— morning, everybody. a lot of rain in the last 24— morning, everybody. a lot of rain in the last 24 hours on the table i will show— the last 24 hours on the table i will show you was up until 5am this morning _ will show you was up until 5am this morning and on the isle of man, they've — morning and on the isle of man, they've had 40 millimetres of rainfall, — they've had 40 millimetres of rainfall, just over an inch and a half— rainfall, just over an inch and a half and — rainfall, just over an inch and a half and in _ rainfall, just over an inch and a half and in cardiff, 34 millimetres. in half and in cardiff, 34 millimetres. in larkhill— half and in cardiff, 34 millimetres. in larkhill in— half and in cardiff, 34 millimetres. in larkhill in wiltshire is 28 millimetres, so you are seeing the trend _ millimetres, so you are seeing the trend and — millimetres, so you are seeing the trend and there is more rain to come and with— trend and there is more rain to come and with that — trend and there is more rain to come and with that we are looking at windy— and with that we are looking at windy conditions particularly through— windy conditions particularly through the english channel, northern ireland and northern england — northern ireland and northern england and southern scotland. it's all being _ england and southern scotland. it's all being driven by low pressure with all— all being driven by low pressure with all of— all being driven by low pressure with all of the weather fronts, each of them _ with all of the weather fronts, each of them bringing rain or showers. two of— of them bringing rain or showers. two of them are moving north and they will— two of them are moving north and they will eventually merge and it's this one _ they will eventually merge and it's this one that has been bringing the overnight— this one that has been bringing the overnight rain, and that's going to clash _ overnight rain, and that's going to clash and — overnight rain, and that's going to clash and their showers to the south

of, clash and their showers to the south of. and _ clash and their showers to the south of. and the — clash and their showers to the south of, and the rain is particularly heavy— of, and the rain is particularly heavy across northern ireland. these two systems merge and through the course _ two systems merge and through the course of— two systems merge and through the course of the day what you will find is they— course of the day what you will find is they will— course of the day what you will find is they will sink southwards. so it will brighten up across parts of northern— will brighten up across parts of northern england and northern ireland — northern england and northern ireland as well as southern scotland, but we will hang onto some rain, scotland, but we will hang onto some rain. for— scotland, but we will hang onto some rain, for example, around the north yorkshire _ rain, for example, around the north yorkshire moors, and to the south of that we _ yorkshire moors, and to the south of that we are _ yorkshire moors, and to the south of that we are looking at sunshine but also heavy, — that we are looking at sunshine but also heavy, thundery showers with maybe _ also heavy, thundery showers with maybe hale in their and a cold northerly— maybe hale in their and a cold northerly wind and in the sunshine across— northerly wind and in the sunshine across scotland peppering the north and west _ across scotland peppering the north and west. temperatures between 11 or 18 degrees _ and west. temperatures between 11 or 18 degrees. through this evening and overnight. _ 18 degrees. through this evening and overnight, the rain continues to push _ overnight, the rain continues to push south _ overnight, the rain continues to push south slowly over areas where the ground — push south slowly over areas where the ground is saturated it's going to be _ the ground is saturated it's going to be a _ the ground is saturated it's going to be a windy night, particularly around — to be a windy night, particularly around the coasts and particularly as the _ around the coasts and particularly as the wind drives down towards the north— as the wind drives down towards the north coast— as the wind drives down towards the north coast of east anglia and we will have — north coast of east anglia and we will have some clear skies around and temperatures falling away to

between — and temperatures falling away to between six and ten or 11 degrees. into tomorrow the weather front eventually clears away from east anglia _ eventually clears away from east anglia and the south—east but it does _ anglia and the south—east but it does take — anglia and the south—east but it does take its time and we are almost in a straight— does take its time and we are almost in a straight northerly, so the wind is pushing — in a straight northerly, so the wind is pushing away and there will be residual— is pushing away and there will be residual cloud for a time but a lot of blue _ residual cloud for a time but a lot of blue skies around an variable cloud _ of blue skies around an variable cloud and — of blue skies around an variable cloud and also the odd shower but with the _ cloud and also the odd shower but with the wind and the lower temperatures it's going to feel cold _ temperatures it's going to feel cold. colderthan temperatures it's going to feel cold. colder than it has done in recent— cold. colder than it has done in recent days. then we head into the weekend _ recent days. then we head into the weekend and high pressure starts to build in _ weekend and high pressure starts to build in and that will tend to settle — build in and that will tend to settle things down but we do have a weather _ settle things down but we do have a weather front and on sunday that will be _ weather front and on sunday that will be pushed away, but it will be with us— will be pushed away, but it will be with us on— will be pushed away, but it will be with us on saturday and it's going to produce — with us on saturday and it's going to produce showers. it's going to be a cold _ to produce showers. it's going to be a cold start— to produce showers. it's going to be a cold start to the day on saturday with quite — a cold start to the day on saturday with quite a frost around but away from _ with quite a frost around but away from the — with quite a frost around but away from the north we are looking at a lot of— from the north we are looking at a lot of dry— from the north we are looking at a lot of dry weather and lighter winds and a _ lot of dry weather and lighter winds and a fair— lot of dry weather and lighter winds and a fair bit of sunshine. these

are our— and a fair bit of sunshine. these are our temperatures between nine and 15_ are our temperatures between nine and 15 degrees, so below average for the time _ and15 degrees, so below average for the time of— and 15 degrees, so below average for the time of year. as we head into sunday— the time of year. as we head into sunday it — the time of year. as we head into sunday it dries up across northern scotland _ sunday it dries up across northern scotland and we have a lot of areas of dry _ scotland and we have a lot of areas of dry weather for many but the next area of— of dry weather for many but the next area of low _ of dry weather for many but the next area of low pressure comes from the south-west — area of low pressure comes from the south—west that will bring heavy rain across — south—west that will bring heavy rain across the south—west and pushing — rain across the south—west and pushing north—east accompanied by stronger— pushing north—east accompanied by stronger winds. jane is going tojoin us for the sport, and last night it was far from triumphant at old trafford. the manchester united manager looking far from manchester united manager looking farfrom pleased manchester united manager looking far from pleased and that seems to be his default impression. he does look like that when he's happy as well. that'sjust look like that when he's happy as well. that's just as expression. that's a good point. he had more to be unhappy— that's a good point. he had more to be unhappy and out as they could only manage a draw last night and he said the _ only manage a draw last night and he said the opposition wanted it more and united were too complacent and that is— and united were too complacent and that is not— and united were too complacent and that is not what you want to hear if

you are _ that is not what you want to hear if you are a _ that is not what you want to hear if you are a fan — that is not what you want to hear if you are a fan of the club. it wasn't the start manchester united were looking for in the europa league last night. they were held to a 1—1 draw against dutch side fc twente. and it was all about christian eriksen— he was the man who put united in front before the break with a cracking goal. however, unfortunately for eriksen, he also gave the ball away in the second half, allowing sam lammers to run in and equalise for twente. still, united do have seven more league stage matches. along with rangers, tottenham have their first europa league match later. ange postecoglou's team are at home to azerbaijan side qarabag. the spurs boss was asked by a journalist if it was true that — according to reports in the english press — his team would be playing attacking football? never believe the english press. don't make that mistake. we'lljust play our football.

you know, we like to play a certain way. and, you know, i think europe gives us another challenge. but ultimately it's about sort of playing our football, being as aggressive as we can with everything we do and hopefully overcoming the challenge that oarabag will have. arsenal will play preston north end in the fourth round of the carabao cup. that's after they beat league one side bolton wanderers convincingly. arsenal won 5—1 at the emirates with seventeen—year—old ethan n'waneri scoring twice. raheem sterling also got a goal — his first for the club. it was the same scoreline at anfield where liverpool comfortably beat west ham. diogojota and cody gakpo both scored twice, with mo salah getting on the scoresheet too. they'll face brighton away next. fans of afc wimbledon won't see home matches any time soon. they've had to postpone saturday's league two game against accrington because of flooding. this is the state of the pitch

after heavy rain caused a nearby river to burst its banks and cause a sinkhole in the corner. more than 100,000 litres of water had to be pumped out of the stadium. a crowdfunding campaign set up to help the club has already raised more £100,000 england say captain ben stokes is "on track" to participate in the series against pakistan. the all—rounder has been out with a hamstring injury since the beginning of august, but had what's been described as a 'positive scan' yesterday. england travel to pakistan on tuesday with the three—test series getting underway a week on monday. even if he is on track to lead the team, there's doubt over whether he'll be able to bowl. the world paracycling championships continue later with golds up for grabs in the mens' and women's road races. british pair sophie unwin and pilotjenny holl won a second silver yesterday.

in the tandem road race they were pipped to the gold by the irish team of katie—george dunlevy and linda kelly. unwin and holl also won a silver in the b individual time trial on sunday. plan that is all your support. we will see you. — plan that is all your support. - will see you, later. plan that is all your support. we will see you, later. -- _ plan that is all your support. we will see you, later. -- that - plan that is all your support. we will see you, later. -- that is . plan that is all your support. we will see you, later. -- that is allj will see you, later. -- that is all ours will see you, later. -- that is all yours sport- _ the spitfire is undoubtedly one of the most recognisable aircrafts in british history. its presence in the skies boosted morale during world war two, and struck fear into the hearts of enemies who saw it. 88—year—old brian fox has always dreamt of flying in one and after being diagnosed with terminal cancer, he decided it was time to make his dream a reality. our reporter edward sault has the story. 0k. that's perfect, isn't it? getting ready for the flight of a lifetime. i'd like to do a couple of victory rolls, if that's possible. i'm your man for that. yeah. for brian fox from the new forest,

flying in a spitfire has been a lifelong ambition, ever since he was a child growing up in the east end during the battle of britain. a battle royal begins, and the royal air force are still shooting them down at the rate of about 4 to 1. we all cheered when they did a victory roll, which we saw several of, and it left me with an abiding fondness for the aeroplane. it became so iconic, such a crucial part of our history. before long, the moment had arrived for brian to walk out to the aeroplane. how are you feeling, brian? are you excited? yeah. very delighted. i've been wanting to do this forever. watched on by his family and friends, this was a special moment. brian was diagnosed with stage four oesophageal cancer earlier this year. i was suddenly told, to my surprise, that i didn't have quite as long to go as i'd always expected. so that's what galvanised me, really. and brian's spitfire

has a rich history. it was built in 1943 at castle bromwich. she was delivered to an operational squadron, number411, the royal canadian air force. the aircraft carried out 27 operational missions, during which time it shot down two messerschmitt109s, and you can see the little swastikas on the side of the aircraft is a memory of that. but on the 12th ofjuly, it tangled with other german fighters and was shot down. luckily, she was restored and turned into the aeroplane you see today. and before long, that famous merlin engine started up. taking off over the dorset and wiltshire countryside, brian's flight took him over the new forest to the coast near bournemouth over old harry rocks and up past corfe castle.

but there was one thing brian really wanted to do and that was a victory roll. very, very good pilot. and he said, you're up for this, brian? i said, go for it, charlie. go for it. and you can tell from brian's face what it meant. before long, it was time to land back at compton abbas. a smile and a fist bump for his watching family. but was it everything he dreamt it would be? exhilarating. unforgettable. wonderful. and to see all these places that i'm so familiar with on the ground from the air. it'll always be with me. he looked blown away.

time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm paul murphy—kasp. a month on since a fire at a block of flats in dagenham that saw more than 80 people evacuated, the local council are calling on the company that manage the block to do more to support residents. barking & dagenham council says it's continuing to fund temporary accomodation despite no council tenants living in the block and says that block management uk have a moral duty to support the residents. block management uk says it's hired by the building owner to manage the common parts of the property, and not the individualflats. the met police has announced what it's called a "child—first" approach to policing. all officers will receive new training in childhood vulnerability and what's called adultification bias, which means young people from certain backgrounds are viewed as more grown up. scotland yard also plans to integrate trained schools officers into neighbourhood ward teams. the mother of a student

from buckinghamshire who was murdered on a night out is calling for victims of non—contact sexual offences to report the crimes. libby squire was raped and killed, her body later found in the river humber. her killer, paveo relavitch, had a pattern of previous offending. libby's mother has been working with thames valley police on a campaign with the slogan it does matter. and i've been speaking to young women, and they've said that they haven't realised they could. they didn't think it was important. they didn't think it mattered. they say, "well, i wasn't hurt, you know." and a lot of them just don't know how to report it. and i think, historically, women have been conditioned to accept that that sort of thing goes on. a crowdfunding page set up to raise money for afc wimbledon after the club's pitch was damaged by flooding has received more than £100,000 in donations. parts of the ground in plough lane were left underwater after large amounts of rain fell in the area on sunday night and monday morning causing extensive damage to the pitch. let's take a look at the tubes now. there are minor delays on the district line between high street kensington

and edgware road and there are also minor delays on the hammersmith & city line. now onto the weather with kawser. hello there. good morning. well, we've already had some torrential downpours so far today, and there's more heavy rain in the forecast, with the met office yellow weather warning in force all the way through until 9:00 tomorrow morning. as there is the risk of further disruption and localised flooding. with these heavy showers and thunderstorms spreading through, there will be some sunny spells in between though, and temperatures widely reaching around the mid to high teens. and breezy conditions out there as well. now for this evening, the showers become a bit more organised and we have some rain arriving in from the north, spreading southwards, and some of this could also be particularly heavy by morning and temperatures, well, dipping down to around 9 to 11 celsius. but this weather front will continue to clear and as it does so, it opens the floodgates to more northerly winds for the rest of friday and into the weekend, and this will draw in much cooler air. so for friday, well, there will be some rain for a time, but this will eventually clear through and it becomes drier

and brighter, but colder. and for the weekend, it should be largely dry but feeling much cooler as well. you can see more on this year's people and animals that make up the winners of bbc radio london's make a difference awards. i'm back with more in half an hour, goodbye. good morning, welcome to breakfast with nina warhurst and charlie stayt. our headlines today. the un secretary—general warns that

"hell has broken loose" in lebanon, as the uk and allies call for a 21 day ceasefire. the air strikes must stop now. talks must start now, with an immediate ceasefire on both sides now. new harrowing testimony from a woman who says she was raped by the former harrods owner mohamed al fayed when she was 16. the ministry ofjustice confirms that dozens of people released from jail under the government's emergency prison scheme last month, were freed by mistake. no smartphone until the end of year 9. that's the pledge made by a group of parents in hertfordshire as they encourage others tojoin their campaign. only a draw for manchester united in the europa league. manager erik ten hag says they were "too complacent" as dutch side fc twente came away with a point from old trafford.

and a burst of verse as children prepare for the world's biggest poetry lesson, by writing an ode to bbc breakfast. good morning. more wet and windy weather on the cards today. two bands of rain moving north and then sinking south through the afternoon. the driest conditions are likely to be across the north of scotland but even here there will be some showers. all of the details shortly. it's thursday the 26th of september. our main story. the uk hasjoined ten other countries and the european union in calling for a 21—day ceasefire between israel and hezbollah. it followed last night's emergency session of the united nations security council, which heard dire warnings from some nations about the risks of all—out regional war if the current crisis spirals even further. our correspondent tom bateman reports from new york, where the meeting took place.

the deadliest day for lebanon in a generation inflicted by israel's warplanes this week, while hezbollah rocket fire has set israeli streets ablaze. and in new york, the attempts to douse the flames. this was an emergency session of the un security council, after a scramble behind the scenes, led by france and the us, to draw up a proposal for a temporary truce between israel and hezbollah. diplomacy is most effective when the international community unites with a shared goal and speaks with one voice. we are working with other countries on a proposal that we hope will lead to calm and enable discussions to a diplomatic solution. countries heard how the proposal would involve a 21 day ceasefire, during which mediated talks would take place. the uk described the region as on the precipice. the rockets must stop now.

the air strikes must stop now. talks must start now, with an immediate ceasefire on both sides now. it is time to pull back from the brink. lebanon's envoy warned of the risk of an all—out regional war. translation: regrettably,| we are still witnessing israeli violations of our sovereignty around the clock by air, sea and land. these repeated violations undermine all the stability efforts and threaten the whole region with an explosion at any moment. the calls for restraint include those from the us, which is israel's biggest military backer. outside the chamber, i pressed the israeli ambassador on the calls for calm. president biden says he wants de—escalation. are you not listening to the americans? all of this can stop immediately. once hezbollah will stop firing

missiles and rockets into our civilian communities, there will be no cycle of violence in the region. as the emergency meeting ends, the diplomacy will go on. but the problem is, given the intensity of destruction on the ground and the fact that the gaza ceasefire deal is still stalled, what is being called for here is going to be extremely hard to achieve. the immediate aim is to stop months of cross—borderfire, but with fears of an israeli ground assault into lebanon, diplomacy is not yet delivering. instead, people are fleeing instead, people are fleeing while the promise of homecomings while the promise of homecomings remains an illusion. remains an illusion. tom bateman, bbc news, tom bateman, bbc news, at the united nations in new york. at the united nations in new york. the uk government has agreed to send the uk government has agreed to send £5 million of humanitarian £5 million of humanitarian aid to civilians in lebanon, hitting rocket launchers, aid to civilians in lebanon, which the united nations which the united nations will distribute. will distribute. it comes as israel says it has it comes as israel says it has struck more than 2000 hezbollah struck more than 2000 hezbollah targets in lebanon over targets in lebanon over the past few days. the past few days.

waves of air strikes have been waves of air strikes have been hitting rocket launchers, weapons storage sites and other infrastructure. yesterday, at least 51 people were reported to have been killed in lebanon and more than 200 injured. the country's health ministry says at least four people have been killed in air strikes this morning. the un says over 90,000 people had been forced from their homes since monday. and hezbollah has expanded its attacks

and hezbollah has expanded its attack ready for a has been told to be ready for a possible ground invasion. speculation had to be that they are going to carry out a ground incursion into southern lebanon to try to create a so—called buffer zone to destroy the infrastructure that has been used by hezbollah and push—bike away from the border. military officials saying they should not stop there and do more to weaken hezbollah a brick calm along the border. for hezbollah, this has become an existential battle. they are weak but still powerful, they have not deployed to the most sophisticated weapons they have. they are divided say attacks on israel will continue unless there is a ceasefire in gaza, they say they are defending lebanon from israeli air strikes. very difficult to see how they are going to back down. it's obviously difficult situation

for lebanon because this violence has forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes. there is a lot of pressure of basic services here as well. the prime minister gave a warning that the hospitals are unable to cope with the sheer number of k shorties of these is really —— casualties from these israeli air strikes. really -- casualties from these israeli air strikes.— israeli air strikes. thank you, hu~o. our diplomatic correspondent paul adams is in northern israel. lordy, paul. pick up on some of those themes, would you? what are you seeing on the ground in terms of the action and what are the israeli authorities saying?— the action and what are the israeli authorities saying? good morning. it is all auiet authorities saying? good morning. it is all quiet this _ authorities saying? good morning. it is all quiet this morning, _ authorities saying? good morning. it is all quiet this morning, we - authorities saying? good morning. it is all quiet this morning, we have - is all quiet this morning, we have not had any sign of any alerts, any rocket alerts for a good 12 hours or so. that could be very deceptive, they could happen at any moment. it's worth remembering that israel is absolutely determined that civilians who have been moved away

from their homes over the past 12 months as a result of these attacks should be allowed to go back to their homes along the border. i am talking to you from a kibbutz 20 miles from the lebanon border, people have been living here for a year, they are tired and exhausted and want to go back to their homes. as long as there is any danger of hezbollah firing rockets, even a handful of rockets over the border on any given day, that desire, to go home, is simply not able to be realised. the israelis who have given a green light to these diplomatic negotiations will be keen to drive a hard bargain. the idea of a 21 day ceasefire is probably unrealistic, it israel's view it does not want to give hezbollah the opportunity to regroup. yesterday it is worth remembering both sides to censor messages. hezbollah said in a

single ballistic missile over tel aviv and israel warned it could mount a ground invasion if diplomatic measures fail. so we are poised at a delicate moment now, where diplomacy could deliver, but if it doesn't, israel is more than ready to carry on the fight. thank ou, ready to carry on the fight. thank you. paul- _ neither has nor the story linked to the early of prisoners. —— neither, you have more on this story about the early release of prisoners. some prisoners who were released from jail under the government's emergency prison scheme were freed by mistake. the ministry ofjustice has confirmed 37 prisoners who had breached restraining orders were let out after their offences were logged under outdated legislation. let's get more on this from our political correspondent hannah miller. morning. critics said this was a risky plan and here we are. good mornin: , risky plan and here we are. good morning. yes. — risky plan and here we are. good morning, yes, when _ risky plan and here we are. good morning, yes, when the - risky plan and here we are. (limp. morning, yes, when the government introduced its early release scheme it said that some prisoners were not

eligible. that included those who had been convicted of convicted of breaching a restraining order under the sentencing act 2020. that sounds like a technicality but it is important because what has happened here is that these 37 had had their cases, there are offences, wrongly logged under much older legislation that was out of date from 1997. so the system didn't recognise that they were not eligible for early release. the ministry ofjustice says that 32 of the 37 are now back behind bars. it says it's working urgently with police to get the remaining five back in prison as well. their convictions remain valid and we are told that they have been monitored. that is since being released. we are also told that the victims who have been identified here have been told about this. i think the story does really show the risks to the government of a policy

like this. it can't go wrong relatively easily. they say they have no other choice but to release some prisoners early because otherwise the system could have run out of prison places, that in itself would have been a risk to public safety, which they say is their number one priority and they say they have taken steps to make sure that when more prisoners are released in october, this will not happen again. released in october, this will not happen again-— released in october, this will not happen again. released in october, this will not hauenauain. ., . ~' , . , happen again. hannah, keeping an eye on thins in happen again. hannah, keeping an eye on things in westminster, _ happen again. hannah, keeping an eye on things in westminster, thank - happen again. hannah, keeping an eye on things in westminster, thank you. | two people have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter following the death of a woman who is believed to have undergone a non—surgical cosmetic procedure known as a brazilian butt lift. alice webb, who was 33, died at gloucestershire royal hospital in the early hours of tuesday. the two people who were arrested have been released on police bail. the procedure isn't illegal in the uk but has been banned by some councils. the met office has issued yellow rain warnings across england, wales and northern ireland. it comes after parts of eastern england saw flash floods earlier this week damaging homes and causing

travel disruption. today's heavy rain could cause further flooding and power cuts. an independent think tank has suggested a radical overhaul of student loans and university funding in england to make the system fairer. the higher education policy institute wants to see better maintenance support and a national insurance charge for graduate employers. the government has yet to set out its long term plans for funding universities. network rail has revealed that the wi—fi network at 20 railway stations across the country has been attacked by cyber hackers. the british transport police have begun an investigation, as our correspondent simonjones explains. the wi—fi hacked, a free service for passengers compromised. people wanting to use it during last night's rush hour were redirected to this web page. entitled we love you europe, it gave details of several terror attacks that have been carried out in recent years, both

in britain and abroad. normally, when you try to get on the wi—fi system at a railway station, it will take you to an introductory page where you tick to say you accept the terms and conditions. but i've just tried to get on the wi—fi here at london euston station, and there's simply not an option to do so. the system has been switched off. investigators are now trying to find out who was behind the attack and how they accessed the system. some of the uk's busiest railway stations have been affected, including manchester piccadilly, liverpool lime street and birmingham new street. hundreds of thousands of passengers pass through them each day. in a statement, network rail said... the british transport police is

involved in that investigation too. it's understood no customer data has been compromised because people using the service aren't asked to enter any personal information, but the attack will be a concern to passengers and the rail industry alike. simon jones, bbc news. campaigner and former subpostmaster sir alan bates said he will put his knighthood to "good use" after receiving it in a ceremony at windsor castle. he was honoured for his services to justice, following his decades—long campaign to expose the post office horizion it scandal and help hundreds of subpostmasters who were wrongly convicted. our reporter chi chi izundu has more. from village hall to windsor castle. sir alan bates says he still can't quite take in how his 15 yearfight has led him to this. she did know a lot about what i was involved with and why this had come about, and all the rest of it, and sympathised with the bureaucracy that i was having to go through or deal with on a daily

basis on all of this. but, you know, it was very, very nice to meet her. it's been a really busy september for sir alan. earlier this month, he tied the knot to his partner of 34 years on sir richard branson's private island. and now he says this honour of a knighthood belongs to every subpostmaster he's been campaigning alongside. we're all here to share our experiences. sir alan bates was portrayed in the itv drama alan bates vs the post office, which brought wider public attention to the hundreds of subpostmasters wrongly prosecuted and convicted for false accounting and stealing money from the post office when it was down to faulty horizon software. the public inquiry into the scandal is in its last stage, with sir alan and many of the campaigners attending. but despite the publicity,

a public inquiry and sir alan's recognition from the royal family, he says the fight is ongoing. even with this new government, who he says he hasn't even met yet or been invited to any meetings about the compensation promised to them. i say, make a firm commitment that to ensure that this is finished by the end of march next year. sir alan bates says he will use his knighthood as another tool in his armoury forjustice. and in terms of celebrations, lady bates had plans. well, we're going to go back to the hotel, we're going to fling off our glad rags, have a nice cup of tea, and then in the evening we're going to celebrate with other campaigners and drink lots of champagne. oh, fantastic. champagne! i hope you're paying, because... i'll settle for a beer! chi chi izundu, bbc news.

a cup of tea in the afternoon and lots of champagne in the evening. that is carol's routine as well, every day! i like the sound of that one! i will 'oin ou. i like the sound of that one! i will join you- lt _ i like the sound of that one! i will join you- it a _ i like the sound of that one! i will join you. it a date! _ i like the sound of that one! i will join you. it a date! good - i like the sound of that one! i will| join you. it a date! good morning, everybody- _ join you. it a date! good morning, everybody- this — join you. it a date! good morning, everybody. this morning - join you. it a date! good morning, everybody. this morning it - join you. it a date! good morning, everybody. this morning it is - join you. it a date! good morning, everybody. this morning it is a - join you. it a date! good morning, | everybody. this morning it is a wet start as i'm sure you will have heard through the night. the rain is moving —— moving north, behind it in the south are returned to showers but some will be having with hail and possibly thunder. for many it will be wet and windy away from the far north of scotland where it will be drier. windiest conditions across parts of southern scotland and northern ireland, northern england and the english channel. we have two bouts of rain, moving north, and eventually they will merge. behind them it brightens up but there will be some sharp showers around, something to look out for, with hail and thunder. heavy rain continuing

particularly so across northern england and through northern ireland, southern scotland, but as we can push further north, drier with a peppering of showers in areas exposed to the wind. they weather front six south so it will brighten up front six south so it will brighten up a touch behind it with temperatures 11 to 17 18. this evening and overnight the rain it pushes southwards, moving over areas where the ground is already saturated, windy around the coasts particularly the north sea coast heading down to north norfolk. these are the temperatures, 5—11. tomorrow the rain will clear away from the south—east and east anglia, leaving us with a day with dry weather and sunshine, variable cloud with a few showers, but once again exposed to the northerly wind, it is going to feel cold. so you will need to wrap up feel cold. so you will need to wrap up warm, charlie. thank you very much.

a woman who says she was raped by mohamed al fayed when she was 16 has become one of almost 200 women to come forward to accuse the former owner of harrods of abuse. we'll hear her story in a moment for the first time. this all follows a bbc documentary broadcast last week, which exposed decades of serious allegations. al fayed died last year but the new claims raise questions, about what those around him at the time knew, and how they may have enabled his actions. those closest to him included his security team, headed by an ex—metropolitan police officer, john macnamara. he's alleged to have intimidated victims to stop them speaking out. it's claimed his senior personal assistants would arrange meetings for him with young women from harrods. doctors would carry out intrusive medical examinations on women for harrods. two have been named as dr ann coxon, who hasn't commented, and wendy snell who's since died. then there's michael cole,

harrods' director of public affairs from 1988—1998, who defended him over stories of alleged sexual harassment and assault. there were also others in harrods' hr department, who played a role in promoting young women from the shop floor, to work in al fayed's executive suite. as we've been hearing our correspondent helena wilkinson has been speaking to a woman who says she was raped by mohamed al fayed when she was 16. a warning that this special report contains details of a serious sexual nature and her words are being voiced by an actor. before being attacked, kate, like many women we've spoken to, was sent for intimate examinations. kate says hers was carried out by dr ann coxon. when i first started working for mohamed al fayed, he soon asked, started asking me inappropriate questions. like, did i have a boyfriend? had i been sexually active?

i was only 16 years old and i was a virgin, and he soon discovered that. so it was organised for me to see dr ann coxon of harley street for a medical examination. this was offered to me as a perk for working in the chairman's office. kate's new testimony adds to accounts already broadcast in the bbc documentary, which has started to uncover the role of other people around al fayed who helped facilitate his abuse. and ijust remember the doctor, you know, saying how wonderful he was, and didn't he look after his employees so well? i think the doctor who did my medical should be held accountable for providing information to mohamed, which he used to take advantage of us. two of the doctors, dr wendy snell, who has since died, and dr ann coxon have been repeatedly named by the women who've spoken to the bbc. dr coxon asked me to do

an internal examination. she wanted to test for hiv and stds, but i said that i wasn't sexually active yet so therefore it was unnecessary. my concerns were brushed off and i was told that an internal examination was necessary. according to the women we've spoken to, in many cases, their confidential medical results were sent directly to al fayed. once al fayed received their results, he abused them. and one night he summoned me to his apartment. well, i was scared, but i knew that i didn't have an option to say no. and he started to pressurise me into having sex with him, but i kept saying no. and then his mood changed and the threats started, and he had become angry. the doors were locked, and i couldn't get out. that's when he raped me.

the role of the doctors has raised further questions about who else facilitated al fayed's abuse. women have told the bbc that some senior pas would send them up to his office, where they would then be abused. in previously unseen footage, one of the women, natasha, who's going to report dr coxon to the doctor's regulator, and catherine, says others around al fayed have questions to answer. they were so taken advantage of, so taken advantage of by this army of people. it was like, as you said, it was like a production line. looking back, that's exactly what it was. the client agency, to the doctor... the doctor. to the lead pa and even the security guards. what about the drivers? the drivers, the security guards, nobody let on. the bbc has contacted dr coxon for a comment. so far we have not had a response.

the growing number of women who accuse al fayed of horrific attacks now want those who enabled his abuse to be held accountable. it's affected so many areas of my life, but having to live with the deep shame of what happened to me from when i was young, being paranoid about walking by myself at night, not trusting men in any form, it's changed the course of my life and career in its entirety. we are grateful to all of those who shared their accounts. the bbc approached harrods for comment but as yet, have not had a response. harrods' new owners have previously apologised unreservedly and said the actions of al fayed were that of an individual intent you can watch the documentary �*al fayed: predator at harrods', as well as the full breakfast interview with five survivors on bbc iplayer. they're both available to watch now.

it's thursday morning, 7:25am. are you celebrating your birthday this week or know someone who is? apparently it's the most common week of the year to be born. tim muffett is on the maternity ward at the royal surrey county hospitalfor us. tell us the story, tim. good morning from guildford, during what is a very busy time of year. welcome to the world freya, her twin sister islay, two days old, mum and dad, how are you doing?— sister islay, two days old, mum and dad, how are you doing? good, thank ou, doinu dad, how are you doing? good, thank you. doing really _ dad, how are you doing? good, thank you, doing really well. _ you, doing really well. congratulations, your baby are beautiful. the office for national statistics crunches data over the past 20 years or so the most positive —— common days to be born

are always in this week, the last week in september. with the most popular time to be bored. so why is that? what implications are there for maternity units? what is it like working here this time of year? definitely busy, we are prepared that september is a busy time of year, i'm a september baby. we are prepared, we have a good team around us. we are ready to take on what we need to. ~ , , , us. we are ready to take on what we needto. ~ ,, ., need to. must be very special for an one need to. must be very special for anyone giving — need to. must be very special for anyone giving birth, _ need to. must be very special for anyone giving birth, but - need to. must be very special for anyone giving birth, but so - need to. must be very special for anyone giving birth, but so manyj anyone giving birth, but so many people going through the expense at the same time, it must be very special. the same time, it must be very secial. , ., , the same time, it must be very secial. , . , ., ., special. very apparent, women are so excited, special. very apparent, women are so excited. it's — special. very apparent, women are so excited. it's an _ special. very apparent, women are so excited, it's an exciting _ special. very apparent, women are so excited, it's an exciting time - special. very apparent, women are so excited, it's an exciting time to - excited, it's an exciting time to see all of these babies come in september. we see all of these babies come in september-— see all of these babies come in setember. ~ , ., ,, ., september. we will be talking to some members _ september. we will be talking to some members of— september. we will be talking to some members of the _ september. we will be talking to some members of the team - september. we will be talking to | some members of the team later september. we will be talking to - some members of the team later on, talking to some other mums as well. interesting question, to maternity units have a lot to deal with at the best of times, particularly this

time of year. we will have more details about this in an hour. let's leave you with the beautiful pictures of some new members of human race. baby freya taking it in, what a lovely site. the news, weather and travel where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm paul murphy—kasp. a month on since a fire at a block of flats in dagenham that saw more than 80 people evacuated, the local council are calling on the company that manage the block to do more to support residents. barking & dagenham council says it's continuing to fund temporary accomodation despite no council tenants living in the block. and says that block management uk have a �*moral duty�* to support the residents. block management uk says it�*s hired by the building owner to manage the common parts of the property, and not the individualflats. the met police has announced what it�*s called a "child—first" approach to policing. all officers will receive new training in childhood vulnerability and what�*s called adultification bias, which means young people

from certain backgrounds are viewed as more grown up. scotland yard also plans to integrate trained schools officers into neighbourhood ward teams. the mother of a student from buckinghamshire who was murdered on a night out is calling for victims of non—contact sexual offences to report the crimes. libby squire was raped and killed — her body later found in the river humber. her killer, paveo relavitch , had a pattern of previous offending. libby s mother has been working with thames valley police on a campaign with the slogan it does matter . and i�*ve been speaking to young women, and they�*ve said that they haven�*t realised they could. they didn�*t think it was important. they didn�*t think it mattered. they say, "well, i wasn�*t hurt, you know." and a lot of them just don�*t know how to report it. and i think, historically, women have been conditioned to accept that that sort of thing goes on. a crowdfunding page set up to raise money for afc wimbledon

after the club�*s pitch was damaged by flooding has recieved more than £100,000 in donations. parts of the ground in plough lane were left underwater after large amounts of rain fell in the area on sunday night and monday morning — causing extensive damage to the pitch. let�*s take a look at the tubes now. there are minor delays on the district, hammersmith & city and piccadilly lines. now onto the weather with kawser. hello there. good morning. well, we�*ve already had some torrential downpours so far today, and there�*s more heavy rain in the forecast, with the met office yellow weather warning in force all the way through until 9:00 tomorrow morning as there is the risk of further disruption and localised flooding. with these heavy showers and thunderstorms spreading through, there will be some sunny spells in between though, and temperatures widely reaching around the mid to high teens. and breezy conditions out there as well. now for this evening, the showers become a bit more organised and we have some rain arriving in from the north, spreading southwards, and some of this could also be particularly heavy by morning and temperatures, well, dipping down to around 9 to 11 celsius. but this weather front will continue to clear and as it does so, it opens the floodgates to more northerly winds for the rest

of friday and into the weekend, and this will draw in much cooler air. so for friday, well, there will be some rain for a time, but this will eventually clear through and it becomes drier and brighter, but colder. and for the weekend, it should be largely dry but feeling much cooler as well. that�*s it for now but if you head over to our website, you can see more on this year�*s people — and animals — that make up the winners of bbc radio london�*s make a difference awards. i�*m back with more in half an hour, but for now it�*s back to charlie & nina. goodbye. good morning, and welcome to breakfast with nina warhurst and charlie stayt. it�*s a dilemma that many parents face when their child is old enough to go to high school, should they have a mobile phone and if yes, what age should they get one. but a group of parents at one primary school in hertfordshire have agreed not to give their children

smartphones at all until the end of year 9 — when most will have turned 14. our reporter nicola haseler explains why. it�*s the dilemma facing almost every parent these days as your child reaches the last few years of primary school. should you give in to peer pressure and get them one of these, which these days all tend to be smartphones. but what if you don�*t want to, but worry yours will be the only child without a phone. well, there�*s now a growing movement of parents saying no to smartphones. here in hitchin, the parents and teachers have come together in an attempt to make childhood phone free. i think it�*s about giving people choice. i think before you didn�*t have a choice. everyone was getting phones. that�*s just what you did. but now there is that option. there�*s this growing number of people who feel the same as i do, that having a smartphone probably isn�*t the best thing to do. it's just around the addictive

nature of these devices and how it then can absorb them into some kind of world where it takes them away from playing with their friends, from human interaction. they are distraction devices as well as gateways. - if they are given unbridled access and gateways - into the entire internet. we just thought that that wasn't 0k and wanted to change that norm. . this primary school is asking parents to sign up to a pledge to delay giving children phones until the age of 14. via the pact, hopefully, what we're doing - is trying to build that community whereby more children do not have phones than do. - it makes — it easier for parents to say, well, actually a lot of your friends are not on that and don't have that, and therefore | we don't need to give you access to it. - according to ofcom, 84% of bullying in 8 to 17 year olds is via their phone. a report by king�*s college found those with high phone usage are twice as likely to have anxiety. and new research in america shows

the younger a child gets a smartphone, the worse their mental health is as an adult. i do have a smartphone and i was ten when i got one. i got it for my 10th birthday. the reason i don't have one| is because i don't want one. i know that some people get a phone just because of the peer pressure and like everyone else, is like, "oh, have you seen this new app?" "have you seen this new thing on your phone?" so they mightjust want to get it to be involved with other people. i wouldn't, but if i could, i'd text my friends all day long. as long as we're not using them for stuff we're not supposed - to and using them tooj much, i think it's fine. there�*s such an incredible wave of change happening now. it�*s really exciting, actually, because i think everyone�*s starting to believe we can do something about this. this primary is now asking others in hitchin to join them in normalising not giving children smartphones. nicola haseler, bbc news.

this is something almost every parent will have a due —— a view on. joining us now is tony plunkett, headteacher at william ransom primary school, along withjoe ryrie who�*s the co—founder of the smartphone free childhood campaign. good morning to you both, and it is a hot topic. is it encouraging to see parents engaging in that way? very much so. from a school perspective we have seen the impact for some _ perspective we have seen the impact for some time and i was approached by a group _ for some time and i was approached by a group of parents some months a-o by a group of parents some months ago talking — by a group of parents some months ago talking to me about their anxiety— ago talking to me about their anxiety and their concerns around the young — anxiety and their concerns around the young diet —— anxiety and depression that smartphones and access— depression that smartphones and access to — depression that smartphones and access to social media is causing children — access to social media is causing children. ., , ., , ,. ., children. from primary school age? from primary _ children. from primary school age? from primary school _ children. from primary school age? from primary school age _ children. from primary school age? from primary school age and - children. from primary school age? from primary school age and it - from primary school age and it resonates _ from primary school age and it resonates with me because as a head teacher— resonates with me because as a head teacher i_ resonates with me because as a head teacher i see the impact first hand and you _ teacher i see the impact first hand and you can — teacher i see the impact first hand and you can see social media starts to come _ and you can see social media starts to come up— and you can see social media starts to come up as a significant issue in schools— to come up as a significant issue in schools and — to come up as a significant issue in schools and from my experience, sometimes in year five, but certainly— sometimes in year five, but certainly in year six.| sometimes in year five, but certainly in year six. i didn't realise it — certainly in year six. i didn't realise it was _ certainly in year six. i didn't realise it was happening - certainly in year six. i didn't| realise it was happening that certainly in year six. i didn't - realise it was happening that young. do you want to take us through some

practicalities, as a head teacher. this is a pledge, as i understand it. take us through how it works. the idea of the pact, and one of the things— the idea of the pact, and one of the things and _ the idea of the pact, and one of the things and joe will properly explain this better than me, one of the impacts— this better than me, one of the impacts of— this better than me, one of the impacts of it is hopefully to give parents — impacts of it is hopefully to give parents choice and at the moment a lot of— parents choice and at the moment a lot of parents feel as though they don't _ lot of parents feel as though they don't have a choice when it comes to the end _ don't have a choice when it comes to the end of— don't have a choice when it comes to the end of year six and their child, it's almost— the end of year six and their child, it's almost a — the end of year six and their child, it's almost a rite of passage that as you _ it's almost a rite of passage that as you approach the end of year six, you have _ as you approach the end of year six, you have a _ as you approach the end of year six, you have a mobile phone. for as you approach the end of year six, you have a mobile phone.— you have a mobile phone. for those without children, _ you have a mobile phone. for those without children, what _ you have a mobile phone. for those without children, what is _ you have a mobile phone. for those without children, what is year - you have a mobile phone. for those without children, what is year six i without children, what is year six mean? 11 without children, what is year six mean? " , ., , ., without children, what is year six mean? , ., ,., ~ without children, what is year six mean? ., ~ ., mean? 11 years old. and often it starts earlier _ mean? 11 years old. and often it starts earlier than _ mean? 11 years old. and often it starts earlier than that - mean? 11 years old. and often it starts earlier than that and - mean? 11 years old. and often it i starts earlier than that and parents think— starts earlier than that and parents think it _ starts earlier than that and parents think it might be a good thing to -ive think it might be a good thing to give them — think it might be a good thing to give them access, but almost feeling there is— give them access, but almost feeling there is no— give them access, but almost feeling there is no choice to give them a mobile _ there is no choice to give them a mobile phone when their friends have access— mobile phone when their friends have access to _ mobile phone when their friends have access to apps like tiktok. it�*s mobile phone when their friends have access to apps like tiktok.— access to apps like tiktok. it's not 'ust about access to apps like tiktok. it's not just about inside _ access to apps like tiktok. it's not just about inside the _ access to apps like tiktok. it's not just about inside the school, i access to apps like tiktok. it's not just about inside the school, this| just about inside the school, this is about not getting one at all. the idea is not so _ is about not getting one at all. the idea is not so much to dictate to parents — idea is not so much to dictate to parents what they should and shouldn't do, it's more to give them

choice _ shouldn't do, it's more to give them choice in _ shouldn't do, it's more to give them choice in where we are coming from or where _ choice in where we are coming from or where i_ choice in where we are coming from or where i am coming from, and the school— or where i am coming from, and the school is, _ or where i am coming from, and the school is, to — or where i am coming from, and the school is, to try and give children their— school is, to try and give children their childhood back to make sure children— their childhood back to make sure children are able to socialise and able to— children are able to socialise and able to learn how to socialise face to face _ able to learn how to socialise face to face before they have to socialise through a screen. playing devils advocate, _ socialise through a screen. playing devils advocate, there _ socialise through a screen. playing devils advocate, there are - socialise through a screen. playing devils advocate, there are parents| devils advocate, there are parents who say to me, my child has left primary school and graduated to high school and i want to endorse that independence for them to get the bus by themselves and walk to school and then having a smartphone which means i can track them means i know where they are and it's introducing them into the world of technology in a gentle way that enhances safety. we would question whether these devices are actually— would question whether these devices are actually safe — would question whether these devices are actually safe as _ would question whether these devices are actually safe as there _ would question whether these devices are actually safe as there is _ would question whether these devices are actually safe as there is a - would question whether these devices are actually safe as there is a huge . are actually safe as there is a huge amount— are actually safe as there is a huge amount of— are actually safe as there is a huge amount of evidence _ are actually safe as there is a huge amount of evidence that _ are actually safe as there is a huge amount of evidence that says - are actually safe as there is a huge amount of evidence that says they| amount of evidence that says they are hot _ amount of evidence that says they are hot tony— amount of evidence that says they are not. tony mentioned - amount of evidence that says they are not. tony mentioned some - amount of evidence that says they are not. tony mentioned some of| amount of evidence that says they. are not. tony mentioned some of the links to _ are not. tony mentioned some of the links to anxiety — are not. tony mentioned some of the links to anxiety and _ are not. tony mentioned some of the links to anxiety and depression - are not. tony mentioned some of the links to anxiety and depression and l links to anxiety and depression and the content — links to anxiety and depression and the content children _ links to anxiety and depression and the content children can _ links to anxiety and depression and the content children can access - links to anxiety and depression and the content children can access oni the content children can access on these _ the content children can access on these devices _ the content children can access on these devices because _ the content children can access on these devices because they- the content children can access on these devices because they are i the content children can access oni these devices because they are not really— these devices because they are not really phones — these devices because they are not really phones at _ these devices because they are not really phones at all, _ these devices because they are not really phones at all, that's - these devices because they are not really phones at all, that's what . these devices because they are notj really phones at all, that's what we

need _ really phones at all, that's what we need to— really phones at all, that's what we need to address, _ really phones at all, that's what we need to address, we _ really phones at all, that's what we need to address, we are _ really phones at all, that's what we need to address, we are used - really phones at all, that's what we need to address, we are used to i need to address, we are used to calling _ need to address, we are used to calling them _ need to address, we are used to calling them phones _ need to address, we are used to calling them phones but- need to address, we are used to calling them phones but they . need to address, we are used to| calling them phones but they are little supercomputers _ calling them phones but they are little supercomputers that - calling them phones but they are i little supercomputers that children carry around~ — little supercomputers that children carry around. it's _ little supercomputers that children carry around. it's access _ little supercomputers that children carry around. it's access to - little supercomputers that children carry around. it's access to the - carry around. it's access to the world, — carry around. it's access to the world, and _ carry around. it's access to the world, and all— carry around. it's access to the world, and all parents - carry around. it's access to the world, and all parents want - carry around. it's access to the world, and all parents want to| carry around. it's access to the - world, and all parents want to keep their children — world, and all parents want to keep their children safe _ world, and all parents want to keep their children safe and _ world, and all parents want to keep their children safe and they - world, and all parents want to keep their children safe and they wanted | their children safe and they wanted cohtact _ their children safe and they wanted contact them — their children safe and they wanted contact them in _ their children safe and they wanted contact them in an _ their children safe and they wanted contact them in an emergency, - their children safe and they wanted contact them in an emergency, butj contact them in an emergency, but the trade-off — contact them in an emergency, but the trade—off at _ contact them in an emergency, but the trade—off at the _ contact them in an emergency, but the trade—off at the moment - contact them in an emergency, but the trade—off at the moment is - contact them in an emergency, but the trade—off at the moment is a l the trade—off at the moment is a huge _ the trade—off at the moment is a huge one — the trade—off at the moment is a huge one in— the trade—off at the moment is a huge one in terms _ the trade—off at the moment is a huge one in terms of— the trade—off at the moment is a huge one in terms of safety. - the trade—off at the moment is a huge one in terms of safety. it . the trade—off at the moment is a l huge one in terms of safety. it will enable _ huge one in terms of safety. it will enable children— huge one in terms of safety. it will enable children to _ huge one in terms of safety. it will enable children to have _ huge one in terms of safety. it will enable children to have a - huge one in terms of safety. it will enable children to have a choice i huge one in terms of safety. it will. enable children to have a choice and they either— enable children to have a choice and they either give _ enable children to have a choice and they either give their— enable children to have a choice and they either give their child _ enable children to have a choice and they either give their child a - they either give their child a smartphone _ they either give their child a smartphone which - they either give their child a smartphone which they- they either give their child al smartphone which they know they either give their child a i smartphone which they know is they either give their child a - smartphone which they know is a risky— smartphone which they know is a risky product _ smartphone which they know is a risky product to _ smartphone which they know is a risky product to give _ smartphone which they know is a risky product to give to _ smartphone which they know is a risky product to give to a - smartphone which they know is a risky product to give to a child, l risky product to give to a child, and there — risky product to give to a child, and there is— risky product to give to a child, and there is a _ risky product to give to a child, and there is a huge _ risky product to give to a child, and there is a huge amount - risky product to give to a child, and there is a huge amount ofi risky product to give to a child, - and there is a huge amount of harm associated — and there is a huge amount of harm associated with— and there is a huge amount of harm associated with them _ and there is a huge amount of harm associated with them or _ and there is a huge amount of harm associated with them or they- and there is a huge amount of harm associated with them or they risk. associated with them or they risk alienating — associated with them or they risk alienating them _ associated with them or they risk alienating them from _ associated with them or they risk alienating them from their- associated with them or they risk alienating them from their social| alienating them from their social group _ alienating them from their social group to— alienating them from their social group to give _ alienating them from their social group to give them _ alienating them from their social group to give them the - alienating them from their social - group to give them the independence on the _ group to give them the independence on the go _ group to give them the independence on the go to— group to give them the independence on the go to secondary— group to give them the independence on the go to secondary school- group to give them the independence on the go to secondary school so - on the go to secondary school so it's an _ on the go to secondary school so it's an impossible _ on the go to secondary school so it's an impossible position - on the go to secondary school so. it's an impossible position parents find themselves— it's an impossible position parents find themselves in— it's an impossible position parents find themselves in and _ it's an impossible position parents find themselves in and as - it's an impossible position parents find themselves in and as a - it's an impossible position parents| find themselves in and as a society and parents — find themselves in and as a society and parents we _ find themselves in and as a society and parents we want _ find themselves in and as a society and parents we want people - find themselves in and as a society and parents we want people to - find themselves in and as a society. and parents we want people to pause and parents we want people to pause and think— and parents we want people to pause and think and — and parents we want people to pause and think and say— and parents we want people to pause and think and say you _ and parents we want people to pause and think and say you have _ and parents we want people to pause and think and say you have another. and think and say you have another option _ and think and say you have another option we — and think and say you have another option. we don't _ and think and say you have another

option. we don't have _ and think and say you have another option. we don't have to _ and think and say you have another option. we don't have to give - and think and say you have another option. we don't have to give our. option. we don't have to give our children— option. we don't have to give our children a — option. we don't have to give our children a smartphone _ option. we don't have to give our children a smartphone at - option. we don't have to give our children a smartphone at that - option. we don't have to give our. children a smartphone at that age, why not— children a smartphone at that age, why not wait— children a smartphone at that age, why not wait for— children a smartphone at that age, why not wait for a _ children a smartphone at that age, why not wait for a few _ children a smartphone at that age, why not wait for a few years - children a smartphone at that age, why not wait for a few years and i children a smartphone at that age, why not wait for a few years and if| why not wait for a few years and if you want — why not wait for a few years and if you want to — why not wait for a few years and if you want to keep— why not wait for a few years and if you want to keep in— why not wait for a few years and if you want to keep in touch, - why not wait for a few years and if you want to keep in touch, give i why not wait for a few years and if. you want to keep in touch, give them a classic— you want to keep in touch, give them a classic ltrick— you want to keep in touch, give them a classic brick phone _ you want to keep in touch, give them a classic brick phone and _ you want to keep in touch, give them a classic brick phone and you - you want to keep in touch, give them a classic brick phone and you can - a classic brick phone and you can find out — a classic brick phone and you can find out where _ a classic brick phone and you can find out where they— a classic brick phone and you can find out where they are - a classic brick phone and you can find out where they are but - a classic brick phone and you can find out where they are but you i find out where they are but you don't _ find out where they are but you don't have _ find out where they are but you don't have to _ find out where they are but you don't have to give _ find out where they are but you don't have to give them - find out where they are but you - don't have to give them unrestricted access _ don't have to give them unrestricted access 00 _ don't have to give them unrestricted access. y ., ~ don't have to give them unrestricted access. , ., ~ ., access. do you think part of the roblem access. do you think part of the problem is _ access. do you think part of the problem is parents _ access. do you think part of the problem is parents who - access. do you think part of the problem is parents who have i access. do you think part of the i problem is parents who have been understandably unwilling to just say no, to put it bluntly, to say, no, you can't. they could have done that before and they can still do that now but do you think parents are reluctant to do that?— now but do you think parents are reluctant to do that? some parents are artl reluctant to do that? some parents are partly because _ reluctant to do that? some parents are partly because of _ reluctant to do that? some parents are partly because of what - reluctant to do that? some parents are partly because of what i've - are partly because of what i've described is that people don't want to cut _ described is that people don't want to cut their— described is that people don't want to cut their children from their social— to cut their children from their social groups and you don't want to feel left— social groups and you don't want to feel left out, but parents have a role to _ feel left out, but parents have a role to play and the thing we need to talk— role to play and the thing we need to talk about is how powerful technology is. the effect of social media _ technology is. the effect of social media and — technology is. the effect of social media and smartphones is it's almost impossible _ media and smartphones is it's almost impossible to act alone and say no, and its— impossible to act alone and say no, and it's like — impossible to act alone and say no, and it's like if you are a parent you are — and it's like if you are a parent you are a— and it's like if you are a parent you are a real outcast if you do not do this—

you are a real outcast if you do not do this and — you are a real outcast if you do not do this and it — you are a real outcast if you do not do this and it creates all sorts of problems— do this and it creates all sorts of problems and fights and squabbles with your— problems and fights and squabbles with your child because they will want _ with your child because they will want the — with your child because they will want the phone and you get put under a huge _ want the phone and you get put under a huge amount of pressure to give them _ a huge amount of pressure to give them one — a huge amount of pressure to give them one which is why we are say what _ them one which is why we are say what we _ them one which is why we are say what we need to do is bring people together— what we need to do is bring people together and if people act collectively, if we all agree amongst our friends and classmates until a _ amongst our friends and classmates until a bit— amongst our friends and classmates until a bit later on the peer pressure _ until a bit later on the peer pressure reduces. it�*s until a bit later on the peer pressure reduces.— pressure reduces. it's an interesting _ pressure reduces. it's an interesting point, - pressure reduces. it's an interesting point, tony, | pressure reduces. it's an - interesting point, tony, what is pressure reduces. it's an _ interesting point, tony, what is the pick—up rate? i know it is voluntary, pledge, buti pick—up rate? i know it is voluntary, pledge, but i don't know how many children you look after but what percentage are on board with the project? that what percentage are on board with the proiect?_ what percentage are on board with the ro'ect? . ., the project? at the moment we were lookin: at the project? at the moment we were looking at the _ the project? at the moment we were looking at the data _ the project? at the moment we were looking at the data this _ the project? at the moment we were looking at the data this morning - the project? at the moment we were looking at the data this morning and | looking at the data this morning and it was— looking at the data this morning and it was around — looking at the data this morning and it was around 25% _ looking at the data this morning and it was around 25% and _ looking at the data this morning and it was around 25% and this - looking at the data this morning and it was around 25% and this has - looking at the data this morning and it was around 25% and this has beenj it was around 25% and this has been recently— it was around 25% and this has been recently launched _ it was around 25% and this has been recently launched but— it was around 25% and this has been recently launched but there - it was around 25% and this has been recently launched but there are - recently launched but there are surveys — recently launched but there are surveys that _ recently launched but there are surveys that we _ recently launched but there are surveys that we took— recently launched but there are surveys that we took at - recently launched but there are surveys that we took at schooll recently launched but there are - surveys that we took at school level that indicates— surveys that we took at school level that indicates much— surveys that we took at school level that indicates much higher- surveys that we took at school level that indicates much higher take—upl that indicates much higher take—up and the _ that indicates much higher take—up and the pledges _ that indicates much higher take—up and the pledges its _ that indicates much higher take—up and the pledges its infancy- that indicates much higher take—up and the pledges its infancy but- and the pledges its infancy but there — and the pledges its infancy but there is— and the pledges its infancy but there is interest _ and the pledges its infancy but there is interest there - and the pledges its infancy but there is interest there and - and the pledges its infancy but there is interest there and the| and the pledges its infancy but. there is interest there and the fact that this _ there is interest there and the fact that this was — there is interest there and the fact that this was brought _ there is interest there and the fact that this was brought to _ there is interest there and the fact that this was brought to me - there is interest there and the fact that this was brought to me by- there is interest there and the fact that this was brought to me by a l that this was brought to me by a group _ that this was brought to me by a group of— that this was brought to me by a group of parents _ that this was brought to me by a group of parents at _ that this was brought to me by a group of parents at the - that this was brought to me by a group of parents at the school, i that this was brought to me by a| group of parents at the school, it resonated, —

group of parents at the school, it resonated, the _ group of parents at the school, it resonated, the sort _ group of parents at the school, it resonated, the sort of— group of parents at the school, it resonated, the sort of things - group of parents at the school, iti resonated, the sort of things they were _ resonated, the sort of things they were talking — resonated, the sort of things they were talking about _ resonated, the sort of things they were talking about resonated - resonated, the sort of things they were talking about resonated and| were talking about resonated and they have — were talking about resonated and they have a — were talking about resonated and they have a lead _ were talking about resonated and they have a lead on _ were talking about resonated and they have a lead on this - were talking about resonated and they have a lead on this across i were talking about resonated and. they have a lead on this across the school _ they have a lead on this across the school and — they have a lead on this across the school and other— they have a lead on this across the school and other parents _ they have a lead on this across the school and other parents have i they have a lead on this across the . school and other parents have joined in with— school and other parents have joined in with this — school and other parents have joined in with this. one — school and other parents have 'oined in with this. ., , ., in with this. one in four is enough to not feel — in with this. one in four is enough to not feel like _ in with this. one in four is enough to not feel like an _ in with this. one in four is enough to not feel like an outlier- in with this. one in four is enough to not feel like an outlier and i in with this. one in four is enough to not feel like an outlier and it i to not feel like an outlier and it means some of the peer group won't have one. finally, there are educational benefits of smartphones and the fact that i have a maths app on my phone that my six—year—old can get on and it's helped his mouth is there a world in which you can separate the educational value from the social media apps that feel more pernicious? the social media apps that feel more ernicious? . , the social media apps that feel more ernicious? ., , ., ., ,. pernicious? certainly from a school perspective — pernicious? certainly from a school perspective and — pernicious? certainly from a school perspective and from _ pernicious? certainly from a school perspective and from our _ pernicious? certainly from a school l perspective and from our perspective it's not— perspective and from our perspective it's not something _ perspective and from our perspective it's not something we _ perspective and from our perspective it's not something we are _ perspective and from our perspective it's not something we are against i it's not something we are against smartphones, _ it's not something we are against smartphones, it's _ it's not something we are against smartphones, it's more - it's not something we are against smartphones, it's more that- it's not something we are against smartphones, it's more that we i it's not something we are against . smartphones, it's more that we are trying _ smartphones, it's more that we are trying to— smartphones, it's more that we are trying to give — smartphones, it's more that we are trying to give more _ smartphones, it's more that we are trying to give more freedom - smartphones, it's more that we are trying to give more freedom to i trying to give more freedom to parents — trying to give more freedom to parents and _ trying to give more freedom to parents and at _ trying to give more freedom to parents and at the _ trying to give more freedom to parents and at the moment i trying to give more freedom to i parents and at the moment where trying to give more freedom to - parents and at the moment where the pressure _ parents and at the moment where the pressure sits— parents and at the moment where the pressure sits is— parents and at the moment where the pressure sits is a _ parents and at the moment where the pressure sits is a lot _ parents and at the moment where the pressure sits is a lot of— parents and at the moment where the pressure sits is a lot of parents - pressure sits is a lot of parents feel compelled _ pressure sits is a lot of parents feel compelled to— pressure sits is a lot of parents feel compelled to give - pressure sits is a lot of parents feel compelled to give childrenj pressure sits is a lot of parents i feel compelled to give children a smartphone _ feel compelled to give children a smartphone and _ feel compelled to give children a smartphone and it's _ feel compelled to give children a smartphone and it's trying - feel compelled to give children a smartphone and it's trying to i feel compelled to give children a l smartphone and it's trying to give them _ smartphone and it's trying to give them space _ smartphone and it's trying to give them space it's _ smartphone and it's trying to give them space. it's not _ smartphone and it's trying to give them space. it's not a _ smartphone and it's trying to give them space. it's not a move - smartphone and it's trying to give them space. it's not a move awayj them space. it's not a move away from — them space. it's not a move away from technology— them space. it's not a move away from technology but _ them space. it's not a move away from technology but just - them space. it's not a move away from technology but just allowingj from technology but just allowing children _ from technology but just allowing children to — from technology but just allowing children to develop _ from technology but just allowing children to develop their- from technology but just allowing children to develop their social i children to develop their social skills— children to develop their social skills face—to—face _ children to develop their social skills face—to—face where - children to develop their social skills face—to—face where they| children to develop their social i skills face—to—face where they need to. skills face—to—face where they need t0~ at— skills face—to—face where they need w m the _ skills face—to—face where they need to. at the moment _ skills face—to—face where they need to. at the moment they— skills face—to—face where they need to. at the moment they need - skills face—to—face where they need to. at the moment they need to - skills face—to—face where they need to. at the moment they need to be| skills face—to—face where they need l to. at the moment they need to be in

a playground, — to. at the moment they need to be in a playground, certainly— to. at the moment they need to be in a playground, certainly a _ to. at the moment they need to be in a playground, certainly a primary- a playground, certainly a primary school_ a playground, certainly a primary school level _ a playground, certainly a primary school level seeing _ a playground, certainly a primary school level seeing that - a playground, certainly a primary school level seeing that facial - school level seeing that facial reaction — school level seeing that facial reaction and _ school level seeing that facial reaction and being _ school level seeing that facial reaction and being able - school level seeing that facial reaction and being able to - school level seeing that faciali reaction and being able to read school level seeing that facial - reaction and being able to read the body language _ reaction and being able to read the body language. being _ reaction and being able to read the body language. being able - reaction and being able to read the body language. being able to - reaction and being able to read the body language. being able to see i body language. being able to see when _ body language. being able to see when someone _ body language. being able to see when someone is _ body language. being able to see when someone is walking - body language. being able to see| when someone is walking towards body language. being able to see - when someone is walking towards them or away— when someone is walking towards them or away and _ when someone is walking towards them or away and if_ when someone is walking towards them or away and if you — when someone is walking towards them or away and if you remove _ when someone is walking towards them or away and if you remove that - when someone is walking towards them or away and if you remove that and - or away and if you remove that and replace _ or away and if you remove that and replace it _ or away and if you remove that and replace it with _ or away and if you remove that and replace it with a _ or away and if you remove that and replace it with a screen, _ or away and if you remove that and replace it with a screen, it's - replace it with a screen, it's difficult _ replace it with a screen, it's difficult for— replace it with a screen, it's difficult for children- replace it with a screen, it's difficult for children to - replace it with a screen, it'si difficult for children to learn replace it with a screen, it's - difficult for children to learn how to socialise _ difficult for children to learn how to socialise. do _ difficult for children to learn how to socialise.— to socialise. do you not think it will find its — to socialise. do you not think it will find its place? _ to socialise. do you not think it will find its place? the - to socialise. do you not think it will find its place? the sort - to socialise. do you not think it will find its place? the sort of. to socialise. do you not think it i will find its place? the sort of age you are, mobile phones would have come in and everybody had one and may be somebody like he was going, the world... i'm just thinking, when mobile phones became common maybe there were people saying what is going to happen to people talking to each other and it kind of found its place. each other and it kind of found its lace. ~ ., , , , each other and it kind of found its lace. . ., , , , , place. worryingly, this is finding its lace place. worryingly, this is finding its place and _ place. worryingly, this is finding its place and you _ place. worryingly, this is finding its place and you can _ place. worryingly, this is finding its place and you can see - place. worryingly, this is finding its place and you can see in - place. worryingly, this is finding its place and you can see in thel its place and you can see in the data _ its place and you can see in the data around the rates of some really serious _ data around the rates of some really serious mental health problems that correlate _ serious mental health problems that correlate directly to giving children smartphones in the 2010s and you _ children smartphones in the 2010s and you can even see, even if you disregard — and you can even see, even if you disregard some of the serious harms associated _ disregard some of the serious harms associated with smartphones, we can all agree _

associated with smartphones, we can all agree that children spending six or seven _ all agree that children spending six or seven hours a day on a screen is not the _ or seven hours a day on a screen is not the kind — or seven hours a day on a screen is not the kind of childhood we want for children i think most parents would _ for children i think most parents would agree. | for children i think most parents would agree-— for children i think most parents would aree. , ., . . ., would agree. i should also say a lot of adults do — would agree. i should also say a lot of adults do that _ would agree. i should also say a lot of adults do that too. _ would agree. i should also say a lot of adults do that too. you - would agree. i should also say a lot of adults do that too. you know, i would agree. i should also say a lot| of adults do that too. you know, you often see the parents of children looking more at their device, anyway, that's a different story. very interesting and maybe come back again and tell us how it proceeds. can i do one final plug? the parent packs _ can i do one final plug? the parent packs has — can i do one final plug? the parent packs has gone live today and it's something — packs has gone live today and it's something any parent in the country can go— something any parent in the country can go online and find their school and they— can go online and find their school and they can sign up.— can go online and find their school and they can sign up. thank you so much.. and they can sign up. thank you so much-- l'm — and they can sign up. thank you so much.. i'm sure _ and they can sign up. thank you so much.. i'm sure lots _ and they can sign up. thank you so much.. i'm sure lots of _ and they can sign up. thank you so much.. i'm sure lots of people - and they can sign up. thank you so much.. i'm sure lots of people will| much.. i'm sure lots of people will try to find in their search engine. a really interesting area and one we will keep with. thanks for your time. �* , time. something will tell me there's uuite a bit time. something will tell me there's quite a bit of — time. something will tell me there's quite a bit of interest, _ time. something will tell me there's quite a bit of interest, if— time. something will tell me there's quite a bit of interest, if you - time. something will tell me there's quite a bit of interest, if you can - quite a bit of interest, if you can drag yourself away from your smartphone. drag yourself away from your smartphone-— drag yourself away from your smarthone. , . smartphone. pick up your smartphone. you see, smartphone. pick up your smartphone. you see. we — smartphone. pick up your smartphone. you see. we are _ smartphone. pick up your smartphone. you see, we are encouraging _ smartphone. pick up your smartphone. you see, we are encouraging people i you see, we are encouraging people to get on their smartphones, we are

complicit. to get on their smartphones, we are comlicit. ., u. to get on their smartphones, we are comlicit. ., u, , ., complicit. you can use twitter on our complicit. you can use twitter on your smartphone. _ complicit. you can use twitter on your smartphone. it _ complicit. you can use twitter on your smartphone. it is _ complicit. you can use twitter on your smartphone. it is a - complicit. you can use twitter on j your smartphone. it is a separate area of concern. carol, save us. i've not got any good news either. good _ i've not got any good news either. good morning, this morning again it is a wet _ good morning, this morning again it is a wet start — good morning, this morning again it is a wet start to the day across nrany — is a wet start to the day across many areas and we have the rain which _ many areas and we have the rain which has — many areas and we have the rain which has been pushing north through the course _ which has been pushing north through the course of the night continuing to move _ the course of the night continuing to move north and then it will slip southwards through the course of the afternoon _ southwards through the course of the afternoon and it will be windy as well, _ afternoon and it will be windy as well, particularly across the english _ well, particularly across the english channel, northern ireland, northern— english channel, northern ireland, northern england and southern scotland — northern england and southern scotland. you can see why as the low pressure _ scotland. you can see why as the low pressure is _ scotland. you can see why as the low pressure is driving our weather and we have _ pressure is driving our weather and we have an — pressure is driving our weather and we have an array of weather fronts either _ we have an array of weather fronts either bringing rain or some heavy showers _ either bringing rain or some heavy showers through the course of the day, so _ showers through the course of the day. so you — showers through the course of the day, so you can see on the radar where _ day, so you can see on the radar where we — day, so you can see on the radar where we have had rain, one band across— where we have had rain, one band across east — where we have had rain, one band across east anglia, the midlands and wales— across east anglia, the midlands and wales and _ across east anglia, the midlands and wales and the second across northern england. _ wales and the second across northern england, scotland and northern ireland — england, scotland and northern ireland and eventually the bands will merge so there will be heavy rain coming out of them for a wee while _ rain coming out of them for a wee while and — rain coming out of them for a wee while and to the north of that we

have _ while and to the north of that we have a _ while and to the north of that we have a northerly wind and scattered showers _ have a northerly wind and scattered showers and to the south we will see further— showers and to the south we will see further showers develop and some of those _ further showers develop and some of those will— further showers develop and some of those will be heavy and thundery with some hail. and although it will brighten _ with some hail. and although it will brighten up in northern england and southern _ brighten up in northern england and southern scotland and parts of northern — southern scotland and parts of northern ireland, is the fencing south _ northern ireland, is the fencing south we — northern ireland, is the fencing south we will hang on to the rain across— south we will hang on to the rain across parts of north—east england. temperatures between 11 and 18 degrees — temperatures between 11 and 18 degrees. through the evening and overnight— degrees. through the evening and overnight a band of rain continues to push— overnight a band of rain continues to push steadily south moving slowly over areas _ to push steadily south moving slowly over areas where the ground is saturated — over areas where the ground is saturated and behind it some clearer skie5, _ saturated and behind it some clearer skies. still— saturated and behind it some clearer skies. stilla — saturated and behind it some clearer skies, stilla peppering of saturated and behind it some clearer skies, still a peppering of showers in areas _ skies, still a peppering of showers in areas which are adjacent to the strong _ in areas which are adjacent to the strong winds and the wind will be particularly strong through the north— particularly strong through the north sea and the north coast of norfolk — north sea and the north coast of norfolk. temperatures tonight falling — norfolk. temperatures tonight falling away to between seven and 11 degrees _ falling away to between seven and 11 degrees. tomorrow we have a weather front to _ degrees. tomorrow we have a weather front to clear— degrees. tomorrow we have a weather front to clear and it will be slowest _ front to clear and it will be slowest to clear from east anglia and the — slowest to clear from east anglia and the south—east and that opens the door— and the south—east and that opens the door across the country to the northerly—

the door across the country to the northerly wind, and a cold direction for us _ northerly wind, and a cold direction for us there — northerly wind, and a cold direction for us. there goes the rain, clearing _ for us. there goes the rain, clearing the far south—east with some _ clearing the far south—east with some blue skies following behind and some blue skies following behind and some fair— some blue skies following behind and some fair weather cloud and there will be _ some fair weather cloud and there will be the — some fair weather cloud and there will be the odd shower dotted around but it will— will be the odd shower dotted around but it will be a windy day and some of the _ but it will be a windy day and some of the showers are across the highlands to six or 700 metres and could _ highlands to six or 700 metres and could prove — highlands to six or 700 metres and could prove to be wintry. temperatures tomorrow between nine or 13 and _ temperatures tomorrow between nine or 13 and i4— temperatures tomorrow between nine or 13 and 14 degrees but when you add on _ or 13 and 14 degrees but when you add on the — or 13 and 14 degrees but when you add on the wind—chill, it will feel colder than that. so into the weekend _ of dry weather but then we have some wet and windy weather c the 1g in from colder than that. so into the weekend _ colder than that. so into the weekend we have this ridge of high colder than that. so into the weekend we have this ridge of high pressure _ weekend we have this ridge of high pressure building and a weather pressure _ weekend we have this ridge of high pressure building and a weather front— pressure building and a weather front in— front— pressure building and a weather front in— pressure building and a weather front in the north will produce rain pressure building and a weather front in the north will produce rain and try— front in the north will produce rain and try— front in the north will produce rain and by the — front in the north will produce rain and by the time you get to sunday, and by the — front in the north will produce rain and by the time you get to sunday, it continues — and by the time you get to sunday, it continues to build on the rain it continues — and by the time you get to sunday, it continues to build on the rain will be — it continues to build on the rain will be — it continues to build on the rain will be pushed away but we are not will be pushed away but we are not out of _ out of _ will be pushed away but we are not out of the — will be pushed away but we are not out of the woods yet. a cold and will be pushed away but we are not out of the — will be pushed away but we are not out of the woods yet. a cold and frostv _ out of the woods yet. a cold and frostv start — out of the woods yet. a cold and frosty start on saturday and a fair frostv _ out of the woods yet. a cold and frostv start — out of the woods yet. a cold and frosty start on saturday and a fair bit of _ frosty start on saturday and a fair bit of sunshine start the day but bit of _ frosty start on saturday and a fair bit of sunshine start the day but then— bit of sunshine start the day but then we — bit of sunshine start the day but then we are looking at cloud then— bit of sunshine start the day but then we — bit of sunshine start the day but then we are looking at cloud building _ building _ then we are looking at cloud building with the showers across the then we are looking at cloud building with the showers across the north— building with the showers across the north and _ north— building with the showers across the north and _ building with the showers across the north and temperatures similar to what we _ building with the showers across the north and temperatures similar to what we _ north and temperatures similar to what we are looking at on friday. north and temperatures similar to what we are looking at on friday. for sundav. _ for sundav. _ what we are looking at on friday. for sunday, we have the rain clear what we are looking at on friday. for sunday, we have the rain clear in the _ for sunday, we have the rain clear in the _ for sunday, we have the rain clear in the north— for sunday, we have the rain clear in the north of scotland and a lot in the north— for sunday, we have the rain clear in the north of scotland and a lot of dry— in the north of scotland and a lot of dry weather but then we have some of dry— in the north of scotland and a lot of dry weather but then we have some wet and _ wet and _

of dry weather but then we have some wet and windy weather coming in from of dry weather but then we have some wet and windy weather coming in from the south—west and wales and that will be _ the south—west and wales and that will be pushing towards the north—east. we will be pushing towards the north-east.— will be pushing towards the north-east. ~ , . , , will be pushing towards the north-east. ~ . , , ., north-east. we spotted a tiny bit of sunshine in — north-east. we spotted a tiny bit of sunshine in london _ north-east. we spotted a tiny bit of sunshine in london on _ north-east. we spotted a tiny bit of sunshine in london on thursday. i sunshine in london on thursday. lucky londoners. thank you, carol. in sport you need to be hungry to win, that is across all sports. absolutely, but for manchester united — absolutely, but for manchester united as well, that has pretty much been the _ united as well, that has pretty much been the standard and what they have

it wasn't the start for in the europa league last night. they were held to a 1—1draw against dutch side fc twente. and it was all about christian eriksen— he was the man who put united in front before the break with a cracking goal. however, unfortunately for eriksen, he also gave the ball away in the second half, allowing sam lammers to run in and equalise for twente. still, united do have seven more league stage matches. along with rangers, tottenham have their first europa league match later. ange postecoglou's team are at home to azerbaijan side qarabag. the straight talking spurs manager was asked by a journalist if it was true that — according to reports in the english press — his team would be playing attacking football? never believe the english press. don't make that mistake. we'lljust play our football.

you know, we like to play a certain way. and, you know, i think europe gives us another challenge. but ultimately it's about sort of playing our football, being as aggressive as we can with everything we do and hopefully overcoming the challenge that qarabag will have. arsenal will play preston north end in the fourth round of the carabao cup. that's after they beat league one side bolton wanderers convincingly. arsenal won 5—1 at the emirates with 17—year—old ethan n'waneri scoring twice. raheem sterling also got a goal — his first for the club. it was the same scoreline at anfield where liverpool comfortably beat west ham. diogojota and cody gakpo both scored twice, with mo salah getting on the scoresheet too. they'll face brighton away next. fans of afc wimbledon won't see home matches any time soon. they've had to postpone saturday's league two game against accrington because of flooding. this is the state of the pitch after heavy rain caused a nearby

river to burst its banks and cause a sinkhole in the corner. a crowdfunding campaign set up to help the club has already raised more £100,000. really bad, wasn't it and it looked like that— really bad, wasn't it and it looked like that was a bunker on a golf course — like that was a bunker on a golf course in — like that was a bunker on a golf course in the middle of the pitch. hopefullv— course in the middle of the pitch. hopefully they will get the repairs are under way quickly. it is hopefully they will get the repairs are under way quickly.— are under way quickly. it is so lovely seeing _ are under way quickly. it is so lovely seeing the _ are under way quickly. it is so lovely seeing the football - are under way quickly. it is so - lovely seeing the football community come together and contribute to the fund. thank you. a week today is national poetry day and our next guest will be marking the occasion by trying to break a guinness world record for the largest live poetry lesson. soto help her prepare, we sent author and poet laura mucha to a local school, and we set her and the children there a challenge to come up with a poem — using bbc breakfast as inspiration. let's take a look at how they got on.

i wondered if we could write a poem where we imagined to be bbc breakfast presenters. how does that sound? yeah, that sounds really good. beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep. beep beep beep beep beep beep beep. how are you feeling? tired. good. grumpy. annoying. i want you to imagine you're reading about the guests. right. so you've got to learn all about it. let's write it, and then we'll decide. how are you getting there? are you going? can i get a cup of coffee? what are we going to call it? i just want to sleep. this is our poem. let's do a read through. ready? i just want to sleep. 3:30 a.m. beep, beep, beep, beep beep beep beep. i throw my alarm out the window. 3:31 a.m.

beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep. why? okay, fine. i'll get up. give me my cold pizza. 3:39 a.m. get dressed. do you think they'll let me wear my batman suit today with my tutu? 4:30 a.m. read the news. england lost another final. oh, i don't need hairand makeup. i like my bed hair. read about the guest, laura mucha never heard of her! who says she's invited? two years on this show? still no beyonc ! 5:30 a.m. meeting. no animals in today. not like the day the mosquito escaped. brought my fly swatterjust in case. three. deep breath. two. smile. one. good morning.

welcome to bbc breakfast! yay! and laura joins us now. that was all their work, wasn't it? they came up with the ideas and i said, ok, imagine you have to wake up said, ok, imagine you have to wake up at 330 in the morning and i put their heads down and they went beep, beep, beep and they said, oh, it is awful and we had a moment about how amazing you are for getting up early and looking so fabulous and doing a greatjob when most people are asleep. great job when most people are aslee -. �* ., . great job when most people are aslee. �* ., . ., asleep. but we get to hang out with --eole like asleep. but we get to hang out with people like you- _ asleep. but we get to hang out with people like you. very _ asleep. but we get to hang out with people like you. very well - people like you. very well researched _ people like you. very well researched by _ people like you. very well researched by the - people like you. very well researched by the way, i people like you. very well l researched by the way, they people like you. very well - researched by the way, they seem people like you. very well _ researched by the way, they seem to know a lot of detail about what goes on behind the scenes. where did you get that from? i on behind the scenes. where did you get that from?— get that from? i can't disclose my sources, get that from? i can't disclose my sources. l'm _ get that from? i can't disclose my sources, i'm afraid. _ get that from? i can't disclose my sources, i'm afraid. how- get that from? i can't disclose my sources, i'm afraid. how do i get that from? i can't disclose my sources, i'm afraid. how do you i get that from? i can't disclose my i sources, i'm afraid. how do you know about charlie's _ sources, i'm afraid. how do you know about charlie's to _ sources, i'm afraid. how do you know about charlie's to do? _ sources, i'm afraid. how do you know about charlie's to do? there - sources, i'm afraid. how do you know about charlie's to do? there were i about charlie's to do? there were all sorts of _ about charlie's to do? there were all sorts of things _ about charlie's to do? there were all sorts of things in _ about charlie's to do? there were all sorts of things in there. i about charlie's to do? there were all sorts of things in there. but i all sorts of things in there. but you know about this, it's about pushing the right buttons and then they contributed all the stuff. it’s

they contributed all the stuff. it's about having ideas but also doing your research because i was conscious _ your research because i was conscious not everybody watches bbc breakfast. _ conscious not everybody watches bbc breakfast, can you believe it, so we ntight— breakfast, can you believe it, so we might have — breakfast, can you believe it, so we might have had a call with a presenter to do some research and we may have _ presenter to do some research and we may have spoken to some producers about— may have spoken to some producers about some — may have spoken to some producers about some of the things that happened and some of the kids were interested _ happened and some of the kids were interested about what happens if you fart on _ interested about what happens if you fart on live _ interested about what happens if you fart on live tv, but i don't know if that made — fart on live tv, but i don't know if that made it _ fart on live tv, but i don't know if that made it— that made it. also if you say the word, because _ that made it. also if you say the word, because that _ that made it. also if you say the word, because that is _ that made it. also if you say the word, because that is a - that made it. also if you say the l word, because that is a problem. it's not. it's not. it could be a problem if it happens. tell us about national poetry day on how the idea came around and why you think it is important to expose young people to poetry. i important to expose young people to oet . . , ., . . poetry. i imagine you have a national _ poetry. i imagine you have a national poetry _ poetry. i imagine you have a national poetry day - poetry. i imagine you have a national poetry day on i poetry. i imagine you have a national poetry day on your| poetry. i imagine you have a - national poetry day on your calendar because _ national poetry day on your calendar because it's the best day of the year— because it's the best day of the year after— because it's the best day of the year after your birthday.- year after your birthday. every ear. i year after your birthday. every year- i like _ year after your birthday. every year. i like doing _ year after your birthday. every year. i like doing poems i year after your birthday. every year. i like doing poems with. year after your birthday. every i year. i like doing poems with kids because they _ year. i like doing poems with kids because they are _ year. i like doing poems with kids because they are really _ year. i like doing poems with kids because they are really useful i year. i like doing poems with kids because they are really useful for| because they are really useful for reluctant — because they are really useful for reluctant readers because you have wide space, less intimidating, easy to read _ wide space, less intimidating, easy to read and — wide space, less intimidating, easy to read and good at getting into difficult — to read and good at getting into difficult subjects but also pausing

and reflecting and i had this idea, you know— and reflecting and i had this idea, you know when you have a bonkers idea and _ you know when you have a bonkers idea and you don't know if it will be brilliant — idea and you don't know if it will be brilliant or terrible and i thought. _ be brilliant or terrible and i thought, why don't we try and break the guinness world record for largest— the guinness world record for largest poetry lesson and try and -et largest poetry lesson and try and get 100,000 kids and i recruited some _ get 100,000 kids and i recruited some charities and i didn't think they— some charities and i didn't think they would go for it, but they did and then— they would go for it, but they did and then i— they would go for it, but they did and then i got guinness world records— and then i got guinness world records in and more and more people and now— records in and more and more people and now we _ records in and more and more people and now we are at 210,000 kids from 1300 schools across the uk but also around _ 1300 schools across the uk but also around the — 1300 schools across the uk but also around the world, and ijust wanted basically— around the world, and ijust wanted basically to— around the world, and ijust wanted basically to help create something kids could be proud of and something that wasn't— kids could be proud of and something that wasn't about achievement, but taking _ that wasn't about achievement, but taking part — that wasn't about achievement, but taking part and something that would empower— taking part and something that would empower kids, because i going to schools— empower kids, because i going to schools all— empower kids, because i going to schools all the time and see kids who don't— schools all the time and see kids who don't like reading and writing and don't — who don't like reading and writing and don't think it is for them and whose _ and don't think it is for them and whose families are not really into it but _ whose families are not really into it but actually it's not just useful for practical stuff, it's good for your— for practical stuff, it's good for your mental health.— for practical stuff, it's good for your mental health. how does it work in ractice, your mental health. how does it work in practice. the _ your mental health. how does it work in practice, the lesson? _ your mental health. how does it work in practice, the lesson? do _ your mental health. how does it work in practice, the lesson? do they i in practice, the lesson? do they have do contribute orjust watch?

what will happen in the moment. hetero; what will happen in the moment. very aood what will happen in the moment. very good question- — what will happen in the moment. very good question. thank _ what will happen in the moment. very good question. thank you. _ what will happen in the moment. very good question. thank you. put - what will happen in the moment. very good question. thank you. put that i good question. thank you. put that in the poem- _ good question. thank you. put that in the poem. so, _ good question. thank you. put that in the poem. so, i— good question. thank you. put that in the poem. so, i created - good question. thank you. put that j in the poem. so, i created teaching resources with _ in the poem. so, i created teaching resources with a _ in the poem. so, i created teaching resources with a video _ in the poem. so, i created teaching resources with a video and - in the poem. so, i created teaching resources with a video and a - resources with a video and a hand-out _ resources with a video and a hand—out and if you go to people like we _ hand—out and if you go to people like we did — hand—out and if you go to people like we did in the video, write a poem _ like we did in the video, write a poem about being a presenter, it's a blank— poem about being a presenter, it's a blank page. — poem about being a presenter, it's a blank page, so i wanted to help them think about _ blank page, so i wanted to help them think about what counts, and counting _ think about what counts, and counting is the theme of national poetry— counting is the theme of national poetry day and i made the video and make _ poetry day and i made the video and make them — poetry day and i made the video and make them think about what counts and who— make them think about what counts and who they count on 350 schools have submitted their students ideas which _ have submitted their students ideas which i _ have submitted their students ideas which i am — have submitted their students ideas which i am reading through and it's taking _ which i am reading through and it's taking quite a while and i'm turning them _ taking quite a while and i'm turning them into— taking quite a while and i'm turning them into a — taking quite a while and i'm turning them into a draft poem but with lots of options _ them into a draft poem but with lots of options so it is colour coded and then in— of options so it is colour coded and then in the — of options so it is colour coded and then in the live lesson everyone that comes will vote on what goes in or out— that comes will vote on what goes in or out in— that comes will vote on what goes in or out in real— that comes will vote on what goes in or out in real time so there will be little _ or out in real time so there will be little polls— or out in real time so there will be little polls on screen and you will see this — little polls on screen and you will see this idea, don't like that one, and i've _ see this idea, don't like that one, and i've done it before with 16,500 kids but— and i've done it before with 16,500 kids but this isjust going larger.

there _ kids but this isjust going larger. there is— kids but this isjust going larger. there is no— kids but this isjust going larger. there is no record, so guinness world _ there is no record, so guinness world records have given me guidelines that i have to get a thousand kids and so far we've got 210,000 _ thousand kids and so far we've got 210,000 so even if half don't come we are _ 210,000 so even if half don't come we are going to smash it. you 210,000 so even if half don't come we are going to smash it.— we are going to smash it. you will be fine and _ we are going to smash it. you will be fine and the _ we are going to smash it. you will be fine and the final— we are going to smash it. you will be fine and the final poem, i we are going to smash it. you will be fine and the final poem, they l be fine and the final poem, they have curated the direction in which it goes and where it ends up and you have no idea where it will end up. looking forward to the final product. where will we be able to seeit? product. where will we be able to see it? it product. where will we be able to see it? . product. where will we be able to see it? , . �* , see it? it will be in the children's oet see it? it will be in the children's poetry archive — see it? it will be in the children's poetry archive and _ see it? it will be in the children's poetry archive and billboards i see it? it will be in the children's i poetry archive and billboards around the country — poetry archive and billboards around the country and places like all of the country and places like all of the charities involved are going to put it— the charities involved are going to put it up. — the charities involved are going to put it up, so we are turning into a poster— put it up, so we are turning into a poster that— put it up, so we are turning into a poster that will be available for schools — poster that will be available for schools to put up and they can get a guinness _ schools to put up and they can get a guinness world record certificate so i guinness world record certificate so i hope _ guinness world record certificate so i hope in _ guinness world record certificate so i hope in the receptions of schools kids will— i hope in the receptions of schools kids will walk past this thing and be like. — kids will walk past this thing and be like. i— kids will walk past this thing and be like, i did that.— kids will walk past this thing and be like, i did that. what would you sa to be like, i did that. what would you say to teachers _ be like, i did that. what would you say to teachers watching? - be like, i did that. what would you say to teachers watching? are i be like, i did that. what would you say to teachers watching? are you | say to teachers watching? are you 0k? do you _ say to teachers watching? are you 0k? do you want _ say to teachers watching? are you 0k? do you want a _ say to teachers watching? are you 0k? do you want a glass - say to teachers watching? are you 0k? do you want a glass of- say to teachers watching? are you | 0k? do you want a glass of water? that is what they do in schools. what _ that is what they do in schools. what would you say finally to

teachers who perhaps look at poetry in a way that is quite traditional, may be a bit tired? how can you encourage them to get little people to think more about writing? little --eole? to think more about writing? little people? small _ to think more about writing? little people? small humans. _ to think more about writing? little people? small humans. try i to think more about writing? little | people? small humans. try reading oems people? small humans. try reading poems yourself— people? small humans. try reading poems yourself because _ people? small humans. try reading poems yourself because there's i people? small humans. try reading l poems yourself because there's loads of research _ poems yourself because there's loads of research that _ poems yourself because there's loads of research that asks _ poems yourself because there's loads of research that asks teachers - poems yourself because there's loads of research that asks teachers to i of research that asks teachers to name _ of research that asks teachers to name a — of research that asks teachers to name a poet— of research that asks teachers to name a poet and— of research that asks teachers to name a poet and often— of research that asks teachers to name a poet and often they i of research that asks teachers to name a poet and often they cani of research that asks teachers to i name a poet and often they can only name _ name a poet and often they can only name one _ name a poet and often they can only name one and — name a poet and often they can only name one and it's _ name a poet and often they can only name one and it's normally- name a poet and often they can only name one and it's normally michaeli name one and it's normally michael rosen, _ name one and it's normally michael rosen, by— name one and it's normally michael rosen, bytree— name one and it's normally michael rosen, by tree reading _ name one and it's normally michael rosen, by tree reading a _ name one and it's normally michael rosen, by tree reading a bit - 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measurable things like rhyme and . metre, just encourage the creativity and the _ metre, just encourage the creativity and the fun— metre, just encourage the creativity and the fun because _ metre, just encourage the creativity and the fun because sometimes i metre, just encourage the creativity i and the fun because sometimes when you're _ and the fun because sometimes when you're trying — and the fun because sometimes when you're trying to — and the fun because sometimes when you're trying to be _ and the fun because sometimes when you're trying to be a _ and the fun because sometimes when you're trying to be a bit _ and the fun because sometimes when you're trying to be a bit strict - you're trying to be a bit strict about— you're trying to be a bit strict about it. _ you're trying to be a bit strict about it. you _ you're trying to be a bit strict about it, you lose _ you're trying to be a bit strict about it, you lose some i you're trying to be a bit strict about it, you lose some of. you're trying to be a bit stricti about it, you lose some of the you're trying to be a bit strict i about it, you lose some of the joy of it _ about it, you lose some of the 'oy of it. ., �* about it, you lose some of the 'oy ofit. ., �* ., ., about it, you lose some of the 'oy of it. ., �* ., ., . about it, you lose some of the 'oy ofit. ., ., ., of it. you can't go wrong with a bit of it. you can't go wrong with a bit of sike of it. you can't go wrong with a bit of spike milligan. _ of it. you can't go wrong with a bit of spike milligan. yes, _ of it. you can't go wrong with a bit of spike milligan. yes, legend. i of it. you can't go wrong with a bit i of spike milligan. yes, legend. good luck with your— of spike milligan. yes, legend. good luck with your giant _ of spike milligan. yes, legend. good luck with your giant class. _ of spike milligan. yes, legend. good luck with your giant class. it - 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luck with your giant class. it 2 properly age restricted. you think it would be. properly age restricted. you think it would be-_ properly age restricted. you think it would bo— properly age restricted. you think it would be. ., ~ i. , . ., it would be. thank you very much and we look forward _ it would be. thank you very much and we look forward to _ it would be. thank you very much and we look forward to seeing _ it would be. thank you very much and we look forward to seeing the - we look forward to seeing the finished poem. i'm not too late to join up. finished poem. i'm not too late to 'oin u. ., ., ., ., ., join up. no, not too late to 'oin u. join up. no, not too late to 'oin up. come fl join up. no, not too late to 'oin up. come on i join up. no, not too late to 'oin up. come on excavation i join up. no, not too late to join up. come on excavation mark. join up. no, not too late to join - up. come on excavation mark charlie is keen. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london, i'm paul murphy—kasp. a month on since a fire at a block of flats in dagenham that saw more than 80 people evacuated, the local council are calling on the company that manage the block to do more to support residents. barking & dagenham council says it's continuing to fund temporary accomodation despite no council tenants living in the block. and says that block management uk have a moral duty to support the residents. block management uk says it's hired by the building owner to manage the common parts of the property, and not the individualflats. the met police has announced what it's called a "child—first" approach to policing. all officers will receive new training in childhood vulnerability and what's called adultification bias, which means young people from certain backgrounds are viewed

as more grown up. scotland yard also plans to integrate trained schools officers into neighbourhood ward teams. a crowdfunding page set up to raise money for afc wimbledon after the club's pitch was damaged by flooding has received more than £100,000 in donations. parts of the ground in plough lane were left underwater after large amounts of rain fell in the area on sunday night and monday morning causing extensive damage to the pitch. let's take a look at the tubes now. there are minor delays on the district, hammersmith & city and piccadilly lines. now onto the weather. after a largely dry morning, this afternoon will see scattered showers, some of them heavy, highs of 18 degrees. that's it for now but if you head over to our website, you can see more on this year's bbc radio london make a difference award winners. i'm back with more in half an hour, goodbye.

good morning, welcome to breakfast with nina warhurst and charlie stayt. our headlines today. the un secretary—general warns that "hell has broken loose" in lebanon, as the uk and its allies call for a 21 day ceasefire between israel and hezbollah. the air strikes must stop now. talks must start now, with an immediate ceasefire on both sides now. new harrowing testimony from a woman who says she was raped by the former harrods owner mohamed al fayed when she was 16. the ministry ofjustice confirms that dozens of people released from jail under the government's

emergency prison scheme last month, were freed by mistake. good morning. the beer is fermenting nicely here at this brewery in stoke but with the exceptionally wet weather we have had, there is concerns about the harvest of crops used to make this and other food and drink. i will have the details. we hear from former england and gloucestershire cricketer david syd lawrence about living with motor neurone disease. we meet the 88—year—old who's ticked off his bucket list dream of taking to the skies in a spitfire after being diagnosed with terminal cancer. good morning. we have some heavy rain pushing north at the moment, heaviest currently across north—east england and northern ireland. that will sink south through the course of the afternoon. to the south, sunshine and showers, to the north, drier. all of the details shortly. it's thursday the 26th of september.

our main story. the uk hasjoined ten other countries and the european union in calling for a 21—day ceasefire between israel and hezbollah. it followed last night's emergency session of the united nations security council, which heard dire warnings from some nations about the risks of all—out regional war if the current crisis spirals even further. our correspondent tom bateman reports from new york, where the meeting took place. the deadliest day for lebanon in a generation inflicted by israel's warplanes this week, while hezbollah rocket fire has set israeli streets ablaze. and in new york, the attempts to douse the flames. this was an emergency session of the un security council, after a scramble behind the scenes, led by france and the us, to draw up a proposal for a temporary truce between israel and hezbollah. diplomacy is most effective when the international community

unites with a shared goal and speaks with one voice. we are working with other countries on a proposal that we hope will lead to calm and enable discussions to a diplomatic solution. countries heard how the proposal would involve a 21 day ceasefire, during which mediated talks would take place. the uk described the region as on the precipice. the rockets must stop now. the air strikes must stop now. talks must start now, with an immediate ceasefire on both sides now. it is time to pull back from the brink. lebanon's envoy warned of the risk of an all—out regional war. translation: regrettably,| we are still witnessing israeli violations of our sovereignty around the clock by air, sea and land. these repeated violations undermine all the stability efforts and threaten the whole region

with an explosion at any moment. the calls for restraint include those from the us, which is israel's biggest military backer. outside the chamber, i pressed the israeli ambassador on the calls for calm. president biden says he wants de—escalation. are you not listening to the americans? all of this can stop immediately. once hezbollah will stop firing missiles and rockets into our civilian communities, there will be no cycle of violence in the region. as the emergency meeting ends, the diplomacy will go on. but the problem is, given the intensity of destruction on the ground and the fact that the gaza ceasefire deal is still stalled, what is being called for here is going to be extremely hard to achieve. the immediate aim is to stop months of cross—borderfire, but with fears of an israeli ground assault into lebanon, diplomacy is not yet delivering. instead, people are fleeing while the promise of homecomings remains an illusion.

tom bateman, bbc news, at the united nations in new york. our middle east correspondent hugo bachega is in beirut. it's difficult to see how we are going to be a de—escalation here. the israeli army has been told to be ready for a possible ground invasion. speculation had has been that they are going to carry out a ground incursion into southern lebanon to try to create a so—called buffer zone to destroy the infrastructure that has been used by hezbollah and push fighters away from the border. i'm sure in isreal, military officials saying they should not stop there and do more to weaken hezbollah and bring calm along the border. for hezbollah, this has become an existential battle. they are weakened but still powerful, they have not deployed the most sophisticated weapons they have.

they are defiant, and say attacks on israel will continue unless there is a ceasefire in gaza, they say they are defending lebanon from israeli air strikes. very difficult to see how they are going to back down. it's obviously a difficult situation for lebanon because this violence has forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes. there is a lot of pressure of basic services here as well. the prime minister gave a warning that the hospitals are unable to cope with the sheer number of casualties from these israeli air strikes. the lebanese authorities are saying that it the lebanese authorities are saying thatitis the lebanese authorities are saying that it is urgent to reach a ceasefire.— that it is urgent to reach a ceasefire. ., , ceasefire. timeyou six -- the time is six minutes _ ceasefire. timeyou six -- the time is six minutes past _ ceasefire. timeyou six -- the time is six minutes past eight. - ceasefire. timeyou six -- the time is six minutes past eight. more - ceasefire. timeyou six -- the time is six minutes past eight. more on| is six minutes past eight. more on mohamed al fayed now. the bbc has heard harrowing testimony for the first time from a woman who says she was raped by the former harrods owner

mohamed al fayed when she was 16. kate, which isn't her real name, described the serious sexual attack and the intrusive medical examinations she was made to have. the bbc approached harrods for comment but as yet, have not had a response. harrods' new owners have said the actions of al fayed were that of an individual intent on abusing his power. we'll have more on this story in a special report at 9.10am. some prisoners who were released from jail under the government's emergency prison scheme last month were freed by mistake. the ministry ofjustice has confirmed 37 prisoners who had breached restraining orders were let out after their offences were logged under outdated legislation. let's get more on this from our political correspondent hannah miller. good morning, hannah. no doubt the government will come under criticism around this. a, government will come under criticism around this-— government will come under criticism around thia— around this. morning, yes, when the government— around this. morning, yes, when the government released _ around this. morning, yes, when the government released its _ around this. morning, yes, when the government released its scheme, i around this. morning, yes, when the government released its scheme, it| government released its scheme, it said that certain offences and prisoners would not be eligible for

early release. one of them was supposed to be breaching a restraining order, that was listed under the 2020 sentencing act. that might sound like a technicality, but it is important, because the 37 prisoners who were wrongly released had had their cases brought through the courts under older outdated legislation from 1997. so the system didn't recognise that they were not eligible for release. the ministry ofjustice says that 32 of the 37 are now back behind bars. it says it is working urgently with police to get the remaining five back in prison as well. we are told the victims who wanted to be contacted have been identified, and contacted, in these cases, but it does really show the risks for the government around this kind of policy. a technical error can be very distressing for the victims and very

politically challenging as well. the government say they had no other option but to release some prisoners early because otherwise the prisons would have become overcrowded and it would have become overcrowded and it would have become impossible for some prisoners to be put injailfor crimes that are going on now. the governors have also said that they have looked at this error and issued guidance and it will not happen again when more prisoners are released in october.— again when more prisoners are released in october. thank you, hannah. two people have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter following the death of a woman who is believed to have undergone a non—surgical cosmetic procedure known as a brazilian butt lift. alice webb, who was 33, died at gloucestershire royal hospital in the early hours of tuesday. the two people who were arrested have been released on police bail. the procedure isn't illegal in the uk but has been banned by some councils. the met office has issued yellow rain warnings across england, wales and northern ireland. it comes after parts of eastern england saw flash floods earlier this week damaging homes

and causing travel disruption. today's heavy rain could cause further flooding and power cuts. air fryers are now the third most common way of heating food in uk kitchens, pushing ahead of conventional electric and gas ovens. that's according to a survey by good food nation, which put toasters and microwaves in first and second place. network rail has revealed that the wi—fi network at 20 railway stations across the country has been attacked by cyber hackers. the british transport police have begun an investigation, as our correspondent simonjones explains. the wi—fi hacked, a free service for passengers compromised. people wanting to use it during last night's rush hour were redirected to this web page. entitled we love you europe, it gave details of several terror attacks that have been carried out in recent years, both in britain and abroad. normally, when you try to get

on the wi—fi system at a railway station, it will take you to an introductory page where you tick to say you accept the terms and conditions. but i've just tried to get on the wi—fi here at london euston station, and there's simply not an option to do so. the system has been switched off. investigators are now trying to find out who was behind the attack and how they accessed the system. some of the uk's busiest railway stations have been affected, including manchester piccadilly, liverpool lime street and birmingham new street. hundreds of thousands of passengers pass through them each day. in a statement, network rail said... the british transport police is involved in that investigation too. it's understood no customer data has

been compromised because people using the service aren't asked to enter any personal information, but the attack will be a concern to passengers and the rail industry alike. simon jones, bbc news. the former subpostmaster sir alan bates has received his knighthood in a ceremony at windsor castle. he was honoured for his services to justice, following his decades—long campaign to expose the post office horizion it scandal and help hundreds of subpostmasters who were wrongly convicted. sir alan said he plans to use his new title to help continue the fight. make a firm commitment to ensure that this is finished by the end of march next year. i mean, i've spoken to a number of the experts that have been involved, legal experts, and they need —— progressives think that there is no reason why this could not be complete and out the way by

march year. congratulations to sir alan he said he would celebrate with a cup of tea in the afternoon and champagne in the evening. in the afternoon and champagne in the evening-— the evening. sounds like a plan. what's the _ the evening. sounds like a plan. what's the weather _ the evening. sounds like a plan. what's the weather going - the evening. sounds like a plan. what's the weather going to - the evening. sounds like a plan. what's the weather going to be | the evening. sounds like a plan. - what's the weather going to be like, carol? good morning. it has been wet this morning, not immune to some showers, some could be heavy and thundery, with the mail. the some could be heavy and thundery, with the mail.— with the mail. the rain is continuing _ with the mail. the rain is continuing across - with the mail. the rain is l continuing across northern with the mail. the rain is _ continuing across northern ireland, particularly heavy across northern ireland and north—east england. we have two bands, the first and second one which will merge and then through the afternoon they will start to slip south once again. so a wet start to the day for many. in the north we have something drier, but it will feel cool, we are pulling in a northerly wind with scattered showers around the coast exposed to the northerly wind. it will brighten up through the date to

the north of northern ireland, we will hang on to the rain across north—east england and their showers across wales and central areas in towards east anglia and the south—east. this evening and overnight the rain continues to advance steadily southwards, some clear skies, windy particularly down the north sea coastline, temperatures falling away to six and ii temperatures falling away to six and 11 degrees. tomorrow we start off with the rain in the south—east corner, but for the rest of us it will be a drier day, some sunny spells around but since that scattered showers. it will feel cold and the wind will be strong as it pushes out towards the north norfolk coast. saturday is looking drier for the bulk of the country. 30 years ago this was david lawrence, better know as syd,

thundering in to bowl and terrifying batsmen. syd is a gloucestershire cricket club legend and a trailblazer, as the first british—born black player to represent england. but injune, he became the latest former high—profile sports star to be diagnosed with motor neurone disease, and he's been talking tojohn maguire about what the future holds. i still have your bow tie. yeah, yeah, yeah. there's one thing that syd lawrence's mnd diagnosis hasn't changed. progress is slow through gloucestershire's ground in bristol. hi, there. because everyone wants to talk to him. everyone has a story about syd. he was one of the fastest, finest and most feared bowlers of his generation. that looked to me like a chance. now aged 60, he's recently been told he has motor neurone disease.

i got the dreadful news in aboutjune that i had this disease, which is a tough one. if you've been a big, strong man all your life and then this one comes and hits you, it's a tough one to take. really tough. i've always done things myself, never had to rely on anybody. and then suddenly you're thrown in a situation where you can't dress yourself. you need carers coming in to dress you, to shower you. that's very tough. i think you've got to park your ego

at the door and get on with it. the very embodiment of the phrase larger than life, syd is coming to terms with the disease where mentally he's exactly the same, but physically so different. when each month things change, then you have to change with it. like, the latest thing is my voice. i've always been known to have this loud, booming voice, and i'm going to have to accept in a couple of months, six months, i might not have a voice. things like that, you've got to be able to process and get on with it. and i've recorded my voice as well. oh, you've done the voice bank? yeah, yeah. so at least when i speak,

it's in my own annoying voice. full volume. yes. he's held in very high regard here at gloucestershire and was made club president two years ago. recently he saw them win the t20 blast final. an emotional day. family, friends and his sport have rallied round. the professional cricketers association and its trust is providing great support. they helped me find a diagnosis and they helped me with the alterations in my house. they were able to get together and get me this lovely chair and the counselling. so yeah, they reached out and helped a lot. so a few people wanted to send some messages, syd. he's been in touch with others

diagnosed with mnd and those fighting to make a difference. hello, syd. ijust want to give you a message of support. i know how tough it is having mnd. marcus stewart is another former elite sportsman living with the disease. but you were a fearsome bowler and a strong bowler and now you need to be fearsome and strong with this disease. so you've got your family, now you've got the mnd family. stay strong, my friend. there you go. thank you very much. last week, syd's son buster changed his wedding plans to make sure his dad could speak on his big day. because i'm losing my voice, they wanted to make sure i could speak. so it's been brought forward by a year, so i'm able to speak at it, yeah.

i'll be ripping my son to pieces in the speech! syd is realistic about what the future means for him. at the moment, mnd has no cure. am i scared to die? i'm not scared to die. scariest is when don't know how you're going to die. most people are scared of that. i'm not scared. i know how i'm going to die, so that won't scare me. he remains, though, positive, aiming to raise money. as a former nightclub owner, he's planning a 21t hour music event in his home city of bristol. there is, he says, an increasing list of things he can't do. but what syd can do is campaign for money, for awareness and ultimately a cure to better help those diagnosed with mnd in the future.

he's determined to keep fighting. you've always got to enjoy the moment and live in the moment. and rob always said, "you've got to be brave." that was his words, you got to be brave, and it's true, you've got to be brave. he is certainly being that. it's 8:21am. it's been a tough year for farmers with yields down for most cereal crops including wheat and barley. and that could soon have an impact on the price of a pint. ben is at a brewery in stoke for us this morning to explain more. good morning. what you are looking at here in these vast vessels, which each hold around 60,000 pints, is the beerjust fermenting nicely. it has been a 23 celsius for the last

two or three days, then it will be called to seven celsius for another three days, and then put into cakes and barrels and sent out to pubs and bars all over the uk. and within ten days, it will be poured into a pint glass and might end up in your hand. there are concerns about the impact on all sorts of cost pressures on breweries like this one in stoke, not least bali, an essential agreement. —— not least, barley. what is it looking like with the barley harvest essential for places like this? ,., ., ., ., , like this? good morning. the harvest has been one — like this? good morning. the harvest has been one to _ like this? good morning. the harvest has been one to forget _ like this? good morning. the harvest has been one to forget this _ like this? good morning. the harvest has been one to forget this year- like this? good morning. the harvest has been one to forget this year for l has been one to forget this year for farmers to have in the uk, but barley have done the best. a lot of farmers reverted to spring barley when they could look get winter crops in. 50 when they could look get winter cros in. ., . when they could look get winter crosin. ., . ., ., . crops in. so no much of a concern when it comes — crops in. so no much of a concern when it comes to _ crops in. so no much of a concern when it comes to barley - crops in. so no much of a concern when it comes to barley but - crops in. so no much of a concern when it comes to barley but how. crops in. so no much of a concern - when it comes to barley but how does wheat look? ,, .., when it comes to barley but how does wheat look?— wheat look? significant yield losses in wheat, primarily _

wheat look? significant yield losses in wheat, primarily through - wheat look? significant yield losses in wheat, primarily through the - wheat look? significant yield losses in wheat, primarily through the factj in wheat, primarily through the fact that we were not able to drill, it was so wet in the autumn we wanted to plant. and we have got bare patches in fields and farmers reverted to spring crops which do not have us good eye yield. 50 reverted to spring crops which do not have us good eye yield. so what does that mean _ not have us good eye yield. so what does that mean in _ not have us good eye yield. so what does that mean in terms _ not have us good eye yield. so what does that mean in terms of- not have us good eye yield. so what does that mean in terms of food - not have us good eye yield. so what| does that mean in terms of food and drink on our shelves? you does that mean in terms of food and drink on our shelves?— drink on our shelves? you are not atoin to drink on our shelves? you are not going to see _ drink on our shelves? you are not going to see a _ drink on our shelves? you are not going to see a huge _ drink on our shelves? you are not going to see a huge what - drink on our shelves? you are not going to see a huge what a - going to see a huge what a difference. we are going to make up the shortfall, by importing produce from elsewhere. the worrying thing is that the imported produce does not meet specifications and safety food standards. so it's not necessarily grown in a that are environmentally friendly like we do in the uk, and it could be used in chemicals that are bad in this country. chemicals that are bad in this count . �* .,, chemicals that are bad in this count . �* ., , chemicals that are bad in this count .�* . ., country. but those, to be clear, that would _ country. but those, to be clear, that would not _ country. but those, to be clear, that would not be _ country. but those, to be clear, that would not be sold - country. but those, to be clear, that would not be sold unless . country. but those, to be clear, i that would not be sold unless they were safe? , , that would not be sold unless they were safe?— that would not be sold unless they were safe? they will be safe. they will be passing _ were safe? they will be safe. they will be passing tests, _ were safe? they will be safe. they will be passing tests, maximum i will be passing tests, maximum residue tests and things so it will be safe to eat but not the standards that farmers in the uk have to meet.

you have been farming for 25 years now. how much more frequently are using extreme weather events like the rain, it feels like it has not stopped raining all year? it seems to be getting more that way. we are seeing extremes like the huge amounts of rainfall but also drought in the summeras amounts of rainfall but also drought in the summer as well so it is one extreme to the other which is not great. how much do you think is down to climate change? i am great. how much do you think is down to climate change?— to climate change? i am not in any doubt that some _ to climate change? i am not in any doubt that some of _ to climate change? i am not in any doubt that some of it _ to climate change? i am not in any doubt that some of it is _ to climate change? i am not in any doubt that some of it is down - to climate change? i am not in any doubt that some of it is down to i doubt that some of it is down to climate change, there is no other explanation. climate change, there is no other exolanation-_ climate change, there is no other exlanation. ., ., ,, explanation. thank you for speaking to us. the smell _ explanation. thank you for speaking to us. the smell in _ explanation. thank you for speaking to us. the smell in this _ explanation. thank you for speaking to us. the smell in this brewery - explanation. thank you for speaking to us. the smell in this brewery is i to us. the smell in this brewery is absolutely captivating, i think is the phrase, the smell of the hops, the phrase, the smell of the hops, the east, all of that coming together. —— the yeast. we are never getting this narrow gantry while trying not to ruin any of the beer that they have got fermenting here. so much so, my organisational skills have been commented on, the next

stage would be to organise, let's say, a drinks party in a brewery. it seems like the logical trajectory, ben. that looks like a freshly baked cake. i ben. that looks like a freshly baked cake. .. ben. that looks like a freshly baked cake. ~' ., ., ~' ben. that looks like a freshly baked cake. ~' ~ ., cake. i think it looks like a souffle- — cake. i think it looks like a souffle. delicious - cake. i think it looks like a souffle. delicious either i cake. i think it looks like a i souffle. delicious either way. morning live follows breakfast on bbc one this morning. let's find out what they have in store with michelle and rav. morning. coming up, threats of blackmail, extortion and even stalking. detective rebecca mason exposes the abusive emails criminals use to take your cash. it's known as the "hello pervert" scheme and can be terrifying. i i'll share how fraudsters use fake pictures to pretend i they're outside your home, _ and why entering online competitions could make you a target. absolutely chilling, isn't it? also today, hundreds of thousands of people have had their benefits capped. as charities warn some families are facing homelessness, bbc's cost of living correspondent

colletta smith is here to help. this might sound worrying but it's important not to panic. _ i'll explain exactly who is affected and break down which paperworkl you need to check to ensure there's not been a mistake. _ plus, with calls for stricter rules on gambling ads, we hear how that's just one part of the problem. i i'd paid off all of my previous i debt, but i was being bombarded by credit reference agencies. it didn't affect my gambling, but it triggered my spending addiction. i finance expert iona bain investigates whether banks need to do more to protect their most vulnerable customers. and he swapped the great outdoors for the glitterball back in 2022. former strictly champ hamza yassin tells us why he says dyslexia is his superpower on and off the dance floor. see you at 9:30. he was so good on strictly! he was one of my all-time _ he was so good on strictly! he was one of my all-time favourites, i he was so good on strictly! he was one of my all-time favourites, he i one of my all—time favourites, he was excellent! time now to get the news,

travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm paul murphy—kasp. a month on since a fire at a block of flats in dagenham that saw more than 80 people evacuated, the local council are calling on the company that manage the block to do more to support residents. barking & dagenham council says it's continuing to fund temporary accomodation despite no council tenants living in the block. and says that block management uk have a 'moral duty�* to support the residents. block management uk says it's hired by the building owner to manage the common parts of the property, and not the individualflats. the met police has announced what it's called a "child—first" approach to policing. all officers will receive new training in childhood vulnerability and what's called adultification bias, which means young people from certain backgrounds are viewed as more grown up. scotland yard also plans to integrate trained schools officers into neighbourhood ward teams. the mother of a student from buckinghamshire who was murdered on a night out is calling for victims

of non—contact sexual offences to report the crimes. libby squire was raped and killed — her body later found in the river humber. her killer, paveo relavitch, had a pattern of previous offending. libby s mother has been working with thames valley police on a campaign with the slogan it does matter . and i've been speaking to young women, and they've said that they haven't realised they could. they didn't think it was important. they didn't think it mattered. they say, "well, i wasn't hurt, you know." and a lot of them just don't know how to report it. and i think, historically, women have been conditioned to accept that that sort of thing goes on. a crowdfunding page set up to raise money for afc wimbledon after the club's pitch was damaged by flooding has recieved more than £100,000 in donations. parts of the ground in plough lane were left underwater after large amounts of rain fell in the area on sunday night and monday morning — causing extensive damage to the pitch. let's take a look at the tubes now. there are minor delays on the district, hammersmith & city

and piccadilly lines. now onto the weather with kawser. hello there. good morning. well, we've already had some torrential downpours so far today, and there's more heavy rain in the forecast, with the met office yellow weather warning in force all the way through until 9:00 tomorrow morning as there is the risk of further disruption and localised flooding. with these heavy showers and thunderstorms spreading through, there will be some sunny spells in between though, and temperatures widely reaching around the mid to high teens. and breezy conditions out there as well. now for this evening, the showers become a bit more organised and we have some rain arriving in from the north, spreading southwards, and some of this could also be particularly heavy by morning and temperatures, well, dipping down to around 9 to ii celsius. but this weather front will continue to clear and as it does so, it opens the floodgates to more northerly winds for the rest of friday and into the weekend, and this will draw in much cooler air. so for friday, well, there will be some rain for a time, but this will eventually clear through and it becomes drier and brighter, but colder. and for the weekend,

it should be largely dry but feeling much cooler as well. that's it for now but if you head over to our website, you can see more on the amazing londoners, both people — and animals — that make up the winners of this years' bbc radio london's make a difference awards. i'm back with more at around 9:15, but for now it's back to charlie & nina. goodbye. good morning, and welcome to breakfast with nina warhurst and charlie stayt. a man from warwickshire says he's lucky to be alive after surviving a hippo attack. roland cherry was on the trip of a lifetime in zambia with his wife shirley, when the animal flipped their canoe. he was left with several serious injuries and says quick—thinking by the local hospital saved his life. we're delighted to have roland and shirley on the sofa with us this morning. we are delighted to say you are on the sofa with us this morning, wow,

what a story. how did it unfold? haste what a story. how did it unfold? we had set off from camp on this organised canoe safari on that morning — organised canoe safari on that morning and was about 280 metres metres_ morning and was about 280 metres metres from the camp. a guide in the first canoe _ metres from the camp. a guide in the first canoe turned to shirley and saidi _ first canoe turned to shirley and said, hippo to the right, keep to the left, — said, hippo to the right, keep to the left, so _ said, hippo to the right, keep to the left, so we followed the guide's canoe _ the left, so we followed the guide's canoe and _ the left, so we followed the guide's canoe and within a minute there was an almighty— canoe and within a minute there was an almighty crash and we kind of knew— an almighty crash and we kind of knew what— an almighty crash and we kind of knew what had happened, and the canoe _ knew what had happened, and the canoe reared up into the air and we were— canoe reared up into the air and we were turfed — canoe reared up into the air and we were turfed out into the river and in that— were turfed out into the river and in that impact my shoulder was dislocated. and we got into the river_ dislocated. and we got into the river and — dislocated. and we got into the river and the instructions had been to swim _ river and the instructions had been to swim to— river and the instructions had been to swim to the shore as far as you could _ to swim to the shore as far as you could lrut— to swim to the shore as far as you could but i— to swim to the shore as far as you could but i had a dislocated shoulder so i couldn't swim and then it all went _ shoulder so i couldn't swim and then it all went horribly wrong. what

shoulder so i couldn't swim and then it all went horribly wrong.— it all went horribly wrong. what was ha ttenin it all went horribly wrong. what was happening to _ it all went horribly wrong. what was happening to you — it all went horribly wrong. what was happening to you mean _ it all went horribly wrong. what was happening to you mean well? i i it all went horribly wrong. what was happening to you mean well? i was| it all went horribly wrong. what was i happening to you mean well? i was in the water and — happening to you mean well? i was in the water and it _ happening to you mean well? i was in the water and it takes _ happening to you mean well? i was in the water and it takes a _ happening to you mean well? i was in the water and it takes a moment i happening to you mean well? i was in the water and it takes a moment to i the water and it takes a moment to process— the water and it takes a moment to process what — the water and it takes a moment to process what is _ the water and it takes a moment to process what is going _ the water and it takes a moment to process what is going on, - the water and it takes a moment to process what is going on, so - the water and it takes a moment to process what is going on, so what i the water and it takes a moment to| process what is going on, so what is in the _ process what is going on, so what is in the water— process what is going on, so what is in the water with _ process what is going on, so what is in the water with me _ process what is going on, so what is in the water with me and _ process what is going on, so what is in the water with me and people i process what is going on, so what is i in the water with me and people were saying _ in the water with me and people were saying you _ in the water with me and people were saying you have — in the water with me and people were saying you have to _ in the water with me and people were saying you have to swim _ in the water with me and people were saying you have to swim and - in the water with me and people were saying you have to swim and i- saying you have to swim and i managed _ saying you have to swim and i managed to _ saying you have to swim and i managed to the _ saying you have to swim and i managed to the bank. - saying you have to swim and i managed to the bank. there i saying you have to swim and i. managed to the bank. there was saying you have to swim and i- managed to the bank. there was an almighty— managed to the bank. there was an almighty hang — managed to the bank. there was an almighty hang and _ managed to the bank. there was an almighty bang and it _ managed to the bank. there was an almighty bang and it happened i managed to the bank. there was ani almighty bang and it happened really quickly— almighty bang and it happened really quickly and _ almighty bang and it happened really quickly and i— almighty bang and it happened really quickly and i got _ almighty bang and it happened really quickly and i got there _ almighty bang and it happened really quickly and i got there and _ almighty bang and it happened really quickly and i got there and i- almighty bang and it happened really quickly and i got there and i try- almighty bang and it happened really quickly and i got there and i try to. quickly and i got there and i try to look for— quickly and i got there and i try to look for my— quickly and i got there and i try to look for my husband _ quickly and i got there and i try to look for my husband that - quickly and i got there and i try to look for my husband that i - quickly and i got there and i try to| look for my husband that i couldn't see him _ look for my husband that i couldn't see him [— look for my husband that i couldn't see him. , ., , , see him. i felt this then grabbed me from and i knew— see him. i felt this then grabbed me from and i knew what _ see him. i felt this then grabbed me from and i knew what was _ see him. i felt this then grabbed me| from and i knew what was happening and it— from and i knew what was happening and it drag _ from and i knew what was happening and it drag me down to the bottom of the river~ _ and it drag me down to the bottom of the river. ~ ., ., , ., ., the river. what was going through our head the river. what was going through your head at _ the river. what was going through your head at that _ the river. what was going through your head at that point? - the river. what was going through your head at that point? i - the river. what was going through your head at that point? i didn't i your head at that point? i didn't want to die. _ your head at that point? i didn't want to die, i _ your head at that point? i didn't want to die, i was _ your head at that point? i didn't want to die, i was not _ your head at that point? i didn't want to die, i was not ready i your head at that point? i didn't want to die, i was not ready to l your head at that point? i didn't i want to die, i was not ready to die and i_ want to die, i was not ready to die and i thought that was it, i thought it was— and i thought that was it, i thought it was curtains. not and i thought that was it, i thought it was curtains.— it was curtains. not many people survive attacks _ it was curtains. not many people survive attacks like _ it was curtains. not many people survive attacks like that. - it was curtains. not many people survive attacks like that. very i it was curtains. not many people i survive attacks like that. very few, if an . it survive attacks like that. very few, if any- it took— survive attacks like that. very few, if any. it took me _ survive attacks like that. very few, if any. it took me down _ survive attacks like that. very few, if any. it took me down to - survive attacks like that. very few, if any. it took me down to the i if any. it took me down to the bottom — if any. it took me down to the bottom of— if any. it took me down to the bottom of the river and let me go and my— bottom of the river and let me go and my life — bottom of the river and let me go and my life vest did itsjob in that it started — and my life vest did itsjob in that it started dragging me up to the surface — it started dragging me up to the surface and i counted to nine or

teni _ surface and i counted to nine or ten, thinking, that is quite deep and i_ ten, thinking, that is quite deep and i got — ten, thinking, that is quite deep and i got to the surface and took a bil and i got to the surface and took a big gulp _ and i got to the surface and took a big gulp of— and i got to the surface and took a big gulp of air but it came for me again— big gulp of air but it came for me again and — big gulp of air but it came for me again and grabbed me and threw me through— again and grabbed me and threw me through the air like a rag doll and apparently two metres out of the water, _ apparently two metres out of the water, but towards the bank which was my— water, but towards the bank which was my first piece of luck because had it— was my first piece of luck because had it thrown into the middle of the river i_ had it thrown into the middle of the river i probably would have in prey for crocodiles and other things, so the next _ for crocodiles and other things, so the next thing i rememberand for crocodiles and other things, so the next thing i remember and we've had some _ the next thing i remember and we've had some graphic descriptions of me being _ had some graphic descriptions of me being horizontal in the jaws of the hippo— being horizontal in the jaws of the hippo before chile i don't remember that and _ hippo before chile i don't remember that and i_ hippo before chile i don't remember that and i must have been comatose or my— that and i must have been comatose or my brain— that and i must have been comatose or my brain had shut down and i was in shallow— or my brain had shut down and i was in shallow water and i looked at my le- in shallow water and i looked at my leg and _ in shallow water and i looked at my leg and thought it's a mess because there _ leg and thought it's a mess because there was— leg and thought it's a mess because there was flesh sticking out and i wasn't _ there was flesh sticking out and i wasn't aware i had a big gash in my side and _ wasn't aware i had a big gash in my side and a — wasn't aware i had a big gash in my side and a bite through this bicep, so i was _ side and a bite through this bicep, so i was in — side and a bite through this bicep, so i was in a — side and a bite through this bicep, so i was in a bad way but i heard shirley— so i was in a bad way but i heard shirley screaming my name, and they dragged _ shirley screaming my name, and they dragged me to the bank and got me

into dragged me to the bank and got me into a _ dragged me to the bank and got me into a motor dead and back to the camp— into a motor dead and back to the camp and — into a motor dead and back to the camp and they took us to the local town— camp and they took us to the local town where — camp and they took us to the local town where the hospital is that we are raising — town where the hospital is that we are raising money for and their early— are raising money for and their early intervention was critical because _ early intervention was critical because they didn't say, can we see your credit — because they didn't say, can we see your credit card and insurance details. — your credit card and insurance details, they said, we need to get you to _ details, they said, we need to get you to theatre now and that is what we call _ you to theatre now and that is what we call the — you to theatre now and that is what we call the kindness of strangers because — we call the kindness of strangers because they operated and gave me everything they can which was just brilliant _ everything they can which was just brilliant and the early intervention was key — brilliant and the early intervention was ke . ~ ., .., brilliant and the early intervention waske. was key. wonderful the care you receive, was key. wonderful the care you receive. and _ was key. wonderful the care you receive, and literally _ was key. wonderful the care you receive, and literally life - was key. wonderful the care you receive, and literally life and i receive, and literally life and death. i'm thinking about you on the banks of the river, shirley, temporarily blacked out, but you saw it all, what was it like? i temporarily blacked out, but you saw it all, what was it like?— it all, what was it like? i didn't actually see — it all, what was it like? i didn't actually see it _ it all, what was it like? i didn't actually see it all _ it all, what was it like? i didn't actually see it all because i it all, what was it like? i didn't actually see it all because my l it all, what was it like? i didn't i actually see it all because my view of it actually see it all because my view of it was— actually see it all because my view of it was skewed _ actually see it all because my view of it was skewed and _ actually see it all because my view of it was skewed and the - actually see it all because my view of it was skewed and the canoe i of it was skewed and the canoe behind — of it was skewed and the canoe behind us — of it was skewed and the canoe behind us had _ of it was skewed and the canoe behind us had been _ of it was skewed and the canoe behind us had been capsized i of it was skewed and the canoe. behind us had been capsized but of it was skewed and the canoe - behind us had been capsized but they weren't_ behind us had been capsized but they weren't attacked _ behind us had been capsized but they weren't attacked and _ behind us had been capsized but they weren't attacked and they _ behind us had been capsized but they weren't attacked and they were - weren't attacked and they were shielding — weren't attacked and they were

shielding me _ weren't attacked and they were shielding me from _ weren't attacked and they were shielding me from the - weren't attacked and they were shielding me from the impact. weren't attacked and they were - shielding me from the impact because goodness _ shielding me from the impact because goodness knows — shielding me from the impact because goodness knows what _ shielding me from the impact because goodness knows what was _ shielding me from the impact because goodness knows what was going - shielding me from the impact because goodness knows what was going on i shielding me from the impact because goodness knows what was going on in| goodness knows what was going on in the river~ _ goodness knows what was going on in the river~ and — goodness knows what was going on in the river~ and i— goodness knows what was going on in the river. and i didn't _ goodness knows what was going on in the river. and i didn't have _ goodness knows what was going on in the river. and i didn't have a - goodness knows what was going on in the river. and i didn't have a clear- the river. and i didn't have a clear view_ the river. and i didn't have a clear view of— the river. and i didn't have a clear view of it— the river. and i didn't have a clear view of it hut _ the river. and i didn't have a clear view of it but it _ the river. and i didn't have a clear view of it but it was _ the river. and i didn't have a clear view of it but it was only- the river. and i didn't have a clear view of it but it was only recentlyl view of it but it was only recently we got _ view of it but it was only recently we got a — view of it but it was only recently we got a full _ view of it but it was only recently we got a full report _ view of it but it was only recently we got a full report from - view of it but it was only recently we got a full report from this i we got a full report from this i9-year-old _ we got a full report from this 19—year—old girl, _ we got a full report from this 19—year—old girl, amy, - we got a full report from this 19—year—old girl, amy, an i we got a full report from this - 19—year—old girl, amy, an australian -irl 19—year—old girl, amy, an australian girl and _ 19—year—old girl, amy, an australian girland that— 19—year—old girl, amy, an australian girl and that made _ 19—year—old girl, amy, an australian girl and that made me _ 19—year—old girl, amy, an australian girl and that made me choke - 19—year—old girl, amy, an australian girl and that made me choke up- girl and that made me choke up because — girl and that made me choke up because it — girl and that made me choke up because it was _ girl and that made me choke up because it was so _ girl and that made me choke up because it was so graphic. i girl and that made me choke up because it was so graphic. myi because it was so graphic. my husband — because it was so graphic. my husband in _ because it was so graphic. my husband in the _ because it was so graphic. my husband in the jaws _ because it was so graphic. my husband in the jaws of- because it was so graphic. my husband in the jaws of the i because it was so graphic. my. husband in the jaws of the hippo because it was so graphic. my- husband in the jaws of the hippo was a tough _ husband in the jaws of the hippo was a tough read — husband in the jaws of the hippo was a tough read. she _ husband in the 'aws of the hippo was a tough read.— husband in the 'aws of the hippo was a tough road.— a tough read. she had a grandstand view, in a tough read. she had a grandstand view. in the — a tough read. she had a grandstand view, in the canoe, _ a tough read. she had a grandstand view, in the canoe, two _ a tough read. she had a grandstand view, in the canoe, two back - a tough read. she had a grandstand view, in the canoe, two back and i a tough read. she had a grandstand view, in the canoe, two back and it| view, in the canoe, two back and it was happening front of her. it was right— was happening front of her. it was right in— was happening front of her. it was right in front of her and a very graphic— right in front of her and a very graphic description. a right in front of her and a very graphic description.— right in front of her and a very graphic description. a short time a t o graphic description. a short time a t 0 we graphic description. a short time ago we had _ graphic description. a short time ago we had steve _ graphic description. a short time ago we had steve backshall- graphic description. a short time ago we had steve backshall in i graphic description. a short time i ago we had steve backshall in and amongst other things he was saying one thing in all of his wildlife work he has done in the dangerous places, the one thing you do not want to be is in water with a hippo nearby. and now that has been your experience. you were saying a moment ago that one of your children is a wildlife cameraman, so this is the kind of thing he films. do you

remember the conversation when you had to tell yourfamily, remember the conversation when you had to tell your family, and remember the conversation when you had to tell yourfamily, and i presume this was you. ilil" had to tell your family, and i presume this was you. our son flew out to johannesburg _ presume this was you. our son flew out to johannesburg to _ presume this was you. our son flew out to johannesburg to be _ presume this was you. our son flew out to johannesburg to be with i presume this was you. our son flew out to johannesburg to be with us i out to johannesburg to be with us and it— out to johannesburg to be with us and it was— out to johannesburg to be with us and it was like— out to johannesburg to be with us and it was like the _ out to johannesburg to be with us and it was like the cavalry- out to johannesburg to be with usj and it was like the cavalry arriving and it was like the cavalry arriving and it _ and it was like the cavalry arriving and it was — and it was like the cavalry arriving and it was a — and it was like the cavalry arriving and it was a great _ and it was like the cavalry arriving and it was a great relief— and it was like the cavalry arriving and it was a great relief to - and it was like the cavalry arriving and it was a great relief to me i and it was a great relief to me because — and it was a great relief to me because i— and it was a great relief to me because i was— and it was a great relief to me because i was in— and it was a great relief to me because i was in their- and it was a great relief to me| because i was in their everyday and it was a great relief to me i because i was in their everyday for two and _ because i was in their everyday for two and a — because i was in their everyday for two and a half— because i was in their everyday for two and a half weeks _ because i was in their everyday for two and a half weeks while - because i was in their everyday for two and a half weeks while roland j two and a half weeks while roland through— two and a half weeks while roland through multiple _ two and a half weeks while roland through multiple operations - two and a half weeks while roland through multiple operations and i through multiple operations and seven— through multiple operations and seven general— through multiple operations and seven general anaesthetics i through multiple operations and seven general anaesthetics in i through multiple operations and i seven general anaesthetics in total. one every— seven general anaesthetics in total. one every alternate _ seven general anaesthetics in total. one every alternate day, _ seven general anaesthetics in total. one every alternate day, so - seven general anaesthetics in total. one every alternate day, so havingl one every alternate day, so having our son _ one every alternate day, so having our son there — one every alternate day, so having our son there was _ one every alternate day, so having our son there was a _ one every alternate day, so having our son there was a great - one every alternate day, so having our son there was a great relief. i one every alternate day, so having| our son there was a great relief. do our son there was a great relief. you remember the conversation our son there was a great relief.“ you remember the conversation where you remember the conversation where you had to phone and say there's been a problem?— you had to phone and say there's been a problem? because he is used to co-tin been a problem? because he is used to coping in — been a problem? because he is used to coping in extreme _ been a problem? because he is used to coping in extreme situations, i been a problem? because he is used to coping in extreme situations, he i to coping in extreme situations, he was a _ to coping in extreme situations, he was a cool— to coping in extreme situations, he was a cool head _ to coping in extreme situations, he was a cool head on _ to coping in extreme situations, he was a cool head on the _ to coping in extreme situations, he was a cool head on the shoulders i to coping in extreme situations, he i was a cool head on the shoulders and was a cool head on the shoulders and was able _ was a cool head on the shoulders and was able to— was a cool head on the shoulders and was able to calm _ was a cool head on the shoulders and was able to calm things _ was a cool head on the shoulders and was able to calm things down - was able to calm things down although— was able to calm things down although the _ was able to calm things down although the difficulty - was able to calm things down although the difficulty is i was able to calm things down although the difficulty is the i although the difficulty is the insurance _ although the difficulty is the insurance company- although the difficulty is the insurance company wouldn't although the difficulty is the i insurance company wouldn't deal although the difficulty is the - insurance company wouldn't deal with anyone _ insurance company wouldn't deal with anyone apart — insurance company wouldn't deal with anyone apart from _ insurance company wouldn't deal with anyone apart from me _ insurance company wouldn't deal with anyone apart from me and _ insurance company wouldn't deal with anyone apart from me and when- insurance company wouldn't deal with anyone apart from me and when you i anyone apart from me and when you are in— anyone apart from me and when you are in a _ anyone apart from me and when you are in a remote _ anyone apart from me and when you are in a remote part— anyone apart from me and when you are in a remote part of— anyone apart from me and when you are in a remote part of africa - anyone apart from me and when you are in a remote part of africa the i are in a remote part of africa the communication— are in a remote part of africa the communication is— are in a remote part of africa the communication is ropey, - are in a remote part of africa the communication is ropey, so- are in a remote part of africa the communication is ropey, so that| are in a remote part of africa the i communication is ropey, so that was problematic— communication is ropey, so that was problematic that _ communication is ropey, so that was problematic that he _ communication is ropey, so that was problematic that he has _ communication is ropey, so that was problematic that he has told - communication is ropey, so that was problematic that he has told his i problematic that he has told his colleagues _ problematic that he has told his colleagues subsequently - problematic that he has told his colleagues subsequently and i problematic that he has told his i colleagues subsequently and there problematic that he has told his - colleagues subsequently and there is a great _ colleagues subsequently and there is a great irony— colleagues subsequently and there is a great irony there. _ colleagues subsequently and there is a great irony there. 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a great irony there. it is almost like where you _ a great irony there. it is almost like where you are _ a great irony there. it is almost like where you are in _ a great irony there. it is almost | like where you are in emergency a great irony there. it is almost - like where you are in emergency mode and peoplejust get like where you are in emergency mode and people just get on with it. i know you are incredibly grateful to the people at the mission hospital who looks after you and i think we have a message, oh no, we haven't. we will be honest, we were very much hoping to be able to link up with them live right here but unfortunately the comms have let us down and perhaps unsurprisingly because it's a remote place and a small hospital, but we will make sure we are able to connect to. apologies, i thought we had it but we will send you the message after. one of the things that comes out of this and it happens in moments of real trauma is the amazing things people do. i real trauma is the amazing things --eole do. . real trauma is the amazing things --eoledo. . , ,, ., people do. i use the expression before, people do. i use the expression before. the _ people do. i use the expression before, the kindness _ people do. i use the expression before, the kindness of - people do. i use the expression i before, the kindness of strangers and they— before, the kindness of strangers and they gave us everything they had on that_ and they gave us everything they had on that early intervention was critical— on that early intervention was critical because we were taken across — critical because we were taken across the _ critical because we were taken across the river into zimbabwe by the air— across the river into zimbabwe by the airambulance across the river into zimbabwe by the air ambulance company but we were _ the air ambulance company but we were waiting for authorisation but it was— were waiting for authorisation but it was another day waiting in the clinic— it was another day waiting in the clinic for— it was another day waiting in the clinic for the organisation to be

evacuated _ clinic for the organisation to be evacuated to johannesburg and the first operation i had in johannesburg was 48 hours after the attack— johannesburg was 48 hours after the attack whereas the intervention was one and _ attack whereas the intervention was one and a _ attack whereas the intervention was one and a half hours after the attack — one and a half hours after the attack and they cleaned the wounds and the _ attack and they cleaned the wounds and the plastic surgeon in johannesburg said they were not as bad johannesburg said they were not as had as— johannesburg said they were not as bad as they feared. and she did say the immortal words, bad as they feared. and she did say the immortalwords, mr cherry, the immortal words, mr cherry, somebody— the immortalwords, mr cherry, somebody upstairs didn't think your time on _ somebody upstairs didn't think your time on this earth was finished just yet. time on this earth was finished 'ust et. ., ,., , ., , time on this earth was finished 'ust et. ., , yet. you both tell the story very well and with _ yet. you both tell the story very well and with a _ yet. you both tell the story very well and with a wry _ yet. you both tell the story very well and with a wry sense - yet. you both tell the story very well and with a wry sense of - yet. you both tell the story very - well and with a wry sense of humour which is a very british thing, but you have been through a serious trauma, both of you. i you have been through a serious trauma, both of you.— you have been through a serious trauma, both of you. i think it's a fairly british _ trauma, both of you. i think it's a fairly british reaction _ trauma, both of you. i think it's a fairly british reaction and - trauma, both of you. i think it's a fairly british reaction and you - trauma, both of you. i think it's a l fairly british reaction and you have to he _ fairly british reaction and you have to be fairly— fairly british reaction and you have to be fairly stoic and shirley were saying _ to be fairly stoic and shirley were saying in— to be fairly stoic and shirley were saying in the hospital she was amazed — saying in the hospital she was amazed i_ saying in the hospital she was amazed i managed to keep my spirits up amazed i managed to keep my spirits up but _ amazed i managed to keep my spirits up but i _ amazed i managed to keep my spirits up but i was — amazed i managed to keep my spirits up but i was quite analytical and i thought— up but i was quite analytical and i thought i— up but i was quite analytical and i thought i got another operation on the day— thought i got another operation on the day after tomorrow and that's the day after tomorrow and that's the next — the day after tomorrow and that's the next milestone and you knock it over and _ the next milestone and you knock it over and move onto the next and you 'ust over and move onto the next and you just have _ over and move onto the next and you just have to _ over and move onto the next and you just have to set yourself targets otherwise you can unravel quite

quickly — otherwise you can unravel quite quickly~ l— otherwise you can unravel quite ruickl . ., , otherwise you can unravel quite ruickl . .,, . �* quickly. i hope we haven't traumatised _ quickly. i hope we haven't traumatised you - quickly. i hope we haven't traumatised you with - quickly. i hope we haven'tl traumatised you with these quickly. i hope we haven't - traumatised you with these images. going under the water. flan traumatised you with these images. going under the water. can i traumatised you with these images. going under the water.— going under the water. can i 'ust add to what fl going under the water. can i 'ust add to what rowland * going under the water. can i 'ust add to what rowland just i going under the water. can ijust add to what rowland just said, i add to what rowland just said, because — add to what rowland just said, because i'm _ add to what rowland just said, because i'm immensely- add to what rowland just said, because i'm immensely proudi add to what rowland just said, i because i'm immensely proud of add to what rowland just said, - because i'm immensely proud of him because _ because i'm immensely proud of him because he _ because i'm immensely proud of him because he didn't _ because i'm immensely proud of him because he didn't complain - because i'm immensely proud of him because he didn't complain once, - because i'm immensely proud of him| because he didn't complain once, and it's astonishing, — because he didn't complain once, and it's astonishing, because _ because he didn't complain once, and it's astonishing, because he - because he didn't complain once, and it's astonishing, because he must- it's astonishing, because he must have _ it's astonishing, because he must have treen— it's astonishing, because he must have been in— it's astonishing, because he must have been in quite _ it's astonishing, because he must have been in quite some - it's astonishing, because he must have been in quite some pain- it's astonishing, because he must have been in quite some pain at. have been in quite some pain at different— have been in quite some pain at different times _ have been in quite some pain at different times although - have been in quite some pain at different times although they i have been in quite some pain at- different times although they manage the pain— different times although they manage the pain as _ different times although they manage the pain as trest— different times although they manage the pain as best they _ different times although they manage the pain as best they could _ different times although they manage the pain as best they could but - the pain as best they could but bless _ the pain as best they could but bless him. _ the pain as best they could but bless him, he _ the pain as best they could but bless him, he got _ the pain as best they could but bless him, he got through- the pain as best they could but bless him, he got through it i the pain as best they could but i bless him, he got through it and i am amazed — bless him, he got through it and i am amazed at _ bless him, he got through it and i am amazed at his— bless him, he got through it and i am amazed at his bravery- bless him, he got through it and i am amazed at his bravery and - bless him, he got through it and i am amazed at his bravery and his| am amazed at his bravery and his resilience — am amazed at his bravery and his resilience and. _ am amazed at his bravery and his resilience and, yeah, _ am amazed at his bravery and his resilience and, yeah, impressive. am amazed at his bravery and his. resilience and, yeah, impressive. i know resilience and, yeah, impressive. know you said at the time, resilience and, yeah, impressive.“ know you said at the time, surely, that you felt it was the most enormous stroke of luck because if it had been you, you don't think the outcome would have been like this. there is less of me to chomp. in the nicest possible _ there is less of me to chomp. in the nicest possible way. _ there is less of me to chomp. in the nicest possible way. and _ there is less of me to chomp. in the nicest possible way. and love - nicest possible way. and love handles turn _ nicest possible way. and love handles turn out _ nicest possible way. and love handles turn out to _ nicest possible way. and love handles turn out to be - nicest possible way. and love handles turn out to be not. nicest possible way. and love i handles turn out to be not such nicest possible way. and love - handles turn out to be not such a bad thing — handles turn out to be not such a bad thing after— handles turn out to be not such a bad thing after all. _ handles turn out to be not such a bad thing after all.— bad thing after all. washboard stomachs are _ bad thing after all. washboard stomachs are massively - bad thing after all. washboard - stomachs are massively overrated. can i_ stomachs are massively overrated. can i mention one writing about the

hospital _ can i mention one writing about the hospital 0ur— can i mention one writing about the hospital. our contact _ can i mention one writing about the hospital. our contact there - can i mention one writing about the hospital. our contact there was - hospital. our contact there was brother— hospital. our contact there was brother hippo _ hospital. our contact there was brother hippo light, _ hospital. our contact there was brother hippo light, which - hospital. our contact there was brother hippo light, which i - hospital. our contact there was - brother hippo light, which i thought was good — brother hippo light, which i thought was good his— brother hippo light, which i thought was good. his name _ brother hippo light, which i thought was good. his name is— brother hippo light, which i thought was good. his name is hippo - brother hippo light, which i thought was good. his name is hippo light. i was good. his name is hippo light. true _ was good. his name is hippo light. true story~ — was good. his name is hippo light. true story. meant— was good. his name is hippo light. true story. meant to _ was good. his name is hippo light. true story. meant to be. _ was good. his name is hippo light. true story. meant to be. it- was good. his name is hippo light. true story. meant to be.— true story. meant to be. it has surely said _ true story. meant to be. it has surely said that _ true story. meant to be. it has surely said that thing - true story. meant to be. it has surely said that thing about. true story. meant to be. it has| surely said that thing about you being brave before? she surely said that thing about you being brave before?— surely said that thing about you being brave before? she has, and she has been my — being brave before? she has, and she has been my rock, _ being brave before? she has, and she has been my rock, and _ being brave before? she has, and she has been my rock, and she _ being brave before? she has, and she has been my rock, and she was - has been my rock, and she was fantastic— has been my rock, and she was fantastic and even started reading stories— fantastic and even started reading stories to — fantastic and even started reading stories to me in the evening when i was in _ stories to me in the evening when i was in a _ stories to me in the evening when i was in a bit — stories to me in the evening when i was in a bit of a state and it was fantastic— was in a bit of a state and it was fantastic and then she had to feed me and _ fantastic and then she had to feed me and do— fantastic and then she had to feed me and do all sorts of things which were _ me and do all sorts of things which were above — me and do all sorts of things which were above and beyond, even if you've — were above and beyond, even if you've been married for 38 years, above _ you've been married for 38 years, above and — you've been married for 38 years, above and beyond the call of duty but she _ above and beyond the call of duty but she was fantastic.— above and beyond the call of duty but she was fantastic. please don't do that again. _ but she was fantastic. please don't do that again, honey. _ but she was fantastic. please don't do that again, honey. i _ but she was fantastic. please don't do that again, honey. i would - but she was fantastic. please don't do that again, honey. i would say i but she was fantastic. please don'tl do that again, honey. i would say to our do that again, honey. i would say to your viewers. _ do that again, honey. i would say to your viewers, don't _ do that again, honey. i would say to your viewers, don't be _ do that again, honey. i would say to your viewers, don't be put - do that again, honey. i would say to your viewers, don't be put off - do that again, honey. i would say to your viewers, don't be put off going| your viewers, don't be put off going to africa _ your viewers, don't be put off going to africa. we had the most fantastic time, _ to africa. we had the most fantastic time, but _ to africa. we had the most fantastic time, but if— to africa. we had the most fantastic time, but if you're going on the river— time, but if you're going on the river are — time, but if you're going on the river are anywhere near a hippopotamus, just make sure you are in a big _ hippopotamus, just make sure you are in a big boat— hippopotamus, just make sure you are in a big boat and a battleship might be a good _ in a big boat and a battleship might be a good idea. i

in a big boat and a battleship might be a good idea-— be a good idea. i was going to say, ou can be a good idea. i was going to say, you can take _ be a good idea. i was going to say, you can take a _ be a good idea. i was going to say, you can take a week _ be a good idea. i was going to say, you can take a week in _ be a good idea. i was going to say, you can take a week in blackpool i you can take a week in blackpool next time but it sounds like your intrepid spirit remains. abs, next time but it sounds like your intrepid spirit remains. a cottage intrepid spirit remains. a cottage in corn maybe- — intrepid spirit remains. a cottage in corn maybe. thank _ intrepid spirit remains. a cottage in corn maybe. thank you - intrepid spirit remains. a cottage in corn maybe. thank you for- intrepid spirit remains. a cottage - in corn maybe. thank you for sharing the story and — in corn maybe. thank you for sharing the story and m _ in corn maybe. thank you for sharing the story and i'm sure _ in corn maybe. thank you for sharing the story and i'm sure a _ in corn maybe. thank you for sharing the story and i'm sure a lot - in corn maybe. thank you for sharing the story and i'm sure a lot of - the story and i'm sure a lot of people in the hospital that treated you so well will be pleased —— a cottage in cornwall. the spitfire is undoubtedly one of the most recognisable aircrafts in british history. its presence in the skies boosted morale during world war two, and struck fear into the hearts of enemies who saw it. 88—year—old brian fox has always dreamt of flying in one and after being diagnosed with terminal cancer, he decided it was time to make his dream a reality. our reporter edward sault has the story. that's perfect, isn't it? getting ready for the flight of a lifetime. i'd like to do a couple of victory rolls, if that's possible. i'm your man for that. yeah. for brian fox from the new forest, flying in a spitfire has been a lifelong ambition, ever since he was a child growing up in the east end

during the battle of britain. archive: a battle royal begins, and the royal air force - are still shooting them down at the rate of about 4 to i. archive: a battle royal begins, and the royal air force - we all cheered when they did a victory roll, which we saw several of, and it left me with an abiding fondness for the aeroplane. it became so iconic, such a crucial part of our history. before long, the moment had arrived for brian to walk out to the aeroplane. how are you feeling, brian? are you excited? yeah. very delighted. i've been wanting to do this forever. watched on by his family and friends, this was a special moment. brian was diagnosed with stage four oesophageal cancer earlier this year. i was suddenly told, to my surprise, that i didn't have quite as long to go as i'd always expected. so that's what galvanised me, really. and brian's spitfire has a rich history. it was built in 1943 at castle bromwich. she was delivered to an operational squadron, number411,

the royal canadian air force. the aircraft carried out 27 operational missions, during which time it shot down two messerschmitt109s, and you can see the little swastikas on the side of the aircraft is a memory of that. but on the 12th ofjuly, it tangled with other german fighters and was shot down. luckily, she was restored and turned into the aeroplane you see today. and before long, that famous merlin engine started up. taking off over the dorset and wiltshire countryside, brian's flight took him over the new forest to the coast near bournemouth over old harry rocks and up past corfe castle. but there was one thing brian really wanted to do and that was a victory roll. very, very good pilot. and he said, you're

up for this, brian? i said, go for it, charlie. go for it. and you can tell from brian's face what it meant. before long, it was time to land back at compton abbas. a smile and a fist bump for his watching family. but was it everything he dreamt it would be? exhilarating. unforgettable. wonderful. and to see all these places that i'm so familiar with on the ground from the air. it'll always be with me. beautiful clear skies for that flight. beautiful clear skies for that fli . ht. ., u, beautiful clear skies for that fliuht. ., , . flight. you could see the child in his e es, flight. you could see the child in his eyes. at _ flight. you could see the child in his eyes, at the _ flight. you could see the child in his eyes, at the age _ flight. you could see the child in

his eyes, at the age of— flight. you could see the child in his eyes, at the age of 88 - flight. you could see the child in his eyes, at the age of 88 he - flight. you could see the child in | his eyes, at the age of 88 he was like a big kid. his eyes, at the age of 88 he was like a big kid-— like a big kid. carroll, how is the weather doing? _ like a big kid. carroll, how is the weather doing? it's _ like a big kid. carroll, how is the weather doing? it's really - like a big kid. carroll, how is the weather doing? it's really mixed j weather doing? it's really mixed toda . weather doing? it's really mixed today- some _ weather doing? it's really mixed today. some of— weather doing? it's really mixed today. some of us _ weather doing? it's really mixed today. some of us are _ weather doing? it's really mixed today. some of us are seeing i weather doing? it's really mixed today. some of us are seeing a l weather doing? it's really mixed i today. some of us are seeing a lot of rain _ today. some of us are seeing a lot of rain which — today. some of us are seeing a lot of rain which is moving north and will come — of rain which is moving north and will come back south and then you can see _ will come back south and then you can see the — will come back south and then you can see the huge puddle from the weather— can see the huge puddle from the weather watchers sent in earlier from _ weather watchers sent in earlier from herefordshire and it will be wet and — from herefordshire and it will be wet and windy for most of us, but not all. _ wet and windy for most of us, but not all. so — wet and windy for most of us, but not all. so if— wet and windy for most of us, but not all, so if we run through the sequence. — not all, so if we run through the sequence, you will see what i mean. low pressure — sequence, you will see what i mean. low pressure is driving the weather and there _ low pressure is driving the weather and there are lots of friends around it and _ and there are lots of friends around it and that — and there are lots of friends around it and that is producing either rain or showers — it and that is producing either rain or showers. to the north of the country— or showers. to the north of the country in — or showers. to the north of the country in scotland, a few showers but cooler— country in scotland, a few showers but cooler here because we are pulling — but cooler here because we are pulling in — but cooler here because we are pulling in a northerly wind so we have _ pulling in a northerly wind so we have two — pulling in a northerly wind so we have two distinctive bands of rain and these — have two distinctive bands of rain and these two will merge and currently— and these two will merge and currently is particularly heavy across — currently is particularly heavy across northern ireland and north—east england. but as we go through— north—east england. but as we go through the day it will sink southwards. it will brighten up across— southwards. it will brighten up across parts of north—west england, southern _ across parts of north—west england, southern scotland and also northern ireland _ southern scotland and also northern ireland where it is wet now and ahead — ireland where it is wet now and ahead of— ireland where it is wet now and ahead of it _ ireland where it is wet now and ahead of it it's already improving and there — ahead of it it's already improving

and there is sunshine around but we will see _ and there is sunshine around but we will see further showers develop and some _ will see further showers develop and some of— will see further showers develop and some of those could be heavy and thundery — some of those could be heavy and thundery with some hail. temperatures ranging from 11 to 18 degrees _ temperatures ranging from 11 to 18 degrees. as we head through the evening _ degrees. as we head through the evening and overnight the band of rain continues to sink southwards and is _ rain continues to sink southwards and is crossing once again in areas where _ and is crossing once again in areas where the — and is crossing once again in areas where the ground is saturated and behind _ where the ground is saturated and behind it— where the ground is saturated and behind it there are clear skies and a peppering of showers. windy through— a peppering of showers. windy through the english channel and especially down the north sea coastline, especially the coast of east anglia, something to bear in mind _ east anglia, something to bear in mind. temperatures tonight falling away between five and 11 degrees. so into tomorrow, we have the remnants of the _ into tomorrow, we have the remnants of the weather front to clear and it will lastly — of the weather front to clear and it will lastly clear east anglia and the south—east which opens the door to a northerly wind across the country — to a northerly wind across the country and we start on a cloudy and wet note _ country and we start on a cloudy and wet note in — country and we start on a cloudy and wet note in the south and that clears — wet note in the south and that clears away and for all of us it is drier— clears away and for all of us it is drier and — clears away and for all of us it is drierand there clears away and for all of us it is drier and there will be sunshine around — drier and there will be sunshine around and there will be areas of cloud _ around and there will be areas of cloud at— around and there will be areas of cloud at times, thick enough for the odd shower— cloud at times, thick enough for the odd shower and it's going to be noticeably breezy or windy depending

on where _ noticeably breezy or windy depending on where you are and windy down the north— on where you are and windy down the north sea _ on where you are and windy down the north sea coastline and some of the showers _ north sea coastline and some of the showers will fall as snow or sleet above _ showers will fall as snow or sleet above six — showers will fall as snow or sleet above six or 700 metres in the mountains _ above six or 700 metres in the mountains of scotland. but the temperatures are lower and then you add on _ temperatures are lower and then you add on the _ temperatures are lower and then you add on the wind chill and you will know— add on the wind chill and you will know what— add on the wind chill and you will know what i'm talking about. nine in aberdeen— know what i'm talking about. nine in aberdeen to london and then we see a change _ aberdeen to london and then we see a change and _ aberdeen to london and then we see a change and high pressure starts to building _ change and high pressure starts to building which will settle things down _ building which will settle things down and on saturday we have a weather — down and on saturday we have a weather front in the north of scotland _ weather front in the north of scotland and that will be producing rain at _ scotland and that will be producing rain at times and a fair bit of cloud— rain at times and a fair bit of cloud across parts of scotland and getting _ cloud across parts of scotland and getting into northern ireland at times— getting into northern ireland at times but after a cold and frosty start _ times but after a cold and frosty start with — times but after a cold and frosty start with sunshine we will see a wee bit— start with sunshine we will see a wee bit more cloud building through the course _ wee bit more cloud building through the course of the day. the wind will not be _ the course of the day. the wind will not be a _ the course of the day. the wind will not be a strong and temperatures similar— not be a strong and temperatures similar to — not be a strong and temperatures similar to what we are looking at during _ similar to what we are looking at during the — similar to what we are looking at during the course of friday. as we head _ during the course of friday. as we head into — during the course of friday. as we head into sunday though, the rain clears _ head into sunday though, the rain clears northern scotland and again there _ clears northern scotland and again there will— clears northern scotland and again there will be dry weather but we have _ there will be dry weather but we have a _ there will be dry weather but we have a new area of low pressure coming — have a new area of low pressure coming into the south—west which is moving _ coming into the south—west which is

moving north and east and will bring some _ moving north and east and will bring some heavy— moving north and east and will bring some heavy rain and also some strengthening winds.— some heavy rain and also some strengthening winds. carol, thank ou. are you celebrating your birthday this week or know someone who is? well, apparently it's the most common week of the year to be born. tim muffett is on the maternity ward at the royal surrey county hospitalfor us. morning, tim. do we all have to keep our voices down a little bit? who is there? yes, good morning. it's a very, very special— yes, good morning. it's a very, very special and — yes, good morning. it's a very, very special and busy week and let me introduce — special and busy week and let me introduce you first to two new members _ introduce you first to two new members of the human race, freya and isla members of the human race, freya and isla and _ members of the human race, freya and isla and aren't — members of the human race, freya and isla and aren't they gorgeous? and their mum. — isla and aren't they gorgeous? and their mum, amelia, how are you feeling? — their mum, amelia, how are you feelin: ? . , . ~ their mum, amelia, how are you feelina? . , . ,, _, feeling? doing really well thank you and the care — feeling? doing really well thank you and the care he _ feeling? doing really well thank you and the care he has _ feeling? doing really well thank you and the care he has been _ feeling? doing really well thank you and the care he has been great, - feeling? doing really well thank you and the care he has been great, sol and the care he has been great, so it's been— and the care he has been great, so it's been a — and the care he has been great, so it's been a really— and the care he has been great, so it's been a really nice _ and the care he has been great, so it's been a really nice treat - and the care he has been great, so it's been a really nice treat for- and the care he has been great, so it's been a really nice treat for myi it's been a really nice treat for my recovery~ — it's been a really nice treat for my recove . . . . it's been a really nice treat for my

recove . , ,. , . it's been a really nice treat for my recove . , , . , . ., recovery. this is a popular time of earto recovery. this is a popular time of year to give _ recovery. this is a popular time of year to give birth. _ recovery. this is a popular time of year to give birth. i— recovery. this is a popular time of year to give birth. i won't - recovery. this is a popular time of year to give birth. i won't ask - recovery. this is a popular time of year to give birth. i won't ask too | year to give birth. i won't ask too many— year to give birth. i won't ask too many details about what you are planning, — many details about what you are planning, but what is it being like at such— planning, but what is it being like at such a — planning, but what is it being like at such a busy time customer it's been _ at such a busy time customer it's been really— at such a busy time customer it's been really calm and you would have no idea _ been really calm and you would have no idea it _ been really calm and you would have no idea it is — been really calm and you would have no idea it is the most popular time. the staff— no idea it is the most popular time. the staff have been attentive, and it's good _ the staff have been attentive, and it's good to — the staff have been attentive, and it's good to have _ the staff have been attentive, and it's good to have a _ the staff have been attentive, and it's good to have a helping - the staff have been attentive, and it's good to have a helping hand i it's good to have a helping hand with two— it's good to have a helping hand with two and _ it's good to have a helping hand with two and it's _ it's good to have a helping hand with two and it's been _ it's good to have a helping hand with two and it's been absolutei with two and it's been absolute great~ — with two and it's been absolute treat. ., . , ., great. then, how are you feeling? pretty good. _ great. then, how are you feeling? pretty good, thank _ great. then, how are you feeling? pretty good, thank you. _ great. then, how are you feeling? pretty good, thank you. a - great. then, how are you feeling? pretty good, thank you. a bit - great. then, how are you feeling? | pretty good, thank you. a bit tired and ou pretty good, thank you. a bit tired and you have _ pretty good, thank you. a bit tired and you have every _ pretty good, thank you. a bit tired and you have every right _ pretty good, thank you. a bit tired and you have every right to - pretty good, thank you. a bit tired and you have every right to be. - pretty good, thank you. a bit tired | and you have every right to be. the office _ and you have every right to be. the office for— and you have every right to be. the office for national statistics has been _ office for national statistics has been looking at the most popular day on which _ been looking at the most popular day on which to— been looking at the most popular day on which to be born in the last 20 years. _ on which to be born in the last 20 years. a _ on which to be born in the last 20 years. a lot — on which to be born in the last 20 years, a lot of the time it's been september the 26 years, a lot of the time it's been septemberthe 26 and years, a lot of the time it's been september the 26 and sometimes the 27th, september the 26 and sometimes the 27th. but _ september the 26 and sometimes the 27th. but it— september the 26 and sometimes the 27th, but it always tends to be this week, _ 27th, but it always tends to be this week, the — 27th, but it always tends to be this week, the last week in september. claire _ week, the last week in september. claire is _ week, the last week in september. claire is the — week, the last week in september. claire is the head of midwifery here — claire is the head of midwifery here. what are your theories as to why it _ here. what are your theories as to why it might be? it�*s here. what are your theories as to why it might be?— here. what are your theories as to why it might be? it's always a busy time, not why it might be? it's always a busy time. notjust _ why it might be? it's always a busy time, notjust here _ why it might be? it's always a busy time, notjust here and _ why it might be? it's always a busy time, notjust here and across - why it might be? it's always a busy time, notjust here and across the| time, notjust here and across the country _ time, notjust here and across the country there _ time, notjust here and across the country. there are _ time, notjust here and across the country. there are many- time, notjust here and across the country. there are many theoriesi time, notjust here and across the . country. there are many theories and one of— country. there are many theories and one of them — country. there are many theories and one of them is— country. there are many theories and one of them is some _ country. there are many theories and one of them is some women - country. there are many theories and one of them is some women who - country. there are many theories and one of them is some women who likej one of them is some women who like to plan— one of them is some women who like to plan their— one of them is some women who like to plan their families _ one of them is some women who like to plan their families like _ one of them is some women who like to plan their families like to - one of them is some women who like to plan their families like to opt - to plan their families like to opt for a _ to plan their families like to opt fora september— to plan their families like to opt for a september birthday- to plan their families like to opt for a september birthday so -

to plan their families like to opti for a september birthday so they to plan their families like to opt - for a september birthday so they are one of— for a september birthday so they are one of the _ for a september birthday so they are one of the older— for a september birthday so they are one of the older children _ for a september birthday so they are one of the older children in- for a september birthday so they are one of the older children in the - one of the older children in the school— one of the older children in the school year~ _ one of the older children in the school year-— one of the older children in the school ear. ~ ,., , , . , school year. also there is christmas and new year- _ school year. also there is christmas and new year. we _ school year. also there is christmas and new year. we won't _ school year. also there is christmas and new year. we won't go - school year. also there is christmas and new year. we won't go there. i and new year. we won't go there. this maternity _ and new year. we won't go there. this maternity unit _ and new year. we won't go there. this maternity unit has _ and new year. we won't go there. this maternity unit has been - and new year. we won't go there. this maternity unit has been rated outstanding. many other maternity units have — outstanding. many other maternity units have not been rated outstanding and many problems have been flagged up by the care quality commission so what do you do well that others— commission so what do you do well that others might not be? i can talk about lots of _ that others might not be? i can talk about lots of things _ that others might not be? i can talk about lots of things but _ that others might not be? i can talk about lots of things but one - that others might not be? i can talk about lots of things but one of- that others might not be? i can talk about lots of things but one of the i about lots of things but one of the things— about lots of things but one of the things that — about lots of things but one of the things that we _ about lots of things but one of the things that we were _ about lots of things but one of the things that we were praised - about lots of things but one of the things that we were praised for. about lots of things but one of the things that we were praised for in| things that we were praised for in our outstanding _ things that we were praised for in our outstanding report— things that we were praised for in our outstanding report is- things that we were praised for in our outstanding report is we - things that we were praised for in our outstanding report is we try i things that we were praised for in| our outstanding report is we try to listen _ our outstanding report is we try to listen to— our outstanding report is we try to listen to women _ our outstanding report is we try to listen to women and _ our outstanding report is we try to listen to women and understand i our outstanding report is we try to i listen to women and understand their feedback— listen to women and understand their feedback and — listen to women and understand their feedback and listen _ listen to women and understand their feedback and listen to _ listen to women and understand their feedback and listen to what _ listen to women and understand their feedback and listen to what their- feedback and listen to what their experience — feedback and listen to what their experience has— feedback and listen to what their experience has been— feedback and listen to what their experience has been lie - feedback and listen to what their experience has been lie and - feedback and listen to what their experience has been lie and we i feedback and listen to what their. experience has been lie and we use that to _ experience has been lie and we use that to inform — experience has been lie and we use that to inform what _ experience has been lie and we use that to inform what we _ experience has been lie and we use that to inform what we do - experience has been lie and we use that to inform what we do and - experience has been lie and we usei that to inform what we do and we've developed _ that to inform what we do and we've developed lots — that to inform what we do and we've developed lots of _ that to inform what we do and we've developed lots of things _ that to inform what we do and we've developed lots of things and - that to inform what we do and we'vei developed lots of things and because of that— developed lots of things and because of that we've — developed lots of things and because of that we've looked _ developed lots of things and because of that we've looked at _ developed lots of things and because of that we've looked at the _ of that we've looked at the education _ of that we've looked at the education we _ of that we've looked at the education we give - of that we've looked at the education we give to - of that we've looked at the i education we give to women of that we've looked at the - education we give to women so we of that we've looked at the _ education we give to women so we can empower— education we give to women so we can empowerthem— education we give to women so we can empower them to _ education we give to women so we can empower them to make _ education we give to women so we can empower them to make good - education we give to women so we can| empower them to make good decisions and ones _ empower them to make good decisions and ones that— empower them to make good decisions and ones that are _ empower them to make good decisions and ones that are right _ empower them to make good decisions and ones that are right for— empower them to make good decisions and ones that are right for them - and ones that are right for them because — and ones that are right for them because every— and ones that are right for them because every mum _ and ones that are right for them because every mum and - and ones that are right for them because every mum and baby. and ones that are right for them because every mum and baby is| because every mum and baby is different— because every mum and baby is different and _ because every mum and baby is different and it's _ because every mum and baby is different and it's important - because every mum and baby is different and it's important to l different and it's important to learn — different and it's important to learn from _ different and it's important to learn from that. _ different and it's important to learn from that.— different and it's important to learn from that. ,, . . ,, . . learn from that. such a special time fair new mothers _ learn from that. such a special time fair new mothers with _ learn from that. such a special time fair new mothers with so _ learn from that. such a special time fair new mothers with so many - learn from that. such a special time i fair new mothers with so many people lloii'i fair new mothers with so many people going through the same experience, does it— going through the same experience, does it change things slightly? we t to does it change things slightly? we try to make people feel calmer here

so even _ try to make people feel calmer here so even on — try to make people feel calmer here so even on the _ try to make people feel calmer here so even on the busiest _ try to make people feel calmer here so even on the busiest days - try to make people feel calmer here so even on the busiest days the - so even on the busiest days the feedback— so even on the busiest days the feedback i— so even on the busiest days the feedback i get— so even on the busiest days the feedback i get is— so even on the busiest days the feedback i get is that _ so even on the busiest days the feedback i get is that it- so even on the busiest days the feedback i get is that it feels i feedback i get is that it feels really— feedback i get is that it feels really calm _ feedback i get is that it feels really calm and _ feedback i get is that it feels really calm and controlled i feedback i get is that it feels. really calm and controlled and feedback i get is that it feels - really calm and controlled and that is testament — really calm and controlled and that is testament to _ really calm and controlled and that is testament to the _ really calm and controlled and thati is testament to the professionalism of the _ is testament to the professionalism of the team — is testament to the professionalism of the team that _ is testament to the professionalism of the team that keep _ is testament to the professionalism of the team that keep that - of the team that keep that environment _ of the team that keep that environment so _ of the team that keep that environment so women i of the team that keep that . environment so women have of the team that keep that - environment so women have the of the team that keep that _ environment so women have the right environment — environment so women have the right environment to — environment so women have the right environment to birth _ environment so women have the right environment to birth their— environment so women have the right environment to birth their baby - environment so women have the right environment to birth their baby and l environment to birth their baby and that's— environment to birth their baby and that's a _ environment to birth their baby and that's a credit — environment to birth their baby and that's a credit to _ environment to birth their baby and that's a credit to the _ environment to birth their baby and that's a credit to the team - environment to birth their baby and that's a credit to the team to - environment to birth their baby and that's a credit to the team to do - that's a credit to the team to do that _ that's a credit to the team to do that. ., , . . that. you deserve that credit. amelia, that. you deserve that credit. amelia. it's — that. you deserve that credit. amelia, it's your _ that. you deserve that credit. amelia, it's your first - that. you deserve that credit. amelia, it's your first time, i that. you deserve that credit. | amelia, it's your first time, so what _ amelia, it's your first time, so what you — amelia, it's your first time, so what you say to other mums to be who are watching _ what you say to other mums to be who are watching this with a slight feeling — are watching this with a slight feeling of trepidation? it�*s are watching this with a slight feeling of trepidation? it's easier than ou feeling of trepidation? it's easier than you think _ feeling of trepidation? it's easier than you think especially - feeling of trepidation? it's easier than you think especially when . feeling of trepidation? it's easier. than you think especially when you have great— than you think especially when you have great support _ than you think especially when you have great support around - than you think especially when you have great support around you - than you think especially when you have great support around you and the staff— have great support around you and the staff can't _ have great support around you and the staff can't do _ have great support around you and the staff can't do any— have great support around you and the staff can't do any more - have great support around you and the staff can't do any more to - have great support around you and the staff can't do any more to helpj the staff can't do any more to help you _ the staff can't do any more to help you it's _ the staff can't do any more to help you it's great _ the staff can't do any more to help you. it's great and _ the staff can't do any more to help you. it's great and you _ the staff can't do any more to help you. it's great and you are - the staff can't do any more to help you. it's great and you are never i you. it's great and you are never left alone _ you. it's great and you are never left alone and _ you. it's great and you are never left alone and if— you. it's great and you are never left alone and if you've - you. it's great and you are never left alone and if you've got - you. it's great and you are never left alone and if you've got any. left alone and if you've got any questions _ left alone and if you've got any questions or— left alone and if you've got any questions or concerns, - left alone and if you've got any questions or concerns, there's| questions or concerns, there's always— questions or concerns, there's always someone _ questions or concerns, there's always someone there - questions or concerns, there's always someone there to - questions or concerns, there's i always someone there to support questions or concerns, there's - always someone there to support you and the _ always someone there to support you and the whole — always someone there to support you and the whole thing _ always someone there to support you and the whole thing has _ always someone there to support you and the whole thing has been really. and the whole thing has been really reassuring — and the whole thing has been really reassuring and _ and the whole thing has been really reassuring and yeah, _ and the whole thing has been really reassuring and yeah, it's _ and the whole thing has been really reassuring and yeah, it's been- and the whole thing has been really reassuring and yeah, it's been so. reassuring and yeah, it's been so calm _ reassuring and yeah, it's been so calm and — reassuring and yeah, it's been so calm and peaceful. _ reassuring and yeah, it's been so calm and peaceful.— reassuring and yeah, it's been so calm and peaceful. lovely to hear ou had calm and peaceful. lovely to hear you had such _ calm and peaceful. lovely to hear you had such a — calm and peaceful. lovely to hear you had such a positive _ calm and peaceful. lovely to hear i you had such a positive experience, and thank— you had such a positive experience, and thank you claire, and thank you for having _ and thank you claire, and thank you for having us — and thank you claire, and thank you for having us this morning, everyone because _ for having us this morning, everyone because a _ for having us this morning, everyone because a tv — for having us this morning, everyone because a tv crew in your face and

your— because a tv crew in your face and your baby— because a tv crew in your face and your baby is — because a tv crew in your face and your baby is two days old, a lot to ask so— your baby is two days old, a lot to ask so i_ your baby is two days old, a lot to ask so i really appreciate it. a very— ask so i really appreciate it. a very popular week in which to give birth— very popular week in which to give birth it _ very popular week in which to give birth it would seem. but enough about— birth it would seem. but enough about me. — birth it would seem. but enough about me, let's leave you with some beautiful _ about me, let's leave you with some beautiful images of baby freya and baby isla~ — beautiful images of baby freya and bab isla. ., , , baby isla. honestly, we could look at the girls — baby isla. honestly, we could look at the girls all— baby isla. honestly, we could look at the girls all morning, _ baby isla. honestly, we could look at the girls all morning, sleeping i at the girls all morning, sleeping so peacefully. it won't last. for now, absolutely gorgeous. flan so peacefully. it won't last. for now, absolutely gorgeous. can we sta with now, absolutely gorgeous. can we stay with those _ now, absolutely gorgeous. can we stay with those pictures _ now, absolutely gorgeous. can we stay with those pictures because i now, absolutely gorgeous. can we i stay with those pictures because we all read out some of our comments. julie wants to wish a happy birthday to herfriend donald ebdy who turns 93 today. special birthday wishes from mark to his wife norma, who will be celebrating her birthday tomorrow. "wonderfulwife, mother and grandmother!", he says. and a very happy 100th birthday tojoan hawken who will also be celebrating tomorrow with family and friends — best wishes from her daughters

jane, susan and rachel. if you are listening at all to what if you are listening at all to what i was saying, i would be amazed, because because how calm is that. freya with a little yawn and a stretch by her sister. you know what, let'sjust stretch by her sister. you know what, let's just stay with the twins all morning. what, let's just stay with the twins all morning-— what, let's just stay with the twins all morning. while we look at that, do ou all morning. while we look at that, do you want _ all morning. while we look at that, do you want to _ all morning. while we look at that, do you want to know— all morning. while we look at that, do you want to know who - all morning. while we look at that, do you want to know who else - all morning. while we look at that, do you want to know who else was| do you want to know who else was born on this day? bryan ferry the singer. who else have we got? and robinson. and serena williams was born on this day, 43 today. and born on this day, 43 today. and doinu born on this day, 43 today. and doin: the born on this day, 43 today. and doing the mental— born on this day, 43 today. and doing the mental mathematics, it is around christmas and new year that lots of new parents are enjoying the festive spirit! as thousands of fans look forward to oasis reuniting on tour next year, a music studio in cornwall has been looking back at its involvement in the band 5 debut album. most of the tracks on 'definitely maybe',

were recorded at sawmills studio near fowey as our reporter johnny rutherford discovered, when he went to have a look around. i'm on a journey of discovery. tucked away in a creek off the river fowey near golant in cornwall is a music studio that is only accessible by foot or boat. at first glance, it doesn't seem very rock'n'roll, but for the last 50 years, the sawmills studio has hosted a wealth of famous musicians, including oasis, recording theirfirst album here 30 years ago. hello, john. hello. welcome to the sawmills. thank you. and this is the lounge area where the bands used to hang out. there used to be a pool table here. ruth taylor was studio manager at that time. there was a sound system where liam played me his first single, which wasn't recorded here, and he put it on the turntable. he said, "listen to this, ruth, we're going to be massive. and i thought, pfft, really?

# i'm feeling supersonic, give me gin and tonic. forjust over a week, the band chilled out at the residential recording studio and captured the rest of the tracks for their debut album, definitely maybe. so this is where the real action happened. but obviously the recording happened downstairs. oasis had already attempted to record the album elsewhere before they came to sawmills. they were desperate to have another go. they had ten days to do it and it was a question of getting it right this time. they decided to come in and basically nail it live, which is the way i like to record anyway, just record things, you know, all the band together. and they worked through the backing tracks pretty quick so you could tell they'd played them a load of times because there was no messing about, theyjust got in there and bang, bang, bang, a few takes, nailed it. i'm pleased to say it worked.

you're pleased with the result? yes, absolutely. and particularly the mix that they came outwith. it may have been technically against all the rules, but it sounded great. fastest selling debut album by a new band of all time at that time. of course, oasis are just one of a long list of bands who have recorded at the sawmills, including artists such as the stone roses, robert plant, cast, wet wet wet, ben howard, ride, new model army. the britpop period was quite exciting because there was a lot going on and a lot of people were beating a path to our door. not just oasis and the verve and supergrass, catatonia and kenickie. and like supergrass before them, rock band muse kicked off their career with recordings at the studio. so what is it about sawmills that brings success? it's just a magical place. there's spirits in the trees, apparently. we were told by some mediums that came down here and they said, "you've got spirits in the trees here, and they're good spirits and they're very creative spirits."

so there you go, that's what it is, it's the spirits in the trees! yeah, it's pretty peaceful here. i'm starting to get a bit of a noel vibe. # you gotta make it happen, you gotta make it happen. liam has been playing the definitely maybe album on his 30th anniversary tour. and of course, next year the brothers are together for their oasis live 25 world tour. as for the studio, the owners are looking to sell sawmills to musician or producer that could keep the place going. johnny rutherford, bbc news. 0h oh to see the parties that happened in this room. oh to see the parties that happened in this room-— in this room. probably best you don't. earlier we were talking about smartphones for children in school, and you've been sending us your thoughts on this.

sandie says she won't be getting her i2—year—old daughter and 15—year—old son a phone until they show they're mature enough to have one. she wants to protect their mental health. rachel says her i3—year—old son has a smartphone, but she won't let him use social media like snapchat. his friends want to arrange everything over apps like these and it's created tension with her son, but she stands firm and says no. phil says he's a grandparent and worries about his grandchildren using smartphones and social media, especially after what happened to molly russell. he says kids should be learning social skills before they learn tech skills. and jacquie says we shouldn't be banning smartphones for youngsters, but instead should be teaching them how best to use their phones. her grandchildren do their homework online, so it can be used for good. stay with us, headlines coming up.

live from london. this is bbc news. israel's military says it hit dozens of hezbollah targets overnight as it aims to dismantle and degrade its capabilities. the fighting continues

as international leaders have called for an immediate 21—day ceasefire. all of this as israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu heads to meet those leaders as he makes his delayed trip to new york to attend the un general assembly. also today, bbc news hears new harrowing testimony from a woman who says she was raped by the former harrods owner, mohamed al fayed, when she was 16. hello. welcome to the programme. the israel military says it hit about 75 hezbollah targets overnight as it continues what it describes as it's operation to to dismantle and degrade hezbollah's capabilities and infrastructure in lebanon. the latest developments come just hours after world leaders at the united nations called for a 21—day ceasefire. these are the latest pictures

we're getting from lebanon. the idf says strikes happened in beqaa, close