tim muffett, # bbc breakfast...ief rival, was seen as corbyn. joel coen, his chief rival, was seen as the anti—corbyn candidate. he has just was seen as the anti—corbyn candidate. he hasjust spoken was seen as the anti—corbyn candidate. he has just spoken about the result. it has been a closely fought campaign. i'm proud of the message i was delivering, one that was of change, try to change unite for the better. during this campaign, ifelt the for the better. during this campaign, i felt the weight of the union machine had definitely been behind the incumbent. even up until the last minute, in terms of recent events, it has been a pressure on me. in terms of the turnout, and despite the high profile in the media, this is a ringing endorsement. all of us that have been involved in the selection have got to learn lessons, what the members have said to us, the importance that they place on a union that is focusing. gerard coyne, there. let's get an update on the weather. the weekend is upon us. i'm sure many have plans

so could you do a new bbc breakfast theme? a bit ofjazz, a bit of funk?siser allows him to perform live. but in his room, in his mum's house, the ideas keep coming. tim muffett, # bbc breakfast... ina moment, in a moment, the news at one, but she is the weather. this weekend looks pretty good. quite one in the sunshine. high pressure never too far away. sitting close to the uk. we have this weather front that but some heavier rain across northern scotland. it becomes light drizzle as it sinks southwards. bad around, the south west of england with the best of the sunshine. elsewhere, england and wales, the cloud should thin. some sunshine coming through. 17 or 18 freeze in parts of england. in the cloud, 13 or 14. to the north in the afternoon, some sunshine, some showers, colder air. in the afternoon, some sunshine, some showers, colderair. colder than yesterday. the rights rain and drizzle edges its way southwards overnight. most places dry. behind it, clearer skies. a touch of frost in rural parts of scotland. colder in the north. during saturday, any r

you are watching bbc breakfast.t the race is on for its successor. nick higham is in st davids in wales. good morning. this is as far west in wales that you can go and britain's tiniest city of just 1800 wales that you can go and britain's tiniest city ofjust1800 people. what chance do they have of becoming the city of culture in 2021? good morning from bbc london news, i'm asad ahmad. four drivers have admitted falling asleep while operating trams in croydon, where seven people were killed after a tram derailed in november. drivers said a safety device, known as a "dead man's handle", failed to activate and stop their trams. the company which runs the line, said driverfatigue was monitored and controls were "fully functional". it claims to have also increased the number of speed checks across the tram network. more on that story on the victoria derbyshire programme at nine o'clock this morning. a teenager has died after being stabbed in battersea. he's the sixth person to die after being a stabbing in london within

you are watching bbc breakfast.hospitals, as the nhs struggles to balance increased demand with over—stretched budgets. that's according to a bbc breakfast investigation. we've discovered that the number of inpatients being treated privately has risen by 80% in the last four years, at a cost of over £100 million. jayne mccubbin reports. you were in a really, really bad way, won't you? to say the least. in his first year of university, carl had a breakdown. he was taken to hospital after he feared he would ta ke hospital after he feared he would take his own life. he ended up 150 miles from home in a new bed. they could not say where i would end up. you ended up in a private hospital? idid, yeah. you ended up in a private hospital? i did, yeah. a four-hour round trip. i had no visits. it was very isolated. it was the threat of recall he said made it far worse. being moved to an nhs hospital when a cheaper bed became available. you would meet people and then they would meet people and then they would go and the explan

you are watching bbc breakfast.hrone. now, more than 50 years after kenyan independence, she has celebrated her 117th birthday. as part of the bbc‘s life stories season, journalist priscilla ng'ethe went to meet her great—grandmother and learn about her extraordinary life. we'll speak to priscilla in a moment, but first let's have a look at that reunion. the 1st of january is a the 1st ofjanuary is a big the 1st of january is a big day the 1st ofjanuary is a big day for my great grandmother elizabeth. she has invited family and friends to celebrate her 117th birthday. i have travelled from london to a rural area about ten miles from nairobi. a fertile land that has been home to my family for at least six generations. my great—grandmother puts her longevity down to a diet of boiled yam and milky tea, but today she is happy to indulge. elizabeth was the fifth of six wives ina elizabeth was the fifth of six wives in a polygamous marriage to the senior chief. he worked with the british during colonial rule and is well—k

dog news on bbc breakfast. to the development the strategy is an extension of one announced by former prime minister david cameron in 2011. that came just after the london riots with the aim of turning round the lives of 120,000 so—called "troubled families", who the government said were costing the state billions of pounds. so will this new idea be effective? joining us now from westminster is work and pensions secretary damian green. thank you forjoining us. let‘s start with how to define a troubled family, one would be getting access to this kind of development and education, and money. families that have multiple problems, so often out of work, which is obviously where my department comes in, to help them work, and also commonly parents may have problems with addiction to either alcohol or drugs, they may have debt problems, they may have housing problems. it is solving the multiple problems at once that we need to do notjust for the adults in the family but specifically for the children in the family so th

it is a quarter to nine and you're watching bbc breakfast. west mosul, according to iraqi forces. the iraqi government has warned the thousands of civilians who remain trapped in the city to stay indoors, as troops our defence correspondent jonathan beale is embedded with iraqi troops and we can speak to him now. we have seen pictures in the newspapers of the noree mosque. that is in the heart of the old city, is that where they are trying to get to? that is a target they have in mind, along with the narrow winding streets. it will be a difficult fight. most of that area is still under is control. they are about a kilometre away from the gleaming minaret of that mosque. at the moment, it is pretty quiet here. we had allowed night of air strikes. that is a helicopter gunship above and you can occasionally hear coalition warplanes. but the pace has slowed down. they are finding the fight difficult indeed, the iraqi forces. it has pause for a number of weeks. we have been told they will resume the offensive, but they will resume the offensive, b

the apostrophiser, presented byjon kay, is on bbc radio 4 tonight at 8pm. you're watching breakfastr go to landfill. i will be reporting on this pioneering recycling scheme in london. but first, the news, travel and weather where you are having your coffee this morning. good morning, i'm sonja jessup. data seen by bbc london shows there's been a huge rise in the number of people struggling to afford a home, who've been placed in temporary accommodation outside the capital. it's gone up by more than 300% since 2012 with some families placed as far away as leeds and newcastle. many london councils are struggling to meet the soaring cost of placing them in temporary accommodation here. recently what we are seeing is it is just a case of housing being too expensive. even people in work, people who would expect to keep a roof over their heads, are finding that through no fault of their own, the landlord's put the rent up, the market has risen around them, and theyjust can't find anywhere affordable for theirfamily. police in islington are investigating — what could be human bones found i

you're watching breakfast from bbc news.: north korea has tried and failed to launch a test missile the day after a massive parade to show its military‘s strength. theresa may has urged the people to unite as britain prepares to leave the european union. here's philip with a look at this morning's weather. that is an accurate picture of what is coming up in our ago when you caught me out with a lovely picture which was yesterday. sorry. i've made it far more simple. the message of the day is much cloudier than of late. some rain on the way. i'm sure there will be some of you that will be very glad to hear that. i was walking around the south—east couple of days ago and there were definite cracks in the fields so some of the farmers, i suspect, cracks in the fields so some of the farmers, isuspect, will cracks in the fields so some of the farmers, i suspect, will be welcoming this incursion of atlantic air. the southern weather front is starting life of the northern ireland where it is already over parts of western scotland.

vanessa feltz is on bbc radio london with her breakfast show until then.with his russian counterpart. before that foreign ministers from the g7 group of nations will continue to meet in italy to try to agree a co—ordinated response to events in syria. putin has shown over several years he's willing to pay a fairly significant price to not only keep russian access to syrian bases and then through that projection into then through that projection into the region, but also he sees in assad the only currently the in syria that in russia's mind can govern the country and prevent a political vacuum that can only benefit extremists. nhs england is to invest millions of pounds in providing a complex treatment to help save stroke patients from lifelong disability. the procedure involves the removal of a blood clot from the patient‘s brain. around 8,000 people a year will eventually benefit from the expansion of the treatment; it is currently offered to only a few hundred patients. an eight—year—old child and his teacher have been killed after a shooting at a school

you're watching breakfast from bbc news.been arrested, during an anti—terror operation in north west london. a former marine who shot dead an injured taliban fighter has been released from jail after his murder conviction was reduced to manslaughter. were hoping to talk to his lawyer later in the programme. now for a look through the papers. 0ne image dominating throughout, the incident yesterday. seized, with a rucksack full of knives on the front page of the daily mail. this is an incident in westminster. a few more details are emerging this morning. a man carrying a rucksack full of knives, according to reports. the same picture on the front page of the daily mirror.. their lead story is about a letter that 500 school heads have written to theresa may complaining about the education cuts to their schools. the front page of the times, the image once again and the times, the image once again and the main story about companies such as facebook and twitter are being fined if they fail to protect children online. in the guardi

you're watching breakfast from bbc news.m any sovereignty claims made by spain during brexit negotiations. a pay rise for two million people, as the national living wage rises to £7.50 an hour. also coming up in the programme: click visits brian eno for a rare peek inside the studio, and mind, of the artist and producer. now have a look at this. this is the flying scotsman, travelling across the ribblehead viaduct yesterday on the reopened settle to carlisle railway. isn't it beautiful? it really is. a section of the line was forced to close following a landslide last year. it's almost like a painting. i don't know if you call that. will it bea i don't know if you call that. will it be a nice day for a trip to the countryside? it always is beautiful in the countryside, but the weather will be a little bit hit and miss today. the clouds are building and they will continue to build. we are in for some pretty heavy showers today, so the weather will be a little bit hit and miss. we might have to run for cover and get away from

good morning, this is bbc breakfast.the six—year long syrian war, with civilians being targeted with chemical weapons, and an airbase hit by cruise missiles from the united states. abdel hameed alyousef lost 20 members of his family in the chemical attack, including his nine—month old twins. it was photos of the twins that helped persuade president trump he had to authorise the strikes. the father of the twins thanked president trump for taking action, but urged him to do more. translation: i would like to thank president trump and the us administration on the initial steps they took against the airport that killed my children and all the martyrs. but i didn't expect the strikes to stop. i was surprised. why did president trump stop the strikes? why one airport? why one base? author and journalist diana darke has lived and worked the middle east for 30 years, shejoins us now from our london newsroom. thanks very much for your time this morning. b ask you this first of all. you think those of strikes by the americans on t

bbc sport website from six o'clock. it is 7aa exactly. you are watching breakfast from bbc news. our main story this morning... om any sovereignty claims made by spain during brexit negotiations. a pay rise for two million people, as the national living wage rises to £7.50 an hour. iimagine the i imagine the weather for the tennis in miami is much nicer than it will be here over the next few days. good morning! it will be a lot warmer. i don't have at the chance of showers in miami is forthe have at the chance of showers in miami is for the tennis, but quite a high chance of catching showers today. when we talk about showers and the weather, it's a real hit and miss day when the weather comes. sort of a case of some towns and cities getting on downpour, the other is getting a few spots of rain, others having a completely dry day. the weather is all over the place. where will they be affecting us? say about lunchtime. we have showers developing across western areas of the uk. not too many across the far east. some of them could be heavy enough to bring some hail, maybe some claps of thunder around the north—west

you are watching breakfast from bbc news. it would scrap theresa may‘s brexit plans and guarantee the rights of eu citizens living in the uk on day one of taking power. sir eltonjohn is resting at home after spending two nights in intensive care following a potentially deadly bacterial infection. here is carol with a look at the morning‘s weather. she has been telling us about the possibility of snow and cold temperatures. good morning, and we have eight centimetres of lying snow in aviemore. last night it was snowing in the west midlands, staffordshire, wales, just to name a few areas. but for some of us it is a cold but beautiful start to the day. our weather watchers are up nice and early, lovely pictures taken in east sussex. you can see on our rain and snow radar where we have had some snow during the course of the night, and as well as the snow it is very windy across parts of scotland. so poor visibility if you are travelling this morning, with that snow lying around. it is a lovely start to the day if you like it is s

you're watching breakfast from bbc news.'s weather. press yourself, cold weather on the way as we head into the new week. make the most of sunday because for many of us, it will be another springlike day —— brace yourself. here is a lovely sunrise from one of our weather watchers. . it here is a lovely sunrise from one of ourweatherwatchers. . it is here is a lovely sunrise from one of our weather watchers. . it is chilly close to the start line in the london marathon. the cloud will break up to give us some sunshine. it will run up to the need teens. high pressure in charge for most of us high pressure in charge for most of us but i have to post —— point out is cold front. to the north of it, thatis is cold front. to the north of it, that is where the cold areas making a nitties on our way to us as we head through the next few days. —— making way. for england and wales, turning into a decent day. where we have cloud at the moment, it will break up. across the board, it will bea break up. across the board, it will be a mixtu

you're watching breakfast from bbc news. the main stories this morning.he launches his prime ministerial bid on the first full day of election campaigning. theresa may begins her campaign in labour heartlands telling voters only she can deliver strong and stable government. it really has started, hasn't it? thank goodness you're here to distract us all from it! it's going to ruin our lives for the next several weeks! let's have a look at this morning's papers. talking about the issue as to what will be in the manifesto. those in the daily mail say they already know, they claim what they think will be in the manifesto. the tory ma nifesto will be in the manifesto. the tory manifesto will be significantly different this time around two 2015. 0n the front page of the guardian, bill gates has said that many lives may be lost if the tories cut foreign aid. he says that the uk will lose influence if they tear up their pledge on foreign aid. bill gates has given a lot of time to this, one of his great passions. in relation to the idea that labour and the snp, ac

this is breakfast from bbc news. the main stories this morning. on monday. this is where we say goodbye to roger. and his dodgy sweaters! he‘s going to read the news for andrew marr on bbc one. i promise not to wear a dodgy sweater, i‘ll be wearing the same suit. let‘5 sweater, i‘ll be wearing the same suit. let‘s get the weather with ben. it looks like a good day. good morning, how is this for a review for one of our weather watchers? it mu5t for one of our weather watchers? it must give you hope and for many it will stay that way. this picture comes from ke5wick in cumbria, part5 of cumbria are likely to cloud over later because the 5unnie5t and best weather through today will become confined to southern and eastern areas. further north and west we will seek more clout, already creeping in acro55 northern and we5tern scotland, things will increasingly cloud over northern and we5tern areas with some rain later, courtesy of this weather front which will 5poil courtesy of this weather front which will spoil the party acro55 we5tern scotla nd will s

john maguire, bbc news, milton keynes. you're watching breakfast from bbc news.tip butterfly or a natterjack toad? we'll be speaking to naturalists brett westwood and stephen moss about what you should look out for. and we would love to see your wildlife pictures. e—mail us at bbcbreakfast@bbc.co.uk. time now to get the news, travel, and weather where you are. look at that little chap. send those pics in if you have had a close—to—nature moment. perhaps in your garden or on a walk. good morning from bbc london news. iam i am victoria hollins. this man was stabbed to death on tuesday afternoon. his death came just 90 minutes after another fatal stabbing of a 19—year—old. he was the third person to be killed in two days. arrests have been made in all three cases. local councils across london and the south—east will send a joint letter to the government today asking it to commit to building crossrail two. they say it could create 200,000 jobs and a similar number of new homes across the region, crucial to solving the housing crisis. it comesjust the region, crucial

thanks to the family for talking to us on bbc breakfast. you're watching breakfast from bbc news.nths for white house press secretary, sean spicer. we'll get the latest reaction after he's forced to apologise for saying hitler didn't use chemical weapons during the second world war. more discussion on that coming up at 6:40am. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news. surgeons in london say the number of people making appointments to discuss a mastectomy have increased by as much as 70%. many operations take place here at the king edward vi! hospital in central london. patients are assessed on site. the number of these procedures each year in the uk is still low. in this situation these are women who are choosing to have mastectomy is before they've actually been diagnosed with cancer. their risk may be so why, they may be a gene mutation carrier which would confer an 80% risk in their lifetime, that they seek out and have a mistake to me without having had a cancer diagnosis. flexible working arrangements, which allow employees

you are watching breakfast from bbc news. sally hitchiner is here to tell us what has caught her eye. good morning to you. let's delve straight inside the papers, because you have picked out some interesting stories. the first one is in the sunday times. rescued slaves abandoned as abuses go free. talk us through this one. well, statistics have come out that suggest that slavery has risen by a0% from 201a to 2015, and they have taken a while to 2015, and they have taken a while to collect all these statistics, but 110w to collect all these statistics, but now it is estimated, or in 2015 it was estimated that there were 3266 exa m ples of was estimated that there were 3266 examples of slavery in the uk, and i just think we need to realise this is all around us. every single post code in the country is affected in some way, and we live in our little bubbles where we are hidden away from it, and we are forgetting that it is on the rise, and this article here is asking the government to do more about it. what i think really we al

you‘re watching breakfast from bbc news.ncrease the powers of the presidency, which could mean he stays in office until 2029. and carol‘s bringing us the weather from spitalfields city farm in central london this morning. good morning. aren‘t they gorgeous? these are miniature donkeys, gilbert and sullivan, tucking into their brea kfast. and sullivan, tucking into their breakfast. they are only two years old. miniature donkeys, with a bit of care and love, can live until they are 50. in the olden days, they we re they are 50. in the olden days, they were used to pull carts. all right, boys, i shall let you go off and do whatever you have to do. there you go. it‘s a chilly start today. lovely here, the sunny starting to come out and we have seen a beautiful sunrise. it‘s the same for many of us except for across the far north. after a chilly start, there will be some sunshine around but in the far north of scotland, some showers. some of those showers are wintry. more in the hills but in shetland, you could see some of that a

you're watching breakfast from bbc news.carol has some lovely flowers for us. carol has some lovely flowers for us. beautiful. good morning. good morning. if you're stepping out it isa good morning. if you're stepping out it is a cold start, a cold day generally and what we have is a mixture of sunshine and showers but like yesterday some of the showers will be wintry as well and some of them will be heavy and thundery. this morning we've already seen some showers across parts of scotland, eastern england, the channel islands and also south—west england, one or two coastal showers in wales as well. they will continue for a while yet, especially down the east coast where we have the wintry mix but south victims, southern counties, a lot of sunshine. showers around the channel islands and the isles of scilly but come inland to the south—west, back into the cold weather with sunshine. some coastal showers blurting with the coastline of wales, a cold start inland but almost wall—to—wall lose guys in wales. in northern ireland th

tea m the uk you canjoin the breakfast team ina the uk you canjoin the breakfast team in a minute, if you are on bbc in a few minutes. —— benjamin and i. hello there. high pressure is going to be the dominating force for the weather across the uk for the rest of this week and into the weekend. here it is, just nudging in from the south—west, pushing that area of low pressure out of the way — and that has brought some severe gales to the far north of scotland, and certainly to the northern isles, that gradually easing down. so first thing on wednesday, for most of us, the winds will be light, quite a chilly start across england and wales, especially in rural places. now, there will be quite a bit of cloud across the northern half of the uk, where it will be quite windy. the best of the sunshine, to start off with across central and southern areas. so that wind quite a feature across the northern half of scotland and for the northern isles, we'll see some outbreaks of rain and a little patchy rain as well across western scotland, drier across the east. but generally speaking, it's going to be quite cl

bbc one. you are watching breakfast from bbc news.f madeleine mccann say they still believe their daughter is alive, almost ten years after she went missing in portugal. donald trump has defended his record as president and attacked the mainstream media in a speech to mark 100 days in office. also coming up in the programme: rising from the ashes. ancient egyptian artefacts that were badly damaged during the second world war are going back on display in liverpool. we will see how they have been restored. here is sarah with a look at this morning's weather. how is it looking out there? good morning to you both. it is looking a little bit mixed out there today. a bit of a mixed forecast certainly. some rain towards the south—west but for many of us another dry day. i couldn't resist showing you this picture sent in by one of our weather watchers, a beautiful sunrise ta ken weather watchers, a beautiful sunrise taken in norfolk this morning. as we head through the course of the day, quite a blustery feel to the weather. there will be som

he was on bbc breakfast this morning and is holding his own press conference, very presidential!t this is josh another great story from yesterday singer that this isjosh griffiths, 23 years old. two hours and iii minutes and 5a seconds. he is going to qualify for the world championships. we will hopefully hear from championships. we will hopefully hearfrom him at ten championships. we will hopefully hear from him at ten o'clock. i have texted him to see if he will come and have a chat. i don't know how anybody wants a marathon! amazing if anyone —— for anyone who got to the end. as the country faces a care crisis, several charities have told this programme they want social care to be a top priority in the election campaign. alzheimer's society, independent age and uk homecare association are calling for political parties to feature the issue high up on their manifestos, with betterfunding a key area they want the next government to focus on. the government says it's investing an extra £2 billion in social care, but critics say this isn't enough. this morning, we're going to bring

this is breakfast. we're on bbcin the saturday kitchen. michel, what's on the menu for us? good morning. 0ur good morning. our special guest today can say what she wants. so, say what you want for food heaven. my say what you want for food heaven. my heaven would be lennon sole. and your help? scarlets. tried hard can't do it. two chefs here. welcome to the studio. what is on your menu? cotswold la m b to the studio. what is on your menu? cotswold lamb with asparagus. you are not keen on lamb, are you? and welcome back. what is cooking? where doing something very different today. we will make a spiced gerrit so today. we will make a spiced gerrit so dish with chile in it. and some spicy tomato mayonnaise. and our wine expert is jane. and our wine expert isjane.” and our wine expert is jane. i have something for everybody, we have it all. and all european? they are. we will see you at ten o'clock. judy has been in touch, she is winning on the cheap wedding front, the whole thing for under £100! strangers as witnesses

you're watching breakfast from bbc news.ims of breast surgeon ian paterson could run into hundreds, or even thousands, according to solicitors. ian paterson was convicted yesterday of carrying out needless operations. north korea has launched another ballistic missile, hours after washington called for a tougher international approach towards the communist state. according to south korean and american officials, the missile exploded shortly after lift—off. also coming up in the programme: click investigates a company claiming to offer "absolute security" and discovers all is not what it seems. bank holiday weekend. what's it going to be like? mixed, i imagine. good morning. the weather is behaving fairly well today but many of us are fine and dry. things will be turning a little bit warmer through the bank holiday weekend. quite breezy, but there is a chance that some of us will see rain, especially during sunday and into monday. certainly not all of us. front is approaching from the. before it gets there, high pressure domi

you're watching breakfast from bbc news. the main stories this morning...ribing as a brutal attack on a young asylum seeker. the most successful female british tennis player in over a generation. johanna konta beats caroline wozniacki to claim the miami open title. here's tomasz with a look at this morning's weather. it is looking good out there today? it is looking good out there today? it is. much better than yesterday. yesterday, lots of showers. ramos picture from the highlands of scotland, some goode action and here is my favourite, a nice the buzzing around sunflowers. what have we got in store this afternoon? a few scattered clouds. in some areas now, it isa scattered clouds. in some areas now, it is a bit overcast, for example the north—east of england and on the south coast. the idea is that the clouds will break up through the morning and many of us are in for a fine day, sunny sunday. beautiful weather along the south coast. no cloud at all over the english channel, or very little. looking cloud at all over the english channel, orvery little. loo

this is breakfast. we're on bbc you are well. our special guest is nick knowles, facing food heaven or food hail. what is your food heaven? aubergines, something veggie like that. tasty aubergines, not slimy. what about hail? a heavy beef dish. i actually turned veggie and i find the beef dishes a bit heavy. two great chefs are here. what are you cooking? a dock and sorrel broth. what are you doing? a west african inspired dish, some fried plantain and cr pe and pea fritters, fried with mullet. and our wine expert is joining us. happy to be here. see you at ten. making us angry. we will see you then. sorry, ishould have saved you! it is a banana! he was talking about food. i was listening to matt andi about food. i was listening to matt and i didn't realise. normally at that point you would have kept quiet andi that point you would have kept quiet and i would have carried on. you're watching breakfast. still to come on the programme this morning... fred astaire was once told he couldn't sing or act, but could dance

you are watching bbc breakfast.e assad regime, saying the uk wants to build international support for a ceasefire. russia responded by criticising his decision, saying the uk has no real influence on world events. but the us secretary of state rex tillerson will travel to moscow later in the week, saying he will discuss russia's international obligations on chemical weapons. sir andrew wood is a former uk ambassador to russia, hejoins us from our london newsroom. good morning. thank you forjoining us. good morning. thank you forjoining us. first of all, your opinion of the boris johnson's opinion us. first of all, your opinion of the borisjohnson's opinion not to go ahead with his meeting with the russians. it was more or less inevitable. the timing would have been extremely difficult. it is better to get the seven together and try and get some common approach. to go intoa try and get some common approach. to go into a meeting for which you would have no expectation of any adequate russian response or indeed anythin

bbc news. coming up at 6am on breakfast, dan walker and louise minchin will have all the day's news, business and from westminster, where the funeral for one of the policeman killed in last month's terror attack will be held. keith palmer was stabbed to death as he stuttgart outside the palace of westminster. i'm chris rogers. the top stories this hour: a three—month state of emergency throughout egypt after bomb attacks killed more than a0 people at two coptic christian churches. the first funerals for some of the victims began on sunday. a meeting of foreign ministers from the g7 group of nations is beginning in italy on monday. the talks are expected to focus on how to increase pressure on russia to distance itself from the syrian president bashar al—assad. australian scientists say two—thirds of the great barrier reef has now been devastated by severe coral bleaching caused by rising water temperatures. researchers say aerial surveys also show an accelerated rate of damage. the spanish golfer sergio garcia has won the masters, his first success in one of the sport's big four tournaments. garc

you're watching breakfast from bbc news, it's time now for a look at the newspapers.. my my first story is about the rise of middle—aged spencers. —— spinsters. people in their early 50s who have never married been civilly partnered has nearly doubled since 2002. it has nearly doubled since 2002. it has risen for men by 70% in the last few years. there are lots of questions about why this is the case, ranging from the increase in women's ability to look after themselves and not need to marry but mostly it seems to be coming down to people who are the children of divorced parents are becoming more cynical about commitment and these are not just people cynical about commitment and these are notjust people who are cohabiting, these are people who are not cohabiting as well. 150% increase in women. that is the headline may have. 150% more unmarried woman. i wonder weather feminism is looking into that note, not feeling we have two married to have a place in society of financial security. it might be a good thing in that women are feeling we have more choice but it is also

that's breakfast at 6am. this is bbc world news. intends to build a wall along the us border with mexico, though he's indicated he's prepared to wait before seeking federal funds to do it. democrats in congress are blocking his request forfederal funds. the us military has begun installing parts of an advanced missile defence system — known as thaad — at a site in south korea, amid high tension over north korea's missile and nuclear programmes. hundreds of local residents protested and some clashed with police as a convoy of vehicles arrived.

you're watching breakfast from bbc news. will be deployed across france for voting in the country's presidential election, after the killing of a police officer in paris. here's ben with a look at this morning's weather. before ben is here, to tell us it will get cold. this is what it look like this morning. enjoy the moment. i think it is bright and clearfor lots of people, but it is quite brisk and it is going to get a bit chillier, icy blasts, snow even. ben tell us what is to come. you have pretty done myjob! if you think it is brisk today, wait for the new week. i think the advice is make the most of what we have got. for most a decent start to the day. that is the scene from a weather watcher on the wirral. it will be dry this weekend with some sunshine around. not sunny for all of us at the moment. you can see the satellite showing a lot of cloud in northern ireland, parts of wales, the south west, some cloud across east anglia and the south—east. we are going to see showers in northern scotland and here it will feel

you're watching breakfast from bbc news.ning and has been giving his reaction. i think what it shows is this is a government that has absolutely no compassion for its own people, that has put itself beyond the pale. i certainly think that it will need to be investigated and the question of culpability for what has been done will need to be established and where it is possible to bring criminal prosecutions, as you suggest, i think that is certainly appropriate. but i think what it confirms to everybody is that this isa confirms to everybody is that this is a barbaric regime that has made it impossible for us to imagine them continuing to be an authority over the people of syria after this conflict is over. i simply don't see how that can happen. borisjohnson boris johnson speaking ahead borisjohnson speaking ahead of that un security council meeting taking place later today and the latest figures this morning, it's being reported as many as 72 were killed in that attack. we will be discussing it further on breakfast but a li

you are watching breakfast from bbc news.reast surgeon ian paterson could run into hundreds, or even thousands, according to solicitors. he was convicted yesterday of carrying out needless operations. north korea has launched another ballistic missile, hours after washington called for a tougher international approach towards the communist state. we are going to be talking weddings and a minute. it is a big time of yearfor and a minute. it is a big time of year for weddings. and a minute. it is a big time of yearfor weddings. it is and a minute. it is a big time of year for weddings. it is a and a minute. it is a big time of yearfor weddings. it is a big expense as well. do you think they will be brides up and down the country awake with their rollers in? ido, and country awake with their rollers in? i do, and i think there is one thing they want to know more than anything else. what will it be like for brides, grooms and everybody today? if you have planned your wedding today things are looking pretty decent. up and down the

bbc news. coming up at six 6am on breakfast, dan walker and louise minchin will have all the day's news, businessan philanthropist, bill gates, has praised what he called record—breaking achievements in fighting can neglected topical diseases. the worldwide campaign to control the disease is by 2020 was launched five years ago. drug companies donated 7 billion treatments. hello. iam ben bland. the top stories this hour: members of parliament in britain are expected to vote, later on wednesday, in favour of an early general election, called for by the prime minister. she said she wanted to secure the backing of the british people for her brexit negotiations with the european union. theresa may has spoken to the german chancellor, angela merkel, and other european leaders about her decision. most reactions have been positive, with officials saying they want stability in the forthcoming negotiations. donald trump has signed an executive order designed to curb abuses of a long—standing visa programme and encourage companies to hire american. donald trump said widespread abuse of the immigration syste

you are watching breakfast from bbc news.uge military parade, as it warns it will retaliate if it is attacked by the united states. the driving test is getting a major overhaul, with people now being expected to safely use sat nav, and park in a bay. and you will not have to do that reverse around the corner thing any more. thank goodness, lots of people will say. here is philip with a look at this morning's weather. and you have some easter bunnies. let's not be upstaged by the first graphic i show you, please! they like a bit of warmth on their backs, and so do you, no doubt, but i'm afraid that is not the way the easter weekend is shaping up. on the cool side. there will be some sunny spells but there will be some rain for some in the forecast as well. for some of you that could well be welcome. this is how it shapes up in the next few hours or so. wash out if you are off to the scottish mountains because a different kettle of fish here. as soon as you get a pie, the winds will be a real feature. there could be some wintry

you are watching breakfast from bbc news.arade, as it warns it will retaliate if it is attacked by the united states. the driving test is getting a major overhaul, with people now being expected to safely use sat nav, and park in a bay. here is philip with a look at this morning's weather. you are spoiling us with flowers this morning. yes, indeed, i am a cheapskate. these this morning. yes, indeed, i am a chea pskate. these come this morning. yes, indeed, i am a cheapskate. these come free. i don't know why showing you chew lips, mine have already gone. things have so very dry across southern parts of the british isles —— tulips. it is not write off, there will be some sunny spells, but we have got some rain in the forecast. first of all i wa nt to rain in the forecast. first of all i want to tell you about scotland, because 75 mile an hour winds, —5, and the showers and that temperature profile at the higher ground will be wintry. if you are off to the higher ground, airthat in wintry. if you are off to the higher ground, a

you're watching breakfast from bbc news.a has tried — and failed — to launch a test missile, a day after a massive parade to show its military strength. theresa may has used her easter message to urge people to "unite", as britain prepares to leave the european union. also coming up in the programme: we'll be joined by double 0lympic gold—medallist, joanna rowsell shand, as we look ahead to the final day of action at the cycling world championships in hong kong. here's philip with a look at this morning's weather. the headline gives it away. it was a lovely day yesterday. we have always been suggesting that the easter weekend was going to be something of a mixed bag and this is the forecast for today. a little bit cloudier than yesterday and some rain. some of you might welcome the rain. there is an area of high pressure in the atla ntic is an area of high pressure in the atlantic which is starting its wake and is already manifesting on the western side of scotland and northern ireland. the question is, will it come anywhere

all that and more coming up in brea kfast all that and more coming up in breakfast in about 15 minutes. this is bbcaid relations with russia may be at an all—time low. his secretary of state failed to persuade russia to stop backing president assad, despite nearly two hours of talks about last week's syrian chemical attack. a state of emergency has been declared in some parts of new zealand, as the country braces itself for tropical storm cook, just days after cyclone debbie. authorities say it could be the worst storm in 50 years. now it is time for our newspaper review. the wall streetjournal online is covering the visit to moscow by us secretary of state rex tillerson. the article says both the us and russia have been trying to reduce rapidly rising tension, clashing over a range of issues. a warning against trade protectionism. the gulf news has international monetary fund chief christine lagarde saying that after years of disappointing growth, the global economy is finally gaining momentum. but she said restricting trade flows would be a "self—inflicted wound". the new york magazine has donald

you're watching breakfast from bbc news.rgest non—nuclear bomb ever to be used in conflict, targeting so—called islamic state in afghanistan. 36 members have been killed. schools in england are facing the worst real term cuts for 20 years, according to unions representing half a million teachers. the government says it is spending a record amount on education. sean is here to talk about the good friday papers. and we will start with the front pages. yes, the front of the sun, this is our lead story, you can see they are calling it, this is how it is known in the us military, the mother of all bombs, the world's biggest non— nuclear bomb so far used in combat. assess m e nts bomb so far used in combat. assessments made as to the impact as it was dropped in afghanistan by the us military. lots of papers leading on that story. some of them cannot agree. the front of the times have their own story on what they say is a secret plan to destroy cancer medicine. what i want to show you is a picture of the prime minister, theresa may

you're watching breakfast from bbc news. get their reaction. of course, bakeries mean hairnets. good morning. oh yes. like always. good morning. oh yes. like always. good morning. oh yes. like always. good morning. you can see these are the cakes that are being made. they make something like 70,000 of these every day. a sweet variety of different products. 16,000 sausage rolls every hour. 70,000 of these are made every day. you might remember i was here when there was a referendum. look at these two. you can see the piping going on. you might recognise that face. scooby doo. we were talking to them about the referendum. their boss was clear he wanted to leave the eu. we have him back. good morning, dave. here we are again. welcome back! an election! how do you feel? all i wanted to do was have a bit of stability for industry and commerce. if it does, happy days, really. are you happy that we are going through this process again of having to vote for something? when you talk about uncertainty what does that actually mean for

you are watching breakfast from bbc world news. here are the main user stories this morning.re describing as a brutal attack on a young asylum seeker. as we just heard. the most successful female british tennis player in over a generation. johanna konta beats caroline wozniacki to claim the miami open title also coming up, click visits brian eno for a rare peek inside the studio — and mind — of the artist and producer. but here is thomas with the weather. a lovely sun dries behind you there. —— sunrise. that was from yesterday. this is actually a thunderstorm. none of that today. yesterday we had to dodge the showers and today we are predicting a very much better day. what is the weather headline? it is sunny with a few scattered clouds. that's all it will be today. from morning onwards, it is pretty much funny. this will be one of the weather forecasts where we will be picking out a lot of towns and cities and places along the south coast because it is sunny all round. it really is beautiful. this is lunchtime. sunshine through cornwall, at devon, the isle of wight, to hit k

you‘re watching breakfast from bbc news. the main stories this morning.e uk if it wins the general election, while the conservatives say they will cap energy bills for 17 million households. arthur collins has been arrested in connection with an alleged acid attack at a nightclub in east london. here‘s ben with a look at this morning‘s weather. it looking for older people taking pa rt it looking for older people taking part in sporting endeavours today? —— how is it looking for the people taking part in sporting endeavours today? i should think it‘s a perfect day by that. this is how it started in kent. quite chilly start for some, but most of should get to see some sunny spells. rain in northern scotland, many other areas will be dry. northern ireland and wales and parts of the southee starting off with quite a bit of cloud. as already mentioned, for the marathon, it‘s a story of things gradually brightening up and warming up as we get into the afternoon. patches of cloud in east anglia down to the south—east, parts of wales as well. a mixture of patchy

you're watching breakfast from bbc news.'s caught their eye. what have you got from the newspapers this morning? house obsession. and nationwide is reporting the first fall for nearly two years. it's only a month before so two years. it's only a month before so it puts it into perspective. the average price of a home in the uk, £207 news, gone up significantly. just a small fall. the south still strong. northern ireland saw a slight increase. it was the only pa rt slight increase. it was the only part of the uk which had a crash in 2008. -- £207,000. this little graph, it has some huge rises in it? monthly changes, yes. they are going up. but it's a strange level they have on here. what looks like dramatic falls are 2.3% and the rises, so it's over—emphasising it but it's basically seeing something that's slowly slowing down. really we are seeing the ownership rates coming down. hardly surprising, 35-aa, that coming down. hardly surprising, 35—aa, that was at 7a%, now down to 56%. we were talking about landlords earlier, man

this is breakfast. we‘re on bbcd. 0ur we have had a rehearsal, things smell pretty good. our special guest, jason. how are you? good to see you. you are facing heaven or hell. i'm looking forward to half of it. heaven is black cod with miso. and hell is cabbage. we might be able to convert you. we have two great chefs in the studio and a wine expert. lisa, what are you cooking? a wild garlic soup with bacon fat potatoes and sour cream. jason happy with that one. richard h turner, back again, great to see you, what are you cooking? steak, chips, cheese, gravy. how is that? and some wine to go with all of that. around the world, delicious flavours, some bargains, we will sample some beautiful winds today with these wonderful dishes. food, wine, saturday morning, and a few laughs. let's not go too far. we will see you all at ten o‘clock. laughs. let's not go too far. we will see you all at ten o'clock. he went too far dissing cabbage. you are a big fan, aren‘t you? big fan, but i‘m irish will stop coming up in the next

you're watching breakfast from bbc news. simon fanshawe as well as. how are you today?a man got as far as downing street with a bag of knives. it was interesting about this. the first thing, that picture, you may remember years ago, when there was a group of people tried to take a load of stuff to gaza, and he was on that ship which got captured and they got taken to turkey and brought back, so there was a whole thing around that. it is arguable that that was the moment he started on this path. but what i thought was interesting about this was the people who tipped off the police that they thought he was about to do something really dangerous was his family. and i think it is often painted that these people are kind of crazy, and all muslims are somehow off on the warpath. but clearly he was a very conscientious family, what is he doing? at this point he's simply a suspect. yes, but he was caught with a bag of knives, we do not know why or what he was doing, but it is interesting what set him off on this route, but also the fact his family reported him. after the westmi

you are watching breakfast from bbc news.es are trying to play down speculation they are considering tax increases if they win june's general election. 50,000 troops will be deployed across france in preparation for voting in the country's presidential election, after the killing of a police officer in paris. here is ben with a look at this morning's weather. the weather is rather important this weekend. i think it is rather good for the marathon. yes, good morning to both of you. it should be a fairly cool start in the mostly dry day ahead. we will have the full forecast in a moment but today's getting off to a decent start as well. not as decent as this everywhere, what a gorgeous sunrise from one of our weather watchers. a bit more cloud around generally but mostly dry weekend with some spells of sunshine. high pressure still with us but we have this weather front, a fly on the ointment bringing more in the way of cloud and the odd spot of rain southwards. that weather front gets stuck across northern ireland, so a fairly