good morning, welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and steph mcgovern. our headlines today: no baths, car washing or hosepipes — water companies warn customers to urgently cut usage as demand surges in the heatwave. from varicose vein operations to snoring surgery — new nhs plans to cut procedures it says are a waste of money and often don't work. hopes for an end to uncertainty for workers at the port talbot steel plant as a merger deal is agreed. as the world cup reaches the knock—out stage, fifa suggest that harry kane's treatment against tunisia prompted a var clampdown. good morning. quite a bit of cloud this morning that while world away, you into a hot and sunny day with temperatures into high 30s and the hottest areas. —— that will melt away. i will tell you how hot it will get later on. it's saturday 30th june. our top story: water companies across the uk are warning customers to urgently cutback on how much they use amid increased demand during the current heatwave. the first hosepipe ban to be introduced in northern ireland in nearly 25 years

hello, this is breakfast, with steph mcgovern and jon kay.ing that there could be a brexit meltdown. he also referred to the treasury as the heart of the remain campaign. good morning, it's friday, the 8th ofjune. also this morning: fears for england fans travelling to russia for the world cup as the government is accused of making vague reassurances about their safety. good morning from the wondrous leg district, which, at the moment, has no rail service for a two—week period due to the train

good morning, welcome to breakfast, with steph mcgovern and naga munchetty.are sent to help tackle the huge wild fires on saddleworth moor. we're live from the scene. we'll get an update from firefighters around 7am. theresa may heads to brussels for a summit with eu leaders warning that time is running out to secure a brexit deal. high fives and high hopes as england take on belgium tonight with a place in the last 16 of the world cup guaranteed. but it's auf wiedersehen to germany, as the defending champions are knocked out of the competition by south korea. will higher interest rates become a problem? i've been speaking to one of the top bosses at the bank of england

good morning, welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and steph mcgovern. our headlines today: no baths, car washing or hosepipes — water companies warn customers to urgently cut usage as demand surges in the heatwave. from varicose vein operations to snoring surgery — new nhs plans to cut procedures it says are a waste of money and often don't work. hopes for an end to uncertainty for workers at the port talbot steel plant as a merger deal is agreed. as russia 2018 reaches the knockout stage, could we be seeing the last of two of the well‘s best players at the world cup? and i will have a full forecast of how hot it is going to get a little bit later on. it's saturday 30th june. our top story: water companies across the uk are warning customers to urgently cut back on how much they use, amid increased demand during the current heatwave. the first hosepipe ban to be introduced in northern ireland in nearly 25 years came into force last night, while united utilities has warned a ban could follow in north—west england, as peter ruddick reports. as the mercury

this and the rest of the day's stories, breakfast is coming up at six o'clock with jon kay and steph mcgoverntest headlines: days before the us and north korea have their summit, the top diplomat in america says kim jong—un have their summit, the top diplomat in america says kimjong—un has assured him he is prepared to get rid of nuclear weapons to be on her way to the summit in canada, the british prime minister has refused to guarantee a time limit on the baxter position on the customs union. —— weapons. —— backstop. in the us faces strong criticism over donald trump's america first policies. and now it is time to look at the stories making headlines in the media across the world. ‘s we begin with the financial times, who report that brexit secretary david davis will not be resigning following a compromise on the irish border. and the main story on the front of the i paper is the collapse of the house of fraser and the loss of thousands of jobs. the south china morning post is reporting that the whitehouse has sealed a $1.4 billion deal with zte in a key trade concession to beijing. the jap

hello — this is breakfast, withjon kay and steph mcgovern.urt. in the next few hours judges will decide whether tougher rules on terminations are a breach of human rights. good morning — it's thursday 7th june. also this morning: another bump in the road in the brexit negotiations as tensions between theresa may and david davis put the brakes on proposals for the uk's backup customs option. plastic pollution reaches the antarctic — one of the earth's last wildernesses. the cost of carillion's collapse. the financial watchdog says it could cost taxpayers at least £150 million and the final bill could be even higher.

welcome to breakfast, with steph mcgovern and naga munchetty. 0ur headlines today: five people are dead3... we have 33. .. we have lost matt but we will make sure we get all the weather from him later in the programme. when losing isn‘t so bad after all. england will take on colombia in the last 16 of the world cup.

coming up at six o'clock on breakfast, steph mcgovern and naga munchetty will have all the day's newsthe world. scientists have come up with a new technique to help tackle the poaching of the pangolin, a mammal whose scales are used in chinese traditional medicines. a team at portsmouth university has come up with a way of taking human finger prints off seized scales that could help identify the criminals behind the illegal trade. this is the briefing from bbc news. the latest headlines: eu leaders are meeting in brussels shortly. they're set to focus on the divisive issue of migration. president trump has begun the search for a successor to a key member of the us supreme court who's standing down after three decades. german footballers and fans are trying to come to terms with their shock world cup exit. the final places in the last 16 will be decided today. now to look at the papers and social media. we begin with the independent and the european council. president donald trump has told eu countries to prepare for "worst case scenarios" as relations with the us under donald trump ra

hello — this is breakfast, withjon kay and steph mcgovern.orthern ireland's abortion debate heads to the uk's highest court. in the next few hours judges will decide whether tougher rules on terminations are a breach of human rights. good morning — it's thursday 7th june. also this morning: another bump in the road in the brexit negotiations as tensions between theresa may and david davis put the brakes on proposals for the uk's backup customs option. plastic pollution reaches the antarctic — one of the earth's last wildernesses. the cost of carillion‘s collapse. the financial watchdog says it could cost taxpayers at least £150 million and the final bill could be even higher. in sport, england defender danny rose admits he's suffered from depression. in a candid interview, he says he was hit by a combination of injury and family tragedy, and until he now, he hasn't told anybody. and the extraordinary tale of the salamander, the conservationists and the mexican nuns who could hold the key to its survival. the salamander, the conservationists a

good morning, welcome to breakfast, with steph mcgovern and mega munchetty. our headlines today: 100 troops are sent to help tackle the huge wild fires on saddleworth moor. we're live from the scene. we'll get an update from firefighters around 7am. theresa may heads to brussels for a summit with eu leaders warning that time is running out to secure a brexit deal. high fives and high hopes as england take on belgium tonight with a place in the last 16 of the world cup guaranteed. but it's auf wiedersehen to germany, as the defending champions are knocked out of the competition by south korea. will higher interest rates become a problem? i've been speaking to one of the top bosses at the bank of england to find out. we are on haven beach in christchurch, where the sun is beating down. another dry, hot and sunny day with potential temperatures up to 32 degrees in scotland. more in 15 minutes. it's thursday 28th june. our top story: the armed forces have been deployed to help firefighters who are battling to contain a vast fire sweeping across moorland in greate

hello, this is breakfast, with steph mcgovern and jon kay. borisjohnson is secretly recorded saying that there could be a brexit meltdown. he also referred to the treasury as the heart of the remain campaign. good morning, it's friday, the 8th ofjune. also this morning: fears for england fans travelling to russia for the world cup as the government is accused of making vague reassurances about their safety. good morning from the wondrous leg district, which, at the moment, has no rail service for a two—week period due to the train chaos. the big question this morning, is that fortnight suspension to be extended? —— lake district. good morning. would firms be better if they were run and owned by the staff that work there? this farm in devon will be handed over to the 600 staff who work here, but why? i'll be finding out a little later. in sport, to russia with hope. marcus rashford showed what he can do as his young england teamates dominate costa rica in their last match before the world cup. and matt has the weather. good morning. i'm at can

good morning, welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and steph mcgovern.aricose vein operations to snoring surgery — new nhs plans to cut procedures it says are a waste of money and often don't work. hopes for an end to uncertainty for workers at the port talbot steel plant as a merger deal is agreed. as the world cup reaches the knock—out stage, fifa suggest that harry kane's treatment against tunisia prompted a var clampdown.

welcome to breakfast, with steph mcgovern and mega munchetty. our headlines today: five people are dead after a gunman opened fire at a newspaper office in the us state of maryland. water companies tell customers to take short showers and avoid using hosepipes. 33... we have 33. .. we have lost matt but we will make sure we get all the weather from him later in the programme. when losing isn't so bad after all. england will take on colombia in the last 16 of the world cup. gareth southgate's team lose 1—0 to belgium, but does it mean a easier route through the tournament? why wouldn't we beat columbia? 0k? onwards and upwards. on the why wouldn't we beat columbia? ok? onwards and upwards. on the moscow we go. —— on to moscow. this factory in the midlands has had to shut production. where will it alland? we to shut production. where will it all and? we will find out. —— end? five people have been shot dead at a newspaper office in the american state of maryland, which police have said was a targeted attack. a man who is in his 30s has been arrest

steph mcgovern reporting there.tells the inquiry that a culture of corporate immunity led to the neglect and stigmatisation of council housing. the boss of tsb will appear in front of mps for a second time later, as the financial regulator says it is investigating a computer failure that saw nearly 2 million customers lose access to online banking. and the shadow brexit secretary admits there are very divided views within labour about whether to remain in the european single market. hello, i'm ben thompson and these are the top business stories. facebook is in hot water again, this time in china. the social media app has confirmed it had data—sharing partnerships with four chinese firms, including huawei. that's been flagged as a security threat by us authorities. facebook has been blocked in china since 2009, but the company has been trying to find other ways to access the massive potential market. entrepeneur elon musk has survived a bid to reform the management board at tesla. 0ne investor wanted to strip the tes

hello, this is breakfast with steph mcgovern and naga munchetty.s. but first a summary of this morning's main news. water companies across the uk are warning customers to urgently cut back on how much they use, amid increased demand during the current heatwave. the first hosepipe ban to be introduced in northern ireland in nearly 25 years has come into force. united utilities has warned a ban could follow in north—west england. severn trent handed out emergency bottled water in rugby last night, following fears that a nearby storage facility might run dry. water tanks are filled up overnight and these are the tanks that are underground. and this is where we have a lot of storage already built—in to the treated water system. the problem is that people are watering gardens, using so much more water that it's going out of the pipes as fast as we can get it in. and don't forget those pipes, some of them are enormous. some of them go down to probably about that size serving an individual street. that size isn't going to get any bigger. we can only get s

as newcastle gateshead gears up for their great exhibition of the north — steph mcgovern has been backeasy to talk liverpool down. but then came a moment. the uk's nomination to be capital of culture in 2008 is liverpool. 2008 definitely felt like a moment. hundreds of thousands of people celebrating and everybody wanted to be a scouser. i was right there in that crowd as 2008 drew to a close. i was right there in that crowd as 2008 drew to a close. at one time we were getting really bad press, and now it isjust wonderful, i am choking up again. you are, aren't you? aw, bless you! an occasionally cynical city had been won over. were there cynics? well, yeah. i would have been foremost among cynics. really? because i've been trying to save my culture lots and lots of times. frank went from early day doubter too firm believer that something brilliant would come of it. what changed everything in 2008 was people. people were so up for it. if it is real culture than it really works. you have no idea what the payoff is going to be. none whatsoever. it is a leap of faith. yeah, you build an a

steph mcgovern will tell us about new look.erday poundworld announced they we re yesterday poundworld announced they were going into administration, 5500 jobs at risk. there have been something like 28,000 jobs lost in retail since the start of this year, which is a staggering number. sarah said she was made redundant from two retailers over three years. then she has been an different retailers since. she does not work in retailany retailers since. she does not work in retail any more and say she would not go back unless it was her only option. tracey says that before christmas she was made redundant from wilkos, she had never been through that before never wants to again. we spoke to a recruitment experts earlier, he said lots of the skill to retailer transferable and although retailers struggling, areas like health care, hospitality and leisure are looking for people with the skills that people who work in retail have, so it is worth looking about. people who have got in touch with good news about theirjobs, the owner of the