i was very disappointed with the bbc breakfast coverage , disappointed with the bbc breakfast coveragensington palace had requested are understanding and priddis at this point. —— privacy. forthe bbc to be covering it as the first topic as headlines, was very, very disappointing. meghan markle's father is obviously quite sensitive and private a person, and whether they are royalty to be or not, they deserve that compassion and understanding. and secondly, for the situation in israel is to be second, with nearly 60 people slaughtered, for this not to be headlines was again appalling coverage from the bbc. they decided that they wanted to run with the gossip, scaremongering and following a website like tmz rather than a factual account of what is going on in the world. i was thoroughly disappointed. a very good evening to you, and welcome to bbc news at six. it is still unclear... bbc news at six on tuesday, i was a bit dismayed to see that the main story was about meghan markle's father probably not being attending the wedding. hardly earthshattering news. it seems to have relegated new

this was about the time on bbc breakfast on friday not given over to the royal wedding. been given the day off as there was no news, just froth, speculation and fawning?" but the main pre—wedding focus this week was an on—off issue which seemed at times to be turning into a latin american soap opera. every twist and turn was followed by bbc news. thomas markle is expected to walk his daughter down the aisle in a ceremony at st george's chapel in windsor. our royal terrace that buckingham palace this evening. it's unclear whether that is going to happen or not. it's not. it's absolutely unclear now. in windsor, preparations for the wedding are gathering pace with a question mark over whether the father of the bride will be there. meghan markle, by all accounts, is still hoping very much that he will. reports suggest he has taken ill. those allegations he helped stage paparazzi photos of his preparations for the wedding. i've just got some news we are getting committed as a statement from meghan markle that has just come through. i will read it. this is on kensington palac

we will be speaking to jacob rees—mogg about that later on bbc breakfast, and a story about higher earnersoctors and lawyers being significantly more likely to drink alcohol than those

welcome to the special edition of bbc breakfast. 0ne welcome to the special edition of bbc breakfast.ster. today we are commemorating what happened. this was the plays where thousands of people burst into spontaneous song, saint anne ‘s square, demonstrating their true mancunian spirit. today, special tributes will be planned across the city. and this i want to show you is just one of them, it is a tree of hope. even in the early hours, people were arriving you to write m essa g es of people were arriving you to write messages of love, support and hope. this is one of them, just one year on, such a tragic waste of life. these messages will be kept. prince william and the prime minister theresa may will attend a service in manchester cathedral later and there will be a brand minute silence at 2:30pm. so many young people at that concert, and so many of them amongst those who died. we have heard from ariana grande today, she has tweeted, saying, thinking of you all today and every day, as so many other people are. fiona trott has been to meet a mother and daughter who were at the concer

i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. bye for now. hello. this is breakfastaughter and future son—in—law. she's already been introduced to prince charles and prince william. it remains unclear who will walk the bride down the aisle, after it was confirmed that her father won't attend the ceremony due to health problems. let's have a look at the scene this morning. basking in the sun. you can see thousands of people from the media. they are making sure we see this. we have everyone there. we are doing a lot of coverage. our coverage of the royal wedding starts at six o'clock tomorrow morning here on bbc one ahead of a bbc news special. the service itself starts at midday. of a bbc news special. the government is considering sending hundreds more british troops to afghanistan, the bbc understands. the defence secretary has written to theresa may recommending the uk boosts its military presence in the country, but no decision has been made. the uk currently has more than 600 troops in capital kabul helping train afghan security forces. it follows calls by the us

one in wolseley the breakfast team. 0n bbc one in wolseley the breakfast team. ng. the day ahead is a getting better kind of day after a pretty tickly wet stu p ples kind of day after a pretty tickly wet stupples on. the rain will clear most areas at least through the day and then we are true to a story of sunshine and one or two showers. bringing in the wet weather overnight and into the morning. getting away from the west of scotla nd getting away from the west of scotland and northern ireland as we start the day. temperatures will ta ke start the day. temperatures will take a start the day. temperatures will takea dip start the day. temperatures will take a dip late in the night. not as cold to start the day as we saw yesterday morning. but for the commute it will be thoroughly wet, eastern scotland and central england and eastern wales will stop showers towards the east. some in east anglia, they get away with not too much wet weather. it is whether three middle part of the day. as the rain clears from central western parts we see sunshine in one or two showe

to present the bafta, it is bbc breakfast presenter, steph mcgovern. hello, everyone.this. i thought that they would have wanted a bloke would be someone posh. anyway, as he saw there, absolutely cracking programmes and as always in this category, some hard—hitting subjects covered with intellect and integrity. so the bafta is awarded to... undercover: britain's immigration secrets, panorama. thank you, bafta. we are honoured, indeed genuinely shocked. it is such a strong category, particularly this year. and our film is challenging, sometimes harrowing look at the experience of the most voiceless people in our society, immigrants. in one of the most ignored spaces, detention centres, where they are held shortly before their removal from this country. now, there are people in detention centres where it is shocking that we as a society struggle to remove them, but there are others, like a dock, who we featured in a film and came to know quite well, where it is shocking that we were holding them in those sort of conditions, with cards, some of whom abused people. none of

the hope is that when we watch bbc breakfast, win or lose, we are talking about the football and not of the uk. we have a band of rain moving from the west towards the east. as it clears we are looking at sunshine and showers behind it. some of the showers will be heavy, especially across scotland and northern ireland. you can see this big sway the cloud across the uk. the weather front producing the rain is blustery around it, and ahead of it, but behind the wind changes to a north—westerly direction, a cool direction for us so today will feel cooler than it did yesterday. so there goes the rain, moving out of eastern scotland. last to clear east anglia and kent, it won‘t be you and the late this afternoon. behind the band of rain we are looking at sunny skies developing. also some showers across skies developing. also some showers a cross m ost skies developing. also some showers across most of england and wales, they will be well scattered so depending on your point of view you will be unlikely to catch one. across northern ireland in scotland they will be more frequent, and here

bbc one. it looks good! you're watching breakfast from bbc news.e rescheduled from today to try to reduce overcrowding and delays. trains on great northern, thameslink, southern and gatwick express will all be affected. also coming up in the programme. # stand by me. # stand by me iam i am tempted to sing along, but i won't. they were one of the many special moments at the duke and duchess of sussex' wedding yesterday. we'll speak to the kingdom choir about that performance of stand by me. another glorious day outside in most parts of the country. fingers crossed! will it last? this is a bit more like it, blue skies here, a beautiful start of the day, this was taken by a weather watch in derbyshire, hopefully they have finished their walk and they are back watching the programme. —— weather watch. very grey in norfolk, some fog around, it is a fit in some parts of east anglia and the south—east of england, but everywhere, it is breaking up already, and changes coming in from the atlantic, this cloud was offshore yesterday and is now firmly affectin

the sun is shining, thatis bbc breakfast.ms of the weather, it turns of the setting. we have many crowds of people here. we arrived at 430, and these brave souls were sleeping out overnight. it was pretty nippy last night. they have got the best position. we will talk to some of them later on. there is a great atmosphere building. you can see the chapel as well. it is a glorious morning for a wedding. i guess for anyone's wedding. but for a royal wedding as well. we will talk about some of the breaks with tradition for this particular ceremony now. it is a slightly different occasion. we get a sense of that. iam i am really proud of who i am. for me, it is an added member of the family, another team player as part of the bigger team. she looks like me, it is really inspiring and you don't have to be white to be in the royal family or, you know...” don't have to be white to be in the royal family or, you know... i think it can be really inspiring for a lot of young girls out there. this picture is my mum and dad getting marrie

you are watching bbc breakfast.or attacks and relatives of those killed have signed an open letter, calling on the public to do more catch those responsible. the widow of fusilier lee rigby and the brother of a man killed in last year's manchester arena attack are just some of those who've signed the letter. james waterhouse reports. the timing of this letter is certainly poignant, not only is it a year since ariana grande fans were brutally targeted in manchester in an attack the singer recently described as the worst of humanity, is also five years since lee rigby was murdered. it reads: the signatories, including the brother of one of the manchester victims, say it is this hatred we must take on an defeat. we strongly believe it is well within the power of ordinary people to have a positive effect on how we handle these things. it really is about reaching out to people who, although they haven't been directly affected, can help us. this appeal is signed by d oze ns can help us. this appeal is signed by dozens of

mr fox, thank you very much. to bbc breakfast on this tuesday morning. morning.does the windrush scandal represent to him? windrush scandal represent to him? challenges at such a diverse department. department. number of things that he is very well qualified to do. well qualified to do. evidence that was destroyed way back in 2009 — ten. in 2009 — ten. kingdom but would be held back by any failure in the system. any failure in the system. migration policy post—brexit, so certainly a fall in tray for him. certainly a fall in tray for him. the last few years, which is actually theresa may's language. actually theresa may's language. have been listening for the past few weeks? weeks? and he is doing what he feels comfortable with. comfortable with. public expect and expect the government to uphold the law. government to uphold the law. well—placed to take on this particular challenge. particular challenge. targets are the right way to manage the policy? the policy? determine what the best way to go about implementing the policy is. about implementing the policy is.

never let it be said we are not joined up on bbc breakfast.e.” there is a brick shortage, you have got one in the house. i reckon that would replace two bricks. good thinking. more from the beautiful back garden later on. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news, i'm charlotte franks. some river users are claiming a so called "slum city" has sprung up on the thames opposite hampton court palace. it's claimed about 20 boats are moored off privately owned land, which means they don't have to pay mooring fees. now, some fear it could spoil the views and be an eyesore to forthcoming visitors to the flower show. it's untidy and it looks an absolute mess. this will attract hundreds and thousands of people to come and visit here. the last thing they want to be doing is looking across the river and seeing what looks like slum village. this is a beautiful, beautiful palace and then this is the view from outside the palace. transport around the capital is returning to normal this morning after another

next week we won't be appearing on bbc one saturday breakfast as normal because they will be lookingn high—profile wedding that way, which you may want to contact us about, but you will be able to watch the programme at 8:45pm on friday evening, an hour later than normal, on the news channel, or catch up with us of course on the iplayer. for now, though, bye—bye. hello once again. after a bright enough start, friday rather disappointingly certainly went downhill across central and eastern parts of the british isles. bright start and then the cloud filled in, not only across birmingham, the shield was quite extensive. but as things moved from west to east, some in the west popped out in something a bit brighter to finish off the day. you can see it very well on the big picture. this whole raft of cloud gradually crept its way further east, allowing northern ireland, the western fringes of wales, down into the south—west of england to pop out into something a bit brighter. this is how we start saturday. the remnants of that banner of cloud still there to be had across the northern and

next week we won't be appearing on bbc one saturday brea kfast appearing on bbc one saturday breakfastll be looking forward to a certain high—profile wedding that way, which you may want to contact us about, but you will be able to watch the programme at 8:45pm on friday evening, an hour later than normal, on the news channel, or catch up with us of course on the iplayer. for now, though, bye—bye. hello, there. weekend forecast on the way in just a moment. today it has been another day of the west— east split in our weather, brighter, drier and day of the west— east split in our weather, brighter, drierand warmer, sunny conditions in the east of the uk, but later on we have seen cloud increasing. everything coming from the west of course, more cloud around, cooler and also some outbreaks of rain. there are a few showers threatening to come into the south—west in time for the weekend, but firstly we have to move this band of cloud through and it is moving very slowly. because the winds are dropping, the band of cloud and the rain is slowing down as well, and that gives us headaches into

the video is on the bbc website — bbc.co.uk/wales you're watching breakfast from bbc news.senter beverly turner is here to tell us what's caught her eye. we'll speak to her in a minute. first let's look at the front pages. the sunday telegraph has on the front—page story we have highlighted which has dozens of ministers are deserting to reason may over the issue of customs union. —— to reason may. —— to secretary. —— theresa may. the sun leads with one of the worst serial killers in britain who died yesterday. dennis nilsen. that is on there. the mail on sunday story. royal wedding scammers. is on there. the mail on sunday story. royalwedding scammers. one week before the wedding... any bride has a few nerves before the wedding. her father pleaded for privacy. sailors had also pleaded for privacy on his behalf. it was incredibly embarrassing that these unusual paparazzi photos turn out to have been agreed with his consent. he has worked with a british paparazzi agency. to we know this is actual fa ct? agency. to we know this is actual fact? blair it can't not be true becaus

this is breakfast. we're on bbc? special guest today, katherine parkinson, star of film and tv. what is your heaven, georgian cheese bread. i have eaten far too much the last few weeks. my hell with the vegeta bles last few weeks. my hell with the vegetables of any kind. just a blanket cross on the vegetables. we have two great chefs, freddie? sea bream, west african, tomato and ba na na bream, west african, tomato and banana leaf, plantain and cress salad. spring, summary, light and fresh. i will be making desert. brioche, english shrubberies, karen 0. intriguing dishes? we have france, italy, all white wines. in for a treat. —— english strawberries. see you at ten. stay with us, headlines coming up. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and rachel burden. coming up before 10am, the bank holiday weather forecast with sarah. but first at 9:30, a summary of this morning's main news. donald trump has said the uk's strict gun laws has led to a rise in knife crime, adding that a hospital in london was like "a war

on bbc one, join the breakfast team. hello there, good morning. 21 celsius was our high on monday. bit warmer. it's settling down, really, this week, a lot of dry weather around, some sunshine just as we saw yesterday. the week ahead sees very little rain at all. very weak weather fronts heading our way because high pressure is essentially in charge. a bit cooler around the middle part of the week. the cooler air is going to come in behind that very weak weather front there. that's the first one to approach the uk but it's running into high pressure. not completely plain sailing, mind you, because there's areas of mist, fog and low cloud around some north sea coasts, burning back to the coast, lingering perhaps around the south—west approaches, then our weather front around scotland, northern ireland, with it a little rain or drizzle. late sunshine in the far north—west but it's ahead of the front where we have the warm sunshine and perhaps highs of 23 celsius. the weather front pushes down from scotland and northern ireland, into northern parts of england and wales. still a bit of

the children's burns trust has told bbc breakfast this sort of injury has gone up by 12% in a year. k off her shoes and ran upa and then she took off her shoes and ran up a grassy slope. she was waving to us at the top and having a great time with her brother and some other children were running around. and then she ran down the other side of the slope and i couldn't see her. shejust of the slope and i couldn't see her. she just screamed. i of the slope and i couldn't see her. shejust screamed. i ran over and she was lying on the floor. what had happened, she had run through what looked like sand, maybe dirt. in fa ct looked like sand, maybe dirt. in fact it was discarded barbecue embers, which were still really hot. ididn't embers, which were still really hot. i didn't really know at the time just how serious the burn was. i quickly picked her up and we found a bucket and put water in it and we put her foot straight into water and drove to the nearest hospital after calling 111. they said go to baron furness hospital and we went. it was quite a bad burn and we were transferred by am

bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. bye for now. hello, this is breakfastlso on breakfast this morning: he's one of britain's most successful actors but in his 20s, david harewood was sectioned. he'll be here to talk about his struggle with mental health in the hope it will help people who feel they're unable to cope. we'll hear how boys and girls as young as three are being weighed in nursery classes to help parents stop their children becoming obese. those were actually the wrong pictures. and she's best known for her role in cold feet but before she landed the part, hermione norris almost gave up acting altogether. she'll be here later to talk about her latest drama innocent. good morning. here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news: the head of m15 will deliver a strongly worded rebuke to russia in his first public comments since the nerve agent attack in salisbury. andrew parker will use a speech to an audience of security chiefs in berlin today to warn moscow that it risks becoming, in his words, a "more isolated pariah" in the wake of the

nick grimshaw has announced he will step down from hosting the bbc radio1 breakfast show in septemberow launch a new drivetime show on the station. greg james, who currently hosts the 4—7 slot on the station, was announced as the new breakfast host live on this morning's show after nick grimshaw explained his reasons for leaving. i'm really tired. like, so tired. like, you've no idea. come september, i will have been doing it for six years. and i've decided that it's time for a change. it's going to be time for a new show. and, most importantly, it's going to be time for a new wake—up time. preferably about 11:30am. 11:30, a little dog walk, maybe a bit of lunch. i've loved doing the breakfast show, but i'm not going to do it any more. the world's largest known freshwater pearl, which once belonged to catherine the great, is going up for auction in the netherlands. known as the sleeping lion due to its shape, it is thought to have originated in chinese waters in the first half of the 18th century. the pearl is thought to be around 300 years old, during which time it has changed hands

you're watching breakfast from bbc news.ng: donald trump has said he expects to attend the us—north korea summit in singapore next month despite saying it wouldn't go ahead on thursday. england could get more national parks after the environment secretary michael gove announced he is launching a review into the country's natural landscapes. still to come this morning: chris froome held off late attacks on the penultimate stage of the giro d'italia. we'll speak to his boss sir dave brailsford to assess whether froome can become the first british man to win the giro in its 101—year history. now, it's been a bit of a torrid night for some parts of the uk — with thunderstorms and lightening sweaping across the sky. around 15,000 lightning strikes were recorded in just four hours on saturday night. people took to social media to describe the electrical storm as utterly insane and like being under a strobe light. please keep your photographs coming the met office has issued a yellow warning for heavy rain and flooding. i've got to

bbc news, cheltenham. for that story and more, breakfast will be at 6am, with charlie stayt and steph mcgovern. this is the briefing from bbc news. the latest headlines: north korea is once again threatening to reconsider taking part in a summit with president trump next month. a close aide to kim jong—un said it is entirely up to the us to decide whether to meet at a table or engage in a nuclear showdown. the man nominated to be italy's next prime minister, giuseppe conte, will begin assembling his cabinet. mr conte, a political novice, is expected to take several days to form his team. 27 have died and nearly 60 cases of ebola have been identified in. the qemecratic republic of nge in its tracks, the african nation is hoping it can prevent the virus from spreading. now it is time look at the stories that are making the headlines in media across the world. we begin with the times and what it calls: alarm in europe over the new populist government being formed in italy. its analysis says "brexit could be a problem, but this is a nightmare". that brings us on to the financial times, with you gues

manchester bomb: our story is on bbc one, tonight at quarter to 11. you're watching breakfastg southwards through the day. also have some patchy mist and fog. the further south and east to our across scotla nd south and east to our across scotland this morning, the sunnier the skies. the same england and wales meaning it will not be a cold night. clear skies in northern ireland and scotland means it will be cold enough for a touch of grass frost. the wind will be picking up and that will be noticeable tomorrow. talking of tomorrow, here is the weather front moving south, producing a fair bit of cloud, it will still be bright with sunny spells but drizzle across east wales, the midlands and the south—west. as it wished to the other side, we are back into the sunshine. —— as it pushes to the other side we are back into sunshine. temperatures down on today and that she feel is exacerbated by the wind. thursday and friday, high—pressure takes hold of the weather, dry conditions and sunshine around. blue skies at times and at other times sunny spells out the cloud builds but we are

bbc news. coming up at 6am on breakfast, charlie stayt and naga munchetty will have all the day's news, business6am. this is the briefing from bbc news. the latest headlines: one of russia's best—known investigative journalists has been shot dead at his home in the ukrainian capital, kiev. arkady babchenko — who was an outspoken critic of president putin — left russia last year, saying he feared for his life. the bbc has used a covert network of dissidents to put questions to citizens inside north korea. they talked of the regime's increasing tolerance of market trading and a recent reduction in propaganda against the united states. the american television network abc has cancelled the hit comedy roseanne, after describing online remarks by its star as repugnant. in a late—night tweet, roseanne barr described a former advisor to president obama as the baby of the muslim brotherhood and planet of the apes. the headlines in media across the world. we begin with the entertainment industry magazine, variety. it covers the canning of roseanne's sitcom over a racist tweet and takes a closer look at th

bbc news, edinburgh. coming up at six o'clock on breakfast, dan walker and louise minchin. the latest headlines: the us says iran lied and is still lying about a secret nuclear weapons programme, raising fresh doubts about the future of the 2015 nuclear deal. cardinal george pell is to stand trial in australia over historical allegations of sexual abuse. he's rejected the accusations. a diet rich in oily fish and low in carbs could help delay the menopause, according to new research into thousands of women in the uk. now it is time to look at the stories that are making the headlines in media across the world. we begin with the washington post. and israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, says israel is in possession of tens of thousands of documents which prove that iran lied about the history of its nuclear weapons program when it signed the 2015 nuclear deal. the new york times reports on the twin bombings in kabul that killed at least 25 people, including ninejournalists. it was the deadliest single attack involving journalists in afghanistan since at least 2002, an

bbc london newsroom in half an hour. now, though, it's back to charlie and steph. hello, this is breakfastintain current standards of health and social care. they also warn that pressure on the system will increase because of a growing and ageing population. we are at a tipping point now. the ageing of our population and the rising burden of long—term health conditions means that we can't go on with the historically low funding we've had for the last eight years. we need to return to a level of funding commensurate with the first 60 years of our nhs, and we need to make sure that we have the skilled workforce that we need to deliver that care. a complaint about the commons speakerjohn bercow has been referred to the metropolitan police. mr bercow, who is facing calls to stand down, was reported to the commons' standards watchdog this week over the claims he called the leader of the commons, andrea leadsom, a stupid woman. he has also been accused of bullying two former private secretaries — claims he denies. more prisoners could be granted temporary release to work, under a new government

bbc news, cheltenham. for that story and more, breakfast will be at 6am, with charlie stayt and steph mcgovern. ws. the latest headlines: north korea is once again threatening to reconsider taking part in a summit with president trump next month. a close aide to kim jong—un said it is entirely up to the us to decide whether to meet at a table or engage in a nuclear showdown.

you're watching breakfast from bbc news, it's time now for a look at the newspapers.eye. didn't we've got you here and we're talking about richard branson and him wanting to get two space, what are your thoughts? is it possible for a are your thoughts? is it possible fora man of are your thoughts? is it possible for a man of 67 to train to be an astronaut? were putting it in context, he's speaking about space tourism. it's a different kettle of fish are preparing to go into space for a short period of time and being a professional astronaut, the likes of what tim peake did. he will obviously have two increases fitness which he says he's doing and also get the training to experience the extra g force. when they are launched and accelerate through the atmosphere, the forces on the human body because of that acceleration is is much stronger and several times stronger than the gravity of earth and that can make you feel sick. how do you train? they put you in centrifuge machines. if you spend around like the fairground attractions and feel the extra g force. they give you

the firm's chief executive, steve rowe, told charlie stayt on bbc breakfast that the closure programmeharges that we put into the business as a result of those future store—closure programmes, and really reflects the scale of the transformation that marks & spencer is going to embark on over the next five years. it's important, it's vital that we react to the changing dynamics of the customer base and get a marks & spencer that is sustainably growing profitably. and important to make sure it's special again for our customers. in terms of the high street, what does that look like? does it look like job losses, for example, for the stores that you have already announced will be closing and this reorganisation you're talking about, how manyjobs will be shed? well, we are in consultation with our employees at the moment in those stores that are affected and these are really tough decisions. what i can tell you is, in the closure programme we had to date, 86% of our colleagues have been able to be transferred into other local stores. and our priority for our colleagues is to make sure where

you're watching breakfast from bbc news.kidnapped at gunpoint at a national park in the democratic republic of congo. a park ranger who was with them was killed. more than 50 mps call for urgent action to improve mobile phone coverage in the countryside. here's stav with a look at this morning's weather. how are you? hello, good morning, i hope you are both doing well. i wish i could bring you better news with the weather this weekend because if you cast your mind back a week ago we we re you cast your mind back a week ago we were into the glorious record—breaking bank holiday weekend with the temperatures touching 28 or 29 celsius. this weekend it is looking and settled with low pressure the main driving force, some rain in the forecast, not everywhere, it will not be a wash out by any means but it will be cooler. this is the pressure picked from this morning, the area of low pressure out towards the north—west here, it will drive weather fronts in towards our shores, we have a weather front straddling the eastern side of t

bbc one. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with ben thompson and naga munchetty. emains in intensive care this morning after suffering a brain haemorrhage yesterday. the former manchester united manager was rushed to hospitalfor emergency surgery after falling ill at his home in cheshire. david beckham and ronaldo are among a number of sporting stars to wish the 76—year—old scot a speedy recovery. the foreign secretary borisjohnson is heading to washington, where he'll try to persuade the us not to abandon the iran nuclear deal. the deal was negotiated during barack obama's presidency but mr trump has criticised it, claiming it is flawed because it doesn't cover the development of ballistic missiles. the french government has criticised president trump for suggesting that the 2015 paris terror attacks could have been stopped if people had guns. in a statement, the foreign ministry called on the american president to respect the memory of the victims. mr trump made the comments in a speech to the national rifle association where he also criticised the level of knife

bbc click. but for now, thank you for watching. hello — this is breakfast, naga munchetty and charlie stayt.he search begins for two british tourists kidnapped at gunpoint in the democratic republic of congo. they were taken while they were visiting a national park — a park ranger who was with them was killed. good morning — it's saturday 12th may. also this morning: america promises to help rebuild north korea's economy if it agrees to give up its nuclear weapons, more than 50 mps call for urgent action to improve mobile phone coverage in the countryside. in sport, kyle edmund's winning run on clay is over, he's knocked out of the madrid masters, by denis shapovalov but will still be in the world's top 20 for the first time come monday. and i'll be trying out the sport the needs a good suit of armour and a brave heart — but please don't try this at home. this is how it's looking in shrophire this morning at telford's balloon and kite festival. stav has the weather for the rest of the uk. good morning to you. competitor last holiday weekend, this weekend is looking a lot cooler, but more uns

you're watching breakfast from bbc news.ed america was withdrawing from the agreement. mps have criticised the government's plan to transform child mental health services, saying many young people won't get the help they need. carol's in windsor for us this morning with the weather. hello, carol. good morning. i'm at the royal windsor horse show and currently i'm in the castle arena, a bit nippy i must say! showjumping will be taking place here, we won't be standing here, but you can see the grandstand all around and where we have the velvet drapes over there, that's where her majesty the queen will be sitting should she come down. she has some ponies competing later but not in this arena. if we move back you can see how ornate the jumps are, look at the flowers and there's masks and we also have big ben on the other side of the camera, but it's very pretty. a chilly start, yesterday we hit 27.6 in gravesend and temperatures will be lower than that today. for most we are taking a drop, six degrees in the south—east. a chilly

bbc news. coming up at 6:00am on breakfast: charlie stayt and tina daheley will have the day's news, business,iland is closing one of its most famous beaches, made famous by hollywood, to stop tourists destroying it. this is the briefing from bbc news. the latest headlines: one of north korea's highest—ranking officials has held talks with the us secretary of state in new york, to finalise plans for an historic summit next month between his leader, kim jong—un, and president trump. russia and some internatinal organisations have criticised ukraine after it emerged that the murder of a russian journalist in kiev was faked, apparently to foil a genuine assassination plot against arkady babchenko. a grand jury in new york has indicted the disgraced film producer, harvey weinstein, on charges of rape and sexual assault. the charges relate to alleged attacks on two women in 2013 and 2004. now it is time look at the stories that are making the headlines in media across the world. we begin with the i — it's headline reads "back from the dead". they are of course referring to russian journalist arkady

breakfast. this is the briefing from bbc news.heart of the facebook data scandal, cambridge analytica, says it can't stay in business anymore and is to close down. america's new top diplomat is sworn in. mike pompeo pledges to change the course of history on the korean peninsula" now it is time look at the stories that are making the headlines in media across the world. we begin with the independent, which leads with reports that nearly 500,000 women in the uk missed out on nhs cancer screening because of an it error. its thought around 270 of those affected could have died prematurely as a result of the error. in the guardian, the political consultancy cambridge analytica is closing down. the company has been plagued by scandal since the personal data of about 50 million americans and at least a million britons had been harvested from facebook and improperly shared. the south china morning post says, according to beijing, china has insisted that it will not succumb to united states pressure to change its industrial policy or offe

you are watching breakfast from bbc news. the time is 23 minutes past seven.a headteacher, and also a director of the england and wales cricket board. she's here. good morning. let's have a look at the newspapers. i think you picked out something we were talking about on breakfast this morning. this whole issue of the t—level. what i am intrigued by here, from your perspective as headteacher, this whole question about parity of esteem, if that is if" phrase. this whole question about parity of es other if that is fl’j"’nnra

you're watching breakfast from bbc news." that a meeting should take place. england could get more national parks after the environment secretary michael gove announced he is launching a review into the country's natural landscapes. still to come this morning: nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe is serving a five—year sentence after being found guilty of spying charges. now she may face new security—related charges. we'll have reaction from her husband to the latest developments. time for the bank holiday weather. matt is there. what an image. i a lwa ys matt is there. what an image. i always marvel at photographer is who can geta always marvel at photographer is who can get a picture of thunder. —— photographers. what a night in central and southern england and wales. spectacular thunderstorms. this is where the thunder strikes were. blossoming in the english channel and going north. 50,000 strikes through the night. developing on the back edge of this rain. here it goes. towards north wales. more thunderstorms at the moment out ther

you're watching breakfast from bbc news. time now for a look at the newspapers.y turner is here to tell us what's caught her eye. let's start with the tessa jowell. everybody found her very generous and warm. i met at the london marathon a couple of years before the olympic bid was assured. it is a lwa ys the olympic bid was assured. it is always stuck in my memory. some politicians are quite easy to forget, and she was very easy to remember. i remember she had real humanity and warmth and a lot of mps lose that. she didn't seem to lose that. a lovely lady. alistair campbell was saying across—the—boa rd people didn't have a bad word to say about her. and a working mum as a politician. she probably never got the credit she deserved. let's talk about some of the other stories. you probably love and hate this story at the same time. this is about robert taking over from care workers to look after the elderly. it is the kind of story that makes me want to put my head in my hands and think i have had enough of this planet. it is a trial in partnership with the univers

you're watching breakfast from bbc news.ents come two months after a mass shooting in florida. a former suspect in the murder of the teenager stephen lawrence has been arrested by armed police in barcelona on suspicion of drugs offences. here's sarah with a look at this morning's weather. bank holiday weekend, sarah. absolutely, good morning, bank holiday weekend and some promising weather around. it was a beautiful start of the day, this is the sunrise in dorset, clear skies, and for many of us it sums up the story of the day, dry, some sunshine around, and the temperatures will be on the rise, certainly over the next few days. it isn't dry and bright everywhere, we do have a fly in the ointment with cloud building in the west, is whether front approaching. also missed, low cloud and fog around irish sea coast for a time but the bulk of the country it is high pressure that is dominating. after a fresh start saturday morning, 20 of sunshine across many central and eastern parts, eastern scotla nd central and eastern parts, e

you're watching breakfast from bbc news.n diagnosed with alzheimer's disease. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. goodbye. good morning. a chilly start to the day. temperatures around two degrees. elsewhere, not as cold. today, a day of sunshine and showers. showers. wash towards the south coast of england. england. that will move quickly through the morning. through the morning. this line of cloud associated with it producing rain overnight. it producing rain overnight. of high pressure building in behind it. that will settle things down. showers and the forecast. catch one anywhere north of north wales. most of them will be in scotland. heavy with hail possibly. quite gusty. through this morning, we lose the rain. we lose the rain. it clears on to the north sea. behind that, sunshine. sunshine. the bulk will be showers in scotland. in scotland. temperatures are down on yesterday. on yesterday. temperature was in gravesend in kent. a lot of sunshine today. uv levels are moderate to high. levels are moderate

you're watching breakfast from bbc news, it's time now for a look at the newspapers.irst thin is an interview with dominic grievy who is one of the anti—brexiteers or he wants a more retrained form of brexit, what is interesting about that is he is a normally understated kind of speaker but he is calling for borisjohnson to resign as foreign secretary, he says he is undermining the democratic governance by destroying cabinet collective responsibility, he says she shouldn't, boris shouldn't be denouncing theresa may's proposal for a customs partnership as crazy, if you don't like a policy you should leave the government. that was never going to be the case if you have a mixture of cabinet ministers, theresa may said she wanted to have that balance to ta ke she wanted to have that balance to take us through brexit. absolutely. what is interesting about this interview, is the way it reveals a kind of split between pragmatists and ideologues in the cabinet and he talks about it being a fantasy we will have untrammelled national sovereignty, he says people go on about the

you're watching breakfast from bbc news, it's time now for a look at the newspapers.irst let's look at the front pages. we'll start with the sunday mirror, which focuses soley on sir alex ferguson, saying the football legend is fighting for his life after suffering a brain haemorrhage. the sunday times has an analysis showing how much britain's knife crime has spread from the cities to the suburbs, using recent figures from the home office. the sun also focuses on the story dominating most of the headlines this morning, the former manchester united boss, sir alex ferguson who was rushed to hospital yesterday. our thoughts are with his family and we wish him all the best. i was shocked by this. if you freeze your eggs for medical reasons, if your eggs for medical reasons, if you are about to undergo cancer treatment, thinking about fertility, those are stored for 55 years. if you do it for social reasons, insurance policy, only ten years. no reason it will affect the integrity of the x... who is imposing this? -- integrity of the eggs. if you are 25 and thinking about

and you're watching breakfast from bbc news.tion laws with labour calling for the government to back fresh legislation. parts of the midlands and wales are recovering from flash floods caused by heavy rainfall. carol's in holland park with our bank holiday monday weather. it looks beautiful. where you are. absolutely stunning. there is, it is nggy. absolutely stunning. there is, it is muggy. it seems muggy. it is feeling that a lot to answer this weekend. you're absolutely right. it does feel muggy and quite clammy this morning. temperatures in london around 17 celsius, as they are in cumbria. for most of us, out, temperatures 10—15, north east scotla nd temperatures 10—15, north east scotland is for— five and a low cloud. iam scotland is for— five and a low cloud. i am in holland scotland is for— five and a low cloud. iam in holland park and within holland park is a beautiful garden. it is japanese themed. we have quite cap within the pond. there is a stream. lots of peacocks and peahen is running around. in the south today, th

coming up at 6 o'clock on breakfast — dan walker and louise minchin will have all the day's news, business and sport. this is the briefing from bbcare expected in the gaza strip and west bank later — on the seventieth anniversary of creation of israel. what palestinians call the ‘catastrophe' — led to the expulsion or flight of 700,000 palestinians from their homes. north korea has proposed holding high level talks with the south on wednesday. if it goes ahead it would be the latest gathering between the two governments since last months historic meeting between the two leaders. a report by a civil liberties group has found a failure rate of more than ninety per cent in facial recognition systems used by police in the uk. big brother watch has described the technology used to automatically match faces with images on a database as "dangerous and inaccurate". now it's time look at the stories that are making the headlines in media across the world. we begin with the guardian and they're leading with the deaths of dozens of palestinians in gaza. they say it's the bloodiest day the palestinian territory has suffered in years. protest

bbc london in half an hour. now, though, it‘s back to naga and charlie. bye for now. hello, this is breakfastere aware this was a nerve agent, we were when we first were aware this was a nerve agent, we were expecting them not to survive. we will try all our therapies. we would ensure the best clinical care, but all the evidence was there that they would not survive. one in 25 primary school children in england aged between ten and 11 is severely obese — the most overweight on the scale. the local government association has analysed data released by public health england earlier this year. it says child obesity is contributing to a "multi—billion—pound ill—health time bomb". the department of health says the sugar tax is funding schools sports programmes and breakfasts for the poorest children, and the government is investing in further research. some of you getting in touch about the subject. mark says, take the junk food from the shelves and balls the food outlets to provide everything 500 calories or less. this says, young children, it has to start with their pa rents, children, it has to

bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. bye for now. hello — this is breakfasteasure from the industry, who say it will cost thousands of jobs. let's talk to our media editor, amol rajan. good morning to you. what is the reaction like? this is further than we had expected the government to go. as you mentioned and c mentioned, this review has been going on for a long time. it does look at a range of issues around gambling. the fact that the industry is shifting online. the key measure is shifting online. the key measure is the reduction in fixed on betting terminals or slot machines from £100 down to £2 and if you said the industry would lobby as hard as it has done ten years ago for a compromise and still lose, a lot of people would have been surprised. the industry has taken this badly. they say this will lead to about 20,000 job losses. stores to go from a diet —— from profit—making to loss—making. they say that gambling is central to the uk economy and employs over 106,000 people and in a free society, people should be free to gamble as they choose. campaign

coming up at 6am on breakfast, charlie stayt and naga munchetty will have all the day's news, business and sport. this is the briefing from bbc the russian spy poisoned in the uk. his doctor tells the bbc he didn't think sergei skripal or his daughter would survive. italy's two main populist parties call for peaceful protests, after an unelected, pro—eu technocrat is chosen as prime minister. who should own the land in south africa? the governing anc is under pressure to confiscate white property and hand it over to the black majority. time not to have a look at the stories making headlines in media across the world. let's start with the financial times. it's leading with the political and market tensions in italy, as the president put forward a former imf official to run a technocratic government. arab news is reporting on how iran is under pressure from enemies, as much as allies, to withdraw its alleged militias from syria. the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov said only syrian army troops should be on the country's southern border. the japan times is looking at the ongoing international labour organisation's conferen

coming up at 6am on breakfast, steph mcgovern and naga munchetty will have all the day's news, business and sport. this is the briefing from bbcwood film producer, harvey weinstein, is expected to hand himself in to police in new york within hours over sexual assault allegations. he's denied all claims of non—consensual sex. the white house has blamed north korea for a trail of broken promises after president trump cancelled next month's summit with kim jong—un. pyongyang says the move defies the world's wishes. thousands of people have returned home to the republic now it is time to look at the stories that are making the headlines in media across the world. we begin with the straits times, which leads with donald trump's announcement that he is pulling out of the planned summit with north korea's leader in singapore next month. the paper quotes the us president saying he felt it was inappropriate to go ahead with the meeting because of what he described as kim jon—un's tremendous anger and open hostility. next up it's the guardian, with an article that the eu has accused the british government of chasing a fantasy with regar

coming up at 6am on breakfast, dan walker and louise minchin will have all the day's news, business and sport. this is the briefing from bbcosition leader has warned that protests will continue, after parliament blocked him from becoming prime minister. police in rome have insisted they can guarantee the safety of football fans ahead of tonight's champions league semifinal. it follows violence at the first leg in liverpool. vatican treasurer cardinal george pell is expected to face two separate trials in australia on sexual assault charges. he denies any wrongdoing. and the top business story: a bruising site for apple. if earnings beat expectations on sales and profits, even in china there was a nice surprise for investors. now it is time look at the stories that are making the headlines in media across the world. we begin with the telegraph — and uk prime minister theresa may who has been warned by some in her party the government will "collapse" if she does not abandon plans for a post—brexit customs partnership with the eu. the reuters website looks at armenia where opposition leader nikol pashinyan has called for a na