good morning and welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and rachel burden.nes today — the scramble to help hundreds of thousands left trapped and homeless by the worst floods in southern india in a century. forecasters warn of more heavy rains to come. a plastics tax could be part of the next budget in a bid to tackle vast amounts of non—recyclable waste. a warning of travel chaos for many as one of britain's busiest railway stations, london euston, is closed for engineering work. a major test for ben stokes as he makes his return to the england cricket side, just four days after the end of his trial.

good morning and welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and rachel burden. good morning and welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and rachel burden. our headlines today — the scramble to help hundreds of thousands left trapped and homeless by the worst floods in southern india in a century. forecasters warn of more heavy rains to come. a plastics tax could be part of the next budget in a bid to tackle vast amounts of non—recyclable waste. a warning of travel chaos for many as one of britain's busiest railway stations, london euston, is closed for engineering work. a major test for ben stokes as he makes his return to the england cricket side, just four days after the end of his trial. mixed fortunes this weekend. some will see rain, some will have dry weather, windy at times and for many, fairly humid. yourfull forecast coming soon. it's saturday 18th august. our top story — warnings of more heavy rain for southern india where 171 people have died in the last 10 days following the worst monsoon floods in 100 years. the south western state of kerala has bee

emma thomas and talking to charlie stayt.eraint thomas is to have that remarkable achievement further recognised.

good morning welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and tina daheley. our headlines today — a daring new frontier for space exploration. it's lift—off for nasa's mision to the sun. the shutters come down on seven more m&s shops as the retailer battles to improve its fortunes. paul pogba unveils a new penalty technique. as manchester united open the new premier league season with a win over leicester. could you give up social media for a month? we'll hear how it could improve your mental health. i think it's quite healthy but i just don't think i could do it. chile, cloudy start. —— chilly. full forecasts coming up in the next 15 minutes. good morning, it's saturday august the 11th. our top story — nasa will this morning launch one of its most ambitious space missions — sending a probe into the sun's atmosphere. a rocket carrying the parker solar probe will blast off from cape canaveral, in florida, at around 9:00. it will travel at speeds of more than 100 miles per second — that's the equivalent of london to sydney in 88 seconds — making it the fastest

welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and rachel burden. our headlines today — the massive relief operation to help hundreds of thousands left trapped and homeless by the worst floods in southern india in a century. forecasters warn of more heavy rains to come. a plastics tax could be part of the next budget in a bid to tackle vast amounts of non—recyclable waste. a warning of travel chaos for many as one of britain's busiest railway stations, london euston, is closed for engineering work. in sport, a major test for ben stokes, as he makes his return to the england cricket side, just four days after the end of his trial. the royal navy's new 3 billion pound aircraft carrier prepares to leave portsmouth for the latest stage in it's preparations for active service. some of us will see some rain this weekend, some of us dry, windy at times and some of us, humid. full forecast in about 15 minutes. it's saturday 18th august. our top story — a massive relief operation is underway in southern india to help hundreds of thousands left homeless by th

good morning, welcome to breakfast, with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. 0ur headlines today: the unexplainedeads to the evacuation of more than 300 tourists from a thomas cook hotel. alex salmond, the former first minister of scotland, denies allegations of sexual misconduct. he says he's suing the scottish government over its handling of the complaints. no safe level of alcohol. a major study says going teetotal is the only way to avoid any risk to your health. good morning. rangers have one foot in the europea league group stage but celtic manager brendan rodgers says his side must take more pride, after another disappointing night.

good morning welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt.ur headlines today: what a waste. new research finds two thirds of plastic containers still can't be recycled, as councils call for action. three people die from heatstroke in spain as record temperatures hit large parts of europe. harvey weinstein‘s lawyers try to get rape charges thrown out, based on an exchange of emails with one of his accusers. tackling the stigma of autism. for the first time a study examines the stress and isolation facing mums, dads and carers. the first test is in the balance after england bowled themsleves back into the game — but they still need to deal with india captain virat kohli. and the weather is looking hot and sunny towards the south—east, but cloudy for north—western parts of the country where temperatures should be closer to normal. and we will also be looking at the extreme heat that is with us across spain and portugal. more details coming up. it's saturday 4th august. our top story: the majority of household plastic waste is still ending up in

hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and tina daheley. of its most ambitious space missions — sending a probe into the sun's atmosphere. a rocket carrying the parker solar probe will blast off from cape canaveral, in florida, just after 8.30. scientists hope the seven—year mission will gather data to help understand the solar storms which can disrupt satellite communications. an explosion at a military factory in wiltshire has killed one person and left another in a critical condition. chemring countermeasures, which is based near salisbury, makes products to protect military ships and aircraft from attack. the police said the incident was under control and there was no risk to the public. marks & spencer will close seven shops today as part of a major restructuring programme. the company plans to shut 100 branches by 2022 as it attempts to improve profitability at a time of unprecedented pressure for the british high street. it comes a day after department store chain house of fraser was bought out of administration. a passenger plane ha

good morning, welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt.over the salisbury novichok attack after concluding a lethal nerve agent was used against the skripals. a nine—year—old girl is killed after rocks fall from a cliff at a beach in north yorkshire. bad news for holidaymakers as the pound tumbles to its lowest value against the dollar in nearly a year. 2 it's another gold for adam peaty in glasgow and another european championship record as he wins the 50m breaststroke. a big row on giant's causeway. are some people paying to visit the world heritate site when they don't need to? good morning from rhs wisley in wokingham. you can see we've got

welcome to breakfast, with charlie stayt and steph mcgovern.ver for hundreds of thousands of students in england, wales and northern ireland, as a—level results are released this morning. italy declares a year—long state of emergency in the genoa region after the motorway bridge collapse. so we just literally — "kids, run, run," because we didn't know what was happening. we left everything in the car, and we just ran for our lives. donald trump withdraws the security clearance of his former cia chief,

good morning, welcome to breakfast, with rachel burden and charlie stayt. 0ur headlines today: # don'tloved and respected. tributes are paid around the world to aretha franklin. she was the queen of soul, she was everything that glamour and divatude personified. a call to relax the rules around e—cigarettes — a group of mps says vaping should be promoted on the nhs. a crackdown on drugs, violence and mobile phones in some of england's most troubled prisons.

welcome to breakfast, with charlie stayt and naga munchetty.50,000 people across europe. ryanair faces the worst day of strike action in its history. heavy floods hit southern france, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of holiday makers from their homes. a call for a delay in the installation of smart energy meters. citizens advice tells this programme it's received thousands of complaints. it has been a busy record summer of sales for this cream factory, but has the good weather spread to all

good morning, welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and steph mcgovern.the plans for a no—deal brexit. today the government will publish advice for people and businesses. good morning. companies will receive long—awaited guidance today, but what could no deal mean for them and are they ready to leave the eu? new grades and tougher tests. hundreds of thousands of teenagers get their gcse results this morning. the waiting game. figures obtained by the bbc show that four ambulance trusts took more than 2a hours to answer some 999 calls. in sport, danny cipriani won't be sanctioned by the rfu after pleading guilty to common assault and resisting arrest.

coming up at 6:00am on breakfast: charlie stayt and naga munchetty will have all the day's news, businessin the installation of smart energy meters. the government wants every home to be fitted with a smart meter by 2020, but the advice charity citizens advice says it needs to extend the deadline by three years. last year, the cab received 3,000 complaints about the devices, with problems ranging from aggressive sales techniques and some customers still having to send readings to their energy company. this is the briefing from bbc news. the latest headlines: hundreds of ryanair flights have been cancelled today due to widespread strike action being taken by the airline's pilots, affecting several european airports. more than 50,000 passengers are understood to have been sent flight cancellations. after weeks of hot weather in france, torrential downpours have brought floods and forced the evacuation of more than 1,000 people, most of them campers, in the south. a 70—year—old german man who was helping to supervise children at a summer camp is missing. the us vice president has unveiled pl

welcome to breakfast, with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. 0ur headlines today: addicted to our mobilestphones every 12 minutes. an appeal for calm in zimbabwe, after three people die when soldiers open fire on protestors. the cost of borrowing could rise again today, the first interest rate rise in nine months. so what could it mean for loans and mortgages, and is it finally some good news for savers? andy murray wins the battle of the brits in washington. he beat kyle edmund, the man who has taken his place as british number one while he has been out injured.

coming up at 6:00am on breakfast: charlie stayt and rachel burden will have all the day's news, businessbutes paid to the soul singer aretha franklin, who has died at her home in detroit at the age of 76. barack obama said she had helped define the american experience. spain is marking the first anniversary of islamist attacks in and around barcelona that left 16 people dead. three days of commemorations began in ripoll, where an imam radicalised a number of young men behind the killings. italy's transport ministry has begun investigating the private operator of the motorway bridge that collapsed in genoa on tuesday, killing at least 38 people. the company has 15 days to demonstrate it met all its obligations. now it is time to look at the stories that are making the headlines in international media, and as you can well imagine, one person makes newspaperfront pages around the world. aretha franklin's death dominates across europe and america, including of course her home city. the detroit free press has a special edition dedicated to the musician. it also highlights her civil rights act

good morning, welcome to breakfast, with rachel burden and charlie stayt. our headlines today: # don't know what it means to me. loved and respected. tributes are paid around the world to aretha franklin. she was the queen of soul, she was everything that glamour and divatude personified. a call to relax the rules around e—cigarettes — a group of mps says vaping should be promoted on the nhs. a crackdown on drugs, violence and mobile phones in some of england's most troubled prisons. places outside london have seen a record—breaking number of visitors from abroad, so i have my bust on the magical mystery tour looking at why it has been such a good year. cleared of affray, ben stokes trains with with england ahead of the third test. his coach says it's for his own wellbeing. and i am in greenwich, where it is a glorious start to the day. a bit more cloud in the north—west of the country with a few spots of rain later on, but i'll have a full forecast for you in about 15 minutes. good morning. it's friday the 17th of august. our top story: tributes have been

welcome to breakfast, with charlie stayt and steph mcgovern. our headlines today: the wait is nearly over for hundreds of thousands of students in england, wales and northern ireland, as a—level results are released this morning. italy declares a year—long state of emergency in the genoa region after the motorway bridge collapse. so we just literally — "kids, run, run," because we didn't know what was happening. we left everything in the car, and we just ran for our lives. donald trump withdraws the security clearance of his former cia chief, accusing him of erratic conduct and behaviour. as homebase shuts stores and cuts jobs, and bm.) battles the hot weather, i'm looking at whether we are done with do—it—yourself. in sport: a new season, a new film, but star man kevin de bruyne turns up to last night's premiere on crutches. good morning. we have a band of rain moving across england and wales at the moment. it will clear kent later and then we are all in the day of sunshine and showers, some of those will be heavy. i will have more in 15 minut

welcome to breakfast, with charlie stayt and mega munchetty. our headlines today: addicted to our mobiles. new figures show we now check our smartphones every 12 minutes. an appeal for calm in zimbabwe, after three people die when soldiers open fire on protestors. the cost of borrowing could rise again today, the first interest rate rise in nine months. so what could it mean for loans and mortgages, and is it finally some good news for savers? andy murray wins the battle of the brits in washington. he beat kyle edmund, the man who has taken his place as british number one while he has been out injured. good morning from greenwich royal park, where the sun is beating down. in the north and west, cloudier with some patchy rain but it will get warmerfor some patchy rain but it will get warmer for some some patchy rain but it will get warmerfor some of us. i some patchy rain but it will get warmer for some of us. i will have more in 15 minutes. it is thursday 2 august. our top story: we are becoming increasingly addicted to our smartphones. the ave

welcome to breakfast, with charlie stayt and mega munchetty. our headlines today: flights cancelled for more than 50,000 people across europe. ryanair faces the worst day of strike action in its history. heavy floods hit southern france, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of holiday makers from their homes. a call for a delay in the installation of smart energy meters. citizens advice tells this programme it's received thousands of complaints. it has been a busy record summer of sales for this cream factory, but has the good weather spread to all corners of the economy? we get the latest figures later this morning. raising the bar in burling. —— berlin. katarina johnson thompson is well—placed for heptathlon victory at the european championships. and i am here at the bristol international lu nan fiesta, and i am here at the bristol international lunan fiesta, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary. a few showers in the forecast year, and across much of the country. i will bring you the full forecast in about 15 minutes. it's friday the 10th

good morning, welcome to breakfast, with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines today: the unexplained death of a british couple on holiday in egypt leads to the evacuation of more than 300 tourists from a thomas cook hotel. alex salmond, the former first minister of scotland, denies allegations of sexual misconduct. he says he's suing the scottish government over its handling of the complaints. no safe level of alcohol. a major study says going teetotal is the only way to avoid any risk to your health. good morning. rangers have one foot in the europea league group stage but celtic manager brendan rodgers says his side must take more pride, after another disappointing night. good morning. sunshine and showers today. the weekend looking quite cool today. the weekend looking quite cool, chilly night, some sunshine and rain, the bank holiday weekend, there is a lot to talk about, i will have all of the weather in the next half an hour. it's friday, the 24th of august. our top story: thomas cook is removing all its customers from a hotel in egypt after

good morning, welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and steph mcgovern. our headlines today: setting out the plans for a no—deal brexit. today the government will publish advice for people and businesses. good morning. companies will receive long—awaited guidance today, but what could no deal mean for them and are they ready to leave the eu? new grades and tougher tests. hundreds of thousands of teenagers get their gcse results this morning. the waiting game. figures obtained by the bbc show that four ambulance trusts took more than 2a hours to answer some 999 calls. in sport, danny cipriani won't be sanctioned by the rfu after pleading guilty to common assault and resisting arrest. good morning. a much fresherfeel over the next few days and. rain around this morning in east anglia and south—east england and scotland and south—east england and scotland and northern ireland. elsewhere, spells of sunshine. all the details inis spells of sunshine. all the details in 15 minutes. it's thursday the 23rd of august. our top story: contingency plans for a ‘no deal

good morning, welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today: the us imposes new sanctions on russia over the salisbury novichok attack after concluding a lethal nerve agent was used against the skripals. a nine—year—old girl is killed after rocks fall from a cliff at a beach in north yorkshire. bad news for holidaymakers as the pound tumbles to its lowest value against the dollar in nearly a year. 2 it's another gold for adam peaty in glasgow and another european championship record as he wins the 50m breaststroke. a big row on giant's causeway. are some people paying to visit the world heritate site when they don't need to? good morning from rhs wisley in wokingham. you can see we've got some beautiful marigolds around me, that's because it's the year of the marigold. it is damp, though, and for many the forecast is sunshine and showers with heavy rain in the south—eastern quarter. i'll have more in 15 minutes. it's thursday the 9th of august. our top story: the united states has announced new sanctions on russia for its a

hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and tina daheley.ying the parker solar probe will blast off from cape canaveral, in florida, any moment now. it will be travelling at the equivalent of london to sydney and 88 seconds, the fastest man—made object in history. we can go to live pictures now of the rocket on standby. this rocket was supposed to lunch at 8.33 this morning. it was push—bike by half an hour. we were then told it would launch at 9.28 and there has been another delay of four minutes, so who knows? were are talking about maybe launching in three minutes' time, but we will keep an eye on it for you. here is the rest of the day's news. an explosion at a military factory in wiltshire has killed one person and left another in a critical condition. chemring countermeasures — which is based near salisbury — makes products to protect military ships and aircraft from attack. the police said the incident was under control and there was no risk to the public. marks and spencer will close seven shops today as part of a major restructuring

hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and rachel burden.ut first, a summary of this morning's main news. our top story. a massive relief operation is underway in southern india to help hundreds of thousands left homeless by the worst floods in the area in 100 years. the south western state of kerala has been most severely hit. at least 170 people have died there in the last ten days. our news correspondent yogita limaye has just sent us this report. scores of people have lost their lives in flooding. torrential rain has also caused other disasters like here behind me, the mud became loose because of continuous rainfall and slipped all the way down onto this which used to be a two storey house. nine people were killed here. there was one family, some relatives and neighbours as well. that is really how difficult this rescue operation is. it's notjust about evacuating people who are stranded in flooded areas, a large part of kerala is also hilly, so it's about taking people who might be at risk in parts like these out of here. thousands of tr

good morning, welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today: what a waste. new research finds two thirds of plastic containers still can't be recycled, as councils call for action. three people die from heatstroke in spain as record temperatures hit large parts of europe. harvey weinstein‘s lawyers try to get rape charges thrown out, based on an exchange of emails with one of his accusers. the first test is in the balance after england bowled themsleves back into the game — but they still need to deal with india captain virat kohli. earlier this year he became one of only 10 british climbers to have conquered k2. jake meyer will tell us what it's like to take on the savage mountain. the weather looks hot and sunny for the south—east, but cloudy for north—western parts were temperatures will be closer to normal. and we will also look at the extreme heat with us across spain and portugal. more details coming up. it's saturday 4th august. our top story: the majority of household plastic waste is still ending up in landfill des

welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. 0ur headlines today: what a waste.for action. three people die from heatstroke in spain, as record temperatures hit large parts of europe. lawyers for harvey weinstein try to get rape charges thrown out based on emails from one of his accusers. tackling the stigma of autism. for the first time a study examines the stress and isolation facing mums, dads and carers. the first test is in the balance, after england bowl themsleves back into the game, but they still need to deal with india captain virat kohli.

good morning welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and tina daheley. 0ur headlines today.improve its fortunes. paul pogba unveils a new penalty technique as manchester united open the new premier league season with a win over leicester. # daddy cool. and we meet the men making dad dancing cool.

she's been speaking to charlie stayt about her life and career. glenn close, lovely to see you.e balcony. thank you. if there's a little bit of noise, we're at somerset house and we're overlooking the thames and over there, the national theatre, where of course you have performed in the past, is that right? yes, i played streetcar named desire. does it bring back happy memories? yes, yes, working with trevor nunn, an incredible cast. i'm aware of joan's various indiscretions. please don't paint me as a victim, i am much more interesting than that. i know you are. tell us about the wife. well, i kind of say it's a story about a very complex marriage and in a way, you could also say it's a kind of love story. your character, i don't know how to describe it, there is, all those phrases come to mind, like long—serving, long—suffering, there's an element to that that you're constantly on the lookout for? she's a someone who is... she's someone who is... has one of my favourite scenes to shoot. well, actually, i loved the whole process, but, was, when i'm just standing there when we a

emma thomas and talking to charlie stayt.ast month, he made history by becoming the first welshman to win the tour de france — now geraint thomas is to have that remarkable achievement further recognised. the national velodrome in newport, where thomas has trained since it opened in 2003, is be renamed in his honour. it will be called the geraint thomas national velodrome of wales. the tour de france winner says it's a huge honour, and he hopes it will help inspire the next generation of welsh cyclists. time for a look at the weather, here's stav da naos hello there. thank you very much. it was a chilly start to this morning, temperatures down to four or 5 degrees in some places. but temperatures rising particularly in the east of the country where we are seeing the best of the sunshine. further north, a different story. cloud building, wind increasing and outbreaks of rain from the west courtesy of another weather system. it will remain wet and windy across many north and western areas. sunnierfurther south many north and we

she's been speaking about the film to my colleague charlie stayt. my lady, they are ready for you. bill bailey's line, "it will "disappear like a strand of saffron in a vindaloo." and that's what i think about independent films that are grown up. in the kind of vindaloo films that are around, it is very difficult... you have to really present your film and say, look, this is an adult film with very adult themes but i think that my nephew that are 18 and 21, i think that they would love it. so i don't want to put people off by saying this is a very serious, make—you—cry film. it is not, actually. but it is one of those things that afterwards, you're going to have a lot to talk about. the applicant has leukaemia. however, the boy's parents are jehovah's witnesses and it is contrary to their faith to accept blood into the system. decisions are made byjudges about life or death. all the time. and we have watched some of those more recently. indeed. all of those decisions about, particularly about babies in situations where there is treatment they can have or can't have, those kinds of