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daisy, a picture ofjohn humphrys, my bbc colleague of course, on the front page, humphreys hangs up his this is after 32 years on the today programme. i after 32 years on the today programme. i mean, after 32 years on the today programme. i mean, has he provided a soundtrack to your mornings? you are a presenter on breakfast so you're not listening to him. exactly, as someone who has covered politics for 25 years, he of course has been a huge influence and it does feel like the end of the era. there aren't many journalists, the end of the era. there aren't manyjournalists, bbc or otherwise, who would get a whopping great picture on the front of the telegraph the week of their retirement. he is mid 70s, which is a very fine age to be hanging up your headphones, as they say, and i do think this week has been a really grim weekfor do think this week has been a really grim week forjournalism in this country. we have had some horrific stories about low standards in journalism, whether talking about ben stokes, gareth thomas, they have both been at the rough end of some very nastyjournalism,

but at the end, what we got was a glimpse of the softer side ofjohn humphrys.g. thank you. and that's it from me. good morning. david sillito, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's helen willetts. we do need some rain, it has been very dry, butjust for the moment let's enjoy some late summer sunshine because it has been, just like here at burton upon trent, across like here at burton upon trent, a cross m ost like here at burton upon trent, across most parts of the uk today with just one across most parts of the uk today withjust one or across most parts of the uk today with just one or two exceptions. in the shetland islands it has been a rather grey affair, but even here hopefully that weather front will move away for tomorrow. for most under the starry skies it will be cool yet again tonight, the lengthening nights allowing mist and fog to form. last night northern ireland, possibly southern scotland, northern and eastern england with temperatures dipping into single figures for most of us. a notably chilly morning, with fog which takes until nine

there is an acronym, abh, anyone but humphrys.rought to my attention last night, i immediately started... brought to your attention?! do you not read papers? this interview pretty much ended george entwistle's time as director—general at the bbc. have you ever regretted going too far with a politician? oh, yes, many times. have you ever said sorry afterwards? yes, interrupting is fine, inevitable, unless you want a party political broadcast. but when you get angry, which i have done once or twice, and i mean only once or twice, that is absolutely unforgivable. he has over the years upset politicians and divided listeners, but at the end, a glimpse of the softer side ofjohn humphrys. i am more proud than i can say that you have put up with me for so long. thank you and that's it from me. good morning. applause david sillito, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. good luck to john. good luck tojohn. i hope he will enjoy the relative why in. and here is chris with the weather. we will have a gorgeous day for many parts of the uk.

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but at the end, what we got was a glimpse of the softer side ofjohn humphrys.rom me. good morning. david sillito, bbc news. that's it from us. have a very good night. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm connie mclaughlin. teenage kicks. youngsters seal victores for arsenal and manchester united in the europa league ,but wolves couldn't cut it against braga. rangers and celtic fly the flag for scotland with a win at ibrox and a draw for in rennes. with less than 2a hours to go before the start of the rugby world cup, we'll see how tokyo is preparing for japan's opener with russia. welcome to the programme, we start with the europa league and there mixed fortunes for the english premier league sides. it was a memorable evening for two teenagers. arsenal's bukayo saka and manchester united's mason greenwood both scored as their teams won 3—0 and 1—0 respectively. wolves though lost 1—0 at home to braga. patrick gearey reports. in frankfurt this permit starts in the stands. these performances are choreographed. nothing else was quite so structured. i have been cha

but at the end, what we got was a glimpse of the softer side ofjohn humphrys.at's it from me. good morning. david sillito, bbc news. i hope he enjoys staying up beyond 9pm at night. now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. hello there. well, it's been a stunning day today. clear blue sunny skies in many cases thanks to our area of high pressure. but overnight, clear skies leading to a chilly one, and we'll get some mist and fog patches forming through the night as well. northern ireland, northwest england, southern and central scotland prime places for seeing some fog patches form. and it's going to be a cold night in the countryside, temperatures probably getting down to about 2 degrees or so. friday, cloudy start for shetland. otherwise, a few mist and fog patches slowly clearing. then some sunshine coming through. and if anything, it should feel warmer, with temperatures widely getting into the 20s. we'll see the weather brightening up in shetland as well as we go through the afternoon. start of the weekend, not looking too bad weather—wise

but at the end, what we got was a glimpse of the softer side ofjohn humphrys.d sillito, bbc news. now it's time for the weather with chris fawkes. hello there. thursday brought us a stunning day of whether, in many cases clear blue skies, pretty commonplace and more of the same over the next few days until we see the weather change and turn u nsettled the weather change and turn unsettled as we go through the weekend. before, this area of high pressure continues that fine sunny theme but some mist and fog patches early friday, northern ireland, north—west england particularly and the central belt and parts of southern scotland, mist and fog taking a while to clear out and then sunshine pretty much in cloud we've seen sunshine pretty much in cloud we've seen recently in shetland will ultimately start to get displaced into the afternoon so some sunshine to end the day. a warmer day, temperatures widely into the low 20s. weekend weather plus —— prospects, mixed fortunes. high pressure with us but easing to the near continent, south—east wins dragging warm out from

broadcasterjohn humphrys has presented his final edition of the bbc radio 4's today programme.ation as a tenacious interrogator of politicians. the bbc‘s director general, lord hall, said that while a lot has changed since the two started working at the brand new television centre many years ago, a lot has also stayed the same. finding the ways in which we can engage people through interviews, through ourjournalism, engage people through interviews, through our journalism, in engage people through interviews, through ourjournalism, in the stories that matter, is the common thread that has run straight through both of our careers. i think now... lam both of our careers. i think now... i am optimistic, i think there are more ways in which we can engage people with the debates that matter, the stories that matter, than when you and i wear in the television ce ntre you and i wear in the television centre many, many centuries ago.|j just want to say a big thank you to you on behalf of all of us, the people who have loved working with you, the people who have put up with you, the peo

iam more humphrys. am more proud than i can say that you have put up with me for so long, thank you and that is it from me. good morning. applause david sillito, bbc news. now look at the weather. clear blue skies for many, i want to move to north wales. the scene in north wales earlier this morning. not a cloud in the sky, the weight for most parts of the uk. in scotland, thicker areas of cloud. some has been quite low. earlier today in argyll, thicker cloud, bringing drizzle. the cloud for most of mainland scotland clearing out of the way, some sunshine coming through, should brighten up in the hebrides. for orkney and shetland, thicker cloud even threatening drizzle. still in the sunshine for most of us. with the sunshine for most of us. with the wind light, very pleasant afternoon. overnight, clear skies, light winds, mist and fog patches forming, turning the key for a time in north—west england, northern ireland, scotland well —— turning murky. temperatures in the towns and cities between seven and

anyway these histories are tied together, john humphrys talking about recruitment within the bbc andral in another way and he is not aiming at one particular television station. but he is saying that overall, despite all the money that has been spent on this to correct it, it is still wrong. he thinks that all the money should be spent on actual commissioning programmes that properly represent people, rather than getting token gestures of making sure that you have examined of black people interviewed and then not appointing them. and he says that —— that you have x amount of black people interviewed. 20 minutes ago wejust of black people interviewed. 20 minutes ago we just spoke to the producers of the american factory and the other must have said that we need to see people on film look like everyday people —— obamas have said that we need to see people who look like everyday people. and if you do not see people who look like you, why would you think that has a careerfor you? why would you think that has a career for you? and you cannotjust drop them into productions that do not work

and john humphrys has presented his final edition of radio 4's today programme after 32 years on theng you his closing words. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. david cameron has revealed for the first time how he sought the queen's help during the scottish referendum of 2014, admitting he asked her to "raise an eyebrow" over the question of independence. speaking to the bbc in the new two—part series, the former prime minister says he approached the queen fearing he could lose the vote which would see scotland leaving the union. the queen later spoke to a well—wisher of her desire for people to think very carefully about their future. our deputy political editor john pienaar reports. 19,000. the moment in 2014 david cameron realised the union was safe, for a time anyway. the referendum campaign for scottish independence had been defeated. everybody happy? yes, thank you. are we running? but now, david cameron has told the bbc how, after a startling opinion poll suggested most scots wanted independence, the queen hinted openly at her concern, and how he had a hand in it. i r

after 32 years, john humphrys presented his last today programme

he has been talking tojohn humphries on the today programme on radio 4.ow, for poland there is no more important value than freedom, so thatis important value than freedom, so that is our dream, that everyone can travel and live where they want. but also my dream is that polls should feel the best dream in their own country, and the polish ambassador not only has two, but i want to encourage poles to come back. but the other thing is that if they want to stay, they have to apply for settled status. do you think that in some cases they simply haven't got around to doing it? it's not necessarily that they want to go back to poland but that they haven't thought it is terribly urgent to apply for status to stay here? the first issue is that many people do not realise that they have to register. as you mentioned, they live here for many years. there are a lot of generations going back at least to the second world war while living here, and even if they have resident status, they still have to register in this settlement status procedure. poland's ambassador to

referendum campaign.well earlier this morning mr cameron defended his actions — speaking tojohn humphrysome out in the programme, alex salmond saying her majesty would be a proud monarch of an independent scotland, this concerned me because obviously my side of the argument couldn't say anything about that. i had conversations with private secretaries and the like but i never asked for anything improper to be said or done. mr cameron also defended his decision to call the brexit referendum, despite the outcome not being what he had hoped. if you are asking me do i accept a big share of the blame for the difficulties we face in our country, doi difficulties we face in our country, do i think about it every day, does it pay me enormously to see our politics frozen and society divided, yes it does and i do take my share of responsibility for that, of course. not relieving the country unprepared? i don't think there was a huge amount more that could have been done that setting out the alternatives, recognising then that i wasn't the right person to take the country forward, giving a new prim

the front page also features a photo of bbc broadcasterjohn humphrys, who is presenting radio 4's todayg. "just sort our nhs" is the headline for the metro. it carries a picture of furious father 0mar salem confronting borisjohnson during a hospital visit yesterday. the guardian reports that saudia arabia has displayed wreckage that it claims proves iranian involvement in the attack on two oil facilities last weekend. the picture is of climate activist greta thunberg, who has been speaking to members of congress in new york. and finally, "loch yes monster" is the sun's headline. the article says experts think a huge eel—like creature which has been filmed in loch ness really is the monster. do we have pictures of those? do you wa nt to do we have pictures of those? do you want to see the "loch yes monster"? it is the big thing in the background... hold on, blink and you will miss it. so in my inexpert view, given what we were talking about golfers, it all depends on how big the foreground fish is. and the fish was nonplussed about it. why do you assume you should be scared of a big deal

but, at the end, what we got was a glimpse of the softer side ofjohn humphrys. i can say that you have put up with me for so long. thank you. and that's it from me. good morning. david sillito, bbc news. now on bbc news, our world: the good struggle. bell tolls. knocking. singing. bell tolls. singing. hello there. temperatures are set to climb over the next couple of days. friday morning will start off with some fog patches in places but that should tend to lift and clear fairly quickly and then we'll see a lot of sunshine and some real warmth as well. high pressure is centred just about here. you can see the winds rotating around it in a clockwise direction. the high pressure keeping the rain—bearing cloud at bay for the time being out in the atlantic. one or two fog patches across southern scotland. northern england could be the odd dense patch of fog, some potentially for northern ireland as well but as we go through the day, any fog will lift and we will see patches of cloud drifting northwards but a lot of sunshine across most parts of the uk and temperatur