commentators say this line—up of strictly, kate silverton apart, were a z list. but her brother. it is a juggernaut, whoever is on it, strictly. you are the a list! thank you very much for reviewing the papers today. you can see the front pages of the papers on the website. and it is also on the bbc iplayer. after the grey and damp weather this morning it looks like it will improve for some later today, but it has been a great start with rain around, breezy also and if anything it will get more windy across scotla nd it will get more windy across scotland later today and into tonight. low pressure between the uk and iceland is moving in, just to the north—west, sending stronger winds and frequent showers, but to the south the weather is quieter and on the south coast today it is looking beautiful. breezy around the coasts and quite breezy inland but plenty of sunshine on the way. then we will see showers almost anywhere from the midlands northwards, more frequent in the north of northern ireland, across scotland. gusty winds later in the western isles and through

at 10pm, kate silverton will be here with a full round up of the days news.st it's time for our world: colombia — a fragile peace. on the ground, up in the air, and off the coast, i've been travelling all around colombia to observe a fight for the future of this country. they see narco trafficking as an opportunity, and narco trafficiking is a global problem. it's a country still emerging from half a century of civil war, seeking stability and prosperity for its highly polarised population. many colombians are facing crippling poverty, crime, and extortion. now, a new government is questioning the terms of a recent deal that brought peace here, while old enemies fear a return to the hostilities of the past. has colombia defeated its demons? or is this a new and dangerous beginning? flying high above a lush and fertile valley, counter narcotics policemen grab sleep when they can. two years on from the peace deal with the insurgent farc guerrilla movement, they're still fighting a war — a war of drug—fuelled crime. coca production is at an all—time high. we're

at ten o'clock kate silverton will be here with a full round up of the days news.ndeavour... most people remember alex zanardi as a formula 1 driver. he suffered a horrific crash and lost both of his legs but he took to hand cycling and made headlines in london and rio at the paralympics, he won two gold medals and became a superstar. when i had my accident, somehow or another, alex zanardi rang me a couple of times, he'd been through something similar and gave me a bit of advice. now i know his story and what he went through and how he has coped with it, and what he's achieved, it's pretty impressive and when people ask me who motivated me, he is definitely one of those people. meet alex zanardi, a global superstar. from racing car to para—cycling champion, this man is always on a mission. today the veteran is on his way to meet britain's billy monger, fondly known in racing circles as billy whiz. this is a special day, it is their first meeting. there is my man. how are you doing. good to see you. it's nice to finally meet you. sorry if i don't get up but i'm sur

do stay with this year because coming up next with the national news on bbc one is kate silverton. good afternoon. former us presidents barack obama and george w bush have led tributes at a service for senatorjohn mccain at washington's national cathedral today. the vietnam war hero, who was one of america's most high—profile politicians, died a week ago from brain cancer at the age of 81. our north america correspondent, chris buckler, is outside the cathedral for us now. here to date there have been warm words from friends, family and past presidents. but obvious by his absence is the current president, donald trump. he was not invited and throughout the service he has been tweeting about trade deals and travelling to his golf course. but the family ofjohn mccain will not wa nt the family ofjohn mccain will not want that to distract from the celebration of his life. for almost four decades, john mccain served inside the capitol building. today, his body was carried from it. today, his body was carried from it. to begina today, his body was carried from it. to begin a finaljourney

kate silverton, bbc news, singapore. ——kate silver, bbc news, singapore.the only one to have introduced some rather inventive ways to tackle it. in 2007, the russian government declared the 12th of september the ‘national day of conception', in the hope that giving couples the day off from work would encourage them to do their bit... and if they did their bit well — with a resulting birth on russia s national day 12th of june, nine months later then there were all kind of prizes on offer... including refrigerators! produce child, win fridge. let us have a look at another one, this one was in denmark. yes. i love that one. that is a travel company advert and if you can prove that you conceived your child on holiday, you would even get cheaper holidays in the future and a three years' supply worth of baby goods. you have to try to get your population to get babies, go on holiday and perhaps more romance!” feel cheated, if i went home to mrs frazer and suggested we could have a holiday and a free fridge, i might be younger! you know it was notjust a holiday,

in a moment, viewers on bbc one willjoin kate silverton for a round up of the news.family of a former british soldier say he's been given a 7.5—year jail sentence in turkey because he helped kurdish forces in the fight against islamic state. joe robinson, who's 25, was arrested last year while on holiday in turkey and charged with terrorism offences. he'd previously helped kurdish fighters from the ypg, who the turkish authorities regard as terrorists. his family say he was volunteering as a medic. joe robinson's fiancee mira rojkan told me whyjoe was in turkey. we were on a family holiday with my mum and dad. i have family there so we went to see them last summer. and the allegations are that he was fighting against the so—called islamic state. you are saying that he was carrying out medical duties. he was never part of that. he was never part of that, he never fought during the time he was there. that was one month. there were no clashes. he was mostlyjust helping civilians and providing medical help. how easy at the moment? he was very shocked by the news yesterda

it has a picture of kate silverton on the front as well. strictly sta rts on the front as well.d changes to the divorce law in england and wales, saying the ‘revolution puts an end to the blame game'. borisjohnson's personal life is on the front pages of a few of the papers. the daily mail claims mrjohnson was cheating on his wife, marina wheeler, ‘at the height of the chequers crisis'. and the guardian claims a russian exile found dead in his london home had previously survived a poisoning attempt by two men from moscow. the paper says detectives are re—investigating the incident. margaret, let's talk about some of the stories inside. this is from the guardian newspaper, highlighting the trouble that many ministers have. they are given a brief and they've got to read up on it. but not all of them managed to do so? certainly, when they are given a brief, they often know very little, if anything, about the brief. in this case, karen bradley, the secretary of state for northern ireland, she admitted in an interview with the parliamentary magazine the house, she did not really know

there is kate silverton. she did very well. speaking of people who have made headlines for dancing. cheek, offered to share tips with the contestants. it comes after she showed off her dance moves during her recent trip to africa. somebody suggested we should look at those dance clips again and i said, no, too excruciating. do you know what. .. no, too excruciating. do you know what... no, no, too excruciating. do you know what. .. no, nobody no, too excruciating. do you know what... no, nobody cares. yes, they do! good to her. it fought -- good on herfor giving a go. broken racquets, a game docked, and more boos than a pantomime — it's fair to say last night's us open women's final was a first for tennis in more ways than one. there was plenty of emotion as naomi osaka secured herfirst grand slam title, but also much controversy after her opponent, serena williams, had a huge row with the umpire. former british number one annabel croft commentated on the game. she gave us her reaction. i don't think i have personally witnessed anything like the atmosphere and drama that unfolded at