welcome to breakfast, with steph mcgovern and charlie stayt. our headlines today: the former us president george bush sr has died at the age of 94. the news was announced in the past hour by his son george w bush, who described him as a man of the highest character. george h w bush was the 41stus president, and was vice president to ronald reagan. we will be live in the united states with the reaction. also this morning: another resignation over brexit. the universities and science minister, sam gyimah, quits, calling the prime minister's plan naive. aftershocks rock alaska, after a devastating earthquake strikes its biggest city. in sport: one of the biggest comebacks ever — that is how tyson fury sees his comeback to the ring, as he flexes his muscles for the last time before his heavyweight showdown with the man in the mask, deontay wilder. a right royal game of real tennis. i take on prince edward as he tries to breathe fresh life into a 600—year—old sport. good morning all. it is the first weekend of december, and it is a cloudy affaires f

welcome to breakfast with dan walker and steph mcgovern.a may warns another eu referendum would cause irreparable damage to british politics. but supporters of the vote insist it could be the only way of breaking the brexit deadlock. a father fights for his life after a house fire that killed his wife and two children in nottinghamshire. good morning. gearing up for the getaway. it is set to be the busiest winter wheat for britain's airports, so how are they making sure it all goes to plan?

coming up at 6am on breakfast, dan walker and steph mcgovern will have all the day's news, business androm bbc news. the latest headlines: the british government is continuing to insist that a parliamentary vote on its brexit deal will go ahead as planned on tuesday, despite significant opposition to it from mps and warnings that it may fail. a 26—year—old man has been remanded in custody in new zealand, charged with murdering a british backpacker. grace millane went missing more than a week ago. on sunday, police found a body they believe to be hers. politicians from 150 countries will gather in morocco later for a conference to endorse a united nations agreement on migration. however, several european governments and the united states have pulled out. the agreement will not be legally binding. let's look at the stories that are making the headlines in the global media. we begin with the times, and teresa may is facing the prospect of a leadership battle because of her brexit deal. the financial times now. it says deloitte has fired 20 uk partners over the past four years in a bullying

welcome to breakfast, with dan walker and steph mcgovern.: a city in lockdown, a gunman on the run, after at least three people are killed and a dozen injured at a christmas market in strasbourg. mounting pressure on theresa may as the likelihood of a vote of confidence in her leadership by conservative mps grows. 16,000 jobs and hundreds of contracts on the line. interserve, which does everything from cleaning hospitals to building schools, says it won't become another carillion. drama in the champions league, as liverpool and tottenham make it through to the last 16 — just. this was the moment alisson saved his side at anfield. if napoli had scored, liverpool were out. a late draw in barcelona was enough for spurs.

coming up at six o'clock on breakfast dan walker and steph mcgovern will have all the day's news, businessnd some special guests on bbc sports personality of the year. all that went on there late last night. all of that to come here at 6pm here on bbc one. —— six a.m.. this is the briefing from bbc news. the latest headlines: theresa may warns another eu referendum would cause "irreparable damage" to british politics. north korea warns the us state department that new sanctions could derail de—nuclearisation, permanently. the brazilian faith healer who sparked a manhunt, after being accused of assaulting hundreds of women, has turned himself in. now it's time for a quick look at how some of the day's stories are being covered around the world: we begin with france and le figaro. it reflects on the weekend protests by the so—called ‘yellow vests'. president macron has announced some concessions but the paper says the problems that motivated the demonstrators in the first place are still around. to italy next where bloomberg is covering the story of the government's budget showdown with the

welcome to breakfast, with dan walker and steph mcgovern.the case of murdered british backpacker grace millane appears in court. new zealand's prime minister gives a tearful apology to the family. your daughter should have been safe here, and she wasn't, and i'm sorry for that. theresa may comes under intense pressure to delay tomorrow's crucial vote on brexit, as she makes a final push to win over wavering mps. wales is one of the biggest recipients of eu funding, but voted narrowly to leave. i'm in the busy port of holyhead to find out how what happens in westminster could have an impact here.

hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and steph mcgovern. of this morning's main news. the former american president, george bush senior, has died aged 94. he served in the oval office between 1989 and 1993, succeeding ronald reagan, before losing out to bill clinton. he made a fortune in the oil business in texas and also became head of the cia. in april, he was admitted to a hospital intensive care unit with an infection, a week after the death of his wife barbara. his son, george w. bush, who also became president, released this statement a short time ago. he described his father as a man of the highest character and said he was the best dad any son or daughter could ask for. president trump has paid tribute this morning, he said his example lived on and would "continue to stir future americans to pursue a greater cause". the former american president barack obama has also paid tribute, he said america had "lost a patriot and humble serva nt". in the last hour, sirjohn major has his own personal tribute, saying that above all else, george

good morning, welcome to breakfast with steph mcgovern and charlie stayt.ichael have all the sport. main story. the former american president, george bush senior, has died aged 94. he served in the oval office between 1989 and 1993, succeeding ronald reagan, before losing out to bill clinton. he made a fortune in the oil business in texas and also became head of the cia. in april, he was admitted to a hospital intensive care unit with an infection, a week after the death of his wife barbara. his son, george w bush, who also became president, released this statement a short time ago. he described his father as a man of the highest character and said he was the best dad any son or daughter could ask for. president trump has paid his tribute in the last couple of hours, he said his example lived on and would "continue to stir future americans to pursue a greater cause". the former american president barack obama has also paid tribute, he said america had "lost a patriot and humble serva nt". i think he was a fundamentally decent man. i worked on his campaign i

welcome to breakfast, with dan walker and steph mcgovern. our headlines today: the suspect in the case of murdered british backpacker grace millane appears in court. new zealand's prime minister gives a tearful apology to the family. your daughter should have been safe here, and she wasn't, and i'm sorry for that. theresa may comes under intense pressure to delay tomorrow's crucial vote on brexit, as she makes a final push to win over wavering mps. wales is one of the biggest recipients of eu funding, but voted narrowly to leave. i'm in the busy port of holyhead to find out how what happens in westminster could have an impact here. in sport: the premier league says anyone racially abusing players deserves to be punished. it comes after scenes during saturday's game at chelsea involving manchester city striker raheem sterling. how crisp packets can be recycled into garden furniture and fence posts. good morning from hampton court palace. look at it, all lit up the festive season. the weather is pretty cold across scotland and northern ireland

welcome to breakfast with dan walker and steph mcgovern. our headlines today: theresa may warns another eu referendum would cause irreparable damage to british politics. but supporters of the vote insist it could be the only way of breaking the brexit deadlock. a father fights for his life after a house fire that killed his wife and two children in nottinghamshire. good morning. gearing up for the getaway. it is set to be the busiest winter wheat for britain's airports, so winter wheat for britain's airports, so how are they making sure it all goes to plan? i'm at heathrow to find out. the 2018 sports personality of the year is geraint thomas. and geraint thomas is named as the 2018 sports personality of the year. there will hear from the man himself and get reaction from all the styles, as we go behind the stage in birmingham. —— we will hearfrom. plus: after stacey and kevin stole the show on saturday night, shirley ballas will be on the sofa to deliver her verdict on this year's strictly. good morning. it is a dry and chilly start today

welcome to breakfast, with steph mcgovern and charlie stayt. 0ur headlines today: the former us president who described him as a man of the highest character. george h w bush was the 41st us president, and was vice president to ronald reagan. we will be live in the united states with the reaction. also this morning: another resignation over brexit. the universities and science minister, sam gyimah, quits, calling the prime minister's plan naive. aftershocks rock alaska, after a devastating earthquake

welcome to breakfast, with dan walker and steph mcgovern. our headlines today: a city in lockdown, a gunman on the run, after at least three people are killed and a dozen injured at a christmas market in strasbourg. mounting pressure on theresa may as the likelihood of a vote of confidence in her leadership by conservative mps grows. 16,000 jobs and hundreds of contracts on the line. interserve, which does everything from cleaning hospitals to building schools, says it won't become another carillion. drama in the champions league, as liverpool and tottenham make it through to the last 16 — just. this was the moment alisson saved his side at anfield. if napoli had scored, liverpool were out. a late draw in barcelona was enough for spurs. and we go behind the scenes of the bbc‘s adaptation of les miserables. there is lots of drama, but no singing, to the disappointment of some. i... ican i... i can sing, but no one else seems to. i thought, god, i... i can sing, but no one else seems to. ithought, god, at last they have discovered that i can s

our thanks to steph mcgovern for providing wardrobe!king place into the case that took place in 2012. our correspondentjon donnison is at the old bailey for us now. it has just it hasjust come it has just come in the last ten minutes. he was 44 years old, seemingly in good health. a russian millionaire thing in the uk. he went out for a run in 2012, millionaire thing in the uk. he went out fora run in 2012, he millionaire thing in the uk. he went out for a run in 2012, he didn‘t come back, he collapsed and died. people have made suggestions that because he had been helping with a swiss investigation into a massive allegation of fraud and money—laundering in russia, that he might have died as a result of foul play. today, the coroner here said that there was no direct evidence that there was no direct evidence that he had been murdered, and no basis to believe that he had been poisoned. he said that he most likely died of a heart attack through natural causes was top my colleague has the background to the case. the 44—year—old was appare