tim muffett, bbc news. while we are on the subject of awards.hem for this track... black parade plays black parade was released injune in response to the killing by a white police officer of george floyd. its lyrics refer to police brutality and the black lives matter protests. her nominations increase her historic lead as the grammys‘ most—nominated female artist ever. you'll find lots more detail about the grammys on a website, including reaction from the weekend. that is all on the website or you can download the bbc news app. the old saying one man's trash is another one's treasure is especially true for this group of hikers in south korea. the group called clean hikers is dedicated to picking up trash from mountain parks and turning the collection into art. their latest creation is a collage of a crying cat tagged with the slogan "save the world". other works include images of a fish, bird, butterfly and a boy. after the works are created and documented, the garbage is thrown away in proper rubbish bins or is taken to be recycled. there is

tim muffett, bbc news. a canine hero. that's it for me and the team. hello again.king through the cloud, fiens sunsets to end the day particularly for eastern areas, but it was north wales that was the real milder spot in the country, 15 celsius, mild weather across most areas, contrast that with the rain that just wouldn't stop across scotland and northern ireland thanks to this weather front, this cold front, and as this pushes east over the next couple of days, colder air will be arriving across all parts of the country. back to what we have at the moment, that weather front is still bringing some splashes of rain across wales in western england. it will very gradually move eastwards, bringing rain into parts of the midlands and central and southern england before long. a few showers for northern ireland and scotland, otherwise with clear spells, cold, one or two areas with a touch of frost. our weather front continues to push eastwards but it gets stretched out between these two areas of low pressure, one in scandinavia and one in spain and portugal. so the fro

tim muffett reports.chools & communities. the pandemic might have made it harder to teach the game in person, but its popularity seems to be rocketing. chess has had a sort of a double boost now. the first thing that happened was during lockdown — lots of people started playing more board games, and chess was one of those. and there was another explosion of the game online. chess has very rarely been on television — there hasn't been a television programme about chess or a chess tournament since 1993, when nigel short played garry kasparov, so i think it's getting its moment now. tell the readers of life how it feels to be a girl among all those men. i don't mind it. chess isn't always competitive. chess can also be... ..beautiful. that's largely down to the queen's gambit — a huge hit on netflix. it's the story of beth harmon — a childhood chess prodigy. i think that the best thing about it, in a way, was the fact that it's a girl who beats all the boys, because if there's going to be a legacy from the q

tim muffett, bbc news.many of them for this track: black parade was released injune in repsonse to the killing by a white police officer of george floyd. its lyrics refer to police brutality and the black lives matter protests. her nominations increase her historic lead as the grammys' most—nominated female artist ever. she is tied with sir paul mccartney for the second most nominations ever, the people who have more, with 80 each are quincy who have more, with 80 each are quinchones and jay z. hello again. we had some big weather contrasts across the uk on tuesday, england and wales, a lot of dry weather with some sunny spells breaking through the cloud, some fine sunsets to end the day particularly for eastern areas, but it was north wales that was the real mildest spot in the country, 15 celsius, mild weather across most areas. contrast that with the rain that just wouldn't stop across scotland and northern ireland, thanks to this weather front, this cold front, and as this pushes east over the next coup

tim muffett, bbc news.s track: music "black parade" was released injune in repsonse to the killing by a white police officer of george floyd. its lyrics refer to police brutality and the black lives matter protests. her nominations increase her historic lead as the grammys' most—nominated female artist ever. i think she is tying now with sir paul mccartney for the most nominations of all time. the old saying one man's trash is another one's treasure is especially true for this group of hikers in south korea. the group called clean hikers is dedicated to picking up trash from mountain parks and turning the collection into art. their latest creation is a collage of a crying cat tagged with the slogan "save the world". other works include images of a fish, bird, butterfly and a boy. after the works are created and documented, the garbage is thrown away in proper rubbish bins or is taken to be recycled. that is just about it for now, there is much more for you on there is much more for you on the bbc website. a

tim muffett, bbc news.edicated to picking up trash from mountain parks and turning the collection into art. their latest creation is a collage of a crying cat tagged with the slogan "save the world". other works include images of a fish, bird, butterfly and a boy. after the works are created and documented, the garbage is thrown away in proper rubbish bins or is taken to be recycled. the group's leader believes their art attracts more people's attention than simply asking people not to litter. that is it for this edition of bbc news. good to have you watching. plenty more, of course, on oui’ watching. plenty more, of course, on our website. we will be back soon. see you soon. hello again. we had some big weather contrasts across the uk on tuesday. england and wales, a lot of dry weather with some sunny spells breaking through the cloud, some fine sunsets to end the day particularly for eastern areas, but it was north wales that was the real milder spot in the country, 15 celsius, mild weather across most ar

tim muffett, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor hello. the move southwards and eastward. pushing into northern and western england and wales, further south it'll stay dry with partly clear skies. a bit breezy here but that breeze still feeding mild airfor england or wales overnight into the morning. scotland and northern ireland with clearing skies and a much colder night with a touch of frost for one or two places, even some ice as we start the day. but a much brighter day in prospect here. sunshine and showers, brightening up in western england and wales after that slightly cloudy and damp start. to the midlands towards east anglia in the southeast, you start with sunshine, plenty of cloud around, rain, drizzle, coming and going through the day, the odd heavy burst of rain, holding on to the mild air here but much colder for the northwards and westwards, temperatures back into single figures. with clear skies that take us to wednesday night and that there is rain, get ready for the return of some widespread overnight frost and also some

tim muffett, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. any plans for november the 5th.atellite picture, a of cloud across the central portion and some across the central portion and some across the north. at the temperatures will be vastly different different. 10 degrees in parts of devon but in northern scotland it will be more warmer with

tim muffett, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. any plans for november the 5th. i was expecting a bit of a sparkle from you, simon. looking at the satellite picture, a of cloud across the central portion and some across the central portion and some across the north. at the temperatures will be vastly different different. 10 degrees in parts of devon but in northern scotland it will be more warmer with 16 degrees, 7 degrees above normal. the reason we are seeing the differences comes to where the air started off at the start of the month. this cold air across southern england sat across canada, where is this air across northern scotland were sat across the bahamas at the start of the month. that is why the temperature is also different. a lot of difference in the weather from place to place. early mist and fog clearing away with sunshine coming out. the central suede stays cloudy and taking a fort‘s bit of rain across the hills. but it it is the north—east of scotland, the northern highlands and the mariko seeing 16 degrees. overnight, it stays cloudy across north

tim muffett reports. kuno, the pdsa dickin medal. military honours for a remarkable dog. last year. he was supporting uk forces when they came under attack from al-qaeda extremists. he's been honoured because he performed exceptionally on the battlefield. exceptional courage, exceptional loyalty, devotion to duty, he did a fantastic job, save lives when it mattered. the ministry of defence have asked that kuno's handler at the time remains anonymous. i moved over to him and he was hobbling around and he was clearly in a bad way. his paw was all mangled up, it didn't look good. so we bandaged that up. he had what's called a through and through on his thigh, so the bullet has gone straight through his thigh and out the other side. you can see kuno's prosthetic limbs. they allow him to be mobile. he was actually the first serving military dog to be fitted with them. lots of challenges, various challenges, quite severe injuries, combination of injuries that were difficult to manage, individually they would have been very achievable but as a combination, they were a challenge.

tim muffett, bbc news.ty" when he sets out his spending plans later today. the chancellor will announce a £2.9 billion programme to help those who have become unemployed during the pandemic, but there could also be a pay freeze for some public sector workers. let's speak to paul nowak from the tuc, which represents 48 workers' unions in the uk. thank you for your time with us this morning. have you heard anything in terms of the pay freeze, the proposed pay freeze, as to who might be affected? there has been no formal confirmation or contact with government around any talk of a pay freeze or pay cap, naga. the reports we re freeze or pay cap, naga. the reports were some workers would be exempt, for example those working in the nhs. our messages you do need to invest injobs nhs. our messages you do need to invest in jobs and nhs. our messages you do need to invest injobs and in peoples livelihoods. an arbitrary pay freeze on millions of key workers, teaching assistants, refuse collectors, benefits agency wor

tim muffett is at a gym in south west london for us.. it's going to get even more difficult here. what are your thoughts about thursday, daniel? difficult here. what are your thoughts about thursday, daniel7m pretty sad, is having to close our doors on thursday. a lot of customers who will be upset with having to going into locked in for another month. we had just opened so we will be struggling for that period of time as well. how important our gym is notjust for physical health but also mental health? yes, definitely, working out and exercise are part of most people put my daily routines. not only from a physical standpoint but for mental aspects, people will be losing out. best of luck, i hope you get through it. now, furlough has been an important thing and a lot of members of staff here will be furloughed. but for those people like personal trainers who are effectively freelance, it's going to be very tricky. jamie, you're personal trainer. how tough is this going to be for you? really tough. being self employed it is difficult bec

tim muffett has more on this incredible dog.unman. fantastic dog as he was, he absolutely took that moment and, despite being hit by a couple of gunshot wounds, he managed to achieve what he set out to do, and he broke the deadlock and saved lives. the ministry of defence have asked that kuno's handler remains anonymous. i moved over to him and he was hobbling around and he was clearly in a bad way. his paw was all mangled up, it didn't look good. so we bandaged that up. he had what's called a through and through on his thigh, so the bullet has gone straight through his thigh and out the other side. kuno is being awarded the pdsa dickin medal. introduced in 1943, it's the highest award in animal can receive while serving in military conflict. as well as dogs, horses, pigeons and even a cat have previously been honoured. it's in commemoration of trying to honour that bond that society recognises it has with its animals, and the reliance it has on its animals. now thriving in retirement, kuno became the first military working dog

tim muffett, bbc news. 708 books entered.s based in the uk and ireland. shortlists feature ten debuts, four previously shortlisted authors, two all—female category shortlists and author ages ranging from 28—74. we can now speak to author jeff young — who is nominated in the biography category for his book, ghost town. it for his book, ghost town. is about growing up in li geoff, it is about growing up in liverpool. geoff, lovely to have you with us. ——jeff. in a record—breaking year, in terms of the number of entries you must be very very pleased. yes, it is really exciting. and kind of unexpected you know, we are a small press and i'm not exactly famous. it is great. you do a lot of writing, across radio, stage, film and tv, you have written for casualty, doctor, series that people know and love, and what has it been like the process of writing a book rather than writing for tv? well, to be honest in a way it was an extension ofa honest in a way it was an extension of a lot of the work i already do, a lot of stuff i do is ro

tim muffett has more on this incredible dog.s he was, he absolutely took that moment. and despite being hit by a couple of gunshot wounds, he managed to achieve what he set out to do and he broke the deadlock. and saved lives. the ministry of defence have asked that his handler remains anonymous. he was hobbling around and he was clearly in a bad way. his paws were mangled up. i had the band that up. a bullet had gone straight through his thigh and out of the other side. kuno is being awarded the pdsa dickon medel, introduced in 1943. it is the highest award an animal can receive serving in military conduct. dogs, pigeons and even a cat have previously been honoured. dogs, pigeons and even a cat have previously been honouredm dogs, pigeons and even a cat have previously been honoured. it is in commemorations of trying to honour that society recognises it has with its animals and the reliance it has on its animals. now thriving in retirement, kuno became the first military working dog to be fitted with custom—made prosthetic limb

breakfast‘s tim muffett has been checking out the story. get it?rity seems to be rocketing. chess has had a sort of a double boost now. the first thing that happened was during lockdown — lots of people started playing more board games, and chess was one of those. and there was another explosion of the game online. chess has very rarely been on television — there hasn't been a television programme about chess or a chess tournament since 1993, when nigel short played garry kasparov, so i think it's getting its moment now. tell the readers of life how it feels to be a girl among all those men. i don't mind it. chess isn't always competitive. chess can also be... ..beautiful. that's largely down to the queen's gambit — a huge hit on netflix. it's the story of beth harmon — a childhood chess prodigy. i think that the best thing about it, in a way, was the fact that it's a girl who beats all the boys, because if there's going to be a legacy from the queen's gambit, it's got to be that more parents will decide that this is a hobby choice for their daught

tim muffett, bbc news. of intensive searches, curators have now concluded they have probably been stolen and they've launched a public appeal for help in trying to find them. our arts correspondent rebecca jones has this exclusive report. imagine losing something in here. cambridge university library is vast. 200 kilometres of shelving, 10 million books, maps and manuscripts and amongst it all, two missing notebooks by charles darwin. each of these notebooks which are the same as the ones we are looking for, are about the size of a postcard. they are written in landscape so across the page and they have, of course, darwin's writing. the notebooks have been digitised but the originals have not been seen since november 2000 when they were taken to be photographed in a temporary studio in the university's grounds. it wasn't until two months later that librarians realised they were missing. they assume they'd been put back on a different shelf and there were a number of extensive searches. now, a new team think

tim muffett, bbc news. household under the previous rules, the rule of six indoors, but an outdoor space would have been allowed. they have only just invested almost £15,000 in these pods. helen and andrew, wave to us. what is sickening is a week later these doors have to close for at least four weeks, possibly longer. let's remind ourselves of the absolute roller—coaster hospitality has been on. in march they were told to close completely under the national lockdown, in july they could reopen but with social distancing in place and as long as they assisted with track and trace. in september, the ten o'clock curfew was introduced as well as the rule of six in england. in october the three tier system which meant some pubs had to close completely and mixed households were limited in lots of different parts of england. now in november, we are going right back to march. they have had the full breaks in northern ireland and they will come out of it in wales and scotland may follow. it is very complicated, not j

breakfast‘s tim muffett has been catching up with him.to. how are you going to be marking it? well, i remember every day — you know that, tim — i remember every day. and i can be up the cenotaph or over in normandy on that particular day because my mind is free. i go where i want to be. i have not been out of the house even twice since last march. and on remembrance day on the 11th, on wednesday, you have got a very special plan, haven't you? i am supposed to be taking a wreath from penzance and every station from cornwall to paddington. on my train — it is named after me — but i put it in the guards bag —— van, and this is the one that i'm putting on the train. can you see that? and then take it up to paddington station and lay it on the memorial on platform one, paddington. love is stronger than death. to live in hearts we leave behind is not to die. following in the footsteps of captain tom and michael ball, harry has also recorded a new song with aled jones. # let there be peace on earth # and let's begin with me now, tell us about th

breakfast‘s tim muffett is about to board one of them.ions and others wanting to mark their respect. i have been talking to vetera ns respect. i have been talking to veterans about what they think about this slightly different idea. i'm reginald charles, 97 and a half. it is most important that the younger folk know something of what happened. if it's forgotten, well, everything will be forgotten. reg was 18 when, in 1942, he joined the oxfordshire and buckinghamshire light infantry. over the next three years, he saw action in normandy, belgium and germany. reg, what do you think of this idea of putting of this idea of putting the wreaths on a train to be brought to london? i think it's a wonderful idea. i hope it works well. the unfortunate part about it, with the pandemic, a lot of we elders will not be able to present the wreath. ah, so that's the wreath that's going to be on the train? that's the wreath, yes. there is going to be around about 100 of these laid at paddington station. i'm so grateful to still be alive. i'm stan ford, i'

tim muffett, bbc news. we mentioned it a few minutes ago. the world puddle jumping championship.mps. let‘s take a look at the top three. she laughs ooh. how wet are you now?! three very different techniques. when you had the running jump and a big splash, i thought that was excellent and then you had the pure i°y excellent and then you had the pure joy of spending time in a puddle with your buddy. and then we saw the winner. a completely different technique, including rolling around in the puddle. and we can announce that the winner of this year‘s competition is three—year—old theo. he‘s with his dad aled, and competition judge, racheljames. good morning to you. what is happening? what is going on? looks like chaos. can we be the first ones to say, i hope you can hear us, well done on winning the championship. thank you. thank you. can you describe your technique for the jump you did? what did you do? ran. did you did? what did you do? ran. did you lie on the floor? yes. we watched the magnificent puddle jumping. explain the rolling over in the paddle, is that a normal thing? ——

tim muffett, bbc news.f covid—19 cases. the prime minister said the new restrictions will come into effect on saturday. he said he'd chosen to take what hecalled drastic‘ measures sooner rather than later. greece has reported fewer cases than most in europe, after an early lockdown in february. the prime minister of sweden, stefan lofven has announced he's self—isolating after a person close to him met with someone who later tested positive for coronavirus. mr lofven said the person, who he hasn't identified, has tested negative but on medical advicee, he and his wife would self—isolate. in a statement on social media he said "i am distance—working. we feel fine and do not have any symptoms". let's return to the us elections, and as we've been hearing, with seven key battleground states left to declare, democratjoe biden is inching closer towards winning the presidency. with me is ashtyn vickers, a first time voter from atlanta, georgia, who voted for biden. and also i'm joined byjesse fischer, another firs