will gompertz reports.iration, continuous appropriation and exchange between the islamic world on the west. a near conversation between two cultures, whose artists were intrigued and influenced by each other. so, this room demonstrates the cultural exchange between the west and the east, or the west and the orient. two dishes, which you would think are made at the same time, because they're nearly identical. but this one, here, was actually made in the 19th century. this was made by a french ceramicist and his name was theodore deck. this one here was made in turkey, and this was actually made in the 16th century. so, you can see that theodore deck, here, nearly 300 years later, has done a very good job at imitating this. the central room in the exhibition confronts a central issue in the show, which is the way that western artists controversially painted the islamic world in the 19th century — depicting it as the romantic orient, exotic and quaint. depicting it as the romantic 0rient, exotic and quaint. co

will gompertz, bbc news. he certainly has. now it is sport today.ive from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme... stark results on the link between heading and brain injuries. a study suggests ex—professional footballers could be more at risk from dementia. the gunners fail to fire. arsenal are beaten by promoted side sheffield united in monday's english premier league game. and back to where it all began. roger federer delights his home crowd on his return to the swiss indoors in basle. hello and welcome to the programme. more on monday's surprise result from the english premier league to come. but first, a landmark study in the uk suggests ex—professional footballers are three and half times more likely to die from dementia. research over nearly two years by a specialist brain injury group at scotland's glasgow university said there was also a rise in the risk of alzheimer's, motor neurone disease, and parkinson's. the study began after claims the former england forward jeff astle, died due to repeated head trauma. the bbc‘s health ed

will gompertz, bbc news. ido i do love those classic actors, looking forward to that film. early on sunday. absolutely beautiful, some of them quite interesting as well for stops some of them obviously advertisements for certain companies but anyway it is a final day of the international balloon fiesta. it takes place in albuquerque in new mexico. and it is voluminous from all over the blood, not just from voluminous from all over the blood, notjust from america, voluminous from all over the blood, not just from america, they voluminous from all over the blood, notjust from america, they gather in america to show off their balloons but it‘s an annual event, it is now in 47th year. i do love hotair it is now in 47th year. i do love hot air balloons as well. a lot of love today from me. that‘s it from me. you can reach me on twitter — i‘m @bbcmaryam. goodbye, thank you for watching. hello. the weekend brought us a pretty unsettled spell, quick changeable weather. many places saw some rain, particularly on sunday. this was the scene as the sun set on sunday evening over london

will gompertz, bbc news. now on bbc news: the travel show, with lucy hedges. to the travel show, with me, lucy hedges, coming to you from the jungle in northern rwanda, where i'm hoping to catch a glimpse of one of the world's most majestic creatures. rwanda, despite its diverse wildlife and natural beauty, has for decades been an unlikely tourist destination. 25 years ago, the genocide here grabbed international headlines. over 800,000 people were killed in inter—ethnic violence injust 100 days. but a quarter of a century on, and rwanda has become one of africa's bucket list destinations. and its biggest draw, the furry, curious cousin to us humans, the mountain gorilla. so i have been promised a chance of a date with a silverback gorilla... ifeel like i should help them push. ..that is, if i ever make it up the mountain. oh my god, be careful! yeah, yeah, yeah! i'm standing here at the foothills of rwanda's volcanoes national park, which is the home and sanctuary of 20 troops of gorilla. it is very exciting, off we go. the park is part of the larger virunga

will gompertz, bbc news. that's all from me. now on bbc one it's time for the news where you are.we take a look at the forthcoming week's weather and see whether it matches up hello. this is bbc news. iam martine i am martine croxall. a demonstration has been held at stormont to mark 1,000 days since the collapse of the northern ireland assembly. the event took place as it was revealed that assembly members claimed more that 200 and £80,000 in travel expenses between april 2018 and march this year. jayne mccormack has more. singing. # stop their wages.# it is an unwanted milestone, 1000 days without any form of government in northern ireland. mlas have not been able to pass laws or hold debates since stormont collapsed but they are still entitled to their salaries and travel expenses. no action, no work but they're getting paid and i am fed up. what is your message to the politicians? get up off your backside and go back to work, stop sweating the small stuff and get on with the things that are important. new figures show that from april 2018 until march this year mlas claimed £28

will gompertz, bbc news. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. — i'm james pearce. the headlines this evening... this is the new head coach of england's men cricketers. we look at the credentials of chris silverwood — as he replaces trevor bayliss in the topjob. that feeling of frustration when you're playing andy murray and he's starting to rediscover his form. emotions running high in shanghai as murray wins again. and england wait for news on the fitness of billy vunipola while an incoming typhoon threatens this weekend's rugby world cup matches. hello and welcome to sportsday. in most sports if you were taking over a team that was already world champions you'd think that the only from there was down, but not with english cricket. chris silverwood, the new head coach of the men's team,

will gompertz, bbc news. ido i do love to robert the niro.able weather. many places saw some rain, particularly on sunday. this was the scene as the sun set on sunday evening over london. fairly dramatic skies and big shower clouds around. more of that unsettled weather over the next week or so. things remaining unsettled through the week ahead. further spells of rain at times, but it's not going to be a washout this week. there will be some sunshine on offer too. what we're going to have today, we've got low pressure moving in from the west, bringing some rain to northern ireland, and also a waving weather front heading in towards the south—east. monday morning, that means we could well have heavy showers from the word go across the likes of kent, perhaps sussex as well. these showers in the south—east push their way north through the day. they'll be hit and miss, not everywhere seeing them, but if you do catch these showers, they could be heavy, bringing thunderstorms with quite a lot of lying surface water as well. some fairly persistent r

billy connolly there talking to our arts editor, will gompertz.lf a month's rainfall in the last 2a hours. as far as the ground is concerned, and is already very wet, and there is more rain in the forecast for this weekend, not everywhere, not all the time, but where the rain falls on sodden ground, there is an ongoing risk of flooding. this is earlier on today, and bands of rain have been pushing across england and wales. a narrow band drifting south—east at the moment. plenty of showers have been pushing into the north—west of the uk and, through this evening and tonight, we keep that feed off showers into the north—west, and outbreaks of rain continuing to pulse on and off in the south. in between, some clear spells, and in the north—east of scotland it could turn chilly, two or three degrees. more generally, six to 12, and the winds will be easing. into tomorrow, this band of cloud and rain will be dragging its heels, the rain coming and going all day across southern parts of england, at times going back into the midlands, wales and east angli

will gompertz, bbc news.ilm. let's talk about your responses to our question today about the proposal to get rid of frequent flyer programmes, or air miles. this was an idea put forward to the uk government is away for uk government to meet its carbon emission targets, to try to reduce excessive flying. so, margot in chicago got in touch. hello, margot. she says this is another consumer focused proposal, the solution should be aimed at businesses who caused the problem. she says people with the most miles applying for business, they are not going to be swayed by emissions reporting, even if they have the best intentions. many others have been in touch. plenty of you note that actually, once again, consumers are being targeted with either more tax proposals or other ideas to try to reduce their carbon footprint. two weeks into october in some parts of the country have not seen a dry day yet. we had a lot of rain around. that we can brought more spells of heavy rain for some of us. this was the picture is the s

will gompertz reports.aid out before us, 500 years of inspiration, appropriation and exchange between the islamic world and the west. a near conversation between two cultures, whose artists were intrigued and influenced by each other. so, this room demonstrates the cultural exchange between the west and the east, or the west and the orient. two dishes, which you would think are made at the same time, because they're nearly identical. but this one, here, was actually made in the 19th century. this was made by a french ceramicist and his name was theodore deck. this one here was made in turkey, and this was actually made in the 16th century. so, you can see that theodore deck, here, nearly 300 years later, has done a very good job at imitating this. the central room in the exhibition confronts a central issue in the show, which is the way that western artists controversially painted the islamic world in the 19th century — depicting it as the romantic 0rient, exotic and quaint. colonial powers like great brita

will gompertz, bbc news. ountry, years after a former refugee found it in the netherlands. sirak asfaw who fled oppression in ethiopia during the 1970s, discovered the crown back in 1998 — and knew it had been stolen. he's been looking after it since. the bbc‘s victoria uwonkunda has more. locked away for safety, this priceless 18th—century crown will $0011 priceless 18th—century crown will soon be sent back home to ethiopia. found thousands of miles away in the netherlands, the story of its discovery reads like a mystery book. an ethiopian refugee says he stumbled upon the crown in a suitcase left by a visitor. he held onto it for another two decades because, he says, it was not the right time to send it back. it was not easy to wait for such a long period of time. and, eventually, we are there. and so i'm glad that we have a new administration and the crowd is going back home. this gilded copper crown features images ofjesus christ gilded copper crown features images of jesus christ and gilded copper crown f

that was billy connolly speaking to will gompertz. now, look at the weather.t looking ideal, very changeable, a mixed picture throughout the uk, but there is some sunshine on offer too. we will concentrate on the rainfall first, it could be quite heavy again across southern areas of the uk, already the west country has seen a fair bit of rain in the last 2a hours, there could be some flooding during the next day or so again from this weather front that stretches right out from the atlantic across into germany and the baltic as well, it is kind of stuck here, a conveyor belt of cloud and moisture that keeps bringing more and more rain, pushed by quite a powerful jetstream, it is stuck in this place whereas to the south of the jetstream across a large chunk of the continent, they are enjoying some fine, warm autumn weather. but here in the uk we have that autumn chill. so for the early hours we have cloud and rain across the south, central parts of the uk, clear spells here, whereas scotland and northern ireland a scattering of showers. in the south it is still

will gompertz, bbc news. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are.kerrins. your headlines tonight: a big scalp at bramall lane as the blades see off the gunners for their biggest win since returning to the premier league. celebrations for chichester city, the lowest—ranked side get a bye into the second round of the fa cup. and the woes continue for kyle edmund — now eight straight defeats for the former british number one. hello and welcome to sportsday. welcome along to sportsday on a memorable evening for sheffield united. they claimed a stunning win over arsenal at bramall lane to move into the top half of the premier league table. summer signing lys moussett made his first start for the club and was the one to score the decisive goal, giving the club their biggest win since returning to the top flight. austin halewood watched the action. young, or old, sheffield united fans have waited a long time to have nights like this, back at bramall lane, after 12 years away, they are testing themselves against the best round once again, but, when you do,

will gompertz, thank you very much.mith tonight as she bids to become the first british female to win a world sprint title. the 23—year—old is the favourite in the women's 200 metres final — just three days after she took silver in the 100 metres. it's already been a good day for british athletes, with katarina johnson—thompson starting her quest for gold in the heptathlon with a personal best in the hurdles. our correspondent natalie pirks reports from doha. britain has a proud heritage when it comes to the heptathlon. but katarina johnson—thompson has been walking in shadows for years. here, she hopes to shine on the global stage. for her first event of seven, she was alongside her biggest rival, the world and olympic champion, nafi thiam. johnson—thompson soon pulled clear with the perfect race. and pressure soon gave way to joy. a rare show of happiness, and no wonder. she just shaved two tenths of a second off her all—time best, to go 40 points clear of thiam. in two hours' time, history graduate dina asher—smith b

our arts editor will gompertz has the story.explore a world of theatre with bp's £5 tickets. this is the video the royal shakespeare company made to promote its bp sponsored subsidised tickets for 16 to 25—year—olds, who appeared happy with the deal at the time. it opens up a whole new world for you. such a variety of things, it's brilliant. it's the rsc and it's £5. you can't really say no to an offer like that. though not so much now, according to the rsc, which said in a statement... and so, today, it abruptly ended its relationship with the oil and gas giant. i don't believe that it's going to affect the number of people who can access the arts. i think the money is available. it'sjust this campaign has been about drawing an ethical red line around companies who are directly benefiting from climate crisis. bp said it was dismayed by the decision. i'm disappointed. i think the issue of climate change is probably the defining issue of ourera. we believe very strongly that the way the world is going to find a solution to this i

will gompertz, bbc news.s of the competition. liverpool, the defending champions, eventually overcame salzburg at anfield 4—3, having led 3—0 at one stage. mo salah scored the winning liverpool goal. meanwhile, in france, a second—half goal gave chelsea a 2—1 win against lille. for both the english sides it was their first victories in this season's tournament. at the world athletics championships in doha, dina asher—smith has become the first british woman to win a world sprint title. the 23—year—old took gold in the women's 200 metres final. it was already a good day for british athletes, with katarina johnson—thompson starting her quest for gold in the heptathlon, and she takes an overnight lead into day two. our sports correspondent natalie pirks is there. well, dina may have been the red—hot favourite but with that expectation comes huge pressure to deliver a result and boy did she stop a british national record and a time that would have won her four of the last five goals at the world championships. li

will gompertz, bbc news. time for a look at the weather.f london. it is another day of cloud and showers in my part of london. not for all of us, it is half term for everybody. it will not be the same everywhere. it has been a case of umbrellas in felixstowe. in the south east it is still rain and drizzle at the moment, but that will fade away and later on the rain will come into the north—west of scotland. elsewhere, it will be a cool night and temperatures are down to single figures. with the ground work across parts of england and wales and with the clear skies, it could be a misty and damp start initially. but many southern areas will have a brighter day than today. clearer in northern england and ireland, but cloudy and wet and windy in scotland. it will not be a cold day, temperatures up on today. it should feel reasonably pleasant for this time of the year. the wettest weather on wednesday is in northern ireland and western scotla nd northern ireland and western scotland and it will become heavy and persistent. away from that, many s

scorsese's latest, the irishman, is about organised crime in post—war america. 0ur arts editor will gompertzhis actors. management can only fire a driver on very specific charges, so, do you ever show up late? no. drink on the job? no. do you every hit anybody? 0n thejob? yeah. i don't think so. it's about power, it's about power, love, betrayal, and then ultimately, the price you pay for the life you lead. i'm here to defend you, right? right. we could not get any financing from the hollywood studios. what do you want? like, do you want to know if i did it or not? nobody was interested in making a film with me and bob any more. i just don't think they thought the audience was there. the biggest theme going through the whole thing is, of course, it's about old age. old age. yeah? it's about the ageing process and looking back on our lives. the ageing process, yes, the ageing process, ultimately. without scaring an audience, saying, we don't want to go and see a film about old age! the way around that problem was to go high—tech and digitally de—age, by several decades, the three septuagenari

he met our arts editor will gompertz in his home city of glasgow to talk about his comedy, scotland,ho lives in a council house. he says, "what do you reckon you would get if you sold your house?" and davey says, "about 60 days." laughter. this particular theatre, the kings, is very good because it's vertical. it's got three gods and the sound tends to come at you like a wall. "yes, i do." "i do know you." i said, "do you think we could go in?" do you think, "actually, do you know what, i'd like to give it one more go, i'd like another night here?" yes. but not right now. i'm not ready. "i know you!" "i know where i know you from." i said, "where am ifrom?" "eton. i know you from eton." i feel different. my mind works differently. i don't know if i can do it with my mind in the state that it's in. and i drool... that's a recent one. it's another gorgeous side of parkinson's disease. it's a little surprise every month. and this month's surprise is drooling. "jojoba." i said, "what's jojoba?" in glasgow that's the month before november. laughter. scotland's in great shape. politically,

will gompertz, bbc news. sissons, who has died at the age of 77. his career in broadcastjournalism spanned more than four decades. he was the first presenter of channel 4 news, and during his time at the bbc he presented question time. the bbc‘s director—general, lord hall, described him as one of the most recognisable and well—respected faces of television news. 0ur correspndent liso mzimba looks back at his career. for decades, peter sissons was one of the huge names of television news. good evening. you are watching channel 4 news. it's just after 5am in the morning, shortly after dawn. he reported from around the world for itn, after losing both legs covering the war in nigeria he eventually moved into the studio as a newscaster. he began his career as a correspondent for itn, reporting from around the world, before becoming an itv newscaster. admired for holding public figures to account, even in the most difficult of circumstances. in 1989 he moved to the bbc, replacing sir robin day as the presenter of

will cost £181 billion. our personal finance correspondent, simon gompertz explains. pension she expected. this woman is 65 years old and will not get her pension until november and she has been desperate for cash and had nothing to feed her collie. the only thing i had was the foodbank and some very good neighbours of mine who knew how much i thought ofjess, they brought around since of dog food for him. what difference would it have made if you had the state pension? you could have had the heating, food, hot food, you could have had a shower, a bath. it makes me angry... it makes me very emotional. the women affected so far, one in the 1950 number 3.8 millions and some have lost up to 40,000 pounds in pension. the women who brought this case do not have a problem with men and women having the same pension age but they argued they were not given enough notice and that that amounts to sex discrimination. when they started their judicial amounts to sex discrimination. when they started theirjudicial review injune, they said they pension should be backdated to the age of

will it be as popular? that depends how much we pay by cards or mobile phone instead. simon gompertz, bbc news, margate. continues its offensive against kurdish forces in northern syria — there are reports of heavy fighting in the central border region, and seven civilian deaths. boris johnson is meeting the irish prime minister today — to try to find a solution to the brexit deadlock president trump says officials will speak to the american woman who claimed diplomatic immunity after a crash resulted in the death of teenager harry dunn. here's your business headlines on afternoon live. nissan's european operations, which include plants in britain and spain, will not be sustainable if britain's departure from the eu leads to 10% tariffs on vehicles. thats according to the car—makers european chairman the economy appears to have avoided recession, with output growing by 0.3% in the three months to august. according to the ons, who produced these figures, a rise in film and tv production helped boost activity in the services sector, offsetting a disappointing performance form manufacturing. the owner of t

the polymer note will be in circulation from the beginning of next year. our personalfinance correspondent, simon gompertzery that bears his name, the new turner £20 on show, ready for launch in february. the £20 is our most used and forwards banknote, so getting it right is important. we have to get this right. it is the most secure note we have ever produced. pleasing polymer we've been able to add additional security features, there are multiple foils, multiple windows, lots of ways that you can determine that this is a real £20. the new £20 note, whichjumps out immediately, the big one immediately as turner himself, his self—portrait, and in any vessel which stood behind hms victory at the battle of trafalgar, and importantly, the security features. two clear see—through windows, that is new and hard to forwards, and where there is oil, it is now in two colours, gold and blue. —— doyle. so what do the people think of the new £20? i recognise this guy, turner and the margate lighthouse. do you like it? yeah, i do. plastic. is that 0k? well, it like it? yeah, i do. plastic. is that ok? well, it can flic

the polymer note will be in circulation from the beginning of next year. our personal finance correspondent simon gompertzp loved so much, and in the gallery which bears his name, the new turner 20 on show ready for its launch in february. the 20 is our most used and most forged banknotes are getting it right is important. we have to get this know rate, it is the most secure know we have ever used, by using polymer we have been able to add additional security features, there are multiple files and windows and lots of ways you can determine this is a real 20. the new £20 know, what jumps determine this is a real 20. the new £20 know, whatjumps out immediately looking at the big were —— the big one is turner himself, his self—portrait, and the navy vessel which stood behind hms victory at the battle of trafalgar. and these security features. two create see—through windows that is new and ha rd to see—through windows that is new and hard to forge. and whether it's foil, it is now in two colours, gold and blue. so what are the people of margate think of the new 20? you recognise this guy? yes, turner. the mar

simon gompertz, thank you. in a moment we will up has victoria derbyshire got coming up on her programme at ten o'clock? that morning. it is halloween, the day the uk was meant to be leaving the eu. -- day the uk was meant to be leaving the eu. —— good morning. we are coming out of the eu on october 31, come what may. can you make a promise today to the british public that you will not go back to brussels and ask for another delay to brexit? yes, i can. i would rather be dead in a ditch. we will talk to you voters about how brexit will affect the way you intend to vote in the general election. also on the programme today: in 30 days we will be able to get a prescription. that is so good. that is the moment last week that beth's daughter isabel found out that orkambi, a life changing cystic fibrosis drug will soon be available on the nhs in england. but it won't be available in wales. we speak to one family desperately hoping a deal can be done there as well. join us live at ten o'clock on bbc two, the bbc news channel and online.

gompertz, bbc news. and human rights lawyer working for extension rebellion asked them to with draw an order restricting protest action or it willd has already led to 105,000 arrests including the co—founder who was arrested after climbing onto the entrance of the department for transport. the duke and duchess of cambridge have met pakistan's prime minister imran khan on the first full day of their visit to the country. the former cricketer was a friend of princess diana's and knew prince william as a child. secunder kermani has been following the royal couple. a warning, his report does contain some flash photography. the royal trip kicked off with a visit to a school in islamabad. education, along with climate change, are understood to be the issues the duke and duchess of cambridge want to focus on in particular whilst in pakistan. they also met the country's prime minister, cricketer turned politician imran khan. for both countries, this is a key international relationship. in pakistan, this royal visit is being seen as an opportunity to highlight how much security has improved in recent years. the authorities here are keen

gompertz, bbc news. pressure is going on turkey over its attack on kurdish forces in northern syria. overnight the us imposed economic sanctions and this morning britain has announced that there willt back down from his campaign against what he describes as terrorists and wants to create a safe zone. casualties have been mounting, around 160,000 people have been forced from their homes. our correspondent reports... week two of the turkish invasion, and there is no let up. intense battles this morning in the syrian border town. turkish troops have pounded targets, but kurdish forces have fought back. turkey and the syrian fighters it supports have taken over 60 miles from the kurds they call terrorists. they have made a rapid advance, taking down kurdish control in key areas. the kurds have now called in help from the assad regime, giving his forces free rein into towns they lost seven years ago. it is compromise or genocide, said one kurdish commander. and a pull back has allowed some islamic state fighters the kurds were guarding to break free. state fighters the kurds were guarding to breakfree. this has said to be —— this is said to be an empty prison were somewhere being held,