hello, this is breakfast, with charlie stayt and mega munchetty. "give me a brexit deal i can defend at home", theresa may urges eu leaders. in a private speech over dinner in brussels, she calls on the other 27 to break the stalemate and start talking about trade. good morning. it's friday the 20th of october. a warning that mobile phone customers are routinely routinely overcharged for handsets they've already paid off in full. i'll have more in a few moments. 50,000 deaths linked to pollution in just one year. researchers say the uk ranks amongst the worst in europe. in sport, sinking in the premier league and still bottom of their europa league group. the only thing getting higher at everton is the pressure on ronald

koeman. tom hanks tells us hollywood has to change, as he becomes the latest star to speak out about the harvey weinstein allegations. iam i am saying that first we have to hear from everybody so that we understand how fast and how all—encompassing this was. and sarah has the weather. good morning. it is looking damp and breezy today, before turning increasingly wet and windy tomorrow, with the arrival of storm brian. i'll bring you all of the details in about 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story. theresa may has made a personal plea for european leaders to break the deadlock in the brexit negotiations. at a private dinner last night, the prime minister called for the talks to move on to the future of trade. but the german chancellor, angela merkel, said more work needed to be done before that could happen. adam fleming is in brussels. 0ur political correspondent chris mason is in westminster.

let's talk about what happened last night, adam. they say it was a private dinner, but nothing is private. what emerged from that? theresa may spoke for about five minutes on her perspective on brexit while leaders were having coffee, in between discussions about iran and future trade deals. she said she had listened to her eu leaders at the previous summit in brussels, heard their concerns and that's why she made her very constructive speech that she did in florence a month ago. she says she wanted to move onto trade talks as soon as possible. some people describe that asa possible. some people describe that as a plea that she made and she reminded all her fellow eu leaders that they would all have to come up with a final deal that they could sell to their publics at home. then in what felt like the middle of the night the german chancellor angela merkel made a press conference, where she said that the brexit negotiations were happening in a

constructive way, more positive than you would hear in the british media. then she talked about phase two, talking about trade, a —— and a possible transition deal. she said everybody wants a deal but the second phase could be even harder than the first phase of the brexit talks. rex it wasn't officially on the agenda for the summit. that is not until today —— rex app. they will discuss it with theresa may after they've all had breakfast together. now it's over to chris. good morning. it still feels like the middle of the night here and brexit is always on the agenda. there will bea is always on the agenda. there will be a keen awareness when theresa may gives a news conference, "the detail of what she has to say. it is a reminderof of what she has to say. it is a reminder ofjust how of what she has to say. it is a reminder of just how tricky of what she has to say. it is a reminder ofjust how tricky it is for theresa may, trying to keep as many people happy as possible, because there are divided views and divided instincts around her cabinet

table, around her party and of course she knows as well around the country. i guess she will hope that because negotiations have been quite clearly tough for her, plenty of european leaders want her to be doing more, especially on the money, she will hope to prove to an audience at home that she is fighting a good bargain for britain. at the tricky thing is she knows that it at the tricky thing is she knows thatitis at the tricky thing is she knows that it is almost impossible to keep everyone happy, even around her own party's table. some think the prospect of no deal with the eu is unthinkable and some think it is inevitable. brexit we'll continue to dominate, that's inevitable, no doubt about that —— will continue. trying to work out how to detail fleshes out in the coming weeks is where it gets far more tricky. thanks for the moment. more later. it's emerged that three of the uk's biggest mobile phone providers

are continuing to charge customers for handsets which they have already paid for. this is about whether or not you are keeping on top of the period you are paying for your phone. most of us and we ta ke for your phone. most of us and we take out a contract are paying off a phone, usually over about 18 months oi’ phone, usually over about 18 months or two years. so as well as your service provider you are buying the phone. citizens advice has found out vodafone, ee and three customers are frequently paying beyond the end of that period and still paying the higher rate. so those businesses aren't automatically switching people onto a lower rate once they've paid off the phone. so you are still paying as if you are paying off your phone. when effectively you've bought it already. can you claim that money back? not at the moment. actually, citizens advice have done the sums. the average is that you are paying an extra £22 a month and that's a

significant minority of people who are paying beyond the end of their contract, adding up to about £264 a year. if you are one of the higher end swankier phones then it could be as much as £456 a year that you are paying extra if you go beyond the end of your contract. interestingly, it the older folks who often do go beyond the end their contract with 36% of older people saying they are more likely to stay beyond 12 months. we will talking about this more later. and you —— thank you. a new report says that childcare is becoming unaffordable for many families, and that cost of it in england is increasing four times faster than wages. the trades union congress says free childcare after maternity leave would help single parents and young families remain in work. parents in the uk are entitled to 30—hours of free childcare a week for children aged between three and four. the former american president barack 0bama has warned that politics in his country has been set

back half a century. at a democrat rally, he attacked his successor, donald trump, without naming him. his comments came only hours after his predecessor, george w bush, criticised bullying and prejudice in public life. and so the question, now, at a time when politics just seems so divided and so angry and so nasty, is whether — whether we can regain that spirit, whether we can support and embrace somebody who wants to bring people together. pollution has been linked to the deaths of more than 50,000 people in the uk in 2015, according to a major study. the findings, which are published in the medicaljournal the lancet, looked at the effect of man—made chemicals on people with illnesses such as heart disease and stroke. the government says it has a £3 billion plan to improve air quality. here's our health correspondent rob sissons.

pollution is well recognised in countries like mexico and this latest study links air pollution to two thirds of the 9 million deaths from pollution around the world. contaminated water accounts for many of the others, while there are also hazards the people at work. during 2015 in the uk, 8% of deaths, that's 50,000, have been linked to pollution. it ranks as 50—50 in the world out of 188 countries investigated. we are behind the us and many other european countries, including germany, france and spain. the british lung foundation wants change. we need the government to act immediately. we want them to use the budget next month to end the tax incentives for diesel vehicles and in the long—term they need to connect to a new clean air act.l large number of diesel cars on our roads emitting poisonous particles is said to be a significant factor in the uk's pollution record and the

authors of today's report safer too long pollution has been seen as an environmental issue rather than a big health problem. one of the last known letters to have been written on the titanic is being put up for auction this weekend and is expected to fetch up to £80,000. written by an american businessman, on the day before the disaster in 1912, it's the only known letter on headed titanic paper to have fallen into the atlantic and survived. duncan kennedy reports. this boat is a giant in size and fitted up like a palatial hotel! the words of the man from the letter he never sent. dated april 13, 1912, it was written the day before the titanic disaster. he was travelling with his wife mary. they were first class passengers onboard the luxury liner and had been enjoying their four—year itch. liner and had been enjoying their four-year itch. so far we've had

good weather. if all goes well we will arrive in new york wednesday a.m. . but he never did. he died with 15 -- 15,000 a.m. . but he never did. he died with 15 ——15,000 others. his body and the letter were later recovered. it is the ultimate letter from the titanic. andrew is a world exporter —— expert on titanic artefacts and the letter is unique because... it's the letter is unique because... it's the only letter written on titanic stationery to have gone into the water, so it is bearing the scars from the motion in the cold atlantic. but it's notjust the letter being sold at this auction. the suitcase belonged to the youngest survivor of the titanic tragedy and these keys belonged to syd ney tragedy and these keys belonged to sydney daniels, a first—class steward. this alone have a reserve price of between 15 and £16,000. the auction of all the titanic items ta kes pla ce auction of all the titanic items takes place in wiltshire tomorrow. tens of thousands gathered on the streets of leicester last

night for the city's diwali celebrations, thought to be one of the largest outside india. known as the festival of light, diwali is celebrated by hindus, and sikhs, and marks the victory of good over evil, light over darkness and knowledge over ignorance. those are the main stories. mike has the sport for us. good morning. good morning. lots of pretty pictures on the back pages. notjust the results, but fighting between players and it's built into the crowd as well. we haven't seen that for quite a while. it feels like it has been well—behaved lately. yes, security is better these days. the frustration spilt over from players onto the terraces. 0ne dad was carrying some threw a punch up earlier. —— carrying his son.

the pressure is increasing on everton manager ronald koeman after a 2—1 europa league defeat at home to lyon. captain ashley williams looked to have earned them a draw. but former chelsea midfielder bertrand traore won it for the french side. it leaves everton bottom of the group and without a win in four games in all competitions. arsenal are on course to reach the knockout stages of the competition though. how about this for a goal? is it a scorpion? they beat red star belgrade, thanks to this finish by 0livier giroud. the fallout from the fa parliamentary hearings continues. england women's goalkeeping coach lee kendall is to be investigated for alleged "unacceptable behaviour towards eni alu ko". the nigeria—born striker says he spoke to her in a fake caribbean accent. and gold for britain's amy truesdale at the world para taekwondo championships, being hosted in the uk for the first time. the sport will make its paralympic debut at tokyo 2020. more from the papers in a moment.

here's sarah with a look at this morning's weather. is it raining? we have typical autumnal weather on the cards. we had the mist and fog over recent days. the wind is picking up and it will turn a little more active. more stormy over the next few days. this weekend we have an autumn storm on the way. that brings gales across many southern and western parts of the country and also some heavy rain around. storm brian is approaching from the atla ntic brian is approaching from the atlantic and you can see all of those isobars around the deep area of low pressure, indicating the strength of the wind. another area of low pressure is bringing down and cloudy weather first thing this morning. also quite windy along the south coast. as that low pressure eases, it will be a slowly improving day today. we have cloud and

outbreaks of rain, especially in the east. most of the rain easing the way. a bit more sunshine appearing later today, especially for western scotland, northern ireland, wales and down to southern england. temperatures out there this afternoon between about 13— 15. not particularly warm out there. later we start to have this area of rain working on from the west. the wind is strengthening through the evening. this is the arrival of storm brian tonight. heavy rain and brisk winds in the west initially, pushing slowly eastwards. the low pressure m oves pushing slowly eastwards. the low pressure moves in from the atlantic and it will bring very windy weather, especially across parts of northern ireland initially and through wales and southern england as we move through saturday morning. the first band of rain moves towards the east philippa click, but the winds will be the main feature —— fairly quickly. up to 70 mph around exposed coasts and inland we could have up to 40— 50 mph, in the cause

disruption. it's not only the strength of the wind, we also have spring tides, so high water levels around the coast could mean a lot of big waves and spray around, especially across parts of southern england, southwest england and wales. this is how saturday is shaping up. after the main rain band cleave to the east, under storm is packing in from the west especially heavy for southwest scotland and northern england, wales and southern england the strongest winds will be towards the south and south—west. those strong winds will slowly start to ease through saturday night and into sunday. still pretty showery and blustery into the second half of the weekend. but a slow improvement on sunday, the better day of the weekend. the strongest winds ease away. still blustery, showers towards the north and west, but also some dry and bright weather in between the showers. temperatures around 12— 14 degrees. keep tuned to the forecast over the next 24 hours

orso, the forecast over the next 24 hours or so, with the arrival of the storm we “— or so, with the arrival of the storm we —— we could have some disruption. i was looking at mike and said his name instead of sarah! thanks. sheuey shelley go to the front pages? the three leaders here. this is going into them meeting yesterday. whispering, hands on their mouths. i guess it is because they don't want us guess it is because they don't want us to breed. but it does look a bit surreptitious. that makes me wonder what was so important? what do they have to say after the meeting or before that they couldn't say? daily mirror, the story by penny lancaster. she has revealed that she

was assaulted, sexually assaulted as a teenage model. she's been talking on itv, saying her drink was drugged. she knew she had been attacked. also on the front page of the daily mail. she was married to rod stewart as well. she is married to rod stewart. main story, a clinic said it paid its staff bonuses for abortions. it has been accused of paying bonuses to staff who encouraged women to have procedures. and on the front page of the times, indications that talks involving david davis, presenting an upbeat assessment of what no good deal brea ks assessment of what no good deal breaks it would look like. mike, you are picking up on images from everton game. it shows the players

laying into each other. punches being thrown by the fans. more on that to come. the fans and the players having direct contact. focus on lewis hamilton. also the question is, would he join on lewis hamilton. also the question is, would hejoin in on lewis hamilton. also the question is, would he join in the protests. especially american football. he says he has considered it but it's going to focus on having a lot of strong feelings on the matter. at the moment, i'm clearas strong feelings on the matter. at the moment, i'm clear as to whether he will be as part of its protest. if he wins, and sebastian battle comes lower than sixth, you clinches fourth world title. you almost don't wa nt fourth world title. you almost don't want it to happen. you want sebastien battles to do well. the

other one, how dedicated are you as a sports fan? hardly anybody could match the dedication of this chinese fan. some, 2002, a chinese dad is playing a computer game and he picked on a team called runcorn linnets who play in the ninth tier of english football. finally, he saved his money and he has brought his family over to see them. celebrity fans. they are in a winning run as well, runcorn linnets. second in the league to runcorn town. he has got a shirt and he met the players and the chairman. a good time had by all. 12,000 metres ——12,000 miles to see that.

i haven't travelled across the world, particularly the runcorn. the furthest i have been is a couple of miles down the road. there is a story in the mirror. talking about the drivers union and the rail. the mirror is saving southern rail was accused of buying off the train drivers. the drivers still have to vote for it. we have been at this stage three times before. we will find out on the eighth of november whether they agree to this one. for commuters, it is not the end of all those difficulties. the telegraph today, the poppy appeal. it has gone contact us for the first time. today, the poppy appeal. it has gone contact us for the first timelj

also saw something going on line, because there are 450 million old pound coins,, imagine that £450 million into the poppy. charities are cashing in on the old round pound. new research has revealed the difficulties many pensioners face in getting to hospital appointments, with almost a fifth saying the stress of the journey made them feel worse. age uk is warning that many older people face long and uncomfortable public transport journeys to and from routine appointments, and is now launching a campaign calling for an urgent government review of transport services. let's talk to rosie mckearney from the charity. thank you very much per your time this morning. you have spoken to individuals, this is about one person's individuals, this is about one er " individuals, this is about one person's journey to hospitals. we

have been hearing from more and more older people who are suffering horrendous journeys. older people who are suffering horrendousjourneys. 0ne older people who are suffering horrendous journeys. 0ne amazing woman i met called connie, she has inoperable breast cancer so she has to go to hospital every week for chemotherapy but she often wakes —— often waits for two hours to be picked up by hospital trance board, and after chemotherapy, she wants to go to sleep but she often has to wait 2—3 hours and afterwards, when she is picked up, she is driven around for hours dropping off everybody to get home so it's just exhausting for somebody like her and it is too much. that has a knock—on impact on the nhs because if we want people to get better, it means they need to not have it made worse. what you have is the ordeal of going to

hospital almost makes it not worth going. absolutely, people having to cancel appointments, they are late for appointments. people say takes them the majority of the day to get to and from hospital. people end up missing appointments and that means they are more likely to be omitted to emergency later on. it's also turrbal for the to emergency later on. it's also turrbalfor the nhs. on to emergency later on. it's also turrbal for the nhs. on the issue of money, if they were to improve transport services,, whose budget is that. what possible solutions are they? we don't know that it is about money at this point. actually, there are money at this point. actually, there a re parts of money at this point. actually, there are parts of the country where this is done really well and efficiently so in devon, their local authority co—ordinates the nhs trance board. ,

they have trance board exports —— experts who work there. we could recruit more volunteers and that doesn't necessarily need to involve money and that's why we need to have full review of this, better ways to one public trance board, grated solutions where if we join the system solutions where if we join the syste m u p solutions where if we join the system up better, it would not involve money. nobody should have to struggled to attend an appointment, we expect the nhs to provide appropriate passport services for those who would require them. do people have right to a reasonable journey into a hospital appointment and back again? is there something you can claim and is there are right there? the government has an eligibility criteria but people are not meeting it for whatever reason.

i remember a man called peter i met recently, and he has arthritis in his knees which makes it difficult for him to walk and balance but he does not qualify the patient trance board so he has had to spend £720 on taxis in the last 18 months alone so people have a right. —— passport. that is not always being in force. the nhs is under pressure, yes, but public transport, more community passport. we need a review of this. thank you very much. i can imagine that touching a nerve. there is also theissue that touching a nerve. there is also the issue of parking. i'm sure you have some thoughts on this. can send us an have some thoughts on this. can send us an email. as always, you can

twea k us an email. as always, you can tweak the world. more shortly. coming up, the rising cost of childcare. a new report suggests it's going up than wages. time to get the news where you are. good morning from bbc london news, i'm sonja jessup. detectives investigating the murder of a man who was stabbed to death outside parsons green tube station have arrested an 18—year—old man. 0mid saidy died on monday evening. a 16—year—old boy appeared before wimbledon youth court court yesterday— also charged with his murder. drivers are being warned they could face long delays through west london from tomorrow, as hammersmith bridge closes to traffic for a week. drivers are being warned they could face long delays through west london from tomorrow as hammersmith bridge closes to traffic for a week.

0nly only one busking glossies —— in each direction. almost 40% of children leaving school in london are obese or overweight, more than the uk and there was a stubborn gap between children from the richest and poorest parts of the capital. public help england says it is working with families and schools. art the first—ever and bag looked into the stra ps first—ever and bag looked into the straps of the seat uses compressed airto straps of the seat uses compressed air to cushion the child's knack. we found that it reduces the forces on a child's knack by 55%. that's a significant increase in safety to children. the world taekwondo grand prix takes place this weekend at the olympic park's copper box and among those going for gold is one londoner who came here aged

just eight years old he grew up in stockwell after leaving the ivory coast. a talented footballer, he decided instead to specialise in taekwondo, a sport he says has given him more than medals. it taught me how to control myself, control my anger, defuse problems and more or less how to get closer to individuals and today i'm really grateful i was involved in that because without taekwondo, i don't know where i would be today. there's no bakerloo line between piccadilly circus and elephant & castle, minor delays on the district line between wimbledon and earls court and also on the 0verground between new cross gate and west croydon. time for the weather now with elizabeth rizzini. it will start of cloudy with

outbreaks of rain and should become drier or brighter into the afternoon. sunny spells, and that should ease off with a top temperature of 15 celsius. and just time before we go to tell you about this year's children in need. would you like to join pudsey and be in our audience on the big night on the 17th november? maybe you've already got a great idea for raising money. details of how to get in touch are on the screen — just tell us what you're up to and whereabouts you live. 5) that's all from us for now — i'll be back in around half an hour. now though it's back to charlie and naga. hello, this is breakfast, with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. we'll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment. also on breakfast this morning: i think there is going to be righteously a pause in the

discussion for the women to be heard. we'll be hearing what tom hanks thinks about the harvey weinstein allegations that are currently rocking hollywood, and about his new book, a collection of short stories. plans to make it law that grieving parents get guaranteed time off after the death of a child will be discussed in parliament today. we'll be hearing one mp‘s story about the loss of his stillborn son. and what does the way we speak and the words we use tell us about where we live? we'll be chatting about a new survey of english dialects. here's a summary of this morning's main stories from bbc news. the european union will this morning consider the uk's request for the brexit talks to move on to the future of trade. at a private dinner last night, the prime minister called for the talks to move on to the future of trade. but the german chancellor, angela merkel, said more work needed to be done before that could happen. here's our europe correspondent kevin connolly.

theresa may left the brussels summit last night warning fellow eu leaders of the clear and urgent need to move the brexit talks on from the divorce bill to the future relationship. those leaders heard a plea from the prime ministerfor a deal she could "defend", although they said they heard no big new ideas. translation: she had a good story to tell but nothing really new. she reminded us of the aim of her speech in florence and told us she hoped we could achieve more in the coming weeks. but there were no new proposals. the german chancellor, angela merkel, said there has been progress. just not enough yet. it was a late finish. most leaders kept their thoughts to themselves. their votes will come later, and will shape the next phase of the brexit talks. when these leaders meet again later in the morning, theresa may will not be in the room with them.

they are not going to give her the move onto trade talks that she wanted. they will have to decide how much encouragement they can offer her. it may not be as much as she would have hoped. it's emerged that three of the uk's biggest mobile phone providers are continuing to charge customers for handsets which they have already paid for. citizens advice say customers of vodafone, ee and three are still paying for their phones, after their initial contract has expired. the operators said that their billing is fair. a new report says that childcare is becoming unaffordable for many families, and that cost of it in england is increasing four times faster than wages. the trades union congress says free childcare after maternity leave would help single parents and young families remain in work. parents in the uk are entitled to 30—hours of free childcare a week for children aged between three and four. the former american president barack 0bama has warned that politics

in his country has been set back half a century. at a democrat rally, he attacked his successor donald trump, without naming him. his comments came just hours after his predecessor, george w bush, criticised bullying and prejudice by those in public life. and so the question, now, at a time when politics just seems so divided and so angry and so nasty, is whether — whether we can regain that spirit, whether we can support and embrace somebody who wants to bring people together. pollution has been linked to the deaths of more than 50,000 people in the uk in 2015, according to a new study. the report, published in the lancet medicaljournal, looked at deaths from illnesses including heart disease and stroke, linked to all forms of pollution, such as traffic fumes and industrial chemicals. it ranks the uk 55th out of 188 countries.

the government says it has a £3 billion plan to improve air quality. one of the last known letters to have been written on the titanic is being put up for auction this weekend. written the day before the disaster in 1912, it's the only letter on headed titanic paper known to have fallen into the atlantic, and survived. the letter—writer, an american businessman, talks of how he was looking forward arriving back in new york. badgers are known for being shy and elusive creatures, unless, it seems, there's the prospect of a free meal and a comfortable bed for the night. the scottish animal charity spca were called out yesterday to deal with a badger caught napping in a cat bed in west lothian. the animal snuck into the house overnight through the cat flap, ate all the cat's food and was found fast asleep in its bed.

officers were eventually able to wake the slumbering badger and persuade him to leave by the back door. it's like something from a storybook. the thing is, you don't want to cross about. of course not! —— cross a badger. they are quite assertive, shall we say. i wonder what happened to the cat. the badger who came without paying! starting with some of these images. explain what happened. the robin league, everton against lyon. it didn't go well for everton on the pitch. the pressure is mounting on everton manager ronald koeman after they lost 2—1 at home to lyon in the europa league. this was the flashpoint. ashley williams charging into the lyon

goalkeeper. they spilt over the touchline, and uefa have yet to comment. williams was booked for his pa rt comment. williams was booked for his part but no one was sent off. the former chelsea midfielder scored the winner. everton remain bottom of their group with just one point and face arsenal next on sunday. the manager ronald koeman is looking down at the ground, facing a bit of a crisis. arsenal are looking good for a place in the knockout stages. they beat red star belgrade 1—0 thanks to this acrobatic finish from 0livier giroud. red star were reduced to ten men five minutes earlier. we played against a good red star team. petr chech made some good saves and in the end we got a win that gives credit to the mentality

of the team. pressure continues to mount on senior figures at the fa, over the way they handled discrimination claims against england women's manager mark sampson. now the fa is to investigate the england women's goalkeeping coach. lee kendall's alleged unacceptable behaviour towards eni aluko. nigeria—born aluko accused him of speaking to her in a fake caribbean accent. for the moment, it looks as if the jobs of those at the top of the fa are safe, despite calls from ex players for immediate change. you have to look at headlines and i think decisions need to be made because i think the fa and the trust from the public, from professionals within the sport, is at an all—time low. i think this needs to be repaired and i don't feel that anyone will be buying into repairing it. so the people in positions of power are changed. two time formula 1 champion fernando alonso will continue to race for mclaren in 2018 after signing a new deal.

the move ends speculation over the spaniards immediate future and it's believed the one year contract has an option to be extended. alonso believes mclaren's new engine supplier renault can return the team to competitiveness next year after three difficult seasons with honda. hgppy happy and proud to continue this relationship. it's been three difficult seasons for us. we are not as competitive as we wanted and now i think it's time to change the situation and hopefully next year we will be back in a position that mclaren belongs and hopefully it will give us something to our fans. the microphone problem has been fixed, sorry for any problems. britain's amy truesdale claimed a gold medal at the world para taekwondo championships in london. truesdale was leading her opponent by 14 points in the plus 58kg final when the moroccan was forced to withdraw through injury.

it's the first time the event has been hosted in the uk and comes ahead of the sport making its paralympic debut at tokyo 2020. definitely 0lympic definitely olympic gold. any medal i would be happy with but the gold is the one i will be aiming for. it —— it's less than three years, it will come quickly. so definitely start training towards the end goal. now when you've scored three centuries on the way to a comprehensive victory in your latest match, you probably don't need any help. but five time world champion ronnie 0'sullivan still got some. he was joined by a spectator after he'd polished off his third round match in the english open in barnsley and, having rolled in the pink, ronnie allowed his new partner to have a go at the black.. which she duly missed....twice. all smiles, which is good to see. sometimes you see pictures of... was she supposed to be there? just

showing her how to do it! what about the security? i think there will obviously make sure it doesn't happen again. we will talk more about those problems on the pitch maybe later. and later we have the former liverpool hard tackling midfielder on the show as well. and i know he has a love for gardening as well. thanks and see you later. plaid cymru's autumn conference is being described as "crunch time" for its leader leanne wood. she insists she'll be staying on as leader, despite the party losing votes at the general election. today she'll call for a brexit preparedness fund to protect the welsh economy. leanne wood joins us now from carna rvon. thank you very much for talking to us on thank you very much for talking to us on bbc breakfast. can we talk about this fund. who is going to fund it, who is going to make sure that the money already fund is doled

out appropriately? we are set to lose out big—time from the wrong kind of brexit and if we crash out of the negotiations without a deal at all then many of our businesses and jobs are at all then many of our businesses andjobs are in at all then many of our businesses and jobs are in a seriously precarious situation. we want the welsh government to do everything that it can to be prepared for every eventuality and that's why we want to set up this fund, so that businesses can assess the risks they face from brexit and applied to the welsh government for funds to help them get over any difficulties. what's shocking in ways is thatjust this week i questioned the first minister in our national assembly and asked what the plan was, if there was no deal, and he said that

there was no deal, and he said that there was no plan. so we are concerned about that and as the opposition party in wales we are keen to make sure that alternatives are put on the table and that's why we are putting forward our preparing this plan today. i understand why you wanted. how much money will be in the fund and how long before businesses can get that money if they are struggling? i'm not sure if we can say how quickly they will get the money, but this is inspired by a policy that was introduced by a plaid cymru minister about ten years ago, when the financial crash happened. they met together with industry representatives and trades unions and put together a package of proposals to help businesses weather the storm. if i remember correctly, that money was allocated to those businesses in need quite quickly and it enabled them to retain staff

through the difficult period. it's the same kind of idea we wanted. how much money? we want £30 million initially. we've just concluded a bunch of negotiations with the welsh government, where £5 million was allocated to this kind of thing already. but that's not enough. we need to make sure that businesses get what they need to get through any difficult period. you've described yourself as the opposition party, so what is plaid cymru actually offering that the welsh labour party isn't? when we've been looking through policies you appear to stand shoulder to shoulder with ca rwyn to stand shoulder to shoulder with carwyn jones to stand shoulder to shoulder with carwynjones on everything. what are you disagreeing on at the moment? there are plenty of things that we disagree on. we've got a government in cardiff that has been there for 18 years. it's not really... plaid

cymru is very much about spreading prosperity and opportunities are out our nation. here i am in the north of our country. there are many here who feel cut off and distanced from our government in cardiff and it's no use to us in terms of our devolution project to create a mini britain if you like weather southeast and the capital overheats to the detriment of everywhere else. the point of devolution is to make sure that there is a devolution dividend for everyone in this country, north, south, east, west and in the middle as well. so that the first thing. secondly, plaid cymru has been campaigning to scrap the pay cap. the labour government is keeping that public sector pay cap, so there are many differences between our parties and plaid cymru will make sure that the needs of all

of wales are put on the political agenda. a quick question on whether you will be plaid cymru's leader in 2021? yes. i will be the first minister candidate in the assembly elections next time. we've spoken to various high—profile people about the fallout from the harvey weinstein sexual abuse allegations. weinstein sexual abuse allegations. we are looking at various industries and would be keen to get your thoughts. we've seen the sexist misogynistic treatment and abuses of power in the film industry and music industry. has this been a problem in politics of late? do you think politics of late? do you think politics needs to look at itself, the murmurs of parliament? i think every organisation needs to look at itself. i was a probation officer before politics. there is sexism and power at play in every single organisation so yes, in

politics as well. you have extra -- you have experienced it?|j politics as well. you have extra -- you have experienced it? i have seen things i feel very uncomfortable about the course. i can't say that i have seen the legal activity. sexism and misogyny, these are problems rife throughout our society. harvey weinstein is the tip of the iceberg. thank you very much per your time. here's sarah with a look at this morning's weather. good morning. we started the week with ex— hurricane 0phelia and ending the week were a title storm. brian is on the way. that's going to be quite disruptive, bringing approaching from the atlantic. another area of low pressure bringing a bit of cloud and rain this morning. tight isobars around this morning. tight isobars around this area of low pressure.

strengthening winds over the next 24 hours. quite breezy in the south but the wind believes fairly quickly. cloudy start of most parts of the country with patchy rain the east which will be good gradually clearing towards the east had a bit of sunshine developing, particularly in scotland and northern ireland. an improving sort of day before the next batch of wet and windy weather arrives from the west. this is the start of storm brian. temperatures ahead of that, 13— 15. not too bad. things are going to get more interesting into this evening and tonight. this first band of rain works in from the west. that is the arrival of the storm. the strongest of the wins to the south of the low pressure. wales, southern england, and western parts of scotland. if we

concentrate across wales, southern and south—west england, we could see gusts of around 60, 70 miles and south—west england, we could see gusts of around 60,70 miles an hour. even in land, gusts of gusts of around 60,70 miles an hour. even inland, gusts of 40— gusts of around 60,70 miles an hour. even in land, gusts of 40— 50 miles per hour, enough to cause some disruption and with spring tides, high levels of water. some big waves around as well. strong winds tomorrow likely to cause disruption and heavy downpours of showery rain. particularly heavy the south—west scotla nd particularly heavy the south—west scotland and north—west england. thunderstorms mixed in. temperatures between around 13 and 16 degrees. christ the longest in eastern scotland. we will notice the effects of the strong winds particularly in the south—west. the strongest of the winds ease towards the east and we are still left with some blustery showers around on sunday. a bit of

sunshine in between and quite a day. temperatures around 12— 14 degrees but watch out for the strong winds and the heavy rain around. the cost of childcare has increased faster than wages over the past few years, according to a new report, and it's a particular problem for parents with children under the age of two. colletta has been looking at why. the latest figures from the tuc show that in some areas those costs have gone up seven times faster than wages over the past few years. the average cost is just over £6,000 a year, and the biggest problem is for parents with children under 2, who aren't given any free provision at the moment. the government is keen to point out that there is other help in the form of tax credits and tax free childcare. but according to the tuc there are nearly a million working parents across the uk with a child

aged one and the combination of no free childcare and rising costs is eating into household budgets. we arejoined at we are joined at today by the chief executive of the national day in nurses association,. the hours have doubled from 15 hours before. double the hours but not invested enough. the only way in nurseries are able to recover their losses because at the moment, they are losing £1000 per child per year. also, parents of younger children are in theory subsidising the so—called government free childcare offer. you are saying the government is not paying enough to the nurseries that free childcare

and parents are having to pay the bill if children are under too? absolutely. we warned the government. when we did our own survey, 83% of nurses said they are struggling. 0f survey, 83% of nurses said they are struggling. of course, they are going to increase the fee for younger children. of course, that is what happens because if you have to children, if one child is there for 30 hours on the other is under too, thatis 30 hours on the other is under too, that is the cost for the second child. the government must stop misleading parents stating this is free childcare. it is subsidised as the younger children and parents are picking up the cost. and the situation is different across different nations of the uk. are we seeing a difference? the costs are increasing. business rates are increasing. business rates are

increasing. the pension has come up now. inflation has gone up to 3%. at the same time, what they are getting to deliver that high—quality care has not changed since ten years when labour first introduced it. has not changed since ten years when labourfirst introduced it. it has not changed since ten years when labour first introduced it. it was £3 45. we are talking about an average of £4. what the government must do is make sure that they cost this properly before they make any further promises and that is why one of the things i am conscious about, the tuc recommendation, is universal free childcare is brilliant, fantastic for parents, only if we can fantastic for parents, only if we ca n afford fantastic for parents, only if we can afford to pay for it. and we need to make sure the government invests before any more promises are made for parents. thank you very much forjoining us. some tricky warnings in terms of costing of these policies and the fact that pa rents a re these policies and the fact that parents are effectively paying for it at the moment. when the oscars board

expelled harvey weinstein, one of those it consulted was tom hanks, who says the allegations the movie producer faces are a watershed moment for the industry. he's been speaking to our arts editor will gompertz, in new york, to mark the publication of his new book of short stories. here we go. one thing about the hermes 2000, it was a lot heavier than the tory typewriter. the green case banged against your legs as he carried it home, stopping twice, putting the machine down not because she needed to rest because the palm had gotten sweaty. were you worried about coming out as a novelist. it was hard work. i still can't believe that people

have put my stories in a book and are going to try to make people pay in order to read them. it's astounding. all these, broadly speaking, are set in america. what was the picture you were trying to paint? america is a place of relentless ongoing chances. you don'tjust get second chances in the united states, you get third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh chances. you get to remake yourself in the united states. is there any chance for harvey weinstein to come back? no. no, i think we're in a watershed moment. this is... this is a sea change. i think his last name will become a noun and verb. he'll become an identifying moniker for a state of being for which there is a before and an after. perhaps all men, myself included, should pipe down and not try to explain it and not try to comment on it. certainly not to try to defend it.

i was talking to a famous well respected actress who said, almost entirely the opposite. she said it is time for the men to stand up and do something. well, i'm saying at first, we've got to hear from everybody so we understand how fast and how all—encompassing this was. that is a. b, it's all got to change. you are one of the act as representatives on the academy board is the must have been involved in that conversation, having harvey weinstein removed. i am a member of the board. what about conversations sound like? i am the board. what about conversations sound like? iam not at the board. what about conversations sound like? i am not at liberty to discuss. i would sound like? i am not at liberty to discuss. iwould be sound like? i am not at liberty to discuss. i would be going against my

responsibility. did you talk about a code of ethics? i'm not at liberty to discuss it. should there be quotas in boardrooms of the big movie making companies to make sure women are adequately represented? there should be, of course there should be, without a doubt. just touching on donald trump, is he a character you would like to play? 0h, character you would like to play? oh, no. we have had full is that have governed us and brilliant people that have governed us but sometimes. more stuff done than the brilliant people. who is governing new at the moment? full of brilliant? oh, well... let's not say brilliant. how not to sit on defence, tom hanks style. i'm sonja jessup.

detectives investigating the murder of a man, who was stabbed to death outside parsons green tube station have arrested an 18—year—old man. 0mid saidy died on monday evening. a 16—year—old boy appeared before wimbledon youth court court yesterday also charged with his murder. drivers are being warned they could face long delays through west london from tomorrow as hammersmith bridge closes to traffic for a week. major repairs are planned for next year, but council bosses say some urgent work is needed over this half term holiday. at the moment, weight restrictions are in place on the one hundred and thirty year old structure. the world taekwondo grand prix takes place this weekend at the olympic park's copper box— and among those going for gold is one londoner who came here aged just eight years old hoping for a better life. mahama cho grew up in stockwell after leaving the ivory coast. a talented footballer, he decided instead to specialise in taekwondo a sport he says has given him more than medals.

it actually taught me how to control myself, control my anger, how to defuse problems and more or less how to get closer to individuals and today i'm really grateful i was involved in that because without taekwondo, i don't know where i would be today. the bakerloo line has minor delays at the moment as does the district line between wimbledon and earls court and also the overg round between new cross gate and west croydon. a signalling problem is causing disruption on southern and thameslink trains too. the m25 is closed clockwise from junction 23 for the mm to junction 25 for enfield— there's been an accident and there are long queues. some rain around last night so it's quite a wet start to the early morning period, quite windy as well,

some strong winds around through the morning and they will ease into the afternoon and it should brighten up afternoon and it should brighten up a bit later on. we could get some sunshine saw a gradual improvement but some early rain to clear. the wind will ease down in the afternoon and not as strong as tomorrow and we should see some sunshine later on through the day. a touch cooler than it felt yesterday that we will have the sunshine and the brightness to compensate. it will steve guy —— drive—through deceiving's rush—hour with a band of rain sweeping in from the west, some of it heavy and the wind will start to strengthen once more. this is storm brian which will be with us through tomorrow with the met office warning for the strength of the wind. gusts around london of 40- 50 of the wind. gusts around london of 40— 50 miles per hour. enough to bring down some branches of trees. the wind will string —— tend to strengthen and peek through the afternoon with some blustery showers around. on sunday, a lot calmer, the

wind light and a rather breezy day and a touch cooler but there should be some brightness as well. i will be back in half an hour. more on the website. hello, this is breakfast, with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. "give me a brexit deal i can defend at home", theresa may urges eu leaders. in a private speech over dinner in brussels, she calls on the other 27 to break the stalemate and start talking about trade. good morning, it's friday the 20th of october. a warning that mobile phone customers are routinely being overcharged by their providers for handsets they've already paid off in full. i'll have more in a few moments. 50,000 deaths linked to pollution in just one year. researchers say the uk ranks amongst the worst in europe. everton could face more problems in

europe due to the ugly scenes that marred their opening match with lyon. this has increased pressure on ronald koeman. a letter from the bottom of the sea. one of the last known notes to have been written on the titanic is being put up for action. and sarah has the weather. good morning. things are going to turn increasingly wet and windy, with the arrival of storm brian this weekend. gusts as high as 70 mph wound coast of wales and southern england —— around. more on this in 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story. theresa may has made a personal plea for european leaders to break the deadlock in the brexit negotiations. at a private dinner last night, the prime minister called for the talks to move on to the future of trade. but the german chancellor, angela merkel, said more work needed to be done before that could happen. theresa may left the brussels summit

last night after warning fellow eu leaders of the clear and urgent need to move the brexit talks on from the divorce bill to the future relationship. those leaders heard a plea from the prime ministerfor a deal she could "defend", although they said they heard no big new ideas. translation: she had a good story to tell but nothing really new. she reminded us of the aim of her speech in florence and told us she hoped we could achieve more in the coming weeks. but there were no new proposals. the german chancellor, angela merkel, said there has been progress. just not enough yet. it was a late finish. most leaders kept their thoughts to themselves. their votes will come later, and will shape the next phase of the brexit talks. when these leaders meet again later in the morning, theresa may will not be in the room with them. they are not going to give her the move onto trade talks that she wanted.

they will have to decide how much encouragement they can offer her. it may not be as much as she would have hoped. our correspondent adam fleming is in brussels. good morning. it feels as if the frost is thawing a little bit when it comes to theresa may and how she's going to try to keep friendships alive as negotiations continue. yes, and we saw those pictures yesterday when she arrived the summit, with the french president on one side and angela merkel on the other, as if they were best friends and there was nothing between them. today the eu leaders are about to start arriving and in about two hours they will start their wreck succession. we know the communique they will discuss, which will broadly say there hasn't been enough progress in the first phase of the talks to move to the second phase, which is all about trade and

the future relationship and any transition deal. but they will start to prepare internally on the eu side for that second phase of talks. as we heard, theresa may will not be there, it will just we heard, theresa may will not be there, it willjust be the 27 remaining members of the eu, which is why last night she spoke to them over copy after dinner, saying the reason she made her florence speech a couple of months ago and tried to make a more constructive tone about brexit was because she listened to their concerns about the process. she did what some people describe as a plea to get the talks moving on to trade and she reminded everyone that the final deal will have to be sold to voters on both sides of the argument, both the eu side and the uk side. chancellor merkel for her pa rt uk side. chancellor merkel for her part ina uk side. chancellor merkel for her part in a press conference at the middle of the night, saying the tone is more constructive and things are going better than reporters on the british media have said, although she said the second phase of talks about trade and the future relationship might be harder than

the first phase of talks. goodness. that's something to look forward to! thanks very much. it's emerged that three of the uk's biggest mobile phone providers are continuing to charge customers for handsets which they have already paid for. colletta joins us now to explain more. we are talking about millions of customers affected. this is vodafone, ee and three. the three big companies. once you have signed up big companies. once you have signed upfora big companies. once you have signed up for a contract you normally... well, most people buy their phone with that contract and after a couple of years normally you have paid off your phone. the company says they will let people know that those particular contracts are coming to an end, that maybe they offer a different deal as an alternative, but lots of us don't go into the shops, switch to a new deal or ask to be reduced to a similar contract at that stage. in terms of

money it is pretty significant. you are talking about on average £22 a month, which is £264 a year. the more posh or phone, the more you will pay. so you are effectively paying for a phone you have already paid off and you can't get your money back? you can't get your money back on this one. the company says you've had enough warning, you could have switched, we are giving you options, at other companies do switch people down to a similarly contract automatically, so the fact that these three haven't is raising eyebrows. citizens advice says eve ryo ne eyebrows. citizens advice says everyone should be automatically put ona everyone should be automatically put on a similarly contract. so effectively the industry is saying to the consumer, it's your fault? yes, similarto to the consumer, it's your fault? yes, similar to the mg —— energy story. they are saying it is up to you to switch. the information is out there. everybody should have a look at their mobile contracts today! definitely worth looking.

thanks very much. a new report says that childcare is becoming unaffordable for many families, and that cost of it in england is increasing four times faster than wages. the trades union congress says free childcare after maternity leave would help single parents and young families remain in work. parents in the uk are entitled to 30—hours of free childcare a week for children aged between three and four. the former american president barack obama has warned that politics in his country has been set back half a century. at a democrat rally, he attacked his successor, donald trump, without naming him. his comments came only hours after his predecessor, george w bush, criticised bullying and prejudice in public life. and so the question, now, at a time when politics just seems so divided and so angry and so nasty, is whether — whether we can regain that spirit, whether we can support and embrace somebody who wants to bring people together. pollution has been linked

to the deaths of more than 50,000 people in the uk in 2015, according to a major study. the findings, which are published in the medicaljournal the lancet, looked at the effect of man—made chemicals on people with illnesses such as heart disease and stroke. the government says it has a £3 billion plan to improve air quality. here's our health correspondent rob sissons. pollution is well recognised in countries like mexico and this latest study links air pollution to two thirds of the 9 million deaths from pollution around the world. contaminated water accounts for many of the others, while there are also hazards for people at work. during 2015 in the uk, 8% of deaths, that's 50,000, have been linked to pollution. it ranks as 55th in the world, out of 188 countries investigated. we are behind the us and many other european countries,

including germany, france and spain. the british lung foundation wants change. we need the government to act immediately. we want them to use the budget next month to end the tax incentives for diesel vehicles and in the long—term they need to commit to a new clean air act. the large number of diesel cars on our roads emitting poisonous particles is said to be a significant factor in the uk's pollution record and the authors of today's report say for too long pollution has been seen as an environmental issue rather than a big health problem. one of the last known letters to have been written on the titanic is being put up for auction this weekend and is expected to fetch up to £80,000. written by an american businessman on the day before the disaster in 1912, it's the only known letter on headed titanic paper to have fallen into the atlantic and survived. duncan kennedy reports. "wow, this boat is a giant in size and fitted up

like a palatial hotel!" the words of oskar holverson from the letter he never sent. dated april 13, 1912, it was written the day before the titanic disaster. mr holverson was travelling with his wife mary. they were first class passengers onboard the luxury liner and had been enjoying their voyage. "so far we've had good weather. "if all goes well we will arrive in new york wednesday am". but mr holverson never did. mr died with the 1,500 others. his body and the letter were later recovered. quite simply what we're talking about is the ultimate letter from the titanic. andrew aldridge is a world expert on titanic artefacts and says the letter is unique because... it's the only letter written on titanic stationery to have gone into the water, so it is bearing the scars from that immersion

in the cold atlantic. but it's notjust the letter being sold at this auction. this suitcase belonged to millvina dean, the youngest survivor of the titanic tragedy and these keys belonged to sidney daniels, a first—class steward. these alone have a reserve price of between £15,000 and £16,000. the auction of all the titanic items takes place in wiltshire tomorrow. today's the day that theresa may was hoping the brexit talks would move on to trade. but her fellow eu leaders are expected to tell her later that not enough progress has been made in the negotiations so far. let's return to our political correspondent chris mason who's at westminster for us. and we'll be joined by two leading voices from the brexit debate. it is worth explaining the dynamic today. this is the day theresa may steps aside and all the others

discuss what she has had to say? this is a sense of how the eu is changing its result of the referendum. there was the summit that started last night, with all 28 heads of state and government around the table, kicking around various issues, brexit among them. but this morning there is a division. the leaders of the trendy seven other countries, that ready seven countries, that ready seven countries that will make up the whole of the eu wants the uk has left, will meet separately to kick around the whole topic of wrecks at without the uk in the room —— rex app. there will be a news conference ina app. there will be a news conference in a couple of hours from the prime minister about what she makes of these talks. yesterday we were saying there was a big felt tip pen in the diary around yesterday's date because the hope was that by yesterday there would be sufficient progress, as it was described by the eu, to move onto trade talks. we know that's not to happen. they hope it will happen by the next summit, which will take taste just before christmas. let's bring in two

contributors to the brexit debate. suzanne evans was on the board of vote leave and you took the government to court. over to you first. if you were prime minister, what would you have said last night? i would have wanted to show more confidence than our current prime minister is showing. i think i would have been more assertive as well. i am disappointed. theresa may put herself forward to be prime minister in the wake of the brexit vote, saying she was the right woman to deliver it and unceremoniously pushed aside her committed leave rival. but now we see she doesn't have much faith in the process and is in showing much confidence and i do the she is showing much assertiveness either. their attitude is becoming more and more insulting, they are showing themselves to be

they are showing themselves to be the bureaucrats that we always knew they were. you changed the course of they were. you changed the course of the whole brexit process by challenging the government and ensuring the process was started by parliament. what are your reflections on the process since then, now that we are into the meat of the negotiations?” then, now that we are into the meat of the negotiations? i am very disappointed in the prime minister. i don't think she has been authoritative enough and she hasn't brought her cabinet together. there's been too much infighting and the political talk doesn't help this process. but i think the eu have been completely straight from day one. they laid it out. this is the first half of the game and the second half. our negotiation team have spent too long trying to change the rules, rather than get on with the rules, rather than get on with the deal. we are actually very good at what we do. our drafters of legislation and directives in europe have been very strong during this relationship that we've had in the 44 years. they should be leading

these negotiations, notjust flip flopping about. i think the problem is that the eu keeps changing the goal posts and my concern that it looks like this is all really about money. there are other issues and red herrings. this is about money. every time we make an offer the eu doubles or dribbles it will stop they are worried about losing our contributions and that why they want more. my concern is that whatever deal would be reached they won't agree. it will be vetoed by the european parliament. that's why i think it is important that we start preparing for and be seen to be preparing for and be seen to be preparing for a no deal situation, not least of all because that probably means it is more likely we will get one. this is the sort of tone that doesn't help. both sides will lose if we don't get a negotiated deal. that's certain. this is about damage limiting. the option for preparing for wto, nearly 80% of economy... this is the idea

of leading without a deal? yes. to my mind this is fantasy because trade is not the biggest issue in this. we've got services that won't be covered by that arrangement. it will damage both sides. we need to get to a place where we are very bold in what we ask for. not copying anyone else, that's what we should be doing. and we should be working cross party to get a solution. i don't share her concern about no deal. we are leaving without question. we will negotiate trade deals around the world from the thursday. there is £11 million bonus from trade import tariffs which will go to the treasury. that will help cover the issues. if you consider we do more trade with belgium than india and china put together, we do

most of our trade with our neighbours. that is just details. what i am concerned about is why don't we have a plan? why don't we put anything on the table? i run a business. when you are negotiating, you have to ask the something. europe is not asking much. what would be your dream scenario for what brexit should look like? you said you are not scared about no deal, but is it the best option? what we want is to take back control, control of borders, finances, parliament, sovereignty, laws, and so on. in terms of trade, we are open. we want a deal with the as; re 5772“; he}; 35:7?- .: 542.4 wit-h 9-5; sides negotiating fairly. want all sides negotiating fairly. given your analysis, it is the reason made the right person to lead

the uk out of the negotiations? —— theresa may. i would suggest she needs to be more authoritative and bring her party together. it is not britain leaving, it is the uk. we need to be more pragmatic about the economic and security issues. and you? i agree. we are sick of infighting. the people have voted. it is up to everyone in the government and everyone in parliament to get on and deliver brexit, the right kind of brexit, that we voted for. thank you. some agreement among the disagreement. thank you, both of you. a snapshot of the discussion that is raging in westminster and is bound to continue as it as the prime minister is back from this summit in brussels. thank you. we will be back later to

be it is raining over there. storm brian is because of the rain. a bit ofa damp brian is because of the rain. a bit of a damp and drizzly start. it should improve. on the weekend, we see a bit of an autumn storm. there could be some disruption, especially on saturday. this storm moves in from the atlantic. you can see the isobars around the deep area of low pressure associated with storm brian moving into the west before getting to our shores. not a bad day. rain around for central and eastern parts of the country. that should go away over the next few hours. then a return to sunny skies in scotland, northern ireland, wales, southern

england. then the next batch of windy weather. that is the first frontal system associated with storm brian. ahead of that, the sunshine, 13- 15. brian. ahead of that, the sunshine, 13-15. not brian. ahead of that, the sunshine, 13— 15. not especially warm. and this evening is when strong winds arrive in the west. this band of rain will go west to east across all of the country as we go through the night. behind that man band of rain, thatis night. behind that man band of rain, that is where the strongest winds will arrive. wales, southern and western england, that is where we see the strongest winds. some of the winds around the coast could get to 70 miles per hour. and inside the country, 50 miles per hour, some disruption, trees falling. and a spring tide. high tides. coastal waves as well. saturday is looking pretty lively in the west with that

storm. further east, dry and bright weather. breezy. not quite as strong as the winds in wales in southern england. some of the heavy showers in the west could bring with them some thunderstorms as well. surface water as well. temperatures, 13— 16. the second half of the weekend. saturday night and sunday. the strongest of the wind goes away towards the east. most of the rain goes away. slightly more dry on sunday. blustery showers, especially in the north and west blowing on the breeze. 12— 14 degrees. the quietest day of the weekend. saturday, watch out the heavy rain and strong winds, especially in the south and the west. keep tuned to the latest forecast. all of the weather warnings are wrong the website. thank you. i told you storm brian was the reason. sexual assaults against women have

been put into the spotlight by the harvey weinstein scandal engulfing hollywood. social media campaigns have encouraged women to come forward to talk about their experiences. public transport is a place where many women suffer abuse or harassment, 450 sexual offences were reported on london public transport in the year tojune. here's one story, from mary, as told to the bbc‘s 100 women project. this is a central line train. i wasn't sure what was going on, whether it was just there was too many people. then i felt them rubbing on my bum. and when i turned around somebody was pulling another person off the train and there was raised voices. i work for proactive cid unit and ourjob is to go on the tube at busy periods during the day and spot any suspicious behaviour. with the ponytail?

excuse me, police officer. there was a man behind you on the trainjust now. yeah. did he touch you? i stopped her, asked her what happened, and she said she'd been sexually assaulted on the train by that gentleman. you're under arrest for sexual assault, 0k? the only way, unfortunately, to stop some of them sometimes is to catch these people in the act. i'm not sure if i would have reported it. so it was quite a relief knowing there was a police officer there to see it and have a result come out of it. let's get more from breakfast'sjohn maguire who's in central london this morning. good morning. we are focusing on problems that arise in public transport in particular. incredible to watch the video. when things are busy, it is an opportunity for people to commit those kinds of things. we need solutions. this is a double—decker bus. we get them right across the uk, notjust in london. this is what some women have come up

with from the programme. talk us through why you came up with this. we started working on the problem. we started working on the problem. we realised one of the biggest factors was no one is educated in what sexual harassment is. it is a grey area. this campaign is about getting everyone, including bystanders, to stand up to the same kind of behaviour. the idea is to teach people to speak up and how to be part of the solution. unmute the commute. that is the logo. you have used some pretty distinctive branding, some imagery. absolutely. taking the branding and imagery found on the public transport logo and using it to give a sense of how women and men feel when they are sexually harassed. we will go on to

the bus. a few things have been placed inside the bus as well. good morning. you work trying to get girls especially studying stem, engineering and maths and the like. you have come up with a gadget that helps. it is a panic button. it says unmute the commute. if you are being harassed and don't want to make a scene, tap on the app and the light comes on. any active bystanders who have received training on what it means to step in and diffuse the situation can help. it is like a baby on board sticker. unmute the commute. thank you. very interesting. we will go upstairs. this could be difficult. these are the one it is quite unnerving. the

idea is to try to drive home that point to make people realise some of the things some women experience almost every day. you are from tfl. what do you think of the campaign? it is fantastic in terms of highlighting this really serious issue. at transport for london, we are committed to a safe network for everyone. millions of people use it everyone. millions of people use it every day. however, we are concerned that some women experience unwanted sexual behaviour. we know the statistics. one in seven women will experience an unpleasant experience in the last month. but most women don't realise that experience is sexual assault, it is an offence. we have a sexual assault, it is an offence. we havea campaign sexual assault, it is an offence. we have a campaign with police partners in the last four years to highlight that being touched, being groped, rubbed up against, those are offences. by reporting it on 60106,

there is a good chance we can use cctv and coverage to catch the offender to make everyone feel more safe. important messages to be not just london, right across the uk, wherever you are using public transport. i think it is important to increase awareness and for eve ryo ne to increase awareness and for everyone to realise the scale of the problem, perhaps, but also some of the solutions. more from us later. thank you very much for that. this has been part of an initiative led by the 100 women project. for more on the 100 women project head over to bbc.co.uk/100women. time now to get the news, travel, and weather, where you are. good morning. detectives investigating the murder of a man who was stabbed to death outside parsons green tube station have arrested an 18—year—old man. 0mid saidy died on monday evening.

a 16—year—old boy appeared before wimbledon youth court court yesterday, also charged with his murder. one of omid's friends was also stabbed in the attack and he's still in hospital with serious injuries. almost 40% of children leaving primary school in london are obese or overweight, more than anywhere else in the uk. government figures show there's also a stubborn gap between children from the richest and poorest parts of the capital. public health england says it's working with families and schools. drivers are being warned they could face long delays through west london from tomorrow— as hammersmith bridge closes to traffic for a week. major repairs are planned for next year, but council bosses say some urgent work is needed over this half term holiday. at the moment, weight restrictions are in place on the 130—year—old structure. that means only one bus can cross in each direction at a time. there has been an accident. long

queues anticlockwise as well. some rain around last night so it's quite a wet start to the early morning period, quite windy as well, some strong winds around through the morning and they will ease into the afternoon and it should brighten up a bit later on. we could get some sunshine so a gradual improvement but some early rain to clear. the wind will ease down in the afternoon and not as strong as tomorrow, of course. and we should see some sunshine later on through the day. a touch cooler than it felt yesterday but we will have the sunshine and the

brightness to compensate. now, it will stay dry through this evening's rush hour with a band of rain sweeping in from the west, some of it heavy. and the wind will start to strengthen once more. this is storm brian, which will be with us through tomorrow with a met office warning for the strength of the wind. some gusts around london of 40—50 miles per hour, very windy indeed, enough to bring down some branches of trees. certainly many leaves with it. the winds will start to strengthen and peak through the afternoon with some blustery showers around. on sunday, a lot calmer, the wind lighter and rather breezy day and a touch cooler but there should be some brightness as well. and just time before we go to tell you about this year's children in need. maybe you've already got a great idea for raising money. if so, we want to know all about it.

hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. here's a summary of this morning's main stories from bbc news. the european union will this morning consider the uk's request for the brexit talks to move on to the future of trade. theresa may made a personal plea to break the deadlock at a dinner last night. the german chancellor angela merkel said more work needs to be done before that can happen. it's emerged that three of the uk's biggest mobile phone providers are continuing to charge customers for handsets which they have already paid for. citizens advice say customers of vodafone, ee and three are still paying for their phones, after their initial contract has expired. the operators said that their billing is fair. a new report says that childcare is becoming unaffordable for many families, and that cost of it

in england is increasing four times faster than wages. the trades union congress says free childcare after maternity leave would help single parents and young families remain in work. parents in the uk are entitled to 30—hours of free childcare a week for children aged between three and four. the former american president barack obama has warned that politics in his country has been set back half a century. he spoke at a democrat rally and without naming him he spoke about his successor donald trump. his comments came just hours after his predecessor, george w bush, criticised bullying and prejudice by those in public life. pollution has been linked to the deaths of more than 50,000 people in the uk in 2015, according to a new study. the report, published in the lancet medicaljournal, looked at deaths from illnesses including heart disease and stroke, linked to all forms of pollution, such as traffic fumes and industrial chemicals. it ranks the uk 55th out of 188 countries.

the government says it has a £3 billion plan to improve air quality. one of the last known letters to have been written on the titanic is being put up for auction this weekend. written the day before the disaster in 1912, it's the only letter on headed titanic paper known to have fallen into the atlantic, and survived. the letter—writer, an american businessman, talks of how he was looking forward arriving back in new york. one other story about a break—in of sorts. badgers are known for being shy and elusive creatures, unless, it seems, there's the prospect of a free meal and a comfortable bed for the night. take your opportunities! the scottish animal charity spca were called out yesterday to deal with a badger caught napping in a cat bed in west lothian. the animal snuck into the house overnight through the cat flap, ate all the cat's food and was found fast asleep in its bed. officers were eventually able

to wake the slumbering badger and persuade him to leave by the back door. you would be wary of approaching we badger. definitely call the spca. now, you've got a picture that tells a story. what is the situation? everton were playing lyon at home. things have been going so badly for everton lately. they are bottom of the group in the europa league. frustration or whatever it was spilt over and there were some really nasty scenes last night, players and fa ns nasty scenes last night, players and fans getting involved. we will have to wait and see if there is any reaction from uefa. everton and lyon could face punishment from uefa, after the ugly scenes last night.

this was the flashpoint, ashley williams barging into the lyon goalkeeper. the scuffles that followed involving many players spilt over the touchline, meaning that fans were drawn into the fracas too. they included one man who seemed to be trying to get involved in the fight, while holding a child. uefa have yet to comment. williams was booked for his part, but no—one was sent off. williams went onto equalise. it wasn't enough because former chelsea midfielder bernard traore scored the french side's winner in a 2—1win. arsenal are looking good for a place in the knockout stages. they beat red star belgrade 1—0 thanks to this acrobatic finish from olivier giroud. he was six down to do the kick htere. red star were reduced to ten men five minutes earlier. we played against a good red star team. it was always dangerous on counter—attack. petr chech made some good saves and in the end we got a win. that gives credit to the mentality of the team.

pressure continues to mount on senior figures at the fa, over the way they handled discrimination claims against england women's manager mark sampson. now the fa is to investigate the england women's goalkeeping coach. lee kendall's alleged unacceptable behaviour towards eni aluko. nigeria—born aluko accused him of speaking to her in a fake caribbean accent. for the moment it looks as if the jobs of those at the top of the fa are safe, despite calls from ex players for immediate change. you have to look at headlines and i think decisions need to be made because i think the fa and the trust from the public, from professionals within the sport, is at an all—time low. i think this needs to be repaired and i don't feel that anyone will be buying into repairing it. so the people in positions of power need to be changed. two time formula 1 champion

fernando alonso will continue to race for mclaren in 2018 after signing a new deal. the move ends speculation over the spaniards immediate future and it's believed the one year contract has an option to be extended. alonso believes mclaren's new engine supplier renault can return the team to competitiveness next year after three difficult seasons with honda. happy and proud to continue this relationship. it's been three difficult seasons for us. we are not as competitive as we wanted and now i think it's time to change the situation and hopefully next year we will be back in a position that mclaren belongs and hopefully it will give something to our fans. lewis hamilton can clinch the title, his fourth, if he wins and sebastian vettel finishes sixth all lower. that's the us grand prix texas this weekend. kristian thomas, who won

a gymnastics bronze medal at the london olympics in 2012, has announced his retirement from the sport. thomas was part of the five—man squad that won great britain's men their first team medalfor100 years. he also won european golds in 2012 and 2015 and a commonwealth title in 2014. when you've scored three centuries on the way to a combrinck to win, you probably don't need any help. but five time world champion ronnie o'sullivan still got some. he was joined by a spectator after he'd polished off his third round match in the english open in barnsley and, having rolled in the pink, ronnie allowed his new partner to have a go at the black, which she duly missed....twice. how do you like your t in the morning? strong, no sugar. almost without any milk. we're similar. the question is always how would you

describe what you do to the tea to get into the strength that you want? do you mash the teabag? yes. i stir it. it depends on where you come from, where do you use the word "mash" or not. you either "mash" or "mask". ipummel you either "mash" or "mask". i pummel it. in the middle of the day, do you have a packed lunch or do you eat snapping? i've never heard that. top box. heard of that. these are all words. it depends on where you come from, and they all come from different places and it depends on whether you use them or not. the university of leeds wants to carry out a new survey of english dialects.

before we find out more, let's have a listen to a piece from their archive. don't forget to put a bit of salty because you always want to put a bit of salt in and then you want to put in the currents and the raisins and a bit off candied peel and half a pint of sugar and mix all that up together and then you put it into a tin and put it on the other. each, peach, pair plum, incomes robin hood... robin hood in the cellar, cinderella at the parlour, in comes henry... betty gray call is a star... she told me that she suffered with rheumatism and she would like me to send her son tea.

sol would like me to send her son tea. so i sent her son and i told her, as idid so i sent her son and i told her, as i did nearly everyone, to lay a small satchel and where it. she said the pain went and she felt like a young woman of 19! that's a good story. those was just a few of the hundreds of recordings collected at the university of leeds dialect and heritage archive. the project leader fiona douglas is here this morning. good morning. like interesting listening to those dialects and not necessarily being able to pin it down as to where it is from. it sounds like it could be almost from anywhere and i suppose this is the point. they aren't necessarily so obvious. and of course they change over time. so quite a lot of the recordings we have worked on back in the 50s and they were done often. the lady making the bread, she was 65 when that recording was made, so

her language dates back almost to the last century. does a dialect die lute with age? i don't think it dilutes with age, but one of the reasons why the original survey for english dialects was done was after the war people were worried, researchers were worried that the dialects would be die looted, because people would move around more, so they wanted to capture the dialect before it changed too much. soi dialect before it changed too much. so i think dialects does change over time but it certainly not gone. the bits of batter that you get on fish and chips, that's called scraps. it's still called that. we mentioned a word to describe someone's a heavier. who has these words? who says daft and who says silly? daft

is more northern and i didn't realise that. you can tell i'm scottish. daft is quite northern. is it d—ah-ft scottish. daft is quite northern. is it d—ah—ft or daft? scottish. daft is quite northern. is it d-ah-ft or daft? it depends on where you live. i hadn't realised that d—ah—ft was northern and some of my students are from southern england and they would say, oh, that's a nothern accent. i would have thought it was one of those phrases that just have thought it was one of those phrases thatjust had become absorbed by everyone. i think absorbed by everyone. ithinka absorbed by everyone. i think a lot of words like that. they move and they get used more widely. you can't necessarily predict which way it will go, but we still have lots of these words. my stu d e nts still have lots of these words. my students seem to have different words for the remote control. like what? i would call it and some of them do, but a zapper, a whizzer, a

gizmo. is that what you call it? i call everything a gizmo. can you map the movement of dialect? what we are going to do is digitise the collection we already have. that comes from the english dialects that run from just after the second world war until 1978 and then we've got a study based at leeds and that goes from 64 and you'll 83. so we got historical stuff but we are going to collect present—day stuff and we will be able to map it for present—day and for the past as well. and you are talking about english dialects. have you got a word that is absolutely scots that is still retained and we don't necessarily use? i've got fankle, a

confused mood. or it could be something that gets into a confused and mixed state. fankle. sometimes i get myself into a fankle. and there is another word, scunnered. annoyed. that's when things are kicking off? that's when things are kicking off? that's how you feel if you are very upset and annoyed and angry. a crew to it sounds like what it means. those have stayed intact in scotland. i'm unfamiliar with those. my scotland. i'm unfamiliar with those. my colleagues are learning them! that's the thing, when people from different parts of the country start injecting words and it becomes more common. thank you very much. let's see if you are scunnered by the end of the programme! the weather. good morning. stormy

weather on the cloud. relatively quiet today. but is approaching. —— storm brian. storm brian is moving on from the atlantic. today will be an improving day. a lot of cloud around. patchy and light rain in central and eastern parts. going the way. sunshine towards southern england. temperatures between 14 and 15 for most of us before the next band of wet and windy weather in the west during the evening. becoming windy in northern ireland and wales and the south—west of england. this will go from west to east across the country. saturday, behind the main rain band, the strongest wind,

especially for wales and southern england, especially towards the south—west. 70 mark —— miles per hour we could see this. big waves and strong winds winds around the coast. heavy downpours of showery rain, especially in the west. thunderstorms mixed in with all of the showers. surface water. dry towards the east. it will be breezy if not windy. temperatures, 15—16. please keep tuned to your latest forecast. thank you. the uk has struck gold in the desert at the skills olympics in abu dhabi, with medals for beauty therapy, stone masonry, and cabinet making, to namejust stone masonry, and cabinet making, to name just a few. steph has been spending the week

with team uk, watching them in action. this might look like a scene from a movie. to be fair, this story has its fair share of action and heroes. this is team uk, a plumber, a plasterer, a visual merchandiser... a plasterer, a visual merchandiser. .. but what are they doing in the middle of a desert? this is the world skills championship. it is in aberdovey. young people from 77 countries. —— abu dhabi. daniel is competing in greedy game design. —— 3d.|j abu dhabi. daniel is competing in greedy game design. -- 3d. i am glad we are in the last half an hour. i am very nervous. we are in the last half an hour. i am very nervous. he we are in the last half an hour. i am very nervous. he is doing very brilliantly. she is competing behind us. she is doing very well. how do you feel as a father? i am really

nervous and proud. quite emotional. idid not nervous and proud. quite emotional. i did not realise how emotional i would get. they sat there programming for hours and hours. it is quite emotional. most are from apprentices with full—time jobs. getting here has involved years of extra work. as the competition ends to applause and tears, who has won what? good evening. united kingdom! a gold, a silver, and a bronze! how do you feel? incredible. you got a gold! i cannot even put it into words. i did it! it's me! what was it like you did a hell of a run—up

to the stage. it was amazing. the competition was incredibly hard. i have never worked i hard. 20 medals have never worked so hard. 20 medals put our stamp have never worked so hard. 20 medals put ourstamp on have never worked so hard. 20 medals put our stamp on the table.|j have never worked so hard. 20 medals put our stamp on the table. i got bronzer. over the moon. put our stamp on the table. i got bronzer. overthe moon. i put our stamp on the table. i got bronzer. over the moon. i got bronze in cabinet making. silver in visual merchandising. so happy. what did you get? a silver in stonemasonry. not a bad result for these young people, who are not celebrated much for their vocational training back home. we have a table of stuff. do you want to talk us through these?” thought you would know. this one i do, it is a wii. this is 30—40 years

of game. i remember the commodore. the sony playstation... it's something now... ps4. what about the p55? we something now... ps4. what about the pss? we are not there yet. a new exhibition at the british science museum is looking at how the industry has evolved, and breakfast‘s tim muffett is there for us now. he is with some rather archaic arcade games, the best ones. a bit of pacman. this came out in 1980. another life. i was good at it in high school. a trip down memory lane. this is called power up. it ta kes you lane. this is called power up. it takes you from the early days, 1972, pong, all the way through the 70s and 805. you pong, all the way through the 705 and 805. you mentioned the commodore 64. do you remember the bbc model?

it is quite a collection of gaming memorabilia. we thought it would be fine to take someone who is very famous to modern—day game is. if you have played minecraft, you will have heard of stampy. what is his take on retro gaming? he is a star thanks to minecraft, the greedy construction game. —— 3d. he uploads his games to youtube and offers advice. what are these games do you? incomprehensible. he was born in 1990. what does he make of the celebration of retro gaming?” 1990. what does he make of the celebration of retro gaming? i was born right in the middle of the history of gaming. it is only as i got older that i have become

interested in the old stuff. it is an old console from the 705? how does it feel to play? an old console from the 705? how does it feelto play? i have not played any before the 905. this is my first experience. i have not worked out how to shoot yet. the red button. this is manic miner. long before your time. what is fun about these old games is you have to use your imagination and go into fa ntasyla nd your imagination and go into fa ntasyland more than your imagination and go into fantasyland more than modern games which are so high—definition and realistic. what do you feel about this game? it is quite fun. it is like normal ping—pong, but you cannot go outside, so play this. 1987. what do you think about this? it is like... it is quite simple. back then they would have sounded really exciting. i remember those days well. hello, this is stampy,

and welcome to minecraft. his videos have been viewed more than 6 billion times. you cannot dispute his impact on the world of gaming and the amount of time children watch him. this is sonic the hedgehog. i am more familiar. it was much more of a solitary experience back in the days. unless you had brothers and sisters, you were playing by yourself. now it is better. the biggest change now is the ability to play on line. it is notjust the playing of the game, it is the community it creates. you could be ata community it creates. you could be at a new school and find someone who likes a game you like. you could have a million conversations. some people are worried about children

being contacted by those who should not co nta ct being contacted by those who should not contact them. not every parent knows about them. that is where the risk is. there is a lot to think about. this is the director of game and design. what is this to you? i am from canada. i have never experienced this. ijust finished playing tempest very badly on the atari jaguar. he said gaming has changed. how big a deal is this? financially, if you think about the financial implications for the uk, it is a $4.33 billion industry. beyond financials, beyond the ability of gaming to change lives, for instance, we are working on a programme which makes games for

children in hospices. as part of that, we have people come in with muscular dystrophy. it changes how they work. now they can play games and work as game testers. this goes far beyond what was envisioned in 1958 when games were first invented. i will let you place a more. a quick chat to this man. the game that started it all. pong. you champion. how did that happen? at this event last year, the staff were challenged to see who could do this best. we had a series of games. this was the first we started with. such a simple game. so iconic. to modern games lose something with all the extra graphics and complicated features? —— do. lot you get more far right he. this has the advantage of being

easy to pick up. —— you get more variety. thank you. this event kicks on the date and goes for ten days. if you like retro gaming, it is quite the place to be. a trip down memory lane. very nostalgic. do you remember the ones that used to be in the pub? a table, a game in a table? ido the pub? a table, a game in a table? i do not. time for the news, travel, and weather, wherever you are. that would have been quite fun. good morning from bbc london news. detectives investigating the murder of a man who was stabbed to death outside parsons green tube station have arrested an 18—year—old man. 0mid saidy died on monday evening. a 16—year—old boy appeared before wimbledon youth court court yesterday, also charged with his murder. one of omid's friends was also stabbed in the attack and he's still in hospital with serious injuries. drivers are being warned

they could face long delays through west london from tomorrow— as hammersmith bridge closes to traffic for a week. major repairs are planned for next year, but council bosses say some urgent work is needed over this half term holiday. at the moment, weight restrictions are in place on the 130—year—old structure. that means only one bus can cross in each direction at a time. the world taekwondo grand prix takes place this weekend at the olympic park's copper box— and among those going for gold is one londoner, who came here aged just eight years old hoping for a better life. mahama cho grew up in stockwell after leaving the ivory coast. a talented footballer, he decided instead to specialise in taekwondo, a sport he says has given him more than medals. it taught me how to control myself, control my anger, defuse problems and more or less how to get closer to individuals and today i'm really grateful i was involved in that because without taekwondo, i don't know where i would be today. some rain around last night so it's quite a wet start to the early

morning period, quite windy as well, some strong winds around through the morning and they will ease into the afternoon. and it should brighten up a bit later on through the day as well. we could get some sunshine so a gradual improvement but some early rain to clear. the wind will ease down in the afternoon and not as strong as tomorrow, of course. and we should see some sunshine later on through the day. a touch cooler than it felt yesterday but we will have the sunshine and the brightness to compensate. now, it will stay dry through this evening's rush hour with a band of rain sweeping in from the west, some of it heavy. and the wind will start to strengthen once more. this is storm brian, which will be with us through tomorrow with a met office warning for the strength of the winds. some gusts around london of 40—50 miles per hour, very windy indeed, enough to bring down some branches of trees. certainly many leaves with it. the winds will start to strengthen and peak through the afternoon with some blustery showers around as well. on sunday, a lot calmer, the wind lighter and rather breezy day and a touch cooler but there should be some brightness as well.

that's all from us for now. i'll be back in around half an hour. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. "give me a brexit deal i can defend at home", theresa may urges eu leaders. in a private speech over dinner in brussels, she calls on the other 27 to break the stalemate and start talking about trade. good morning. it's friday, 20th october. a warning that mobile phone customers are often being overcharged for handsets that they've already paid off in full. i'll have more in a few moments. we are on board with undercover

police as they try to tackle the rise in assaults of women on transport. in sport, everton could face more problems in europe, due to the ugly scenes, that marred their europa league match with lyon. the players brawl, spilled over the touchline involving some fans too. meanwhile the 2—1 defeat increases the pressure on manager ronald koeman. tom hanks tells us hollywood has to change as he becomes the latest star to speak out about the harvey weinstein allegations. i think we're at a watershed moment. this is a sea change. i think his last name will become a noun and a verb. and sarah has the weather. the main focus of the forecast today is the arrival of storm brian which is the arrival of storm brian which is set to bring strong winds, particularly during saturday and enough to cause disruption. we could see gusts of 70mph. i will bring you more details in 15 minutes. thank you, sarah. good morning, first our main story.

theresa may has made a personal plea for european leaders to break the deadlock in the brexit negotiations. at a private dinner last night, the prime minister called for the talks to move on to the future of trade. but the german chancellor, angela merkel, said more work needed to be done before that could happen. adam fleming is in brussels and our political correspondent chris mason is in westminster. adam, what is the mood among european leaders ahead of today's talks? it appears to have thawed. the prime minister spoke forfive it appears to have thawed. the prime minister spoke for five minutes and she urged her fellow eu minister spoke for five minutes and she urged herfellow eu leaders minister spoke for five minutes and she urged her fellow eu leaders to move on to the next stage of brexit talks, a transition deal. she said she had listened to their concerns ata she had listened to their concerns at a previous meeting. she said to eve ryo ne at a previous meeting. she said to everyone they need to reach a deal that they can sell to their voters back home. that everyone is happy with. now, the 27 remaining leaders

are starting to arrival for the summit. you can probably see some on the big tvs on the back of the room and they are giving their reviews, the prime minister of malta said it was theresa may's strongest performance yet. you get the president of lithuania said rhetoric is one thing, but they want more detail in the negotiations from the british side before things can move on. that will be reflected in the communique, the document that's issued at the end of the sum where the leaders are going to agree that not enough progress has been made on the divorce bit of the process to move to the next bit which is talking about the future and the trade deal and the transition deal, but there will be a crumb of comfort for theresa may, they will say to eu officials, you have got to get ready and start preparing for that second phase when it starts which could be at the next summit in december. of course, the question then for theresa may is how does this go down at home, in parliament, at westminster? where chris is right now. adam you were reflecting on the

views of the other heads of government and state arriving for breakfast in brussels. we found out on breakfast this morning that the reviews are starting in westminster about the prime minister's performance and where we are in the brexit negotiation process and it is a reminderofjust brexit negotiation process and it is a reminder of just how brexit negotiation process and it is a reminder ofjust how tricky it is for theresa may. not only does she have to persuade and cajole those fellow european leaders in brussels, but also try and keep happy a cabinet, a party, and a country that is riven with divisions about brexit, about the very idea of it, and then the flavour of brexit once the process is complete. there will bea the process is complete. there will be a huge amount of analysis and scrutiny here oft prime minister's performance at a news conference coming newspaper the next couple of hours and you will be able to see that on the bbc news channel. and then the hope within government that by the time we get to the next european summit in a couple of months before christmas, that enough progress has been made to be able to

talk about trade, and the future relationship with the european union with the voices here at westminster who advocate having no deal with the european union, and leaving without signing any agreement, beginning to grow more loud, beginning to grow more prominent. the brexit discussion, never leaves brussels, but at the moment it never leaves westminster either. chris, thank you very much. chris mason in westminster and adam fleming in brussels. it has emerged that millions of mobile phone users could be paying over the odds, for handsets that they've already paid for in full. colletta joins us now to explain more. we are paying for stuff we are not entitled to? this probably impacts six million people. this is people who have taken out a deal that maybe lasts a year or two and at the end of that, they have effectively bought the phone already, but still need to pay to send texts and make

calls. but what should happen or could happen is that they could switch to a sim only contract and be paying less. citizens advice £22 a month they could be saving, so people are paying that extra which adds up to £264 a year, that's an average contract, if you have got a posh phone, you will be paying a lot more than that. so this impacts vodafone, ee and three customers and that's how they have come up with the figure of £6 million. a third of us just the figure of £6 million. a third of usjust don't the figure of £6 million. a third of us just don't switch in time when your contract ends. it prompts a lot of questions, effectively, what that means is, once you have bought the phone, that you were paying for, you are paying for nothing? exactly. the proportion of what you're paying for that was designated to the phone is gone and you're paying for nothing. what are the phone companies saying? the phone companies are saying you are warned inned a vans when your contract is coming to an end. you are offered another deal, maybe a sim only or a contract upgrade and it is up to customers to remember

the date to switch and to make sure they do it. thank you very much. a new report says that childcare is becoming unaffordable for many families, and that cost of it in england is increasing four times faster than wages. the trades union congress says free childcare after maternity leave would help single parents and young families remain in work. parents in the uk are entitled to 30—hours of free childcare a week for children aged between three and four. pollution has been linked to the deaths of more than 50,000 people in the uk in 2015, according to a major study. the findings, which are published in the medicaljournal the lancet, looked at the effect of man—made chemicals on people with conditions such as heart disease and stroke. the government says it has a £3 billion plan to improve air quality. here's our health correspondent rob sissons. pollution is well recognised in countries like mexico and this latest study links air pollution to two—thirds of the nine million deaths from pollution around the world. contaminated water accounts for many of the others, while there are also hazards for people at work.

during 2015 in the uk, 8% of deaths, that's 50,000, have been linked to pollution. it ranks as 55th in the world out of 188 countries investigated. we're behind the us and many other european countries, including germany, france and spain. the british lung foundation wants change. we need the government to act immediately. we want them to use the budget next month to end the tax incentives for diesel vehicles and in the long—term they need to commit to a new clean air act. the large number of diesel cars on our roads emitting poisonous particles is said to be a significant factor in the uk's pollution record and the authors of today's report say for too long pollution has been seen as an environmental issue rather than a big health problem. one of the last known letters to have been written on the titanic is being put up for auction this weekend and is expected to fetch up to £80,000.

it was written by an american businessman, on the day before the disaster in 1912, it's the only known letter on headed titanic paper to have fallen into the atlantic and remained intact. duncan kennedy reports. "wow, this boat is a giant in size and fitted up like a palatial hotel!" the words of oskar holverson from a letter he never sent. dated 13th april 1912, it was written the day before the titanic disaster. mr holverson was travelling with his wife mary. they were first—class passengers onboard the luxury liner and had been enjoying their voyage. "so far we've had good weather. "if all goes well, we will arrive in new york wednesday am". but mr holverson never did. he died with the 1,500 others. his body and the letter were later recovered. quite simply what we're talking about is the ultimate

letter from the titanic. andrew aldridge is a world expert on titanic artefacts and says the letter is unique because... it's the only letter written on titanic stationery to actually have gone into the water, so it's bearing those scars from that immersion in the cold north atlantic. but it's notjust the letter being sold at this auction. this suitcase belonged to millvina dean, the youngest survivor of the titanic tragedy and these keys belonged to sidney daniels, a first—class steward. these alone have a reserve price of between £50,000 and £60,000. the auction of all the titanic items takes place in wiltshire tomorrow. an extraordinary story. the weather and the sport coming up. for parents who experience the pain and grief of losing a child, their loss can be made more difficult by the fact there's no

legal right to a set period of time off work. while many companies will show compassion to their staff, a bill will be debated by mps today, calling for parents in england, scotland and wales to be guaranteed two weeks of bereavement leave. let's talk to the conservative mp, will quince. he and his wife eleanor lost their son robert who was stillborn in 2014. thank you very much for your time this morning. this is a subject so deeply personalfor you, this morning. this is a subject so deeply personal for you, and your family given your loss. do you want to tell us a little bit about the situation you found yourself in and your loss. we lost our son tragically three years ago last week and actually my employer was brilliant. we managed to get two weeks' time off work. they were really compassionate, caring, hugely kind, and that was brilliant, but on entering parliament i through research found that so many people just aren't afforded that, what you think would be a basic right and

it's, although most employers act with courtesy and compassion and kindness and sensitivity, sadly there are some that don't and that's why we need to take action by this legislation. you are asking for something that is called bereavement leave. so, it would be specific to that loss and then you would be able to take, how much time, how would it work in practise? the plan for anyone that loses a child up to 18, they would be able to take two weeks paid leave at the same rate as statutory paternity pay. it gives the parent the opportunity to grieve and come to terms with their loss, but to make the necessary arrangements which only a parent can because they are your dependants. this is a bill you're trying to bring through. i'm trying to think why would anyone think that's not a goodidea? why would anyone think that's not a good idea? well, we managed to get the support of the proposal in all of the main parties manifestos, at the beginning of this year. the government is supporting this bill. so i'm really hopeful that we're going to get it through because it

will provide that safety net, that comfort, that statutory right for pa rents to comfort, that statutory right for parents to ensure that they do get that time off. some won't want it, some will want to go straight back to work and under the proposals you will have up to 56 days in order to ta ke will have up to 56 days in order to take that leave. everyone grieves in different ways, but we have got to make sure that statutory safeguard is there. quite a lot of people who have not been through the circumstances that you and your family have, might be thinking that, their workplace maybe would give them time off, but the point about this, the compassionate leave, that's a discretion, isn't it, it is at the discretion of your workplace? yes, quite right. it is discretionary. it falls under the concept of a reasonable amount of time and what's reasonable to one employer and manager is different in every workplace and that's why we have to bring in the statute to create that universal benefit so it is there by statute for anyone that loses a child. when you have gone

through that experience it's the worse possible tragedy that any pa rent worse possible tragedy that any parent can go through. the last thing you need to think about is whether you are being harassed or pressurised to go back into work, knowing you have got that two weeks will give parents the comfort that they have got the time to grieve.” don't know what your family's experience was, but for those people those people they can't cope, come not at the time you expect. you think about the first days and weeks and months, but sometimes things can kick in at any time which mean that the grief resurfaces, doesn't it, it don't know if that that has been your experience, would this help in those circumstances as well? yes, it would because you don't have to ta ke yes, it would because you don't have to take the leave immediately. dads in particular. i remember my own experience, men tried to be strong for their partner and not to show they are grieving themselves. they feel they have to be strong for the

family and keep everything together. sometimes it hits them weeks, months, years later. this is a very good start. there have been attempts previously to get this through parliament, but for whatever reason it's not happened. you're right. last year was my first attempt, we drafted the bill. the key was actually getting it into all of the main party '5 manifesto. but was the moment where we bought it might actually happen. now we've got the government supporting this bill. i hope colleagues get behind it and we can get it on the statute book. on the practical side, inevitably employers will think about the cost because there are issues attached to someone taking time off. for those employers already doing the right thing, they are going to get a benefit because they'll be able to claim the equivalent of statutory paternity pay back from the government. for those employers but aren't doing it, i know from

experience that the loyalty you get from a company that treats you with compassion, kindness and sensitivity, that is priceless. this is going to be a minimum two weeks but i encourage employers to give your staff the time they need and it will buy their loyalties. thank you. we were talking about the repayment leave which would become part of employment law —— bereavement leave. here's sarah with a look at this morning's weather. we have got some stormy weather on the cards on saturday. the arrival of storm brian. a window of quieter weather. we have got some clearer skies, cloud around but over the next 24 hours it's going to turn quite stormy as storm brian brings

gales, especially the parts of wales, southern and south—west england and heavy rain as well. the storm is still out in the atlantic at the moment. you can see the isobars wrapped at the moment. you can see the isoba rs wrapped around at the moment. you can see the isobars wrapped around the area of low pressure, approaching from the west. another area of low pressure clearing away towards the east. it's a bit breezy across southern parts of britain. cloudy elsewhere with patchy rain. any light rainfall should clear way. some sunny spells developing this afternoon across parts of scotland, northern ireland, wales and southern england before the next batch of wet and windy weather approaches. temperatures between 13—15. feeling pleasant enough with the lighter winds today. this evening is when those strong winds pick up in the west with the arrival of this band of heavy rain. the weather front working its way from west to east through the course after night and in the early hours of saturday. storm brian moving in

from the west and the strongest of the winds on the southern flank of that low pressure. here we could see gusts of wind 60 or 70 miles an hour. even inland we could see costs of 40 or 50 mph. around the coast we've got spring tides and with those high levels of water combined with strong winds there could be coastal overtopping. stay tuned to all your forecasts in the next 24 hours. strong winds continuing on saturday with heavy downpours moving into the west. some thunderstorms mixed in with heavy and blustery showers. strong winds transferring eastwards but mostly dry in england and scotland avoiding most of the heaviest rain. feeling quite cold. overnight, the strongest of the

winds pushing away towards the east. still quite blustery to start the day on sunday. sunday will be a quieter day with a mix of sunny spells and scattered blustery showers, mainly towards the north and the west. it does look quieter through the second half of the weekend. watch out for those strong and potentially disruptive winds from storm brian on saturday. sexual assaults against women have been put into the spotlight in the last few days, leading to social media campaigns encouraging women to come forward to talk about their experiences. public transport is a place where many women suffer abuse or harassment — 450 sexual offences were reported on london public transport in the year to june. here's one story, from mary, as told to the bbc‘s 100 women project who joined plain clothes officers on patrol on the london underground. announcer: this is a central line train to west ruislip. ifelt someone behind me. i wasn't sure what was going on,

whether there were too many people. then i felt them rubbing on my bum. when i turned around, somebody was pulling another person off the train and there were raised voices. i work for the proactive cid unit, and ourjob is to go on the tube at busy periods during the day and spot any suspicious behaviour. excuse me — police officer. there was a man behind you on the trainjust now. yeah. did he touch you? the only way unfortunately to stop it sometimes is to catch these people in the act. you're under arrest for sexual assault, 0k? i'm not sure if i would have reported it, so it's quite a relief knowing that there was a police officer to actually see it and have a result come out of it. mary's story is one that many people can relate to. let's get more from breakfast'sjohn maguire who's in central london this morning.

you've been taking a look at this initiative launched by the project 100 women pro and some of the experiences of people have relayed. yes, it's an everyday problem, as we've been hearing. this bus will be parked in covent garden in the centre of london all day for the bbc 100 women pro challenge. the women involved were told to come up with some solutions to this problem, with different types of awareness campaigns. it's a very straightforward clear message i suppose. this has been part of your project to come up with this. and mute the commute is the campaign we have built which is trying to shift awareness of sexual harassment from the victim or the perpetrator and

saying everyone has a part to play in stopping sexual harassment on public transport. don't be quiet, make sure you speak up. it's part of a broad educational piece we've been working on which is about teaching people to safely intervene and also what constitutes sexual harassment. it isa what constitutes sexual harassment. it is a grey area but even from the smallest thing it is incredibly important we stop it. thank you. you are going to let off onto the bus so we can speak to some more people on board. it's been a multidisciplined approach to this issue and we will talk to anne—marie. good morning. you are a technology expert. tell us what you came up with. we built these patches called unmute the commute which ties in with the campaign. it is almost a panic system. if you find your self being harassed or abused on public

transport and don't want to make a scene, you are able to tap something on yourapp and scene, you are able to tap something on your app and it lights up the badge. you have had the training can be alerted and do any of the actions you are supposed to do in that scenario. you see this as a more manageable way for somebody basically to say i'm feeling threatened, intimidated. exactly, it's a way to make beyond scenes seen that doesn't involve making a scene, if that makes sense! —— make the home unseen, seen. clay we want to show you examples of some of the challenges women face everyday. we think about london because it's such a busy city for commuters but this happens right across the uk. good

morning. this campaign is needed. absolutely, it is part of a public awareness and a sea change in attitudes. in london we run one of the safest public transport networks in the world. we have millions of journeys made everyday. however, tfl with our police partners, because we ca re with our police partners, because we care about our passengers, we know from our surveys that around one in seven women experience some form of unwanted sexual behaviour in the la st unwanted sexual behaviour in the last 12 months. what is concerning us is that fewer than 10% reported to the police. that is partly because they don't know what constitutes sexual harassment. behaviours such as touching, groping, rubbing up against, all of those are sexual harassment. also we've put a lot of work into making it much easier for people to report you can text 61016 and tell the

police what happened to you. police will support you through the process and it's never 0k to accept this kind of behaviour. you have done nothing wrong but the perpetrators need to be held to account. thank you very much indeed. a campaign that very much is needed and fascinating to see some of the things the women involved in this project have come up with during this week. one more thing, plan international uk which works with girls around the world has done a survey and it says only 27% of people surveyed, men and women, thought that women would feel safe on the tube at night. that's compared to 58% of men being safe to travel at night. that goes for all forms of public transport, not only around the uk. this has been a global initiative as well, also around the world. solutions to a real problem. studio: thank you. it will affect so many people in their

day—to—day life. will affect so many people in their day-to-day life. so many people can relate to being said. this is part of an initiative led by the 100 women project — if you want more information you can go to bbc.co.uk/100women. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning. things are going to tough pretty rough. we have got storm brian. you can see the swirl of cloud associated with brian. ahead of that, we have got quite a bit of cloud already across the uk. some outbreaks of rain across central and eastern parts of england. but that rain is going to ease and there will be some brighter skies, sunshine breaking through across scotland, northern ireland and in through wales and through southern areas of england as well. before the cloud just starts to thicken up again towards the south and the west. maximum temperatures this afternoon getting up to 13 to 15 celsius. but the cloud in the west, that rain is all associated with brian. it's going to move through and give some heavy pulses

of rain throughout the night spreading east ward, but then it is the wind that's going to pick up as we go through into the early hours of saturday morning. look at the white lines there, the isobars, quite close together as the area of low pressure tracks through northern ireland and then into scotland, but we are expecting gusts of wind of 60mph and perhaps 70mph around west wales and southern coasts of england. some large waves. there could be coastal flooding and strong winds just further inland. 40mph to 50mph gusts of wind and lots of rain. lots of heavy showers moving in throughout saturday. quite an unpleasant day really for many of us. but through saturday night and into sunday, brian will continue to move out into the north sea. so, while it will stay breezy on sunday, you notice the white lines close together and there will be some showers around during sunday, but overall the winds will be lighter. it's not going to be as wet as

saturday and a maximum temperatures on sunday up to around 12 to 14 celsius. so quite a bit going on over the next 24 hours. you can see find more details, of course, on our website. that's it from me. bye—bye. this is business live from bbc news with alice baxter and rachel horne. countdown for catalonia. the spanish government says it will take control over the weekend, but business is already feeling the bite. live from london, that's our top story on friday, 20th october. growth forecasts cut — tourist numbers slashed — and hundreds of firms relocating. catalonia's independence vote is taking an economic toll. how deeply will it be felt? also in the programme, nissan's shares fall

after reports the car—makers inspection scandal could have been