29/03/2017

:00:00. > :00:08.Hello, this is Breakfast, with Dan Walker and Louise Minchin.

:00:09. > :00:13.Hello, this is Breakfast, with Dan Walker and Louise Minchin.

:00:14. > :00:18.A moment of history as Theresa May signs the letter that tells the EU

:00:19. > :00:22.The letter will be hand delivered to Brussels this lunchtime.

:00:23. > :00:25.The Prime Minister will tell MPs it's now time for the country

:00:26. > :00:30.As the government gets ready for two years of talks,

:00:31. > :00:33.members of the cabinet will meet at Downing Street this morning.

:00:34. > :00:40.We'll hear from British people at home and abroad.

:00:41. > :00:46.I don't like being dictated to by bureaucrats in Brussels. I'm not

:00:47. > :00:52.very happy with the immigration problem we're having. I worry mainly

:00:53. > :00:54.for my healthcare and I worry about my pension and I also worry that

:00:55. > :01:06.we'll be losing many, many friends. Exporting to the EU is big business

:01:07. > :01:10.for this pottery. As part of my tour along the A50 I will find out what

:01:11. > :01:19.they want to see from trade deals when we leave the European Union.

:01:20. > :01:22.Good morning, it's Wednesday 29th March.

:01:23. > :01:28.A former employer of the Westminster killer Khalid Masood tells the BBC

:01:29. > :01:38.was motivated by religious extremism.

:01:39. > :01:47.His period in Luton and before, he wasn't a radical. In prison in Saudi

:01:48. > :01:49.Arabia and in the period he spent in Luton. If he was I definitely would

:01:50. > :01:50.have identified those signs. In sport, Great Britain will be

:01:51. > :01:53.without Andy Murray as they take on France in the Davis Cup

:01:54. > :02:05.quarter finals next week. Good morning. Cloudy skies rather

:02:06. > :02:11.than sunny ones muggy today, rain in the west at times. Details on all

:02:12. > :02:14.that and a bit more warmth on the way. More details in 15 minutes.

:02:15. > :02:18.Theresa May has signed the letter that will formally begin the UK's

:02:19. > :02:22.The letter will be delivered by hand to the President

:02:23. > :02:25.of the European Council Donald Tusk at 12:30pm this lunchtime.

:02:26. > :02:29.At the same time, the Prime Minister will make a statement to the Commons

:02:30. > :02:32.in which she'll urge the country to come together as it embarks

:02:33. > :02:39.Our political correspondent Carol Walker is in Downing Street.

:02:40. > :02:41.That's where the Cabinet will meet this morning.

:02:42. > :02:50.It is a significant day, isn't it? Yes, this is a day we can truly call

:02:51. > :02:55.historic because the process which begins really will shape our lives

:02:56. > :03:00.and our laws for decades to come. We saw those pictures last night of the

:03:01. > :03:06.Prime Minister signing that letter, setting out the UK's negotiating

:03:07. > :03:09.stance. As you said, that will be delivered by hand to the president

:03:10. > :03:14.of the European council at about the same time that Theresa May will

:03:15. > :03:19.stand up in the houses of Parliament and tell us what it said, setting

:03:20. > :03:23.out the UK's negotiating stance. We know what the priorities are going

:03:24. > :03:28.to be, the broad outlines, we're going to be leaving not just the EU

:03:29. > :03:31.but the single market, they'll be an end to the free movement of people,

:03:32. > :03:37.we'll almost certainly be leaving the customs union. But what was

:03:38. > :03:40.striking last night in the statement released by Downing Street was

:03:41. > :03:44.Theresa May spoke about her fierce determination to get the right deal

:03:45. > :03:49.for everyone in the country. Sheet spoke of it as a time to come

:03:50. > :03:53.together. Her big challenge is to find a deal that works not just for

:03:54. > :03:58.those that really want to leave and the cleanest possible break from the

:03:59. > :04:01.EU, but those that wanted to stay in the EU and are very concerned about

:04:02. > :04:06.what the future brings. Let's look at how we reached this point. This

:04:07. > :04:07.report from my colleague, Alex Forsyth.

:04:08. > :04:15.More than four decades ago the UK first signed up to the then European

:04:16. > :04:21.community. Today those years of membership will start to come to an

:04:22. > :04:25.end. David Cameron's promised back in 2013 was key in getting to this

:04:26. > :04:30.point. He said that Britain would get to choose whether to stay in or

:04:31. > :04:34.leave the European Union, hoping to end years of debate about the

:04:35. > :04:39.relationship. It is time for the British people to have their say. It

:04:40. > :04:44.is time for us to settle this question about Britain and Europe.

:04:45. > :04:48.So last year, politicians of all persuasions took to Britain's

:04:49. > :04:56.streets, making the case for Leave and Remain. Then in June, the

:04:57. > :04:59.country decided. The British people have spoken and the answer is, we're

:05:00. > :05:03.out. The consequences were immediate. For some there was

:05:04. > :05:08.jubilation. For others, contemplation, even devastation. And

:05:09. > :05:13.for him, resignation. I think that the country requires fresh

:05:14. > :05:16.leadership to take it in this direction. The new Prime Minister

:05:17. > :05:21.pledged from the start to honour the referendum result. Brexit memes

:05:22. > :05:27.Brexit, and we're going to make a success of it. And that process will

:05:28. > :05:32.begin in earnest today with a letter sent from here to Brussels formally

:05:33. > :05:37.saying the UK wants to leave the EU. Then some two years of negotiations

:05:38. > :05:41.will follow with a whole host of issues to be resolved. Everything

:05:42. > :05:44.from the rights of EU citizens living here and elsewhere to

:05:45. > :05:49.Britain's financial commitments to the EU and its future trading

:05:50. > :05:54.relationship. And there are decades of EU legislation and regulations

:05:55. > :06:00.that need to be un-pick. The process of leaving is unprecedented. It will

:06:01. > :06:03.be complex and at times uncertain. There will be challenges and

:06:04. > :06:08.opportunities. And with the Prime Minister's signature on this letter,

:06:09. > :06:09.it all begins today. Alex Forsyth, BBC News, Westminster.

:06:10. > :06:12.Throughout the morning we'll hear from politicians who backed Brexit,

:06:13. > :06:15.and those who campaigned to Remain, as well as speaking to our

:06:16. > :06:19.correspondents around the UK and Europe.

:06:20. > :06:21.Commemorative events are taking place this afternoon to remember

:06:22. > :06:24.in the Westminster attack a week ago.

:06:25. > :06:26.Khalid Masood ran over and killed three pedestrians

:06:27. > :06:29.on Westminster Bridge before stabbing a policeman to death

:06:30. > :06:39.Inquests into his victims' deaths will also begin today.

:06:40. > :06:42.The former boss of the language school in Luton where

:06:43. > :06:45.the Westminster attacker Khalid Masood taught for two years

:06:46. > :06:48.has told the BBC that he doesn't believe the attack was motivated

:06:49. > :06:51.The man, who wishes to remain anonymous,

:06:52. > :06:54.has not seen Masood since 2012, but says he wouldn't have

:06:55. > :06:56.believed him to be capable of such violence.

:06:57. > :07:08.Khalid Masood, who killed and caused horrific injuries. A man who here in

:07:09. > :07:14.Luton taught English as a foreign language. Funny, intelligent,

:07:15. > :07:21.popular. How his former boss, who didn't want to show his face,

:07:22. > :07:26.described him. It took me about a day for it to dawn on me that it was

:07:27. > :07:29.him that committed the crime. I was bewildered, shocked, angry, in

:07:30. > :07:36.disbelief really, he wasn't the kind of man I knew. What was he, what

:07:37. > :07:40.were his habits, what was he like? I only knew him in an office

:07:41. > :07:44.environment, he came in to have a cup of tea every now and again, he

:07:45. > :07:50.talked about his past, his transition to Islam. Farasat told me

:07:51. > :07:54.Masood prayed in his lunch hour, a practising Muslim but not an mystery

:07:55. > :08:02.missed. His period in Luton and before he wasn't a radical. -- and

:08:03. > :08:06.extremist. If he was I definitely would have identified those signs.

:08:07. > :08:10.Once again a count defending itself against links to terrorism, but if

:08:11. > :08:15.Masood was radicalised, prominent voices within this community said it

:08:16. > :08:17.didn't happen here. Mark Kyle trite, BBC News -- Mike Cartright.

:08:18. > :08:20.President Trump has signed a new executive order to rip up

:08:21. > :08:23.measures put in place by Barack Obama to curb global warming.

:08:24. > :08:25.He's ended numerous restrictions on the coal industry,

:08:26. > :08:28.and promised that more jobs would be created as a result.

:08:29. > :08:31.Environmental campaigners say they will fight the move in court.

:08:32. > :08:37.Our North America editor Jon Sopel reports.

:08:38. > :08:41.The coal industry was beginning to look like an endangered species

:08:42. > :08:46.in the US under Barack Obama but if President Trump has his way

:08:47. > :08:49.coal will soon be king again and today he signed a raft

:08:50. > :08:51.of measures reversing the policies of his predecessor.

:08:52. > :08:56.My administration is putting an end to the war on coal,

:08:57. > :08:59.we're going to have clean coal, really clean coal.

:09:00. > :09:02.With today's executive action I'm taking historic steps to lift

:09:03. > :09:04.the restrictions on American energy, to reverse government intrusion

:09:05. > :09:20.and to cancel job-killing regulations.

:09:21. > :09:22.This is Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, a town that voted overwhelmingly

:09:23. > :09:25.for Donald Trump last November, in part down to his pledge

:09:26. > :09:27.to overturn Obama-era pledges on energy.

:09:28. > :09:29.The colliery here shut down a year ago.

:09:30. > :09:31.Today there's growing confidence their industry might

:09:32. > :09:35.As of right now, money is picking back up, they do believe mining

:09:36. > :09:39.is going to pick up and they are going to get their jobs back.

:09:40. > :09:41.Around this area, mining is picking back up.

:09:42. > :09:43.But environmental campaigners are aghast and wonder where it

:09:44. > :09:46.leaves the Paris limate change agreement that President Obama

:09:47. > :09:48.committed the US to in December, 2015.

:09:49. > :09:51.If Mr Trump does not honour the Paris deal,

:09:52. > :09:54.he would join a very small club that includes Syria,

:09:55. > :10:05.The President wants oil men to be able to drill and miners

:10:06. > :10:09.to be able to dig, but the reason so many pits shut down wasn't

:10:10. > :10:11.because of regulation, it was because they'd become

:10:12. > :10:14.uneconomic as consumers moved to cheaper, cleaner forms of fuel.

:10:15. > :10:17.It's hard to see how the signing of an executive order changes that.

:10:18. > :10:24.The British wife of the French presidential candidate

:10:25. > :10:26.Francois Fillon, has been placed under investigation over claims

:10:27. > :10:29.that she was paid by her husband for work she didn't do.

:10:30. > :10:31.Penelope Fillon is being investigated in connection

:10:32. > :10:33.with her role as her husband's parliamentary assistant.

:10:34. > :10:36.The scandal is thought to have seriously harmed her husband's

:10:37. > :10:44.chances of becoming the next French President.

:10:45. > :10:47.An American man who was paralysed from the shoulders down

:10:48. > :10:50.has been able to feed himself and hold onto a cup of coffee

:10:51. > :11:00.after surgeons placed implants in his brain and arm.

:11:01. > :11:02.Bill had paralysis in all four of his limbs,

:11:03. > :11:05.after his bicycle ran into the back of a lorry.

:11:06. > :11:07.Alexandra Mackenzie has more details.

:11:08. > :11:13.number and behold, I was able to eat the mashed potatoes really well.

:11:14. > :11:18.58-year-old bill was paralysed from the shoulders down after a cycling

:11:19. > :11:24.accident eight years ago. -- Lo and behold. I was raining really badly.

:11:25. > :11:28.I was following a meal truck and I was keeping my distance pretty good

:11:29. > :11:32.but then it stopped to deliver a package and I ran right into the

:11:33. > :11:36.back of the mail truck -- mail truck. Bill was left totally

:11:37. > :11:40.dependent but determine his life didn't end there, he signed himself

:11:41. > :11:46.up for medical research in Ohio. My father said, you really want to do

:11:47. > :11:50.this? I said yes, somebody has to do research. If nobody does research,

:11:51. > :11:55.things don't get done. He volunteered for surgery. Censors

:11:56. > :12:00.were placed in the part of his brain that controls hand movement. They

:12:01. > :12:04.send messages to the 36 muscles stimulating electrodes placed in his

:12:05. > :12:08.arm. We've bridged his spinal injury, he can now think about

:12:09. > :12:13.moving his arm and his arm moves. I can move it up and down, it's pretty

:12:14. > :12:19.cool. I get to be the first one in the world to do it. Bill is the only

:12:20. > :12:26.person to use the new experimental technology, tested in America. But

:12:27. > :12:30.the medical journal the Lancet said it's a major advance. Doctors

:12:31. > :12:33.acknowledge this has some way to go before it is clinically accepted but

:12:34. > :12:38.said it could eventually transform the lives of many living with

:12:39. > :12:42.paralysis. I'm still... I hope it will help out many more people for

:12:43. > :12:44.used to come. Alexandra Mackenzie, BBC News.

:12:45. > :12:53.An amazing incredible of element! Technology is sometimes a brilliant

:12:54. > :13:03.thing! Sometimes you are worried about it? I don't worry, I fight it.

:13:04. > :13:11.A monumental day in Brexit, it is on its way, the letter, to Brussels,

:13:12. > :13:15.around lunchtime. We will speak to those who have been pro- Brexit,

:13:16. > :13:19.some have been Remainers, to try to get a sense of what might happen in

:13:20. > :13:25.the next few months. Lots to do today. Lots going on in the sport.

:13:26. > :13:29.Two years it is going to take and the ongoing ramifications! Good

:13:30. > :13:34.morning! Andy Murray missing for Great Britain for the Davis Cup tie

:13:35. > :13:39.against France this week, a big loss to the team, obviously, he's the

:13:40. > :13:42.world number one, but France, one of the world superpowers in tennis, so

:13:43. > :13:43.a tough time for the players that are left.

:13:44. > :13:46.Great Britain captain Leon Smith says being without Andy Murray

:13:47. > :13:48.will be a big loss to his Davis Cup team

:13:49. > :13:50.for their quarter-final against France.

:13:51. > :13:53.The world number one won't be fit for the tie in Rouen,

:13:54. > :13:56.which starts a week on Friday, because of a tear in his elbow.

:13:57. > :14:00.No decision has been made yet about when he'll return to action.

:14:01. > :14:02.Liverpool could be without midfielder Adam Lallana for up

:14:03. > :14:05.He injured his thigh while on international duty

:14:06. > :14:08.It's thought he could potentially miss five games

:14:09. > :14:10.for his club including this weekend's Mersyside derby.

:14:11. > :14:14.The referee had a little help last night as France played

:14:15. > :14:23.two wrong decisions, including this, a goal that wasn't

:14:24. > :14:29.And after missing most of the 6 Nations with an ankle injury,

:14:30. > :14:32.Scotland rugby union captain Greig Laidlaw hopes to be back

:14:33. > :14:36.Both Scotland and the British and Irish Lions are touring

:14:37. > :14:44.Some big fixtures coming up for Scotland against Australia, Fiji and

:14:45. > :14:49.Italy, which will be a bit easier than the Australian and Fijian

:14:50. > :14:54.fixtures. Shovelling the papers and getting ready for the paper review,

:14:55. > :14:58.which we will do shortly. -- shuffling. Map is here with a look

:14:59. > :15:01.at the weather. A bit of drizzle around? -- Matt.

:15:02. > :15:09.Skies today, but there will be some outbreaks of rain, some drizzle

:15:10. > :15:13.around, especially in the west, good news for some of the gardens at the

:15:14. > :15:18.moment. Clear skies in Continental Europe, bringing the cloud in off

:15:19. > :15:22.the Atlantic. The biggest cloud in western areas, here you're likely to

:15:23. > :15:26.get wet, but like rain and result elsewhere in eastern parts and

:15:27. > :15:29.southern Scotland. Heaviest bursts around today, most likely in the

:15:30. > :15:33.hills in western parts, especially in parts of Wales and north-west

:15:34. > :15:41.England and later in south-west Scotland. Some will stay dry. Not

:15:42. > :15:45.bad in Shetland. A cool feel as we see across eastern Scotland. This to

:15:46. > :15:49.the hills and the rest of Scotland. Wet as we finish the afternoon and

:15:50. > :15:52.into rush-hour. Rain on and off through the day in the Northern

:15:53. > :15:58.Isles. Maybe some sunshine. Fairly damp in the hills of Cumbria, north

:15:59. > :16:03.Lancashire, patchy rain to the east of the Pennines. Damp around

:16:04. > :16:08.Snowdonia. While we will have to resolve this morning in the southern

:16:09. > :16:12.and eastern parts of England, dry in the afternoon. Highs of about 17

:16:13. > :16:18.degrees. Tonight the rain will come and go in the north and west. Still

:16:19. > :16:21.heavier bursts, especially late in the night. Some splashes towards the

:16:22. > :16:25.Midlands and maybe the south-east for those getting up early tomorrow.

:16:26. > :16:31.Note temperatures tomorrow morning. Double figures for many. Southerly

:16:32. > :16:38.winds bringing in warm air. That is most noticeable on Thursday in the

:16:39. > :16:42.south-east corner. 21 or 22 is the high. Dry with sunny spells. A lot

:16:43. > :16:48.of cloud elsewhere, much like today. The western areas sees the rain come

:16:49. > :16:52.and go. The heaviest bursting Cumbria and the north and west of

:16:53. > :16:57.Wales. In the western areas the rain gets heavier into Friday. Mild air

:16:58. > :17:01.still coming in on Friday and parts of eastern England staying dry, with

:17:02. > :17:06.sunny spells too. A change into the weekend. We swapped low pressure on

:17:07. > :17:11.Friday with high pressure by the time we get to Sunday. That means

:17:12. > :17:17.that on Saturday the progress from low to high means we have a band of

:17:18. > :17:20.showers and a lot of cloud, outbreaks of heavy and thundery rain

:17:21. > :17:26.pushing eastwards. Temperatures dropping later. Still sunshine

:17:27. > :17:29.around on Saturday, but more of it to come on Sunday as the high

:17:30. > :17:37.pressure builds in. The second half looking dry and bright for many.

:17:38. > :17:43.Let's bring you up-to-date with our main story this morning.

:17:44. > :17:45.The Prime Minister officially begins the Brexit process.

:17:46. > :17:49.A letter stating the UK's intention to leave the EU will be delivered

:17:50. > :17:52.Environmental campaigners criticise Donald Trump's executive order

:17:53. > :17:58.overturning restrictions on coal mining.

:17:59. > :18:04.The US president says it will create millions of jobs.

:18:05. > :18:13.That's a big signature. Another important signature makes

:18:14. > :18:18.the front pages of all of the papers this morning. My fierce

:18:19. > :18:23.determination. This is about what the Prime Minister will say later

:18:24. > :18:27.today. My determination to get the right deal for every single person

:18:28. > :18:31.in this country. That's what Theresa May says. That's on the front page

:18:32. > :18:37.of the Telegraph. That's the picture on most of the

:18:38. > :18:41.papers this morning. The Times. We've got the first Prime Minister

:18:42. > :18:46.watching on, as the reason May signs that. It is also on the front page

:18:47. > :18:53.of the Express. -- Theresa May. The Sun. They've got to sign up on the

:18:54. > :18:59.white cliffs of Jove. This is the Guardian. They have a

:19:00. > :19:03.little digs or puzzle of Europe. They are discussing what might

:19:04. > :19:08.happen not just today but what happens in the coming weeks. --

:19:09. > :19:12.jigsaw. We know there's a Cabinet meeting at

:19:13. > :19:16.eight o'clock this morning. This hand-delivered letter will be taken

:19:17. > :19:20.to officials by the Ambassador at about 12 o'clock today. We don't

:19:21. > :19:30.know what's in it, but the Daily Mirror says, dear EU, it's time to

:19:31. > :19:33.go. We don't know what's in a letter, but lots of people are

:19:34. > :19:42.speculating what might be in the letter. This is the Mail. Talking

:19:43. > :19:46.about the long campaign to be home for Easter.

:19:47. > :19:53.What have you got this morning? Lots of bits and pieces in the sports

:19:54. > :19:58.news. This tribute caught our eye. Newcastle's legendary tea lady who

:19:59. > :20:05.has died at the age of 90. She was a regular fixture around Newcastle and

:20:06. > :20:10.worked there from 1963 and she only retired a couple of years ago. She

:20:11. > :20:14.served tea to 26 managers and became famous when she served this cup of

:20:15. > :20:19.tea in the middle of a press conference that was held to make a

:20:20. > :20:23.public apology for those two on either side of him. A very sombre

:20:24. > :20:28.tone and she came in and served a couple of tea in the middle. Of

:20:29. > :20:32.course Newcastle legend Alan Shearer says she was devoted, always made

:20:33. > :20:34.him smile and made the very best tea.

:20:35. > :20:38.Something else I would like to show you. This is in the Mirror. Have you

:20:39. > :20:45.heard this story about Gary Barlow, who will be in the new Star Wars? He

:20:46. > :20:50.says he will show his face. The Mirror have shown the famous people

:20:51. > :20:58.who have been in cameos in films. Including Donald Trump who was in

:20:59. > :21:03.home alone. David Beckham who was in The Man from Uncle. And apparently

:21:04. > :21:07.this is Daniel Craig in The Force Awakens, but he has never confirmed

:21:08. > :21:11.or denied if that was him in the storm trooper outfit.

:21:12. > :21:19.Cate Blanchett. Various other people, including Salman Rushdie, in

:21:20. > :21:27.Bridget Jones's Diary. Remember Michael Jackson in Men in

:21:28. > :21:33.Black? I going to watch some of those again and see if I can spot

:21:34. > :21:38.them. We watch Staying Alive and see if you can spot Sylvester Stallone.

:21:39. > :21:45.Other news this morning. President Trump has hit his latest battle and

:21:46. > :21:49.angered environmental campaigners after scrapping measures put in

:21:50. > :21:53.place by Barack Obama to curb global warming.

:21:54. > :21:56.On the campaign trail, he repeatedly promised to support the call

:21:57. > :22:03.industry, saying climate change is just a hoax. -- call industry.

:22:04. > :22:05.Joining us now from Washington is Paul Bledsoe,

:22:06. > :22:08.a former Clinton White House climate advisor and now a lecturer

:22:09. > :22:10.at American University's Center for Environmental Policy.

:22:11. > :22:17.Thanks very much for your time. Explain for us in the UK what

:22:18. > :22:24.exactly does this executive order mean? Will change on the back of

:22:25. > :22:30.this? It does several things. It reopens coal leasing on US federal

:22:31. > :22:37.lands. But in the last five years only one coal lease has been bid on

:22:38. > :22:41.because there's a lot of unwanted coal. It also directs the

:22:42. > :22:47.environmental protection agency to an do the Obama regulations on

:22:48. > :22:51.greenhouse gas emissions. But that issue is also likely to end up in

:22:52. > :22:55.the courts. The truth is that this may turn out to be a relatively weak

:22:56. > :23:03.executive order. My own view is it will do almost nothing to help the

:23:04. > :23:07.drop in coal jobs in the US. The US has lost two thirds of its coal jobs

:23:08. > :23:12.in the last 23 years and that happened because of market forces,

:23:13. > :23:16.primarily the introduction of very cheap natural gas and renewable

:23:17. > :23:22.energy. So I think Donald Trump is really just whistling Dixie. This

:23:23. > :23:26.was a campaign promise and it seems to have gone down well with the coal

:23:27. > :23:31.industry, even though as you say, and if you look at the figures,

:23:32. > :23:35.that's six coal-fired power plants have closed since Donald Trump took

:23:36. > :23:38.office. It might be a declining industry but there are still workers

:23:39. > :23:43.who need assistance from the government. That's right. Six have

:23:44. > :23:48.closed since he was elected. 40 more are scheduled to be closed in the

:23:49. > :23:54.next four years. But the solar industry has nearly three times the

:23:55. > :23:59.jobs that coal does and it is growing at 12 times the rate of the

:24:00. > :24:02.overall economy. So what's happening is business people and investors are

:24:03. > :24:08.switching to clean energy because they know that carbon constraints

:24:09. > :24:11.are inevitable in the United States and globally. Donald Trump can't

:24:12. > :24:16.stop that, no matter what campaign promises he makes. Donald Trump has

:24:17. > :24:20.said that he does believe in climate change. On the back of this and what

:24:21. > :24:24.else we know about what he has said, do you think the US will honour its

:24:25. > :24:31.commitments under the Paris climate deal or not? One of the problems

:24:32. > :24:36.here is that the US has taken any vicious target under President

:24:37. > :24:40.Obama. -- and ambitious. It is unlikely the US can make this

:24:41. > :24:45.target, with the rollbacks that Donald Trump has proposed. Not just

:24:46. > :24:48.on the EPA regulations on greenhouse gases, but he's talking about

:24:49. > :24:53.rolling back efficiency standards for American cars and appliances, he

:24:54. > :24:57.is talking about undermining programmes through the department of

:24:58. > :25:01.energy for clean energy research. There are whole series of efforts he

:25:02. > :25:05.is undertaking in the name of somehow the United States using more

:25:06. > :25:11.fossil fuels. It really is fairly illogical altogether. I think the

:25:12. > :25:15.world leaders need to talk to Donald Trump and explain to him that

:25:16. > :25:21.climate change is not only a real problem, but it is already

:25:22. > :25:24.destabilising whole parts of different countries, including for

:25:25. > :25:30.example Syria. And that this is a national security issue and that I

:25:31. > :25:34.think the US will ultimately stay in the Paris agreement. But the truth

:25:35. > :25:38.is, the Paris agreement will be around a lot longer than Donald

:25:39. > :25:40.Trump was Mac presidency. Thanks very much for joining us this

:25:41. > :25:48.morning. What does starting divorce

:25:49. > :25:54.proceedings mean for British business? This week, Steph has been

:25:55. > :25:59.travelling in the Midlands, talking about Article 50! This morning she

:26:00. > :26:05.is at a pottery factory in Stoke. Good morning. Good morning! Yes,

:26:06. > :26:10.really fascinating here because you can see the pottery pieces being

:26:11. > :26:17.made. They make about 6000 of these every week. Tell us what you are

:26:18. > :26:28.doing? I am applying the print to this mug. It draws it in. Afterwards

:26:29. > :26:32.we rub it with the soap. And it goes through a dishwasher process, which

:26:33. > :26:37.makes it stick to it and eventually it looks like that. Lovely. Thank

:26:38. > :26:41.you. The reason why we are here is because we are talking of course

:26:42. > :26:44.about how businesses like this could be impacted by as leaving the

:26:45. > :26:52.European Union. This business exports about 50% and 50% of that

:26:53. > :26:54.goes to the EU. I will be talking to them later about what it will mean

:26:55. > :26:55.for them. Time now to get the news,

:26:56. > :30:14.travel and weather where you are. Plenty more on our website

:30:15. > :30:18.at the usual address. Now though it's back

:30:19. > :30:29.to Louise and Dan. Hello, this is Breakfast,

:30:30. > :30:33.with Dan Walker and Louise Minchin. We'll bring you all the latest news

:30:34. > :30:37.and sport in a moment, but also on Breakfast

:30:38. > :30:38.this morning... We're back on the A50

:30:39. > :30:41.talking about Article 50. This morning Steph's

:30:42. > :30:43.in Stoke-on-Trent to see what impact Brexit might have on the

:30:44. > :30:45.pottery production line. Two judges have come under fire

:30:46. > :30:50.in the last few days for remarks they've made

:30:51. > :30:53.about the victims of crime. We'll be asking a retired judge

:30:54. > :30:56.what sort of comments And when Edward VII

:30:57. > :30:59.decided to abdicate, the first to know was a government

:31:00. > :31:02.spy who was tapping We'll be discovering more

:31:03. > :31:17.about the shady world of spying It is a fascinating story. It is. We

:31:18. > :31:18.only know now because the papers have only recently been released.

:31:19. > :31:19.More of that later. But now a summary of this

:31:20. > :31:22.morning's main news. Theresa May has signed the letter

:31:23. > :31:25.that will formally begin the UK's A picture of Theresa May signing

:31:26. > :31:29.the letter was published It will be delivered

:31:30. > :31:37.by hand to the President of the European Council

:31:38. > :31:41.Donald Tusk at 12:30pm The Prime Minister will chair

:31:42. > :31:47.a cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street from

:31:48. > :31:49.8am this morning. Later she'll make a statement

:31:50. > :31:52.to MPs, urging the country to come together as it embarks

:31:53. > :31:55.on a momentous journey. We can talk now to our correspondent

:31:56. > :31:58.Dan Johnson, who's outside the residence of the UK Ambassador

:31:59. > :32:12.to the European Union. We don't know, we don't know where

:32:13. > :32:16.it is, we understand it has left London and it's in Brussels

:32:17. > :32:20.somewhere. Whether it's under Sir Tim Barrow's pillow, we don't know.

:32:21. > :32:25.This is the ambassador's residence in Brussels, he has to hand it over,

:32:26. > :32:29.a big day for him, he will button up his waistcoat this morning and get

:32:30. > :32:33.ready to hand over the letter at around lunchtime, around 12:30 p.m.,

:32:34. > :32:39.and when he hands it over that's the moment Article 50 is triggered and

:32:40. > :32:43.the two years of negotiations start on exactly when Britain will be the

:32:44. > :32:47.EU. Dam, thank you very much indeed. Any more news about whether it is

:32:48. > :32:53.under the pillow or wherever it is, let us know -- and. Quite an

:32:54. > :32:55.important letter, you want to take care of it, like a best man with a

:32:56. > :32:58.wedding ring. -- Dan. Commemorative events are taking

:32:59. > :33:00.place this afternoon to remember those killed and injured

:33:01. > :33:02.in the Westminster attack Khalid Masood ran over

:33:03. > :33:06.and killed three pedestrians on Westminster Bridge before

:33:07. > :33:08.stabbing a policeman to death Inquests into his victims' deaths

:33:09. > :33:16.will also begin today. President Trump has signed

:33:17. > :33:19.a new executive order to rip up measures put in place by

:33:20. > :33:22.Barack Obama to curb global warming. He's ended numerous restrictions

:33:23. > :33:24.on the coal industry, and promised that more jobs would be

:33:25. > :33:27.created as a result. Environmental campaigners say

:33:28. > :33:39.they will fight the move in court. An American man who was paralysed

:33:40. > :33:41.from the shoulders down has been able to feed himself

:33:42. > :33:45.and hold onto a cup of coffee after surgeons placed implants

:33:46. > :33:47.in his brain and arm. Bill Kochevar had paralysis

:33:48. > :33:50.in all four of his limbs, that was after his bicycle ran

:33:51. > :33:54.into the back of a lorry. Doctors say it's the first

:33:55. > :33:56.time a system controlled by the brain has been used to help

:33:57. > :33:59.someone with severe paralysis, so they can reach and grasp

:34:00. > :34:02.objects once again. The British wife of the French

:34:03. > :34:04.presidential candidate Francois Fillon, has been placed

:34:05. > :34:06.under investigation over claims that she was paid by her husband

:34:07. > :34:10.for work she didn't do. Penelope Fillon is being

:34:11. > :34:12.investigated in connection with her role as her husband's

:34:13. > :34:14.parliamentary assistant. The scandal is thought to have

:34:15. > :34:16.seriously harmed her husband's chances of becoming

:34:17. > :34:27.the next French President. Remember a few weeks ago we showed

:34:28. > :34:32.you the picture of a golfer slapping the back of an alligator at the

:34:33. > :34:36.Arnold Palmer Invitational, and the next day someone saw the same

:34:37. > :34:42.alligator and ran a mile. Would you like to see more alligators on a

:34:43. > :34:44.golf course stories? Have a look at this.

:34:45. > :34:46.This alligator interrupted a golf tournament in South Carolina

:34:47. > :34:49.by walking across the course as players watched on.

:34:50. > :34:53.All the players managed to jump into their buggies and drive off.

:34:54. > :35:02.Look at the length of that! It is absolutely huge. Stately in some

:35:03. > :35:08.ways. I'm trying to get a scale of that, I would say a couple of

:35:09. > :35:14.metres. Yes it is. You don't want to stand next to it to get an idea. You

:35:15. > :35:18.have a real issue with alligators, don't you? I don't want to see

:35:19. > :35:24.pictures of them. You hate them, don't you? And Kat is here with all

:35:25. > :35:28.the sport. That should be leading our sports bulletin but instead it

:35:29. > :35:32.is Andy Murray, he won't be playing for Britain in the Davis Cup next

:35:33. > :35:37.week but the good news is France have six of the world's top 50

:35:38. > :35:43.players, so it was going to be a monumental task for the guys left in

:35:44. > :35:47.the British team. It turns out Gael Monfils has a knee injury, Richard

:35:48. > :35:51.Gasquet had his appendix out recently and Jo Wilfried Tsonga

:35:52. > :35:56.recently became a father so hasn't been playing much so the top are

:35:57. > :35:57.discounted for France, the top one discounted for Britain, still a

:35:58. > :35:59.tough task Britain, though. Great Britain's Davis Cup captain

:36:00. > :36:01.Leon Smith says no Andy Murray is a big loss to the team

:36:02. > :36:04.ahead of next week's He has a tear in his elbow and needs

:36:05. > :36:09.to rest but no decision has been made yet

:36:10. > :36:11.about when he'll return. Kyle Edmund, Dan Evans,

:36:12. > :36:14.Jamie Murray and Dom Inglot will head to Rouen without

:36:15. > :36:22.the world number one He'll get back quickly because he's

:36:23. > :36:26.a healthy and robust guide that at the same time he knows he can't just

:36:27. > :36:29.rush these things. The next thing in the diary will be Monte Carlo

:36:30. > :36:34.Masters series events, that's also one he'll be back for. It's a shame

:36:35. > :36:40.but we've shown before that our team can do stuff on occasions without

:36:41. > :36:44.him. It just makes it obviously a lot more difficult. But I know the

:36:45. > :36:45.rest of the guys who are there will be giving it their all again.

:36:46. > :36:49.One other bit of British tennis news and the number one female player,

:36:50. > :36:51.Johanna Konta, plays third seed Simona Halep later today

:36:52. > :36:54.in the quarter-finals of the Miami Open

:36:55. > :36:56.You can follow that one across the BBC.

:36:57. > :36:59.Liverpool could be without midfielder Adam Lallana for up

:37:00. > :37:01.He injured his thigh while on international

:37:02. > :37:05.Lallana played in Sunday's win over Lithuania as well as last

:37:06. > :37:08.It's thought he could miss five games starting

:37:09. > :37:14.with the Merseyside derby against Everton on Saturday.

:37:15. > :37:17.The Republic of Ireland's 15-game home unbeaten run ended last night

:37:18. > :37:22.Meanwhile, the ref had some help in the friendly between France

:37:23. > :37:29.and Antoine Griezmann thought he'd put France 1-0 up but the video

:37:30. > :37:33.And Gerard Deulofeu scored Spain's second,

:37:34. > :37:35.he was flagged offside, but the video was checked

:37:36. > :37:44.And in the last hour or so, Brazil became the first country

:37:45. > :37:46.to qualify for next year's World Cup

:37:47. > :37:48.as they went through with four games

:37:49. > :37:50.to spare after Uruguay's surprise defeat to Peru.

:37:51. > :37:53.England Women's head coach Mark Sampson says form isn't

:37:54. > :37:56.a priority at this stage after deciding to name his squad

:37:57. > :37:58.for the European Championship more than three months

:37:59. > :38:02.He'll confirm the list of names on Monday, to take away

:38:03. > :38:03.any uncertainty among the players

:38:04. > :38:07.They're looking to build on their third-place finish

:38:08. > :38:13.at the World Cup in Canada two years ago.

:38:14. > :38:19.We want to win, that's for sure. We'll go into this tournament with

:38:20. > :38:23.the mindset we can win this tournament if we're at our best, we

:38:24. > :38:27.need to win six games, that's what tournament football is about,

:38:28. > :38:31.winning football matches and I think this team's ready for that. We've

:38:32. > :38:35.experienced the tournament in Canada, some real big highs and some

:38:36. > :38:36.real big blows, and that experience will be important come the summer.

:38:37. > :38:39.Scotland rugby union captain Greig Laidlaw says he hopes to be

:38:40. > :38:41.back playing in three or four weeks.

:38:42. > :38:44.Laidlaw missed most of the 6 Nations campaign after injuring his

:38:45. > :38:47.Next month Warren Gatland will name his British

:38:48. > :38:50.and Irish Lions squad for the New Zealand tour and Laidlaw

:38:51. > :38:52.believes a number of Scots have a great chance

:38:53. > :39:04.The Scottish players are in with as much of a shout as any other players

:39:05. > :39:10.to be honest with you. I felt through the Championship we were

:39:11. > :39:14.probably consistently apart from the English game, individually there

:39:15. > :39:18.were some strong performances. We'll need a strong squad to go to New

:39:19. > :39:22.Zealand, it's the best place to go in the world to play rugby, a very

:39:23. > :39:24.proud nation and it will be a tough talk for the players given the

:39:25. > :39:25.privilege to represent the Lions. And front flips are usually

:39:26. > :39:28.reserved for gymnastics a monster truck driver became

:39:29. > :39:33.the first in the sport's history to pull off a front flip

:39:34. > :39:39.at the Monster Jam World Finals. Lee O'Donnell, nicknamed

:39:40. > :39:41.the Mad Scientist, and surprise of the crowd in Las

:39:42. > :39:51.Vegas. Listen to the crowd! How on earth do

:39:52. > :39:58.you do that? It looks like it was by mistake. Was it on purpose? The back

:39:59. > :40:03.wheels... That is the first front flip in Monster Truck history. We

:40:04. > :40:08.bring you all the breaking news on BBC Breakfast. That is why it is so

:40:09. > :40:24.exciting for them, they know it is a significant moment.

:40:25. > :40:27.For 44 years, the UK has been a key player in shaping policy in Europe.

:40:28. > :40:30.Back then in 1973 it was called the European Economic Community.

:40:31. > :40:33.As we prepare to leave, one of the issues that

:40:34. > :40:37.to be resolved is what happens to EU citizens in Britain,

:40:38. > :40:39.and British people living on the continent.

:40:40. > :40:41.Our Europe correspondent Gavin Lee reports from Spain.

:40:42. > :40:46.Benidorm feels a long way from Brussels. But when Article 50 is

:40:47. > :40:49.trickled there today, it will affect the lives of hundreds of thousands

:40:50. > :40:54.of British people in Spain -- triggered. Whether it's for better

:40:55. > :40:58.or worse, Brexit's happening, and here on the south coast of Spain,

:40:59. > :41:02.where there are more British expats than anywhere else in Europe, it's

:41:03. > :41:05.causing anxiety, what happens to their pensions, free access to

:41:06. > :41:15.healthcare and their right to stay here in the years to come. At the

:41:16. > :41:20.Costa Blanca Mail Voice Choir, Keith Livsey is thinking about packing up

:41:21. > :41:25.and returning to Britain after 23 years. I gave up my residency three

:41:26. > :41:30.years ago -- weeks ago so I had to go to England in January and I've

:41:31. > :41:35.started to pay tax in England. But I just personally see the British

:41:36. > :41:41.government giving half ?1 billion to Spain so I can stay here. -- ?500

:41:42. > :41:46.million. And that's just to get medical. I have medical, I am lucky,

:41:47. > :41:50.if I was put in the situation where I had to make the decision I

:41:51. > :41:53.wouldn't go back to the UK, I would in fact renounce my British

:41:54. > :41:58.citizenship and take Spanish nationality, I would be quite happy

:41:59. > :42:02.to do that. Along the coast, L Campello is home to many people who

:42:03. > :42:09.have adjusted to a new life abroad, who have mixed feelings about what's

:42:10. > :42:17.going on back home. I'm Brett, I've been here 14 years. I think Brexit

:42:18. > :42:25.is good. I don't like being dictated to by bureaucrats in Brussels that

:42:26. > :42:28.are not elected. I'm not very happy with the immigration problem we're

:42:29. > :42:35.having. I'm bad, I've lived in Spain for nine years and I think... I

:42:36. > :42:40.worry mainly about my healthcare, I worry about my pension and I'll also

:42:41. > :42:44.worry that we'll be losing many many friends in the European Union. My

:42:45. > :42:49.name is so, I came out here three years ago to retire. Originally I

:42:50. > :42:53.was very confused about Brexit, very worried, but now on reflection I

:42:54. > :42:57.think it's a good thing and I'm still slightly confused but I think

:42:58. > :43:03.it will be a good thing and it will be all right. Both British and EU

:43:04. > :43:08.negotiators say they want the issues of the future of Europeans in the

:43:09. > :43:13.UK, and Brits in Europe, to be one of the very first dealt with. A view

:43:14. > :43:17.reflected here too for the Brits on the other side of the water. Gavin

:43:18. > :43:21.Lee, BBC News, on the Costa Blanca, Spain.

:43:22. > :43:28.Lovely weather there. I wonder what we have in store here? Is it Costa

:43:29. > :43:30.Blanca or something completely different?

:43:31. > :43:36.Definitely not, something a bit more like this, but some of the garden is

:43:37. > :43:41.needed and it won't be completely drenching, but if you're heading

:43:42. > :43:45.out, you may need to grab an umbrella or a waterproof. It is

:43:46. > :43:49.going to be a fairly cloudy day after the sunshine of recent days.

:43:50. > :43:54.And we're going to see a bit of rain at times. My charts aren't working,

:43:55. > :44:00.let me hit that... There we go, my old with outbreaks of rain. Some of

:44:01. > :44:05.the rain will be heaviest in the west. Towards eastern areas, it

:44:06. > :44:09.doesn't want to play today, does it? Let's push this on. There we go,

:44:10. > :44:13.there's your chart, get rid of the clicker, no use to me today. Cloudy

:44:14. > :44:18.conditions pushing from the Atlantic and in the west we are most likely

:44:19. > :44:22.to see rain. The rains will be light and patchy, heavy bursts in the

:44:23. > :44:28.hills of northern England, spreading to southern Scotland. Easing off a

:44:29. > :44:31.bit in western areas around lunchtime and getting heavier in

:44:32. > :44:34.parts of western Wales, north-west England and southern Scotland,

:44:35. > :44:38.moving north. South and east, not too much rain today and in Shetland

:44:39. > :44:41.and Orkney, one of the dry spots with a bit of sunshine. Not

:44:42. > :44:46.particularly warm in these eastern areas, temperatures only' is, but

:44:47. > :44:54.elsewhere, milder southerly winds, already cloud and loud at times. A

:44:55. > :44:58.bit of brightness in Northern Ireland before heavy rain arrives in

:44:59. > :45:02.the west later on and across the hills of Cumbria, Lancashire and

:45:03. > :45:05.across western parts of Wales, the rain turns heavier. To the south and

:45:06. > :45:10.east, drier and brighter whether this afternoon and the highs here of

:45:11. > :45:14.around 17, 63 in Fahrenheit. Tonight, still some rain coming and

:45:15. > :45:18.going in the north and west, turning heavier around the Irish Sea later

:45:19. > :45:21.on. Note the temperatures into tomorrow morning, holding up in

:45:22. > :45:27.double figures for just about all. That milder air comes on southerly

:45:28. > :45:29.winds and they will push the temperature even further,

:45:30. > :45:33.particularly towards the eastern part of England tomorrow, we could

:45:34. > :45:37.see highs of around 21 or 22, that pushes us into the 70s in

:45:38. > :45:42.Fahrenheit. A few early showers tomorrow then dry with sunny spells.

:45:43. > :45:46.Like today in the west, cloudy, outbreaks of rain, the heaviest and

:45:47. > :45:49.most persistent in parts of western Wales, north-west England and

:45:50. > :45:53.southern Scotland. The rain turning heavier still into Friday, some

:45:54. > :46:00.eastern areas stay dry, sunny and warm. I'll have to go and fix back

:46:01. > :46:04.clicker now! Is your computer all right, Matthew? It is playing games

:46:05. > :46:09.with me today. I think I have broken it. -- that clicker. He has writes

:46:10. > :46:11.with technology as well! More from Matt and later on in the programme

:46:12. > :46:24.that he has fights. Steph thought it would be good to

:46:25. > :46:28.travel up and down the A50 this week. Today she is at Stoke-on-Trent

:46:29. > :46:35.to find out what Rex it's means for business.

:46:36. > :46:42.-- Brexit. Good morning! I am at a pottery factory near Stoke. It is

:46:43. > :46:51.fascinating watching the pattern come out, it will be put on lots of

:46:52. > :46:55.different ceramics. This is a business which makes something like

:46:56. > :46:59.300,000 pieces every year. They exported about a quarter of this

:47:00. > :47:03.stuff and about half of that is going to the European Union. So they

:47:04. > :47:08.are wondering what this will all mean for them when we leave. What

:47:09. > :47:11.kind of trade deals could be see? Of course it isn't just the ceramics

:47:12. > :47:16.industry that is wondering about this, but lots of different sectors.

:47:17. > :47:22.Graham Satchell has met some farmers in Cumbria to talk to them about it.

:47:23. > :47:31.New life on this person's farm in Cumbria. Rachel voted to leave the

:47:32. > :47:36.EU as she wanted a new start. Once we kind of come out and break free,

:47:37. > :47:39.it is the ability to mould the regulations and applying things a

:47:40. > :47:45.lot smarter than it has been done before. Specifically tailor it to

:47:46. > :47:48.the UK's needs as well. It is a really exciting time. Obviously

:47:49. > :47:52.quite concerning as well, if things don't go right, but we will just

:47:53. > :47:56.have to see what happens. For the last 40 years or so farming and food

:47:57. > :48:00.has been effectively run from Brussels. Food safety, labelling,

:48:01. > :48:06.subsidies and of course free trade. He ago. Rachel is meeting Greg

:48:07. > :48:09.Dalton from the national sheep associations. He is pushing the

:48:10. > :48:13.government hard to maintain Britain's current trade deals with

:48:14. > :48:20.the EU. It is massively important to the sheep industry. We exported up

:48:21. > :48:24.to 40% of our lamb to the EU and if we were to lose something like that

:48:25. > :48:28.market I fear it would almost collapsed the sheep industry in the

:48:29. > :48:34.UK. Collapsed the sheep industry. The stakes are high and this is just

:48:35. > :48:37.one sector. On a beautiful spring day like this in Cumbria, the last

:48:38. > :48:44.thing you really want to think about is the labyrinthine complexity of

:48:45. > :48:47.food policy and the EU. But it is complicated. It isn't just about

:48:48. > :48:53.price and trade and tariffs and deals, it's about the environment,

:48:54. > :49:00.subsidies, soil, sustainability, it's about everything.

:49:01. > :49:09.Well, maybe not everything, but it is about teachers. Tins, fresh and

:49:10. > :49:13.dry, where we get them from and how much they cost. In my childhood in

:49:14. > :49:17.the 1950s he basically got peaches out of tins. We've got them the last

:49:18. > :49:21.40 years from the southern Mediterranean, where they grow, and

:49:22. > :49:25.they are with us within 48 hours. That's all essentially now at risk.

:49:26. > :49:29.We don't know where we will get it from, or will we just pay more for

:49:30. > :49:34.it? That's the most likely. We import nearly 30% of our food from

:49:35. > :49:38.Europe. If there is no deal in two years, tariffs will be more

:49:39. > :49:42.expensive. Are we really going back to a world of tinned peaches? Back

:49:43. > :49:47.on the farm, Rachel is up it about the future. There's huge

:49:48. > :49:52.opportunity. America is a huge potential market. But first and

:49:53. > :50:00.foremost, I think within the UK we really need to be promoting lamb to

:50:01. > :50:05.the British consumer. There will be other markets to explore and we

:50:06. > :50:09.might end up buying more British produce, but today, as Article 50 is

:50:10. > :50:17.triggered, there are big questions, uncertainties and not many answers.

:50:18. > :50:25.As you heard, lots of businesses who want answers on what Brexit will

:50:26. > :50:30.mean for them. Not least this industry, the ceramic industry. Once

:50:31. > :50:33.these have gone through the dishwashing process and the glazing

:50:34. > :50:40.machine, you can see what colour they become. Dean owns the business.

:50:41. > :50:45.Have you thought about what impact Brexit could have on your business?

:50:46. > :50:48.Obviously most businesses don't like uncertainty because it makes things

:50:49. > :50:53.hard to plan. We are cautiously optimistic about the process. We've

:50:54. > :50:59.got a fantastic handmade product and 200 years of history. It really

:51:00. > :51:03.sells well over in the far east particularly, the USA, so we are

:51:04. > :51:06.optimistic, but we need to make sure the free trade agreements that we

:51:07. > :51:10.currently enjoy, specifically with countries like South Korea and the

:51:11. > :51:14.EU, we need to make sure those free trade agreements or the equivalent

:51:15. > :51:19.are maintained. How important is trade with the EU at the moment for

:51:20. > :51:26.your business? This particular pottery, we are about 25% export, of

:51:27. > :51:30.which half is to be -- to the EU. What would you like to see in terms

:51:31. > :51:36.of free trade? Free trade between the UK and most markets, obviously

:51:37. > :51:41.trying to get a US free trade deal sooner rather than later would be

:51:42. > :51:45.good for the industry as a whole. If we could enjoy some kind of trade

:51:46. > :51:49.deal with the EU, similar to what we have in place now, that would be

:51:50. > :51:53.very useful, but also to concentrate on some of the key markets that we

:51:54. > :51:57.are looking to export to. Will you be pushing to try to get more

:51:58. > :52:01.business outside of the EU because of this? I think we've already

:52:02. > :52:06.enjoyed over the past four or five years a lot of far east growth.

:52:07. > :52:09.That's something we will continue to do, regardless of what happens with

:52:10. > :52:14.free trade deals. The product really sells well, his tree, the

:52:15. > :52:22.providence, everything you can see. The handmade nature of the product.

:52:23. > :52:27.It is a real selling point. Had he benefited from the weaker pound? We

:52:28. > :52:31.have. The flipside is we buy in a lot of raw materials from Europe and

:52:32. > :52:34.outside Europe and we are seeing the inflator we effect of that. So it

:52:35. > :52:41.isn't all positive on the current market. Thanks very much. Let's have

:52:42. > :52:45.a quick chat with Agro three. You've done some research on this and

:52:46. > :52:49.spoken to a lot of your members about what this means. -- chat to

:52:50. > :52:54.Leslie. Our members are being up it but I think businesses will find a

:52:55. > :52:59.way no matter what happens. They would rather we stayed in and stayed

:53:00. > :53:03.with the same trade agreements as was, not just on a political level

:53:04. > :53:07.but on getting your goods to market. For instance, the ceramics we are

:53:08. > :53:12.looking at, if you send something over to the US it will incur 40%

:53:13. > :53:18.duty. Then it will have its local tax and it is beginning to make

:53:19. > :53:21.things uncompetitive. -- 14%. South America includes freight and

:53:22. > :53:28.insurance on the total cost of that tariff as well. It varies and

:53:29. > :53:32.ceramics go from 6% to 20% and that range can be crippling if you are in

:53:33. > :53:35.the market place. I know we will be talking to you throughout the

:53:36. > :53:40.programmes on this. If anyone has any questions, how it might affect

:53:41. > :53:45.your business, get in touch and we will try to have it answered by the

:53:46. > :53:49.people you -- we have with us this morning. This is really mesmerising.

:53:50. > :53:54.I keep interrupting Jackie to ask questions.

:53:55. > :54:00.They are absolutely lovely. Thank you, Steph. See you later.

:54:01. > :54:06.Brexit is obviously our main story this morning.

:54:07. > :54:09.The letter is on its way to Brussels. On top of that.

:54:10. > :54:11.Aside from all of that. Yes.

:54:12. > :54:14.How much do you love your pet, and what boundaries do you set

:54:15. > :54:19.I love my pet but that doesn't mean she can sleep in the bed.

:54:20. > :54:20.Boundaries! According to a new survey,

:54:21. > :54:23.nearly half of British dog and cat owners let their pets sleep

:54:24. > :54:26.in their bed with them, while others are happy

:54:27. > :54:28.to let their animal eat A third have even admitted

:54:29. > :54:32.to regularly finding animal hairs We went to a vets' waiting

:54:33. > :54:51.room to see how some She normally sleeps on my bed when

:54:52. > :54:57.either I've been able to... Successfully tidy my room, because

:54:58. > :55:02.sometimes my mum is like, you can't stay on my bed! She loves cuddling

:55:03. > :55:09.up to us at night and I like sleeping with her as well. Yeah, it

:55:10. > :55:16.gives you that closeness to your pet. Yes, he sleeps with money every

:55:17. > :55:21.night and so does his big brother. -- mummy. Yes, I do believe pets

:55:22. > :55:28.should be allowed to curl up with you at night and in the evenings. As

:55:29. > :55:34.long as they are regularly wormed and de-flead, they are parasite free

:55:35. > :55:42.and clean, personally I don't have an issue with that. My dog Tilly

:55:43. > :55:46.does sleep with me in my bed. Obviously we tell children that

:55:47. > :55:50.these should wash their hands after they have touched pets and they

:55:51. > :55:52.don't allow them to lick, especially around the face.

:55:53. > :55:55.You've been sending us photos of what your pets get up

:55:56. > :55:58.Pat from Bristol says seven-year-old Frankie the miniature

:55:59. > :56:00.dachshund is definitely one of the family and sleeps

:56:01. > :56:13.Reggie the Cornish cat leaves owner Amy on the edge of the bed.

:56:14. > :56:16.And finally we've got Ebby the rescue black labrador.

:56:17. > :56:19.She's only allowed on the bed when the quilt is on.

:56:20. > :56:22.But at night she has to sleep in her own basket outside

:56:23. > :56:28.Thanks for all of the comments you are sending in. Some people have

:56:29. > :56:31.strict boundaries about where pets are allowed in the house.

:56:32. > :56:33.Shall we read them later? Yes, let's read them later. How do you sleep

:56:34. > :56:36.when there is a pet on the bed? Time now to get the news,

:56:37. > :59:56.travel and weather where you are. Plenty more on our website

:59:57. > :00:07.at the usual address. Hello, this is Breakfast,

:00:08. > :00:23.with Dan Walker and Louise Minchin. A moment of history as Theresa May

:00:24. > :00:31.signs the letter that tells the EU The letter will be hand-delivered

:00:32. > :00:38.to Brussels this lunchtime. The Prime Minister will tell MPs

:00:39. > :00:41.it's now time for the country As the government gets ready

:00:42. > :00:44.for two years of talks, members of the cabinet will meet

:00:45. > :00:47.at Downing Street this morning. We'll hear from British people

:00:48. > :00:51.at home and abroad. I don't like being dictated

:00:52. > :00:55.to by bureaucrats in Brussels. I'm not very happy

:00:56. > :00:57.with the immigration I worry mainly for my healthcare

:00:58. > :01:01.and I worry about my pension and I also worry that we'll be

:01:02. > :01:12.losing many, many friends. Exporting to the EU is big

:01:13. > :01:17.business for this pottery. As part of my tour along

:01:18. > :01:21.the A50 I will find out what they want to see

:01:22. > :01:23.from trade deals Good morning, it's Wednesday

:01:24. > :01:40.the 29th of March. A former employer of the Westminster

:01:41. > :01:44.killer Khalid Masood tells the BBC was motivated by religious

:01:45. > :01:51.extremism. His period in Luton and before,

:01:52. > :01:55.he wasn't a radical. In prison, in Saudi Arabia

:01:56. > :01:59.and in the period he spent in Luton. If he was I definitely would have

:02:00. > :02:02.identified those signs. In sport, Great Britain will be

:02:03. > :02:12.without Andy Murray as they take A man paralysed from the neck down

:02:13. > :02:14.uses his hand for the first time in almost a decade with the help of

:02:15. > :02:15.thought control. In sport, Great Britain will be

:02:16. > :02:18.without Andy Murray as they take on France in the Davis Cup

:02:19. > :02:32.quarter finals next week. We swap the sunny skies for cloudy

:02:33. > :02:35.ones today. A bit of rain at times, particularly in the west, not cold

:02:36. > :02:37.and certainly won't be tomorrow in eastern England, we could see highs

:02:38. > :02:39.of 22. Details of that coming up. Theresa May has signed the letter

:02:40. > :02:44.that will formally begin the UK's The letter will be delivered

:02:45. > :02:48.by hand to the President of the European Council Donald Tusk

:02:49. > :03:03.at 12:30pm this lunchtime. At the same time, the Prime Minister

:03:04. > :03:07.will make a statement to the Commons in which she'll urge the country

:03:08. > :03:10.to come together as it embarks Our political correspondent

:03:11. > :03:14.Carol Walker is in Downing Street. That's where the Cabinet

:03:15. > :03:26.will meet this morning. It is an historic day because the

:03:27. > :03:31.process today will affect our lives and our laws for decades to come.

:03:32. > :03:35.Later this morning the Prime Minister will deliver that letter to

:03:36. > :03:39.the president of the EU council, Donald Tusk. We saw those pictures

:03:40. > :03:44.of her last night sitting in Downing Street signing the letter. We know

:03:45. > :03:48.it is six or seven pages long, setting out the principles, the

:03:49. > :03:52.government's negotiating stance, much of it I think will be familiar

:03:53. > :03:56.from some of the big speeches she has made on this in the past but we

:03:57. > :04:01.will look at it very closely indeed to see if there are any clues as to

:04:02. > :04:04.what the government will do about contentious issues such as

:04:05. > :04:09.immigration and, for example, whether or not the UK is prepared to

:04:10. > :04:13.pay some sort of bill to the EU as we leave. But, for the time being,

:04:14. > :04:17.Downing Street asked wresting the need for unity. In a statement

:04:18. > :04:21.released last night, the Prime Minister talked of her fierce

:04:22. > :04:24.determination to try to get a deal that works for everyone and of the

:04:25. > :04:28.need for everyone to come together. She knows of course that there are

:04:29. > :04:33.deep divisions, that there are people who have very different ideas

:04:34. > :04:37.of what they want from this process. And certainly those two years of

:04:38. > :04:41.negotiations are going to be very tough indeed. But let's just take a

:04:42. > :04:43.look at how we reached this point with our political correspondent

:04:44. > :04:43.Alex Forsyth. first signed up to the then European

:04:44. > :04:47.Community. Today those years of membership

:04:48. > :04:51.will start to come to an end. David Cameron's promised back

:04:52. > :04:53.in 2013 was key in getting He said that Britain would get

:04:54. > :05:09.to choose whether to stay in or leave the European Union,

:05:10. > :05:12.hoping to end years of debate It is time for the British

:05:13. > :05:16.people to have their say. It is time for us to settle this

:05:17. > :05:20.question about Britain and Europe. So last year, politicians

:05:21. > :05:23.of all persuasions took to Britain's streets, making the case

:05:24. > :05:25.for Leave and Remain. The British people have

:05:26. > :05:28.spoken and the answer For others, contemplation,

:05:29. > :05:34.even devastation. I think that the country requires

:05:35. > :05:48.fresh leadership to take it The new Prime Minister pledged

:05:49. > :05:52.from the start to honour Brexit memes Brexit,

:05:53. > :05:55.and we're going to make And that process will begin

:05:56. > :06:01.in earnest today with a letter sent from here to Brussels formally

:06:02. > :06:05.saying the UK wants to leave the EU. Then some two years of negotiations

:06:06. > :06:08.will follow with a whole host Everything from the rights of EU

:06:09. > :06:13.citizens living here and elsewhere to Britain's financial

:06:14. > :06:15.commitments to the EU And there are decades of EU

:06:16. > :06:24.legislation and regulations that The process of leaving

:06:25. > :06:29.is unprecedented. It will be complex

:06:30. > :06:32.and at times uncertain. There will be challenges

:06:33. > :06:35.and opportunities. And with the Prime Minister's

:06:36. > :06:53.signature on this letter, In just an hour's time the Prime

:06:54. > :06:58.Minister will be briefing the Cabinet on the contents of that

:06:59. > :07:01.paper, that letter, which are Ambassador to the will be delivering

:07:02. > :07:07.at lunchtime today. We've already seen the Chancellor, Philip Hammond,

:07:08. > :07:11.this morning -- which her. The government has made clear one of the

:07:12. > :07:15.first issues it wants to resolve is that of EU nationals in this country

:07:16. > :07:19.and British citizens across the EU. That is one of the issues they want

:07:20. > :07:23.to settle soon. But if you wanted a reminder of how difficult this is

:07:24. > :07:26.going to be, there's already a disagreement about the way the talks

:07:27. > :07:29.will proceed. Ministers want to talk about the future trading

:07:30. > :07:35.relationship at the same time as the terms of departure. The EU says we

:07:36. > :07:39.have to talk about the terms of withdrawal before they even begin to

:07:40. > :07:43.talk about trade. And if they can't even begin to agree on the form of

:07:44. > :07:45.negotiations, that shows you quite how tough the next two years are

:07:46. > :07:46.going to be. Throughout the morning we'll hear

:07:47. > :07:48.from politicians who backed Brexit, and those who campaigned to Remain,

:07:49. > :07:52.as well as speaking to our correspondents around

:07:53. > :08:01.the UK and Europe. Nick Clegg coming up in just a few

:08:02. > :08:02.minutes, he will be the first of those.

:08:03. > :08:05.Commemorative events are taking place this afternoon to remember

:08:06. > :08:07.in the Westminster attack a week ago.

:08:08. > :08:10.Khalid Masood ran over and killed three pedestrians

:08:11. > :08:12.on Westminster Bridge before stabbing a policeman to death

:08:13. > :08:19.Inquests into his victims' deaths will also begin today.

:08:20. > :08:21.The former boss of the language school in Luton where

:08:22. > :08:24.the Westminster attacker Khalid Masood taught for two years

:08:25. > :08:27.has told the BBC that he doesn't believe the attack was motivated

:08:28. > :08:30.The man, who wishes to remain anonymous,

:08:31. > :08:33.has not seen Masood since 2012, but says he wouldn't have

:08:34. > :08:35.believed him to be capable of such violence.

:08:36. > :08:38.Khalid Masood, who killed and caused horrific injuries.

:08:39. > :08:41.A man who here in Luton taught English as a foreign language.

:08:42. > :08:43.Funny, intelligent, popular, how his former boss,

:08:44. > :08:52.Farasat, who didn't want to show his face, described him.

:08:53. > :08:56.It took me about a day for it to dawn on me

:08:57. > :08:58.that it was actually him that committed the crime.

:08:59. > :09:01.I was bewildered, shocked, angry, in disbelief really,

:09:02. > :09:13.I only knew him in the office environment.

:09:14. > :09:17.He'd come in, he would teach, pop into my office for a cup

:09:18. > :09:21.He spoke a little bit about his past, his transition to Islam.

:09:22. > :09:23.Farasat told me Masood prayed during his lunch hour.

:09:24. > :09:26.A practising Muslim but he wasn't an extremist.

:09:27. > :09:28.His period in Luton and before, he wasn't a radical.

:09:29. > :09:32.In prison, in Saudi Arabia and the period he spent in Luton.

:09:33. > :09:38.If he was I definitely would have identified those signs.

:09:39. > :09:41.Once again a town defending itself against links to terrorism,

:09:42. > :09:44.but if Masood was radicalised, prominent voices within this

:09:45. > :09:56.President Trump has signed a new executive order to rip up

:09:57. > :09:59.measures put in place by Barack Obama to curb global warming.

:10:00. > :10:01.He's ended numerous restrictions on the coal industry,

:10:02. > :10:04.and promised that more jobs would be created as a result.

:10:05. > :10:06.Environmental campaigners say they will fight the move in court.

:10:07. > :10:10.Our North America editor Jon Sopel reports.

:10:11. > :10:18.The coal the industry was beginning to look like an endangered species

:10:19. > :10:21.in the US under Barack Obama but if President Trump has his way

:10:22. > :10:25.coal will soon be king again and today he signed a raft

:10:26. > :10:27.of measures reversing the policies of his predecessor.

:10:28. > :10:30.My administration is putting an end to the war on coal,

:10:31. > :10:41.we're going to have clean coal, really clean coal.

:10:42. > :10:44.With today's executive action I'm taking historic steps to lift

:10:45. > :10:46.the restrictions on American energy, to reverse government intrusion

:10:47. > :10:52.and to cancel job-killing regulations.

:10:53. > :10:55.This is Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, a town that voted overwhelmingly

:10:56. > :10:58.for Donald Trump last November, in part down to his pledge

:10:59. > :11:01.to overturn Obama-era pledges on energy.

:11:02. > :11:03.The colliery here shut down a year ago.

:11:04. > :11:05.Today there's growing confidence their industry might

:11:06. > :11:09.As of right now, money is picking back up, they do believe mining

:11:10. > :11:13.is going to pick up and they are going to get their jobs back.

:11:14. > :11:17.Around this area, mining is picking back up.

:11:18. > :11:19.But environmental campaigners are aghast and wonder where it

:11:20. > :11:21.leaves the Paris limate change agreement that President Obama

:11:22. > :11:23.committed the US to in December, 2015.

:11:24. > :11:26.If Mr Trump does not honour the Paris deal,

:11:27. > :11:29.he would join a very small club that includes Syria,

:11:30. > :11:37.The President wants oil men to be able to drill and miners to be able

:11:38. > :11:40.to dig, but the reason so many pits shut down wasn't

:11:41. > :11:42.because of regulation, it was because they'd become

:11:43. > :11:45.uneconomic as consumers moved to cheaper, cleaner forms of fuel.

:11:46. > :11:48.It's hard to see how the signing of an executive order changes that.

:11:49. > :12:04.Prepare yourself to see something that might make you feel a little

:12:05. > :12:11.bit dizzy! This is 18-year-old Swiss

:12:12. > :12:14.skier Andri Ragettli and he is about to spin round five

:12:15. > :12:17.times and backflip four times over The first time anyone

:12:18. > :12:21.has ever done it. It's a little baffling

:12:22. > :12:23.the first time round so here You can see the drone. Like Kiki

:12:24. > :12:37.missed the drone! -- lucky he. As we've been hearing this morning,

:12:38. > :12:40.Theresa May has officially begun But what can we expect

:12:41. > :12:45.over the next two years, EU leaders will meet next

:12:46. > :12:48.month and it's expected they will then publish

:12:49. > :12:50.their guidelines for how The official negotiations

:12:51. > :12:53.are set to begin Then, after months of meetings

:12:54. > :13:01.between the UK and EU officials, it's hoped a deal will be

:13:02. > :13:04.finalised by the end If the timetable goes to plan,

:13:05. > :13:08.the UK will withdraw However, the two-year window can be

:13:09. > :13:15.extended if all the other 27 members If a deal is reached earlier,

:13:16. > :13:28.the UK can leave before the two We promise you we will be speaking

:13:29. > :13:28.to many on both sides of this debate.

:13:29. > :13:31.We can speak now to former Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg.

:13:32. > :13:37.The campaign if you remember for us to remain in the EU. Good morning

:13:38. > :13:38.and thank you for your time this morning.

:13:39. > :13:44.You have spoken a lot about the UK prospects of getting a deal with the

:13:45. > :13:48.EU. In one of those interviews you used the word impossible. Isn't

:13:49. > :13:52.today a day to talk about the possible rather than the impossible?

:13:53. > :13:59.It is for the government of course, and for the Brexiteers who promised

:14:00. > :14:03.us ?350 million a week for the NHS, an effortless negotiation and lots

:14:04. > :14:07.of new trade deals and an economic paradise, of course they need to

:14:08. > :14:10.talk up those possibilities but I think those of us who hold the

:14:11. > :14:13.government to account also need to explain that some of those

:14:14. > :14:17.commitments after the unrealistic and I really don't know anyone close

:14:18. > :14:21.to the talks, including people in the heart of government, think that

:14:22. > :14:26.it will be possible in a short space of time, not just to conclude the

:14:27. > :14:31.divorce terms, the money and the pensions and so on, not just to

:14:32. > :14:34.conclude a new free trade agreement, a new security arrangement, a new

:14:35. > :14:39.cooperation on the environment and things like that, but also to have

:14:40. > :14:43.it all ratified by 27 other parliaments across the European

:14:44. > :14:47.Union, including our own. I don't think anyone thinks that is really

:14:48. > :14:52.remotely possible. We were hearing from Carol Walker a few moments ago,

:14:53. > :14:55.not too far away from you outside Number 10 this morning, talking

:14:56. > :15:00.about the difficulty of whether you talk about terms first or trade, do

:15:01. > :15:03.you do them together at the same time, or is it separate

:15:04. > :15:08.negotiations. International trade is one of your areas of expertise. If

:15:09. > :15:12.you were in charge, where would you start those negotiations and where

:15:13. > :15:16.should Theresa May start? I think this is a classic early skirmish

:15:17. > :15:22.that the UK government is saying we want to negotiate in parallel, how

:15:23. > :15:27.we remove ourselves from the European Union, as I said, that will

:15:28. > :15:32.involve an early debate, and probably a rather brochure is one

:15:33. > :15:35.about money, and then we also want to talk about our future

:15:36. > :15:38.relationship with the EU and the EU is saying the reverse, they only

:15:39. > :15:42.want to talk about the money first before they move on to the future

:15:43. > :15:47.relationship -- ferocious. I suspect in the summer they will find a way

:15:48. > :15:52.to approach this and there will be some way of holding these talks in

:15:53. > :15:56.parallel. I don't think that will be a dealbreaker. I think the thing

:15:57. > :16:01.that will be more difficult to resolve is actually a self-inflicted

:16:02. > :16:05.problem, which is that such high expectations have been raised about

:16:06. > :16:10.what we can G in these Brexit talks. You know, you will remember we were

:16:11. > :16:14.told we were going to get a whole new array of trade agreements even

:16:15. > :16:18.before the two years is up -- can achieve. We were told we were going

:16:19. > :16:21.to get, these are the words of David Davis, the exact same benefits from

:16:22. > :16:25.the single market even as we leave the single market. I don't think

:16:26. > :16:30.those things are possible. I think the difficulty is that Theresa May

:16:31. > :16:33.is under immense pressure to deliver on expectations which are just not

:16:34. > :16:40.practical or deliverable. And I don't know how people are going to

:16:41. > :16:43.react when they see the gap, and I think it will be a significant gap

:16:44. > :16:47.between what they've been told to expect from Brexit and what it's

:16:48. > :16:51.actually likely to deliver. In that in mind will there be a scenario of

:16:52. > :17:04.a leading of the EU without a deal in place? They'll stamp their feet

:17:05. > :17:08.and say if we do get exactly what we want we will flounce. There is quite

:17:09. > :17:12.a lot of pressure building up in the Conservative Party in parts of the

:17:13. > :17:17.Brexit press to tear the holding up. Nigel Lawson, for instance, says

:17:18. > :17:23.there is no point having a deal at all. Iain Duncan Smith echoes that.

:17:24. > :17:26.I think they know deal outcome is the very worst outcome for the UK

:17:27. > :17:30.and would create unprecedented economic and legal uncertainty and

:17:31. > :17:34.would jeopardise the British economy in quite a big way. Citing that huge

:17:35. > :17:39.risk not worth taking. But there is clearly a lot of people who are

:17:40. > :17:42.agitating for that to happen. Good to talk to you, thank you for your

:17:43. > :17:44.time. Let's get another point of view.

:17:45. > :17:47.Inside our studio in Westminster is the Conservative MP

:17:48. > :17:50.Bernard Jenkin, who was a key figure in the Vote Leave campaign.

:17:51. > :18:01.Good morning. Let's pick up some of those thoughts from Nick Clegg. Are

:18:02. > :18:05.expectations too high? I think Nick Clegg is doing his best to reduce

:18:06. > :18:10.expectations and I think he is right on a lot of points. We have to be

:18:11. > :18:13.realistic. The idea of having a fully comprehensive trade deal with

:18:14. > :18:17.the EU after two years is a big stretch. Not because we can't

:18:18. > :18:24.negotiate that, it is because the EU seems to be determined to redirects

:18:25. > :18:28.trade barriers when the rest of the world is trying to bring them down,

:18:29. > :18:32.which is one of the reasons why we are leaving the EU, because they are

:18:33. > :18:35.either pursuing the wrong policy are incapable of making sensible

:18:36. > :18:39.decision that Irene everybody's economic interests. But of course

:18:40. > :18:45.there will be agreement on things like Customs facilitation is. There

:18:46. > :18:50.will be memorandums of understanding so we can agree on things like what

:18:51. > :18:55.a car is and what standards it applies. There in mind. All of the

:18:56. > :19:02.standards in our economy are the same as the EU. So it shouldn't be

:19:03. > :19:06.impossible to agree on a very basic things that the EU agrees with every

:19:07. > :19:11.other country around the world, even if it doesn't have a comprehensive

:19:12. > :19:14.trade agreement. You referred to herself as a big stretch. Are you

:19:15. > :19:20.not concerned about the possible impact on industry and trade? Well,

:19:21. > :19:27.obviously it will be a negative for the British economy and for the

:19:28. > :19:33.European economy if tariffs are applied. But if they apply tariffs

:19:34. > :19:38.to our exports and if they refuse to for example to mutual recognition

:19:39. > :19:40.of... In financial services, actually the EU will be

:19:41. > :19:44.disadvantaging itself just as much as our economy and I don't think it

:19:45. > :19:48.would last long because of calls over time we would do a free trade

:19:49. > :19:53.deal. And it wouldn't necessarily be that disadvantage is to us, because

:19:54. > :19:58.the British government would raise billions of pounds from the import

:19:59. > :20:04.tariffs on EU imports to the UK that we don't collect at the moment and

:20:05. > :20:06.we could spend that money on British industry, promoting investment,

:20:07. > :20:10.making it easier to employ people, improving training and development,

:20:11. > :20:14.attracting would-be investment, reducing taxes. Could make this

:20:15. > :20:21.economy very competitive indeed. Are you saying that no deal is better

:20:22. > :20:25.than a bad deal? Let's be clear, there will be agreement about basic

:20:26. > :20:30.things. For example, we aren't trying to deal on security. Our

:20:31. > :20:35.security cooperation with the rest of the EU is unconditional. We are

:20:36. > :20:39.all against terrorism and will continue working. There will be a

:20:40. > :20:43.deal on EU citizens. I have no doubt about that. Because the EU will want

:20:44. > :20:49.to secure the rights of EU citizens in the UK, just as we want to secure

:20:50. > :20:52.the rights of EU citizens... UK citizens in EU. There will be

:20:53. > :20:56.agreement on things like aviation services. We won't wake up the

:20:57. > :20:59.morning after we leave and find that planes leaving from Heathrow can't

:21:00. > :21:04.land in Paris. The disaster scenario as painted I people like Nick Clegg

:21:05. > :21:12.are just ridiculous and won't happen. There in mind, 97% of the

:21:13. > :21:18.container traffic that comes in from outside the EU isn't even stopped

:21:19. > :21:21.and checked. That's because we have sensible customs clearing. The EU

:21:22. > :21:25.has sensible customs clearance agreements with other countries

:21:26. > :21:29.around the world, even if they don't have a free-trade agreement, like

:21:30. > :21:33.with the US, for example. One last question. We know the Prime Minister

:21:34. > :21:38.will say today that she will represent everybody in the whole UK,

:21:39. > :21:43.young, poor, city, town, country and all of the cities and hamlets in

:21:44. > :21:48.between. Isn't that to please everyone and isn't that an

:21:49. > :21:51.impossible task? That isn't a promise to make everyone happy,

:21:52. > :21:57.that's a promise on her part a sense of responsibility, a sense of her

:21:58. > :22:01.commitment. I don't think people will disrespect to for striving to

:22:02. > :22:06.do very sincerely what is right for the whole country. She isn't leading

:22:07. > :22:14.faction. Remember, she was for Remain. She is representing the vast

:22:15. > :22:19.majority of responsible Remain voters, who accept the results and

:22:20. > :22:22.want to make the very best of it and are getting to see big opportunities

:22:23. > :22:26.for this country. Thank you very much for your time.

:22:27. > :22:29.Here's Matt with a look at this morning's weather.

:22:30. > :22:38.Good morning. Good morning. It is a lot colder.

:22:39. > :22:43.For degrees in the north of Scotland. 11 degrees on the south

:22:44. > :22:47.coast. You will notice the blue skies this morning and there will be

:22:48. > :22:51.some rain around at times. Not a washout and there will still be

:22:52. > :22:54.brighter moments. Let's have a look at the skies above the UK. The

:22:55. > :22:59.clearest conditions across Europe at the moment, but thicker cloud is

:23:00. > :23:03.pushing in from the west. That will bring rain. Damp in north-west

:23:04. > :23:07.England and the Midlands. That will work its way in the north-east and

:23:08. > :23:11.southern Scotland. Rain will get heavier in the afternoon in other

:23:12. > :23:15.western areas. Away from that, some breaks in the cloud and some

:23:16. > :23:20.sunshine. The best in Orkney and Shetland. Staying dry during

:23:21. > :23:24.daylight hours, but temperatures still 5-7 in the north-east.

:23:25. > :23:28.Elsewhere, double figures. Outbreaks of rain more abundant into Scotland

:23:29. > :23:32.for the afternoon. Northern Ireland will probably see where the spell is

:23:33. > :23:39.about lunchtime. Bright skies for a time and heavy rain towards the

:23:40. > :23:42.evening rush-hour. Staying down in Lancashire and Cumbria. Patchy rain

:23:43. > :23:47.and drizzle in the Midlands, England. Southern and south-eastern

:23:48. > :23:53.England will be dry this afternoon, with some sunshine around. Highs of

:23:54. > :23:56.about 17. Tonight we still have rain coming and going through the night.

:23:57. > :24:00.Eventually that pushes towards the likes of Shetland. More heavy rain

:24:01. > :24:05.into the Irish Sea later. Temperatures holding in double

:24:06. > :24:09.figures. A mild start Thursday. A wind coming from the south. Today

:24:10. > :24:14.there will be a bit of a breeze. With the southerly wind temperatures

:24:15. > :24:17.could be boosted up to about 21- 22 across some parts of eastern

:24:18. > :24:22.England. Mild anywhere we have the cloud. We start with showers in the

:24:23. > :24:27.south-east. Then sunny spells for the rest of the day. The rest of the

:24:28. > :24:31.UK, lots of cloud and outbreaks of rain. Heaviest on the heels of

:24:32. > :24:35.north-west England and Wales. The rain on Western -- on Friday in

:24:36. > :24:39.western areas get heavier. Temperatures holding up in the

:24:40. > :24:43.teens, up to 90 degrees in eastern parts of England, where it should

:24:44. > :24:46.stay dry and sunny. Through the weekend we have a change of

:24:47. > :24:49.conditions. We swap the low pressure for high pressure. That means if

:24:50. > :24:54.you've got your weekend planned there could still be dry weather

:24:55. > :24:57.around. Saturday will be the cloudy day, as rain pushes eastwards.

:24:58. > :25:04.Heavier and persistent burst in Scotland. A chilly start to Sunday,

:25:05. > :25:10.but it will be the driest day of the weekend, with sunshine for many.

:25:11. > :25:14.Thank you! An American man who was paralysed from the shoulders down

:25:15. > :25:17.has been able to feed himself and hold onto a cup of copy after

:25:18. > :25:22.surgeons placed in plant in his brain and his arm. Bill had

:25:23. > :25:24.paralysis in all four of his limbs after his bicycle ploughed into the

:25:25. > :25:26.back of a lorry. Lo and behold, I was able to eat

:25:27. > :25:30.the mashed potatoes really well. 58-year-old Bill Kochevar

:25:31. > :25:32.was paralysed from the shoulders down after a cycling

:25:33. > :25:36.accident eight years ago. I was following a mail truck

:25:37. > :25:41.and I was keeping my distance pretty good but then it stopped to deliver

:25:42. > :25:44.a package and I ran right Bill was left totally dependent

:25:45. > :25:53.but determined his life didn't end there, he signed himself up

:25:54. > :26:00.for medical research in Ohio. My father said, "You

:26:01. > :26:02.really want to do this?" I said yes, somebody

:26:03. > :26:05.has to do research. If nobody does research,

:26:06. > :26:07.things don't get done. Sensors were placed

:26:08. > :26:12.in the part of his brain that They send messages to the 36

:26:13. > :26:16.muscle-stimulating electrodes that We've bridged his

:26:17. > :26:25.spinal cord injury. He can now think about moving his

:26:26. > :26:28.arm and his arm moves. I can move it in and

:26:29. > :26:31.out, up and down. I get to be the first one

:26:32. > :26:35.in the world to do it. Bill is the only person to use

:26:36. > :26:38.the new experimental technology, But the medical journal the Lancet

:26:39. > :26:42.said it's a major advance. Doctors acknowledge this has some

:26:43. > :26:46.way to go before it is clinically accepted but said it

:26:47. > :26:48.could eventually transform the lives I'm still wild every

:26:49. > :26:55.time I do something. It's going to help out a lot more

:26:56. > :27:10.people for years to come. What a brilliant and extraordinary

:27:11. > :27:12.piece of technology and use of technology.

:27:13. > :27:13.Just incredible to see the difference that has made.

:27:14. > :30:38.Time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are.

:30:39. > :30:53.Hello, this is Breakfast, with Dan Walker and Louise Minchin.

:30:54. > :30:56.It's Wednesday morning, an important one because...

:30:57. > :30:59.Theresa May has signed the letter that will formally begin the UK's

:31:00. > :31:03.A picture of Theresa May signing the letter was published

:31:04. > :31:10.It will be delivered by hand to the President

:31:11. > :31:13.of the European Council, Donald Tusk, at 12:30pm.

:31:14. > :31:18.The Prime Minister will chair a cabinet meeting at 10am

:31:19. > :31:22.Later she'll make a statement to MPs, urging the country to come

:31:23. > :31:27.together as it embarks on a momentous journey.

:31:28. > :31:34.Let's get more about the letter itself with Dan Johnson.

:31:35. > :31:37.He is outside the residence of the UK Ambassador

:31:38. > :31:48.We still don't, the ambassador has left here, got in his official Jag

:31:49. > :31:52.and is now driving towards Brussels but it didn't look like he had

:31:53. > :31:57.anything in his hand, we don't know if he has it with him or if he is

:31:58. > :32:01.taking it from his office to take it to the Council President Donald Tusk

:32:02. > :32:05.later around lunchtime. The moment he hands that over will be the time

:32:06. > :32:13.the clock starts ticking on Britain's exit from the EU, two

:32:14. > :32:17.years from the moment that letter from Theresa May is given to the EU

:32:18. > :32:21.to negotiate exactly what our new relationship will be. For some today

:32:22. > :32:24.the focus will be on the complexes the those negotiations, the immense

:32:25. > :32:27.detail that's got to be worked out over the next two years --

:32:28. > :32:31.complexity. Some people don't think it can be done in that time. There's

:32:32. > :32:34.a lot of difficulty and disagreement ahead but for others today will be

:32:35. > :32:38.about the excitement of finding a new relationship with the EU and

:32:39. > :32:43.Britain in the world, a chance to claw back some powers from brussels,

:32:44. > :32:47.the EU, back to Westminster to decide how to spend that money we've

:32:48. > :32:51.been spending with the EU for the last 40 years. Are not odd European

:32:52. > :32:57.politicians are sad about what has happened today and they say they

:32:58. > :33:01.regret the decision -- a lot. -- a lot of. They say they will try to

:33:02. > :33:05.hammer out a deal over the next two years. They say practically nothing

:33:06. > :33:12.will really change for the next two years but there's a big difference

:33:13. > :33:18.starting today in the relationship between Britain and the EU. Dan,

:33:19. > :33:19.thanks bromance. -- thanks very much.

:33:20. > :33:21.Commemorative events are taking place this afternoon to remember

:33:22. > :33:23.those killed and injured in the Westminster attack

:33:24. > :33:26.Khalid Masood ran over and killed three pedestrians

:33:27. > :33:29.on Westminster Bridge before stabbing a policeman to death

:33:30. > :33:32.Inquests into his victims' deaths will also begin today.

:33:33. > :33:35.President Trump has signed a new executive order to rip up

:33:36. > :33:38.measures put in place by Barack Obama to curb global warming.

:33:39. > :33:41.He's ended numerous restrictions on the coal industry,

:33:42. > :33:44.and promised that more jobs would be created as a result.

:33:45. > :33:53.Environmental campaigners say they will fight the move in court.

:33:54. > :33:55.The British wife of the French presidential candidate

:33:56. > :33:57.Francois Fillon has been placed under investigation over claims

:33:58. > :34:01.that she was paid by her husband for work she didn't do.

:34:02. > :34:02.Penelope Fillon is being investigated in connection

:34:03. > :34:05.with her role as her husband's parliamentary assistant.

:34:06. > :34:07.The scandal is thought to have seriously harmed her husband's

:34:08. > :34:13.chances of becoming the next French President.

:34:14. > :34:18.Golfers are used to hitting birdies, albatrosses and eagles but not

:34:19. > :34:21.This alligator interrupted a golf tournament in South Carolina

:34:22. > :34:25.by walking across the course as players watched on.

:34:26. > :34:31.All the players managed to jump into their buggies and drive off.

:34:32. > :34:39.When we showed you this earlier, somebody said there is a chunk taken

:34:40. > :34:43.out of the alligator's tail. If that's a big guy, and imagine

:34:44. > :34:48.there's a bigger one out there who has had a nipple out of his tail.

:34:49. > :34:55.Remind me not to go and play golf there ever! -- nibble. Look at the

:34:56. > :35:00.size of that. Is it just alligators or snakes you have a thing about? It

:35:01. > :35:08.is just alligators. What is it? My brother had a narrow escape. There's

:35:09. > :35:11.a story there! It isn't just a completely unfounded thing. You are

:35:12. > :35:17.smiling through the fear. He's fine, though! That is good news!

:35:18. > :35:23.Speaking of injuries, Andy Murray, injured, not fine at the moment, he

:35:24. > :35:28.has a tear in the muscle in his elbow, out of the Davis Cup, he will

:35:29. > :35:31.be desperate to get back because he has so many world ranking points to

:35:32. > :35:35.defend over the next few months as it gets into summer and French Open

:35:36. > :35:39.and Wimbledon time, to defend the number one spot and to hang onto it

:35:40. > :35:43.to be the best player in the world for even longer will be very

:35:44. > :35:43.important for him. Good morning, everybody.

:35:44. > :35:46.Great Britain's Davis Cup captain Leon Smith says no Andy Murray

:35:47. > :35:49.is a big loss to the team ahead of next week's

:35:50. > :35:54.He has a tear in his elbow and needs to rest but no decision

:35:55. > :35:56.has been made yet about when he'll return.

:35:57. > :35:59.Kyle Edmund, Dan Evans, Jamie Murray and Dom Inglot

:36:00. > :36:01.will head to Rouen without the world number one

:36:02. > :36:04.He'll get back quickly because he's a healthy and robust guy,

:36:05. > :36:08.but at the same time he knows he can't just rush these things.

:36:09. > :36:11.The next thing in the diary will be Monte Carlo Masters series events,

:36:12. > :36:17.It's a shame but we've shown before that our team can do stuff

:36:18. > :36:20.It just makes it obviously a lot more difficult.

:36:21. > :36:24.But I know the rest of the guys who are there will be giving

:36:25. > :36:29.One other bit of British tennis news and the number one female player,

:36:30. > :36:31.Johanna Konta, plays third seed Simona Halep later today

:36:32. > :36:33.in the quarter-finals of the Miami Open

:36:34. > :36:36.You can follow that one across the BBC.

:36:37. > :36:39.Liverpool could be without midfielder Adam Lallana for up

:36:40. > :36:41.He injured his thigh while on international

:36:42. > :36:45.Lallana played in Sunday's win over Lithuania as well as last

:36:46. > :36:49.It's thought he could miss five games starting

:36:50. > :36:53.with the Merseyside derby against Everton on Saturday.

:36:54. > :36:56.The Republic of Ireland's 15-game home unbeaten run ended last night

:36:57. > :37:03.Meanwhile, the ref had some help in the friendly between France

:37:04. > :37:08.and Antoine Griezmann thought he'd put France 1-0 up but the video

:37:09. > :37:15.Gerard Deulofeu scored Spain's second,

:37:16. > :37:18.he was flagged offside, but the video was checked

:37:19. > :37:29.And in the last couple of hours or so, Brazil became the first

:37:30. > :37:31.country to qualify for next year's World Cup

:37:32. > :37:34.as they went through with four games to spare after Uruguay's

:37:35. > :37:38.England women's head coach Mark Sampson says form isn't

:37:39. > :37:41.a priority at this stage after deciding to name his squad

:37:42. > :37:43.for the European Championship more than three months

:37:44. > :37:47.He'll confirm the list of names on Monday, to take away

:37:48. > :37:48.any uncertainty among the players

:37:49. > :37:52.They're looking to build on their third-place finish

:37:53. > :37:55.at the World Cup in Canada two years ago.

:37:56. > :38:00.We'll go into this tournament with the mindset we can win this

:38:01. > :38:04.We need to win six games, that's what tournament football

:38:05. > :38:06.is about, winning tournament matches and dealing

:38:07. > :38:10.We've experienced the tournament in Canada, some real big highs

:38:11. > :38:13.and some real big lows, and that experience will be

:38:14. > :38:20.Sale Sharks winger Denny Solomona said he had the support

:38:21. > :38:22.of his family and coach after declaring himself available

:38:23. > :38:27.Solomona represented Samoa in rugby league and was playing

:38:28. > :38:29.for Castleford in Super League when he controversially switched

:38:30. > :38:38.after completing his three-year residency.

:38:39. > :38:41.Scotland rugby union captain Greig Laidlaw says he hopes to be

:38:42. > :38:43.back playing in three or four weeks.

:38:44. > :38:46.Laidlaw missed most of the 6 Nations campaign after injuring his

:38:47. > :38:49.Next month Warren Gatland will name his British

:38:50. > :38:52.and Irish Lions squad for the New Zealand tour and Laidlaw

:38:53. > :38:55.believes a number of Scots have a great chance

:38:56. > :39:02.The Scottish players are in with as much of a shout

:39:03. > :39:04.as any other players to be honest with you.

:39:05. > :39:07.I felt through the Championship we were probably consistently fairly

:39:08. > :39:14.You know, individually there were some strong performances.

:39:15. > :39:17.We'll need a strong squad to go down to New Zealand,

:39:18. > :39:20.it's the best place to go in the world to play rugby,

:39:21. > :39:23.a very proud nation and it's going to be a tough tour

:39:24. > :39:30.for the players given the privilege to represent the Lions.

:39:31. > :39:34.Finally a bit of automotive gymnastics coming up for you!

:39:35. > :39:36.a monster truck driver became the first in the sport's history

:39:37. > :39:40.to pull off a front flip at the Monster Jam World Finals.

:39:41. > :39:41.Lee O'Donnell, nicknamed the Mad Scientist,

:39:42. > :39:46.and surprise of the crowd in Las Vegas.

:39:47. > :39:55.I don't know about you, I get travel sick in the backseat of a taxi. I

:39:56. > :40:01.hope he is strapped in! I think he probably is, Dan! That will be his

:40:02. > :40:03.first and his last front flip! If he had any milk in the back it would

:40:04. > :40:04.have been an absolute disaster! wants to be met before it backs any

:40:05. > :40:16.Brexit deal. Theresa May has signed a letter

:40:17. > :40:18.today, on the way to Brussels, it will be handed over to Donald Tusk

:40:19. > :40:20.at around 12:30pm. Let's talk to the party's shadow

:40:21. > :40:22.Brexit Secretary Sir Kier Starmer, who's outside

:40:23. > :40:28.the Houses of Parliament. Good morning to you and thank you

:40:29. > :40:33.very much bought coming on the programme. Not at all, important

:40:34. > :40:38.date. It is, lots of coverage today on Breakfast. -- important day. We

:40:39. > :40:42.know Article 50 will be triggered today so there is an important role

:40:43. > :40:46.for Labour to scrutinise what will happen over the next few months and

:40:47. > :40:49.years, is the party up to the job? Absolutely, the discussion so far

:40:50. > :40:54.has been about whether Article 50 should be triggered, we now move on

:40:55. > :41:04.to what will be the right deal for the Prime Minister to negotiate and

:41:05. > :41:08.if he satisfies those tests she will have achieved the right deal for our

:41:09. > :41:12.country. There's real unity about the tests, they are tough and

:41:13. > :41:16.intended to be in the national interest and at their heart is a

:41:17. > :41:19.belief that although we can't be members of the European Union

:41:20. > :41:24.because of the referendum result, which we respect, we want an ongoing

:41:25. > :41:29.collaborative partnership with our EU partners so we can have a proper

:41:30. > :41:33.trading arrangements but more than that, there's so much brilliant work

:41:34. > :41:36.going on in science, medicine and technology that we have done

:41:37. > :41:41.collaboratively, we don't want to lose that, and of course we don't

:41:42. > :41:45.want to lose corporation in terms of security and counterterrorism. We

:41:46. > :41:49.have set out six tests and we intend to hold the government to those

:41:50. > :41:53.tests over the next two years. This isn't just about party politics,

:41:54. > :41:57.it's about the national interest. What will be negotiated now is going

:41:58. > :42:03.to be relevant for at least a generation. Can I ask you about the

:42:04. > :42:06.first of those six tests, it shed any deals should be delivering

:42:07. > :42:12.identical benefits to what we have now -- it says. Surely that's not

:42:13. > :42:15.realistic? That test is taken directly from David Davis's

:42:16. > :42:20.commitment in the House of Commons. He's of course the Secretary of

:42:21. > :42:24.State for exiting the EU. He has said through the arrangements they

:42:25. > :42:27.intend to negotiate, he will be able to deliver precisely the same

:42:28. > :42:31.benefits as we currently have from membership of the single market and

:42:32. > :42:35.the customs union. For businesses, working people and trade unions,

:42:36. > :42:38.that matters. He's made that commitment and so in our tests,

:42:39. > :42:43.having made that commitment you would expect us to hold you to it.

:42:44. > :42:49.It's a very important commitment. You called it a momentous day, and I

:42:50. > :42:53.ask you, one of the criticisms levelled at the Labour Party, these

:42:54. > :42:56.negotiations are going to be crucial and perhaps the divining moment of

:42:57. > :43:01.Theresa May's leadership of this country -- can I ask you. Where has

:43:02. > :43:07.the Les Deux Lieber been on these issues, why hasn't Jeremy Corbyn

:43:08. > :43:12.been more visible on this in your own words momentous occasion --

:43:13. > :43:18.Labour Party being. We set out our six tests on Monday and all of us

:43:19. > :43:22.have done a good deal of media and a good deal of work in the House, I

:43:23. > :43:27.was in Brussels and I was in Berlin yesterday, we're not working just

:43:28. > :43:30.here but across the UK and Europe. I didn't ask you about what you've

:43:31. > :43:34.been doing, it's about what Jeremy Corbyn has been doing. It's not just

:43:35. > :43:38.about understanding the position in the UK, it's about understanding

:43:39. > :43:42.what our EU partners want to achieve out of the process and that's why I

:43:43. > :43:46.was in Berlin yesterday, trying to get a better sense of how we can

:43:47. > :43:50.influence and shape the future. The Labour Party's role is I think of

:43:51. > :43:54.course as the opposition to push and prod the government and hold them to

:43:55. > :43:59.account, but the party politics has to be in conjunction with a

:44:00. > :44:03.commitment to insure that in the national interest we get the right

:44:04. > :44:08.deal for our country. Icy the Opposition playing both those roles.

:44:09. > :44:12.Surely at this moment, the next two years, I understand you're going to

:44:13. > :44:15.challenge the government, but this goes beyond party politics.

:44:16. > :44:20.Hopefully you can still hear me. Will you be able to work with the

:44:21. > :44:28.Conservative Party so the UK can get the best deal? Were you able to hear

:44:29. > :44:32.that question? I think we have lost him. Apologies for that. I wonder

:44:33. > :44:37.what the answer to that would have been. He definitely can't hear us,

:44:38. > :44:41.we have lost Keir Starmer on college Green but we will have more reaction

:44:42. > :44:46.and response to the triggering of Article 50 through the programme for

:44:47. > :44:46.you. Meanwhile we are going to talk about something completely

:44:47. > :44:51.different. Conservationists say they've found

:44:52. > :44:53.a new breeding population of the critically endangered

:44:54. > :44:55.Indochinese tiger, leading to hopes they may be recovering

:44:56. > :44:58.from the brink of extinction. They've been captured

:44:59. > :45:00.on camera with cubs, in the jungles of Thailand,

:45:01. > :45:04.for the first time in over 15 years. Let's find out more

:45:05. > :45:06.from Chris Hallam who has been working on the project

:45:07. > :45:18.in eastern Thailand, What a wonderful story. Tell me what

:45:19. > :45:23.you've found. It really is quite an extraordinary victory for tigers

:45:24. > :45:27.globally, especially for this population in Thailand. We are

:45:28. > :45:40.talking about a population globally that was at about 100,000 100 years

:45:41. > :45:45.ago and we are down to about 400. This subspecies is very endangered.

:45:46. > :45:49.Before this survey we were looking at only one other breeding

:45:50. > :45:53.population in the west of Thailand, so to have this second breeding

:45:54. > :45:57.population confirmed is really a great victory for tigers. I

:45:58. > :46:03.understand you caught pictures of the cubs, is that what was the key

:46:04. > :46:09.moment? Exactly. That was especially exciting. When you get the camera

:46:10. > :46:13.trap pictures they are exciting anyway, because you are trying to

:46:14. > :46:17.find tigers and which one is which, using the stripes to try to identify

:46:18. > :46:22.individuals and work out where they are moving around the survey area.

:46:23. > :46:26.To find cubs within that is especially exciting, because it

:46:27. > :46:31.obviously confirms that that population is breeding and managing

:46:32. > :46:35.to persist in the area, so really great news for Thailand. All of our

:46:36. > :46:39.site partners, including the government of Thailand, has been

:46:40. > :46:44.working in that area, though it is nice to have it pay. What has paid

:46:45. > :46:50.off? Presumably there are lessons other conservationists can learn?

:46:51. > :46:55.Absolutely. I think the main intervention I guess that the

:46:56. > :47:00.government of Thailand has been working on it some fairly strict

:47:01. > :47:06.site-based security. So increasing boots on the ground, ranger patrols,

:47:07. > :47:10.et cetera. We are talking about some serious threats to tigers in the

:47:11. > :47:14.area and across their range, the main threat is actually poaching the

:47:15. > :47:19.individuals themselves for traditional Chinese medicine. And

:47:20. > :47:23.poaching of their prey. So throughout their range that is the

:47:24. > :47:29.main threat. So bolstering those efforts in Thailand, in this area,

:47:30. > :47:32.has really enabled I think that population to at least persist in

:47:33. > :47:38.the area. Tell us about the moment when you saw those pubs. Were you

:47:39. > :47:46.just amazed? -- cubs. What was it like? Seeing cubs on the pictures is

:47:47. > :47:51.a moment to celebrate. It's actually, yeah, you see them and you

:47:52. > :47:56.go, fantastic! That's what we're doing this for. We want the

:47:57. > :48:03.populations to breed and sustain themselves. It's globally only about

:48:04. > :48:06.8% of tiger populations in the wild are confident breeding populations,

:48:07. > :48:13.so to have this one added is really a bonus. It is a bone -- owners in

:48:14. > :48:15.Thailand as well because it makes an insurance policy for the breeding

:48:16. > :48:22.population in the western forest complex. There is another one in the

:48:23. > :48:26.east. It also means that if we can continue the breeding that's going

:48:27. > :48:29.on in this eastern population, then we can sort of have that disburse

:48:30. > :48:34.out into other areas. it is wonderful seeing those pictures that

:48:35. > :48:38.we are looking at why we talk to you. Thanks very much.

:48:39. > :48:45.What a beautiful backdrop as well. Every single time we go to the

:48:46. > :48:53.weather we see something beautiful! Good morning. Good morning. After

:48:54. > :48:57.the blue skies of recent days the sky colour of choice this morning is

:48:58. > :49:03.a bit more like this shot from ever Vale a short time ago. Especially

:49:04. > :49:06.grey and down in a couple of spots. For most it isn't cold and

:49:07. > :49:11.temperatures are holding up nicely. Temperatures at the moment... Here

:49:12. > :49:17.we go again. Is it going to work? There we go. Temperatures at the

:49:18. > :49:21.moment holding in double figures, but it is chilly in parts of

:49:22. > :49:25.Scotland and north-east England. Temperatures in Newcastle for

:49:26. > :49:28.instance about 3- five degrees. Here we've got dry weather and the best

:49:29. > :49:32.of the brightness in the far north-east of Scotland, with

:49:33. > :49:36.sunshine. Cloud will break at times in the south-east, elsewhere there

:49:37. > :49:40.is rain. It may ease for time are more patchy rain and drizzle to

:49:41. > :49:45.coming afternoon. Let's look at the details as we had towards the

:49:46. > :49:51.afternoon. North-east Scotland stays dry. 5-7 degrees is the hive.

:49:52. > :49:56.Elsewhere in Scotland the rain becomes more abundant. Wherever you

:49:57. > :49:59.are it should be a washout. Dan Christian Cumbria and north

:50:00. > :50:04.Lancashire. We struggle to completely lose the rain and

:50:05. > :50:08.drizzle. Heavier burst into the west later and in the western parts of

:50:09. > :50:12.Wales. A breeze in the country today. A bit of sunshine breaking

:50:13. > :50:17.through the cloud. East Anglia and the south-east as well. We could see

:50:18. > :50:22.temperatures of about 16- 17. Tonight, rain will come and go.

:50:23. > :50:26.Still the odd heavier burst. The wind is coming from the south and

:50:27. > :50:30.that will keep temperatures up with the cloud at about 10- 12. Still

:50:31. > :50:35.cool in the far north, but mild weather will work in tomorrow. The

:50:36. > :50:40.winds will really boost temperatures. In east Anglia and the

:50:41. > :50:47.south-east, and the Midlands, up to 21 - 22 Celsius. A couple of

:50:48. > :50:51.isolated showers, and elsewhere lots of cloud and outbreaks of rain. If

:50:52. > :50:55.anything the rain is more persistent in the hills of Cumbria, north

:50:56. > :50:59.Lancashire and the west of Wales. The rain gets heavier into Friday

:51:00. > :51:04.across northern and western areas. Note temperatures are still holding

:51:05. > :51:08.up, winds from the south. In the east, sunny spells, 17- 90 degrees

:51:09. > :51:14.possible. That's how we finish Friday. Into the weekend the pushes

:51:15. > :51:19.off northwards. High nudges in from the south, so a weekend of

:51:20. > :51:26.transitions. A bit of something for everyone. Rain for the gardeners.

:51:27. > :51:30.Sunshine in between. Turning cooler and after a chilly start the Sunday

:51:31. > :51:32.it should be a dry and fairly sunny day for most of us.

:51:33. > :51:35.Thank you. As this week is all about Article

:51:36. > :51:39.50, Steph thought it would be a good idea to travel across the Midlands,

:51:40. > :51:42.up and down the A50. Yesterday she was at one end

:51:43. > :51:45.in Kegworth, today she's at the other end in Stoke-on-Trent,

:51:46. > :52:00.exploring what Brexit Good morning. Mandy is doing what I

:52:01. > :52:09.am told is foot wiping, which is essentially trying to make sure that

:52:10. > :52:12.the bottom of the mugs is smooth. Mandy is apparently a brilliant

:52:13. > :52:18.scene as well! They make sure the mugs are smooth. They make something

:52:19. > :52:23.like 300,000 bits of pottery every year. This building was built in

:52:24. > :52:30.1889, it was a purpose-built pottery building. These two are in the

:52:31. > :52:34.middle of doing the cleaning. Once the pattern has been put on they

:52:35. > :52:38.make sure it is all smooth before it goes through the whole process.

:52:39. > :52:46.Fascinating what's going on. It is all part of our tour of the A50. We

:52:47. > :52:50.are looking at the impact of leaving the EU on industries like this,

:52:51. > :52:56.because the exporter lot of what they make to the EU. Half of their

:52:57. > :53:01.exports go to the EU. Let's have a chat with Laura. Good morning. Tell

:53:02. > :53:07.us about the thoughts from your members. How do they feel about

:53:08. > :53:12.Brexit? Trade is going to be quite a challenging area. Half of our

:53:13. > :53:16.exports go to the EU. This isn't just tableware, this is technical

:53:17. > :53:22.ceramics. So medical components, components used in aircraft, cars,

:53:23. > :53:26.linings for high-temperature processes grew to the EU and they

:53:27. > :53:30.face tariffs of up to 12%. -- go to the EU. We have some really good

:53:31. > :53:35.trade agreements between EU and other countries, like South Korea.

:53:36. > :53:40.We want to keep those. Equally, there is an opportunity for the US

:53:41. > :53:45.to house a new free-trade agreement because some of the tableware

:53:46. > :53:51.manufacturers, the catering where manufacturers, pay up to 28% in

:53:52. > :53:55.tariffs, so we would like to look at that. We also have trade remedy,

:53:56. > :54:01.anti-dumping tariffs on the tiles and tableware sector. That 6000 UK

:54:02. > :54:04.jobs. So we need something in place to avoid a cliff edge, because in

:54:05. > :54:09.those have been in place there's been a 40% increase in the tiles

:54:10. > :54:14.jobs in the UK and up to 20% in tableware. Could this be a chance

:54:15. > :54:18.for opportunity? You are talking about a lot of tariffs they are

:54:19. > :54:24.already facing, so could this be a chance for change? Well in the EU

:54:25. > :54:30.exports go tariffs and paperwork free. Any do continue that if

:54:31. > :54:37.possible. The US is certainly an opportunity. Also on energy. Climate

:54:38. > :54:41.change. Up to one third of production costs of ceramics can be

:54:42. > :54:46.energy, so there's up -- an opportunity to still decarbonise in

:54:47. > :54:52.the UK and have what we call more carrot, less stick. The support for

:54:53. > :55:02.energy efficiency measures, rather than blocks -- lots of taxes. But

:55:03. > :55:05.have a chat with Leslie, from the institute of export. This is one

:55:06. > :55:10.industry trying to dig out how it will impact them. There are many

:55:11. > :55:14.industries. There are. We did a survey of our members and found

:55:15. > :55:20.about 97% of them are looking at new markets, which is good. Most of them

:55:21. > :55:23.unfortunately wanted to trade with EU and are disappointed that it will

:55:24. > :55:28.get so much complex. Just to give you an idea of the scale, at the

:55:29. > :55:33.moment we have 90 million transactions, which are import -

:55:34. > :55:38.exports that go to the rest of the world. The day we go to the EU,

:55:39. > :55:43.assuming we go to the same amount of trade, that will rise to 300 million

:55:44. > :55:49.transactions every year. That is to give you a scale of how much more

:55:50. > :55:52.work businesses will have to do to support the paperwork. So getting

:55:53. > :55:57.the right trade deal will be hugely important. Thank you very much.

:55:58. > :56:05.Before we go, this is Dennis, who has been on antiques Roadshow. This

:56:06. > :56:10.is the stuff being brought out off the kiln. Give us a wave! Your best

:56:11. > :56:17.smile! You have to take a lot of care with

:56:18. > :56:23.a job like that! Thanks, Dennis! Poor old Dennis. Hide! Magnificent

:56:24. > :56:30.stuff. That's the sort of job I could see going horribly wrong. One

:56:31. > :56:32.wobble, there's a lot of crockery. We hear that Steph might have a go

:56:33. > :56:34.at making mud later. Good luck! Time now to get the news,

:56:35. > :59:53.travel and weather where you are. Hello, this is Breakfast

:59:54. > :00:32.with Dan Walker and Louise Minchin. Brexit begins - a moment

:00:33. > :00:35.of history as Theresa May signs the letter which tells the EU

:00:36. > :00:39.the UK wants to leave. The letter will be hand-delivered

:00:40. > :00:41.to Brussels this lunchtime. The Prime Minister will

:00:42. > :00:44.tell MPs it's now time As the Government gets ready

:00:45. > :00:52.for two years of talks, members of the Cabinet will meet

:00:53. > :00:55.at Downing Street this morning. We'll hear from British

:00:56. > :01:10.people at home and abroad. I don't like being dictated to by

:01:11. > :01:14.bureaucrats in Brussels. I worry about my healthcare and I worry

:01:15. > :01:17.about my pension and I also worry that we will be losing many, many

:01:18. > :01:21.friends. Good morning. Exporting to the EU is

:01:22. > :01:31.big, big business for this pottery firm. So I've come here as part of

:01:32. > :01:33.my tour of the A50 to talk to them to find out what they want from the

:01:34. > :01:41.trade deals. Good morning.

:01:42. > :01:45.It's Wednesday, 29th March. A medical first, a man

:01:46. > :01:55.paralysed from the neck down uses his hand for the first time

:01:56. > :01:58.in almost a decade with the help In sport, Great Britain will be

:01:59. > :02:01.without Andy Murray, as they take on France

:02:02. > :02:03.in the Davis Cup His music career with Bush began

:02:04. > :02:17.in the 90s but it took The Voice for Gavin Rossdale to really

:02:18. > :02:19.make his mark in Britain. He'll be here to tell us

:02:20. > :02:31.about their new album. Good morning. We swap the blue skies

:02:32. > :02:36.for grey ones today. If your gardens are in need of a drink some of you

:02:37. > :02:40.will see a little bit of rain. All the details in 15 minutes.

:02:41. > :02:42.Good morning. First, our main story.

:02:43. > :02:45.Theresa May has signed the letter that will formally begin the UK's

:02:46. > :02:50.The letter will be delivered by hand to the President

:02:51. > :02:52.of the European Council, Donald Tusk, at 12.30

:02:53. > :02:56.At the same time, the Prime Minister will make a statement to the Commons

:02:57. > :02:59.in which she'll urge the country to come together as it embarks

:03:00. > :03:02.Our political correspondent Carole Walker is in Downing Street,

:03:03. > :03:08.where the Cabinet will meet this morning.

:03:09. > :03:17.Talk about logistics first of all. What's going to happen today? Well,

:03:18. > :03:21.there is a real sense of excitement and anticipation because the process

:03:22. > :03:25.which begins today is truly historic. The process will set in

:03:26. > :03:30.train changes that will affect our lives and our laws for decades to

:03:31. > :03:35.come. We've already seen last night that picture of the Prime Minister

:03:36. > :03:38.signing the letter which is the formal notification of Britain's

:03:39. > :03:43.decision to leave, but also setting out the key points of the Prime

:03:44. > :03:48.Minister's negotiating stance and in the last half an hour or so, we have

:03:49. > :03:53.seen the entire Cabinet arriving here in Downing Street to be briefed

:03:54. > :03:57.in person by the Prime Minister on the contents of that letter. We know

:03:58. > :04:01.that the Prime Minister is going to set out her determination to leave

:04:02. > :04:05.not just the EU, but the single market, that she wants to control

:04:06. > :04:11.immigration, that she wants a new free trade deal with the EU, but

:04:12. > :04:15.clearly, the contents of that letter will be considered very closely

:04:16. > :04:18.indeed to see what signals it sends out about what Britain is prepared

:04:19. > :04:25.to do when it comes to things like immigration or paying a bill for

:04:26. > :04:30.leaving the European Union. Now, the ambassador in Brussels will be

:04:31. > :04:37.delivering that letter in person to the president of the EU council,

:04:38. > :04:39.Donald Tusk at lunch time today at the same time that the Prime

:04:40. > :04:44.Minister stands up in the House of Commons and tells us all what her

:04:45. > :04:49.negotiation is going to be, what her stance is on these key issues and

:04:50. > :04:52.already though, we have got a sense of the very different views that

:04:53. > :04:56.there are on all of this. Earlier this morning we had a warning

:04:57. > :05:01.interest the former Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg, about the dangers of the

:05:02. > :05:05.Prime Minister carrying out her threat to walk away without a deal

:05:06. > :05:10.if she can't get the sort of deal she wants. I think a no deal outcome

:05:11. > :05:14.is the very worst outcome for the United Kingdom. It would create

:05:15. > :05:17.unprecedented economic and legal uncertainty and really would

:05:18. > :05:21.jeopardise the British economy in quite a big way. So I think that's a

:05:22. > :05:26.huge risk not worth taking, but there is clearly a lot of people who

:05:27. > :05:30.are agitating for that to happen. Well, that was Nick Clegg, but many

:05:31. > :05:35.of those who campaigned long and hard for Britain to leave the

:05:36. > :05:41.European Union are far more positive about the prospects. This is the

:05:42. > :05:44.prospective of bern around Generalingen who is one of those who

:05:45. > :05:48.wanted Britain to leave the EU. There will be agreement about basic

:05:49. > :05:52.thingsment we're not trying to deal on security. Our security

:05:53. > :05:56.co-operation with the rest of the EU is unconditional. We're all against

:05:57. > :06:00.terrorism and we'll carry on working with them on terrorism. There will

:06:01. > :06:04.be a deal on the EU citizens. I have no doubt about that because the EU

:06:05. > :06:09.will want to secure the rights of EU citizens in the UK just as we want

:06:10. > :06:14.to secure the rights of the EU citizens, the UK citizens in the EU.

:06:15. > :06:19.There will be agreement on things like aviation services. We won't

:06:20. > :06:24.wake up the morning that we leave and find that planes from Heathrow

:06:25. > :06:29.can't land in Paris. The disastrous scenarios painted by people like

:06:30. > :06:31.Nick Clegg are just ridiculous. In a statement released last night, the

:06:32. > :06:37.Prime Minister talked about her fierce determination to get a deal

:06:38. > :06:40.that works for everyone from those who like Bernard Generalingen have

:06:41. > :06:45.long wanted to leave the European Union and others who wanted to stay

:06:46. > :06:49.in the EU. But there are clearly competing demands within her own

:06:50. > :06:52.party, certainly, across Parliament and people across the country will

:06:53. > :06:58.have their own ideas about what they expect from this deal. It's

:06:59. > :07:02.certainly going to be a very, very tough negotiation over the next two

:07:03. > :07:06.years and a huge amount depends on that negotiating process.

:07:07. > :07:15.So much discussions will happen. Carole, thank you very much.

:07:16. > :07:17.Commemorative events are taking place this afternoon to remember

:07:18. > :07:19.those who were killed and injured in the Westminster

:07:20. > :07:24.Khalid Masood ran over and killed three pedestrians

:07:25. > :07:26.on Westminster Bridge before stabbing a policeman to death

:07:27. > :07:31.Inquests into his victims' deaths will also begin today.

:07:32. > :07:34.Meanwhile, Khalid Masood's former boss has told the BBC

:07:35. > :07:36.he doesn't believe the attack was motivated by

:07:37. > :07:39.The man, who wishes to remain anonymous,

:07:40. > :07:41.hasn't seen Masood since 2012, but says he wouldn't

:07:42. > :07:45.have believed him to be capable of such violence.

:07:46. > :07:53.Khalid Masood who killed and caused horrific injuries.

:07:54. > :07:56.A man who, here in Luton, taught English as a foreign language.

:07:57. > :08:02.Funny, intelligent, popular, how his former boss Farasat who,

:08:03. > :08:05.didn't want to show his face described him.

:08:06. > :08:08.It took me about a day to - it dawned on me that it was

:08:09. > :08:12.I was bewildered, shocked, angry, in disbelief really.

:08:13. > :08:21.What type of man was he? What did he do?

:08:22. > :08:23.I only knew him in the office environment.

:08:24. > :08:26.He'd come in he'd teach and pop into my office for a cup

:08:27. > :08:33.He spoke a little bit about his past, his transition to Islam.

:08:34. > :08:35.Farasat told us Masood prayed during his lunch hour.

:08:36. > :08:38.A practising Muslim, but he wasn't an extremist.

:08:39. > :08:42.His period in Luton and before, he wasn't a radical in prison,

:08:43. > :08:46.in Saudi Arabia and in the period he spent in Luton.

:08:47. > :08:54.If he was I definitely would have identified those signs.

:08:55. > :08:57.Once again a town defending itself against links with terrorism.

:08:58. > :08:59.But if Masood was radicalised, prominent voices within this

:09:00. > :09:06.President Trump has signed a new executive order to rip up

:09:07. > :09:08.measures put in place by Barack Obama to

:09:09. > :09:14.He's ended numerous restrictions on the coal industry,

:09:15. > :09:18.and promised that more jobs would be created as a result.

:09:19. > :09:20.Environmental campaigners say they will fight the move in court.

:09:21. > :09:27.Our North America Editor Jon Sopel reports.

:09:28. > :09:33.The coal industry was beginning to look like an endangered species in

:09:34. > :09:38.the US under Barack Obama, but if President Trump has his way coal

:09:39. > :09:44.will soon be king again. He signed a raft of measures reversing the

:09:45. > :09:46.policies of his predecessor. OK. APPLAUSE

:09:47. > :09:53.My administration is putting an end to the war on coal. We're going to

:09:54. > :09:57.have clean coal, really clean coal. With today's executive action I am

:09:58. > :10:04.taking historic steps to lift the restrictions on American energy, to

:10:05. > :10:11.reverse Government intrusion and to cancel job killing regulations. This

:10:12. > :10:15.is Pennsylvania, a town that voted for Donald Trump last November. The

:10:16. > :10:20.colliery shutdown a year ago. Today, there is growing confidence their

:10:21. > :10:25.industry might be coming back. As of right now, money is picking back up.

:10:26. > :10:30.They do believe that mining is going to pick up and everyone is going to

:10:31. > :10:34.get their job back. Environmental campaigners are aghast and wonder

:10:35. > :10:36.where it leaves the Paris climate change agreement that President

:10:37. > :10:42.Obama committed the US to in December 2015. If Mr Trump does not

:10:43. > :10:53.honour the Paris deal he will join a very small club that includes Syria,

:10:54. > :10:56.anything rackia and Uzbekistan. The reason so many pits shutdown wean

:10:57. > :11:02.because of regulation, it was because they had become uneconomic

:11:03. > :11:06.as sumers moved to cheaper, cleaner forms of fuel and it is hard to see

:11:07. > :11:12.how the signing of an executive order changes that.

:11:13. > :11:15.An American man, who was paralysed from the shoulders down,

:11:16. > :11:18.has been able to feed himself and hold onto a cup of coffee,

:11:19. > :11:22.after surgeons placed implants in his brain and arm.

:11:23. > :11:25.Bill Kochevar was unable to use any of his limbs,

:11:26. > :11:27.after he hit a lorry while riding his bike.

:11:28. > :11:41.Alexandra Mackenzie has more details.

:11:42. > :11:44.Lo and behold, I was able to eat the mashed potatoes really well.

:11:45. > :11:46.58-year-old Bill Kochevar was paralysed from the shoulders

:11:47. > :11:48.down after a cycling accident eight years ago.

:11:49. > :11:53.I was following a mail truck and I was keeping my distance pretty

:11:54. > :11:56.good, but then it stopped to deliver a package and I ran right

:11:57. > :12:01.Bill was left totally dependent, but determined his life didn't end

:12:02. > :12:04.there, he signed himself up for medical research in Ohio.

:12:05. > :12:11.My father said, "You really want to do this?"

:12:12. > :12:16.I said, "Yes, somebody has to do research.

:12:17. > :12:18.If nobody does research, things don't get done".

:12:19. > :12:21.Sensors were placed in the part of his brain that

:12:22. > :12:24.They send messages to the 36 muscle-stimulating electrodes that

:12:25. > :12:30.We've bridged his spinal cord injury.

:12:31. > :12:33.He can now think about moving his arm and his arm moves.

:12:34. > :12:35.I can move it in and out, up and down.

:12:36. > :12:46.I get to be the first one in the world to do it.

:12:47. > :12:49.Bill is the only person to have used the new experimental technology,

:12:50. > :12:52.But the medical journal the Lancet said it's a major advance.

:12:53. > :12:57.Doctors acknowledge this has some way to go before it is clinically

:12:58. > :12:59.accepted, but say it could eventually transform the lives

:13:00. > :13:03.I'm still wild every time I do something.

:13:04. > :13:15.It's going to help out a lot more people for years to come.

:13:16. > :13:28.This is 18-year-old Swiss skier Andri Ragettli

:13:29. > :13:31.and he is about to spin round five times, and backflip four times,

:13:32. > :13:35.It's the first time anyone has ever done it.

:13:36. > :13:37.In case you didn't truly appreciate it the first time,

:13:38. > :13:46.Amazing and fantastic and I wish once upon a time I could have done

:13:47. > :14:13.that. All the papers have got the picture

:14:14. > :14:18.and sent out. Theresa May signs this all-important document which will be

:14:19. > :14:26.arriving in Brussels and delivered to Donald Tusk at 12.30. The front

:14:27. > :14:29.page of the Daily Mirror, "Dear EU, it's time to go." We don't know

:14:30. > :14:38.what's in the letter, but we'll find out by the end of the day. The Sun,

:14:39. > :14:43."Dover and out. It is finally here, the most momentous day in Britain's

:14:44. > :14:48.history." The Guardian, "Today Britain steps into the unknown with

:14:49. > :14:53.a map of Europe." They have gone for a jigsaw theme. Every paper has got

:14:54. > :14:54.their own theme. We're going to try and show you a shot of the Downing

:14:55. > :15:09.Street cat! Narine the cat. He is a scene

:15:10. > :15:12.stealer. -- Larry the cat. There is a cabinet meeting going on this

:15:13. > :15:16.morning in Downing Street, we will have more information about what is

:15:17. > :15:25.happening in the meantime, but as always, Larry stealing the scene.

:15:26. > :15:28.Back to the main story. Piecing all that together for us

:15:29. > :15:31.is Professor Anand Menon from the research group,

:15:32. > :15:36.UK in a Changing Europe. Let's get a bit more detail on what

:15:37. > :15:41.exactly might happen, because most of the questions we ask and

:15:42. > :15:45.particularly today about what might happen, I suppose the actual answer

:15:46. > :15:50.is we don't know. There are so much unknown about what might happen over

:15:51. > :15:54.the next few months and years. Yes, I feel like I come on your show

:15:55. > :15:57.rather a lot and say I did know, but we genuinely don't know. We don't

:15:58. > :16:00.yet know what our European partners will want from these negotiations or

:16:01. > :16:04.what the dynamics of the talks will be. That is only in a few weeks'

:16:05. > :16:13.time in the talks start properly that we will get a sense about where

:16:14. > :16:15.we are going and what we might end up with. I wonder whether you have

:16:16. > :16:18.any insight into what Theresa may might prioritise in in the

:16:19. > :16:21.negotiations? Trade is a huge issue, but do they have to talk terms

:16:22. > :16:25.before we get to trade or can they argue both those points together? I

:16:26. > :16:30.think she has given plenty of hints about what she is interested in, she

:16:31. > :16:32.has talked about frictionless trade, and she is concerned about the

:16:33. > :16:36.island of Ireland, to make sure there is no hard border between

:16:37. > :16:40.North and South of Ireland, but our partners might want something

:16:41. > :16:42.different, and as you said, they are quite interested in us sorting out

:16:43. > :16:49.the terms of leaving before we worry about the terms of the future. So

:16:50. > :16:52.our partners might say to us, that's fine, we will talk about trade but

:16:53. > :16:58.first let's show us -- settle what you are last from your membership.

:16:59. > :17:02.From a Wales perspective, funding is a huge issue, and she has been

:17:03. > :17:06.meeting with Nicola Sturgeon by governments as the main issue in

:17:07. > :17:08.Scotland. I wonder how much is the Prime Minister able to listen to

:17:09. > :17:12.those different concerns at the moment or is it a case of pushing

:17:13. > :17:19.ahead with getting the deal done and then dealing with that? To date, the

:17:20. > :17:22.Prime Minister's approach has been to decide what should happen a self

:17:23. > :17:27.and then tell people what has decided. She will try, I imagine, to

:17:28. > :17:31.keep playing that way through the negotiations but the pressures will

:17:32. > :17:35.grow. There will be noises off from Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland,

:17:36. > :17:40.and from Scotland, as the Labour Party has put up some fairly stiff

:17:41. > :17:44.conditions for supporting any deal, so there will be all sorts of

:17:45. > :17:49.pressures on her as the negotiations progress. What about leaving without

:17:50. > :17:53.a deal? Theresa May has hinted that might be an option of Chicago what

:17:54. > :17:56.she wants. Nick Clegg was on this programme about an hour ago saying

:17:57. > :18:01.that is the worst possible outcome for the UK. What is your take on

:18:02. > :18:06.that because this deal needs to be decided in Parliament eventually. No

:18:07. > :18:09.deal is a very bad deal indeed, in the sense that not only does it mean

:18:10. > :18:13.we leave without any arrangements for the future, we also leave

:18:14. > :18:18.without having sorted out the past, so there is the prospect of years of

:18:19. > :18:22.litigation about what we owe and don't over EU. Also it will sour the

:18:23. > :18:29.miniature Mendis live. If the talks fall apart it is not just -- sour

:18:30. > :18:36.the mood. Leaving on a sour note is not the way to go. It will be a

:18:37. > :18:39.fascinating few months ahead. It is true, whether you ask a politician a

:18:40. > :18:42.question, they can't say I don't know, because they will get

:18:43. > :18:44.hammered, but in all honesty it is the truth. At this point, most of

:18:45. > :18:47.them don't know. Andrew Neil will interview

:18:48. > :18:49.the Prime Minister Theresa May on "Britain the EU:

:18:50. > :19:00.The Brexit Interviews" at 7pm this She certainly won't say I don't

:19:01. > :19:06.know. I'm sure she won't. Let's look at the weather. Matt knows exactly

:19:07. > :19:11.what is going on. I feel I have had to up my backdrop came this morning,

:19:12. > :19:15.one of our Weather Watchers in the outskirts of Newcastle has come up

:19:16. > :19:18.trumps, lovely start, a bit chilly though, temperatures only 7 degrees

:19:19. > :19:23.first 11 degrees now in Shrewsbury, and these are sort of rowdy skies

:19:24. > :19:29.most will be familiar with, for some -- cloudy skies. Some rain and

:19:30. > :19:33.drizzle across parts of north-west England, South Scotland, clouding

:19:34. > :19:38.over in Newcastle. In the afternoon, war rain arrives in the West, fairly

:19:39. > :19:42.sporadic, mainly over the hills. To the south and east, largely dry. The

:19:43. > :19:47.north-east of Scotland should be dry through much of the day. Still a bit

:19:48. > :19:50.chilly here and in the north-east of Scotland, but elsewhere temperatures

:19:51. > :19:55.on the rise, but greyer conditions and there will be more rain and in

:19:56. > :19:59.more abundant by the time get to the afternoon. It might stay wet across

:20:00. > :20:05.parts of Cumbria and drier moments in Northern Ireland, some heavy

:20:06. > :20:10.bursts of rain at 4pm for the rush-hour. Cardigan Bay in the

:20:11. > :20:13.Cambrian Mountains in Wales as well. This is where we are likely to see

:20:14. > :20:19.more in the rain through the afternoon. Southeast, sunny spells,

:20:20. > :20:23.16 or 17 degrees. Not too much rain through here overnight, but

:20:24. > :20:27.elsewhere the rain is heaviest in the West, but the temperatures for

:20:28. > :20:31.most holding up in double figures, so another mild start to tomorrow

:20:32. > :20:34.morning, if anything milder. With winds from the south and the best of

:20:35. > :20:40.the sunshine in eastern England tomorrow, this is where temperatures

:20:41. > :20:43.could peak at 21, maybe even 22 Celsius. Elsewhere, temperatures

:20:44. > :20:49.holding up nicely, not the great day for many in the north and the West.

:20:50. > :20:52.-- not a great day. If you splashes of rain elsewhere but some dry, and

:20:53. > :20:58.also some brighter moments to be had. The best sunshine in central

:20:59. > :21:02.and eastern England. On Friday, it looks like Friday will be wettest

:21:03. > :21:05.across parts of western Scotland and Northern Ireland. England and Wales

:21:06. > :21:10.might get away with a drier day on Friday. This area of low pressure

:21:11. > :21:13.taking a bit longer to clear away, and then eventually a weather front

:21:14. > :21:16.pushing eastwards as we go to the start of the weekend but by the

:21:17. > :21:21.start of the weekend, high pressure builds. It means that on Saturday

:21:22. > :21:24.eastern Arya Stark try and Eid, and outbreaks of rain pushing it would

:21:25. > :21:29.through the day. Turning a little bit colder. A chilly night to take

:21:30. > :21:35.us to the start of Sunday morning, but Sunday to the weekend, looking

:21:36. > :21:42.the driest and the brightest of the days, with most seeing sunny spells.

:21:43. > :21:50.444 years, the UK has been a key player in shaping policy in Europe.

:21:51. > :21:53.-- for 44 years. It was called the European economic community back

:21:54. > :21:57.then. As we prepare to leave, one of the issues to resolve this what

:21:58. > :22:01.happens in British people living on the continent and EU nationals

:22:02. > :22:13.living in Britain. Gavin Lee reports from Spain.

:22:14. > :22:15.Benidorm feels a long way from Brussels.

:22:16. > :22:18.But when Article 50 is triggered there today, it will affect

:22:19. > :22:20.the lives of hundreds of thousands of British people in Spain.

:22:21. > :22:22.Whether it's for better or worse, Brexit's happening,

:22:23. > :22:24.and here on the south coast of Spain, where there

:22:25. > :22:27.are more British expats than anywhere else in Europe,

:22:28. > :22:30.What happens to their pensions, their free access to healthcare

:22:31. > :22:38.and their right to stay here in the years to come?

:22:39. > :22:40.At the Costa Blanca Mail Voice Choir, Keith Livesy

:22:41. > :22:42.is considering packing up and returning to Britain

:22:43. > :22:50.I gave up my residency three weeks ago, so I had to go to England

:22:51. > :22:59.in January, and I've started to pay tax in England.

:23:00. > :23:05.But I just cannot personally see the British government giving half

:23:06. > :23:07.a billion to Spain so I can stay here.

:23:08. > :23:14.I get medical, I am lucky, but if I was put in the situation

:23:15. > :23:17.where I had to make the decision I wouldn't go back to the UK,

:23:18. > :23:20.I would in fact renounce my British citizenship and take Spanish

:23:21. > :23:24.nationality, I'd be quite happy to do that.

:23:25. > :23:27.Along the coast, El Campello is home to many people who've adjusted

:23:28. > :23:29.to a new life abroad who have mixed feelings about what's

:23:30. > :23:42.I don't like being dictated to by bureaucrats in Brussels

:23:43. > :23:48.I'm not very happy with the immigration

:23:49. > :23:52.I'm Babs, I've lived in Spain for nine years

:23:53. > :23:59.I worry mainly about my healthcare, I worry about my pension and I also

:24:00. > :24:06.worry that we'll be losing many, many friends in the European Union.

:24:07. > :24:09.My name is Sue, I came out here three years ago to retire.

:24:10. > :24:12.Originally I was very confused about Brexit, very worried,

:24:13. > :24:15.but now on reflection I think it's a good thing and I'm still slightly

:24:16. > :24:18.confused but I think it will be a good thing and it

:24:19. > :24:29.Both British and EU negotiators say they want the issues of the future

:24:30. > :24:32.of Europeans in the UK, and Brits in Europe, to be one

:24:33. > :24:38.A view reflected here too for the Brits on the other

:24:39. > :24:46.Gavin Lee, BBC News, on the Costa Blanca, Spain.

:24:47. > :24:54.Coming up in a moment, the BBC news channel is Business Live. Here on

:24:55. > :24:59.Cowan breakfast we will be with Steph. We saw the Downing Street

:25:00. > :25:04.cat, and as well as Brexit, the big story, is people going to bed with

:25:05. > :25:09.their pets. According to a survey, almost half of the great British

:25:10. > :25:13.public admit to sleeping with their dog, their cat, whatever else. But

:25:14. > :25:18.people who don't do that are getting a little bit miffed, like Keith, who

:25:19. > :25:22.says no, sorry, my dog is a dog, not allowed upstairs, not allowed on the

:25:23. > :25:26.furniture, only ever fed from his dish, and fed after us. Pack dogs

:25:27. > :25:31.have a hierarchy, he needs to know who is control, says Keith. It is

:25:32. > :25:35.not him. Love him to death, no problem with muddy paw prints, but

:25:36. > :25:42.knowing his boundaries keeps him secure and happy. The cases by cat

:25:43. > :25:50.knows that the house is hers, I am very well trained. -- Vicky says.

:25:51. > :25:55.Thank you for all of your pictures. As she was saying, Steph is out and

:25:56. > :25:58.about today. At the factory that hosted BBC Two's great footage

:25:59. > :26:11.pottery throw-down to see how Brexit might affect the potteries. It was a

:26:12. > :26:15.purpose-built pottery, built in 1889. Sandra is making the mugs,

:26:16. > :26:19.which go through a whole process of production, they are being formed in

:26:20. > :26:24.that mould. Then we have Michaela who was putting all of the handles

:26:25. > :26:30.on them. This is the next bit of the process. And this is a business that

:26:31. > :26:36.makes something like 300,000 pieces of pottery every year, and a lot of

:26:37. > :26:42.what they expert is going to the EU -- what they export. We are looking

:26:43. > :26:45.at what impact it could have on businesses, with us leaving the

:26:46. > :26:50.European Union, what will it mean for trade? I will be talking to the

:26:51. > :26:55.boss here about that but before we go, have a look at Annie, doing the

:26:56. > :26:57.next bit, making some plates. Let's get the news, travel and weather

:26:58. > :30:25.Now it's back to Louise and Dan. where you are this morning.

:30:26. > :30:31.Hello this is Breakfast, with Dan Walker and Louise Minchin.

:30:32. > :30:34.We can bring you up to date with the headlines.

:30:35. > :30:36.Theresa May has signed the letter that will formally begin the UK's

:30:37. > :30:40.A picture of Theresa May signing the letter was published

:30:41. > :30:44.It will be delivered by hand to the President

:30:45. > :30:46.of the European Council, Donald Tusk, at 1230

:30:47. > :30:57.The Prime Minister is chairing a cabinet meeting

:30:58. > :30:59.at 10 Downing Street from 8am this morning.

:31:00. > :31:02.Later she'll make a statement to MPs, urging the country to come

:31:03. > :31:04.together as it embarks on a momentous journey.

:31:05. > :31:06.Earlier the former Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg,

:31:07. > :31:08.who's pro-remain, told us that he feared the negotiations may

:31:09. > :31:11.result in no deal being agreed, but the Conservative MP

:31:12. > :31:14.Bernard Jenkin, who was a key figure in the Vote Leave campaign,

:31:15. > :31:25.I think a no deal outcome is the very worst outcome for the United

:31:26. > :31:29.Kingdom, it will create unprecedented economic and legal

:31:30. > :31:32.uncertainty and it would jeopardise the British economy in a big way, so

:31:33. > :31:37.I think that is a huge risk not worth taking, but there is clearly a

:31:38. > :31:41.lot of people who are agitating for that to happen. There will be

:31:42. > :31:46.agreement about basic things, we are not trying to do your on security.

:31:47. > :31:50.For example. Our security cooperation with the rest of the EU

:31:51. > :31:55.is unconditional, we all against terrorism and we will on working

:31:56. > :31:59.with them. There will be a deal on EU citizens, no doubt about that,

:32:00. > :32:04.because the EU will want to secure the rights of their citizens in the

:32:05. > :32:08.UK just as we want to secure the rights of the UK citizens in the EU,

:32:09. > :32:12.and there will be agreement on things like aviation services. We

:32:13. > :32:19.will not wake up and find that planes from Heathrow parkland in

:32:20. > :32:21.Paris, -- can't land in Paris, and the disaster scenario painted by

:32:22. > :32:30.people like Nick Clegg is ridiculous.

:32:31. > :32:34.We can talk now to our correspondent.

:32:35. > :32:42.People are talking about the effects of Brexit already. They are being

:32:43. > :32:49.very cagey in here, and this is the embassy, the UK representation in

:32:50. > :32:54.Brussels, Sir Tim Barrow, he came in a little while ago, he is preparing

:32:55. > :32:57.and he will come out. They are waiting here, the press are waiting

:32:58. > :33:01.to catch the moment as he comes out. He will jump into the embassy car

:33:02. > :33:05.and he will be taken around the corner and he will come straight

:33:06. > :33:10.round here for a very short ride, past the commission and 100 yards

:33:11. > :33:14.down the road is where he will deliver the letter into the hands of

:33:15. > :33:23.Donald Tusk, the president of the Council, at about 130 our time. And

:33:24. > :33:27.it is after that, after it is released in the UK, that we will

:33:28. > :33:32.finally get to see what is in the letter, what Theresa May is aiming

:33:33. > :33:35.for in the talks. It will be crucial because that will set out the

:33:36. > :33:40.parameters and it will set out the red lines that she is laying at this

:33:41. > :33:45.stage and set out also the tone for the discussions and we will hear the

:33:46. > :33:50.instant response from Donald Tusk and from Theresa May in the UK. That

:33:51. > :33:56.is the initial choreography. Thanks for joining us.

:33:57. > :33:58.Andrew Neil will interview the Prime Minister Theresa May

:33:59. > :34:01.on "Britain the EU: The Brexit Interviews" at 7pm this

:34:02. > :34:04.Commemorative events are taking place this afternoon to remember

:34:05. > :34:06.those who were killed and injured in the Westminster

:34:07. > :34:10.Khalid Masood ran over and killed three pedestrians

:34:11. > :34:12.on Westminster Bridge before stabbing a policeman to death

:34:13. > :34:19.Inquests into his victims' deaths will also begin today.

:34:20. > :34:25.President Trump has signed a new executive order to rip up

:34:26. > :34:27.measures put in place by Barack Obama to curb global warming.

:34:28. > :34:30.He's ended numerous restrictions on the coal industry,

:34:31. > :34:34.and promised that more jobs would be created as a result.

:34:35. > :34:42.Environmental campaigners say they will fight the move in court.

:34:43. > :34:45.A travel industry body has warned that the US and UK ban on cabin

:34:46. > :34:47.baggage laptops on certain flights will not be effective

:34:48. > :34:50.The International Air Transport Association says

:34:51. > :34:52.the current measures are not an acceptable long-term solution.

:34:53. > :34:54.The US restrictions apply to flights from eight countries,

:34:55. > :35:03.An American man who was paralysed from the shoulders down,

:35:04. > :35:06.has been able to feed himself and hold onto a cup of coffee,

:35:07. > :35:09.after surgeons placed implants in his brain and arm.

:35:10. > :35:12.Bill Kochevar had paralysis in all four of his limbs,

:35:13. > :35:19.after his bicycle ran into the back of a lorry.

:35:20. > :35:21.Doctors say it's the first time implants controlled by the brain

:35:22. > :35:32.have been used to help someone reach and grab objects once again.

:35:33. > :35:39.And coming up here on Breakfast this morning.

:35:40. > :35:42.We're back on the A50 talking about Article 50.

:35:43. > :35:44.This morning Steph's in Stoke-on-Trent to see

:35:45. > :35:46.what impact Brexit might have on the pottery production line.

:35:47. > :35:57.When Edward VII decided to abdicate, the first to know was a government

:35:58. > :35:59.spy who was tapping the King's phone calls.

:36:00. > :36:01.We'll find be discovering more about the shady world

:36:02. > :36:18.# Saving you from drowning # You were frightened as a rain

:36:19. > :36:21.cloud... #.

:36:22. > :36:25.Lead singer of the rock band Bush, and a coach

:36:26. > :36:29.But why does he think the music business is a "mug's game"?

:36:30. > :36:34.It is nothing to do with pottery. I was going to say, it is all

:36:35. > :36:42.beautifully linked together. Andy Murray will not be able to play

:36:43. > :36:47.in the quarterfinals of the Davis Cup. He was instrumental in the

:36:48. > :36:50.British victory in the Davis Cup two years ago but he will not play any

:36:51. > :36:54.part this time around in the quarterfinals. Maybe if we get into

:36:55. > :36:57.the later stages, perhaps. Great Britain's Davis Cup captain

:36:58. > :37:00.Leon Smith says no Andy Murray is a "big loss to the team" ahead

:37:01. > :37:03.of next week's quarter-final He has a tear in his elbow

:37:04. > :37:07.and needs to rest but no decision has been made yet

:37:08. > :37:09.about when he'll return. Kyle Edmund, Dan Evans,

:37:10. > :37:11.Jamie Murray and Dom Inglot will head to Rouen without

:37:12. > :37:20.the world number one. He'll get back quickly because he is

:37:21. > :37:25.healthy and robust but you can't just rush these things. The next

:37:26. > :37:29.thing in the diary will be Monte Carlo, Masters event, and hopefully

:37:30. > :37:34.he will be back for that. It's a shame, but we have shown before that

:37:35. > :37:39.our team can do stuff on occasions without him. It just makes it much

:37:40. > :37:42.more difficult. But I know the rest of the guys will be giving it their

:37:43. > :37:44.all again. One other bit of British tennis news

:37:45. > :37:47.and the number one female player, Johanna Konta, plays third seed

:37:48. > :37:49.Simona Halep later today in the quarter-finals

:37:50. > :37:54.of the Miami Open. You can follow that on the BBC sport

:37:55. > :37:56.website. Liverpool could be without

:37:57. > :37:58.midfielder Adam Lallana He injured his thigh whilst

:37:59. > :38:02.on international duty with England. Lallana played in Sunday's win over

:38:03. > :38:04.Lithuania as well as last It's thought he could miss five

:38:05. > :38:08.games - starting with the Merseyside The Republic of Ireland's 15-game

:38:09. > :38:16.home unbeaten run ended last night - Meanwhile the ref had some

:38:17. > :38:19.help in the friendly between France and Spain -

:38:20. > :38:24.video refereeing was in use - and Antoine Griezmann thought he'd

:38:25. > :38:27.put France 1-0 up but the video And Gerard Deulofeu

:38:28. > :38:35.scored Spain's second - he was flagged offside,

:38:36. > :38:37.but the video was checked England Women's head coach

:38:38. > :38:43.Mark Sampson says form isn't a priority at this stage,

:38:44. > :38:45.after deciding to name his squad for the European Championship

:38:46. > :38:47.more than three months He'll confirm the list of names

:38:48. > :38:52.on Monday, to take away any uncertainty among the players

:38:53. > :38:54.he wants to take to the Netherlands. And they're looking to build

:38:55. > :38:56.on their third-place finish at the World Cup in Canada

:38:57. > :39:02.two years ago. We'll go into this tournament

:39:03. > :39:09.with the mindset we can win this We need to win six games, that's

:39:10. > :39:15.what tournament football is about, winning matches and dealing with no

:39:16. > :39:18.tomorrow matches. We've experienced the tournament

:39:19. > :39:22.in Canada, some real big highs and some real big lows,

:39:23. > :39:24.and that experience will be Sale Sharks winger Denny Solomona

:39:25. > :39:33.said he has the support of his family and coach,

:39:34. > :39:35.after declaring himself available Solomona represented Samoa in rugby

:39:36. > :39:41.league and was playing for Castleford in Super League

:39:42. > :39:43.when he controversially switched He's eligible for England

:39:44. > :39:46.after completing his A monster truck driver became

:39:47. > :40:04.the first in the sport's history to pull off a front flip

:40:05. > :40:06.at the Monster Jam World Finals. Lee O'Donnell - nicknamed

:40:07. > :40:08.the 'Mad Scientist' - completed it much to the delight

:40:09. > :40:14.and surprise of the That is to first time that has ever

:40:15. > :40:19.happened in monster truck driving. Incredible. If it goes wrong,

:40:20. > :40:29.though, you are in a world of trouble. We saw a skier producing a

:40:30. > :40:48.quadruple flip. I think it was a Quinn to pull.

:40:49. > :40:50.Two court cases have been making the headlines recently,

:40:51. > :40:52.not because of the crimes being tried, but because of

:40:53. > :40:56.First there was Judge Lindsey Kushner, who sentenced a man

:40:57. > :40:58.who raped an 18-year-old girl, saying people like him

:40:59. > :41:00.would "gravitate towards girls who have been drinking".

:41:01. > :41:02.Some have accused her of blaming the victim rather

:41:03. > :41:07.Then earlier this week there was further criticism

:41:08. > :41:11.after an abuse victim who was hit with a cricket bat and forced

:41:12. > :41:13.to drink bleach was told by Judge Richard Mansell

:41:14. > :41:14.that she wasn't particularly vulnerable because she was

:41:15. > :41:16.an intelligent woman with friends and a degree.

:41:17. > :41:18.Let's get the thoughts of Michael Stokes QC,

:41:19. > :41:27.These are different cases, but I want to deal with them in different

:41:28. > :41:32.ways. First, the wording, this woman who had been forced to drink bleach

:41:33. > :41:38.and the judge said she was not very vulnerable. When you hear that, that

:41:39. > :41:42.sounds concerning, but from the perspective of a judge, what does

:41:43. > :41:48.that mean. What the judge was doing was in fact applying the sentencing

:41:49. > :41:55.guideline which is a term of art and one has to distinguish between a

:41:56. > :42:00.victim who is very vulnerable because of personal circumstances

:42:01. > :42:07.and what that means is that the victim, because of circumstances

:42:08. > :42:12.which are personal to her, which existed prior to the assault, would

:42:13. > :42:19.ratchet up the seriousness of the offence. For example, very elderly

:42:20. > :42:28.woman who was assaulted in this way would be a victim who was very

:42:29. > :42:32.vulnerable because of circumstances, and a pregnant woman, child, someone

:42:33. > :42:39.with learning difficulties, the judge did not say and did not intend

:42:40. > :42:42.to convey to the public that this victim was not vulnerable, but what

:42:43. > :42:47.he was saying is that she was not particularly vulnerable. Or domestic

:42:48. > :42:54.abuse victims are in one sense vulnerable. Because these offences

:42:55. > :42:58.tend to take place in the home. Where the victim should feel safe

:42:59. > :43:02.and they tend to take place where there are no witnesses and the

:43:03. > :43:08.victim has nowhere to go because she is in the place where she should be

:43:09. > :43:11.safe. There has been concern by charities, for example, accusing the

:43:12. > :43:18.judge of a shocking ignorance of the impact of domestic violence on

:43:19. > :43:22.women. I don't accept that. All judges in my experience are very

:43:23. > :43:27.very experienced in the huge damage that domestic violence does

:43:28. > :43:32.especially to women, but not only to women, and some men are the victims

:43:33. > :43:38.of domestic violence. When I was a judge I took a very hard line with

:43:39. > :43:45.men who beat up their wives and partners. There are features of this

:43:46. > :43:53.case which are unusual, one of which is the delay, the last incident was

:43:54. > :43:58.on New Year's Eve 2014, 27 months ago, why was there such a delay in

:43:59. > :44:05.sentencing this man? The other case, it was about rape. The judge spoke

:44:06. > :44:09.about potential attackers gravitating towards girls who have

:44:10. > :44:13.been drinking. Is there a danger, with that kind of message, that it

:44:14. > :44:19.tells women who have been attacked that in some ways they might

:44:20. > :44:23.possibly be to blame? No, the judge did not say that, she said the

:44:24. > :44:28.opposite. What she said was basic common sense. She actually said if

:44:29. > :44:31.women want to go out and get blind drunk, that is a matter for them,

:44:32. > :44:36.but they are putting themselves at risk. She was not blaming the women.

:44:37. > :44:42.She blamed the rapist and sent him to prison for six years. Is there a

:44:43. > :44:48.mismatch between what judges are trying to do and perceptions of the

:44:49. > :44:57.law? You have made the case that these are in legal terms. Yes. The

:44:58. > :45:01.judge in that case was actually making the comments after she had

:45:02. > :45:07.sentenced the rapist. She was retiring. And through her immense

:45:08. > :45:11.experience she was actually advising, especially young women, if

:45:12. > :45:17.you go out and get drunk you are making yourself very vulnerable, to

:45:18. > :45:21.use that expression, but she was not blaming them. The man is at fault,

:45:22. > :45:27.not the woman. Thanks for joining us.

:45:28. > :45:33.Here's Matt with a look at this morning's weather.

:45:34. > :45:39.A bit of drizzle, that sort of mess behind you, not the greatest day.

:45:40. > :45:50.That sums it up. A noticeable change today, lots more cloud, and a grisly

:45:51. > :45:55.start across many areas, like this scene in the Isle of Wight. Some of

:45:56. > :46:01.the campest conditions in parts of northern England, edging into

:46:02. > :46:06.southern Scotland. The rain will try, but then we have more rain

:46:07. > :46:12.pushing into the West later. Heavy bursts, and a breeze with it. Not

:46:13. > :46:16.everybody will see it, it will not be a wash-out. The best of the

:46:17. > :46:23.brightness will be Orkney and Shetland. It turns grey in

:46:24. > :46:28.north-eastern Scotland. It turns wetter across Scotland in the

:46:29. > :46:36.afternoon. There will be some heavy burst over the hills. Heavy bursts

:46:37. > :46:39.working into Fermanagh. North-west England, especially Cumbria and

:46:40. > :46:45.North Lancashire, could be dumped, but the rain will return after a dry

:46:46. > :46:50.spell. Across parts of southern England, in towards East Anglia, it

:46:51. > :46:54.should be joy through the afternoon. It may stage right to the night, but

:46:55. > :47:00.the rain will come and go, the heaviest bursts towards the Irish

:47:01. > :47:07.Sea. It will not be cold. The plans will be all right. With a southerly

:47:08. > :47:15.wind, it will be a warm day for some, especially in eastern England.

:47:16. > :47:20.One or two early showers possible, but the rest of the day should be

:47:21. > :47:23.dry, with sunny spells. Lots of cloud around, there will be some

:47:24. > :47:32.brightness, but the rain will come and go. Into Friday, wettest in

:47:33. > :47:41.northern Ireland and western Scotland. If you showers clipping

:47:42. > :47:45.the south-east, and then to take us into the weekend, we swapped

:47:46. > :47:50.low-pressure to high pressure from the South, and it gives a bit of a

:47:51. > :47:53.contrast. To get from one to the other, we see showers push from west

:47:54. > :47:59.to east, some of them heavy and thundery. The longest lasting across

:48:00. > :48:03.Scotland. There will still be some sunshine for just about all. Sunday

:48:04. > :48:13.is sunnier, and quite pleasant. More tomorrow from 6am.

:48:14. > :48:18.The letter has gone off to Brussels from Theresa May, and we thought it

:48:19. > :48:25.would be a good idea to travel across the Midlands, up and down the

:48:26. > :48:33.A50. Exploring what Brexit means for business. You have been busy in a

:48:34. > :48:38.pottery this morning. Yes, Sylvia and Carol are hard at

:48:39. > :48:44.work cleaning pottery, it has just had the pattern put on it. You are

:48:45. > :48:49.getting your groove on. They make 6000 pieces of pottery every week. A

:48:50. > :48:55.lot of it is being exported, but 25% of the stuff they make those abroad,

:48:56. > :49:00.and half of it goes to the EU. We are here as part of our tour of the

:49:01. > :49:05.A50. We are talking to businesses about how they feel about Brexit.

:49:06. > :49:10.You are one of the bosses that owns this pottery, what are your

:49:11. > :49:15.thoughts? Are you worried? We are cautiously optimistic. It introduces

:49:16. > :49:21.a loss of uncertainty into the planning of the business, which no

:49:22. > :49:23.business likes, but we are optimistic, we have some excellent

:49:24. > :49:30.export markets, handmade craft products, 25 pairs of hands go

:49:31. > :49:34.through making every single part. It resonates well in the Far East in

:49:35. > :49:38.particular. So we are quite confident we can continue to sell,

:49:39. > :49:42.but we need positive trade deals to enable us to not suffer from huge

:49:43. > :49:47.tariffs, because that could cripple us quite quickly. You did the

:49:48. > :49:56.detail, like a lot of businesses. That is what it is all about. It is

:49:57. > :49:59.obviously something that will impact the industry, but it is not just

:50:00. > :50:03.ceramics, lots of businesses wondering what it will mean for

:50:04. > :50:14.them. Graham Satchell went to talk to some farmers in Cumbria.

:50:15. > :50:15.New life on Rachel's farm in Cumbria.

:50:16. > :50:18.Rachel voted to leave the EU as she wanted a new start.

:50:19. > :50:22.Once we kind of come out and break free, it's the ability to mould

:50:23. > :50:24.the regulations and apply things a lot smarter than it

:50:25. > :50:28.Specifically tailor it to the UK's needs as well.

:50:29. > :50:34.Obviously quite concerning as well, if things don't go right, but we'll

:50:35. > :50:40.For the last 40 years or so, farming and food has been

:50:41. > :50:47.Food safety, labelling, subsidies and, of course, free trade.

:50:48. > :50:55.Rachel is meeting Greg Dalton from the National Sheep Association.

:50:56. > :50:57.He's pushing the Government hard to maintain Britain's current

:50:58. > :51:03.It's massively important to the sheep industry.

:51:04. > :51:07.We export up to 40% of our lamb to the EU and if we were to lose

:51:08. > :51:09.something like that market, I fear it would almost collapse

:51:10. > :51:18.The stakes are high, and this is just one sector.

:51:19. > :51:20.On a beautiful spring day like this in Cumbria,

:51:21. > :51:22.the last thing you really want to think about is

:51:23. > :51:27.the labyrinthine complexity of food policy in the EU.

:51:28. > :51:33.It isn't just about price and trade and tariffs and deals,

:51:34. > :51:39.it's about the environment, subsidies, soil, sustainability,

:51:40. > :51:49.Well, maybe not everything, but it is about peaches.

:51:50. > :51:55.Tinned, fresh and dry, where we get them from and how much they cost.

:51:56. > :52:00.In my childhood in the 1950s, you basically got peaches out of tins.

:52:01. > :52:02.We've got them the last 40 years from the southern

:52:03. > :52:04.Mediterranean, where they grow, and they are with us

:52:05. > :52:10.We don't know where we will get it from,

:52:11. > :52:16.We import nearly 30% of our food from Europe.

:52:17. > :52:22.If there's no deal in two years, tariffs will be more expensive.

:52:23. > :52:26.Are we really going back to a world of tinned peaches?

:52:27. > :52:30.Back on the farm, Rachel is upbeat about the future.

:52:31. > :52:38.But first and foremost, I think within the UK we really need

:52:39. > :52:45.to be promoting lamb to the British consumer.

:52:46. > :52:48.There will be other markets to explore and we might end up

:52:49. > :52:51.buying more British produce, but today, as Article 50

:52:52. > :52:54.is triggered, there are big questions, uncertainties

:52:55. > :53:12.A lot of industries are wondering what it will mean for them. I have

:53:13. > :53:15.come upstairs to show you a bit of business, Jackie is putting the soap

:53:16. > :53:23.on the mark to make sure the pattern which is on this paper, which my

:53:24. > :53:28.shirt matches, planned that well, can go on the mugs, and it can go

:53:29. > :53:35.through the system and end up looking like this and they will be

:53:36. > :53:38.glazed. We were hearing from Dean about how important exports for this

:53:39. > :53:46.business, what are your thoughts in terms of what it means for your

:53:47. > :53:50.members? Half our members export to the EU -- half of our members'

:53:51. > :53:54.exports go to the EU, without tariffs, and we need to keep that in

:53:55. > :53:59.place, or else there will be fewer exports. We want Brexit to be a

:54:00. > :54:04.success, but we have free trade agreements in areas like South

:54:05. > :54:09.Korea, we do not want a cliff edge on those, we want to keep those in

:54:10. > :54:15.place, because for the Potters and companies, that is really important.

:54:16. > :54:20.The table where manufacturers, some of them face and import tariffs of

:54:21. > :54:24.up to 28% going into the US, so there is an opportunity if the UK

:54:25. > :54:30.gets a free trade agreement to increase our exports. But also, the

:54:31. > :54:37.tiles and table where sector are protected against Chinese dumping by

:54:38. > :54:41.EU arrangements, we need to make sure there is no cliff edge there.

:54:42. > :54:49.It is not just about Europe, it is about the whole of the world.

:54:50. > :54:52.Exactly. We are talking about the ceramics industry, very important to

:54:53. > :54:58.them, what are your members saying? They are looking at Newmarket, and

:54:59. > :55:03.this will continue some way or other, they just have to find a way

:55:04. > :55:06.around it. All of them would sooner we have a replication of what we

:55:07. > :55:12.have existing at the moment with the EU. There is opportunity? There is

:55:13. > :55:17.always opportunity. I do not think the EU stopped us from exporting. I

:55:18. > :55:23.want to see more people learning how to do it properly. Have a look at

:55:24. > :55:30.this, it is so interesting. What are you doing? I am applying the print.

:55:31. > :55:35.There it goes through a big dishwasher to put it on? First we

:55:36. > :55:39.have to rub it down, then it goes through the dishwasher, and it

:55:40. > :55:44.washes this tissue paper off and leave the pattern behind. It will

:55:45. > :55:50.not be long before we see it in a posh hotel or in the shops. You were

:55:51. > :55:56.going to run off! Brilliant! That is it for me here this morning. This

:55:57. > :56:01.building was made for this pottery in 1889, so it is well all. All of

:56:02. > :56:07.the staff are very young, as you can tell!

:56:08. > :56:11.I want a dishwasher like that! I love the way that everybody has

:56:12. > :56:15.been trying to avoid you for the entire morning!

:56:16. > :56:23.Every time they look at me, they are like...

:56:24. > :56:28.More of that through the week. After UK stopped the formal process

:56:29. > :56:36.of leaving the EU, we have brought you the thought of expats in Spain.

:56:37. > :56:42.Enjoying a spot of breakfast, what is on the menu.

:56:43. > :56:47.This is the view that the Brits on the south coast of Spain are waking

:56:48. > :56:51.up to this morning, but it seems a world away from Brussels and

:56:52. > :56:56.Westminster. The ripple effect will be felt here, 300,000 British people

:56:57. > :57:01.live in Spain, they are concerned about their future, health care,

:57:02. > :57:04.pensions. This cafe, there are a key people who will be interested in

:57:05. > :57:17.what happens when Article 50 is triggered. Your concern is health

:57:18. > :57:20.care for your husband? Definitely. We are concerned about the health

:57:21. > :57:25.care situation. We retired to give him a better life, he was told in

:57:26. > :57:32.England he would possibly lose his legs through amputation, but the

:57:33. > :57:36.lifestyle, the warm weather, it is fantastic, and he has now been told

:57:37. > :57:43.to continue, so that is our main concern. Something you have said is

:57:44. > :57:51.that negotiators say that they want to talk about you and Europeans --

:57:52. > :57:57.Britons in Europe, you say you are confused, but slightly reassured?

:57:58. > :58:00.The more I read, the more I understand. My son owns a company in

:58:01. > :58:04.England and does a lot of work abroad, but the more I read, I think

:58:05. > :58:10.we will be OK, but slightly confused. You think it is a bad

:58:11. > :58:15.deal? Yes, and one thing that worries me living here is, boss dish

:58:16. > :58:24.expats living in European countries, we will watch Michael will be still

:58:25. > :58:27.be welcome? It is a worry. It looks intellect, but people will be

:58:28. > :58:34.watching that statement today at 12:30pm UK time, wondering what

:58:35. > :58:37.happens next. Not just on these coastlines, but elsewhere in Europe

:58:38. > :58:38.as well. It has made us all feel a bit

:58:39. > :58:42.jealous. From Princess Diana to Donald Trump,

:58:43. > :58:44.intelligence services are frequently forced to deny allegations of spying

:58:45. > :58:47.on public figures. But back in 1937, when Edward

:58:48. > :58:51.VII decided to abdicate the throne, it was one

:58:52. > :58:53.of the British Government's top spies that was the first to know,

:58:54. > :58:59.after tapping the King's phonecalls. It's a story at the centre

:59:00. > :59:21.of a new documentary called Edward's lover was now a queen in

:59:22. > :59:25.waiting. The King thought she was Helen of Troy. For him, it was

:59:26. > :59:32.enough that was more than love, it was a schoolboy crush gone mad. His

:59:33. > :59:36.relationship with Wallis had been under special Branch surveillance

:59:37. > :59:46.for almost a year. Now the stakes were raised. The death of George V

:59:47. > :59:50.means that this is no longer a surveillance operation conducted

:59:51. > :59:57.with the knowledge of the King against the Prince of Wales, this is

:59:58. > :00:01.now a surveillance operation authorised by ten Downing St,

:00:02. > :00:06.authorised by the Prime Minister. Against the ruling monarch.

:00:07. > :00:10.We're joined now by one of those who's helped tell the story,

:00:11. > :00:12.Dr Rory Cormac, a specialist in intelligence and covert action

:00:13. > :00:23.My goodness, what a story, and it was kept secret for many years, the

:00:24. > :00:27.fact there were genuinely spies who were spying on him and tapping his

:00:28. > :00:32.phones. Yes, it was so explosive, and one of the reasons this is such

:00:33. > :00:36.a fascinating tale, it puts two of the most intriguing and secret

:00:37. > :00:42.institutions, the Royal family and intelligence services, into

:00:43. > :00:46.collision, and this was such unprecedented operation, so

:00:47. > :00:50.controversial, that the government routinely denied spying on members

:00:51. > :00:55.of the Royal family, but we found evidence that they did in the 1930s.

:00:56. > :01:02.Even more fascinating, this wasn't just over enthusiastic amateur, some

:01:03. > :01:04.rogue person doing their own thing, this can be traced back to the heart

:01:05. > :01:12.of power to Downing Street and Stanley Baldwin. How do you justify

:01:13. > :01:17.this? Was this national interest? They were looking at the meetings he

:01:18. > :01:21.was having and those people after he had spoken to them, as well, but

:01:22. > :01:26.what was the reason? That was the big debate. Controversial thing to

:01:27. > :01:30.spy on your head of state, is this a family feud, which is how it

:01:31. > :01:36.started, or a national security issue and even MI5 were sure and had

:01:37. > :01:40.to be convinced. The reason they did it, there were fears that Edward

:01:41. > :01:45.might be being blackmailed, he was spending so much money lavishing

:01:46. > :01:51.gifts on Wallis Simpson and there were fears he was associated with

:01:52. > :01:54.fascist sympathisers and there were fears that some of his supporters

:01:55. > :01:59.might undermine Baldwin's government to keep him on the throne, and there

:02:00. > :02:04.were fears that this would lead to riots and violence and stripes

:02:05. > :02:10.across Britain. Was it justified? The viewers can make their own

:02:11. > :02:14.judgment. They were intrigued and fascinated about Wallis Simpson, and

:02:15. > :02:20.what she was up to, who have friends were, so much information they were

:02:21. > :02:23.looking for about her. Yes, they started doing brief background

:02:24. > :02:28.checks on her, and as questions started to arise about who she was

:02:29. > :02:33.and her background and the secret lover she had, the intelligence and

:02:34. > :02:39.surveillance increased and we moved from background checks to more

:02:40. > :02:42.in-depth surveillance, watching her apartment, to interviewing people

:02:43. > :02:45.who had come into contact with the couple to work out the power

:02:46. > :02:52.dynamics and what is really going on. Intelligence surveillance became

:02:53. > :02:56.increasingly comprehensive. Very relevant, this story, because we are

:02:57. > :03:01.talking about whether Princess Diana was tapped when she was here and

:03:02. > :03:07.also Donald Trump and Barack Obama at the moment. This is the key

:03:08. > :03:10.question about when is it appropriate, if ever, for

:03:11. > :03:16.intelligence services to spy on behalf of state and it raises

:03:17. > :03:21.important issues about the intelligence issues and who are they

:03:22. > :03:25.serving. In the case of Donald Trump the question has been, is the threat

:03:26. > :03:36.to national security? Or is disabling its core issue -- or is it

:03:37. > :03:40.a political issue? But it is fascinating to see that some of

:03:41. > :03:46.these same questions, 80 years ago, are still swirling around in the

:03:47. > :03:48.21st century. I understand that for the documentary, one of the spies

:03:49. > :03:53.knew he was going to abdicate. Because they were tapping his

:03:54. > :04:03.phones. That is astounding. He rang his brother? Yes. He managed to get

:04:04. > :04:08.this most juicy piece of intelligence of the entire 20th

:04:09. > :04:11.century and he had it first. And it shows the level of intrusion which

:04:12. > :04:18.the Prime Minister was willing to authorise. Where did the

:04:19. > :04:23.intelligence go? Explosive information, what did he do with it?

:04:24. > :04:27.The paper trail goes cold, this is some of the most sensitive cheerio

:04:28. > :04:34.in the British archives but it would have gone to Stanley Baldwin --

:04:35. > :04:38.sensitive material. Intelligence is used to give diplomats and prime

:04:39. > :04:42.ministers a advantage in negotiations. It is key that you

:04:43. > :04:47.don't give away that you know it. Absolutely. This would have helped

:04:48. > :04:53.Baldwin deal with people who supported the King and wanted him to

:04:54. > :05:04.stay on, to give him the upper hand. And very pertinent to now, who is

:05:05. > :05:07.listening to what. Yes, so many classifications, MI6 is still secret

:05:08. > :05:12.and the Royal family papers are still secret, but who knows what

:05:13. > :05:14.might come out in the next 50 years. Thanks for joining us.

:05:15. > :05:18.Spying On The Royals is on Channel 4 on Sunday evening at 8pm.

:05:19. > :05:21.Gavin Rossdale will be with us shortly.

:05:22. > :05:24.He's the lead singer of rock band Bush, and a coach

:05:25. > :05:30.Before we talk to him, here's a last look at the headlines

:05:31. > :07:17.I'll be back at 130 with the lunchtime news.

:07:18. > :07:26.When he was first asked to sit in the revolving

:07:27. > :07:28.red chair on The Voice, Gavin Rossdale worried no one

:07:29. > :07:32.That's despite being the lead singer of Bush, the British rock

:07:33. > :07:37.Gavin's stint on The Voice comes to an end

:07:38. > :07:40.in this Saturday's final, while the band has a new album out.

:07:41. > :07:43.Let's take a look at one of the tracks, this is Mad Love.

:07:44. > :07:54.# Every day you find ways to drive me crazy

:07:55. > :08:09.# Every day you find ways to drive me crazy

:08:10. > :08:26.Gavin Rossdale, welcome to Breakfast.

:08:27. > :08:39.Good morning. Lovely to be here. I barely still on The Voice, as you

:08:40. > :08:47.said. I'm a realist, it's OK. LAUGHTER

:08:48. > :08:53.The acts have left for you, what you devastated? I did some mentoring in

:08:54. > :08:56.America while ago and I was amazed at how emotionally connected you get

:08:57. > :09:02.with your acts and you want the best for them. It was very disappointed,

:09:03. > :09:07.but in some ways I was an experiment for the show -- disappointing. To

:09:08. > :09:13.bring a different style and different song selections.

:09:14. > :09:19.Absolutely. We can have a clip in a moment, but it is also devastating

:09:20. > :09:23.for them. Yes, but being a true artist, I don't have to follow any

:09:24. > :09:31.particular rules. The idea is that these people, especially Max and a

:09:32. > :09:34.couple of others, for me it is the start of their careers, if they are

:09:35. > :09:41.serious about this, this is not a swansong, this is the beginning. It

:09:42. > :09:45.is not like climbing Mount Everest and getting to the top, getting a

:09:46. > :09:48.record deal, because I know as a professional musician, getting a

:09:49. > :09:55.record deal, that is the beginning of your career, not the end of it.

:09:56. > :10:07.Yes, of course. Regarding the record industry you have said it is a mug's

:10:08. > :10:12.game. Did I say that? LAUGHTER I've said so many things and had so

:10:13. > :10:21.many opinions, I'm not Judah say anything more until 20 filly -- I'm

:10:22. > :10:25.not due to say any more things until 2019, but I think they asked about

:10:26. > :10:31.whether I wanted my kids to go into music, and I said, no, of course

:10:32. > :10:38.not, they are going to go into tech so they can keep me in the style of

:10:39. > :10:47.living and used to. Yes, that is where the money is in the future,

:10:48. > :10:55.presumably, intact. -- in tech. I'm from Manchester and I'm proud of it.

:10:56. > :11:03.I think people have to do the secret of life, to do the work that you

:11:04. > :11:07.love, just like you two. In terms of doing what you love, would you do

:11:08. > :11:14.that again, The Voice? Yes, I would come at the best thing about it...

:11:15. > :11:19.-- I would, and the best thing about it... I have been in some films and

:11:20. > :11:25.some TV stuff, but what was fine about it, The Voice was the most fun

:11:26. > :11:30.I'd had, maybe because I didn't have to learn any lines and there was no

:11:31. > :11:33.pressure. From the top executives down to the people that open the

:11:34. > :11:42.doors, such great people, real smart show. And you got to play on it, as

:11:43. > :11:51.well. Yes, my team could not believe that I sweated so much after one

:11:52. > :11:54.song. I'm very fit, so when I play I really sweat, and they could not

:11:55. > :11:57.believe, they thought I had some kind of medical condition because I

:11:58. > :12:02.sweat after one song. I said, yes, it's called fitness. That is what

:12:03. > :12:09.happens when you put your all into it. Yes, there is no other way to do

:12:10. > :12:14.it, 1000 miles an hour, likely visual last show, that is the only

:12:15. > :12:21.wait to do it -- like it is your last show. You had Tom Jones and

:12:22. > :12:32.others, was an exciting? I have known Willie will a long time, he is

:12:33. > :12:37.a very hard-working man, and Jennifer is also amazing. She is so

:12:38. > :12:43.inspiring, she makes you want to be a better person. I felt my posture

:12:44. > :12:50.changing and my demeanour, trying to improve. And Tom Jones, he has been

:12:51. > :13:01.the greatest gift I've ever had, to meet him. I love him. Regarding the

:13:02. > :13:04.new album, any themes? It is about a new beginning, every ending is a

:13:05. > :13:09.beginning, it is a positive record about hope and joy and of course

:13:10. > :13:16.because I wrote it, darkness, so it has a mixture of it all. You are as

:13:17. > :13:23.inspired as you will ever work when it comes to records? -- ever were.

:13:24. > :13:28.I'm having so much fun, I've planted seeds and now they are blossoming.

:13:29. > :13:35.You would like to do The Voice again? Yes, but I would, but I'm

:13:36. > :13:37.English and I always look at things negatively. LAUGHTER

:13:38. > :13:39.Thanks for joining us. Bush's new album is called

:13:40. > :13:41.Black and White Rainbows, and the final of The Voice UK

:13:42. > :13:44.is this Saturday at 830pm on ITV. You will be there. Apparently, and I

:13:45. > :13:51.will be making many Uber jokes. That's all from Breakfast

:13:52. > :13:55.this morning. But now on BBC 1,

:13:56. > :14:00.Ainslie Harriett looks there are more people

:14:01. > :14:04.over the age of 60