13/06/2017 Breakfast

This is Breakfast, with Louise Minchin and Dan Walker.

Tough talks at Downing Street as the Prime Minister meets

with the DUP leader to try to reach a deal.

The Prime Minister will host Arlene Foster to thrash out

the terms of her party's backing for the minority government

Taking their case to the European Court of Human Rights,

the parents of baby Charlie Gard seek approval to take him to the US

More questions over alleged Russian interference in the US election

as the Attorney, General Jeff Sessions, gives evidence

We're expecting to hear that the cost of living has gone up

again, putting more pressure on household finances.

In sport, Stuart Hogg is out of the Lions tour with injury.

But Sam Warburton is back to captain them in their latest warm-up match,

they kick off against Highlanders later this morning.

From singing superstars to a capella amateurs we take a look behind

the scenes of new BBC show, Pitch Battle.

And Carol has the weather in just a few minutes when we can find her.

Theresa May will meet the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party,

Arlene Foster, today, to thrash out the details of a deal

that would secure their support for a minority Conservative government.

Opposition parties have criticised the talks,

with Sinn Fein suggesting a deal with the DUP would undermine

Meanwhile, with Brexit talks due to begin in less than a week,

the EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier has called on Britain

Our political correspondent, Ben Wright, has more.

If the Arlene Foster, said it is a tremendous opportunity to work with

the Tories. The Prime Minister knows a deal with the DUP is her only way

to stay in power. Agreement will be reached probably today that suits

both parties. A confidence and supply arrangement will give DUP

support to the Tories on things like the budget and the Queen's Speech.

This alliance leaves the government with a vulnerable majority of just

six. But Theresa May now looks more safe in her job after a meeting with

Tories yesterday evening. She apologised for the disastrous

campaign, declaring I got us into this mess and I will get us out of

it. We have to be pragmatic about what is introduced, how it is

introduced. We have to work harder to bring people along with us, both

inside the Conservative Party and beyond. While Theresa May tries to

rebuild the Parliament from a hung parliament, there is a warning from

the EU that Britain is wasting valuable time negotiating Brexit.

More than two months have passed since she handed in the notice, but

no talks have happened. There is a two-year deadline to hammer out a

deal. Speaking to the Financial Times, Michel Barnier, the EU

negotiator, said they needed a negotiating team with a mandate soon

because the Brexit process would be extraordinarily complex. Theresa May

is also facing calls from some Tory MPs and Labour to rethink her Brexit

plan. Exactly the uncertainty she wanted the election to stop. Ben

Wright, BBC News, Westminster. Our political correspondent,

Chris Mason, is in Westminster Chris, when can we expect

a deal to be announced? You have a piece of paper with you.

Yes. Over the past few weeks I have tried to make it a short time

tradition to wave around pieces of paper like the manifestoes. This is

goatskin parchment paper. In all of this turmoil, something like this is

relevant? Well, the Queen's Speech, the government's programme for

government, is set out on this. So when they go into the archive for

hundreds of years, it does not deteriorate and can still be read.

The twist is you have to commit this three days in advance to dry. There

will be some horse-trading with DUP about what the plan is. That is one

of the delayed. The other delayed is this, the parchment paper, meaning

the Queen's Speech is likely to be pushed back by a couple of days we

still have not got a date for that. I am told no goats are actually

used, sacrifice, in the creation of this paper. Very good news. I don't

want any goat sacrificing at half past six. That was going to be my

first question. Epic, Chris. Thank you. I am afraid my goat parchment

hasn't dried. What an excuse! We'll be speaking to newly appointed

Environment Secretary, The European Court of Human Rights

will rule later today on whether doctors treating

ten-month-old Charlie Gard can turn His parents want to take their son,

who is terminally ill with a rare genetic disorder, to the US

for experimental treatment. But last week, the UK Supreme Court

agreed with specialists at Great Ormond Street Hospital

that he should be allowed Our medical correspondent,

Fergus Walsh, reports. Charlie Gard cannot see, hear,

move, cry, or swallow. He is seriously brain

damaged and kept His parents, Chris Gaard

and Connie Yates, have raised ?1.3 million through crowd funding

for experimental treatment They say they simply want

the best for their son. We know that even if it doesn't

work, which I think it will, we know that we have done everything

that we can for him. But doctors, including

independent experts, say the treatment cannot

improve his condition. One concern is that Charlie

may experience pain, Lask week, the UK Supreme Court said

that while it had the utmost sympathy for his parents,

it was not in Charlie's interests to subject him to futile treatment

that could potentially Today, a panel of seven judges

at the European Court of Human Rights in

Strasbourg will consider written

evidence in the case. If they decide to take on the issue,

a full hearing will be If not, then the parents' legal

battle to take their son abroad will be over,

and from midnight, Great Ordman Street Hospital will be

free to switch off Charlie's ventilator and provide

only palliative care. And we will be talking to an expert

on ethics on that in half an hour. The US Attorney General,

Jeff Sessions, will give evidence to a Senate committee today

about alleged Russian interference in last year's

Presidential election. Mr Sessions is the most senior

member of the Trump administration to appear before the

Intelligence Committee. He'll face questions about meetings

he may have had with Russian officials and the President's

firing of FBI Chief, Our North America correspondent,

Peter Bowes, has more. Senator Jeff Sessions! Jeff Sessions

is the highest ranking member of the Donald Trump administration to face

questions about Russia's alleged meddling in the 2016 election. A

one-time supporter of Donald Trump, his relationship with the president

has become strained in recent weeks. At one point, he reportedly offered

to resign. Today, he will face tough questions and may refuse to answer.

He will be asked to explain his role in the firing of James Comey, the

FBI chief who gave evidence to the committee last week. If, as the

president said, I was fired because of the Russian investigation, why

was the Attorney General involved? Jeff Sessions recuse himself

following reports of meetings he had with the Russian ambassador, meeting

the earlier failed to acknowledge. -- recused. The stakes are high.

Democrats on the committee will be pressing Jeff Sessions to clarify

all of the statement he made during his confirmation hearing in January.

He said then that as an adviser to Donald Trump, he did not discuss

this with officials during the election campaign. With the White

House engulfed in scandal and much whingeing on today's campaign,

Donald Trump has been meeting with his cabinet. In an unusual move, his

most senior officials that the opportunity one by one the lavish

praise on the president. A somewhat surreal scene as Washington braces

itself for yet another day of high drama and political intrigue. Peter

Bowes, BBC News. New guidelines are being issued

to ensure sentencing for offences committed against children

in England and Wales properly reflects the harm

suffered by victims. Under the plans, abusive

or neglectful parents and guardians who try to blame others could face

tougher punishments. The Russian opposition leader,

Alexei Navalny, has been jailed for thirty days for organising

unauthorised public protests. Hundreds of people were arrested

during a day of anti-corruption Mr Navalny, who intends to stand

for the Russian presidency next year, had been due to attend

the unauthorised rally in Moscow earlier on Monday

before being arrested. A BBC investigation has discovered

22 Facebook acounts belonging They breach the company's rules

banning them from the website. Radio 4's "File on four" programme

found the majority were taken down People under the age of 30

are being mislead by adverts for protein supplements,

according to a group The British Dietetic Association

believes thousands of people are using protein powders

as a "substitute" for food. The NHS warns people

with pre-existing problems are at greater risk

of kidney damage. But the European Specialist

Sports Nutrition Alliance, which represents the industry,

says protein supplements allow people to train harder

and recover more quickly. It is a multibillion-dollar

industry. And because of that, many people have been advised to take it,

not because we needed, but because there is a fast dollar to be made on

it. Just because we have a celebrity who lost a bit of weight and put en

masse, that does not turn them into an expert suddenly. -- of mass.

Now you might "bee" surprised by this story this morning.

A swam of 20,000 bees has taken over a car in Hull.

The local beekeepers association say its not clear what has attracted

the bees to the vehicle but they're trying to lure them away.

The car's owner says she and her family have all been

stung but her husband joked its because of the Bee Gees CD

Do you know how to remove bees? You need to get some baby bees in a box

and the bees swarm to them to protect them. While you are holding

the box? I'm sure there is a better way. Just phone an expert. Actually,

Carol is around some today. Hopefully she is "Staying Alive."

Get it? We get it, but it is just not funny. I was going to talk about

the All Blacks being scared of the Lions. I can't, can I? You can. They

actually aren't bothered at all. They have been calm and confident.

Good morning, everybody. Should we move on?

And the British and Irish Lions play their latest warm-up

Sam Warburton's back to captain the side against Highlanders

as the Lions continue their preparations for the Test

England play France in Paris tonight and French fans are being asked

to sing God Save the Queen as a mark of respect

The tribute echoes two years ago at Wembley when England fans sang

La Marseillaise with their French counterparts just four days

A senior coach working with the country's Olympic bobsleigh

squad has been accused of racism amid multiple complaints over

England will play Pakistan in the semi-final of the Champions

Pakistan booked their place in the last four after a nervy win

in their final group match against Sri Lanka in Cardiff.

I mentioned the All Blacks. Think of the great All Black players. The

best has to be Dan Carter. He had an interview this morning in The

Telegraph. He is getting more optimistic about the Lions saying

they are over the jetlag. It is looking good. Dan Carter basically

says, they are not. He is a lovely man. He is not being too

provocative. He is saying they are not skilled enough and don't have

the edge. They are overaggressive. He believes the All Blacks are just

too strong for the side of the Lions. It is so important. Thank

you. Will you hang around for the papers? I have won more. Keep

watching, Newcastle fans. Over 200 private gardens in London

will be opened up to the public this weekend - and this morning

Carol is at one of them. and at the beer garden. -- bee. You

are encouraged to have a look at them. They are private gardens,

allotments, roof terraces and all of that. Our cameraman Paul is already

in his bee suit. The forecast today is one of patchy rain, mostly in the

north and we have an north, south split. Assistant rain in the West.

Dry in the east. Patchy rain moving from the West to the east. Further

south, a bit of cloud around. Some of it is low cloud across parts of

the Midlands but also a fair bit of sunshine across East Anglia and

heading down through London and generally into the south-east. As we

drift south-west, again, advice out. There is some clout particularly

around the areas adjacent to the Irish Sea of that we are back into

sunshine and patchy rain. A bit more cloud close to the coast. For

Northern Ireland, some showery outbreaks is the day. As we go

through the course of the day, Northern Ireland, northern England

and Scotland, the rain will turn more patchy in nature as it moves

from the West to the east. There will be quite a bit of cloud around

today but we will see some of its breakup and in the sunshine,

temperatures will respond nicely after the chilly start. It won't be

as windy as it was yesterday. Temperatures could get up to 22 or

24 in London and then in the north, 19 in Aberdeen and in Newcastle.

Through this evening and overnight, a lot of dry weather around and a

lot of dry spells. Nothing too problematic and we will have some

heavy showers for a time across northern England and southern

Scotland. Also some showers are cross the north-west. Temperatures

roughly 10- 15 Celsius. Tomorrow, we will hang on to some showers across

the north-west at for many of us, it will be at belter of a day if you

like it sunny and warm. Temperatures could get up to 26 and 28 around the

sea -- south-eastern corner but widely 22- 24. For Scotland and

Northern Ireland 18- 21. As we move on into Thursday, still a lot of dry

weather around and still some sunshine but on Thursday itself, we

have a weather front coming in from the West. That will introduce patchy

rain and behind it, fresher conditions. It doesn't mean the

temperature will plummet that it will come down from what we have

been used to. If you like it warm, tomorrow is the day for you. Thank

you, carols. We are going to do some coffee. --

we are going to do the papers after some coffee. This is made a farce be

with you. That is on the front page of the Daily Mirror with Theresa May

mocked up as Princess Leia. The Daily Express is talking about

summer on the way. The Daily Mail is doing an investigation into what

they call a terrorist fighting deportation and has won ?250,000 in

legal aid. The quote from Theresa May yesterday, "I got us into this

mess, I will get us out. Austerity is over, may tells the Tories.

Apologetic PM and the quote that move was talking about. -- that

Louise. Conservative and Labour MPs have been holding secret talks on

soft Brexit. It may take a while for that goat parchment, for the ink on

it to drive but there was confusion around that. We will be talking to

Mr Michael Gove. Mr goat? No, Gove! Over to the USENET news. Stop making

me laugh. -- business news. A story about which airports have come out

worse. Three British airports have been rated a month the ten worst in

the world. Not just in Europe but in the world. They are Gatwick,

Manchester and Edinburgh. They did an analysis based on the quality of

the service, the punctuality. 76 leading international airport,

unfortunately, we have three that came pretty badly. In other news:

because I know you are interested in house prices. Another story here is

all about how much some people will pay for a kennel for their dog.

Doghouses. That big one is ?170,000. Oh, come on! I know. That is the

price of a house. The fanciest is ?170,000. I would happily live in it

myself. You know what would happen? I haven't got a dog. She would just

think it was too posh. Really expensive wedding. This is a ?2

billion wedding. Chinese consortium interested in buying the club

potentially. It has happened before. Is Mike Ashley going to let it go?

Why a slice of toast helps you strike the best deal. Researchers

have found if you have eaten plenty of bread, cereal or other

carbohydrates, you are less likely to accept a bad deal. Why? Less

grumpy? I can't give you details. Don't try and negotiate with me

because I haven't eaten toast. Now, after the last few days,

this morning we are calming things down a little - so let's

take a breath and relax. With all the early mornings,

sleep is one of our favourite But getting your children off

to bed can sometimes Yet, as the BBC's Terrific

Scientific scheme has been finding out, slumber may

affect their school work. This classroom study is the latest

experiment from Terrific Scientific. The BBC scheme to help bring science

to life with real rock solid This latest experiment

is all about... In fact, it is the very first

scientific study into the impact And what they wanted

to find out was... What impact the clocks

going forward had on sleep But the results are not

what they expected. This is how they tested

reaction times before But also reaction times before

and after The lunch break. Almost 1,000 children

carried out these tests first thing in the morning

and again in the afternoon. Initially we thought

we would look into before and after the clock changed,

but really, the surprising finding was that it was the

difference between morning and afternoon

in the reaction times. The data was crunched

by academics here at Oxford University, and it is so significant

it could overturn traditional beliefs about how the school

day is mapped out. Does it therefore follow that

if they are sharper and quicker with their motor skills

they are going to be sharper and quicker with their mental

skills, that maybe the literacy hour needs to be shifted

into the afternoon, I assume it would,

from the findings we have. Back in class they

are also surprised. Mostly the school day

is geared up to kids being really sharp in

the morning, first thing. We schedule all the "difficult"

subjects, the ones they have to concentrate on, like maths

and literacy and reading and writing Then in the afternoon

we do more practical activities and things like topic

work and things like that. So, yes, it was very

interesting to see that actually the morning was the worst

time for them to do those things. A lot of people have said,

haven't they, that children need It is a significant result

for the BBC's Terrific Scientific teams, research which could

potentially their shape own school I would assume you would be more

sleeping in the afternoon after lunch.

We want to hear your tips on getting your children to sleep.

We've had a big reaction already on Facebook -

so send in your stories and we'll discuss with our expert

Time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are.

This is Breakfast with Dan Walker and Louise Minchin.

We'll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment,

Photojournalist Giles Duley suffered life-changing injuries

when he stepped on an IED in Afghanistan.

Yet, it's the transformation in the lives of others that has

After 9am, we'll meet the amateur cyclist who set out

to investigate doping and soon found himself exposing one of the biggest

We go behind the scenes of the new BBC show that sees choirs

But now a summary of this morning's main news.

Theresa May will meet with the DUP leader,

Arlene Foster, today to thrash out a deal that would see the party prop

up a minority Conservative government.

With Brexit talks due to begin in less than a week,

the EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier has said Britain must

He's also urged the government to appoint a negotiating team

that is "stable, accountable and with a mandate".

We'll be speaking to newly appointed Environment Secretary,

Michael Gove, in around half an hour's time.

The European Court of Human Rights in France is due to rule later

on whether the life support of a terminally ill baby boy can

Charlie Gard's parents want to take him to the US

But last week the UK Supreme Court agreed with specialist doctors

that he should instead receive palliative care.

The US Attorney General, Jeff Sessions, will give evidence

to the Senate's Intelligence committee today over alleged Russian

interference in last year's Presidential election.

Mr Sessions is the most senior member of the Trump

administration to appear before the committee.

He's expected to face questions about meetings he may have had

with Russian officials and the President's firing of FBI

New guidelines are being issued to ensure sentencing for offences

committed against children in England and Wales properly

reflects the harm suffered by victims.

Under the plans, abusive or neglectful parents

and guardians who try to blame others could face tougher

A BBC investigation has discovered 22 Facebook account belonging to

convicted child sex offenders. They breach the company's rules

banning them from the website. Radio 4's "File on four" programme

found the majority were taken down People under the age of 30

are being mislead by adverts for protein supplements,

according to a group The British Dietetic Association

believes thousands of people are using protein powders

as a "substitute" for food. But the European Specialist

Sports Nutrition Alliance, which represents the industry,

says protein supplements allow people to train harder

and recover more quickly. It is a multibillion-dollar

industry. And because of that, a lot of people are being advised to take

it, not because they needed, but there is a fast buck to be made on

it. And just because you have got a celebrity who lost a bit of weight

and gained a bit of muscle mass, that does not turn them

Those are wise words. I imagine the Lions are taking some protein. I

always thought we had protein powder you had that and exercise as well.

Yes. They are saying don't use it as a food supplement.

Stuart Hogg is out of the Lions tour with injury.

X-rays showed a fracture, after a he ran into team-mate

That means it is over. There was a ray of hope. He did not want to

think it was over, but you could almost tell something had gone wrong

and he knew it. The Scot was favourite to start

as full-back for the first test They have another warm-up

game later this morning. Sam Warburton is back to captain

them against Highlanders as they continue their preparations

for the Test series. We are bearing the fruits of the

last three weeks. It has been hard with contact. It will have impacted

the first few games. God Save the Queen will be sold

between England and France in respect for the London attack

victims. I was at the match at Wembley. There was a special

occasion. We are grateful to the French for offering this tribute to

England as a country. It is nice that the history between us does not

come between us at those moments. England's World Cup winners,

the under 20s team, arrived back in Britain

late last night. They flew into Birmingham

from South Korea where they lifted their country's first trophy

at a world tournament since 1966. The FA are praising the co-operation

of clubs in the Premier League and Football League for letting

their young players take part. The feeling of pride is just

incredible. I cannot believe it. You cannot believe that feeling was like

at the end of the game, at the end of the semi-final, to know we got to

a final. And then the whistle saying we actually won it was unbelievable.

I will never forget it. It will stay with me for life. What I hope now is

these players they take this experience and benefit themselves

and our senior team in years to come. Fingers crossed that will be

the case. New Middlesbrough manager Garry Monk

says he's targeting an immediate return to the Premier

League for the club. Monk joins Boro after leaving

Leeds United at the end of last It is very difficult for the teams.

That shows how competitive and difficult this league is. But this

club is equipped and it is ready and determined and there is ambition. We

will all try to bounce back. A senior coach working

with the country's Olympic bobsleigh squad has been accused of racism

amid multiple complaints over Earlier this year, a host

of athletes wrote anonymously to the Chief Executive

of the sports governing body - to "share concerns over

the behaviour of key performance Amid confidential documents

obtained by the BBC, the athletes told Richard Parker

that their concerns were "of the highest order,

mentioning bullying, The following month however,

they were told no disciplinary England will take on Pakistan

for a place in the Champions Trophy final after the Pakistanis beat

Sri Lanka yesterday. Pakistan only needed 237

to win their final group match but might have thrown their chance

away until a late partnership took India will play Bangladesh

in the other semi. After the Champions Trophy England

will start a T20 series They've announced the squad

for those three matches, and it includes a first senior

call-up for the Lancashire batsman You might remember he came in here

and sat on the sofa two years ago while playing with his club side to

be at that time, he said this was his dream, this moment was his

dream. And now it is happening. Two years ago he broke the world

record score for a one day match, Ten month old Charlie Gard will be

kept on life-support until midnight, while judges at the European Court

of Human Rights decide whether it who is terminally ill

with a rare genetic disorder to the US for

experimental treatment. But specialists say he should be

moved to palliative care. Let's speak now to Emma

Nottingham, a member of the Institute of Medical Ethics'

Research Committee and lecturer We have spoken to you. We have

spoken to you throughout this case. Good morning. What is the latest,

what will happen today? Today it is really the final straw for the

parents. They are seeking the help of the European Court of Human

Rights. Last Thursday, we heard The Supreme Court were going to refuse

permission to appeal. These said it was no arguable case here. They

confirmed previous court that may be right decision. Now it is being

taken outside of our jurisdiction to Strasbourg and is focusing on the

human rights of the parties to see whether there is any legal argument

that can be made to allow Charlie's parents to take him over to the US

for the treatment they want him to have. Explain if you can, this is

such a difficult case. What are they considering? The human rights of

Charlie? Everyone has human rights. We are all protected by the European

Convention on Human Rights within our jurisdiction. That is what can

apply to both Charlie and the parents. What is likely to be looked

at is a right to private and family life. What is difficult is the

parents have that bright and so does Charlie. -- right. The court has to

balance which won outweighs the other. We already were told last

Thursday by Lady Hale and The Supreme Court that when you have

this balancing of human rights between parents and the child, the

child's writes should always be given more weight because they are

more vulnerable. -- rights. They need people to speak on their

behalf. So, it, again, should be like the domestic courts have done,

being focused on Charlie and his interests, that being at the centre

of it. But it does balance with the rights of the parents. That is like

what the European court will be looking at today. It has been a long

legal process. Could this be the end of the legal process today? Yes.

This could be the end of the legal process for this case. The case has

been through all of the UK courts now. So, back in May, we heard the

Court of Appeal decision last week, we had the comment from The Supreme

Court he refused to hear the case. And they are now taking this to the

European court on human rights, the last legal option. After that, the

parents have exhausted all legal options that can help themis a

really important day for that family. Absolutely. I know I have

asked you before, does it have implications, do you think, wider

implications, or not? It could have applications for other cases. But

what we have to remember is that every case is dealt with on a

case-by-case basis. So, when we are dealing with human life, medical

treatment, and particularly children, there needs to be a fairly

flexible approach so that each case can be looked at on its own unique

facts. So, while this may be something that is looked at in

future cases, it is unlikely the circumstances will be the same

exactly as they are here because Charlie's edition is so rare in the

circumstances are so rare in the funding the parents have received.

-- condition. OK to be thank you very much. Talking to us again from

the Institute of Political Ethics. And we will keep you up-to-date on

that. It is quarter to seven. The main stories on Tuesday morning. The

DUP leader, Arlene Foster, will go to Downing Street today to reach a

deal with the government. It is expected she will seek more

investment in Northern Ireland. And as we have been hearing, parents of

the 10-month-old Charlie Gard will find out today if the European Court

of Human Rights will help in their battle to take into the for

treatment. -- him to the US for. Do you fancy a nose around someone

else's garden? I love looking at someone else's garden. That is what

Carol is doing this morning. Good morning. You are right as

always. I am in Cannes Eden Park in London. It is fab. It has raised

beds, wildflowers, beehives as well. Later on we will show you a hidden

beehives. It is in the trunk of a tree with a glass panel. You can see

what they are up to this morning in there. There are roughly 700,000 of

them are 14 queens as well. And they form colonies as well, as we have

seen pictures in the news this morning of as well. The forecast is

good. Sunshine already. Temperatures picking up nicely. The forecast is a

north- south and east. In the north, cloud and patchy rain. The south,

sunny and pleasantly warm. Not as windy as yesterday. Starting the

forecast in Scotland at nine o'clock. We had some rain. The

potential for heavy rain in the west. In the east, it is dry. Patchy

rain in northern England. Further south, some low cloud around.

Equally, sunshine as well. Sunshine across East Anglia, Kent, southern

counties as well. Close to the coast, the south-west, the Irish

Sea, it is a little bit more cloudy. Inland, brighter skies. Patchy rain

in North Wales as well this morning. The same for Northern Ireland.

Through the course of the day, all of that rain will increasingly turn

more patchy in nature as it moves from the west in the direction to

the east. Because it is cloudy, some will not see it and it will be dry.

Between showers, sunshine. Cloud further south. It will break up in

parts. Quite a lot of sunshine to the south. Temperatures today up to

24 degrees at best and 19 in Newcastle. Overnight, we hang on to

showers, heavier ones in northern England and southern Scotland. Like

the ones in the north-west of the country. Mist and fog patches

forming as well, especially in the south-west of England. With

temperatures, 10- 15. Tomorrow, we hang on to showers in the

north-west. For most of the UK, a lot of dry weather and a lot of

sunshine tomorrow. The temperatures will respond quite nicely.

Temperatures in the south-east, East Anglia, 26- 28. Widely, 22- 24 with

a few exceptions. UV levels tomorrow in particular will be high. Pollen

levels for the next few days will be high - very high. Thursday, a lot of

dry weather once again the study date to be a fair bit of sunshine. A

weather front from the west. Patchy rain. Behind that, fresh conditions.

Temperatures will not climate. A bit away than it will be through the

course of today and tomorrow. Back to you. Thank you.

Do they know that you are in their back garden? The owners? They

definitely do because they have made me tea already. A couple of key,

that will do. Thank you, Carol. --A cup of tea.

Official inflation figures are published later this morning

and it could be bad news for households.

This is all about the squeeze on households, finances and the fact

that inflation is going up and wages aren't kinky -- aren't keeping up.

The figures that measure the cost of living

are published every month by the Office for National

They're based on the changing price of a shopping basket of hundreds

goods and services that people typically spend their money on.

The last figures showed inflation standing at 2.7pc.

That was the highest since September 2013.

One of the biggest factors for this rise has been the fall in the value

of the pound - making it more expensive to buy things abroad.

Since the vote to leave the EU the pound has fallen nearly 17pc

against the euro and 16pc against the dollar.

On top of this wages haven't been keeping up -

going up only by 2% - which means many people will feel

Maike Currie is from the investment firm, Fidelity International.

The main thing for this is all about the currency markets at the moment

and the fact it is making our imports more expensive, isn't it?

The weaker pound is the factor here. The UK import a lot of goods. If you

go into the supermarket and you are buying fresh fruit and vegetables

and look on the packaging, a lot of it is imported. The fact that the

currency, the pound, is weaker, the costs are being fed through to the

consumer, to people like me and you. Because wages aren't going up, it

means our real incomes are getting weaker. Each month, as it was by, we

are getting progressively poorer. Why are wages not going up as fast

as the rise of the cost of living? Since the financial crisis of the

last ten years, our earnings have been weak. The problem is because

prices have gone up, in the past, we haven't had these massive price

rises and we are really feeling the squeeze. Companies, there is a lot

of companies reluctant to invest and push up prices. It doesn't give the

worker are lots of bargaining power to negotiate a wage increase. What

is interesting with the economics behind things like inflation, when

it tends to go up and get past a certain point, the of England put up

interest rates to calm down spending but that is unlikely to happen as

well, we have heard. The Bank of England doesn't want to derail what

is already a wonky recovery and now we have this conversation of the

prices going up, wages going nowhere and interest rates Rock bottom. If

you are a borrower, good news. You know your mortgage will stay low. If

you are a saver or a retiree relying on something like something that is

not guaranteed if you didn't opt for protection against inflation, as

time rolls by, you will get less. It really is concerning. That is where

you get the squeeze on household finances. The pressure is on. What

about the long-term picture? Is this a short-term issue, do you think?

Will it continue? Will we see prices going up faster than wages? Last

week's inconclusive election result hasn't helped. The pound is the

barometer for uncertainty in the wider economy. The chances of the

pound strengthening isn't there and we also see oil prices would affect

the price of petrol. Oil prices have been weak that they are picking up

slowly. Inflation isn't going away. We are at 2.7%. There are economists

that predict 3%. That is far from their target 2% rate which the Bank

of England aims for when the economy isn't too hot and cold. It really

means that you actually have to get your money to work harder for you.

You can't leave it in cash because you are actually losing money. You

have got to look towards the stock market or you can, over long-term,

get some growth in investments. There are risks associated with

that, of course as well. From Gospel singing to a capella,

the battle is on to find the UK's Singing superstar Chaka

Khan and Choir master, Gareth Malone, are among the judges

for the BBC's new talent show, Our Arts and Entertainment

correspondent, Colin Paterson, This is Pitch Battle! Head-to-head.

Explain Pitch Battle. It is a vocal groups, amazing vocal groups, they

read vocal groups from gospel choirs to a cappella, competing, basically,

to be crowned the best vocal group. Then we spied one of the quiet's

leading studio. Just rehearsed in front of this week's guest judge. I

was emotional. I just met Chaka Khan. I haven't met her yet. Is she

amazing? Yes. Just being in that room. Have you all met her! They are

all crying! And after some warm ups... Have you done your... And

diaphragm, ha, ha, ha. # Makes me happy, makes me feel this

way. One of Chaka Khan's best hits. It is the total joy! And then our

own audience with... # Chaka Khan, Chaka Khan. First time

I have met you and you have a gold band. Digger that!

# I feel for you, I think I love you. They think it is an language of

angels. It is how angels communicate. Ago around the world

and I feel for you, everyone knows the song. Pitch Battle is based on

the pitch perfect movies, famous for their roof offers between choirs. A

third film in the series will be released later this year. -- riff

offs. They were singing throughout history and then people saying less

when recorded music came around. Then people getting made fun of in

TV shows and everybody thinks they can't think that we can. Like birds,

crickets and Wales, we are hardwired to sing. Hopefully this show will

inspire people as well is entertained. Being in choirs all

their lives for the judges. Bello I grew up in a church and then I was

in a girl group in high school so I actually spent pretty much in yeah.

Now that I think about it, yeah. This guy is Mr choirs. I am. Thank

you for reminding her because nobody has said it for about 15 minutes.

Thanks for coming. Pitch Battle commences on Saturday.

Pitch Battle is on Saturday at 7.30pm on BBC One.

You would like anything Gareth Malone is involved in. I am bad at

singing but I love singing. It looks like a cracker.

Now, though, it's back to Dan and Louise.

This is Breakfast, with Louise Minchin and Dan Walker.

Tough talks at Downing Street as the Prime Minister meets

with the DUP leader to try to reach a deal.

The Prime Minister will host Arlene Foster to thrash out

the terms of her party's backing for the minority government

The parents of terminally ill baby Charlie Gard will find out today

if they have one last chance to get him experimental treatment

in the US as they take the case to the European Court

More questions over alleged Russian interference in the US election

as the Attorney, General Jeff Sessions, gives evidence

I'll be looking today at what your rights are when it

comes to emergency medical care abroad.

In sport, Stuart Hogg is out of the Lions tour with injury.

But Sam Warburton is back to captain them in their latest warm-up match,

they kick off against Highlanders later this morning.

He's Britain's greatest ever wheelchair racing athlete -

David Weir will be telling us why he's planning to retire

Maybe for one race only. And Carol has the weather. Good morning from

London. You're encouraged come down to some of the open gardens and

hidden gems in London. It is a north- south split. Clad in patchy

rain in the north, sunnier and pleasantly warm in the south.

Theresa May will meet the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party,

Arlene Foster, today - to thrash out the details of a deal

that would secure their support for a minority Conservative government.

Opposition parties have criticised the talks,

with Sinn Fein suggesting a deal with the DUP would undermine

Meanwhile, with Brexit talks due to begin in less than a week,

the EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier has called on Britain

Our Political Correspondent, Ben Wright, has more.

Arlene Foster has said it is a tremendous opportunity

The Prime Minister knows a deal with the DUP is her only way

So an agreement will be reached probably today that suits

A confidence and supply arrangement will provide DUP

support to the Tories on major votes like the budget and the Queen's

A DUP-Tory alliance leaves the government with a vulnerable

But Theresa May now looks safer in her job after a meeting

with Tory MPs in parliament yesterday evening.

She apologised for the disastrous campaign, declaring,

into this mess and I will get us out of it.

There is a reality that says we have to be pragmatic

We have to work harder to try to bring people along

both inside the Conservative Party and

While Theresa May tries to rebuild a government from the hung

parliament, there is a warning from the EU that the UK is wasting

More than two months have passed since Theresa May handed

There is a 2-year deadline to hammer out a Brexit deal.

Speaking to the Financial Times, Michel Barnier, the EU

negotiator, said they needed a negotiating team with a mandate

soon because the Brexit process would be

Theresa May is also facing calls from some Tory

MPs and Labour to rethink her Brexit plan.

Exactly the uncertainty she wanted the election to stop.

Our political correspondent Chris Mason is in Westminster

Chris, when can we expect a deal to be announced?

Winner the Queen's speech has been delayed. But you always have an

interesting prop as well. I was waving around the party manifestoes

during the campaign but I traded one form of paper for another. This is

goatskin parchment paper. The kind of stuff that is used to think on

the Queen's speech. Why does this matter? This kind of paper is used

to ensure the Queen's speech, when it disappears off to the archives,

survives the years of history but the choices, for the into dry, it

takes a while. Normally that would not be an issue because after a

general election, a Queen's speech would be prepared for the parties

that could conceivably win but because we are in minority

government territory and the Conservatives are talking with the

Democratic Unionist Party, exactly what their programme for government

actually as is still being hammered out and so government sources say

that is one reason why the Queen's speech might be delayed. One form of

Parliamentary archivist raised a sceptical eyebrow about that but the

government insists that is one reason among the negotiations as to

why the programme for government might be a day or two later. I know

you will be watching closely, hang on to the paper. Very costly, that

paper. We'll be speaking to newly appointed

Environment Secretary, The European Court of Human Rights

will rule later today on whether doctors treating

ten-month-old Charlie Gard can turn His parents want to take their son,

who is terminally ill with a rare genetic disorder, to the US

for experimental treatment. But last week, the UK Supreme Court

agreed with specialists at Great Ormond Street Hospital

that he should be allowed Our medical correspondent,

Fergus Walsh, reports. Charlie guard is seriously

brain-damaged and kept alive the medical incubator. His parents have

raised 1.3 million for Crown funding.

-- His parents, Chris Gaard and Connie Yates, have raised ?1.3

million through crowd funding for experimental treatment

They say they simply want the best for their son.

We know that even if it doesn't work, which I think it will,

we know that we have done everything that we can for him.

But doctors, including independent experts,

say the treatment cannot improve his condition.

One concern is that Charlie may experience pain,

Lask week, the UK Supreme Court said while it had the utmost

sympathy for his parents, it was not in Charlie's interests

to subject him to futile treatment that could potentially

Today, a panel of seven judges at the European Court

of Human Rights in Strasbourg will

consider written evidence in the case.

If they decide to take on the issue, a full hearing will be

If not, then the parents' legal battle to take their son

abroad will be over, and from midnight,

Great Ordman Street Hospital will be free to switch off

Charlie's ventilator and provide only palliative care.

The US Attorney General, Jeff Sessions, will give evidence

to a Senate committee today about alleged Russian interference

in last year's Presidential election.

Mr Sessions is the most senior member of the Trump administration

to appear before the Intelligence Committee.

He'll face questions about meetings he may have had with Russian

officials and the President's firing of FBI Chief,

Our North America correspondent, Peter Bowes, has more.

Jeff Sessions is the highest ranking member of the Donald Trump

administration to face questions about Russia's alleged

A one-time supporter of Donald Trump,

his relationship with the president has become strained in recent weeks.

At one point, he reportedly offered to resign.

Today, he will face tough questions and may refuse to answer.

He will be asked to explain his role in the firing of James Comey,

the FBI chief who gave evidence to the committee last week.

If, as the president said, I was fired because

of the Russian investigation, why was the Attorney General involved?

Jeff Sessions recuse himself following reports of meetings he had

with the Russian ambassador, meeting the earlier failed to acknowledge.

Democrats on the committee will be pressing Jeff Sessions to clarify

all of the statement he made during his confirmation

He said then that as an adviser to Donald Trump, he did not discuss

this with officials during the election campaign.

With the White House engulfed in scandal and much

whingeing on today's campaign, Donald Trump has been meeting

In an unusual move, his most senior officials that the opportunity one

by one the lavish praise on the president.

A somewhat surreal scene as Washington braces

itself for yet another day of high drama and political intrigue.

An elderly brother and sister have been arrested after a man in his 40s

was shot dead at a property in Slough.

Reuben and Kathleen Gregory are being held on suspicion

Thames Valley Police say they believe it to be

New guidelines are being issued to ensure sentencing for offences

committed against children in England and Wales properly

reflects the harm suffered by victims.

Under the plans, abusive or neglectful parents and guardians

who try to blame others could face tougher punishments.

The Russian Opposition Leader has been jailed for organising protests.

Hundreds of people were arrested. The Opposition Leader who intends to

stand for the presidency next year, was due to attend a rally in Moscow.

People under the age of 30 are being mislead by adverts

for protein supplements, according to a group

The British Dietetic Association believes thousands of people

are using protein powders as a "substitute" for food.

The NHS warns people with pre-existing problems

are at greater risk of kidney damage.

But the European Specialist Sports Nutrition Alliance,

which represents the industry, says protein supplements allow

people to train harder and recover more quickly.

It is a multibillion-dollar industry.

And because of that, many people have been advised

to take it, not because we needed, but because

there is a fast dollar to be made on it.

Just because we have a celebrity who lost a bit of weight and put en

-- on mass, that does not turn them into an expert suddenly.

A swarm of 20,000 bees has taken over a car in Hull.

The local beekeepers association say it's not clear what has attracted

the bees to the vehicle but they're trying to lure them away.

The car's owner says she and her family have all been

But her husband joked it's because of the Bee Gees CD

That is genuinely what he said. He has a sense of humour despite being

stung by the bees. The B-52s. Sting. Honey G. Good morning to you. You

are watching Breakfast. He played a prominent role

in the EU Leave campaign, but last year - following a long

running personality clash with Theresa May -

the former Justice Secretary, Michael Gove, was consigned

to the Commons' backbenches. Yet, in this week's cabinet

reshuffle he has returned to frontline politics in the role

of Environment Secretary. Mr Gove joins us now

from Westminster. Good morning to you.

Congratulations. You are back from the sack. How much of a surprise was

a dig the call? I was really surprised. I was at home in my

constituency enjoying the sunshine when I've got a call inviting me to

come in and at first I thought this was the return of Don Jill -- Tom

Jolly in trigger-happy TV. I was flattered and delighted to be

invited to rejoin the government. It's great to be part of Theresa

May's team and to be able to support the Prime Minister. Are you

surprised yourself? Many have been asking why. Tom Watson is suggesting

it's been suggested to him, that Rupert Murdoch was the man who has

been lobbying to get you back on the front bench. The thing about Tom who

is deputy leader of the Labour Party has a role in initiating political

mischief, sees Rupert Murdoch's can find everything. He thinks he picks

the England cricket 11 and the first 15 rugby as well is deciding who is

on Britain's Got Talent. We think this is part of the course for Tom.

You're back on the front bench at a time when your party is in perhaps

the worst trouble we have seen the Conservatives in for some time. I

think it's important to get the general election in context. The

Conservatives got 40% or more of the vote. But... Just a second. You say

that but your leader called an early general election specifically

because she wanted an increased mandate to organise Brexit talks.

She did not get that. I was trying to give a balanced approach but you

wanted to jump in there. The second point is, we underestimated some of

the reasons behind Labour support and it's important that we do two

things. One, that we form a government which is capable of

carrying through the public's wishes, including leaving the

European Union and we reflect on the fact that we did not get the

majority we wanted to say we need to be listening mode to appreciate what

concerns of the public are. Given what happened with Boris Johnson and

you were accused of many of knifing him in the back, what is your

relationship with him like? Have you spoken? What has been said? Boris

and I smoke on the week -- spoke on the weekend. He was kind enough to

welcome me back to the Cabinet with a very generous tweet and we were

chatting in the margins of Cabinet and it's great to be back as part of

Theresa May's team alongside Boris and many other talented people.

Had to ask you about the union with the DUP. Sure you've heard of the

concerns of others whether the government can be independent and

hold hands with the DUP at the same time. Bello of course. -- of course.

The British government's role is to get devolution back up and running

in Northern Ireland. If we are going to make sure that Northern Ireland

is well governed then we need to make sure there are representatives

from all communities and all traditions involved in the assembly.

Are you a supporter of power-sharing? In 2016 you are asked

to defend remarks you made about the Good Friday agreement saying he

wouldn't have negotiated that way. Had concerned that the time. I think

the success of the peace process has shown that they were amply

vindicated. Thank you for clearing up that part of it. I want to talk

to you about about Brexit as well. The government has appointed a

negotiating team that is stable and with a mandate. Will you say that

your party is currently none of those? No. I think we have very

clear mandate. There was a vote last year and 50% of the people voted for

us to leave the EU and take control of the Borders, laws and trade and

money. We have in David Davis are supremely accomplished statement but

will that be negotiating on our behalf and it is also the case that

we need to bear in mind, during this general election, the Labour Party

was running on a platform that was making it clear to voters that they

wanted to leave the EU as well. The front-page headline today, Tories

and Labour hold talks on a soft Brexit. You are in favour of a hard

Brexit, aren't you? I reject the term soft and hard Brexit because

I'm never really sure what a mean. Surely, you are the man to tell us.

I said in the past that hard Brexit is a term that is invented by people

who want to make our decision to free ourselves from the EU seem like

some sort of punishment. Whatever sort of Brexit is being decided, are

you talking to the Labour Party about this? I talk to politicians

from every party to make sure we get the right approach. During the

referendum campaign I worked with Labour politicians and now, of

course, I've been on the Brexit panel with Hilary Benn and others.

-- of course I talk to others. There are a lot of issues to talk about

this morning that you are now the environment Secretary. I see you are

smiling on the point being risen that you are the worst person to be

appointed to that job. One of the things I will say is, when it comes

to climate change, before I was ever an MP and indeed before David

Cameron became leader of the Conservative Party and put the

environment at the heart. He was arguing that we need to do more to

deal with the problem of man-made climate change. In a speech that I

gave at 2014 to the Conservative environment network, I made clear it

is the Conservatives's instinct to make sure we can pass onto the next

generation a better world to the one we inherited and a part of that is

to make sure Arryn environment is an enhanced. Your new role, may we see

if running through fields of wheat at some stage? The more people that

enjoy the British countryside and the great outdoors, the better. I'm

sure that will cement your relationship with the Prime

Minister, Michael Gove, thank you. Over 200 normally private gardens

will be open to the public in London this weekend. Carol has a sneak

preview of one of them. You are correct, Lew. It used to be

derelict here. With the help of around 400 volunteers or so, it has

been made into a beautiful garden. A lot of the plants have been planted

to encourage bees and increase pollination. If you are sitting

having breakfast this morning, a fruit for example, chances are these

have been in fault. Same with coffee and chocolate, if you are lucky

enough to have chocolate for breakfast. The weather is nice. We

have blue skies with a gentle breeze. You can probably hear the

birds singing in the background. There is a north - south split this

morning. We have patchy rain in the North and sunnier, warmer conditions

further south. Nine o'clock this morning across Scotland, some heavy

rain in the West. The East is largely dry. The same front

producing the rain in Scotland is producing patchy rain across

northern England. As we head south, there is a bitter cloud around but

there are some holes in it. There is sunshine. Particularly so as you

head down towards East Anglia, London and the South Coast. As we

drift further west, again, a lot of dry weather. Variable amounts of

cloud. A bit more cloud to areas adjacent to the Irish Sea but as the

move inland, we see more breaks in that. Southwest London, bright

breaks. Wales, a lot of cloud for you this morning and patchy rain in

the far north, as indeed, Northern Ireland. Through the day, the rain

in the north will increasingly turn a shower reacted drift east. Because

of the nature of the showers, by the afternoon, not all of us will be

seeing this and in between, there will be sunshine. As we come further

south, more sunshine, particularly around the Bristol Channel and the

English Channel coastlines. Temperatures up to about 24 Celsius

today at best but we are looking at higher temperatures north than were

yesterday. 18 and 19. Through this evening and overnight, while there

will be some cloud -- clear skies, there will be lighter showers across

the north-west. Some patchy mist and fog forming around south-west

England as well and temperatures in the range of 10- 15. Not

particularly cold. Tomorrow, we start of the showers across the

north-west but for most of us tomorrow, it will be dry and sunny

and it will be warm or indeed hot. Temperatures in parts of the

south-east could hit 28 Celsius tomorrow but generally, we are

looking at 22- 24 with a few exceptions in the high teens. As we

head on into Thursday, a lot of dry weather but we have a weather front

coming in from the West that will introduce some patchy rain and

fresher conditions behind it. That doesn't mean the temperature will

plummet but at the temperatures will be a little bit lower in the West

than they have been. Lower in the East as well part from East Anglia

and Kent when we could hit 26. For the next few days, it is worth

mentioning the UV levels and the pollen levels are both high or very

high across most of the UK. It really does look gorgeous day,

Carol. Paddy resisted both rise breeze? I would have picked a few.

-- how do you resist the rise -- raspberries.

The vote generalist Giles Dooley became part of the story when he

suffered life changing injuries in assignments in Afghanistan. -- Giles

Duley. He lost both legs and an arm

after stepping on an IED in 2011 - undergoing 18 months

of rehabilitation and more But he eventually managed to return

to work, this time to follow the refugee crisis across

the Middle East and Europe. The story you tell is an amazing one

and we will show the pictures in next few minutes. Your own story is

incredible. I don't see it as incredible. I was injured in

Afghanistan, as you mention, six years ago. I spent a year in

hospital a year after I thought I would never walk again. All that

time I just had one dream and that was to return to being a

photographer. We will come to your photographs which are extraordinary.

You have been determined that you adapt rather than things add up into

you. From day one when people said you won't walk or work, I was ready

planning how I would return. I knew that, the places I worked like South

Sudan, it is a different environment -- difficult environment. I needed

to adapt to things, I didn't want things adapting to me. I was tried

work out how to use the old camera that I always have. In this project,

he visited people that you seen before. How have they changed? After

I got injured, that difficult time was the time I had come out. It

wasn't the time I was in bed. Nobody rang me for work, I sat there for a

year. I was close to giving up hope and then I got the opportunity to

document some of Syria's most vulnerable refugees. Some with

disabilities, elderly people, families. Two families, a woman who

was paralysed by a sniper and a young girl living with spina bifida.

Those families trusted me to tell their stories. Those are the people

that trusted me when nobody else called me for work. Everything I am

able to do now with my work, I am thankful for them and they were the

one Seagate me my life back. Tell us about the journey you have been on.

-- those are the ones who gave me my life back. Some of your photographs

have joined in them like this one for example and others are deeply

depressing, like the beaches in Lesbos. Tell us about it. The UN --

UNHCR said to go out there and do what I do. I knew I would have to

document what was happening in the islands of Greece. The journey

through the Balkans and through to Germany. I was in tears. I've never

seen anything like it. I've covered the effects of conflict over a

decade but to stand there and see thousands and thousands of people

risking their life to expect walk was the most devastating thing --

escape. When you think about what you have personally been through and

the year in hospital and the month of rehab and the operations, what

did your family say when you told them you are going back into a

similar sort of environment? My family is amazingly supportive but

also they have to put up with me. My whole life. When I was flown back to

the UK they had been told I wasn't going to make it. It didn't seem

like I had a lot of chance. I had a lot of internal injuries. As they

wheeled me into hospital, I was tried to say something and my sister

saw me struggling and they took the ventilator off and she thought I was

going to say that I love turbot I said I want to be a photographer

still. --I love her, but I said. These pictures particularly of young

boys and men that you have taken and the pain in their eyes is something

that you can only really describe in a photograph. Portraits are my love,

my passion. I really wanted to take portraits of people. It is a very

personal moment taking a portrait. They think those pictures are

exactly that. They reflect a 4-5 years of people seeing conflict in

their rise. Really powerful photography. Thank you for coming

back in. -- an AVO eyes -- in their rise.

Theresa May will meet the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party,

Arlene Foster, today - to thrash out the details of a deal

that would secure their support for a minority Conservative government.

Opposition parties have criticised the talks,

And with Brexit talks due to begin in less than a week,

the EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier has called on Britain

not to waste time and appoint a team with a mandate.

Michael Gove told this programme the government listened to the public is

necessary. It's important part of this general election that we do to

make things. But we form a government which is capable of

carrying through the public's wishes including leaving the European Union

and we reflect on the fact that we didn't get that majority that we

wanted and we need to be properly and listening mode to appreciate

what the public's concerns are. The European Court of Human Rights

will rule later today on whether doctors treating

ten-month-old Charlie Gard can turn His parents want to take their son,

who is terminally ill with a rare genetic disorder, to the US

for experimental treatment. But last week, the UK Supreme Court

agreed with specialists The US Attorney General,

Jeff Sessions, will give evidence to a Senate committee today

about alleged Russian interference in last year's

Presidential election. Mr Sessions is the most senior

member of the Trump administration to appear before the

Intelligence Committee. He'll face questions about meetings

he may have had with Russian officials and the President's

firing of FBI Chief, An elderly brother and sister have

been arrested after a man in his 40s was shot dead at

a property in Slough. Reuben and Kathleen Gregory

are being held on suspicion Thames Valley Police say

they believe it to be New guidelines are being issued

to ensure sentencing for offences committed against children

in England and Wales properly reflects the harm

suffered by victims. Under the plans, abusive

or neglectful parents and guardians who try to blame others could face

tougher punishments. People under the age of 30

are being mislead by adverts for protein supplements,

according to a group The British Dietetic Association

believes thousands of people are using protein powders

as a "substitute" for food. The NHS warns people

with pre-existing problems are at greater risk

of kidney damage. But the European Specialist

Sports Nutrition Alliance, which represents the industry,

says protein supplements allow people to train harder

and recover more quickly. Carol is in somebody's garden with

lots of bras breeze. There were lots of bras breeze. A bit of bras

prepacked. Imagine pulling back your curtains and there is Carol in your

garden. They made a cup of tea already. She is welcome everywhere

she goes. Similar sort of level. And the British and Irish Lions

play their latest warm-up Sam Warburton's back to captain

the side against Highlanders Jared Payne plays instead in the

latest warmup game in around one hours time against the Highlanders.

Sam Warburton is also back in the starting lineup. We have gone hard

with the lads fitness wise, contact wires. With the travel, that would

have had an impact on the first couple of games but we are ready for

the Test match. England play France in Paris tonight

and French fans are being asked to sing God Save the Queen

as a mark of respect The tribute echoes two years ago

at Wembley when England fans sang La Marseillaise with their French

counterparts just four days Theresa May and the French president

will go to the game which is England's last of the season.

I was at the match at Wembley and there was a special occasion and we

are very grateful to the French for offering this tribute to England as

a country. It's nice that the history between us does not come

between us at those moments. England's winners, the under 20s,

arrived back last night. They had lifted England's first trophy at a

world tournament since 1966. A senior coach working

with the country's Olympic bobsleigh squad has been accused of racism

amid multiple complaints over Confidential documents show athletes

said that concerns were of the highest order, mentioning bullying,

racism and sexism and discrimination. But they were told

no disciplinary action would be taken.

England will play Pakistan in the semi-final of the Champions

Pakistan booked their place in the last four after a nervy win

in their final group match against Sri Lanka in Cardiff.

How about this for a CD? Six Paralympic gold medals, six world

titles and seven London Marathon wins. We are talking about David

Weir. Very average career. You've done all right so far. You've done

OK. David, we will talk to in a moment because you have some news to

tell us about the first, let's remind everybody, of some of your

greatest moments. David Weir has managed to win three

gold medals and now he is in front. It is a fourth gold medal for David

Weir. Victory is going to come for David

Weir. Anti- roars again. He beat the defending champion. What a win for

David Weir. There have been some high points and some low points but

you are here this morning with great news for all the people who have

followed you for all those years because they can see you on the

track. One more time? I have got the opportunity to race at the

anniversary games on the ninth of July, British Athletics asked me if

I would say farewell to the British crowd at the anniversary games and I

jumped at the chance and I could not really say no. The fans have been

great, not just in the marathon but at the Paralympics and Twitty 12.

80,000 people screaming my name every day and not just in the finals

but in the morning sessions as well so I jumped at the chance and I

couldn't say no. It will be my last ever track race. You are going to

continue on the road? Yes. After that victory, probably my best win

ever. It gave me a lot of confidence to carry on the road. The racing

around the world with all the different marathons. I enjoy that,

the comfort on the road and I enjoy the carry on. You touched on Rio.

But well-publicised fallout with British Athletics. Has that been

healed? They approached two. The relationship was always great with

British Athletics, it was just one person who was working for them but

that's in the past. I just want to move on. An opportunity to race in

this fantastic stadium and say farewell. It's a great opportunity

to say goodbye to a British crowd. It's going to be a great day as

well. Great for fans to come and see some great racing. Do you think you

might return as a coach? On the day, I asked British Athletics, it not

actually a race but I've got some of my academy members racing with me.

It's a good opportunity to experience the atmosphere. I don't

know how many it's going to hold the day that about 60,000 people. Huge

crowds. If I could just have them racing with me, that opportunity to

that experience. How are you feeling now because you had a difficult time

after Rio. He talked about how you've struggled to be motivated,

you are depressed at the time. Are you on the road to recovery? Every

day is a different day that I channelled all my negative energy

into training and I think that's how I won in a -- the London Marathon.

Every day is a new day. I will start to feel a lot better. Getting up and

going training when you feel like that can be an issue but you found

that can make the difference. It made a massive difference for me to

get up and train and put all the negative energy into one thing and

that was training. Just concentrating on one race. For

years... So much to do. Exactly. For the London Marathon, I could focus

on the marathon and not worry about the World Championships until July.

I've got to go to Switzerland to get a qualifying standard soap had the

opportunity to channel everything into one race. You said it was your

best ever marathon. We are surprised when so well? A couple of weeks

before, I did the Paris marathon and that was a good opportunity for me

to see what standard I was out. I went under one hours 30 and not many

athletes have done that. It was good conditions. It can be a lot of

confidence going into London with only two weeks to go but leading up

to that week, I felt positive. Everything was going right.

Everything fell into place. I knew of the day had a great opportunity

to win but Marcel, who has won major marathons and the medals in Rio, he

was the one to beat. In my gameplan on the day was following whatever he

did. Did you? David, thank you so much. See you at the University

games as well. If you've ever had a fancy nosing

around somebody else's garden, you are in luck.

Carol is in one of the private gardens in London that will be open

to the public. We are talking about these. What

have you got hidden in the tree? A small colony of thieves. How many

are in there? -- bees. They are very busy. There are a few of them. We

have some new comb they have been building. Busy as bees. I had jokes

planned and you've just ruined them. People can come down and learn about

them? Yes, we can discuss more about bees. We are doing some cocktails

seek and plant some food for bees. Today produce the honey here? Killam

we haven't got honey this year that we will hopefully get that in the

next month or so. The sun is out, the skies are blue. It is cloudy

with patchy rain in the south, sunny and warm. In Scotland, a bit more

rain in the West. Some of that will be heavy this morning. The same

weather front producing the rain in Scotland is producing patchy rain

across the area. A lot of dry weather around and a lot of clout.

Until we come down to the south. We have sunshine already across pits of

East Anglia. -- cloud. Talking off the coast, the area adjacent to the

Irish Sea, you will have more cloud. Inland, a cloudy start with patchy

rain in the north and we have patchy rain across Northern Ireland this

morning. All of that patchy rain through the course of the date will

tend to turn more showery in nature as it moves from the West to the

east. As is the nature of showers, not all of us will see them. In

between the showers, some brighter breaks with sunny intervals. The

best of the sunshine today will be the further south you travel,

particularly the Bristol Channel and the English Channel coastlines.

Temperatures today 24- 25. Aberdeen, Newcastle, around 19. Through the

afternoon at overnight, some showers. Lighter showers across

north-west Scotland. Some clearer skies and also some patchy mist and

fog across south-west England. At a bridge arranged tonight around 10-

15 Celsius. -- temperature of range. Any fog will disburse. It is dry,

sunny and warm or hot depending on where you are. There will be still

some showers across the north-west. Temperature wise, widely 22- 24. We

will see exceptions. The UV will also be high tomorrow and the next

few days, pollen levels will be or very high. A weather front coming

into the West will introduce patchy rain and fresher conditions

following on behind it. It would be cold but just not as hot. BG,

Carroll. It looks lovely there. Don't be worried if you just turned

on the television, it's time to breathe and relax.

Now, after the last few days, this morning we are calming things

down a little - so let's take a breath and relax.

With all the early mornings, sleep is one of our favourite

But getting your children off to sleep can sometimes

Yet, as the BBC's Terrific Scientific scheme has been

finding out, slumber may affect their school work.

This classroom study is the latest experiment from...

The BBC scheme to help bring science to life with real rock solid

This latest experiment is all about...

In fact, it is the very first scientific study into the impact

And what they wanted to find out was...

What impact the clocks going forward had on sleep

But the results are not what they expected.

This is how they tested reaction times before

But also reaction times before and after the lunch break.

Almost 1,000 children carried out these tests

first thing in the morning and again in the afternoon.

Initially we thought we would look into before

and after the clock changed, but really, the surprising finding

was that it was the difference between

morning and afternoon in the reaction times.

The data was crunched by academics here at Oxford

University, and it is so significant it could overturn traditional

beliefs about how the school day is mapped out.

Back in class they are also surprised.

Mostly the school day is geared up to kids

being really sharp in the morning, first thing.

We schedule all the "difficult" subjects, the ones they have

to concentrate on, like maths and literacy and reading and writing

Then in the afternoon we do more practical

activities and things like topic work and things like that.

So, yes, it was very interesting to see that

actually the morning was the worst time for them to do those things.

It is a significant result for the BBC's Terrific Scientific

teams, research which could potentially their shape own school

We will talk more about sleep in about one hour. Steph has advice. It

is the hot water bottle? Take it with me everywhere, it's quite

comforting. I cuddle up with it. Little fluffy hot water bottle. Too

much information? We are talking about holiday insurance. What

happens if you need medical treatment when you are abroad?

It seems many of us are confused by the subject.

This is all about what happens if you need medical treatment

You might have heard about the European Health Insurance

It's free and it means you can get access to state provided medical

help for any injury or condition that needs urgent treatment,

But, there's lots of confusion about it, as we found out

when we asked people heading on holiday.

Healthcare if you hurt yourself or if you fall over. S as far as I

understand it, it's the same level of coverage as you get in the NHS.

You can get free health in the EU, isn't it? No idea.

Kate Stinchcombe-Gillies is an independent travel expert

What is it and what does it do? EHIC gives you access to this date --

state funded emergency care in the single market. Plus Switzerland.

When you say state medical care what, what is it actually mean? It

means that you have access at the same as it native of that country.

If a native has to pay for access to a GP or pay for a prescription or

pay for a certain type of treatment and you will have to pay as well.

But the EHIC gives you access to that care at the same level as they

do and the right to get treatment without claiming on your travel

insurance as well. I would imagine that there is hit hugely between

countries. France is an example, you do have to pay but you can claim the

money back. There are patient share programmes in place whereby the

country that you are in determined what that patient share is and you

can claim the difference between what you pay and what a determined

the patient share to be. It is country by country. What is it mean

in terms of your insurance because a lot of people say well, I have the

EHIC, therefore I don't need travel insurance. You do, you do. The

actually complement each other quite nicely. Yes, you need a EHIC and

yes, you should carry it with you. Yes, you also need travel insurance.

There are some insurers out there that will require you to have EHIC

and if you also need to claim on your travel insurance because of

something that has happened while you were away, they will waive the

access on your insurance policy because they can say that you have

used a EHIC. Their EHIC gives you access to, things like an ongoing

medical condition and unique treatment while you were away or if

you are pregnant and it gives you access to normal maternity care. The

insurance policy gives you access to repatriation. EHIC, if you had a

seat -- skiing accident, for example, it is classed as a private

healthcare not state funded. If I injured myself on holiday, is the

first instance, try your EHIC card and see where it gets you?

Absolutely. Prove that you have got it and show it and if you can't

prove that you have one, there is a number that you can call and say

well, this is me and this is my NHS number. It is a really good thing to

have with you stored on your phone just as proof that you are a UK

resident. Great advice. Lovely to see you. So many people getting in

touch with us to talk about the interview with a photographer. I can

only tell you what my eyes see, photographs from the refugee crisis.

An amazing account of his travels. Still to come this

morning: Can you sew on a button

and would you take on the challenge Well apparently more than half

of us admit to lacking Time now to get the news,

travel and weather where you are. Hello, this is Breakfast,

with Louise Minchin and Dan Walker. Tough talks at Downing Street

as the Prime Minister meets with the DUP leader

to try to reach a deal. Theresa May will host

Arlene Foster to thrash out the terms of her party's backing

for the minority government, As she apologiseds to backbench MPs,

Michael Gove told Breakfast that the party must learn lessons. We didn't

get the majority we wanted, so we need to be in listening mode to

appreciate what the public concerns are.

A very good morning to you, Tuesday the 13th of June, eight o'clock.

The parents of terminally ill baby Charlie Gard will find out today

if they have one last chance to get him experimental

treatment in the US, as they take the case

to the European Court of Human Rights.

More questions over alleged Russian interference in the US election,

as the Attorney General, Jeff Sessions,

There's been a big rise in the number of official

complaints about payday loans. I'll be taking a look at why.

In sport, Stuart Hogg is out of the Lions tour with injury.

But Sam Warburton is back to captain them in their latest warm-up match.

They kick off against Highlanders later this morning.

# Ain't nobody that Marat... # From amateur to singing sensations,

we take a look behind the scenes of the new show Pitch Battle. And Carol

has the weather from a beautiful garden.

Yes, we are looking at a beehive with 30,000 bees, this is a hotel

for the bee likes to be by himself. It will be dry today, the forecast

for southern areas is sunny and warm, in the Northmoor cloud and

patchy rain, a little bit cooler, more details in 15 minutes.

Right then, good morning, just gone eight o'clock.

Theresa May will meet the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party,

Arlene Foster, today to thrash out the details

of a deal that would secure their support for a minority

Opposition parties have criticised the talks,

with Sinn Fein suggesting a deal with the DUP would undermine

Meanwhile, with Brexit talks due to begin in less than a week,

the EU's chief negotiator, Michel Barnier,

has called on Britain not to waste time.

Our political correspondent Ben Wright has more.

DUP leader Arlene Foster said it is a tremendous opportunity

Theresa May knows a deal with the DUP is her only

So an agreement will be reached, probably today,

A confidence and supply arrangement will provide DUP

on major votes like the Budget and the Queen's Speech.

The alliance leaves the Government with a vulnerable

But Theresa May now looks safer in her job after a meeting

She apologised for the disastrous campaign,

There is a reality that is we have to be pragmatic about what is

introduced, we have got to work harder to try to bring people along

with us, both inside the Conservative Party and beyond. And

while Theresa May tries to rebuild the Government from a hung

parliament, a warning from the EU that the UK is wasting valuable time

negotiating Brexit. More than two months have passed since Theresa May

handed in notice, but no talks have happened, and there is a two year

deadline to hammer out a Brexit deal. Speaking to the Financial

Times, EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier said the UK needed to

appoint a negotiated team with a mandate soon because the process

would be extraordinarily complex. Theresa May is also facing calls

from some Tory MPs and Labour to rethink her Brexit plan - exactly

the uncertainty she wanted the election to stop. Ben Wright, BBC

News, Westminster. Still so many questions to be

answered. Chris Mason is in Westminster, we know that there are

talks going on, when we likely to see a deal? We have been out tonight

hearing from new members of the Cabinet as well. Yes, big, important

discussions this morning about the stability of the Government, there

could not be bigger talks at Westminster than that, the

Democratic Unionist Party to the Prime Minister to try to come to

this arrangement, and meanwhile new MPs are arriving here at

Westminster, chewing over the election results, and when you speak

to Conservative MPs, there is privately quite a lot of gallows

humour, one saying yesterday, well, that was a good decision, wasn't

it?! Another joking that they never, ever, ever want to see another

general election, and when there is one, the voting age should be 40

plus, a jokey reference to the idea that it looks like a lot of younger

people turned out, and that was significant in boosting Labour's

support. The view from the top table, we can hear from a man who

has just rejoined it, Michael Gove. I think we underestimated some of

the reasons behind Labour's support, and it is important that we do two

things, one, that we form a government which is capable of

carrying through the public's wishes, including leaving the EU,

and at the same time we reflect on the fact that we didn't get that

majority that we wanted, and therefore we won't to be in

listening mode to properly appreciate what the public concerns

are. The watchword is humble, that is what Conservative MPs wanted to

hear from the Prime Minister when she addressed them here at

Westminster last night, and as you could hear from Michael Gove, it is

the sense that Conservative MPs wants to articulate when they are

making the case that they should be able to continue governing, despite

calling that general election with the hope of a whopping great

majority and coming back after it without one at all.

OK, Chris, we will be with you throughout... Well, throughout the

coming weeks, to be honest with you, thank you very much.

The European Court of Human Rights will rule later today

on whether doctors treating ten-month-old Charlie Gard

His parents want to take their son, who is terminally ill

with a rare genetic disorder, to the US for

agreed with specialists at Great Ormond Street Hospital

that he should be allowed to die with dignity.

Our medical correspondent Fergus Walsh reports.