13/07/2017 Breakfast

This is Breakfast, with Naga Munchetty and Charlie

The first step to Brexit becoming law.

The bill to convert EU law into British legislation

The government calls it a major milestone.

Opposition parties threaten to obstruct its progress.

The parent's of terminally ill baby, Charlie Gard, put their case

to the High Court, arguing that an experimental new treatment

All British hopes now lie with Johanna Konta,

after Andy Murray was knocked out yesterday.

She faces Venus Williams on Centre Court later today bidding

to become the first British woman to reach a Wimbledon singles final

The financial regulator says more and more people

are accessing their pension pot early without taking proper advice.

Pension freedoms were introduced two years ago and I'll be speak

to the Pensions Minister who made the changes,

and asking if people are paying too much tax as a result.

We're live at the Natural History Museum, where this is the sight that

will be greeting visitors from today.

And Carol has the weather form Wimbledon.

Good morning. It is a much more mild start to the day here today. We

don't have the keen breeze we had yesterday at Wimbledon. The outside

chance of a showers. The UK, a mostly dry forecast. Some showers

possible. I will have more throughout the programme. Thank you.

The government will today publish a long-awaited bill that

will convert European Union laws into British legislation.

It's been referred to as the Repeal Bill,

but its official title is the European Union Withdrawal

Its purpose is to replace EU law with UK legislation and smooth

The Brexit Secretary David Davis has described it as a "major milestone."

However, political opponents have threatened to disrupt

Our political correspondent, Ben Wright, is in Westminster.

Good morning. Lots of questions about how easy it will be to get

this through for the government of Theresa May. Good morning. This is

very significant. On the face of it, it is simple. It repeals the 1972

act and ends the application of EU law in the UK. Once all of the

negotiations are completed and the UK leads the EU in March 2019, it

can do it because of this bill being passed. It will do something more

significant, transferring thousands of rules and regulations that

currently apply to the UK because of membership to the EU, taking all of

those laws and regulations, and putting them on a UK Statute book.

There will be a huge parliamentary fight over what that should look

like and what the oversight will be, what powers ministers will have to

change rules over the next few years. The timetable is

extraordinarily tight. The Lib Dems and Labour have said clearly they

are willing to make the life of the government hell. The government has

no majority. There will be many close votes when this comes before

Parliament. It will be debated in the Oldham. There has been a lot of

criticism of Theresa May's handling of this. David Davis says he was

hamstrung by the Prime Minister. Now we're hearing from the head of the

National Audit Office. What do you make of this? Strong comments from

the head of the National Audit Office, rarely as outspoken as this,

especially on something as current and contentious as the Brexit

process. She has said there is a lack of leadership putting Brexit at

risk. She says there is no clarity from government and direction about

the entire process. She said the government could, part like a

chocolate orange unless government departments are given more direction

quickly over how the process should happen. That is an interesting

image, isn't it? Thank you very much, Ben. We will talk to you

later. After 7:30 this morning,

we'll talk to the Brexit Minister, The parents of Charlie guard will

return to the High Court to argue he should be able to be taken to the US

for experimental treatment. Doctors say the therapy will not work and

his life support systems should be turned off.

Charlie guard has been in intensive care at Great Ormond Street Hospital

since October last year. He has an extremely rare genetic condition

which has left him severely brain-damaged and unable to breathe

without the help of a ventilator. Ever since his birth 11 months ago,

there have been numerous legal battles escalated to the highest

level in the UK and Europe. Doctors have said he is so ill he must be

allowed to die, but his parents have persuaded the original judge they

should be able to give what they say is new scientific evidence today

suggesting experimental treatment could help their son. We have got

letters from up to seven doctors and scientists demonstrating there is up

to a 10% chance of this groundbreaking treatment working. We

will know in a period of 2-8 weeks whether or not baby Charlie is

improving. The treatment is non-invasive it is not in operation.

They just put it in his food. His parents have received offers of help

from the Vatican and the United States. But the judge, Judge

Francis, has said any new evidence must given swiftly over concerns of

prolonging the suffering of the little boy. Sophie Hutchinson, BBC

News. The BBC has learned that at least

one person who survived the Grenfell Tower fire has been

diagnosed with cyanide poisoning. Luana Gomes, who's 12-years-old,

was treated for the effects It isn't known what caused

the poisoning, but her parents, who lost their unborn

child after the fire, believe it may have been caused

by the burning of insulation This was the home of the Gomes

family on the 21st floor of Grenfell Tower. They had been living in a

hotel since release from hospital. Luana Gomes was having a baby. The

family allowed BBC Newsnight to film the hospital discharge papers. The

12-year-old's papers detailed cyanide poisoning. She was also

treated for the risk of cyanide. This is the first confirmation of a

cyanide diagnosis as a result of the fire. The highly toxic gas may have

been released by the blaze from the plastics. They have directed their

ire at whoever decided to put this cheap material in it. It all could

have been avoided. That is where the anger comes from. Yes, it was an

accident. Bite it could have been avoided. It should never have

happened like this. They never wanted the cladding in the first

place. I don't know if it is the right word, but you just killed so

many people. You just killed my son. If it was a normal situation, I

could have got out. He was seven months. He could have survived.

Because of their conditions, he passed away. The family has

requested a full postmortem examination on their son to discover

what caused his death. They should have been celebrating his birth next

month, and they had already decided to call him Logan.

The educational gap between poor and rich children is getting wider,

A report by the "Commission on Inequality in Education," says

pupils in more deprived areas are more likely to be taught

The Department for Education disputes the findings,

and says it's working towards improving education

President Trump will arrive in France this morning

He will commemorate the centenary of America's entry

Tomorrow, he'll celebrate Bastille Day at the invitation

of the French President, Emmanuel Macron.

The Chief Minister of Gibraltar has criticised comments made yesterday

by King Felipe of Spain during an address to Parliament.

The King said he was confident that the UK and Spain would find

a solution to the issue of Gibraltar that was acceptable to all involved.

At a banquet later at Buckingham Palace,

hosted by the Queen and Prince Philip, Her Majesty

acknowledged the two countries had not always seen "eye to eye."

Yesterday, we were talking about 15-year-old, Eddie,

who took over Southern Rail's Twitter account as part

Complaints about cancellations and late trains seemed to be

forgotten, and followers even used the hashtag "Ask Eddie" to quiz him

about duck-sized horses and how to make tea.

Eddie was such a hit, that Southern Rail invited him back

It has definitely been enjoyable, I will tell you that for a fact. It

was a decision I would have a go on the Twitter. Yesterday, I put myself

out there and said this is me. A fabulous story. It is quite hard

to do. Front pages. The front page of the Times this morning. Many

having the images of the royal visit from the Spanish royal couple. This

is the Queen of Spain, a former journalist. This is the event at

Buckingham Palace yesterday. The main story, Google paid millions of

dollars to access academic research to sway public opinion into its

policies in favour of the tech giant. Some stories on The Daily

Telegraph. This image of Andy Murray grimacing in pain. He still managed

a five set quarter-final before being defeated against the American

Sam Querrey. Draw up your will in a text message. They say they must

catch up with the digital age. And a lack of leadership putting Brexit at

risk. We were hearing about that earlier. The head of the National

Audit Office has had an unprecedented intervention, not

likely to go unnoticed by ministers. They are going through that bill

today. Andy Murray out on the Guardian. We will investigate this

story more. Good morning. I am looking at pensions today. Big

changes in many of the pages about how we can draw down our pensions.

Sticking to the Formula 1 theme. A Lamborghini. Can you grab that?

Thank you. It is an interesting picture. Many people fear pensioners

might splash out on cars... Because people can take out their pension...

Yes. But people have been careful about how to spend it. At perhaps

they are paying too much tax. It was a quote from a government minister,

wasn't it? About spending it on Ferraris and Lamborghinis. Yes. We

will speak to him in half an hour. Looking forward to it. Wimbledon! I

showed you that picture of Andy Murray limping. It was

heartbreaking. Good morning, Sally. Do you see that bottom lip pushed

out? That's how I felt yesterday. It wasn't great, but he did well after

what we saw one week ago, to get to the quarter-final with the injury he

has. Amazing. Can you see what is happening over my shoulder? Oh, you

can! Say good morning to Lez, everyone. He is standing on a

platform. And you see how high our PE is? He is awfully high cleaning

the windows. -- high up he is. This is the cleanest place I have ever

been. Every surface is polished. These people are doing their jobs

from very early. A dramatic day yesterday for Andy Murray. Pictures

of him limping out of Wimbledon, limping away. We don't know when we

will see him on a tennis court again. The Times. A comparison

between Johanna Konta and Venus Williams. Johanna Konta will play on

centre court later on. 26 and 37. Five foot 11 and six foot one. Venus

Williams is hugely experienced. Johanna Konta has had messages from

all over the world wishing her luck. My favourite is this one from The

Mirror. She shared a tweet their sedate from Bono, U2, one of the

most exciting things she has said she received. -- she received. Many

people are sending her positive vibes.

Konta! Konta! Konta! Good luck, Jo, I know you can do it. Good luck, Jo,

your number one, know you can do it. Keep playing aggressively and attack

more, yeah. When you're serving, toss the ball up really why. I think

she's going to win and she's talented. Good luck, Jo, you're the

best, I know you can do it. Konta! Konta! Konta!

Wasn't that brilliant, thanks to those kids from Raynes Park just

near Wimbledon who played along nicely yesterday, all want to see Jo

do well today, and so far, I'm not going to try to do the weather

forecast because I'm joined by Carol, it looks like the roof might

be off, what will it be like? Not too bad and much milder this morning

than this time yesterday with that key northerly breeze gone, northerly

isn't a good direction for us, only an outside chance of a shower at

Wimbledon today and the forecast should stay dry.

Again we are off to a sunny start but through the day more cloud will

develop and we are looking at highs of 20 or 23 in light breezes. If

you're coming down to watch, that will feel fairly pleasant. The

forecast for everyone is going to be a largely dry one with sunny

intervals, but also a few showers. Not all of us seeing them of course.

If we start at 9am in the south, we do have the sunshine but as we go

further north, around the Midlands, central and southern England, more

cloud around and that could produce a few showers. Moving north into

northern England and Scotland, a chilly start for you, overnight some

parts have dropped to three or four but in the sunshine this morning the

temperatures will pick up and the odd shower, they are the exception

rather than the rule. A chilly and fine start in Northern Ireland with

sunshine and in Wales we are looking at a sunny start for most but we

have areas of cloud here and there that could produce some showers.

South-west England seeing a fine start, variable amounts of cloud,

you could see the odd shower but you will be unlucky if you do depending

on your point of view and further east we have showers in

Gloucestershire and Wiltshire, but they are the exception rather than

the rule. Through the day what you will find is that the sun will come

out, we will see more cloud developing, and then further showers

developing in parts of England, Wales and parts of eastern Scotland

and Northern Ireland. At the same time a more coherent band of showery

rain will move into the west of Northern Ireland and west of

Scotland. Through the evening and overnight that will career

south-eastwards but it will tend to break up as it makes its final

descent towards the south-east. Not going to be a particularly cold

night and it won't be as oppressive in the south as it has been. As we

start the day tomorrow, not particularly cold for many, but in

rural areas it could be a bit nippy and tomorrow almost like today we're

starting off on a sunny note. Some cloud building through the day and

there will be showers developing as well. For Wimbledon, though, looks

like it could stay dry like today. Later in the day the next weather

front comes in across the north-west and that will introduce rain into

north-west Scotland and the west of Northern Ireland but temperatures in

the south starting to climb. Overnight Friday that system comes

south, again fragmenting, not much rain from it in the south, then back

into a day of bright spells, sunny spells and showers and feeling more

due mid from the south, it will do the same thing again on Sunday with

temperatures in the higher range of the 20 stash more humid. -- more

humid. You're watching

Breakfast from BBC News. The main stories this morning:

The government will today publish a long-awaited bill that

will convert European Union laws Lawyers representing the parents

of the terminally-ill baby, Charlie Gard, will return

to the High Court in London this morning, to present what they claim

is new evidence showing an experimental treatment

could help him. In 2015, nearly a million migrants

made the dangerous journey by sea More than 10,000 are

still in refugee camps, But the island of Tilos

believes it has the answer, offering accommodation to migrants

who work and integrate, in a trial that could be rolled out

across the rest of Greece. Our Europe reporter Gavin Lee

is on Till-os for us this morning. Good morning, Gavin. It looks

absolutely stunning. What is quite heartwarming about this story is

that there's less tension almost, the community has decided to embrace

those who so needed the help? Going the other way! I have spoken to you

from so many islands, Lesbos, Samos, Kos, we've had hundreds of thousands

of migrants coming to the islands but more than 10,000 staying and

with pretty basic conditions and they are still stuck there because

the migration plan of Europe means they can't continue and at the

moment there's big legal action about whether they go back to Turkey

or not. This little island of Tilos, very close to Rhodes, about 800

people here, the islands or what was happening last year and they decided

to invite a small number of refugees to say can this work, can you

integrate and bring your families and get jobs, I spoke to locals over

the last few days and also refugees to get a sense of how it's working.

Tilos island, ten miles from the Turkish coast, population 800. A

place where there are more votes than people. A year ago, the local

mayor and arms to the islanders wanted to help and received refugees

looking for a new life, bucking the trend of the other islands keener to

see migrants leave. It's a small but significant show of faith for this

tiny island, 50 refugees selected from around Greece who are prepared

to work, prepared to integrate and it's mainly families and in exchange

they'll get somewhere to stay and residency here. Meet Kusey, the new

Baker of Tilos, he escaped from Syria and originally wanted to go to

Germany. When I arrived in Tilos my life changed. My wife and my

children are lapsed, my children go to school and the people here are

very nice, very beautiful. One hotel has taken on three refugees, two as

housekeepers, including this woman from Damascus, who talks of one-day

buying a house here. In the Tilos refugee centre, the

children have been learning Greek songs. They're singing Blow Wind

Blow, take us to distant places. The key to the Tilos plan being a

success is how the younger generation of refugees settle here

and whether they continue to feel welcome and part of the community

over the years to come. The thing that's extraordinary here

is how quickly in six months some of the refugees have settled and the

dreams they talk about. One says he is desperate to buy a house and

start a family here and another said she wants to start a Syrian Greek

restaurant, the first on the island, and call it the King Falafel. So

it's quite outstanding in one sense. How can it work on a bigger scale?

Is it exclusive to this island? I just wonder, given the reluctance of

some people on other islands, given how many more people, tens of

thousands, are on the other islands, how that will work on a bigger scale

than this? What Solidarity Now try to do is establish the wanna model

to see how it works in a small-scale society like this island so we try

to see how a new incoming population with a different social and cultural

background can be a boost factor for the sustainable development of local

society. This model can be duplicated in a bigger scale in

other islands, of course it depends on the needs and special profiles.

What is important to see here is we see not only locals coming again

returning to Tilos and finding and opening small businesses but we see

refugees working together and interacting together and the bigger

vision and the bigger dream is to create what we are trying to do and

facilitate, social enterprise, bringing together locals and the

whole Syrian community to work together. One of the things you

mention was you wanted to take this further, within this enterprise you

want to use the goats, there are 10,000 goats and 800 people, Greeks

and Syrian rebel Yuji is good start up a dairy farm? Exactly. --

refugees. Here there's a tradition of dairy products that has been

stopped for quite a while, so what we're trying to do is enhance and

encourage this new business on the island so it would be I would say

not ambitious but it can be very easily a reality for locals and

refugees. This will also help them integrate and coexist. Sophie from

SolidarityNow, thanks for talking to me. The one striking thing is with

this ambition, it's a small scale, but aid workers are working not just

on the islands and the mainland smaller villages to work out if 50

or 100 Brit refugees can be an option elsewhere. Gavin Lee on the

island of Tilos, thanks very much. Still to come on Breakfast this

morning: More people are accessing their pension pots

early since the rules were relaxed Colletta will be putting that

question to the former government minister who introduced

the changes. Time now to get the news,

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to Charlie and Naga. This is Breakfast,

with Naga Munchetty and Charlie We'll bring you all the latest news

and sport in a moment, All eyes will be on Johanna Konta

this afternoon as she bids to become the first British woman to reach

a Wimbledon final for 40 years. We'll discuss her chances

with her former coach, Does where you live dictate

the quality of your child's The former Deputy Prime Minister,

Nick Clegg, has been look at the issue and we'll

talk to him after eight. And we'll be at London's

Natural History Museum, to learn all about "Hope,"

the 25.2-metre long blue whale skeleton, which is

being unveiled today. But now, a summary of this

morning's main news. Do you remember the name of the

dinosaur? Dippy. I don't remember, sorry. He is gone and the whale is

there. The main story is. -- stories.

The government will today publish a long-awaited bill that

will convert European Union laws into British legislation.

The European Union Withdrawal Bill is designed to ensure a smooth

transition when the UK leaves the EU.

The Brexit Secretary, David Davis, has described it

But political opponents have threatened to disrupt

After 7:30 this morning, we'll talk to the Brexit Minister,

The parents of terminally ill Charlie Gard will return to court to

argue that he should be allowed to be taken to the US for speculative

treatment. Doctors say the therapy is not likely to work and his

life-support system should turned off. Here is more from Sophie

Hutchinson. Charlie guard has been in intensive

care at Great Ormond Street Hospital He has an extremely

rare genetic condition. It's left him severely brain-damaged

and unable to breathe Ever since his birth 11 months ago,

there have been numerous legal battles escalated to the highest

level in the UK and Europe. All the courts have agreed

that the baby is so ill he must be allowed to die, but his parents have

persuaded the original judge they should be able

to give what they say is new scientific evidence today

suggesting experimental treatment My understanding is they have got

letters from up to seven doctors and scientists demonstrating

there is up to a 10% chance of this And they would know

in a period of 2-8 weeks whether or not baby

Charlie is improving. And the treatment is non-invasive

it is not in operation. It is just a food

additive into his food. His parents have

received offers of help from the Vatican and

the United States. But the judge, Judge Francis,

has said any new evidence must given swiftly over concerns

of prolonging the suffering Applications for university courses

in the UK starting this autumn have fallen, with vice-chancellors saying

students may have been put off by increases in tuition fees

and uncertainty over Brexit. Applications are down by 4%

among British students, and 5% for students from elsewhere

in the European Union. Wills recorded on voice mail or text

message could be deemed legally binding by a judge, thanks

to new proposals from the Law It says it is the first step

in updating the Victorian law, unchanged since 1839,

and could pave the way for the introduction

of electronic wills. It wants it to be easier for a court

to decide when a person's President Trump will arrive

in France this morning He will commemorate

the centenary of America's entry Tomorrow, he'll celebrate

Bastille Day at the invitation of the French President,

Emmanuel Macron. We all know how frustrating it can

be when you're on the train and the aisles are

blocked with luggage. But two passengers in Australia have

taken this to the next level. Do you know that feeling? It is

usually my luggage. Queensland Rail has released footage

of a man attempting to take a fridge He managed, with some difficulty,

to get into the station lift and onto the carriage,

before staff saw him and took him Well, another passenger was more

successful when he took I am surprised, actually. I don't

know how that is easier to move than a fridge.

The rail company issued a plea to passengers not to use its trains

to move house, suggesting they hire a removal company instead.

He was able to take it onto the train, the sofa. Using a shopping

trolley. Your thoughts are more than welcome. That is when you have to

decide if paying more is worth it. A beautiful morning. I hope that

translates into great tennis as well today. Sally is at Wimbledon. Good

morning. Good morning. You are right. It is a beautiful, beautiful

morning. I wonder if Johanna Konta is awake yet. I hope not, I hope she

is resting. There have been many statistics about records being

broken and history being made. Today, the first woman from Britain

in the semifinals in 40 years. The last was Virginia Wade in 1978. We

hope she can go some way to emulating those achievements from

four decades ago. After beating the second seed

Simona Halep on Tuesday, the five-time Wimbledon champion,

Venus Williams, now stands The pair are second on Centre Court

today and Konta knows the home It makes it more special because it

is home. I do get that home support which I don't get anywhere else. So,

in that sense, it makes it, I guess it makes it that much sweeter.

We will be hoping for a little bit of better luck for Johanna Konta fan

Andy Murray. -- than. His second reign as Wimbledon

champion is over. The world number one was expected

to beat Sam Querrey in yesterday's quarter-final on Centre Court,

but was beaten in a topsy-turvy Murray looked to be struggling

with the hip injury that's affected him for several weeks,

as Querrey played the match The American came from two sets

to one down and is through to his Look, I was obviously in good enough

shape to give myself a chance. I almost managed to get through the

day. Any slam, I would have taken that compared to how I felt a few

weeks ago and how I started. Also hampered by injury

was the second seed, His Wimbledon ended with a whimper,

he was forced to retire with an elbow injury

against Thomas Berdych. The two-time champion said he'd been

struggling with the problem for over a year but yesterday

was his worst day. It means Berdych will play the seven

time Wimbledon champion And with Murray, Djokovic and Nadal

all now out of the tournament, Federer is the favourite to win

the title this year. He looked impressive in beating last

year's finallist Milos Raonic The final of the four names

to contest the men's semi finals is Marin Cilic, who'll face Murray's

conqueror Sam Querrey. Former US Open champion Cilic came

through a five-set epic against Gilles Muller

over on Court One. And we still have British

interest in the doubles. Heather Watson and partner,

Henri Kontinen, continued the defence of their

mixed doubles title. They're through to the quarter

finals after victory over fourth And the Wheelchair Event gets under

way here at the All England Club today, with defending men's champion

Britain's Gordon Reid facing Stefan England's cricketers

have secured their place in the semi-finals of

the Women's World Cup. They beat New Zealand by 75

runs yesterday in Derby, They've qualified with a game

to spare, that's against Germany's Marcel Kittel

won his fifth stage on this year's Tour de France with

victory in Stage 11. Chris Froome retains the leaders

yellow jersey and will be looking to defend his 18-second overall

lead as the race heads And Rory Mcilroy insists he's

in positive mood ahead of the Scottish Open which begins

this morning in Dundonald. The world number four has yet to win

a tournament in a year that's been disrupted by injury,

erratic form, and new clubs. Now, one of the things

we love about Andy Murray, and we've got to say, his mum, Judy,

must take some credit for this, And we saw another example yesterday

in his post match press conference when he corrected an American

reporter on their statistics. Sam Querrey is the first US player

to reach a major US final since 2009... Male player. I beg your

pardon? Male player. Yes, male player, for sure.

Is in doubt brilliant? The venous sisters have done well as well. --

isn't that brilliant? -- Venus. Live coverage starts at 12:15pm

on BBC One and from 12:30pm Don't forget, Johanna Konta is

second on the court today. I love Andy Murray's comments on that. He

was not impressed at all. And it is not the first time he has done that.

Not at all. He was brought up by a good woman, I think.

Let's return to the story of the terminally ill baby,

Charlie Gard, whose parents are trying to convince a High Court

judge that he should be allowed to travel

Let's talk to Ranan Gillon, a Professor of Medical Ethics

A very good morning to you. Thank you for your time this morning. It

is a very emotional issue. Everyone has the right opinions. I just want,

given your professional expertise, what do you make of the situation?

First, I have to say I am speaking personally, not on behalf of any

organisation. It is a moral dilemma, several, actually. The real issue as

I see it, is, is there sufficient harm to the baby to prevent it being

kept alive, that is the first question? I personally feel the

answer is no. Secondly, what about its best interests? Who should

decide? In my opinion, best interests are differing ideas. One

of the things that does not apply is just as in the sense of distribution

of scarce resources. They have crowd-funding. No one will be harmed

using these resources. A couple of things. Clearly, we are unqualified

and unable to comment on the medical side of the story. That is for

doctors to talk about. On the ethics of the decision-making process, is

at your decision it should never be a court that decides in these

circumstances? Of course not. If it is of substantial harm, child abuse,

as you might call it, the courts should forbid it. For example,

Jehovah's Witnesses' parents sometimes say my child must not be

given a blood transfusion. I would expect they should get treatment

that is life-saving. I would say that is of substantial harm to the

child and should not and is not allowed. Suppose the parents decided

they wanted to treat the child by beating it in order to beat out some

horrible devil in them. That should not be allowed either. But the

treatment here is routine treatment of ventilation and artificial

nutrition and hydration and nursing care which is all over the country

every day being carried out in order to benefit the child. Now, the

question is, who decides what counts as benefit? Now, some religious

people will say it is a benefit just to stay alive. The Pope and many

Roman Catholics and Orthodox Jews would take that position. I don't

think the law should say to them, no, you cannot keep this child

alive. In this case, as I understand it, the parents are not pro life in

that sense. What they want to do is try very untested experimental

treatments that they have read about, they have done a lot of

research and have found this treatment available in the United

States that might benefit the child. They want to give it a chance. And I

think they ought to be able to do that. But the doctors are saying

this is so unlikely to benefit them we should not even do minimal sorts

of harm to the child by actually keeping it alive. And that is where

the dilemma is resting. Thank you for your time this morning. A

professor of medical ethics. The time is 60 minutes to seven. -- 16.

The main stories. The government will convert European laws to

British legislation through a bill today. Lawyers for presenting the

parents of terminally ill Charlie Gard are back in the High Court

today to give evidence that experimental treatment could help

him. We have been talking to Sally at

Wimbledon this morning. A glorious morning. Carol is there as well to

tell us about the weather. Good morning. Good morning. It is a

glorious start to the day at Wimbledon. Yesterday there was a

keen northerly breeze. That has faded. The sky is blue. Some cloud

is spoiling the view. Behind that, covers are still on. They will be

off today a lot. It is a dry forecast for Wimbledon. There is the

chance of a shower. But if we catch one, we will be unlucky. Cloud will

build a bit more. Sunny intervals. Temperatures getting up to perhaps

20 to. Light breezes. If you are a spectator, it will feel pleasant.

Dry for most of us. Some showers and the forecast. The south of England.

Cloud. Sunshine. Temperatures picking up nicely in the sunshine.

The Midlands, central and southern England, a little bit more cloud. It

will break up through the morning. The odd showers. Northern England,

Scotland, Northern Ireland, clear skies and a chilly started.

Temperatures in sheltered, 3-4. Wales, dry. Thick cloud brings

showers. The exception rather than the rule. The same set of south-west

England. Showers in Gloucestershire and Wiltshire, but they should tends

to fade as well. Further east, the Home Counties, again, dry weather

and cloud around as well. Through the day, that cloud breaks up in

central and southern England and the Midlands. We will see more cloud

developing as we go through the afternoon. Not spoiling it. Sunny

intervals around. Most of us will stay dry. The risk of showers in

England, Wales, the eastern parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland. But

they are hit and miss. Rain coming in through the rest of Ireland and

Scotland. Temperatures at best up to 22- 23. The evening and overnight, a

weather front reducing the rain in Scotland and Northern Ireland goes

south, tending to weaken as it goes towards the south-east. --

producing. Not call that night. 11- 15, double figures. Tomorrow, a

similar story to today in that there will be sunny spells around. Also

some showers developing. Most of us will mist them. Temperatures rising.

The end of the day, the next weather front coming in through the west of

Scotland and Ireland. Overnight, Friday into Saturday, sweeping

south. We will not see much rain from it at all in the south. That

takes us into Saturday. Cloud around. Sunny spells. Showers as

well. You will notice it feels more humid in the south as temperatures

start to climb. If you are coming to Wimbledon for the finals this

weekend, temperature-wise, we are looking at mid to high 20s. If you

finding a fresh at the moment, it will get warmer for some, not all of

us. Some will be happy and someone be,

but that's just weather, isn't it? Welcome to my world! Thanks very

much, see you soon! Two years ago the rules

around pensions changed, giving millions of people

more choice about how But are they getting

the right help and advice? Good morning. Good morning, good

morning, everyone. That's right, the financial

regulator has been taking a look at what choices people were making

with their new pension freedoms. It's found that getting hold

of pension pots early, known as drawdown, has

become the new norm. But more and more people are doing

so without taking financial advice. About a third of consumers now

drawdown without getting guidance, that's compared to just

5% before the changes. And when people do access

their pensions early, most are sticking with their current

provider, rather than shopping around, so might be missing

out on the best deals. The regulator also found that more

than half of those people don't spend the money, but put it

into another savings product That means they may be paying more

tax than they need to. Let's speak to the man

who was Pensions Minister when the new pensions

freedoms were introduced, Sir Steve Webb, who is now Director

of Policy at Royal London. Welcome to the programme and thanks

for joining us. That statistic, almost a third of people getting

hold of their pensions money without advice, that wasn't the plan, was

it? We need more people to take advice and guidance, the good news

is bigger pots, people with serious amounts, are more likely to take

advice and that's a good thing but we need to bring that down because

we pay an estate agent and an accountant and a solicitor, we are

used to paying professionals who are experts to help and when it's your

life savings the added value is significant. Financial advice is

expensive, though? It looks like a big figure in isolation but it's it

-- if it's the amount you save in your life, hundreds of thousands of

pounds, an expert can be money well spent. We haven't seen people

blowing all their savings, on a Lamborghini or a round the world

cruise, but maybe they're not getting as much tax benefit as they

could? The risk isn't the riotous living some people talked about,

it's the opposite, people who think somehow they have to take their

money out of their pension because their ageing, don't know what to do

with it and they either put it in a bank account or a cash ISA, earning

no interest, inflation eats away at the value of their savings and if

people do that for years it will be a real worry. Saying to people leave

your money in deposit in cash, good for a rainyday but in the long run

not a good idea. The regulator said in this report they are worried

there's not enough competition in the industry, shouldn't you have set

up a system that made sure people got the best deal if they drew down

their pension? The key thing is around and people aren't talking to

an adviser, if they can't afford it, then there's pension wise from the

government, millions of people have gone to the website that tell them

their pension choices, but that needs another push, they have

choices and they don't need to stay with one company all their lives. An

interesting case yesterday at the Supreme Court, they ruled same-sex

married couples should have the same pensions rights as heterosexual

married couples. How significant is that case? It's a breakthrough for

equality and it could have other effects because there are other

groups, with was compared to widows who might get smaller pensions and

you could see more cases -- widowers. If people are being

treated evenly in pensions that would be a good thing. Thanks for

joining us, Sir Steve Webb the former Pensions Minister, thanks for

talking us through that one to get our heads around that idea of

drawing down your pension is a little bit early. It's tricky, isn't

it? It's all change at London's

Natural History Museum, its world famous central display,

Dippy the Dinosaur, has gone, and its replacement

is being unveiled today. I feel like a part of my childhood

is going? Really? I remember always seeing Dippy and that was it, that's

what you saw at the national history museum but there's something else

coming, I wonder what's happening to Dippy. Is this hope, Tim?

Good morning. This is indeed hope, 25 metres long, since 1979 Dippy

took pride in place -- pride of place at the entrance hall to the

national history museum, Dippy is going on a national tour and instead

this magnificent skeleton, 25 metres long of a blue whale beached in

1891, it is taking pride of place here. Lorraine Cornet is here, head

of conservation, and we have the principal curator of mammals. The

rain, how does it look -- Cornish? It is great, doesn't it look

beautiful? -- Lorraine. She will the great and we are pleased it is up

and she will look great for everyone. Higuain the change? She is

a real specimen, she can calibrate stories -- why the change? She can

tell us about our role in nature -- she can tell great stories. We want

people to engage with her. You are the principal curator for mammals,

Richard, talk to us about the blue whale, why is the blue whale so

fascinating? Fascinating for a number of different reasons, it's

the largest animal ever known to have lived on the planet.

Evolutionarily speaking, it's an incredible story, 50 years ago -- 50

million years ago the ancestors were living on land and 40 million years

ago they moved back into the ocean so a wonderful model for the study

of evolution and a great model for the hope for the future, something

that we as a species decided to do in the 1960s, we got together

internationally and brought in a ban on commercial whaling for blue

whales because we knew the species was going towards extinction and

here we are 50 years later in a position where the animals are

recovering. Hence the name Hope, a symbol for humanity's power to shape

a sustainable future. The logistics of moving a skeleton of this size,

it's been in the possession of the museum for some time, how did you

move it? It's taken 3.5 years and she was on display in our mammal

Paul, so four tons, several months to bring her down and then to

conserve her -- mammal Hall. Then three weeks to put her in place. It

took a long time and a huge team of experts but we're really pleased.

I've been saying she, it is a chic? It was. A post-mortem examination

took place in 1891 that confirmed the sex and ongoing research is due

to be published in the next two to three months that will further

confirm the gender -- is it a she. Magnificent sight, we will talk to

you later. If you want to know more about that story and you can

choosing -- if you want to know more about the story you can tune into

Horizon on BBC Two. It was beached in 1891 in Wexford in Ireland and

now taking pride of place in the Natural History Museum. Tim, I was

saying a bit of my childhood was changed because I remember the awe,

it was so or inspiring, is this as impressive, it's difficult to see

from this angle because you're not singing the angle length? It's very

oppressive, 25 metres long, you get a real sense of the scale -- you're

not seeing the length. It's as impressive as Dippy. The fact this

was an actual skeleton makes a bit of a difference because Dippy was a

plaster cast, this is a creature that lived more than 100 years ago

and I'm sure will be wowing many visitors. And create many more

childhood memories for many more children.

This is Breakfast, with Naga Munchetty and Charlie

The first step to Brexit becoming law.

The bill to convert EU law into British legislation

The government calls it a major milestone.

Opposition parties threaten to obstruct its progress.

The parent's of terminally ill baby, Charlie Gard, put their case

to the High Court, arguing that an experimental new treatment

No Andy Murray left at Wimbledon, so now all British hopes lie

She faces Venus Williams on Centre Court later today bidding

to become the first British woman to reach a Wimbledon singles final

The adverts we see on TV and increasingly on line are part

of a growing multi-billion pound industry for the UK.

As part of a new series, I'll be talking to the woman

in charge of the biggest advertising agency in the UK.

We're live on the tiny Greek island of Tilos where they're trying out

a new way of welcoming refugees into the community.

And we have the weather. Good morning. This is Wimbledon. The sun

is shining and it is not as cold as yesterday. It should be dry. Perhaps

a shower. The UK as a whole will be mostly dry, sunny spells, some cloud

through the day, and well scattered showers. Rainy in the west later.

Sally and I will be back with the weather later. Thank you.

The government will today publish a long-awaited bill that

will convert European Union laws into British legislation.

It's been referred to as the Repeal Bill,

but its official title is the European Union Withdrawal

Its purpose is to replace EU law with UK legislation and smooth

The Brexit Secretary David Davis has described it as a "major milestone."

However, political opponents have threatened to disrupt

Our political correspondent, Ben Wright, is in Westminster.

Good morning. In mourning. It is worth reminding people the

significance of this transfer of laws. Take us through that. Good

morning. It is a hugely important piece of legislation. On the face of

it, it is simple, repealing the 1972 European Communities Act, ending

European law in the UK from the day we actually leave the EU, which

people think will be in March, 2019. It transfers the EU laws to be UK

Statute Book. If that did not happen, they would be chaos when we

leave the EU. It has to do all of that and decide how it will all be

regulated in the future. From the pharmaceutical industry to

environmental law, all of it. The government does not have a majority

in the House of Commons any more. The Lib Dems and Labour have made it

quite clear they will fight the government hard on many aspects of

this legislation and cause difficulty. It could be a huge

parliamentary battle. It is a really crucial piece of legislation, as I

said. On the face of it, it is confusing, because both major

parties, for example, are signed up to exert. Why fight about something

that has to happen? -- Brexit. . They are looking for reassurance and

clarity over many areas. Labour says there needs to be further guarantees

over protections for workers. At the moment, workers because rights are

enshrined in EU law. The government says they will protect that. They

are also looking at executive powers that ministers want to claim over

the next few months to get all this through in time. Labour is saying

those powers need to be restricted. Labour say they are prepared to vote

down this ill unless they get reassurances. -- bill. They have

been clear about that. Thank you. We will leave it there for the moment.

After 7:30 this morning, we'll talk to the Brexit Minister,

The parents of Charlie guard will return to the High Court

to argue he should be able to be taken to the US

Doctors say the therapy will not work and his life support systems

Charlie Gard has been in intensive care at Great Ormond Street Hospital

He has an extremely rare genetic condition.

It's left him severely brain-damaged and unable to breathe

Ever since his birth 11 months ago, there have been numerous legal

battles escalated to the highest level in the UK and Europe.

All the courts have agreed that the baby is so ill he must be

allowed to die, but his parents have persuaded the original judge

they should be permitted to present what they say is new scientific

evidence today suggesting an experimental treatment

My understanding is they've got letters from up to seven doctors

and scientists and it demonstrates there is up to a 10% chance of this

And they would know within a period of 2-8 weeks whether or not baby

And the treatment is non-invasive, it's not an operation.

It is actually a food additive into his food.

Charlie's parents have received offers of help from the Vatican

But the judge, Mr Justice Francis, has made it clear any new evidence

must be given swiftly due to concerns of prolonging

Applications for university courses in the UK starting this autumn have

fallen, with vice-chancellors saying students may have been put off

by increases in tuition fees and uncertainty over Brexit.

Applications are down by 4% among British students,

and 5% for students from elsewhere in the European Union.

President Trump is arriving in France this morning

He will commemorate the centenary of America's entry

Let's talk to our Paris correspondent Hugh Schofield.

Good morning. Of course, it might be the anniversary of America's

involvement in the war, but France is still under high security levels

and very mindful that a year tomorrow it was under attack.

Absolutely. Tomorrow it will have been a year since the attack in

Nice. There was talk about Donald Trump visiting, but it hasn't

happened. Security will be top of the agenda. One of the issues on

which the two men see eye to eye, because of course there is a lot

they don't, the determined effort on both administrations to emphasise

the positive, despite climate, despite differences on protectionism

and trade and so on, they have things close together, security, the

fight in the Middle East and Africa. Does will be the big issues of

discussion. Outside the museum complex is where he will be going

first. He will be going for an hour to go to the embassy. Then he will

be back here at lunchtime, or shortly after. A meeting in the

afternoon with Emmanuel Macron. And then dinner at the Eiffel Tower.

Yes. Talking about President Trump's visit to France later today.

The Chief Minister of Gibraltar has criticised comments made yesterday

by King Felipe of Spain during an address to Parliament.

The King said he was confident that the UK and Spain would find

a solution to the issue of Gibraltar that was acceptable to all involved.

At a banquet later at Buckingham Palace,

hosted by the Queen and Prince Philip, Her Majesty

acknowledged the two countries had not always seen "eye to eye."

Yesterday, we were talking about 15-year-old, Eddie,

who took over Southern Rail's Twitter account as part

Complaints about cancellations and late trains seemed to be

forgotten, and followers even used the hashtag "Ask Eddie" to quiz him

about duck-sized horses and how to make tea.

Eddie was such a hit, that Southern Rail invited him back

It was mainly a collective decision I would have a go on the Twitter. It

has been absolutely amazing, such an experience, which I will have with

me for the rest of my life. Not many people are that happy after work

experience. And not many people have that much of an impact on their

first day. It's a big day at Wimbledon today,

Britain's on the verge of having its first woman in 40

years to reach a final. But Johanna Konta must first

overcome five-time champion Venus Williams, Sally's there,

and you spent time with Johanna The scale of this task is immense.

It is really difficult to know how to put it into words. Did you watch

Venus Williams play the other day she is brilliant. She has been here

many times before and she knows the score. And of course, Johanna Konta

is approaching it in a different way, carrying the hopes of a nation

into this final. She is the first British woman in 40 years to get

this far, since Virginia Wade in 1978. Yeah, there is the tiny

problem of Venus Williams and a final still to play. We are learning

more about Johanna Konta. You may not have heard about her previously.

She keeps her private life very, very Reidford. If you want to know

more, we have had a talk with her. -- private. We met with her in

training. It is nice to see you. Welcome to my

home from home. For many years, there are dormitories behind there,

I used to literally live there. ? Used to live here? Yes. Children,

that is how you get good. I used to get up at the crack of dawn to go

running. He told me if I wanted to be the best, I needed the best time

and I needed to put energy in it. I needed to go train. When my dad

realised I was going to wake up at the crack of dawn every morning,

initially, he was like, what have I done? I spent my formative years

here. I grew up into a tennis player and the person I am today here. You

said very clearly you want to be world number one. I do, I do, that

has been my dream since I was a young girl to be it continues to be

my dream and always will be so long as I play this sport. I want to be

the best version of myself. She always wanted to be just the

best version of herself. Someone who help her along the way, just a bit,

is with me. And with me now is Justin Sherring,

Johanna's first tennis coach She says she wants to be the best

tennis player in the world, was she always like that? Yes, she was. She

had a very obvious passion and enthusiasm, not just for tennis, but

to be the best. I can definitely see that. How old was see when you were

working with her? 19, just out of juniors. She was in 200- 300. Many

players get lost at that stage. She did not. She fought to wear she is

today. Could you tell at the time she would be that good? I teach

players every day, for many years, and there was something different

about her. She was very focused. Every single ball and session. Her

game has changed over the last few years. It has changed a little bit.

Her mental strength has improved enormously, hasn't it? Yes. We

talked a lot about her becoming a warrior on the court, treating every

ball like an opponent that needed to be beaten the big she can fight with

the best of them. -- beaten. I love that idea. How do you make yourself

a warrior on the tennis court? It is you against that yellow fuzzy thing.

When she got the quarter-final, she was so cool and calm to be she did

not especially celebrate. I know what she is doing. She is treating

every game like any game. It might be a semi-final, quarter-final,

Wimbledon, she is trying to keep that out of it. She will let all of

us do the excitement. She is very good at staying in a bubble and

staying focused. And I think that if she stays like that, then we have

some more magic to look forward to. We will hope so. In the film I just

saw, she was saying that for a long time she would sleep in a little,

tiny bedroom next to the tennis courts in Roehampton where she

learned tennis. What can you tell us about her youth? We used to play

outside in the cold in the winter. One day it was minus eight degrees.

The court was rockhard. She could only serve because I would not let

her out on the courts too much. She was out there for two hours. She

told me she had six layers on. It does not get much more dedicated

than that. Have you had one of the Johanna Konta Marstons making the

rounds? -- muffins. No, I am disappointed. Maybe you should have

one live! Will see still be baking before a semi-final? May just to

keep her mind off it. Thank you very much. She has been playing since 19.

A beautiful date. Will it stay OK for the semifinals?

It should, I'm hoping Justin will be baking for us before the end of the

day, no mean task! It should stay dry, the outside chance of a shower,

not as cold as yesterday this time, we've lost the northerly breeze and

things set fair for much of the day and that's the forecast for

Wimbledon but for everyone else, largely dry. A few showers around,

and a lot of sunshine. In the day we will see rain in

north-west Scotland and also the north-west of Northern Ireland. To

put some detail on that this morning, dry in southern England to

start, some sunshine and a bit of cloud but as we go into central and

southern England and around the Midlands, the cloud is thick enough

for the odd shower but that cloud will break up and we will see sunny

spells developing. Into northern England, Scotland and Northern

Ireland, a chilly start with clear spells overnight, temperatures

falling as low as three or four. They will start to pick up readily

in the morning sunshine and again, the risk of the odd shower through

the day but for most it will stay dry for the large part of the day.

In Wales, a lot of sunshine first thing and a nippy start but where

we've got cloud in south Wales, thick enough for the odd shower and

the same in south-west England. Unlucky depending on your point of

view weather you see a shower but there's a chance, but in

Gloucestershire and Wiltshire, showers but they will fade and in

the Home Counties, similar to today, blue skies and cloud building.

Through the course of the day a bit more cloud building but we will hang

on to sunny intervals and although showers develop in parts of England,

Wales, eastern Scotland and Northern Ireland, most will miss them and by

the end of the afternoon our weather front in western Scotland and

Northern Ireland will introduce some rain. Temperatures today up to 23.

Through this evening and overnight, our weather front moves south-east,

turning more showery as it does and by the time it gets into the south

itself it will be a fairly weak affair. Overnight temperatures

roughly around ten to 15, so not feeling as oppressive as it has in

parts of the south-east of late. Then tomorrow, almost an action

replay of today. A game some sunshine around, some cloud bubbling

up as we go through the day. Some showers developing -- again. Then

we're looking at another weather front later in the west, introducing

more rain. If anything, temperatures picking up a degree or so tomorrow.

That weather front in the west will move across the UK during Friday

night into Saturday morning, by the time it reaches the south there

won't be much rain left on it and on Saturday, more cloud around but we

will still see sunny spells and there will also be a few showers.

Temperature wise, becoming that this will get hotter and more humid in

the south and that process will continue into the weekend. Naga and

Charlie, if you remember last week I asked you how many tennis balls it

would take to Phil Centre Court with the roof closed, it was 290 million.

Today I need to ask you, how many golf umbrellas do you think would

cover the same area as the roof does on Centre Court?

360 degrees? 1800, it's 1800? You're both way out, 17,500. Opened up

fully, golf umbrellas are big? But so is the roof, it is huge! I can't

see it! This dispute will carry on. I can't see it, I am going to have

to visualise this more. How many did you say, you said 1800? It would

take 7500 Wimbledon umbrellas to cover the same area as the roof.

Sofar Carol is winning this quiz. It is 2-0 so far. Next time we are

going to ask you a question. We're going to ask someone bald and facts

for you! In the last few minutes,

the government has announced how much they're going to fine

the parent company of Southern Rail. This has just come through, we were

expecting a decision of some sort? -- fining. The government has put

off this decision for some time but today it has announced they are

finding the parent company ?13.4 million for all the disputes we've

seen over the last year -- fining. It reached its peak last July and

then we have had strikes on and off through the year since then.

Interestingly the parent company made a profit of ?100 million just

last year, so that puts that to a 13 -- that puts the ?30 million into

context, no difficulty paying that, but certainly a slap on the wrist --

?13 million. Why are they being find? They haven't delivered enough

good quality passenger service so this money will have to be spent

directly on improving passenger services, and because we've seen so

many strikes over the last year, hundreds of thousands of commuters

have been impacted and not able to get to work, huge queues, that's the

reason, anyone on the south coast will have struggled with that over

the past year and that's why the train company are being fined for

not delivering that service. One more question, sorry, this figure,

?13.4 million, you mentioned the profits, interesting the government

said it could have been more but they have set a lot of this is down

to strike action? To some extent the government are saying it's difficult

when you're dealing with a union and it isn't necessarily the company's

fault all the time but the fact they have been fined in the first place

means the dispute could have been resolved sooner or quicker. Thanks

very much. Dozens of migrants who'd made

the perilous sea crossing from Turkey to Greece have been

resettled on a Greek island in a trial that could be

rolled out across the rest More than 10,000 are in refugee

camps across Greece, But the island of Tilos has

offered accommodation Our Europe reporter Gavin Lee

is on Tilos for us this morning. A rather heartwarming story if the

plan works, Gavin? Yeah, you can see it's a picture postcard island and

the islanders are doing something that's not been done anywhere else

on the Greek islands. We've seen these images of the past couple of

years of all the people coming to Lesbos, Samos and Kos, but there are

still 10,000 people in pretty basic and bleak conditions but here the

officials saw it and the mayor of Tilos sort what was happening and

they decided to embrace refugees, a small number, 50 migrants, they said

come here, try and integrate, get jobs, we will give you accommodation

and residents and I have been speaking to locals and refugees over

the last few days to see how it works -- residency.

Tilos island, ten miles from the Turkish coast,

A place where there are more goats than people.

A year ago, the local mayor announced the islanders wanted

to help and received refugees looking for a new life,

bucking the trend of the other islands keener

It's a small but significant show of faith for this tiny island.

50 refugees selected from around Greece who are prepared to work,

who are prepared to integrate, and it's mainly families,

and in exchange they'll get somewhere to stay

He escaped from the war in Syria and originally aimed for Germany

When I arrived to Tilos all my life changed.

My life and my wife is now relaxed and my children go to school

and the people here I think are very nice, very beautiful.

One hotel has taken on three refugees, two as housekeepers,

including Mahar Baraka from Damascus, who talks of one day

In the Tilos refugee centre, the children have been learning

They're singing, "Blow, wind, blow, take us to distant places."

The key to the Tilos plan being a success is how the younger

generation of refugees settle here and whether they continue

to feel welcome and part of the community over

Gavin Lee reporting there from the island of Tilos, where the community

is trying hard to integrate refugees and that experiment going on at the

moment and it is hoped if it works it will be rolled out to other

islands in Greece. Time now to get the news,

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to Charlie and Naga. This is Breakfast,

with Naga Munchetty and Charlie The government will today publish

a long-awaited bill that will convert European Union laws

into British legislation. The European Union Withdrawal Bill

is designed to ensure a smooth transition when the UK

leaves the EU. The Brexit Secretary,

David Davis, has described it But political opponents have

threatened to disrupt Lawyers representing the parents

of the terminally-ill baby, Charlie Gard, will return

to the High Court today. They'll argue that he should be able

to travel to the United States But doctors at Great Ormond Street

Hospital say the therapy is unlikely work, and his life support systems

should be turned off. Charlie's family say the treatment

is an opportunity to save his life. The parent company of Southern Rail

has been given a ?30 million fine. Govia Thameslink Railway will spend

the money on improving the service. Southern Rail has been locked

in a bitter dispute with unions for more than a year,

over plans to introduce driver-only The educational gap between poor

and rich children is getting wider, A report by the "Commission

on Inequality in Education," says pupils in more deprived areas

are more likely to be taught The Department for Education

disputes the findings, and says it's working

towards improving education Wills recorded on voice mail or text

message could be deemed legally binding by a judge, thanks

to new proposals from the Law It says it is the first step

in updating the Victorian law, unchanged since 1839,

and could pave the way for the introduction

of electronic wills. It wants it to be easier for a court

to decide when a person's President Trump will arrive

in France this morning He will commemorate

the centenary of America's entry Tomorrow, he'll celebrate

Bastille Day at the invitation of the French President,

Emmanuel Macron. He is at the airport. Well, he will

get there in 15 minutes. You saw him boarding the Air Force One. That is

expected to touch down in Paris where he will begin a two-day

meeting with a man or marking the US's entrance into World War I. --

Emmanuel Macron. I like this story this morning. It has confused me a

little bit. We all know how frustrating it can

be when you're on the train and the aisles are

blocked with luggage. Usually it is me who is blocking the

aisles with stuff. But two passengers in Australia have

taken this to the next level. Queensland Rail has released footage

of a man attempting to take a fridge He managed, with some difficulty,

to get into the station lift and onto the carriage,

before staff saw him and took him It is quite comic how it is sped up

like that. Well, another passenger was more

successful when he took He has to flip it and flop it along.

And he got it into the train. That is quite an achievement of those a

little awkward for other passengers. The rail company issued a plea

to passengers not to use its trains to move house, suggesting they hire

a removal company instead. That is the rail company talking.

Coming up later, we will have the weather from Wimbledon were Carol.

Sally is there as well. Good morning. The covers are on. It looks

like there are some exciting times ahead. Yes, it will be an exciting

day. The covers are still on. I don't think they will be on much

longer. Final preparations. The team is there to start working on the

court. It looks glorious. The day ahead looks great, as Carol has been

saying. All eyes are on Johanna Konta and the semi-final against

Venus Williams. We had the disappointment of Andy Murray going

out yesterday. All attention turns to Johanna Konta. She will not be

paying attention to it. She will be calm and relaxed. Venus Williams is

in her way today, the five-time Wimbledon champion. They are second

on court today. Johanna Konta says she knows how important home support

is. It makes it more special

because it is home. I do get that home support

which I don't get anywhere else. So, in that sense, it makes it,

I guess it makes it And U2 have tweeted her saying good

luck! Mick Jagger did the same thing, saying that she has gone

further at a grand slam than he ever did. They are just coming out. The

cover could come down soon. Johanna Konta is second on court. Andy

Murray went out of the tournament yesterday. A big match against Sam

Querrey. We thought he would win, but he was clearly injured,

struggling with a hip injury. Sam Querrey simply played the match of

his life. The American came from two sets to one down. He is through to

his first of the Grand Slam semi-final.

Look, I was obviously in good enough shape to give myself a chance.

I almost managed to get through the day.

Any slam, I would have taken that compared to how I felt a few weeks

It is a bit like an episode of Casualty.

Also hampered by injury was the second seed,

His Wimbledon ended with a whimper, he was forced to retire

with an elbow injury against Thomas Berdych.

The two-time champion said he'd been struggling with the problem for over

a year but yesterday was his worst day.

It means Berdych will play the seven time Wimbledon champion

And with Murray, Djokovic and Nadal all now out of the tournament,

Federer is the favourite to win the title this year.

He looked impressive in beating last year's finallist Milos Raonic

The final of the four names to contest the men's semi finals

is Marin Cilic, who'll face Murray's conqueror Sam Querrey.

Former US Open champion Cilic came through a five-set epic

against Gilles Muller over on Court One.

And we still have British interest in the doubles.

Heather Watson and partner, Henri Kontinen, continued

the defence of their mixed doubles title.

They're through to the quarter finals after victory over fourth

And we've got four Britons left in the quarter-finals

Ken Skupski and Jocelyn Rae are one of the pairs,

they earned a thrilling victory against the ninth seeds.

It went to three sets, the British duo won the final set 9-7.

They'll next face fellow Briton Jamie Murray and his partner

Martina Hingis while Heather Watson and Henri Kontinen also

And the Wheelchair Event gets under way here at the All England Club

today, with defending men's champion Britain's Gordon Reid facing Stefan

England's cricketers have secured their place

in the semi-finals of the Women's World Cup.

They beat New Zealand by 75 runs yesterday in Derby,

They've qualified with a game to spare, that's against

Germany's Marcel Kittel won his fifth stage on this year's

Tour de France with victory in Stage 11.

Chris Froome retains the leaders yellow jersey and will be looking

to defend his 18-second overall lead as the race heads

And Rory Mcilroy insists he's in positive mood ahead

of the Scottish Open which begins this morning in Dundonald.

The world number four has yet to win a tournament in a year that's been

disrupted by injury, erratic form, and new clubs.

Now, one of the things we love about Andy Murray,

and we've got to say, his mum, Judy, must take some credit for this,

And we saw another example yesterday in his post match press conference

when he corrected an American reporter on their statistics.

Sam Querrey is the first US player to reach a major US

Did you like that? Isn't that great? I love the way he goes "Male

player... Male player." That is Andy Murray out. All eyes are on Johanna

Konta. Superstars are talking to her on Twitter. We have also been to see

some junior tennis players just down the road from here to see what they

had to say for Johanna Konta. The message was loud and clear, they

want to say a very big good luck. Thank you very much. We will be back

with you later on in the morning. All eyes are wrong to one Contador.

It is an exciting day today. -- Johanna Konta.

It's a milestone day for the government, as it begins

the process of transferring European law into UK law.

But at the same time, it's facing criticism for the way

The National Audit Office, which monitors public spending,

says a lack of leadership is putting the whole process at risk.

Let's talk to the Brexit Minister, Steve Baker, who's in our

Thank you for joining us. Thank you. How significant is this piece of

legislation? It is basically taking EU laws we abide by and turning it

into British legislation. Why is this important? It is the most

important piece of legislation since the EU law came to the UK and made

it supreme over UK law. This will give certainty and continuity and

control to us We want the law on the day after believed to be the same as

the one before. That is so individuals know they do not face

unexpected changes. This is an important piece of legislation,

retaining European law, giving us powers to correct it. When will the

laws be changed or be up for change? After we have left or during the

process, we will bring forward bills putting specific proposals before

Parliament in the usual way. Zabeel we are introducing today, the repeal

bill, will not make substantial changes to policy beyond what is

necessary to make it work, to be consistent outside the EU. -- The

bill. How much support will there be for the bill? Conservatives are

holding a tight majority. They say they will oppose the bill, Labour

and the Lib Dems, unless there are certain changes. They will consider

it. After we look at the bill, we are looking forward to see what they

bring forward. It is in the national interest. It is an essential next

step as we leave the EU. The manifesto accept of the referendum.

I had people come together in the interest of the nation to support

the bill to make sure we are able to leave the EU in a way which is

smooth and orderly and as I said gives individuals and businesses

certainty the law will have some continuity as we leave. What is the

plan at the moment for changes to the law? At the moment, the EU has

set out something like nine areas, clear areas, it is concerned with.

Have the Conservatives set out any? Yes, of course we have. Yes. In the

Queen's Speech we set out a legislative programme to make sure

we leave the EU with a successful immigration and customs bill and so

on. At ten o'clock today we will have papers, three papers, on areas

relevant to these. And we will set out the negotiating position to make

sure parliament and the government are informed about where we stand at

each stage of the negotiations. And as each negotiation cycles through,

the secretary will tell us what we have to do. We know what we are

doing a big we set it out in the white paper and the Lancaster hill

speech. They are all available to the public. Will these talks,

negotiations, will they be good-natured? You have got comments

from the Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, saying the EU can go

whistle if it wants the UK to pay a large exit bill. Is that helpful?

The government is approaching these talks in a respectful wait... What

about what Boris Johnson said? We are determined we will not pay a

penny more than we need to. We are probing the position of the EU right

across their claims on the exit bill. And we will see where we

arrived through because of the negotiation. He said "Go whistle."

Is that constructive? Boris Johnson brings a bit of style to... He is

the Foreign Secretary and represents your party abroad. Is this

constructive? David Davis and the Prime Minister are leading these

negotiations. Boris Johnson has chosen the language he has. What I

am looking at is how our department and ministers and Prime Minister are

talking directly with the EU and Michel Barnier and their

institutions. The head of the National Audit Office has said that

Theresa May's of ministration is putting a successful Brexit at risk

by showing no leaderships. -- administration. These are strong

words. The Daily Telegraph has quoted Mrs Morse saying why

departments are struggling to sort this out. My department is involved

in co-ordinating all government departments and getting ready to

leave the EU. What I have seen since I joined the department not long ago

is a really invigorated civil service, with people working with a

great deal of intellect and insight and great determination to deliver

everything we need by the day we exit. The head of the service,

Jeremy Heywood, blocks that, and I am confident we can live what is

required, no matter what we face. -- deliver. It is a bit of a slap to

hear from the head of the National Audit Office that the government is

coming apart like a chocolate orange. It is interesting language,

but I don't accept it. What I am seeing from inside the government is

active and energetic processes in place and clear direction. I believe

we will be able to deliver everything necessary for a clear and

orderly exit from the EU. How big is the department for exiting the EU?

How many? Hundreds of staff. The department is still growing. It is

important to remember this is a whole of government operation. All

of government needs to bring forward plans. We run the negotiation and

assist other departments in their plans. Remember, it is not a single

government department effort, all of it.

Steve Baker, Parliamentary Undersecretary of State for the

department for exiting the European Union, thank you for your time.

Let's catch up with the weather picture with Carol at Wimbledon.

Good morning, Carol. Good morning. This morning it is beautiful, the

sun is beating down, lovely and warm at the moment and in fact we've been

very lucky in terms of rainfall, we had one day of torrential rain but

we haven't had a lot of interruptions due to the rain. The

wettest year on record forward Maldon was 1997. In the two weeks we

had 180 millimetres of rainfall -- for Wimbledon. That's just over 4.5

inches. We aren't expecting anything like that today, we're not expecting

even any showers today, just the outside chance so the forecast for

Wimbledon is mostly dry. Fair bit of sunshine around but through the

afternoon there will be more cloud developing but nothing too

significant, we will hang on to sunny intervals with highs of 20 or

21 or possibly slightly more. For all of us today we are looking at a

largely dry day with sunny spells, some showers in the forecast but not

all of us will catch one. Starting at 9am across southern England,

sunshine and cloud around and as we move further north into the

Midlands, central and southern England, a bit more cloud, which

could produce the odd shower but that cloud will break up through the

morning. In northern England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, under

clear skies overnight, a chilly night, temperatures in some

sheltered Glens falling to three or four, but starting to pick up quite

nicely now, similarly in Northern Ireland, but starting with sunshine.

A sunny start to the day in Wales but in south Wales and

Gloucestershire, we're looking at Cakir cloud and that could produce

the odd shower, similar in Wiltshire -- thicker cloud. In south-west

England, at times more cloud but equally some sunshine around. As we

drift to the Home Counties, and all points south, still looking at

sunshine with some cloud developing. Through the course of the day, what

you'll find is we will lose some of that cloud in central and southern

England but through the day we see fairweather cloud. And will see more

than that, so showers in parts of England, parts of Scotland,

especially the east of Northern Ireland and Wales but not everyone

will see them. By the end of the afternoon a weather front will

produce rain in western Scotland and Northern Ireland. That weather front

will continue going south-east as we go through the course of the night,

weakening by the time it gets to the far south-east. Temperature wise,

ten to 15. Again, not as sticky as it has been in parts of the

south-east of late. Tomorrow, very similar conditions to today in that

we start off with sunshine, the cloud building through the day and a

few of us will see some showers and later in the day, another weather

front shows its hand in western Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Temperatures up a notch on what we're expecting today. Getting up

towards the mid-20s as our maximum height. Then as we move from Friday

into Saturday morning, our weather front will have crossed us as a weak

feature, hardly any rain in it at all in the south-east. A bit more

cloud around on Saturday than in the next couple of days but nonetheless,

some sunny spells, a few showers and some rain in the north and west.

Turning more humid in southern counties, so if you're coming to

Wimbledon on Saturday or Sunday, bear that in mind because we will

see our temperatures once again moved from the mid-to-high teens

ease in parts of southern England. Sounds lovely.

We are going to talk about the advertising industry but focusing in

on features we going to do about women in influential business

positions. Tell us about your guest. Good morning to you, both, good

morning, everyone, this summer we will talk to some of the top women

in business that influence all our bar -- all of our lives. We are

joined by one of the women that shapes a lot of the advertising we

see on our televisions everyday. The UK media industry is huge,

the top 100 companies generate about ?90bn in sales MediaCom

is the biggest media agency It turned over more than ?1 billion

last year and employs more than 1,000 people around

the country in five offices. MediaCom plans and buys media

space on TV, online, billboards and many other places

for big brands like Tesco, Karen Blackett is the

chairwoman of MediaCom UK. Hello. Good morning. As we are

seeing inflation start to bite, are we actually seen the death of a lot

of those big brands? People are prepared to shop around a bit more

and go for a cheaper option. We are entering a period of people looking

at prioritising. What we are doing with our clients is working to make

sure we're at the top of the priority list rather than the

consideration list, more so now than ever brand is really important but

we are seeing a change in terms of how people are spending their

advertising budget based on that uncertainty in terms of what's going

on economically. We're seeing more of an increase towards media which

can be bought on a shorter term basis, more of a move towards

digital media, as opposed to TV media, which is normally associated

with brand building. You've been in the industry for 20 years, what

changes have you seen, online must be one of the big ones? The main

change is Everything is connected now, everything can be media. The

smart phone, 77% of all UK adults have one, they have changed the way

people interact and use media and how one medium can influence

another. Yes, TV advertising's incredibly important but also in

conjunction with other media. You watch a TV ad or programme and you

can go online or go to social media and engaging conversations about it,

you see a TV ad and you can go online and search a website from a

client so it's how one media connects with another. Is it easy to

keep up with those technology changes that seem to be developing

so fast? I'm a digital convert, I wasn't born in a time when the

Internet existed, so I'm a convert and we have a number of digital

natives employed in the agency but what's really helpful is working for

an organisation where you do have scale and insight. Data has allowed

us to do our job better. Media is becoming more personal and less

public in terms of consumption and we are able to build data to talk in

the right way at the right time to consumers. You've campaigned through

your career for more diversity in the advertising industry, especially

at board level, but have we seen changes in the images that we all

see in adverts? Are they now more reflective of society, more

inclusive? We've still got a long way to go and that's about future

proofing any business to make sure you appeal to the people that live

in the UK. The UK's a brilliant fruit salad of people, we have 14%

that come from a baying background but in some cities you're seeing the

minority becoming the majority so if you want to future proof your

business you need people in your organisation that walks on the path

of those consumers and know how to build empathy and connections in

terms of the brand stories. We still got a long way to go. 30% of the

industry is run by women but only 8% run by people from a black, Asian or

minority background. You are unique in that sense at the top of the

advertising agency. Have you faced discrimination through your career?

I'm fortunate I've worked for a company that is about recognising

talent and it is about your output rather than what you look like. But

to my face, no, I haven't experienced discrimination. Behind

my back? Yes I have, absolutely, it's been other people that have

told me about it. I have always been taught to celebrate your differences

and I have relevance, and my voice, I exist in a small then diagram,

part of a Venn diagram, and that makes me relevant, unique and

memorable. Thanks very much, Karen Blackett, the chair of MediaCom UK.

The first in a series of interviews we will do through this summer

talking to high profile on Breakfast.

Can I ask a question to Karen, how useful do you think it is for

programmes to highlight the fact that women need to be focused on in

business? Will we get to a point where we don't need to be talking

about it? I would love to get to that point but until we do it's

incredibly important to focus on it because I think we need more senior

women in business positions to be vocal and visible. Unless you see

it, you can't be it, I would love to get to a stage where it's normal and

I'm not the only black woman in advertising in a senior role that

can speak about this issue. Good to have you with us, Karen

Blackett, and thanks very much. Unless you see it, you can't be it,

I love that phrase! Hello, this is Breakfast, with

Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt. The first step to making Brexit law,

the bill to convert EU law into British legislation

is put before parliament. The government calls

it a major milestone - opposition parties threaten

to obstruct its progress. Good morning, it's

Thursday 13th July. Also this morning, the parents

of terminally-ill baby Charlie Gard take their case to the High Court,

arguing that an experimental At Wimbledon, all British hopes now

lie with Johanna Konta, after Andy Murray was

knocked out yesterday. She faces Venus Williams

on Centre Court later today, bidding to become the first British

woman to reach a Wimbledon singles The parent company of Southern Rail

has been fined ?13 million for a year of strikes and delays. More on

that shortly. A new look

for a London Landmark. We'll be at the Natural History

Museum, where this is the sight that will be greeting

visitors from today. And Carol has the weather

from Wimbledon. Good morning from centre court where

the sun is beating down, the temperature is currently 15 Celsius

and that is should stay dry. For the UK as a whole, again mostly dry.

Sunny spells, a few showers but later we have some rain coming in

across western Scotland and Northern Ireland. We will be back with more

later in the programme. The government will today publish

a long-awaited bill that will convert European Union laws

into British legislation. It's been referred to as the repeal

bill, but its official title is the European Union Withdrawal

Bill. Its purpose is to replace EU law