01/09/2017

:00:00. > :00:09.This is Breakfast, with Naga Munchetty and Jon Kay.

:00:10. > :00:12.The RAF becomes the first British military service to allow women

:00:13. > :00:18.From today, they can apply for combat duties on the frontline.

:00:19. > :00:32.The Army and Royal Marines will follow next year.

:00:33. > :00:35.Good morning, it's Friday the 1st of September.

:00:36. > :00:42.The Birmingham bin strike is back on.

:00:43. > :00:44.Some workers have been issued with redundancy notices

:00:45. > :00:48.and there are fears that mountains of waste will start piling up

:00:49. > :00:54.Customers are told to "suck it up", as the EU bans vacuum cleaners

:00:55. > :01:09.The hop harvest is getting under way this week and it's set to be

:01:10. > :01:18.But with prices rising around the world,

:01:19. > :01:21.what will it all mean for Britain's expanding craft beer industry?

:01:22. > :01:32.Alexis Sanchez's deal to go to Arsenal has fourth -- fallen through

:01:33. > :01:34.as the transfer window closes. And we catch up on plans to create

:01:35. > :01:38.the world's longest coastal path Will you be doing it under good

:01:39. > :01:53.weather? It is the start of autumn and there

:01:54. > :01:57.is a chill in the air. If you are going to have a walk, lots of good

:01:58. > :01:59.weather on the way. More details coming up. Good morning.

:02:00. > :02:03.The RAF is now the first branch of the British military to open

:02:04. > :02:08.From today, they can apply to join the RAF Regiment,

:02:09. > :02:11.a frontline combat force whose main task is to patrol

:02:12. > :02:14.The defence secretary, Sir Michael Fallon, has described

:02:15. > :02:16.the move, which is a year ahead of schedule,

:02:17. > :02:25.Our news correspondent Mark Lobel reports.

:02:26. > :02:33.This is significant moment for the RAF. The first branch of the British

:02:34. > :02:36.ministry to open up all areas of the service to men and women -- edition

:02:37. > :02:44.military. Women can already fly planes. But now they can apply to

:02:45. > :02:51.join the RAF's currently all male military infantry unit, that patrols

:02:52. > :02:56.and protects airfields. They fought in Afghanistan and suffered

:02:57. > :03:00.casualties. The RAF Regiment is relatively small, just over 2000

:03:01. > :03:04.strong, and with women making up about 10% of the air force as a

:03:05. > :03:10.whole there is unlikely to be a flood of applications. Last July,

:03:11. > :03:13.former PM David Cameron overturned hundreds of years of military

:03:14. > :03:17.tradition to allow women to take up frontline fighting jobs. In April,

:03:18. > :03:23.the Royal armoured Corps opened its doors to females. PM Theresa May was

:03:24. > :03:28.there to witness the graduation at Sandhurst of the first recruits.

:03:29. > :03:33.Today it is the RAF's round fighting force opening its doors. By the end

:03:34. > :03:37.of next year, women should be able to join the even more physically

:03:38. > :03:47.demanding an infantry unit and the Royal Marine. -- Army infantry. Not

:03:48. > :03:49.everyone welcomes these changes, but now potential recruits can take up

:03:50. > :03:52.their rights. Millions of people in Birmingham

:03:53. > :03:55.could see piles of rubbish mounting in the streets again as bin-workers

:03:56. > :04:03.resume strike action this morning. Last month, industrial

:04:04. > :04:06.action was suspended, to allow talks between

:04:07. > :04:08.the council and unions, but the strike is back on again

:04:09. > :04:19.after the council said it was As some of discontent for

:04:20. > :04:23.Birmingham's binmen. Almost two months off an emptied bins is

:04:24. > :04:27.causing chaos for residents. Last night they got the new city set to

:04:28. > :04:32.continue. I think it's disgusting how long it has gone on. There's got

:04:33. > :04:36.to be a resolution that they can come too quickly. I think it's a

:04:37. > :04:41.service that's underappreciated and I think they do a great job and I

:04:42. > :04:46.think the cuts are necessary, really. The streets have been

:04:47. > :04:50.smelling very badly and somehow there's got to be a way of reaching

:04:51. > :04:54.a compromise. A council statement confirmed that all great read in

:04:55. > :04:59.staff would be issued with redundancy notices today. The

:05:00. > :05:03.council's leader in SIS staff will be offered alternative roles of the

:05:04. > :05:09.same pay. United says this move is deeply provocative and members will

:05:10. > :05:16.return to the picket lines today. They can't screw the agreement up.

:05:17. > :05:19.We honour -- honoured our side and we want the industrial action to

:05:20. > :05:22.stop permanently. If a ballot of union members approves it, the

:05:23. > :05:26.strike would continue until Christmas. -- could continue.

:05:27. > :05:29.President Trump is expected to ask Congress for ?4.5 billion of funds

:05:30. > :05:33.to help those affected by Storm Harvey.

:05:34. > :05:35.The total cost of repairing the damage and compensating

:05:36. > :05:39.residents whose homes have been affected is estimated to be more

:05:40. > :05:44.Some celebrities, such as singer Beyonce, actors Sandra Bullock

:05:45. > :05:46.and Leonardo DiCaprio, have promised to contribute

:05:47. > :05:53.President Trump says he will give $1 million

:05:54. > :05:56.He plans to return to Texas tomorrow.

:05:57. > :06:00.The UK must not allow itself to be blackmailed by the EU

:06:01. > :06:02.over its Brexit "divorce bill" in order to start trade talks,

:06:03. > :06:08.International Trade Secretary Liam Fox has said.

:06:09. > :06:11.Businesses have become impatient with the slow progress of the

:06:12. > :06:18.negotiations. It is clear that this is not just in

:06:19. > :06:23.Europe but places like in Japan are getting impatient. They want to see

:06:24. > :06:27.what the final shape of that arrangement will be. Want to know

:06:28. > :06:31.that there will continue to be an open and liberal trading environment

:06:32. > :06:35.in Europe and there is a worry that if it is not the sort of agreement

:06:36. > :06:37.Britain wants you could end up with impediments to trade and it is on

:06:38. > :06:39.the cross Europe. We can speak now to our political

:06:40. > :06:47.correspondent Iain Watson. There seems to be more frustration,

:06:48. > :06:52.or frustration again on both sides of this negotiation? That's been a

:06:53. > :07:00.constant feature so far. We heard from Liam Fox about the frustration

:07:01. > :07:07.and impatience that businesses felt. They aren't the only ones. Yesterday

:07:08. > :07:11.in Brussels there was a touchy press conference. Michel Barnier suggested

:07:12. > :07:16.there was no decisive progress made on key issues and also that he

:07:17. > :07:22.thought there was some -- they were some way off in these negotiations,

:07:23. > :07:25.to include talks about future trade relationships between Britain and

:07:26. > :07:29.the EU. This is something ministers are really quite keen to discuss

:07:30. > :07:36.precisely, to help address some businesses' concerns. A pretty

:07:37. > :07:41.strong sign of that frustration came from Liam Fox, about that visit to

:07:42. > :07:48.Japan, effectively a trade delegation to Japan, when he

:07:49. > :07:50.suggested that I'm Rico Hizon in -- that Britain shouldn't be

:07:51. > :07:55.blackmailed into an unfettered divorce bill as a price to get into

:07:56. > :07:59.those trade talks. I'm not sure how that will go down in Brussels, at

:08:00. > :08:04.any of the tensions that were obvious in that relationship retain

:08:05. > :08:11.Britain and the EU may be lessened if the EU were to widen those

:08:12. > :08:14.negotiations and talk about trade, without suggesting that further

:08:15. > :08:21.progress has been made on how much Britain should cop up as a price for

:08:22. > :08:24.leaving the EU -- cough up. Thank you. See you soon.

:08:25. > :08:32.Nearly half of low-paid parents are struggling to juggle childcare and

:08:33. > :08:35.work. Researchers found in regular hours

:08:36. > :08:39.were to blame, with many working parents feeling at the mercy of

:08:40. > :08:41.employers could change their hours at short notice.

:08:42. > :08:51.Kiera's just got back from work and all of her kids

:08:52. > :08:56.A precious few minutes before they are off to bed.

:08:57. > :08:59.Kiera is self-employed and works in IT.

:09:00. > :09:01.She and her partner from Hertfordshire earn between them

:09:02. > :09:06.Juggling child care and work is a daily battle.

:09:07. > :09:12.I can be at home with my children, enjoying my life with them,

:09:13. > :09:16.when instead I'm running around trains, hoping and praying

:09:17. > :09:20.that my train isn't late or delayed or cancelled.

:09:21. > :09:23.Kiera's experience isn't unique, judging by today's survey conducted

:09:24. > :09:28.Nearly half of low-paid young parents are struggling to manage

:09:29. > :09:35.42% felt penalised at work when they asked for flexibility.

:09:36. > :09:39.Some were given fewer hours or even lost their jobs as a result.

:09:40. > :09:42.Nearly a third had resorted to taking annual leave

:09:43. > :09:51.Achieving a good work-life balance can be hard for any parent.

:09:52. > :09:54.This survey highlights just how difficult it is for families on low

:09:55. > :10:00.incomes - many of them don't even know what their parental rights are.

:10:01. > :10:07.Kiera's shift pattern is regular, although she is still often working

:10:08. > :10:12.The TUC wants everyone at work to get the same parental rights

:10:13. > :10:18.from day one, and to be made aware of them.

:10:19. > :10:23.German police will evacuate about 70,000 people from their homes

:10:24. > :10:29.on Sunday, after an unexploded World War II bomb was discovered

:10:30. > :10:30.in Frankfurt.

:10:31. > :10:33.It will be one of the biggest operations of its kind in Germany

:10:34. > :10:43.The 1.5 tonne British bomb was nicknamed The Blockbuster

:10:44. > :10:46.as it was able to wipe out whole streets.

:10:47. > :10:48.Frankfurt University, the European Central Bank and nearby

:10:49. > :10:52.Sales of noisy and more powerful vacuum cleaners are to be restricted

:10:53. > :10:56.Machines using more than 900-watts and emitting more than 80-decibels

:10:57. > :10:59.will be banned from sale when existing stocks run out.

:11:00. > :11:06.Our environment analyst Roger Harrabin reports.

:11:07. > :11:11.Some of these vacuum cleaners will be on the banned list from today.

:11:12. > :11:18.They guzzled too much energy. Cleaners like this automatic bobble

:11:19. > :11:26.1100 watts. That's too high for new European standards, so this model is

:11:27. > :11:32.on the way out. Anti-EU campaign as a Europe should have no say in the

:11:33. > :11:38.sort of vacuum cleaner that you buy. But experts say households can save

:11:39. > :11:42.a small fortune on electricity bills if only the least efficient machines

:11:43. > :11:46.can be driven off the market. There is no dispute that EU standards are

:11:47. > :11:52.forcing down energy use and cutting carbon emissions. But are they

:11:53. > :11:56.really worthwhile? The manufacturers claim they are prepared for it.

:11:57. > :12:01.Consumers are really not prepared for the performances they will

:12:02. > :12:04.experience from the machines. So will the UK keep European standards

:12:05. > :12:07.after Brexit? The government won't say. We will have to suck it and

:12:08. > :12:17.see. In about half an hour we have a

:12:18. > :12:21.cleaner coming in and she will talk us through these differences between

:12:22. > :12:23.the different vacuum cleaners and tell us what she thinks of the new

:12:24. > :12:29.regulations. Are you going to be cleaning? No,

:12:30. > :12:31.but I thought she could do some while she is here.

:12:32. > :12:34.A rare hen-harrier being tracked as part of a conservation programme

:12:35. > :12:36.has disappeared on a grouse moor in Scotland.

:12:37. > :12:39.The RSPB says the bird hasn't been seen since the first day

:12:40. > :12:42.of the official grouse-shooting season and is appealing for anyone

:12:43. > :12:50.Hen harriers are one of Britain's rarest birds and there are only 550

:12:51. > :13:06.It is the first of September. The first day of meteorological autumn.

:13:07. > :13:11.To go with that there's a chill in the air this morning. The full

:13:12. > :13:16.details on about five minutes. I think good weather is on the way.

:13:17. > :13:20.I think so. They were talking about frost overnight.

:13:21. > :13:22.I wonder how frosty that trans for Windows is looking, now that it has

:13:23. > :13:33.closed. Good point. -- transfer window.

:13:34. > :13:40.Fans know that the record was broken in terms of spending, 200 million...

:13:41. > :13:44.?210 million, but the story this morning is all about the drama

:13:45. > :13:49.surrounding those players who steals didn't go through. We all know the

:13:50. > :13:53.pain if you have bought a house before and your dream house falls

:13:54. > :13:57.route because of a break down in the chain somewhere along the line,

:13:58. > :14:01.that's what happened with Sanchez. He has to stay put, even though he

:14:02. > :14:04.told his mates he was going to Manchester City.

:14:05. > :14:08.But if you are still in the house that you didn't sell, that's fine.

:14:09. > :14:12.If you are staying in a team where everyone knows you wanted to go,

:14:13. > :14:15.that will be quite awkward. And your fans know you wanted to

:14:16. > :14:18.leave. You can change that if you knuckle

:14:19. > :14:21.down and put in some good performances.

:14:22. > :14:25.But it was a transfer deadline evening that promised so much drama,

:14:26. > :14:28.but in the end most expensive players ended up staying put.

:14:29. > :14:31.Alexis Sanchez has made it known he wanted to leave Arsenal

:14:32. > :14:33.and, yesterday, even told friends he'd got his big move

:14:34. > :14:40.to Manchester City, but because his chosen replacement,

:14:41. > :14:43.Thomas Lamar of Monaco, said no, it all fell through.

:14:44. > :14:47.But the biggest Premier League deal of the day did involve an Arsenal

:14:48. > :14:49.player, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who moved to Liverpool

:14:50. > :14:55.The same price that Chelsea paid last night for Danny Drinkwater.

:14:56. > :14:59.Elswhere, Britain's Chris Froome doesn't know when he's beaten.

:15:00. > :15:03.He crashed on stage 12 of the Vuelta a Espana,

:15:04. > :15:06.on the downhill section, but managed to finish the leg,

:15:07. > :15:08.albeit with a reduced lead of 39 seconds.

:15:09. > :15:11.And Roger Federer is in the third round of the US Open

:15:12. > :15:15.after being taken to five sets in New York.

:15:16. > :15:33.Yes, plenty more in the papers to come in a few moments. You said

:15:34. > :15:35."pinch, punch", I've always said "white rabbits".

:15:36. > :15:39.That's before anyone even speaks to you. Did you ever do punch and a

:15:40. > :15:45.kick? No. Don't punch me or pinch me!

:15:46. > :15:53.Here's Matt with a look at this morning's weather.

:15:54. > :16:00.Let's not talk about frost, it is far too soon.

:16:01. > :16:07.There is a chance. Not much of a frost out there at the moment. Good

:16:08. > :16:10.morning. A little bit on the cool side for the first day

:16:11. > :16:16.meteorological autumn. Temperatures have been as low as three degrees in

:16:17. > :16:19.parts of East Anglia. Across the board in the countryside,

:16:20. > :16:23.temperatures are down to single figures. But it is a lovely start.

:16:24. > :16:27.Hazy sunshine in Scotland. In the Channel Islands, a few heavy showers

:16:28. > :16:33.around. And some showers in the far north-west of Scotland. Today, by

:16:34. > :16:37.and large, should be dry. Most of you can leave the umbrella at home

:16:38. > :16:40.and most of you will have a fine date. Certainly fewer of those nasty

:16:41. > :16:44.showers across parts of Wales and the south-west. Even in the Channel

:16:45. > :16:49.Islands, things will turn dry and brighter with more sunshine in the

:16:50. > :16:54.afternoon. If you see showers today it is more likely to be in eastern

:16:55. > :16:59.Anglian -- England. Also the far north of Scotland, there could be

:17:00. > :17:02.one of two isolated showers elsewhere, particularly places like

:17:03. > :17:05.Northern Ireland. Most of you should avoid showers altogether and stay

:17:06. > :17:10.dry. Very pleasant while the sun is out. In the evening, showers will

:17:11. > :17:14.continue for a time in the eastern portion of England, but that will

:17:15. > :17:19.fade away. As I said, tonight will be chilly. Even in the city centres,

:17:20. > :17:24.temperatures in Scotland will be down to single figures. We could get

:17:25. > :17:27.close to an air frost in parts of Scotland, and rural, anywhere across

:17:28. > :17:32.the UK, well down into single figures. Saturday will be the better

:17:33. > :17:35.of the two weekend days, to get out and enjoy yourself. What's of

:17:36. > :17:42.sunshine around on Saturday. I can't promise there will be no showers. 12

:17:43. > :17:46.isolated ones will crop up across England and Wales, mainly over the

:17:47. > :17:49.hills, and maybe in some lower places across eastern parts of

:17:50. > :17:52.England. But for the vast majority at will be a day of sunny spells,

:17:53. > :17:56.light Winscombe and feeling pretty pleasant, temperatures where they

:17:57. > :18:02.should be for this time of year. -- light winds and feeling. On Saturday

:18:03. > :18:07.night temperatures should not fall away too much in the west, but it is

:18:08. > :18:11.going to be cloudy, wet and windy on Sunday morning. That rain slowly

:18:12. > :18:14.pushing east. A bright enough start in eastern England and eastern

:18:15. > :18:18.Scotland, with some saying dry through the day, but beneath that

:18:19. > :18:24.rain band it will feel distinct Wycherley. Temperatures in the low

:18:25. > :18:29.teens for some. A chilly start to the weekend, turning milder, with

:18:30. > :18:31.it, Sunday will see some rain. At today and on Saturday, get out and

:18:32. > :18:49.enjoy it. OK, let's take a look at the papers.

:18:50. > :18:52.The guardian says that the UK's approach to Brexit business

:18:53. > :18:56.stylesheets, unrealistic, and undermined by a lack of trust. That

:18:57. > :19:00.comes from Michel Barnier, the chief negotiator for the EU. We cover this

:19:01. > :19:04.story yesterday, betting firms targeting former gamblers, and how

:19:05. > :19:07.they are being examined. We saw some fines yesterday, and the gambling

:19:08. > :19:11.commission is looking at what is going on. The EU wants billions in

:19:12. > :19:15.foreign aid. Lots of different stories today. David Davies saying,

:19:16. > :19:20.accusing Brussels of having unrealistic demands. And this story.

:19:21. > :19:29.A crossbow bolt landing in the Oval yesterday. It halted the match.

:19:30. > :19:32.Shall we talk about that? Yeah, well, extraordinary scenes at the

:19:33. > :19:38.Oval during a match between Surrey and Middlesex. Basically, a crossbow

:19:39. > :19:41.bolts or arrow, fired from outside the ground, they think over the

:19:42. > :19:46.north-east corner, came flying onto the pitch. It's narrowly missed some

:19:47. > :19:50.of the players. Some of the players tried to make light of it, saying

:19:51. > :19:54.that Robin of Loxley had arrived at the Oval, but actually it is a very

:19:55. > :19:57.serious incident. The ground had to be evacuated, the match was

:19:58. > :20:02.abandoned. So there were financial costs there. The net have ruled out

:20:03. > :20:06.terrorism, but they are obviously wanting to find out who did this.

:20:07. > :20:13.Worried it could prompt a copycat attack. Yes, it shows how vulnerable

:20:14. > :20:16.cricket grounds can be, I suppose. The Daily Telegraph, after the

:20:17. > :20:19.A-level results, says that some schools are facing an enquiry into

:20:20. > :20:23.the possibility that there is T -- there is cheating going on, but they

:20:24. > :20:26.are setting some of the questions and telling people what those

:20:27. > :20:31.questions might be, allegedly. Reports of Boris Johnson on

:20:32. > :20:35.leadership manoeuvres. There is a photograph of him ruling the waves.

:20:36. > :20:40.Transfer window. Yes, transfer deadline day. One move that has not

:20:41. > :20:47.yet been reported. The 11-year-old son of Madonna, David Banda, who has

:20:48. > :20:51.moved to Benfica. Parents like to sacrifice things to support their

:20:52. > :20:55.children's sporting ambitions. Madonna says she will move to

:20:56. > :20:58.Portugal so that her son David can live his dream and play for the

:20:59. > :21:05.Portuguese giants. Keep an eye on him. Well, you heard it here first.

:21:06. > :21:09.They say he is good, do they? Yes, but lots of kids can be good when

:21:10. > :21:14.they are in 11. The crucial thing is what happens when they are 15 or 16.

:21:15. > :21:17.Try not to get distracted by the kinds of things that teenagers get

:21:18. > :21:23.distracted by. Are you speaking from experience? Well, so many teenagers

:21:24. > :21:28.who have been on the books at big clubs, eight years later, what

:21:29. > :21:29.happens? They grow up. Happens to us all.

:21:30. > :21:32.From the White Cliffs of Dover to the beaches of Norfolk,

:21:33. > :21:35.today Natural England begins a three year project to improve

:21:36. > :21:37.England's Coastal Path - all 2,700 miles of it!

:21:38. > :21:40.The project will make it the longest coastal path in the world.

:21:41. > :21:49.Tim Muffett has been speaking to walkers in West Somerset.

:21:50. > :22:00.It will be a very, very, very long walk. When it is finished in 2020,

:22:01. > :22:06.the England Coast Path will be 2700 miles long. Today I have joined

:22:07. > :22:10.walkers in west Somerset, who already use a completed section. As

:22:11. > :22:15.a keen walker, and somebody who loves being by the sea, I think it

:22:16. > :22:20.is wonderful. We are an island nation. Having a joined up path

:22:21. > :22:25.which allows people to walk around the whole of the periphery of the

:22:26. > :22:28.country has to be a good thing. The path will incorporate many existing

:22:29. > :22:33.routes and add new ones. This was virgin ground. A new path in the new

:22:34. > :22:39.bridge that has been put in. A continuation of the coastal path.

:22:40. > :22:43.Along the coast, cafe owner Darren Taylor says the path is already

:22:44. > :22:48.listing business. We have seen an increase in visitor numbers since

:22:49. > :22:53.the footpath has been constructive. We are in a lovely location. But

:22:54. > :22:57.there is only one road in and one rode out. We have the steam trains

:22:58. > :23:02.behind us, which service the area. There are no buses. It allows me to

:23:03. > :23:09.operate the business 12 months of the year. The Coast Path is being

:23:10. > :23:13.completed in stages. Stretches have already opened in Kent, Norfolk,

:23:14. > :23:20.Cumbria and North Yorkshire. It is all possible because of a law change

:23:21. > :23:24.in 20 -- 2009. That established rights of access along a newly

:23:25. > :23:29.defined coastal margin. Stretches of land next to the sea. But some of it

:23:30. > :23:33.is privately owned, and some say the new rights of way are causing

:23:34. > :23:39.problems. It provides the right for people to walk wherever they like.

:23:40. > :23:43.It is that aspect, which creates particular difficulties for the

:23:44. > :23:46.owners of businesses, and particularly for farmers who are

:23:47. > :23:50.trying to graze livestock on the land. Natural England are overseeing

:23:51. > :23:58.the path's construction. Hello, Neil. To see you. And great spot,

:23:59. > :24:02.you can see Wales in the distance. It is making everybody's Coast

:24:03. > :24:06.available to them. What about those landowners who say, hang on a

:24:07. > :24:09.second, this is having an impact on their land, their businesses, in

:24:10. > :24:13.some cases? The coast is complex. We have worked with lots of people to

:24:14. > :24:18.come up with the most flexible solution that works. It is a coastal

:24:19. > :24:23.path, it doesn't go way inland. It takes into account how they use this

:24:24. > :24:28.land, so that we can strike a fair balance. It has cost ?25 million so

:24:29. > :24:31.far. It will be the world's longest coastal path. In three years, a

:24:32. > :24:43.distant dream should become reality. It is nice here, isn't it? So

:24:44. > :24:48.relaxing! We have swapped the sofa, continuing with the coastal theme.

:24:49. > :24:52.This is our own deckchair. The sofa is so last year. It is so some. This

:24:53. > :24:54.isn't as comfortable, I have to say. Next week we'll be pitching up

:24:55. > :24:56.at seasides across Britain and hearing about why

:24:57. > :24:58.people feel strongly This deckchair will be

:24:59. > :25:02.in Weston-Super-Mare on Monday. Let's have a look at some

:25:03. > :25:55.of the other places Reassuring to see that everybody

:25:56. > :25:55.else looks as uncomfortable as we are.

:25:56. > :25:59.We'd also like to say thank you to the people who go the extra

:26:00. > :26:04.If you know someone who works hard to make their coastal community

:26:05. > :26:07.better, then why not nominate them as a BBC Breakfast Coastal Champion.

:26:08. > :26:10.Tell us what they do and send a photo of them

:26:11. > :26:12.to breakfast.tv@bbc.co.uk or via our Facebook page.

:26:13. > :26:19.We might feature them on the programme.

:26:20. > :26:26.A busy week next week, out and about. In the meantime dot black we

:26:27. > :29:47.need a moment to get out of this. -- in the

:29:48. > :29:51.Plenty more on our website at the usual address.

:29:52. > :29:57.Now, though, it's back to Jon and Naga.

:29:58. > :30:02.Hello, this is Breakfast, with Naga Munchetty and Jon Kay.

:30:03. > :30:10.We'll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment.

:30:11. > :30:17.The season of mists and mellow fruitfulness is upon us.

:30:18. > :30:20.We're live at a hop farm as the harvest gets under way

:30:21. > :30:23.to find out if this years crop will result in a boost

:30:24. > :30:30.Jane Tomlinson took on feats of endurance after being diagnosed

:30:31. > :30:35.with terminal cancer and raised almost ?2 million for charity.

:30:36. > :30:38.Ten years since she died, we'll look back at her greatest

:30:39. > :30:42.And after three years apart and throat surgery for lead singer

:30:43. > :30:45.Danny O'Donoghue, The Script are here to tell us about being

:30:46. > :30:58.The RAF is now the first branch of the British military to open

:30:59. > :31:03.From today, they can apply to join the RAF Regiment,

:31:04. > :31:06.a frontline combat force whose main task is to patrol

:31:07. > :31:11.The defence secretary, Sir Michael Fallon, has described

:31:12. > :31:13.the move, which is a year ahead of schedule,

:31:14. > :31:20.Our correspondent Mark Lobel has got the details.

:31:21. > :31:24.In the next half an hour we'll speak to two former British Army Officers

:31:25. > :31:29.about what they think of the changes.

:31:30. > :31:36.Hundreds of thousands of people in Birmingham

:31:37. > :31:39.could see piles of rubbish mounting in the streets again as bin-workers

:31:40. > :31:41.resume strike action this morning.

:31:42. > :31:43.Last month, industrial action was suspended to allow talks

:31:44. > :31:47.between the council and unions, but the strike is back on again

:31:48. > :31:49.after the council said it was issuing some

:31:50. > :31:56.President Trump is expected to ask Congress for ?4.5 billion of funds

:31:57. > :31:58.to help those affected by Storm Harvey.

:31:59. > :32:01.The total cost of repairing the damage and compensating

:32:02. > :32:05.residents whose homes have been affected is estimated to be more

:32:06. > :32:08.Celebrities such as singer Beyonce, actors Sandra Bullock

:32:09. > :32:10.and Leonardo DiCaprio, have promised to contribute

:32:11. > :32:22.President Trump says he will give $1 million of his own money.

:32:23. > :32:28.He plans to return to Texas tomorrow.

:32:29. > :32:31.The international trade secretary, Liam Fox, has said businesses have

:32:32. > :32:33.become impatient with the slow progress of the Brexit negotiations.

:32:34. > :32:36.Speaking in Japan, where he and Theresa May have been

:32:37. > :32:38.discussing the future of trading relations,

:32:39. > :32:41.Dr Fox said a bad deal with the EU wouldn't just damage British

:32:42. > :32:50.It's very clear that this is not just in Europe but investors in

:32:51. > :32:55.places like here in Japan are getting impatient and want to see

:32:56. > :32:59.what the final shape of that arrangement is going to be. They

:33:00. > :33:03.want to know we will continue to be an open and liberal trading

:33:04. > :33:06.environment and there is a worry that if it's not the sort of

:33:07. > :33:08.agreement Britain wants you could end up with impediments to trade and

:33:09. > :33:12.investment across Europe. German police will evacuate

:33:13. > :33:15.about 70,000 people from their homes on Sunday, after an unexploded

:33:16. > :33:18.World War Two bomb was discovered in It will be one of the biggest

:33:19. > :33:22.operations of its kind in Germany The 1.5 tonne British bomb

:33:23. > :33:33.was nicknamed Blockbuster as it was able to wipe

:33:34. > :33:35.out whole streets. Frankfurt University,

:33:36. > :33:46.the European Central Bank and nearby That's a huge amount of work. 70,000

:33:47. > :33:51.people to get out of their homes and offices. We might get some pictures

:33:52. > :33:55.of that for tomorrow. It's just after 6:30am and of course it is the

:33:56. > :34:04.morning after the transfer deadline. Yes, so many players are either

:34:05. > :34:10.staying or going. It was quite dramatic in the final frantic 20

:34:11. > :34:12.minutes. It's like waiting for the final

:34:13. > :34:20.score. Yes, in the end of the deals were

:34:21. > :34:24.broken. Danny Drinkwater is one. It gets broken every year, doesn't

:34:25. > :34:30.it? Yes, that's true, as prices go up.

:34:31. > :34:34.Which is maybe why the papers are talking about the players that

:34:35. > :34:36.aren't on the move, even though they wanted to be.

:34:37. > :34:44.Alexis Sanchez is still an Arsenal player after he failed to secure

:34:45. > :34:49.placement. It is understood an agreement was made during the two

:34:50. > :34:58.club for ?16 million. He even told his mates that he got his dream

:34:59. > :35:02.move. -- ?60 million. But the whole chain broke down. He is in his final

:35:03. > :35:04.year of his contract and could lead on a free transfer next summer.

:35:05. > :35:07.And this is what Arsenal could have had.

:35:08. > :35:10.Lemar scored twice for France in last night's 4-0 thumping

:35:11. > :35:16.Arsene Wenger's side were understood to have agreed a ?90 million

:35:17. > :35:19.fee with Monaco for the Frenchman, but he decided against a move

:35:20. > :35:37.But the biggest Premier League deal of the day did involve an Arsenal

:35:38. > :35:40.player, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who moved to Liverpool for ?35

:35:41. > :35:42.million after turning down an original offer from Chelsea.

:35:43. > :35:45.It wasn't just Oxlade Chamberlain that turned down the Premier League

:35:46. > :35:48.Ross Barkley has also rejected a move to Chelsea,

:35:49. > :35:51.in order to stay at Everton, according to the club's majority

:35:52. > :35:53.It's understood he even passed a medical before deciding

:35:54. > :35:57.Danny Drinkwater did join Chelsea, from Leicester, for ?35 million.

:35:58. > :36:00.Meanwhile, Swansea were able to make business.

:36:01. > :36:03.They signed Portugal midfielder Renato Sanches on a season's loan,

:36:04. > :36:09.He was one of the stars of Portugal's Euro 2016 success.

:36:10. > :36:15.They also welcome back when Fred Bonnie from Manchester City.

:36:16. > :36:18.One of the biggest stories of the summer transfer window is one

:36:19. > :36:27.The Merseysiders have even rejected a ?114 million bid.

:36:28. > :36:29.But the Spanish transfer window shuts tonight,

:36:30. > :36:40.Among all the excitement of deadline day, we shouldn't forget that it's

:36:41. > :36:42.International Week, with all the home nations involved

:36:43. > :36:44.in World Cup qualifiers this weekend.

:36:45. > :36:47.Last night, England arrived at their camp in Malta ahead

:36:48. > :36:51.England manager Gareth Southgate says he knows who will take over

:36:52. > :36:55.from Wayne Rooney as captain, but feels it should not be the focus

:36:56. > :37:06.We've focused too much on Wayne in particular in the last few years and

:37:07. > :37:12.we've got to start building a more resilient group of leaders. And

:37:13. > :37:16.allow them to take responsibility. You know, for me it is not the most

:37:17. > :37:21.important decision. The more important thing is trying to build

:37:22. > :37:23.the group into a stronger group, so they react in the right way

:37:24. > :37:26.collectively. In the same group, Scotland badly

:37:27. > :37:30.need to win in Lithuania, They kick off tonight as well,

:37:31. > :37:37.four points off the play off They've only won

:37:38. > :37:44.once there before. But their manager has

:37:45. > :37:46.confidence in his players. And Northern Ireland need

:37:47. > :37:49.to avoid any mishaps tonight against San Marino for them

:37:50. > :37:51.to remain on course They're currently second in Group C

:37:52. > :37:56.behind 2014 winners Germay. Britain's Chris Froome

:37:57. > :37:58.is still the man to beat in the Vuelta a Espana,

:37:59. > :38:01.but a crash and some technical difficulties means his lead has

:38:02. > :38:04.been cut by 20 seconds. The Team Sky rider fell

:38:05. > :38:07.on the final downhill sector He still has a 59-second lead

:38:08. > :38:15.over his nearest rivals with another Froome is attempting to become

:38:16. > :38:19.the third man to win the Tour de France and Vuelta

:38:20. > :38:21.in the same season. The world number one and two time

:38:22. > :38:24.champion Rafael Nadal is through to the third

:38:25. > :38:27.round of the US Open overnight. He came through against

:38:28. > :38:30.Japan's Taro Daniel in four sets. Joining him there will be

:38:31. > :38:34.Roger Federer, who was pushed all the way for the second

:38:35. > :38:37.time in three days, this time by Russia's

:38:38. > :38:40.Mikhail Youzhny. It's the first time in his career

:38:41. > :38:43.that he's played five set matches in the first two rounds

:38:44. > :38:46.of a Grand Slam. So he's getting

:38:47. > :38:48.plenty of work outs. He'll face Spain's

:38:49. > :38:53.Feliciano Lopez next. A lot of people cheering

:38:54. > :39:00.on Federer, as always. Are you quite clean and tidy around

:39:01. > :39:05.the house? Who does the hoovering? Me.

:39:06. > :39:09.You like a good vacuum cleaner? It needs to be cheap for me. I just go

:39:10. > :39:12.for the bottom of the range. They seem to be OK. I have very fluffy

:39:13. > :39:17.carpet. No pets. I have cats.

:39:18. > :39:22.It makes a real difference. Once a week is enough.

:39:23. > :39:25.Do you know who is quite fussy about being clean and always has a go

:39:26. > :39:31.about crumbs? Jon?

:39:32. > :39:35.That's why we couch is spotless this morning.

:39:36. > :39:39.He is sick of the production staff dropping crumbs around the place.

:39:40. > :39:47.Now I know why Charlie has gone on holiday! It all makes sense. We are

:39:48. > :39:53.here to talk more about vacuum cleaners. I can't hear myself

:39:54. > :40:00.thinking! From today, brand-new vacuum cleaners, the superpowerful,

:40:01. > :40:03.noisy ones, will be banned. You run a cleaning company and know all

:40:04. > :40:08.about this. Shall we show people what we've got? At the moment, the

:40:09. > :40:14.1600 watts vacuum cleaner, you wouldn't be able to get this one

:40:15. > :40:26.brand-new, you -- will only be able to get a night hundreds what one. --

:40:27. > :40:29.900 watt. We use this already. Why? We are an environmentally conscious

:40:30. > :40:33.company anyway, but it just saves money for the business. They are

:40:34. > :40:40.lighter, easier to manoeuvre. Less noisy? Yes. Some people say it is

:40:41. > :40:44.nonsense because this is coming in because of the EU and we shouldn't

:40:45. > :40:49.be told what sort of vacuum cleaners we can and can't buy. What would you

:40:50. > :40:52.say Chris Evert like we said, we use the low voltage ones and they do a

:40:53. > :41:00.fantastic job. -- what would you say? Like we said. This is the lower

:41:01. > :41:06.wattage, quieter one. You Hoover there as well.

:41:07. > :41:14.This is basically a very devious way of getting us to clean this place

:41:15. > :41:17.for free! If you keep that one on and then I will switch on this one

:41:18. > :41:33.and let's see what the difference is. It is noisy. There we go. It is

:41:34. > :41:37.a bit quicker. I think it sucked it up a little bit faster, but powerful

:41:38. > :41:43.one, but it effectively did the same job. If you are cleaner and every

:41:44. > :41:46.minute counts, don't you want something that does it as quickly as

:41:47. > :41:53.possible? No, we see no difference. The case. Let's give it a go. We

:41:54. > :42:00.have a bit more work to do. Have you got any dusters as well? No. Any

:42:01. > :42:07.spray or anything? Not with me, no. I'm sure we can get something... The

:42:08. > :42:13.more powerful one, the red one, they are basically doing the same thing,

:42:14. > :42:16.according to Nicola. You would say that, but you

:42:17. > :42:23.definitely missed a few bits. With me if someone from the Global

:42:24. > :42:28.Warming Policy Foundation. What do you make of these new regulations?

:42:29. > :42:33.The idea is to cut emissions, but it impacts us. I think it's a very

:42:34. > :42:41.naive, symbolic policy that will have no real effect on energy

:42:42. > :42:44.consumption. The idea is that this will save people money and reduce

:42:45. > :42:53.the consumption of electricity. I very much doubt that either of these

:42:54. > :42:56.claims will come true. Why? Just because it makes sense that if

:42:57. > :43:03.something is less powerful or less noisy it will use less energy. Yeah,

:43:04. > :43:07.the assumption is that we will continue to clean our carpet is the

:43:08. > :43:15.way it has been done over the last 20- 30 years. You've just disgust

:43:16. > :43:19.that you clean once a week. The future of vacuum cleaning will be

:43:20. > :43:27.robotic. Robotic cleaners are being bought more and more. They are used

:43:28. > :43:32.every day. So instead of using less electricity, we will be using more.

:43:33. > :43:38.Viktor Bout fridges -- think about. They have become ever more energy

:43:39. > :43:43.efficient and the labelling is similar to the Hoover. But what

:43:44. > :43:50.happens is that we have now bigger fridges, bigger freezers, two

:43:51. > :43:54.fridges. Think about lighting. But I suppose this is why these rules need

:43:55. > :44:02.to be introduced. There has to be some measure, if we are going to

:44:03. > :44:08.have multiple appliances. Winnie to reduce their power usage. Why? To

:44:09. > :44:17.cut emissions and reduce power use. But wherever we have saved energy,

:44:18. > :44:22.whether it is lighting or fridges or appliances, energy consumption

:44:23. > :44:26.hasn't been reduced because as it becomes cheaper we use more of it.

:44:27. > :44:31.Think about all the appliances. They have grown sevenfold over the last

:44:32. > :44:36.40 or 50 years. The whole house is now full of electric appliances. We

:44:37. > :44:39.are not using less, we are using more, and the same will happen with

:44:40. > :44:44.the vacuum cleaners. Instead of hand-held vacuum cleaners which you

:44:45. > :44:48.use once a week perhaps for half an hour, we now have robotic vacuum

:44:49. > :44:52.cleaners that go around the house three hours a day. Thank you very

:44:53. > :44:56.much for your views. That was the director of the Global Warming

:44:57. > :45:02.Policy Foundation. It's time to see a little bit more off Matt, who is

:45:03. > :45:10.taking a look at the weather. I hope the studio is clean!

:45:11. > :45:17.Of course! Good morning. It is the beginning of the meteorological

:45:18. > :45:21.autumn. We have missed just outside London here. A lovely start to the

:45:22. > :45:25.day across many parts of the country. If you are heading out

:45:26. > :45:32.shortly, a distinct chill in the air. Temperatures have dropped below

:45:33. > :45:35.three in parts of East Anglia. We have showers through the English

:45:36. > :45:39.Channel which will affect the Channel Islands in the next few

:45:40. > :45:43.hours. One or two the north-west of Scotland. Most will start with a dry

:45:44. > :45:48.and sunny morning. Some mist around, which will gradually clear. Nowhere

:45:49. > :45:52.near as many showers as we saw yesterday and stop much of Wales and

:45:53. > :45:56.the south-west, after the heavy showers yesterday, will be dry and

:45:57. > :45:59.pleasant today. We will see those showers clearway from the English

:46:00. > :46:07.Channel. The afternoon should the drive. If you want to see those

:46:08. > :46:13.Showers when they do appear will be light and isolated. Most people will

:46:14. > :46:17.be dry for the bulk of the day. Temperatures right where they should

:46:18. > :46:22.be, in the high teens, maybe one or two in the low 20s. Shower is fading

:46:23. > :46:27.in the evening. With clear skies around, it is going to be another

:46:28. > :46:30.night of some mists forming here and there and another night of low

:46:31. > :46:35.temperatures. It could even colder than last night. Getting very close

:46:36. > :46:43.to an air forst in parts of Scotland. -- air frost. A weekend of

:46:44. > :46:47.two halves. The first half of the weekend is the better of the two.

:46:48. > :46:50.Some rain coming in during the day on Sunday, though not everybody will

:46:51. > :46:54.see it. Some people will get away with a completely dry weekend.

:46:55. > :46:57.Saturday is certainly a dry day for the vast majority. One of two light

:46:58. > :47:03.showers across England and Wales, mainly over the hills. Most will see

:47:04. > :47:07.those sunny spells, light winds, and feeling warm and sunshine. As we

:47:08. > :47:11.finish on Saturday, the showers that do form quickly fade away and it

:47:12. > :47:15.will lead us into a dry night to begin with. It will be cold. Some

:47:16. > :47:21.rain spreading into the west later on. Sunday, a bit uncertain how

:47:22. > :47:24.quickly that rain will spread east. Potentially a wet and windy start to

:47:25. > :47:28.Northern Ireland, parts of England and Wales. A chilly start across

:47:29. > :47:32.eastern parts of the UK, even as they stay dry and bright all day

:47:33. > :47:35.long. Just keep checking the forecast, because it all depends how

:47:36. > :47:39.quickly this round of rain pushes through. If you are under that rain

:47:40. > :47:44.band in the afternoon, it will be very chilly.

:47:45. > :47:48.That rain band is that only moving across, I'm not happy. Matt, one of

:47:49. > :47:53.my fondest memories of Breakfast is when you were Morris dancing. You

:47:54. > :47:58.know, you are so light and your feet... You haven't forgotten that?

:47:59. > :48:04.I am sure that will haunt me for years. How was your ballet dancing?

:48:05. > :48:07.Awful. No, definitely not. I think you are probably give out a

:48:08. > :48:12.different type of bar work, I imagine. Probably best. I will stick

:48:13. > :48:18.to that, thank you. Well, you might learn something here.

:48:19. > :48:22.Think of ballet classes and you probably picture a room full

:48:23. > :48:25.But now an increasing number of pensioners are learning

:48:26. > :48:28.to pirouette in a bid to combat the affects of ageing.

:48:29. > :48:31.Such is the demand for more mature ballet classes,

:48:32. > :48:34.that the Royal Academy for Dance is rolling out lessons across the UK

:48:35. > :48:38.Our reporter Lara Rostron is with a class right now

:48:39. > :48:50.I hope you are limbered up for us this morning.

:48:51. > :48:55.Well, have been doing some stretching. I have my ballet shoes

:48:56. > :49:00.on for the occasion. A gentle start the Friday morning. We have our

:49:01. > :49:04.beautiful Silver Swans, who are all over 55. They have been

:49:05. > :49:07.participating in the pilot lessons which have been going on here for

:49:08. > :49:13.three years. They have discovered they are so popular they actually

:49:14. > :49:18.want to roll out these special Silver Swan classes across the

:49:19. > :49:22.country so they can take part. Avril, good morning. Tell us why you

:49:23. > :49:27.started doing ballet? Well, I heard about the class starting up, and I

:49:28. > :49:31.thought I would like to give it a go. I never expected to enjoy it so

:49:32. > :49:35.much and I'm still here, 18 months later. You are in your late 60s. Do

:49:36. > :49:41.you get out of it? It is good exercise. It is fun. It is good for

:49:42. > :49:46.my posture. I feel fitter and stronger. And it lifts my spirits.

:49:47. > :49:51.Wonderful for the mind and the body. Avril, I will let you carry on. I

:49:52. > :49:55.just want you to intrude -- I just want to introduce you to Michel, the

:49:56. > :50:00.director of educating and training at the academy of dance. You are not

:50:01. > :50:04.taking part? I'm afraid it is a bit too early for me this morning.

:50:05. > :50:09.Absolutely, we can leave it to the others. Tell me, why is it important

:50:10. > :50:14.to have special Silver Swan classes rather than adult classes for the

:50:15. > :50:18.over 55 low? I think the Silver Swan classes recognise that the Silver

:50:19. > :50:24.Swan participants come with a whole wealth of life experiences, and they

:50:25. > :50:29.really do need, the teachers need, to adapt to those life experiences.

:50:30. > :50:35.And the way that older learners actually learn ballet. And do they

:50:36. > :50:41.need to be aware of certain things physically? Absolutely, in terms of

:50:42. > :50:44.mobility, flexibility, balance. The Silver Swan teachers adapt their

:50:45. > :50:48.classes to suit the needs of each individual. Michel Temer thank you.

:50:49. > :50:52.I am going to introduce you to a special ambassador here. Angela

:50:53. > :51:00.Rippon, the television presenter. Fancy seeing you here! Why not? I am

:51:01. > :51:03.the ambassador for Silver Swans, so it was worth getting up early this

:51:04. > :51:08.morning and seeing the ladies doing brilliantly. Why is it important for

:51:09. > :51:12.ladies, and men, over 55, to be taking part in ballet? As we get

:51:13. > :51:16.older, I think an awful lot of people find they start to lose their

:51:17. > :51:21.balance, they get a bit creaky in the knees, they hurt their hips

:51:22. > :51:24.getting in and out of chairs. As you get older it is really important

:51:25. > :51:28.that you dance, that you build up your muscles, so that you can stay

:51:29. > :51:33.strong. And be able to go on doing the things you have always wanted to

:51:34. > :51:36.do. All of us want to live long and healthy lives, and exercises the way

:51:37. > :51:40.that you are going to do that. Dance has been proven scientifically, we

:51:41. > :51:46.actually did this by chance last year, when I was doing programme --

:51:47. > :51:53.doing the programme How to Stay Young. In Germany they had people in

:51:54. > :51:56.their 60s, some of them were doing ballet and some of them were in the

:51:57. > :52:00.gym, and we scientifically proved that dancing is the complete mind

:52:01. > :52:04.and body exercise. It is great for balance, four core strength, for

:52:05. > :52:07.flexibility, and it makes your rain works, because you have to remember

:52:08. > :52:13.the steps and the co-ordination. And it is a great social event. Thank

:52:14. > :52:19.you! As you can see, age is really no barrier. It certainly isn't.

:52:20. > :52:25.You are never too young. You are never too old!

:52:26. > :52:27.This is probably more my natural habitat.

:52:28. > :52:32.The hop harvest is getting under way this week and it's set to be a good

:52:33. > :52:35.But what will it mean for Britain's booming beer industry?

:52:36. > :52:39.Ben's on a hop farm in the foothills of the Malverns this morning.

:52:40. > :52:44.You know, there is always that thing as we move towards winter, the first

:52:45. > :52:48.day of meteorological autumn, as the sunrises are becoming later, but we

:52:49. > :52:57.get views like this. Isn't that stunning? That is the foothills of

:52:58. > :53:04.the cup at Morgans. -- foothills of the Malverns. Good morning, then.

:53:05. > :53:08.Good morning. Welcome to a glorious morning in Worcestershire. I am

:53:09. > :53:12.getting covered in hops this morning. The harvest is well under

:53:13. > :53:17.way. This is one of the biggest farms in the country. These hops

:53:18. > :53:20.will be sold right around the world, predominantly to the UK beer

:53:21. > :53:25.industry, but also in Europe, Asia, and of course North America. The

:53:26. > :53:29.guys here are making sure that this year's bumper crop is harvested well

:53:30. > :53:35.in time. Let me just jump off while they carry on. Let me show you

:53:36. > :53:40.around. These are the hops. This is some of the crop which has been

:53:41. > :53:45.grown this year. They grow from the ground, right up to the top, where

:53:46. > :53:49.they can catch the sunlight. Great growing conditions in this part of

:53:50. > :53:54.the country. Ally runs the farm here. Good morning. Are we looking

:53:55. > :54:02.at here? Why are these top so special? We are looking at this

:54:03. > :54:06.amazing plant. For all of this hard work, all that the brewer wants is

:54:07. > :54:10.this tiny little flower. So from this entire line, this is the only

:54:11. > :54:15.bit they need? Yes, this is the only bit. It is the yellow gland at the

:54:16. > :54:21.base of the hop flower which contains all be hop oils, it has the

:54:22. > :54:28.tennis and the preservative Valley. In those hop oils we have all the

:54:29. > :54:32.amazing aromas. We have floral, honey and spice notes, it puts

:54:33. > :54:40.delicious flavour into the beer. Goldings is our oldest hop,

:54:41. > :54:44.discovered in 1790. What makes this part of the country so special, why

:54:45. > :54:48.grow it here? Great soil underneath your feet. Beautiful deep clay and

:54:49. > :54:53.sandstone soil. And a beautiful maritime climate. We do complain

:54:54. > :54:57.about our damp summers, but we have had a beautiful growing year this

:54:58. > :55:02.year. Rain when we needed it, beautiful sunshine. It is that

:55:03. > :55:06.lovely maritime climate that really delivers what we need in terms of

:55:07. > :55:13.the conditions for this planned. Where do you sell these? All around

:55:14. > :55:17.the world? Yes. Our local brewers are really important to us. A big

:55:18. > :55:24.part of our market is the British brewing industry. About 40% of the

:55:25. > :55:27.British crop goes off all over the world, predominantly to America,

:55:28. > :55:33.South America, and into northern Europe. Let me introduce you to

:55:34. > :55:40.Susanna. Good morning. You are from Imbibe magazine. Ally mentioned the

:55:41. > :55:43.exporting around the world, and the idea that more and more people are

:55:44. > :55:46.interested in it, not least because of the booming craft beer industry.

:55:47. > :55:51.Absolutely. You can see it everywhere. Last weekend in

:55:52. > :55:56.Hereford, the indie food festival, there was a whole array of

:55:57. > :56:03.interesting beers from breweries which are less than ten years old.

:56:04. > :56:09.What it hears is the IPA. -- what it is. They love those hoppy beers. So

:56:10. > :56:14.the chance to look at which hops are going into next year's beers, it is

:56:15. > :56:17.wonderful. You might say it is underrated, we don't really treat

:56:18. > :56:21.hops the way that we treat grapes, at the way that you and Ally speak

:56:22. > :56:24.about them, we should consider them the same way as an export?

:56:25. > :56:29.Absolutely. There are so many different kinds. Anybody can go into

:56:30. > :56:34.their local pub and find out about what is in their beer. And then go

:56:35. > :56:38.and see if you can see all Rewa, see what is in these amazing things. You

:56:39. > :56:42.have to have a sniff, it is absolutely amazing. That is what is

:56:43. > :56:48.making people across the country go to breweries and festivals. It is

:56:49. > :56:52.wonderful. Susanna, thank you, we will talk more about that later. So,

:56:53. > :56:57.the guys have honestly I will get to taste some of the beer that these

:56:58. > :57:00.hops to win two later. It is probably too early, before seven

:57:01. > :57:06.o'clock, but we will come back later. A gorgeous sunrise here. We

:57:07. > :57:13.are really being spoilt here and was to show this morning. Then, thank

:57:14. > :57:15.you. -- Ben. I don't think it is ever too early. It is five o'clock

:57:16. > :57:17.somewhere. Time now to get the news,

:57:18. > :00:36.travel and weather where you are. Now, though, it's

:00:37. > :00:42.back to Jon and Naga. This is Breakfast,

:00:43. > :00:46.with Naga Munchetty and Jon Kay. The RAF becomes the first British

:00:47. > :00:49.military service to allow women From today, they can apply

:00:50. > :00:54.for combat duties on the frontline. The Army and Royal Marines

:00:55. > :01:09.will follow next year. Good morning, it's Friday

:01:10. > :01:12.the 1st of September. The Birmingham bin

:01:13. > :01:17.strike is back on. Some workers have been issued

:01:18. > :01:22.with redundancy notices and there are fears that mountains

:01:23. > :01:25.more waste will start piling up Customers are told to "suck it up",

:01:26. > :01:31.as the EU bans vacuum cleaners The hop harvest is getting under way

:01:32. > :01:39.this week and it's set to be But with prices rising

:01:40. > :01:43.around the world, what will it all mean for Britain's

:01:44. > :01:49.expanding craft beer industry? In sport, he told his mates

:01:50. > :01:53.he was going to Manchester City, but in late drama Alexis Sanchez's

:01:54. > :01:56.move from Arsenal fell through, one of several big deals

:01:57. > :02:12.that stalled before Good morning. I've got the mist. It

:02:13. > :02:18.is the start of autumn and a chilly start. Most dry today and we go into

:02:19. > :02:20.the weekend on a similar story. All the details coming up.

:02:21. > :02:27.The RAF is now the first branch of the British military to open

:02:28. > :02:32.From today, they can apply to join the RAF Regiment,

:02:33. > :02:35.a frontline combat force whose main task is to patrol

:02:36. > :02:38.The defence secretary, Sir Michael Fallon, has described

:02:39. > :02:40.the move, which is a year ahead of schedule,

:02:41. > :02:46.This is significant moment for the RAF.

:02:47. > :02:50.The first branch of the British military to open up all areas

:02:51. > :03:02.But now they can apply to join the RAF's currently all-male

:03:03. > :03:09.military infantry unit, that patrols and protects airfields.

:03:10. > :03:12.They fought in Afghanistan and suffered casualties.

:03:13. > :03:21.The RAF Regiment is relatively small, just over 2,000 strong,

:03:22. > :03:24.and with women making up about 10% of the air force

:03:25. > :03:29.as a whole there is unlikely to be a flood of applications.

:03:30. > :03:30.Last July, former PM David Cameron overturned

:03:31. > :03:34.hundreds of years of military tradition to allow women to take up

:03:35. > :03:38.In April, the Royal Army Corps opened its doors to females.

:03:39. > :03:41.PM Theresa May was there to witness the graduation at Sandhurst

:03:42. > :03:52.Today, it's the RAF's ground fighting force opening its doors.

:03:53. > :03:57.And by the end of next year, women should be able

:03:58. > :03:59.to join the even more physically demanding Army infantry unit

:04:00. > :04:09.Not everyone welcomes these changes, but after studies concluded women

:04:10. > :04:12.are up for the fight, now potential recruits can

:04:13. > :04:15.Hundreds of thousands of people in Birmingham could see piles

:04:16. > :04:19.of rubbish mounting in the streets again as bin-workers resume strike

:04:20. > :04:24.Last month industrial action was suspended to allow talks

:04:25. > :04:27.between the council and unions, but the strike is back on again

:04:28. > :04:30.after the council said it was issuing some redundancy notices.

:04:31. > :04:37.A summer of discontent for Birmingham's bin men.

:04:38. > :04:39.Almost two months of unemptied bins is causing chaos for residents.

:04:40. > :04:50.Last night they got the new city set to continue.

:04:51. > :04:52.I think it's disgusting how long it's gone on.

:04:53. > :04:56.There's got to be a resolution that they can come to quickly.

:04:57. > :04:59.I think it's a service that's quite underappreciated,

:05:00. > :05:02.really, and I think they do a great job and I think the cuts

:05:03. > :05:07.The streets have been smelling very badly and somehow there's got to be

:05:08. > :05:15.A council statement confirmed that all grade three bin staff would be

:05:16. > :05:16.issued with redundancy notices today.

:05:17. > :05:19.The council's leader insists staff will be offered alternative roles

:05:20. > :05:27.United says this move is deeply provocative and that their members

:05:28. > :05:29.will return to the picket lines today.

:05:30. > :05:36.We honoured our side and we paused the industrial action

:05:37. > :05:40.If a ballot of union members approves it,

:05:41. > :05:48.the strike could continue until Christmas.

:05:49. > :05:51.In the US, President Trump is expected to ask Congress for ?4.5

:05:52. > :05:54.billion of funds to help those affected by Storm Harvey.

:05:55. > :05:57.The total cost of repairing the damage and compensating

:05:58. > :06:00.residents whose homes have been affected is estimated to be more

:06:01. > :06:09.Some celebrities, such as singer Beyonce, actors Sandra Bullock

:06:10. > :06:11.and Leonardo DiCaprio, have promised to contribute

:06:12. > :06:14.President Trump says he will give $1 million

:06:15. > :06:17.He plans to return to Texas tomorrow.

:06:18. > :06:27.The UK must not allow itself to be blackmailed by the EU

:06:28. > :06:29.over the cost of leaving, so says Liam Fox.

:06:30. > :06:31.Businesses have become impatient with the slow progress

:06:32. > :06:41.It is clear that this is not just in Europe but investors in places like

:06:42. > :06:45.here in Japan are getting impatient and want to see what that final

:06:46. > :06:46.shape of that arrangement is going to be.

:06:47. > :06:49.They want to know if we will continue to be an open and liberal

:06:50. > :06:53.trading environment and there is a worry that if it's not the sort

:06:54. > :06:57.of agreement that Britain wants you could end up with impediments

:06:58. > :07:00.to trade and investment across Europe that don't exist today.

:07:01. > :07:05.We can speak now to our political correspondent Iain Watson.

:07:06. > :07:10.You can feel the frustration on both sides after the talks yesterday.

:07:11. > :07:17.Where does this leave us? What happens next? It is certainly any

:07:18. > :07:21.tense press conference between the two sides and certainly frustration.

:07:22. > :07:24.Liam Fox was talking about is that having frustration at the speed of

:07:25. > :07:29.the talks and government ministers clearly have frustration as well.

:07:30. > :07:33.What they want is a discussion as soon as possible over a future trade

:07:34. > :07:36.relief and she, in part to of course reassure businesses. At one of the

:07:37. > :07:42.main sticking points is the potential size of the divorce Bill

:07:43. > :07:46.in order to leave the EU. The EU's chief negotiator said yesterday that

:07:47. > :07:50.that discussion and trade was still some way off until these other

:07:51. > :07:54.issues were settled. In response to that, and as a sign of that

:07:55. > :07:59.frustration, Liam Fox on that trip to Japan also said that he felt the

:08:00. > :08:04.British shouldn't be blackmailed into paying an unfair divorce Bill.

:08:05. > :08:08.There was a price to moving on those trade talks. He said the best way of

:08:09. > :08:12.reducing tension was to discuss trade as soon as possible. But it

:08:13. > :08:15.remains to be seen whether his language will do anything to improve

:08:16. > :08:16.the atmosphere. Indeed. Thanks very much indeed.

:08:17. > :08:19.Nearly half of young, low paid parents are struggling

:08:20. > :08:22.to juggle childcare with work according to a survey for the TUC.

:08:23. > :08:24.Researchers found that irregular hours were to blame,

:08:25. > :08:27.with many working parents feeling at the mercy of employers

:08:28. > :08:30.who are able to change their hours at short notice.

:08:31. > :08:42.Our business correspondent Emma Simpson reports.

:08:43. > :08:45.-- Sales of noisy and more powerful vacuum cleaners are to be restricted

:08:46. > :08:49.Machines using more than 900-watts and emitting more than 80-decibels

:08:50. > :08:54.will be banned from sale when existing stocks run out.

:08:55. > :08:57.A rare hen-harrier being tracked as part of a conservation programme

:08:58. > :09:00.has disappeared on a grouse moor in Scotland.

:09:01. > :09:03.The RSPB says the bird hasn't been seen since the first day

:09:04. > :09:06.of the official grouse-shooting season and is appealing for anyone

:09:07. > :09:12.Hen harriers are one of Britain's rarest birds and there are only 550

:09:13. > :09:27.It is the first of September, which means it is the meteorological start

:09:28. > :09:30.of autumn. A bit chilly this morning?

:09:31. > :09:34.I think autumn has been around for a week!

:09:35. > :09:39.Maybe it will change now. Full details in about five minutes. We

:09:40. > :09:44.have seen a gorgeous sunrise in Worcestershire this morning. We

:09:45. > :09:49.can't get enough of Ben's sunrise this morning. We will be back to

:09:50. > :09:53.talk to him about the hop harvest later.

:09:54. > :09:54.Let's talk about one of our main story is this morning.

:09:55. > :09:57.It has been described as a "defining moment"

:09:58. > :09:59.by the Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon, from today

:10:00. > :10:02.the Royal Air Force is the first branch of the British military

:10:03. > :10:05.to accept applications from women for all areas of service.

:10:06. > :10:08.It follows a decision last year to lift a ban on females serving

:10:09. > :10:10.in close combat roles, like the infantry.

:10:11. > :10:12.Former head of British forces in Afghanistan,

:10:13. > :10:14.Colonel Richard Kemp, joins us from our studio

:10:15. > :10:20.And former Major in the British Army,

:10:21. > :10:22.Judith Webb, is here with us on the sofa.

:10:23. > :10:30.What do you make of this, Judith? Is this a good move? It is an

:10:31. > :10:33.interesting move because for many years I've always said that women

:10:34. > :10:36.are capable of anything and everything and they've proved

:10:37. > :10:42.themselves and served in Afghanistan on the frontline, whatever that --

:10:43. > :10:46.is described as. My issue was only with the physical aspect, but I

:10:47. > :10:54.think women are well capable of coping with it. There's certainly no

:10:55. > :11:03.problem with their psychologically or emotionally being in these roles.

:11:04. > :11:13.Lots to dig into. Let's hear from the kernel. Is this a good, positive

:11:14. > :11:17.move? -- Colonel. I have to say that I very much disagree with the idea

:11:18. > :11:23.that women should serve in close combat roles, in the infantry in

:11:24. > :11:27.particular. As Judith said, my concern is that my concerns are

:11:28. > :11:31.primarily with physical capability and the effect that long-term

:11:32. > :11:34.stresses and strains of infantry training will have on a woman's

:11:35. > :11:41.body. In terms of the RAF Regiment, I think it different. They aren't

:11:42. > :11:45.infantry. Their role is to protect airfields, but that sometimes does

:11:46. > :11:49.involve endurance work and marching overlord distances, sometimes in

:11:50. > :11:55.order to protect further out. -- over warm distances. But women have

:11:56. > :12:00.done that on many occasions. My concern is not so much with women in

:12:01. > :12:04.the RAF Regiment, not the infantry, what is with women serving in the

:12:05. > :12:08.infantry, which is due to happen in about a year. See you think women

:12:09. > :12:17.can't or shouldn't fight in close contact? There are number of issues.

:12:18. > :12:23.I first concern is that it is not simply a question of women passing

:12:24. > :12:27.selection, physical selection, to be infantry soldiers and officers,

:12:28. > :12:34.because there will be some who can do that, although not many. Only a

:12:35. > :12:38.small number will pass the selection, from the small number who

:12:39. > :12:41.apply. But once you get through the selection you are then subjecting

:12:42. > :12:47.yourself to a minimum of four years of intensive physical training, day

:12:48. > :12:52.in and day out, in and out of barracks, which puts enough of a

:12:53. > :12:57.strain on a man's body. Statistics show that females in military

:12:58. > :13:01.training, not infantry, not even as tough as infantry training, sustain

:13:02. > :13:07.about twice as many serious wounds or injuries as men. So if you can

:13:08. > :13:13.imagine the stress is it can put on a woman's Wadi over a minimum of

:13:14. > :13:22.four years, we will have some pretty severe problems to women. -- woman's

:13:23. > :13:27.body. If a woman knows that and still wants to join and get through

:13:28. > :13:35.the selection process, surely she has a right to do it? Yes, but many

:13:36. > :13:39.women who want to do this, incidentally I admire any woman who

:13:40. > :13:44.would want to join infantry, as I would admire any man, but when you

:13:45. > :13:47.are young person, man or woman, you don't really think about the

:13:48. > :13:51.hazards, you are just full of enthusiasm for wanting to do the job

:13:52. > :13:56.and you kind of disregard it. The same way men do. And I think the

:13:57. > :14:00.reality is that we will find that many more women than men suffer

:14:01. > :14:05.injuries. Not necessarily battle injuries, but injuries as a result

:14:06. > :14:07.of tough training and we will then undoubtably see very significant

:14:08. > :14:12.compensation payments being made out of the defence budget. I think the

:14:13. > :14:16.nature of the woman's body means that I think some of the injuries

:14:17. > :14:20.will be more significant in terms of the ability to bear children and the

:14:21. > :14:25.like. I'm not a doctor but I have read up on this and I think that's a

:14:26. > :14:28.problem. My other concern is that standards of training and standard

:14:29. > :14:33.selection will be dropped. The army denied it will do that, but I'm

:14:34. > :14:37.confident they will because the army has to have a can-do attitude and

:14:38. > :14:41.they have to be prepared to do what they are ordered to do, it's part of

:14:42. > :14:46.the definition of being a soldier. I do have the interrupter. Sorry.

:14:47. > :14:53.Judith, what do you make of that? It sounds like you have come round to

:14:54. > :14:59.the idea. My concern has been about the longevity of women in these

:15:00. > :15:05.roles. I think there have now been significant test and research

:15:06. > :15:08.carried out and I think the argument previously by the Colonel is that

:15:09. > :15:12.women don't have the aggressive streak, he has been quoted saying

:15:13. > :15:17.that, I don't think that's an issue. My position has always been to

:15:18. > :15:24.ensure that research is carried out so that women know exactly what they

:15:25. > :15:28.are in line for and so over an extended period of time if they are

:15:29. > :15:34.going to suffer physical injuries than they are aware of it. And also

:15:35. > :15:38.in training, one of the mitigation is that I noticed in the research is

:15:39. > :15:43.that training should be separated by sex, by gender.

:15:44. > :15:50.When you say that training should be separated by gender, the fact is,

:15:51. > :15:53.and many people make this argument, women and men will be on the

:15:54. > :15:58.frontline doing the same job, so why should they have different training?

:15:59. > :16:02.Also, physically, we are naturally smaller and less strong than most

:16:03. > :16:06.men on average. Does that need to be taken into account? If so, does that

:16:07. > :16:11.with the frontline at a disadvantage if women are on it? I don't think

:16:12. > :16:16.so. We want to promote diversity, and to get the best people, and we

:16:17. > :16:21.have got women who want to do it on who are capable of doing it so of

:16:22. > :16:24.course they should be able to do it. But being aware of our physical

:16:25. > :16:28.differences is an important aspect. That is where I feel the research is

:16:29. > :16:31.now being carried out, and there has been some very extensive research,

:16:32. > :16:35.which demonstrates that they have to take into account our differences,

:16:36. > :16:41.but taking that into account, we are still well capable of doing that

:16:42. > :16:46.job. If you had your time again now would you apply for a combat role?

:16:47. > :16:49.No, I wouldn't. I was quite happy to carry a weapon, and I was in a

:16:50. > :16:53.defensive role, I commanded a squadron which provided indications,

:16:54. > :16:56.but I would never wish to be an infantry soldier. But I can

:16:57. > :17:00.understand that there are those who would wish to be, and that in

:17:01. > :17:04.today's society, if the right precautions are there, in place,

:17:05. > :17:08.they should be able to do so. I wish we had an hour to talk about this.

:17:09. > :17:12.It is so interesting. Colonel Richard Kemp, thank you for joining

:17:13. > :17:17.us. Judith Webb as well, major Judith Webb, thank you.

:17:18. > :17:20.It's 07:17 and you're watching Breakfast from BBC News.

:17:21. > :17:32.Good morning. It is the first day of autumn, meteorologically speaking.

:17:33. > :17:37.The sun is up in most of the UK, but it comes at a price. It is rather

:17:38. > :17:41.chilly. Temperatures as low as two or three degrees in some spots. Five

:17:42. > :17:45.Celsius in most rural areas and on the outskirts of towns, to take us

:17:46. > :17:49.into the start of the day. The morning mist will slowly lift. There

:17:50. > :17:52.are some showers could to the Channel Islands which will fade

:17:53. > :17:55.away. Showers in the north and west of Scotland. By and large,

:17:56. > :18:01.competitive yesterday, fewer showers to come. If you take a look around,

:18:02. > :18:05.finishing the afternoon and the evening, most places will be dry and

:18:06. > :18:08.sunny. Certainly a better afternoon than morning in the Channel Islands.

:18:09. > :18:12.Perhaps more breezy than yesterday across Wales and the south-west. Not

:18:13. > :18:15.as many of those hefty showers. Showers most likely in parts of East

:18:16. > :18:20.Anglia, through Lincolnshire and zero -- and Yorkshire, and parts of

:18:21. > :18:26.south-eastern Scotland. Maybe one or two Maccabi ones. Across the

:18:27. > :18:30.Pennines, any showers will be few and far between. Across the UK it

:18:31. > :18:35.will feel warm in the sun. Temperatures in the mid-to high

:18:36. > :18:39.teens, if not low 20s. Into the night, a Fuzhou were still around in

:18:40. > :18:45.parts of East Anglia and the far south-east. -- few showers still

:18:46. > :18:49.around. It could be a slightly cooler night for some of you, maybe

:18:50. > :18:53.even a touch of frost on the ground in parts of Scotland and northern

:18:54. > :18:56.England into the weekend. We can begin is all right. There will be

:18:57. > :19:01.changes all through the day on Sunday, though not everybody will

:19:02. > :19:06.see rain. Saturday, cold and Misty to begin with. Most places will be

:19:07. > :19:09.dry. One of two showers around. England and Wales, mainly on the

:19:10. > :19:14.hills, much lighter than recent days. For the vast majority it is a

:19:15. > :19:17.dry day with good sunny spells, light winds, again feeling

:19:18. > :19:24.pleasantly warm. Temperatures 18- 21 for the vast majority. Into Sunday,

:19:25. > :19:28.clouds starting to gather. You can see that on Saturday evening as the

:19:29. > :19:31.showers fade. As I said, by the time we had Sunday, it will be raining

:19:32. > :19:35.across parts of Ireland, Wales, south-west England, some heavy burst

:19:36. > :19:40.send gusty winds that will slowly work eastwards. How quickly, that is

:19:41. > :19:43.a bit uncertain right now. It looks a parts of northern, eastern

:19:44. > :19:47.Scotland will stay dry for most of the day, but if the rain makes it

:19:48. > :19:52.you it will be rather chilly on Sunday. It will not be soaking wet

:19:53. > :19:56.for everybody. Enjoy your day. Well, we are not going to enjoy

:19:57. > :20:00.Sunday, are we? Thank you, Matt. It isn't his fault, is it?

:20:01. > :20:07.A beautiful sunrise in Worcestershire. We will be speaking

:20:08. > :20:14.to Ben later, who is on a hop farm, and I think he is hoping for the end

:20:15. > :20:17.product. Let's stick with these gorgeous views. From the white

:20:18. > :20:21.cliffs of Dover to the beaches of York, today begins work on a

:20:22. > :20:25.three-year scheme intended to improve all 2700 miles of England's

:20:26. > :20:27.coastal path. The project will make it the longest coastal path anywhere

:20:28. > :20:34.in the world. It will be a very,

:20:35. > :20:36.very, very long walk. When it is finished in 2020,

:20:37. > :20:40.the England Coast Path will be 2700 Today I have joined walkers in west

:20:41. > :20:43.Somerset, who already use As a keen walker, and somebody

:20:44. > :20:47.who loves being by the sea, Having a joined-up path which allows

:20:48. > :20:56.people to walk around the whole of the periphery

:20:57. > :20:59.of the country has to be The path will incorporate

:21:00. > :21:06.many existing A new path and a new bridge

:21:07. > :21:14.that has been put in. Along the coast, cafe owner

:21:15. > :21:21.Darren Taylor says the path We have seen an increase

:21:22. > :21:29.in visitor numbers since But there is only

:21:30. > :21:34.one road in and one We have the steam trains behind us,

:21:35. > :21:38.which service the area. It allows me to operate the business

:21:39. > :21:43.12 months of the year. The Coast Path is being

:21:44. > :21:45.completed in stages. Stretches have already

:21:46. > :21:48.opened in Kent, Norfolk, It is all possible

:21:49. > :21:54.because of a law change That established rights

:21:55. > :22:01.of access along a newly defined coastal margin -

:22:02. > :22:06.stretches of land next to the sea. But some of it is privately owned,

:22:07. > :22:10.and some say the new rights of way It provides the right for people

:22:11. > :22:15.to walk wherever they like. It is that aspect which creates

:22:16. > :22:17.particular difficulties for the owners of businesses,

:22:18. > :22:19.and particularly for farmers who are trying to graze

:22:20. > :22:26.livestock on the land. Natural England are overseeing

:22:27. > :22:27.the path's construction. A great spot, you can see

:22:28. > :22:33.Wales in the distance. It's making everybody's

:22:34. > :22:37.coast available to them. What about those landowners who say,

:22:38. > :22:41.hang on a second, this is having an impact on their land,

:22:42. > :22:44.their businesses, in some cases? We have spent a lot of time working

:22:45. > :22:50.with lots of people to come up with the most flexible

:22:51. > :22:52.solution that works. It's a coastal path,

:22:53. > :22:55.it doesn't go way inland. It takes into account

:22:56. > :22:57.how they use this land, so that we can

:22:58. > :23:00.strike a fair balance. It will be the world's

:23:01. > :23:05.longest coastal path. In three years, a distant dream

:23:06. > :23:24.should become reality. Are you feeling comfortable? Not

:23:25. > :23:29.really, no. Did you really need to us? It is the least comfortable

:23:30. > :23:33.deckchair. We have swapped the sofa for this. Next week we will be

:23:34. > :23:36.pitching this up at seaside is across Britain, hearing why people

:23:37. > :23:45.feel so strongly about protecting our coastlines. -- seasides. It will

:23:46. > :23:51.be at Weston-Super-Mare next week. I can hear seagulls. It has been

:23:52. > :23:55.elsewhere already, but Weston-Super-Mare on Monday. Here

:23:56. > :23:58.are some of the other places it has visited.

:23:59. > :24:43.It is an impressive deckchair. It is huge. We are eking out the last

:24:44. > :24:47.moments of summer, even though it is September. Next week we will also be

:24:48. > :24:51.saying thank you to all the people who go the extra mile to support our

:24:52. > :24:55.seasides. If you know somebody who works hard to make their coastal

:24:56. > :24:59.community better, maybe a deckchair attendant, who would need a strong

:25:00. > :25:02.back to deal with this one, you can nominate them as a BBC Breakfast

:25:03. > :25:06.coastal champion next week. Tell us what they do and send a photo of

:25:07. > :25:10.them to our website or on Facebook, and we could well feature them on

:25:11. > :25:15.the programme. I am thinking ice cream. I need and knotted

:25:16. > :25:22.handkerchief on my head. We are getting none of it. Rain, we are

:25:23. > :28:41.getting rain. Time to get the news, travel and weather

:28:42. > :28:44.I'm back with the latest from the BBC London newsroom

:28:45. > :28:54.Now, though, it's back to Jon and Naga.

:28:55. > :28:57.We have managed to get out of the deckchair and are backing slightly

:28:58. > :29:01.more comfort. Good morning. This is Breakfast,

:29:02. > :29:04.with and Naga Munchetty and Jon Kay. The RAF is now the first branch

:29:05. > :29:07.of the British military to open From today, they can apply

:29:08. > :29:12.to join the RAF Regiment, a frontline combat force whose

:29:13. > :29:15.main task is to patrol The defence secretary,

:29:16. > :29:25.Sir Michael Fallon, who described the move as a defining

:29:26. > :29:32.moment for the RAF, said it's happening

:29:33. > :29:34.a year ahead of schedule. Hundreds of thousands of people

:29:35. > :29:37.in Birmingham could see piles of rubbish mounting in the streets

:29:38. > :29:40.again as bin-workers resume strike Last month, industrial action

:29:41. > :29:43.was suspended to allow talks between the council and unions,

:29:44. > :29:47.but the strike is back on again after the council said it was

:29:48. > :29:53.issuing some redundancy notices. This is not now about money, this is

:29:54. > :29:57.about ideology. The council wants to make cuts and it wants the damage

:29:58. > :29:58.trade unionism and they've taken the decision to sabotage an honourable

:29:59. > :30:00.settlement that was reached. President Trump is expected to ask

:30:01. > :30:03.Congress for ?4.5 billion of funds to help those affected

:30:04. > :30:06.by Storm Harvey. The total cost of repairing

:30:07. > :30:08.the damage and compensating residents whose homes have been

:30:09. > :30:11.affected is estimated to be more Celebrities such as singer Beyonce,

:30:12. > :30:14.actors Sandra Bullock and Leonardo DiCaprio,

:30:15. > :30:16.have promised to contribute President Trump says he will give $1

:30:17. > :30:20.million of his own money. He plans to return

:30:21. > :30:31.to Texas tomorrow. The UK must not allow itself to be

:30:32. > :30:34.blackmailed by the European Union over the cost of leaving,

:30:35. > :30:37.International Trade Secretary Liam He also said that businesses have

:30:38. > :30:41.become impatient with the slow It's very clear that this

:30:42. > :30:51.is not just in Europe, but investors in places,

:30:52. > :30:54.like here in Japan, are getting impatient and want to see

:30:55. > :30:57.what the final shape of that They want to know if we will

:30:58. > :31:02.continue to be an open and liberal trading environment and there

:31:03. > :31:05.is a worry that if it's not the sort of agreement Britain wants

:31:06. > :31:08.you could end up with impediments to trade and investment

:31:09. > :31:11.across Europe. German police will evacuate

:31:12. > :31:14.about 70,000 people from their homes on Sunday, after an unexploded

:31:15. > :31:17.World War Two bomb was discovered in It will be one of the biggest

:31:18. > :31:21.operations of its kind in Germany The 1.5 tonne British bomb

:31:22. > :31:24.was nicknamed Blockbuster as it was able to wipe

:31:25. > :31:26.out whole streets. Frankfurt University,

:31:27. > :31:28.the European Central Bank and nearby Stay with us, Matt will be here

:31:29. > :31:53.shortly with the weekend weather. First, let's talk to Mike and all

:31:54. > :31:57.those transfers that didn't happen. Some ?1.4 billion was spent overall

:31:58. > :32:03.in the summer by Premier League clubs. Yesterday a loan, the record

:32:04. > :32:08.of 20%, ?210 million. But sometimes money isn't enough. Let's have a

:32:09. > :32:12.look at some of the deals that didn't go through and some of the

:32:13. > :32:15.players who were hoping to move, like Alexis Sanchez, seen as the

:32:16. > :32:20.final piece in the Manchester City jigsaw. He wanted to leave to go to

:32:21. > :32:28.Manchester City, from Arsenal, and he was seen as the answer. He was

:32:29. > :32:31.playing for Chile and he told them he was off, it was a done deal, but

:32:32. > :32:37.it didn't happen because Arsenal couldn't get their replacement. And

:32:38. > :32:43.so a bit like when you are trying to buy a house and the chain collapses.

:32:44. > :32:46.Nothing happened in the end. One of the biggest deals of the day did

:32:47. > :32:53.involve an Arsenal player. You can see him in front of your eyes. Alex

:32:54. > :32:58.Oxlade-Chamberlain. He did move to Liverpool for ?35 million, after

:32:59. > :33:02.turning down an original offer from Chelsea. Chelsea had a bit of a

:33:03. > :33:10.frustrating day because it wasn't just him that turned them down, Ross

:33:11. > :33:13.Barkley also rejected a move to Stamford Bridge in order to stay at

:33:14. > :33:19.Everton, according to the club's majority shareholder. There are also

:33:20. > :33:23.reports that he had a medical at Chelsea before deciding to stay put.

:33:24. > :33:29.Chelsea did get one player they wanted, the Leicester star Danny

:33:30. > :33:34.Drinkwater. He did go. We spoke about him. What a great

:33:35. > :33:40.name, Danny Drinkwater! And a great player as well.

:33:41. > :33:43.But that's taken a while. This happened after the transfer

:33:44. > :33:47.window closed, but it was announced they were still doing the paperwork.

:33:48. > :33:57.Basically, it reunites Danny Drinkwater with Chelsea. That was

:33:58. > :33:58.the partnership that one Leicester the Premier league title some years

:33:59. > :34:03.ago. There is a still chance that

:34:04. > :34:12.a couple of big transfer deals Spanish clubs could still be active,

:34:13. > :34:21.meaning Philip Catania, who has been talked about all summer, they are

:34:22. > :34:26.still insisting he isn't for sale. -- Coutinho. This could still happen

:34:27. > :34:32.today. Is that just Spain? Yes. So it is

:34:33. > :34:39.the only transfer window left open? Yes, and Riyad Mahrez, it didn't

:34:40. > :34:42.happen for him, so he could still go to Spain.

:34:43. > :34:46.Does that mean Spanish clubs could still swoop in and buy from the UK?

:34:47. > :34:47.Even though our transport window has closed?

:34:48. > :34:53.That's right. A busy day! Thank you.

:34:54. > :34:56.Among all the excitement of deadline day, we shouldn't forget that it's

:34:57. > :34:59.International Week, with all the home nations involved

:35:00. > :35:01.in World Cup qualifiers this weekend.

:35:02. > :35:04.Last night, England arrived at their camp in Malta ahead

:35:05. > :35:09.England manager Gareth Southgate says he knows who will take over

:35:10. > :35:12.from Wayne Rooney as captain, but feels it should not be the focus

:35:13. > :35:19.We've focused too much on Wayne in particular in the last few years

:35:20. > :35:24.and we've got to start building a more resilient group of leaders

:35:25. > :35:28.and allow them to take responsibility.

:35:29. > :35:32.So, you know, for me, it's not the most important decision.

:35:33. > :35:38.The more important thing is trying to build the group into a stronger

:35:39. > :35:41.group, that they react in the right way collectively.

:35:42. > :35:44.In the same group, Scotland badly need to win in Lithuania,

:35:45. > :35:54.They're four points off the play off place.

:35:55. > :35:57.They've only won once there before.

:35:58. > :36:06.There is a psychology to it, training to it, information you pass

:36:07. > :36:13.on. It won't be a speech that makes them feel better, we generally make

:36:14. > :36:18.sure players are prepared and feel comfortable, the amount of time they

:36:19. > :36:20.put into it and the training they put into it.

:36:21. > :36:23.And Northern Ireland need to avoid any mishaps tonight

:36:24. > :36:25.against San Marino for them to remain on course

:36:26. > :36:29.They're currently second in Group C behind 2014 winners Germay.

:36:30. > :36:32.Britain's Chris Froome is still the man to beat

:36:33. > :36:35.in the Vuelta a Espana, but a crash and some technical

:36:36. > :36:38.difficulties means his lead has been cut by 20 seconds.

:36:39. > :36:41.The Team Sky rider fell on the final downhill sector

:36:42. > :36:49.He still has a 59-second lead over his nearest rivals with another

:36:50. > :36:54.Froome is attempting to become the third man to win the Tour de

:36:55. > :37:01.France and Vuelta in the same season.

:37:02. > :37:04.The world number one and two time champion Rafael Nadal

:37:05. > :37:07.is through to the third round of the US Open overnight.

:37:08. > :37:09.He came through against Japan's Taro Daniel in four sets.

:37:10. > :37:12.Joining him there will be Roger Federer, who was pushed

:37:13. > :37:15.all the way for the second time in three days,

:37:16. > :37:24.this time by Russia's Mikhail Youzhny.

:37:25. > :37:36.I know you love your golf, Naga, did you know that you could become the

:37:37. > :37:39.Crazy Golf professional? Well, I love golf and I am a little

:37:40. > :37:44.bit crazy. If you are any good you could head

:37:45. > :37:47.to Croatia for the Masters! How have you not followed them

:37:48. > :37:51.around and done a piece on it? I have now! It is on tomorrow.

:37:52. > :37:59.Brilliant! We look forward to that. Thanks.

:38:00. > :38:03.Staying with how the sporting world is reacting to a tragedy with seen

:38:04. > :38:05.in the UK. It's more than two months

:38:06. > :38:07.on from the devastating fire at Grenfell Tower at least 200

:38:08. > :38:10.people remain in temporary accommodation and many are still

:38:11. > :38:14.waiting for the help they need. Olly Murs and Jarvis Cocker

:38:15. > :38:17.are among famous faces from music and sport who will host a charity

:38:18. > :38:20.football match this weekend, It kicks off at Queen Park Rangers

:38:21. > :38:29.ground, Loftus Road, which is just a mile away

:38:30. > :38:32.from the site of the fire. We're joined now by the Director

:38:33. > :38:40.of Football at QPR, Les Ferdinand. Thank you so much for talking to us

:38:41. > :38:44.on Breakfast this morning. We'll get to the football match itself first

:38:45. > :38:47.of all. Tell us about your connection to the area, because you

:38:48. > :38:53.were talking to people affect dead at the Tower by the fire within

:38:54. > :38:59.hours of taking hold. Yeah, first of all, good morning. It was an area

:39:00. > :39:07.where I grew up. I grew up on the Lancaster West Estate, so seeing a

:39:08. > :39:11.fire that devastated people and just like a load of people who have done

:39:12. > :39:15.fantastic things to try to help, I wanted to do my bit to help. So I

:39:16. > :39:21.suggested along with a few other people the match that is about to

:39:22. > :39:25.take place. With your connection to people, even though it is taking

:39:26. > :39:31.place at Loftus Road, this is not just for QPR fans, is it? It's for

:39:32. > :39:36.the whole community. The chairman of the football club at Loftus Road

:39:37. > :39:42.opened up the stadium for relief and for donations. I was overwhelmed

:39:43. > :39:46.with the way the community came together. There were donations left

:39:47. > :39:52.outside QPR for the tragedy and so we felt that as a club and for me

:39:53. > :39:56.personally it was something we wanted to do and show people that we

:39:57. > :40:01.cared and we want to give something back. Who have you got involved in

:40:02. > :40:06.this match? Who can people see if they get a ticket for the game?

:40:07. > :40:12.Marcus Mumford. He is a fantastic musician, and he has been absolutely

:40:13. > :40:17.fantastic. He has done brilliant in his efforts to help this cause. Mo

:40:18. > :40:23.Farah is turning up and playing. Even people who are not going to be

:40:24. > :40:28.playing, we've got Linford Christie, Jamie Redknapp. So many people who

:40:29. > :40:35.have given their time. And we've got some special, hopefully, get at

:40:36. > :40:39.half-time as well. -- guests. I can imagine Jamie Redknapp will be a

:40:40. > :40:46.little bit nifty on the football pitch, that's expected. But what is

:40:47. > :40:53.Mo Farah's game like? I've heard he is good. I've not seen him play. He

:40:54. > :40:56.will probably be able to last the 90 minutes. A lot of the others

:40:57. > :41:00.probably won't be able to. Are we going to see you on the pitch?

:41:01. > :41:05.There's a lot of dust on the boots, but I am going to dust them off and

:41:06. > :41:09.hopefully play for a period. Tell us what it is like to be back as QPR

:41:10. > :41:15.director? The club where you made your name? It is where it all

:41:16. > :41:19.started. The one place they always want to go back and do something to

:41:20. > :41:23.try to help the club was Queens Park Rangers. They've given me a great

:41:24. > :41:27.opportunity. We've tried hard to get ourselves back in the Premier

:41:28. > :41:31.league. It will take some time but it's great being back at Loftus Road

:41:32. > :41:36.and in the area, to be able to do this. Tell us about the area and

:41:37. > :41:40.people now. Two months on since the fire, lots of people still not in

:41:41. > :41:44.permanent residence or permanent accommodation at the moment. Still

:41:45. > :41:48.some unease about how they are being treated. What are people telling

:41:49. > :41:53.you? How is the community moving forward? There's still a lot of

:41:54. > :41:57.anger because there are still lots of unresolved things. A lot of

:41:58. > :42:03.people are looking to justice and we understand that. A lot of people

:42:04. > :42:09.believe that people don't care, the government don't care. This is our

:42:10. > :42:14.way of showing that we do care about them. So there's a lot of anger and

:42:15. > :42:18.frustration, but as well there's a lot of goodwill from people in the

:42:19. > :42:22.community and around the world in fact, because the donations they've

:42:23. > :42:27.had so far have been fantastic. I do think they know people care, but

:42:28. > :42:31.it's the people higher up you can do things about the situation that they

:42:32. > :42:34.are more concerned about. And there are people like you with a high

:42:35. > :42:41.profile and all other celebrities you've gathered for this game who

:42:42. > :42:44.can make a difference. What do you think Game for Grenfell does in

:42:45. > :42:49.terms of representing the community? It just shows the community that

:42:50. > :42:52.people do care. The amount of people who have come together and are

:42:53. > :42:57.coming together for this game, there are still a fugitive is available,

:42:58. > :43:01.but the celebrities... It isn't about celebrity, it's about people

:43:02. > :43:04.coming together and showing community that we do really care.

:43:05. > :43:10.And showing that there's life in old dog yet, just in case the dust comes

:43:11. > :43:19.off your boots? Which dogs are you talking about? Old dog me, genius

:43:20. > :43:23.footballer you. Thanks very much for your time and enjoy the game whether

:43:24. > :43:24.you are on or off the pitch. Thank you.

:43:25. > :43:27.The Game for Grenfell kicks off tomorrow at 3pm

:43:28. > :43:29.and there are still some tickets available.

:43:30. > :43:32.And they are still looking for players.

:43:33. > :43:40.Are you up for it? You should have asked.

:43:41. > :43:53.Good morning. The RAF will open up every role to women.

:43:54. > :43:56.Collectors in Birmingham resume strike action after the council

:43:57. > :44:02.begins issuing redundancy notices -- refuse collectors. And Matt has the

:44:03. > :44:09.weather this morning. It's a bit nifty! It is. A change of

:44:10. > :44:15.season today. The start of the new month, meteorology we speaking. In

:44:16. > :44:20.places it's a misty start. If you step out the door it is cool. You

:44:21. > :44:24.might want to grab a warm jacket. Under the sunshine it will warm up

:44:25. > :44:28.after actually start. Temperatures have been as low as three or four

:44:29. > :44:33.degrees. A few showers in the Channel Islands. A couple of

:44:34. > :44:36.isolated one Scotland. Through the day there will be showers in eastern

:44:37. > :44:42.Scotland and eastern England. Compared with yesterday, where just

:44:43. > :44:45.about anyone saw showers, most of you will be dry through the

:44:46. > :44:50.afternoon and into the evening. Temperatures rising into the high

:44:51. > :44:54.teens, maybe low 20s. More of a breeze in south-west England, but it

:44:55. > :45:00.should be dry for many of you. Through a six, east Anglia, through

:45:01. > :45:03.to the north-east of England, the Pennines and south-east Scotland,

:45:04. > :45:07.that's where we most likely to see the heavy showers. A couple of

:45:08. > :45:12.isolated showers in other parts of Scotland. Most of you stay dry and

:45:13. > :45:17.very pleasant, with light winds and sunny spells. This evening there

:45:18. > :45:20.will be a few showers in parts of eastern England, but then they will

:45:21. > :45:24.fade overnight. With clear skies and light winds, a few mist and fog

:45:25. > :45:29.patches and another chilly night to come. Temperatures could be low

:45:30. > :45:33.enough in parts of rural northern England and into Scotland for a

:45:34. > :45:37.touch of frost to start Saturday. Saturday overall is the driest of

:45:38. > :45:41.the weekend days, because by Sunday after a bright and cold start there

:45:42. > :45:45.will be rain pushing on for some of you later, not everyone. Certainly

:45:46. > :45:50.Saturday has a cracking start. A few mist and fog patches. Lots of

:45:51. > :45:55.sunshine overhead. England and Wales prone to a couple of isolated

:45:56. > :45:59.showers. The vast majority will stay dry, with sunny spells. Feeling

:46:00. > :46:04.pleasantly warm. Temperatures as they should be. If you've got any

:46:05. > :46:08.plans for Saturday evening, any showers that proper will fade away

:46:09. > :46:14.and into the night it will be dry, clear and cold. Not as cold in the

:46:15. > :46:18.west on Saturday. That's because we have rain pushing across Ireland,

:46:19. > :46:23.Wales, south-west England. How far east it gets is uncertain at the

:46:24. > :46:26.moment. It looks like many eastern parts of England, north-east

:46:27. > :46:30.Scotland will stay dry all day, but with increasing cloud. Under the

:46:31. > :46:34.rain band it will feel rather chilly. All in all of fairly typical

:46:35. > :46:42.start to the new season. The southern hemisphere, it is the start

:46:43. > :46:47.of spring and let me take you to one of the driest parts of the planet.

:46:48. > :46:52.Unusual winter rains here. A spectacular end to the season and

:46:53. > :46:56.start to spring, with around 200 different types of wildflower

:46:57. > :47:01.blooming. A very unusual sight in this part of the world. After all of

:47:02. > :47:08.the gloomy news, it's nice to have a bit of good news as well. Beautiful

:47:09. > :47:15.pictures! Very rare in this part of the world as well.

:47:16. > :47:22.Meanwhile, back here, it looks like we are starting -- ending the summer

:47:23. > :47:26.the way we started it, with lots of rain. Well, from those flowers, we

:47:27. > :47:29.can go look at hops. The hop harvest is getting under way

:47:30. > :47:34.this week and it's set to be a good But what will it mean for Britain's

:47:35. > :47:38.booming beer industry? Ben's on a hop farm in the foothills

:47:39. > :47:47.of the Malverns this morning. Good morning, Ben. Good morning to

:47:48. > :47:52.both of you. A glorious morning here in Worcestershire. As you can see,

:47:53. > :47:56.the hop harvest is under way this morning. This is one of the biggest

:47:57. > :48:01.farms in the country. They produce enough hops here every year to

:48:02. > :48:06.produce 46 million pints of cask beer every year. So these guys

:48:07. > :48:11.really do have their work cut out this morning. They hack it down from

:48:12. > :48:15.the top. It goes on this trailer. Then it goes down to a processing

:48:16. > :48:19.plant around the corner from here. We will go down there later and show

:48:20. > :48:23.you how all of these leaves and everything else stripped off, and it

:48:24. > :48:30.is just the hops farm needs at the end of it. Let me introduce you to

:48:31. > :48:35.Ally. Good morning. We are looking at an amazing sight, this big farm

:48:36. > :48:40.you have, and it is all about these tiny things. Explain to us how you

:48:41. > :48:49.turn these into beer? So, we put the flour of the plant, and that is all

:48:50. > :48:59.that breweries interested in, -- the brewer is interested in, because

:49:00. > :49:06.inside that RV hop oils. They produce the aromas. This is the

:49:07. > :49:09.Goldings variety, one of our oldest and most traditional varieties,

:49:10. > :49:15.first discovered in 1790. And this year is set to be a pretty good

:49:16. > :49:19.harvest for you guys? Why is that, and what is it about Worcestershire

:49:20. > :49:24.that makes it such a good place to grow hops? We have great conditions

:49:25. > :49:29.in the UK for growing crops. Beautiful deep soil below our feet,

:49:30. > :49:33.and a lovely microclimate here in the foothills of the Malverns. All

:49:34. > :49:40.of those things together make it a great area to grow hops. Vernon here

:49:41. > :49:46.is from the Wye Valley Brewery. Good morning. They grow them, you are the

:49:47. > :49:50.ones that put them to good use and make beer. What do you look for?

:49:51. > :49:57.First and foremost we are looking for the aroma. Flavour, bitterness,

:49:58. > :50:03.but also aroma. Every year, we break apart the hop plants after they are

:50:04. > :50:07.picked. We look inside, we examine the reasons and oils, and crucially

:50:08. > :50:12.we give them a rub and a sniff, and I can say that this year they are

:50:13. > :50:18.beautiful. -- resins and oils. So this is on par with what grapes mean

:50:19. > :50:23.to wine. Given the boom in craft beer, is there a growing interest in

:50:24. > :50:27.hops? Yes, more and more we're finding that drinkers of the to know

:50:28. > :50:34.what went into their ear, where it was grown, and at Wye Valley we are

:50:35. > :50:38.proud that we use, over 80% of our hops come from farms within ten

:50:39. > :50:44.miles of our Brewery. We use this variety, Goldings hops, in our beer.

:50:45. > :50:48.I will be holding you to taste that there later on. Let's talk about

:50:49. > :50:52.exports. The UK is not a huge producer, but it is a pretty niche

:50:53. > :50:57.and important one. Germany and the US produce more, but what we produce

:50:58. > :51:01.is really good quality? Yes, British ales are world-famous. They are an

:51:02. > :51:08.iconic style of the. No other country in the world makes this

:51:09. > :51:12.particular style of beer. There are IPAs, Pilsner is, stouts, but cask

:51:13. > :51:19.conditioned British ale is an inspiration to brewers all over the

:51:20. > :51:23.world. -- Pilsners. There you have it. I've been learning all of things

:51:24. > :51:28.this morning. Earlier I call these things are vines, but I have been

:51:29. > :51:32.corrected, they are called bines, with the letter B. I will continue

:51:33. > :51:40.learning. And I will enjoy a pint later on. So, the difference between

:51:41. > :51:46.vines and bines...? Vines offer grapes, clearly, but bines are for

:51:47. > :51:50.hops. Clearly. I never knew that. That would have been a perfect

:51:51. > :51:56.question for quizmaster Richard Osmond, who is joining us later on.

:51:57. > :51:58.Yes, it would! He knows everything. I hope he isn't watching right now.

:51:59. > :52:00.We can ask him. Think of ballet classes

:52:01. > :52:04.and you probably picture a room full But now an increasing number

:52:05. > :52:08.of pensioners are learning to pirouette in a bid to combat

:52:09. > :52:11.the affects of ageing. Such is the demand for more

:52:12. > :52:13.mature ballet classes, that the Royal Academy for Dance

:52:14. > :52:17.is rolling out lessons across the UK Our reporter Lara Rostron

:52:18. > :52:38.is with a class right now I bet you are getting a run for your

:52:39. > :52:47.money when it comes to flexibility and getting a leg up on that are. --

:52:48. > :52:52.that bar. Good morning. They are over 55, but I feel much older in

:52:53. > :52:58.terms of flexibility. I am at the Royal Academy of dancing Battersea,

:52:59. > :53:02.with these wonderful Silver Swans. The class has proved so popular it

:53:03. > :53:04.is being rolled out across the country. Michelle Groves joins me,

:53:05. > :53:16.director of education and training here. Why is it the Swans lessons,

:53:17. > :53:21.not adult dozens? I think he Silver Swans brings together people who

:53:22. > :53:24.have a real passion for ballet, and with teachers that understand the

:53:25. > :53:27.needs of the older learners. Teachers need to do some special

:53:28. > :53:32.teaching, don't they, because bodies are not as supple as when you are

:53:33. > :53:35.young? No, they are not as supple. And older learners learn differently

:53:36. > :53:40.to younger people as well. Those classes accommodate those needs.

:53:41. > :53:42.Thank you, Michelle. I am going to enter the class and speak to one of

:53:43. > :53:56.our dancers. Pieter, you began dancing at 60?

:53:57. > :54:02.What do you get out of it? I love it. It makes me feel fantastic. My

:54:03. > :54:08.body is bigger, tighter, taller, and I just feel much more supple and I

:54:09. > :54:11.walk with a spring in my step. You certainly do. I will let you get

:54:12. > :54:17.back to it. We can shimmy through the class. You might notice that

:54:18. > :54:24.amongst the is Silver Swans is a rather famous Swan. Angela Rupert!

:54:25. > :54:29.Hello. I am an ambassador for the Silver Swans, yes. It is absolutely

:54:30. > :54:33.fantastic for me, I have been associated with Don since I was four

:54:34. > :54:35.years olds and someone to ballet classes, but I have never

:54:36. > :54:42.professionally. -- associated with dance. But I have done the English

:54:43. > :54:47.classical ballet, Morecambe and Wise, of course. Why is it so

:54:48. > :54:51.important to get over 55s into ballet? I think it is important to

:54:52. > :54:55.get everybody dance in one way or another. We have proven

:54:56. > :54:59.scientifically that it is the full mind and body exercise. Nothing else

:55:00. > :55:03.ticks all the boxes for giving you, as you can see with the ladies here

:55:04. > :55:09.in the class, for giving you poisoned balance and strength,

:55:10. > :55:16.flicks ability. -- poise and balance and strength, flexibility. And you

:55:17. > :55:21.have a wonderful time, because you are socially involved with other

:55:22. > :55:25.people. As we get older it is really important that we keep that muscle

:55:26. > :55:29.strength going, because your knees get creaky, York gets creaky, and

:55:30. > :55:35.you suddenly find that perhaps you can't do the things you'd did when

:55:36. > :55:40.you were younger. -- your back gets creaky. The exercise we were doing

:55:41. > :55:44.just now, using your arms, even somebody who is bedridden or in a

:55:45. > :55:47.wheelchair, you can do that. You feel your shoulders moving, you feel

:55:48. > :55:53.everything moving. It doesn't do you any harm. Thank you, Angela. And so

:55:54. > :55:58.much better than going to the gym, so much more social, better for the

:55:59. > :56:02.mind. You go to the gym and you come away with a bucketload of sweat and

:56:03. > :56:06.aches and pains. You come out of a class like this feeling on top of

:56:07. > :56:11.the world. And there is an age barrier to ballet, as we have seen.

:56:12. > :56:14.Thank you. The grace of Angela Rippon and all the women in that

:56:15. > :56:20.class is pretty stunning, isn't it? Where are the blokes? Well, they are

:56:21. > :56:26.missing out. Did you ever do ballet classes? No. That probably answers

:56:27. > :59:45.my own question. Time to get the news,

:59:46. > :00:22.This is Breakfast with Naga Munchetty and Jon Kay.

:00:23. > :00:25.The RAF becomes the first British military service to allow women

:00:26. > :00:31.From today they can apply for combat duties on the front line.

:00:32. > :00:47.The Army and Royal Marines will follow next year.

:00:48. > :01:00.The Birmingham bin strike is back on.

:01:01. > :01:03.Some workers have been issued with redundancy notices, and there

:01:04. > :01:05.are fears that mountains of waste will start piling up

:01:06. > :01:09.Customers are told to "suck it up" as the EU bans vacuum cleaners

:01:10. > :01:27.Good morning. We are on the hop harvest in Worcestershire this week.

:01:28. > :01:29.It is set to be up bumper crop, and that is good news for the booming

:01:30. > :01:32.business of craft beer in the UK. In sport, more money

:01:33. > :01:34.spent than ever before, but in late drama on transfer

:01:35. > :01:37.deadline day, Alexis Sanchez's move from Arsenal to Manchester City fell

:01:38. > :01:49.through - one of several Good morning. We saw Ben with the

:01:50. > :01:53.harvest, it must be autumn! Meteorologically speaking, anyway.

:01:54. > :01:55.Many will be dry this afternoon, details mattered the full weekend

:01:56. > :01:59.forecast coming up. See you then.

:02:00. > :02:03.The RAF is now the first branch of the British military to open

:02:04. > :02:07.From today, they can apply to join the RAF Regiment,

:02:08. > :02:10.a front-line combat force whose main task is to patrol

:02:11. > :02:12.The Defence Secretary, Sir Michael Fallon,

:02:13. > :02:15.has described the move, which is a year ahead of schedule,

:02:16. > :02:18.Our correspondent Mark Lobel has got the details.

:02:19. > :02:20.This is significant moment for the RAF.

:02:21. > :02:23.The first branch of the British military to open up all areas

:02:24. > :02:43.But now they can apply to join the RAF's currently all-male

:02:44. > :02:45.infantry combat unit, which patrols and protects airfields.

:02:46. > :02:47.They fought in Afghanistan and suffered casualties.

:02:48. > :02:56.The RAF Regiment is relatively small, just over 2,000 strong,

:02:57. > :03:01.and with women making up about 10% of the Air Force

:03:02. > :03:03.as a whole, there's unlikely to be a flood of applications.

:03:04. > :03:05.Last July, former PM David Cameron overturned

:03:06. > :03:08.hundreds of years of military tradition to allow women to take up

:03:09. > :03:15.In April, the Royal Armed Corps opened its doors to females.

:03:16. > :03:17.PM Theresa May was there to witness the graduation at Sandhurst

:03:18. > :03:24.Today, it's the RAF's ground fighting force opening its doors.

:03:25. > :03:28.And by the end of next year, women should be able

:03:29. > :03:30.to join the even more physically demanding Army infantry unit

:03:31. > :03:36.Not everyone welcomes these changes, but after studies concluded women

:03:37. > :03:38.are up for the fight, now potential recruits can

:03:39. > :03:57.Hundreds of thousands of people in Birmingham could see piles

:03:58. > :03:59.of rubbish mounting in the streets again as bin-workers resume strike

:04:00. > :04:02.Last month industrial action was suspended to allow talks

:04:03. > :04:06.between the council and unions - but the strike is back on again

:04:07. > :04:08.after the council said it was issuing some redundancy

:04:09. > :04:13.A summer of discontent for Birmingham's bin men.

:04:14. > :04:15.Almost two months of unemptied bins has caused chaos

:04:16. > :04:23.Last night they got word it's set to continue.

:04:24. > :04:25.I think it's disgusting how long it's gone on.

:04:26. > :04:28.There's got to be a resolution that they can come to quickly.

:04:29. > :04:30.I think it's a service that's quite underappreciated,

:04:31. > :04:33.really, and I think they do a great job and I think the cuts

:04:34. > :04:39.The streets have been smelling very badly and somehow there's got to be

:04:40. > :04:45.A council statement confirmed that all grade three bin staff would be

:04:46. > :04:51.issued with redundancy notices today.

:04:52. > :04:53.The council's leader insists staff will be offered alternative roles

:04:54. > :05:00.Unite says this move is deeply provocative and that their members

:05:01. > :05:03.will return to the picket lines today.

:05:04. > :05:10.We honoured our side and we paused the industrial action

:05:11. > :05:14.If a ballot of union members approves it,

:05:15. > :05:18.the strike could continue until Christmas.

:05:19. > :05:28.President Trump is expected to ask Congress for ?4.5 billion

:05:29. > :05:30.pounds of funds to help those affected by Storm Harvey.

:05:31. > :05:32.The total cost of repairing the damage and compensating

:05:33. > :05:35.residents whose homes have been affected is estimated to be more

:05:36. > :05:42.Celebrities like Beyonce, Sandra Bullock

:05:43. > :05:44.and Leonardo DiCaprio have promised to contribute

:05:45. > :05:47.President Trump says he will give $1 million

:05:48. > :05:51.He plans to return to Texas tomorrow.

:05:52. > :05:54.The UK must not allow itself to be blackmailed by the European Union

:05:55. > :05:56.over the cost of leaving, International Trade

:05:57. > :06:01.He also said that businesses have become impatient with the slow

:06:02. > :06:09.It's very clear that businesses not just in Europe but investors

:06:10. > :06:12.in places like here in Japan are getting impatient,

:06:13. > :06:14.and want to see what that final shape of that arrangement

:06:15. > :06:21.They want to know that there'll continue to be an open and liberal

:06:22. > :06:23.trading environment in Europe, and there's a worry that

:06:24. > :06:26.if it's not the sort of agreement that Britain wants,

:06:27. > :06:28.you could end up with impediments to trade and investment across Europe

:06:29. > :06:35.Nearly half of young, low-paid parents are struggling

:06:36. > :06:37.to juggle childcare with the demands of work, according to

:06:38. > :06:42.Researchers found nearly a third of parents had resorted

:06:43. > :06:44.to taking annual leave to cover their child being sick.

:06:45. > :06:47.Irregular hours were also blamed, with many parents feeling

:06:48. > :06:50.at the mercy of employers who are able to change

:06:51. > :07:00.German police will evacuate about 70,000 people from their homes

:07:01. > :07:02.on Sunday after an unexploded World War II

:07:03. > :07:06.It will be one of the biggest operations of its kind

:07:07. > :07:12.The 1.5 tonne British bomb was nicknamed Blockbuster,

:07:13. > :07:14.as it was able to wipe out whole streets.

:07:15. > :07:16.Frankfurt University, the European Central Bank and nearby

:07:17. > :07:23.Sales of the noisiest and most powerful vacuum cleaners

:07:24. > :07:26.will be restricted under EU rules from today.

:07:27. > :07:31.Machines using more than 900 watts and emitting more than 80 decibels

:07:32. > :07:33.will be banned from sale when existing stocks run out.

:07:34. > :07:38.Our environment analyst Roger Harrabin explains.

:07:39. > :07:41.Some of these vacuum cleaners will be on the banned

:07:42. > :07:50.Cleaners like this Sebo automatic gobble 1100 watts.

:07:51. > :07:53.That's too high for new European standards, so this model

:07:54. > :07:57.Anti-EU campaigners say Europe should have no say in the sort

:07:58. > :08:10.But experts say households can save a small fortune on electricity

:08:11. > :08:12.bills if only the least efficient machines can be driven

:08:13. > :08:20.There's no dispute that EU standards are forcing down energy

:08:21. > :08:25.The manufacturers claim they are prepared for it.

:08:26. > :08:28.Consumers are really not prepared for the performances

:08:29. > :08:39.they will experience from the machines.

:08:40. > :08:41.So will the UK keep European standards after Brexit?

:08:42. > :08:54.A rare hen harrier being tracked as part of a conservation programme

:08:55. > :08:56.has disappeared on a grouse moor in Scotland.

:08:57. > :09:00.hasn't been seen since the first day of the official grouse-shooting

:09:01. > :09:03.season, and is appealing for anyone with information to get in touch.

:09:04. > :09:06.Hen harrier are one of Britain's rarest birds and there are only 550

:09:07. > :09:19.If you're heading back to the office after your summer holidays, here is

:09:20. > :09:23.some news. The majority of Britons looking forward to going to work in

:09:24. > :09:29.the morning according to a survey for BBC Radio 4 I've live. Two

:09:30. > :09:33.thirds of us enjoy our jobs on most days, eight out of ten others are

:09:34. > :09:35.proud of what we do in a days work. But the research also revealed that

:09:36. > :09:41.more than a third of us have thought about quitting in the last month. I

:09:42. > :09:44.can honestly say I enjoy my job every day. You've never thought

:09:45. > :09:50.about quitting? Are you going to be here until the end of the show?

:09:51. > :09:53.If you behave! It is nine minutes past eight. Thank you for joining us

:09:54. > :10:00.here on breakfast. We will have the weather with Matt in a moment, and

:10:01. > :10:12.Ben is on a hop farm in the Malvern is.

:10:13. > :10:14.When Jane Tomlinson was diagnosed with terminal cancer in 2000,

:10:15. > :10:17.she devoted the rest of her life to raising more than ?2

:10:18. > :10:20.She completed feats of endurance that would have tested

:10:21. > :10:24.Ten years on from her death, Jane's husband Mike is here to tell

:10:25. > :10:27.us about the success of the charity set up in her name.

:10:28. > :10:30.We'll speak to Mike in a moment, but first let's remind

:10:31. > :10:31.ourselves about some of Jane's extraordinary

:10:32. > :10:43.You might get a diagnosis of cancer, and certainly that doesn't mean that

:10:44. > :10:46.things are going to be as devastating it is for us.

:10:47. > :10:49.And if you're told your cancer's not going to be cured,

:10:50. > :11:12.you still might have a lot of life to live.

:11:13. > :11:14.I'm not saying to people, go out and run, that'll

:11:15. > :11:22.What I'm trying to say to people is that you still have life to live,

:11:23. > :11:35.Don't get caught up in the fact that of the times you're going to miss,

:11:36. > :11:38.what you're not going to see because you're going to die

:11:39. > :11:58.Enjoy your life and make the most of it.

:11:59. > :12:02.The amazing Jane Tomlinson, who died ten years ago this weekend.

:12:03. > :12:06.Mike Tomlinson is here in the studio with us.

:12:07. > :12:12.We said you are here to talk about the work Jane has done, but you have

:12:13. > :12:19.an announcement as well in terms of how much money has been raised for

:12:20. > :12:24.the charity. Yes, it has gone over 10 million for the Jane Tomlinson

:12:25. > :12:29.appeal, and the charities that benefit from the runs, so it is a

:12:30. > :12:32.bit mind blowing, to be perfectly honest. Completely, because when

:12:33. > :12:39.Jane decided to embark on this mission to raise money and do these

:12:40. > :12:43.incredible physical feats, I can't imagine that ?10 million was the

:12:44. > :12:50.target in her mind, was it? No, it was ?5,000! You just don't realise,

:12:51. > :12:57.because we are just an ordinary family. Even ?5,000 seemed an

:12:58. > :13:01.unrealistic goal of the time. But obviously what Jane did was

:13:02. > :13:08.phenomenal, and I think that just caught people's imagination, just a

:13:09. > :13:12.northern mum who has never done any exercise before, being told she is

:13:13. > :13:19.going to die and then four years later to do an Ironman, it is just

:13:20. > :13:24.too hard to believe, really. And she raised nearly ?2 million before she

:13:25. > :13:28.died, that you kept as a foundation raising that extra ?8 million, which

:13:29. > :13:32.is just astonishing. How have you done it? We have a series of runs

:13:33. > :13:38.that take place through Yorkshire and the East Midlands and across the

:13:39. > :13:42.north, so we have 13 this year. We have had 80,000 people running this

:13:43. > :13:47.year. People can run for whatever charity they want, but the Yorkshire

:13:48. > :13:53.Marathon in three or four weeks, I think we have 12,000 people taking

:13:54. > :13:58.part, so they are big events. As you have tried to come to terms with her

:13:59. > :14:01.death and losing her and grieving, how important has it been for you to

:14:02. > :14:06.keep going with the charity in her name and for her to live on through

:14:07. > :14:11.that? It wasn't in the terms of dealing with her death. You deal

:14:12. > :14:18.with it... It a bit of a distraction from that. The importance was, I

:14:19. > :14:23.think Jane had done such a lot of work, and ?2 million seems a lot of

:14:24. > :14:27.money, but when you looked what she did, I felt I had underachieved when

:14:28. > :14:31.she was alive. Why do you need so much money? What are the quantities

:14:32. > :14:36.you need in order to make these better, the postcode lottery of

:14:37. > :14:43.cancer treatment, for example. We're doing some research. Jane had a

:14:44. > :14:52.treatment before she died which made a huge improvement of her life, when

:14:53. > :14:56.athletes put their tape over their muscles, she had it around her chest

:14:57. > :14:59.to hold her vital organs in place, and within minutes of the tape being

:15:00. > :15:04.put on for the first time, it dramatically improved her life, and

:15:05. > :15:08.no one had really done it before. She was lucky enough to have a

:15:09. > :15:12.really good UK athletics physio to do it, and since then, Jane said it

:15:13. > :15:16.made such a difference to her life, we have been investing part of the

:15:17. > :15:21.money we raise it to seeing whether it will work for other cancer

:15:22. > :15:27.patients, and so on. The money goes far and wide. Lots of local causes,

:15:28. > :15:34.especially since Jane died, there has been cut backs and so on, so the

:15:35. > :15:38.money we raise can alleviate people's suffering. It sounds like

:15:39. > :15:44.you intend to go on with this, the charity continues? Of course. If we

:15:45. > :15:50.give up, that money will dry up to people who need it. From our point

:15:51. > :15:56.of view, it is not really about Jane's name or what we do, it is

:15:57. > :16:03.trying to do as much good as we can, and all our energies go to that.

:16:04. > :16:08.People say life is funny and odd. You were reluctant to look at the

:16:09. > :16:12.report we had of Jane and the memories of Jane, it must be, how do

:16:13. > :16:18.you move on knowing that the work you do every day is tied to her

:16:19. > :16:26.name? And your memories? Yeah, the images are there all the time. It's

:16:27. > :16:32.Jane Tomlinson's Run, there is no getting away from it. The grief part

:16:33. > :16:38.I think is affects all of us differently and one of the biggest

:16:39. > :16:44.adjustments is becoming like a single parent and still having the

:16:45. > :16:49.kids and bringing them up, when Jane died I was still working full-time.

:16:50. > :16:56.That adjustment to life is quite a shock. Jane had been poorly for

:16:57. > :17:00.years, but she died very quickly. The grief part, you know, if I was

:17:01. > :17:03.to do television and radio interviews today and hear Jane's

:17:04. > :17:11.voice all day, I will at some point, dissolve and I don't want to. I want

:17:12. > :17:15.to remain focussed and almost professional and grieve when I get

:17:16. > :17:19.home tonight. Amazing work you are doing. Lovely of you to talk to us

:17:20. > :17:22.on the sofa and be to honest. We wish you all the best with the

:17:23. > :17:26.fundraising and the family and the children. I am sure she would be

:17:27. > :17:29.massively proud of you and them and everyone involved in the charity.

:17:30. > :17:32.Ten million, congratulations. Thank you.

:17:33. > :17:44.Matt has the weather. Good morning. The start of autumn

:17:45. > :17:52.may not be until 22 September, for us it is today. Mist on the water

:17:53. > :17:57.there in Cambridgeshire, an indication of something more autumn

:17:58. > :18:01.nal outside. A chilly start but it will feel like summer this

:18:02. > :18:05.afternoon. Not the level of showers we have seen the past few days. A

:18:06. > :18:08.few in Scotland, we will see more develop across England into the

:18:09. > :18:13.afternoon. The showers at the moment in the Channel Islands will dispeer.

:18:14. > :18:16.Most will have a fine afternoon. Lots of sunshine around, feeling

:18:17. > :18:20.warm, more breeze the western fringes of Wales, Devon and

:18:21. > :18:24.Cornwall, compared with yesterday, but 234 in the sun it will feel warm

:18:25. > :18:29.enough for most. Further east a chance of showers, mainly from Essex

:18:30. > :18:32.through parts of East Anglia, to Lincolnshire, north-east England,

:18:33. > :18:35.eastern Scotland and they could be heavy through the afternoon. Most

:18:36. > :18:38.places will probably have one or two isolated showers away from it. The

:18:39. > :18:43.vast majority will be dry. Scotland and Northern Ireland light winds and

:18:44. > :18:46.a pleasant afternoon. We do see the showers rumble on into the evening

:18:47. > :18:50.across eastern parts of England before they fade. Tonight we will

:18:51. > :18:53.see clear skies for many. Like last night, mist and fog patches will

:18:54. > :18:56.form and a autumn chill in the air into the start of the weekend.

:18:57. > :18:59.Temperatures low enough for a touch of frost in parts of Scotland and

:19:00. > :19:03.northern England in particular. But it will be a fine start to the

:19:04. > :19:07.weekend. The weekend almost split into two halves. Most places dry on

:19:08. > :19:11.Saturday. While we start dry on Sunday for many there will be some,

:19:12. > :19:17.not all, but you will still rain arrive. To get us there Saturday,

:19:18. > :19:20.lovely day, one or two showers popping up, very isolated, mainly on

:19:21. > :19:24.the hills of England and Wales. The vast majority avoiding them and

:19:25. > :19:30.staying dry. Good lengthy sunny spells and with winds light

:19:31. > :19:34.temperatures as they should be for this time of year. The evening will

:19:35. > :19:38.be fine if you have any plans. Turning cool quickly and then cloud

:19:39. > :19:41.increasing to the west and that brings that different day I

:19:42. > :19:46.mentioned for Sunday. Most start dry and bright, chilly start, driest for

:19:47. > :19:49.longest across parts of northern and eastern Scotland and eastern England

:19:50. > :19:54.could stay dry all day. The question comes how quickly the rain moves in

:19:55. > :20:00.from the west. A west start in the west.

:20:01. > :20:04.Eastern areas holding on to the sunshine for longest. Maybe

:20:05. > :20:07.something milder into the south-west later. We are into the new season,

:20:08. > :20:11.the weather probably where it should be for the time of year. Chilly by

:20:12. > :20:14.night but today and tomorrow most have a decent amount of sunshine

:20:15. > :20:15.too. Back to you both. Thank you very

:20:16. > :20:27.much. Farmers always watch the weather

:20:28. > :20:32.forecast closely. And live there to Worcestershire. Would you be able to

:20:33. > :20:37.identify those as hops if you hadn't seen them before? Of course! I

:20:38. > :20:43.wouldn't. I love the way we learn something new every day. Ben is

:20:44. > :20:50.getting stuck in. Morning. That's not me. We are having a break! We

:20:51. > :20:57.have been helping with the harvest or maybe hindering the harvest, but

:20:58. > :21:01.down here right on the edge of the hills it's a glorious stuff. The

:21:02. > :21:05.hops all come from here. You can see how much they've to do. This is

:21:06. > :21:09.stuff they've harvested already but they've 100 acres here. It means

:21:10. > :21:13.it's going to take them five weeks to harvest it all. Look at some of

:21:14. > :21:18.the rest they've still got to go through. They're harvesting this,

:21:19. > :21:23.these are the hops. The hops, just this bit, the fruit, the flou irthey

:21:24. > :21:28.need to turn into beer. They'll dry it in a factory and start turning

:21:29. > :21:31.that into beer. It is a huge site but it's such good growing

:21:32. > :21:38.conditions, perfect morning like this for them to harvest. They've

:21:39. > :21:42.enough hops here to create 46 million pints of cask beer every

:21:43. > :21:48.year. Quite a party goes on down here I think. The harvest is under

:21:49. > :21:55.way for what is going to be a bumper crop for them this year. We have

:21:56. > :22:03.been spoiled with views today. Cheers, Ben. Great views again.

:22:04. > :22:06.From the White Cliffs of Dover to the beaches of Norfolk,

:22:07. > :22:08.today work begins on a three-year scheme to improve England's coastal

:22:09. > :22:15.The project will make it the longest coastal path in the world.

:22:16. > :22:23.Tim Muffett has been speaking to walkers in west Somerset.

:22:24. > :22:31.It will be a very, very, very long walk.

:22:32. > :22:34.When it is finished in 2020, the England Coast Path will be 2,700

:22:35. > :22:38.Today I have joined walkers in west Somerset, who already use

:22:39. > :22:44.As a keen walker, and somebody who loves being by the sea,

:22:45. > :22:51.Having a joined-up path which allows people to walk around

:22:52. > :22:53.the whole of the periphery of the country has to be

:22:54. > :22:57.The path will incorporate many existing

:22:58. > :23:11.A new path and a new bridge that has been put in.

:23:12. > :23:12.It's a continuation of the coastal path.

:23:13. > :23:15.Along the coast, cafe owner Darren Taylor says the path

:23:16. > :23:18.We have seen an increase in visitor numbers since

:23:19. > :23:23.But there is only one road in and one

:23:24. > :23:30.We have the steam trains behind us, which service the area.

:23:31. > :23:37.It allows me to operate the business 12 months of the year.

:23:38. > :23:39.The Coast Path is being completed in stages.

:23:40. > :23:42.Stretches have already opened in Kent, Norfolk,

:23:43. > :23:48.It is all possible because of a law change

:23:49. > :23:53.That established rights of access along a newly

:23:54. > :23:55.defined coastal margin - stretches of land next to the sea.

:23:56. > :23:59.But some of it is privately owned, and some say the new rights of way

:24:00. > :24:08.It provides the right for people to walk wherever they like.

:24:09. > :24:12.It is that aspect which creates particular difficulties

:24:13. > :24:15.for the owners of businesses, and particularly for farmers

:24:16. > :24:19.who are trying to graze livestock on the land.

:24:20. > :24:21.Natural England are overseeing the path's construction.

:24:22. > :24:30.A great spot, you can see Wales in the distance.

:24:31. > :24:33.It's making everybody's coast available to them.

:24:34. > :24:36.What about those landowners who say, hang on a second, this is having

:24:37. > :24:39.an impact on their land, their businesses, in some cases?

:24:40. > :24:44.We have spent a lot of time working with lots of people

:24:45. > :24:46.to come up with the most flexible solution that works.

:24:47. > :24:48.It's a coastal path, it doesn't go way inland.

:24:49. > :24:58.It takes into account how they use this

:24:59. > :25:02.It will be the world's longest coastal path.

:25:03. > :25:23.In three years, a distant dream should become reality.

:25:24. > :25:33.We thought we would get a deckchair comfortable for two! This is going

:25:34. > :25:36.to be pitching up at seasides across Britain.

:25:37. > :25:38.This deckchair will be in Weston-super-Mare on Monday.

:25:39. > :25:41.Let's have a look at some of the other places

:25:42. > :26:47.We could use this for good. How would we talk to our guests?

:26:48. > :26:50.If you know someone who works hard to make their coastal community

:26:51. > :26:53.better, then why not nominate them as a BBC Breakfast Coastal Champion.

:26:54. > :26:55.Tell us what they do and send a photo of them

:26:56. > :26:57.to bbcbreakfast@bbc.co.uk or via our Facebook page.

:26:58. > :27:01.We might feature them on the programme.

:27:02. > :30:27.Time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are.

:30:28. > :30:37.For now though here's Naga and Jon and I'll see you soon.

:30:38. > :30:43.It is 8:30am on Friday morning. Good morning.

:30:44. > :30:46.This is Breakfast, with and Naga Munchetty and Jon Kay.

:30:47. > :30:51.Let's bring you up to date with today's news.

:30:52. > :30:54.The RAF is now the first branch of the British military to open

:30:55. > :30:58.From today, they can apply to join the RAF Regiment,

:30:59. > :31:01.a front line combat force whose main task is to patrol

:31:02. > :31:03.The Defence Secretary, Sir Michael Fallon, has

:31:04. > :31:06.described the move - which is a year ahead of schedule -

:31:07. > :31:10.Hundreds of thousands of people in Birmingham could see piles

:31:11. > :31:13.of rubbish mounting in the streets again as bin-workers resume strike

:31:14. > :31:16.Last month industrial action was suspended to allow talks

:31:17. > :31:19.between the council and unions - but the strike is back on again

:31:20. > :31:24.it was issuing some redundancy notices.

:31:25. > :31:26.President Trump is expected to ask Congress for ?4.5 billion

:31:27. > :31:29.of funds to help those affected by Storm Harvey.

:31:30. > :31:32.The total cost of repairing the damage and compensating

:31:33. > :31:34.residents whose homes have been affected, is estimated to be more

:31:35. > :31:37.Celebrities such as singer Beyonce, actors Sandra Bullock

:31:38. > :31:39.and Leonardo DiCaprio, have promised to contribute

:31:40. > :31:48.President Trump says he will give $1 million

:31:49. > :31:52.He plans to return to Texas tomorrow.

:31:53. > :31:55.G4S has suspended nine members of staff from Brook House

:31:56. > :31:56.immigration removal centre near Gatwick Airport.

:31:57. > :31:58.It follows a Panorama investigation which allegedly shows staff mocking,

:31:59. > :32:14.G4S says it has, "Investigated the allegations, reported them

:32:15. > :32:16.to the authorities and suspended staff pending further

:32:17. > :32:25.Panorama is on Monday at 9pm on BBC One.

:32:26. > :32:27.German police will evacuate about 70,000 people from their homes

:32:28. > :32:29.on Sunday, after an unexploded World War II

:32:30. > :32:33.It will be one of the biggest operations of its kind

:32:34. > :32:36.The 1.5 tonne British bomb was nicknamed Blockbuster

:32:37. > :32:45.as it was able to wipe out whole streets.

:32:46. > :32:48.It is not just homes that will have to be evacuated.

:32:49. > :32:50.Frankfurt University, the European Central Bank and nearby

:32:51. > :33:03.And coming up here on Breakfast this morning.

:33:04. > :33:05.We'll put some questions to quiz master Richard Osman

:33:06. > :33:07.ahead of his new show, House of Games, which sees

:33:08. > :33:09.teams of celebrities test their general knowledge.

:33:10. > :33:18.You've heard of silver surfers but what about silver swans?

:33:19. > :33:24.We'll join a ballet class for the over 55s as more pensioners

:33:25. > :33:39.are learning to pirouette in a bid to combat the affects of ageing.

:33:40. > :33:48.surgery for lead singer Danny O'Donoghue, The Script

:33:49. > :33:51.are here to tell us about being reunited for their new album.

:33:52. > :33:58.All of that still to come in the next 40 minutes but first at 8:33am,

:33:59. > :33:59.Mike is herewith the sport and Uihlein number crunching the

:34:00. > :34:04.transfers. I feel like an estate agent, selling

:34:05. > :34:09.and buying in the next few measurements, some are staying on

:34:10. > :34:13.some are going to spending in the Premier League, sometimes money is

:34:14. > :34:18.not enough. We will start with the player staying, Alexis Sanchez,

:34:19. > :34:21.wanted to go from Arsenal to Man City but because Arsenal couldn't

:34:22. > :34:25.get a replacement in time, they wanted Thomas Lemar of Monaco, the

:34:26. > :34:29.whole chain collapsed and the deal did not happen, so now Mr Sanchez

:34:30. > :34:32.will still be wearing Arsenal colours a week on Saturday, or

:34:33. > :34:35.tomorrow. That puts him in an awkward

:34:36. > :34:38.situation. Yes because those fans will know he

:34:39. > :34:41.wants to leave and he was telling his mates he was going to Manchester

:34:42. > :34:47.City and he was excited and he's staying. A player who is going,

:34:48. > :34:52.going, gone, also from Arsenal, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. This deal was

:34:53. > :34:56.done quite early yesterday and he made the move to Liverpool from

:34:57. > :35:00.Arsenal, ?35 million, one of the big deals of the day, after turning down

:35:01. > :35:05.an offer from Chelsea. He will play in similar colours.

:35:06. > :35:09.Because they are both Arsenal players.

:35:10. > :35:12.Liverpool's colour is red, isn't it? I would suggest he doesn't keep the

:35:13. > :35:18.same shirt, it wouldn't go down well. Another player staying who

:35:19. > :35:21.turned down a move to Chelsea, there were reports Ross Barkley had a

:35:22. > :35:25.medical, some denied this but there are reports that he had a medical at

:35:26. > :35:29.Chelsea to go from Everton, but he is staying at Everton. That deal

:35:30. > :35:31.didn't go through for whatever reason he decided not to take the

:35:32. > :35:37.move. The fans will love him.

:35:38. > :35:39.They should do but there was a suggestion that he wants away

:35:40. > :35:43.because he didn't sign a new contract but if he stays the fans

:35:44. > :35:48.will still love him. One player who is going is Danny

:35:49. > :35:51.Drinkwater, going to Chelsea. I had gone to bed last night and it was in

:35:52. > :35:59.the early hours of this morning. It was 2am. Not when I went to bed

:36:00. > :36:02.at when this was done because of the paperwork. Danny Drinkwater from

:36:03. > :36:06.Leicester to Chelsea, he was instrumental in Leicester winning

:36:07. > :36:09.bids Premier League title with N'Golo Kante, so Chelsea have the

:36:10. > :36:14.former pair back together from Leicester. There are a couple of

:36:15. > :36:18.maybes still on the fence. How is this possible, you may ask?

:36:19. > :36:25.How is this possible? The transfer window is closed.

:36:26. > :36:29.Not in Spain, so Spain, especially Barcelona, could come and do a

:36:30. > :36:32.couple of raids, who are looking at Philippe Coutinho. They have failed

:36:33. > :36:35.in a number of bits but Liverpool say he is not for sale but it could

:36:36. > :36:39.still happen in the next 24 hours before the Spanish window shuts

:36:40. > :36:44.tonight. Is not really fair having different periods.

:36:45. > :36:48.It has gone on long enough. I don't make the rules. They are

:36:49. > :36:51.talking about scrapping the transfer window next summer. Riyad Mahrez was

:36:52. > :36:54.waiting in an airport yesterday, the poor chap, waiting for a move from

:36:55. > :37:00.Leicester, he could go to Spain, don't know if he's still at the

:37:01. > :37:04.airport. Amongst the excitement of transfer deadline day we should not

:37:05. > :37:08.forget that their World Cup qualifiers up today.

:37:09. > :37:10.Last night England arrived at their camp in Malta ahead

:37:11. > :37:14.England manager Gareth Southgate says he knows who will take over

:37:15. > :37:17.from Wayne Rooney as captain, but feels it should not be

:37:18. > :37:21.We've focused too much on Wayne in particular in the last few years,

:37:22. > :37:24.and we've got to start building a more resilient group of leaders,

:37:25. > :37:27.and allowing people to take responsibility.

:37:28. > :37:30.So for me, it's not the most important decision.

:37:31. > :37:35.The more important thing is trying to build the group into a stronger

:37:36. > :37:41.group, that they react in the right way collectively.

:37:42. > :37:43.In the same group, Scotland badly need to win in Lithuania,

:37:44. > :37:54.They kick off tonight as well - four points off the play off

:37:55. > :37:55.second spot, and have only won,

:37:56. > :37:59.And Northern Ireland need to avoid any mishaps tonight

:38:00. > :38:01.against San Marino for them to remain on course

:38:02. > :38:06.They're currently second in group C behind 2014 winners Germay.

:38:07. > :38:12.At least one morning I should be able to talk about goals rather than

:38:13. > :38:16.the financial business of transfers, which quite honestly it makes you

:38:17. > :38:18.busy in the end, who is coming and going.

:38:19. > :38:23.I know it's exciting... It's a horrible moment for their

:38:24. > :38:26.fans if you think you are going to lose a player, you can't go to bed

:38:27. > :38:34.if you think they are going to leave and if they go it is horrible.

:38:35. > :38:37.As a Leeds than we did OK this time, very unusual.

:38:38. > :38:41.Mike's phone didn't ring. I wasn't transferred.

:38:42. > :38:44.We would not let you leave, a blue suit on a red sofa works absolutely

:38:45. > :38:49.fine. I am touched.

:38:50. > :38:52.I'm not letting you go anywhere. At least not until tomorrow.

:38:53. > :38:57.Crazy golf tomorrow, looking forward to it.

:38:58. > :38:59.Presenter and quiz master Richard Osman is the man

:39:00. > :39:02.with all of the answers - even the pointless ones.

:39:03. > :39:04.He became a household name through programmes like Child Genius

:39:05. > :39:07.and Have I Got News for You, and now he'll be putting

:39:08. > :39:13.celebrities through their paces in his new show, House of Games.

:39:14. > :39:15.He's here to talk to us this morning, but first let's

:39:16. > :39:20.Shall we have a look at your answers?

:39:21. > :39:22.Nish, what is the average UK household spend on crisps?

:39:23. > :39:33.Has my credentials as a man of the people

:39:34. > :39:38.Al, you're saying cats, and you're saying there's such

:39:39. > :39:46.Where do you think the Kennedy Space Centre is?

:39:47. > :39:52.And where have you put that on the map?

:39:53. > :39:56.I've put that I've put that in that big fat state down the bottom

:39:57. > :39:59.because it's always a really powerful one in the election, and so

:40:00. > :40:01.I feel like it's down that neck of the woods.

:40:02. > :40:14.That looks like fun. It was a lot of fun, great. As a producer are you

:40:15. > :40:19.setting these challenges and games? That was the idea, I've produced

:40:20. > :40:22.shows for years and years and the interesting people on a quiz show

:40:23. > :40:26.are the question setters, amazing bunch of people and I thought, these

:40:27. > :40:30.poor people who have to sit there writing Pointless lists all years,

:40:31. > :40:34.why don't we make up the show with as many ridiculous rounds as

:40:35. > :40:38.possible, all playing along, and that's how we came up with the show

:40:39. > :40:43.and we sit around saying, who has a round we can do, inviting four

:40:44. > :40:47.celebrities on and you have no idea what will happen and I promise it

:40:48. > :40:54.will be fun and that is what we did. You promise it is all fun. Yes. For

:40:55. > :41:00.you. Anyone competitive, don't know if you know anybody competitive, it

:41:01. > :41:05.would be carnage with BBC Breakfast, and Dan Walker he would be awful,

:41:06. > :41:10.and Charlie, can you imagine? And Louise. It's incredibly competitive

:41:11. > :41:12.and they all want to win and all of the quizzes, you see what they want

:41:13. > :41:17.and what they are getting at command everybody has such a ball. You have

:41:18. > :41:21.quite a responsibility in the sense to make the contestants feel OK

:41:22. > :41:30.about not coming across to well. We have some examples. I know you are

:41:31. > :41:33.looking forward to this bit. We have examples of people giving ridiculous

:41:34. > :41:36.answers which have been given sometimes and you asked a simple

:41:37. > :41:44.question to this lady country, I think, name a country in a certain

:41:45. > :41:46.question. We don't have that... Anyway, she said Paris, and it's

:41:47. > :41:51.really easy to laugh at something like that and Charlie and I went on

:41:52. > :41:54.Pointless. Shall we randomly select something from the Pointless

:41:55. > :41:59.archive? The only answer that we gave. Have a

:42:00. > :42:04.look. Naga, you are the highest scorers,

:42:05. > :42:14.so let's have a low score from you. Uruguay, says Naga. Let's see how

:42:15. > :42:20.many people said Uruguay. GROANS FROM CROWD

:42:21. > :42:25.Naga, I'm so sorry, that's an incorrect answer, it scores 100

:42:26. > :42:30.points and takes your total up to 116. It was a valiant effort, 500

:42:31. > :42:35.metres is the highest point in Uruguay. Scarcely worth writing

:42:36. > :42:39.about. Thank you for that. I had given Charlie the decent answer

:42:40. > :42:43.before, I know you're not supposed to confirm, or rat out your mates.

:42:44. > :42:49.The celebrities admit they are such cheats. We have earpieces, it's like

:42:50. > :42:53.being in a minicab office when the celebrities are on, chatting away.

:42:54. > :42:57.It's amazing. You said you started as a producer, you were

:42:58. > :43:00.behind-the-scenes and very much behind the mike in front of the

:43:01. > :43:07.scenes and usually you are happy to do that, who persuaded you to come

:43:08. > :43:11.back in front? I still have the job behind-the-scenes, weirdly when we

:43:12. > :43:15.tried to sell Pointless to the BBC, you go into a room with the

:43:16. > :43:18.executives and say this is the show we want to do and as the producers

:43:19. > :43:21.we always play the roles of the hosts and I played the role of the

:43:22. > :43:26.host, and they said we need somebody like you to be the co-host and they

:43:27. > :43:30.recognised I was a lot like me and they said, how about you? I had

:43:31. > :43:37.never ever given it a second's thought, worked in television since

:43:38. > :43:41.my 20s, a long time, and I thought why not, it could be a bit of fun, I

:43:42. > :43:45.will do a couple of episodes and ten years later, here we are and I'm Bob

:43:46. > :43:51.Holness. You are Mr quiz show. I guess I am, I love quizzes, and

:43:52. > :43:57.viewers love quizzes and I love that thing that you get with House of

:43:58. > :44:01.Games as well, it's on at the same time everyday part of your routine,

:44:02. > :44:05.and that's what Pointless is for lots of people and hopefully House

:44:06. > :44:10.of Games will be as well. It is like you having some mates overplaying

:44:11. > :44:14.silly parlour games. Was that the kind of feeling you wanted? It kind

:44:15. > :44:18.of was, I hand-picked people who would enjoy it, have a laugh, be

:44:19. > :44:27.competitive and enjoy it as well. We didn't have an audience so we could

:44:28. > :44:30.do it at our own pace and they were so competitive with each other and

:44:31. > :44:32.we had a load of fun. We didn't know what would happen, they were quite

:44:33. > :44:34.relaxed, and hopefully it comes across on the screen. We really

:44:35. > :44:36.enjoyed ourselves. They stay on all week, the celebrities, the needle

:44:37. > :44:40.really starts beginning and that's when you know people really start at

:44:41. > :44:45.each other. At the start of the week everyone is sweetness and light, and

:44:46. > :44:49.by Friday it is.... Shall we see how tough it can be?

:44:50. > :44:55.Round for today is going to be... Where is Kazakhstan? We have played

:44:56. > :45:00.this before, Rick Edwards was not brilliant at it. Take your tablets

:45:01. > :45:05.please. I will show you a map and ask you to point out various things

:45:06. > :45:12.on the map. We had fun last time, you placed Dracula's Castle in

:45:13. > :45:15.Algeria. The map you can look at today is this. This map is the

:45:16. > :45:21.United States of America. The first thing I want you to find is this.

:45:22. > :45:28.The location of the Kennedy Space centre. This ground is always

:45:29. > :45:32.tricky, you have the toe fold thing of do you know where something is

:45:33. > :45:39.and where is that place -- two fold thing. Anybody know where that is?

:45:40. > :45:44.Yes. Angela thinks she knows. Most of our viewers are shouting

:45:45. > :45:47.out. How was Clive Myrie? Interesting when you get somebody

:45:48. > :45:52.like life because he is so smart on the six o'clock News and so elegant

:45:53. > :45:56.and composed, and again, first episode, Clive does exactly as you'd

:45:57. > :46:01.expect, he's very upright and very BBC, and by Friday the tie is off

:46:02. > :46:07.and he's kind of punching people. No! Clive was great, really good.

:46:08. > :46:12.Are you clever? That is such a good question. I'm quite good at quizzes,

:46:13. > :46:15.different from being clever, quite good at retaining information.

:46:16. > :46:19.Things like that. That is different. People often mistake that for

:46:20. > :46:24.cleverness and some of the cleverest people I know are terrible at

:46:25. > :46:27.quizzes. Are you competitive? I am, I'm afraid. I love to play, don't

:46:28. > :46:31.mind losing but I love to play. With this show I just wanted people on

:46:32. > :46:37.who would be roughly the same with each other because you see the fun

:46:38. > :46:40.of people competing, I don't mind when I lose so long as I have fun

:46:41. > :46:46.playing. Very diplomatic answer. Do you think? I do know if I believe

:46:47. > :46:50.it. We will do a BBC special of House of Games. I would love to.

:46:51. > :46:58.Thank you for joining us. Richard Osman's House of Games starts on the

:46:59. > :47:05.4th of September. Monday night. 6:30pm. We can't even get the time

:47:06. > :47:07.right, we have no chance! Shall we see if Matt can get the weather

:47:08. > :47:18.right? Fingers crossed! That is harsh, I always get it

:47:19. > :47:22.right. But it always changes so you can say

:47:23. > :47:29.it's a changeable beast! Good morning!

:47:30. > :47:32.Good morning. Today the start of autumn for us weather watchers and

:47:33. > :47:39.what a start it's been, the sun is up and it will be a lovely day for

:47:40. > :47:46.the vast majority, a few showers around, more showers cropping up

:47:47. > :47:49.across Eastern Scotland and England, compared to yesterday more of us

:47:50. > :47:52.getting away with a completely dry day, certainly for Wales and

:47:53. > :47:56.south-west England and eventually the Channel Islands, the showers you

:47:57. > :48:01.have at the moment will fade away. More of a breeze than yesterday but

:48:02. > :48:05.still feeling warm in the sunshine, seem across the Midlands and

:48:06. > :48:08.southern England, greater chance of showers in Essex or East Anglia, and

:48:09. > :48:13.the north-east of England and south-east Scotland. Showers

:48:14. > :48:16.elsewhere are few in number and lighter than yesterday except the

:48:17. > :48:21.Eastern parts of Scotland and Eastern England and most will be

:48:22. > :48:27.dry. Temperatures mid to high teens may be the low 20s for one or two.

:48:28. > :48:32.These showers could rumble on into the night, they might fade away but

:48:33. > :48:34.will continue around Kent and East Anglia, that will keep temperatures

:48:35. > :48:44.up overnight but away from the towns and cities last night it will be of

:48:45. > :48:48.bit chilly. It sets a weekend which starts in a cracking zero, lots of

:48:49. > :48:52.dry sunny weather on Saturday and whilst we start fine for many on

:48:53. > :48:57.Sunday I emphasise some will see rain later. Saturday one or two

:48:58. > :49:01.isolated and light showers cropping up, England and Wales most prone

:49:02. > :49:05.particularly over the hell is but as you can see the emphasis on dry

:49:06. > :49:10.weather, for most of you good, long, sunny spells, it will feel warm in

:49:11. > :49:14.the strong early September sunshine. Any showers you see will fade away

:49:15. > :49:22.into the evening so plans for a Saturday evening looking good but

:49:23. > :49:26.turning chilly. This is where we are most likely to see rain across

:49:27. > :49:31.Ireland and Wales and south-west England, it will push its rate East,

:49:32. > :49:35.how quickly it goes is still uncertain, by the end of the

:49:36. > :49:38.afternoon and south-western parts of Scotland but much of Eastern England

:49:39. > :49:41.and Eastern parts of Scotland stay dry and bright with sunshine and a

:49:42. > :49:46.bit of warmth in the early autumn sun. It's done for us, the opposite

:49:47. > :49:51.side of the hemisphere it's the start of spring. This is the driest

:49:52. > :49:56.part of the planet, they have had some unusual rain this winter but a

:49:57. > :50:04.benefit is seems like this. Very unusual to see any spring blooms in

:50:05. > :50:07.that tasered but over 200 varieties blossoming to set up it will start

:50:08. > :50:12.to the new season. Enjoy your weekend.

:50:13. > :50:25.Lovely pictures. Thank you. Will we see you tomorrow?

:50:26. > :50:31.I will not be here. Enjoy your weekend.

:50:32. > :50:41.The hop harvest is getting under way this week and it's set to be a good

:50:42. > :50:44.But what will it mean for Britain's booming beer industry?

:50:45. > :50:50.Ben's on a hop farm in the foothills of the Malverns.

:50:51. > :50:59.they are really busy down here, the harvest well underway, they have got

:51:00. > :51:05.a lot of work to do, 100 acre is of hops and it'll about five weeks to

:51:06. > :51:09.harvest everything and we are sort of getting in the way. I was doing

:51:10. > :51:14.more harm than good when I was trying to help out earlier this

:51:15. > :51:18.morning. Good morning, tell us what they are doing here and where this

:51:19. > :51:24.stuff ends up because it's an important time of year isn't it? It

:51:25. > :51:33.is, we are bringing a whole hop buying in order to be able to take

:51:34. > :51:37.the flower which needs to be separated and dried and pressed into

:51:38. > :51:43.appeal. That is what the brewer wants in order to make the beer.

:51:44. > :51:47.Word of the top send-up? Steal all over the world, the British brewing

:51:48. > :51:53.industry is important for this farm, about 40% of our crop, maybe not

:51:54. > :51:56.quite that proportion, will end up in the export market which would be

:51:57. > :52:04.America, South America, Europe and Asia.

:52:05. > :52:12.Let me introduce you everyone to Susanna and Vernon, nice to see you.

:52:13. > :52:22.You have brought the beer so I think you should crack one open. This is

:52:23. > :52:28.made with some of the hops? Yes. Let me chat to Susanna. We were

:52:29. > :52:31.discussing about her important this is, it's a big business, talking

:52:32. > :52:37.about exports but what domestically as well. Yes, it is a lot under

:52:38. > :52:41.growing demand. What is exciting is people going down to the pub or the

:52:42. > :52:47.supermarket want to see new beers. They are into exploring. We have got

:52:48. > :52:51.the drinkers of all who have always loved beer and we've got the new

:52:52. > :52:55.people coming in so there are so many ways to get involved. If you

:52:56. > :53:00.are interested go and find your local brewery and do a tour. If you

:53:01. > :53:05.are a business why not see if your local brewery will brew with you,

:53:06. > :53:16.take the team. You could have a brew of. When brewers come to you what

:53:17. > :53:21.are they looking for, what do they ask from you? It's all about the

:53:22. > :53:26.quality of the hop so there is a lot of pressure, we want the hops to be

:53:27. > :53:31.looking green. It is important, the aroma and the base. Brewer is

:53:32. > :53:46.judging our hop on the rub and the Smith and they literally do Rob Andy

:53:47. > :53:56.Smith -- they literally do rub and sniff. Give this a swirl, stick your

:53:57. > :54:05.nose right end. Good draw, hopefully you can smell fruity aromas, that is

:54:06. > :54:10.the classic Golding hop aroma. It is unique to that variety in this part

:54:11. > :54:15.of the world. That is what we are looking for. That is what makes cask

:54:16. > :54:21.conditioned ales like this. It's high time we all tried it. After all

:54:22. > :54:25.the hard work this morning, I just got in the way but these guys have

:54:26. > :54:37.been doing all the work, but we had back Cheers guys. Cheers. Cheers.

:54:38. > :54:44.It's five o'clock somewhere in the world! It's never too early! He

:54:45. > :54:52.loves it. He is going to go in that as soon as the camera is off.

:54:53. > :54:56.Let's stay with these pictures! It's not fair, he gets all the plum

:54:57. > :55:04.jobs. Next week he will have a yard avail.

:55:05. > :55:06.It's the weekend, he deserves it. Going to show you some remarkable

:55:07. > :55:09.pictures. In 2009, at the age of 40,

:55:10. > :55:11.wildlife photographer David Plummer was diagnosed

:55:12. > :55:13.with Parkinson's disease. Determined not to let

:55:14. > :55:15.the condition defeat him, David used it as motivation

:55:16. > :55:17.to create what he's described His new book '7 Years

:55:18. > :55:23.of Camera Shake', showcases his finest wildlife photography,

:55:24. > :55:25.from predators on the prowl, to the beautiful relationship

:55:26. > :55:27.between mother and child. And David is here to

:55:28. > :55:40.tell us more about it. Good morning. Thank you so much for

:55:41. > :55:46.coming in. You were determined, this will not be to be, I carry on. Yes

:55:47. > :55:51.at diagnosis you go through a dark period and then an adjustment

:55:52. > :55:56.periods but I realised I had no control over what happened to me but

:55:57. > :56:02.I had control over my reaction to it so consequently I chose positivity.

:56:03. > :56:11.I was determined to carry on. Where you a photographer before diagnosis?

:56:12. > :56:15.Yes. So it has always been your life's work? Yes, but there was the

:56:16. > :56:19.period where I thought it was all over before I decided to carry on.

:56:20. > :56:23.The decision to do the book was not the case of I need to get the book

:56:24. > :56:28.published because I have Parkinson's it was more a celebration is that I

:56:29. > :56:33.have got Parkinson's but I am still going and I am now producing some of

:56:34. > :56:37.my best work. We are seeing some of the images you have gathered, how

:56:38. > :56:48.has the Parkinson's affect the durability? Shaking is something we

:56:49. > :56:53.associate with the condition. The tremor is the more obvious symptom

:56:54. > :56:59.but there are many others, fatigue, insomnia, various other things. I

:57:00. > :57:03.just have to plan ahead. If I am shooting at dawn, I might be in a

:57:04. > :57:08.marsh or floating hide and consequent say I have to get up

:57:09. > :57:16.ridiculously early to take my maids survey are working so it is safe I

:57:17. > :57:22.can work. These are stunning shots. Thank you. A lot of tender moments,

:57:23. > :57:26.but you book does not shy away from some of the more... Realistic, tough

:57:27. > :57:30.moments of life and death as well. Some gorgeous images but one of the

:57:31. > :57:33.things which was quite startling when I read your notes was you said

:57:34. > :57:39.sometimes you capture something bad happening to an animal and it is the

:57:40. > :57:45.reaction, the instinctive reaction to keep on going and how it

:57:46. > :57:49.contrasts with human nature. Yes. I think it's sometimes a human

:57:50. > :57:56.condition, something happens to somebody and it is too much and it

:57:57. > :58:01.affects the mental attitude and they tend to give up. But I took

:58:02. > :58:08.inspiration from seeing animals that are hugely ensured and a mess but

:58:09. > :58:12.they keep going. They just persist. I think I have adopted dad and my

:58:13. > :58:18.intention is to just persist and keep on going. 40 years old is quite

:58:19. > :58:27.young to be diagnosed with Parkinson's isn't it? It is, yes, I

:58:28. > :58:33.think only one in 20 come below 50. But it's a very real thing. It does

:58:34. > :58:41.have consequences. People that age tend to be working more active at

:58:42. > :58:46.that period of their lives and it can have deeper consequences because

:58:47. > :58:50.the drugs don't work forever. A lot of the drugs, the main drug has not

:58:51. > :58:54.changed pretty much for 50 years. This is a problem. There are some

:58:55. > :58:59.drugs that are out there that are used for other conditions which are

:59:00. > :59:05.not being made available to Parkinson's sufferers. How much do

:59:06. > :59:08.you think the positivity in your decision to keep going, how

:59:09. > :59:13.important do you think that has been in helping you keep or try to keep

:59:14. > :59:17.on top of this? I think it is everything, I think it is passion

:59:18. > :59:22.and that is my driver. I wake up in the morning and sometimes it is a

:59:23. > :59:27.case of O God, I cannot get out of bed and it's a case of if I do not

:59:28. > :59:32.do it today will I be able to do it tomorrow or next month? It's just a

:59:33. > :59:41.case of getting up, getting moving and keeping going. What's next? ,

:59:42. > :59:49.what is next? I have a real passion for owls, the tawny owl is my

:59:50. > :59:54.favourite bird and it's incredibly elusive and I am going for nocturnal

:59:55. > :00:01.flights of the tawny owl in flight coming in for the kill. Would that

:00:02. > :00:05.be in the UK? In the UK, I travel all over the world but I live in a

:00:06. > :00:09.beautiful part of Sussex. My fascination with wildlife is as

:00:10. > :00:13.strong here as it is abroad. And that means you don't have to get up

:00:14. > :00:24.too early in the morning to do it. It is all night. 4am quite often.

:00:25. > :00:28.Gosh! Please bring us in those shots once you have gathered them. It's a

:00:29. > :00:34.beautiful book. A celebration of what you have been through as well

:00:35. > :00:35.as the animals themselves. And 50% of proceeds go to Parkinson's UK.

:00:36. > :00:38.Thank you. David's book is called '7

:00:39. > :00:45.Years of Camera Shake'. The time is 9am. We're talking about

:00:46. > :00:51.ballet. Think of ballet classes

:00:52. > :00:53.and you probably picture a room full But now an increasing number

:00:54. > :00:57.of pensioners are learning to pirouette in a bid to combat

:00:58. > :00:59.the affects of ageing. Such is the demand for more

:01:00. > :01:02.mature ballet classes, that the Royal Academy of Dance

:01:03. > :01:04.is rolling out lessons Our reporter Lara Rostron

:01:05. > :01:19.is with a class right If you watch carefully you will spot

:01:20. > :01:23.Smiddy famous behind Lara. Absolutely, good morning, if you

:01:24. > :01:27.look over my shoulder you might see a famous newsreader, Angela Rippon.

:01:28. > :01:32.These lovely silver swans are taking part in a gentle ballet lesson,

:01:33. > :01:36.they've been part of the pilot lessons for the over 55s and it has

:01:37. > :01:41.proved so successful, as you said, it is being rolled out nationwide.

:01:42. > :01:46.The director of education and teaching is with me now, Michelle

:01:47. > :01:52.Groves, good morning. Good morning. Why do you need special silver swan

:01:53. > :01:57.classes for adults over 55 rather than adult classes? Adult classes or

:01:58. > :02:02.418-55 and the Silver Swan prices are for 55 and upwards. The teaching

:02:03. > :02:05.must be specific for them as well? Yes, the older learners have

:02:06. > :02:12.different physical needs so the classes accommodate all of those.

:02:13. > :02:16.Thank you. I will join one of our lovely dancers. She is taking a rest

:02:17. > :02:21.and the music is about to start. You started in your late 60s, did you?

:02:22. > :02:26.Yes, late 60s. What do you get out of ballet? Everything, just makes me

:02:27. > :02:33.happy, good exercise, and the posture, so I recommend anyone

:02:34. > :02:38.whatever age to do it. Lovely, thank you for joining us. We will quickly

:02:39. > :02:42.catch up with Angela Rippon, who is an ambassador for silver swans.

:02:43. > :02:48.Hello, we have not got much time. How important is it for ladies and

:02:49. > :02:51.men over 55 to do ballet? There have been so many reports recently saying

:02:52. > :02:56.how important it is, and more important as we get older, to keep

:02:57. > :03:01.muscle strength, balance, special awareness -- spatial awareness, and

:03:02. > :03:05.our minds working, dance ticks all those boxes and these ladies are a

:03:06. > :03:09.perfect sample of how that works. It is better than any kind of exercise.

:03:10. > :03:14.It is better than the gym, if you want a long and healthy life, dance.

:03:15. > :03:20.We are doing ballet. It can be as gentle as you like so it will not

:03:21. > :03:24.harm you at all. You could do flamenco, tap dancing, anything, but

:03:25. > :03:30.the joy of this is any age, any physical situation you find yourself

:03:31. > :03:33.in. You do not need to have done it before, do you? No, it will move

:03:34. > :03:36.every part of your body and you have a good teacher who will adjust the

:03:37. > :03:40.exercises that he or she does to your capability and you will feel

:03:41. > :03:46.wonderful at the end. How do you like dancing, very briefly? I

:03:47. > :03:50.started when I was four and studied classical ballet until I was 17 but

:03:51. > :03:54.I think like most people I don't think I'm different, if you play a

:03:55. > :03:59.decent piece of these it like this, I go yes, let's dance to it, whether

:04:00. > :04:02.at a disco, a family wedding or listening to the radio or

:04:03. > :04:04.television, you want to dance. I will leave you to dance along with

:04:05. > :04:15.these lovely silver swans. So elegant. When you watch it makes

:04:16. > :04:19.you want to set up a bit taller, doesn't it?

:04:20. > :04:21.Better posture. What about the celebrity dance show with

:04:22. > :04:28.celebrities doing ballet rather than ballroom? Naga, know anyone?

:04:29. > :04:31.Thanks very much, Lara and Angela Rippon. Sticking with the musical

:04:32. > :04:34.theme we will be joined by the script macro shortly after three

:04:35. > :06:13.years apart, they are back in the There may be some scattered

:06:14. > :06:14.showers around too. A top temperature of

:06:15. > :06:19.21 degrees celsius. I will be back with the lunchtime

:06:20. > :06:24.news at 1:30pm, back to Naga and John, have a lovely morning.

:06:25. > :06:37.Welcome back. You have had a sneaky glimpse at them. They have sold more

:06:38. > :06:39.than 6 million... 29 million... It is going up every minute.

:06:40. > :06:41.They've sold over 29-million records worldwide and all four

:06:42. > :06:43.of their albums have made the top ten.

:06:44. > :06:45.But three years ago, The Script took a break from music

:06:46. > :06:48.as lead singer Danny needed surgery on his vocal cords.

:06:49. > :06:50.Thankfully it was a success and The Script are back

:06:51. > :06:54.Good morning. Good morning. Good morning. You have a new album, after

:06:55. > :06:54.a bit of surgery. Before we speak to the band,

:06:55. > :06:57.let's listen to their # I tried to find shelter

:06:58. > :07:01.here in the arms of someone new # But I'd rather be there under

:07:02. > :07:04.the covers just with you, ooh # All it does is rain,

:07:05. > :07:16.rain, rain down on me # Each drop is pain,

:07:17. > :07:23.pain, pain when you leave # It's such a shame

:07:24. > :07:30.we messed it up, you and me # 'Cause baby, when you're

:07:31. > :07:32.gone All it does is rain # Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

:07:33. > :07:59.Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh That is such an end of summer sound.

:08:00. > :08:04.10 million hits you've had, streams online. Must be good to be back?

:08:05. > :08:10.Yes, it feels really good, like you said at the top of the show, I had

:08:11. > :08:14.vocal surgery last January. I was diagnosed with having nodes on my

:08:15. > :08:19.vocal chords so I went for surgery in January, I had to be silent for

:08:20. > :08:29.two months, no talking, no coughing, no burping, nothing. How was that,

:08:30. > :08:33.Glen? Bliss, it was silence! I went in for surgery, for a checkup

:08:34. > :08:38.command they noticed they hadn't cut out everything so I had to go and do

:08:39. > :08:41.it again. I was on vocal rest for about six months of last year, so

:08:42. > :08:47.although people think we took a break, it was more of a forced

:08:48. > :08:50.break, and then we started to get serious about Freedom Child, the

:08:51. > :08:54.album, maybe about a year ago, so it took us from the UK to America where

:08:55. > :08:59.we just soaked in everything that was going on at the time, both

:09:00. > :09:02.personally and, I guess, politically as well and came out with this album

:09:03. > :09:07.called Freedom Child, released last night. The day we are living in now,

:09:08. > :09:14.you can see the reaction in real-time. It was number one in

:09:15. > :09:20.Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Malaysia, India... You have been up

:09:21. > :09:24.all night checking the stats? Our make-up lady had her work cut out

:09:25. > :09:28.because I had about three hours sleep. They are used to that, they

:09:29. > :09:35.have a big stash of eye make-up. It was unenforced break. Tell me if I'm

:09:36. > :09:38.wrong, Glen, but reading the research, you might have been

:09:39. > :09:41.getting niggly with each other because you've been together for a

:09:42. > :09:45.while and as a family you are allowed to argue. I think it's

:09:46. > :09:50.healthy to have a bit of chaos while you are on tour and you need to blow

:09:51. > :09:54.off steam but the fact we were out there for so long, we didn't dig

:09:55. > :09:58.deep in Ireland called Croke Park and it was 80,000 people and we

:09:59. > :10:05.probably should have stopped -- we did a big gig. We almost broke down,

:10:06. > :10:12.it was almost like burn-out. What does that look like? Snapping at

:10:13. > :10:16.each other? Fighting over silly things, it is such a pressurised

:10:17. > :10:19.situation all the time, playing in front of 80,000 people every night

:10:20. > :10:24.were starting to get a bit much for us. We had been unsuccessful for

:10:25. > :10:28.longer than we had been successful, so we said yes to everything when it

:10:29. > :10:31.came along and that was the death of us in the end. It must have been

:10:32. > :10:36.awful when you were told you would need surgery, for a singer to be

:10:37. > :10:41.told you have to go without singing for so long is devastating, but in a

:10:42. > :10:44.weird way, maybe it happened at the right time, it enforced the break

:10:45. > :10:47.and might have made you stronger. God does not give you anything you

:10:48. > :10:50.are not capable of getting through and I think he enforced the break

:10:51. > :10:54.and what it did was make us look back on the ten years that we have

:10:55. > :10:58.had, they have been an incredible ten years but it's amazing to look

:10:59. > :11:04.back and say we can't take these moments for granted, and getting

:11:05. > :11:08.back on stage again, for me on this tour, we have smaller shows on this

:11:09. > :11:11.sold-out tour, and for me it was almost like a Premier League

:11:12. > :11:17.footballer who broke his leg trying to play the first match. Will go in

:11:18. > :11:20.hard on the tackle, can I the notes under pressure? I got a motion on

:11:21. > :11:23.the first night, even last night seeing this album do so well around

:11:24. > :11:28.the rest of the world, I was sitting there thinking I can't believe it, I

:11:29. > :11:33.was in hospital bed thinking I would not be able to do this again.

:11:34. > :11:39.Really? There is a point that you go under the knife and there was a

:11:40. > :11:44.doctor with a knife and literally you are letting somebody slit your

:11:45. > :11:48.throat. That was the reality. It was such a long road. I had my friends

:11:49. > :11:52.and family to get me through all this way back to where I am now but

:11:53. > :11:57.I swear to God, I gave up the cigarettes and drink. I might have a

:11:58. > :12:01.little table to night because the album did so well but the cigarettes

:12:02. > :12:06.was a massive one. I cannot stress to any young singers out there right

:12:07. > :12:11.now, give up smoking. Do you think that smoking caused the nodules?

:12:12. > :12:14.Smoking, late nights, singing for two hours every night, really

:12:15. > :12:21.burning the candle at both ends. Shouting at us. All about arguing.

:12:22. > :12:26.We are a pop rock band but I think we fight more than the Gallaghers

:12:27. > :12:33.would but we just don't publicise it. We like a party and we like it

:12:34. > :12:40.to bore but everything in moderation. What about becoming a

:12:41. > :12:40.little bit more... BROADCAST INTERRUPTED BY

:12:41. > :12:47.INTERFERENCE. Freedom Child, the album, as you get

:12:48. > :12:54.older, we all grow up a bit, and you had a chat with your son about

:12:55. > :12:57.terrorism. Yes. It is something we are so mindful of. It is

:12:58. > :13:01.unfortunately becoming the new normal and went six-year-olds and

:13:02. > :13:04.seven-year-olds come to you and ask what is terrorism? As a father, and

:13:05. > :13:09.I'm sure many people out there who have children, that is an incredibly

:13:10. > :13:13.difficult question to address. My thing is I cannot change a light

:13:14. > :13:16.bulb, I am not handy, the only thing I can do is write a song, so a rock

:13:17. > :13:22.song called Freedom Child, which hopefully explained to him, to show

:13:23. > :13:25.people love in the face of hate, and use positivity as a way forward, to

:13:26. > :13:28.try and just be open-minded and listen to people and preached

:13:29. > :13:32.tolerance and try and be more tolerant towards each other. Just

:13:33. > :13:35.because you have a difference of opinion, doesn't mean it's an

:13:36. > :13:40.argument. Nowadays it is starting to become an argument but it's just a

:13:41. > :13:48.difference of opinion. Disagree agreeably. Exactly. Thank you for

:13:49. > :13:50.joining us. We will let you have a look at your app. It is up to 70

:13:51. > :13:52.million now! The Script's album is

:13:53. > :13:57.called Freedom Child. Long sunny days when our countryside

:13:58. > :14:04.is bursting with colour and life.