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Despite her being in the next room. I said, if it was your 19 year old son, or your son, no matter what age, you would be doing the same as me, and he was holding my hand at the time, and he said, yes, i would. Chaotic scenes in Hong Kongs Legislative Council meant the chief executive carrie lam had to leave and deliver a pre recorded annual policy address. A severely brain damaged girl who the nhs believed should have her life support withdrawn has arrived in italy to continue her treatment. And the fallout continues from englands game with bulgaria. Fifa calls racism and obnoxious disease, and Jordan Henderson says england wa nted and Jordan Henderson says england wanted to make the home fans suffer for their behaviour. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at 9. Ahead of thursdays Crucial European Union summit, talks between eu and uk negotiatiors to try to thrash out a last minute deal will continue this morning. Discussions went on late into last night, until well past the deadline of midnight, brussels time. The British Government has described the discussions so far as constructive. We can now cross live now to brussels and adam fleming. Has to brussels and adam fleming. Any real detail ems substance has any real detail emerged of the substance of those discussions, which went on beyond midnight and have started again this morning . No, no substance at all, these negotiations really are happening in a black box, it seems. They resumed about 45 minutes ago, and shortly, Michel Barnier will go to the regular meeting of the European Commission commissioners, and he will update them on the state of play, so maybe we will get some information leaking out from that meeting. But talking to eu sources this morning theyre suggesting that all the action is not here in brussels, it is in london, suggesting that some big, tough choices and decisions have to be made within the government, and with the governments partners in the dup and amongst mps who might back any deal. Now, theyre being pretty vague but i get the impression from reading between the lines that there is not much more progress that can be made in the room between the uk and eu negotiating teams. And Michel Barnier said yesterday to eu ministers meeting in luxembourg that there were really only three options. Either there is a deadlock in the talks, more time is required for more talking, or there is going to bea for more talking, or there is going to be a very last minute deal. It looks like options one and two are the more likely ones, rather than a last minute deal, that is how it feels at the moment, sorry to be so vague. If anything, briefly, adam, were looking at, if there is going to bea were looking at, if there is going to be a deal, that we are talking about some kind of technical extension possibly or possibly a longer extension, what is your gut feeling on that . Yeah, the idea of an extension has become pretty much an extension has become pretty much an inevitability here in brussels and it has been that way for quite a few days now. The question is, what is the extinction for . Is it a short, technical extension as it has come to be known, because there is a deal either done or in prospect and just a short period of time is needed to finalise and ratify it, or is ita needed to finalise and ratify it, or is it a longer extension, either because Boris Johnson is it a longer extension, either because borisjohnson has been forced to ask for a three month by parliament, through the benn act, or because there is such a stalemate, more time is needed for something bigger to happen to unblock the process. But no one here in brussels, i will be frank, thinks that the uk will be leaving on 31st october. Because they also say the uk has completely withdrawn from this leaving with no deal on 31st october, if necessary, rhetoric. Adam, thank you very much for that. Our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg just tweeting in the last few minutes, and adam was saying that the eu now believes all the action is in london, government sources, are indicating this morning. Some within that erg group of pro brexit mps, talking about the deal that is on offer, although we are not hearing many details of it, are not hearing many details of it, are we, being tolerable. We can talk about this with our assistant Political Editor, norman smith, at westminster. Your sources also indicated presumably that the government is suggesting the chances ofa government is suggesting the chances of a deal this week are very limited . Well, i think there is a definite attempt to douse down some of the expectation that had been built up overnight. The sense that momentum was inevitably building towards some sort of ingredient, in part, i think because when you look at the choreography of today, it just feels as though everything is in place agreement for some sort of announcement. We had yesterdays delayed cabinet taking place at four oclock, where the Prime Minister was presumably going to two fellow ministers on whether a deal had been reached, then, in the early evening, he is meant to address a tory mps, and then tonight, the expectation was that the government would put down a motion paving the way for that special sitting of parliament on saturday. So, you can see the sort of choreography of the day pushing people towards some sort of deal or outline agreement. I think the problem really is, every time miss johnson gives a bit of ground in brussels, he loses a bit of support in westminster. And i suspect what is perhaps giving some cause for concern is that the language coming out from the dup is sounding pretty tough. They are not in the same group as the erg group of brexiteers, who seem much more willing to go along with what Boris Johnson is proposing. The dup seem to me to be in another camp altogether. And listening to their leader, Arlene Foster, before she went into talks with borisjohnson last night, she was pretty forthright, to say the least, saying, that there was not going to be an agreement unless her party backed it. She was asked whether she trusted Boris Johnson, backed it. She was asked whether she trusted borisjohnson, and she said, no, i dont trust anyone but myself, in these negotiations. And she categorically rejected idea of having the a Customs Border in the irish sea. So, that may be the reason why within no 10, there is a good deal more caution this morning. And it was interesting listening to david davis, the former brexit secretary, this morning, who also warned that if the dup were unhappy, then some of the tory brexiteers may well stand by them. This is what he said. Quite a lot of tory mps will ta ke said. Quite a lot of tory mps will take theirline said. Quite a lot of tory mps will take their line from what the dup say. Well, Arlene Foster said on this programme that the issue of a customs divide between Northern Ireland and the uk, the rest of the uk, was, quotes, a blood red line. Well, right when she sees the detail of the deal, whether she thinks this isa of the deal, whether she thinks this is a blood red line, or whether it is a blood red line, or whether it is an acceptable comprise. If she says not acceptable. Well, i make up my says not acceptable. Well, i make up my own mind, but i will look at what they say, because it will be important. If the dup says this is intolerable to us, that will be quite important. Now, the dup, of course, have their own pressures, because if they choose to stand out against borisjohnsons because if they choose to stand out against Boris Johnsons deal, because if they choose to stand out against borisjohnsons deal, they risk being blamed if there is no deal. And also i imagine they risk a significant backlash amongst some of their own supporters in the farming and business communities. So, there are big stakes here for the dup. The parents of harry dunn have refused to meet the woman involved in the crash which killed their son, during a visit to the white house. Charlotte charles and tim dunn met President Trump who offered them the chance to meet Anne Sacoolas. They didnt know she was waiting in the next room. Duncan kennedy has more. Arriving at the white house, harrys parents, charlotte and tim, had no idea they were about to meet the president of the united states. They spend 15 minutes with donald trump. Afterwards, charlotte said that at one point, the president held her hand, but she says they still dont know if the woman who knocked down harry would return to the uk. I asked him again, i said, if it was your 19 year old son, oryourson, no matter what age, you would be doing the same as me. And he was holding my hand at the time and said, yes, i would. And he said maybe well try and push this from a different angle. Harry dunn died six weeks ago after his motorbike collided with a car in northamptonshire. The car was being driven on the wrong side of the road by Anne Sacoolas, who later left the uk, despite being the main suspect. In a stunning surprise, President Trump told harrys parents that mrs sacoolas was waiting in the room nextdoor, and wanted to meet the couple there and then. But they refused, saying talking about harrys death with Anne Sacoolas must be done in a proper, controlled setting. He seemed to understand that our grief has been locked in for seven weeks now, on a case that should have been very, very clear cut. And he understands, or he seemed to understand, that that Meeting Needs to be with therapists and mediators in the room, and notjust her and us. Its, you know, thats not. I wouldnt imagine thats even advisable for her, let alone us. The fact that this case has even made it to the white house has stunned charlotte and tim. Just six weeks ago, they were grieving for harry after that car accident in the northamptonshire countryside. Now, after all theyve been through, they say that all they ever wanted was to seekjustice for their son. The determination of this family from northamptonshire has been remarkable. Amid their grief, theyve crossed the atlantic, met a president and maintained their dignity to serve their son. Duncan kennedy, bbc news, at the white house. Radd seiger is the spokesman for the family and was with them at the white house. We can speak to him now in new york. There has been a lot of activity since you joined me here in the studio about a week ago to talk about harry and his parents, culminating in this extraordinary meeting. Just give us your account of what happened at the white house . Well, im still catching my breath, were about 12 hours on and ijust wa nted were about 12 hours on and ijust wanted to give myself some space and time to figure outjust what happened. Because at least as far as iam happened. Because at least as far as i am concerned, that was a totally unprecedented and quite extraordinary meeting. We were in new york, mid morning yesterday, doing a number of appearances on the brea kfast doing a number of appearances on the breakfast shows out here, trying to raise harrys case amongst the population here. And i got a phone call, it must have been about 11 oclock, saying, from somebody at the white house, they could not tell me who, but a senior government official, wanted to see us, and would we please come down to washington . It is about three hours away. Of course, we talked and we said, lets go and see what they have to say, maybe its something positive. Once we got in there, there he was, mr trump. And so, that was our first surprise. And our Second Surprise was when he told us that mrs sacoolas was in the building. Ourthird that mrs sacoolas was in the building. Our third surprise was that she was in the next room, and wa nted that she was in the next room, and wanted to meet us. And then the fourth. Sorry, youve described this, i think the word you used earlier was an ambush . It was clearly a meeting that was organised by them in haste, and i think the expression thats been used, and i dont mind repeating it myself, was, nincompoops on the run. Because when we got the call, we thought we were going to come down and maybe talk about finding a solution to this problem, this diplomatic immunity issue. And we travelled down and looked forward to it. We did not know anything about mrs sacoolas being either in the building, or next door, already to meet. I daresay if i had not been there, annita, and said, no, we are not doing that, he would have just flung open the door and she would have almost likejumped open the door and she would have almost like jumped out upon us. Open the door and she would have almost likejumped out upon us. You cannot imagine anybody thinking that that was a good idea. Yeah, nincompoops is what they are, and they are on the run. And a bank of photographers waiting there potentially to capture this image . And of course, that was the fourth surprise. When i walked in i had not even seen surprise. When i walked in i had not even seen them, it is almost like they spirited out of somewhere. There were about three or four of them. And they were clearly ready, in my view, to take that magic snap when maybe charlotte and mrs sacoolas managed to come together, andi sacoolas managed to come together, and i daresay President Trump would have found a way into the shot. And i was horrified. At that point, annita, i jumped up i was horrified. At that point, annita, ijumped up and i said, no, thats not happening. Clearly they wont happy because that was their plan. You know, you dont need to be a psychiatrist to understand that you dont have that sort of meeting in an uncontrolled environment, with the worlds media watching you. You do it in the worlds media watching you. You do itina the worlds media watching you. You do it in a controlled setting with mediators and therapists around. Honestly, annita, words fail me. On reflection, was there anything useful that came out of that, because you were told by the National Security advisor that Anne Sacoolas was not going to be coming back to the uk. We heard harrys mum say that donald trump said to her, lets see if we can push this from a different angle. And she said to him, if this was your son, you would do anything to getjustice. So, has anything useful come out of this . I think the most usefulthing by far, we had by farand this . I think the most usefulthing by far, we had by far and away our best advocate speaking directly to President Trump in no uncertain terms, saying that she is not going to let this go, she is not going to be swept under the carpet, and my guess, you do have a son, President Trump, and what would you do, you would do executive same thing . And he listened intently. So she got her voice right directly across and he was taking it on board. And it was actually quite a touching moment because they did hold hands at one point and because they did hold hands at one pointandi because they did hold hands at one point and i did see him squeeze her hand, and that was touching. And the familys next step . The next step is, we maintain our campaign, we will not rest until mrs sacoolas is backin will not rest until mrs sacoolas is back in the uk. Radd, thank you very much for talking to us again, read seeger, family friend and spokesperson for the family of harry dunn. Gap talks gap between the uk and eu will continue today with both sides hoping a deal can be reached ahead of tomorrows summit of eu leaders. The parents of harry dunn met President Trump at the white house, but refused to meet the woman they accuse of killing their son. That they accuse of killing their son. Was after suddenly she that was after suddenly discovering she was also in the building. The hong kong chief executive, carrie lam, had to cut short her annual policy address beause of protests inside the legislature. In sport, the fallout from racist chanting during englandss match with bulgaria continues. Fifa because racism an obnoxious disease and Jordan Henderson says england wa nted and Jordan Henderson says england wanted to make the home fans suffer for their behaviour. The republic of ireland missed out on a chance to qualify for the european championships, losing 2 0 in switzerland. Their hopes of qualifying now rest on their home match with denmark next month. Andy murray is through to the second round of the european open in belgium after winning in straight sets in antwerp. More on all of those stories in about 20 minutes. I will see you then. Back to our top story and the Prime Minister is hoping to strike a brexit deal within the coming days, and then he would have to get it through parliament. Boris johnson would be in plummeting the result of the referendum ofjune 2016, when 5296 the referendum ofjune 2016, when 52 of voters backed leave and 48 backed remain. But where do voters stand on brexit now . After more than three years of debate and negotiation . I am joined three years of debate and negotiation . Iam joined by professor sirjohn curtice, professor of politics at strathclyde university, and he joins professor of politics at strathclyde university, and hejoins me from our studio in glasgow. A very good morning to you. Those questions about where voters stand now, have they changed their mind . They have been asked so many times, especially in the last year or so, when those negotiations continued to be protracted and difficult. Looking at the latest polling, have many voters changed their minds . No, the honest truth is that not very many voters have changed their minds. Typically, when voters are asked how they would vote in another referendum, we get between 85 and 90 of those people who voted in the 26 to referendum saying they would do the same thing again. That said, it is true that the polls do tend to show, rather than the narrow lead for leave which there was in the referendum, a narrow lead for remain, but that arises essentially not so much because of people whod changed their minds, but those people who didnt vote three years ago, according to the polls, are rather more likely to say they would vote remain rather than leave. So in truth this is not the most politically interesting poll, for the most part. And i think against that backdrop, although those on the remain side think that a second referendum is something which would come up with an outcome which is much more favourable to them, i dont think we can be absolutely sure at this point. What is also true is that not only does the outcome with the outcome be uncertain, but remain and leave voters dont actually agree about whether or not we should be having a second referendum. The polls suggest it is pretty close, depending on how you ask the question. But on balance, remain voters are pretty keen on the idea, because they see the polls which suggest remain are ahead of leave. Leave voters go, we have already had a referendum, why do we need another . And they tend to be opposed to the idea. It sounds obvious but it is worth stating that leave and remain voters clearly still hold a very different views and that is at the nub of this problem and why it has been so difficult for anyone to find any comprise, i guess . That is absolutely right. Because leave and remain voters have very different views, it means there is not any possible option, when the pollsters give people for five options to choose between, such as leaving without a deal, Something Like norway, reverse article 50, have a referendum. When you give people those kinds of choices, you discover that nothing like 50 of the electorate are in favour of any of these options. The two most popular options tend to be either reversing brexit or leaving without a deal. To that extent at least, you can see how we are quite deeply polarised on the subject. But not even those options get the support of much more than a third of the public as a whole. People complain about mps not being able to make a decision, there is not a majority for anything. Well, the truth is, there is not a majority for anything in the wider public, either. But when you see and you ask people what we should do, you ask people what we should do, you discover remain voters above all tend to say, lets just reverse article 50. Around two thirds of them choose that option. On the other side of the fence, leaving without a deal is at the end of the day the single most popular option amongst leave voters, around a half of them seem to think that is what we should do anyway. But if the mr johnson does not get a deal this week, that proportion amongst leave voters could be more towards two thirds. So we are deeply polarised on this subject which just goes to show that the Prime Minister has got a difficultjob finding a compromise which might satisfy both the house of commons and the european union. Finding a compromise that might also in the end of unite the country may be an even more formidable job than the one he has currently facing this week in brussels. Finally, briefly, it will be very interesting to see, if the uk goes beyond the 31st october, again, without leaving, missing a second brexit deadline, effectively, what that does to peoples opinions . Jour, i dont think it will change people views about brexit and i think leave voters will be greatly disappointed, and many remain voters im sure will be relieved. The crucial question will be what impact does it have in terms of how people vote . Will the leave voters go, that is the third time the tories have let us down, we therefore need to switch to nigel farage and the brexit party. Or do they go the only way we can absolutely ensure that we get brexit through is to give mrjohnson the majority he is after and therefore they fall in behind the conservatives. And the answer to that question is frankly unknown at the moment. Chaotic scenes in Hong Kongs Legislative Council meant the chief executive carrie lam had to leave and deliver a pre recorded annual policy address. This is how some opposition lawmakers greeted ms lam as she arrived at the chamber. Placards showed her with blood on her hands, with the slogan, five demands, not one less. That refers to the demands made by the leaders of the pro democracy protests. Made by the leaders of the prodemocracy protests. And the protests then followed ms lam inside the chamber, as you could hear the opposition legislators shouting her down. She tried twice but had to abandon her speech. She eventually delivered it outside the chamber on a video link. Earlier, we heard from oui a video link. Earlier, we heard from our correspondent who is in hong kong. If you think, this time yesterday, carrie lam gave a press conference and she was holding up a copy of this policy address and it had a blue cover on it, like a big, shiny brochure and she said she personally chose the colour blue because she wanted it to reflect how she hoped that soon there would be blue skies in hong kong and the u nrest blue skies in hong kong and the unrest which has gripped the city would fade away. She was hoping that the vision she had outlined today would be a really good way of starting that process. It didnt end up starting that process. It didnt end up like that and as we saw, chaotic scenes in the chamber behind us, which, of course, was a place which was stormed by protesters back in july. She was not able to give the address, and when she did, it was through a video linkup. Just listening to what the Pro Democracy Movement have been saying in the past hour or so, they havent seen anything in there which they believe addresses their concerns. Lots of talk about the housing crisis that carrie lam believes people are living through here, but nothing in the way of political reform. Although to be honest, we didnt really envisage her ever going that far, making that sort of concession. A severely brain damaged girl who the nhs believed should have her life support withdrawn has arrived in italy to continue her treatment. Five year old Tafida Raqeeb is now in genoa. It is the first time a family have fought an nhs court and won and then successfully moved their child abroad. The duke and duchess of cambridge, william and kate, are continuing their five day visit to pakistan. Today they are visiting a glazier in the hindu kush mountain range, and a village in the himalayas. It is the first royal visit to the country in 13 years. They will learn about the effects of Climate Change on the glacial landscapes during the trip. Its believed to be one of the most expensive dramas ever to be shown on the bbc the tv adaptation of philip pullmans best selling trilogy his dark materials. The series, which premiered in london last night, is set in wales. Our reporter sian lloyd has been to take a sneak peek behind the scenes. The two female leads in the tv adaptation of philip pullmans best selling trilogy his dark materials. I want you as my assistant. Are you an explorer like my uncle . I can teach you to wield power. In this story, their relationship is complex. The beautiful and elegant mrs coulter, played by ruth wilson, enchants lyra the young heroine. But a dark side is soon revealed. Oh, such a grand word. She is the antagonist. And she does ghastly things, yes. And i find it hard justifying why she does those things but i have tried to find the human part of her. She is an amazing character and forever mysterious and forever fascinating and we keep getting deeper and deeper and trying to work out and everyone has different answers. She has to make a journey. Lyra embarks on a dangerous adventure. It is a huge part for the 14 year old in a story that appeals to all ages. The most amazing thing about the show is that a seven year old can watch it and see the adventure but a 40 year old can watch it and see the darkness and the messages inside it and all the layers and stuff. I am right here. Filming on the second series is already well under way. An unusual move before the first has aired but the bbc says it demonstrates its commitment to an iconic work. In this world, every character has a demon, an animal that represents their inner self. To help the actors rehearse with a Computer Generated creation, 3d puppets were made for them to rehearse with onset. Instead ofjust being a simple visual effects reference, it is actually something that people can relate to and look in the eye and see the character that they are. Its a big budget series that has taken years in production to get to the first screening last night. This premiere sees the stars grace a black, not red, carpet. A nod to the magisterium, a dark controlling power in his dark materials. There is a war raging right now. Lyras best friend rogerfinds himself the centre of a mystery. Played by a 12 year old actor. Its fun and it is dramatic. Its very tense. It has dark moments. It has, like, a bit of everything. And the whole universe, because it is set in a different universe, and its got has demons, like souls in the form of an animal, its a bunch of exciting stuff. Philip pullmans books have fans all over the world and for some, meeting their heroes was overwhelming. There will be high expectations, but they wont have long to wait. The First Episode will be shown on bbc one on november 3rd. Coming up in the sports news well hear from the newly crowned heptathlon World Champion, Katarina Johnson thompson. Now, its time for a look at the weather. Good morning. This morning, we have seen a good morning. This morning, we have seen a lot of rain moving from the west towards the east. As we go through the rest of the morning, it will play most of the uk, except the fads north east of scotland, where it will move through orkney this afternoon and into shetland this evening foster behind it, a lot of sunshine. There will be some isolated showers dotted around, for example South West Wales and South West England and you could catch the odd rogue one elsewhere but they will be the exception rather than the rule. Temperatures 11 and the north to 16 in the south. Through this evening, we take a bite of the band of rain. Temperatures drop quite quickly, especially, sheltered glens of scotland, in the north east and north east england, where we could see an air frost. Towards the west, a bit more cloud and we will see some showers arrive. That leads us into tomorrow, and libby stout to the day that a sunny one for many. Showers already in the west could be heavy in boundary with some hail. Blustery winds blowing some hail. Blustery winds blowing some to the east and temperature is about 11 15 or 16. Hello this is bbc news with annita mcveigh. The headlines eu and uk officials resume brexit talks this morning in an attempt to reach a deal that can be agreed by leaders at a key summit tomorrow. The parents of harry dunn met President Trump at the white house, but refused to meet the woman they accuse of killing their son despite her being in the next room. Chaotic scenes in Hong Kongs Legislative Council meant the chief executive carrie lam had to leave and deliver a pre recorded annual policy address. Via video link. A severely brain damaged girl who the nhs believed should have her life support withdrawn, has arrived in italy to continue her treatment. Time now for the morning briefing, where we bring you up to speed on the stories people are watching, reading and sharing. One of the biggest stories from yesterday, set to continue today, is the trip to america for the parents of 19 year old harry dunn, who was killed in a car crash involving the wife of a us diplomat, who returned to america and is claiming diplomatic immunity in the uk. They were inviteed to the whitehouse top meet President Trump yesterday, but described the meeting as an ambush, told that the woman driving the car Anne Sacoolas was waiting in the next room. We have heard from the familys spokesperson already. Harrys father tim, has spoken to the today programme this morning. He said he was sorry about harry and then he sprung the surprise that mrs sacoolas was in another room in the building and whether we wanted to meet her there and then. As weve been saying from the start, we want to meet Anne Sacoolas, but we want to do it in the uk. So the police can interview her. We didnt want to be sort of railroaded into. Not a circus as such, but into a meeting that we werent prepared for. Lewis hamilton is trending on twitter today, after an Instagram Post about the environment that left some concerned for his mental wellbeing. In the post, he said he feels like giving up everything adding, why bother when the world is such a mess, going on to say that becoming vegan is the only way to become part of the solution rather than the problem. Well, its fair to say theres been some criticism of the tweet, with one Climate Change activist commenting Lewis Hamilton says a vegan diet is the only way to save our planet. Then he climbed into a car that guzzles gazillions of fuel per lap. There that tweet i was just referring to. But theres been some support too, one person here saying twitters full of people who tweet about Mental Health awareness, but who also drag Lewis Hamilton for pointing out the worlds on fire. Another story trending today is prince harry, who got quite emotional when talking about the moment he and the duchess of sussex where pregnant with baby archie. Here he is last night speaking at the well child awards. Last year when my wife and i attended, we knew we were expecting our first child. No one else did at the time but we did, and i remember. He breaks down. Applause. Sorry. Gaby roslin with the reassuring arm pat for him. Another story getting lots of traction as a wildlife photographer of the year, with some incredible pictures, as always. This bid and reef squid taken by a 14 year old who won wildlife photographer of the year. If you are wondering what this is, its an army of a nts wondering what this is, its an army of ants ta ken wondering what this is, its an army of ants taken in wondering what this is, its an army of ants ta ken in costa wondering what this is, its an army of ants taken in costa rica by daniel cronin. It is this, the winner of the competition that has ca ptu red winner of the competition that has captured peoples hearts on social media, taken in the mountains of china. Just look at the expression on its face when it spots the fox. That is definitely one for a caption competition, isnt it . lets take a look at what you are reading and watching on the bbc news app. Number one, we spoke to said john curtice already today, have uk voters change their mind on brexit . That is number one on our most their mind on brexit . That is number one on oui most read. Their mind on brexit . That is number one on our most read. You can look at lots of polling information on that. The number two story is the meeting, extraordinary meeting between harry dunn ands parents and donald trump and that bombshell meeting after they discovered the woman they blamed for killing their son was next door in the white house. Number three, the uk cities where rent is rising the fastest. Nottingham tops that list, followed by leeds and bristol. Aberdeen reducing the biggest falls in red. Going down to the most watched, you have just seen it on the briefing, prince harrys emotional moment during that speech when he talked about discovering that he was going to become a father. Thats it for todays morning briefing. Sport now, and time. For a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. Sally ijust had to check you are there waiting for us. Of course you are. That must be scary when you turn around and think who is a term i hope i know their name good morning. The fall out from englands night in bulgaria continues this morning, as we continue to learn more about what happened on the night. Jordan henderson says the england players wanted to make the home fans suffer for the racist abuse by beating them on the pitch. There are also reports that the bulgarian players told england that the racism was pre planned and co ordinated. So co ordinated, in fact, that its claimed that some of the abusers were disguised as stewards in sofia. It looks organised. To get 50, that many people inside the stadium, all dressed up in the t shirts and the no respect sign, if you compare that to our own stadium, it would be allowed and they were there for the best pa rt allowed and they were there for the best part of the first half before they left of their own accord or whether they were asked to leave. Looked coordinated. And talking about disguised as stewards, that makes sense as well. The authorities there had pretty much 72 hours before the game, once the Czech Republic game had finished, to get things right and know the eyes of the world would be watching them and they didnt take the opportunity, u nfortu nately. So, to the consequences. The president of the bulgarian fa Borislav Mihaylov has resigned. Uefa say the football family and governments need to wage war on the racists, whilst fifa president Gianni Infantino says the sport needs to think more broadly about fixing the problem. Troy townsend from the Anti Racism Group kick it out, says an example needs to be made of bulgaria. News of fresh sanctions for the italian side lazio. There stadium in rome will be partially close for the european game against celtic on the seventh after racist behaviour by the lazio fans against french side rennes earlier this month. They have been fined over £17,000 also. That night in sofia dominating the back pages. The guardian give an account of what happened in the tunnel after the match and the conversations between the england players. The times says the players had been offered counselling after the game and the sun says footballers a crossroads. And the republic of ireland missed the chance to qualify for next summers european championships. Thats after losing 2 0 to switzerland. The hosts took the lead early on, and then doubled their lead right at the end of the game. Ireland also lost captain Seamus Coleman to a red card. Their qualifying hopes now rest on next months meanwhile, theres a worry for Manchester United after keeper david de gea limped off during spains qualifying match with sweden. United face premier League Leaders liverpool on sunday. The game last night finished 1 1, meaning spain qualify for next years finals. Andy murrays paid tribute to the role that wife kim played in his rehabilitation from major hip surgery. Murrays currently playing the european open in belgium, and he beat home favourite Kimmer Coppejans in the opening round in antwerp. Murray says he would have given up on the game, had it not been for his wife. Now, a brilliant year could be about to get even better for the heptathlete Katarina Johnson thompson. She won herfirst global outdoor title at the World Championships in doha and the european indoor pentathlon title in march. She is now on the shortlist to be named world athlete of the year and she is with us right now. Lovely to see you, good morning good morning. What is it like watching those pictures back for you . Still unbelievable to me those pictures, i watch them with my mum last night for the first time just happy to see that it actually happened when you are going through that process , when you are going through that process, did you feel different this time around . In the build up and during the competition . Yes, for sure. I feel like ive during the competition . Yes, for sure. Ifeel like ive been through enough experiences now to know how it is. With the timetable it fell a bit different, all the events are very squashed up and they were in the evening, night time and the light show and stuff but my approach to the competition, i felt a lot calmer. You are right, the competition was really different. How did that affect you . It was really strange. Normally when you wa ke really strange. Normally when you wake up, you wake up for the heptathlon at 6am. For both days. This time you woke up and had the whole day to just sort of relax. Time to get nervous couldnt eat my lunch. I think it was like a good nerves, it was an anxiety about adrenaline. But i think it definitely worked well for my performance, anyway youve changed a few things, not only. Youre much more, i think you are more confident in your own abilities. But you have now moved to france . Yes. What does the thinking behind that, its clearly working . i went through a number of different yea rs i went through a number of different years where i was doing the same thing year after year and getting the same result and i wanted a radical change and thats what i did. I moved away from my home in liverpool. Everyone in liverpool stays in liverpool i moved away, i left my dogs are my mum and family. It was a big change, but it is paying off. The first couple of yea rs paying off. The first couple of years it was me settling in but now i feel years it was me settling in but now ifeel im years it was me settling in but now i feel im reaping the benefits of that change and the coaching strategies and everything. How the coaching strategy is different, how is life different . My body is learning to cope with the heptathlon. I feel i train six times a week, sometimes twice a day. My bodyis a week, sometimes twice a day. My body is able to get through a heptathlon now without injury. They give me confidence, they build me up. They believe in me. That shows on the track. Do you feel that actually you are just coming into. Going into an olympic year, does it feel like this is your. Moment, this is your year, this is going to be your season . I hope so. Ifeel like ive given my time itself to develop, moving to france as well because of the first year, in 2017, it still wasnt there but 2018 was a glimpse of what i could do. This year, im World Champion and next year. You cant even say it i know imjust so cant even say it i know imjust so happy of the position im in pre tokyo and i hope to have. So happy of the position im in pretokyo and i hope to have. What isa pretokyo and i hope to have. What is a plan before tokyo, what will your training schedule be like between now and then . Im going to have a little holiday first, its been a long season. I did the indoor season, i did a long year, finishing in october fostered next year, i will probably do some indoor, the glasgow grand prix and then the british competitions ill be doing will be the anniversary games and then also the newcastle ones. So it will be a slow build up that tokyo is my main goal. Tell me relax on holiday . am going to relax, wont do anything. You dont run, do you . My do anything. You dont run, do you . My coach texted me saying he wanted me to do the gym twice a week. Its a bitannoying. But me to do the gym twice a week. Its a bit annoying. But its only a short turn over to tokyo, nine months, so i have to get back on it. Brilliant to see you, thank you very much indeed forjoining us, Katarina Johnson thompson. Let me remind you about sportsday, that at 6 30pm. That is all the sport for now, more coming up throughout the day. Great to see Katarina Johnson thompson talking about her fantastic win thank you, sally. It is 9 44am. The headlines on bbc news. Talks between the uk and eu will continue today with both sides hoping a deal can be reached ahead of tomorrows summit of eu leaders. The parents of harry dunn met President Trump at the white house, but refused to meet the woman they accuse of killing their son. The hong kong chief executive, carrie lam, had to cut short her annual policy address beause of protests inside the legislature. Premature birth thats a birth before 37 weeks is globally the biggest cause of death among newborns. While incubators can save the lives of some premature babies, they can also leave them with long term disabilities. Now, scientists in the netherlands say they are within ten years of developing an alternative an artificial womb that could save many more lives and reduce the risk of such disabilities. As part of our one hundred women series sofia bettiza reports. Imagine a future where babies are born from machines. In 2017, researchers in the us successfully tested an artificial womb on lambs. And now, a group of doctors in the netherlands are working on the first artificial womb for humans. After being born, a premature baby would be placed in this, an artificial womb full of liquid. And we will close the bag. This is the artificial placenta and it is connected to the baby with the umbilical cord of the placenta and the umbilical cord of the baby. The hope is that this could increase the chances of survival of premature babies. Around the world, about 50 million children are born prematurely every year. And half of them dont survive. Like james. His mother gave birth to him when he was only 2a weeks old. He died two months later. At that time artificial womb was like magic. We dreamt about it, if that was a possibility, but it wasnt. When premature babies are put in an incubator they get oxygen pumped into their lungs to survive. But theyre not yet developed enough for this. An artificial womb, on the other hand, would have a baby floating in fluids and kept in a sealed environment until it is fully grown. This will change the lives of many people, because those babies are going to survive. Dr oei says the technology is nearly ready. But is Society Ready . A group of designers in amsterdam have created this to represent what the technology could look like. The inflatable balloons are like wombs with babies inside and the tubes coming out of them would carry the fluids that babies need to survive. This was one of the first sketches. Lisa created the model because she feels the key to society accepting this new technology is the way it will look. You wouldnt really imagine putting your baby in a plastic bag. You wouldnt feel comfortable with that. So, we need to think about a design that you feel comfortable. This technology seems to offer parents hope, but could it actually end up presenting them with an extremely difficult choice . As it is now, if the child is 22 weeks, we just simply do not treat and, unfortunately, the child dies. But with the artificial womb, it seems to be the case that they have to actively say, no, were not going to say the child, which can, you know, evoke feelings of being a bad parent, you know. Despite some concerns, doctors plan to Start Testing artificial wombs on humans within the next ten years in the hope this could save the lives of millions of preterm babies around the world. Sofia bettiza, bbc news, the netherlands. Nhs screening programmes in england should be made available at evenings and weekends and in more convenient locations, according to a government review. The study, carried out by the former chief inspector of hospitals, sir mike richards, said the changes would increase uptake. He also wants the it systems used for the tests to be updated warning that, at present, they can lead to errors. Its more than 30 years since most of britains coalfields closed for good, following one of the biggest industrial disputes in britains history. But a generation on, a new report says former mining regions are still suffering economically. Joining me now is sean obrien, Property Investment and investor for the Coalfields Regeneration trust. It was the trust that commissioned this research by Sheffield Hallam university, wasnt it . This ongoing weakness, as the report describes it, is social disadvantage, economic disadvantage and i guess it shows how when you lose such an important sector of industry, you get really deep structural changes and it takes a long time to recover from them . Yes, thats right. The closure of the coalfields, the mines, was an economic shock for the community. You are right, that does take a long time to recover from. You are right, that does take a long time to recoverfrom. Investment you are right, that does take a long time to recover from. Investment in Community Infrastructure and Industrial Infrastructure to support new initiatives takes time to deliver. I think the research said something along the lines of 170,000 jobs would need to be created in these former coal mining areas to try and bring employment rates up to the levels we currently have in the south east of england. It talks about the 42 of residents of the coalfields live in the most deprived 30 of the uk. Is there any evidence of these areas managing to catch up . Because they have been big efforts to try to bring about regeneration, havent they . Yes, there is evidence the communities are catching up at the communities are catching up at the rates at which they are catching up the rates at which they are catching up is much slower than the National Average and far behind that of the south east. Its very important that we do have Funds Available to promote services and infrastructure that will allow employment skills and health, to bring the national. Bring up to the National Average as quick as possible. We will come onto the details and a second but why havent those areas been able to catch up to the National Average . Havent those areas been able to catch up to the National Average7m partly to do with forgotten communities, communities left behind. The Northern Powerhouse and engine have been good at promoting Infrastructure Development to the larger cities, on the basis that this infrastructure will drag the communities along and the regions along behind them. Unfortunately, in some cases, that just along behind them. Unfortunately, in some cases, thatjust doesnt happen. So tell us about the trusts plan to bring about further regeneration . You want to see a significant sum of money invested by government, tell us what you would do without money, £10 million, think . Yes, we would like to see government funding for the trust reinstated. That money would be used to provide infrastructure for businesses in the forms of new industrial accommodation fit for the zist industrial accommodation fit for the 21st century that communities and businesses in the coalfields definitely need. The income generated from those assets would be generated from those assets would be generated back into the communities, to provide skills, employment, health and well being initiatives. You are talking about small and medium sized businesses, arent you . You are explaining big businesses, they need to see a certain rental return, they are not going to go into these communities, but these smaller businesses, its notjust about the economic returns but it is also about social returns . That is right. The trust operates in a very different way to bigger businesses, as you save us up different way to bigger businesses, as you save us up for us, not all returns of financial bust it is clear we do need to make a financial return because the trust is a self sustaining charity, sustaining itself through income generated from property, but there are social returns which are equally important to the trust and that is about getting people skilled, educated, employed, fit and healthy to work and contributing back to society of their communities. Shaun obrien from the Coalfields Regeneration trust, thank you for coming to talk to us. We often hear about us doubles struggling with low budgets, short bed space and long patient times. But the hospital in cambridge has become the first in england to be given an outstanding rating in every category by the care quality commission, based on things like safety and leadership. This report from john maguire. This is raju, who until recently suffered a debilitating lung disease. And this is the team at Royal Papworth Hospital that saved his life. Today he is back meeting some of the staff who carried out his lung transplant. What differences in your life . Just to see the look on of my childrens faces. And the hope in the face of my youngest, my 13 year old son. That is the biggest difference for me. That they can see a future. Royal papworth in cambridge specialises in heart and lung conditions. It has an auspicious history. A0 years ago, staff carried out the First Successful heart transplant in the uk. Advances in medicine and treatment have enabled them to take on some very difficult cases, such as rajus. Transplant operations are emergencies are often happening at night and having done a lot of transplants, it is never routine. This operation was technically difficult because he had very small lung volumes and we were putting a big lung into the left side for him. So, his was harder than average, i think. The hospital today receives an unprecedented outstanding in every category from the independent health regulator, the care quality commission. Sadie vonjoel co ordinated the transplant and said so many people are involved. The donor Co Ordinators who first approached the families regarding donation and without their generosity and bravery, we would not even be in this position. The team in bristol who offer the organs out and then the Surgical Team who have to go down and do the retrieval. A massive team effort. And this is just one of the success stories. I have a 1. 5 year old dog, may be able to take him a walk. That is the target, take the dog for a walk. Just before the weather, we had some pictures of the north Korean Leader as youve properly never seen him before. Astride a white charger amid the snowy mountains. These pictures, released by the countrys official news agency, show chairman kim climbing the slopes of mount paektu, revered as the countrys spiritual home. The agency described the visit as a great event of weighty importance. Reminiscent of some Vladimir Putin images. Now its time for a look at the weather. Here is simon king. Low pressure in charge at the moment and that will keep things unsettled over the next few days. This area of low pressure towards the west has this weather front across the uk. This morning, for many of us a soggy start to the day. You may have needed your umbrella. But that is moving eastwards. You can see the cloud associated with that, pushing further eastward. Played for Northern Ireland, so some sunshine here at the moment. Wales, the south west of england also having some sunshine, just like this from our weather watcher in somerset was that many of us will get to see some blues guys i suspect by the end of the day. But the rain could linger for a while across the north east of scotland. A bit of clouded eastern areas. Eventually, there will be some brighter skies here. A few showers in Northern Ireland that the most a drier afternoon than it has been through this morning. Plenty of sunshine, maximum temperature is 1416. Sunshine, maximum temperature is 14 16. Tonight, the cloud and rain will clear away from the north east of scotland. We could see a few showers around Western Areas but on the whole, a dry night and there will be some clear spells. That will mean it could turn quite chilly, especially in the north east of scotland. Here, patch a touch of frost. Temperature is widely getting into the fairly low single figures, 37. Into the fairly low single figures, 3 7. Throughout thursday, low pressure is continuing to move its way very gradually eastwards. Think of it as a washing machine of showers, rotating around. You can see by the end of the week, it hasnt moved very far. So that is the theme going through tomorrow onwards, sunshine and showers. This is now thursday for us to be can see the showers, many around the western half of the uk, a few showers in the south east of england. For many northern and eastern parts, staying dry mainly with some sunshine. Maximum temperatures on thursday, 1415 maximum temperatures on thursday, 111 15 degrees. And at the end of the week, the low pressure system is still there, the washing machine of showers continuing to spin around the area of low pressure. Again, by the area of low pressure. Again, by the showers, predominantly towards western parts of the uk, although the north east of scotland, could see some rain here and some showers around the english channel. Some of the showers could be on the heavier side, submerging to give longer spells of rain across wales, through the south west of scotland. Eastern parts looking largely dry and again, there will be some sunshine for the maximum temperature is about 12 15 degrees. Guess what . As we go through the weekend, more of the same. Hello, its wednesday, its 10 oclock, im victoria derbyshire. Helen mcourt was 22 when she was murdered over 30 years ago. Her killer has never revealed where he buried her body. Her mum has campaigined for years for a law to stop the release of those who dont dislcose the location of their victims bodies. The law, helens law, was finally included in the governments plans for new legilsation this week, but her daughters murderer is due for release next month. Will the law be in place in time to help this family . Harry dunns parents have been to the white house to ask President Trump to send the woman who killed their son in a motorbike crash back to the uk to face questionning