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the brits are going well at the masters, and even rory mcilroy, recovered from that sinking feeling, to stay involved with everything to play for. good morning. it is a mild weekend for all of us, but unfortunately we are going to see some wet and windy weather at times. i will have all the details coming up shortly. it's saturday, 14th november. our top story: the prime minister is said to want to "clear the air and move on" after his chief adviser, dominic cummings, left downing street for the last time following a long—running power struggle. mr cummings, who's been one of the most influential figures in westminster in recent years, is expected to continue his work from home until he leaves his post in mid—december. our political correspondent nick eardley reports. leaving by the front door for the last time, dominic cummings, who had been boris johnson's last time, dominic cummings, who had been borisjohnson‘s most senior, influential aid, but whose time at the heart of government is over. when borisjohnson the heart of government is over. when boris johnson became the heart of government is over. when borisjohnson became prime minister he turned to his allies from the brexit referendum. mr cummings and his vote leave collea g u es cummings and his vote leave colleagues were brought in to make sure brexit was delivered to shake up sure brexit was delivered to shake up the way the government worked. but mrcummings was up the way the government worked. but mr cummings was deeply controversial, often finding himself in the limelight. in particular, after he refused to apologise after driving to barnard castle from london during lockdown. sorry i'm late. we agreed that we should go for a short drive to see if i could drive safely. but it is tensions in here which proved his downfall, with faction fights in number ten bursting into the open in recent days, as different groups fought for influence over the prime minister. boris johnson's fiance, carrie symons, was one of those who had raised concerns. but for months, many of borisjohnson‘s mps and even some ministers have been unhappy with the style of government with mr cummings in numberten, with the style of government with mr cummings in number ten, and very few people seems to have the prime minister's here. he was always someone minister's here. he was always someone who would sort of shake things up. he didn't take things just because they had been done that way. they couldn't be done any other way, and i think it is always good to have people who challenge the system, challenge the way things are done, he has always been very influential in that way. now the vote leave era in number ten looks to be drawing to a close. it is up to be drawing to a close. it is up to the prime minister to decide what happens next. let's get more from our political correspondent jonathan blake, who's in downing street for us this morning. so, jonathan, we see the door behind you there. help us with a little explainer. we had dominic cummings emerging yesterday, slightly theatrically, leaving for the last time with his cardboard box. what is the story that goes behind that? good morning, charlie. there are conflict ding and colourful accounts about dominic cummings' final hours in downing street yesterday. we know there was a meeting between the prime minister and dominic cummings, and lee came, the communications director here at number ten, yesterday around lunchtime, at which borisjohnson was said to have wa nted borisjohnson was said to have wanted to clear the air and move on. at that point borisjohnson accused lee kane and dominic cummings of briefing against his fiancee, carrie symons. but was rejected by another source, using a four letter word which i cannot repeat at this time of the morning, and another in the room cold it a lovely conversation, but —— during which time the three men reminisced about their achievements together. what this tells you that even after an incredible turbulent week at number ten and the departure of these two men there is still something of a grapple for the definitive version of events which are the sort of last throes of the power struggle we have seen throes of the power struggle we have seen play out here in downing street over the last week or so. but dominic cummings has left for good, bara bit of dominic cummings has left for good, bar a bit of working from home between now and christmas, and it does leave a void that needs to be filled at the heart of boris johnson's premiership. he has brought in his long aide are edward lister to run things as his interim chief of staff, but there are big questions from here on about the nature of borisjohnson's time in downing street, his government from here on, and just how things will be run by downing street for the rest of his time here. scientists advising the government on the coronavirus pandemic are warning that the type of christmas we'll be able to enjoy hangs in the balance. latest figures show the r number, the rate at which the virus is spreading in the uk, has fallen — raising hopes that some restrictions could be eased over the festive period. but experts say the situation remains volatile. simonjones reports. there are just 41 days to go until christmas, but it is still far from clear what a christmas in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic will look like. the hope is that the current restrictions on our daily lives will lead to a decline in cases in the coming weeks, reducing the number of people going into hospital and ultimately dying. the r number, the average number of people an infected person passes the virus onto, is currently between 1.0 and 1.2. scientists advising the government save r is well below 1.0 for some time, they may be greater potential for the loosening of social distancing rules during the festive period. but if r is high, they will be little to no scope for changing things over christmas. crucial is what happens when the four—week lockdown in england comes to an end. we can bring incidents lower, it allows us a little bit of wiggle room. but when we need to be really careful, is actually when we pull the plug, as it were, on december @2d, if we go back to a tier one situation or even lower restrictions, cases may start to climb rapidly again. —— december two. so when we need to be careful is that three—week period from december two up until the christmas period. in many places, the christmas lights have already gone up, though in england, nonessential shops must remain closed until the start of next month at the earliest. this weekend meeting was held between the four nations of uk to discuss a joint approach to christmas, no firm conclusions were made, and they will be further meetings in the coming weeks. high, if you could take this swab... plans to give students home are already being prepared. as many as possible will be offered rapid results covid tests before leaving campuses, to minimise the risk of the disease beings that. but for many, the ultimate christmas gift would be the rollout of a vaccine, bringing with it the hope of a return to some sort of normality. at around 9:10am here on breakfast we will be joined by the virologist dr chris smith and also the epidemiologist professor sian griffiths, who will be taking your coronavirus questions. please do get in touch via email, facebook and twitter, the details of how to do that are on your screen now. you have me seen this before, the way we work it is, they are both fantastic experts, and we use the word punter—friendly. they will deal with things straight up, giving straight answers. ideally what we do get your questions and put them through to the experts and we try to get some clarity in a situation that is often quite unclear. it is like a coronavirus surgery, is often quite unclear. it is like a coronavirus surgery, isn't it? yeah. donald trump has spoken publicly for the first time since losing the us presidential election. at a news conference to talk about the us response to the pandemic, president trump said that he would never impose a lockdown, but implied the next administration might. he is yet to conceed the election tojoe biden, but did acknowledge that he might not be in the white house beyond january. ideally, we won't go to a lockdown, i will not go, this administration will not be going to a lockdown. hopefully the, the, uh... whatever happens in the future, who knows what the future administration will be, i guess time will tell. we're joined now by our north america correspondent peter bowes. i suppose what we have been waiting for is to see donald trump speaking in public and just wonder if he could concede defeat, and if we can actually say this is him conceding defeat or just actually say this is him conceding defeat orjust alluding to the fact that he has not one? well, yes. good morning to you. i don't think he is quite there yet. he is inching towards acknowledging in public that he has not won the election, that joe biden was the winner, but he is not there yet. this was, as you say, a news conference to talk about the coronavirus. firstly, it wasn't much ofa coronavirus. firstly, it wasn't much of a news conference because the reporters were not given any opportunity to ask the president questions. and hejust throughout that phrase, talking about the next couple of months and the administration that will be in power after then, afterjanuary, and he just said, we will wait and see. that is as close as the president is getting. at the same time, earlier in the day, joe biden projected as the winner of the final two outstanding states, georgia and arizona, that getsjoe biden to the number of 306 electoral college votes. why is that significant? it is exactly the number president trump managed to win four years ago against hillary clinton. the situation has been reversed. and while his news conference was about coronavirus, there was not a... apologies to our viewers, peter bowes, a los angeles correspondent, talking about donald trump, and as he was making clear, this was not a concession, but obviously people are keeping a close eye on the language donald trump uses and is the results came in from the us election. 0ther other stories for you this morning. talks on a post—brexit trade agreement have made less progress in the past week than the eu had hoped for. an eu source said one of the meetings was "short and brutal." one of the uk contingent said "big gaps" still remained between the two sides, with sticking points around fishing quotas and goods. there are just seven weeks for any deal to be agreed and ratified, before the end of the transition period on january 1st. greggs is to cut more than 800 jobs because of the pandemic. the bakery chain warns it "will not be profitable as a business" if sales continue at the rate seen in lockdown. many of its shops are in city centres and rely on office workers who are staying at home. as of last night, more than £37 million had been raised for children in need on what was the 40th anniversary of the fundraiser. covid restrictions meant there was no live audience, and the broadcast on bbc one was a bit shorter than normal. but there was still plenty of fun to be had, as david sillito reports. please welcome your hosts, alex scott and chris ramsey! it was a stripped back, socially distance anniversary for children in need. a live audience was watching on magazine. in 1980, the total at the end of the night was just over £1 million. a0 years on, joe wicks alone got twice that for his 2a—hour workout. three, two, one! a charity single featuring cher, the rickshaw challenge, the familiar children in need ingredients. of course, this year, people were cycling indoors. and the live musical performance, no big western choruses, instead, andrew lloyd webber on a keyboard, a safe two metres from a solid performance by carrie hope fletcher. # when you try your best but you don't succeed... but some things we re don't succeed... but some things were unchanged. the public was my generosity, and in a year which has brought new challenges of loneliness, isolation and covid related hardship, the need for children in need. and of course, so many families get to benefit from the donations from children in need, as were showing yesterday, so many families have fitted. yeah, the stories of the people who have received money in the past, it gets you every time. that is why people have been so generous at what is a very challenging time for a lot of people, with household budgets and that sort of thing. we will be talking more about children in need and some of the things that went on later in the programme. for now, let's look at some of the front pages. many of the papers are leading with the news of dominic cumming's departure from downing street. the i is reporting that the prime minister's team is "torn apart by feud" and quotes conservative mps who say mrjohnson should now focus on the coronavirus pandemic and brexit. according to the daily telegraph, mr cummings described the prime minister as "indecisive" and accused him of "dithering". the yorkshire post has dedicated its front page to the 13 victims of serial killer, peter sutcliffe, who died yesterday. the son of his first known victim, wilma mccann, has told the paper that murderers and criminals like the yorkshire ripper should not be treated as "cult figures." and finally, after a very different a0th children in need last night, the website carries a thank you message to everyone who helped fundraise and donate towards the £37 million raised. that is an extraordinary sum of money. and it all goes to those who need it most. it is just coming money. and it all goes to those who need it most. it isjust coming up to 6:15am. susan is taking a look at the weather this morning. you know, yesterday it was really lovely... have you had your coffee? it is louise! i am so sorry! i didn't even look. that is my fault, i take it back, louise. you are not the first, honestly. louise leah, this is louise, i have forgotten what i was going to say. it was really sunny and lovely yesterday, wasn't it? but this morning, felt the outside? that filthy. you are not going to like me whether iamasue or you are not going to like me whether i am a sue or lou this morning because the forecast is wild. lots of rain around, strong winds, rough seas today and it will continue for much of the weekend. why? well, we are being quite literally invaded by weather fronts in from the atlantic moment, plenty of isobars on the charts as well so it is going to be pretty gusty with gale force dust of winds along exposed coast. —— gusts stop as we push north and east, another part of wet weather moving into south—east england by this afternoon. air force dusts on exposed coast —— gale force gusts. maybe eventually into northern ireland, we might see some writers guys put up the wind gusts are going to bea guys put up the wind gusts are going to be a feature for 15 mile an hour quite widely and perhaps more along exposed coast of south—west england and up through the irish sea. in terms of the field, it will be quite mild because the wind direction is coming from the south—west four. not sure you will notice that nevertheless, those two bridges are slightly above where they should be for the time stop the rain starts to ease its way east through the night and then we're set up for quite a showery start to sunday morning. incredibly mild start to sunday, it has to be said. despite some showers at the west and south, the temperatures sitting around 9—12. we start off on sunday with yet the potential for more start off on sunday with yet the potentialfor more rain start off on sunday with yet the potential for more rain to come. these weather fronts still continue to move in from the atlantic, particularly across south—east england for a time. they will be some heavy rain first thing on sunday morning and that will linger for much of the day but it will start to ease away and sunday should bea start to ease away and sunday should be a day of sunny spells and scattered showers for many. 0nce again, it is going to be windy, particularly down to the south on sunday where we could see gusts for a time. plenty of sharp showers as well driving in across the south—west and bristol channel. here are the temperatures... 10— 1a degrees. it literally is a little bit of everything because as we move ahead, there is another weather front putting in for monday but take a look into next week. we have rain potentially on monday, plenty of showers around but then noticeably cooler and the next week, we could even be talking about a little bit of snow across the higher ground of scotland. there you go. how do you get this into your head? 16 degrees in london and also you are talking about snow. is itjust november? november likes to keep us on our toes. plenty to talk about. i'm sorry if i mention snow, that is the only thing you will be talking about, isn't it? christmas is looming. we will think about other things, iam looming. we will think about other things, i am sure. now it's time for the film review with mark kermode. hello and welcome to the film review with me, mark kermode, rounding up the best movies available for viewing in cinemas and in the home. christmas may be in danger of being cancelled but christmas movies are already mounting their regular festive assault with a christmas gift for bob opening last week and jingle jangle: a christmasjourney now playing on netflix. what's wrong, grandpa ? i had a perfect life. a loving family, and a magical shop. until an old friend took it all. but he didn't get this. forest whitaker is jeronicus jangle, an inventor whose mojo is dried up following the theft of his designs by his old apprentice villainously played by keegan—michael key. because i'm the toymaker of the year, toymaker of the year, toymaker of the year... toymaker of the year! enter granddaughterjourney who unlocks the key to buddy, a flying robot who looks like the result of a bizarre close encounter between the mechanical heroes of short circuit and wall—e. will buddy save the day or will he too be stolen away? i always work. just needed someone to believe. appropriately for the time of year, jingle jangle is a cheesily pre—packaged and alarmingly overstuffed affair. at times, it reminds you of all those bits from chitty chitty bang bang that you always forget are in chitty chitty bang bang. you know, like the bit when caractacus potts invents a haircutting machine and then winds up dancing the old bamboo for reasons that no one can quite understand. whitaker, who starred in an kasi lemmons' black nativity back in 2013, gets into the festive spirit will with heavy doses of mournful pathos while madalen mills provides a charming lead asjourney. elsewhere, hugh bonneville cameos as the man holding the purse strings while ricky martin stops living la vida loca just long enough to breathe vocal life into jangle's pint—sized creation, don juan diego. i encourage you to not be an imbecile! narratively, it's a total mess. the movie equivalent of one of those transformers toys — less a christmas carol than a christmas cinematic car crash. but, the tunes are catchy, the dance routines energetic, and the overall tone breezy enough to make you forget that you've seen all these bits before, although not necessarily in this order. music # them that's got shall lose # so the bible says and it still is news # mama may have... in the documentary billie, battle of the sexes director james erskine revisits journalist linda lipnack kuehl‘s attempt to write the definitive biography of singer billie holiday. # hey there baby make up your mind # cos i've been waiting such a long, long time...#. drawing in around 200 hours of never—before—aired interviews, we hear from those closest to holiday presenting an intimate portrait of her life that spans from her tough childhood to her early days as a rising star, the often abusive relationships with men, her international breakthrough and musical innovation, and premature death at the age of aa. all this is framed within battles for racial and gender equality in which holiday proved such a powerful voice and illustrated with restored and colourised film footage and stills and spine—tingling musical performances. # but god bless the child that's got his own...#. while holiday's story which inspired the 1972 biopic lady sings the blues is both familiar and revelatory, erskine strives to overturn the idea that holiday was a victim, something this documentary does very well. what's less successful is the attempt to intertwine holiday's story with that of her biographer whose own life was also cruelly cut short. there are some intriguing parallels and juxtapositions but inevitably, it's holiday who remains the real focus, the reason to watch. you can find billie in select cinemas in scotland and wales and on barbican cinema and on—demand now and amazon and itunes from monday. # here is a strange and bitter cry #. cheers and applause growling the south korean zombies on a train romp train to busan was one of the real treats of 2016, a breathless affair packed with kinetic physical action and sharp social satire. we've already had an animated prequel, seoul station. so now, here comes the sequel. set several years after the original outbreak, train to busan presents: peninsula finds a ragtag group returning to the plague zone in search of a truck stashed with money. the mission seems straight forward but when our anti—heroes are ambushed, it becomes apparent that not everyone in the infected zone is undead. there is also a touch of aliens. the sisters prove their own. there is a videogame quality but the blood and tea rs videogame quality but the blood and tears finale is terrifically overcooked fun. not a classic, then, but an entertaining distraction. train to busan presents: peninsula is currently playing in a few cinemas, then it's on digitalfrom november the 23rd and on dvd and blu—ray at the end of the month. the amount of money that he's just offered us, i'd be stupid not to do that. we'll be in and out, mate. we'll be home by ten. i'm not taking him. why? cos he can't drive! sorry, mate. from korea to the uk with london—based dutch director rene van pannevis, whose short film jacked won a bifa award in 2016. that short, which was apparently autobiographically inspired, has now provided the basis for a feature, looted, shot on a micro budget over 17 days in hartlepool. charley palmer rothwell is rob, the young car thief who tells his dying father that he's job—hunting when in fact, he's out stealing wheels. thomas turgoos is leo, the friend who encourages rob to get involved in a job that lands him in dangerously hot water. the title and premise may make looted sound like a geezery romp, but the film itself is anything but that. it's more a study of somebody being pulled apart by the demands of their life, torn between commitments to family, friends and financial reward. the cast, which includes morgane polanski, are uniformly adroit, with particular plaudits to thomas turgoos, who's gone from strength to strength since his remarkable debut in this is england all those years ago. you can find looted on all major vod platforms and in a few cinemas. look out too for virtual screenings, in which cinemas and distributors share the profits. in 1962, sophia loren won an oscar for her starring role in de sica's two women, and a few years later, she earned a second nomination for marriage italian style. now, loren is back in the oscar running once more, this time for a standout late career role in the life ahead, adapted from the novel by romain gary and directed by her son loren plays madame rosa, a holocaust survivor living in a southern italian port town who cares for the kids of sex workers, a profession she once shared. when orphan senegalese street kid momo steals rosa's bag and then moves in with her, and initially fractious but ultimately redemptive friendship ensues. gary's novel was previously adapted as madame rosa, with simone signoret in the title role, winning the oscar for best foreign language film in 1978. this new version makes key changes to the time and place of the story, but also softens its edges, sidestepping some of the complexities of the source in pursuit of more formulaic emotional engagement. the result is a fairly standard melodrama, alternately tear—jerking and uplifting and played out to syrupy musical accompaniment. if loren does pick up an oscar nod, as variety recently said she might, she'd not only become the academy's oldest ever best actress nominee, she'd also break henry fonda's record for the longest gap between acting nominations. the life ahead is on netflix now. i have schizophrenia, a chronic mental disorder allowing for visual and auditory hallucinations, never normal. the end. i'll leave you with news of another film that's currently playing in the few cinemas that are open, and hoping to expand its release as more reopen in the coming weeks and months. adapted from a novel byjulia walton, words 0n bathroom walls stars charlie plummer as adam, the highschooler living with schizophrenia, which causes hallucinations. with his father gone and his mother now dating a man he neither likes nor trusts, adam strikes up a friendship with maya, played by taylor russell. she's smart and has a sideline in tutoring but can adam tell her about his schizophrenia without scaring her off? there's a touch of donnie darko about the wry tone of this ya drama aided by the presence of beth grant who plays the head of adam's new school and who famously doubted your commitment to sparkle motion in richard kelly's cult classic. as for the people in adam's head, they're very much like the personifications used in ron howard's 0scar—winner a beautiful mind. luckily the movie is open and aware enough about its own touchstones to be able to carry a running gag about not having a good will hunting moment and then having it anyway, which i kind of liked. worth mentioning too that like the more critically—lauded current release eternal beauty, words 0n bathroom walls strives to paint a more positive and enlightened picture of schizophrenia and does so with wit, humour, and empathy. some of the reviews have been rather sniffy, but it made me laugh and it made me cry. and for that, it gets a thumbs up. is that why you didn't tell me? because you thought that i was going to leave? that's it for this week. thanks for watching the film review, stay safe and i will see you next week. you didn't give me a chance to stay. would you have ? i love you. hello, this is breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. good morning, here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. boris johnson's chief adviser, dominic cummings, has left downing street for the last time after a power struggle behind the scenes was made public. mr cummings, who's been one of the most influential figures in westminster in recent years, is expected to continue his work from home, until he leaves his post in mid—december. the prime minister is said to want to "clear the air" and move on. scientists have warned the coronavirus r—number, the indicator of how fast the virus is spreading, must drop to below one, if there's any hope of easing restrictions this christmas. it comes amid concerns the number of those testing positive for the virus could increase when the current lockdown in england is lifted on december the second. sage scientists warn that a cautious approach is needed. if we can bring incidents lower, it allows us a little bit of wriggle room. but where we need to be careful is actually when we pull the plug, as it were, on december two, if we go back to, say, 81 situation or even lower restrictions, then cases may start to climb rapidly again. donald trump has acknowledged that he may not be in the white house injanuary, but stopped short of conceding the presidential election. in his first public briefing sincejoe biden claimed victory, mr trump said he would not take the us into another coronavirus lockdown, but implied the next administration might. 0ur north america editor jon sopel reports. after a record long period of silence, eight days, donald trump is approaching a microphone. the news conference has been called to talk about the search for a vaccine at a time when coronavirus cases seem to be spiralling out of control across the whole of the united states. for the whole of the united states. for the past nine months my administration has initiated the single greatest mobilisation in us history, pioneering, developing and manufacturing therapies and vaccines in record time. donald trump insisted he wouldn't shut down the us economy again. but...|j insisted he wouldn't shut down the us economy again. but... i will not 90, us economy again. but... i will not go, this administration will not be going to a lockdown. hopefully the... whatever happens in the future, who knows which administration it will be, i guess time will tell. but i can tell you this administration will not go to a lockdown. it won't. this is the first acknowledge from the president that he might not be there come january. but to the specific question, would he now concedes to joe biden, he didn't hang around for questions from reporters, much to their frustration. his questions from reporters, much to theirfrustration. his battle to overturn the results is going badly. 0n overturn the results is going badly. on this friday the 13th, in michigan, a judge throughout the case brought by his campaign over the way voting was conducted in detroit. joe biden will win arizona, he is the winner of 11 electoral votes. in arizona, the networks finally called the result tojoe biden today, and significantly, the trump campaign are not going to challenge it. the campaign is being compounded in georgia, another long—time republican citadel which has gone to biden, although the state will be subject to a recount. so we will be counting every single piece of paper, every single piece of coloured, every single lawfully cast legal ballot. the president—elect, who is busy working on his transition, has not made any comment. but maybe he feels he doesn't need to. his attitude has been since last saturday that it is done, it is over, he is the next president. john sobel, bbc news, washington. a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars is expected to be brought forward by ten years to 2030. sales of hybrid cars, which have both a traditional engine and an electric motor, will be allowed until 2035. the decision to bring forward the ban is part of measures to combat climate change, as the uk prepares to hold a global summit in glasgow next year. more than 30 people are known to have died following one of the most violent hurricanes to strike the philippines in recent years. typhoon vamco caused major flooding when it made landfall earlier this week. many in coastal regions were evacuated to centres around the capital, manila, where there are fears conditions could lead to a spike in coronavirus cases. police are searching for a gang of masked men who stole more than £100,000 of jewellery during an early morning raid. security footage captured the moment the intruders ransacked a shop in ely in cambridgeshire yesterday. 0fficers said a "staggering" amount of watches and rings were taken in just a few minutes. the a0th anniversary of children in need was celebrated last night with a three—hour broadcast, which raised more than £37 million. the show included joe wick‘s 2a—hour pe challenge, a padel—tennis match between peter crouch and sir andy murray and an andrew lloyd webber performance of a song from his new musical, cinderella. lots going on. and i think mike is going to pick up a bit on the sporting challenge. but tennis match was a real moment for the sport because we pioneered the beginning of it about ten years ago on brea kfast. of it about ten years ago on breakfast. i love the story about how patel tennis was invented, it is like a squash between —— cross between squash and tennis. there was a mexican tennis player on a hillside who kept hitting the ball so hillside who kept hitting the ball so badly it went down the cliff edge, so he came up with the idea of a tennis court with sides, which makes it so much more accessible. you have great moralities, you can play off the back wall. it was great to see andy murray playing. three things. you said padel, isaid "paddle", which is it? padel. butl say moustache, don't i? 0k, call it what you like. secondly, i missed the match between andy crouch and andy murray, so i don't want to know who won. and can we play? yes, let's have a game, when i looked over and we are allowed again, we will. it is a great spot it is spreading, there are courts all over the uk now. and you know your goals, don't you? we spoke about tommy fleetwood yesterday. it really is wide open halfway through the masters, with the likes of tommy fleetwood, former champion danny willet and justin rose, poised and hovering just two shots of the group at the top, which includes world number one just —— dustinjohnson on includes world number one just —— dustin johnson on nine includes world number one just —— dustinjohnson on nine underpar. but it was a day of ups and downs for many on the famously tricky augusta course, as patrick gearey reports. augusta national is one of sport's most beautiful settings, but it can also be savage. rory michael roy well knows the dangers. that doesn't mean he can always avoid them. that's so bad! 0h, mean he can always avoid them. that's so bad! oh, my god! at one stage his masters was following where that ball went. but michael roy found buoyancy, bottles and birdies just roy found buoyancy, bottles and birdiesjust when he needed them. he remains in the tournament. something brightened a jumbo cannot be sure of. the favourite, amount his huge hitting has torn up golf courses, couldn't of cluster augusta. no crowd and nobody knew where that had gone. possible, lost momentum. power in golf isn't everything. the de chambeaux roadshow has taken some detail. it helps if you know your way around. danny willett one here four years ago. and he sits just two shots off the lead with tommy fleetwood. and then there's the tiger. woods feels this place like no other. he can measure it within an inch. but at four under he will need to get closer. if anyone can, it's him. patrick geary, bbc news. so much is different due to the pandemic, and so instead of the usual autumn internationals, we have rugby union's new autumn nations cup. it kicked off with wales in dublin, where ireland scored the tournament's first try, as quinn roux, helped the hosts, to a 10—point half—time lead. ireland moved further in front before this late effort from james lowe sealed the victory for andy farrell's side, while for wales it's now six consecutive defeats. now football fans will again get to see some premier league matches for free. aston villa's win at arsenal last sunday, was the final pay per view match after the premier league decided to scrap its controversial experiment. all matches from after the international break through to the new year period will now be available via one of their regular broadcast partners, including the bbc. some will be free to air. liverpool forward mo salah has tested positive for coronavirus while on international duty with egypt. he has no symptoms, but is likely to miss liverpool's next two matches against leicester and atalanta. lewis hamilton will be hoping to claim pole position, later for the turkish grand prix to put himself in the best position to make yet more history. he can equal michael schumacher‘s record of seven formula one world titles if he doesn't lose more than 7 points to mercedes teamate valtteri bottas. but it won't be easy. he was almost a second off the pace, of max verstappen in practice yesterday. qualifying gets underway at midday. great britain will start day a of the european track cycling championships in bulgaria top of the medal table, after winning two gold medals and one silver yesterday. neah evans won her second gold of the championships in plovdiv, adding the womens individual pursuit title to the team pursuit gold she won on thursday, while team—mate laura kenny took silver in the 0mnium. while matt walls also became a double gold medallist. he'd already won the elimnation race. last night he was untouchable in the men's 0mnium, winning that by 12 points. and walls could make it a treble — he goes again in the madison, tomorrow. challenge cup holders leeds have been eliminated from the super league play—offs after losing 26—1a to catalan dragons. the french side were always in control, racing into an 18—0 first half lead, and although leeds fought back in the second half, its the dragons who go on to face st helens next week for a place in the grand final. meanwhile, the former england captain sean 0'loughlin will retire at the end of the season, having made over a50 appearances for wigan. he's won 10 trophies in his career, including four super league grand finals. there's a huge night of boxing ahead, with katie taylor and former world champion kell brook in action. brook is in las vegas to take on the undefeated american terrence crawford, who is regarded by many as the top pound for pound boxer in the world. despite considered as a big underdog, brook fancies his chances of causing an upset. this has come into the perfect moment for me where people are writing me off, you know? and it is down to me now to perform, and i'm looking forward to the performance, because i've never seen me, you know, more fully focused and prepared like this before. so i'm looking forward to this guy, taking me through these years, because i've got then gears to go through. so i'm going to look spectacular saturday night. you know, he couldn't do it. he is back to his best and there is a new calm aura surrounding kel brooks today. it is good to be calm. yes. got to keep those nerves in check. it is all about control. thanks, mike. nasa and spacex were due to send astronauts to the international space station tonight, but even a meticulously planned rocket launch can be delayed by the one thing we can't control — the weather! the four astronauts are preparing to make the first operational crewed flight, using a privately owned spacecraft. simon king has been speaking to those who provide that crucial forecast. ignition, lift off! may 2020, and two nasa astronauts on their way to space the new spacex crew demo programme. the day before, the launch had been aborted, withjust 17 minutes to lift off. all because of the one thing we can't control. we continue to violate a couple different weather rules that we now do not expect to clear in time to allow for a launch today. but who are the weather forecast is that the critical decisions for a space launch? our role, the 45th weather squadron, is pretty huge and what we do in the space industry. essentially, at the cape, nothing gets to space without our support. and so we are talking launch vehicles, keeping those safe, protecting all of our assets and personnel as well. so safety is kind of the big thing here with us. the a5t h of the big thing here with us. the a5th weather squadron has a number of rules which have to be passed before admission is go for launch. most of these involve the type of cloud, lightning, atmospheric electricity and rainfall. forecasters monitor the conditions around cape canaveral and abort sites in the buildup to lift off, but it is not always as straightforward as it might seem. people look at the conditions that are going on outside and they are kind of like, i wonder why we're not launching today? it is great picnic weather. we have that upper—level cloud, but do potentially have better rectification and have that mixed space, so punching a rocket through that could condense that electric field a little bit stronger and trigger its own lightning strike. unless you can give us another ten minutes, i don't think we are going to get there with any of the rules today. that was mike michael keenan, the launch weather office on that day in may. i asked him what it feels like to make those important weather decisions. you enter the countdown, kind of mentally no—go for all the criteria, and prove that we are go. so on launch day you have a whole team that helping you evaluate. you are the voice, but you have the team on the voice, but you have the team on the radar, flying the aircraft, and providing the data to you to feed to the launch director. so everybody is understanding that launching through dangerous conditions is not something anybody is pushing for and we can always stand down and launch another day and that is always the safest thing to do. the first nicer and spacex operational mission, known as crew one, will carry four astronauts to the international space station. web lives at stake in a multi—million pound mission, the go or no—go decisions of the a5th weather squadron will once again be critical. simon king, bbc news. so, thatis critical. simon king, bbc news. so, that is how it can affect spaceflight, but we are interested in what is happening here on earth, obviously. and that is what louise is looking at this morning. you are not going to like this we can pass forecast, i'm going to tell you. pretty miserable but it is november after all. a lot of wet and windy weather, as my mum used to say, indoor day today, i suspect, unless you want to get out and get a good soaking because there is plenty of weather fronts across the country at the moment as they will stay with us throughout the day. plenty of isobars across the uk as well which means that the winds are going to be lighter feature to the story, too. the rain has been so far heaviest the further west you are but that wet weather is all spinning its way steadily north and east as we go through the morning, we will see a pulse of particularly wet weather moving into south—east england by lunchtime which could linger for quite some time. gale force gusts of wind out to the west and that said, not a bad day in the far north of scotland, and gradually brightening up scotland, and gradually brightening up into far north of northern ireland as well. gusts of wind in excess of 50—55 mph in places. that is really going to be a blustery day. top temperatures, well, although the wind direction coming from a south—westerly and a mild source is probably not going to feel like those temperatures suggest. through the night, the rain will ease, perhaps with the exception of the south and east facing coasts. plenty of showers being driven in by this strong south—westerly winds. 0vernight lows of just around this strong south—westerly winds. 0vernight lows ofjust around 9— 12 degrees once again and tomorrow is another unsettled day but i suspect tomorrow will be a case of more sunshine and showers for most of us. most of the show is coming in from the west. we could start off with some pretty wet weather to clear away from eastern england, as you can see quite clearly with this weather front bringing some heavy rainfora time weather front bringing some heavy rain for a time and then sunny spells and scattered showers are likely throughout the afternoon. the strongest of the wind on sunday look likely to be done across the south, particularly on those exposed coast where we could see gusts potentially in excess of 60 mph with plenty of sharp showers being driven in as well. 0nce sharp showers being driven in as well. once again those temperatures on the mild side for the middle of november. 10— 1a degrees. ijust wa nt to november. 10— 1a degrees. ijust want to point out to you what is going to happen into monday because it gets quite interesting. we have more wet weather coming in. once that moves out of the way, monday looks likely to be, again, another u nsettled looks likely to be, again, another unsettled days. funny spells and scattered showers but temperatures will fall away and as we move into next weekend, we draw in an northerly wind, noticeably colder, we could even be standing here talking about some snow showers on higher ground was not everything! thanks, louise. more variety because here is the travel show. this week the team are looking into the pros and cons of booking a holiday in 2021. hello and welcome to the show, once again in lockdown at travel show h0. it's getting a bit like groundhog day, isn't it? but i know from looking at our media feeds just how many of you, like us, are desperate to get back out there, on the road again and i suppose all we can do in the meantime is plan and dream and we've got plenty of great inspiration coming your way. first though, for those of us who are looking forward to a time when we can travel again, what does that look like? and how can we safely book a trip when things are still so uncertain? well, normally at this time of year lots of us would be thinking about booking our usual summer trip to the beach or maybe an easter city break, and there is, of course, one holiday coming up very soon that many travellers may still have their eye on. but coronavirus has meant that this festive season will look a little different. travel website, skyscanner, has found that, despite this, many brits are still searching for some of the more traditionally popular christmas destinations. they've also been surveying thousands of people a week since march to try and understand how people's views on travel are shifting. the searches we see people doing are short—term booking horizons so that's either seven days or seven weeks at most, and generally that could be, you know, getting home if a restriction has come into place, it could be getting away to work away, but actually, when portugal, for example, came onto the list of countries that you could go and visit, we saw a spike of about 2000%. it's one thing to look at concrete bookings and searches but when you're speaking to people about their feelings about travel, really, what's the shift for you? so they want to be sure their money's safe and actually, again, that they can move things around, make sure they can get a refund and then, second to that or alongside it, i should say, is the health factor. people are really saying that, you know, not only is it their responsibility to take care of themselves, it's their responsibility to take care of the community that they're visiting and that they live around. people will continually need to adapt and so will the industry. people are carrying over a significant amount of their holiday allowance from work into next year so there's more need an opportunity to use it and get away. meet the hickman family. for them, a year is not complete without a trip to disney world. they've booked for next year. 0rlando, with its range of theme parks and resorts, like universal and disney, has top skyscanners searches for this easter time. i've been to disney about 11 times now. i think this was the 11th time this year. and itjust takes you away from reality and the children probably get as much enjoyment out of it as me. but i think i'm a little bit higher than them. 2019! i expected the queueing for rides i imagine it'd be a lot different. the children, they are very excited but they're very excited every year, to an extent, even more so, i think. we've been locked in this year and it gives us something to look forward to. fingers crossed they are back with mickey and the gang next year but for the rest of us still making up our minds, how can you book a trip away with confidence? consumer magazine, which? , has said since march, over 9 million people have had a holiday cancelled but that £1 billion are still outstanding in refunds. hello, rory. hello. what is your advice for people who want to book a holiday now even if it's not going to happen for a little while? what i would say to travellers who are booking is book a package holiday that offers you protection against companies going bust and unfortunately we are going to see holiday companies and potentially airlines going bust. it also protects you against the government's changing travel corridor advice as well. please book with a good tour operator. unfortunately, there are lots of tour operators, lots of holiday companies who have done a really poorjob of refunding customers. beyond that, i would say take out a travel insurance policy that protects you against disruption — so you need to look for that specifically — and includes good medical insurance because, in 2021, if we travel to europe, the european health insurance card will no longer be valid and you are going to need the health insurance. finally, if you can, book with a credit card. what happens if somebody decides to bite the bullet, the lockdown's extended ? ——book a holiday for christmas and then it turns out the lockdown's extended ? the real risk and each different countries and the uk are applying different lockdown rules, different lengths of lockdowns so very possible that that may happen. the best advice i can give you if lockdown is extended, is to make sure you are booking with a trusted accommodation provider, a holiday provider, one that will give you a refund. the law is broadly on your side. if you book with a package holiday operator, a good one, you book with an accommodation provider, a good one, and you should be able to get a refund if lockdown is extended. remember destination weddings? they've always been big business for places like the seychelles or maldives, lovely sunkissed glamorous islands suitable for the very best day of your day. or what about enormous indian wedding bonanzas, with hundreds of guests that went on for days? as with so many things, we just cannot do that anymore, but instead an older and more furtive tradition has been revived, as alana yzola found out. i'm here in the city of las vegas where up to 120,000 weddings are performed each year. do you have anything to make me feel like an actual bride? how about a bouquet? 0k. and a veil. i want to find out how the wedding industry has been affected by the pandemic. laughs i think i am ready for my big day now. let's go. nowadays people can't or don't want to meet in large numbers so a lot of weddings look a lot like this. now, i'm not actually getting married today but i've come to vegas for that authentic chapel experience. never in my life did i consider getting married by elvis presley, but, here we are. well, hi there, friends. name's elvis. i am alive and well and here today, at the world —famous little church of the west, in the heart of las vegas, nevada, do you both promise to adopt each other‘s hound dogs... # ..and wear your blue suede shoes in the rain...#. to always be each other‘s teddy bear and never go to bed without giving each other... # ..a hunka hunk of burning love...#. well, that was slightly unhinged. despite the fact the demand for small ceremonies like this are increasing, the wedding industry has been badly impacted, with the potential loss of $23 billion over the next two years but there is now a growing trend for eloping with around a third of people deciding to stick with their original wedding dates. we're seeing a lot of coronavirus brides that are either coming here because their wedding was cancelled in their home state and they want to keep the original date so they come in to vegas and also it has really affected people financially so, a less expensive wedding in las vegas is making a lot more sense for couples. dan runs the little church of the west, one of the oldest chapels in vegas. it opened in 19a2 and really started the wedding industry as we know it in las vegas. what do you think it is about vegas that makes this the capital of weddings? in nevada, we make it very simple. they just gotta produce a photo id. there's a few questions but it is pretty straightforward and, in las vegas, the marriage bureau, where you get that license, is open from eight o'clock in the morning till midnight, every day of the year. eloping became very common during the great depression as couples struggled to pay for big ceremonies, hence their reputation for being cost—effective and hasslefree. across the road, at the little vegas chapel, newlyweds, nathan and barbie, have some advice for people thinking about eloping. we've been together for 17 years and it is compromise. you're hesitant, you want family there. we can have a reception at any point in time, in a time when we're not putting anybody at risk. so i think it is a good option, as long as you know it's what you want. now, this is an issue that hits close to home. you see, i'm one of the couples who've had their weddings postponed due to lockdowns. a new study found that 71% of those planning to have a wedding have decided to postpone their original plans but what about eloping instead? i decided to call my fiance, kendrick, to get his thoughts. i wasjust thinking, it might sound a little bit crazy but, what do you think about eloping? i don't know if my family's going to go for that. i definitely don't think your mom is going to have that. yeah, my mum would probably throw a fit — just the thought of it — but, like, what are we going to do? we could have two ceremonies. you never know, that might be something. just do like us, just us, get eloped, get it on paper and then celebrate with the family when everyone can actually celebrate. that is — that's an option. either way, i'm still gonna marry you. yeah. i love you. see you when i get home. and from me, the travel show team, sending a safe and sensible distance from me in london, it is goodbye. good morning. welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. 0ur headlines today: dominic cummings leaves downing street for the last time, so what might change at top of government? christmas in the balance. a warning that covid infection rates need to be low, and stay low to avoid a festive lockdown. donald trump speaks in public for the first time since losing the us election, and comes close to acknowledging defeat. get ready to go electric. a ban on new petrol and diesel cars is expected to be brought forward by 10 years. catch me if you can — the brits are going well at the masters, but it's the world number one dustin johnson who's in a group two shots out in front, as they get ready for round three. and even rory mcilroy recovered from that sinking feeling, good morning. it is a mild weekend for all of us but unfortunately we are going to see some wet and windy weather at times. i will have all the details coming up shortly. it's saturday, 1ath november. our top story: the prime minister is said to want to "clear the air and move on" after his chief adviser, dominic cummings, left downing street for the last time following a long—running power struggle. mrcummings, who's been one of the most influential figures in westminster in recent years, is expected to continue his work from home until he leaves his post in mid—december. 0ur political correspondent nick eardley reports. leaving by the front doorfor the last time, dominic cummings, who had been boris johnson's most senior influential aide, but whose time at the heart of government is over. when boris johnson became prime minister he turned to his allies from the brexit referendum. mr cummings and his vote leave colleagues were brought in to make sure brexit was delivered and to shake up the way the government worked. but mr cummings was deeply controversial, often finding himself in the limelight — in particular, after he refused to apologise after driving to barnard castle from london during lockdown. we agreed that we should go for a short drive to see if i could drive safely. but it is tensions in here which proved his downfall, with factionalfights in number ten bursting into the open in recent days, as different groups fought for influence over the prime minister. boris johnson's fiancee, carrie symonds, was one of those who had raised concerns. but for months, many of borisjohnson's mps and even some ministers have been unhappy with the style of government with mr cummings in number ten, and very few people seems to have the prime minister's here. i think that with hindsight mr johnson might feel he has squandered quite a lot of political capital unnecessarily, in seeking to defend the indefensible. but the fact of the indefensible. but the fact of the matter is, we are now where we are. you can move forward. and i would like the prime minister to see this as an opportunity to mark out the stables, to get in a team of people that he really needs and deserves behind him. now the vote leave era in number ten looks to be drawing to a close. it's up to the prime minister to decide what happens next. nick eardley, bbc news. let's get more from our political correspondent jonathan blake, who's in downing street for us this morning. jonathan, good morning to you. so, what happened is, yesterday we knew that dominic cummings, who had said earlier this year he was going to leave by christmas, and then that was confirmed, yesterday we saw him walk out the door with a box, obviously dramatic, and a photo opportunity, to some extent. it is definitely giving a message, but what is the message that we need to know about from home? good morning, naga. the short answer to that is that dominic cummings is gone and gone for good, bar a that dominic cummings is gone and gone for good, bara bit that dominic cummings is gone and gone for good, bar a bit of gardening leave and working from home between now and christmas, the highly influential adviser to the prime minister has left in the most dramatic terms after an incredibly fabulous week here at number ten. —— turbulence week. and it was not without a last—minute briefing with claim and counterclaim about how the last few hours of dominic cummings' and the other senior aide who has left this week, lee cain, time in downing street played out. we know there was a meeting between the prime minister and those two men yesterday at lunch time in which borisjohnson was said to want to clear the air borisjohnson was said to want to clearthe airand borisjohnson was said to want to clear the air and move on. it has been claimed that at that meeting the prime minister accused the two men of briefing against his fiancee, carrie symons, denied in the strongest terms by others. 0ne source in the room described it as a lovely conversation in which the three men messed about their shared experiences and achievements. —— reminisced. but dominic cummings is gone, which leaves a void at the heart of borisjohnson's downing street operation, both in terms of policy and in terms of style. so big changes are coming to how this government is run, but we wait to see exactly what they will be. jonathan, thanks very much. jonathan blake for us outside downing street. scientists advising the government on the coronavirus pandemic are warning that the type of christmas we'll be able to enjoy hangs in the balance. latest figures show the r number, the rate at which the virus is spreading in the uk, has fallen — raising hopes that some restrictions could be eased over the festive period. but experts say the situation remains volatile. simonjones reports. there are just a1 days to go until christmas, but it's still far from clear what a christmas in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic will look like. the hope is that the current restrictions on our daily lives will lead to a decline in cases in the coming weeks, reducing the number of people going into hospital and ultimately dying. the r number, the average number of people an infected person passes the virus onto, is currently between1.0 and 1.2. scientists advising the government say if r is well below 1.0 for some time, there may be greater potential for the loosening of social distancing rules during the festive period. but if r is high, there will be little to no scope for changing things over christmas. crucial is what happens when the four—week lockdown in england comes to an end. if we can bring incidents lower, it allows us a little bit of wiggle room. but when we need to be really careful, is actually when we pull the plug, as it were, on december 2, if we go back to a tier1 situation or even lower restrictions, cases may start to climb rapidly again. so when we need to be careful is that three—week period from december 2 up until the christmas period. in many places, the christmas lights have already gone up, though in england non—essential shops must remain closed until the start of next month at the earliest. this weekend a meeting was held between the four nations of uk to discuss a joint approach to christmas. no firm conclusions were made, and there will be further meetings in the coming weeks. hi, if you could take this swab... plans to get students home are already being prepared. as many as possible will be offered rapid—result covid tests before leaving campuses, to minimise the risk of the disease being spread. but for many, the ultimate christmas gift would be the rollout of a vaccine, bringing with it the hope of a return to some sort of normality. simon jones, bbc news. a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars is expected to be brought forward by ten years to 2030. sales of hybrid cars, which have both a traditional engine and an electric motor, will be allowed until 2035. the decision to bring forward the ban is part of measures to combat climate change, as the uk prepares to hold a global summit in glasgow next year. greggs is to cut more than 800 jobs because of the pandemic. the bakery chain warns it "will not be profitable as a business" if sales continue at the rate seen in lockdown. many of its shops are in city centres and rely on office workers who are staying at home. donald trump has spoken publicly for the first time since losing the us presidential election. at a news conference to talk about the us response to the pandemic, president trump said that he would never impose a lockdown, but implied the next administration might. he is yet to conceed the election tojoe biden, but did acknowledge that he might not be in the white house beyond january. ideally, we won't go to a lockdown, i will not go, this administration will not be going to a lockdown. hopefully the, the, uh... whatever happens in the future, who knows which administration will be, i guess time will tell. we're joined now by our north america correspondent peter bowes. good morning, peter. a couple of things have changed. 0ne good morning, peter. a couple of things have changed. one thing is that we have literally seen presidentjuncker, the first time in a while, he has been speaking. the other is that the us networks have been bringing stuff together from the election itself? yes, good morning, charlie. joe biden has got to the figure of 306 electoral couege to the figure of 306 electoral college votes. now, why is that significant? well, that is exactly the number that donald trump one four years ago when he beat hillary clinton. —— won four years ago. he described it at the time is a landslide victory but this time he is on the losing side. in terms of numbers they are very significant forjoe biden, but it seems that what we have seen from this news conference, the president is still not ina conference, the president is still not in a mood to concede, and he almost seemed to stumble into that section of his speech. he was talking about the coronavirus and then went off script a bit and speculated about the future administration, which seems to imply he was acknowledging he would not be the president for much longer. another thing that still hasn't happened, but is thatjoe biden has not received those daily security briefings, but during this transition period, the president—elect would normally receive. and i think until something like that happens it is just another indication that president trump isn't in any mood to concede defeat. thank you very much. as of last night, more than £37 million had been raised for children in need on what was the a0th anniversary of the fundraiser. covid restrictions meant there was no live audience, and the broadcast on bbc one was a bit shorter than normal. but there was still plenty of fun to be had, as david sillito reports. please welcome your hosts, alex scott and chris ramsey! it was a stripped—back, socially distance anniversary for children in need. a live audience was watching on zoom. in 1980, the total at the end of the night was just over £1 million. a0 years on, joe wicks alone got twice that for his 2a—hour workout. three, two, one! a charity single featuring cher, the rickshaw challenge — all the familiar children in need ingredients. of course, this year, people were cycling indoors. and the live musical performance, no big swelling choruses, instead, andrew lloyd webber on a keyboard, a safe two metres from a solo performance by carrie hope fletcher. # when you try your best but you don't succeed... but some things were unchanged. the public‘s generosity, and in a year which has brought new challenges of loneliness, isolation and covid—related hardship, the need for children in need. david sillito, bbc news. we will be reflecting a bit on children in —— children in need events this morning. it is amazing, difficult times, the amount of money raised is still really important. difficult times, the amount of money raised is still really importantm makes a difference. a grandfather from old ham who spent nearly eight months in hospital being treated for coronavirus has finally returned home. gary dissington spent more than 100 days in intensive care, making his recovery from covid—19 one of the longest in the country. he spent several weeks in an induced coma and had to learn to walk again. juliet phillipsjoined his family and friends as they welcomed him home. after almost eight months in hospital and learning to walk again, gary dissington got a hero's welcome as he finally returned home. but this was the day his family worried would never come. at one point during his battle with coronavirus, gary was given just a 10% chance of survival. it felt like i was losing pa rt survival. it felt like i was losing part of myself. i was actually grieving. i was crying went to bed, i was crying when i woke up. i have a lwa ys i was crying when i woke up. i have always had somebody there, all my life i've been part of a pair. so the thought of losing that other pa rt the thought of losing that other part is unthinkable. gary's recovery has been a long one. today is all the more special, though, as he will get to see his new granddaughter penny in person for the first time. i feel very overwhelmed, like, just so i feel very overwhelmed, like, just so excited, because it has just been so so excited, because it has just been so long. 0bviously he has not actually met penny properly yet. so we can finally meet, he has never held her. so obviously that is exciting. and it just held her. so obviously that is exciting. and itjust feels incredible, it is amazing that he is finally coming home. it isn'tjust gary's family cheering on his homecoming. jenny and kate cared for him throughout his time in 0ldham hospital. it is lovely to be here today to see him make his final step on hisjourney, today to see him make his final step on his journey, really. the best outcome isn't always possible isn't always there for us, but to see the best outcome today, it just gives you that it of hope. so how do gary's family fields to finally have him home? he's a hero. and he is testa m e nt him home? he's a hero. and he is testament that, don't give up hope. anybody. keep fighting it, keep fighting it. don't give up hope. it isjust the best fighting it. don't give up hope. it is just the best feeling. it fighting it. don't give up hope. it isjust the best feeling. it is fighting it. don't give up hope. it is just the best feeling. it is well overwhelming, honestly. it is brilliant. my god! what did you think when you saw him? my heart just dropped. it isjust amazing but he walked up here as well. he is incredible. he is such a warrior, he is unbelievable. we just love him so much, don't we, everyone? we are also proud of him! julia phillips, bbc news, all them. we are going to reflect a moment on that story. we're joined now by our gp, dr sarahjarvis. sarah, ithink sarah, i think you could hear that but not see it, but you probably got the sense of it. gary dissington, 100 days in intensive care, and the elation you can see from his fans and family. but is an extraordinary story, isn't it? it is an extraordinary story, and how fabulous for his family! it is going to bea fabulous for his family! it is going to be a very, very long road to recovery, as we heard, he had to learn to walk again. people who have beenin learn to walk again. people who have been in induced comas, on mechanical ventilators, often have to learn to walk again, to talk again, to sit up and eat, everything. and they lose so and eat, everything. and they lose so much of their body, their muscle mass. but we had really good news in terms of how we treat this condition since the first lockdown. what we've seen since the first lockdown. what we've seen is the number of people going onto mechanical ventilators has dropped dramatically, because when we first had this virus we thought that it was all about the lungs, data ventilation was what was needed. we have greatly improved treat, we have greatly improved how we help people cope and hopefully that means in future people can get out quicker. as you say, sobering to think about the implications and how difficult it can be for people over the long—term. cutting our eyes of different things, i don't know how frustrating it is for you as a gp, asa frustrating it is for you as a gp, as a practitioner, the focus on christmas. stating the obvious but this virus, this pandemic, has no interest, has no knowledge of where we are, whether people are going to have christmas day or boxing day. it is utterly irrelevant and yet we are all trying to put a timeframe around this. we understand why everyone's doing it, we are doing it to a degree ourselves. it must be frustrating. well, it is but i'm also humid. just make human up i'm a mother, daughter. i understand that we always had a huge christmas at our house and there is no question thatis our house and there is no question that is not going to happen for. what we saw just before that is not going to happen for. what we sawjust before lockdown was a very worrying increase in people going out and about and that was certainly what resulted a couple of days ago the highest figure in terms of infections we have had. we have now reached a stage where now one in 85 people in the population have been affected. we sequentially swabbed the same people so we got a really accurate figure. what we saw was just before lockdown people change their behaviour, went out and about, got together, crowded together inside in order to see people before lockdown and the result was this huge increase just after. the good news is, the r number is coming down in the north—west. it may just number is coming down in the north—west. it mayjust be teetering below or around about the one mark but that is great news in one respect, but that just but that is great news in one respect, but thatjust means that's not going to drop during this period u nless not going to drop during this period unless the r number drops well below 0.6, then things aren't going to be down enough to prevent them from going straight back up if we loosen things too much. a lot has been made about what is happening in liverpool and it is a pilot, basically, a trial to see how it works. you concentrate on one area and offer eve ryo ne concentrate on one area and offer everyone a test. yesterday we spoke to the mayor of liverpool who said that 90,000 people had been tested so that 90,000 people had been tested so they get tested once and then again. do you we've learned so far about how that's working? what we've learned is it can be rolled out which is great and my personal feeling is that care homes other place we should be doing rapid testing so that people can see their loved ones. we can't have loved ones home over christmas because the logistics would be impossible but if we can get them to be able to see them over christmas, that would make such a difference. what we have seen is that there are three pillars to this. the first is test, the second is trace and the third is isolate. what really worries me is that it is great that our test and trace system is finally long overdue but if people then are not traced, that dramatically reduces its effectiveness and most importantly, something like four out of five people who test positive do not com pletely people who test positive do not completely self isolate. there is no way we're going to get on top of this virus people don't self isolate. i'm not a doctor but we talk a little bit and you sound a little bit huskier today. am i right? it's been a very long week, all the news about the vaccine and so on. all the news about the vaccine and so on. what people have to remember is of course when i cover things in the news, i do it in addition to my dayjob as a doctor. so it has been a little bit of a long week. i'm trying to make that revel —— releva nt to trying to make that revel —— relevant to the conversation because it is relevant. we are told to look out. listen to your body. if something's i don't know, if you lose your voice or maybe are feeling a little bit unwell, you have got to think about it may be in a different way. you have but of course, i'm very conscious of my temperature, and very conscious of whether i feel unwell. if we look at the feet —— symptoms, the fever seems to be the first symptom and not everybody gets it, that new continuous cough. sneezing almost is not an issue certainly and a sore throat or husky nurse on its own is highly unlikely to be relevant if you haven't got any of the other symptoms. —— husky voice. everybody knows about the loss of smell. with children, tummy bugs may be something to look out for in terms of infection. you're right, as a doctor, i am very conscious of my body, probably more conscious of my body, probably more conscious than ever but i tell you, i feel conscious than ever but i tell you, ifeel100% in conscious than ever but i tell you, i feel 100% in myself conscious than ever but i tell you, ifeel100% in myself and conscious than ever but i tell you, i feel 100% in myself and therefore i have no doubt this is not coronavirus. may i just i have no doubt this is not coronavirus. may ijust say, sarah, good morning, by the way. my mother a lwa ys good morning, by the way. my mother always said gargle with warm salt water, or hot honey and lemon. i still do it and maybe helps you feel comfy in size. maybe that should help —— comfy inside. comfy in size. maybe that should help -- comfy inside. absolutely. honey and lemon can be a really effective treatment, soothe the throat and help the cough because it you —— acts as an molson. a very bad word. any other medical problems, feel free to come back into the brea kfast feel free to come back into the breakfast surgery and we are here for you. should i say, doctor nager and doctor charlie. —— naga. louise is a doctor of the weather. my louise is a doctor of the weather. my mum always used to try and apply us my mum always used to try and apply us with brandy, sugar and warm water. it has put me off brandy for life, i tell you! you water. it has put me off brandy for life, itell you! you might water. it has put me off brandy for life, i tell you! you might need a hot brandy or whiskey if you are heading out today because bracing is probably the best way to describe the weather today. windy for all of us the weather today. windy for all of us and yes, some rain around, i'm afraid. weather fronts us and yes, some rain around, i'm afraid. weatherfronts moving in off the atlantic as we speak and some of that rain is going to be quite heavy and plenty of isobars on the charts means a south—westerly wind so a mild direction, and gale force gusts not out of the question on exposed coasts. this is where the rain has been so far today. heaviest of which are to the west but it is all drifting away, as you can see, steadily north and throughout the afternoon, perhaps the far north of scotla nd afternoon, perhaps the far north of scotland are staying brightest for longest and we might see a slow improvement down to the south—west, parts of northern ireland as well into the afternoon but that said, some of the rain heavy maybe with the odd rumble of thunder mixed in and gusts of wind in excess of a0—a5 mph widely but in excess of 50—55 mph widely but in excess of 50—55 mph across the west facing coast. temperatures will reach10— mph across the west facing coast. temperatures will reach 10— 15 degrees so that's slightly above average for this time of year. not sure if you will notice that if you are out in the wind and rain. every go through the night time period, the first band of heavy rain eases away and we will keep some showers on west and east —— south facing coast. 0vernight lows of 9—12, but more wet weather to come, u nfortu nately, more wet weather to come, unfortunately, as we move into sunday. some of it really quite persistent for a time across the far south—east. we are still close to this area of low pressure and circulating around it is a strong wind driving and plenty of shower. heavy rain on shower —— sunday clijsters south—east. —— clears the south—east. the strongest of the wind looks likely to be in exposed coasts south and we could see gusts at 60 mph in channel aisles and across south—west. worth airing in mind. again, the temperatures peaking at 1a celsius. ijust want to point out what is going to happen as we head into next week. mild, that's been the story of late because of the south—westerly flow as we go through the week, we will start to see the wind direction change. the northerly and it drives this blue tone, cooler weather across the country. some rain around on monday, showers through the middle part of the week as we head towards friday and in the next weekend as though it will pick noticeably colder and the northerly wind might bring some snow showers to higher ground scotland. it's a far cry from the tropical climate of the australian jungle, but the producers of this year's i'm a celebrity, get me out of here are still doing their best to make sure the celebs have a suitably uncomfortable experience. it all starts on itv tomorrow night, and hosts ant and dec have given us a sneak preview of their new set in the grounds of a castle in north wales. come on in for our exclusive access to asset and castle! you can't see anything before the show goes on air. come around here, come round here. what we can't show you is this. look at this. we have to censor that i never read! we can't see that till the show goes on air, top secret! sorry about that. what we can show you, right behind here is the... leave we can't see because of just yet because is the... leave we can't see because ofjust yet because that is also censored until the show goes on air! if you could please censor the castle, blur that out or something... what can we show them? we can't show you anything to stop in fact, you shouldn't be looking at us, we in fact, you shouldn't be looking at us, we are in fact, you shouldn't be looking at us, we are also censored! that's it! you can't see us until the show goes on air! they really love it, don't they? what about stars? shane ritchie, sir mo farah and victoria derbyshire just three of the 10 celebs heading into camp, and olivia richwald has been taking a look at what they can expect. from the australian jungle to a supposedly haunted castle in wales. this year's i'm a celebrity as relocated lock, stock and hammock to the uk. but will the show, now in its 20th year, live up to expectations? a host of i'm a celebrity... get me out of here! ‘s sister show sit —— thinks so. celebrity... get me out of here! ‘s sister show sit -- thinks so. is going to be freezing. yes there are snakes, going to be freezing. yes there are 5 na kes, yes going to be freezing. yes there are snakes, yes they are hungry, yes they are tired, in australia, but at least they have the sunshine, whereas this time around, it is going to be slow —— so glacial. these other sleeping quarters and at least —— if you are wondering, there is at least a bit of a roof. the first time we saw this castle, it immediately felt like the right place to go. it has an incredible feel to it. we love the way in which the outside is a sort of coming inside, that you have nature overrunning this place. it felt like a natural home for i'm a celebrity. the new producers have adapted the format but the key question is, will the welsh critters be as horrifying as their australian counterparts? they are bringing in so many critters and all sorts and i don't know if i'm allowed to say, i'm going to say it anyway, one of the new creatures is the bald rat. i've never heard of that before rehearsals yesterday and i will be petrified. there are ten contestants going into the castle and one of them should have an advantage. he is already a night. bbc present at victoria derbyshire is bracing for a less tha n victoria derbyshire is bracing for a less than luxury experience, this is the shower and toilet. gill i'm not risk averse and i want to immerse myself in adventures like this. 0ther co ntesta nts myself in adventures like this. 0ther contestants include shane ritchie who says he's taking part because he needs the cash. former strictly professional dancer ajay prichard, paralympians hollie arnold and a podcast, presenter and actress. producers are keeping co ntesta nts a nd crew actress. producers are keeping contestants and crew safe with regular covid tests and the crew will also carry proximity buzzes which will alert them if they get too close. the contestants will become a bubble as they will be living together and the hosts and and deck can stand nice and close as they are also in a type of bubble. the show launches on sunday evening, hoping to provide some much—needed lighthearted lockdown relief. 0livia richwald, bbc news. it is really interesting and clever, the way they have adapted. you can see it straightaway. we will find out tonight. a year ago, the south yorkshire village of fishla ke was at the centre of some of the worst flooding in the area for more than a century. homes and businesses were evacuated when the nearby river don burst its banks, damaging 160 properties. residents have spent the last 12 months trying to get back on their feet and our reporter luxmy gopal is in fishlake for us this morning. iam imagining i am imagining you have so many people there with so many different experiences. only a year ago we saw the images of the fishlake flooded because the world has changed so much but yes, one year ago, the village of fishla ke much but yes, one year ago, the village of fishlake was almost an island because it was cut off by floodwaters and it was this part, the centre of the village, that was one of the few places that wasn't submerged by water so this is where the community gathered with church behind me there as a bit of a hub people to come and collect donations and just rest and emergency services together and one year on, there are still some residents who haven't been able to return home. they are staying in rented accommodation or having to live in a caravan in their garden because homes are still flood damaged and some of them have had issues with getting insurance money to help repair that so a year on, there are some people heading towards a second christmas not in their own homes here in fishlake. we will hear a lot more from you later. so much. headlines coming up injust a moment. hello, this is breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. good morning. here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. boris johnson's chief adviser, dominic cummings, has left downing street for the last time after a power struggle behind the scenes was made public. mr cummings, who's been one of the most influential figures in westminster in recent years, is expected to continue his work from home, until he leaves his post in mid—december. the prime minister is said to want to "clear the air" and move on. scientists have warned the coronavirus r—number, the indicator of how fast the virus is spreading, must drop to below one, if there's any hope of easing restrictions this christmas. it comes amid concerns the number of those testing positive for the virus could increase when the current lockdown in england is lifted on december the second. sage scientists warn that a cautious approach is needed. donald trump has acknowledged publicly for the first time that he may not be the president afterjanuary, but stopped short of conceding the election tojoe biden. at a news conference to talk about the us response to the pandemic, president trump said that he would never impose a lockdown, but implied the next administration might. mr biden is now projected to have taken the states of arizona and georgia, giving him 306 votes, the same tally that put mr trump in the white house. greggs is to cut more than 800 jobs because of the pandemic. the bakery chain warns it "will not be profitable as a business" if sales continue at the rate seen in lockdown. many of its shops are in city centres and rely on office workers who are staying at home. police are searching for a gang of masked men who stole more than £100,000 of jewellery during an early morning raid in cambridgeshire. security footage captured the moment the intruders ransacked a shop in ely yesterday. 0fficers said a staggering amount of watches and rings were taken in just a few minutes. the festival of lights or diwali is being celebrated today by hundreds of millions of hindus, sikhs and jains around the world. festivities this year have been limited by coronavirus. the authorities in india, which is the second—worst affected country after the us, have asked people to observe social distancing rules. in london, the tate britain has been transformed with neon colours to coincide with the festival. a critically endangered black rhino has been born at chester zoo. the arrival of the female calf brought an end to a 15—month—long pregnancy for mum, ema elsa. there are fewer than a thousand eastern black rhinos left on the planet, so every new arrival is a boost to conservation efforts. a name will be chosen by a poll on the zoo's facebook page. she is cute! look at her gambolling! she is cute! look at her gambolling! she is cute! look at her gambolling! she is having a little romp around. that is joy for the morning. she is having a little romp around. that isjoy for the morning. we have lots of joy in that isjoy for the morning. we have lots ofjoy in the programme today. i'm not going to tell you all about it. you are smiling, mike. you know me. expectations? i always expect i°y me. expectations? i always expect joy from you? i can enjoy those pictures all day. wasn't she cute! when i was reading, charlie wasjust like that. i was as well. well, when you think about it, i am not a doctor, i am you think about it, i am not a doctor, iam not you think about it, i am not a doctor, i am not an expert on rhinos, but the thing about a baby rhinos, but the thing about a baby rhino is that itjust looks like a miniaturised big rhino, if you know what i mean. you know, some babies, if you saw that baby rhino in isolation you might think it was full—size. isolation you might think it was full-size. do you think kittens look like miniature cats? no, they look like miniature cats? no, they look like kittens. do puppies look like miniature dogs? no, they look like puppies. the little man didn't have a horn. that was the only difference i could spot. but history. shall we talk about the golf? the problem, you see, but holding a major golf tournament at this time of year, in the late fall, as they say in america, is there is a problem with the light fading. and so half of the field have still got to complete their second rounds. it makes it all quite complicated and confusing. but what it does mean is that if you are afan of what it does mean is that if you are a fan of watching the golf, and perhaps you have to work in the morning, you have got time to get home and have all day to watch it. exactly. you have the rest of the second round and then the third and fourth rounds to come. it is very tight at the top of the masters, with four players out in front and three english players breathing down their necks, just two strokes behind. it could all change is the second round is finished today. here is what i'm talking about. our flight is what i'm talking about. our flight at augusta, you can see it getting gloomy. they blow the horn to signal the end of the day. luckily for him, early on, the vulnerable and dustinjohnson had perfect light for his second round and he shares the lead at nine under. —— the world number one dustinjohnson. but tommy fleetwood is in the chasing pack on 7—under par, alongside justin rose and former champion around this course, danny willet — although fleetwood admits it's hard to know what's going on at the top. still all to play for. england take on georgia, while scotland are in italy later, in rugby union's new autumn nations cup. it kicked off last night, with wales in dublin, where ireland scored the tournament's first try, as quinn roux, helped the hosts, to a 10—point half—time lead. ireland moved further in front before this late effort from james lowe sealed the victory for andy farrell's side, while for wales it's now six consecutive defeats. some premier league matches, will be shown free to air, from next week until the new year. aston villa's win at arsenal last sunday was the final pay—per—view match after the premier league decided to scrap its controversial experiment. all matches from after the international break through to the new year period will now be shown, by the regular broadcaster partners, including the bbc — and fans who don't pay subscriptions will be able to see some games. as many as a quarter of grassroots sports clubs might not survive the effects of the latest lockdown. that's according to the group that represents them. the organisation sported says whole communities are being impacted by the decision to suspend children's sport in england until december. i've been taking a look. back inside in lockdown again, with all the out—of—school activities council. divine, christian and their mates from the abraham moss warriors clu b mates from the abraham moss warriors club can still go to the park with theirfamilies, they club can still go to the park with their families, they still get some exercise in school pe lessons, but they say it is nowhere near the same. it is good playing with the clu b same. it is good playing with the club because you get to meet your friends. what are you going to do at home, just watch tv? i feel alone, because i love meeting new people, and playing out is better than staying inside because fresh air is like the best thing to do. staying inside because fresh air is like the best thing to dolj staying inside because fresh air is like the best thing to do. i find it boring because we are not allowed to play with our friends, and when we come home from schooljust going to be inside. it isn't just come home from schooljust going to be inside. it isn'tjust about grassroots football. this club had spent 20 years bringing the community together, with 53 sessions a week in archery, dan building, putting up bird boxes, or run outside since june, safety putting up bird boxes, or run outside sincejune, safety protocols in place, and it's notjust hundreds of youngsters affected. we are all involved in it, all the moms and dads are involved in it. it is so much for us this year, christmas parties and all but can't have. it is going to affect everything. your work is finished, all the businesses are closed at the moment. itjust seems to be one thing after another. i think everybody is suffering, not only football. football is a small pa rt of only football. football is a small part of that. there is lots of activities in the park, gardening, my kids go in there. cooking, they see their friends. we meet friends, socially, you know, you miss everything. the children who have made so much progress, you know, children with low self—esteem and confidence when they first come, it isn'tjust about confidence when they first come, it isn't just about football, it is about the whole package here. for some children this is the only fun time of their week. take away all the pressures and worry of being in school just to be the pressures and worry of being in schooljust to be a child again and just enjoy it. the government said it had to pause grassroots sports outside of schools to reduce the transmission risk from different households mixing, be it friends and families of those players involved or the officials, coaches or volu nteers or the officials, coaches or volunteers that make it all happen at this level. the government has also stressed it will make grassroots sports a priority when it is safe to start easing lockdown restrictions in england again. but some fear it may be too late for certain clubs and facilities. one in four and certain clubs and facilities. one in fourand said certain clubs and facilities. one in four and said they do not think they will survive the next six months, which then has much longer term implications than the four weeks of the second lockdown. half of those groups are in areas of high deprivation, and as you know, if the infrastructure is not there, the facilities aren't there, and the role models aren't there. one of the issuesis role models aren't there. one of the issues is that many glass that grassroots clubs rely on hosting functions and events to keep running. at the blue flames club in newcastle, they make up two—thirds of its income. those function room subsidised response. we are not for profit. 0ur functions are totally gone. it is lockdown continues for any length of time, we are within ahaz breath of going under. while backin ahaz breath of going under. while back in manchester, not being able to hold their fundraising back in manchester, not being able to hold theirfundraising events back in manchester, not being able to hold their fundraising events or getting the weekly £2.50 subscription will have cost this clu b subscription will have cost this club £18,000 by christmas. and it is more thanjust club £18,000 by christmas. and it is more than just the bank balance that is being drained. it's really, really ha rd to is being drained. it's really, really hard to get motivated and keep going and to do things. the coaches and volunteers, you know, the volunteers, again, for some of them who may be do not work, they have caring responsibilities at home, this is their release. this is their chance to get out and actually give something back to the community. it is good for their mental health as well. the government has now announced that leisure centres and clubs like harbourtown in leicestershire here, which was picking up again until the latest lockdown, will be able to bid for some of the £100 million bond to help them survive. in wales, grassroots sports are now allowed to run again after their firebreak lockdown came to an end. while in scotland, they can continue in some form in all five years of restrictions. while in northern ireland, or contact grassroots sports remain in the same restrictions as in england, when millions of children are hoping that clu bs ca n millions of children are hoping that clubs can get through this so playing fields can soon be a hub of the community again. i realised this week that places like that, the club in manchester, £2.50 a week, it kids there can get seven sessions a week, and it is far more than just the sport. it is the friendship, the whole community, for families as well. yeah. mike, thanks very much. a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars is expected to be brought foward to 2030, a decade earlier than originally planned. the changes will accelerate the shift towards electric vehicles as the uk aims to reach net—zero carbon emissions by 2050. here's our chief environment correspondent, justin rowlatt. his report was filmed before the second lockdown in a tier one area. the uk has been at the forefront of the car industry since the very beginning. designing, making and of course driving cars. i can't believe it, racing at brooklyn is! the car has literally reshaped our world. we wouldn't have the right structure that we've got now, the motorways comedy town is built around the roads. so an internal combustion engine really has changed everyone's lives. listen to that! she sounds and she looks magnificent, but remember, the basic principle of the internal combustion engine has not changed since this car was built 810 yea rs changed since this car was built 810 years ago. and remember, it relies on blowing up explosive gases. and we know that produces carbon dioxide and other pollutants. which is why the government isn't saying get rid of cars, just the engines. this is the race version ofjug while's latest electric offering, proving the performance of electric vehicles even at the top and is at least the equal of petrol. most of the big car companies have at least one electric vehicle in their range. but they say the 2030 target is very ambitious. the challenge to the industry is absolutely massive. we have been an industry built on petrol and diesel engines for over a century. shifting but, with all the embedded investment, to a brand—new technology in the space of two years is an incredible challenge. there are still lots of questions that need to be answered. we will be charged these electric vehicles? will they be affordable? will they have the range for the journeys we need to make? we really do need more charge points on city streets and is in towns to cater for the people who do not have offstreet parking opportunities. and they need to be around where people can see them to give them confidence they are going to be able to charge their vehicles and they also need to work.“ you've got any doubts about buying the electric car, you know what you should do? you should give one a go. you will find they are just as good as the fossil fuel powered versions. and we now know where our petrol and diesel vehicles are headed. that's right. from 2030, they will be museum pieces. that report from justin rowlatt. here's louise with a look at this morning's weather. murky sky behind you. horrible morning here in salford. murky sky behind you. horrible morning here in salfordlj murky sky behind you. horrible morning here in salford. i want to show you that. it was a really nice picture. i'll there. i must‘ve clicked it by mistake but look, it is not very brill in bucks, isn't it? it was worth that messy start, wasn't it? —— —— —— buckinghamshire. the wind and rain will stay with us for much of the weekend as well stop the wind is putting north and east today and dry and bright in northern scotla nd today and dry and bright in northern scotland and maybe into northern ireland and south—west england the afternoon could be pretty miserable, accompanied by widespread gales and gusts of up to 100 —— a5 mph. maybe as strong as 50 haven't 55 mph across the south and west facing coasts. the wind direction coming from the south—westerly so it will be mild. top temperatures ranging between ten and 15 which is above where they should be for the middle pa rt where they should be for the middle part of november now. but the low pressure is not really drifting very far so it sort of stays anchored to the north—west and allows these weather fronts to wrapping around the low which means more showers or longer spells of rain to come through on sunday as well. 0vernight, most of the showers will die back towards the south and west facing coasts and we keep those cloudy skies so we keep a relatively mild night with overnight lows between nine and 12 degrees. but more wet weather to come. across the south—east england, have a good lie in because a spell of heavy rain for a time first thing is that will ease away by late morning and a sunny spells and late showers and with some of them heavy and some of us will dodge them throughout the day that the heaviest of the showers and the strongest of the wind through sunday afternoon look likely to be done through channel facing coasts at 60 mph gusts plus maybe and some of the showers really quite intense. 10-1a of the showers really quite intense. 10— 1a degrees, just want to show what's happening as we go into next week. that mild south—westerly flow that we have been used to, well, that we have been used to, well, that disappears in a northerly wind sta rts that disappears in a northerly wind starts to take over next weekend. if you want something more seasonable, dry but fresh, hang on in there, getting noticeably colder friday into next weekend. back to you both. sayker later on, thank you, louise. —— see you later on. now it's time for newswatch with samira ahmed. hello and welcome to newswatch, with me, samira ahmed. coming up: offensive comments about race lead to a resignation at the top of the fa. but what language is unacceptably racist for bbc news? and how should the bbc report president trump's claims of electoral fraud? first, it can often seem that journalists are unduly fascinated by the prime minister's chief adviser dominic cummings, perhaps to the point of obsession, so the announcement late on thursday that he'd be leaving his role by christmas — preceded by a day or two of frenzied speculation — was always likely to dominate the headlines. dominic cummings, the prime minister's top adviser, is to leave his job by christmas. a divisive figure, his departure comes amid reports of tensions in downing street. not all the audience shared the media's fascination with all this, with phil campbell expressing a frequent concern about the bbc‘s political reporting... it'll be a few more weeks before the votes cast in the us presidental election are certified and the winner officially declared. but there's no doubt about who that will be in most people's minds, as ben wright described from washington on monday morning. donald trump continues to say nothing publicly aboutjoe biden having won this election. he has not given him his approval, he hasn't conceded, he's complained on twitter a lot, of course, about what he thinks is a rigged election — which he has no evidence for at all. on thursday, federal and state us election officials rejected president trump's claims of fraud, but the phrase used in that clip — that there was no evidence at all for those claims — and similar statements elsewhere on bbc news, was queried by graham lascelles... there were also objections from the other side of that argument, with someone using the twitter name wattsupdoc? wondering... in recent months, the bbc has found itself making the headlines for how it's used racially offensive language in some of its reports. we're going to look at that issue now, with care, but we will be quoting some words. two cases cropped up this week. on monday, a member of the house of lords, lord kilclooney, tweeted this question — "what happens if biden moves on and the indian becomes president. who then becomes vice president?" that phrase "the indian" to describe kamala harris caused some outrage, and the peer later deleted the tweet, claiming it was a mistake, but he did not apologise. the bbc news website described it as an "offensive" and a "racist" tweet, but put both of those words in quotation marks, which elicited this response from andrew pickering... two days later, the chairman of the football associaton, greg clarke, was answering questions before a parliamentary select committee about diversity. here's dan roan, reporting for bbc news bulletins. if you go to the it department at the fa, there's a lot more south asians than there are afro—caribbeans. they have different career interests. but that wasn't all he said. clarke then referring to black players using an offensive and outdated term. high—profile coloured footballers and the abuse they take... greg clarke resigned from his post later the same day. he said he was "deeply saddened" for the offence he had caused by using that term. and that evening, one viewer — david buttar — emailed us to say... well, to discuss all this, let's speak to kamal ahmed, the editorial director for bbc news. kamal, let's start with the two cases this week. the first one, with the peer referring to the us vice president—elect as "the indian". now, the bbc described that as a "racist" tweet, with the word racist in quotation marks. why? because they were quotes from parliamentarians and others about lord kilclooney‘s comments, and so we put them in quotes to show that they were attributed to other people who were criticising him. and also, in no way would they suggest that the bbc was passing any form ofjudgement on what was said, so we simply used the quotes to show that there is attribution and that those were criticisms of what lord kilclooney said. so, critics of him were describing the tweet as racist, and that's why the word racist was in quotes? yes. then there's greg clarke, the chairman of the fa, who resigned after remarks bbc news reported there. they focused on this particular word he used to describe black players. we're not going to repeat it. we heard him saying it there. bbc described it as offensive language. why use that word to describe it? many people consider the use of the word as offensive. and, clearly, he resigned after saying that the word was offensive and there was widespread agreement that the word that he used was offensive, so we were able to use that as a description of the word. and given that he resigned, he clearly realised that he had used the word inappropriately. kamal, you and i are old enough to remember a time when that particular word was used quite widely in mainstream british society. it's offensive now. and one wonders, should the bbc be repeating it at all? we obviously were allowed to use it once there, when he said it himself. so, we have quite in—depth discussions about these issues before we broadcast. and you have to get the correct balance between audience understanding of the story and also not causing gratuitous offence to audiences, and so it would have been difficult, we believe, for the audience to understand the story if we simply didn't use the clip of greg clarke saying the word at all. but also, you don't want to compound any offence by repeating the word over and over again in scripts or in cues before any packages are seen, so we agreed, after a wide discussion amongst editorial heads here, that we would use the clip once — to give context to the audience, what the word was — but we wouldn't overuse it and risk doubling the offence that could be caused. i suspect there are people watching right now who would be saying they don't find that word offensive. what would you say to them? well, thejudgement we take is whether it is offensive to audiences. and there would be many audiences who would find that word offensive and we have to take care if that is the case. it doesn't mean that everyone needs to find it offensive before we make those judgements. and also, as i say, greg clarke resigned, so clearly there was an agreement that what he had said was inappropriate and offensive. this all comes after the summer in which the bbc broadcast the n—word in a news report about a racist attack, defended it for quite some time, but then apologised after a huge public outcry — which included a radio1 dj resigning over the matter. did the bbc give in to public pressure or did it get it wrong? no, we agreed that we hadn't made the right decision at the outset, we apologised for that. there were in—depth discussions about the coverage of that story. it was a very, very important story about an horrific, racially aggravated assault, and it was reported in the way it was reported. we realised that that was a misstep and we apologised for it. you implied there'd been discussions, so has there been a rewriting to some extent of bbc editorial policy since then over how news deals with racially offensive language? yes. so, after that, as you suggest, we had discussions about how we can ensure that our guidelines were robust on these issues, and now we do have new guidelines in place on the most racially offensive slurs, and they are now automatically referred to the director of the division — in our case, the director of news, fran unsworth — and that means that we have robust systems in place to ensure that we don't misstep in that way again. there can be disputes around what was the intent of the use of certain words, and that's perfectly reasonable, and it's important that the bbc doesn't passjudgement on the motivations of people using words but making it clear that words are offensive. kamal ahmed, thank you. one of the challenges of being interviewed remotely from home, as so many people are during this pandemic, is what to show in the background of the camera shot. many interviewees go for a book shelf, perhaps to show how well—read they are. but there can be another benefit, too, as the journalist susie boniface showed when appearing on the papers last friday night. the author of that book to her right, fleet street fox, was susie boniface herself, prompting this response from melanie milne... three days later, the bbc‘s global trade correspondent dharshini david was also speaking to the news channel. look out for the six copies of the book the almighty dollar on the shelf above her. you'll have guessed the author. rob croft thought it was a... and michael flannigan posted this... thank you for all your comments this week. if you want to share your opinions about what you see or hear on bbc news, on tv, radio, online and social media, e—mail newswatch@bbc.co.uk, or you can find us on twitter @newswatchbbc. you can call us on 0370 010 6676, and do have a look at our website for previous interviews — bbc.co.uk/newswatch. that's all from us. we'll be back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. goodbye. good morning welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. 0ur headlines today: dominic cummings leaves downing street for the last time, so what might change at top of government? christmas in the balance. a warning that covid infection rates need to be low, and stay low to avoid a festive lockdown. donald trump speaks in public for the first time since losing the us election, and comes close to acknowledging defeat. a year on from the worst flooding in a century, we're back in the south yorkshire village of fishla ke, where the rebuilding continues. the brits are on the charge at the masters. former champion danny willett is in a group, just two off the lead. but fading light meant half the field are still to finish their second rounds. good morning. it's a mild weekend for all of us, but, unfortunately, we're going to see some wet and windy weather at times. i'll have all the details coming up shortly. it's saturday 1ath november. our top story. the prime minister is said to want to "clear the air and move on" after his chief adviser, dominic cummings, left downing street for the last time. downing street sources suggest the departure of borisjohnson's senior adviser came about after relations between the two men "went off a cliff edge". here's our political correspondent nick eardley. leaving by the front door for the last time — dominic cummings, who had been boris johnson's most senior and influential aide, but whose time at the heart of government is over. when boris johnson became prime minister, he turned to his allies from the brexit referendum, mr cummings and his vote leave colleagues were brought in to make sure brexit was delivered and to shake up the way the government worked. but mr cummings was deeply controversial, often finding himself in the limelight, in particular after he refused to apologise after driving to barnard castle from london during lockdown. sorry i'm late. we agreed that we should go for a short drive to see if i could drive safely. but it's tensions in here which have proved his downfall, with faction fights in number 10 bursting into the open in recent days as different groups fought for influence over the prime minister. boris johnson's fiancee, carrie symonds, was one of those who'd raised concerns, but for months, many of borisjohnson's mps and even some ministers had been unhappy at the style of government with mr cummings in number 10 and that very few people seemed to have the prime minister's ear. i think that with hindsight mr johnson is may feel that he has squandered a political capital unnecessary in seeking to defend the indefensible but the fact of the matters we are now aware we are and we can move forward and this as an opportunity... i would like to buy minister to see this as an opportunity to market the stables and geta opportunity to market the stables and get a team of people he really needs and deserves in behind him. now the vote leave year in number 10 looks to be drawing to a close. it will be up to the prime minister and those left in downing street to decide what happens next? nick eardley, bbc news, westminster. let's get more from our political correspondent jonathan blake, who's in downing street for us this morning. jonathan, we're told dominic cummings will continue work from home until mid—december, but is this effectively the end for him? it was certainly a dramatic few hours for downing street yesterday afternoon at the end of what has been an incredibly turbulent and retarded week behind the door of number ten retarded week behind the door of numberten —— retarded week behind the door of number ten —— torrid week. it is claimed during the meeting the prime minister gives the two men of being against his fiancee carrie symons and that is disputed in the strongest terms by others. 0ne source and even describe it as a lovely conversation during which the three men shared reminiscences about their achievements and experiences together. whatever happened, dominic cummings left in dramatic fashion, typically, through the front door yesterday even carrying a cardboard box. yet again proving the unwritten rule that advisers should never become a story and need to stay out of the limelight, it never really applied to him. with him come the end ofan applied to him. with him come the end of an era in downing street. the former vote leave campaign director played a crucial role in boris johnson's ministration and his departure will leave either needs to be found. in the meantime, boris johnson has gotten his long—time aide sir edward lister to be an interim chief of staff, but he will need to assemble a new team around him very quickly because, of course, there are pressing challenges, not least the response to the coronavirus pandemic and at the trade talks with the eu, which have not made much progress this week. so depending on who comes in, boris johnson's government will look sound and feel very different in the future. thank you very much, jonathan blake there. scientists advising the government on the coronavirus pandemic are warning that the type of christmas we'll be able to enjoy this hangs in the balance. latest figures show the r number, the rate at which the virus is spreading in the uk, has fallen — raising hopes that some restrictions could be eased over the festive period. but experts say the situation remains volatile. simonjones reports. there are just a1 days to go until christmas, but it's still far from clear what a christmas in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic will look like. the hope is that the current restrictions on our daily lives will lead to a decline in cases in the coming weeks, reducing the number of people going into hospital and ultimately dying. the r number — the average number of people an infected person passes the virus on to — is currently between one and 1.2. scientists advising the government say if r is well below one for some time, there may be greater potential for the loosening of social distancing rules during the festive period. but if r is high, there will be little to no scope for changing things over christmas. crucial is what happens when the four—week lockdown in england comes to an end. if we can bring incidence lower, it allows us a little bit of wiggle room. but where we need to be really careful is actually when we pull the plug, as it were, on december 2nd. if we go back to, say, a tier1 situation or even lower restrictions, then cases may start to climb rapidly again, so i think where we really need to be careful is that three—week period from december 2nd up until the christmas period. in many places, the christmas lights have already gone up, though in england, non—essential shops must remain closed until the start of next month at the earliest. this week, a meeting was held between the four nations of the uk to discuss a joint approach towards christmas. no firm conclusions were made, but there will be further meetings in the coming weeks. hi there, if you could take this swab and follow... plans to get students home in an evacuation operation are already being prepared. as many as possible will be offered rapid—result covid tests before leaving campuses to minimise the risk of the disease being spread. but for many, the ultimate christmas gift would be the rollout of a vaccine, bringing with it the hope of a return to some sort of normality. simon jones, bbc news. a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars is expected to be brought forward by ten years to 2030. sales of hybrid cars, which have both a traditional engine and an electric motor, will be allowed until 2035. the decision to bring forward the ban is part of measures to combat climate change, as the uk prepares to hold a global summit in glasgow next year. greggs is to cut more than 800 jobs because of the pandemic. the bakery chain warns it "will not be profitable as a business" if sales continue at the rate seen in lockdown. bosses said some stores had staffing levels that were appropriate for current levels of demand but other outlets needed "significa nt change". donald trump has acknowledged that he may not be in the white house injanuary, but stopped short of conceding the election tojoe biden. mr biden is now projected to have taken the states of arizona and georgia, giving him 306 votes, the same tally that put mr trump in the white house. 0ur north america editor jon sopel reports. after a record long period of silence — eight days — donald trump is approaching a microphone. the news conference has been called to talk about the search for a vaccine at a time when coronavirus cases seem to be spiralling out of control across the whole of the us. the past nine months, my administration has initiated the single—greatest mobilisation in us history, pioneering, developing and manufacturing therapies and vaccines in record time. donald trump insisted he wouldn't shut down the us economy again. but... i will not go... this administration will not be going to a lockdown. hopefully, whatever happens in the future, who knows which administration it will be? i guess time will tell. i can tell you this administration will not go to a lockdown. it won't. this is the first acknowledgement from the president that he might not be there comejanuary. but to the specific question, would he now concede tojoe biden? he didn't hang around for questions from reporters, much to their frustration. his battle to overturn the result is going badly. on this friday the 13th in michigan, a judge threw out the case brought by his campaign over the way voting was conducted in detroit. joe biden will win arizona. he is the winner of 11 electoral votes. in arizona, the networks today finally called the result forjoe biden and, significantly, the trump campaign aren't going to challenge it. and the pain's been compounded in georgia, another long—time republican citadel that has gone tojoe biden, although this state will be subject to a recount. so, we'll be counting every single piece of paper, every single ballot, every single lawfully cast legal ballot. the president—elect, who is busy working on his transition, hasn't made any comment, but maybe he feels he doesn't need to. his attitude has been, since last saturday, that it's done, it's over, he is the next president. jon sopel, bbc news, washington. lead time now is 11 minutes past eight. kylie minogue has become the first female artist to have a number one album in the uk in five separate decades. her 15th studio album called disco has topped the charts with 55,000 sales, meaning it's also scored the best opening week of any new release in 2020 so far. i interviewed her last week and we ran this week. i asked her that this and that she was being naturally cautious, shall i say. but she did say, because if david bowie did it, she said if she was in his company, she said if she was in his company, she could not complain. she would be absolutely delighted. congratulations kylie, and her team. paul mccartney has achieved the same thing, but she is the first female to have achieved the same thing. a year ago, 160 properties were flooded in the south yorkshire village of fishla ke. homes and businesses were evacuated when the nearby river don burst its banks. residents have spent the last 12 months trying to get back on their feet. 0ur reporter luxmy gopal is in fishlake for us this morning. good morning to you. you have been talking to a lot of people there for whom life has been a very challenging, even more so than for the rest of us perhaps. absolutely. a year the rest of us perhaps. absolutely. ayearago, the rest of us perhaps. absolutely. a year ago, this part of the village, the centre of fishlake here was one of the few parts that was not submerged. it served as a bit of a community hub for people who had to leave their homes at very short notice because of the flooding. people still, some of them, have not been able to return home, their lives are not back to normal 12 months after the flooding hit. a village turned into an island. fishla ke was completely cut off by floodwaters when the nearby river don burst its banks last winter. heavy rain caused massive flooding across the north of england and the midlands. south yorkshire was particularly badly hit. fishlake, the symbolic centre of it. from prince to prime minister on the visitor's list. one year on from the floods, and some fishlake residents still haven't been able to return home. 73—year—old mary is living in a caravan. the ground floor of her home is still uninhabitable due to the flood damage. it was awful watching it because we were sort of trying to block the doors off because at that point we had no sandbags and it was coming up through the floor and the sitting room under the window and, you know, so it was sort of in and we was paddling before we knew where we was. she says she has been passed from pillar to post between her insurance company and loss adjuster and to this day is yet to receive a penny. not everyone's had that experience, though. john's home backs onto an embankment and was the first to be hit by the flooding. we had water nearly up to the worktops, nearly. and it stood in for two weeks plus. so, that's made a mess. and it's a bungalow, so everything went. his insurers have offered him £200,000. he continues to live in his static caravan until he decides what exactly to do about his flood damaged home. like many residents, he fears there will be a repeat of last year. if we get the same water in the same amount of time, it'll happen again. dean wants to see more investment in fishlake's flood defences. it was very disappointing to find when the last budget was done for flood defences across the uk that doncaster wasn't included. all we can get at the moment is the defences put back to where they should have been pre—2019, when we flooded. but with climate change, at some point, they're going to be overtaken again. the government department, defra says that particular funding was for shovel ready projects and south yorkshire will get its fair share of £5.2 billion of funding being invested in flood defences across england over the next six years. the sofas have moved around inside, the fridge was on its side, everything sort of floated aboutand... for daniel, the flooding was particularly memorable. he heard his home was submerged just hours after his daughter, indi, was born. if she was a boy, we were going to call her noah, as well, which would have been a bit of a coincidence. we went off to hospital on the thursday morning, expecting to come back home with a family to start a family life. and then we never ended up coming home for about six months. for his family and for those still yet to return home, the concern is whether the flood defence schemes will be effective enough to stop scenes like these from happening again. let me introduce you to palma webb, she owns a spa that was badly affected by the flooding. —— a spar. do you feel enough has been done in the last 12 months? some work has been done by the environment agency that we have been eagerly waiting. we had some financial support but what we really need to see is that we re what we really need to see is that were carried out as swiftly as possible and as effectively as possible and as effectively as possible to mitigate that risk of this ever happening again because as you have reported, so many people we re you have reported, so many people were so you have reported, so many people were so badly affected and still are and not back in their homes. we do wa nt to and not back in their homes. we do want to make sure as much as possible, that never happens again. absolutely. that has a feeling echoed by many in the community here and if we think back to what happened last year, the church here in fishlake served as a real community hub supporting people who had been flooded and the churchwarden is wendy, how important was it to help the community get together and how much has there been a community spirit is it was a great central point, the church, and it did what every church does over the yea rs. did what every church does over the years. it was a place of refuge and respite. we provided food, clothes, drinks, somewhere for people to socialise. it is very important. they needed to share their tales and to get rid of some of their anxiety and it was a place where they could get get help. it was supported by local volunteers from the community whojust poor dead local volunteers from the community who just poor dead when they were needed. it continues. —— whojust poured in when when they were needed. it is something that brought the community closer together as tough times often do and bringing the best out of people, but the question that is on everyone's mines is enough being done to prevent a similar thing happening again? 0liver harmer is from the environment agency. what are you doing to make sure that will not happen again and can you guarantee the people of fishlake that they will not see scenes like lazio? so flooding is so devastating, we saw here last year. immediately after the floods we inspected over 20,000 flood defences nationally and absolute priority is to get ready for this winter. we have a £12.8 million programme to repair all of those damages in south yorkshire and over 100 projects. we have 6500 staff on standby and we are absolutely ready and act whenever not enough has been done since, though, the flood defences here have not been a radically improved then. we have had 12 months and there have still no guarantee that we will not see the same thing again. here in fishlake we are strengthening, improving. we are increasing the height of the flood defence. we are doing that in many projects, over 100 across south yorkshire. but it has not been done yet. it is also flood action week the state and while we have that big programme under way, we had temporary measures in place and we guarantee a standard protection for this winter. we cannot, sadly, prevent flooding so in flood action week, can encourage eve ryo ne in flood action week, can encourage everyone to go online. 0ver in flood action week, can encourage everyone to go online. over 5 million properties are at risk and place my data that is one of you and sign up to herflood place my data that is one of you and sign up to her flood warnings.|j sign up to her flood warnings.” people in those properties protected from the risks of what has happened last year? we have been out, inspected our flood defences, last year? we have been out, inspected ourflood defences, repair damages. we have an ongoing programme. we'll put them to measures in place to get us to this mentor and a huge court, 6500 staff and lots of extra capacity on standby. oliver, thank you. those words will hopefully be of some reassurance to those residents here in fishlake who have been through so much any pasta and hope they will not have yet another winter of the ordeal the experience 12 months ago. —— so ordeal the experience 12 months ago. —— so much in the past year. here's louise with a look at this morning's weather. what happened to those communities a year ago, those flooding problems, you kind of forget, but those people living there, to something else you're trying to come to terms with. it is devastating. it is the after effects like one for so long. it shows you how important it is to keep abreast of watching weather forecasts and for us to try to inform you as carefully as possible. what is also interesting about today is that we are likely to see gale —force is that we are likely to see gale—force gusts of winds across the south and west facing coasts and with a new moon, high spring tides, we could see the potential for some very high tides. maybe some flooding if we see some heavy rain coming in. the weekend is going to be dictated by an area of low pressure that is sitting to the north—west. it is not moving very far, very fast. it is a languid difference to patient. it is a messy story to try and tell, u nfortu nately well. a messy story to try and tell, unfortunately well. it is now turning into bands of sharper showers in places, drifting its way steadily north and east. not too bad a day in the far north—east of scotla nd a day in the far north—east of scotland and brightening up slowly in northern ireland and the south—west of england. 0ne pulse of wet weather milling from the south—east to be replaced by another. widespread gas events, a0 to a5 mph. perhaps across the... a strange fillip there. it is mild for the time of year. it is going to stay like that through the weekend. that wednesdays is weather through the night, most of the rain dies back to the south and west coast and it stays mild. with temperatures falling to those of nine or 13 celsius. we start tomorrow with more wet weather to come. that the pressure has not moved very far, very fast. a pulse of wet weather into the south—east corner for a time. probably a good idea to have a lie in over south—east england. sunday is more of a straightforward tale sunny spells and scattered showers and some of us will dodge most of those showers, but some of them really bad once again. the strongest of the winds that the channel coast as well. top temperatures per sunday afternoon, ten up to 1a degrees. that south—westerly flow stays with us through the middle part of the week, but then northerly winds are set to arrive. that means that the blue tones, temperatures falling below the average for the time of year could start to dominate the weather study so yes, there is some rain in the forecast, shouted through the middle part of the week, somewhere drier, cloudier conditions, but noticeably wetter. thank you very much. anton du beke is the longest—serving professional dancer on strictly and has been on the show since the first series back in 200a. tonight, he'll be appearing as a judge for the very first time. he's replacing motsi mabuse after she announced she's self—isolating following an urgent trip to germany. anton was eliminated from the competition in the first week with his partner, former home secretary, jacqui smith — whojoins us now. good morning. have you got over that loss you feel when you leave the tea m loss you feel when you leave the team and you cannot help it, you feel a bit low, almost purposeless rains because you do not have that intense routine? you're right. you do feel sad when you leave because it is such a fantastic experience and, as! it is such a fantastic experience and, as i said, just a great big adventure. but i have been really determined to take the strictlyjoin with me and i've held onto it and i am... but! with me and i've held onto it and i am... but i feel like i have freed up am... but i feel like i have freed up anton to sit on the judge bench ina way up anton to sit on the judge bench in a way that i think he will do absolutely brightly. you may have to explain four people, covid has had an impact. you yourjob hasjust made an appearance. —— your dog. we would like to see dogs in the background in these zoom images. coronavirus has had an impact on judges, but also the contestants. hopefully people have not noticed too much of an impact when they have been watching it, but in terms of the production, it has been a really, really careful. there have been lots of ways in which social distancing and that right back at remember that hrvy tested positive for covid, but there was enough time for covid, but there was enough time for him to take part any show. but sadly this week we losing katya and nicola, but not with any symptoms, because katya has tested positive. but they have been ground—breaking is the first same—sex couple, their smiles have been lighting up the dance floor for everybody. it will be sad, but i know from talking to the other contestants that they are going to give it their all this evening for katya and nicola and i hope and believe it will still be a brilliant show tonight.” hope and believe it will still be a brilliant show tonight. i should say as well, just for anyone who is watching, they would have heard any rumours that nicola could return to the show next years, but bbc bosses have confirmed that will not be the case. so very sad for nicola indeed. let's get back to anton. he has a lwa ys let's get back to anton. he has always been in the frame, hasn't he, when it comes to judges? when always been in the frame, hasn't he, when it comes tojudges? when it, whenever there has been a gap. what will he bring to the judging whenever there has been a gap. what will he bring to thejudging panel questioning there has to be that mix, you have craig who is a bit mean, surely is a very positive constructive and motsi is very kind. i think she tweeted and said be kind to whoever is taking over. what will anton bring? he is a brilliant teacher and has an enormous wealth of experience. he is not called the king of the ballroom for nothing. 0ne king of the ballroom for nothing. one of the things he used to keep me entertained with when we were together was a stories of the history of ballroom so he has a massive amount of experience. he is also very kind and he has ability chan finds ways to explain complicated dance with diameters in a really straightforward ways. i think he will be knowledgeable. if he gives advice, the other contestants would be wise to follow it because it will work for them. i think he will bring that sort of ivy, think he will bring that sort of joy, slightly irreverent humour that he has, probably not a sum of the swearing we used to do with each other any trading room, swearing we used to do with each otherany trading room, i swearing we used to do with each other any trading room, i suspect. but that humour will become evident on the judges bench.” but that humour will become evident on the judges bench. i do not know how you feel, but now that you're out of the show looking in, but some people are saying the reason they have looked forward to strictly this year is because of the situation we are in. it isjust something year is because of the situation we are in. it is just something that has a moment where you can maybe forget about everything and just, look, laugh, enjoy, howeveryou take it on. i think that is absolutely true. i said that when i left that if ever there was a year when we needed strictly, it was this year. if you're in lockdown, had a tough yearin if you're in lockdown, had a tough year in terms of yourjob, lost loved ones, as any night strain, the weather is the sort we have heard about, you need a bit of sparkle on about, you need a bit of sparkle on a saturday night. and at the fact the bbc have worked so hard to make sure that strictly can work on this year is really commendable and i will be watching and it has brought a lot of joy will be watching and it has brought a lot ofjoy to me both being in it and able to watch at this year. and also, of course, thejoy and able to watch at this year. and also, of course, the joy that strictly is bringing, it always has that but in these times, i think it has matched all the more. we saw with children in need, it still had so with children in need, it still had so much support last night and people want to see something that is not about coronavirus. it was really interesting that the saturday before la st interesting that the saturday before last when strictly happened right after the bye minister's announcement after a further lockdown as we came down the stairs and ticker places, there was a spontaneous cheer from all of the contestants. you sort last week as well because when you're in it, you realise how important it is to people that they are getting the chance to see the sparkle and glitter on a saturday night and it just that moment when hopefully things can, spirits can be lifted. good to see you this morning. sorry your dog did not stay in a shot. where has laurie gone? there wanting a walk, shut up and take us out is the message from them. very clear with dogs, there is no arguing with them. enjoy your work, you might need some waterproofs this morning. take care, jacqui. still to come on breakfast, documentary film, three kings explores the lives of three of scotland's most influential football managers — matt busby, jock stein and bill shankly. we'll bejoined by film maker jonny 0wen just before 10am. stay with us, headlines coming up. hello, this is breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. coming up before 9am, louise will have the weekend weather. and michael have all the sport. let's get more on our top story this morning, the departure of the prime minister's top aide dominic cummings. mr cummings has been one of the most influential figures in westminster in recent years, but his relationship with borisjohnson is said to have fallen "off a cliff edge". let's bring in the former brexit secretary, david davis. to get some insight into what has been going on. thank you forjoining us been going on. thank you forjoining us this morning. can i ask a really straight question of view of someone who knows the workings inside downing street and government, what just happened? ha! well, i'm probably the wrong person to ask about the bias and tyne inwardness of downing street —— byzantine. in essence, mr cummings has a very confrontational and centralising style. while things he is right about, but what that did, it has made government more fragile, in many ways. and a clash of other people eventually turned against him. it is said, and you have read it as much as i have, people ranging from alegra, the new spokesperson for the prime minister, to the prime minister's fiance, carrie, turning against him. again, your description, the relationship with the prime ministerfell description, the relationship with the prime minister fell off a cliff. and once that has gone, it is gone. it gives the government a chance to reset all sorts of things, its relationship with parliament, the way it deals with the press. and i'm told, its relationship with cabinet. in one respect, that is an advantage for the prime minister but i do hope in doing it, doesn't even forget the things about which mr cummings was right. many of the failures of the last nine months has not been mr cummings' faults has been intrinsic in the system, poor scientific advice. we will come onto some of the wider implications in a moment. 0na the wider implications in a moment. on a personal note, are you pleased he is gone? no. i'm not a... i don't like it when anybody loses... comes off the end of their career. it is not a very nice thing. but that being said, there was no doubt there was a difficulty with the relationship between downing street and parliament. and that's both parliament in terms of his own conservative parliamentary backbenchers but parliament in general. that, in part, at least, not entirely, but in part was a result of mr cummings.” not entirely, but in part was a result of mr cummings. i tell you what i would draw your attention to. if pa rt what i would draw your attention to. if part of this was thinking dominic cummings was stealing the limelight ina way cummings was stealing the limelight in a way and had become the story, you look at the front pages this morning and we have that... i don't know what you make of that image, i see you smiling. but we have a man, a special adviser, walking out of number ten carrying a cardboard box. if pa rt number ten carrying a cardboard box. if part of the equation here was to change the narrative, i mean, again... what happened there? well, almost certainly dominic decided he was going to leave an image. that would have been entirely deliberate. just so your viewers can no, he could have walked out, as it were, the back door —— so your viewers can understand. it is almost underground. and not visible. 0r understand. it is almost underground. and not visible. or he could walked out of the... entrance out of the cabinet office, into whitehall. either would have been possible. he chose to leave that image, walking out with a box. he privately welcome to put his coffee mug or whatever else into his rucksack but he didn't. you want to delete that image. he has chosen to it. -- delete that image. he has chosen to it. —— wanted to leave that image. interesting you said that, a lot of people will draw that reflection. what does that say about boris johnson? some people will be thinking of this meeting was important, there was a moment in time trying to establish what would happen next and what was next is that you are out, why wouldn't boris johnson say you don't get to go out the front door, you don't get that moment in time, i'm in charge at the narrative is back with me? why didn't he lay down that so we didn't have this moment and you and i are talking about this steel. am i being unrealistic? yes, you are, i think. -- still unrealistic? yes, you are, i think. —— still talking about this. unrealistic? yes, you are, i think. -- still talking about this. the prime minister won't worry himself about those fine details. he took a very decisive action and no doubt one which was quite difficult. boris likes to be liked. he doesn't like these hard decisions but he has taken it for two people who have been his closest advisers for the last year, basically the last nine months. that would have been difficult for him anyway. and he didn't think to say you can go out the back door or the front door is not really hisjob. the back door or the front door is not really his job. and frankly, the photograph last weekend and people will remember it and it is not the key. 0n will remember it and it is not the key. on one level, boris will want to reset government and in a sense, that photograph does some resetting for him. talk me through that resetting of government, what does that look and feel like in your estimation? firstly, there will be some new staff in number ten, he will need a new chief of staff. needs to be fiercely efficient but not fiercely political. he needs to find somebody who hasn't got their own agenda. that is necessary to get control of this. secondly, locks of my colleagues in parliament are hoping with a new relationship in parliament, and parliament generally. i am told the cabinet is hoping to get more say, as it were, in events. the other side of the coin, cummings is right about a few things, he was right about the wea kness things, he was right about the weakness of whitehall in dealing with emergencies like we currently have. all the backwards and forwards about we shouldn't wear masks and now it is mandatory to wear masks. at the beginning, they cancelled... the scientists cancelled the testing programme and now we have got a flat out testing programme. that sort of weaknesses, the failures of public health england he was right about. there will be a temptation, now, to put all the blame on him and his tea m put all the blame on him and his team for what happened last night, and they there are some pretty fundamental problems that need to be put right and that needs to be fixed. and finally i hope they don't have a complete clear out of number ten because one of the things cummings said was that we need more scientists, we need more people with technical insights and so on. less sort of general—purpose civil servants. he's done some of that and generally it has been good. it has been invisible to the public at large. this is a big change. i hope the prime minister basically takes christmas to think through what he's going to do properly and then does it really emphatically in the new year. there are stories around that edward lister, who has been with him for a very long time, is going to temporarily handle the chief of staff role. that will give him time. he should really make use of this because we are now beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel with vaccines and other improvements in the handling of coronavirus. he should use this to say, "oh k, that short, horrible crisis era is over, we are now going to go to proper conventional government, using parliament, using the cabinet, using the best of whitehall and correcting the best of whitehall and correcting the worst." if he does that, this will actually turn out to be beneficial to us. i am will actually turn out to be beneficialto us. i am listening carefully to what you are saying and you are talking about cabinet having more say and mps being listened to more. i am trying to get a sense of the scale of the problem of the dominic cummings time, if you like, because you seem dominic cummings time, if you like, because you seem to be implying when we speak to government ministers they will routinely say to us, "we have a robust discussion in cabinet and people are free to give their views," but the impression you're giving is that the cummings era was all about shutting people down. is that what you, as a conservative mp of some considerable standing and someone of some considerable standing and someone whose voice would expected to be had, did you feel like that was happening? well, that is what i read was happening. but i wonder what you felt. what did you know? were you being shut down? no, but i'm not in cabinet. i know that, but i'm not in cabinet. i know that, but i'm talking about more generally. conservative mps and people who routinely themselves to us by government ministers, for example, you must talk to and maybe your colleagues, tory mps, whether they felt essentially that part of this process was that you were being kept out of all the big decisions. well, let's differentiate between parliament and the cabinet. parliament and the cabinet. parliament i know about and the cabinet i only read about. 0bviously i'd talk to some. and within cabinet, the views on cummings were varied. in this morning's times grant shapps said, "he will be missed." there is probably a spectrum of views. but it was certainly the case that parliament felt it wasn't being paid attention to. parliament is a shadow of its former self at the moment anyway. you go there, you've got the number of people you would have in a parish council, not a parliamentary gathering normally. because of the coronavirus issues. but, nevertheless, i think the 1922 committee felt it wasn't being listened to at the tory backbenchers felt they weren't being listened to. —— and the. this is very important, not just for the animal proper of parliamentarians, but it is important because it improves the calibre of decision—making in government. when a minister has to prepare to go to talk to parliament, under normal circumstances, that is a pretty testing exercise. his civil serva nts a pretty testing exercise. his civil servants will work night and day to make sure they think out every option. that appears to have evaporated. not all of it is cummings. some of it isjust evaporated. not all of it is cummings. some of it is just the circumstance we are in with parliament only working at half speed. but, nevertheless, there is a feeling that now is the time to put that right. david davis, thank you very much for your time this morning, david davies, mp and former brexit secretary. thank you. it is 8:a1am. the nights are coming in quickly, aren't they? this morning, it was 7:a5am and still dark. another month of it here! it is affecting all sorts of things. it is definitely affecting the goal. the first time it has been held in the fall as they say and the shortening days —— definitely affecting the gulf. hard to predict. it was always going to be a challenge, getting all the players through their second rounds before the sunsets at this time of year, and so half of the field, at the masters still have to finish their second rounds today. as it stands, there's a group of players at the top, on 9—under par, including world number one dustinjohnson, but there are three englishmen, onlyjust two behind, while others had that sinking feeling, as patrick gearey reports. augusta national is one of sport's most beautiful settings, but it can also be savage. rory mcilroy well knows the dangers. that doesn't mean he can always avoid them. that's so bad — oh, my god! at one stage, his masters was following where that ball went. but mcilroy found buoyancy, bottle and birdies just when he needed them. he remains in the tournament. something bryson dechambeau can't be sure of. the favourite, the man whose huge hitting has torn up golf courses, couldn't fluster augusta. no crowd meant no—one knew where that had gone. lost ball, lost momentum. can we check on the camera? power in golf isn't everything. the dechambeau roadshow has taken some detour. it helps if you know your way around. danny willett won here, four years ago. he sits just two shots off the lead with tommy fleetwood. and then there's the tiger. woods feels this place like no other. he can measure it within an inch. but at a—under, he will need to get closer. if anyone can, it's him. patrick geary, bbc news. now, in football it's an international weekend, apart from clubs in leagues1 and 2 of course. and dan walker is limbering up for football focus, just down the corridor. good morning. now, it is getting a little confusing because scotland are still celebrating reaching next summer's rearranged euro's but tomorow, they are in nations league action, which is a route to the next world cup. yeah, i've got to confess, it is a bit sort of head scratching at the moment. nations league this weekend, slovakia playing scotland and wales face the republic of ireland and england take on belgium tomorrow and austria against northern ireland. 0n foot ball austria against northern ireland. 0n football focus, we look ahead towards that and reflecting on an incredible week particularly for scotland. i know you covered it extensively on breakfast, the penalty victory over serbia, the first major tournament qualified fourth in 22 years, since 1998. i have loved watching some of the scottish celebrations on social media and elsewhere over the last few days. did you see somebody but the titanic music to the final penalty that put them through? brilliant! it shows you how important it is for scotland to make it toa important it is for scotland to make it to a major tournament. they are playing in the same group as england next summer along with croatia and the czech republic. 0n the programme, we will look ahead to next summerand programme, we will look ahead to next summer and some programme, we will look ahead to next summer and some of the way the tournament will be organised. it could be heavily affected by coronavirus depending on where we are with that next year. but it is meant to be 12 countries across europe hosting this major tournament next summer. lots of teams involved. we will try and work out logistically exactly how that will work. wales there as well. on the programme, we had dion dublin and it is women's football weekend. the focus without any premier league and championship football, it will be on women's football, normally to try to get extra crowds in but we all know where we are with restrictions around that at the moment. the other big talking point is the resignation of greg clark from his position as fa chairman. we will discuss that and loads to fit in. i know you love and loads to fit in. i know you love a power half hour, we are on from midday until 12:30pm. great stuff, looking forward to that. now history has been made in rugby union in the last hour. it's a momentus moment when you beat the almighty new zealand, and argentina have just done that for the first time ever. nikola sanchez, has become a national hero, scoring the only try and kicking all his side's points in a 25—15 victory. i'm just looking at the pictures. it is so emotional. the captain says it was a big day for his country and his people. in the second time new zealand lost in a week. it took place in sydney so i'm sure the australian fans there will have enjoyed that too. let's enjoy those pictures, smile and tears. new zealand magnanimous in defeat, they had tweeted, "it's your night, arjun argentina, congratulations, enjoy this. -- argentina. new zealand, like italy ina way, argentina. new zealand, like italy in a way, they are just always trying to get one of those wins. a big win like this just means the world to them. over time, to be the best tea m world to them. over time, to be the best team in the world, it's just, yeah, asa best team in the world, it's just, yeah, as a fan, you probably never believe it's going to happen. what we re believe it's going to happen. what were the odds? they would have been the underdogs. but actually less so because new zealand lost to australia last week but still massive underdogs. in a way, you expect new zealand to bounce back even more after that defeat to australia, maybe that would have affected the odds. there isjoy in it is joy in it anyway. it is isjoy in it anyway. it is 8:a6am. here's louise with a look at this morning's weather. i believe there is quite a bit of rain rattling around.” i believe there is quite a bit of rain rattling around. i know, rain and strong winds. for the last couple of weeks, some of you feel as though i have been banging on about a beautiful autumn colour and it is usually glorious at this time of year. but i suspect a lot of the trees will look like this and by the end of the weekend there will be no leaves left. woking surrey, we have already seen some rain, a cloudy and grey start and a windy day right across the country today. with this little fella here, this low anchoring itself to the north—west throughout the weekend we will see plenty of rain at times. 0ne pulse of wet weather is moving its way through northern england into southern scotland and we have some showers merging for longer spells of rain, which will push its way into the south—east through the day. a blustery and showery story and some showers are quite intense. they will be drifting steadily north and east this afternoon, allowing for perhaps some brightness in the far north of scotland, northern ireland, south—west england by the end of the day. gusts of wind is widely a0, a5 mph and may be stronger through the irish sea towards the south—west. at least it is coming from a south—westerly direction. if you have got a thermometer in your garden, you would be tapping it thinking really, 15 degrees? it is mild for this time of year. that stays with us tonight. and into tomorrow. there is the low, sitting there allowing these weather fronts to tuck in through the back door and produce more showers and a longer spells of rain as we go through the night tonight and into tomorrow. plenty of showers to the west through the night to night. take a look at this pulse of brighter colours starting to move in. —— the night tonight. trouble first thing tomorrow. mild starts on sunday. sunday starts off with this pulse of wet weather moving through south—east england and sunday, sunshine and scattered sharp showers through the day and very windy, particular towards the south. along channel coast, the channel isles could see 65 mph. we are likely to see gusts of winds in excess of 60 miles an hourand see gusts of winds in excess of 60 miles an hour and plenty of sharp showers filtering through. again, a mild story. if you managed to dodge the showers tomorrow, it will be blustery with top temperatures of 15 degrees. the mild feel will gradually start to ease away as we go through the week. you can see that brighter yellow and orange colour, south—westerly airflow and the northerly kicks in and that will drag in much colder airfrom the arctic and it means temperatures will start to full away. rain on monday, showers through the middle pa rt monday, showers through the middle part of the week, drier and brighter but noticeably colder by next weekend. back to you two. louise, thank you. as of last night, more than £37 million had been raised for children in need on what was the a0th anniversary of the fundraiser. covid restrictions meant there was no live audience, and the broadcast on bbc one was a bit shorter than normal. you will probably know, but there was still plenty of fun to be had, as david sillito reports. please welcome your hosts, alex scott and chris ramsey, mel giedroyc and stephen mangan! it was a stripped—back, socially distance anniversary socially—distanced anniversary for children in need. the live audience was watching on zoom. in 1980, the total at the end of the night was just over £1 million. a0 years on, joe wicks alone got twice that for his 2a—hour workout. three, two, one! whoo! # crying your heart out...# a charity single featuring cher, the rickshaw challenge — the familiar children in need ingredients. of course, this year, people were cycling indoors. and the live musical performance, no big west end choruses, instead, andrew lloyd webber on a keyboard, a safe two metres from a solo performance by carrie hope fletcher. # when you try your best but you don't succeed. ..# but some things were unchanged. the public‘s generosity, and in a year which has brought new challenges of loneliness, isolation... # we've had success...# ..and covid—related hardship, the need for children in need. david sillito, bbc news. of bbc children in need. rosie, good morning. we always speak to you around this time, how was it for you? amazing, amazing, £37 million. as david pointed out, these are extraordinary times but the generosity of the british public was there, as it always is for children in need. we arejust there, as it always is for children in need. we are just so thrilled with the results of last night. the number will probably carry on growing over the next few weeks but £37 million is a lot of money and we are so £37 million is a lot of money and we are so grateful. thank you everyone who did so well. and texted in and gave. and all this week, you will know we have been looking at the causes and the children that benefit from this money and you really are changing lives, as well. when does the process begin for planning something like this? because it is such an important night in terms of fundraising. naga, 42021, it will next week. —— this will begin next week for 2021. we give a lot of thought to the appeal night, the stories we feature and how we feature the charity and how we show what the charity does. we give money to people to work with young people, youth workers, friends, be people who can befriend young people who are anxious. i am who can befriend young people who are anxious. i am sure who can befriend young people who are anxious. i am sure people will have seen the remarkable stories last night. eva, who has an aggressive rain tumour, a friend for her. —— brain tumour. that is what we do best. it is notjust the appeal, as david pointed out, it is right across the corporation. the bbc is magnificent and we are the bbc‘s charity and my goodness, the other programmes rallied to the cause. joe wicks who tweeted this morning, "kindness wins" and he certainly won last night in raising over £2 million with his 2a—hour pe. but also diy sos. repair show, countryfile, the one show who showed off our rickshaw riders every night. it has been an overall effort. even university challenge hosted by ki rsty university challenge hosted by kirsty wark, it was great. and it showed the bbc at its best with its wonderful programmes and also its national command. because local radio stations right across the nation took up the cause as well, which isjust wonderful. rosie, good morning, it is charlie. 0ne which isjust wonderful. rosie, good morning, it is charlie. one of the things that occurred to me is that it isa things that occurred to me is that it is a time at the moment when lots of people are having difficulties, loneliness amongst other things and that physical contact thing, not being able to have a hard, some of those really basic things. i have watched children in need over the yea rs watched children in need over the years and that happens a lot during the night, everyone is hugging and there is a lot of that going on and it isa there is a lot of that going on and it is a kind of sentiment that in a way, we saw the presenters separated out there. and you had to deal with the circumstances. in a way, just like other people and everyday lives, trying to work out how to get through. i think children in need, the great thing about live television is that, as you will both know, is that it reflects exactly what's going on. it is true. and, therefore, to see the presenters separated, to see young people come on stage, as you say, andrew lloyd webber on his own, not some big show, but one singer and lord lloyd webber. it rang true. and that is what children in need is, it is authentic and it is convincing and it has integrity because it tells it as it is. i think our corporate partners like that, our donors like that, the general public like it, because it shows integrity. and children in need is a beloved charity with an awful lot of integrity. people believe in it. —— and children in need. a couple of questions. is that a jukebox behind you? yes it is! do you literally push a button and everything is pre—selected? push a button and everything is pre-selected? yeah, do you want me to play it? ok, if you can do that, give it a try. plug it in! there we go! right, i'm going to play... i'm going to play... house of fun by madness. we willjust listen in, let's give it a second. we can carry on talking. i was going to wait for the music to kick in. i like the way the music to kick in. i like the way the lights go down, all is that an illusion? that is an illusion. above it isa illusion? that is an illusion. above it is a little bird made by an artist called jeremy della. what i was going to ask you, thank you for putting that on, a bit of atmosphere into the room! great musical acts involved last night, which is one of the joys of involved last night, which is one of thejoys of children involved last night, which is one of the joys of children in involved last night, which is one of thejoys of children in need, isn't it? it is. and our single was wonderful. we've now got to talk over this. i have no way of turning it off! i could just unplug it, i suppose! no, don't believe it going! we spoke to mcfly yesterday, we were really excited. just keep going! shall i turn it off so we can keep talking! no. i will carry shall i turn it off so we can keep talking! no. iwill carry on. no, the pretenders' song which the young people sang and our song, and the beginning bit, which looks at the a0 yea rs of beginning bit, which looks at the a0 years of children in need, which is the duration of our telephone... i'm going to have to turn this off! ok, you go and turn it off! i must admit, i was rather enjoying that. what a perfect choice of music, incidentally, given the theme. absolutely typifies what children in need was about last night. house of fun and the breakfast studio is the same place. also, it was fun and entertaining. and peter crouch and sir andy murray playing paddle was absolutely hilarious. what good sports. and tim henman and the whole thing was just sports. and tim henman and the whole thing wasjust very, sports. and tim henman and the whole thing was just very, very funny, i thought. entertaining as well as moving. that is the secret formula that the team deliver every year. and do it really well. and what is lovely, rosy, as you well know, you tell us, people still respond, don't they? you get in touch with big stars and it is just a straight yes, isn't it, that's the way it still works? yes, it is. i mean, dolly pa rton works? yes, it is. i mean, dolly parton talking about her love for pudsey! dolly parton! it's absolutely terrific. and i think people are really struck by the warmth, as i said, the integrity of children in the. it is not a virtue signalling. many of our presenters and our celebrities take a huge interest in our projects. they visit them. also, young people and children take part in the show in a very real way. you know, asking questions, doing little interviews, reading out the totals, reading out our partners last night, that was very funny. you do get a sense that children and young people are at the heart of presenting the show, as well as recipients of the generosity of the general public. and that is important. and i also think that we portray young people as they are, which are heroes, and tough and strong and anyone who heard the chorus of children and young people who have had transplants could not fail to... who have had transplants could not failto... to who have had transplants could not fail to... to really be amazed and acknowledge their strength. that is how we show young people and that is how we show young people and that is how they are. you know what? it has been a delight talking to you. i know planning starts next week for next yea r‘s know planning starts next week for next year's children in need but i suggest you turn the jukebox back on once you had done and relax for today because it has been a triumph and you are delighted with it and you helped loads of people. thank you helped loads of people. thank you and enjoy your weekend before the planning starts. it is not me but it is the general public but thank you. thank you very much. anyone who gave money, fantastic. you have made a difference. stay with us, headlines coming up. good morning, welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. 0ur headlines today: "clear the air and move on" — boris johnson plans for life after dominic cummings. christmas in the balance — a warning that covid infection rates need to be low, and stay low to avoid a festive lockdown. donald trump speaks in public for the first time since losing the us election, and comes close to acknowledging defeat. willit is in it to win it at the masters. former champion danny willett is in a group, just two off the lead. but fading light meant half the field are still to finish their second rounds. good morning. it's a mild weekend for all of us, but, unfortunately, we're going to see some wet and windy weather at times. i'll have all the details coming up shortly. and panto in a pandemic. we'll chat to the former blue peter presenter peter duncan, who's taking his back yard production to the big screen. good morning. it's saturday 1ath november, our top story — borisjohnson is said to want to "clear the air and move on" after his chief adviser, dominic cummings, left downing street for the last time. the departure came after sources suggest relations between the two men "went off a cliff edge". the move is being viewed by some mps as an opportunity to rebuild damaged relationships. let's get more from our political correspondent jonathan blake. good morning to you. moving on, what does that look like? good question. we are in downing street at the end ofa we are in downing street at the end of a turbulent and torrid week for numberten during of a turbulent and torrid week for number ten during which tensions which have been summoning away free well have boiled over. that enduring image of the by minister's was senior adviser, dominic cummings, leading numberten by senior adviser, dominic cummings, leading number ten by the front door carrying a cargo box. the impression was to show he was gone for good. there were a dramatic few hours that led up to that, the prime minister and a lee cain, the now former communications director had a meeting with dominic cummings which was described by some as a lovely chat in which the three men are shared reminiscences about their achievements together, but it was claimed the pen during that conversation, accuse the two men of briefing against his fiancee kadi symons. that is hotly contested and disputed between others. —— the dominic cummings that has defined streets. there are briefings going on behind closed doors that reflected the tension that there are not many conservative mps who will be sorry to see the back of him, but the former brexit secretary and now tory backbencher david davis has said this is a chance for the prime minister to regroup and make changes. it does give the government a chance to be set all sorts of things. it's a relationship with parliament, the way it deals with the press, i'm told its relationship with cabinet. so that in one respect is an advantage for the prime minister, but i hope and doing it, he does not forget the things that mrcummings was right he does not forget the things that mr cummings was right on. many values of the last moments have not been mrcummings's values of the last moments have not been mr cummings's fault, there have been mr cummings's fault, there have been intrinsic the system. few could argue that dominic cummings has not been effective, both in his masterminding of the vote to leave the campaign in the brexit referendum and in his time here at numberten, taking on referendum and in his time here at number ten, taking on the referendum and in his time here at numberten, taking on the parliament battles to get legislation through and working on the election campaign that delivered a borisjohnson and working on the election campaign that delivered a boris johnson that huge majority in parliament. but both in style and substance he will leave a void in downing street that it needs to be filled. sir edward lister, the prime minister's long term it will take over as chief of staff in the meantime, but we wait to see what my permanent changes will be made in due course. jonathan, thank you. jonathan blake there for us. scientists advising the government on the coronavirus pandemic are warning that the type of christmas we'll be able to enjoy hangs in the balance. latest figures show the r number, the rate at which the virus is spreading in the uk, has fallen, raising hopes that some restrictions could be eased over the festive period. but experts say the situation remains volatile. simonjones reports. there are just a1 days to go until christmas, but it's still far from clear what a christmas in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic will look like. the hope is that the current restrictions on our daily lives will lead to a decline in cases in the coming weeks, reducing the number of people going into hospital and ultimately dying. the r number — the average number of people an infected person passes the virus on to — is currently between 1 and 1.2. scientists advising the government say if r is well below one for some time, there may be greater potential for the loosening of social distancing rules during the festive period. but if r is high, there will be little to no scope for changing things over christmas. crucial is what happens when the four—week lockdown in england comes to an end. if we can bring incidence lower, it allows us a little bit of wiggle room. but where we need to be really careful is actually when we pull the plug, as it were, on december 2nd. if we go back to, say, a tier1 situation or even lower restrictions, then cases may start to climb rapidly again, so i think where we really need to be careful is that three—week period from december 2nd up until the christmas period. in many places, the christmas lights have already gone up, though in england, non—essential shops must remain closed until the start of next month at the earliest. this week, a meeting was held between the four nations of the uk to discuss a joint approach towards christmas. no firm conclusions were made, but there will be further meetings in the coming weeks. hi there, if you could take this swab and follow... plans to get students home are already being prepared. as many as possible will be offered rapid—result covid tests before leaving campuses to minimise the risk of the disease being spread. but for many, the ultimate christmas gift would be the rollout of a vaccine, bringing with it the hope of a return to some sort of normality. simon jones, bbc news. a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars is expected to be brought forward by ten years to 2030. sales of hybrid cars, which have both a traditional engine and an electric motor, will be allowed until 2035. the decision to bring forward the ban is part of measures to combat climate change, as the uk prepares to hold a global summit in glasgow next year. greggs is to cut more than 800 jobs because of the pandemic. the bakery chain warns it "will not be profitable as a business" if sales continue at the rate seen in lockdown. bosses said some stores had staffing levels that were appropriate for current levels of demand but other outlets needed "significa nt change". brace yourselves at eight minutes past nine on a saturday morning for a cute picture. a critically—endangered black rhino has been born at chester zoo. the arrival of the female calf brought an end to a 15—month—long pregnancy for mum, ema elsa. there are fewer than a thousand eastern black rhinos left on the planet, so every new addition is a boost to conservation efforts. a name will be chosen by a poll on the zoo's facebook page. those pictures are justjoyful, aren't they? look at herjust gambling along. i would call it a scamper. just days before announcing the current lockdown in england, the prime minister said it was his "ambition" that people would be able celebrate christmas with theirfamilies. with just six weeks to go, and the news that the r rate is beginning to slow, many are asking what this year's festive season might look like? we're joined now by the epidemiologist sian griffiths and virologist chris smith. a very good morning to both of you. how are things? everyone 0k? a very good morning to both of you. how are things? everyone ok? fine, thank you. this is an orchid species... we should explain that last... there is a rare species of orchid is loosely translated... i have never been more grateful for a translated... i have never been more gratefulfor a bad zoom line. the reason chris was explaining his flower display behind him is because the last time we had them on, she had a much more impressive background and him being a competitive virologist, he has upped his game. 0ur competitive virologist, he has upped his game. our first question. margaret, the letter or number is an estimate and it is quite inaccurate now that we have so many different patterns of disease across the country. the r takes in the rate of growth, which last week was between one and 3%. that has an average across the country builds up in places like the north—west, the rate of growth is slowing, but any places like the south—east, the rate of growing is increasing. the r member takes into account hospital admission that we know there a lag lagging hospital admissions from her hospital missions and head looks backs woods. and the death rate. it isa backs woods. and the death rate. it is a compilation and an indicator, but the positive news of the rate is not growing, but we had to keep on with all the restrictions to make sure that trajectory is maintained. mark in nottingham says, i've recently been discharged from hospital having had coronavirus, how long do i need to wait until i can interact with my elderly parents who are in my bubble? we arejust we are just starting out chris's line. it is very difficult to talk about an individual clinical case without knowing more about either you or your parents so i cannot give you or your parents so i cannot give you an accurate answer to your own situation. all i can say is i know the hospitals are very careful to test patients before they leave to make sure that they are no longer positive and if you are in a bubble with your parents, you're going in as negative, your parents should be protected. so that should be absolutely fine. i suppose what this ta ps absolutely fine. i suppose what this taps into is a lot of people's concerns, especially related to elderly people where they are worried about, even if they have not, as mark has, been discharged from hospital, just at the rescue present to someone, an elderly person, a friend or relative. yes, i think... if you take any of us and an elderly friend or relative. if you're going into work and may come into contact or you might even be asymptomatic and you go and visit your parents, your parents, if they are elderly, particularly if they're over 80, are elderly, particularly if they're over80, are are elderly, particularly if they're over 80, are just more likely to get the disease and if they are more likely to get the disease, they get it worse and are more likely, unfortunately, not to survive. that is the rest, that is what we are worried about. but if you know you're negative, the risk is less.” should say, let our peers knows well that we are trying to re—establish chris ‘s line. —— let our viewers now. we will get chris's view as soon as now. we will get chris's view as soon as i can. we should this question a little earlier. james is asking, can you be asymptomatic and pass on covid, even if you don't get affected yourself? and separately, isa affected yourself? and separately, is a live vaccine effective in other mutations like the one reported in denmark? shall be stuck with the first part, about being asymptomatic in passing covid. the answer is yes. this is one of the surprising findings during the course of this disease is that you can be asymptomatic, you can have no symptoms, particularly if you're younger. you may not realise you have the infection. sometimes you may be presymptomatic and infectious and pass on the disease and then you get symptoms later. 0r and pass on the disease and then you get symptoms later. or you canjust not get symptoms and pass on the disease. because you will have the virus and pass the virus on. so the answer is yes, asymptomatic people can pass on the disease.” answer is yes, asymptomatic people can pass on the disease. i suppose also, in terms of the asymptomatic pack as well, we were hearing with the strictly come dancing that katia jones and nicola adams are out of it and a cat here is asymptomatic as well. —— katya is asymptomatic. some people would be wondering why they could not wait to see if she did develop at? she would still be with other people in the studio and they would be addressed, as would nicola be at risk if they did not break contact at this point. so it is a real shame, but i am afraid she would have been infectious and she would have been infectious and she would have been passing on, she could have passed on the disease. did you cover the vaccine art? this is the story about minks in denmark that everyone will be aware. they that everyone will be aware. they that there can be transmission between mink and humans and so there has been the cull of minks in denmark and people who have done the genetic sequencing found that through the genetic sequencing of that particular, are some of the cases of that particular virus, there has been a mutation which means the shape of the virus has changed and the concern is that the vaccines which have been produced at the moment are against the prevalent strains at the moment, particularly spike protein, but the mink mutation affects at spike protein. this is ongoing life science and i know that i cross the scientific community, there is a lot of concern and focus on this at the current time so we have to wait and see. it is a problem that viruses do mutate, viruses do change their shape over time and that is why we continue to have flu vaccines every year because it is about what are the prevalent strains. this is not something totally fine off the pitch, it is actually something that could have been expected and itjust something that the scientist and neurologist are having to work hard on. so i can a nswer are having to work hard on. so i can answer your question about the whereabouts of chris smith, virologist, who disappeared from our screens for a moment and we have our best people on it and pushing buttons there so you're back in the room. have we got comes with chris? yes, i'm sorry about that. i will blame mr gates because i think microsoft decided to do an update at that moment and robbed me of my connection. this question is for you. this has come in from julie. there is a lot of talk at the moment about the vaccine. a very positive news, but a lot of people are left with questions. hopefully the most important long term side effect is going to be immunity to this new coronavirus and that doesn't look like, at least at this vaccine we heard this week from pfizer, is possibly achievable. they are saying 90% of people will respond to it, but that doesn't leave the question about the other 10%. they do not appear to respond to it so long term side effect from them is not been immune. obviously it is early days and one of the big questions were all asking is what any long—term consequences of having this vaccination? how long will the protection lastand we do not know because the people have been in this trial, have only known about the virus for a matter of months, the trials are even shorter. so we do not know how long the immunity conferred will last for and with no the numberof conferred will last for and with no the number of people have had it so far it's probably in the region of 20 to 30,000 people, not a huge number, but the number of side—effects reported have been fairly mild side—effects, but in a fairly mild side—effects, but in a fairly large proportion of people, maybe three quarters of people had fever, headache and felt off—colour for a couple of days. so at the moment, we only know about short term side effects, we do not know about the long—term side effects and thatis about the long—term side effects and that is one of the crucial thing is advisable have to tell us when they finally finish as phase three trial and it is one of the crucial details, the regulator mhra will be considering before they gave anything, including inspection, they go ahead. we will finish with you both answering this. well, this is shared by people in many countries. the organisation in america did a survey and about half the people questioned would be tempted to vaccine if it were offered to them at that moment in time. ithink offered to them at that moment in time. i think there reflects there isa time. i think there reflects there is a lot of uncertainty out there and this was certainly anticipated by the government at the press co nfe re nce by the government at the press conference this week that was chaired byjonathan conference this week that was chaired by jonathan van conference this week that was chaired byjonathan van tam, the deputy chief medical officer. i think he anticipated these sorts of questions, which is why the mhra regulator were sitting there well. the bottom line is, ithink, people are going to be concerned about that. we anticipate people will be concerned about it, but no medicine pitches at the shelves or the chemist shop, a doctor's surgery or goes into a hospital unless we can be as absolution as we can that it is safe. and that is whyjonathan van tam said if i could be at the front of the queue for that vaccine, i would be. and your thoughts on that? i think it is important. vaccination is for us to give us else's, but also to give others say. asa else's, but also to give others say. as a jonathan van tam said, he had already talked to his mum and told her, if she was offered it to take the vaccine. once it was available, once the safety checks had been done because it will help to protect all of us, particularly those who are older and those who are vulnerable, people in care homes. if the people are vaccinated and we can be sure there is no disease around, you can visit here comes again, which we know has been a body paint later —— visit care homes again. we will be safer in hospitals again. vaccination will allow us to be safer and vaccination will allow us to be saferand i'm sure, as chris vaccination will allow us to be safer and i'm sure, as chris said, the mhra will ensure that the efficacy, the way the vaccine works, and its effectiveness and safety will be guaranteed, guaranteed a spot as we can. and they will be continuing trials dash and as far as we can. this is something about please use the vaccines as soon as they are available because this is to protect yourselves and your family. can youjust to protect yourselves and your family. can you just explain the full edge at the beginning, because we cannot hear you at the beginning? last week there was a sunflower envy, of course. you told me that you were disappointed with my floral display. i only had green plants. and i had to do better. so this week i've gone and endowed myself with a specimen of orchid. it loosely translates as plastic testicles. what did you have behind you?” translates as plastic testicles. what did you have behind you? i have a poinsettia by me. poinsettias are flowers for the season. of course they are. thank you so much and thank you for bearing with us for all of the technical difficulties. bring any christmas in there with the poinsettia. i always think of as a christmas plant. there is, there has been so much chat about christmas going early, there has been so muchjoy. chat about christmas going early, there has been so much joy. we're not going there. my tree is not going up until at least the 1st of december. if my sun actually gets home from university, we might wait for him as well. let's take a look at what is happening across the skies at the moment. in carmel, it is grey, it is a fairly measurable and the sea starting to get a bit rougher —— in a bit rougher —— in cornwall. winds gusting in the south—west. plenty of ice about on the charts, plenty of rain as well at times today. it is all sweeping its way steadily north and east. gradually brightening up behind it for some. that means for northern ireland and slowly, south—west england as well, but they will be further showers, longer spells of rain so quite immeasurable day for many of us. you can see this next batch really starting to push on across wales, the north midlands, by the south—east by the end of the day. winds in excess of a0 or 50 mph, close to 60 miles per in places. it will be relatively mild in terms of feel because the wind is coming from a south—westerly direction. we will see temperatures peaking at around 14 see temperatures peaking at around 1a or 15 degrees. the pressure is just going to set itself to the north—west of the uk so that means there is little changed at the night tonight and into tomorrow. it stays windy and showery as well stop most of the showers overnight should push on to the west coast and along the south coast, but look at this clump of heavy rain. that will arrive at the south—east first thing. nine to 13 degrees on sunday morning. the wet weather in the morning, particular in the south—east corner. heavier rain expected to move across south—east england and some heavier pulses pushing into northern ireland, but a sunday, on the whole, is going to be a day of sunny spells and scattered showers and so some of us have any chance of escaping those showers altogether. that said, it will be particularly windy across channel facing coast with gusts in excess of 60 mph, maybe 65 miles per across the channel isles. top temperatures are still mild, 15 degrees at the height. back to go to. thank you very much, lewis. 25 past nine is the time. when andy hannan set up the exeter strollers walking football team, he was instrumental in providing them with a defibrillator, but never expected it would save his own life. an undiagnosed heart problem caused andy to collapse during a training session, earlier this month. he's currently in hospital awaiting a triple heart bypass, but he did find some time to recount for us what happened ten days ago. we were playing a one—hour session of walking football, which involved a number of short ten—minute five—a—side games. i felt myself losing consciousness. and i collapsed, head down, into the astroturf. that was the last thing i remember until i found myself in an ambulance. one of the other players, sue hutchins, who was well trained and very experienced in first aid, and... took over the whole process of keeping me alive. the fact that the defibrillator that i bought was first used on me is obviously very significant for me. how lucky i was that it was available. the person i'm most grateful to, because her intervention was crucial, is sue hutchins. and, really, thanks again, sue. over to you. could not be more heartfelt, could it? sue hutchings is also a member of the exeter strollers who used cpr to restart andrew's heart. that thank you means everything, doesn't it? yes, it does. it was an incredible emotional experience for all of us who are there on that evening to have to go through. tell us the moment, from your point of view, because we heard from andy there. from your point of view, what did you see and how did you know how to rea ct? did you see and how did you know how to react? well, i became aware that someone was lying face down on the floor so i went over and i realised it was an day. put the back of my hand against his mouth and i thought, gosh, did not think he is breathing. sol thought, gosh, did not think he is breathing. so i shook him and said, are your right? i got no response of five of five of the footballer turned him onto his back when i was able to open his airway, check his breathing and there was absolutely nothing, no breathing, no movement soi nothing, no breathing, no movement so i knew i had to go into compression straightaway, which is what i did. and then about 20 seconds later, or it seems an eternity, the centre manager arrived with andy's defibrillator and i said, follow the pictures on any pads, put them on his chest and plug it in. the defibrillator will actually detect the rhythm of the heart so it will detect whether a, it isa heart so it will detect whether a, it is a beating normally or b, there isa it is a beating normally or b, there is a flatline you're already dead or c, your heart is any shock about rhythm. his heart had gone into shock above them so they differed z shock above them so they differed z shock required and he pressed the button and we shot him. it is quite reassuring here. you're obviously a very experienced by state, but the thought of using a different later on someone as thought of using a different later on someone as terrifying to me. because you do not know, if you're going to get it wrong so knowing that that thing indicates, as well, if there is any rhythm that is shock upon so to speak. —— the rhythm that is shockable. it must have affected you, this? yes. but have done so much training and my husband is a first aid trainerand much training and my husband is a first aid trainer and i have done all this training with the royal life saving society that it was just instinct to jump life saving society that it was just instinct tojump in and do it. at the time, you just do not think about it because time is of the essence and at the longer you think about it, the second is that are wasted and when you put it different later on, it will tell you what to do so even if you're sitting there thinking, i would do so even if you're sitting there thinking, iwould be do so even if you're sitting there thinking, i would be terrified, do so even if you're sitting there thinking, iwould be terrified, you open it up and it tells you exactly what to do and if you can get a 999 call in as well, which one of the other men on the evening dead, they will also tell you what to do so there are people around —— one of there are people around —— one of the other men on the evening did. and he was devon county council and was involved for securing account for that very defibrillator. tell us how important it is and not as scary as perhaps it may seem to be familiar with them, to encourage local places to have these in place just encase a situation this comes 7 just encase a situation this comes h, just encase a situation this comes up? oh, it is so important. if you can geta up? oh, it is so important. if you can get a different later on someone within three minutes of them falling to the ground, you have an 80 or 85% chance of their survival. a lot of people have said and he was lucky in the circumstances of that evening to have a me, the rest of the men around him and at the hospital around him and at the hospital around the corner and his defibrillator, but you should not really have to rely on luck. i think every sports centre, every community centre, every high street in every village, city and town should have access to a defibrillator because they are so easy to work. you only have to open it and it will tell you exactly what to do. i am sure your reassuring and encouraging many people. just because of what you did. i know you say it was a team effort as well because there were other people are helped so i will say thank you to you and i will say thank you to the team and you heard from andy, he will be forever grateful. thank you for coming on and talking to us at this morning, have a lovely weekend. thank you very much. what a terrific study. the emotions are real, doing the right thing at the right time. amazing. 931 is the time and brea kfast. this is breakfast. we're on bbc one until 10am this morning, when matt tebbutt takes over in the saturday kitchen. good morning. who have you got on the programme? the fabulous melanie c. i'm all right, pretty good. it is a rainy day in london but to be hit as wonderful. nice son one, you can have food and wine, drinking by 10:15am, great —— nice and warm. you talk all about your new upbeat disco album and we will talk about that in album and we will talk about that in a bit. food heaven and food health, food heaven? this time of year, i love a roast and i will always choose lamb, my famous meat. roast lamb, nice and traditional, what about food hell? this one is harder than heaven because i like so many things and dislike a few things. okra but. never ever... i've had it cooked in many different ways. it's slimy, a bit furry. i'm not loving it. you're not really selling it to me either. two chefs cooking ching he wang mbe, that doesn't get boring, does it? stop it! it is written on the autocue! what are you cooking? veggie ants climbing trees. i'm literally not going to say the answer, i promise you! interesting. we are celebrating diwali. yes, i got you some sweets and i will do a stir—fry shrimp and marrow curry, classic from bengal. looking forward to that. ollie, you are doing something from home. lashings of wine today, maverick blends and something of a classic that remains underrated. can't wait to share them. as usual, down to you guys at home to decide what melanie eats later, go to the website for voting details and we will see you at 10am. you seem on edge, matt! no,! don't go! it's not over! it's not over, is it! you've got something to say or do, haven't you? lucky, lucky. let's explain this very briefly. let's not waste the moment, we have a bit of a build up. yes, let's melt this. there was a deal done last week by way of a barter, which is that you've got a picture of my socks. -- let's melt this. which appeals to you! let's not look at them now, that's not the deal! you got to see the socks last week and you play the ukulele! yes! ok, so, here's the thing. i haven't picked this up before. i picked it up on tuesday because the fella who was watching this to happen to live in gibraltar, matt parkin, brilliant guy, he runs the awesome ukulele academy c and he said he can teach me because he teaches six—year—olds. turns out he couldn't. come on, then! i had three days. honestly, my fingertips have never heard so much. you are talking more than playing. that is a c chord. that's a letter a. that's an f. are you going to give us a tune? idid try f. are you going to give us a tune? i did try and then sadly i spent thursday on the floor with sciatica, that's my excuse. poor you! ollie, are you going to him how he is it's done? what, this old thing? -- show him how it's done. 0h, done? what, this old thing? -- show him how it's done. oh, yes! applause you cannot have that. mail c, how disappointing is matt and his ukulele —— mel c. disappointing is matt and his ukulele -- mel c. she was saying your daughter was learning? she used to play. it's a really good instrument for children! really simple, matt, that is why children tend to learn it. laughter i'm going to carry on practising, i will come back. this will make a reappearance, i promise. week by week, we will watch the progress. have a good programme! there you go, never challenge us on breakfast.” love the ukulele face! raised eyebrows and big green, very george formby! talking of golf this morning. shorter days are causing havoc with the masters. it's all tight at the top. four plays out in front and three english players breathing down their necks just two behind but it could change as the second round is still to finish today. at 5:30pm augusta time it got gloomy so the horn blew to signal the end of a short stay because of the end of a short stay because of the light at this time of year. while 11 dustinjohnson the light at this time of year. while 11 dustin johnson had the light at this time of year. while 11 dustinjohnson had perfect light, luckily for him, to shine in the second round at chairs reavie at nine under. tommy fleetwood is in the chasing pack at seven under par alongside englishman justin rose the chasing pack at seven under par alongside englishmanjustin rose and former champion dally when it all day fleetwood admits it's hard to know what's really going on at the top —— danny willett. two days of golf to go, but i think you can only take it one step at a time. and, for now, you know, i don't even know what the leaders are on. but, you know, i know i'm doing all right. and, um, yeah, yeah, happy. played some really good golf, which is confidence boosting, putted really well and, you know, in a really good position, really, moving into the weekend. they hadn't played a test match since the rugby world cup, 13 months ago and yet argentina have gone and beaten new zealand for the first time ever this morning. nikola sanchez, became a national hero, scoring the only try and kicking all his side's points in a 25—15 victory. their captain said it's a big day for our country and our people. there were tears ofjoy at the ened, while it's the second time new zealand have lost in a week. it took place in sydney, so i'm sure the australian fans there will have enjoyed that too. the kiwis and the all blacks and the i°y the kiwis and the all blacks and the joy of the argentina team as well. another record beckons for lewis hamilton. he can win another world title today, and so equal michael schumacher‘s record of seven formula one world championships. he will do it if he finishes within seven points of mercedes team—mate valtteri bottas. but it won't be easy. in second practice. he was almost a second off the pace, of max verstappen in second practice. they're noww out for third practie and qualifying gets under way at midday. as many as a quarter of grassroots sports clubs may not survive the effects of the latest lockdown, that's according to the group that represents them. the organisation, sported, says whole communities are being impacted by the decision to suspend children's sport in england until december. i've been taking a look. back inside in lockdown again. with all their out—of—school activities cancelled, divine, christian, and their mates from the abraham moss warriors club can still go to the park with theirfamilies, they still get some exercise in school pe lessons, but they say it's nowhere near the same. it's good playing with the club because you get to meet your friends. what are you going to do at home? just watch tv. i feel alone, because i love meeting new people. playing out is better than staying inside because fresh air is, like, the best thing to do. i find it boring, because we're not allowed to play with our friends and when we come home from school, we're just going to be inside. it's not just about grassroots football. this club has spent 20 years bringing the community together with 53 sessions a week in archery, den building, putting up bird boxes, all run outside sincejune with safety protocols in place. and it's notjust hundreds of youngsters affected. we're all involved in it, all the mums and dads are involved in it. it's helped so much for us this year. christmas parties and all that that we have, it'sjust a knock—on effect with everything, isn't it? you're sat in, your work's all finished, businesses all closed at the moment, so it's like itjust seems to be one thing after another. i think everybody is suffering. not only football, football is a small part. there's a lot of other activities in the park, gardening, my kids come in there, cooking, they see their friends. we meet friends. so, you know, socially, you know? you miss everything. children who have made so much progress, we have a lot of children with low self—esteem and low confidence, when they first come. it's not just about football, you know, it's about the whole package here. for some children, this is the only fun time of the week. you know, take away all the pressures of the worry of being in school, just to be a child again and just enjoy it. the government said it had to pause grassroots sports outside of schools to reduce the transmission risks from different households mixing. be it friends and families of those players involved, or the officials, coaches or volunteers that make it all happen at this level. the government's also stressed it will make grassroots sports a priority when it's safe to start easing lockdown restrictions in england again. but some fear it may be too late for certain clubs and facilities. one in four have said they don't think they will survive the next six months, which then has much longer—term implications than the four weeks of this second lockdown. half of those groups are in areas of high deprivation and, as you know, if the infrastructure is not there, if the facilities are not there, then the role models aren't there. one of the issues is that many grassroots clubs rely on hosting functions and events to keep running. and at the blue flames club in newcastle, they make up two thirds of its income. most function rooms subsidise the sport, not for profit. our functions have totally gone. if this lockdown continues for any length of time, then we are within a hair's breadth of going under. while back in manchester, not being able to hold their fundraising events or get in the weekly £2.50 subscription will have cost this club £18,000 by christmas. and it's more thanjust the bank balance that is being drained. it's really, really hard to keep motivated and to keep going to do things. so, the coaches and the volunteers... you know, the volunteers, again, for some of them, who may be don't work or maybe have caring responsibilities at home, this is their release. this is their chance to get out and actually give something back to the community but it's good for their mental health, as well. the government has now announced that leisure centres and clubs like harbour town in leicestershire here, which was picking up until the latest lockdown, will be able to bid for some of a £100 million fund to help them survive. in wales, grassroots sports are now allowed to run again after their firebreak lockdown came to an end. while in scotland, they can continue in some form in all five tiers of restrictions. while in northern ireland, all contact grassroots sports remain in the same restrictions as in england, where millions of children are hoping their clubs can get through this, so playing fields can soon be the hub of the community again. you realise the impact on whole communities when it is not around and it is notjust youngsters that miss it. absolutely. it is 9:42am. theatres across the uk have been closed this year forcing hundreds of pa ntomimes to be cancelled. however, this summer former blue peter presenter peter duncan decided to stage and film a covid—secure version of jack and the beanstalk. where else would he do it but in his back garden? it has now been released in cinemas. thomas magill has the story. # nothing could be finer than to be with carolina in the garden...# this is panto in 2020. jack and the beanstalk performed outdoors during lockdown at the bottom of a south london garden. all the brainchild of former blue peter presenter and dame, peter duncan. this is the greenhouse, now, which used to be... this is the home of buttercup the cow. buttercup! originally, he had the idea back in the summer when theatres were forced to close. come the first lockdown, i thought to myself, you got a glimpse of it there. peter is here now. how are things? good morning, i took off the slap and they wakes off, i thought you would wa nt to they wakes off, i thought you would want to see me! i thought you took it off. that's my gag for the morning. talk us through this madness. yes, it does head towards madness. yes, it does head towards madness. when it first came i thought there might not be any pantomimes this year, what can i do? i always loved them and grew up with them and i had this idea after asking lots of friends, how would it be if! asking lots of friends, how would it be if i made a pantomime in my back garden, would it work? they all said yes and i got these people around me and sam who plays jack, why don't you ask the cat! everyday cinemas where i used to be an usher. —— ask the everyday. i thought it wouldn't happen. some asked them and he is a star in the movie. it is exciting. it is all kind of serendipity, really. you start very small, i was going to film it on a smartphone and thenit going to film it on a smartphone and then it grew into this big production. you make it sound simple and it is serendipity but a lot of work went into this. first of all, how many people were involved, how did you get to film it and how long did you get to film it and how long did it take? we filmed summer the between the two waves. a5 people involved roughly. —— we filmed in summer. involved roughly. —— we filmed in summer. we are showcasing on the ath of december, we are still doing postproduction. you are right, it is big and the more it grew, the more it grew but it is exciting, such fun to do. the more i see of it the more impressive it is. i wasjust to do. the more i see of it the more impressive it is. i was just seeing a bit of balloon business! special effects! no expense spared. can we talk about who got the... is it the worst gig in panto, the back end of the cow! is that the worst gig? sadly, that went to my sister's husband because they were a buttercup covid bubble. my sister teaches pilates to the wife of the quy teaches pilates to the wife of the guy who runs every man cinemas and she did and i went along with my editor and we showed them the footage on the big screen and they got very excited. that is how we got a cinema release. who gets to see it in the cinema and when? it opens at everyman cinemas on the 5th of december, that is a premier. and it ru ns december, that is a premier. and it runs in all their 35 cinemas around the country and then it opens in another chain on the 11th of december called showcase. this is so important. we have spoken about the entertainment industry and spoken to so entertainment industry and spoken to so many in the industry who are struggling. they say simply there is no work because of the pandemic and the situation they are left in. how important was it for you to be part of this creative industry and perhaps show you there is an option, temporary though it may be, for remaining creative? we have all been trying to support each other with acting for others and lots of the charities and some money has come from government and going into buildings. sadly, the freelancers have struggled. to be able to employ 35 freelancers was quite a thrill, for them and for me. we haven't stopped since we started doing it. it's been, you know, 12 hours a day to get it done in time. i'm thinking, peter, amongst other things, people will know you were a blue peter presenter of great note and i'm thinking that during lockdown, i would have thought all those make and do skills, that would have come in very handy! you would probably have been 0k, would you? it's true and don't tell blue peter, but i've done my own version of blue peter makes in my green and white suit and we will teach people how to doa suit and we will teach people how to do a modern day adventure and how to make slosh. you're going to have to talk us through that! now? first of all, is it safe, is it dangerous in any way? i don't think coat hangers are dangerous. it is quite safe, it is just shaving foam, it's not complicated. in the theatre, there isa complicated. in the theatre, there is a certain technique to making it. i still don't know what slosh is, do you know? foam. it's like foam, yeah. i am pleased, peter, that in the panto, yeah. i am pleased, peter, that in the pa nto, i yeah. i am pleased, peter, that in the panto, i am pleased to see there is plenty of old school but you would call it custard pies and just gunk, there is plenty of that, isn't it? the best panto has a great story, great narrative, and a truth inside it as well. but also all be classic into reactions, as you say, the slosh, the slapstick. this is an art form and i call it an art form, that has built up over 200 years, since its early days. that is why it is so popular with the british public. there are some pantos going on and some people have money to put shows on and putting on pop up pa ntos shows on and putting on pop up pantos but this is a real panto which has been filmed. it's kind of a new genre. it has all the ingredients you see in a theatre and it's quite spectacular, as you can see from the balloon. really, the heart of it for me was just wanting to keep that joy heart of it for me was just wanting to keep thatjoy of panto going up. as everyone often says, these times are tough, we are in the middle of a second lockdown. laughter is a great medicine and i hope as many people as possible can see it and that the charities we are hopefully funding will benefit from it. you are absolutely right about the joy of laughter and the importance of it. i'm really intrigued, with panto, one of the joys for the audience is that participation, isn't it? yes. how will they be encouraged, will they be encouraged while you are in they be encouraged while you are in the cinema, paint a picture? absolutely. that is the idea. we have shot it like a stage show but obviously has film effects as well and it is on in lots of different occasions, that we have been very careful. when you put on a pantomime in the stage show, you gently lead in the stage show, you gently lead in the audience into reacting, especially the little ones because they don't know how to react. it's behind you, no it isn't, but you have to let them in gently. that's what we do. a fairy comes on and she gently, you know, wants people to respond and the baddie comes on and encourages people to boo. usually in a live pa nto, encourages people to boo. usually in a live panto, in a theatre, it is ha rd to a live panto, in a theatre, it is hard to make people go quiet. i am hoping the scouts and the guides and the school watch it and especially in the cinema, they get into that process ofjoining end and it becomes... it is actually a new form of cinema where they call it a kind of cinema where they call it a kind of singalongs and it becomes... it is actually a new form of cinema where they call it a kind of fixed up where they call it a kind of fixed up with sticky back plastic? i had noticed that in some of it is peeling off! it is a disgrace! you need an expert! we will work on that. good luck with the panto, good to see you. thanks, peter. you will be in trouble with louise. it is, though, isn't it? it is all an illusion! i'm not saying anything! 0h, illusion! i'm not saying anything! oh, no, it's not! there you go. i was like you, naga, i thought slosh involved alcohol! who knew it was a bit of both! i have my own foam across cornwall. we could see rough seas, this is not a live picture but sees could get like this. it will turn windy as we see gusts of winds in excess of 50, 60 miles an hour through the course of this weekend on exposed south coasts. this is the story across charleston in cornwall. cloudy skies, rain around at the moment and it isa skies, rain around at the moment and it is a grey and windy picture. because of this low pressure that will dominate the weather story through this weekend. it is allowing weather fronts in and the bands of showery rain drifting north and east through the day and some heavy moving out of northern england into southern scotland. another pulse pushing into the south—east of england. that will be the story today. gale force gusts of winds through the irish sea and round through the irish sea and round through the irish sea and round through the southwest. generally, it will be a windy day. if you dodge the showers and see a bit of brightness coming through, the temperatures will respond. although it is windy, they are coming from a south—westerly direction. this is our wind gusts in excess of 50 miles an hour. i will finish on a positive. it is mild for the time of year, top temperature is of 15. back to you two. louise, have a lovely weekend. 9:52am. after scotland's men qualified for the first major football tournament in 22 years on thursday... lots of celebrations. it's the perfect time to reflect on three managers from the country, who certainly left their mark on the game. a new documentary "the three kings" looks the careers of matt busby, bill shankly and jock stein. we'll speak to the director jonny owen in a moment, but first, here's a look at the film. you're the most famous man in soccer in this country and, indeed, i suppose in the world. you've almost gone quietly about your business, you shun publicity, in a way, don't you? and here comes the man that they would have for prime minister, president and everything, matt busby. this is the man they love. bill shankly. i think that a man needs... who's playing in front of the public, is being well paid and he doesn't dedicate himself to the job, i would be harder... if i could, i'd put him injail! out of the road of society, because he's a menace. you play a football match fans without fans, you've got nothing. it can be the greatest game in the world, if there's no people there to watch it, it becomes nothing. the three kings is in cinemas nationwide from sunday. the film's director jonny owen joins us now. good morning, are you well? i'm very good, thanks, how are you both? very good, thanks, how are you both? very good, thanks, how are you both? very good, thank you. it is fair to say that you thought this would last a year, getting this together and it has been a real labour of love. what drove you to do this? in your previous work, you had an interest in sport? yes, the third football documentary i've done and this one was quite special. my dad passed away, bless him, in 2017 and he worked in heavy industry underground in the steelworks, not unusual in south wales where it came from and just before he passed away i said to him, what was said when the miners came on television, he worked underground and he rolled his eyes. he said! underground and he rolled his eyes. he said i remember it. when he passed i thought to myself there is a story about those men and women who worked in major industry and maybe tell their story and the way i wa nted maybe tell their story and the way i wanted to do that is to tell the story of these three men who were all miners at 13, 1a years of age and she trained in liverpool, manchester and glasgow and famous for the work of their football teams and they helped build them —— and they trained. good morning. looking at the brief moment we saw, this era that they were working in, it is the 50s, 60s, isn't it? early 70s. for those who don't know their football, there was... extraordinary esteem they were held in then and the links with the communities and the way they were admired was something very special, wasn't it? that's why i have called it the three kings. they we re have called it the three kings. they were sorted, you know, they were men. . . were sorted, you know, they were men... they led the city, notjust the football clubs. they were famous throughout the world, they were ambassadors to use that term. you have seen the film, he was probably the most famous football man on the planet, what he created at manchester united and what he created with that football club, what it has become at the same with bill shankly, they were ambitious and they wanted to play in europe. manchester united were famously the first team to insist on playing in europe and glasgow celtic were the first british team to win the european cup. bill shankly described that he was like napoleon, he wanted to conquer the bloody world, he said was that those were his words. they we re was that those were his words. they were ambitious men but from ordinary backgrounds, industrial scotland. interesting you mention scotland qualifying this week, i was delighted and great timing for the film! scotland is a big part of the film, the history of scottish contribution to football. they helped create the passing game as we know it. record crowds were always broken in glasgow. all the great teams growing up, liverpool, nottingham forest, teams winning european cups always had four or five scotsmen in the team. i am glad they qualified. even as a welshman, i know how important it for school small countries —— small countries to get to europe. to see scotland back on the major stage. it is fantastic and it will help the film. it is interesting, when you look at the game of football, there is the money and you see manager is the money and you see manager is the money and you see manager is the money and uc managers under intense pressure and intense criticism and it almost feels like that is new because of social media, the media and it is immediate. but that's not true, is it? these three faced intense pressure, not only winning around their players but the fans as well. absolutely. it is in the film, they all talk about the extraordinary pressure they are all under. bill shankly famously retired out of the blue and nobody could believe it and he says it was the pressure of thejob. the young babes in the 50s, late 50s, they came back and won the european cup ten years later. in the film, three orfour years european cup ten years later. in the film, three or four years after the disaster, he was under pressure. manchester united fans, it was taking him time to get the club running again and jock stein tragically died at the side of a football pitch, died of a heart attack getting his beloved scotland toa attack getting his beloved scotland to a world cup. it's nothing new. we will like to think everything is new in football and sport in life and everything can be traced back historically. the size of the crowds that greeted liverpool and manchester united when they won the fa cups in the mid—50s, extraordinary. hundreds of thousands of people in the streets. we all like to think that football and what is created now is new but it's been going on since the inception. good chatting with you, thank you very much. what is lovely is when you see these films about sport, even if you are not necessarily a football fan, thatis are not necessarily a football fan, that is not the point, it is about characters and communities and often that stuff just is characters and communities and often that stuffjust is a great narrative. and there will be a lot of passion in that film i am sure. that's all from us for this morning, breakfast is back tomorrow from 6am. goodbye. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the uk prime minister's top adviser, dominic cummings, is to step down earlier than expected following tensions with number 10. several states in the us bring in new restrictions to try to curb the surge in covid—19. the us president—elect, joe biden, strongly criticises donald trump's handling of the crisis. president trump has insisted he won't put the us into lockdown, and comes close to admitting he could leave the white house next year. i will not go... this administration will not be going to a lockdown. hopefully, whatever happens in the future, who knows which administration it will be? i guess time will tell. ethiopia's government warns that fighting with local forces

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