Them in the border area. Now reuters is reporting that mr boyle doesnt wa nt to is reporting that mr boyle doesnt want to go back to north america. So, perhaps shades of what we have heard from other cap is taken back to home countries where they were worried about being interrogated by their own security forces. Ca ptives their own security forces. Captives being ta ken. Their own security forces. Captives being taken. He refused to get on a us military plane. Yes. Mr trump talked about the us being respected again in the region in what it has done here. The whole thing gets more extraordinary. What does this say about relations between washington and islamabad . There is this ongoing tension. When it suits both sides, they co operate. This is an episode where it clearly does suit both sides. The fa ct it clearly does suit both sides. The fact that they managed to almost time the escape to the day, again, there is a significance around that. Surely they didnt do that the headlines. I would suggest they perhaps did, given some of the other things we will speak about. More details will have to come out. I mean, they were backpacking, apparently, but it is a strange place to go on holiday. And i was just reading on one of the News Agencies that mr boyle had remarried to the sister of an inmate at guantanamo bay. Had been married. Clearly there is more of this story to emerge, and i am sure they will be telling their story in a few days time. Ive no doubt we will see a Television Interview with them. It is very easy to see why everybody is a bit suspicious about the whole background to this, and why they we re background to this, and why they were there in the first place. Lets move on to the guardian. Chaos as eu deadlocked and Commons Brexit bill stalls. Not great news. Here in the uk and to a lesser extent in Continental Europe we are getting used to this drip feed of news. It isa used to this drip feed of news. It is a bit like a boxing match, five rounds in. It is arguable who is ahead on points. Perhaps the eu, depending on your position. Interestingly, the currency markets are the one place where you do see some activity in real action. They are very good at expressing their view on the whole thing. As the guardian says, the sterling plunged against the euro, but it didnt quite plunge, since the price has recovered. It is interesting, if you follow the screens you can see the price moving on key things are being said in real time. When Michel Barnier was speaking yesterday, the sterling was weakening. The currency traders were making some money out of the whole thing. So while there is deadlock in the negotiating chamber, there is so Much Movement oii chamber, there is so Much Movement on the currency markets that the traders see it as an opportunity to make money . Without a doubt. Largely, they are bored with day to day politics which might Keep Parliament fascinated. But the markets do not have that attention span. So what do they do . They work out how to make some money out of it. Im so glad somebody is profiting out of such a difficult situation. Lets move on to unesco. America and israel both pulling out. Unesco as a cultural organisation, which makes this a little strange. Is which makes this a little strange. Isa which makes this a little strange. Is a cultural organisation. It is not clear why it is being done. Is a cultural organisation. It is not clear why it is being donem feels like sabre rattling by the United States, given some of the other things that are happening in the middle east, not least the iranian announcement later on today. Again, the United States stopped funding unesco back in 2011. In fa ct, funding unesco back in 2011. In fact, it owes unesco about half 1 billion in back mance. Back payments. One of the issues is that unesco is partly in debt because the United States hasnt been paying them since 2011. The United States doesnt fully pull out until December Next year, they are keeping what they describe as a watching mission there. It feels like very fine politics, to make a larger point about americas interests in the middle east, try to push things their way. Some would say it is a strange target, given that unesco. There are obviously politics, like in any multilateral organisation, there are politics involved, and much of the work they do is pretty uncontroversial, when it comes to preserving monuments and places around the world for future generations. One of those monuments la st generations. One of those monuments last year was announced as the old city of hebron, which is one of israels issues. They have said they will also be pulling out of unesco, following americas lead. It was designated as a unesco site but there was no mention of any links to judaism. Exactly. And come there are, in syria, which we have seen bombs to pieces in the last five yea rs. Bombs to pieces in the last five years. And palmyra in syria. To an years. And palmyra in syria. To a n exte nt years. And palmyra in syria. To an extent it is an apolitical organisation and should be seen as such, because it isjust organisation and should be seen as such, because it is just preserving history. But there is politics in those sites, because people feel they are not being recognised. Foot wall. You have another heart, as the editor of football monthly. There are editor of football monthly. There a re two editor of football monthly. There are two sides to this catarrh story. One, will they be ready . And also, is the rest of the area going to let them . In football terms, qatar is them . In football terms, qatar is the only host country never to have qualified for a world cup. They were beaten by syria last month which means they will not be competing in russia next summer. They automatically get to play in the tournament, dont they . Yes, but they cant have a team of such poor quality. There is an embarrassment factor around that. The broader picture is obviously about how qatar has been arguing with the other middle Eastern States about whether it does or does not support terrorism in the middle east. Saudi arabia, each of, some others, they have suggested qatar should give up the world cup. Hijabs. Because of this supposedly with terrorism. And linking it to the fight, saying that they will lift this ancient they have imposed if qatar gives up a world cup. It is extraordinary. Lift the sanctions they have imposed. Why is the world cup the issue . It isnt. They are using it asa bargaining issue . It isnt. They are using it as a bargaining chip. So what if qatar gives up the world cup, but keeps of appeals in place . Would they really keeps of appeals in place . Would they really really 50 sections . For many countries, the world cup grantham legitimacy, it takes them to the next level. The us became seen to the next level. The us became seen as to the next level. The us became seen as a serious football age and wa nts seen as a serious football age and wants it got the world cup. Clearly, to par isnt going to give up the world cup. They have said that all the way along. Even through the bribery scandals. It is a reminder, really, of what an extraordinary decision it was to give qatar the world cup. As you say, in foot all terms and also in the infrastructure. Football terms. And the climate of playing the world cup in those kinds of temperatures. The financial times, airbnb. Cup in those kinds of temperatures. The financialtimes, airbnb. Ive never used it. I know it is a big cultural phenomena and it is known worldwide and we are all supposed to be adopting these new disruptors. I have never used it. I have. I used it in northern spain. How did it go . Fantastic. We ended up in this delightful old spanish property people were renting out. Was that in the traditional model . When airbnb first came on the scene it was very much about having a spare room or a loft over the garage, or i am going away from it, do somebody want my house . Now it looks like they are moving on from that. This is basically like a hotel, isnt it . This is what they are disrupting. This is what they are disrupting. This is what they are disrupting. This is the model that they came in to shift. Now they appear to be adopting it. Yes. This is the First Development they are doing with a property developer, 300 rooms, and they are going to branch that out into 2000 over the next couple of yea rs. Into 2000 over the next couple of years. So it is almost like branded airbnb hotel. Interestingly, some of the rooms that are being built is a much smaller and have less parking space. It is beginning to play into the sort of more mobile workforce thing as well, the way we live now, especially in bigger cities. This one is going to be in florida, so not quite so relevant, but it would certainly work in new york or london. They have even said that the doors will not have keys, it will be swiped cards like a hotel, they will have special storage places for the residents to put their things, and the residents will get uber discounts because they have less parking space. Interestingly, they are allowing residents to sublet the rooms for up to 180 days a year. So you can effectively pay for your own accommodation, which is. Well, not quite in the spirit of somebodyjust saying they have a spare room. And the host shows around and gives you all the tips. Well, thank you very much. Maybe we should go to when airbnb this weekend. Ive got plans. You said that hastily. Goodbye. Hi there. Im going to talk about hurricane ophelia in a moment, but first of all the weather here in the uk. This is the set up. Low pressure to the north of the uk. A weather front moving in with some wet weather and tightly packed isobars, telling you it will be a windy day with gales around coasts and hills in the north and west. Temperatures starting the day into double figures everywhere. So it will be a mild start. But windy as well. This area of rain will be slow moving across scotland and Northern Ireland. A damp start to the day across parts of Northern England, and the rainfall totals really mounting up across the high ground, the Cumbrian Fels in particular, could see around 60 80 millimetres of rain before the weather system is through. Behind that across scotland and Northern Ireland, yes, some sunshine through the afternoon but to the south of the front things turn increasingly wet through the afternoon. In wales the winds pick up in england and they should blow some holes into the clouds and occasional sunny spells are possible but overall we are looking at a lot of cloud. Now, through friday evening and overnight the weather front stops moving southwards and returns back northwards. We will be left with further rain across Northern England and north wales for a time. Slightly fresher air for scotland and Northern Ireland but it is not exactly cold, is it . 16 degrees overnight taking us into saturday morning across parts of Northern England and wales as well. Here is the chart as we start the weekend. The weather front pushing its way northwards with the wind coming from a long way south, dredging up some very mild air. Where it is cloudy temperatures into the high teens. Where we see some sunshine this weekend we could see highs up to 23 degrees. Way, way warmer than it should be at this stage of october. Now here is the chart for saturday. Most starting on a cloudy note. Rain moving away from Northern England but turning increasingly damp for western scotland. Rain for a time in Northern Ireland. A lot of cloud, yes, but mild everywhere and where we see sunshine it will be pleasantly warm, the best across eastern england. Maybe the chance of a few breaks of cloud on sunday, and where we see those breaks, temperatures up to 23 degrees but cloudy and wet and cool in the north west of scotland. Now beyond that we have to look at this, hurricane ophelia, which this weekend is going to pass pretty close to the eastern azores. From there is stops being a hurricane on sunday. The winds expand as it moves underneath a powerfuljet stream and this storm system works towards the british isles. It could go to the west of ireland. It could go across the uk. A lot of uncertainty about the track. It wont be a hurricane when it reaches our shores but it could bring some stormy, disruptive weather, so make sure you stay in touch with the Weather Forecast over the next few days. Thats your weather. Hello, this is breakfast, with Charlie Stayt and naga munchetty. 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