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Technology help us get more out of oui Technology Help us get more out of our workers and businesses . Productivity problems are a big issue for the chancellor in next weeks budget, so i am at this trade fair show of innovation this morning to see if i can find any solutions. In sport delight for denmark, but despair for the republic of ireland, beaten in their world cup qualifying playoff. And carol has the weather. A very good morning. Good morning. It isa a very good morning. Good morning. It is a fairly cloudy start across england, wales and Northern Ireland. We have also got some patchy mist and fog and some rain and drizzle. The brightest skies today are going to be across scotland. I will have more in 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story soldiers in zimbabwe have broadcast a message on state run television, after shooting and explosions were heard in the capital, harare. Military officers have denied the move amounted to a coup, and say president mugabe and his family are safe. Our correspondent jon donnison has more. Could zimbabwe be on the verge of a coup . An increase in military vehicles and soldiers on the outskirts of the capital yesterday of first raised alarm. Overnight, soldiers took control of the countrys state roared caster. But, ina countrys state roared caster. But, in a televised address, the military denied a coup was taking place, insisting president mugabe was safe. We are only targeting criminals around him who are committing crimes that are causing social and economic suffering in the country, in order to bring them to justice. But it camejust to bring them to justice. But it came just days after the head of the armed forces had threatened to take action over the sacking of a senior politician. We must demand those behind the current treacherous shenanigans that, when it comes to matters of protecting our country, the military will step in. The general was referring to president mugabes sacking of his number two, Vice President emmerson mnangagwa. Once seen as a loyal deputy, his dismissal was seen as a move by president mugabe to hand power to his wife, grace. But on the streets of harare, some welcomed the possible intervention by the military to block such a move. What is needed right now is to remove this mugabe family in power. there is this implosion, the implosion is good for the citizens of zimbabwe. At 93, Robert Mugabe is the worlds oldest head of state, in power since 1980. His political downfall has been predicted many times before, and he is still standing. The question for how long . Our reporter Shingai Nyoka is in the zimbabwean capital, harare. Thank you very much forjoining us. What is the latest situation where you are . Well, the latest situation is that the capital appears to have returned to normal. It is quieter than usual, but there is no sense of panic orfear than usual, but there is no sense of panic or fear among the people who have left their homes, that are going to work, or whose children are going to work, or whose children are going to work, or whose children are going to school. Now, the military took power under the cover of nights, and there was gunfire and there was an explosion, especially near the state broadcaster. Also near the state broadcaster. Also near where president mugabe lives. It is not clear how many people died, and as you mentioned, in a tv broadcast by the military at 4am local time this morning, they said that this was not a coup and that president mugabe and his family are safe, and that he remains the head of state. They say that normalcy will. Of state. They say that normalcy will. That it of state. They say that normalcy will. That it will return to normal when the mission is accomplished. We understand that several senior politicians were arrested overnight, and there are still reports that the airport has tight security, soldiers and tanks are that were camped at major intersections appear to have retreated. The charity save the children warns 130 children are dying every day in yemen because of malnutrition and disease. The un has described the situation as the worlds worst humanitarian crisis. An estimated 12,000 people have died as a result of a two year conflict between houthi rebels, backed by iran, and a saudi led coalition. And we will get the latest on the situation in yemen when we talk to save the children after 6 30am. The foreign secretary, Boris Johnson, will meet Richard Ratcliffe later to discuss efforts by the uk government to secure the release of his wife, who is in prison in iran. Mrjohnson apologised after mistakenly claiming Nazanin Zaghari ratcliffe had been training journalists in the country, a comment her family fear could result in another five years on her sentence. Our Political Correspondent iain watson is in westminster for us this morning. Good morning to you. What exactly do we think borisjohnson will be able to do here . He has already done the first thing, i think, as you have suggested, he said to a committee of mps that he thought that Nazanin Zaghari ratcliffe was training journalist is when she was in iran. Earlier this week, in the commons, under some pressure, he made it very clear that he was wrong to say that. The governments edition is very clear that she was on holiday at the time. When Richard Ratcliffe meets the foreign secretary today he will be pushing or as johnson the foreign secretary today he will be pushing or asjohnson to extend what is called diplomatic protection to his wife. That is not diplomatic immunity, it doesnt let her off any political charges, but it escalates the dispute with to a formal International Legal dispute, and he is hoping that would put some pressure on the arabian regime. Downing street have indicated that thatis downing street have indicated that that is an option, but what they wa nt to that is an option, but what they want to make sure is that what they are doing would actually help matters zaghari ratcliffe, and not affect her case iranian. And the other thing that Richard Ratcliffe will want to do is a company Boris Johnson on a visit to iran later this year. The government has defeated several amendments by mps on the first day of debate of its key brexit legislation. However, some tory backbenchers are lining up with opposition parties to demand further changes, as the eu withdrawal bill continues its passage through the commons. Our Political Correspondent leila nathoo reports. Now is the chance for parliament to have its say over what kind of brexit we get, a key piece of the governments brexit legislation has returned to the commons, and mps are trying to tinker with it to influence ministers approach. European union withdraw bill. Yesterday mps began considering some of the proposed changes. The government saw off exposed challenges but the debate exposed divisions on the tory backbenchers, with some tory mps minded to rebel. Everybody has got more and more brittle, more and more unwilling to listen, more and more persuaded that every suggestion that has been made is in some way a form of treason. This morning, they have been labelled by one newspaper as the brexit mutineers. A number of them are siding with labour to oppose the governments plan to write the brexit date into law, concerned that raises the chance of britain crashing out of the eu without a deal. If negotiations go to the wire, both we and the eu 27 might recognise the need for an extra week. We are going to go through the process of making sure, as a responsible government, that our country is ready to leave the European Union without a deal, if that proves necessary. Brexiteers, though, see this as the chance to finally take back control. Millions of people who died in those world wa is of people who died in those world wars died for a reason. It was to do with sustaining the freedom and democracy of this house. The ayes to the right, 318. There will be further votes down the line. With tensions running high, the Governments Authority is sure to be tested. The uks highest court will decide later whether scotland can finally enforce its policy of a minimum pricing for alcohol. Legislation was approved by the Scottish Parliament five years ago, but has been tied up in Court Challenges, amid claims it breaches european law. Ministers say a 50p per unit minimum would help tackle what they called scotlands unhealthy relationship with drink. James shaw reports. It was five years ago that the Scottish Parliament voted in favour ofa minimum Scottish Parliament voted in favour of a minimum Price Per Unit of alcohol. Since then, it has been opposed every step of the way by the Scotch Whisky association, which represents producers, including big multinationals. Itargues represents producers, including big multinationals. It argues that the law is anti competitive, because it would restrict free trade within the European Union. Supporters of minimum pricing say it has the potential to seriously reduced the harm done by misuse of alcohol. The main aim of the policy is to increase the price of the cheapest alcoholic drinks, to reduce their consumption. A two litre bottle of dry cider would cost at least £4. 20, but it would also mean the normal strength bottle of wine would be no less tha n strength bottle of wine would be no less than about £4. 70, and a bottle of whiskey at least £14. The researchers who have done all the modelling show that a moderate drinker would pay an extra £2. 25 per year under a drinker would pay an extra £2. 25 per yearundera minimum unit drinker would pay an extra £2. 25 per year under a minimum unit pricing. That seems a very small price to pay for Massive Health benefits, the saving of 60 lives a year. I think probably most moderate drinkers would be happy with that. This decision doesntjust a matter in scotland. Wales is also planning a minimum price per alcohol, and pressure is mounting in england, as well. The family of the british explorer Benedict Allen says he has gone missing during an expedition to Papua New Guinea. His wife says he missed his flights home, and that she hasnt heard from him for three weeks. Mr allen, who has made numerous series for the bbc, had been trying to track down an indigenous tribe for a documentary. You might remember yesterday we were talking about that whopping great diamond. A necklace featuring one of the biggest diamonds ever offered at auction has been sold for more than £25 million in geneva. The colourless gem, which is a whopping 163 carats, has been described as the most beautiful diamond in the world. The finished necklace, which is made from white gold, emeralds, and even more diamonds, took more than 1,700 hours to make. The buyers identity hasnt been revealed. I expect if you were wearing it, it is quite obvious. Maybe they are planning a surprise for their partner. What did you do at work today . Got you this. That would go down quite well until you discover that was 25 million quid. If you haveit that was 25 million quid. If you have it knocking around. Good morning. Did anyone notice roy keanes body language last night, watching the republic of ireland . Frustrated, angry . All of the above. They started well. It is so disappointing for them. In the sports news this morning irelands world cup dreams are shattered, as dreadful defending and a hat trick from Christian Eriksen sees them demolished by denmark in dublin. Martin oneills side had scored first, but were beaten 5 1 on the night. No such drama at wembley, as englands youngsters played out a second consecutive 0 0 draw, this time against brazil. Wales also blooded their youngsters, in what could be Chris Colemans final game in charge. Tom lawrences goal was the highlight, although they conceded a late goal to draw with panama. And Roger Federer cruises into the semi finals of the atp world tour finals in london, beating a battling Alexander Zverev. Well held, sally. I wasnt well held, sally. Iwasnt going well held, sally. I wasnt going to tell anyone. It is the silent sneeze it was happening during the sport. You control it over the yea rs, sport. You control it over the years, you can just sport. You control it over the years, you canjust sneeze sport. You control it over the years, you can just sneeze and sport. You control it over the years, you canjust sneeze and no noise. Like a cat, have you ever seen noise. Like a cat, have you ever seen a noise. Like a cat, have you ever seen a cat sneeze . It is the same thing. What a lovely description. You do sneeze like a cat, in the nicest possible way |j you do sneeze like a cat, in the nicest possible way i think it is a skill i have developed over many yea rs. Skill i have developed over many years. Carroll, very good morning. Lovely to see you. Lovely to see you as well, good morning, everyone. We have some mist and fog around, but later on it will brighten up. The exception to that is if you are across scotland, Northern England and parts of Northern Ireland, where it will be a bright start from the word go. We have some clearer skies so it is nippy here. A lot of cloud through the south east, through the midlands, heading down across the south of england, some patchy rain, south of england, some patchy rain, so mist and fog, and the same across southern counties of england generally. Channel islands off to a largely dry and bright start and as we push into the south west is murkierfor we push into the south west is murkier for you. We push into the south west is murkierfor you. Again, a fair bit of cloud around, some misty conditions, some dampness, drizzle and hill fog as well. Wednesday, a similar story, not as cold. 10 degrees in aberystwyth. For Northern Ireland, some fog for you as well, the cloud continuing to break later on. In the north of scotland, clear skies already. Here it is chilly, some showers in the north, and the same in scotland and the far north of Northern England. A chilly start it will be a bright one and there will be some sunshine as we go through the course of the day. So, speaking of through the course of the day, the mist and fog will slowly lift but we will hang on to the greyer skies across parts of lincolnshire, the midlands and east anglia, for example, through the day. Out into the west, some brighter skies coming in but by the end of the day, some rain showing its hand across the north west of scotland, and here as well the wind will strengthen, notjust scotland, and here as well the wind will strengthen, not just across scotland, and here as well the wind will strengthen, notjust across the north west but the northern mainland and the outer hebrides. That continues through the course of the night. Through the course of the night, the weather front producing that rain continues to sink steadily south eastwards. Ahead of it, some dampness in the air. There will also beafair dampness in the air. There will also be a fair bit of cloud and one or two clear spells. Temperatures holding on in wales and South West England at ten or 11, but clearer conditions following on behind this weather front, which is conditions following on behind this weatherfront, which is a cold front. By tomorrow it will continue its descent across the country, bringing heavy rain across cumbria and south west scotland, for example, but as it pushes down towards the south east to rain and it will be lighter. On either side of it we have some sunshine. Brighter skies in the south tomorrow compared with today. Noting the temperatures, seven to ten in the north, milder conditions further south, at 13 or 14. As we head on into friday we have another band of wet and windy weather across the far north of scotland. The rest of the uk there will be some cloud around, it will be bright, and there will be some sunshine in the south. We are hanging onto a bit of cloud and have done for a couple of days. Temperatures are going down, though. Seven or eight will be familiar territory in the north but they are spreading further south as we head into friday. And then, for saturday, there will be some sunny spells. There will also be some showers around, and it will feel a bit the nippy side, with a chilly wind. Sundays forecast at the moment is a little bit uncertain in terms of timing, but it looks as if some of us timing, but it looks as if some of us at least will see some rain. Youre watching breakfast from bbc news. The main stories this morning soldiers have taken over the state broadcaster in zimbabwe but the military insists it is not a coup and that president mugabe is safe. The foreign secretary, borisjohnson, is to hold his first face to face meeting today with the husband of a british woman being held in an iranianjail. Shall we have a look at the papers . Lest a comparison. Brexit mutineers is how the Daily Telegraph have written it up. They have done this. Its a gallery, they have written it up as if it were a rogues gallery. I was going to compare it to another gallery, which is the daily mirror, im a celebrities starting shortly, lots of the papers talking about that already. I played a crucial role in that in handing it to you. Half of pensioners are taking at least five drugs a day. We mentioned this story in our headlines, tv explorer vanishes searching for lost tribe of headhunters, Benedict Allen, he missed his flight home. A few more details on that later on. Lets have a look at this one. The front page of the times. I dont know if you saw this yesterday but mo farah is now sirmo, he saw this yesterday but mo farah is now sir mo, he had his moment yesterday and received his knighthood from the queen. Of lee pictures, maybe we will see them later. Lovely pictures. Pictures, maybe we will see them later. Lovely pictureslj pictures, maybe we will see them later. Lovely pictures. I havent even spoken yet on this other story, theresa may was talking about this, russian twitter accounts posted almost 45,000 messages about brexit in the 48 hours in the run up to the referendum in a co ordinated attempt to sow discord. Remember the Westminster Bridge attack and the picture of the muslim woman on her phone . I remember that. That was from a russian bot as well. They took the photo and they said that she was ignoring people but that wasnt the case at all. She was ignoring people but that wasnt the case at all. It wasnt even a proper user. Sally is interested the back page of the daily express, lots of talk about ireland in the papers, this is what the express have gone with. Inside they go into more detail, basically saying they should start practising the penalties now. A couple of 0 0 draws. Against germany and brazil. You are more optimistic. If you draw those games. That is a point in a world cup group. You dont draw your way to a world cup final, do you . Do you . You can scab your way through and win on a penalty shootout really quickly, this is after sergio aguero, there was a scare last night, he fainted in the dressing room at half time when argentina played their friendly against nigeria. Hes 0k played their friendly against nigeria. Hes ok but he had a disease there, expelling the dressing room and had a full checkup at hospital disease fell in the dressing room. Radio 4 listeners starting an angry conversation about words. Disease spell. John humphrys blaming bumbling academics. Who is at fault . Radio 4 listeners are very upset. People starting a sentence with soap. Win you interview somebody who is in the world of pr with so win you interview. They could when you interview. They could when you interview. I have one story for you as well. It is in the daily mirror, searching for my lost sweetheart. A gentleman called peter, he has put up gentleman called peter, he has put up this sign because in his teenage yea rs up this sign because in his teenage years and in his 20s, he fell in love with this girl from Saint Georges park. This is in lytham saint anne is. She might be out there. He went away and got married to someone else, didnt work out, and he put this sign up because he wa nts to and he put this sign up because he wants to redefine his childhood sweetheart. The slight issue is he cant remember her name. Find again. Thinks it might be sarah. Is called peter and this is his picture. Mystery sarah, if you are out there, he is looking for a girl hes called peter. She might be called sarah. He said he would love to reignite their relationship and he wants to look after her in her old age. If anyone thinks that they might want to be looked after by pete, let him know, searching for his lost sweetheart. The romance its his lost sweetheart. The romance its the main thing. Sometimes over the years you forget crucial details thanks very much, sally, see you later. To purchase a new home in england, people can expect to pay on average more than 7. 5 times their annual earnings. According to the government, hundreds of thousands of Affordable Homes need to be built each year in order to meet demand, thats a rate not seen since the 1960s. In an effort to help solve the housing crisis, some cities are attempting to breath new life into old homes by selling them off forjust £1. Frankie mccamley has been to stoke on trent to find out more. A normal street in stoke on trent with a very unusual way of solving the housing crisis. Thanks to a project by the local council, it costs just £1 to get a key to one of these front doors. What did you have to do here . In here it was the same again, had to get all the flooring. Again, had to get all the flooring. Gavin took up the offer and bought his first home after the council spent £35,000 partially renovating it, he had to do the rest. It was a shock when you came in first because it was plastered everywhere and i had to get friends and family to come in and help. Putting in all the flooring, all the lights, appliances, furniture, that kind of thing. He has to pay the money the council spent back but says he would never have been able to afford the property by himself. A lot of friends were quite jealous because they bought houses in a more traditional way, its taken a lot longer and a lot more expensive to get something of the same calibre. 0k, get something of the same calibre. Ok, this is one of the properties for the new scheme. After the success of the first round, stoke on Trent City Council is launching the scheme again, offering up to 25 homes in the same area. We want to help this community, we want to improve the area. The other thing is the city council have got real commitment to improving housing, areas where there is high private rented top, properties. Anyone that want to take pa rt properties. Anyone that want to take part in the second phase of the scheme theres going to be a very strict selection process. People need to either live, work or have a very strong connection to the city, earn a certain amount of money and they must not own a property already. The scheme is one of many across the country trying to tackle the uks Affordable Housing shortage. But how much of a difference would it really make . Schemes of this kind are really interesting because they show how the problems differ so much around the problems differ so much around the country and the we need Different Solutions for them. We do have a massive problem on our hands thats been years in the making and itll take us years to get out of it as well. We need around 250,000 new homes a year to meet need. In the last year, 40,000 more Affordable Homes were made available in england and the year before but the government still has a long way to go to meet its overall target of 1 million houses by 2020. So while a scheme like this one wont solve the problem alone, its a creative part of the puzzle. Frankie mccamley, bbc news, in stoke on trent. Youre watching breakfast. Still to come this morning improving productivity is a key priority ahead of brexit. Weve sent sean to liverpool to find out whats being done to help british businesses work harder, faster and smarter. Good morning. Good morning. Im mainly hanging out with very hypnotic robots or cobots, they are robots that can work alongside people in factory floors and offices and they will be teaching me how to do something later. All morning we are looking at how businesses and workers can get more out of each other are effectively, notjust with equipment like robots, people are using vr a lot more now, we seem much more of that lately. Also go to the factory floor, still lots to be done to improve productivity. This machine automatically checks every single label and bottle in a very different way to the past. During the morning we will see how much this kind of stuff can help the productivity problem we have in the uk. Its productivity problem we have in the uk. Its a big issue. It should help improve Living Standards. Ill find out if it does but first, the news, travel and weather where you are. Good morning from bbc london news, im sonja jessup plans to build a new Westfield Shopping Centre in croydon have been approved by the local council. The £1. 4 billion centre has been hailed as fantastic news for the area with the promise of 7,000 newjobs and 1,000 new homes. An inquest has heard how a baby girl from essex died after a potentially life saving operation was repeatedly cancelled. Iris day was born with a heart defect. An inquest has heard there were a series of deficiencies in her care at colchester hospital. The coroner said staff at the hospital had failed to see iris condition had been getting worse. We feel a serious majority of nhs staff who came into contact with irisy in her short life let her and herfamily down irisy in her short life let her and her family down in the worst way possible. Hannah and i as parents we re possible. Hannah and i as parents were made to feel like an annoyance to the nhs on the day she died and every other day she was diagnosed at 37 weeks with down syndrome. If youre having your breakfast, you might want to look away. Students at a school in east london have been taking part in an insect based feast. The schoolgirls tried curried cauliflower and cricket pa koras and toasted mealworm hummus as part of their entomophagy lesson, thats eating insects as food. Its part of a new initiative at hackneys Clapton Girls Academy to teach Home Economics students that insects could be a possible protein of the future. Lets have a look at the travel situation now. Its all good on the tube, no reported problems on any of those lines there. And the roads are pretty quiet too, the usual rush hour delays here at the blackwall tunnel building northbound. In hackney, the a106 wick road is closed after an accident between kenworthy road and hackney wick. And the m4 has delays building into town from junction 3 for hayes tojunction 2 for brentford. Lets have a check on the weather now with kate kinsella. Good morning. Another milestone this morning but a rather grey one. A lot of cloud. Also feeling quite damp as well, some patchy light rain. That could come and go at any time during the day. A bit of mist and murk out there this morning. Shouldnt be too long before it lifts at first into low cloud and then the cloud lifting into brighter spells in the afternoon so a slow improvement, the maximum temperature a mild 12 or 13. Overnight, similar conditions again. It stays very mild, the minimum temperature isnt going to drop down too far from the maximum today. A bit of mist and murk out there, spots of light rain and drizzle, minimum temperature between nine and ten. Another mild day and grey start tomorrow. Brighter spells on thursday, maybe the glimmer of sunshine ahead of this conference. The maximum temperature, mild steel, 13. That cold front will sink south on thursday into friday and then a ridge of High Pressure builds in on friday. A colder end to the week and on saturday morning, a chilly start, potentially maybe a sparkle of frost first thing. Fortomorrow, rather grey, hanging onto that mild air, chilly but more sunshine on friday. Then another chilly day on saturday. Im back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. Now, though, its back to louise and dan. Bye for now. Hello, this is breakfast, with dan walker and louise minchin. It is 6 30am. We will bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment. But also on breakfast it is saturday morning, and i am just so uncomfortable. I am feeling sick and i am starting to feel a bit emotional, as well. Just a bit sad today. After spending £50,000 on seven rounds of ivf, cnn newsreader Hannah Vaughanjones is waiting to find out if her latest treatment has worked. She will be here as we discuss why ivf continues to fail in 70 of cases. All these species are endangered, but could they be saved by the most ambitious Conservation Programme ever carried out in england . We will be speaking to one of the people behind the project. With every step forward, there are a lwa ys with every step forward, there are always a few. Still trying to catch up. And from conservation to evolution. We travel back in time to early man, to find out about the latest offering from the makers of wallace gromit. The military in zimbabwe has denied it is attempting to overthrow president Robert Mugabe, despite taking over the state broadcaster. Soldiers have broadcast a message on television, after shooting and explosions were heard in the capital, harare. Tensions have been growing between the military and the president , who is 93, over who will succeed him. His excellency, the president of the republic of zimbabwe, and commander in chief of the defence forces, and his family, are safe and sound, and their security is guaranteed. The foreign secretary, Boris Johnson, will meet Richard Ratcliffe later to discuss irans continued imprisonment of his wife. Mrjohnson apologised after mistakenly claiming Nazanin Zaghari ratcliffe had been training journalists when she was arrested in tehran in april of last year. Her family says the comments could result in another five years added to herjail term. The meeting will focus on the uk governments efforts to secure her release on humanitarian grounds. The government has defeated several amendments by mps on the first day of debate of its key brexit legislation. However, some tory backbenchers are lining up with opposition parties to demand further changes, as the eu withdrawal bill continues its passage through the commons. More contentious votes are expected in the coming weeks, relating to ministerial powers, and enshrining the date for brexit in law. Australians have overwhelmingly backed legalising same sex marriage, in an historic poll. People took to the streets to celebrate the result, after more than 60 voted in favour of allowing same sex couples to wed. More than 12. 7 Million People took part in the non binding referendum. The government says it will aim to change the law before christmas. The family of the british explorer Benedict Allen say he has gone missing during an expedition to Papua New Guinea. His wife says he missed his flight home, and hasnt been heard from in three weeks. Mr allen, who has made numerous documentaries for the bbc, had been trying to track down an indigenous tribe for a new programme. Sally is looking at all the sport for us this morning, and one of those mornings for republic of ireland fans. Their dreams to scroat mac destroyed by denmark. Their dreams destroyed by denmark. They wont bejoining dreams destroyed by denmark. They wont be joining england dreams destroyed by denmark. They wont bejoining england at dreams destroyed by denmark. They wont be joining england at the world cup next summer. They lost the second leg of their play off 5 1 to denmark. It was goalless from the first leg, so things looked good for Martin Oneills side when shane duffy put them ahead early on. But a combination of irish mistakes and danish class decided things. A hat trick for spurs midfielder Christian Eriksen meant the danes were celebrating at the end of the night. Really disappointed, obviously, and well beaten in the end. After a really good start, had a good chance to maybe make it 2 0. Probably would have needed that. But the two goals we considered in the space of a couple of minutes just knocked us for six, really. It was less samba and more of a slumber at wembley. England played out their second goalless draw in four days, this time against brazil. Gareth southgate again chose to field an inexperienced side, but they held off the likes of neymar, coutinho, and this man, fernandinho. There werent many chances for england, but liverpool striker Dominic Solanke came close to having a dream debut in the closing seconds. They had control of the game tonight, no question about that, and they were the most dangerous team. But we have limited both teams to very few clear cut chances. And, you know, would have probably been an injustice, but could have pinched the game tonight with the chances at the game tonight with the chances at the end. Wales wont be at the world cup, but they too were in friendly action against panama. It finished 1 1 in cardiff. In what could be Chris Colemans last game in charge of wales, he gave his youngsters the chance, and derbys tom lawrence repaid his faith. But panama, who will be heading to the world cup next summer, equalised in injury time, Armando Cooper with their goal in the 94th minute. We are playing against a team that, you know, they have qualified for the world cup, so we have got to give them some credit. And we found it difficult to break them down. But i thought that the guys. Great experience, i have got to say a huge thank you to the fans who came out tonight, and those are our core supporters, and they are absolutely magnificent. With rafa nadal no longer involved, top seed Roger Federer moved through to the semi finals of the atp tour finals at londons o2 arena, beating Alexander Zverev in three sets. It wasnt easy for federer, who took the first set on a tie break, before 20 year old zverev came back to take the match into a decider. But the six time champion showed his class to seal the victory, winning the third set 6 1. The start of the mens ashes series is nowjust eight days away, and england are gearing up for the defence of the urn by taking on a cricket australia 11 in their final warm up match. Chris woakes has taken six wickets and a couple for craig overton, who is trying to get a starting place in the team. They are currently 216 8. And finally, everyone is pretty desperate to reach the world cup. Weve seen what it means to nations when they miss out. But what lengths will the peruvians go to reach their first finals since 1982 . Here is a group of shaman performing a ritual they hope will see their country reach the finals for the first time in 36 years, while at the same time trying to curse their opponents, new zealand, who are trying to make the finals for a third time. The two meet in the early hours of thursday morning. Peru will need all the help they can muster, because they have already travelled to new zealand and back, so they have some mightyjetlag to deal with. He so they have some mightyjetlag to dealwith. He seems so they have some mightyjetlag to deal with. He seems to be waving the snake at both pictures. I am not sure the detail of the ritual. Sorry, we are at surmising too much into the retail of the ritual. Mac sorry, we inferring too much into the detail of the ritual. There is lots of stuff going on this morning, all different shapes and sizes. These little tanks helping people understand how processors work. All morning we will be talking about productivity processes, improving them. Because productivity, what is it . It is effectively how much bang we get for our buck. How much output do we get out of all workers and businesses, everything we put it across the country. We have had a real issue with it in the uk. It is going to be an even bigger issue next week when Philip Hammond sits down does that budget. Lots of things businesses can do about it, though. They can invest in skills. We have seen this picture, a lot more, of people with headsets on learning about things, looking into. I am headsets on learning about things, looking into. Iam not even headsets on learning about things, looking into. I am not even sure he knows we are near him. Looking into in depth manufacturing issues they have. Seamus is from sage, one of our Biggest Software companies. We are looking at productivity this morning, and we have these figures out at 9 30am this morning which show how productive we are. Why is it so important . Productivity is really, really important, and we have the privilege of serving 1 million businesses in the uk. We worked recently with nestor to examine productivity gaps in smes in the uk. 73 of thejobs examine productivity gaps in smes in the uk. 73 of the jobs created since 2010 were created by sage. Mac smes. Why do we care so much about productivity . Productivity is so important, sme turnover per employee is going backwards, that is putting a disadvantage compared to european and other competitors, and it is critical that productivity improves, driving income growth, wealth growth, job creation, and it is better for the economy. We will have a wander over to a brand spanking new bottle labelling machine. David, you know exactly what is going on here. It looks like. We see this very often on breakfast, a manufacturing factory floor, bottles, something, on a conveyor belt. What is different about this that you have here . What is different is the Automated System is fully inspecting the bottles, 360 degrees, any orientation, 40,000 bottles per hour, so it is doing a full quality inspection on bottle without human interaction, rejecting the poor quality. And that is the key bit, without human interaction. That is what that box is doing. I will let you get back to it. When you see all of the things on display here, how easy is it for a business which is a manufacturer to really improve your productivity, get more out of your workers, by spending some cash on these machines . Yes, we area some cash on these machines . Yes, we are a small business, we started from humble roots, myself and a kitchen table. Now we have a manufacturing plant, 20 staff. But it is all the it technology for us which really helps, because things which really helps, because things which would have taken him and ours we can now automate and do in minutes. So that has been really useful. Does that mean you can pay your staff more . Yes, it means better quality jobs. If your staff more . Yes, it means better qualityjobs. If one person can doajob better qualityjobs. If one person can do a job that used to take five people, it means we can pay that person more, which creates more work and morejobs person more, which creates more work and more jobs on person more, which creates more work and morejobs on the production line. That is the crux of it, if businesses can be more productive, can we then pay our staff more . Can we then improve Living Standards . Does that mean we may not have as manyjobs . Does that mean we may not have as many jobs . We will does that mean we may not have as manyjobs . We will have some robots we are looking at later, trying to teach me to do something, and i will try and teach them to do something i wa nt try and teach them to do something i want them to do. What started as a civil war two years ago has now claimed more than 12,000 lives and displaced millions of people in the middle easts poorest country, yemen. The conflict started in 2015 when houthi rebels, backed by iran, overthrew the countrys president. Since then, a Coalition Led by saudi arabia has been trying to drive the rebels out. But airstrikes and blockades have left an estimated 80 of the population in desperate need of humanitarian aid. With 130 children a day dying from malnutrition and disease, the charity save the children believes 50,000 more could perish this year alone if the situation does not improve. Caroline anning is the charitys Senior Advisor on yemen. Good morning to you. We havejust looked a little bit at the scale of what is going on there. Give us your assessment of situation. Well, what our teams on the ground are telling us our teams on the ground are telling us is they are seeing a catastrophic humanitarian crisis, large parts of yemen under the brink. Mac on the brink of famine. Our health teams have estimated there are about 130 children every single day who are dying because they are acutely malnourished, either as a result of disease or hunger, or usually a combination of both, and because of the conflict, because of the struggles we are having getting into the country, we cant reach all of those children. And as a result, children are losing their lives, pa rents a re children are losing their lives, parents are grieving over their children, day in, day out. That is the situation now on the ground. U nfortu nately, the situation now on the ground. Unfortunately, as a result of the change last week, when a complete lock aid was imposed by yemens neighbours, saudi arabia, on all land, airand sea neighbours, saudi arabia, on all land, air and sea ports to yemen, the situation has just got a lot worse. So that figure of 50,000 children who could die by the end of the year, are estimated to die by the year, are estimated to die by the end of the year, we expect to increase significant lee of the situation we are seeing now continues. So the aid is nearly there, but you just cant get it into the country. Can efficiently. What needs to be said to saudi arabia . It is a really shocking situation, considering it is the Worlds Largest unitarian crisis, when we are seeing children coming in every day with acute malnutrition, on the verge of death, un aid ships are being turned away, they turned up the port and were sent back again. Our staff have not been able to get in, our goods are trapped in warehouses. We are still able to respond because we have stockpiled, but it is very, very quickly going to become catastrophic when supplies start to run out in the next few weeks. So our message to saudi arabia, but also to the uk government, which is a key ally of saudi arabia, we have sold billions of pounds worth of weapons which are being used in this war, that this has two end, the boarders have to be opened up, and we would ask the uk, the foreign secretary, Boris Johnson, if he is watching over his cornfla kes johnson, if he is watching over his cornflakes this morning, to really prioritise this and step up and speak out. Our stuff on the ground, including uk our staff on the ground, including uk officers, say this is going to be a catastrophe within weeks, went food and aid runs out. We seen pictures from clive myrie of so many people displaced as well . Weve seen. So many people displaced as well . Weve seen. The reason yemen doesnt get the International Profile of other situations is everyone is displaced within the country, they arent refugees fleeing, but millions have had to leave their homes and in addition to the last weeks blockade theres been an increase in violence. People are fleeing with nothing but the clothes on their backs but the violence is making it difficult for our teams to reach them. Its brilliant the bbc got into show what was happening but few people are getting in to see what is happening on the ground. Caroline and ink from save the children, thank you, we will have more from clive myrie at 7 20am. Anning. Heres carol with a look at this mornings weather. Mixed fortunes today because for some its a cloudy, murky start with some its a cloudy, murky start with some mist and fog, brightening later, but for others, clearskies to start the day, especially in parts of scotland and Northern England. Thats representative in the temperatures, southern scotland, 1 the temperatures, southern scotland, 1, three in edinburgh under clear skies, more cloudy and murky conditions mean the temperatures are a bit higher. Insulin or in the south west, 13, 14 degrees difference in the temperature. You can see the difference on the chart. Insulin. Can see the difference on the chart. Insulin. Some mist and fog. Can see the difference on the chart. Insulin. Some mistand fog. In the midlands, east anglia, lancashire, some of that is locally dense. In southern counties, murky start, a lot of cloud with light rain and drizzle, hill fog as well and the same can be said of wales but look at the temperatures again, at 8am, ten and 11. In Northern Ireland, patchy missed. A fair bit of cloud, breaking up and where the cloud has broken, thats where the temperatures are lowest. In much of scotland, dry and cold start, in sheltered rural areas were looking ata sheltered rural areas were looking at a touch of frost. One or two showers blurting off the north coast of scotland. Through the day the mist and fog will slowly lift, although in parts of the south eastern corner, we hang on to great conditions and the odd spot of light rain or drizzle coming out of the cloud. Out to the west, it brightens up. By the end of the afternoon we already have more rain coming into the north west of scotla nd coming into the north west of scotland and that will be accompanied by stronger winds. Through this evening and overnight that rain will slowly push southwards, again quite a bit of cloud ahead of it with one or two brea ks cloud ahead of it with one or two breaks but you can see weve also got some showers and behind it, this isa got some showers and behind it, this is a cold front and the air will turn that bit colder, so some showers on the hills in the north will be wintry. Tomorrow our weather front continues its descent pushing steadily south, it will bring heavy bursts of rain across cumbria, south west scotland for example as it pushes south, but as it does get into the south that band of rain will be lighter and there will be a lot of cloud associated with it. Still in milder conditions in the south and brighter skies than today, and behind it there will also be some sunshine and a peppering of showers, but cooler conditions filtering further south. As we head into friday, bright in the south, still bits and pieces of cloud around but youll notice the temperatures, the cooler air is filtering down to the south. Still a lot of showers in the north and north west of scotland accompanied by gusty winds. As we head into saturday, well, were looking at sunny spells, a few showers and also a chilly wind. By sunday, a bit more uncertainty in the forecast. Some rain, however, coming infrom uncertainty in the forecast. Some rain, however, coming in from the atla ntic rain, however, coming in from the atlantic but its the timing of the rain that is uncertain. Do you know a number of people came up to me yesterday and said they were amazed by your explanation of why the tree wasnt wonky, these zverev collaboration, user educated the nation the spherical aberration use educated the nation. Nation the spherical aberration use educated the nation. What was it . The wide angled lens. Use educated the nation. As you go to the side rather than being straight it bends away use educated the nation. Use educated. Who has ever heard about spirig all aberrations before . Let us know spherical aberrations. What words come to mind when i say the north . Inventive . Pioneering . Wet perhaps . Well, an exhibition about the north has opened in the south. Breakfasts very own liver bird, Jayne Mccubbin went along for a look. The north, discuss. First time i went up there i was really amazed. It was exotic in the way that Darkest Africa would have been exotic. Because it was so different to the south . It was so different and the people were extraordinary to look at and wonderful. Not africa but nelson in lancashire in the 19605, but nelson in lancashire in the 1960s, images so powerful theyve shaped our perception of the north ever since. John ballmer was the first photo journalist to capture the north in colour. Well, almost colour. I deliberately chose to shoot in the winter and often in rain orfog or missed to shoot in the winter and often in rain or fog or missed to try and give it a softer and more subtle approach. Photojournalism had been a black and white thing and the north of england particularly had been considered a black and white subject. The directness and the humanity, and even now if you go up and wander into a hotel in the north, you get a human response from the people much more than you do in other parts of the world. This exhibition is all about the spirit of the north, its identity, how it was shaped them and how it is seen now. Its a bit like rio or paris, if youve never been there you have this idea of what it looks like, you picture the streets and the people and the sounds and thats what were trying to get to the root of within this exhibition. In art, northern men have been bold and boisterous. Women, strong mothers, wives and friends. Some images are built to last, but as new northern images erupted, so theyre in the spread. If you want to know how far, youll see it in the trainers sold around the world named after northern icons or northern towns. Its the paul smith collection inspired by manchester but sold only injapan. Its manchester but sold only injapan. Its a lot of work done by people based in the north but have never lived there who are influenced by it. It filters around the world and thats crucial to acknowledge, it still has this power and people still has this power and people still want to engage with it. But bring two northerners to this exhibition, two old durham miners, and it is the old imagery which has the lasting power. None of this a cliche to be shaken off. Instead heritage to evoke pride. That wasnt life in my communities, it was vibrant, harsh environment but you enjoyed yourself. It was a hard life but people enjoy themselves as well with little money. As a northerner, when you look around Something Like this and you see how these images are still relevant today. Im proud of them. Youre proud . Im proud of them. Youre proud . Im proud of them. They are good times, they should be remembered for what they should be remembered for what they are and people shouldnt look down and steer at us, they were good times and we are good people and we still are good people. You cant say fairer than that. Absolutely sneer at us. There was a pride that was built in the north and stayed in the north even after the north stopped building other things, and its influence continues to spread around the world. Jayne mccubbin, bbc news. The exhibition north fashioning identity is at Somerset House on the strand in central london. I liked the way we put where it is. In london upon thames lets look at some of the newspapers. We will speak to the culture secretary later on and speak to the culture secretary later on and i will mention this to her later, the front page of the Daily Telegraph, the brexit mutineers, they rebel against theresa mays rule to enshrine in law the tate britain leave the eu. They are in various shades of blue. And editorial take from the Daily Telegraph this morning, i wonder what Karen Bradley thinks that, she was a remainer and now she is toeing the party line. They in the second day discussions about the bill at the moment. It will take many hours of parliamentary work. A different kind of gallery on the front page of the mirror, lots of papers talking about the start of im a celebrity. The times, what theresa may was talking about yesterday and russia are disrupting different societies, russian twitter accounts posted 45,000 social media messages in 48 hours during last years brexit referendum. Theyve done an investigation and they looked that the number of times those tweets we re the number of times those tweets were look that, many thousands. And arise now sir mo farah, he went to the palace and received his knighthood from the police were looked at. Delighted he was from the palace. I wanted to show you, we we re the palace. I wanted to show you, we were looking at some of the back pages with sally earlier, do you wa nt to pages with sally earlier, do you want to do that one . The mail, they are talking about pensioners taking so many drugs, five drugs a day, a worrying sign of the medicalisation of the elderly. A study found the numbers quadrupled in two decades. This is Benedict Allen, an explorer, he went missing, didnt catch his flight he went missing, didnt catch his flight home from Papua New Guinea and his family are concerned about his whereabouts. Sally will have all the sport later on this morning, but the sport later on this morning, but the back pages all about football. The mixed emotions, england roaring 00 with the mixed emotions, england roaring 0 0 with brazil after drawing with germany a few days ago and Christian Eriksen, he scored against republic of ireland with a hat trick and they will be going to the world cup instead of ireland england roaring. Radio 4 listeners were very upset with people starting sentences with words like so england roaring. Every australian sports medal in the history of the world, every question they ask, they say, oh, look every australian sports medal. Mark inglis into the docking time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. Good morning from bbc london news, im sonja jessup. Plans to build a new Westfield Shopping Centre in croydon have been approved by the local council. The £1. 4 billion centre has been hailed as fantastic news for the area with the promise of 7,000 newjobs and 1,000 new homes. An inquest has heard how a baby girl from essex died after a potentially life saving operation was repeatedly cancelled. Iris day was born with a heart defect. An inquest has heard there were a series of deficiencies in her care at colchester hospital. The coroner said staff at the hospital had failed to see iris condition had been getting worse. We feel a serious majority of nhs staff who came into contact with iris in her short life let her and her family down in the worst way possible. Hannah and i as parents were made to feel like an annoyance to the nhs on the day she died and every other day since she was diagnosed at 37 weeks of gestation with down syndrome. Now, this may not be what you want to hear if youre having your breakfast, but students in east london have been eating insects as part of a school project. Pupils at Clapton Girls Academy in hackney tried curried cauliflower and cricket pa koras and toasted mealworm hummus. Its part of a new initiative to teach Home Economics students that one day we could all be eating insects as protein. Lets have a look at the travel situation now. Its all good on the tube, no reported problems on any of those lines there. We do have some delays on heathrow connect because of a track fault. Lets take a look at the north circular, its getting pretty busy round henlys corner. And the m4 has delays building into town from junction 3 for hayes tojunction 2 for brentford. Lets have a check on the weather now with kate kinsella. Good morning. Another mild one this morning but a rather grey one. A lot of cloud. Also feeling quite damp as well, some patchy light rain. That could come and go at any time during the day. A bit of mist and murk out there this morning. Shouldnt be too long before it lifts at first into low cloud and then the cloud maybe lifting into brighter spells in the afternoon, so a slow improvement. The maximum temperature a mild 12 or 13. Overnight, similar conditions again. It stays very mild, the minimum temperature isnt going to drop down too far from todays maximum. A bit of mist and murk out there, spots of light rain and drizzle, minimum temperature between nine and ten. Another mild day and grey start tomorrow. Brighter spells on thursday, maybe a glimmer of sunshine ahead of this cold front. The maximum temperature, mild still, 13. That cold front will sink south overnight thursday into friday and then a ridge of High Pressure builds in for friday. A colder end to the week and on saturday morning, a chilly start, potentially maybe a sparkle of frost first thing. For tomorrow, rather grey, hanging onto that mild air, chillier but more sunshine on friday, then another chilly day on saturday. Im back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. Plenty more on our website at the usual address. Now, though, its back to louise and dan. Bye for now. Hello, this is breakfast, with dan walker and louise minchin. Gunfire and explosions on the streets of zimbabwe, but the military deny they have staged a coup. Soldiers have taken over the state Television Building, and in a broadcast they say president Robert Mugabe is safe. Good morning, it is wednesday 15 november. Also this morning borisjohnson is to meet the husband of a british woman being held in an iranianjail, after the foreign secretary was accused of making her situation worse. Could the latest Technology Help us get more out of our businesses and our workers . Productivity is the issue for the chancellor. I am at an innovation fair in liverpool to see ifi innovation fair in liverpool to see if i can find any solutions. In sport delight for denmark, but despair for the republic of ireland, beaten in their world cup qualifying playoff. And carol has the weather. Good morning, it is a fairly cloudy start across england, wales and Northern Ireland. Some dampness in the air, some light rain and drizzle, and some patchy mist and fog. It will brighten up for some in the west later. For scotland, clearer skies as you have across the north of england, and some sunshine to look forward to. But here it will feel cooler, and i will have more in 15 minutes. Good morning. First the military in zimbabwe is denying it is attempting to overthrow president Robert Mugabe, despite taking over the state broadcaster. Soldiers in zimbabwe have broadcast a message on television, after shooting and explosions were heard in the capital, harare. Our correspondent jon donnison has more. Could zimbabwe be on the verge of a coup . An increase in military vehicles and soldiers on the outskirts of the capital yesterday first raised alarm. Overnight, soldiers took control of the countrys state broadcaster. But, in a televised address, the military denied a coup was taking place, insisting president mugabe was safe. We are only targeting criminals around him, who are committing crimes that are causing social and economic suffering in the country, in order to bring them to justice. But it came just days after the head of the armed forces had threatened to take action over the sacking of a senior politician. We must demand those behind the current treacherous shenanigans that, when it comes to matters of protecting our revolution, the military will not hesitate to step in. The general was referring to president mugabes sacking of his number two, Vice President emmerson mnangagwa. Once seen as a loyal deputy, his dismissal was seen as a move by president mugabe to hand power to his wife, grace. But, on the streets of harare, some welcomed the possible intervention by the military to block such a move. What is needed right now is to remove this mugabe family in power. If there is this implosion, the implosion is good for the citizens of zimbabwe. At 93, Robert Mugabe is the worlds oldest head of state, in power since 1980. His political downfall has been predicted many times before, and he is still standing. The question for how long . Our reporter Shingai Nyoka is in the zimbabwean capital, harare. Good morning to you, and just tell us, what is the latest situation they are . Well, there is a marked contrast between the gunfire, the explosions, the reports of tanks patrolling harare that we heard last night to the scenes this morning outside of the city centre. It is quieter than usual. Several people have decided to go to work and to allow their children to go to school, and there is in that sense of fear or panic, despite the fact that the military have said they have taken over. In the Central Business district, though, there is a high security presence, there are military checkpoints that have been installed near the president s offers, as well as at other strategic locations such as the Supreme Court and the reserve bank. Overnight we understand that several senior Party Politicians were arrested, and these are believed to be allied to the first lady and the ruling party. And shortly we will be speaking to fergal keane, reported a lot from zimbabwe for panorama. The charity save the children warns 130 children are dying every day in yemen because of malnutrition and disease. The un has described the situation as the worlds worst humanitarian crisis. An estimated 12,000 people have died as a result of a two year conflict between houthi rebels, backed by iran, and a saudi led coalition. We will be speaking to somebody from save the children later on. The foreign secretary, Boris Johnson, will meet Richard Ratcliffe later to discuss irans continued imprisonment of his wife. Mrjohnson apologised after mistakenly claiming Nazanin Zaghari ratcliffe had been training journalists in the country, a comment her family fear could result in another five years added to herjail term. Our Political Correspondent iain watson is in westminster for us this morning. Borisjohnson Boris Johnson and richard borisjohnson and Richard Ratcliffe spoke on the phone a few days ago. This is a face to face meeting. The significance of that, and where it goes from here, i suppose, significance of that, and where it goes from here, isuppose, is significance of that, and where it goes from here, i suppose, is the question this morning. Goes from here, i suppose, is the question this morninglj goes from here, i suppose, is the question this morning. I think it is significant. I think it wouldnt have come about if borisjohnson had not, as it were, ms spoken to a committee of mps a couple of weeks ago. He suggested that Nazanin Zaghari ratcliffe had perhaps been training journalists when she was in iran. That is why there were fears about her sentence being extended. He has, of course, since apologised, telling mps under some pressure that it was wrong to say so, earlier this week. He now gets a face to face meeting with Richard Ratcliffe, and he will be pushing for two things. He wants to accompany borisjohnson when the foreign secretary visits iran in the next two weeks, but significantly, he wants the foreign secretary to extend a dramatic protection to his wife. It is not diplomatic immunity, it would not exclude her from these charges but it would enter the uk and iran into a legal wrangle. Downing street has suggested that could well be an option, but what it wants to consider is what is in her best interests, what will help her get out as quickly as possible, so it is not quite clear yet whether that particular demand will be satisfied at todays meeting. The government has defeated several amendments by mps on the first day of debate of its key brexit legislation. However, some tory backbenchers are lining up with opposition parties to demand further changes as the eu withdrawal bill continues its passage through the commons. Our Political Correspondent leila nathoo reports. We will speak to the culture secretary about this later. The uks highest court will decide later whether scotland can finally enforce its policy of a minimum pricing for alcohol. Legislation was approved by the Scottish Parliament five years ago, but has been tied up in Court Challenges amid claims it breaches european law. Ministers say a 50p per unit minimum would help tackle what they called scotlands unhealthy relationship with drink. James shaw reports. We were showing you on the front page of the papers a few moments ago this story. The family of the british explorer, Benedict Allen, say he has gone missing during an expedition to Papua New Guinea. His wife says he missed his flight home and hasnt been heard from in three weeks. Mr allen, who has made numerous documentaries for the bbc, had been trying to track down an indigenous tribe for a new programme. A necklace featuring one of the biggest diamonds ever auctioned has sold for more than £25 million in geneva. The colourless gem, which is a whopping 163 carats, has been described as the most beautiful diamond in the world. The necklace, made from white gold, emeralds, and even more diamonds, took more than 1,700 hours to make. The buyers identity has not been revealed. Fewer people are taking their own life on the railways. The reduction is thought to be at least in part down to the fact rail staff and transport police are being trained on what to do if they spot someone looking vulnerable. Now, passengers are being encouraged to be more vigilant, too, and spark a conversation which could save a life. Breakfasts tim muffett has been finding out what people think of the new campaign video. We know that there was one individual involved. She was 28 year old sarah wilson. I thought it was very moving. It is very british do not talk to Anyone Around you, and keep to yourself. is highlighting the need to talk isnt it . If you talk to someone, someone can help you. I have a son who has trouble is, and sometimes thats all it takes. I talk to strangers all the time. Its surprising how eager they are to open up to someone, if theyjust ta ke open up to someone, if theyjust take the time to be noticed. That a little small talk can be all it takes to help start someone on a journey to recovery. It is a pretty sobering thought, really. Going up and talking to strangers, that is not always an easy thing to do. People might get the wrong idea. Exactly, we have our heads in our mobile phones and it is not something we do these days. Is that something we do these days. Is that something you think people will realistically do . It is not that easy sometimes. People want to talk, but they dont have the courage. It is very impactful, isnt it . We are joined now by psychology professor lisa marzano, who specialises in Suicide Research at middlesex university, and network rail employees david cairns and rob marsh, who together managed to talk a man out of taking his own life. I will come to you in a moment, because you have an amazing story to tell, the pair of you. First of all, what this is about is about enabling all of us to feel brave enough, isnt it, too if we see somebody vulnerable, maybe do something or say something. What should we be doing and looking out for . L say something. What should we be doing and looking out for . A key message of that campaign is really simple. We can all play a part in preventing suicide, suicide is preve nta ble, preventing suicide, suicide is preventable, and sometimes something as small as making literally small talk, asking about the weather, asking about a train being delayed, or saying are you ok, do you need any help . It can actuallyjust be enough to disrupt somebody for a minute, interrupt them, delay, and potentially save a life. Minute, interrupt them, delay, and potentially save a lifelj minute, interrupt them, delay, and potentially save a life. I suppose it is about being aware of what is going on around you, and sometimes i suppose a simple hello can make a difference. Exactly, and we know that suicidal thoughts are temporary, so interrupting someones thoughts can make a difference but if someone is feeling isolated, hopeless or in despair, reaching out to them and making some contacts, effectively just making some to them and making some contacts, effectivelyjust making some contact with them, it could be enough. We are not saying it is going to fix everything, but it could be a good start. It could save a life, and there is no evidence that it is going to make things worse. You two essentially helped save someone. You saw someone on the tracks, didnt you . Just explain the scene. Yes, we went out on monday, and just saw somebody. It didnt look right, what he was doing. He was walking up and down and shouting, and i said i had better get the train stopped. So i rang the signal box. Explain what was happening, managed to get all the train stopped in the area we we re the train stopped in the area we were in, and then i rang the police, and luckily they were in the area, because somebody was reported standing on the bridge, so in two minutes they came straight around. I showed the police that all the trains were blocked, and rob went down onto the track. I was directing staff from the bridge, and rob went out and talked to him. Ordid or did you say to them . Its a tricky situation, if theres anyone on the track British Transport Police cant go down. What did you say to them . I asked a female officer and she said she couldnt tell me to go down but if i wanted toi tell me to go down but if i wanted to i could. There was already a train between signals. I went down and asked his name, kept repeating his name and asked him the problem, he said i needed help. I follow closely behind him and carried on talking, saying nothing is worth doing this, things get better. I hope his life has got better. I hope his life has got better. Did you have any training about what to do in that situation . Did the instinct takeover . Just instinct. You only get one chance at this, dont you . To give that person a restart or an interruption of the thought process to stop them doing something. I knew straightaway when the police got to him that you could tell he was comforted by the fact people were there and he knew he was going to get some help. Makes you quite emotional listening to you quys quite emotional listening to you guys talking about it to be honest. It isa guys talking about it to be honest. It is a brave thing to do as well in some respect from your point of view . Ive been advised by some people not to go down there, at the end of the day there was a train coming. Ifi end of the day there was a train coming. If i was working in that section of track for the next four weeks as well, so if someone had died there i knew it was within my control to prevent it, i didnt care what he wanted to do when he saw me, ijust wanted what he wanted to do when he saw me, i just wanted to what he wanted to do when he saw me, ijust wanted to know he was ok. What he wanted to do when he saw me, i just wanted to know he was ok. How did he feel afterwards . Had about three packets of sweets and a couple of coffees is that because he was fired up . Really fired up, me and dave got back into the van, i looked at him and said, that was a bit strange. Not a normal day, though, is it . Ive been on a railway for16 yea rs is it . Ive been on a railway for16 years and its the first time ive ever been in that kind of situation. Somebody down there like that. You we re somebody down there like that. You were saying that samaritans run courses and you have done the course . I did the course two years ago. It is a day course, it is a really good course. They tell you how to spot things like when somebody isnt right on platforms. Before i done the course i wasnt taking note of people but now i do, im starting to look round. You can see that they are stood by themselves, havent got a coat on in themselves, havent got a coat on in the winter, they have slippers and pyjamas on, different stuff like that that the course highlights. One of the things i imagine, were not very good at talking to people in some ways and feeling fearful and you mentioned earlier, fearful you might do something wrong . There is that the. Theres also that sense that the. Theres also that sense that maybe someone else will step in and do something, especially a train station, if its busy, youre getting a train and you just go that the. If you dont feel comfortable or safe, and there might be situations where it isnt safe for appropriate to make that contact or conversation, alert someone, speak to a member of staff, call 999 if its an emergency. One in six rail staff are trained for this that fear. Disrupting the thought can be key at times . That is what we mean by smalltalk. It doesnt have to bea mean by smalltalk. It doesnt have to be a deep conversation about this. We know that doesnt make things worse smalltalk. Just comments about the weather. Rob and dave saved a life, you wonder how many more lives could be saved by starting a conversation. We know that for every life lost on the railway, six are saved because someone steps in to help. Most of them are from staff but some are from members of the public and we think theres more potential to do that. Thank you both and thank you, the amazing thing you did, thank you very much indeed. If you have been affected by the issues highlighted in this discussion then you can find out more details of organisations that offer advice and support by visiting you can call for free at any time to hear recorded information. Lets find out whats happening with the weather with carol. Mixed fortunes depending on where you are in the country. A fairly cloudy start across much of england, wales and Northern Ireland. It will brighten up later but if youre in the far north of england or scotland, brighter start for you, colder here. You can see the difference in the temperatures under clear skies in the north of england, six in newcastle, further south, double figures. You can see the amount of cloud weve got, patchy mist and fog and also some dampness. Some light rain and some drizzle. That holds true in all of southern england, afair that holds true in all of southern england, a fair bit of cloud around, some hill fog and hill fog across wales, still light rain and drizzle but temperatures, tens and 11 is. In Northern Ireland, patchy mist and fog this morning. A fair bit of cloud, brightening up. Where the cloud, brightening up. Where the cloud is already broken, a cold start, across much of scotland, a dry start and under clear skies its possibly a cold one with pockets of frost and a few showers floating with the far north. Weve got some fog across lincolnshire, east anglia, the midlands, a lot of that will slowly lift. Dasha flirting with. Quite grey in the south eastern quarter of the uk with the cloud thicken of an times to produce spots of rain or drizzle flirting with. Later a new cold weather front comes in to north west scotland. Cold enough at times. That will push south eastern during the night getting into Northern Ireland, eventually need Northern England. Ahead of it, a fair bit of cloud, some spots of rain and clear skies but you can see the colder air coming in behind the cold front. The showers tomorrow on the hills, modest hills in scotland will be wintry in nature. Some of them will be heavy with hail and it will be windy with exposure, were looking at gaels. A band of rain sink south, heavy at times in south scotland and Northern Ireland, cumbria for example and weakening into the far south of england. Ahead of it we are still in the mild air and bright conditions with sunshine, brighter than the date and behind it, again a fair bit of sunshine but still those showers in the north and west. Windy again in the north during friday and we will have some showers, some merging, then move away from the north of the country, from the north of scotland, into sunny skies but the colder air by then well have filtered down to the south of england. Northern ireland, youre looking at a mixture of bright spells and sunny spells and the top temperature in cardiff, about nine. On saturday, a mixture once again sunny spells and showers, a chilly wind as well. Still a bit of uncertainty about sundays forecast but we now think its going to be a frosty start, for many a dry one, but rain spreading in from the atla ntic but rain spreading in from the atlantic into the west later on. To hammer home the point its a cold start to the day, look at these figures under clear skies. Under the cloud and the murkiness in chivenor or it is really mixed fortunes. Thanks very much, carol. Chivenor. Back to our top story. The military in zimbabwe has taken over the state broadcaster, but denies it is staging a coup and says president mugabe is safe. An army general appeared on television, after shooting and explosions were heard in the capital. Ourafrica editor, fergal keane, has reported extensively from zimbabwe. He joins us now from the congo. How serious is whats going on . How serious is whats going on . L huge moment, notjust in the story of zimbabwe but for the african continent as well. Fergal keane, im going to ask that question again because were having a few problems with your line. With both to be living in an age where coup detats. Im going to ask you how serious the situation is, you said it was serious for the whole continent . Indeed it is, we are supposed to be living in an age where military coup detats are over, thats clearly not the case, whatever the army in zimbabwe says, this looks like a coup, it talks like a coup, therefore it is one. The key question is what happens to Robert Mugabe, were told the first family is safe and sound, that means they are under Something Like house arrest somewhere. I think the army would be content enough to allow Robert Mugabe to perhaps continue in a figurehead role or at least to ease him out, the real problem is with his wife, grace mugabe, who they saw preparing a power grab. Theres a big conference of the ruling party in december and they expected a move to be made successor to her husband, thats what they have acted to stop. What will Robert Mugabe and grace mugabe, you talked about her, what will they be doing at this stage . Considering their options, which are limited. The Zimbabwe Army is extremely powerful, theres no way on earth any regional power, south africa or anyone else, is going to interfere militarily to reverse this group. The men with the guns are the people with the initiative reversed this coup. They are setting the agenda at the moment. Its possible they may suggest its file to grace mugabe reverse this coup. She isnt the kind to go away shyly or quietly, she is very volatile but she lacks the Political Base that her husband had for example. She is someone that came into the position she has and the riches she has purely through marriage to mugabe, thats her vulnerability and i dont think the army would have any great difficulty in resolving this. Fergal, what is your sense, the army would have military rule, is that what youre thinking . I think you may see a short period of what theyre calling in their statement corrective action, in other words, a de facto military coup but with the promise to have a Democratic Convention of the ruling party of which a new leader will be elected and then to move forward to democratic elections nationwide. I think they realise that the west and indeed the regional powers will not stand for perpetual military road. My own instinct is that they dont want that anyway military rule. They wa nt to that anyway military rule. They want to be rid of grace mugabe, thats the thing to remember about this, once that has been achieved there will be a reversion to democracy, perhaps the kind of continuing very limited democracy with a lot of denial of human rights that you have seen under Robert Mugabe. Interesting to talk to you, fergal keane fergal keane, how africa editor, thanks very much from the congo. Youre watching breakfast. Still to come this morning improving productivity is a key priority ahead of brexit. So weve sent sean to liverpool to find out whats being done this isnt just this isntjust aspirational for us if we can work harder, smarter and faster but we have jazzy robots, the latest in technology, cars, robots, battle labelling around the back. We are talking about productivity all morning, its important to get more productive to have better Living Standards, for our businesses to make more money bottle labelling. We are trying to see if businesses are investing and why arent they and the effect it could have on Philip Hammond in the budget next week. Another big issue. Before that, though, all the news, travel and weather where you are. Good morning from bbc london news, im sonja jessup. Plans to build a new Westfield Shopping Centre in croydon have been approved by the local council. The £1. 4 billion centre has been hailed as fantastic news for the area with the promise of 7,000 newjobs and 1,000 new homes. Work which will see the towns whitgift and centrale Shopping Centres redeveloped, will begin in 2019. Londons black cab drivers will be taught how to save lives in the case of terror attacks or medical emergency is. It will include how to retire sedate someone and how to use a different later emergencies resuscitate. They will look at acid attacks, strokes and severe leading. Now, this may not be what you want to hear if youre having your breakfast, but students in east london have been eating insects as part of a school project. Pupils at Clapton Girls Academy in hackney tried curried cauliflower and cricket pa koras and toasted mealworm hummus. Its part of a new initiative to teach Home Economics students that one day we could all be eating insects as protein. The main reason behind using edible insects is to take the pressure off i suppose conventional agriculture, were not saying to people not to eat meat, but hopefully can encourage people to eat less meat in their diets and to choose more sustainable auldana didds instead. Lets have a look at the travel situation now. Its all good on the tube, no reported problems on any of those lines there. We do have some delays on heathrow connect because of a track fault. Lets take a look at the north circular, its getting pretty busy round henlys corner. And theres been a car fire on the m25, there are long anticlockwise queues towards junction 14 for heathrow. Lets have a check on the weather now with kate kinsella. Good morning. Another mild one this morning but a rather grey one. A lot of cloud. Also feeling quite damp as well, we have some patchy light rain. That could come and go at any time during the day. A bit of mist and murk out there this morning. Shouldnt be too long before it lifts at first into low cloud and then the cloud maybe lifting into brighter spells in the afternoon, so a slow improvement. The maximum temperature a mild 12 or 13. Overnight, similar conditions again. It stays very mild, the minimum temperature isnt going to drop down too far from todays maximum. A bit of mist and murk out there, spots of light rain and drizzle, minimum temperature between nine and ten. Another mild day and grey start tomorrow. Brighter spells on thursday, maybe a glimmer of sunshine ahead of this cold front. The maximum temperature, mild still, 13. That cold front will sink south overnight thursday into friday and then a ridge of High Pressure builds in for friday. A colder end to the week and on saturday morning, a chilly start, potentially maybe a sparkle of frost first thing. For tomorrow, rather grey, hanging onto that mild air, chillier but more sunshine on friday, then another chilly day on saturday. Im back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. Plenty more on our website at the usual address. Now, though, its back to louise and dan. Bye for now. Hello, this is breakfast, with dan walker and louise minchin. Here is a summary of this mornings main stories from bbc news the military in zimbabwe has denied it is attempting to overthrow president Robert Mugabe, despite taking over the state broadcaster. Tensions have been growing between the military and the president , who is 93, over who will succeed him. Soldiers have broadcast a message on television, after shooting and explosions were heard in the capital, harare. In the address, the military said president mugabe was safe. His excellency, the president of the republic of zimbabwe, and commander in chief of Zimbabwe Defence forces, comrade rg mugabe, and his family, are safe and sound, and their security is guaranteed. The foreign secretary, Boris Johnson, will meet Richard Ratcliffe later to discuss irans continued imprisonment of his wife. Mrjohnson apologised after mistakenly claiming Nazanin Zaghari ratcliffe had been training journalists when she was arrested in tehran in april of last year. Her family says the comments could result in another five years added to herjail term. The meeting will focus on the uk governments efforts to secure her release on humanitarian grounds. The government has defeated several amendments by mps on the first day of debate of its key brexit legislation. However, some tory backbenchers are lining up with opposition parties to demand further changes, as the eu withdrawal bill continues its passage through the commons. More contentious votes are expected in the coming weeks, relating to ministerial powers, and enshrining the date for brexit in law. Australians have overwhelmingly backed legalising same sex marriage, in an historic poll. People took to the streets to celebrate the result, after more than 60 voted in favour of allowing same sex couples to wed. More than 12. 7 Million People took part in the non binding referendum. The government says it will aim to change the law before christmas. The family of the british explorer Benedict Allen say he has gone missing during an expedition to Papua New Guinea. His wife says he missed his flight home and hasnt been heard from in three weeks. Mr allen, who has made numerous documentaries for the bbc, had been trying to track down an indigenous tribe for a new programme. Coming up carol will have the weather in around ten minutes. Right now, though, sally nugent is here. I dont know if either of you have ever fallen out with roy keane, have ever fallen out with roy keane, have you ever had an altercation with him . I got shouted at him in a tunnel on numerous occasions, it was all right. I once met him driving down a 1 way street and he was driving the other way. What happened . What do you think happens . I gave way. His face last night was really. You could just see the agony of the republic of ireland going out. Only one game away from the world cup, and a few defensive mistakes. A few. Well, too many. The republic of ireland wont be joining england at the world cup next summer. They lost the second leg of their play off 5 1 to denmark. It was goalless from the first leg, so things looked good for Martin Oneills side when shane duffy put them ahead early on. But a combination of irish mistakes and danish class decided things. A hat trick for spurs midfielder Christian Eriksen meant the danes were celebrating at the end of the night. Really disappointed, obviously, and well beaten in the end. After a really good start, had a good chance to maybe make it 2 0. Probably would have needed that. But the two goals we conceded in the space of a couple of minutes just knocked us for six, really. It was less samba and more of a slumber at wembley. England played out their second goalless draw in four days, this time against brazil. Gareth southgate again chose to field an inexperienced side, but they held off the likes of neymar, coutinho, and this man, fernandinho. There werent many chances for england, but liverpool striker Dominic Solanke came close to having a dream debut in the closing seconds. They had control of the game tonight, no question about that, and they were the most dangerous team. But we have limited both teams to very few clear cut chances. And, you know, would have probably been an injustice, but could have pinched the game tonight with the chances at the end. Wales wont be at the world cup, but they too were in friendly action against panama. It finished 1 1 in cardiff. In what could be Chris Colemans last game in charge of wales, he gave his youngsters the chance, and derbys tom lawrence repaid his faith. But panama, who will be heading to the world cup next summer, equalised in injury time, Armando Cooper with their goal in the 94th minute. We are playing against a team that, you know, theyve qualified for the world cup, so weve got to give them some credit. And we found it difficult to break them down. But i thought that the guys great experience. Ive got to say a huge thank you to the fans who came out tonight, and those are our core supporters, and theyre absolutely magnificent. With rafa nadal no longer involved, top seed Roger Federer moved through to the semi finals of the atp tour finals at londons o2 arena, beating Alexander Zverev in three sets. It wasnt easy for federer, who took the first set on a tie break, before 20 year old zverev came back to take the match into a decider. But the six time champion showed his class to seal the victory, winning the third set 6 1. The start of the mens ashes series is nowjust eight days away, and england are gearing up for the defence of the urn by taking on a cricket australia 11 in their final warm up match. Chris woakes has taken six wickets and there have been a couple for craig overton, who is trying to get a starting place in the test team. Play has just finished and cricket australia are on 249 9. And finally, everyone is pretty desperate to reach the world cup. Weve seen what it means to nations when they miss out. But what lengths will the peruvians go to reach their first finals since 1982 . Here is a group of shaman performing a ritual they hope will see their country reach the finals for the first time in 36 years, while at the same time trying to curse their opponents, new zealand, who are trying to make the finals for a third time. The two meet in the early hours of thursday morning. I wonder if that is in the fifa rules . They appear to be stamping on them, a snake rub. It is intimidating you asked me earlierfor a little bit more detail, and i looked it up on the internets, and this is what is going on. They are basically trying to. They are using evil spirits to put them off their game. But i can tell you, since new zealand arrived in peru, they couldnt land in peru and had to land in chile, got to the hotel 4. 5 hours late. When they went to training their bus couldnt go under the bridge, as it was too big. When they got to the stadium the gate was locked. That is a litany sna kes gate was locked. That is a litany snakes in the bed . Potentially. How interesting. Later this morning, officialfigures will reveal how productive uk businesses are. It is a key concern for the government ahead of next weeks budget, so weve sent sean to liverpool to find out what can be done to improve efficiency. There is a big robotic thing behind him, good morning. Yes, that is the technical term. Bang on, very impressive. It is an automated robot which is trimming a bit of plastic material which will go on a rally car, i think. Material which will go on a rally car, ithink. There material which will go on a rally car, i think. There are loads of robots like this all around the place. They are automated and they can be used in factories to improve productivity, to enable businesses to get more output for everything they are putting in. That is effectively what we are talking about when we come to productivity measures, which we will hear about today. We can speak to a few people who run businesses here in the uk. You run accolade wines, a brand we are familiar with. You have a big factor in the uk. How have you improve productivity here . Innovation, people skills, and we have put a lot of investment into the plant, so putting a new production line in and some Collaborative Robots you will be looking at a bit later on. We have also put automation on the existing lines, and this has really enabled us lines, and this has really enabled us to redeploy some of our people onto a new plant, keeping skills, keeping that experience, and upping our productivity that way. For you to be more productive, once you have those robots will be playing about with later, doesnt that mean you can with later, doesnt that mean you ca n start with later, doesnt that mean you can start to lay off staff and save a bit of money that way . No, actually, we get the robots to do simpler tasks and we engage the cognitive efforts, and actually give those the guys had space to improve on the programmes we are doing. Absolutely with the customer in mind, and running that through every level of the organisation. Bolivar, you run a big Manufacturing Business supplying to the energy industry. If ican ask supplying to the energy industry. If i can ask you, with your german background hat on, why does the uk lagged behind the likes of germany and america when it comes to how productive we our . Oliver. And america when it comes to how productive we our . Oliver. One thing is that germany invested heavily into smart technologies, but also into innovating and the people and skills element. They have strong apprenticeships, and fabric is one example where they have really raised the next generation to really meet the skills gap. You have not seen that happen in the uk . Let mac we are doing things, but i think we have to up our pace, and if we do that we have a good chance to get back to the top. Because we started the industrial revolution. That is what we need to. Allison, oliver, thank you very much. I will have a play with these robots now. Because these guys, i have this machinery which in theory, at some point this morning, in about an hours time, i will be able to get hold of this, tell it to do exactly what i want. Something like this, i will be able to grab. Can i attempt to do this now, peter, do you think . I had a bit of training earlier on this. The idea is not that you programme anything into a computer and get the robot to do what you wanted to do. The idea is that you just grab it a nyway the idea is that you just grab it anyway and put it in place. Can i go straight on . Did i do it properly . Long button, short button. That will then pick it up, then i need to. Is this right . I have messed it up, havent i, peter . Be honest. A little bit. Ok, i will plant at a little bit more a little bit later. It is nearly idiot proof, but i am unfortunately too much of an idiot to do it. The idea is this kind of technology can improve manufacturing across the uk, and improve productivity. You are asking me to save you, but it is too late. We will be back with you later, once you have it sorted out. The human hand can save you quite a bit. Something else we are talking about, there is an exhibition of the north in london, so we are asking the question where does the north actually start . There is quite some discussion about it. This week of the university of liverpool decided that if you split the country 50 50 in terms of population, the line of whether south becomes the north is actually in leicestershire. They have removed the midlands entirely, so if you are watching in birmingham, sorry about that this morning. That is where they say the north is. Where do you think it begins . I always thought birmingham and upwards, but it is the point at which you begin to think gravy is a cce pta ble which you begin to think gravy is acceptable on chips, that is where the north actually begins. Wherever that begins, that is the north. Here is carol with a look at this mornings weather. Good morning to you both, good morning to you. We have mixed fortu nes morning to you. We have mixed fortunes with the weather this morning. For some of us, a cloudy start with some dampness in the air, but it will brighten up later, and for others it is a bright start to the day. We have clearer skies and it is cold, and you can see that reflected in our current temperatures. Southern scotland its two 1, edinburgh on plus three, and as we get all the way to cornwall, where we have more cloud, murky conditions, the temperature is currently 12 celsius. You can see where we have all this cloud across parts of england, wales and Northern Ireland, we also have some patchy mist and fog around as well, especially lincolnshire, the midlands, and into the south eastern corner. There is patchy fog elsewhere. Most of it will lift gradually, some of it into low cloud in the south. In Northern Ireland it will brighten up for you. You will see sunny spells developing through the course of the afternoon. Sunny spells developing across scotland. With some high cloud coming in, it will be hazy at times. And later we have the first sign of some rain across the outer hebrides, accompanied by some strengthening winds. A sunny start and a cold one, hanging on the sunshine through the day. But across the likes of yorkshire, lincolnshire, cambridge, the midlands, you will hang on to the midlands, you will hang on to the cloud and it will be thick enough at times to produce some spots of light rain and drizzle. As we sweep across towards the west, some cloud around, again thick enough for the odd shower. Equally, we will see some sunny spells, and the same for wales, with a top temperature in cardiff 13 celsius. Through the evening and overnight, our weather front coming in from the west, a cold front, sinks southwards, taking it spread across scotla nd southwards, taking it spread across scotland and Northern Ireland. With it, it will be quite windy as well. Ahead of it, we are looking at a fair bit of cloud. Still the odd spot of rain, some clearer skies, and where we have to clearer skies, the temperatures will be lower than you can see on the charts. Tomorrow we start off with that weather front continuing to push steadily southwards, pushing rain across cumbria, south west scotland, Northern Ireland. As it pushes across the rest of england and wales asa across the rest of england and wales as a narrow band, the rain will turn that brighter. We hang on to sunny spells ahead of it, and the higher temperatures. Behind it, we will see some cooler weather, and a peppering of showers in the north and west of scotland, some of which, in the hills, could be wintry. The friday, a lot of dry weather again but the cold weather has come in behind the front, and cleared away. It will be cooler in southern counties. We still have showers in the north, some of them will merge and give spells of rain. It will be windy, with gales and exposure. On saturday, sunny spells and showers. We will also have a chilly wind. Sunday, there is still a wee bit of uncertainty about the timing, but at the moment what we think is it will start off on a frosty but dry note, an atlantic fronts coming in from the west later in the day. Some breaking news from the story we have been leading with. This is bromby zanu pf in zimbabwe, an unverified twitter account, there is no coup but a bloodless transition which saw corrupt and crooked persons arrested and an elderly man had been taken advantage of from his wife being detained. That is from their official account but it isnt verified, it is the Zanu Pf Party twitter account. It goes on to say the few banks that we re goes on to say the few banks that were heard were from crooks who were resisting arrest but they have now been detained. We know they have taken over the state broadcaster bangs. When they made the statement, the army, they said president mugabe and his family are safe but we will keep you up to date. Fergal keane, how africa correspondent, saying this is serious for the whole region and the country. Youre watching breakfast from bbc news. Every year, around 50,000 couples walk into an ivf clinic in the uk hoping it will help them achieve their dream of becoming parents. The harsh reality though is that treatment fails 70 of the time. For cnn news reader Hannah Vaughan jones and her husband, lewis, that disappointment is all too familiar. Theyve spent £50,000 on seven rounds of ivf, and are currently waiting to find out if their latest attempt has been a success. Theyjoin us along with professor adam balen, whos the chair of the british fertility society. Good morning. Thank you so much for coming to talk to us. I know this is something you talk about all the time, you have really. People have really been affected by what youre saying because youve been very honest, youve been posting videos of your journey and whats been happening over recent months. Before we start, where are you right now . We had egg retrieval, egg collection on sunday, we are now waiting to hear from on sunday, we are now waiting to hearfrom our clinic on sunday, we are now waiting to hear from our clinic later today whether we have any embryos that have survived. We had nine as of monday. Nine fertilised, nine embryos on monday and today we expect a call to see if any of those are still going. In terms of the rounds of ivf, this is number . Number seven. Not many people get to number seven. This is where you are in terms of the process of the ivf but emotionally where are you at this stage . Remarkably tough. The reason we started, and why hannah wrote the article, we got a sense that we would only hear peoples tories at the end, my miracle baby after x numbers of ivf stories. You never hear stories from People Like Us where there is no guarantee, we are in the uncertain stage and we dont know if it will work and that is tough and it takes its toll. Thats why we started doing these videos and this diary to reveal the private moments when hannah is affected by the drugs and emotional and you dont normally get to see that. It helps you take control of the situation when you dont generally have control of anything, writing the article for me was really cathartic, i wrote it at a low point and the response was amazing. While we are going into the next round, we thought, why dont we do Something Different that might make us feel better through the process . Make us feel better through the process . And it has been quite nice to be able to document every step. Youre not in anyway alone having gone through this. Lets talk about why this happens to some couples, we dont even know the answer to that yet, do we . Over the years weve done a huge amount of research trying to understand fertility but sadly we dont have all the answers. Its great hannah and lewis have been so open and raised this issue because its important for us to be able to discuss it. Fertility comes in many different guises and in fertility problems are varied, and unfortunately, and there are many conditions that affect fertility. We have the answers for some, but its still a bit of a lottery actually. Even at peak fertility, at best couples have maybe a 25 chance a month. Ivf treatment can raise the odds, but it doesnt work for everybody and it is a bit of a numbers game as, sadly youre experiencing. Lots of people getting in contact about this, as they do when we talk about ivf, elizabeth said we tried when i was 35, despite nothing being one with either of us nothing being one with either of us nothing happened, was on the waiting list at 38, the first cycle was traumatic and it failed, we got some money when an aunt died, we then thought, a kitchen or ivf, the private cycle was less stressful and it worked and they now have a beautiful daughter. When we talk about ivf cost is something that comes into it. It is huge and at the start of the process i was so resentful, that was the overriding feeling, so resentful of the money being spent especially when nobody could give us answers about the problem. Youre handing over this money when people dont know the answers and theres no guarantee anything will work. And your odds dont improve with each round, you dont improve with each round, you dont finish at this point and you start again and you go from there, you go from square one each time, which is infuriating. You are making tough decisions at all points . Blew it is difficult, its not like. You dont have a pot of money sitting there and you say, we will go again and go again. We have been hugely benefited by our mothers, they have both helped us, and we are acutely aware people cant get to where we are. Your first round was on the nhs, depending on where you live you can get different phases of ivf on the nhs . Theres a Postcode Lottery but we have shown ivf is cost effective, it doesnt have to cost effective, it doesnt have to cost that much, everybody in the country should be entitled to three cycles, sadly that varies significantly. In the north it is infinitely better than in the south. With three cycles, including the use of froze n with three cycles, including the use of frozen embryos, most couples would actually have an 80 to 85 chance of having a baby so it does work for a lot. Your situation isnt uncommon, but at the same time, its an unusual one. We are still very hopeful that this is a numbers game for us and hopefully this round we might get lucky, thats one of the reasons why we have kept at it, sheer determination. Sheer determination and good luck to you both, thanks very much. Your videos are really insightful. If anyone wants to look they can follow you on twitter. We werent expecting this one and the next one to Work Together but they are well, an exhibition about the north has opened. In the south. Breakfasts very own liver bird, Jayne Mccubbin went along for a look. The north discuss. First time i went up there i really was amazed. It was exotic in the way that going to Darkest Africa would have been exotic. Because it was so different to the south . It was so different and the people were extraordinary to look at and wonderful. Not africa but nelson in lancashire in the 1960s, images so powerful theyve shaped our perception of the north ever since. John bulmer was the first photo journalist to capture the north in colour. Well, almost colour. I did deliberately choose to shoot in the winter and often in rain orfog or mist to try and give it a softer and more subtle approach. Photojournalism had been a black and white thing, and the north of england particularly had been considered a black and white subject. I think theres a directness and a humanity, and even now if you go up and wander into a hotel in the north, you get a human response from the people much more than you do in other parts of the world. This exhibition is all about the spirit of the north, its identity, how it was shaped then and how it is seen now. Its a bit like rio or paris, if youve never been there you have this idea of what it looks like, you picture the streets and the people and the sounds, and thats sort of what were trying to get to the root of within this exhibition. In art, northern men have been bold and boisterous. Women, strong mothers, wives and friends. Some images are built to last, but as new northern influences erupted, so their impact spread. If you want to know how far, well, youll see it in the trainers sold around the world named after northern icons or northern towns. Its the paul smith collection inspired by manchester but sold only in japan. Theres a lot of work by people who arent based in the north and have never lived there who are influenced by it. It filters around the world and i think thats a crucial thing to acknowledge, it still has this power and people still want to engage with it. But bring two northerners to this exhibition, two old durham miners, and it is the old imagery which has the lasting power. None of this a cliche to be shaken off, instead heritage to evoke pride. That was life in mining in those days. It was vibrant, harsh environment but you enjoyed yourself. It was a hard life but people enjoy themselves as well, with little money. As a northerner, when you look around Something Like this and you see how these images are still relevant today. Im proud of them. Youre proud . Im proud of them. They were great times, i think they should be remembered for what they are and people shouldnt look down and sneer at us northerners, because they were good times and we are good people and we still are good people. You cant say fairer than that. You cant, absolutely. There was a pride that was built in the north and stayed in the north even after the north stopped building other things, and its influence continues to spread around the world. Jayne mccubbin, bbc news. The exhibition north fashioning identity is at Somerset House on the strand in central london. Thank you for all your messages today about the north south thing, ivf, a few things, youve been very good today at getting in contact. Time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. Good morning from bbc london news, im sonja jessup. Plans to build a new Westfield Shopping Centre in croydon have been approved by the local council. The £1. 4 billion centre has been hailed as fantastic news for the area with the promise of 7,000 newjobs and 1,000 new homes. Work which will see the towns whitgift and centrale Shopping Centres redeveloped, will begin in 2019. Londons black cab drivers will be taught how to save lives in the case of terror attacks or medical emergency is. It will include how to retire sedate someone and how to use a difibrilator. They will look at acid attacks, strokes and severe bleeding. Now, this may not be what you want to hear if youre having your breakfast, but students in east london have been eating insects as part of a school project. Pupils at Clapton Girls Academy in hackney tried curried cauliflower and cricket pa koras and toasted mealworm hummus. Its part of a new initiative to teach Home Economics students that one day we could all be eating insects as protein. The main reason behind using edible insects is to take the pressure off i suppose conventional agriculture, were not saying to people not to eat meat, but hopefully can encourage people to eat less meat in their diets and to choose more sustainable auldana didds instead. Lets have a look at the travel situation now. Its all good on the tube, no reported problems on any of those lines there. We do have some delays on heathrow connect because of a track fault. Lets take a look at the north circular, its getting pretty busy round henlys corner. And theres been a car fire on the m25, there are long anticlockwise queues towards junction 14 for heathrow. Lets have a check on the weather now with kate kinsella. Good morning. Another mild one this morning but a rather grey one. A lot of cloud. Also feeling quite damp as well, we have some patchy light rain. That could come and go at any time during the day. A bit of mist and murk out there this morning. Shouldnt be too long before it lifts at first into low cloud and then the cloud maybe lifting into brighter spells in the afternoon, so a slow improvement. The maximum temperature a mild 12 or 13. Overnight, similar conditions again. It stays very mild, the minimum temperature isnt going to drop down too far from todays maximum. A bit of mist and murk out there, spots of light rain and drizzle, minimum temperature between nine and ten. Another mild day and grey start tomorrow. Brighter spells on thursday, maybe a glimmer of sunshine ahead of this cold front. The maximum temperature, mild still, 13. That cold front will sink south overnight thursday into friday and then a ridge of High Pressure builds in for friday. A colder end to the week and on saturday morning, a chilly start, potentially maybe a sparkle of frost first thing. For tomorrow, rather grey, hanging onto that mild air, chillier but more sunshine on friday, then another chilly day on saturday. Im back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. Plenty more on our website at the usual address. Now, though, its back to louise and dan. Bye for now. Hello, this is breakfast, with dan walker and louise minchin. Gunfire and explosions on the streets of zimbabwe but the military deny theyve staged a coup. Soldiers have taken over the state Television Building and in a broadcast they say president Robert Mugabe is safe. Good morning. Its wednesday, 15th november. Also this morning, borisjohnson is to meet the husband of a british woman being held in an iranianjail after the foreign secretary was accused of making her situation worse. Can the latest in Technology Help us get more out of our businesses and our workers . The productivity problem is a big one. Philip hammond has the budget next week. I am at this trade fair in liverpool to see ifi this trade fair in liverpool to see if i can find any solutions. In sport, delight for denmark but despair for the republic of ireland, beaten in their world cup qualifying playoff. And carol has the weather. Good morning. Its a cloudy start across england and wales and Northern Ireland. We have got light rain and drizzle and also some patchy fog. But it will brighten up from the west. For the far north of england and scotland, youre off to a brighter start with sunshine which you will hang on to for much of the day, but i will have more details in 15 minutes. Good morning. The military in zimbabwe is denying its attempting to overthrow president Robert Mugabe, despite taking over the state broadcaster. Soldiers in zimbabwe have broadcast a message on television, after shooting and explosions were heard in the capital, harare. An unverified twitter account, claiming to be the account of ruling party, says there has been a bloodless transition, and that the sacked Vice President has been made interim president. Our correspondent jon donnison has more. Could zimbabwe be on the verge of a coup . An increase in military vehicles and soldiers on the outskirts of the capital yesterday first raised alarm. Overnight, soldiers took control of the countrys state broadcaster, but in a televised address, the military denied a coup was taking place, insisting president mugabe was safe. We are only targeting criminals around him who are committing crimes that are causing social and economic suffering in the country in order to bring them to justice. But it came just days after the head of the armed forces had threatened to take action over the sacking of a senior politician. We must demand those behind the current treacherous shenanigans that when it comes to matters of protecting our revolution, the military will not hesitate to step in. The general was referring to president mugabes sacking of his number two, Vice President emmerson mnangagwa. Once seen as a loyal deputy, his dismissal was seen as a move by president mugabe to hand power to his wife, grace. But, on the streets of harare, some welcomed the possible intervention by the military to block such a move. What is needed right now in zimbabwe is to remove this mugabe family in power. If there is this implosion, the implosion is good for the citizens of zimbabwe. At 93, Robert Mugabe is the worlds oldest head of state, in power since 1980. His political downfall has been predicted many times before and hes still standing. The question for how long . We mentioned that there is a message from an unverified twitter account which purports to be from the ruling party in zimbabwe. I will read you what it says. It says, there was no coup, only a bloodless transition which saw corrupt and crooked persons arrested and an elderly man being detained. The few bangs that we re being detained. The few bangs that were heard were from crooks who were resisting arrest, but they have been detained. We know that the state broadcaster has been taken over by the army as well. Slightly conflicting reports. We will try and get to the bottom of it for you this morning. Im sure it is something we will follow throughout the day on the bbc news channel. Denying there isa coup, the bbc news channel. Denying there is a coup, but this unofficial account saying there is a bloodless transition thats taking place in zimbabwe. A big news story and we will bring you the latest. We are on to 9. 15am and you will follow it throughout the day on the bbc. The un has described the situation in yemen as the worlds worst humanitarian crisis and its feared the situation is worsening. An estimated 12,000 people have died as a result of a two year conflict between houthi rebels, backed by iran, and a saudi led coalition. The charity, save the children, warns 130 children are dying every day because of malnutrition and disease. Its its a really shocking situation actually considering the scale of the crisis in yemen, the worlds biggest humanitarian crisis and a real childrens crisis where we are seeing children every day coming in with acute malnutrition on the verge of death. Aidships are being turned away. Aid ships turned up and were sent back again. Our staff havent been able to get in. Our goods are trapped in warehouses. We are able to respond because weve stock piled, but its very, very quickly going to become catastrophic when supplies start to run out in the next few weeks. The foreign secretary, Boris Johnson, will meet Richard Ratcliffe later to discuss irans continued imprisonment of his wife. Mrjohnson apologised after mistakenly claiming Nazanin Zaghari ratcliffe had been training journalists in the country a comment herfamily fear could result in another five years added to herjail term. Our Political Correspondent, iain watson, is in westminster. And there is talk he may visit iran before christmas . Yes, Boris Johnson almost certainly is going to be visiting iran before the end of the year, Richard Ratcliffe will be pressing the foreign secretary to accompany him and to visit his wife in person, but he has always been pushing borisjohnson to grant her diplomatic protection, thats not diplomatic protection, thats not diplomatic immunity, but it does mean that in effect the dispute between the uk and iran would be escalated. It would become a legal wrangle. Richard ratcliffe thinks that would put pressure on the iranian regime. Downing street indicated that would be an option for solving this very difficult, very sensitive problem, but they wa nt to very sensitive problem, but they want to be convince it had would help Nazanin Zaghari ratcliffe and not hinder her. So, it is very likely that there could be a tense meeting. We are expecting Richard Ratcliffe to give us a debrief once he met Boris Johnson ratcliffe to give us a debrief once he met borisjohnson face to face for the first time. Iain, thank you very much. The uks highest court will decide later whether scotland can finally enforce its policy of minimum pricing for alcohol. Legislation was approved by the Scottish Parliament five years ago, but it has been tied up in Court Challenges amid claims it breaches european law. Ministers say a 50p per unit minimum would help tackle what they called scotlands unhealthy relationship with drink. The family of the british explorer, Benedict Allen, say hes gone missing during an expedition to Papua New Guinea. His wife says he missed his flight home and hasnt been heard from in three weeks. Mr allen, who has made numerous documentaries for the bbc, had been trying to track down an indigenous tribe for a new programme. A necklace featuring one of the biggest diamonds ever auctioned has sold for more than £25 million in geneva. The colourless gem, which is a whopping 163 carats, has been described as the most beautiful diamond in the world. The necklace made from white gold, emeralds and more diamonds took more than 1,700 hours to make. The buyers identity has not been revealed. Plans to set a date in law for britains departure from the European Union have been described by some mps as barmy and a desperate gimmick. Nearly 500 amendments have been tabled to the eu withdrawal bill and yesterdays debate in the house of commons exposed sharp divisions within tory ranks. We can speak now to the culture secretary, Karen Bradley. Good morning. Thank you very much for your time this morning on brea kfast. For your time this morning on breakfast. I mean, we mentioned there some of the comments, during that debate Dominic Grieve talked about putting a time on the brexit bill. He says it risks binding ministers hands if talks dragged on to the last minute. Is he right . Yesterday, we started the first day of eight discussing in Committee Stage as it is called on the floor of the house the bill. That means there is 64 hours of debate ahead and that was during the first four. This is a government that is listening. Wants to work with people, wants to work with politicians from all sides of the house to get this bill right. And to make sure that britain is able to leave the European Union in march 2019 ina leave the European Union in march 2019 in a smooth orderly fashion and of course, you know the minister himself said they doesnt, this isnt about divisions within any party, this is about getting it right. You say it is not about divisions, i am sure you have seen the front page of the Daily Telegraph, the brexit mew tin nears, pictures of various people who they say are rebelling against may. Can you tell us what it is like in the conservative party at the moment . Are you all getting on . Look, we get on very well in the conservative party this is the start of the debate. Weve got another seven days to go including day, but the reason im here today is to talk about the work it the government is doing on tech and the meeting that the Prime Minister and chancellor are going to have this afternoon and that is another matter on which the conservative party is completely united. What about your constituency . I mean staffordshi re what about your constituency . I mean staffordshire moorlands, how releva nt staffordshire moorlands, how relevant is eight weeks of debate about the Brexit Process . When you are in your constituency, are people engaged in this . Are they talking to you about this . Are they ready for eight days of debate about this . Well, it will be almost eight weeks by the time we get to christmas because we will be debating it i suspect pretty much every week. In my constituency, 65 of voted to leave. They want to see britain leave. They want to see britain leave the European Union. This bill is about how we leave the European Union. We dont have a cliff edge. We import, european law into uk law so that the law stays as it is so that everybody understands where we are on the day we leave. I know, that of the people yesterday that have been talked about, all but one voted to trigger article 50 and they wa nt to voted to trigger article 50 and they want to make sure we get that right. Thats the other thing, if you look at the things they said in the chamber and it was very clear that eve ryo ne chamber and it was very clear that Everyone Wants to make this right. To make this work. Wants to deliver the will of the british people. Thats what were working on. The will of the british people. Thats what were working on. Again, i appreciate where youre coming from. You talk about able to leave and when the decision actually comes then that can be a smooth process, but in terms of making it a smooth process , but in terms of making it a smooth process, again to go back to what some people from your own party were saying yesterday is coming up with this specific date, ken clarke said would be disastrous because it could mean nailing down the direct line forces britain to leave without a deal. Surely thats not what you want . We have got many days of debate. Many hours of debate ahead of it and this government is listening. It is worth pointing out that the government was responding to an amendment tabled by a labour mp, frank field. In terms of the technicalities of why the government tabled the amendment this is because we are listening to members of parliament from all sides of the house, who have constructive ideas about how we best make this a smooth, orderly transition and we make sure we deliver on the will of the british people. 17 Million People voted to leave the European Union, we want to make sure we do this. Im here to talk about tech and the fantastic work the government has been doing to make sure this country stays the number one place for Digital Businesses. 0k, one place for Digital Businesses. Ok, iwas one place for Digital Businesses. Ok, i was going to ask you a question about that at the end, but we can do that now since you brought it up. The Prime Minister is setting out the £60 million package to support the technology and doubling the number of visas is that a suggestion in terms in this area, that talent lies outside the uk, isnt that a problem . That talent lies outside the uk, isnt that a problem . That is not what it says. This is an area where we wa nt what it says. This is an area where we want to be the world leader. We are the world leader today, but what we recognise to maintain that status and to make sure we are leading in many years to come, we need the brightest and the best. We have been talking to the tech sector and listening to Digital Businesses and the way to make sure that britain is the way to make sure that britain is the best to have the brightest and the best to have the brightest and the best to have the brightest and the best here working in the united kingdom. That means doubling the number of visas available to non eu nationals today. That means that obviously while we are members of the European Union we have access to talent from the eu, but also training up ourown talent from the eu, but also training up our own people so that they too can work in these jobs. Jobs that will created by the brightest and best coming to the united kingdom. There is so much going on at the moment. There is Something Else i would like to talk to you about. I know brexit is a big one and you are here to talk about trade. An important meeting between borisjohnson trade. An important meeting between Boris Johnson and richard trade. An important meeting between borisjohnson and Richard Ratcliffe as well. Given what we have known about what Boris Johnson as well. Given what we have known about what borisjohnson said in the past few days and it has taken a long time for this sort face to face meeting to take place, do you think that he has exasperated the situation and Boris Johnson that he has exasperated the situation and borisjohnson really shouldnt be the man to have this meeting . He shouldnt be doing this job at the moment . Thats absolutely not the case. Hes the foreign secretary. Why is that not the case considering what the ratcliffes said . I heard mr ratcliffe and he said . I heard mr ratcliffe and he said this was not the time to be discussing the political situation, this was the time to make sure that his wife is safely released from prison. She is wrongly imprisoned in iran. We need to make sure we do everything we can and i dont think it is right to play any Party Political game or any game, what is important is that the foreign secretary is meeting ratcliffe and he will do everything we can to make sure that Nazanin Zaghari ratcliffe is released from jail as soon as possible. She is wrongly in prison and needs to be released and brought home to be with her family. Does the fa ct home to be with her family. Does the fact he made that blunder last week, does that mean he has more of an obligation to help her . He made apology and he is determined to get this right as is the whole of the government. This is not right that we should be discussing. We dont wa nt to we should be discussing. We dont want to do anything thatjeopardises her situation. We have covered quite a bit of ground there. Thank you very much for talking to us this morning, Karen Bradley. We will be catching up on the weather with carol now. Good morning. We have got a wide range of temperatures, 14 degrees between parts of scotland and parts of cornwall, for example. Where we have got the sunshine this morning, it is a beautiful start to the day. But where we have got the higher temperatures, its a cloudy start. Some of us will hang on to quite a lot of cloud as we go through the day, particularly south east corner of the country. There is some patchy mist and fog around across lincolnshire and the midlands, east anglia and the south east of england. Whereas in the west it is going to be brightening up where we have got the cloud at the moment. For Northern Ireland, this afternoon there will be some sunny spells. A lot of dry weather with some hazy sunshine this afternoon across scotland. And you can already see the first signs of summer rain coming in across the outer hebrides. In the far north and Northern England, you will hang the sunshine that you currently have. Further south, coming down into the midlands, east anglia and the south east of england, you will keep a lot of cloud around. Pushing over towards the south west, although there will still be some thicker cloud, there will also be some sunny spells, as there will be across wales. Heading into the evening and then the overnight period, watch what happens. Weve got a weather front coming in from the north west. That will be introducing wet and windy conditions and it will be sliding southwards across scotland and Northern Ireland during the night. Behind it is a cold front and its going to turn colder. Ahead of its going to turn colder. Ahead of it there will be a lot of cloud and dampness. So, heres ourweather front continuing its journey southwards as we head through tomorrow. As it gets into the south of england and the south of wales, it will tend to be lighter, the rain will be more patchy. Still mild with sunny cramps in the far south, including the channel sunny cramps in the far south,including the channel islands. A lot of bright weather behind it. Heading into friday, still a lot of dry weather behind this front which will have cleared. Some wet and windy weather coming in across the north. Some of those showers will merge to give longer spells of rain. The winds will be touching gale force, even the winds will be touching gale force , even severe the winds will be touching gale force, even severe gale force across the northern isles. On saturday we are looking at sunshine and showers combined with a chilly winter. On sunday the current thinking is that it will start off frosty but dry but through the day as we later in the day, we will be importing some atla ntic day, we will be importing some atlantic weather fronts meaning that some of us in the west will see some rain. Its hoped more than 200 threatened species could be saved from extinction, thanks to what is thought to be the most ambitious Conservation Programme ever undertaken in england. Back from the brink sees seven Wildlife Charities Work Together to protect some of the nations most endangered species. Dr trevor dines is a botanist and conservationist at one of them, plantlife. Some beautiful pictures behind us this morning. Seven charities and organisations coming together, this isa organisations coming together, this is a huge project . It is, it is an exciting project. Were hoping to bring 20 species back from extension. And this is the first time that weve really worked together so closely like this. Traditionally, the Conservation Charities would do our own thing. This time we are jumping into each others beds and really getting on with some conservation. Because none of these species live in isolation, they are all interconnected with each other. An orchid will need a moth to pollinate it and it will also need beatles. So, nothing lives in isolation. It is the interaction between species which is really interesting. Tell us about some of the species you are specifically trying to save . One of the ones that pla ntlife trying to save . One of the ones that plantlife is clearly working on is this little grass which grows on cornfield margins. This is a fantastic example of how this kind of thing can work. Before it went extinct in the 1970s, thankfully somebody took some seeds and put it into their garden and we have now reintroduced it into our reserve in kent. Who needsjurassic park . We have got a reserve with an extinct species the idea is that they will be reintroduced across the country. It is about bringing that sort of stuff, like that interrupted brome, together, so that we can benefit all the species at the same time. There isa the species at the same time. There is a lovely shot of an animaljust behind you some great pictures this morning while we are talking to you. And youre encouraging the public to get involved as well. How can they help . Yeah, we want to get over a Million People involved in this project. Its really about getting involved at all levels. If youre keen birder, for example, put down your binoculars and start looking for beatles. Theres several sites across the country where people can get directly involved. But it is also about being creative. If you cant get to one of these sites, weve got photographic competitions, were looking at cornish path moths, for example. The ladybird spider is one of our key species, that would make a lovely knitted tea cosy. Lets get some really inspirational stuff going the other thing youre doing, in windsor great park, youre going to be prematurely ageing trees . yeah . The idea is that weve got a lot of young trees growing up and a lot of mature trees, but it is those veteran trees, as they get older you get lots of different wildlife moving into them. But we havent got many of those really mature, veteran, ancient trees around. The idea is to get some kids involved coming along and we are injecting trees with fundi, were putting piegon poo on the part in a process of trying to age these trees and make them more suitable. Does it work . It does work, its fantastic we want old, deadwood around to bring these trees back to life in their old age lets say you can do something in your own garden, however big it is, what would that be . Yeah, its all about inspiring a generation of people to do this sort of work. If youve got kids at home, kept them growing some cornflowers, these plants which used to be the colour in the margins of our fields. If you grow them in the your garden, that will just make if you grow them in the your garden, that willjust make that little connection with whats happening in the wild. If youre interested in the wild. If youre interested in the ladybird spider, were going to be setting up a ladybird spider garden. Maybe have a look at the spiders in your own garden is well. Its spiders in your own garden is well. Its taking that inspiration and using it to bring up the next generation of naturalists. What is your ideal vision, to be able to save all of these Different Things . Yeah. 50 of our species are under threat, as you said in the introduction. 200 species we are hoping to put back on the road to recovery. We really want to see colour back in the countryside, bringing them back to the landscape. Thats why species together make habitats, habitats make landscapes, and it is these landscapes that we live in. Every single species is important to, so bringing them back across the country is what we are after. Where do you live, trevor . Im in north wales. After. Where do you live, trevor . Im in north wales. Would you say you are in the north or the south of the country . I would say im in the north there is an interesting debate to date, an exhibition about the north which is taking place in london and loads of people suggesting where the north starts. Some people suggesting watford gap etc. This one from michael, he says, the north is not a place, it is a state of mind. I would agree with that. And of course weve got a northern marsh orchid and they come together still to come this morning. Improving productivity is a key priority ahead of brexit. So, weve sent sean to liverpool to find out whats being done to help british businesses work harder, faster and smarter. Liverpool, which is in the north ive got some nice secure drives here which are not going to make me look a full. Theres loads of things on display at this innovation show in liverpool. To try and improve productivity in businesses. What can businesses do . Peter, what can you do with this machine to help british productivity . We can take a businesss waste and turn it into usable heat and power, it is a combined heat and power unit. Got any examples . One project we are working on at the moment is with knowsley safari park, so were going to ta ke knowsley safari park, so were going to take the rhino poo and turn it into electricity and heat. So, there isa into electricity and heat. So, there is a good example, turning rhino poo into power. And also we have loads of gadgets as well. Thats after the news, travel and weather. Good morning. It is a rather cold start across scotland and Northern Ireland. We have had clear skies throughout the night to give a bit of frost, but elsewhere it is cloudy this morning. Misty and murky with fog patches. But there will be a few brighter skies developing later on. This is the extent of the cloud this morning. You can see most of it really across england and wales. A bit of cloud for scotland and Northern Ireland, but as i mentioned from the whole, it is looking clear and there will be sunshine here throughout the day. But the mist and fog fairly slow to clear away from parts of the midlands and eastern areas of england, but into the afternoon, there will be some brighter skies developing particularly in South West England and across wales. There could be a few showers here, some drizzly conditions perhaps hanging on across the midlands and Eastern England and up the midlands and Eastern England and up into the north east during the afternoon, but for north wention, up into southern scotland, there will be sunshine. Sunshine too elsewhere across scotland and Northern Ireland, but later in the day, this is at 4pm, you will see cloudy skies increasing in the west. The north west and with that some outbreaks of rain and a stronger wind. That area of rain will continue to move its way south and east ward, pushing its way into Northern Ireland for the early hours of thursday morning. Across england and wales, again, cloudy skies, a bit of mist and one or two fog patches developing for the morning. That should clear away quickly during thursday and there will be sunshine across the southern areas, but a band of cloud and rain spreads south and east ward. Behind that, across the northern areas, it is going to be sunnier during the afternoon, but much colder, temperatures about eight to ten celsius. That Colder Weather spreads to all parts by friday, but with the Colder Weather brings clearer skies and sunshine throughout friday for many of us. A chilly wind particularly in northern areas. That will bring in showers and top temperatures about eight to ten celsius. Thats all from me, for now, i will see you later. Bye bye. This is business live from bbc news with ben bland and david eades. A record deal is announced in the aviation industry. Airbus signs a 49. 5 billion contract to supply 430 aircraft. Live from london, thats our top story on wednesday, 15th november