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By gibraltar last month on suspicion of transporting oil to syria sets sail. Leaving the engine on while youre stationary a recommendation that people film it and report it. As australia hang on for a draw at lords, england head to the third test in optimistic mood but know they must win it, if theyre to stop the ashes staying down under. And coming up as we kick off our focus on farming series, how Climate Change is the biggest challenge facing british agriculture. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at nine. Jeremy corbyn will today accuse Boris Johnson of provoking a crisis in britain as he pledges to do everything necessary to stop a no deal departure from the eu. In a speech in northamptonshire, mr corbyn will argue that a general election in the autumn set against the backdrop of brexit could usher in a period of historic change. Yesterday, downing street accused a former minister of leaking a government document warning that no deal could cause shortages of food, fuel and medicines. Joining me now is our political correspondent, jonathan blake. The argy bargy goes on, jonathan. What more do we expect to hear from Jeremy Corbyn this morning . M what more do we expect to hear from Jeremy Corbyn this morning . It is a familiar message from Jeremy Corbyn overall. He has said for some time that a general election is needed because he wants to get his hands on the keys to no 10 downing st and get into government. He is using the timing of the brexit impasse, the inability of theresa mays government and Boris Johnsons inability of theresa mays government and borisjohnsons to reach a deal with the European Union and get that through the parliament as the catalyst for an election, and he will say that britain is at a crossroads and this is a once in a generation chance for change. So something of a step up in the language he is using and the rhetoric he is using as to why general election is needed now and he will talk about the need to stop and prevent a no deal brexit and he will say that he is prepared to do whatever is necessary. Perhaps whatever is necessary. Perhaps whatever is necessary. Perhaps whatever is necessary, aside from stepping aside himself, because the plan that Jeremy Corbyn stepping aside himself, because the plan thatJeremy Corbyn put forward last week, which was to push for a vote of no confidence in the government, and if that was successful, to form a temporary ca reta ker successful, to form a temporary caretaker government of his own with the aim of seeking an extension to the aim of seeking an extension to the Brexit Process and then holding a general election, that hasnt achieved the level of support necessary from the other opposition parties and some conservative mps that it would need to succeed. Labour have made clear that they are open to pursuing other means. Shadow this morning John Mcdonnell saying that labour are not by any means going to give up on the plan of Jeremy Corbyn taking charge for a short time, and he predicts that when talks between the opposition parties at westminster starts next week, then they mayjust come round to the idea. We had a telephone conversation with Ian Blackford of the leader of the snp, offering support, as did another number of leaders from opposition parties. We had a bit of a hiccup with the lib dems butjo had a bit of a hiccup with the lib dems but jo swinson says she wants to meet now and we will do that as well. I think we are moving forward 110w well. I think we are moving forward now and building consensus and thats the way forward. I know a numberof thats the way forward. I know a number of conservative mps have said they wouldnt support jeremys leading a caretaker government. I think as we get into the detail of the discussions and also as we know more about the threat of a no deal brexit, i think they will come round. Some might call it Wishful Thinking that even liberal democrats, Scottish National party and other mps, never mind conservatives, would be willing to backJeremy Corbyn, even temporarily asa backJeremy Corbyn, even temporarily as a caretaker Prime Minister, but labour seem keen to push forward with that plan. I think its perhaps more likely that mps will try to use legislation or other Parliamentary Business happening in the house of commons when they return from their summer commons when they return from their summer break to try to force the governments hand to request an extension to the Brexit Process. John mcdonnell mentioned the preparations for no deal and there is renewed focus on that given the lea ked is renewed focus on that given the leaked published in the sunday times yesterday of the cross government dossier of worst Case Scenario outcomes for a no deal brexit. Michael gove, the minister in charge of no deal planning, yesterday said it was an old document and it didnt represent the governments current position and it was looking at what would happen potentially under a worst Case Scenario. Would happen potentially under a worst Case Scenario. This morning, a downstro ke worst Case Scenario. This morning, a downstroke source confirmed that document was presented to the first the borisjohnson document was presented to the first the Boris Johnson governments document was presented to the first the borisjohnson governments daily no deal preparation planning meetings chaired by michael gove but it was put together and prepared under theresa mays administration. A bit of confusion about how much it really does represent the governments current thinking and i think there is awareness in government as well that there is a need to present information more publicly to avoid this kind of planning in private and then scrutinised in public scenario happening again. 0k, jonathan thank you very much. Prime minister borisjohnson has ruled out holding a general election before the 31 0ctober brexit deadline, so how could a general election be called 7 borisjohnson has a working majority ofjust one including the support of mps from the dup in Northern Ireland. If there is a vote of no confidence the conservative led minority government could win it and then remain in office. But if the Prime Minister loses the no confidence vote, a 14 day period is triggered, during which the existing government or a new alternative must show it has mps support. There are three scenarios from here. Firstly, borisjohnsons government regains the confidence of the house, and business continues as before. Secondly, an alternative government is formed. The new Prime Minister could decide to delay brexit, and call a general election. But this seems unlikely as theres no clear majority in the house for a different government. Third, if no government has the backing of the house of commons, a general election is triggered at the end of the 14 day period. This would take place at least seven weeks after the no confidence vote. In the meantime, mps could agree to delay brexit although doing so would be difficult. Alternatively, there may not be a no confidence vote some mps would rather use parliament to stop a no deal brexit. Theyd look to take control of commons business and try to force the government to seek a delay to brexit. Theyd want the government to agree to a brexit extension, or reach a deal with the eu. But theres no guarantee that the government would agree to what the eu proposes making this path equally difficult. Well, we can now speak to the conservative mp, Dominic Grieve and former attorney general, whos opposed to a no deal brexit. Hejoins live from brittany in france. Good morning to you. Good morning. We have laid out what is an increasingly rocky path with lots of twists and turns on it. I wanted to checkin twists and turns on it. I wanted to check in with something thatJohn Mcdonnell said this morning as regards the idea ofJeremy Corbyn leading a government of National Unity. He made the point, that mps, one might include yourself in this, have no intention of backing Jeremy Corbyn, might come round when they have seen the details of the deal and the threat posed by a no deal brexit. Could you come round, Dominic Grieve . I certainly share the concern about the threat posed bya the concern about the threat posed by a no deal brexit but thats a different matter from setting up an interim government underJeremy Corbyn and i think it is quite clear to me that, for reasons that are perfectly understandable from his own point of view, has adopted a number of views on issues that make him a divisive figure and i dont see how he could lead a government of National Unity in those circumstances. Do you see somebody else who could lead such a government . I think there are quite a number of people on those labour benches and conservative benches and for all i know elsewhere who might be suitable and im not going to start listing them because i might then exclude somebody who would be very suitable. There are people who could do this. As matters stand, i thinkJeremy Corbyn is not in a position to do this but im perfectly prepared to co operate with him and indeed with anybody else in the house of commons to try to make sure that no deal which is being threatened by the current government doesnt happen. Give us a sense of what cooperation at this stage looks like. What are people like yourself doing in terms of discussing this with colleagues in the house of all persuasions . spend a lot of time discussing these issues with colleagues and will continue to do so. Im not going to be drawn on the specifics of what we we re be drawn on the specifics of what we were talking about because that, im afraid, is going to play into the Prime Ministers hands and it is not in our interests that that should happen. Looking at some of those options that we explored, talk of no confidence votes, setting up an alternative government, or in contrast, the idea of the house trying to take control of the agenda, what do you think seems the most likely when parliament returns in september . I dont know the a nswer to in september . I dont know the answer to that because i think the events in Early September will determine how we progress. I think the one thing we shouldnt be doing is to rule any option out. But all the options come with problems attached. I am the first to accept that. Equally, the prospect of crashing out with no deal on the sist crashing out with no deal on the 31st of october is an appalling prospect that must be prevented. The yellowhammer papers which were presented clearly set out the risks. These risks we have known about for six, seven, eight months. Theresa may knew about the risks, which is why she was wholly against leaving with no deal. Borisjohnson is simply acting recklessly in this matter. It is not going to help him in his negotiations and it risks endangering our country and im not prepared to see that happen. You mentioned that the yellowhammer la kes, mentioned that the yellowhammer lakes, and no 10 made it clear they suspect remainers, not naming names, but you would fall under this category, that it was a rather helpful link to remainers like yourself. It may have been helpful to me, i couldnt have licked it but i havent been in government for overfour i havent been in government for over four years so i havent been in government for over four years so it is not a document i would laid my hands on. I would say the document reflects the consistent thinking within government over the last few years about the risk of no deal. And yet, borisjohnson keeps about the risk of no deal. And yet, Boris Johnson keeps on just about the risk of no deal. And yet, borisjohnson keeps on just saying this is part of project fear and it should be disregarded. If what yellowhammer suggests would take place happens then the lives of every man, woman and child in this country would be significantly disrupted and those who are most vulnerable would be worst affected. We know that Boris Johnson vulnerable would be worst affected. We know that borisjohnson is going to brussels this week. What are the chances, do you think of him having any chances, do you think of him having a ny su ccess chances, do you think of him having any success in starting to renegotiate a Brexit Strategy . Ive no idea. I dont wish him ill in his attem pts no idea. I dont wish him ill in his attempts at renegotiation. He is entitled to do it. But i have to say come on the whole when you try to negotiate you try to make friends and influence people and one of the features of his behaviour consistently when he was foreign secretary and now as Prime Minister is his tendency to in fact infuriate people by his attitude. One final thought, in a word, would you welcome a general election . Im not sure a general election would solve the problem. The risk is that we have a general election and then find that we in fact continue to have a Hung Parliament and dont have a Hung Parliament and dont have a Hung Parliament and dont have a solution to this problem. My position has been very clear for some time. I think that only another referendum can resolve this because we now know what the options are. As isaid, if we now know what the options are. As i said, if people want to leave with no deal and want to take that risk, then ina no deal and want to take that risk, then in a democracy to is their right to do it but they need to confirm their position because asking mps like myself to sanction what appears to be a catastrophic course of action is something that im not prepared to do. Ok, Dominic Grieve, very good to talk to you this morning, thank you for your time on bbc news. Thank you very much. Now to other news. The Iranian Oil Tanker seized by gibraltar last month has set sail overnight, after being released. The authorities in gibraltar turned down a us request to impound the vessel again. It was originally seized on suspicion of transporting oil to syria which tehran has denied. John mcmanus reports. At anchor off the coast of gibraltar, prior to restarting herjourney which was interrupted last month, the grace 1 has now been renamed adrian darya 1 and is flying the iranian flag. The authorities in gibraltar said on thursday that the tanker could leave after receiving written assurances from tehran that its cargo of oil would not end up in syrian hands. But its seizure sparked a diplomatic crisis. 0njuly 4th, British Royal marines detained the grace 1 tanker off the coast of gibraltar on suspicion it was transporting iranian oil to syria in defiance of eu sanctions. Iran accused the uk of piracy. In response, the uk deployed an additional warship to the strait of hormuz to protect shipping, but on july 19th, Iranian Revolutionary guards boarded the british flagged steno impero, detaining it and the 23 crew. Tehran said it had violated maritime rules. Its owners said it was in International Waters when it was boarded. Iran released pictures of that operation and later of the detained crew. One month on, concerns remain for their welfare. Theres been no substantial evidence brought forward by the iranians as to why that crew has been detained. Our hope is that now grace 1 has been released that actually the crew of steno impero will be able to now sail themselves or be repatriated. Meanwhile, a second attempt by the United States to detain the adrian darya 1 has failed. Gibraltar said it could not comply with washingtons request because us sanctions against iran do not apply in the eu. They havent taken our ships, theyve taken ships, but they havent taken our ships and they better not, but i will say this, i really think that iran wants to get there. Donald trump says iran would like to talk about the tankers but it seems there already may be a resolution to this crisis on the horizon. John mcmanus, bbc news. Here, Prince Andrew has said hes appalled by allegations that his formerfriend, Jeffrey Epstein, sexually abused dozens of young girls and he finds any suggestion that hed participate in such behaviour abhorrent. Buckingham palace issued a statement on the princes behalf last night, after a video emerged showing him inside epsteins home in new york, after the billionaire had served a prison sentence. Jeffrey epstein took his own life while in prison a week ago while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. I guess this video tape made things rather awkward and it was time for the palace to say something. I think so. We knew that Prince Andrew had seenJeffrey Epstein back in 2010, which was two years after the billionaire was convicted for offences against children in florida. So we knew that and subsequent to that Prince Andrew left his role as the uk trade representative. His departure from that role was believed to be connected to what he conceded was an error ofjudgment in connected to what he conceded was an error of judgment in meeting Jeffrey Epstein. What we didnt know and what we do know because of the footage that came out yesterday, was that he had either stayed inJeffrey Epsteins house in manhattan, or at least had visited mr epstein there. I think this has probably pushed the palace into this very vigorous statement about how appalled he is and how he deploys the exploitation of any and how he deploys the exploitation ofany human and how he deploys the exploitation of any human being, and the suggestion he would condone or participate or encourage any such act is abhorrent. Again, it is the palace trying to draw a line under it once more. It goes on and on, of course, and we expect more to come out as court papers are released. Jeffrey epstein is dead by his own hand but we still expect more information to come out as court papers are released. As you said, a very robust statement but the embarrassment likely to continue. The embarrassment is there. It is a horrible thing and i think it is pretty clear there was a howling error ofjudgment in seeing pretty clear there was a howling error of judgment in seeing Jeffrey Epstein once he had been convicted asa epstein once he had been convicted as a paedophile. It wasnt the only error ofjudgment as as a paedophile. It wasnt the only error of judgment as well as a paedophile. It wasnt the only error ofjudgment as well because the duchess of york, the former wife of Prince Andrew, took a loan from Jeffrey Epstein of 18,000, something she acknowledged was a gross error ofjudgment, something she acknowledged was a gross error of judgment, that something she acknowledged was a gross error ofjudgment, that was her phrase. The whole thing was painful and embarrassing and the denials, the palace tries to draw a line under it and then we wait to see what else there is. Thank you very much. Police in kent say they will resume their search this morning for a missing six year old boy but admit its unlikely they will find him alive. Lucas dobson hasnt been seen since saturday afternoon when he fell into the river stour during a family fishing trip. Rescue teams in canoes have been combing through dense vegetation on the river banks, while Police Officers have also been using sonar equipment. More than £115,000 has been raised to support the family of pc andrew harper, who was killed while investigating a report of a burglary. The officer died when he was dragged by a vehicle in berkshire on thursday. A fundraising page set up by the Thames Valley Police Federation passed the £100,000 mark yesterday. Ten people were arrested on suspicion of murder. More than 30 leaders of englands largest councils have written an open letter seeking a fairer funding commitment for underfunded and overburdended councils. The letter calls upon the Prime Minister to honour his promise to level up funding for left behind areas such as schools and infrastructure. They have urged the government to provide emergency funding for councils next year and fairer funding reforms from 2021. The government is yet to respond. Farmers leaders say that Climate Change is one of the Biggest Challenges that the Agricultural Industry faces today. The National Farmers union is calling for more money for flood prevention, and says that consumers have their part to play. 0ur correspondent Gareth Barlow whos a former farmer himself is in coalville in leicestershire. Good morning to you. Good morning. Tell us more about what they have been saying. The National Farmers union says Climate Change, like you say, is one of the Biggest Issues affecting farming and of course whatever happens in the skies above our fields has an whatever happens in the skies above ourfields has an impact whatever happens in the skies above our fields has an impact on the ground. The bbcs Claire Marshall has been looking at the issues affecting agriculture. As the climate warms, its becoming more unstable. Extreme weather is becoming more common. From the beast from the east. To scorching heat waves. To flash floods. This was lincolnshire earlier this year. The nfu says we have to be far more ambitious in how we deal with the changing climate. Climate change is probably the single Biggest Issue that farming is facing at the moment. We are seeing extremes of weather events. And for me, probably the single biggest challenge is around water. Were seeing more floods, were seeing more droughts and how we manage those, notjust as farmers, but as wider society, will be the biggest challenge going forward. This is a place that understands the challenge of Climate Change all too well. These are the somerset levels. They are flat, criss crossed with rivers and very vulnerable. And in late 2013, almost all of what we can see here was underwater. That includes james winslades farm. When the rivers burst their banks, all of these fields were flooded. He got his cattle outjust in time but he and his family had to move to a safer place. His fields stayed underwaterfor six months. This autumn, theyre going to do more dredging through here. A major climate reportjust out said that agriculture was a key driver of Global Warming butjames gets fed up when uk farmers are blamed. We can do our little bit but the trouble is if the rest of the world isnt doing anything, how is it going to change . Thats my biggest concern. Were very small compared with the rest of the world, really. The nfu has committed to going carbon zero by 2040. If that happens, it will play a part in limiting the most catastrophic effects of Climate Change. Claire marshall, bbc news, on the somerset levels. Ina in a statement to the bbc the department for environments said it was providing up to £2 billion to help farmers and the country deal with the risks posed by Climate Change. Im joined by two people who know a lot about the climate and farming, lindsay string and the Deputy President of the National Farmers union. It is a big issue, Climate Change. What is the scale, how big is the issue . It is the greatest challenge of our time and the way that Climate Change affects farmers and farming, we like to think of farmers as all the same but globally across the world different farmers are going to need different help to be able to deal with the impacts of Climate Change. That is a key thing, the variation, notjust in the uk but around the world and lots of your research has looked at international agriculture, how does the uk compare . The uk has lots of supports in place, we have a reasonably good insurance system compared to smallholdings in africa where it is a hand to mouth existence and if the crops fail everything is lost. The impacts of drought and the impacts of flooding are felt a lot more strongly because of that lack of safety nets in other places around the world. Different impacts but i guess also Different Levels of emissions too. Absolutely. And although we like to think that the large scale and although we like to think that the la rge scale commercial and although we like to think that the large scale commercial farmers like we have in the uk are the bad guys, like we have in the uk are the bad guys, actually they are well placed to adopt some of the newer technologies that can help to reduce carbon emissions. It is not like one type of farm is good and another type of farm is good and another type of farm is good and another type of farm is bad, there is variation across the spectrum and there are different opportunities and challenges for everybody. Guy smith, Deputy President of the National Farmers union, the nfu is warning that Climate Change is one of the biggest if not the biggest threat faced by farmers today. Why are you so threat faced by farmers today. Why are you so worried . The weather is the fundamental thing that drives farming, we have to live and die by the weather, farmers have always been challenged by the weather and if the weather becomes more unpredictable it will follow different patterns and become more volatile than the challenge of producing food within the weather environment is going to become more difficult. Farmers are the front line and if we are going to feed an increasingly hungry planet somehow, the ultimate challenge for humanity is maintaining Food Production while reducing the Carbon Footprint involved. As you say, farmers on the front line always facing the weather, but you feel as though farmers also have a role to play in tackling Climate Change . We recognise our responsibility. 0ur challenge is to maintain production but reduce our Carbon Footprint and i think there are some ways we can do this. We can manage soils better than in the past, manage landscape better, let hedges and trees grow a bit more and absorb more carbon but at the same time keep production up by improving our productivity using resources more efficiently, using technology to make sure we are more precise in what we do, manage our livestock more closely than we used to. This is a big challenge but we are up for it. Lets be clear, farmers cannot do this alone, government need to be involved, consumers need to be involved, because if we get sent the wrong signals from what Consumers Want we cant respond in a way that is climate friendly. Managing soils, planting trees, managing head rose all those have a part to play, but it is not a daylong task, or a week long task, it takes years and is there enough time . Hedgerows. It isa there enough time . Hedgerows. It is a good time to start and i would argue we are on thatjourney and we have lowered our Carbon Footprint significantly in the last ten or 20 yea rs. Significantly in the last ten or 20 years. We are not complacent and we wa nt years. We are not complacent and we want to build on that and the sooner we start the sooner we will get there. I recognise as lindsey says there. I recognise as lindsey says the enormity of the challenge. We live and die by these climate patterns and we want to do our bit to help arrest any greater volatility of the weather. I think it is within our grasp. It is going to involve investment in our farms. If we are going to become more weatherproof we need to invest in our farms weatherproof we need to invest in ourfarms and if weatherproof we need to invest in our farms and if we are going to be lower carbon producers we need to invest. I think that is a fundamental issue for government at this moment in time. Some grand plans. Is there time to do what he wa nts to plans. Is there time to do what he wants to do . We need to up the urgency on this. We need a radical shift in terms of the speed that we are reacting to the climate challenge. The science is showing us that time is running out. Every step taken now will save a lot of effort in the future. It is also a lot cheaper to deal with these issues now. Big issues that will take more than a couple of minutes and one conversation to settle. We are going to be looking at Climate Change across bbc news and farming throughout the week. Gareth, thank you very much. Gareth barlow there. In a moment the weather but first heres Joanna Gosling with what shes got coming up in the Victoria Derbyshire programme at ten. A new weight loss app for children as young as eight has been called disgusting. But could it be important in tackling child obesity. Weight watchers, now known as ww, says it is. It is a responsibility for us to help families and change the trajectory of what is happening in the world. Let us know what you think about it. Join us at 10am on bbc two, the bbc news channel and online. Thank you, joanna. Now the weather with simon king. We have sunny spells and showers over the weekend and for many of us that theme will continue for the first part of this week. Any showers that form will move through fairly quickly, there is quite a brisk west or north westerly wind bringing in quite a few showers towards the north west of scotland, perhaps merging together to give longer spells of rain but a few thunderstorms here as well. By this afternoon many of the showers concentrated towards eastern parts but again they could be heavy and thundery. Sunny spells for many of us and maximum temperature is about 1721d. Us and maximum temperature is about 17 21d. Through tonight, still some showers across scotland, northern parts of england, but for many quite a quiet night, some clear spells allowing temperatures to fall away, down into single figures for many of us so down into single figures for many of us so it could be chilly first thing on Tuesday Morning but throughout tuesdayit on Tuesday Morning but throughout tuesday it is another dry day with sunshine, a few showers dotted around in northern and western parts. Goodbye. The headlines Jeremy Corbyn will say the country needs a general election in a speech this morning as he sets out labours plans do everything necessary to stop the uk leaving the eu without a deal. Prince andrew says hes appalled by allegations that his formerfriend, Jeffrey Epstein, sexually abused dozens of young girls and finds any suggestion hed participate in such behaviour abhorrent. An iranian tanker that was detained in gibraltar last month on suspicion of transporting oil to syria has been released, and has left the territory. More than 4,000 people have been evacuated as wildfires rip through a popular holiday area in the canary islands. Time now for the morning briefing, where we bring you up to speed on the stories people are watching, reading and sharing. First, back to the news of that leaked government document published by the sunday times. It warns what a no deal could look like including shortages of food and fuel. Earlier this morning, breakfast tv spoke to former head of the civil service, Lord Kerslake he saw several leaks during his time in the role. I think this is a very credible document, its actually quite balanced if you read it, the tone is measured. And it is telling government honestly what the realistic risks of no deal are. And i have to say they are quite terrifying. We could face major logjams at the ports, potential risks on medicines, higherfood prices and of course a hard border in Northern Ireland with all the consequences that go with that. So this isnt project fear, i think this isnt project fear, i think this isnt project fear, i think this is a real assessment that we should take very seriously. You are yourself a remainer and someone who publicly has endorsed a peoples vote. As you mentioned, this paints a very grim picture of what no deal could look like. It really helps the case for the politicians who are looking to try and stop this. Case for the politicians who are looking to try and stop thism does and i think its important to say that there are people who backed leave, particularly leaving through the agreement that theresa may negotiated, and there are people look like myself. All of us are united in saying that one option we should not be contemplating, because the risks are so great, is no deal brexit. Lord kerslake. The World Health Organization has taken away the uks measle free status after a fall in vaccination rates for the second of the two mmr jabs. Last year there were almost 1000 cases of measles across england and wales thats three times the number in 2017. Today, the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, will announce a series of measures to boost the number of people in england being vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella. Breakfast tv spoke to dr raj patel, nhs englands deputy medical director for primary care. Let me not exaggerate, but measles can kill children, even adults. I think we have forgotten this over the years because it is so rare. Pa rents the years because it is so rare. Parents think measles is a simple chart of disease, like chickenpox. It is in. Chart of disease, like chickenpox. It is in. Childhood disease. It can it is in. Childhood disease. It ca n affect it is in. Childhood disease. It can affect the brain and the lungs, can affect the brain and the lungs, can very serious. Having a vaccination, just two jobs, one at1 euro, one at four years, vaccination, just two jobs, one at1 euro, one at fouryears, it vaccination, just two jobs, one at1 euro, one at four years, it can prevent this tragedy. What is interesting is the fact that it seems to be, the problem is with the second vaccination. Whats happening in that people are getting the first one but not the second one . We are not sure. We think parents quite genuinely get the baby is vaccinated initially then i think there is complacency, they think may be the child is protected from just one vaccine. The child isnt protected from one vaccine, you need both. Secondly, i think there is a rise in adverse stories in social media, saying that the vaccine can harm children, it can cause autism and other problems, it can cause allergies. Quite friendly, these are not true. It is a really safe vaccine. The labour activist and guardian columnist 0wen jones has been on the today programme this morning after being attacked by a group of men in the early hours of saturday morning. Police have appealed for witnesses and are looking into whether the attack was a hate crime 0wenjones is convinced it was. This was waiting to happen. In the last year, ive been systematically, deliberately targeted by far right activist. December last year i was abused whilst i was on air by Tommy Robinson supporters who chafed after me, yelling i was a traitor. The same happened with james goddard, who famously harassed anna soubry. A few days after that i was mobbed by foreign activists in Trafalgar Square yelling homophobic abuse. They attempted to punch me in the face, spat at me in the face. A few weeks ago a far right activist who founded the british chapter of pig either posted pitches of me at a pub. Pegida. He was saying he would draw on the skills of his past asa would draw on the skills of his past as a soldier. There has been a general escalation of threats and violence and death, no question whatsoever that this group of men while specifically targeting me and my friends had to defend me from an attack. Which bit of you is that they are targeting . Your views on homophobic attack . |j they are targeting . Your views on homophobic attack . I am the antithesis of what they stand for, im gay, a socialist, an antifascist, im involved in antifascist, im involved in antifascist organisations. Owen jones on the today programme. Time to hit the bbc at and see what is capturing your attention. The bbc app. Vegetable jug, funniest capturing your attention. The bbc app. Vegetablejug, funniest at capturing your attention. The bbc app. Vegetable jug, funniest at the edinburgh fringe. The award for the funniestjoke has edinburgh fringe. The award for the funniest joke has gone edinburgh fringe. The award for the funniestjoke has gone to a swedish comedian. His name as a lev falafel, i suspect not his real name a laugh. The picture will give you a clue as to the job. Forget the delivery. I keep randomly shutting out broccoli and cauliflower. I think i might have florets. Congratulations to that swedish comedian who says he is the eighth funniest man in sweden. You sense a bit of a theme with his show because it is called 0ne giant leap for mankind. Notable that is playing at the pear tree notable venue. Pear tree. An alaska man was out looking for firewood not far from where he lives. He found a letter in a bottle in russian so he needed to work out what it said, he put in a field on his facebook page, had it translated and he has managed to find the writer of that letter, who was 86 yea rs writer of that letter, who was 86 years old. He was on board the russian ship back in 1969. When the media tracked the captain down in russia, he cried tears ofjoy, he said, that someone had found his letter. Tyler saying he might do the same something with his kids and hope someone would pick it up in decades to come. And this is number four on most watch. The story of two kaya kers four on most watch. The story of two kayakers in alaska near the Spencer Glacier. Andrew and josh. They were coming close to the Spencer Glacier. There were not expecting this to happen. Right in front of them, they start to see that glacier falling into the water and of course, the weight of that ice falling into the water creates this massive wave. They said they simply turned around and paddled very quickly is what they described as an eight to 12 foot wave started to come towards them. They said they were hit with pieces of ice but luckily got away pretty much unscathed. But they said it was a rather scary experience, the Spencer Glacier in alaska. Thats it for todays morning briefing. Time for the sport now. Letsjoin briefing. Time for the sport now. Lets join sally. I love the joke i think you delivered it perfectly. It could be your sideline. The final day of the second ashes test was a thriller at lords. It had everything. First off, ben stokes scored a brilliant century to drag england towards a respectible second innings total. They set australia 267 to win. Jofra archer then took over with one of the most scintillating spells of fast bowling youre likely to see. He took the key wicket of david warner early on, and then rattled the helmet of marnus labuschane the man whos been brought in as a concussion replacement for steve smith. England pushed and pushed, but this brilliant catch from joe denly proved to be the final wicket of the match as australia held on for a draw. The ashes are all over the back pages this morning, as you can imagine. Well, the man himself was having some fun and social body last night. He bowled a0 overs across two innings and reckons he will be like an old man when he gets up out of bed this morning. He certainly put a shift in lets get some reaction from monty panesar. Good morning. Lets talk about jofra from monty panesar. Good morning. Lets talk aboutjofra archer, what an incredible impact his performance had. Good morning. Thank you for having me on the show. I thinkjofra archer had a brilliant debut, he really rattled the australian batsmen, got them jumping, really rattled the australian batsmen, got themjumping, and really rattled the australian batsmen, got them jumping, and you could see the australian batsmen are not fancying his pace at all. He is bowling very quick, the bounces are sharp, and turning their heads away, they dont want to face him. I think its definitely given a lot of confidence to the england team and also tojoe root. He finally has a bowler who can hopefully get steve smith out, which we dont even know if hes going to be available for the third test match. Lets talk about steve smith. The australians really need him to be fit, dont they . The Australian Team are relying heavily on him. The top three batters havent really fired much. David warner is a bit of a concern, he is averaging a. 5 at the moment in the series. Steve smith you know, theyve got the five day concussion rule, he needs that rest and time. It will be up to the management to think, should they risk him or should they rest him for the third test . If he has rested, i think it gives a huge opportunity for england to really get back in the series and hopefully win that test match at headingley and going 11, test match at headingley and going 1 1, old trafford would be a great result for england. It has got eve ryo ne result for england. It has got everyone talking about the ashes again, and jofra archer has definitely brought cricket back to light, and we are all very much looking forward to the test match at headingley. Can you think of an england bowler who has come in and make a bid to impact than him . Made a bigger impact. From an england perspective, i havent seen another like jofra archer, england perspective, i havent seen another likejofra archer, but i think shane warne when he first came on to bill for australia had a similar impact. Kevin pietersen when he first made his debut for england had that sort of attraction for the whole crowd which is drawn into one player. Yesterday when i was at lords, it was the same feeling stop eve ryo ne lords, it was the same feeling stop everyone was just so glued to watching jofra Archer Bowling and he surprised everyone with the bounces he was bowling. Hejust surprised everyone with the bounces he was bowling. He just has a very easy action, its very difficult to detect where he pulls that bouncer, he just detect where he pulls that bouncer, hejust comes detect where he pulls that bouncer, he just comes out of the blue. He definitely has rattled the australian batsmen. He will be a huge concern for them, how they deal with him. But also, the england team, you can see they feel now they can compete with australia. And hopefully they have got a chance of winning the ashes in the next few games. Multi, great to talk to you. Monty. To football, and Frank Lampard is still winless as manager of chelsea. Hes the clubs record goal scorer and was given a standing ovation before taking charge of his first home match at stamford bridge. His side got off to the perfect start against leicester, with mason mount catching Wilfred Ndidi off guard to put them in front. But the leicester midfielder made up for his mistake by equalising in the second half. After a summer of speculation over his future, phillipe coutinho has found a way out of barcelona. Its been announced this morning that hes moving to bayern munich. Hes moved initially on a season long loan, but bayern have the option to buy him forjust short of £110 million at the end of that loan spell. Thats all the sport for now. More than a,000 people have been evacuated as wildfires rip through a popular holiday area in the canary islands. Hundreds of firefighters have been working throughout the night to try to contain the flames which are threatening lives and homes. Freya cole reports. High temperatures, strong winds and low humidity. A potentially deadly trio fuelling an out of control forest fire in the canary islands. The disaster has forced Mass Evacuations from tourist resorts and local homes. Thousands of people are now waiting on refuge centres until it is safe to return. Translation now waiting on refuge centres until it is safe to return. Translationzlj am very worried because my house is up am very worried because my house is up there, in all that mess. Now we are here not knowing what will happen. The wildfire is sweeping across the popular holiday destination gran canaria. It started ina destination gran canaria. It started in a mountainous region close to the town of tejeda. Translation we are facing a fire that has not stabilised or control to stop the fire has two flanks in the left and on the right side, meaning it has a head and tail. It is a raging fire and it seriously affecting the island. Firefighting resources have been sent in and water bombers fly above as workers tried to fight the finds. Nobody is reported to have been hurt and authorities hope it will stay that way. They have urged eve ryo ne will stay that way. They have urged everyone left on the island to remain vigilant and stay alert. Canada has accused the British Government of off loading its responsibilities after it stripped uk citizenship from a muslim convert who fought for the Islamic State group. Jack letts father is canadian, which allowed the British Government to withdraw his citizenship without making him stateless. He was captured by Kurdish Forces two years ago and is currently being held in prison in northern syria. Audrey macklin is a law professor at the university of toronto, who specialises in citizenship and migration. She gave us her reaction to the uks decision. Think about this question. Ifjack letts is a threat to the National Security of britain because of his involvement with isis as a foreign fighter, in what way is he less of a National Security threat to canada was marked by the same token, by what standard would jack letts, born and raised and formed by england, be properly considered more of a responsibility for canada, the Sole Response ability of canada, rather than the uk i think it is fair to say, if your viewers could put themselves in the position of canada, they might well wonder about both the ethics and to the legality of the uk act. Ultimately, the state has a legal obligation. This idea of citizenship being a privilege. If it isa citizenship being a privilege. If it is a privilege to the uk, it suddenly becomes a bout with respect to canada. No country can illegally make us citizen status. So the uk thinks it is a privilege for uk nationals, cannot also be a privilege for the other state of citizenship. How would feel about reporting a stranger who leaves their car Engine Running while parked up . Would you feel better if you knew it was helping the environment, and you earned a bit of cash into the bargain . Thats the proposal from a think tank which suggests drivers who leave their engines idle should be filmed by members of the public, in return for a cut of the offenders fine. Michael cowan reports. Weve all seen it cars sitting stationary outside our schools, hospitals and roadsides, but with the engine on. It is one reason why transport is now the biggest contributor to Greenhouse Gases in the uk. But for those idling vehicles, one organisation has a radical plan. So basically, if you see somebody idling, then you can take a photo and video of that offence and then report it to the council. Isnt it slightly authoritarian to ask citizens to inform on one another to the state . Well, its a voluntary scheme, so if you feel uncomfortable doing it, you dont have too. But the main problem here isnt the person taking the video, its the person whos idling. How much do emissions from idling vehicles actually contribute to pollution levels . The key thing is personal exposure. And if youre walking past a line of idling vehicles, it would be quite a significant amount of pollution that youll be breathing in sooty particles and nitrogen dioxide, and thats especially worrying if youre a young child or a patient with a respiratory or cardiovascular disease. Leaving your engine idle while stationary is illegal. And it could leave you £20 poorer if its your fist offence, shooting up to £80 if youre a repeat offender. Your yourfirst your first offence. Now this is nothing new, its been around for years. Its just not heavily enforced. But this proposal for citizen reporting is new. And across the pond, its hugely successful. Yeah, so hes idling, so im going to do what i need to do. In new york, citizens can report buses and commercial trucks whove been idling for three minutes, or one minute if theyre outside a school. In return, theyll get 25 of the fine. Us fines are substantially bigger than in the uk, starting at 350, the equivalent of £288 for a first offence, up to an eye watering 2,000 thats over £1,500 if youre a repeat offender. And for some, its proving to be lucrative. Ive made about 10,000, cash, in my bank. Over the course of five years id rap on windows and ask people to shut their engine off. You gave up your full time job to stop people idling . Uh, its a bit broader than that. In london, some activists are already on the case, meet david smith, aka little ninja. We met to go on a pollution patrol. This vehicle is actually off, but if it was idling, when i breathe the air and i think oh, that smells, and i kind of look down. And if my son was here or my daughter in a buggy was all the way down here, and suddenly you realise that if im feeling it, and its toxic for me, whats it like for a child . Well, if youre in a car or in a van, and youre sitting in here, after a while if youve got the windows up, this becomes a bit of a gas box. What we find is that the majority of drivers once we actually let them know, give them one of these leaflets, let them see some of the ten facts on the back, then theyre quite a bit horrified and they switch the engines off and hopefully wont idle again. What we do find is that there are some who well, theyre not going to change their behaviour. The government says they intend to launch a consultation into idling, but they havent released details of when that would happen. Michael cowan, bbc news. A ceremony has been held in iceland to unveil a plaque commemorating the disappearance of a 700 year old glacier. Its the islands first to melt away due to Climate Change, but scientists warn it wont be the last, unless immediate action is taken. Courtney bembridge reports. Photographs taken from space show just how rapidly the 0kjokull glacier disappeared. In 1986, it was a massive solid white, spilling from the crater of an extinct volcano. But by 201a, it was no longer thick enough to move, and the glacier was officially declared dead by glaciologist 0ddur sigurdsson. Translation by reaching this stage, the nature of the glacier changes dramatically. It starts to slide, it erodes the land beneath much more quickly, dirty water emerges from it, and the water stopped and the water stops seeping through it. Five years later, icelands Prime Minister and environment minister were among the mourners who gathered to commemorate the loss of the glacier. The idea for a memorial came from two professors from a texan university, who made a documentary about the loss of the glacier in 2018. One of them is cymene howe. Now is the time to act, it is already past the time to act, and so in some ways we see this as a memorial to recognise the loss of this glacier, and in that sense, its a sad moment. But we also see it as a call to action. Iceland is home to more than a00 glaciers 0k is the first to lose its glacier status, but scientists warned all of the islands glaciers could be lost within 200 years, due to Climate Change. A plaque unveiled at the site titled, a letter to the future, reads, this monument is to acknowledge that we know what is happening, and what needs to be done, only you know if we did it. Courtney bembridge, bbc news. A herd of cows have moo ved into europes busiest port. Its nothing to do with brexit, they are the stars of a pioneering project to fuel the dutch city of rotterdam with Dairy Products that have a low Carbon Footprint and high sustainability factor. Anna holligan sent this report from on board the worlds first offshore dairy farm. Fresh milk within touching distance of the city. These cattle have been recruited as part of an experiment to show rapidly growing urban populations how to produce our meals closer to home. Peter believes this is the future of milk and cheese. We see a huge migration from the countryside toward cities, and the other thing is, we have Climate Change going on. So we are looking also for what we call a climate adaptive location, so no matter how much rain falls, no matter how high the sea level goes, can always produce our life essential healthy food. The floating pontoon is built on three levels. In the basement they are growing fruits to flavour the Dairy Products, which are processed in the middle and on top, 32 native dutch Meuse Rhine Issel cows. Aside from the Copious Amounts of hay, these cows are also fed on grass trimmings from local football pitches, golf courses and parks. Plus commercial food waste. We are told the brewers grain is a particular favourite. These leftovers would otherwise be thrown away. The cows are milked by robot machines. Their manure is collected by pooper scooping robots. They are fed by robots too, although they are still perfect in this technology. Perfecting. The farmer lives nearby, but he can keep an eye on his herd remotely via apps on his mobile phone. The cows appear to be adjusting to this hands free approach. Modern methods, the owners hope, will help to convince younger people to consider a career in what is sometimes seen as an Old Fashioned industry. And on the question of animal welfare. We try to make them happier on the floating farm than in a regular stable. This living lab will help to determine whether floating farms make enough environmental and commercial sense to expand and export them. Joanna gosling will be here in a moment. First, look at the weather. Throughout this week it is going to be more settled than its been so far this august. We have had lots of rain fall so far this august. We have had lots of rainfall so far far this august. We have had lots of rain fall so far but for some of us it certainly should be a bit drier. Sunny spells and showers. We start to get a bit of a split. Northern areas may stay quite wet, southern areas may stay quite wet, southern areas a bit drier and turning warmer by the end of the week. You can see this speckled cloud towards western areas, these are shower clouds also they are moving from west to east. Some of those could be heavy as we go through the afternoon, particularly across eastern parts of england. A few thunderstorms in the far north west of scotland. At the showers should move through fairly quickly on a rather brisk wind. Plenty of sunshine, maximum temperatures 17 to 21, a bit cooler in the north west where there is a bit more cloud and more frequent showers. Through tonight, still some showers. Through tonight, still some showers across scotland, Northern Ireland and northern parts of england, otherwise quite a quiet night with some late clear spells. It could turn chilly into Tuesday Morning. Temperaturesjust it could turn chilly into Tuesday Morning. Temperatures just about getting into single figures. During tuesdayit getting into single figures. During tuesday it should be a sparkling start from many parts of england and wales. Lots of blue skies stop some showers across southern scotland and Northern England, they could be quite heavy in the morning. Further showers into Northern Ireland, wales and the south west of england later in the day. If you showers ahead of that across North Eastern areas. But for most, largely dry day. Temperatures similar to today, high teens and low 20s. 0n temperatures similar to today, high teens and low 20s. On wednesday, an area of High Pressure across south eastern areas and a low pressure system towards the north west. Those will have us a bit of a split during wednesday. For Northern Ireland and across scotland, some heavy rain starting to move its way in. The breeze picking up here. Some showers ahead of that across Northern England and wales, generally down to the south and east, High Pressure making it a bit more settled with some dry weather and sunshine. Perhaps feeling a bit warmer, temperatures 22 celsius. For the rest of the week, as the rain moves south east, it will bump into this area of High Pressure. So quite a bit of cloud on thursday. Staying more unsettled and northern parts through the end of the week. But temperatures are starting to pick up, so for southern areas, they could be in the mid to high 20s by the end of the week, and of course its a bank holiday weekend. Goodbye for now. Hello. Its monday. Its 10 00am. Imjoanna. Labour leaderJeremy Corbyn will today pledge to do everything necessary to prevent a no deal brexit, saying a general election would stop the brexit crisis. Whatjeremy is doing today, and hell do it in a series of speeches over the coming weeks, is set out the terms of that general election because hes saying today that this could be a fundamentally important general election the way 19a5 or 1979 was. It comes after a leaked government document warned of food, medicine and fuel shortages, as well as problems at the irish border in a no deal scenario. A new weight loss app for children as young as eight has been called disgusting and dangerous. But could kurbo be a good thing in tackling Childhood Obesity . Weight watchers now known as ww says it is