applause. good morning from lourdes, finals day. the second season of this fast and furious competition that has been engaging record audiences reaches a climax today. good morning, a real mixture this weekend, warm sunshine in particular because eastern part of the uk. rain as well. heaviest in western areas, accompanied by strong winds at times. welcome to the start of september. it s saturday third september. our main story: the funeral of mikhail gorbachev, the former soviet leader who helped bring the cold war to a peaceful end, will begin in moscow in a couple of hours time. mr gorbachev died earlier this week at the age of 91. president putin will not be attending the funeral as helena wilkinson reports.