Inspired the foundation of the National Trust. And ben has the weekend weather. Good morning. The weather does not particularly look inspiring this weekend. There will be some rain at times and it will be blustery as well. All the details in 15 minutes. All the details in 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. Motorists should think long and hard before buying a diesel car, thats the message from the Transport Secretary, Chris Grayling. Hes Urging Drivers to consider a less polluting vehicle instead. Four in ten cars on britains roads are diesel. Under labour they had been billed as the clean alternative to petrol with reduced fuel taxes. Now theyre said to be one of the reasons for increasing levels of Air Pollution. Lets get more on this with our correspondent Nick Quraishi whos in central london. Chris grayling is using these comments in the daily mail to distance himself from what labour did when it was in power. In 2001, gordon brown as chancellor cut the tax on low sulphur fuel. That meant that the annual diesel Car Registrations more than doubled to 8 million a year. There are 12 million diesel cars on our road and with that comes pollution. Exposure to Nitrogen Dioxide kills some 2000 people a year in the uk. Chris grayling is not flatly saying do not go out and buy diesel, he is thinking about the alternatives. The government line is it is committed to reducing Air Pollution and it has invested more than £2 billion in the programme since 2011 and more plans will come out later this year. One of the plans is for a Scrappage Scheme so drivers will get paid for getting rid of diesel in favour of something less polluted. We know the mayor of london, sadiq khan, is to introduce a toxicity charge. Drivers of the most polluting diesel cars will have to pay £10 a day to enter the city from october, a move no doubt widely looked at by other authorities around the country. Thank you. The former labour Foreign Secretary, David Miliband, has said that the party is further from power than it has been at any time in the past 50 years. In an interview with the Times Newspaper mr miliband said he was deeply concerned about labours future under Jeremy Corbyn after the party lost the copeland by election to the conservatives. Heres our Political Correspondent chris mason. Jeremy corbyn went to stoke yesterday to look and sound like a winner. His man had won the by election there, activists were delighted, but labours vote slid in stoke and the party suffered a cumbrian humbling 140 miles north in copeland as the conservatives triumphed. Enterfrom new york the man people in the labour party see as the best leader they never had, David Miliband. He now runs a charity, the International Rescue committee, and this is not the first time he has been a public doom monger about his party and Jeremy Corbyn. Labour, he told the times, had now lost support among what he called its core base. I am obviously deeply concerned that labour is further from power that at any stage in my lifetime, he told the newspaper. But those loyal to the leaders say it is not allJeremy Corbyns fault and add. I would actually like to talk about issues and what it is that makes a difference to peoples lives and what makes a difference to peoples lives is having the sort of government that will address the concerns of people that have some solutions. This government does not and we need to make clear that we are the alternative and we have alternative solutions that will work. If you need to make it clear. The fault cannot be laid at the door of one individual. But plenty of other labour mps see what has happened as evidence of what they have always feared withJeremy Corbyn, a Painful Drift towards irrelevance. Dont expect them to try to get rid of mr corbyn now, though, because they know what happened when they tried that last time. He won again. Lets speak to our Political Correspondent, matt cole, whos in our london newsroom this morning. Good morning. It is interesting. The former labour Foreign SecretaryDavid Miliband giving his thoughts onJeremy Corbyn. Will he care . David miliband giving his thoughts on Jeremy Corbyn. Will he care . One suspects not too much. This is not the first time that David Miliband from a position of no longer being involved in uk politics shares his thoughts. He went to work in new york for a charity after losing the Labour Leadership Election to his brother, ed miliband, in 2010. He has continued to contribute his thoughts. He was once policy chief for tony blair, which indicates the side of the party he comes from, very much the opposite ofJeremy Corbyn. But he does feel that this is worse than the 19805 and the Doldrums Labour were in then. He thinks the situation needs some serious thought. He says thinks the situation needs some serious thought. He sasteremy corbyn doe5 accept that the copeland by election wa5 corbyn doe5 accept that the copeland by election was not good, but it did hold of uk5 challenge in stoke central on the same night. People have asked since the copeland result ofJeremy Corbyn, have you thought about quitting . His 5imple ofJeremy Corbyn, have you thought about quitting . His simple answer was no. His simple answer was no. Several new5 organisations, including the bbc, have been barred from entering a Press Briefing at the white house. President trumps spokesman said the administration would push back against what it sees as false reporting. Heres our washington correspondent, laura bicker. President trump has stepped up his Battle With The Media. A few days ago i called the fake news the enemy of the people, and they are. They are the enemy of the people. Because they have no sources, Theyjust Make em up when there are none. He is angry at recent reports claiming his Campaign Aides had contacts with russian intelligence officials. The New York Times used Anonymous Sources for their story. This should not be allowed, he said. They shouldnt be allowed to use sources unless they use somebodys name. Let their name be put out there. This latest tirade during a speech to a conservative conference was 15 minutes long and just a few hours later things changed at the white house. This is the usual briefing by the White House Press secretary, all accredited media can attend. Instead a member of selected media groups were invited into sean spicers office and others were barred, including the bbc. He was asked why. This ban saying cnn and others have been blocked from media briefings, are cnn and the New York Times not in here right now because you are unhappy with their reporting . Why are they not in here . Because we had a pool and we expanded it and we added some folks to come and cover. It is my decision to expand the pool. The president said, we are going to do something about it, in reference to the stories that he says are false by the New York Times and cnn and others. What is he talking about . We are going to aggressively push back. We are notjust going to sit back and let false narratives, false stories, inaccurate facts, get out there. The White House Correspondents Association says it is protesting strongly and is encouraging those who were allowed in to share material. The bbc is also asking for clarification as to why it was barred. Police have defended the decision to fire a taser at an unarmed blind man in Greater Manchester on thursday. Officers at levenshulme Train Station mistook the mans cane for a gun. The 43 year old man was unhurt and the police have apologised to him. Hsbc has promised to review the way it collects information from customers after the bbc revealed that a number of clients had their accounts closed with little or no warning. Some customers say the bank is being over zealous with the information it demands from them and how it treats those who struggle to provide it. The banks been carrying out more stringent checks in recent years to protect against criminality. The band coldplay have denied that theyve scheduled concerts in israel and the palestinian territories. Theyve taken to social media to say that they are just visiting the areas to listen and learn. Their World Tour Starts In Singapore Next month. Every parent knows that babys first outing can be quite a stressful experience. But this baby polar bear At Munich Animal Park took her first steps in to the outside world in her stride. The baby, who is yet to be named, cautiously checked out the enclosure all to the delight of the viewing public. Might well have a look at the spot and we will also have the weather for the weekend. When kimjong nam was murdered at kuala lumpur airport, it was a very public act of violence, captured on cctv cameras for the world to see. Police say the half brother of the north Korean Leader was killed by a highly toxic nerve agent known as vx, so what do we know about it . Vx is colourless and odourless and has the feel of engine oil. It is so deadly its classified by the United Nations as a weapon of mass destruction. It can kill someone withjust one drop. Symptoms include coughing, shortness of breathe, vomiting and muscle convulsions. South korea say the north started producing Chemical Weapons in the 19805 and now have up to 5,000 tonnes in stock. Lets speak to Jennifer Cole an International Defence expert from the security think tank the Royal United Services institute, who is in our london newsroom. We are learning a little bit more about vx. Tell us how dangerous it is. As you have said, it is one of the most toxic nerve agents ever developed. It can kill in minute quantities. I have seen overnight there have been questioned about the Scientific Community about how likely this could have been vx. It has not yet been confirmed by an international laboratory. The delivery of it is starting to raise concerns, how it could not have contaminated for instances the ambulance people who treated him. We have to be cautious about being sure that it have to be cautious about being sure thatitis have to be cautious about being sure that it is the x. But if it is, it shows north korea stepping over a line if they are indeed behind the attack, and being prepared to use Chemical Weapons openly. That is the interesting thing, if it is vx, the fa ct interesting thing, if it is vx, the fact they have chosen to reveal to the world that they have it and they are prepared to use it is one of the interesting aspects of this story. If it is indeed the x and if the two women who were seen if it is indeed the x and if the two women who were seen in the airport at that time doing it, a lot of people are asking how they would not have been contaminated, or other people in the surrounding area were not. That is one of the things that casts doubt on whether this is really the x. It could be a binary version of vx and was combined into toxic agents before they arrived at the scene. The question i would have with that is the moment the second woman applies it. It is very hard to see how she herself would not have been contaminated. They washed their hands very quickly, they could potentially have been given anti der spiegel anti dotes beforehand. But it seems very odd that they were not affected, and the paramedics. It is usually very fast acting. The fa ct is usually very fast acting. The fact he was able to find airport git 51 itt 5 7; 2 25 55 it casts 55 2 15 g it casts douth g it casts doubt on i g it casts doubt on whether it impact. It casts doubt on whether it could have been vx. So, questions remain. If we assume for the time being it is vx, questions emerge about where it has come from. What can you tell us about that . Again it is difficult to manufacture it outside of a state programme. It is not entirely impossible. For instance, a cult that was responsible for the Sarin Gas Attacks on the Tokyo Underground Manufactured and used vx. It does involve a lot of chemical classic knowledge. It is not as easy as pulling a recipe off the internet and making that without having done it. There seems to be some evidence that the women involved had done a trial run and practice of the attack Ina Trial Run and practice of the attack in a Shopping Centre in malaysia. So it does not necessarily have to be state manufactured, but it is not as easy as making it in your garage. But we do know certainly a Cult Organisation involved in terrorist activities have manufactured it themselves in the past outside of state weapons programme. But it does involve a large group. These are not lone actors, these are people who have significant chemical expertise and understanding, not only access to fairly sophisticated manufacturing facilities, but who know how to handle that material. That is a key point. Handling that Material Safety without damaging yourself and the people around you is probably the most complex part of this operation and they were clearly very skilled in that. I think that is where the questions need to be asked. Professor, thank you very much for your time. Asked. Professor, thank you very much foryourtime. Professor Jennifer Cole. ProfessorJennifer Cole. And youre watching breakfast from bbc news. The main stories this morning people buying a new car are urged by the Transport Secretary to think long and hard before buying diesel, as the government looks at ways to cut pollution. The white house has barred several major News Organisations from a Press Briefing given by a White House Press spokesman. The cnn, the New York Times and the bbc were among those excluded. Lets have a look at what is happening with the weather. That is a nice picture. I have managed to find some colour this morning, but most of it is because of the flowers that have come out because of how mild it has been. It isa because of how mild it has been. It is a pretty cloudy start today in many areas, including cambridge where this picture came from. We had some blustery winds, not on the scale of doris, and windy at times. This is what is producing rain for some of us and with it a mile and strong South Westerly Wind. Northern ireland and scotland have a soggy start to the day here and that affects parts of North West England and wales. Poor Travelling Conditions. With the rain are some strong and gusty winds. Things will improve in Northern Ireland and scotland, but the rain will be settling in to the south west of england. A few spits and spots of rain here, temperatures 10 degrees in london. A lot of rain falling in wales over the hills and into North West England and into cumbria. But for Northern Ireland and scotla nd but for Northern Ireland and scotland things will improve. Starting to turn a little cooler from the west. 7 degrees in stornoway. But it should be dry at murrayfield for Scotland Versus Wales in the six nations this afternoon. The rain could hang around in dublin for a time. Afternoon. The rain could hang around in dublinfora time. If afternoon. The rain could hang around in dublin for a time. If you are heading out and about, it could be an the downside. In the early hours it should be dry. Dry for a time in scotland and Northern Ireland, but here we go again. Another band of Rain Swinging in. After a soggy saturday for some, it isa after a soggy saturday for some, it is a soggy sunday again. This time the rain will hang