family businesses. i am looking at the challenges you might face when you go into business with your family. in sport, there's a dream european debut for liverpool's teenage defender trent alexander boult, as this free kick for his boyhood club helps put his side on the brink of qualifying for the group stage of the champions league. what makes boys and girls different? pretty lipstick, dresses, love hearts. we'll meet the doctor who says stripping away gender stereotypes can change the way our children think. and carol has the weather. good morning. wet and windy in the west. that weather slowly moving east through the course of the day. in central, southern and eastern england, it should stay dry with some pleasant spells and stay dry in the sunshine. more in 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story. the largest warship ever built for the royal navy will arrive at its new home in portsmouth for the first time this morning. hms queen elizabeth cost three billion pounds and weighs 65,000 tonnes but will be without aircraft until flying trials are conducted in american next year. 0ur south of england correspondent duncan kennedy reports. there has never been a royal navy vessel like it. 65,000 tons, the length of three football pitches and eventually, and firepower to place off among the worldmaritime heavyweight. first conceived nearly 20 years ago, it has taken 10,000 people aged years to actually construct the hms queen elizabeth. as high as nelson ‘s kollam, it is a vessel that has launched a thousand statistics. enough space to park 1200 minis, of incapacity to bake 1000 loaves per day. the basic crew will be 670 strong, much less than previous carriers. all living decks include wi—fi, access to cinema and an operating theatre. critics say the carrier has cost more than £3 billion and doesn't have a clearly defined role. the government says it will be a demonstration of british power around the world. the carrier will be britain's biggest ever floating airfields. a four and a half acre deck, from where two fighterjets half acre deck, from where two fighter jets can be half acre deck, from where two fighterjets can be launched. each one cost around £100 million. queen elizabeth already has a sibling ship in the making, in the form of the prince of wales. it is due to be handed over in 2019. lots more on that this morning. duncan joins us from portsmouth now. a very important day for britain's armed forces. the ship has been carrying out trials for the last month, testing out propulsion is in sewer systems. the families have not seen the loved ones for that time. they have been queueing since five a.m.. the families and small children were waiting to come inside. they are very excited today. as we touched on in that package, it isa as we touched on in that package, it is a bit controversial. the costs of this carrier, combined with the sister ship, the prince of wales, currently in production. more than £6 billion in total. some people have questioned what we are going to do with these carriers, what their role is for a nation like britain to have so much firepower. as far as the navy and government are concerned, they say it is about protecting british influence around the world. they say we need these ships in these tense times. 0thers say this is perhaps in the overstretch for britain. as far as the navy is concerned, it is a very important day to get imports carried safely and to get us back into business. if you see how this morning, let us know. we are going to be covering this a lot this morning. it will be shipped astec. she will be seen in the harbour at just after seven o'clock. there will bea just after seven o'clock. there will be a fly past at either seven or 9am 01’ be a fly past at either seven or 9am or 7:14 be a fly past at either seven or 9am or7:14a.m.. —— be a fly past at either seven or 9am or 7:14 a.m.. —— 7:09am. be a fly past at either seven or 9am or 7:14 a.m.. -- 7:09am. i have only got one ship fact, i won't waste it yet. we also will be looking at one of those stealth jets, that will eventually be on that boat. we will also be talking to the chief of fleet support later in the programme. looks like a stunning day for it. we will be live in portsmouth all morning following the ship's progress. avoiding any physical posts or check points on the irish border is going to be the number one priority in brexit negotiations, the government has said. a paper setting out britain's negotiating position is being published today and will firmly reject what it calls the hard borders of the past. 0ur ireland correspondent chris page is in belfast. chris, northern ireland is one of the most difficult brexit issues. does this paper resolve some of the problems? it sets out what the government are hoping to achieve. crossing the irish border, which will be the only border still in place. no barrier tax and no customs post. that to say, they want to keep it that way. the top priority will be to avoid bringing in any physical structure on the last border. how they are going to do this in a situation where the uk is outside the eu and outside the single market and the european customs union, they have basically set out to ideas. they have also suggested there could be a new customs partnership, the same arrangements in paris between the uk and the eu, meaning things can continue as they are at the moment, but alternatively say there could be a highly streamlined border, a technological solution where goods are electronically monitored. it is going to be a very complicated negotiating process. a hospital trust at the centre of an inquiry into a number of avoidable deaths among newborn babies has been criticised forfailing to learn the lessons of past mistakes. a report by the nhs standards watchdog, the care quality commission, found that safety still needs to improve in maternity services at the shrewsbury and telford hospital nhs trust. 0ur health correspondent dominic hughes reports. come on, then. i am coming to get you! come on. for years, richard stanton and rhiannon davies have been campaigning to save maternity services following the avoidable death of their first daughter, kate, just hours after birth. a review of their case found the trust had failed to investigate kate's death properly and now a new report finds eight years on, the shrewsbury and telford trust is failing to learn from past mistakes. it is still failing on the basics to this day. from our point of view, it makes you want to bang your head against the wall. an inspection by the hospital regulator found safety in maternity services needs improvement and patients are still not receiving the proper standard of care. we have seen some improvements in some areas but some ongoing areas such as maternity, which is not what we would expect, and we've made it very clear to the trust that we need to see these improvements made in a much more robust manner and in a timely way. the trust says serious incidents are being reported and investigated and a new management team is working hard to bring about improvements but a wider nhs investigation into a cluster of deaths among newborn babies at the trust is under way and those parents who lost children are asking why questions are still being raised about safety at the trust. dominic hughes, bbc news, telford. donald trump has faced renewed criticism from within his own republican party by again blaming both sides involved in the clashes in virginia last weekend. the us president appeared to distance himself from his own statement a day earlier in which he condemned so—called white supremacists. instead, he said a far right rally contained many fine people. you had a group on one side that was bad, and you had a group on the other side that was also very violent. and nobody wants to say that. i'll say it right now. you had a grip on the other side that came charging in without a permit, and they were very, very violent. —— group. —— group. a tweet from donald trump's predecessor posted after the events in virginia has become the most—liked tweet ever. barack 0bama posted this picture with the caption, "no one is born hating another person because of his skin or his background or his religion." it's had almost three million likes and one million retweets. there is a new train disruption after yesterday's delay at waterloo. they have advised thousands of customers not to use services into london. good morning to our correspondent at the station. is there any end in sight? passengers will be hoping that there will be. we are here at vauxhall station because this is where the large majority of passengers are being funnelled through. yesterday there was a low speed collision and derailment, and also a points failure. there were already ten platforms closed earlier this month due to large—scale engineering works. the derailment caused three more platforms to be closed. therefore, loads of passengers are having to come through here to get through to their various destinations. they are being asked to avoid waterloo and hopefully, the last three platforms that were closed yesterday should be opened later on today. that has not been confirmed, but we are hoping. passengers are being advised to stagger their journeys this passengers are being advised to stagger theirjourneys this morning. are you all right, would you like some water? coughing. carry on. james bond will return — and now we know so will daniel craig. the actor confirmed he will reprise the role of 007 on the late show in america, ending months of speculation. he first appeared on our screens as britain's most famous spy in the 2006 film casino royale. he did however, say that his fifth bond movie would definitely be his last. to be fair, he has said that the fall. he seemed quite definitive this time —— before. fall. he seemed quite definitive this time -- before. she's act in the game. good morning, john. we're talking about liverpool —— back. what a night for the 18 year old trent alexander—arnold. this was the goal he scored. his manager having seen him take them in training urged him to take this one, and it paid off, this goal setting them on their way to a 2—1win over hoffenheim in the first leg, and one foot in the champions league group stage. this is an amazing goal. celtic play kazakhstan champions astana in the first leg of their qualifying play—off tie in glasgow tonight. celtic are unbeaten in 50 games domestically and knocked astana out of the champions league third qualifying round last season. johanna konta's into the third round of the cincinatti 0pen. the british number one beat kiki bertens of the netherlands in straight sets. the former world number one maria sharapova has been awarded a wildcard for the main draw of the us open — the last tennis grand slam of the year. the russian returned from a doping ban earlier this year and was denied a wildcard at the french open before missing wimbledon through injury. i guess itjust ignites that debate once again about whether or not you should be rewarding maria sharapova, you are essentially giving her an easy route back to the top of the game. iam easy route back to the top of the game. i am sure that will annoy some people. a quick look at the front pages. the daily express leads with house prices, up by £10,000. you might have seen this in quite a few of the papers today, it was mentioned yesterday, the cloakroom girl who became an overnight singing sensation. essentially, she worked giving tickets at, she had to fill in at the opera. and she wowed eve ryo ne in at the opera. and she wowed everyone “— in at the opera. and she wowed everyone —— out. in at the opera. and she wowed everyone -- out. the front page of the guardian, talking about the customs union. discussing that in detail yesterday. eu chiefs condemn what they call the fantasy of the uk plan to mirror the customs union. the mail, big ben and climbing down. we have been talking about that over the last few days, whether the bongs are going to be silenced. has the bbc got a recipe for success? talking about the new programme which is starting soon. lots of advertisers for that. could be a bit ofa... and helen advertisers for that. could be a bit of a... and helen mirren talking about being too sexy. the front page of the daily telegraph, a different story. talking about babies being led down by nhs wonders. increasing issues by a record amount, even for normal births. also talking about the radial increases. and this is about classical music. the classical music system is biased against black musicians who have a lack of role models, that is according to the founder of britain's first orchestra made up of this is a picture of dancers and musicians from the military tattoo, in edinburgh to mark 70 years of india's independence.” in edinburgh to mark 70 years of india's independence. i suppose neymar at the moment after that world record trans four —— transfer the move. he is on top of the world. this is a 39 foot chair outside the un in geneva. he has signed up as a good will ambassador and this was him showing off his football skills on top of the chair. in fairness, a lot of the article talks about how it has taken the pressure off paul pogba. it has eclipsed his transfer fee by some margin and taken the pressure off him. it is a big chair. a huge chair. i've got one other thing to show you. have you ever put together some monstrous lego or something like that? not for a long time. this is what david beckham put on his social media. he was trying to build this princess castle for his daughter. six days later, can you see it, he has completed it. given our next story, wasn't she making it with him? may be the gift was an already made one. we put some together over christmas and it took... it took an awful long time. 0urs was only about the deeper still took about two days. it might be relevant to this story. from clarks selling dolly babe shoes for girls and leader shoes for boys, to the prime minister describing taking out the bins as a man's job. perceived differences between the genders still exist at all levels of society, perhaps demonstrated most strongly in the pay gap. now a new documentary series asks if gender neutral schools could change these attitudes. we can speak to the doctor behind the experiment in a moment, but first let's take a look at the programme. men are better because they are stronger and they've got more jobs. i think stronger and they've got more jobs. ithinkl stronger and they've got more jobs. i think i would describe a girl is pretty, lipstick, dresses, love hearts. boys can only do football. why is it only boys can play football? because they are fitter and stronger. boys can find lots of people. who is more important, girls or boys? boys, because they protect girls more. i think men are more successful because they can have more higherjobs successful because they can have more higher jobs and successful because they can have more higherjobs and they would earn more. i think men are better, like, being in charge. i think boys are cleve rer being in charge. i think boys are cleverer than girls because they... don't... they get into president easily, don't they? well, do they? with us is the man behind all of this. doctorjavid abdelmoneim joins us now. what were you trying to do here? we we re what were you trying to do here? we were trying to go into a school, ta ke were trying to go into a school, take an ordinary class of seven or eight —year—olds and see if there we re eight —year—olds and see if there were any differences in their attitudes or behaviour is into what they thought they could do as boys and girls and if there were any differences change that. so it's about not gender stereotyping and giving them the fullest type of development education. there are people who may misunderstand what the programme is trying to do. it's not about being gender fluid the programme is trying to do. it's not about being genderfluid or gender neutrality, this is about removing stereotypes and seeing if that can make a difference going forward. exactly. i am that can make a difference going forward. exactly. iam glad that can make a difference going forward. exactly. i am glad you clarified that, because this is about gender equality and not gender identity. there are two very different things. there have already been comments on twitter about that and it's not about that at all. you not ignoring that there are biological differences between boys and girls. it is the age-old argument of nature and nurture, which one is it? that's a really complex question that is very difficult to answer. what we are trying to work out is say, fine, there is biology. but at this age if we can do something to make sure that they are nurtured in equal ways, so that each one thinks they can achieve as much as the other, and isn't pigeonholed into a certain set of behaviours and attitudes,, so they can develop fully, that is the objective. the thing that seems obvious to me is the girls from an early age seriously underestimate themselves and lack of confidence. the boys... they find it difficult to express emotions unless they are lying on the floor. this is one of them having a tantrum. how do you think this has evolved? there are a lot of messages from the moment they are born, from advertising, from pa rents, are born, from advertising, from parents, from social groups, left, right and centre. for example, when we we re right and centre. for example, when we were filming this and the children were put onto the idea there was a supermarket, a common high—street supermarket poster, an advert for chocolate eggs, and there was a picture of a pair of marigolds and washing up clubs and a half eaten egg —— clubs. the title said, treat your daughter for doing the washing up. and they spotted that? yes, and these messages are everywhere. i've got a little pony and we've got a car. we were on the streets of manchester and we ask some children which one of these toys they would prefer to play with. this is what happened. so, which one of these toys would you prefer to play with? that one. this is fun to play with because you can have races and this is fine if you want to do it on your own. because it's a boy toy. the girl would like to play with this because it is beautiful and little girl's fashion. because it's more girly. a boy could play with that. it doesn't really matter. why did you pick this one? because. because what? it's cool one? because. because what? it's cool. is this not cool? no. if you area girl would cool. is this not cool? no. if you are a girl would be cool? no. 0ne pony down. one pony down. so interesting. for example, the point you make on the programme, this is a generalisation in some way, but the way the teacher talked to children was interesting and he was aware of that in some ways. the teacher was an affable and kind man and the whole school... i actually thought we would find a big difference as they were onto cheating these children as individuals, and yet we did find them. —— treating. so the idea was to re m ove them. —— treating. so the idea was to remove any stigma, any action, any behaviour that emphasised the difference between them as boys and girls and one of those behaviours was the teacher, mr andre, his terms of endearment is worse stereotypes. he called the boys make and the girls sweet pea. we asked them to call them by their first names and so on call them by their first names and so on doing that it deemphasised the difference. it is a fascinating. you think you made progress? that would be giving it away, but i believe i did. we will be seeing you later. with had so many comments on this already. francesca says it was originally the other way round, who was for girls because it represented purity and pink was a traditional colourful boys because of its representation of strength. lucy says her four—year—old representation of strength. lucy says herfour—year—old boy representation of strength. lucy says her four—year—old boy loves yellow, wants to be a farmer and fisher mann, his favourite films are tinkerbell and sweet pea. harriet says her little boy got a doll for his birthday and he loves it. isabel says she brought up six... four boys and two girls. they were all caught selling, cooking, gardening, how to change car wheels and oil. the influence of the parent is huge in all of this. let us know what you think. thank you very much. you will be with us just after eight a.m.. can our kids go general —— ‘no more boys and girls: can our kids go gender neutral?‘ starts tonight on bbc two at 9pm. and we would love to hear from you. you may have noticed carol isn't with us. she has had problems with the graphics. she's sorting it now and we will speak to her shortly. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news. bbc london has learned that around £45 million has been spent on redundancies from transport for london. more than 800 members of staff have left as a result of ticket offices being closed. but tfl says the cost is significantly less than the overall savings. following possible strike action from unions in february, the mayor confirmed that arrangements had been made to create just over 300 newjobs across the network. a private ambulance service in hertfordshire has been told it now has four weeks to improve it's service. pas is paid £1 million a month to transport patients but some have been missing appointments and even operations. well more than a 100 complaints have now been made. the company says the delays have been due to a lack of ambulances and staff. a house for sale in north london has got art deco fans buzzing because it's gone on the market virtually untouced since it was built in the 1930s. the semi—detached house on willow road in enfield, has been described as a time capsule, with it's original fireplace and a gas cooker from 1955. built more than 80 years ago, it's now looking for a new owner for £550,000. fully furnished, of course. let's have a look at the travel situation now. first up on the tube — a couple of issues. minor delayes on the mtropolitan line and the 0verground is partly suspended. 0n the trains still issues at waterloo station this morning. there are delays of up to 15 minutes and some cancellations following yesterdays derailment. meanwhile, at liverpool street, there are delays of up to 20 minutes for greater anglia in and out of liverpool street because of a signal failure 0n the roads: in islington upper street is closed south from liverpool road to city road from today until november for thames water works. and in upper norwood there are temporary traffic lights at priory crescent. it has been the coolest at the august for 30 years in the south—east but today isn't looking too shabby. wright and sunny spells this morning. cloud is building through the day, especially into the afternoon. but still fairly pleasant. temperatures up to about 23- 24 pleasant. temperatures up to about 23— 24 celsius. alike south—westerly breeze. that strengthens this evening ahead of the rain pushing on from the west. that will be with us for most of the night. feeling fairly muggy. temperatures down to about 15— 16 celsius. it will take most of tomorrow morning for the rain to clear, i could take the cloud with us. by the afternoon we will have sunny spells and also some showers. temperatures up to about 23 celsius. a bit of rain coming up from the south in evening but that clears in times for friday. a largely dry day on friday but feeling cooler. saturday, some heavy and thundery showers around, at some sunny spells in between. then we returned to dry weather on sunday. quite right again, with sunshine. temperature wise, pretty warm the next couple of days, but dropping down for friday. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. we'll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment, but also on breakfast this morning... evenif even if something happens that seems bad, ijust kind of need to lift my head up and think, it's ok. it's not the end of the world. just a few hours after escaping the bomb that killed 22 people at the manchester arena in may, adam had to sit his as exams. we'll hear his story. also this morning, steph's looking at the nuts and bolts of running a family business. she's live at specialist hardware manufacturer all morning. and after nine, will this year's celebrity masterchef contestants be cooking on gas or will the heat of the kitchen prove too much? world snooker champion stephen hendry and tv presenter angellica bell will be here. all that still to come. it brings back all sorts of memories and also makes me feel slightly nervous. the pressure off the kitchen. they can't reveal anything about what has happened, but they can talk about it generally. but now a summary of this morning's main news. the largest warship ever built for the royal navy will arrive at its new home in portsmouth for the first time this morning. hms queen elizabeth cost three billion pounds and weighs 65—thousand tonnes but will be without aircraft until flying trials are conducted in american next year. 0ur south of england correspondent, duncan kennedy reports. there's never been a royal navy vessel like it. 65,000 tonnes, the length of three football pitches, and eventually enough firepower to place us amongst the world's maritime heavyweights. first conceived nearly 20 years ago, it's taken 10,000 people eight years to actually construct the hms queen elizabeth. as high as nelson's column, it has launched a thousand statistics. enough deck space to part 1200 minis. 8000 kilometres of fibre optic cable. 0ven capacity to bake 1000 leaves a day. the basic crew willjust be 679 strong, much less than previous carriers. and all living on decks with wi—fi, access to a cinema, and a full operating theatre. but critics say the carrier has cost more than £3 billion and doesn't have a clearly defined role. the government, though, says it will be a demonstration of british power around the world. the carrier will be britain's biggest ever floating airfields. from the 4.5 acre it deck, f35 b lightning ii fighterjets can be launched. each one of those planes cost about £100 million. queen elizabeth has a sibling ship in in the making. the prince of wales is due to be handed over in 2019. and we will be live with a fly past at just after seven o'clock this morning. avoiding any physical check—points on the irish border is going to be the number one priority in brexit negotiations, the government has said. a paper setting out britain's negotiating position is being published today and will firmly reject what it calls the hard borders of the past. a spokesperson for the irish government welcomed the position, but critics say the proposals lack detail. donald trump has faced renewed criticism from within his own republican party by again blaming both sides involved in the clashes in virginia last weekend. the us president appeared to distance himself from his own statement a day earlier in which he condemned so—called white supremacists. instead, he said a far right rally contained many fine people. you had a group on one side that was bad, and you had a group on the other side that was also very violent. and nobody wants to say that. i'll say it right now. you had a group on the other side that came charging in without a permit, and they were very, very violent. more on that later as well. a tweet from donald trump's predecessor posted after the events in virginia has become the most—liked tweet ever. barack 0bama posted this picture with the caption, "no one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin or his background or his religion." it's had almost three million likes and one million retweets. a hospital trust at the centre of an inquiry into a number of avoidable deaths among newborn babies, has been criticised forfailing to learn the lessons of past mistakes. a report by the nhs standards watchdog, the care quality commission, found safety still needs to improve in maternity services at the shrewsbury and telford hospital nhs trust. at least 600 people are still missing following a mudslide and flooding in the capital of sierra leone. that is according to local authorities. nearly 400 people are known to have died and 3000 are estimated to have lost their homes. the red —— red cross has warned it isa the red —— red cross has warned it is a race against time to find any survivors. a homeless man — hailed as a hero for helping victims of the manchester bomb — has been charged in connection with the theft of a bank card in the arena that night. chris parker ran towards the scene of the attack, which killed 22 people. he is due to appear before magistrates later today. you could wait years for one person to win the lottery in your local — and then three come along at once! believe it or not, a landlord has become the third person at his pub in lincolnshire to win £1 million pounds on the national lottery. ian brooke, who runs the mallard in scunthorpe, picked up the prize in the euromillions draw on 28july. in 2015, two of his regular customers, david and kathleen long, became the first people to win the £1 million lump sum not once, but twice, following their first win in 2013. i can't believe it. to be fair, i had to check my ticket number of times. we also won a fabulous holiday in florida as well. we were just trying to let it sink in. holiday in florida as well. we were just trying to let it sink inlj imagine that was hard. we will be live in portsmouth all morning, we can see the live shot as hms queen elizabeth arise in her new port of portsmouth this morning. elizabeth arise in her new port of portsmouth this morninglj elizabeth arise in her new port of portsmouth this morning. i was reading earlier that they had to remove millions of tons of sediment from the harbour to be able to fit the old beast in there. hms queen elizabeth and i, some people call her big lizzie. she weighs 65,000 tons and is as high as nelson ‘s columns. she cost of a £3 billion to build —— nelson's column. many people in portsmouth will be celebrating her arrival. and we will be speaking to one of the man who will be flying one of the jet that will be flying one of the jet that will call that ship home. the ship is three years behind schedule, but by 2021 it should all be in working order. carol will have by 2021 it should all be in working order. carolwill have all by 2021 it should all be in working order. carol will have all the way the details hopefully in about ten minutes time. sorting out the graphics now. and for now, some sport? are wejust graphics now. and for now, some sport? are we just fillers for carol? we know our place on this programme! in the football last night, champions league qualification. liverpool are on the verge of the champions league group stages, thanks in large part to their 18 year old right back, trent alexander—arnold. what a moment on his debut, let's have a look at his goal. he scored this brilliant free kick in a 2—1 first leg win over hoffenheim last night. liverpool had plenty of chances, but it was late in the game before james milner‘s deflected cross made it two. the germans have given themselves a chance though thanks to this goal. the second leg is at anfield next tuesday, the winner qualifies for the champions league. it was, because i told him he has got to do it. i don't want credit for it, because he is the only one who can shoot free kicks better than i ever could. i have said it a few times, i have watched as many games asi times, i have watched as many games as i could last year. he took the free kicks in a goal by similar size, and he very well. various praise from former club legends including jamie carrigan. this is a picture of him when he was a mascot next to him —— crragher. —— carragher. everton have agreed a deal to sign swansea city midfielder gylfi sigurdsson for a fee believed to be about 45 million pounds. the iceland international will have a medical at goodison park today and would become everton's record signing, beating the 30 million pounds they paid sunderland for goalkeeper jordan pickford last month. former world number one maria sharapova will make her first grand slam appearance in over 18 months after she was awarded a main draw wildcard for the forthcoming us 0pen. the 30—year—old russian, who returned from a 15—month doping ban earlier this year, was denied a wildcard at the french open before missing wimbledon with a thigh injury. britain's johanna konta's into the third round of the cincinatti 0pen after beating kiki bertens of the netherlands. konta, who's the world number seven, broke the dutch woman early in the first set, then came back from a break down in the second. she'll play alize cornet of france or slovakian dominika cibulkova next. tiger woods had five different drugs in his system when he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in may. a urine test revealed a mixture of strong painkillers, sleep and anxiety drugs and thc, which is a chemical component of marijuana. the 14—time major winner pleaded not guilty to the dui charge last week. and finally a lot of cricketers fancy themselves as decent footballers — well, we've found one who can back it up. this is derbyshire's hardus viljoen, a strapping south african fast bowler who also possesses a lovely right foot, which he used to run out durham's michael richardson. keep your phone on, hardus. remember the transfer window's not yet closed. you can see how impressed his teammates are as well. hundreds of thousands of students are gearing up to get their as and a—level results tomorrow. but for two students from manchester, the day will have extra significance. shaunna and adam were due to take their exams just days after escaping the bomb that killed 22 people at the ariana grande concert in may. they both struggled after the traumatic events and have shared their stories with us. all of a sudden there was just a huge bang. you could feel it shape underneath your feet. people just started running screaming. subconsciously you knew what it was. i think the initial reaction was just to get out as quickly as he could. my next exam was my next day after the concert. in the morning at nine o'clock. so i was really tired because i didn't get much sleep. nine o'clock. so i was really tired because i didn't get much sleeplj was due to do my last exam on the friday after it happened, and i thought, give it a few days and see. i got there, i opened the paper and tried to do the first question, i ke pt tried to do the first question, i kept reading the same question but i couldn't compound walls on the paper. ijust couldn't compound walls on the paper. i just kept couldn't compound walls on the paper. ijust kept thinking about the night before, and ijust asked, please, can i leave? because ijust couldn't think. i couldn't pluck up enough courage and i couldn't get myself to concentrate for the exam. at first i felt like i couldn't do anything, but then we were given the opportunity to sing at the concert. it was an amazing experience and we got to raise so much money, and it isjust a really got to raise so much money, and it is just a really good feeling. got to raise so much money, and it is just a really good feelingm got to raise so much money, and it isjust a really good feeling. it is nice being part of something really special. we were fortunate enough to get out unharmed, we want to do what we can for the people that didn't and show our respect. it has been a really pivotal moment in my life. i know this is something that is a huge part of my character and identity now. it hasjust changed my outlook. i am just thankful that i am alive. so even if something happens that seems bad, ijust kind of lift my head up and think, it's 0k, of lift my head up and think, it's ok, it's not the end of the world. of lift my head up and think, it's ok, it's not the end of the worldlj think i was a lot more stressed before the concert, and i think afterwards you really put everything into perspective. it teaches you not to stress about the little things as much. 0ne to stress about the little things as much. one of the most important things is to keep your loved ones close and be happy and grab every single opportunity that comes to you. as long as you know you've tried hard, it doesn't really matter what happens afterwards. as long as you've put your best in and you know that you've done everything you can, then you don't need to worry at all. many thanks to the two of them, shaunna and adam, for talking to us. you can really imagine how tough that would be. all the best with their results, and all the best to all of you who are getting results this morning. a reminder of the top stories this morning. the biggest warship ever built for the royal navy — the aircraft carrier, hms queen elizabeth — is entering her home port of portsmouth for the first time. the uk government will insist there must be "no return to the hard borders of the past" as it publishes its proposals for ensuring goods and people can travel freely between northern ireland and the irish republic after brexit. someone has we plugged carol's computer. she is back with a first look at the weather forecast. good morning. good morning. fingers crossed, you morning. good morning. fingers crossed , you never morning. good morning. fingers crossed, you never know what's happening! today we have rain in parts of northern ireland. that will move eastwards very slowly as we go through the day and not all of us will see it. it's courtesy of this low pressure. you can telljust by looking at the isobars that it is also going to be pretty gusty winds, especially through the irish sea. this morning across south—west england and wales it's a mostly dry story. the same for the midlands and southern counties, kent and east anglia. there is cloud around and it will become sunnier as the cloud brea ks will become sunnier as the cloud breaks later. in northern england are dry and fine start. through the morning the rain will be advancing across northern ireland. the cloud building ahead of it. at this stage in scotland it is an eb start. 0nly about four degrees. nonetheless, a sunny about four degrees. nonetheless, a sunny one. about four degrees. nonetheless, a sunny one. through the day here comes the rain coming in the western scotla nd comes the rain coming in the western scotland and eventually into north—west england, west wales and devon and cornwall. through the afternoon some of that could be heavy. if you are further towards central, eastern and southern england, you should stay dry and it will feel pleasant in any sunshine, with highs of up to 23— 24 degrees. 0vernight the rain continues to move eastwards, getting over the lower uk. by the end of the night some of this will be heavy. clear sky is falling behind and showers. murky at times around the coast. tomorrow we start off with this cloud and some rain across the south—east. you can see how it pulls through the channel islands and towards the near continent. cloud left in its wake and further showers develop. a couple could be heavy and it will be a day of sunshine and showers. as we head towards the weekend you can see low pressure still dominating the weather. isobars still closely packed together. it will be pretty windy. noticeably so on friday. even inland it will be gusty. we will have rain and showers. but if you dodge those it will be dry and there will be sunshine. for the weekend, breezy at times, sunshine and showers. further south the few showers. further south the few showers you are likely to see. this is saturday. again, a lot of dry weather and the odd shower possible. a few more coming across the north. as we head on into sunday, it looks like it could be wet and windy across northern areas, but that forecast could change. if you have outdoor plans on sunday. thank you for the warning. see later. that's the weather this morning. hopefully we will have carol through the morning. this is the scene in portsmouth. a little murky. that in the middle of your screen is the biggest aircraft carrier we have ever built in the uk. it is arriving in portsmouth. you can see the slightly smaller vessels which have turned up to help her into port. the largest and most powerful warship ever built for the navy. nicknamed by some as big lizzie. but iam going nicknamed by some as big lizzie. but i am going to refer do —— refer to her by herfull i am going to refer do —— refer to her by her full name. there were concerns because some of the planes which should be used an odd ready. we will talk about that and of course the impact on portsmouth and what it means for the navy as well throughout the programme. we will watch her progress closely. we are expecting a fly past at either 7:09 or 7:14. you know everything about this! we will be speaking to some of the people who will be living and working on there. there will be some american planes next year. it's a shared platform. and thejets being made for it will be ready by about 2020- 2021. plenty made for it will be ready by about 2020— 2021. plenty more detail on that later in the programme. it does look pretty impressive. all this week some of you will remember we've been looking at family businesses. thank you so much for all of your examples and photographs of yourfamily all of your examples and photographs of your family businesses. steph was on the programme yesterday saying she would be in wolverhampton and she's woman of her work! there she is this morning. good morning. good morning, everyone. look at that for a bolt! it is very heavy. have a look. you can see one of the machines here, where there —— they are making the nuts and bolts. these are used in things like skyscrapers, subsea operations, basically mega structures that need really specialist bolts and this is a small business, a family business. there are 15 people who work here. five of them are family members. what is really just five of them are family members. what is reallyjust on about this is how much it has changed as it has passed through the generations. you will see these old machines here. interestingly, this business used to be focused on these old ones where they used to mass—produce nuts and bolts but then they were struggling to compete with china as when the business was taken over by the sun in the family he decided to invest in all of this kit to make it more specialist —— son. we havejohn and clare here. tell us about taking over the business from your dad. clare here. tell us about taking over the business from your dadlj came to the business 30 years ago, working for my dad. i buried different business in those days. —— very different. we were using a lot of components and competing with the fiery —— far east, which proved to be more difficult as the 90s progressed. in 1998! decided we have to be more specialised so we moved the business and refocused on being very specialist and that's where the business started to boom. 0ver very specialist and that's where the business started to boom. over the last ten years we have done really well and just brought this facility here, with a view to making the business a long—term success for the kids that have come into the business. it is a realfamily affair, isn't it? you've got all your boys here. yes! how world are they? they are still quite young? max hasjust they? they are still quite young? max has just left school and is they? they are still quite young? max hasjust left school and is 16. we've got thomas. he is 17. he has been with us for 12 months doing an apprenticeship. then we've got our oldest son, jack, who is 19. we will have a chat with him as well. what's really interesting is what you were saying about how your idea of the business changed once the lads came onboard. absolutely. i suppose it was always the case of being a careerfor me. i was always the case of being a career for me. i came was always the case of being a careerfor me. i came in when i was 17. no wife or children and it was just a job and career and as my wife joined the business ten or 15 years ago and then the boys, we started to have a family, it became apparent that there was a bigger thing at play and we really have to look beyond our exit plan and make sure the business was strong and grew for their future. when you go home to you all talk about nuts and bolts? sometimes we do! that's hilarious. we try to have a christmas day off where we don't talk about it, what it does generally dominate the dinner table. jack, what's it like working for your mum and dad?m dinner table. jack, what's it like working for your mum and dad? it was weird at first, but i'm really enjoying it at the moment. what made you join the business? cause you are one of the directors now.|j you join the business? cause you are one of the directors now. i was really interested in it from a young age. we always spoke about it. lovely to meet you. i know we will talk to you throughout the morning. there's one other person i want you to meet. we've been talking every day about how successful family businesses are but they can be quite challenging. i know clare has done some research on this. good morning. tell us about what the challenges are. there are many family businesses. we carried out a family global survey and the main challenge we found is most family businesses don't have a very clear long—term strategic plan in place and they aren't clear on the steps that need to ta ke aren't clear on the steps that need to take place to achieve their long—term vision. we also find that many family businesses are concerned about succession planning. how will you've passed the business over and to? —— how you will pass. you've passed the business over and to? -- how you will pass. john was saying his idea of the business really changed when it went on to the third generation and that can be a tricky point. only 1296 of family businesses passed to the third generation and it can be hard to get it right. john is getting the next generation into the business, which is key. he is thinking about what the future looks like for them and how to give their support for the leadership roles they want to take. we will talk about productivity later as well. more from me in about 20 minutes. this is dead interesting. i love nuts and bolts! ican hear interesting. i love nuts and bolts! i can hear that manufacturing drone in the background as well. you can hear there's a lot of work going on. a very calming noise. we've had so many great features. thank you from all -- many great features. thank you from all —— for all of your pictures. we wa nt to all —— for all of your pictures. we want to share some of them with you. there's a real tradition, is unfair? bizarrely, i was shopping for carpets in wakefield yesterday and john runs a business with his brother, steve, he has his son, christian, his nephew and sister—in—law and it was set up his dad and dad was a rather and his auntie in the 1980s. they were everywhere, this family businesses. his son had just been fitting carpet, they turned up, the nephew was there, everyone was involved! brilliant. more from hms queen elizabeth and more family business later. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news. i'm claudia—liza armah. bbc london has learned that around £45 million has been spent on redundancies from transport for london. more than 800 members of staff have left as a result of ticket offices being closed. but tfl says the cost is significantly less than the overall savings. a private ambulance service in hertfordshire has been told it now has four weeks to improve it's service. pas is paid £1 million a month to transport patients, but some have been missing appointments and even operations. well more than a 100 complaints have been made, but the company says the delays have been due to a lack of ambulances and staff. i've been let down four to five times. they've not collected me, nobody turned up. i'm now at back of the queue. i'm asking myself, what have i done to deserve this? a house for sale in north london has got art deco fans buzzing. it's gone on the market virtually untouced since it was built in the 1930s. the semi—detached house on willow road in enfield, has been described as a time capsule, with its original fireplace and a gas cooker from 1955. it's now looking for a new owner for a whopping £550,000, fully furnished, of course. let's have a look at the travel situation now. an issue on the overground. tickets are being accepted on buses and the underground. 0n the trains still issues at waterloo station. there are delays of up to 15 minutes and some cancellations following yesterday's derailment. at liverpool street there are delays of up to 20 minutes for greater anglia in and out of liverpool street, because of a signal failure. 0n the roads: in islington, upper street is closed south from liverpool road to city road from today until november for thames water works. and in upper norwood: there are temporary traffic lights at priory crescent. let's have a check on the weather now. good morning. it's been the coolest august for 30 years in the south—east but today isn't looking too shabby. bright and sunny spells this morning. cloud is building through the day, especially into the afternoon. but still fairly pleasant. temperatures up to about 23—24 celsius. just a very light south—westerly breeze. that wind strengthens through this evening ahead of the rain pushing in from the west. that will be with us for most of the night. it'll be feeling fairly muggy. temperatures getting down to about 15— 16 celsius. it will take most of tomorrow morning for that rain to clear, but it does take the cloud with it. by the afternoon we will have sunny spells and also some showers. temperatures up to about 23 celsius. there's a bit of rain coming up from the south in the evening but that clears in time for friday. so a largely dry day on friday, but feeling cooler. saturday, some heavy and thundery showers around, but some sunny spells in between. then we return to dry weather on sunday. quite bright again, with sunshine. temperature wise, pretty warm the next couple of days, but dropping down for friday. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. hello this is breakfast, with dan walker and louise minchin. britain's largest aircraft carrier sails into port for the first time. hms queen elizabeth is the most advanced warship ever built in the uk — but she's delayed and over—budget, and still has no planes on board. we'll be live in portsmouth all morning as big lizzie sails into her home dock. there is a fly past going on at the moment, as you can see. pick dissolve the helicopters at the moment. —— pictures of. good morning, it's wednesday 16 august. also this morning, no hard border after brexit. ministers say there won't be a return to customs posts between the uk and ireland — but critics say the plans lack detail. president trump has again said that anti—fascist protesters share the blame for the violence at a far—right march in virginia. it is day three of our series on family businesses and i am at a nuts and bolts manufacture here in bolton. we will be meeting the family properly a bit later. —— manufacturer. —— manufacturer. in sport, there's a dream european debut for liverpool's teenage defender trent alexander—arnold as this free kick for his boyhood club helps put his side on the brink of qualifying for the group stage of the champions league. and carol has the weather. we have a bit of an east—west split going on today, it dry in the east with some high—level clouds. that will break leaving a sunny afternoon. in the west, thicker cloud with some rain, windy conditions. clearly with the east into western parts of the mainland through the course of the day. more details on all of that in 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story. the largest warship ever built for the royal navy will arrive at its new home in portsmouth for the first time this morning. hms queen elizabeth cost three billion pounds and weighs 65,000 tonnes but will be without aircraft until flying trials are conducted in american next year. 0ur south of england correspondent duncan kennedy reports. this is an historical moment for the navy and for portsmouth, which is where she will spend the next few yea rs. where she will spend the next few years. you can see where she will spend the next few years. you can see some where she will spend the next few years. you can see some of the 679 crew on board. it will eventually rise to 1600 crew members. we will be there in portsmouth throughout the morning. here is a bit more explanation about exactly what the boat will do. the one fact that i remember is that there are so many of them is on the boat that it can bake 1000 loaves of bread in a single day. —— so many ovens. bake 1000 loaves of bread in a single day. -- so many ovens. what is really lovely about this picture as well is all the other boats that have come out to welcome her. with a couple of minutes ago, hundreds of people turning out in the city to welcome her home. it does look very beautiful, but there are concerns about the fact it is three years later, and there are no british planes ready to be on board the vessel as yet. they are four years delayed. they have changed plans slightly, so there will be some american and british jet on there in the next few years, fully up and running by about 2021. yes, fully loaded with aircraft i 2021. what a beautiful site this morning. we will beautiful site this morning. we will be there throughout the day. —— by. everybody is ready to wave them in as they arrive. 10,000 people involved in the construction of that. avoiding any physical posts or check points on the irish border is going to be the number one priority in brexit negotiations, the government has said. a paper setting out britain's negotiating position is being published today and will firmly reject what it calls the hard borders of the past. 0ur ireland correspondent chris page is in belfast. chris, northern ireland is one of the most difficult brexit issues. this is a key issue? it is. one of the most pressing issues in brexit. the moment you drive across the border, you hardly even notice it. everybody involved in the process wa nt everybody involved in the process want the situation to retain an open border. the question is, how do you do that when the uk is outside the customs union and the republic of ireland is inside? the paper that they are publishing today has reiterated that they don't want any physical infrastructure on the border after brexit. they have proposed a couple of ideas. they said there could be a new customs partnership between the uk and the eu. that would mean they would still have the same tariffs for goods entering and exiting the countries. no need for customs checks. the other possibility is a streamlined customs arrangement. an electronic monitoring system for goods crossing the border. critics say the plans lack detail. donald trump has faced renewed criticism from within his own republican party by again blaming both sides involved in the clashes in virginia last weekend. the us president appeared to distance himself from his own statement a day earlier in which he condemned white supremacists. our us correspondent david willis reports. he was scheduled to make a statement about infrastructure, only veering wildly off message and referring to his original assessment of the cause of saturday's violence. his original assessment of the cause of saturday's violencelj his original assessment of the cause of saturday's violence. i think there is blame on both sides. you look at both sides, i think there is blame on both sides and i have no doubt about it, and you don't have any doubt about it either. and, and if you reported it accurately, you would see that. can do and for failing to apportion lame for the violence which left one person dead and more than 30 injured, the president took to the white house on monday to denounce racism and the white supremacist groups that organised the rally. a carefully worded statement which briefly served to cool the embers of outrage, only for the president to reignite them 24 hours later. you had a group on one side that was bad and a group on the other side that was also very violent. nobody wants to say that, but i will say it. it wa nted to say that, but i will say it. it wanted sweeping condemnation from leaders of his own party. the speaker of the house to twitter to say: a notable source of support came from david duke, the former leader of the ku klux klan. he applauded the president. with police forces around the country bracing forces around the country bracing for similar protests to the one in charlottesville, for similar protests to the one in cha rlottesville, there for similar protests to the one in charlottesville, there is concern the latest remarks might serve to embolden certain elements at those protests. a hospital trust at the centre of an inquiry into a number of avoidable deaths among newborn babies has been criticised forfailing to learn the lessons of past mistakes. a report by the nhs standards watchdog, the care quality commission, found safety still needs to improve in maternity services at the shrewsbury and telford hospital nhs trust. a homeless man — hailed as a hero for helping victims of the manchester bomb — has been charged in connection with the theft of a bank card in the arena that night. chris parker ran towards the scene of the attack, which killed 22 people. he is due to appear before magistrates later today. james bond will return — and now we know so will daniel craig. the actor confirmed he will reprise the role of 007 on the late show in america, ending months of speculation. he first appeared on our screens as britain's most famous spy in the 2006 film casino royale. he did however, say that his fifth bond movie would definitely be his last. britain's biggest and most powerful warship is entering its home port of portsmouth this morning and its about to get a big welcome. these are all the boats that have arrived to welcome her in portsmouth. she is just arrived to welcome her in portsmouth. she isjust at arrived to welcome her in portsmouth. she is just at the bottom of our screen. you can see that beautiful portsmouth at dockyard. as we come back, here we go. in control. right on time. what a beautiful site this morning. hms queen elizabeth, this is going to be her new home. they have dredged the harbour of millions of tons of sediment to make it deep enough for her to get in. 0ur reporter duncan kennedy is on the south coast this morning — duncan how far has it got? it is very loud, we have got hands and families cheering. what an historic day. —— bands. coming in behind us, a very large aircraft carrier. the royal navy has never seen carrier. the royal navy has never seen anything like it. portsmouth harbour has never seen anything like it and neither have britain's defence forces. an extraordinary vessel. getting a big cheerfrom the families. all excited to see crew members who have been at sea for the past two months or so, testing out propulsion and absolutely everything on board. they are all lined up on the decks in their various uniforms. something like 670 crew members, not like the old days where he had nearly 1200 staff. it is all computerised, you don't need a catapult system like those former carriers had. thejets will be eventually landing on the deck of this beauty. a short and vertical ta keoff this beauty. a short and vertical takeoff and landing. we will see these f35b aircraft are not coming on board for several more years. they will not be fully functional on this carrier until 2020. or thereabouts. this is the home port of the royal navy, what a sight it is. an extremely important day for the royal navy. a redefinition of what the royal navy does. massive firepower, changing the role and giving a different configurations to british defence forces for the next 50 yea rs. british defence forces for the next 50 years. thank you very much. staying with these pictures for the moment. the naval historian and defence analyst professor eric grove is with us this morning. how significant is this for the royal navy? very significant. these will be their capital assets for the next half a century. they have been awaiting the coming of these. they will not be fully operational for another year or two. but actually, when we saw the helicopters flying past, she could operate helicopters very quickly after she is condition. but her primary role is to take on vertical landing jets. we have had about ten trials in america, the first ten on trial to do that. by 2020 she should be commissioned with what is called a combined air group of british and american aircraft. giving people an idea of how long this has been in commission... this will be part of the navy for the next 50 years? very much so. it took about ten years for the design to be settled. since then, the ship has been built. 0ne settled. since then, the ship has been built. one important thing is that the ship was built all over the country. one of the first rules in her construction was that she had to be built in britain, and she has been, all over. in many places, including clyde and birkenhead. she is very much a uk national asset. the investment of her construction has been a great help to those ship elders. and she has a sister ship in production, the hms prince of wales? yes, and it has gone massively overbudget production. it was delayed to save money in the short term, but this costs more money in the long—term. term, but this costs more money in the long-term. initially over 3 billion, now over $6 billion. what do you envisage these being used for? a whole range of things. it is our box, and airfield, you can use it for disaster relief through to carrier strike. at her maximum, she can carry 36 jets, 22 could go carrier strike. at her maximum, she can carry 36jets, 22 could go into ina can carry 36jets, 22 could go into in a strike. that could knock out a small country. she is a powerful ship and could be used as a landing ship, hospital, to lend helicopters. 0ne ship, hospital, to lend helicopters. one of the reasons why it is later than expected to be operational is because of the change in those jets. 0riginally they were going to be a different type of jet, 0riginally they were going to be a different type ofjet, but 0riginally they were going to be a different type of jet, but they were too expensive. she started off as a ta keoff too expensive. she started off as a takeoff and vertical landing, but that changed in 2010. they decided to go back to a similarity to the old carriers. but it was too expensive to convert the ship, and therefore we went back to a short ta keoff therefore we went back to a short takeoff and vertical landing. it won't be like top gun? but the aircraft will be as good!|j it won't be like top gun? but the aircraft will be as good! i knew my knowledge of top gun would come in handy. i know you will be back with more later. thank you very much indeed. we will be there throughout the morning and we will be speaking to people who will be working onboard indeedin people who will be working onboard indeed in charge of that ship, later. if you have any questions, the professor knows the answers to everything! carol has sorted out her issues and hopefully the weather as well! good morning. we've got mixed fortunes. a split from the west to the east. in portsmouth we have more cloud but high cloud and it will break. in the west we have some rain coming in. that is coming in the western parts of northern ireland and it will slowly move east through the day. not all of us will see it. that's courtesy of this low pressure. it will be quite windy, especially with exposure through the irish sea and the coast of scotland. southern england this morning into dry start with some high—level cloud. the same for east anglia and into the midlands and wales. bright rather than sunny, although some of us rather than sunny, although some of us will have sunshine. the same across northern england. for northern ireland you have the rain coming in from the west, slowly pushing east. it is also a dry but nippy start under clear skies. the temperatures and balmoral at the moment is about five. as we had on through the day what happens if the rain moves across all of northern ireland, gets in across scotland, eventually into north—west england, west wales and south—west england and as it does movies to some of that will be heavy. the cloud builds ahead of it. further east to other sunnier it will be. in the sunshine, 23 will feel pleasant. 0vernight the rain continues to advance from the west towards the east. behind it there will be clearance in the sky. another chilly one in scotland, in the sheltered glens. in towns and cities 13— 16. tomorrow morning we start off on the cloudy and wet note across eastern and some southern parts, including the channel islands of england. that will slowly moving to the near continent. showers will develop and again some of those showers could be heavy. many of us will miss them and get away with a dry and breezy day. temperatures again 17— 23. as we head into friday, low pressure is still very much in charge of our weather, so we will have a fair few showers. as you can see from the isobars as well, it will be fairly windy. gusty winds through the central swathes of the country and again the east especially so with exposure. some of the showers will rank together, producing heavy outbreaks. the weekend is breezy, with sunshine and showers. the further south you are the less likely you are to catch a shower, depending on your point of view. more showers further north, especially across scotland. that leaves us into sunday. sunday's forecast could change, but at the moment it looks like we have rain coming across the north of the country. so the weather can't decide what it's going to do. it up and down. thank you very much. it does look it. see you later. it looks very nice in portsmouth this morning. it looks like a calm day. we will be back there later to see hms queen elizabeth. ican hms queen elizabeth. i can see it out of the corner of my eye. we will be back there throughout the morning. time for another story this morning. can someone who's abused their partner be made to change their ways in just two days? that's the initial findings of a trial by researchers from cambridge university and hampshire police. almost 300 people convicted of domestic violence offences for the first time, were sent on a specially designed behavioural management course. among those who attended, re—offending fell by over a third. some have criticised the scheme, saying the focus should be on supporting survivors. we're joined now by chantal hughes, chief executive of the hampton trust, a domestic abuse charity which provides the course from southampton, and katie ghose, chief executive of women's aid is in our london newsroom. good morning to you both. we will come to you first up, to your mind what has caused this drop?” come to you first up, to your mind what has caused this drop? i think the first reason for causing the drop is that what we have done is we've set up a course where we are... we are inviting participants to come into the programme and reflect on their behaviour. what's happened is they are released from custody and they don't have any interventions at all. so that's very unhelpful and what we are getting them to do is to come on and to realise that they are being abusive, they are using a range of tactics that are put in their families and survivors, victims, children at risk and we want to start discussions and encourage them to access a range of other services, including perpetrator programmes that offer long—term help. perpetrator programmes that offer long-term help. katie, we mentioned the concerns of some people have. can you turn around the behaviour in two days. the crown prosecution service are unsure and say their analysis is ongoing. do you understand those concerns, about whether a two—day course can change that behaviour? we very much share and understand those concerns and of course it's important to be providing projects and practical work with perpetrators, the men who commit the domestic abuse. but other research that we looked at suggest that even longer term interventions that even longer term interventions that take place over months and years can have an effect, but it can be very difficult to tackle the psychological abuse, because if control, that we know is the reality for many women. so that's one of the things that has come from this. we are looking forward to looking at the details, but it can send alarm bells, the idea that injust a few short hours that can be a meaningful reduction in harm. we are also concerned about the survivors and by questions about this would be safe and effective work with perpetrators has to be conducted alongside really meaningful involvement of the survivors. that's about their safety, taking sure that a person in training isn't saying one thing and carrying on with a different course of action at home. the timescale and the lack of concentration on survivors, what about that? first and foremost what i would say is that this was not set up to be a behaviour change programme. this is targeting a range of offenders that would be released from custody currently in other areas of the country and historically in hampshire with something called a simple caution, which isjust a caution not to reoffend. so when they come into workshops delivered by the hampshire trust, we are saying we want them to look at some alternative interventions and access alternative interventions and access a range of services. that's one thing i would say. secondly, in response to looking at survivors and victims, we did consult them. there was a lot of leading time, a lot of strategic work that went into this and what we did is ask them what they felt would be an enhanced criminal justice they felt would be an enhanced criminaljustice response. they would provide —— something that would provide —— something that would provide —— something that would provide something more robust than what they were currently receiving. we know they have to give permission for their partners, or ex— partners, to attend the workshops and in between the workshops and in between the workshops we make contact with them. so at all times their safety is factored in. what we want to know is why there any concerns and if there are then what we would do is work closely with hampshire constabulary to ta ke closely with hampshire constabulary to take steps to make sure that their partners were breached. i'll just come back to you, katie, i suppose the proof is in the pudding. if there is less reoffending out of this than it's got to be a success, hasn't it? what we all share is a goal of wanting to see safety of survivors, increased safety of women and children and a reduction in violence and it's good to hear a bit more information about this. but what we know is that safe and effective and the best perpetrator programmes would have a wholehearted involvement of the survivor and that means actually specialist support for the survivor going alongside the work with the perpetrator. that's what we would be looking for, with any work with perpetrators. thank you both for your time and thank you for speaking to us on breakfast. i want to take us back alive to portsmouth. we are watching the arrival of hms queen elizabeth, the new british aircraft carrier. she is docking at the moment. that process ta kes docking at the moment. that process takes quite a while. she will be fully dropped by about nine a.m.. although she is an aircraft carrier, at the moment she can't carry aircraft because the planes aren't ready. there won't be enough planes in the uk for a while, until about 2020, when they will all be deployed on what is a magnificent ship. quite a display this morning. 679 crew onboard at the moment. their families are waiting at the dockside in portsmouth. any people have been cheering and other smaller vessels are bringing the hms queen elizabeth into portsmouth's dock this morning. so quite a crowd and we will be in portsmouth throughout the programme. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. still to come this morning: the challenges of keeping it in the family — steph's at a nut and bolt manufacturer near wolverhampton, run by a father and his two sons. good morning. good morning, everybody. this is what they make here. the kinds of nuts and bolts you would see used in things like skyscrapers and subsea operations. this business employs about 15 people, five in the same family, and jack is one of them. you are director and you're19. you've just done your apprenticeship? yes, i joined when i was 16 and did an apprenticeship for one year to learn how the business works. did you a lwa ys how the business works. did you always wa nt how the business works. did you always want to work with your mum and dad? we used to coming when i was younger to look different projects, it was i was always interested. is your dad bossi? sometimes. —— bossi. interested. is your dad bossi? sometimes. -- bossi. we have max and tom as well. we will meet mum and dad later. but this business has really changed as it has been passed through the generations. we will be talking about the pros and cons of running the family business. time now to get the news, travel and weather wherever you are this morning. good morning from bbc london news. i'm claudia—liza armah. bbc london has learned that around £45 million has been spent on redundancies from transport for london. more than 800 staff have left as a result of ticket offices being closed. but tfl says the cost is significantly less than the overall savings. a private ambulance service in hertfordshire has been told it now has four weeks to improve it's service. pas is paid £1 million a month to transport patients, but some have been missing appointments and even operations. well more than a 100 complaints have been made, but the company says the delays have been due to a lack of ambulances and staff. i've been let down four to five times. they've not collected me, nobody turned up. and this...i'm now at the back of the queue. i'm asking myself, what have i done to deserve this? a house for sale in north london has got art deco fans buzzing. it's gone on the market virtually untouced since it was built in the 1930s. the semi—detached house on willow road in enfield has been described as a time capsule, with its original fireplace and a gas cooker from 1955. it's now looking for a new owner for a whopping £550,000, fully furnished, of course. let's have a look at the travel situation now. first up on the tube, there are severe delays on the 0verground, that's between stratford and richmond—clapham junction. tickets are being accepted on local buses and on the underground. 0n the trains still issues at waterloo station, not as bad as yesterday, but there are delays of up to 15 minutes and some cancellations following yesterday's derailment. meanwhile, at liverpool street, there are delays of up to 20 minutes for greater anglia in and out of liverpool street because of a signal failure. 0n the roads: in islington, upper street is closed south from liverpool road to city road from today until november for thames water works. and in upper norwood: there are temporary traffic lights at priory crescent. let's have a check on the weather now. good morning. although it's been warm in the last couple of days, it's been the coolest start to august for 30 years for the south—east. but today isn't looking too shabby. bright with sunny spells this morning. you'll notice the cloud building through the day, particularly into the afternoon. but still fairly pleasant. temperatures getting up to about 23—24 celsius. just a very light south—westerly breeze. that wind strengthens through this evening ahead of this rain pushing in from the west. that will be with us for most of the night. it'll be feeling fairly muggy. temperatures getting down to about 15—16 celsius. it will take most of tomorrow morning for that rain to clear, but it does take the cloud with it. by the afternoon we will have sunny spells and also some showers. temperatures up to about 23 celsius. there's a bit of rain coming up from the south in the evening but that all clears in time for friday. so a largely dry day on friday, but feeling cooler. saturday, some heavy, thundery showers around, but some sunny spells in between. then we return to dry weather on sunday. quite bright again, with sunshine. temperature wise, pretty warm the next couple of days, but dropping down from friday. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. a fly past has heralded the arrival of the largest warship ever built for the royal navy into its new home in portsmouth. hms queen elizabeth was greeted by thousands of people lining the seafront. the 6500 tonne carrier cost three billion pounds. it will be without aircraft until flying trials are conducted in america next year. so many things to know about, including the deck space, as you can see there. that is enough to park 1200 minis. 679 crew have been on board for several weeks, a lot of friends and family are on the docks. they don't get to leave for another two hours. the whole process does ta ke two hours. the whole process does take quite some time. the crew will leave the ship at 930 this morning. and we will be talking about that throughout this morning on bbc brea kfast. avoiding any physical check—points on the irish border is going to be the number one priority in brexit negotiations, the government has said. a paper setting out britain's negotiating position is being published today and will firmly reject what it calls the hard borders of the past. a spokesperson for the irish government welcomed the position but critics say the proposals lack detail. donald trump has faced renewed criticism from within his own republican party by again blaming both sides involved in the clashes in virginia last weekend. the us president appeared to distance himself from his own statement a day earlier in which he condemned white supremacists. instead, he said a far right rally contained many fine people. a tweet from donald trump's predecessor posted after the events in virginia has become the most—liked tweet ever. barack 0bama posted this picture with the caption, "no one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin or his background or his religion." it's had almost three million likes and one million retweets. a hospital trust at the centre of an inquiry into a number of avoidable deaths among newborn babies has been criticised forfailing to learn the lessons of past mistakes. a report by the nhs standards watchdog, the care quality commission, found safety still needs to improve in maternity services at the shrewsbury and telford hospital nhs trust. at least 600 people are still missing following a mudslide and flooding that devastated parts of sierra leone's capital, freetown, according to local authorities. nearly 400 people are known to have died and another 3,000 people are estimated to have lost their homes. the red cross has warned it is a race against time to find survivors. academics say that thousands of extra university places will be needed by 2025. the department of health says councils have been given a two billion pound boost over the next three years to put social care on a sustainable footing. a homeless man — hailed as a hero for helping victims of the manchester bomb — has been charged in connection with the theft of a bank card in the arena that night. chris parker ran towards the scene of the attack, which killed 22 people. he is due to appear before magistrates later today. commuters travelling in and out of london waterloo are facing a second day of disruption this morning, following yesterday's derailment. the incident happened as the train collided with a barrier train that was in place to separate the current engineering works from operational services. you could wait years for one person to win the lottery in your local — and then three come along at once! believe it or not, a landlord has become the third person at his pub in lincolnshire to win £1 million pounds on the national lottery. ian brooke, who runs the mallard in scunthorpe, picked up the prize in the euromillions draw on 28july. in 2015, two of his regular customers, david and kathleen long, became the first people to win the £1 million lump sum not once, but twice, following their first win in 2013. at first, you don't believe it. i got helen to go through and take the ticket, and she told me we had done it. to be fair, i had to check my ticket number of times. we also won a fabulous holiday in florida as well. coming up on the programme, carol will have the weather. as we've been hearing it's a day of celebration for the people of portsmouth as they welcome britain's biggest ever warship to their harbour. but the ship is not without controversy — it has been delayed, come in over budget and is currently without any fighter jets. we can talk now to the defence minister harriett baldwin. why do we need an aircraft carrier like this? it is a fantastic morning, and it is fantastic to see her coming into portsmouth harbour. just to correct you in terms of your introductory remarks, we do have the jets. they are on board with royal navy pilots learning to fly the royal navy jet, the navy pilots learning to fly the royal navyjet, the stealth bomber which will be aboard the hms queen elizabeth. it is a very important pa rt elizabeth. it is a very important part of global britain. we are a trading nation and we will have the ability to have a carrier at sea at all times, which will enable us to project power around the world, do humanitarian relief and of course to be able to be part of nato operations. it is a really important pa rt operations. it is a really important part of global britain, keeping our feeling is open. we welcome her into portsmouth harbour. she has a 50 year life span as a flagship of the royal navy. the jets are not ready yet, we have an aircraft carrier that cannot deployjets. when will they be available? the aircraft carrier is in a process of being trialled, she has just carrier is in a process of being trialled, she hasjust come back from successful trials of the coast of scotland. she was working alongside the us carrier, the george hw bush. she will have various test over the next few years, going out from portsmouth for a more complex set of tests. she will be dressing the testing the systems on—board on the testing the systems on—board on the eastern seaboard of the us. it isa the eastern seaboard of the us. it is a process of working up to a new character, and it is very exciting to see the arrival of our new carrier into portsmouth harbour this morning. we just want to ask you on comments by russian officials, why the jets are not ready? comments by russian officials, why thejets are not ready? he comments by russian officials, why the jets are not ready? he called it a sitting duck. she is being protected by a wide range of assets and the jets are actually ready. so, it is important to emphasise that of course she will have a wide range of systems. for obvious reasons, we don't necessarily publicise those. she is extremely well protected and she is an amazing vessel. you can see just how impressive she is in the camera behind me this morning. you have addressed this in some ways, but why, in this day and age, need to do we need this much firepower? we are a global trading nation and we have the royal navy, which is one of the most historic and unbeaten forces around the world. it is the central part of... i think what we take for granted in britain today, ensuring that we have a strong defence so that we can enjoy the things that we enjoy in peace and go about our daily business without paying tribute enough to the brave men and women in our armed forces who are doing so much today, as well as for the future, on this amazing aircraft carrier. thank you so much for your time, we can see the docking process going on behind. and we havejohn here this morning looking at sporting firepower. an amazing debut and celebration for trent alexander—arnold, he came up through the liverpool academy and scored his debut goal. steven gerrard said he is going to be a top player for liverpool. liverpool are on the verge of the champions league group stages, thanks in large part to their 18 year old right back, trent alexander—arnold. what a moment on his debut, let's have a look at his goal. he scored this brilliant free kick in a 2—1 first leg win over hoffenheim last night. liverpool had plenty of chances, but it was late in the game before james milner‘s deflected cross made it two. the germans have given themselves a chance though thanks to this goal. juergen klopp said he had played a pa rt juergen klopp said he had played a part in the youngster‘s goal. i was, actually, because i told him he has got to do it. i don't want credit for it, because he is the only one who can shoot free kicks, better than i ever could. i have said it a few times, i have watched as many games as i could last year. he took the free kicks in a goal by similar size, and he did very well. various praise from former club legends including jamie carragher. this is a picture of him when he was a mascot next to him. they have changed quite a bit! isn't that nice. great to see former players getting behind a young gun. we saw that photo of someone shaking hands with rafael nadal, and then he was playing... we have seen a number of athletes doing it lately. it is lovely. everton have agreed a deal to sign swansea city midfielder gylfi sigurdsson for a fee believed to be about 45 million pounds. the iceland international will have a medical at goodison park today and would become everton's record signing, beating the 30 million pounds they paid sunderland for goalkeeper jordan pickford last month. former world number one maria sharapova will make her first grand slam appearance in over 18 months after she was awarded a main draw wildcard for the forthcoming us 0pen. the 30—year—old russian, who returned from a 15—month doping ban earlier this year, was denied a wildcard at the french open before missing wimbledon with a thigh injury. britain's johanna konta's into the third round of the cincinatti 0pen after beating kiki bertens of the netherlands. konta, who's the world number seven, broke the dutch woman early in the first set, then came back from a break down in the second. she'll play alize cornet of france or slovakian dominika cibulkova next. tiger woods had five different drugs in his system when he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in may. a urine test revealed a mixture of strong painkillers, sleep and anxiety drugs and thc, which is a chemical component of marijuana. the 14—time major winner pleaded not guilty to the dui charge last week. there was an extraordinary, record—breaking performance from susie bates as she helped the southern vipers to a comfortable 46 run victory over loughbrough lightning in the women's super league. bates became the first player in the competition's short history to reach three figures as she made 119 not out as part of a total of 180 — the highest super league score yet. she later took three wickets. what a performance. and finally a lot of cricketers fancy themselves as decent footballers — well, we've found one who can back it up. this is derbyshire's hardus viljoen, a strapping south african fast bowler who also possesses a lovely right foot, which he used to run out durham's michael richardson. keep your phone on, hardus. it looks great when it comes off, but when it doesn't, it can be rather embarrassing. the canadian with a temper... famously hit the ball in the face of the umpire. that was after being a ballboy for rafael nadal. many students will be aware of this, they are gearing up to receive their a—level results. but for two stu d e nts a—level results. but for two students from manchester, but they will have extra significance. two were due to take their exams just before a bomb killed 22 people ata just before a bomb killed 22 people at a concert in may. they both struggled and shared their stories with us this morning. all of a sudden there wasjust a huge bang. you could feel it shape underneath your feet. people just started running screaming. subconsciously you knew what it was. i think the initial reaction was just to get out as quickly as he could. my next exam was my next day after the concert. in the morning at nine o'clock. so i was really tired because i didn't get much sleep. i was due to do my last exam on the friday after it happened, and i thought, i'll give it a few days and see. i got in there, i opened the paper and tried to do the first question, then i sat there trying to read the second question but i couldn't comprehend what was on the paper. ijust kept thinking about the night before, and ijust asked, please, can i leave? because ijust couldn't think. i couldn't pluck up enough courage and i couldn't get myself to concentrate to revise for the exam. at first i felt like i couldn't do anything, but then we were given the opportunity to sing at the concert. it was an amazing experience and we got to raise so much money, and it's just a really good feeling. yeah, it was nice to be part of something really special. we were fortunate enough to get out unharmed, we want to do what we can for the people that didn't and show our respect. it's been a really pivotal moment in my life. i know this is something that is a huge part of my character and identity now. i think it'sjust changed my outlook. i need to be thankful that i am alive. so even if something happens that seems bad, ijust kind of need to lift my head up and think, it's ok, it's not the end of the world. i think i was a lot more stressed before the concert, and i think afterwards it really put everything into perspective. it teaches you not to stress about the little things as much. one of the most important things is to keep your loved ones close and be happy and grab every single opportunity that comes to you. as long as you know you've tried hard, it doesn't really matter what happens afterwards. as long as you've put your best in and you know that you've done everything you can, then you don't need to worry at all. good on them. so impressed. good on them. so impressed. good luck to everybody who is receiving their results. if the next couple of weeks. all the best to those two. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. our main story this morning: britain's largest and most powerful warship has sailed into its new home in portsmouth. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. good morning. this is a beautiful weather watchers picture sent in this morning and it is of course of east yorkshire. you the full. the sun is out but it's not out everywhere. in the west of northern ireland you have rain and through the day that will slowly move eastwards. it's courtesy of this weather front, connected to this low pressure. 0ne weather front, connected to this low pressure. one look at the isobars, they are tightly squeezed, so it will be breezy, at windy for some of us, especially through the irish sea and western coast of scotland. a bright start to the day, with some high cloud, but that will tend to break through the afternoon and we will have more sunshine. the rain comes across the irish sea into the western fringes of wales in south—west england. some of it will be heavy and ahead of it the cloud will build. a lot of dry and sunny weather in the midlands and east anglia, kent, lincolnshire, up to northumberland. the rain continues to edge towards north—west england and out of northern ireland. kind it there will be some showers. the scotla nd there will be some showers. the scotland the rain edges along most of scotla nd scotland the rain edges along most of scotland through the afternoon. some of that is likely to be heavy, especially anywhere with a bit of height. the bridge are wise today about 14— 16 in the north, to about 23 in the south. —— temperature wise. 22 in the channel islands. 0vernight the rain advises eastwards, pushing towards the north sea, but we still have a lot of it left in central and eastern parts and southern england. behind that some work around the coast. this morning we've got clear glenn's. the temperature will dip between about 10-14. temperature will dip between about 10— 14. slowly tomorrow we leave the rain and it clears towards the near continent. behind it there will be some cloud and then brightens up and we have a day of sunshine and showers. some of them are likely to be heavy. temperature wise, if you are out of then we have up to 23. for friday low pressure still drives the weather. you can see the isobars again are tightly packed, which means it will be quite a gusty day. the wind blowing through northern ireland and wales, central parts of england, southern scotland and quite a few showers. some of them ganging up a few showers. some of them ganging up to give heavy downpours. you can also see a lot of dry weather in between the showers and as you move further south some of us will miss the showers altogether. in the sunshine highs of 21. it will feel pleasant. feeling cool if you are courting one of those showers. we head into the weekend it will be breezy, with sunshine and showers. variable fortunes as to where you will see them. on saturday, there are few festivals and you could be lucky in southern areas and hang onto a dry day. perhaps a fleeting shower. moving further north you are more likely to catch a shower and temperatures on saturday are 14 — 21. thanks very much. so many of you have been getting in touch this week because of the series on family run businesses, talking about how yours have worked, the generations involved. as promised, steph is up and about again. a family run firm in wolverhampton. good morning! good morning. yes, they manufacture these things. these are the kinds of nuts and bolts they used to hold skyscrapers and subsea operations together. you can see stuart who is making a bolts. he has worked here for about 20 years and he told me how things have changed as it moved through the generations. this company employs 15 people. five of them are family members. unmanned dad and their three sons. we will meet them later. —— mum and dad. as it has passed through the generations the son, john, changed the business to make it more specialist because they were struggling to compete with china, with all of the must —— mass produced nuts and bolts. good morning. we have the bosses of the company here, mum and dad clare and john. what was it like to take over from your dad? it was great to work with him for ten years before he retired. i learnt a lot from him. there was a big way, shoulders, to keep the business going and the family name going. so that's been a driving force for the past almost 30 yea rs. driving force for the past almost 30 years. for you, you were an engineer and then decided to join the business after the kids got older? that's right. i was an engineer before i metjohn and that's how we met, through... a blind date, i believe? it was! that's how we met, through that. what's it like, running a family business, cause you've obviously got all of your lads here and your husband. is it manageable? what's it like at home? it is very challenging at times. when we've had a difficult day, we do tend to take it home, but at other times it can be very rewarding as well. to have we got here? this isjack, my eldest as well. to have we got here? this is jack, my eldest son, as well. to have we got here? this isjack, my eldest son, thomas, my middle son, and max, who is over there. they are still teenagers! we never really encouraged them to join the business but it has always been pa rt the business but it has always been part of their daily life. whenever we went home and had dinner with would—be talking about the oil rigs with just delivered to all the skyscrapers or even film production studios, so that always been so involved and so excited that it was almost a matter of progression for them tojoin once almost a matter of progression for them to join once they left school. we are going to meet the youngest now. max is 16. you'vejustjoined and you are doing an apprenticeship. how is it going? going good, thanks. ijust how is it going? going good, thanks. i just started last week. what's it like working with the family? good. i've sometimes they have a joke with me because i havejust started. one day do you want to be the boss? definitely! i will let you crack on. we have been talking this week about family businesses and we've seen some fantastic ones. so many amazing pictures. but there are of course challenges as well. you've done some research on this. good morning. tell us research on this. good morning. tell usa research on this. good morning. tell us a bit about the challenges. there are us a bit about the challenges. there a re lots of us a bit about the challenges. there are lots of elements to this. definitely. 0ne are lots of elements to this. definitely. one of the big challenges facing family firms revolves around succession planning. many family businesses struggle to identify who they can pass the business on to and when they will be ready. the other challenges around strategic planning. a long—term vision may be in place but they are not sure how to reach that goal. in the survey results we issued last year, those were the key areas. it's interesting whatjohn was saying about how his strategy for the business changed when he knew his sons were going to join. it's really key when you know your children are interested that you start to think about how you get them ready and prepared them to take on the role and be very supportive and give them the education and really leadership support that they need. there is criticism about productivity in family business. there have been. it's interesting. 0ur survey results point to some challenges around innovation, how you bring in additional technology to take your business forward and looking at succession planning and how it can impact productivity. but that doesn't show the contribution family businesses make to the global and uk economy and that shouldn't be underestimated. thanks ever so much joining us. really interesting to see it all being put together and the family dynamics are amazing. thank you again for all of those wonderful pictures. you will hear from me in about one hour. thank you. it's been so interesting looking at all of these family businesses. thank you for sending in all of your pictures. she is having so much fun! time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news. i'm claudia—liza armah. bbc london has learned that around £45 million has been spent on redundancies from transport for london. more than 800 staff have left as a result of ticket offices being closed. but tfl says the cost is significantly less than the overall savings. a private ambulance service in hertfordshire has been told it now has four weeks to improve it's service. pas is paid £1 million a month to transport patients, but some have been missing appointments and even operations. more than a 100 complaints have been made, but the company says the delays have been due to a lack of ambulances and staff. i've been let down four to five times. they've not collected me, nobody turned up. and this...i'm now at the back of the queue. i'm asking myself, what have i done to deserve this? a house for sale in north london has got art deco fans buzzing. it's gone on the market virtually untouced since it was built in the 1930s. the semi—detached house on willow road in enfield has been described as a time capsule, with its original fireplace and a gas cooker from 1955. it's now looking for a new owner for a whopping £550,000, fully furnished, of course. let's have a look at the travel situation now. first up on the tube — there were severe delays on the 0verground. things have improved, though — there are now minor delays there. 0n the trains, still issues at waterloo station. not as has as yesterday, but there are delays of up to 15 minutes and some cancellations following yesterday's derailment. meanwhile, at liverpool street, there are delays of up to 20 minutes for greater anglia in and out of liverpool street because of a signal failure. 0n the roads: in islington, upper street is closed south from liverpool road to city road from today until november for major water works. let's have a check on the weather now. good morning. although it's been warm in the last couple of days, it's been the coolest start to august for 30 years for the south—east. but today isn't looking too shabby. bright with sunny spells this morning. you'll notice the cloud building through the day, particularly into the afternoon. but still fairly pleasant. temperatures getting up to about 23—24 celsius. just a very light south—westerly breeze. that wind strengthens through this evening ahead of this rain pushing in from the west. that will be with us for most of the night. it'll be feeling fairly muggy. temperatures getting down to about 15—16 celsius. it will take most of tomorrow morning for that rain to clear, but it does take the cloud with it. by the afternoon we will have sunny spells and also some showers. temperatures up to about 23 celsius. there's a bit of rain coming up from the south in the evening but that all clears in time for friday. so a largely dry day on friday, but feeling cooler. saturday, some heavy, thundery showers around, but some sunny spells in between. then we return to dry weather on sunday. quite bright again, with sunshine. temperature wise, pretty warm the next couple of days, but dropping down from friday. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. bye for now. hello. this is breakfast, with dan walker and louise minchin. britain's largest aircraft carrier sails into port for the first time. hms queen elizabeth is the most advanced warship ever built in the uk but she's delayed and over—budget. we're live in portsmouth all morning, as big lizzie sails into her home dock. good morning it's wednesday 16 august. also this morning... no hard border after brexit. ministers say there won't be a return to customs posts between the uk and ireland but critics say the plans lack detail. president trump has again said that anti—fascist protesters share the blame for the violence at a far—right march in virginia. good morning. day three n r reports about family businesses. five people who work here are from the same family. let's meet them. in sport, there's a dream european debut for liverpool's teenage defender trent alexander—arnold as this free kick for his boyhood club helps put his side on the brink of qualifying for the group stage of the champions league. pretty. lipstick. dresses. love hearts. what's the difference between boys and girls? we will meet the doctor who has been investigated had gender stereotypes in the classroom affects them growing up. and carol has the weather. across eastern, seven are essential parts of the uk it will stay dry. full scotland, northern ireland and south—west england and wales, we have rain on the way if you have not already got it. more details in 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story. britain's largest and most powerful warship has docked at her home port in portsmouth. hms queen elizabeth was greeted by thousands of people lining the seafront. for the last seven weeks she's been undergoing seal trials. they've tested everything from the propulsion system to the sewage processing plant. the ships five galleys have been churning out more than 3,000 meals a day for the 700 crew and additional contractors on board. the 65,000 tonne carrier's first deployment is still a long way off. helicopters have been landing on her massive deck — 218 metres long in total. it will be another year before the new f35s will begin flight trials. and hms queen elizabeth won't be fully operational until 2023. 0ur south of england correspondent, duncan kennedy reports. there's never been a royal navy vessel like it. 65,000 tonnes, the length of three football pitches, and eventually enough firepower to place us amongst the world's maritime heavyweights. first conceived nearly 20 years ago, it's taken 10,000 people eight years to actually construct the hms queen elizabeth. as high as nelson's column, it has launched a thousand statistics. enough deck space to part 1200 minis. 8000 kilometres of fibre optic cable. other than capacity to bake 1000 loads a day. —— 0ven capacity to bake 1000 loaves a day. the basic crew willjust be 679 strong, much less than previous carriers. and all living on decks with wi—fi, access to a cinema, and a full operating theatre. but critics say the carrier has cost more than £3 billion and doesn't have a clearly defined role. the government, though, says it will be a demonstration of british power around the world. duncan joins us from portsmouth now. we can see her behind duncan now. there have been issues, haven't they? there have. it is a major day for the royal navy, an historic day for the royal navy, an historic day for them to take charge of this incredible vessel, in the home of the royal navy. we don't want to detract from what it is for them today and the families of the 700 members of crew who have been on board. this carrier, and the one that follows, the prince of wales in a couple of years' time, does have its critics because of those costs and the young player role according to those critics this kind of firepower will be deployed for. we have had the minister, harriet baldwin, saying it is clear, britain isa baldwin, saying it is clear, britain is a trading power that needs this military back—up to back—up the presence around the world. this week we celebrated the anniversary of the partition of india and a retreat from empire, if you like. the government still believes his kind of firepower, not only in military terms also humanitarian aid delivery terms, is still needed. very special day for them under royal navy this morning. we can see the docking process going on behind you. thank you. avoiding any physical posts or check points on the irish border is going to be the number one priority in brexit negotiations, the government has said. a paper setting out britain's negotiating position is being published today and will firmly reject what it calls "the hard borders of the past". 0ur ireland correspondent chris page is in belfast. this has been an issue we have touched on at numerous points during the brexit discussions. it requires real clarity, doesn't it? this issue is occupying minds from belfast to brussels how do you keep the irish border open question at the moment you drive across the frontier and hardly notice it is therefore that there are no immigration controls, no passport checks or customs posts. everyone involved in the brexit processor that should stay that way. how do you get around the fact the uk is outside the customs union and the republic of ireland inside? there have been a couple of ideas. there have been a couple of ideas. there could be a future customs partnership where the tariffs on goods would stay the same between the uk and the eu, meaning there is no need for customs posts. they also talk about the possibility of a streamlined customs arrangements, some electronic monitoring systems that customs authorities can see what goods are crossing the border back and forth. no one is pretending that coming up with a system like that coming up with a system like thatis that coming up with a system like that is going to be easy. donald trump has faced renewed criticism from within his own republican party by again blaming both sides involved in the clashes in virginia last weekend. the us president appeared to distance himself from his own statement a day earlier in which he condemned white supremacists. our us correspondent david willis reports. he was scheduled to make a statement about infrastructure, only veering wildly off message and referring to his original assessment of the cause of saturday's violence. i think there is blame on both sides. you look at both sides, i think there is blame on both sides and i have no doubt about it, and you don't have any doubt about it either. and, and if you reported it accurately, you would see that. condemned originally for failing to apportion blame for the violence which left one person dead and more than 30 injured, the president took to the white house on monday to denounce racism and the white supremacist groups that organised the rally. a carefully worded statement which briefly served to cool the embers of outrage, only for the president to reignite them 24 hours later. you had a group on one side that was bad and a group on the other side that was also very violent. nobody wants to say that, but i will say it. the remarks prompted sweeping condemnation from leaders of his own party. the speaker of the house took to twitter to say: with police forces around the country bracing for similar protests to the one in charlottesville, there is concern the latest remarks might serve to embolden certain elements at those protests. a hospital trust at the centre of an inquiry into a number of avoidable deaths among newborn babies, has been criticised for failing to learn the lessons of past mistakes. a report by the nhs standards watchdog, the care quality commission, found safety still needs to improve in maternity services at the shrewsbury and telford hospital nhs trust. we have seen sam improvements in some areas but some ongoing areas such as maternity, which is not what we would expect. we have made it very clear to the trust we need to see these improvements made in a much more robust manner and in a timely way. commuters travelling on one of the country's busiest rail networks face a second day of disruption this morning, following yesterday's train derailment at london waterloo. south west trains have advised thousands of customers not to use its services into london today. chi chi izundu is at london's vauxhall station for us. really problematic for so many people. yes. waterloo actually has about 270,000 journeys made to and from its station every day. now those 270 japanese are having to be distributed around various local stations like this one here at boxall. they have actually erected some barriers to try to cope with the capacity of travellers they are expecting during the rush hour. many of the trains here have been terminated here and absences are being warned that the trains will be either cancelled, delayed, or advise. the warning is, this could go on until tomorrow. we mustn't forget also that waterloo station is undergoing some major works. £800 million worth of engineering work. therefore, now, after that around yesterday, there are 13 out of 24 platforms out of use. in the last few minutes, it's been announced that manchester arena, the site of that horrific bomb attack in may which claimed 22 lives, will reopen next month. the venue will host a fundraising concert on saturday 9th september called ‘we are manchester‘ to honour those impacted by may's atrocities. the event will feature some of manchester's biggest music names including noel gallagher's high flying birds, courteeners and blossoms. the venue has said that public safety is their priority and they're doing all they can to keep people safe. all profits from the concert will raise money for the manchester memorial fund. a homeless man, hailed as a hero for helping victims of the manchester bomb, has been charged in connection with the theft of a bank card in the arena that night. chris parker ran towards the scene of the attack, which killed 22 people. he is due to appear before magistrates later today. james bond will return, and now we know so will daniel craig! the actor confirmed he will reprise the role of 007 on ‘the late show‘ in america, ending months of speculation. he first appeared on our screens as britain's most famous spy in the 2006 film casino royale. he did, however, say that his fifth bond movie would definitely be his last. you told me that the fall and it is written but i know that that is giving away all the secrets! he also said he would not be james bond again before. watch that space. clarks was this week forced to stop selling its ‘dolly babe' school shoes for girls after being accused of promoting sexist stereotypes — the equivalent product for boys is called called ‘leader‘. so how damaging is this kind of marketing? a new documentary series asks whether making schools gender neutral could help achieve equality for men and women in society. we can speak to the doctor behind the programme in a moment, but first let's take a look. men are better because they are stronger and they have more jobs.” think i would describe a girl as pretty, lipstick, dresses, love hearts. boys can only do football. why is that? they are fitter and stronger. i think strong as a boy word because they can fight lots of people. he was more important, girls or boys? boys because they can protect girls more. men are more successful because they can have harder jobs successful because they can have harderjobs and earn more.” successful because they can have harderjobs and earn more. i think men are better at it like being harderjobs and earn more. i think men are betterat it like being in charge. i think boys are cleverer than girls because they get into president easily, don't know? drjavid abdelmoneim joins us now. you have been part of this programme. you are a doctor. this programme. you are a doctor. this programme is about trying to deemphasise anything that tells the children now different and apart. treating boys and girls equally so that they grow up believing that they can achieve anything and not be limited by their gender. you are not ignoring the obvious biological differences, are you? trying to remove those stereotypes is what the programme is about. it is about gender stereotyping. it touches on nature, nurture discussions. it is a complex subject. we will never tease out what is more dominant and what is the winner in that tension. we are in control of how we nurture our children and it is important therefore, what we are saying here, to give each child the fullest chance to develop in a whole way and not to limit what they can learn by giving them certain toys, or certain clothing, or certain messages.” have watched the programme. 0ne clothing, or certain messages.” have watched the programme. one of the experiments you do is putting two babies, a boy and a girl in the opposite clothes and giving them to do carers to play with. this is an age old, classic experiment. the aduu age old, classic experiment. the adult changes their behaviour according to the clothing that that child is wearing. they believe the child is wearing. they believe the child is wearing. they believe the child is a male and so only reach for male toys for the child and tried to move the child away from dolls, for example. what that displays is that adults imprint on children what they expect that child to behave according to their sex. 0ne to behave according to their sex. one is that why you have give me a p°ny one is that why you have give me a pony and louise has the car? we have these for a real purpose. we took them out and about in manchester to see whether boys or girls would rather play with a pony or louise's r. so, which one of these toys would you prefer to play with? that one. this is fun to play with because you can have races and this is fun if you want to do it on your own. because it's a boy toy. the girl would like to play with this because it is beautiful and little girl's fashion. because it's more girly. a boy could play with that. it doesn't really matter. why did you pick this one? because. because what? it's cool. is this not cool? no. if you were a girl would it be cool? no. the poor unicorn! i thought it was a pony! it is interesting, what were the most pertinent things you found that we might need to look at? the most pertinent things you found that we might need to look aflm was the results, we found that the girls undervalued themselves, they have less confidence when compared to the boys and perceived their own intelligence to be less than the boys. the boys emotional robert eddery to use how they described how they feel was far less than the girls and their social empathy —— emotional vocabulary. these differences we are saying can be deemphasised, they ought to be deemphasised, they ought to be deemphasised by giving them the fullest chance. roy said his granddaughter is a complete tomboy and proves that gender stereotyping does not exist or is ineffective. mike says his boys and killed both play with cars and dolls. —— boys and girls. doug said gender neutral toys will not bridge the gap, pa rents toys will not bridge the gap, parents buying the toys will, children will play with any toys. i remember sitting in a big cardboard box and my imagination did the rest! thank you very much, it is a fascinating documentary. ‘no more boys and girls: can our kids go gender neutral?‘ starts tonight on bbc two at 9pm. let us know what you think about that and anything else we are covering. here‘s carol with a look at this morning‘s weather. good morning. it is a lovely start for some of us. this picture from west yorkshire, a bit of cloud around but it will break late and we will see some sunshine and we have some rain coming in already from the rest across northern ireland which will move slowly eastwards. that is courtesy of this weather front attached to the low pressure. it will be quite a blustery day, windy through the irish sea and western scotland, a dry start in the centre and east, the loud breaking up through the day. and then the rain comes in through northern ireland and the irish sea across parts of south west england and west wales. some of it will be heavy. the cloud will build a head it but what of dry weather across most of england until weather across most of england until we reach the north west when we see the rain showing its hand by 4pm. behind it in northern ireland some showers and the rain advances across scotland, not quite reaching the far north—east. again, some of the rain will be heavy, particularly with some height. in the sunshine it will feel nice, 23 celsius, but in the cloud and rain and the noticeable breeze, it will feel that bit cooler. through the evening and overnight, the rain advances steadily eastwards towards the north sea but we will be left with a hang back through eastern and central england, the south east and south coast and showery in the channel islands. in the west, some clearer skies and in sheltered glens it will bea skies and in sheltered glens it will be a cold start, rather like this morning but in the sunshine tomorrow the temperatures were picked up quickly. and with the clearer skies we will start with the sunshine but often goes the rain, leaving some cloud, the showers will develop. they will be hit and miss, you might not catch one and stay dry and in the sunshine, 21—23 degrees. heading through friday, low—pressure still driving the weather which means a showery scenario, and it‘ll be quite blustery, especially in this central pa rt blustery, especially in this central part of the country. you will notice it. some of the showers will merge so some will be heavy but not all others will catch them. further south it should be a drier day and in the sunshine again it will get up to 21 celsius. you can see also some rain in the north—east of scotland. for the weekend, breezy, some sunshine and showers. 0n for the weekend, breezy, some sunshine and showers. on sunday it looks like some rain could come into the north—west but there are a lot of festivals this weekend so if you are in the south it will be dry but further north you are more likely to see some showers. thank you. thousands of people have welcomed britain‘s biggest ever warship into portsmouth this morning. but the hms queen elizabeth‘s first deployment is still a long way off. though helicopters have been landing on the deck, it will be another year before the new f35s will begin flight trials. we can talk now to colonel phil kelly, who‘s a royal marine fighter pilot. he‘s the strike commander controlling all jets for the carrier, and he‘s in portsmouth. and also by commodore andrew burton, commander of the uk strike group. thank you forjoining us. could you tell us what your role will be regarding the rather large ship behind you? i end the strike warfare command so i look after everything that flies and walks off the ship in terms of the projections and defence of the carrier. we are looking forward to integrating the lightning to f35b strike fighter next year. and commodore, your role? my role is to command the whole task group sol will be embarked in hms queen elizabeth or in time the prince of wales, coordinating the orchestra of frigates, destroyers, submarines, support ships, rotary and fixed wing helicopters to protect the carrier and enable us to manoeuvre all around the world to project influence and if necessary power wherever it may be required. and from your perspective, today seems like a significant day for the royal navy. it is a tremendous day, for the royal navy and for portsmouth and a strategic date for the uk. it isa and a strategic date for the uk. it is a milestone in our path to regenerate the capability to deploy ships of this scale with a huge variety of assets embarked. it is a defence at it. the joint lightning ports, airports, royal navy personnel together to deliver this fifth generation fighter at the ce ntre fifth generation fighter at the centre of it but the importance of the manoeuvrability of a maritime task group to travel wherever is required around the world to do her majesty's governments bidding. can you tell us a bit about the f35? it has been tested in america and the defence minister was saying by 2023 the ship will be fully operational. what can it do and what will it bring to the royal navy? the f35 is an exceptional fifth generation strike fighter. we have pilots flying the super hornet with the us navy which has similar capabilities that we will introduce into service. the f35 is a game changer in my view having flown the sea harrier in the past, it will have real teeth to the strike group. it looks really impressive, i am sure you are aware of some of the criticism that has been levelled at this ship. partly because of the cost and also asking about what the role will be, and some have said that it seems that role is unclear, questioning the need for a vessel like this. if you could answer those criticisms.” think the ship of this size, the scale is its greatest strength, the buzz ability to adapt through life, and it will be in a service for 50 years, —— the versatility. it gives choice to our political masters in terms of whether we wish to respond toa terms of whether we wish to respond to a recent humanitarian disaster or engaged in a top end conflict. as a permanent memberof engaged in a top end conflict. as a permanent member of the un security council it is firmly the right thing for the uk to be doing and for the royal navy is at the centre of our strategic development. and on the cost issue? i think these carriers are real value for money, we have bought two for the price of one with the same deck area so we have good value for money and the intent to get the returns on the investment that the taxpayer has put into this programme. we have been hearing a lot of facts and statistics, how big it is and how many minis you could park on top of it, not sure why we are park on top of it, not sure why we a re interested park on top of it, not sure why we are interested in that but give us an idea of the scale of the ship insight and the capabilities and how many people will be on it and what sort of work it needs to do practically looking after all those crewmembers? the core ship's company is around 700 but she has space for 1600. when the ship is fully loaded with up to 36 lightning 2 fast jets, most of the banks will be full but as the ship evolves through its life and we see a mixture of helicopters and we see a mixture of helicopters and jets waxing and waning in response to the changing strategic demands placed on the ship, maintaining the ship will be a joint responsibility between the ship's company out at the andy dalton. workforce here at portsmouth when she returns. —— and the dockyard workforce. sustaining the ship at five days readiness at all times, we will have one ship between prince of wales and queen elizabeth always ready to respond to a developing crisis. thank you so much for your time this morning gentleman. hms queen elizabeth is buying its new home for the first time. we will have more from that later on. we will have the national headlines ina we will have the national headlines in a moment. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. a rather chilly start this morning. we have had some clear skies overnight. for many of us it will be a bright start. as we go through today rain will spread its weight in from the west. all because of this area of low pressure, this weather front foot it is the culprit for the increasing amount of cloud and outbreaks of rain. by lunchtime the rain will move its way into the west of scotland. cloud will increase across wales and the south—west. staying largely fine and sunny in central and eastern areas. at four o‘clock he will stop to see the rain moving its way into cornwall, and anglesey. in south wales and the south—west, plenty of sunny weather across the midlands, eastern parts of england as well. more clout and a few spots of rain into the isle of man and cumbria. in scotland and northern ireland it would be wet during the afternoon. quite breezy conditions especially around the western isles. temperatures 16, 17. in the south east butchers could reach 24 celsius. through tonight the rain will move its way through to all parts. —— temperatures could reach. perhaps a bit of a chill across scotland and also northern ireland. during thursday the area of rain will eventually scoot off into the north sea. elsewhere, looking at dry weather to start of the morning. one or two showers developing into the afternoon, particularly across wales, the midlands and southern parts of england. in the sunshine, in between the showers, not feeling too bad. as for friday, more showers around. otherwise dry with sunny spells. this is business live from bbc news with ben thompson and ben bland. brexit proposals: the uk government says there‘ll be no return to a hard border with ireland. live from london, that‘s our top story. the british government has unveiled its second brexit position paper — looking to minimise disruption at the irish border and let people and products flow freely between northern ireland and ireland. also in the programme.... why apple is making it harder for touts in asia to profit from the sale of its iphones.