taking place during galway‘s year as the european capital of culture. in a moment, will have a special programme about the coronavirus outbreak, but now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. hello there. we've got some very large contrasts in our weather today, from the stunning sunshine that some of us are enjoying across parts of northern england, northern ireland and scotland, to the rather drab, cloudy and wet conditions we have across parts of southern england. now, the rain that's been working in across parts of the south of england into east anglia, that's going to be pushing away during the first part of the evening. we'll be left with clearing skies and with light winds around, that's a recipe for it turning cold. the frost pushing a little bit further southwards into parts of wales and the midlands, along with northern england and scotland, but perhaps not quite as chilly in northern ireland, here we'll have some cloud and showers to start the day. otherwise, a fine sunny cold, likely frosty start to the day, maybe an odd fog

and given that. to the bbc newsrooms around the uk. years since the city was european capital of culture.. liverpool was the capital of culture ? liverpool was the capital of culture? 2008 it was. this is going to be a huge event. to be a huge event. them puppets, whatever you do, don't call them puppets. call them puppets. for a final time in october, for anyone who hasn't seen them before. anyone who hasn't seen them before. they are until you see them close up. the liverpool giants are an odd phenomenon. phenomenon. them and they have added millions of pounds to the local economy. pounds to the local economy. hardly notice the cranes holding them up. them up. centenary of the sinking of the titanic. titanic. the girl wasjoined by her grandmother. it was brilliant. wandering the streets until she was reunited with her granddaughter. reunited with her granddaughter. very emotional. impressive puppets! you can't call them puppets! i know, i only said that to wind you up! i only said that to wind you up! do you know which ones are coming? not yet. yet. naughty, he used to clock his leg an

i spent a decade of my career in liverpool, working through the european capital of culture, and i watched a city transform. some of that was about telling our story in liverpool, and across the tees valley we have this amazing story to tell, which is part of industry, pa rt tell, which is part of industry, part of nature, part of the landscape and people, and i think that 2025 would give us that opportunity to reshape and retell a story that matters. it matters to a huge volume of people. good luck with that. thank you, laura sellers. don't forget, you can let us know what you think, particularly if you are watching in middlesbrough. the details are on the screen. those are all the ways to get in touch with us. we are middlesbrough goes on all week, and culminates in the big weekend on radio one. now, let's get a look at the weather with sarah. hi, simon. 0ne a look at the weather with sarah. hi, simon. one of those days. blue skies and sunshine, some fairly heavy showers. not all of us will see them, the atmosphere isn't reactive at the moment, so lots of energy and some cloud. some of o

nearly 15 years to the day it was named european capital of culture, a title is then took up in 2008. there were lots of exa m ples took up in 2008. there were lots of examples around here of what that has meant for liverpool. of course leaving the eu means uk cities are no longer eligible to be named capital of culture for europe, one of the more visible effects leaving the eu has had on the arts and culture industry, but of course it is something that has affected entire swathes of british life. my colleague david sillitoe has been looking at what post brexit britain might look like, the potential benefits and deficits for what might happen once we do leave the eu in a rts happen once we do leave the eu in arts and culture... what you're looking at is the work of a british company called jellyfish, which isjust a part of the uk's fast—growing visual effects industry. this is rogue one, star wars, we've done a lot of work on star wars within the last two or three years. this is really high—end hollywood stuff, though. yeah, and we are one of the — if not the leading centre for

capital of culture in 2023. dundee, nottingham, leeds, milton keynes, belfast and londonderry had all submitted bids — but the european commission said the decision was one of the many concrete consequences of brexit. the government says it's deeply disappointed. the former labour minister ivan lewis has been suspended by the labour party while allegations of inappropriate behaviour are investigated. a complaint against mr lewis was made to the labour whips office earlier this month. mr lewis denies wrongdoing or non—consensual bahviour — but says he's sorry if he has made women who work with him feel "awkward". the labour party says it takes all allegations of sexual harassment extremely seriously. dozens of people had to be rescued from their homes in parts of cumbria and lancashire last night after heavy rainfall caused flooding. more than 70 people were helped to safety after the emergency services received hundreds of calls. a number of flood warnings are still in place. let's get the latest from our

they were down to try and become the european capital of culture but instead they will celebrate the ethnic diversity, so a lot of things going on and a lot of companies come here as well and we have channel for and sky moving into the city and burberry and the atm company link. mark goldstone is from the west and north yorkshire chamber of commerce. thanks for coming along. let's talk about the big news of the day, £150 billion is the policy that labour have set out today, an awful lot of money but for business leaders in the north, they would welcome that sort of commitment. absolutely and i wouldn't put it to a cost, this is an investment for the future and perhaps making up for some of the past inadequate investment we have had in the north. people in the north are playing a full part in this. it's a balance, because we don't want to break the economy and the conservatives would say it is reckless and we do need this. we are not talking about spending this in a single year. you might be getting train track today that is of the victorian era. i was trundling for four hours to go

the end of the european summer holiday season, a lot of people will have booked on short—term rental sites but we have an article questioning whether the whole model is destroying the very rich historic centres and cultural capitals. posing the question of whether the short—term light opportunities are a double—edged sword. they have brought in a lot of money and investment and reinvigoration particularly to a lot of these european centres that suffered a lot in the european crisis, but at the expense of locals, whether its local services, locals, whether its local services, local traditions and cultures, pushed up prices, and that's pushed people out into the suburbs. we are getting some responses. someone says what was lauded as a wonderful use of underused assets and parts of the circular economy is being seen by many environmental correspondence as a way for those with money to further fill their nests. that is true, you have to own the property in the first place in order to be renting it out. that is true, and it is how much is that controlled, how much gets put back and re

the city of galway is the european capital of culture for 2020. this is the eu nation most affected by brexit but it sees itself as having a different rhythm from its us neighbour, the uk. the moment when britain ripped itself out of europe, we are a proud european nation and the values of welcome and a progressive approach are really interesting. the coastline on the edge of the atlantic will take centre stage. the west of ireland is in line for development in an effort to spread more wealth to the regions. ireland has the fastest growing economy in the eu and galway seems to be feeling the benefits of that. across the country, opposition parties are emphasising issues like the shortage of housing, problems with the health service and a rise in the pension age. all that means is that the current prime minister is behind in the polls. leo varadkar does notjust have a high profile at home he has become well—known abroad because of his role in the brexit process. he said that with trade talks coming up, a change of government may be risky. the mes

and in galway in ireland, it is the 2020 european capital of culture, they we re european capital of culture, they were going to have an 0pening ceremony tomorrow but that, as you can imagine, has been cancelled. thank you very much for the update. this is bbc news. the headlines. 20 people are reported to have been shot dead and several others wounded in a mass shooting in north east thailand. five british people, including a child, have tested positive for the coronavirus at a ski resort in france. gusts of 63 miles per hour already in stornoway and ba cancels dozens of flights tomorrow. there are severe weather warnings as storm ciara approaches from the atlantic. an update on our developing story, the shooting rampage that has been taking place in thailand. the greatest —— latest we're hearing from writers is new —— two casualties have been brought out of the shopping mall, terminal 21 in the shopping mall, terminal 21 in the town of korat. this is early on in sunday morning local time, that is the light seen, the life shot, you can see there, of the mall, where the secur

the uk government created this award because of the success that the european capital of culture had the glasgow and liverpool. i was living in glasgow back in 1990 when it was the european capital of culture. it really did help change perceptions of that city. that year, they brought in pavarotti to perform in glasgow. they went the bighearted is. what they are trying to do in hull this year is make it home—grown, bring back people who are sons and daughters of hull to come and perform, the likes of richard bean, he will be performing, he has written a new plate which will be performed. we are now getting a countdown on the screens that says 2016 05. i think we have 50 seconds to go. they often linger time on the screens, i can tell you that! we are now one 2021 and i have an exact what! hull, you are not fooling me with your time! —— i have an exact watch. to sum up what i was saying, the hope is that it will do for hull what it did for glasgow and liverpool when they were the capital of culture for europe. and both those cities have really undergone regeneration, places wher

years european capitals of culture. kick starting a year of cultural events, the crowds came out for a night of music and light shows. king alexander and queen maxima started things off ringing in the opening bell. carnival is up and floating on the canals of venice. spectacularly dressed acrobats, dancers and musicians were part of a show with a circus theme. it's one of the oldest carnivals in the world, dating back to the 11th century. thousands of people from around the world are expected to visit the italian city to see the two—week long event, that will include masked balls, concerts and gondola parades — on land and water. that is the way it is looking. don't forget, you can reach me on twitter. hello again, good morning. yesterday, we had some rain for a time, then we saw the cloud thinning, but we will see the clouds thickening up again and more rain returning across northern parts of the uk on that weather front. that area of low pressure to the north, though, for a while has been bringing some very windy

year's european capitals of culture. kickstarting a year of cultural events, the crowds came out for a night of music and light shows. king willem—alexander and queen maxima started things off, ringing in the opening bell. 60 years ago, godtfred kirk christiansen, the second generation owner of lego, patented the lego brick, which took the world by storm. godtfred's then 10—year—old son kjeld regularly helped his father test out the new toys in the family workshop founded by his grandfather. kjeld kirk kristiansen spoke to witness about his —— kjeld kirk christiansen spoke to witness about his family's extraordinary business. the village was invented when there was not enough work. spare time toymaking has developed into a huge danish export. my grandfather was a very happy person. he made a lot of different kinds of wooden toys. for him, it was about making quality toys that were good for children. that is why he came up with the name lego, which means "play well" in danish. after the second world war, so many

this year marks the tenth anniversary of liverpool as the european capital of culture. as newcastle gateshead gears up for their great exhibition of the north — steph mcgovern has been back to liverpool to find out what impact their year in the cultural spotlight is still having on the city. for so long it was so easy to talk liverpool down. but then came a moment. the uk's nomination to be capital of culture in 2008 is liverpool. 2008 definitely felt like a moment. hundreds of thousands of people celebrating and everybody wanted to be a scouser. i was right there in that crowd as 2008 drew to a close. i was right there in that crowd as 2008 drew to a close. at one time we were getting really bad press, and now it isjust wonderful, i am choking up again. you are, aren't you? aw, bless you! an occasionally cynical city had been won over. were there cynics? well, yeah. i would have been foremost among cynics. really? because i've been trying to save my culture lots and lots of times. frank went from early day doubter too firm believer that something brilliant would come

capital of culture and it was a very busy year, and usually by this point, the tourists are flocking in. this is a new place on the tourist map of italy, but right now, as you can see, there is no one here and here right in the sassi of matera, there is nobody. it's very strange, very eerie. it must be. do you feel that the advice you are getting about how you could conduct yourself, what you should do has been clear? absolutely. from this morning, the rules have been very, very clear here. the government made it very clear what we can do, what we can't do. so the rules we have to follow, for example, the first thing is we cannot leave our towns, i local districts, if you like, unless we have permission for work or we have a medical emergency of some sort with a family member. we can go shopping, we can go to supermarkets, but only one person from a family is allowed to go in. they are being quite strict with that in the supermarkets. we are not allowed to form big groups on the street or even inside people have been fined for doing that this morning, i understand, in the matera. the

taking place during galway‘s year as european capital of culture. very good. time for a look at the weather. here's phil avery. a bracing start to say the least across the northern half of the british isles. this was the scene in the scottish borders. it was not like that everywhere. across southern counties of england, it is rather like that, and that's because we have a vigorous area of low pressure named alberto, across the channel can we are on the northern periphery. some of the coastal spots have been picking up strong winds and afair have been picking up strong winds and a fair bit of rain as well and the bad news is, i will run it on an hour or two, but it is moving slowly, so things will back up eventually across the south—west and wales, elsewhere across the uk, getting away from that low, not a warm afternoon, despite all of the sunshine and a peppering of showers across northern and western scotland with the odd one reaching the cumbrian tales. this evening and overnight, eventually the rain stops in the south—east, keeping that veil

of culture, a title it took up in 2008, so where better to look at the impact of europe on the arts and culture. i am joined impact of europe on the arts and culture. iamjoined by impact of europe on the arts and culture. i am joined by stand—up comedian will vranken. a lot of people in the creative industries seem people in the creative industries seem to have voted remain. do you think this has created something of a problem? i think that it has done is inadvertently highlighted the fa ct is inadvertently highlighted the fact there is a difference of opinion, and for a long time in the arts there has been one political direction only. so by brexit happening, the people spoke up and all of a sudden their artist agreeing saying that they don't agreeing saying that they don't agree with the status quo and we're finally hearing from those artists. has it particularly affected you? finally hearing from those artists. has it particularly affected you ?|j think has it particularly affected you?” think so, i have a pretty big mouth andi think so, i have a pretty big mouth and i don't

then i was elected to represent our city during the european capital of culture year as its lord mayor, i nearly burst with pride. when i was health secretaried twice to parliament —— when i was elected twice to parliament, as the mpfor elected twice to parliament, as the mp for walton, some of the most proud memories to me and my family. so it's beyond an honour and privilege to stand before you as the first ever metro mayor of the liverpool city region. today, the 1. 5 million people in our area have spoken loud and clear in favour of a labour metro mayor. they voted in favour of a bold manifesto, a labour vision and a fresh start. but this election campaign has been like no other. politics is in a state of flux. in this country too many policy ideas are progressed through the prism of what london and the south—east needs. the policies that whitehall sets all too often reflect the needs of the south whilst ignoring the needs of areas like oui’s. ignoring the needs of areas like ours. ina ignoring the needs of areas like ours. in a one size fits all approach. no wonder people

the european commission has said the uk can no longer host the european capital of culture, in 2023, because of brexit. it says it's only open to countries which arein or applying to be in the european union, european free trade area or european economic area. rosie millard is from the creative industries federation and was going to be one of thejudges. it just seems like itjust seems like the eu throwing its ties out of the rather large european shaped pram and just saying, well, if you do not want to be part of ask you cannot have one of our lovely things which is the capital of cultures. these are game changes are for the city. they com pletely changes are for the city. they completely change outcomes for the people living in the city and the city itself. it can completely change the way the city looks, he brought in millions of pounds in tourists and investments and the same with liverpool. it was just remarkable and cities want this price. now it's time for newsnight with evan davis. your house is deliberately burnt down. you see your children killed. you run to safety in a neig

brussels says brexit britain will not be hosting the european capital of culture in 2023 despite the scheme being open to countries that aren't in the eu. just how influential is russia's relationship with donald trump?

when we were european capital of culture in 2008 savannah in norway but the other non—eu capital of culture. it's not about being part of the eu, the reason why you are european capital of culture is to be pa rt european capital of culture is to be part of europe and showcase what you have as a city. it was a huge game for liverpool, for anybody who knows the city the last ten years have been completely transformational and capital of culture was just the start. we hat £800 million of economic development. it accelerated the whole regeneration said the city is completely transformed. it carried on that growth after capital of culture. it's notjust about a year where you get the chance to tell your story on a world stage. it's about what happens after that as well. claire mccolgan, director of culture for the city, said she was surprised by the decision to disallow the uk. join us in the joining me in the studio is rosie millard, who is the deputy chief executive of the creative industries federation. she is also a member of the judging panel that was meant to assess the bids for the 2023 e

a bitter blow to britain — brussels ruled it cannot host the european 2023 capital of culture. sport now. day two of the first ashes moeen ali was promoted to six in the batting line—up, in the absence of ben stokes, so he and dawid malan will resume their innings at half past eleven this evening — half an hour earlier to make up for some time lost to rain this morning. are ina are in a england fairly decent position. we would like to get reasons early. the conditions are not as we expected. a huge amount of pace at the start of the day. came on to the bat as the day wore on. they bowled pretty well. the morning is crucial. if we can get through the first hour and edge towards a big score. its with a pick up and throw. disappointing, no matter what score a batter gets, they always want more. it would have been nice to have been there at the end of the day but, yeah, stuff like that happens in cricket. i think it is evenly poised. it depends what happens on the next morning. they batted the whole day but didn't get away from us. i thought they batted well. 4—down at the en

capital of culture in 2023. president kennedy was shot down and died almost immediately. the murder ofjohn kennedy is a disaster for the whole free world. he caught the imagination of the world, the first of a new generation of leaders. margaret thatcher is resigning as leader of the conservative party and prime minister. before leaving number 10 to see the queen, she told her cabinet, "it's a funny old world." angela merkel is germany's first woman chancellor, easily securing the majority she needed. attempts to fly a hotair balloon had to be abandoned after a few minutes, but nobody seemed to mind very much. as one local comic put it, "it's not hot air we need, it's hard cash." when bob geldof of the boomtown rats saw the tv pictures from ethiopia, he decided he had to do something. and he found his rock music friends felt the same. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: prayers for the crew of a missing argentine submarine but hopes fade as the navy says there may have been an explosion at the vessel's last�

the uk‘s turn to host the european capital of culture in 2023. dundee, nottingham, leeds, milton keynes, belfast and londonderry had all already submitted bids to hold the title in 2023 and spent hundreds of thousands of pounds in the process. the commission said it was a concrete consequence of brexit. sarah corker reports. liverpool was the last british city to be european capital of culture, almost a decade ago. the programme of arts, music and dance attracted millions of extra visitors and pounds. in 2023, the uk had been due to hold the title again. five cities were in the running but, just days before the winner was supposed to be announced, this bombshell from brussels. the european commission said... you look back in the past and countries that are not members of european union have had capitals of culture — bergen, in norway, and istanbul, in turkey. but the second thing that is really extraordinary, they knew the result of the referendum injune 2016, why did they wait until all the bids had been put in. leeds‘s bid has cost them a m

it is ten years since liverpool was europe's european capital of culture. every artist wants to perform here now, all the artists had a love for the city but now they really want to perform here. this is all about moving spectacle of street theatre on a grand scale. for the next 48 hours, merseyside really is the land of giants. danny savage, bbc news, liverpool. ok, it is now time for news watch. this week the bbc‘s politicaljournalism comes under the spotlight. hello and welcome to news watch. the dancing prime minister garnered most of the headlines at this week's conservative party conference but did the bbc do itsjob in covering policy as well as performance. and has the way we have got to talking about politics on the news just got too rude and argumentative? the party conference season is when we expect a leading politicians to set out their big ideas in the full glare of the media spotlight. sometimes though they declined broadcasters invitations to submit themselves to questioning and this week that led to a row. on tuesday, representatives from

the city of galway is the european capital of culture for 2020. this is the eu nation most affected by brexit but it sees itself as having a different rhythm from its nearest neighbour, the uk. the moment when britain ripped itself out of europe, we are a proud european nation and the values of welcome and a progressive approach are really interesting. the coastline on the edge of the atlantic will take centre stage. the west of ireland is in line for development in an effort to spread more wealth to the regions. ireland has the fastest growing economy in the eu and galway seems to be feeling the benefits of that. across the country, opposition parties are emphasising issues like the shortage of housing, problems with the health service and a rise in the pension age. all that means is that the current prime minister is behind in the polls. leo varadkarjust does not have a high profile at home, he has become well—known abroad because of his role in the brexit process. he said that with trade—offs coming up, a change of government may be risky.

the uk has been told that none of its towns and cities can now compete to the european capital of culture. the 70th ashes series is under way in australia, and england have done better than many expected. they reached 196—4 at the end of the first day in brisbane. they recovered from the loss of alastair cook in the third over, with mark stone and james vince sharing a partnership of 125 on their ashes debuts. our sports correspondent andy swiss sent this report. it is almost a national hobby. beating england is what australia have done so often hear and their fa ns have done so often hear and their fans flocked to the stadium with the confidence to match the visitors' caution. without ben stokes, england's low—key line—up began as the ashes underdogs and after opting to bat, it didn't take long to see why. mitchell starc snaring alastair cook forjust two. why. mitchell starc snaring alastair cook for just two. the script seemed worryingly familiar. australia's pace man floundering in. instead of a collapse, a comeback. not many expected james vince to be picked for this tour but he

the european commission has cancelled the uk's turn to host the european capital of culture. dundee, nottingham, leeds, milton keynes, belfast and londonderry had all already submitted bids to hold the title in 2023. the government says it's deeply disappointed. the commission said it was a concrete consequence of brexit. the argentine navy says it believes there was an explosion close to the last known location of a submarine that went missing over a week ago with aa crew members on board. the blast — described as abnormal and violent — was detected around the time the submarine sent its last signal. britain is part of a huge international search effort that's under way to locate the vessel. our defence correspondent jonathan beale has the latest. it's known as the silent service. but there's been no communication from the sanjuan and her aa crew for more than a week. the search had already reached a critical phase, with fears this submarine would soon be running out of air. now, more worrying news. scientists confirm they've detected an abnormal sound underwater near he

obviously, the uk cities can no longer become european capital of culture, post—brexit. is there a way of harnessing what we have learned from the previous experiences to be able to make that mitigated? of course, there is the uk city of culture, which commentary is in 2021 and hull has just culture, which commentary is in 2021 and hull hasjust been, —— which cove ntry and hull hasjust been, —— which coventry is in 2021. but also the world, we did huge relationship building with china, indonesia and with america actually, around how we engage artists to do great things in oui’ engage artists to do great things in our cities and places, and to tell that story especially in places like liverpool, a port, a huge melting pot of cultures, how we tell that international story to the world. where do you see the balance lying between positive and negative as to what the cultural life of britain might be like outside the eu? the positives, we have to keep those relationships going and keep telling the stories of the uk and different places. we need to really invest in t

there will be no more european capitals of culture in the uk. is the sun is setting before it has begun? the honourable gentleman... it is not surprising eu institutions are not going to be in a state that is not a member of the eu. that could not come as a surprise. 0n the capitals of culture, i agree, it is disappointing that after they had let british cities applying for the process , let british cities applying for the process, the commission decided they couldn‘t. we are in urgent talks with the commission about that and we are making sure all those citizens —— cities that apply can continue with their cultural development. it has been shown to be an extremely good basis for the regeneration of cities and towns across the uk. this saturday i will be announcing the winners... will my right honourable friend wish all retailers the best of luck and also wish those winners congratulations?” the best of luck and also wish those winners congratulations? i am happy to share my honourable friend‘s congratulations. many members will be cel

in 24 hours, the people of dundee will wave off the bed for the 2023 european capital of culture. a fantastic bid, which will generate some 1500 jobs and add 5% local gdp. can i ask the prime minister, notwithstanding her current difficulties with europe, to back this bid, given it comes the most innovative and forward—looking city in the hall of the uk? of course, we are always willing to back bids from any city in the united kingdom to become the european city of culture. but i work on the fact that dundee has put a bid for us and as part of theirs. but we want to support all cities in the united kingdom. it is a criminal offence for those like teachers, in a position of trust, to have a sexual relationship with those young people and is 18. but a constituent came to me recently that it distressed about a relationship between his 17—year—old daughter and a middle—aged driving instructor. while consensual, this is not illegal. i'm concerned there might be risks to young drivers by being groomed by a predatory instructor. do you agree that driving instructors a re do you a

this year the european capital of culture is the english city of hull. recognition that brings with it tourism, funding and the arts. but liverpool will be the last. the eu commission has confirmed the uk will no longer be considered after brexit, disappointing these five cities that have already bid to hold the title in 2023. now you might think that is not entirely surprising given that britain is leaving the eu. but, outside countries have hosted the capital, including iceland and norway, though they are in the eea, the european economic area. earlier i spoke to the lord mayor of belfast, nuala mcallister, who's involved in the belfast—derry 2023 bid. so it's absolutely bitterly disappointing from hearing this from the european commission over the past 2a—hours. it's disappointing from our perspective, belfast in partnership with derry because northern ireland has unique circumstances. the european commission itself said this. doors are being closed on us. with regards to what we are being told, very little in fact. we need a little bit more polit

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we are looking at the legacy of that european capital of culture to liverpool. we have got the sofa with us as well, and on the sofa one of the guests will be phil redmond, the guy who created things like grange hill, brookside, what a classic that was, and also hollyoa ks. classic that was, and also hollyoaks. more from me here and little bit later on. first, let's get the news, travel and weather where you are this morning. good morning from bbc london news, i'm alpa patel. the daughter of a pensioner who died of legionnaires' disease says she is still waiting for an apology from the care home responsible for his death. kenneth ibbetson died after moving into the bupa—run hutton village care home in brentwood in 2015. last week the private company was ordered to pay £3 million pounds. his daughter valerie says his death was preventable. he wasn't ready to die. he gave the home a new lease of life and he was looking forward to his twilight years, really. we all know that at some point in our lives we're going to lose our parents. but the circumstances under

capital of culture, over 1 liverpool was crowned european capital of culture, over1 million people came to see this event and crowded down the quayside to see the ships. amazing spectacle. later, there are three here this morning and 17 in total tucked away behind the liver building and they will come out for a parade of sale later and take part in the tall ships regatta. it is not a race for seasoned sailors, it is about bringing young people from different backgrounds together a different abilities coming together on the sea to build skills, to build friendships, and hopefully they reckon change lives. i want to bring in the race director, paul bishop. good morning. tell me what schooner fever is. it isa fever is. it is a phrase used for any young person who comes on these magnificent tall ships, they are captured by everything, they want to come back and sale on these tall ships time and time again. must be incredible, most of them are owned by charities and most of the young people who take part in this amazing event will be sponsored by charity and they will have a bursary you have

we are talking about that idea of a city of culture, different to a european capital of culture, which has taken off recently. what we're talking about is a uk city of culture. they talk about liverpool back into thousand and eight, it became the european capital of culture, really kickstarted reinvigoration and revival on merseyside. it led to 10 million extra visits of people to the city, generating more than £750 million for the local economy. so it was really seen as a driver of that regeneration. so back into thousand nine, the government decided it would announce a uk version of this, where just would announce a uk version of this, wherejust uk would announce a uk version of this, where just uk cities were eligible. and it means that one uk city gets to hold the title every four years. now, doesn't provide the same level of funding as the european one, but nonetheless it really puts it on the map, puts it in the spotlight for those four years, and gives it a bit ofa those four years, and gives it a bit of a boost. so if you look at some of a boost. so if you look at some of the

brussels says brexit britain will not be hosting the european capital of culture in 2023 — despite the scheme being open to countries that aren't in the eu. now it is time look at the stories that are making the headlines in media across the world: we begin with the gulf news and zimbabwe president elect emmerson mnangagwa who the paper says will inherit an economic wasteland that will take years for the new government to set right. meanwhile independent also paints a depressing economic picture, only this time of the uk which it says is facing a decade of low wage growth and a long—term fall in living standards. however there's more upbeat news in the ft for the eurozone economies where job growth and new manufacturing orders have reached their highest level for 17—yea rs. the guardian financial pages look ahead to black friday where uk shoppers are expected to go on a £2.5bn spending spree as discount fever sweeps the high street and online. and finally the telegraph has a warning for those looking to splash out on new fancy smart toys for kids this christmas. to splash out on n

mr tusk made those comments in the bulgarian capital sofia as european leaders gather there for a summit. here's gavin lee. now all of europe's leaders are here in sofia's national palace of culture and they are supposed be for the next 24 hours talking about the idea of enlarging the eu at some stage, with six balkan states looking tojoin. but donald tusk has ultimately hit the nail on the head and has talked about how the feeling across the european union right now is that times are difficult with the us. he said, the us government, there's sudden phenomenon on watching out for their capricious assertiveness, beyond predictability basically. two factors, one is the fact that americans are pulling out of the iran deal, the nuclear deal. with donald trump in the moment the europeans are saying "look, listen to us, this is not the right way to go about it. there could be european businesses that face sanctions." "the other issue is donald trump saying there will be tariffs on steel and aluminium as well. that could cost 6 billion euros worth of trade that goes from europe to the us. so wh

the european commission has said that the uk can no longer host the european capital of culture in 2023 because of brexit. it says it is only opened to countries in or applying to be in the european union, the european free trade area or the european economic area. rosie millard was to be one of the judges at that event. it just seems like at that event. itjust seems like the eu are throwing toys out of a rather large european shaped pram, frankly. saying, well if you don't want to be pa rt saying, well if you don't want to be part of us you can't have one of our lovely play things. which is the capital of culture. these things are game changers for a city. they com pletely game changers for a city. they completely change the outcomes for people living in the cities and the cities themselves. when glasgow was capital tal of culture —— capital of culture it changed the way that the city looked, it brought in millions from tourists and investment. it was remarkable. liverpool was the same and the cities want this prize. you're watching outsideside source, live from the bbc newsroom. t

the city of galway is the european capital of culture for 2020 —— the country of island. this is the country of island. this is the eu nation most affected by brexit but it sees itself as having a different rhythm from its us neighbour, the uk. the moment when britain ripped itself out of europe, we are a proud european nation and the values of welcome and a progressive approach are really interesting. the coastline on the edge of the atlantic will ta ke ce ntre the edge of the atlantic will take centre stage. the west of ireland is in line for development in an effort to spread more wealth to the regions. ireland has the fastest growing economy in the eu and galway seems to be feeling the benefits of that. across the country, opposition parties are emphasising issues like the shortage of housing, problems with the health service and a rise in the pension age. all that means is that the current prime minister is behind in the polls. leo varadkarjust does not have a high profile at home he has become well—known abroad because of his role in the brexit process. he said th

after it cancelled the uk's turn to host the european capital of culture. dundee, nottingham, leeds, milton keynes, belfast and londonderry had all already submitted bids to hold the title in 2023 and spent hundreds of thousands of pounds in the process. the commission said it was a concrete consequence of brexit. sarah corker reports. liverpool was the last british city to be european capital of culture, almost a decade ago. the programme of arts, music and dance attracted millions of extra visitors and pounds. in 2023, the uk had been due to hold the title again. five cities were in the running but, just days before the winner was supposed to be announced, this bombshell from brussels. the european commission said... you look back in the past and countries that are not members of european union have had capitals of culture — bergen, in norway, and istanbul, in turkey. but the second thing that is really extraordinary, they knew the result of the referendum injune 2016, why did they wait until all the bids had been put in. leeds's bid has cost them a mil

european capital of culture. so there's a realfocus on it. it's european capital of culture. so there's a real focus on it. it's a different city from the one it once was. nevertheless having a major british art institute right there which people will go for, just to visit the v&a, can only be a boom. they are calling it the v&tay. 0h, very good. it will mean people in the area, there is a reason everyone knows about, let's go there. let's go to dundee and they won't just go to the gallery. exactly. when they are there. they will see the city. these things bills. they will bring in visitors and investment and keep things moving forward. in visitors and investment and keep things moving forwardlj in visitors and investment and keep things moving forward. i can't wait to see the building. it looks terrific. let's turn to the times andi terrific. let's turn to the times and i have to say not for the first time the archbishop of canterbury has weighed in with some political opinions," tories last welby for parroting labour view" and he went to talk to the trade union congress. ye

first though, welcome to valletta, capital of malta, and for this year only, european capital of culture. the cultural programme for 2018 has a strong travel aspect, key themes include routes, cities and islands. the latest twin capital is the northern dutch city of leeuwarden, where the artistic highlight in september and october involves 100 friesian horses performing in a drama about the perpetual struggle against the sea. next, matt taylor from stafford in the english midlands is getting married in april, and he still hasn't decided on a honeymoon location. the bahamas are expensive to reach and to stay in, and not renowned for their depth of culture or great sightseeing. there's more on offer in dubai and the maldives, but that involves a long and expensive flight, at a time of year when the southern mediterranean is at its best. whether you are on the island of sicily, or here in malta, you can expect temptingly empty beaches, beautiful, clearskies, and feast on thousands of years of history, as well as heavenly cuisine. next, rita from verina in italy, is currently in singapore, w

we are starting off this week in bulgaria's beautiful capital, sofia. this vibrant european city is the perfect place for a break, laid—back, affordable, and picturesque. with its roman, byzantine, and ottoman sites, it's packed with culture and history. but for much of the 20th century, bulgaria was part of the eastern bloc, and under communist rule. as you walk the streets, you can find reminders of the communist era everywhere. one of the strangest is found at your feet. all across sofia there are shops called kleks sunk beneath pavement level. so these shops might seem really odd now seeing as they are close to the ground, but it is an interesting history. they were basements and bomb shelters. after the fall of communism, people needed to get resourceful. there was not much money going around and people had to use their basements to sell thigns. i'll grab some mnms! it drops down another 2—3 metres there. he's got another step to step up to see me. blue or... i'll take blue! after the iron curtain fell, kleks were some of the first private busi

in the north—west of ireland the city of galway has been named 2020 european capital of culture. unfortunately due to lockdown they have had to delay their programme of events until at least september, but the last time we visited there we did see one of its gastronomic highlights. this is the heart of the oyster bed. the wild oysters here, the native flat oyster, they have come from the wild oyster fishery out here. there's 800 acres of wild oyster fishery. the fishermen go out there in the winter months, november and december and they fish them off the beds. we buy them and we put them on our own beds here where they develop their own unique flavour, and they get that from the fresh water coming in from the fields of athenry, and we have connemara to the north so you really have wonderful flavours and textures in the oyster that they develop. these oysters, we are taking them up and they'll be brought over to the packing shed where they will be sorted and grated and packed into the baskets and they're be heading off to london. in 36 hours they will be in the restaurant table ov