06/01/2017 Breakfast

This is Breakfast, with Louise Minchin

Donald Trump goes face to face with intelligence chiefs

after weeks of speculation over hacking.

They'll tell the president-elect why they think Russia intervened

in the US election campaign, as he faces criticism from both

Grow up. Time to be an adult. You're president.

Unions say a strike on Southern Rail will go ahead next week

despite a report which says it is safe for train drivers

I will try to keep my feet dry all morning at the London boat show,

giving us a glimpse into the UK's growing leisure boat industry. From

small, human powered, two giant super yachts.

And it's one of the highlights of the sporting calendar,

as the top teams enter the FA cup, and one of the world's most

successful managers Pep Guardiola gets his first taste

The sounds of Stonehenge and why they could reveal some

Good morning. Will it be the sound of ice scrapers echoing around the

south and east today? It is a day of contrast. While some have frosts,

temperatures down to -6, for others it is cloudy and wet. The forecast

coming up in 15 minutes. The US president-elect

Donald Trump is due to meet intelligence chiefs today,

to discuss claims that Russia tried to interfere in the American

presidential election. He's faced criticism from both

Republicans and Democrats about his approach to

the allegations, and less than 24-hours before the meeting one

of his top intelligence advisers The three wise men of US

intelligence. Together in their belief that Russian hacking

interfered with the presidential election, intending to help Donald

Trump win. Hacking was only one part of it. And it also entailed

classical propaganda, disinformation. But in the last few

hours the President-elect has again questioned that judgement. How is

the FBI so sure there was hacking, he asked in a tweet, when they

didn't even examine the Democratic campaign computers allegedly

targeted? It is the latest in a long list of online outbursts. First

rubbishing intelligence officials before saying his -- he's a big fan,

then challenging again. The CIA said he was expect in a feisty meeting. I

am hoping that he will be respectful and professional. Respectful of the

agency as well as the community and looking forward to a rather robust

if not sporty discussion on this issue. There has been more blunt

criticism of Mr Trump's approach from his political enemies. Grow up.

Time to be an adult, you're president. Not president just yet,

but Donald Trump's already announced at least two of these men will be

replaced when he takes office two weeks today.

Theresa May is due to hold her first meeting with Donald Trump,

It's emerged that two of the Prime Minister's closest

aides went to Washington in December to hold discussions

Our political correspondent, Eleanor Garnier,

It will be a significant moment, as is any meeting between the UK Prime

Minister and the new US president. But Theresa May's relationship with

the White House is especially important, as she tries to reshape

the UK's role, in taking Britain out of the EU. Archie won't be the first

UK politician to meet Donald Trump. That was Nigel Farage and last night

he was boasting that he will be at Mr Trump's inauguration. But having

sent her two most trusted and senior aides highlights the importance that

Theresa May and Number 10 place on establishing a strong relationship

with Mr Trump. I think that meeting between her aides and Mr Trump's top

team might have been a little bit awkward. Her two Chiefs of staff

have publicly criticised Mr Trump in the staff. One said that Donald

Trump is a chump and the other said American politics was depressing

enough before Trump took off. Clearly building at a few bridges

hasn't gone amiss. Thanks for an much. We will look ahead to that

meeting between Donald Trump and his intelligence advisers a little later

this morning. The failure to predict the financial

crisis of 2008 was a Michael Fish moment for economists,

the Bank of England's chief Andy Haldane compared financial

forecasts to the famously inaccurate reassurances given

by the BBC weatherman ahead Mr Haldane said the profession

was "to some degree in crisis" following the crash

and the Brexit vote. The train drivers' union Aslef says

it will go ahead with three days of strike action on the Southern

Rail network next week. That's despite a report

by the Independent Rail Regulator claiming that trains

with driver-operated doors, A busy commuter line brought to a

standstill in December when Southern Rail's drivers and conductors went

on strike. Passengers on the railway between London, Surrey, East Sussex

and West Sussex intuit more than 24 strikes last year and they are in

for more. The drivers union Aslef insists it will go ahead with

324-hour strikes next week. On Tuesday the 10th, Wednesday the 11th

and Friday the 13th. The dispute is about this. Southern wants its

drivers to take over closing the doors, a job currently done by the

on-board guard. The union says it is less safe and threatens jobs in the

long run. But after further review the regulator, the office of rail

and road, has confirmed it regards the plans as safe. Why don't

intervene? In light of that report the transport secretary Chris

Grayling says the strike should be called off. He also wants nationwide

safety guidelines on the way trains are dispatched. At Aslef disputes

the report and says its members will book out next week. If that goes

ahead Southern Rail says no train will run on Tuesday, Wednesday and

Friday. Lenders of both Aslef and the RMT, the rail Maritime and

Transport Union, are also planning three further strikes late in the

month. A lack of funding to improve

forensic science is jeopardising the integrity of the criminal

justice system in England and Wales, The Forensic Science Regulator

says it's also concerned about the processing of DNA

samples taken from suspects The National Police Chiefs Council

says it has secured extra funding to respond to the challenges

faced by the service. Bed blocking in the NHS in England

has become significantly worse in mental health trusts

than in acute hospitals, Ministers say they will be

spending ?400 million over the next four years,

to ensure mental health teams can provide support to

people in their homes. Oliver Lang helps his father run

a small Post Office in Norfolk. In 2014, the 27-year-old

was detained under the Mental Health He spent several weeks

in a psychiatric unit but even when he was well enough

to leave he couldn't. Delays in arranging suitable support

in the community meant he spent a further two months

unnecessarily in hospital. I just felt like I was in danger

in there because a lot happens in hospital and I felt

like if someone attacked me I would have to defend myself,

but if I did defend myself and hurt someone then they'd say

I was a danger to the public still and they would keep me

locked up for longer, so I was trying to be

whiter than white. The latest figures show more

than 200,000 bed days were lost in the NHS in England

as a whole in October 2016 due For NHS trusts specialising

in physical healthcare, that represented a 30% rise

on the previous 12 months. But for those trusts most closely

focused on mental health and learning disabilities,

the increase was 56%. The analysis was carried out

for this former care minister who says the figures show that

mental health patients It means there's a shortage

of community psychiatric nurses, a shortage of support services

like detox facilities and a shortage in social care, which I think has

hit people with mental Ministers say they're spending ?400

million over the next four years to ensure mental health teams can

provide more support to people Stalkers will face longer

jail terms under a drive The maximum sentence

in England and Wales will rise The Ministry of Justice says

the plans will help ensure the punishment reflects the damaging

impact stalking has on victims. The funeral will take place today

of the man who was shot dead 28-year-old Yassar Yaqub died

after officers stopped a car he was in on a motorway slip

road near Huddersfield. A man arrested as part of the police

operation will appear in court later The actor Om Puri, who starred

in the British comedy East is East, He was 66 and is reported

to have had a heart attack. Om Puri was awarded an honorary OBE

for his contribution to the British William Lindesay has been obsessed

with the Great Wall of China since seeing it in a school atlas

as a child in England. And last year he embarked

on an epic journey, leaving his home on Merseyside,

to fulfil a lifelong ambition to film the wall in its entirety

from the air, using a drone. His travels have taken him all over

north China and even to Mongolia. You can see some of the

extraordinary images he has filmed. That looks absolutely stunning.

A baby elephant in Thailand has been forced to overcome her fear of water

by learning to walk again using hydrotherapy.

Meet five-month-old Fah Jam, who lost part of her foot in a trap

She'll need up to three months of treatment to help strengthen

the muscles in her leg, but her vet says she's already

Despite most elephants loving the water,

Fah Jam was a little nervous going into the water.

I can see why she is a little bit nervous.

Apparently the treatment is working and it is ongoing.

Lovely. Good morning, everyone. Good morning, Mike.

It works for footballers and sport stars as it takes the weight off.

Anyway, talking of football, one of the highlights of the sporting

calendar anywhere in the world, the FA Cup third round. The giants of

all go against these teams that many people have never heard of. Really I

suppose you can say it has more unlikely heroes and places you've

never heard of any fairy tale. That's what makes it so special.

But it kicks off tonight with one of the most famous managers in

football, but he has never tasted winning the FA Cup.

West Ham host Manchester City in the first

For City manager Pep Guardiola, it's a new experience.

He's never been involved in the Cup and he says he's looking forward

Elsewhere, Hull City have appointed Marco Silva in their bid to avoid

The Portuguese, who's nicknamed the 'mini-Mourinho',

has signed a deal until the end of the season, after Mike Phelan

Sir Andy Murray is through to the semi-finals of the Qatar Open

after a hard fought victory over Spain's Nicolas Almagro yesterday.

He'll face Thomas Berdych in the last four and could face

And the Welsh Rugby Union say they've done all they can to bring

The Wales and British and Irish Lions full-back's

contract with the French club expires

If you've ever wondered what Eddie Jones's. Looks like, I'd will show

you in a moment. Can you do it now? Shall we break protocol? What gets

me is sport stars have small dogs. Andy Murray, Djokovic, they both

have small dogs. Eddie Jones... He is here with his little dog, Annie.

So sweet. What he/she?

Some sort of Collie. -- what is she?

If you base that on the premise of owners looking like their dogs, not

much going on there. No, a lot of hair, not so much!

Maybe it is to do with portability. Indeed. Travel a lot and less danger

of injury. If you have a huge Alsatian or rottweiler and it has an

injury potential you will be out of the next match!

I think it looks like a happy -- papillon but I am not an expert.

They are talking about this Michael Fish moment here.

The Telegraph film review. Five stars to the Jackie Kennedy by pic.

This is Natalie Portman in the title role. Patients also to be diagnosed

by robots and a new NHS service. The Times, a couple of stories.

Diesel pumping out more than twice the toxic gas of lorries and buses

of the same age, according to new analysis. The other story is about

the White House and the announcement that Theresa May will be visiting

the White House sometime in February. Relatively soon. That is

the habitat and start building relationships.

The Guardian talking about this man who has found it impossible to get a

UK passport, despite the fact that he was born educated.

I saw this yesterday. I don't know if you have seen people walking

through supermarket in dressing gowns. I don't have a problem with

it. Apparently this is a photograph taken actually in a supermarket near

here in Salford. Some young ladies walking through the supermarket in

their pyjamas. Some people were offended by it. Some people are

really deeply offended. Lots of other shops will apparently give

them a warning, Tesco, but other shops say you can come to our shop

as long as you were not wearing your birthday suit. I would not even

notice what other people were wearing when I go to get some beans.

I have definitely gone to the shops in slippers. I don't even have

slippers! I have been there in a onesie. In a onesie! There was

nobody there. It was a fox onesie. It makes you look with a fag. I

don't wear it very often. -- makes you look fat. What were you buying?

Milk and a toilet roll, mostly. Marvellous. I bet Matt is dreading

the question now. Do you want to just equip the weather or join in

the inappropriate things at the supermarket conversation? I have

never gone to a supermarket in my pyjamas or a fox outfit. This

morning you might need a slightly warmer onesie across the South and

east. It is another morning to scrape frost of the car. A big

temperature contrast compared to yesterday. These temperatures

started yesterday widely below freezing. Oxfordshire and Greater

London still with a widespread frost, but elsewhere, especially

County Down and the Scottish Borders, a big temperature boost.

County Down around 40 degrees warmer than it was this time yesterday

morning. -- 14 degrees. That is because of a change of weather

condition. Cloud spilling through the night and some rain as well. Air

coming from the Atlantic is bringing lovely sunny conditions yesterday

and squeezing into the south-east, but bringing the rain. Wettest in

Northern Ireland. The rain has been turning heavier of the last few

hours. Splashes of rain and the odd spot of rain and drizzle into

western parts of England and Wales. For the next few hours, rain

continues in Northern Ireland. Same for western parts of Scotland.

Heaviest in the far south-west. A bit of sunshine coming your way.

After initial breaks in the cloud to the east of the Pennines, where

there is a frost, temperatures will rise. Cloud was built in and then it

goes across western parts. More of a Bruce Poon yesterday. The south and

east, a widespread frost. The odd patch of mist and freezing fog. If

you are out on the road, you will need to scrape your windscreen. Once

the fog clears, the brightest weather throughout the day. Sunny

spells continuing. But the sunny blue skies when he saw yesterday. A

few hints of sunshine at times for northern Scotland, but the rain is

as in Northern Ireland and the heaviest rain into the afternoon for

parts of northern England and north and west Wales. Quite a murky round

bequests. 11 degrees in both fast and four or five in Norwich -- the

coasts. The rainy weather makes it would East Anglia tonight. Lots of

cloud for England and Wales. Very misty. Frost free into the start of

Saturday. Across Scotland and Northern Ireland, clear skies, and

from northern Scotland, the chance of frost into the start of the

weekend. The brightest weather for Saturday will be northern Scotland

with sunny spells. Elsewhere, most places will be dry. A lot of cloud.

Very misty over the hills of northern England and Wales. The odd

spot of rain and drizzle around as well. Temperatures in northern

Scotland around five or six at best. Ten or 11 in the south. The same

sort of conditions as well into Sunday. Thank you.

From small boat-builders to glamorous super yachts,

business is booming for the UK's leisure boating industry.

Figures out today show that its grown

Coletta's finding her sea legs at the London Boat Show for us.

It looks lovely. They put that pool in especially. Yes, it is lovely.

This is the London Boat Show. There is a real river outside, but we are

using the slightly warmer this version, and intellect. There are

about 400 boats and display. It is a big industry. That is the leisure

boat industry, not cruise boats. Smaller ones from the very small to

be big in fancy yachts use it. The industry is worth about ?3 billion

to the UK. It is growing. Not hugely, but by about 1% each year

for the last five years. It employs a significant number of people. With

a third or fourth biggest in terms of employment in the world when it

comes to leisure boat industry. Some of the boats are very small and

human powered, like these guys. Rob, is it a nice day for a paddle?

Excellent. Nice and warm in there. I will try to keep my own feet dry. I

will nip in and talk to pip, who is in charge. This is going very fast,

watersports. Yes. We have the entry-level boating, the kayaking,

stand-up paddle board, that is on the increase. That is what we are

finding. Thank you. We will hear lots more throughout the programme.

I will head down to the CP at at the other end as well. -- superyacht.

They are obviously experts because no one has fallen in. Not yet. I'm

sure it can be arranged. We will be back there later. It looks like fun.

Like a little machine, in little surf machine. Brilliant.

It's a time of year when darker days and financial pressures can cause

anxiety and depression for some people, and it's over the winter

months that health professionals say they see an increase

One type of support that's on offer is internet-based therapy,

that involves chatting to someone and getting advice online.

Breakfast's Graham Satchell has been to meet one man who's benefited

from this way of treating depression.

I struggle. I have struggled. Not a time of year I enjoy at all. When I

expected to be I'm supposed to be, and struggling. Christmas and New

Year is a difficult time panic. He has lived with anxiety and

depression for many years. I worry about everything. I worried about

this interview. I have been since I found out it was happening. My

natural instinct is to worry about everything. I constantly thinking

and analysing everything going on around me. I struggle to make

decisions, some of them really simple decisions. When I will have

supper, for example. I can spend an awful long time in the supermarket

just trying to get through that kind of thing. Nick went to his GP for

help. She offered him a series of online therapy sessions. It is a

typed conversation with a trained therapist they never made. It is

quite strange getting started -- meet. You talk about how you are

feeling, what you are thinking. There is a pause while the other

person, your therapist, is waiting to respond. And just writing

something down, which I have never done before and were scared to do

it, I found it was a safe way to do that. It had quite a profound effect

for me personally. As well as the convenience of this kind of therapy,

advocates say doing it helps some people to open up. I found it really

liberating in a way I was not expecting. I shared some pretty

challenging things from my perspective, anyway. It is

surprisingly how much more information on the patient has been

able to share using the system. Online therapy on NHS is normally

delivered by private companies. Critics say it is just a cheap way

of providing a service that should be face-to-face. But the therapist

to do it say the success rate is the same and the process is surprising.

When you put a computer between an experienced therapist and patient,

all sorts of things can happen. Usually, in my experience, those

problem statements, the first thing they say to their therapists, take a

little bit of getting at. Here we see it occurring right there in the

first session. That is really important, because once you know

what the problem is, you can start the treatment. Talking to a

therapist online won't work for everyone, but it has helped make. I

guess it gave me a way to cope -- Nick. I was really struggling to

cope with what I was thinking, and it gave me a real way to cope. It

can be especially hard this time of year for people.

That was Nick Martin speaking to Breakfast's Graham Satchell.

He's been dubbed Britain's grumpiest shopkeeper after charging customers

50 pence to browse his second-hand book store.

But with small retailers being squeezed by high street giants

on one side and internet shopping on the other,

you might think that Steve Bloom is making a brave stand.

It is hard being an independent retailer, leave it like that.

A charming market town. Beyond these stores is a bookshop, and browsers

are in for a surprise. Have you bought anything here before? No. We

came here about five units go. It is 50p to come in. And then between

you, not age, and if you buy something, you get it back. Not

everybody likes it, and certain words have been exchanged which you

will not find in any of these books. It is my shop, my little world. I

run it. I'm comfortable with feeling the people who come in and

appreciate it, and I do feel it is my right. People say to me, you

should not be doing this. Well, you get charged all the time for all

sorts of things. If there is a book fair, a craft fair, a car park.

Toilets. It is not so ridiculous as people say it is. But the parish

council says it is embarrassed. It has received over 20 complaints.

When people who are unaware of the charge I challenged by him to pay

it, he then is rude and offensive. It spreads like wildfire. The damage

to our reputation in the wider world is quite considerable. The building

where Steve's shop is based is run by trustees and they say his

management style does not constitute a public nuisance. Their lawyers

have told him so. In the meantime, Steve has agreed to put up a sign

which will tell customers what to expect.

Faaiuga! Charge 50p and some people do what you going to supermarkets

with your pyjamas on -- There you go! When you hear Steve explain his

thinking, it sort of makes sense. You can understand why people are

offended as well. Let us know what you think via the usual means and

online as well. Time now to get the news, travel and

I'm back with the latest from the BBC London newsroom

This is Breakfast, with Louise Minchin and Charlie

We'll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment,

As Donald Trump prepares to meet top intelligence chiefs to discuss

the allegations of Russia hacking, we'll ask one a former diplomat

who worked in the White House what the latest row tells us

Is it fair to charge customers to browse?

After a shop owner receives complaints for charging 50p

to enter his bookshop, we ask whether independent retailers

should be allowed to make their own rules.

They've even opened their own dance school, but we'll hear why Kevin

still tries to copy Karen's moves when they go out.

But now a summary of this morning's main news.

The US President-elect Donald Trump is due to meet intelligence chiefs

today, to discuss claims that Russia tried

to interfere in the American presidential election.

He's faced criticism from both Republicans and Democrats

about his approach to the allegations, and less

than 24-hours before the meeting one of his top intelligence advisers

The three wise men of US intelligence.

Together in their belief that Russian hacking interfered

with the presidential election, intending to help Donald Trump win.

And it also entailed classical propaganda,

But in the last few hours, the President-elect has again

How is the FBI so sure there was hacking, he asked

in a tweet, when they didn't even examine the Democratic campaign

It's the latest in a long list of online outbursts.

First rubbishing intelligence officials before saying

he's a big fan, then challenging them once again.

The CIA director said he was expecting a feisty meeting.

I am hoping that he is going to be respectful of the professional.

Respectful of the intelligence agency as well as the community,

and I'm looking forward to a rather robust, if not sporty,

There has been more blunt criticism of Mr Trump's approach

Time to be an adult, you're president.

Not president just yet, but Donald Trump's already announced

at least two of these men will be replaced when he takes office

Theresa May is due to hold her first meeting with Donald Trump,

It's emerged that two of the Prime Minister's

closest aides went to Washington in December to hold discussions

The failure to predict the financial crisis of 2008 was a 'Michael Fish'

moment for economists, the Bank of England's chief

Andy Haldane compared financial forecasts to the famously

inaccurate reassurances given by the BBC weatherman ahead

Mr Haldane said the profession was "to some degree in crisis",

following the crash and the Brexit vote.

The train drivers' union Aslef says it will go ahead with three days

of strike action on the Southern Rail network next week.

That's despite a report by the Independent Rail

Regulator claiming that trains with driver-operated doors,

Transport Secretary Chris Grayling says the strikes are politically

We will be talking to him On Breakfast later.

Stalkers will face longer jail terms as part of a drive

The maximum sentence in England and Wales will rise

The Ministry of Justice says the bans will help ensure

the punishment reflects the damaging impact stalking has on victims.

Bed blocking in the NHS in England has become significantly worse

in mental health trusts than in acute hospitals,

While physical health care saw a 30% rise in bed blocking

on the previous year, mental health trusts experienced

Ministers said they will spend ?400 million over the next four years

to ensure mental health teams can provide support to people

The funeral will take place today of the man who was shot dead

28-year-old Yassar Yaqub died after officers stopped a car

he was in on a motorway slip road near Huddersfield.

A man arrested as part of the police operation will appear in court later

The actor Om Puri, who starred in the British comedy East is East,

He was 66 and is reported to have had a heart attack.

Om Puri was awarded an honorary OBE for his contribution to the British

Those are the main stories. Mike's here.

Good morning. Reflecting on the magic of the FA Cup. It is the one

time of the year when we am mentioning the likes of the great

names, along with the less so. Talking about City, Pep Guardiola

gets a first taste of the FA Cup as his side travel to West Ham tonight.

It is live on BBC One. The third round of the FA Cup are under way.

The first match of the weekend is an all Premier League tie

at the London Stadium where West Ham host Manchester City.

Guardiola has achieved many things in the game

already but he's never been involved in an FA Cup tie.

What I hear before, it is special because the lower teams can beat the

big teams. That's why it is so fascinating. It happens in the cup

as well. That's why I am looking forward. But of course it is tough,

it will be luck of the draw. A big game for us and a big game for

them, the FA Cup. It is for the fans of course and I am sure they will

put a very strong team tomorrow, because it's a big chance for them

to get a trophy. Hull City have appointed

the former Sporting Lisbon and Olympiakos Coach Marco Silva

as their new manager as they attempt to avoid relegation

from the Premier League. The 39-year-old Portuguese,

who's nicknamed the 'mini Mourinho', has signed a contract

until the end of the season. He led Olympiakos to

the Greek title last season. Hull are currently

bottom of the table. Your hammock Kaunda has been beaten

in the semifinals of the sheds and -- in China.

Sir Andy Murray is through to the Qatar Open semi-finals

after beating Spain's Nicolas Almagro in straight sets yesterday.

But the Briton didn't have things all his own way in Doha.

The first set went to a tie break, which Murray won 7-6.

It was almost as tight in the second, but at 5-5

the world number one broke his opponent and served

The Welsh Rugby Union say it's made the best offer it can to bring

The Wales full-back's contract with the French club expires

Cardiff Blues and Scarlets are thought to be interested

in signing him on a National Dual contract, with the Welsh rugby union

We remember him paddling down to the medals in the summer, but now

Richard Hounslow has retired from the sport.

The 35-year-old won two silver medals in the canoe double

with partner David Florence at London 2012 and Rio 2016.

He said it had been a true honour to represent his country

He has been canoeing since he can remember, so at 35 you can

understand why he has had enough of sitting in those tiny boats,

hurtling down the rapids. He said he loved some of it, but hated some of

it. And he isn't going to retire? Everybody is retiring this week! I

don't think so! The quality of forensic science work

in England and Wales is at "significant risk"

because of funding problems, In her annual report,

Gillian Tully also expressed concerns about the way DNA samples

are taken and processed She joins us live now

from our Southampton studio. Good morning. Thanks for joining us.

This is the third time, we are trying to count, in three years that

concerns have been raised about forensic work. What's going on and

what's being done to change it? First of all it is worth putting it

in context. The vast majority of forensic science work is done well

in this country. At my job is to make sure that it is all done well

and to set a quality standards for that. What I'm finding is that I am

coming up against both police workers and small companies that say

they can't afford to meet the standards I have said, so that's

clearly a concern, because it is important that we don't drop the

standards, but that we make sure that the service is done properly.

We looked at one case where an investigation had been compromised.

Can you tell us what happened and how it may have happened? In that

case it looks like there was contamination between two different

people who were examined in on sexual assault. I have to say that

most of these examinations are carried out extremely

professionally, but the DNA methods we use now are extremely sensitive

and sell a great deal of care needs to be taken to avoid contamination

and we treat any incident where there has been contamination very

seriously, but we treat it as a learning opportunity. So we use it

to make sure that all other referral centres learn from those mistakes

and get better each time. If things like that happen what are the risks?

Resume a bleak the case and there? -- presumably. Other than the

forensic science in that case I don't know anything else about the

case, so I wouldn't be able to comment on specifically what

happened in that case. I know the sample was taken for forensic

analysis and it would be able to be used any more, but I can't really

say more widely. You said that police forces and private companies

have been telling you they can't afford to address the standards

you've been talking about. What do you think needs to be done? I think

most forensic science is done... Is commissioned by the police and it is

either done by their own laboratories in house or it is done

by commercial companies. Virtually all of those commercial companies

are already meeting the standards and police are working hard to get

to where they need to be and they are doing a great deal of work

towards that. But I am hearing from practitioners on the ground that

they are just not getting the level of resource they need to make sure

that they do meet the timelines for achieving the standards. So I think

what they really need is the support from the very top of their

organisations to make sure that they have the support they need. How

important are forensic stee you think in modern-day policing? --

forensics do you think. There is very little data on how important

and valuable forensics is to policing, but we know that when a

crime scene sample is added to the national DNA database that there is

an over 60% chance that there will be a match reported back from that.

So police will have a name, as a lead to take them further in the

crime. So it can be extremely important. We should say we have a

statement from the National Police Chiefs Council. The basis of it is

that the police service is committed to achieving accreditation and

improving standards of forensic science.

You're watching Breakfast from BBC News.

Less than 24 hours before he's due to receive a detailed briefing

from intelligence chiefs, Donald Trump's top intelligence

The train drivers' union Aslef says it will go ahead with three days

of strike action on the Southern rail network next week.

Let's have a look at the weather. Good morning. It looks lovely. Good

morning. It is another day of blue skies and frost for some this

morning. Some are starting the day and lovely and sunny but for others

it is not. The grey skies with this and there will be outbreaks of rain.

That has opened up the contrasts in temperatures. -6 across some parts

of the south-east where skies are plus eight in Northern Ireland,

where this time yesterday, we were at minus five. A huge change for

you, we do have cloud and rain. Milder air, almost cold air, with

others through the weekend. The real chill will be for the Balkans, with

a high of around minus 12. Temperatures on the rise in the next

few hours. Still frosty the morning commute. A few dense fog patches to

slow your journey this morning. For the west, temperatures lifting above

freezing. In milder start for Cornwall and west Wales. More of a

breeze with patchy rain and drizzle and turning down in the north-west

of England quickly. Frost for the Pennines. That was bogey start to

lift as the cloud spills over. Patchy rain across Scotland. Wet the

Northern Ireland with heavy bursts of rain. The north-east of Scotland

avoid the rain. Hazy sunshine at times. Not too bad for Scotland. The

wetter weather will push southwards and attends wet across northern

England especially west of the Pennines and towards Wales. The

heaviest bursts in the hills. South and east, it stays dry and

reasonably sunny. Temperatures of four degrees in Norwich compared to

11 in Belfast this afternoon, where the rain will gradually ease. It

does leave a legacy of low cloud. As the rain pushes towards the south

through tonight, it will lift temperatures across southern areas.

Mist tonight in prospect. Most will be frost free. Misty on the hills.

The clearest skies will be northern Scotland. A touch of frost to take

us into the start of the weekend. The best of the sunshine will be on

Saturday in Scotland. Misty around the hills with the odd spot of rain

and drizzle. Damp to the English Channel. Dry into the afternoon and

some hints of sunshine at times to the east of high ground.

Temperatures tomorrow, a big boost across the south, double figures.

Five or six in the north-east of Scotland. But you have sunshine to

compensate. Into Sunday, most bases drought once again. A lot of cloud

around. The best chances of sunshine for Scotland and the north-east of

England. Still temperatures are up on what we have today, and still in

double figures as we finish the weekend. A day of contrast today and

slightly cold weekend on the way. Thank you. We are about to do

something that looked really fun. I love this. Maybe not ideal weather

for selling. We will go to the London Boat Show this morning. --

sailing. What is this machine? I love it. We have lost the machine

and now we can see a kayak. This little thing is a seabob. Welcome to

the London Boat Show. I'm here because the UK has a growing

industry but you may not have thought much about. It is the

pleasure boat industry. Rob is one of the guys doing demonstrations for

the next couple of days. You have a new toy. We only got our hands on it

this morning. We have a bird of demonstrations going on all through

the day. We have loads of brilliant agreement to play with. We are

getting used to it and seeing if we can find our feet on it. You have a

practice and I'll come back later. This is a growing industry, about 1%

every year for the last five years. The men in charge of the boat show

is Howard. There are 400 boats on display from the very small to be

much bigger. Which end is growing faster of this industry? At the

London Boat Show, you will see the whole spectrum of the industry. It

is a showcase from canoes up to super yachts. But the luxury

powerboat sector and boating tourism have had a resurgence over recent

years. Across the industry, we are doing quite well. We are in a nice

position in the UK as an island nation. Nobody is very far from

what. Wherever you lift, you are not far from the coast or a waterway,

like the canal network or the Thames. We are an island nation and

the British people love getting on water. This is how you can find out

where to do it. People are spending a lot in this industry. When you

talk about UK boatbuilding, you may be picturing boats like this beauty

in the background. Beautiful wooden sailing boats. But the industry has

changed a lot recently. We are getting into the more high-tech and

the things with much more high school jobs. I will attempt to board

this boat, and you can join me. Hop on board. Phoebe is with us this

morning. Good morning. This is clearly a boat that gusts a pretty

penny. It is an expensive hobby -- costs. We are finding people are

trying to add experiences into their holidays. People could maybe rent a

boat to go on the rivers or the British waterways or overseas.

Cruising in general is growing. But expedition cruises and when people

go to places like the Arctic or Antarctica, that is increasing. A

tour operator has lodged a Pacific River Cruise brochure because

water-based activities are increasing. In the year after the

Olympics, there must be an upsurge in blotting and selling in general.

We have even seen a company launch and Airbnb type of rental for a

cabin on a boat or with their captain to take you around and have

your own adventure. We have stand-up paddle boarding, kayak holidays.

Everything water-based is really big. Brilliant. We can catch up with

Rob and see how he is getting on with his new toy. It is essentially

a remote surfboard. Not sure if you can see he is actually controlling

this thing in his right hand. So far so good? Looks impressive anyway.

Look at this. Absolutely professional. Slight wobble towards

the end. That is what we were hoping for, a nice little spice. More from

us from the London Boat Show throughout the programme. -- splash.

Thank you very much. I destruct my pen, sorry.

Its stones are world famous - and no one knows exactly

why its there, but now there's a theory that the sound

of Stonehenge could unlock some its hidden history.

One archaeologist has taken up the challenge of recreating

what the acoustics of the ruins would have been like 3000 years ago

- and he says it could reveal why the site was so important.

Our arts correspondent David Sillito reports.

People have been coming here for at least 4000-5000 years,

so we're walking in the feet of history.

When the wind blows, some people say they hear

Thomas Hardy wrote about it in Tess Of The d'Urbervilles,

and Doctor Rupert Till is convinced the sound of Stonehenge is part

You hear between this beat a little echo.

The problem is this is just a fragment of the sound people

I met the site's historian, Susan Greening.

So, this is the front door of Stonehenge we're

That's right, yes, and we are coming into the central space now.

It does change a little bit, doesn't it?

It does, you have the feeling of being enclosed within a space.

And that's with many of the stones having gone.

What we're looking at today is the ruin of Stonehenge.

Many stones have been taken away from the site,

many have fallen down, lots have been eroded,

It would've been a completely different atmosphere, wouldn't it?

However, Rupert Tell has announced...

What this new technology offers is a possibility,

a chance to, well, return back and see and also hear what this

We have constructed it by rebuilding Stonehenge digitally and rebuilding

the acoustics of the space as it would have been

So, how different is the old sound to the sound we have today?

Well, if I tap it strong now, you will hear a little bit

When all of the stones are put in place, there is a much more

powerful sense of enclosure, a slight reverberation,

more echo, and it changes more as you walk around.

And the reason he is convinced ancient people were interested

in sound is because of his work on caves.

Hundreds of metres underground they found ancient instruments

and human marks on certain stalactites.

So today it's just ruin beside a city road,

a chance to say goodbye to the 21st century and experience the last

Strangely fascinating. It sounds like a creaking date at the end.

Isn't it weird? -- gate. It's been tried in Sweden -

but could a 6-hour working day take We find out what happened when staff

at one UK company tried giving up 9-5 and asking

whether working fewer hours for the same pay could actually make

people more productive. Plenty more on our website

at the usual address. This is Breakfast,

with Louise Minchin Donald Trump goes face to face

with intelligence chiefs after weeks of speculation

over hacking. They'll tell the President-elect why

they think Russia intervened in the US election campaign,

as he faces criticism from both Good morning.

It's Friday, the 6th of January. Psychiatric units experience worse

delays than acute hospitals in England. I'm at the London boat show

where nothing is going to go wrong but I'm talking about the UK leisure

boat industry, it's worth ?3 billion a year and it's growing.

And it's one of the highlights of the sporting calendar,

as the top teams enter the FA cup, and one of the world's most

successful managers Pep Guardiola gets his first taste

Buy a book or have a browse, we'll talk about the business owner

whose been charging customers just to come into his shop.

And I do feel it's my right. People who say to me you shouldn't be doing

this, well, you get charged all the time for all sorts of things.

Your forecast comes free of charge this morning but for some it will be

a morning of scraping ice of the car once again but big contrasts for

some compare with yesterday, for some, cloud and rain on the way.

The forecast coming up in 15 minutes.

The US president-elect Donald Trump is due to meet

intelligence chiefs today, to discuss claims that Russia tried

to interfere in the American presidential election.

He's faced criticism from both Republicans and Democrats

about his approach to the allegations, and less

than 24-hours before the meeting one of his top intelligence advisers

The three wise men of US intelligence.

Together in their belief that Russian hacking interfered

with the presidential election, intending to help Donald Trump win.

And it also entailed classical propaganda, disinformation.

But in the last few hours the President-elect has again

How is the FBI so sure there was hacking, he asked

in a tweet, when they didn't even examine the Democratic campaign

It's the latest in a long list of online outbursts.

First rubbishing intelligence officials before saying

he's a big fan, then challenging it again.

The CIA said he was expecting a feisty meeting.

I'm hoping that he will be respectful and professional.

Respectful of the agency as well as the community,

and I'm looking forward to a rather robust, if not sporty,

There has been more blunt criticism of Mr Trump's approach

Time to be an adult, you're president.

For a president not to have confidence in, not to be prepared to

listen to the myriad of intelligence agencies, from defence intelligence,

the CIA etc is absolutely mindless. Time to be an adult,

you're president. You got to do something. Show us

what you have. Not president just yet,

but Donald Trump's already announced at least two of these men will be

replaced when he takes office Theresa May is due to hold her first

meeting with Donald Trump, It's emerged that two

of the Prime Minister's closest aides went to Washington

in December to hold discussions Our political correspondent,

Eleanor Garnier, Eleanor, how important will this

meeting be for the Prime Minister? I think it will be a significant

moment, as is any first meeting between the Prime Minister and new

president of America. But Theresa May's relationship with the White

House is especially important as she tries to reshape Britain's role in

the world as she takes the UK out of the EU. She's not going to be the

first UK politician to meet mist Trump, that was UKIP's Nigel Farage.

-- mist Trump. Last night he boasted he was going to be at Mr Trump's

inauguration. It highlights the importance that she and Number 10

place on establishing a strong relationship with Mr Trump. I think

as you were pointing out, that meeting between her aides and Mr

Trump's top team might have been a bit awkward. Her two chiefs of staff

had both previously publicly criticise Mr Trump, one said Donald

Trump is a chump, one claimed American politics was depressing

enough before Trump took office. Clearly a bit of building of bridges

hasn't gone amiss. Eleanor Garnier, thank you.

The failure to predict the financial crisis of 2008 was a Michael Fish

moment for economists, the Bank of England's chief

Andy Haldane compared financial forecasts to the famously

inaccurate reassurances given by the BBC weatherman ahead

Mr Haldane said the profession was "to some degree in crisis"

following the crash and the Brexit vote.

The train drivers' union Aslef says it will go ahead with three days

of strike action on the Southern Rail network next week.

That's despite a report by the Independent Rail Regulator

claiming that trains with driver-operated doors,

A lack of funding to improve forensic science is jeopardising

the integrity of the criminal justice system in England and Wales,

The Forensic Science Regulator says it's also concerned

about the processing of DNA samples taken from suspects

The National Police Chiefs Council says it has secured extra funding

to respond to the challenges faced by the service.

Delays in discharging patients in the NHS in England have become

significantly worse in mental health trusts than in acute hospitals,

There's been an increase of 60% in the number of beds

occupied by patients who are well enough to leave but have nowhere

Ministers say they will be spending ?400 million over the next four

years, to ensure mental health teams can provide support to people

Oliver Lang helps his father run a small Post Office in Norfolk.

was detained under the Mental Health Act.

He spent several weeks in a psychiatric unit but even

when he was well enough to leave he couldn't.

Delays in arranging suitable support in the community meant he spent

a further two months unnecessarily in hospital.

I just felt like I was in danger in there because a lot happens

in hospital and I felt like if someone attacked me

I would have to defend myself, but if I did defend myself and hurt

someone then they'd say I was a danger to the public

still and they would keep me locked up for longer,

so I was trying to be whiter than white.

The latest figures show more than 200,000 bed days were lost

in the NHS in England as a whole in October 2016 due

For NHS trusts specialising in physical healthcare,

that represented a 30% rise on the previous 12 months.

But for those trusts most closely focused on mental health

and learning disabilities, the increase was 56%.

The analysis was carried out for this former care minister

who says the figures show that mental health patients

It means there's a shortage of community psychiatric nurses,

a shortage of support services like detox facilities and a shortage

in social care, which I think has hit people with mental

Ministers say they're spending ?400 million over the next four years

to ensure mental health teams can provide more support to people

Four people are due to appear in court in Chicago later today

charged with hate crimes over footage streamed live on Facebook.

The four suspects are accused of assaulting

and racially taunting a white man with special needs.

Police believe the victim may have been kidnapped up to 48

The funeral will take place today of the man who was shot dead

28-year-old Yassar Yaqub died after officers stopped a car

he was in on a motorway slip road near Huddersfield.

A man arrested as part of the police operation will appear in court later

The actor Om Puri, who starred in the British comedy East is East,

He was 66 and is reported to have had a heart attack.

Om Puri was awarded an honorary OBE for his contribution to the British

William Lindesay has been obsessed with the Great Wall of China

since seeing it in a school atlas as a child in England.

And last year he embarked on an epic journey,

leaving his home on Merseyside, to fulfil a lifelong ambition

to film the wall in its entirety from the air, using a drone.

His travels have taken him all over north China and even to Mongolia.

A baby elephant in Thailand has been forced to overcome her fear of water

by learning to walk again using hydrotherapy.

Meet five-month-old Fah Jam, who lost part of her foot in a trap

She'll need up to three months of treatment to help strengthen

the muscles in her leg, but her vet says she's already

Despite most elephants loving the water,

Fah Jam was a little nervous going into the water.

Sort of holding her in a harness while she gets confidence in the

water. How cute. Those are the main

stories this morning. All the sport and weather coming up

for you shortly. It's a time of year when darker days

and financial pressures can cause anxiety and depression for some

people, and it's over the winter months that health professionals say

they see an increase One type of support that's on offer

is internet-based therapy that involves chatting to someone

and getting advice online. Breakfast's Graham Satchell has been

to meet one man who's benefited from this way of

treating depression. Not a time of year

that I enjoy at all. When I'm expected to be happy,

I'm supposed to be, Christmas and New Year

are difficult times for Nick. He's lived with anxiety

and depression for many years. Have been since I found

out it was happening. My natural instinct

is to worry about everything. I'm constantly thinking

and analysing everything I struggle to make decisions, some

of them really simple decisions. What I'm going to have

supper, for example. I can spend an awful long time

in the supermarket just trying She offered him a series

of online therapy sessions. It's a typed conversation

with a trained therapist You write something,

how you're feeling, and there's a pause

while the other person, your therapist,

is waiting to respond. And just writing something down,

which I'd never done before and I was scared to do it,

I found it was a safe way It had quite a profound effect

actually for me personally. As well as the convenience

of this kind of therapy, advocates say doing it helps

some people to open up. I found it really liberating

in a way that I was not expecting. I shared some pretty

challenging things, It's surprisingly how much more

information the patient has been Online therapy on the NHS

is normally delivered by private Critics say it's just a cheap way

of providing a service that

should be face-to-face. But the therapists who do it say

the success rate is the same, When you put a computer

between an experienced therapist and patient, all sorts

of things can happen. Usually, in my experience,

those problem statements, the first thing they say

to their therapists, But here we see it occurring right

there in the first session. And that's really important,

because once you know what the problem is,

you can start the treatment. Talking to a therapist online

won't work for everyone, I was really struggling to cope

with what I was thinking, That was Nick Martin speaking

to Breakfast's Graham Satchell. Jenny Edwards is the Chief Executive

of the Mental Health Foundation of the things I was surprised by

that came out of that in a digital session, what they were saving was

it got to the crux of the problem sometimes much quicker. Have you

seen that as well? Yes, it is, and the benefit if it helps people have

choice. For some people this will be much easier. What we find is men are

more likely to come forward for something online than they are face

to face. We know that men are weighed less likely to complete a

normal course of therapy than women. They find this much easier. So you

need to offer people choice because we are all different. This will be

the natural way to get help. What is the difference between getting an

Internet appointment like this as opposed to seeing someone, is it a

difference in terms of how soon it will happen? In some areas, waiting

times for face-to-face support can be extremely long, and so to step in

early and prevent problems become serious, opportunities like online,

or guided self-help, which needs no therapist, can be helpful for mild

to moderate forms of ill-health. I am sure there are lots of ways to do

this, because you talk to people online, for example, on a helpdesk,

and it is obvious they are talking to lots of people. If you are having

this session, is it just the therapist communicating with one

person? Yes, in this type of online support it would very much be

focused on view. They need to be very closely listening to what you

say. What about confidentiality, because we talk all the time about

privacy and information, you know, you are typing it into a computer,

how can you be sure it is going to stay there? It is important to take

the steps to make sure what is on offer to people is properly tested

and regulated and recommended through health bodies. There is a

huge hunger for people to look after their health online. About a fifth

of apps available are about health and a certain proportion on mental

health. It is the wild west. We need the government to step up to those

who have picked it up in a big way, like in Australia and Europe, the

Netherlands, we are working on a project with other European

countries doing much better. What standards should be set, what are

the types of online support that ought to be available? Alongside all

of that advice, you have to be sure the person is legitimate.

Absolutely. You can't just put it into an Internet search asking for

someone to chat to for help with mental issues. No, there are things

that can happen through peer support. Through properly set up

websites, there are some that are very well known, like Big White

Wall, that we know are properly set up. The peer support workers have

been trained. You know that, but how can someone seeking help know who is

legitimate? At the moment, there are a few recommended sites on the NHS

online, but we really need to step up in a big way. If you look at

other countries, they have a range of things that people can have faith

in and that they know are properly trained and monitored. Just don't

trust anybody out there. Yes, and for people feeling, you know, it is

a particular time of year that people feel low as well, so what is

the first stop? The first stop for anyone going through at half-time is

to talk to someone they trust, often family members and close friends who

came provide support. There is a lot of online guidance for people who

might support a family or friend. That is how most of us get through

top -- a things. Go to your GP if it is beyond that and they can

recommend you to online counselling or the more conventional forms of

support. And as I say, in some areas of the country, even in the news

today, we know the waiting lists are enormous and, of course, then it

doesn't help people with intense problems because they are in a queue

with everybody else. Thank you very much. It was really cold yesterday

and again today. Yes, it is cold for some. Not as many as yesterday. If

we look at the temperatures from yesterday, widely below freezing, -8

in Oxfordshire. Around Oxfordshire and East Anglia there is frost.

Elsewhere, temperatures are above freezing, especially Northern

Ireland, 15 degrees higher than 24 hours ago. There is a price to pay,

we swap frost with rain. Especially in Northern Ireland. We have

Atlantic air pushing in. It is less chilly. With it some weather fronts

producing rain for Northern Ireland. It will ease off in the west. It is

particularly wet to the south-west Scotland. Further north it is dry.

Some drizzle to the west. To the east it will be dry and bright to

start. It will be dry all day. Frost in the east of the Pennines.

Temperatures left quickly as the cloud spills in. Rain and resort in

Northumberland. The breeze is picking up here and clouding over

for Devon and Cornwall. The south-east and East Anglia, this is

where we have frost. Some patches of freezing fog. The aware if you are

about to hit the roads. The fault will lift as the breeze picks up and

most will stay dry with sunny spells. Not the blue skies of

yesterday. Elsewhere, multiplied around, parts of the west of the

Pennines and the north and west of Wales have cloud around. A big

contrast to the afternoon, for degrees in Norwich, 11 in Belfast.

It will be cool in the south-east but as reigning spills in in the

evening temperatures left even more. -- as though rain spills in.

Temperatures in double figures to start tomorrow morning. Clear skies

across northern Scotland leading to widespread frost in the Highlands to

take us into the start of the weekend. A frosty start but at least

there is sunshine around. Not much sunshine elsewhere. It is a grey

start to the weekend. The odd patch of rain or drizzle in Southern

counties around the English Channel. Many will be dry. It will be

brightest in north-east Scotland with five or six degrees, 11 or 12

in the south. On Sunday, sunny conditions for eastern Scotland and

north-east England. Cloud elsewhere, brightness here and there but sports

or drizzle. Temperatures at best around 10 or 11, much more mild than

at the moment and much more mild and south-east Europe, where some will

have highs of around - 12. -12? My goodness. Thank you. Let's take you

through some of the front pages. Lots of interest in this, economics

in crisis. The chief economist of the Bank of England says they failed

to foresee the 2008 financial crash and subsequently misjudging the

impact of the Brexit vote. The front of the Mail talking about Whitehall

and they say that Whitehall diplomats face unsustainable

pressure facing the vote to leave the EU and they are asking for more

money. Lots of the papers talking about Jill Saward, 51, campaigner

for fellow victims of sexual assault, referred to as the Ealing

vicarage rape victim, who died yesterday. They are talking about

what a disgrace that she didn't receive an honour. She really

changed things. Absolutely. The Daily Telegraph, the image that you

can see, we are about to get a new First Lady in a week's time, this is

an image of Natalie Portman in the film Jackie about Jackie Kennedy.

And the story about Brexit dominating the front of the

Telegraph. Jill Saward making the front of the Times. Her bravery

helped change the law and talking about wrecks it as well. Shall we

look at the inside papers? Well, yes, captured people's imaginations,

can you go to the supermarket in your dressing gown and PJs? It has

caused a row in Tesco after ladies when shopping in their dressing

down. I mentioned I wouldn't go to a supermarket but one morning in

winter I got a onesie for Christmas, I put it on because I was cold, I

made a cup of tea, I ran out of milk, the shop was 50 yards away, it

was dark... Stop justifying it, let's have a look. This is a video

argued for a friend's wedding, it is the same onesie that are used to go

to the shop. No one saw me, it was dark, 50 yards, I got a pint of

milk, the lady didn't even link, she thought, oh, it is just Mike, and no

one knew anything about it until today. No one minds what you wear,

although I wouldn't go to a big supermarket. If anyone had seen you

that morning, it was dark, you were in a false suit, anyone driving

would have had a fright. Those foxes are getting big. Urban foxes,

exactly. They are very clever these days. Tesco says store managers have

permission to eject customers if they are wearing pyjamas, so, you

know, Mike... So long as you were something, it is OK. I think that is

the point. Where is the harm? People can get offended by it, but I can't,

even though I wouldn't go anywhere else. Are you coming back to do the

sport? I hope so, if I am allowed, not wearing a onesie, of course. We

are looking at some fantastic things now.

From small boat-builders to glamorous super yachts,

business is booming for the UK's leisure boating industry.

Figures out today show that its grown for the fifth year

Coletta's finding her sea legs at the London Boat Show for us.

Look at those. These are the super yachts? They are indeed and we are

looking at the very high end of the industry, correct. Good morning.

Welcome back to the London Boat Show. The boating industry, leisure

boats in the UK, it is an industry worth ?3 billion and it has grown in

recent years. We are third in the world when it comes to the number of

companies. This one here, Sunseeker, employ 2000 people, so it is a

significant industry. This superyacht would set you back ?6

million, apparently, so if you have money to throw around, spend your

summer holidays on this. Most of them are small boat builders, 80%,

in fact, and we are now finding Pheobe at the whole of another boat.

It is an expensive industry, but more people are spending on boats,

not buying them, but taking holidays on them. You can buy a timeshare in

a small boat for a couple of thousand pounds, which gets you a

couple of weeks per year. You can rent something in France or the UK

for a about ?600 per week. It isn't bad for a self catering family

holiday. ?6 million is steep for many and I think you could fit a few

houses in this superyacht. This is the biggest on show. People are

looking for water-based holidays and experiences they can remember. Thank

you. Yes, you would have to save up for a while to be able to afford

this. It looks amazing to be on. I am not going to own it.

I would never want to own one of those. I wanted to go down and have

a look what it is like, see what the galley is like. Is that what it is

called? It looks lovely, but... We will be back there later.

Hello, this is Breakfast with Louise Minchin

The US President-elect, Donald Trump, is due to meet

intelligence chiefs today, to discuss claims that Russia tried

to interfere in the American presidential election.

He's faced criticism from both Republicans and Democrats

about his approach to the allegations, and less

than 24 hours before the meeting, one of his top intelligence advisers

Theresa May is due to hold her first meeting with Donald Trump,

It's emerged that two of the Prime Minister's closest

aides went to Washington in December to hold discussions

The failure to predict the financial crisis of 2008 was a 'Michael Fish'

moment for economists, the Bank of England's chief

Andy Haldane compared financial forecasts to the famously

inaccurate reassurances given by the BBC weatherman ahead

Mr Haldane said the profession was "to some degree in crisis",

following the crash and the Brexit vote.

The train drivers' union Aslef says it will go ahead with three days

of strike action on the Southern Rail network next week.

That's despite a report by the independent rail regulator

claiming that trains with driver-operated doors,

The Transport Secretary, Chris Grayling, says the strikes

Delays in discharging patients in the NHS in England have become

significantly worse in mental health trusts than in acute hospitals,

There's been an increase of 60% in the number of beds

occupied by patients who are well enough to leave but have nowhere

Ministers say they will be spending ?400 million over the next four

years to ensure mental health teams can provide support to people

Four people are due to appear in court in Chicago later today

charged with hate crimes over footage streamed live on Facebook.

The four suspects are accused of assaulting

and racially taunting a white man with special needs.

Police believe the victim may have been kidnapped up to 48

The actor Om Puri, who starred in the British comedy East is East,

He was 66 and is reported to have had a heart attack.

Om Puri was awarded an honorary OBE for his contribution to the British

It's said to be one of the only landmarks that can be

Now one man has found a new way to view the Great Wall of China

William Lindesay has been dreaming of visiting it since he saw

it in a school atlas when he was a child.

Now he's travelled from Merseyside to China to capture these stunning

Matt will have the weather in around ten minutes.

Right now, Mike is here with all the sport. It's one of my favourite

weekends of the sporting calendar, the third round of the FA Cup where

you get the minnows, Stourbridge, Barrow sharing the headlines with

Manchester City and West Ham, kicking it all off tonight. Pep

Guardiola has won everything, he's one of the most famous managers in

the world, but he's never had a taste of the FA Cup but it gets

under way tonight. The first match of the weekend

is an all Premier League tie at the London Stadium where West Ham

host Manchester City. Guardiola has achieved

many things in the game already but he's never been

involved in an FA Cup tie. What I hear before, the cup

is special because the lower teams But of course it' a Premier League

hame, it is tough, it will be luck A big game for us and a big game

for them, the FA Cup. It is for the fans of course

and I am sure they will put a very strong team tomorrow,

because it's a big chance for them That matches live on BBC One this

evening. Hull City have appointed

the former Sporting Lisbon and Olympiakos Coach Marco Silva

as their new manager as they attempt to avoid relegation

from the Premier League. The 39-year-old Portuguese,

who's nicknamed the 'mini Mourinho', has signed a contract

until the end of the season. He led Olympiakos to

the Greek title last season. Hull are currently

bottom of the table. Leicester midfielder Riyad Mahrez

has won the 2016 African Player The Algerian helped his club side

to the Premier League title last Johanna Konta has been beaten this

morning in the semi-finals She lost in three sets

to Katerina Siniakova. But Sir Andy Murray marches on,

he's through to the Qatar Open semi-finals after beating

Spain's Nicolas Almagro But the Briton didn't have things

all his own way in Doha. The first set went to a tie-break

which Murray won 7-6. It was almost as tight

in the second, but at 5-5, the world number one

broke his opponent and served Castleford Tigers will claim

they should receive half a million in compensation after winger

Denny Solomona left the club and swopped codes, joining

rugby union side Sale. The BBC has seen court papers,

which claim Sale had been interested in the player

moving since last summer and that they knew he was under

contract with Castleford Sale deny that they,

the player or his agent have

done anything wrong. It's understood the legal claim

was issued in court last month. We remember him paddling his way

down the rapids to medals in the summer, but now

the British Olympic canoeing star Richard Hounslow has

retired from the sport. He's 35, and won two silver medals

in the canoe double, with partner David Florence

at London 2012 and Rio 2016. Hounslow, seen here on the right,

said it had been a 'true honour' to represent his country

at the highest level. He said he loved doing it but he

didn't like going under and doing the Eskimo roll to get out. It is

like Rovers. The early mornings. There's only so much pain you can

take -- rowers. He has done it at two Olympic Games. How he can watch

his beloved Spurs. You can think of a lineup going to join the Jump but

he isn't one of them, unlike Kadina Cox.

He's been dubbed Britain's grumpiest shopkeeper after charging customers

50p to browse his secondhand book store.

But with small retailers facing huge competition

from high street giants and internet shopping,

you might think that Steve Bloom is making a brave stand.

Fiona Trott has been to meet him.

A charming market town nestled in the Yorkshire Dales. Halls isn't

supposed to court controversy but beyond these door is a bookshop and

browsers are in for a surprise. Have you bought anything in before? We

came here about five years ago. I tell you how it works, 50p to come

in and then between you or each and if you buy something you get it

back. Not everyone likes it and certain words have been exchanged

which you won't find in any of these books. It's my shop, it's my little

world, this is my little world. I run it. I'm comfortable with feeling

people that come in appreciate it and I do feel it's my right. People

who say to me you shouldn't be doing this, well, you get charged all the

time for all sorts of things. If there's a book fair, a craft fair, a

car park, toilets, it's not so ridiculous as people say it is. But

the parish council says it is embarrassed and it's received over

20 complaints. When people are an aware of the cha cha cha alleged by

him to pay it he then sets of being rude and offensive. -- unaware of

the charge asked by him. The damage to us in a wider world is quite

considerable. It is run by trustees and they say his management style

doesn't constitute a public nuisance. In the meantime Steve has

agreed to put up a sign to tell customers what to expect.

Did you see the book? It was called tact and skill in handling people.

It's interesting the reactions, when he explains what he's doing, he says

it is my shop, if I want to do that then I will, quite a few people

getting in touch, the difference is maybe he's not that worried about

making that much money. If your goal is to make money then that is

counter-productive because people might be deterred from getting in.

People have been getting in touch, some people say why not if he wants

to. Janet says as a prolific reader, you don't make much profit out of

secondhand books, you want your customers to be serious readers and

not just coming out of the cold. Mandy Vere understands

the difficulties of being an independent retailer,

she works for a small book shop in Liverpool and joins us now,

along with retail analyst Good morning to you both. Mandy,

what do you make of it? The thing about independent bookshops is we

are all different, that's what makes us independent and that is what

people love, we have different stock, we have different ethics,

different ambience and this guy is one of the great British eccentric

booksellers, of which there is a great tradition. -- different

ambiences. People love the literature we have in the shop

because it is chosen very specially. In your shop the notion of charging

to come in, is it a complete no-no? We don't do that. We are about

trying to attract people in by having something different about us.

We are totally different from an online bookseller because we've

chosen our stock and people will find things they never knew existed.

We've got a little kettle in the corner where you can make a cup of

tea for 50p. We have a toy box in the kids area. People love us when

they find us. Catherine, I'm interested if there's a change here,

we hear stories of people going into perhaps not bookshops but maybe it

happens in bookshops, trying on clothes thinking that's lovely and

they get it cheaper elsewhere, does that happen elsewhere? It's the idea

of showroom in. We look somewhere and then we go and buy online. --

show rooming. When they are in the shop they go to the smart phone and

buy it at home. They try it on and then they read the book and they go

home and buy it. There's a strong feeling from a lot of retailers that

they need to fight back and maybe this is what the gentleman is doing

but it's a tough time for an independent retailer. Business rates

are about to increase, every single penny counts and there is a

frustration when people use you as a showroom and they don't spend any

money with you so I have a lot of sympathy with him. Shopping when you

analyse it is confusing because a shop like that, which is secondhand

books, you're not necessarily going in to buy something. You might or

you might not. That has to be the principal, doesn't it? Most people

don't go out into account in the morning expecting to buy a book

unless it is Christmas or a special time. I think what happens is people

get drawn in because of your window display and because they've heard

something about the bookshop and they are interested and they want to

browse and if you've got good stock and interesting books, we've got

books that are fantastic, books about change in the world and those

that give an alternative view on the world and we have students coming in

for their textbooks and then they find something different they never

knew existed and quirky in the corner. We've got T-shirts and mugs

and we've expanded our range. The notion of the grumpy shopkeeper...

You described it as eccentric, Catherine, people can go for that

reason alone? Absolutely. There will be people queueing up today to see

him, all publicity is good publicity and it's really important we have

these interesting retailers and places you can go to and why not? We

should have that and encourage that in the UK. Were a nation of

shopkeepers after all so why shouldn't we do that? -- we're a

nation. One thought from Janet, he is alienating so many customers and

I wouldn't pay 50p for a book browse. Alicia, encouraging people

into a shop and not even putting them off before they have step in

the door. Good morning. Cold and frosty. Yes,

only for some. A day of contrast. For some the familiar frosty start.

For others we swap the frost for some rain. Much more mild across

other parts of the country. We split the UK into two. At the moment, in

the south-east, -6. 15 degrees warmer in Northern Ireland. 15

degrees warmer in County Down than it was yesterday. It is less cold

mild air pushing in that will be with us through the weekend. Cold

air will be in Eastern Europe, some only get two -12 in the afternoon.

That is cold. It is still chilly out there. To go with the frost there

will be sunshine and patches of freezing fog. Be wary of that if you

are heading onto the roads. Clouding over for the rest of England and

Wales. It is breezy across Anglesey. Outbreaks of rain. Patti ad-free for

the rest of northern England. Eastern areas has frost,

temperatures already starting to rise. South-west of Scotland, we

have had rain from Northern Ireland, that will ease off over the next

couple of hours. The rest of the day will be grey and gloomy. The rain is

more hit and miss. A wet day in the south of Scotland, wet in northern

England, Wales and the Midlands. North of Scotland might be dry with

sunshine. Sunshine as well to the south-east will continue. Not as

quite blue skies as yesterday. Five degrees in Norwich, 11 in Belfast.

Temperate contrast continues. Through the evening into tonight the

rain this evening for East Anglia and the south-east eventually

introduces mild air to leave a damp night, misty in the west. For most

frost free with the exemption in the north. We could see frost here and

the brightest conditions for the weekend. A lot of dry weather a

round over the weekend, although it will be damp for southern areas. The

odd spot of light rain or drizzle from excessive amounts of cloud

through Saturday. It will be misty over the hills in the west. Parts of

Scotland has sunshine. Cool conditions at five or six degrees

can head to 10 or 11 further south. We do it all again into Sunday with

more sunshine for eastern England. Certainly to the east of Scotland.

Lots of cloud elsewhere. The odd spot of rain or drizzle.

Temperatures above where they should be for the time of year. A big

change on yesterday but the downside is we have lost the blue skies and

we have the cloud. Thank you very much. See you later.

We are going to go on boards on boats now, some yachts, some of them

ARI Spencer, some of them are not expensive.

The UK's leisure boating industry has grown for the fifth year

in a row, according to figures out today. We've sent Coletta to make

herself comfortable on the super-yachts

It looks like a lovely one, this one. Morning. It is lovely indeed,

yes. Welcome back. This is the London Boat Show looking at the UK

leisure boat industry and it is also about a small boats, 80% of the

industry is small boat and Sharon is part of the group. It has been a

difficult couple of years and things are looking good? Yes, a tough

couple of years but we have gone into the New Year feeling positive,

with a couple of orders on order, which is really good. My husband is

in Chicago next week with a coaster for the very first time and it is

the big year. We are 50 years old, so it is a big celebration. And how

many people fit in those boats that you are making? From four people

opted -- up to 12 people, and lots of people can use them, we cater for

everyone. Is the weak pound helping sell boats are brought? It has

helped us, yes, and we don't just build boats, we do all of the

accessories. That has helped us with Americans, they have ordered a lot

of spares and accessories, which has been a bonus. Thank you for chatting

to us. I am going to let you have a look inside this one. This is the

biggest in the whole show. This is what ?6 million will buy you. It is

excessively swanky. You said we would maybe have to save up for a

while for this one. You probably would. If we can come through the

sitting area we will find the master bedroom at the back. And in here,

the man in charge of the company, Sunseekers, is Phil, and we are not

sailing anywhere? It is a fantastic master suite. Down to the dressing

area and the bathroom underneath, which is unique. Give have to be a

millionaire or a billionaire to afford this, but more people are

able to afford it? The world is becoming more affluent with

ultrahigh net worth individuals interested in boats around the

world, and we are growing in all markets, selling in 45 markets. Is

it overseas that you are targeting at the moment? 95% - 98% of boats go

abroad, market growth in the US at the moment, we have seen growth

throughout last year, 20% up in terms of revenue. I am glad to say

those orders are coming from all over the world. Would you like a

little look at the downstairs floor, because another is above us, and now

we can go down if you are interested in the lower floor. A couple of

steps to navigate. If I had downstairs, there is some plush

carpet which I didn't want to mark with my grubby shoes. This is one of

the bedrooms. It has been an early start. Something about being on a

boat. I might just enjoy it is a smorgasbord of delight and relax for

a while. Will you ask Antell how much it cost to fill it up -- and

tell. Fill it up? I will ask it. Thank you very much. That is quite

special, isn't it? It isn't entirely to my taste, but there you go. We

can haggle over it. We'll have more a little bit later with some

surfboards as well. Absolutely. Its stones are world famous -

and no-one knows exactly why its there, but now there's

a theory that the sound of Stonehenge could unlock

some its hidden history. One archaeologist has taken up

the challenge of recreating what the acoustics of the ruins

would have been like 3000 years ago - and he says it could reveal why

the site was so important. Our arts correspondent

David Sillito reports. People have been coming

here for at least 4000-5000 years, so we're walking in

the feet of history. When the wind blows,

some people say they hear Thomas Hardy wrote about it

in Tess Of The d'Urbervilles, and Doctor Rupert Till is convinced

the sound of Stonehenge is part You hear between each

beat a little echo. The problem is this is just

a fragment of the sound people I met the site's historian,

Susan Greening. So, this is the front

door of Stonehenge we're That's right, yes, and we are coming

into the central space now. It does change a little

bit, doesn't it? It does, you have the feeling

of being enclosed within a space. And that's with many

of the stones having gone. What we're looking at today

is the ruin of Stonehenge. Many stones have been

taken away from the site, many have fallen down,

lots have been eroded, It would've been a completely

different atmosphere, wouldn't it? What this new technology

offers is a possibility, a chance to, well, return back

and see and also hear what this We have constructed it by rebuilding

Stonehenge digitally and rebuilding the acoustics of the space

as it would have been So, how different is the old sound

to the sound we have today? Well, if I tap it strong now,

you will hear a little bit When all of the stones are put

in place, there is a much more powerful sense of enclosure,

a slight reverberation, more echo, and it changes

more as you walk around. And the reason he is convinced

ancient people were interested in sound is because

of his work on caves. Hundreds of metres underground

they found ancient instruments and human marks on

certain stalactites. So today

it's just ruin beside a city road, a chance to say goodbye to the 21st

century and experience the last I always thought they were

beautiful, maybe even more so now. Eery, that's what it is.

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Good morning, I'm at the London boat show which is all about the UK

leisure boat industry. From the small but perfectly formed to the

absolutely join or must end of things. An industry worth ?3