28/03/2017 Breakfast

This is Breakfast, with Louise Minchin and Dan Walker.

Tighter controls on over-the-counter treatments

GPs in England could be stopped from prescribing routine pain

killers, indigestion tablets, and cold remedies, under proposals

a warning that one in six local roads in England and Wales

are in such bad condition they'll have to be repaired or closed

It's being called a "monster" cyclone and it's hit the coast

of Queensland, Australia, bringing 160 mile an hour winds

and forcing tens of thousands to flee their homes.

Ahead of the triggering of Article 50, I'm continuing my trip

I am talking to business is about what impact it might have. Today, we

are talking to the hospitality sector about what changes to

immigration might need to them. In sport, the changing

face of cricket: The ECB wants to "future-proof"

the domestic game by creating a new eight team, city-based

Twenty20 tournament. Good morning. Some dense fog for the

morning commute some of you morning. Once the sun breakthrough, wanders

throughout England and Scotland. And for the West, could be dry spell be

numbered? All that coming up. Doctors in England could be told

to stop prescribing travel vaccines, gluten-free foods, and some

ointments for muscle pain, in a bid

to save hundreds of Cough medicines and popular

painkillers like paracetemol could be added to the

list at a later date. Our Health Editor,

Hugh Pym, has more. The NHS is under increasing

financial pressure. Service leaders are set to closely scrutinise what

is available on prescription. Local health commissioners in England have

drawn up a list of items that they say are unnecessary and

inappropriate for prescription on the NHS. The medicines and

treatments included omega three and fish oils, some muscle rubs and

ointments, gluten-free food, and travel vaccines, still allowed on

the NHS. There could be savings of ?128 million a year. NHS England has

agreed to carry out a review and introduced new guidelines. Longer

term, the future of cold and cough treatments, indigestion and

heartburn medication, and paracetamol on discretion will be

considered. Health officials say that hundreds of millions of pounds

more could be said. NHS England says that they are widely available over

the. A spokesman said there was a need to ensure that the best value

from resources. The move will form part of a major strategy

announcement by the head of NHS England's Simon Stephens, later this

week. -- NHS England, Simon Stephens.

The Scottish Parliament is expected to back Nicola Sturgeon's call

for a second independence referendum, in a vote this

The vote had been due to take place at Holyrood last Wednesday,

The SNP leader wants a referendum by the spring of 2019,

but Theresa May has rejected that timetable.

The Northern Ireland Secretary, James Brokenshire, is to make

a statement to MPs today, on the continuing

The Democratic Unionists and Sinn Fein have failed to strike

Let's talk to our Northern Ireland Correspondent,

Is there likely to be any change today? Good morning. Yes, while the

Northern Ireland Secretary Ski-Doo set out the ideas for what he calls

the next apps to Parliament. The political crisis in Northern

Ireland, the worse than a decade, as deepened over the last 34 hours.

Yesterday was the deadline for the restoration of the devolved

goverment. But it passed after talks between the Democratic Unionist and

Sinn Fein class. The good news for the Irish government is that the

parties are willing to talk. They say they want to keep negotiating.

Mr Brogan show could have called another snap election yesterday. The

last one was just a live this month, but he said there was no appetite

amongst the parties for another poll. -- Brokenshire. He expanded

the guidelines very few short weeks. If you talk to people around

Stormont, they think what it means is basically a month from now, at

the end of April, they will come back recess and the government will

have to consider if there is no deal, bringing in a rule from

Westminster. And suspending demolition. Meanwhile, the

consequences for people in Northern Ireland are growing as a result of

the new government. -- of having no government. Emergency control of the

Stormont finances this be given. This is worrying many people in the

public sector. Thank you very much be joining us.

Amnesty International says the US-led coalition is not doing

enough to protect civilians trapped in the Iraqi city of Mosul,

in the fight against so-called Islamic State.

The human rights group claims to have seen evidence

of airstrikes destroying houses and killing families.

The Pentagon say it's conducting an investigation.

We will have more on that throughout the morning, for you.

Security is to be increased at Windsor Castle during Changing

the Guard, which takes place several times a week.

New barriers will be put in place along the route

Thames Valley Police said although there was no specific

threat, last week's attack in Westminster had highlighted

One in six local roads in England and Wales are at risk of becoming

damaged beyond repair because of a growing

People have already been in touch about this.

A survey of local councils says some roads have less than five years

Here's our Transport Correspondent, Richard Westcott.

Crumbling away faster than they can repair them.

Our local council-run roads carry a third of the traffic.

But this survey says decades of underfunding,

coupled with wetter winters and more cars have left them

in a sorry state all over England and Wales.

It found one in six roads is so bad it may need to be replaced

Councils are already filling a pothole every 19 seconds.

And it would take ?12 billion to bring them all up to scratch.

The government says it's chipped in an extra ?1 billion recently

Every so often the government gives out a pothole fund.

But I think we need to actually plan longer term funding

and have a greater proportion of what drivers actually pay

in motoring taxes ring-fenced just for maintenance.

Because if you ask drivers, it is their number one concern.

He says around ?6 million is paid out every year for cars

While more bus passengers are also making claims,

saying they've been hurt by the bus jolting about on poor roads.

As councils feel the financial squeeze, many fear our local roads

We will be talking about that later. And talking about the new scheme as

well that is a pothole spotter. We will talk about that later.

More must be done to address a sharp rise in the number of suicides among

women prisoners in England, according to the prisons watchdog.

Self-inflicted deaths among female inmates almost doubled

The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman says that reforms recommended

a decade ago haven't materialised, as Marc Ashdown reports.

For many years, the number of women who took their own life in prisons

in England was one or two a year. In 2015, that figure rose to seven, and

last year, 12 women. This stark rise prompted the Prisons and Probation

offices and to examine 19 cases over a 14 year period. -- ombudsman. He

has identified areas he says improvers could be made. Better

assessment of management risk, improving self harm and suicide

procedures, and addressing how mental health issues and bullying

are dealt with. A second report, out today, identify similar issues.

Thereat a few main reasons. Fewer staff in prison. Unmet and/or mouth

-- mental health needs. So women who need treatment for drug and our coal

addiction is not getting it. Ten years ago, the prisons ombudsman

published a landmark report with 43 recommendations

-- aimed at improving the outcomes. They yet to be in fermented. The

Ministry of Justice said the safety of prisoners is a priority, and a

range of measures have been introduced to increase the support

available. What's being described

as a "monster" cyclone has begun Tens of thousands of people have

been evacuated from coastal areas as a result of Cyclone Debbie,

which has brought warnings Our Australia Correspondent Hywel

Griffith is in Queensland. Good morning. How bad our

conditions, there? -- are. Everyone I have spoken to does not really

know yet. We're right in the middle of the cyclone hitting the coast. It

could take several hours as those gusts hit us at up to 270 kilometres

per hour, followed by torrential rain, almost to put of rain falling

in some places. The warnings were given several days and events to

30,000 people told to find high ground. The preparation has been

pretty solid. This town is in lockdown. All the shops have been

Sam Day. One fear is that all that water will cause flooding, making

some areas cut off. They could make it harder to assess the damage. Some

people spoke to an emergency shelter, they might not be up to get

back to their home for days. Only then will they know what is left of

it and exactly what devastation Cyclone Debbie has brought. Some

pretty brutal pictures there. We will keep you across that throughout

the programme. Building flood defences can be

a complex and expensive task, but scientists say they have found

an army of expert engineers willing A six-year study by

the University of Exeter found that beaver dams form pools

which naturally slow the flow of rivers, reducing

the risk of flash flooding. Now conservationists say beaver

colonies should be used to protect areas like the Somerset Levels,

which are prone to flooding. That is a brilliant idea. And they

are so cute, as well. Impressive. Kat is here. Where do you want to

start? Domestic cricket in England

and Wales is set for This is very dramatic. This is the

city teams? Yes. We are ready have a T20, edition going on in England and

Wales. And yesterday they made this announcement that they want to run a

38 a tournament and it will run at the same time as tests, but what is

going to do is spice up cricket in England and Wales, bringing in a new

audience and it more interesting, anyway that India and Australia do

it with the Big Bash League and the Premier League. And hopefully it

will future proof the game. You only need to invest for hours in T20, as

opposed to the longer forms of the game. Yes, good morning.

Domestic cricket in England and Wales is set for

City franchises, instead of county sides,

will take centre stage in a new Twenty20 competition

to challenge the Indian Premier League and Australia's Big Bash.

rather than the 18 county sides, competing over 38 days

It will be the first time in the history of domestic cricket

Former Team Sky doctor Richard Freeman has submitted

a written response to MPs about a mystery medical package

delivered to him for the team's former rider

He said the Jiffy bag contained a legal decongestant but regretted

Freeman wrote a letter to the Culture, Media

and Sport Committee after failing to appear before them earlier this

England's u21s won 4-0 last night in Denmark,

in preparation for this summers European Championship in Poland.

Chelsea's Ruben Loftus-Cheek scored two of the goals.

And we'll find out later whether Andy Murray will play

for Great Britain in next month's Davis Cup tie against France.

Murray has a tear in his elbow, captain Leon Smith names his squad

Pretty unlikely we will see Andy Murray featuring. He has a busy few

weeks coming up, because he has to defend so many points to defend his

number one position. That is the problem when you have a great year.

You have to go back and pay for your points. Kat will be back with the

papers in a few moments time. It was so lovely last night, wasn't it? A

good night for rounders. Do you play rounders?

I had my game cancelled last night. It was a lovely evening last night.

Lingering cloud in eastern areas making it feel chilly. Yesterday

Scotland was the warmest. 19 degrees. Today we switch to the

warmest of the conditions towards the south. The forecast for today.

Dense fog around in parts of central and southern England. A lot of cloud

but where it rakes through some sun and warmth. Some showers. One or two

developing in south-west England and the south-west of Wales. To start

off, dry conditions. A lot of cloud binning and breaking. Grade

lingering low cloud in eastern areas. -- grey. This is where we see

the warmest conditions, peaking in the high teens and may be 20

degrees. In the coast, one or two hold on to the cloud throughout. The

Midlands and west England having a few. But where they are, heavy and

thundery. Scotland, more cloud than we are used to this week and through

the weekend. The best of the sunshine towards western areas.

Temperatures down on what they would have been. Northern Ireland, rain,

later spreading the south-west Scotland. Showers starting to break

out readily in Wales and towards the south-west as we finish the

afternoon. Some of the show is where we do see them will be heavy and

thundery. Some sunshine in between. Nowhere completely wet today by any

means. Showers will become a bit more abundant by Tuesday. The

south-east staying driest overnight. Showers will turn a little bit

lighter and patchy through the night and become more confined towards the

hills. The winds are going in a more southerly direction. Plenty of cloud

for Wednesday. Sunshine, a bit more mist for some of you. Scotland will

stay the driest with lenders of sunshine. Warmest in the south-east

corner. Occasional rain. Dry weather around as well. Bridge is holding up

nicely even with the cloud. Cold air going further north into Thursday.

Stronger winds by Thursday. More chances of rain in the west. Driest

in eastern areas. Central and eastern England will have the best

of the sunshine on Thursday. Temperatures again could be above 20

degrees. Rain in western areas. Where you do see the sunshine,

especially in the east, feeling warm. May be some more chances in

the east to play rounders then. Thank you very much. You need a few

people, though. You do. I would say the minimum for rounders is four on

each side. You need someone to fling it and someone to whack it. Go and

find some friends. The You're watching

Breakfast from BBC News. Doctors in England could be told

to stop prescribing cold remedies, gluten-free foods, and some

ointments, in a bid to save hundreds There's a warning that one in six

local roads in England and Wales are in such bad condition

because of potholes they'll need to be repaired or closed

within five years. We will have more on that throughout

the morning here on BBC Breakfast. And Steph is on the A50 doing her

Article 50 week. More on that shortly. First, the Times. Police

Chief Johnson opens to civilians. And Jared Kushner, is married to

Donald Trump's daughter, named the head of the White House's new Office

of Innovation. Redtape. Britain must remove EU regulations to free the

country from Brussels. This comes from the meeting today. I like this

picture. It is an art installation commissioned by the Tate Britain. It

is called Forms in Space by Light in Time. That is rather lovely. This is

a souvenir edition of the Daily Mail to celebrate the 1950s, I'm

guessing. ICU shaking your head. --I see you. It is better not to talk

about it. The NHS, ?50 a year. The Guardian. A different picture of

Theresa May going into the meeting. A meeting between Theresa May... And

Nicola Sturgeon. They are talking about the EU trade deal, not the

divorce bill. A year-long investigation into Guardian about

knife crime and its impact on young people. And lots of highbrow stuff

about the future of cricket. Celebrating Rafael Nadal's

thousandth career singles match. Amazing statistics. 14 grand slams.

The youngest ever get a career grand slam. 81 clay courts matches.

Clay-court season around the corner as well. And a fine bit of filler in

the Mail. How tall are you, Lou? Five foot eight. You are Kevin

Keegan. And you are Peter Crouch. Jermain Defoe, many were saying he

was small, five foot seven. A small man to be a striker. But he came

back and played well in the World Cup qualifier on the weekend. Is

such a small man can produce such a performance, and there are many

taller than him and shorter. There is not much point to the article,

but it is fun to compare yourself to footballers. Two little bears in The

Daily Telegraph. Do you know that story about bear mothers kicking out

their cubs to defend themselves? Well, these siblings, brother and

sister, were separated in the wild and came back together. A bit of a

cling to say are you all right? Let's go off and fend for ourselves.

A proper bear hug. That has cheered me up. Sometimes I get not enough

sleep. That is all it is. You are watching Breakfast.

The Government will trigger Article 50 tomorrow,

the start of divorce proceedings from the European Union.

We're travelling along the A50 trunk road in the Midlands to look

And this morning, Steph, is at a hotel in Derbyshire.

Good morning. Good morning, everybody. This is my latest stop on

my A50 tour ahead of Article 50 being triggered tomorrow. We are

just near East Midlands Airport. We idea because immigration is a big

topic of this sector. The hospitality sectors as 700,000

people are employed in it from the European Union. -- sector says. That

is a lot of work lost. Some are saying they are worried about what

the changes will mean for them and I will talk to them later on. It is

confusing. What does leaving the EU actually mean for everyone? Not just

adults, but children, are asking these questions. So we went to a

school to find out. Stoke-on-Trent high school. The

prospect of Brexit is triggering emotions. Angry. Nervously

optimistic. Worried. Under 18 is good not vote in the referendum, yet

the consequences of leaving the EU, good or bad, will affect this sector

of society the longest. -- 18s. I know we are, like, young, and people

think we are not capable of making decisions, but I think some of us

are and some of us to have voices that want to be heard. We have been

in the EU for like 40 years or something and no one really knows

what will happen when we leave it. Maybe things would the NHS will

improve because we are not contributing to the EU. It is a

scary thing for a lot of young people because it is our future

being decided by other people. For some teachers, Brexit has posed a

unique challenge. They want answers. And because we have not got answers,

none of us have, it gives them worry. They don't like the

instability and the insecurity. And young people need stability. In a

recent UK wide survey, 43% of 11- 16 your roles said that Brexit made

them feel anxious, angry, or upset. -- year-olds. 22% said that leaving

the EU made them feel hopeful or delighted, and around one in five

did not really care. Why do you think we should be staying the

Offices of First News, the newspaper and that 17 - 14 year-olds. They are

talking Brexit. Think that it has been difficult for adults and

children. Each side of the argument has been so overplayed and so

cynical that it is really difficult for anyone to really understand

whether it is a good thing or a bad thing. I think younger people are

actually better than adults at listening, debating, taking on

issues, understanding others'' point of view. I think it is a good idea

for the people of Britain to get there ideas out there and to get

there ideas of freedom and choice out there. We want to be free of

this organisation. I am pretty apprehensive. I know that many

people have decided not to do this and I respect that. I voted for

Brexit because I am a believer. I think we can take advantage of this.

Overall I feel completely confused. The opinions of under-18s did not

count in the referendum, but in schools across the UK, Brexit is

proving to be an emotive subject. Tim Muffett, BBC News.

Interesting thoughts from the children. Questions to be answered,

especially for this sector today, what are the changes to immigration

going to mean for them? If you look at the statistics, 165,000 more are

coming into the EU from other countries than out of it. I will

talk to the boss of this restaurant, this hotel chain, and other business

leaders, about what any changes will mean for them. I will be followed by

this sign over here as well. It is like one of these weird creepy

things that every time I look around there is the A50 behind me. It shows

you exactly where you are. She is in Leicestershire, just over the

border. A Derby postcode, though. And wherever you are from, we have

the news, travel, and I'm back with the latest

from the BBC London Newsroom Hello this is Breakfast

with Louise Minchin and Dan Walker. We'll bring you all the latest news

and sport in a moment, How difficult is it

for children to talk about their mental

health conditions? He kept his OCD secret for a year,

and now wants to help other youngsters to be open

about how they're feeling. If it seems like you're always

trying to avoid potholes, then you won't be surprised to hear

that many roads in England and Wales Are bin lorries about to become

the secret weapon in the battle And astronomers want

you to get involved in trying to locate a ninth planet, believed

to be circling our solar system. If you spot it, you can have a say

in what it's called, and we'll be getting some tips

on what to look for. You could just call it planet nine?

That is all that unimaginative. We did have district nine a few years

ago. But now a summary of this

morning's main news. Doctors in England could be told

to stop prescribing travel vaccines, gluten-free foods and some ointments

for muscle pain in a bid to save hundreds of

millions of pounds a year. Cough medicines and popular

painkillers like paracetemol could be added to the

list at a later date. Our Health Editor,

Hugh Pym has more. The NHS is under increasing

financial pressure. Now, service leaders are set

to closely scrutinise what's Local health commissioners

in England have drawn up a list of items which they say

are unnecessary and inappropriate The medicines and treatments listed

includ omega-3 and fish oils, some muscle rubs and ointments,

gluten-free food, and travel There could be savings

of ?128 million a year. NHS England has agreed

to carry out a review Longer term, the future of cold

and cough treatments, indigestion and heartburn

medication, and paracetamol Health officials say hundreds

of millions of pounds more NHS England argues they are

widely available over A spokesman said there was a need

to ensure that the best The move will form part of a major

strategy announcement by the head of NHS England, Simon

Stephens, later this week. The Scottish Parliament is expected

to back Nicola Sturgeon's call for a second independence

referendum, in a vote this The vote had been due

to take place at Holyrood last Wednesday,

but was postponed because of the attack at

Westminster. The SNP leader wants a referendum

by the spring of 2019, but Theresa May has

rejected that timetable. Northern Ireland's political parties

have been given more time to form a new administration,

after three weeks of talks failed The two biggest parties,

the DUP and Sinn Fein, have blamed eachother

for the stalemate. The Northern Ireland Secretary,

James Brokenshire, will make Amnesty International says

the US-led coalition is not doing enough to protect civilians trapped

in the Iraqi city of Mosul, in the fight against

so-called Islamic State. The human rights group claims

to have seen evidence of airstrikes destroying houses

and killing families. The Pentagon say it's

conducting an investigation. Security is to be stepped up

at Windsor Castle during Changing the Guard, which takes place

several times a week. New barriers will be put in place

along the route of the procession. Thames Valley Police said

although there was no specific threat, last week's attack

in Westminster had highlighted More must be done to address a sharp

rise in the number of suicides among women prisoners in England,

according to the prisons watchdog. Self-inflicted deaths among

female inmates almost The Prisons Ombudsman said that

reforms recommended a decade The government says it has invested

more in staff training. You love a marathon, don't you? Yes.

Well, I like a competition. A heartwarming scene,

reminiscent of the Brownlee brothers, has been caught on camera

at the Philadelphia marathon. Now, this woman was within a few

hundred yards of the finish line when her legs gave way

and she could go no further. But her fellow runners weren't

willing to leaver her behind and forgot their own races

to get her over the line. She can't be carried, because...

Because then she would never run it. Yes, she needs to go over the

liners. -- she would not have run it. But there you can see, once her

legs go... And the Brownlees make the point that you need to get

across the finish line, because that is where the paramedics are.

And Kat, they are trying to revamp cricket at the moment? Yes. The

interesting part is that you know how in county cricket, you will have

now instead city cricket. Bristol against Manchester, for example.

There was talk of Taunton as well. Will that make it more interesting?

Do think you would go to much? I think so. I'd still think you needed

on terrestrial television. They want to have a deal and have a good chunk

of it on terrestrial TV to make sure people are watching. Yes, good

morning. A new competition to challenge

the Indian Premier League and Australia's Big Bash

could be a step closer. Under new proposals,

a Twenty20 tournament featuring eight city franchises,

instead of county sides, will take centre stage during school

summer holidays from 2020. It won't be the end of county

cricket, according to the England and Wales Cricket Board,

but its hoped it will open up Evidence that we have suggest that

cricket exists in a bubble, and we need to get outside this bubble to

be relevant to the broader consumer and actually say that cricket fans,

we have the ability to make that, you know, that proportion of cricket

as they care about our sport much bigger than it is now. Anything that

raises interest in the game from a different audience's perspective

should be good. I think to engage more younger, more of the younger

generation, that will be good. Just getting people in general more

interested in cricket. You know, it is for the good of the game.

Former Team Sky doctor Richard Freeman has submitted

a written response to MP's about a mystery medical package

delivered to him for the team's former rider

He said the Jiffy bag contained a decongestant that riders

were allowed to take, but regretted not backing

Freeman wrote a letter to the Culture, Media

and Sport Committee after failing to appear before them

There's no suggestion Wiggins or Team Sky broke any rules.

England's u21s won 4-0 last night in Denmark

in their international friendly match.

Chelsea's Ruben Loftus-Cheek scored twice in a convincing

performance by Aidy Boothroyd's side.

It's part of their preparations for this summer's Under 21 European

The Republic of Ireland play Iceland in a friendly this evening,

but the injury to their captain Seamus Coleman has

The Everton defender broke his leg in two places in World Cup qualifier

Great players have broken their legs and comeback. And Chambers should

take care. I mean obviously, it is very early for him to start

considering all those things, but he is positive. -- Seamus. As a mansion

at the start, naturally, he is down, as you would be. -- as I imagined.

The realisation that is going to be out of action for a considerable

amount of time. Those type of things do not just excitements to get over.

-- do not just take minutes. World number one Andy Murray

is likely to miss Great Britain's His brother Jamie revealed that

Andy's suffered a muscle tear. Great Britain face

France next month. Captain Leon Smith announces

will announce the squad at midday. Meanwhile, Johanna Konta

is into the quarter finals of the Miami Open for

a second successive year. The British number one beat

Spain's Lara Arruabarrena in straight sets overnight to set up

a last eight meeting with Simona And Roger Federer continued his

brilliant form in 2017 last night, by cruising into the fourth

round of the Miami Open with a 6-3 6-4 win over Argentina's

Juan Martin del Potro. A single break in each set

was enough for the Swiss, who claimed an 18th Grand Slam

in January and won in Indian Wells I don't know what Roger Federer is

eating, but whatever it is, it is working. Because he has done

brilliantly. 18 grand slams, and after not winning one for so long.

Coming back in doing so well. About cricket, as well, tennis is on

terrestrial television, but does not have the same... It is still in a

very repetitive market, but it does not have the same issues that

cricket has. No, and they worry about golf, as well, golf going to

pay per view television. It is a sporting crisis, it needs more

people to play. It is this the way forward, to take it away from

address to a television? The fact that cricket is coming back to show

that it is an important factor in popularity. Thank you so much for

that Kat. Coastal areas in north-eastern

Australia are being battered by high winds and heavy rain,

as Cyclone Debbie hits More than 30,000 people have been

told to leave their homes. Let's talk to Amelia Butterly

who is in Airlie Beach. Thank you very much were talking to

us. Can you tell us exactly what conditions are like there? Yes, it

has been getting steadily more and more intense over the last 24 or so

hours. And I would reckon SA and talking to you now it is probably

the most intensive as being so far. I am in a hotel, I am looking out

the window, and it is a sea view window, but I cannot CDC with the

amount of rain and wind anyway. What I can see are a lot of fallen trees.

There is a lot of debris gusting about. And the rain has stopped

falling as rain, it is a grey ball of water, almost. It is sort of

enveloping all the eye can see. Isn't the sort of conditions, as you

describe it, where people are genuinely concerned for their

safety? Have you been told to come back from the windows in the hotel?

Yes. So I think people have got to be at bit sensible. That is the

message that we have been getting. Don't soundbite by the windows,

keeping curtains closed. -- don't stand right. Make sure you have

water and food. Seeing all about, a did see about an hour ago a couple

of boys in the local supermarket car park playing on skateboards. So it

is not that everybody is paying attention to the advice. There are

people making exceptions. But emergency services have said that if

you go out, you are taking a risk, and that there might not be aware to

help you. Do you have any idea of when things to return to normal? Is

this 24 or 48 hours? We have been without power for about 18 hours,

now. And most of the areas are without power. Our flights have been

cancelled. We wait to see what happens without. The general idea I

am getting Luke Power is that we are going to have another night without

it. And hopefully tomorrow, something spies working. But we will

say that most of the mobile phone networks are down. Mine seems to be

the only one functioning. It is hard to get information because you

cannot get in touch with anybody. They do very much for joining us,

Amelia. She is there in Airlie Beach, where Cyclone Debbie is

causing trouble. We will get more information on Cyclone Debbie from

that, as well. It's 6:43 and you're watching

Breakfast from BBC News. Doctors in England could be told

to stop prescribing travel vaccines, gluten-free foods and some ointments

for muscle pain in a bid to save hundreds of

millions of pounds a year. Cough medicines and popular

painkillers like paracetemol could be added to the

list at a later date. One in six local roads in England

and Wales are at risk of becoming damaged beyond repair

because of a growing Good morning Matt. There will be

signs of improvement this morning. Generally overall, we have had quite

a nice spell of weather over the past few days. Many have been tried.

Many have been sunny as well. At subtle changes throughout the rest

of the day. -- derived. Grey eastern areas, things will be getting

warmer, as well. But we go to the forecast. We have dense fog around

parts of central and southern England in particular. That will

slow the commute. We will see some sunny spells before showers. A

little bit of rain starts to develop across western areas through the

morning and afternoon. Mostly dry for the morning commute. Freddie

grey across many central and eastern areas in particular. Some will

struggle to lose the grey throughout the day. Sunny spells will break

through. But showers in south-west of England will spread into Wales

and Midlands, and eventually north-west England and Northern

Ireland. As we head to the afternoon and evening, eastern areas will be

dry, staying dry. Temperatures around 20 degrees this afternoon.

Warmer than recent days. You will feel that as well once the sun is

out. Isolated chance of a thunderstorm across the Midlands.

The chance of showers is limited. Most will stay dry. The greatest

jazz will be the way through the afternoon. Scotland has certainly

more cloud. It is sunshine will be in western areas. But Northern

Ireland, a bit of rain in the afternoon, easing to sunny spells

leading. Wales could see one or two showers onwards. Some around in the

afternoon, but most will mist them. And we continue with a view showers

across the south-west of England. A better sunshine, warm for some

errors. A bit more cloud around and we will see temperatures not drop as

much throughout the night. Some rain possible here and there, mainly

throughout western hills, with some ease an area staying dry through the

night. And temperatures, as they said, will hold off freezing for

most. Because conditions will be in the north-east Scotland. Should be

dry tomorrow with sunshine breaking through the cloud. Sunshine breaking

through the cloud in the south-west of England and East Anglia on

Wednesday, but most areas will have a generally cloudy day, and across

the hills and the west, there will be rain on an off throughout the

day. Rain heavy on the Wales hills and potentially in south-west

Scotland. The temperatures will hold up. That is because winter coming

from the south or south-westerly direction. On Thursday, it should be

windy across the board. More rain across western areas. It might turn

wetter and we will see that the next couple of days. Driest and brightest

on Thursday towards parts of the Midlands and eastern England, and it

will be a sunny day on Wednesday and potentially an even warmer one.

Temperatures to delay could be up to 20 or 21 degrees. A bit of rain in

the west, but it will still build recently warm.

This morning we're talking about potholes.

Do you find yourself constantly trying to avoid them?

A report out this morning says they're such a big problem

in England and Wales, the repair bill would top ?12 billion.

We want to hear your stories, and see your pictures.

Walking to my car. I had to leave the main road. This council road has

had it. On Monday afternoon I had an

accident on my bike where I hit a pothole and full forward off my

bike. -- fell. So many problems. She makes that

point that when you are on your bicycle it is really alarming. There

could be a solution. It is quite clever. They are thinking of putting

cameras on bin lorries which take the same route all the time and they

want to take photographs to see a pothole developing and fix it

earlier. Could it be the answer? It is cost saving as well because they

are doing to make jobs at once. Clever. Do get in touch with us. The

details are on the screen, I think. Do get in touch with your

stories and pictures. You can e-mail us at

[email protected], find us on Facebook

or send us a Tweet. You know how to get in touch because

you do it often. Just do what you normally do and I am sure it comes

through. Immigration was one of the biggest

issues during the EU Referendum campaign, and a day before

Theresa May starts the process of Brexit, Steph's taking a look

at what changes we should expect. She's on the A50, talking

about Article 50, at a hotel Good morning! Good morning. Good

morning, everyone. We have stopped for a bit of breakfast here at the

Best Western hotel at East Midlands Airport. This restaurant is worried

about what will Article 50 mean for immigration? It is something like

700,000 people employed in restaurants and bars and hotels come

from the European Union, about 15% of the workforce. Many questions

being asked about what this means by businesses. We will talk to gel and,

a lawyer. -- Joanne. Many businesses are asking what will it mean? We

have many different clients coming to us concerned about what will the

impact be on existing European staff in the UK and what will be the

impact on their future plans? Like the ability to bring in workers. You

are not allowed to tell them because there is not much certainty. We

don't know what we will have after Brexit. We have a specific system at

the moment for non-European nationals to come in and they can

come into work for licensed employers and can only work for it

specific employer and it has to be skilled or highly skilled work and

generally they have to show they tried to feel it already. With

European nationals, that is quite a big change. It is really likely that

the impact will be on skilled work. We don't really have an ability for

low-skilled people to come in to the UK at the moment anyway. And the

member of the CBI. There is uncertainty at the moment. Does the

hospitality and similar businesses have to be worried? Not much will

change. No matter how big the business is, it needs to fish in the

biggest reservoir it can for talent. The trouble with the system in the

EU is that if a country wants to keep its immigration down it can

only stop people coming in from outside the EU. You have a situation

where many people you don't want are coming in from the EU. That does not

mean you want many people coming in. The only way you can stop that is to

enable businesses to fish in a pond that is the whole world, rather than

just the EU. That has to be a good thing. Business does not like the

alarmism in politicians and the media saying that the world will end

in the morning and all of that. The world will not change copy what will

happen is the UK government will control all of this and not

Brussels. That is what we voted to come out for. We want to control

that. I don't think you can stop immigration and unskilled people as

you rightly say coming in. A few miles east of here you have the

agricultural sector. Were not try to stop people, we are trying to have

our elected government looking after the decision as to who and what

comes in. Businesses like this one are worried. The British Hospitality

Association says it would take them a decade to fill their spots because

they don't have the jobs available are you confident there will be

enough people? I am. I want to see a big extension of the apprenticeship

programme. What happened in the budget is excellent but not enough.

Small businesses need to take on more British-born, noticed that

word, I am not talking about white or other coloured skins or different

religions, I am saying if someone is here they should be positively

encouraged, and maybe a degree of sanction, to get those jobs, as you

rightly said. But I don't think anyone growing up in the European

Union is any different in terms of having a talent. This country will

give them a good job and they will pay tax to help us build hospitals

and schools. We need to stop alarmism. Thank you for your time

this morning, both of you. More from me later on. We will talk to the

Chief Executive of the Best Western Hotel for his thoughts on it all.

And I am still being followed by that A50. Just to hammer home the

point about Article 50, I am on the A50. I like the idea of you guys

doing that interview on those tables.

Every parent worries about their child, but nothing had

prepared Peter for what his son Josh was about to tell him one

Josh was 12 when he told his dad he was obsessed with washing his

hands and switching his bedroom light on and off over

Here's Josh describing how his OCD took over his life.

When I was 11 I started to worry about bad things happening, and the

only thing that made me feel better was washing my hands. I found myself

needing to write every three lines. And certain numbers really freaked

me out. People at school noticed and asked me what I was doing. I could

not explained to them because I could not understand what was

happening to me. LIGHT BEING FLICKED ON AND OFF. I was obsessed about

objects being in the right place in my bedroom. Even pieces of rubbish.

I would check my room over and over again to make sure nothing moved. It

was taking me longer and longer to do my routine. It spread through the

house, and I had to be specific things in different rooms. Even my

body was affected. I suddenly developed a fear of looking at my

feet. I wore my trainers until they fell apart. And then I started

telling you that I just kept going. Because it did make me feel so much

better and you want to get as much off your chest as possible and it is

just a weight off your shoulders. All right.

Josh and his dad, Peter, both spoke to Newsround

for their "Inside My Head" special on child mental health.

We'll be joined by both of them later this morning.

About 8:40 is when we will do that for you. And we will talk about what

made him feel better and how he coped with those feelings. That is

coming up later. Right now, the news, travel, and weather, wherever

A cold front finally moves through on Friday introducing some

Vanessa Feltz is about to go live with her breakfast show. That is it

for me for now. This is Breakfast,

with Louise Minchin and Dan Walker. Tighter controls on

over-the-counter treatments GP's in England could be stopped

from prescribing routine pain killers, indigestion tablets

and cold remedies under proposals Good morning it's

Tuesday 28th March. -- Thank you for being

with us this morning. a warning that one in six local

roads in England and Wales are in such bad condition they'll

have to be repaired or closed It's being called a "monster"

cyclone and it's hit the coast of Queensland Australia,

bringing 160 mile an hour winds and forcing tens of thousands

to flee their homes. Ahead of the triggering of Article

50, I'm continuing my trip This morning I'm in Derbyshire

finding out what changing to immigration could mean

for businesses like this hotel. In sport, the changing

face of cricket: The ECB wants to "future-proof"

the domestic game by creating a new eight team, city-based

Twenty20 tournament. Good morning. Fog delays this

morning. The sunshine will eventually break through the gloom,

but unfortunately, one or two of you are in for some rain. I will tell

you where that is in 15 minutes. Doctors in England could be told

to stop prescribing travel vaccines, gluten-free foods and some ointments

for muscle pain in a bid to save hundreds of

millions of pounds a year. Cough medicines and popular

painkillers like paracetemol could be added to the

list at a later date. Our Health Editor,

Hugh Pym, has more. The NHS is under increasing

financial pressure. Now, service leaders are set

to closely scrutinise what's Local health commissioners

in England have drawn up a list of items which they say

are unnecessary and inappropriate The medicines and treatments listed

includ omega-3 and fish oils, some muscle rubs and ointments,

gluten-free food, and travel There could be savings

of ?128 million a year. NHS England has agreed

to carry out a review Longer term, the future of cold

and cough treatments, indigestion and heartburn

medication, and paracetamol Health officials say hundreds

of millions of pounds more NHS England argues they are

widely available over A spokesman said there was a need

to ensure that the best The move will form part of a major

strategy announcement by the head of NHS England, Simon

Stephens, later this week. After 8am this morning,

we'll be talking about this with the Chair of the Royal College

of GPs, here on Breakfast. James broke and higher is expected

to make a statement today about the situation storm on. The Democratic

Unionist and Sinn Fein have failed to make a deal on power-sharing.

Chris, what is the option available now? It is basically the deepest

political crisis Northern Ireland has seen a decade. Almost three

months, they have had no budget, no government, no devolved assembly.

Has been the longest break since it began ten years ago.

Has been the longest break since it between the two largest parties to

strike a deal to go back into government with each other. Their

power-sharing arrangement failed to go ahead after a deal could not be

arranged. Jez Brokenshire said there is a short while some weeks before

they can reach an agreement. -- James. There is no deadline, but

when you speak to people around Stormont, April is thought to be the

crunch time. If there is no deal, the government will then have to

think seriously about putting into place what is called direct rule, or

the running of Northern Ireland from Westminster. Senior civil servants

will tomorrow take over control of the storm on finances. It will fall

to top officials of the department of finance to keep services going.

That is how serious it is. A little bit later, and in fact in a few

minutes, we be speaking to a former Northern Ireland Secretary and five

minutes. The Scottish parliament is expected

to back Nicola Sturgeon's call for a second independence referendum

in a vote this afternoon. But Theresa May has said

she will not discuss a referendum before the Brexit

negotiations have concluded. Amnesty International says

the US-led coalition is not doing enough to protect civilians trapped

in the Iraqi city of Mosul, in the fight against

so-called Islamic State. The human rights group claims

to have seen evidence of airstrikes destroying houses

and killing families. The Pentagon say it's

conducting an investigation. Security is to be increased

at Windsor Castle during Changing the Guard, which takes place

several times a week. New barriers will be put

in place along the route Thames Valley Police said

although there was no specific threat, last week's attack

in Westminster had highlighted More must be done to address a sharp

rise in the number of suicides among women prisoners in England,

according to the prisons watchdog. Self-inflicted deaths among

female inmates almost The Prisons Ombudsman said that

reforms recommended a decade The government says it has invested

more in staff training. We have had so many messages this

morning already about potholes. One in six local roads in England

and Wales are at risk of becoming damaged beyond repair

because of a growing A survey of local councils says

some roads have less years before they have

to be replaced or closed. Here's our Transport Correspondent,

Richard Westcott. Crumbling away faster

than they can repair them. Our local council-run roads carry

a third of the traffic, but this survey says

decades of underfunding, coupled with wetter winters and more

cars, have left them in a sorry It found that one in six roads

is so bad it may need to be replaced Councils are already filling

a pothole every 19 seconds. And it would take ?12 billion

to bring them all up to scratch. The government says it's chipped

in an extra ?1 billion recently Every so often, the government gives

out a "pothole fund". But I think we need to actually

plan longer term funding and have a greater proportion

of what drivers actually pay in motoring taxes ring-fenced

just for maintenance. Because if you ask drivers,

it is their number one concern. He says around ?6 million is paid

out every year for cars Whilst more bus passengers

are also making claims, saying they've been hurt by the bus

jolting about on poor roads. As councils feel the financial

squeeze, many fear our local roads We will be talking about that, the

latest, what is it? A bin lorry that will have cameras to film the rose.

And that might be able to help. Eight's 7:09.

What's being described as a "monster" cyclone has begun

Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated from coastal

areas as a result of Cyclone Debbie, which has brought warnings

Our Australia Correspondent Hywel Griffith is in Queensland.

Well, until these conditions past, is hard to tell. Cyclone Debbie

might have landed, that she is not done yet. The main area it hit just

south of RAM, in Bowen, and they are without electricity. Roads are

close. It is impossible to get there or further down, to Airlie Beach.

There is all so been torrential rainfall. Some places and have

expected as much as two feet of rain to fall on Monday. That is cause

extra risk of running. Emergency services are not going there until

the Winsley has dropped. Only then can they go out and assess what the

damage is. Only then can we really know what disruption as them. So

far, just one report of an injury, of a man in an area called

Prosepine, where the wind moved in and is now study to dissipate. But

people are being warned that this is not over yet. They will remain in

their homes and shops will remain closed, I would imagine, for some

days. Electricity, about 50,000 people are without it in the area.

They are in for a long week even after Cyclone Debbie has done worse.

Thank you very much. A bit disconcerting to see him there. It

is lovely to get an update. Because I'm not sure, as was said that, we

were very much concerned overnight that it could be very terrible, but

so far, only one person has been injured. So in terms of the damage

to human lives, it is not as bad as many good it could have been. And I

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It's 7:11 and you're watching Breakfast from BBC News.

The Democratic Unionists and Sinn Fein have failed to strike

The choices now are another election, direct rule

from Westminster, or hope for a compromise.

Let's talk to the former Northern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers

How optimistic are you that they can reach an agreement? I believe they

can. It is a difficult process. You have parties ran to work together

that have very different political agendas. Very different ideas on the

sort of constitutional future status of Northern Ireland. And bridging

those divisions is really difficult, but Northern Ireland's leaders have

got themselves through more difficult situations than this one.

So I do hope that they will manage that again and come up with

something which restores power-sharing. And we have heard the

Northern Ireland Secretary talk about a fusion of weeks. Is that

enough? I certainly hope so. -- a a few short weeks. There is

disappointed that yesterday's deadline was missed. But trying to

sort this out in the space of three weeks was always going to be very

tough. I chaired to talks, one of 11 weeks and the other ten. And then I

had the help that non- wanted to work on through Christmas to bring

things to hold I do hope the parties will be able to listen to each

other's concerns. -- no wine. It should be possible to bridge the

divisions, because it is in nobody's interest for direct rule from

Westminster to continue. -- no-one's. Let's talk about James

Brokenshire. It is role in jeopardy? I think he is doing an excellent job

trying to bring the parties together. One of the tricky things,

as any Northern Ireland Secretary in the modern era cases is that a

number of key concerns between the parties fall squarely and fairly

within the party says. So the parties wanted to go for the thought

of their own initiative. There is a strong role for the Secretary of

State in co-ordinating these talks, and also, of course, in relation to

how we deal with it legacy of Northern Ireland's troubled past.

And we know that the DUP and Sinn Fein are blaming each other for the

breakdown. From the outside, it looks like neither side are willing

to budge. But do you think things will... Do somebody had to move

first? Or is it to sites? I think the move, one would hope, would be

from both sides. Reasonable, they are looking at very sensitive issues

around culture and identity, and these, over the years, a gain and

again, and caused political crises in Northern Ireland. But from my

understanding, they have been some constructive talks. And although

there was a degree of acrimony yesterday when they did not meet the

deadline, there have been many instances where talks are broken up

with much greater level of bitterness between the parties, I

thought there were sending signals coming yesterday, that they were

still dread to make this work. This is very much not the end of the Rafa

process. It has been three months, this situation, hazarded? What about

the impact is Mac because it has a real impact on the budget and the

question of government moving along? The budget is the big worry. Now we

are moving into emergency measures with civil servants taking over the

budget and unless there is a compromise and an agreement against

the devolved executive of an running again, ultimately, that will have a

significant impact on the amount of money available for public services.

For the moment, these measures will keep things ticking over, but

actually, there are worrying indications that certain kinds of

projects and groups may see their funding jeopardised, and that may

lead them to have two lay people off. These situations are having an

impact on the ground in Northern Ireland. Thank you for your time

here On Breakfast. You're watching

Breakfast from BBC News. Doctors in England could be told

to stop prescribing cold remedies, gluten-free foods, and some

ointments, in a bid to save hundreds There's a warning that one in six

local roads in England and Wales are in such bad condition

because of potholes they'll need to be repaired or closed

within five years. I am sure we will be reading some of

your comments on potholes later on. Now for the weather with Matt who is

up on the roof in London. Good morning. Grey skies behind me. Les

Gray than they were early on. -- Less grey. Be warned, dense fog

around. A few issues at Luton and Stansted Airports. Show was limited

to the south-west of England. They will work up the western side. Grey

and misty cloud should break up. It will linger in north-east England

and north-east Scotland. To the east, looking pleasant. Sunny

spells. The air getting warmer than in recent days. Highs of 20 degrees

for one or two. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the Midlands. A few

in north-west England by the end of this afternoon. Across many parts of

eastern England and into Scotland, it will stay dry. Southern and

eastern areas are not as warm as they have been. The best sunshine

warmth in the west. There will be some rain. That will push through

the Northern Ireland the afternoon. Brighter skies in the evening.

Wales, a few showers on and off but most places will avoid them and stay

dry. Cloudy, but sunny spells. Still warm for many. Some cloud to this

afternoon and into the night. Not as cool as it has been. The cloud will

rain here and there, especially in the west. Many in the east will stay

dry. Staying clear of a frost. The exception could be the north-east of

Scotland. Tomorrow, north-east Scotland, one of the driest spots

with sunny spells the East Anglia and the south-east most likely to

stay dry as with a bit of sunshine breaking through the cloud.

Generally, a lot of cloud around on Wednesday. The rain will mainly be

on the hills. For most of you, by and large dry. Even with the cloud,

the web will and large dry. Even with the cloud,

temperatures will hold up nicely. -- wind. More rain around. A greater

chance of getting wet in western areas. The east, drier. Sunnier than

in recent days, especially in central and eastern England.

Temperatures could get to 20- 21 degrees with the sun out. That this

70 in Fahrenheit. -- is. Cooler by the weekend. In the next few days,

if you see the sunshine, it should be quite pleasant. 70! Oh! Thank

you. The Government will trigger

Article 50 tomorrow, the start of divorce proceedings

from the European Union. We're travelling along the A50 trunk

road in the Midlands to look I think they have been making

is at a hotel in Derbyshire. I think they have been making

breakfast. Good morning. A man with a knife, but a professional. People

are laughing in the background about that one. Good morning. We are

talking about the triggering of Article 50. We will look at what

impact it could have on businesses. We are taking it to down the A50. We

are at a Best Western hotel. We are in the East Midlands. There is a lot

of trepidation about what is leaving the EU means for people and

businesses. Children are wondering as well what is going on. Tim

Muffett has been to a school in Stoke to see what is going on.

Blythe Bridge High School in Stoke-on-Trent.

And the prospect of Brexit is triggering emotions.

Under-18s couldn't vote in the referendum, yet

the consequences of leaving the EU, good or bad, will affect this sector

I know we're, like, we're young, and people think we are incapable

of making decisions, but I think some of us are and some

of us to have voices that want to be heard.

We have been in the EU for like 40 years or something and no one really

knows what will happen when we leave it.

Maybe things with the NHS will improve because we're not

It's a scary thing for a lot of young people because it's our

future being decided by other people.

For some teachers, Brexit has posed a unique challenge.

And so that, because we have not got answers yet,

none of us have, it gives them anxiety and worry.

They don't like the instability and the insecurity.

In a recent UK-wide survey, 43% of 11-16 year-olds said

that Brexit made them feel anxious, angry, or upset.

22% said that leaving the EU made them feel hopeful or delighted,

and around one in five did not really care.

Why do you think we should be staying the offices of First News,

the newspaper aimed at 17-14 year-olds.

I think that it has been difficult for adults and children.

Each side of the argument has been so overplayed and so cynical

that I think it's really difficult for anyone to really understand

whether it is a good thing or a bad thing.

I think younger people are actually better than adults at listening,

debating, taking on issues, understanding each other's

I think it is a good idea for the people of Britain to get

there ideas out there and to get there ideas of freedom

We want to be free of this organisation.

I know that Britain's public have decided to do this

I voted for Brexit because I am a believer.

I think we can take advantage of this.

The opinions of under-18s didn't count in the referendum,

but in schools across the UK, Brexit's proving to be

Some interesting thoughts from those young people. The key message is

uncertainty. We still don't know what is going to happen and what it

will mean. Especially in the hospitality sector. What will it

mean in terms of getting enough workers to fill the jobs. We are

talking to the general manager of this hotel. Tell us your thoughts.

You employ a lot of people from the EU. Currently 25% of our workforce

are EU nationals in this industry struggles with recruitment anyway.

To lose 25% of your workload would have a detrimental effect on the

business. Some industries could have to close their doors. Why do you

think it is such a problem to get these people to fill these jobs? The

hospitality industry as a whole is not taken too seriously. We need to

work with schools and colleges and universities to get people into the

hotel industry. It is not just about waiting on tables, it could be

finance, painting and decorating. There is always a vacancy within the

industry as a whole. When you put a job out, what kind of reception do

you get? I put one out recently for a maintenance man and in two months

I had three applicants. That is a real struggle for us. You might get

a few more being on BBC. And happy birthday. It is your birthday today.

Thank you. Bank you for coming to Breakfast. More for me a little bit

later on when we talk to a lawyer. Thank you very much. Still coming up

for you on Breakfast this morning, hundreds of thousands flee the

control of Islamic State fighters in the Iraqi city of Mosul and we hear

from UNICEF, The Children's Charity, which is warning of a desperate

shortage of food and water. It is time to get the news, travel, and

weather, wherever you happen to be watching us. We will have the

Vanessa Feltz is and BBC Radio London.

Hello, this is Breakfast with Dan Walker and Louise Minchin.

Health bosses are to look at plans to save hundreds of millions

of pounds a year by stopping prescriptions for things

like gluten-free food, muscle rubs and omega-3 fish oils.

The changes are part of a proposal to cut down

on what NHS England called "unnecessary or inappropriate"

treatments, that can be bought cheaply over the counter

The Scottish Parliament is expected to back Nicola Sturgeon's call

for a second independence referendum, in a vote this

The vote had been due to take place at Holyrood last Wednesday,

but was postponed because of the attack at Westminster.

The SNP leader wants a referendum by the spring of 2019,

but Theresa May has rejected that timetable.

Northern Ireland's political parties have been given more time to form

a new administration, after three weeks of talks failed

The two biggest parties, the DUP and Sinn Fein,

have blamed each other for the stalemate.

The Northern Ireland Secretary, James Brokenshire, will make

Unless there is a Kumble minus agreement that gets the devolved

parliament running again, that will have a significant impact on the

amount of money available for public services. For the moment, these

measures will keep things ticking over. But actually, there are

worrying indications that certain kinds of projects and groups might

see their funding jeopardised. It stems from a statement

by the supermarket in September 2014, that its profits had been

overstated by ?263 million. Auditors found that the inflated

figure was the result of including payments from suppliers,

before the money was due. Amnesty International says

the US-led coalition is not doing enough to protect civilians trapped

in the Iraqi city of Mosul, in the fight against

so-called Islamic State. The human rights group claims

to have seen evidence of airstrikes destroying houses

and killing families. The Pentagon say it's

conducting an investigation. Security is to be increased

at Windsor Castle during Changing the Guard, which takes place

several times a week. New barriers will be put

in place along the route Thames Valley Police said

although there was no specific threat, last week's attack

in Westminster had highlighted More must be done to address a sharp

rise in the number of suicides among women prisoners in England,

according to the prisons watchdog. Self-inflicted deaths among

female inmates almost The Prisons Ombudsman said that

reforms recommended a decade The government says it has invested

more in staff training. What's being described

as a "monster" cyclone has begun Tens of thousands of people have

been evacuated from coastal areas as a result of Cyclone Debbie,

which is also bringing warnings The new 12-sided ?1 coin comes

into circulation today. Modelled on the old thru'penny bit,

it's designed to be But some vending and ticket machines

may not accept it straight away. The old coin remains legal

tender until October. My kids are desperate to get their

hands on a new one. I can't have you how many people will pass me and

said where is that pound? It was done there. We got it back and it is

gone back to the Royal Mint. It has been group, it returned to the Royal

Mint, your Majesty. Whoever gets one first, if you get one this morning,

said as a teacher. Because it would be nice to have that first moment

when you get to give it a go. I'm sure there will be people running

down to the banks to get one. You will be running to the shops to say

that you have a new pound, and there would be no one around to tell.

Let's get them sent into us. I am talking about a new overhaul of

cricket. They have been talking about it for a long time. This is

introducing a new T20 tournament to make it more exciting get families

involved, a bit like the Indian Premier League and the Big Bash

League in Australia. One of have one in England and Wales? That is

exactly what they are proposing. -- why not have one.

A new competition to challenge the Indian Premier League

and Australia's Big Bash could be a step closer.

Under new proposals, a Twenty20 tournament featuring

eight city franchises, instead of county sides,

will take centre stage during school summer holidays from 2020.

It won't be the end of county cricket, according to the England

and Wales Cricket Board, but its hoped it will open up

By doing things differently, we can be relevant to a whole new audience

and bring this diverse multicultural Britain into our stadium in a way

that we have not been successful at doing to date.

Former Team Sky doctor Richard Freeman has submitted

a written response to MP's about a mystery medical package

delivered to him for the team's former rider

He said the Jiffy bag contained a decongestant that riders

were allowed to take, but regretted not backing

Freeman wrote a letter to the Culture, Media

and Sport Committee after failing to appear before them

There's no suggestion Wiggins or Team Sky broke any rules.

Onto last night's action, and England's u21s won 4-0 last

in their international friendly match.

Chelsea's Ruben Loftus-Cheek scored twice in a convincing

performance by Aidy Boothroyd's side.

It's part of their preparations for this summer's Under 21 European

And the Republic of Ireland play Iceland in a friendly this evening,

but the injury to their captain Seamus Coleman has

The Everton defender broke his leg in two places in World Cup qualifier

Great players have broken their legs, and come back.

And Seamus should take - I mean, obviously, it is very early

for him to start considering all of those things,

Naturally, as I mentioned earlier, at the start, he is down -

as he would be, as the realisation that he is go to be out of action

for quite sometime has dawned on him.

So those types of things take - don't just take five minutes

World number one Andy Murray is likely to miss Great Britain's

His brother Jamie revealed that Andy's suffered a muscle tear.

Great Britain face France next month.

Captain Leon Smith announces will announce the squad at midday.

Meanwhile, Johanna Konta is into the quarter finals

of the Miami Open for a second successive year.

The British number one beat Spain's Lara Arruabarrena

in straight sets overnight to set up a last eight meeting with Simona

And Roger Federer continued his brilliant form in 2017 last night,

by cruising into the fourth round of the Miami Open with a 6-3

6-4 win over Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro.

A single break in each set was enough for the Swiss,

who claimed an 18th Grand Slam in January and won in Indian Wells

If he could just turn back time. Have you ever been in a cryogenic

chamber? No, but lived in Manchester. I may as well live in a

cryogenic chamber. It is not as cold as you imagine. What? Is on at

something like -40 degrees? It is weird. It is a sort of warm cold.

Good morning to you. You're watching BBC Breakfast.

With coalition forces intensifying their assault

against so-called Islamic State in Mosul, the US is being accused

of not doing enough to protect civilians.

Amnesty International says it's alarmed by the scale of recent

We'll talk more about that in a moment, but first our

Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen has been talking to some of those

This family said some of their favourite things. Now that the

jihadist have been forced out of the area. IS banned television and made

them stay through the worst of the fighting as human shields. This man

showed how Bear flat, still near the front line, was virtually destroyed

with them in it. He said the men from IS stopped his daughters from

going to safety, threatening to hang him from the front door. The people

of Mosul have been left with impossible choices. Risk death by

staying in their own homes or risk death taking their children across a

front line. The Iraqi authorities advised them to stay put.

Renad Mansour is a Middle East analyst from the international

Good morning. Thank you for talking to us. Can you give us the idea of

the situation in Mosul at the moment? The offensive is carrying

on. All the different Iraqi forces at play. The morale is high. They

are looking to defeat the Islamic State in the coming weeks, is

months. At this stage, it is the hardest battle. You're getting into

densely populated areas, narrow streets, with Isis fighters tried to

blend into local populations. And because of that, sadly, we must

expect and anticipate more civilian casualties and problems involving

civilians caught in the crossfire, during this urban style warfare. Is

it impossible, in your eyes, then, to defeat Islamic State and protect

civilians? I think in any kind of all you have a civilian population

staying put, it is impossible to protect all civilians. We have seen

in other battles against Isis in other parts of Iraq as well, when

civilians on stage, it has been problematic. Be that because of a

strike, artillery, it is just a cost of war. And as tragic as that

sounds, most Iraqis would still say that it is a necessary sort of

battle and that most Iraqis want Isis to be removed from their

second-largest city, Mosul, as well as the other cities. The Pentagon

said they are investigating potentially significant as strikes

that occurred on the 17th of March. It was reported by some to kill 200

civilians. How significant could that be? Certainly, it has changed

the narrative. It is a major setback for the offensive. The morale was

high. Tribuddharat was higher. Everybody was on the same page.

Everybody was fighting against the common enemy. With this new Omid

latest breaking news, the narrative as started to change. People are

starting to question the costs of the war. So does have an impact. But

that is not to say, as I have been saying, this is warfare. These

battles. You will have these. The as strikes are some extent necessary in

the fight against Isis, targeting snipers, from the air. And when the

abstract is not there, like we saw in Ramadi, previously, you have more

difficulties for the ground forces, as well as more need for artillery

to basically Shalvey city. Either way, there will be costs of war. --

shell the city. From your perspective, what is the perspective

of the people of Mosul? Are we looking at years or months? Well, in

the short-term military victory, we're talking months. Certainly by

at least the summer, there will be some sudden declaration, one would

imagine. However, that would be a short-term, not a secure kind of

victory. Stabilisation, reconstruction, these things, even

getting to a political settlement, which nobody is talking about yet,

that will take years, and think. So it will be a very short term, and

not a very stable victory that will be declared. But as we have seen

another parts, they are liable to still continue with insurgencies

with different kinds of suicide attacks. And we poke holes into the

victories that are made by Iraqi forces. Thank you for talking to us

this morning. Let's talk to Peter Hawkins

from the children's charity Unicef. He was in Mosul last week,

and is now 50 miles away in Erbil. Thank you so much for joining us.

Just described to us what you saw when you were in Mosul. The

situation in these Mosul and West Mosul is very different. Liberation

of East Mosul has been taken successful place over the last two

months. Normal life is resuming. -- in contrast, as your report is just

indicated, in West Mosul, which is across the river, the situation is

horrific. That is the only way we can describe it. There are probably

200,000 children left in the centre of Mosul. They are unable to leave,

probably held as human shields, against the bombardment, and for

many of us who have been in the war of this nature, in hearing those

bombs go off, being killed by those bonds are as members of family, this

is causing calls for all sides to restrict the Mac respect

humanitarian law. -- for all sides to respect humanitarian law. You

have described the situation there, but what is it like for children at?

Are their place of them to go to? Every day, we are increasing the

number of places. Over 200,000 people have left Mosul itself.

180000 and West Mosul. As the people come out, it camps are being made

and built. We have been building camps every day. UNICEF have put in

new latrines every day, so that people every day can have access to

water and sanitation. Those camps are... It is difficult. It is

raining at the moment. The area where the people are entering has

only been recently retaken itself. But we are working throughout the

day to try and ensure that those cancer fall as people come out. The

problem is going to be if people suddenly come out. If 100,000 or

150,000, as indeed was the case in Falluja, in the south, this time

last year, if they suddenly come out, then we will be challenged by

ensuring that they do have shelter, they do have water, they do have

sanitation. Peter Hawkins from UNICEF, thank you for bringers that

account. You're watching

Breakfast from BBC News. Doctors in England could be told

to stop prescribing cold remedies, gluten-free foods, and some

ointments, in a bid to save hundreds There's a warning that one in six

local roads in England and Wales are in such bad condition

because of potholes they'll need to be repaired or closed

within five years. Here's Matt with a look

at this morning's weather. He is talking about hot

temperatures. 20 degrees! Even 21! This is what it looks like in

Edinburgh this morning. A similar sky to London. That looks rather

nice. This is what it is like outside our studio. A very still

get. Not a ripple on the water. You almost want to dive in. -- day. I

would have a little dabble. You can do it safely with people watching.

Always safety first. The rest of the weather for all of us. London. A

lovely day. The cloud is now starting to break and the sun is

coming out and we could hit 20 degrees in parts of the south-east.

Scotland has been the warmest in the past few days. Not that warm

everywhere as I will show you. The forecast is not a bad spring day.

Morning gloom will break. Sunny spells coming out. Unlike recent

days, one or two showers. Some could crop up this morning in south-west

England and Wales. More mist Bannon hit. A little bit grey. -- than.

A big difference. With sunshine coming out, we could hit 20 degrees.

Feeling warmer than in recent days, especially as the wind eases down.

Afternoon showers, especially in the Midlands, with the odd rumble of

thunder. Most of the showers are few and far between. Most will stay dry.

The sunshine may be limited to western areas. The evening

rush-hour, rain pushing across Northern Ireland. A wet spell for

the second half of their day. A little bit of sunshine either side.

Wales, a good scattering of showers. Did gaps between them. Some will

stay dry. -- big. Cooler cross eastern coasts. Not as cold as it

has been through the night as there is more cloud to come. Outbreaks of

rain at times merely across western areas and in the hills. The coldest

will be western Scotland. A touch of frost. Wednesday, dry weather with a

bit of sunshine. The east and south-east, the most likely to stay

dry. More cloud today. Sunshine coming through. Elsewhere, generally

cloudy. Some rain around. Wales, north-west England, the hills, that

is where you will see it, and the south-west of Scotland. A bit of

strong wind by Thursday. Wet as well in western areas. Not as good a

chance of staying dry on Thursday. Central and eastern England and

maybe south-east Scotland, more sunshine compared to Wednesday. More

warm. Even with the breeze, central and eastern England could reach 20-

21 degrees. In the west, still in the teens. That is how it is

looking. Back to you both. Beautiful. Thank you. From this

distance I cannot spot any potholes. What about you, Matt, can you see

any? No. They have been filling them in as they knew you were coming.

This morning we're talking about potholes.

Do you find yourself constantly trying to avoid them?

A report out this morning says they're such a big problem

in England and Wales, the repair bill would top ?12 billion.

We want to hear your stories, and see your pictures.

On Monday afternoon I had an accident on my bike where I hit

a pothole and fell forward off my bike.

We have so many e-mails. Where do we start? Paul says they have to

backfill the tarmac and seal the repair. Thank you for your

knowledge. Highway agents dump some tarmac in the hole and rely on other

factors to fixed. So he thinks that they need a new way to fix it. -- to

fix it. North Somerset is apparently all four. Tarmac surfaces have a

life of 15- 25 years depending on traffic density and construction. It

sounds like Richard knows what he talks about. Apparently every 19

seconds one is billed. You know how many there are. A lot of work still

out there. -- filled. We are looking at getting a camera on the bin

lorries to fill them forming overtime.

Immigration was one of the biggest issues during the EU Referendum

campaign, and a day before Theresa May starts the process

of Brexit, Steph's taking a look at what changes we should expect.

She's on the A50, talking about Article 50, at a hotel

People seem to be checking in. Checking out, maybe. Yes. Some

checking out this morning after having their breakfast. Like us. We

are talking about triggering Article 50 which will be happening tomorrow

and what it will mean and these two years of negotiations we have a

head. What will it mean for businesses? We are looking at the

hospital industry -- hospitality industry to see what it means for

them as they used 700,000 employees from the EU. You are the Chief

Executive of Best Western. Is this on your radar? It is definitely on

our radar. We business people and we have 4.5 million people employed our

industry, 700,000 of which are EU nationals. It is a big worry for

many workers to be some have actually decided to go home already

because of that uncertainty. We do not have a roadmap with the

government and understanding the timescales involved with Brexit.

What are you doing about it? You are saying you are seeing people

leaving. Are you able to fill the jobs they are leaving? We have had

vacancies in the industry for some time, across all of our hotels in

Best Western. With 700,000 additional holes in our employment,

it is a problem, and Brexit is exacerbating the issue. The

underlying issue is people have a perception of working in our

industry. I love it. I joined a few years ago and it is a great industry

to work in. 42% of parents discourage children from working in

the industry. We need to look at that and look at making hospitality

a first choice career for young people. You want to fill the job

with British people? Overnight? We would struggle. 95% of one hotel's

workforce is EU nationals. They would have to shut. Good morning. We

are hearing concerns from industry but you don't think we have to

worry, do you? No, because businesses do not like uncertainty

in anything. The quicker we sort this out the better. Many will be

watching this, from parents to local authorities in a community. The

leisure industry employs enormously. It is a great entry-level employer.

Many people can get a start in the world of work in this industry. We

need more of a assistance in apprenticeships and more local

authority linking in and building capacity. But the big message to get

out here tomorrow, and a big a massive thing is going to happen

tomorrow, is that I don't think much is going to change be honest. There

is a lot of alarmism. If I may say, the media fans it and alarmists do

that as well because they want to fan it. We need people to understand

that we aren't telling people to go, we are telling people that we want

to choose who comes in. Why would you say it is about Europe? We want

to take from everywhere. If you are from Europe, you will be as welcome

as always. But if you come from India or Canada or New Zealand, you

are equally standing in the government's appraisal, so we can

fish in a world of talent, as opposed to just the EU's talent.

That is what we want to do. We have to get rid of the idea that tomorrow

will be Armageddon. We just have to fish in the whole reservoir of

talent. I will say to someone in the EU today, you are as worthy today as

you were at yesterday. Thank you very much. I will be here throughout

the morning talking to people about their thoughts on it. That is it for

me. An. Right. We are a bit late. News,

Join me on BBC One in half an hour. Goodbye. And

Hello this is Breakfast, with Louise Minchin and Dan Walker.

Tighter controls on over-the-counter treatments on the NHS.

GPs in England could be stopped from prescribing

routine pain killers, indigestion tablets and cold

remedies under proposals to save millions of pounds.

Good morning, it's the 28th of March. Also on the programme today:

A warning that 1 in 6 local roads in England and today: Wales

are in such bad condition they'll have to be repaired

It's being called a 'monster' cyclone and it's hit the coast

of Queensland Australia - bringing 160 mile an hour winds

and forcing tens of thousands to flee their homes.

In sport - the changing face of cricket.

The ECB wants to "future proof" the domestic game

by creating a new eight team, City-based Twenty20 tournament.

Also this morning - why amateur stargazers

are being enlisted to help scientists find a hidden planet

thought to circle the edge of our solar system.

after a misty and foggy start the sunshine will break through to bring

sunny spells, but also some changes on the way, a few of you might have

some rain, I've got the forecast details coming up in 15 minutes.

Doctors in England could be told to stop prescribing travel vaccines,

gluten-free foods and some ointments for muscle pain in a bid

to save hundreds of millions of pounds a year.

Cough medicines and popular painkillers like paracetemol

could be added to the list at a later date.