08/12/2017

0:00:11 > 0:00:13Hello it's Friday, it's 9 o'clock, I'm Tina Daheley,

0:00:13 > 0:00:14welcome to the programme.

0:00:14 > 0:00:16Significant progress on Brexit following overnight talks.

0:00:16 > 0:00:22There will be no hard border with Ireland and three million EU

0:00:22 > 0:00:25nationals living in Britain - and a million British expats -

0:00:25 > 0:00:26will have their rights protected when we leave.

0:00:26 > 0:00:29Theresa May arrived in Brussels to make the announcement this morning.

0:00:29 > 0:00:32We'll have the latest in what's being called a breakthrough moment

0:00:32 > 0:00:35and look ahead to the next phase of talks.

0:00:35 > 0:00:41The deal we have struck will guarantee the rights of more than 3

0:00:41 > 0:00:44million EU citizens living in the UK and 1 million UK citizens living in

0:00:44 > 0:00:51the EU. EU citizens living in the UK will be able to go on living their

0:00:51 > 0:00:57lives as before.

0:00:57 > 0:00:59We'll look ahead to the next phase of talks.

0:00:59 > 0:01:01Children affected by domestic violence need better

0:01:01 > 0:01:02protection according to England's children's

0:01:02 > 0:01:03commissioner.

0:01:03 > 0:01:07We'll have a special report.

0:01:07 > 0:01:11I would like the Prime Minister to make this a priority for the whole

0:01:11 > 0:01:15of government and actually send out strong messages and a framework for

0:01:15 > 0:01:18government and public services throughout the land as children need

0:01:18 > 0:01:23their help now, they can't wait for that support.

0:01:35 > 0:01:38Bochum to the programme. We will bring you full analysis of the

0:01:38 > 0:01:43Brexit negotiations throughout the programme today, including live

0:01:43 > 0:01:47press conferences in Brussels and reaction here.

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0:01:58 > 0:01:59Our top story today...

0:01:59 > 0:02:01There's been a major breakthrough in the Brexit talks.

0:02:01 > 0:02:03The European Commission now says "sufficient progress" has been

0:02:03 > 0:02:05made in the first stage of the negotiations -

0:02:05 > 0:02:07about citizen's rights, the Irish border and the size

0:02:07 > 0:02:10of the so-called divorce bill - that we can move

0:02:10 > 0:02:11on to the second stage.

0:02:11 > 0:02:13That'll be about Britain's future relationship with the EU -

0:02:13 > 0:02:16and in particular, the shape of any deal on trade.

0:02:16 > 0:02:18The announcement came at a news conference in Brussels this morning

0:02:18 > 0:02:21by the European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker and Theresa May.

0:02:21 > 0:02:24One of the main sticking points was the issue of which court

0:02:24 > 0:02:26would guarantee the rights of EU citizens in the UK -

0:02:26 > 0:02:32this is what the Prime Minister had to say.

0:02:32 > 0:02:37The deal we've struck will guarantee the rights of more than 3 million EU

0:02:37 > 0:02:41citizens living in the UK and of 1 million UK citizens living in the

0:02:41 > 0:02:46EU. EU citizens living in the UK will have their rights enshrined in

0:02:46 > 0:02:50UK law and enforced by British courts. They will be able to go on

0:02:50 > 0:02:56living their lives as before. I was cleared in Florence that we are a

0:02:56 > 0:02:59country that honours our obligations. After some tough

0:02:59 > 0:03:02conversations, we've now agreed settlement that is fair to the

0:03:02 > 0:03:05British taxpayer. It means that in future we will be able to invest

0:03:05 > 0:03:12more in our priorities at home such as housing, schools the NHS.

0:03:12 > 0:03:14The breakthrough follows 48 hours of intense negotiations over

0:03:14 > 0:03:17the issue of the Irish border - after Northern Ireland's DUP party

0:03:17 > 0:03:20had made it clear they weren't happy with the solution proposed earlier.

0:03:20 > 0:03:23Jean-Claude Juncker said a hard border of the Irish island

0:03:23 > 0:03:26could now be avoided.

0:03:26 > 0:03:31The UK has made significant commitments on the avoidance of a

0:03:31 > 0:03:37hard border after its withdrawal from the European Union. All of the

0:03:37 > 0:03:42EU 27 stand firmly behind Ireland and behind the peace process.

0:03:42 > 0:03:47Let's get all the reaction from this morning's brexit breakthrough

0:03:47 > 0:03:53with our correspondents in Westminster and in Brussels.

0:03:53 > 0:03:57Chris Mason, first, what's the political reaction been here?

0:03:57 > 0:04:02How did we get to this breakthrough this morning?Telephone diplomacy

0:04:02 > 0:04:10all night, chatting to Dublin, Belfast in Brussels and then at daft

0:04:10 > 0:04:14o'clock in the morning, she got on a plane with David Davis, the Brexit

0:04:14 > 0:04:17Secretary, in order to fly over to Brussels and sign that document. We

0:04:17 > 0:04:24got the first proof that the deal had been done when Martin sell my,

0:04:24 > 0:04:27the chief of staff to the president of the European Commission,

0:04:27 > 0:04:30Jean-Claude Juncker, tweeted a picture of a chimney with white

0:04:30 > 0:04:36smoke pouring out of it, all of the symbolism and mystique of a papal

0:04:36 > 0:04:39conclave in one early morning tweet. How did we get here from where we

0:04:39 > 0:04:44were on Monday, given that you mediation of the Prime Minister when

0:04:44 > 0:04:47she was midway through her lunch with Mr Juncker and the Democratic

0:04:47 > 0:04:54Unionist Party Lou a big raspberry at the whole thing? Well, a huge

0:04:54 > 0:04:56amount of negotiation and significant compromises to

0:04:56 > 0:05:00accommodate the views of the Democratic Unionist Party, who got

0:05:00 > 0:05:03to a place last night where they were willing, despite some

0:05:03 > 0:05:06reservations, to give their consent to the documents being signed. I

0:05:06 > 0:05:11think wherever you are watching this this morning around the UK, if you

0:05:11 > 0:05:15tilt your gear in the direction of the window, you will probably be

0:05:15 > 0:05:18able to hear the size of relief coming from Downing Street. This is

0:05:18 > 0:05:24a massive moment.Let's find out what is happening in Brussels now.

0:05:24 > 0:05:31What happens next, phase two, next week?Well, it has been quite a

0:05:31 > 0:05:34dramatic morning here, of course. Things appear to have fallen into

0:05:34 > 0:05:38place in the end, as quickly as they fell apart on Monday. And attention

0:05:38 > 0:05:44is already turning to precisely that question - what happens now? Because

0:05:44 > 0:05:48of course this was just the first phase of the Brexit negotiations,

0:05:48 > 0:05:52that test of sufficient progress which we have heard about so often

0:05:52 > 0:05:54on citizens rights, on the Irish border and on the financial

0:05:54 > 0:05:58settlement. The really big stuff, actually, is still to come. This was

0:05:58 > 0:06:03just a bump in the road, a very important bump in the road that had

0:06:03 > 0:06:07to be navigated successfully. The talks about trade and transition

0:06:07 > 0:06:10will of course be even longer, even more complex than those first phase

0:06:10 > 0:06:15talks. So, you're already hearing warning voices from the European

0:06:15 > 0:06:19Union talking about, for example, the terms and conditions which they

0:06:19 > 0:06:25will be attaching to that transition period. So, a sigh of relief here as

0:06:25 > 0:06:28well, there has been genuine worry that Britain might not be able to

0:06:28 > 0:06:32get this deal over this week, which would create huge timetabling

0:06:32 > 0:06:36problems for next year. But alongside that sigh of relief,

0:06:36 > 0:06:40people drawing breath to prepare for the next round of talks. The next

0:06:40 > 0:06:44phase has already in effect begun, with EU starting to talk about

0:06:44 > 0:06:49transition and what they're going to want.Thank you very much, Kevin

0:06:49 > 0:06:55Connolly in Brussels. We can go to the BBC Newsroom now.

0:06:55 > 0:06:58Annita is in the BBC Newsroom with a summary

0:06:58 > 0:07:00of the rest of the day's news.

0:07:00 > 0:07:03A "day of rage" is being planned by Palestinians angered by America's

0:07:03 > 0:07:05recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

0:07:05 > 0:07:07Around 30 demonstrators were injured in clashes with Israeli forces

0:07:07 > 0:07:08in the West Bank yesterday.

0:07:08 > 0:07:12The US has warned Palestinians against cancelling talks

0:07:12 > 0:07:15with vice-President Mike Pence, who will visit

0:07:15 > 0:07:17the Middle East in less than two weeks' time.

0:07:17 > 0:07:19A student who died weeks after starting at university

0:07:19 > 0:07:22was failed by "every NHS organisation that should have cared

0:07:22 > 0:07:23for her", a review has found.

0:07:23 > 0:07:26Averil Hart, who was 19, died of a heart attack caused

0:07:26 > 0:07:28by anorexia in 2012.

0:07:28 > 0:07:30The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman

0:07:30 > 0:07:35says her death could and should have been prevented.

0:07:35 > 0:07:38NHS England has apologised, and says it's making "real progress"

0:07:38 > 0:07:43with eating disorder services.

0:07:43 > 0:07:46Snow, ice and windy conditions are set to sweep across large

0:07:46 > 0:07:48parts of the UK today.

0:07:48 > 0:07:50Severe gales have already caused disruption to air,

0:07:50 > 0:07:52rail and ferry services.

0:07:52 > 0:07:55Yellow "be aware" weather warnings have been issued

0:07:55 > 0:07:56across much of Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales

0:07:56 > 0:07:59and north-west England - with up to eight inches of snow

0:07:59 > 0:08:03expected in some areas.

0:08:03 > 0:08:05A number of new wildfires have started in southern California,

0:08:05 > 0:08:06stretching firefighters to the limit.

0:08:06 > 0:08:10Nearly 200,000 people have now been evacuated from their homes.

0:08:10 > 0:08:13Planes have been diverted to one of the latest blazes

0:08:13 > 0:08:16in the county of San Diego, and officials say more than 400

0:08:16 > 0:08:18buildings have been destroyed.

0:08:18 > 0:08:28Our North America correspondent James Cook reports.

0:08:31 > 0:08:34The American West was never really came. The weather here was always

0:08:34 > 0:08:39wild and dangerous and in a warming world, it seems to be getting worse.

0:08:39 > 0:08:43The wind has just picked up here in the past few minutes and the fire is

0:08:43 > 0:08:47really flaring up on the hillside there and pushing along this canyon.

0:08:47 > 0:08:51There are some homes down there. We can hear shouts in the Valley and

0:08:51 > 0:08:57there are some families refusing to leave. The Walkers are among them.

0:08:57 > 0:09:01They would not answer the door. They are inside and intent on staying

0:09:01 > 0:09:05put, despite the danger lurking nearby. At least two dozen horses

0:09:05 > 0:09:10have died in this via, which is the worst here in living memory. In the

0:09:10 > 0:09:23exclusive suburb of Bel Air, they attacked the fires, and famous

0:09:23 > 0:09:26people were among those forced to flee. Every firefighting aircraft in

0:09:26 > 0:09:30the United States has been summoned to California. They're making a big

0:09:30 > 0:09:36difference. In times of crisis come extraordinary moments of compassion.

0:09:36 > 0:09:40Here a man apparently in distress runs to rescue a rabbit. One little

0:09:40 > 0:09:45life saved. Several new fires have broken out in the past few hours.

0:09:45 > 0:09:51Intoning them is a superhuman effort. -- containing them. But

0:09:51 > 0:09:58mother nature is likely to have the last word.

0:09:58 > 0:10:00If universities in England were banks, they could be accused

0:10:00 > 0:10:03of mis-selling courses to teenagers who have little understanding

0:10:03 > 0:10:05of money matters, that's according to the head

0:10:05 > 0:10:06of public spending watchdog.

0:10:06 > 0:10:09Sir Amyas Morse says universities are under very little competitive

0:10:09 > 0:10:14pressure to provide the best value, and young people were taking out

0:10:14 > 0:10:16large loans to pay for tuition fees without much effective

0:10:16 > 0:10:20help or advice.

0:10:20 > 0:10:21The government says its reforms are helping students

0:10:21 > 0:10:26to make informed choices.

0:10:26 > 0:10:31Two of the country's biggest discount retailers, Primark and

0:10:31 > 0:10:34SportsDirect, have been forced to pay back thousands of staff who were

0:10:34 > 0:10:38paid less than the minimum wage. They were among 206 the companies

0:10:38 > 0:10:43who have been named and shamed by the for underpaying staff. The most

0:10:43 > 0:10:47common reasons given were failing to pay workers when travelling between

0:10:47 > 0:10:50jobs and deducting money for uniforms. All firms on the list say

0:10:50 > 0:10:58the issues have now been rectified. Prison inspectors have found high

0:10:58 > 0:11:01levels of violence and filthy conditions at Wormwood Scrubs for

0:11:01 > 0:11:05the third year in a row. They also found areas of the west London

0:11:05 > 0:11:11prison, which houses 1200 inmates, were strewn with letter, attracting

0:11:11 > 0:11:14rats and cockroaches. The Ministry of Justice says it has taken

0:11:14 > 0:11:18decisive action to address the problems.

0:11:18 > 0:11:21Coventry has been chosen as the UK city of culture for 2021 It beat

0:11:21 > 0:11:23submissions from Paisley, Stoke on Trent, Sunderland

0:11:23 > 0:11:24and Swansea to win the title.

0:11:24 > 0:11:27The bid team said their plans were "about changing the reputation

0:11:27 > 0:11:33of a city" as well as hosting a year of cultural celebration.

0:11:33 > 0:11:38There's 40 million people within two hours Drive time. We are looking at

0:11:38 > 0:11:41visitors numbering two point 5,000,020 21. We're going to give

0:11:41 > 0:11:43something special to the UK.

0:11:43 > 0:11:45Scientists working in the Arctic believe they may have

0:11:45 > 0:11:47discovered why some whales repeatedly become stranded.

0:11:47 > 0:11:48Researchers tracked narwhals which had been released

0:11:48 > 0:11:52after becoming entangled in fishing nets.

0:11:52 > 0:11:55They found that when the whales became frightened, blood-flow

0:11:55 > 0:11:57was restricted to their brains, causing the animals to become

0:11:57 > 0:12:01confused and disorientated as they tried to swim away.

0:12:01 > 0:12:08That's a summary of the latest BBC News - more at 9.30.

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0:12:20 > 0:12:23Let's get some sport.

0:12:23 > 0:12:27And as if he hasn't won enough awards already, Cristiano Ronaldo

0:12:27 > 0:12:32has won another one?Yes, good morning. It is that question once

0:12:32 > 0:12:35again, who is better, Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo? There is never

0:12:35 > 0:12:41going to be a definitive answer, I think. Last night Ronaldo equalled

0:12:41 > 0:12:46Messi by winning his fifth Alund or title. It was awarded to him in

0:12:46 > 0:12:54Paris. He posed with the trophy on the Eiffel Tower. -- Balon d'Or. No

0:12:54 > 0:12:57player has won more awards than the former Manchester United forward

0:12:57 > 0:13:06which five. Messi won four in a row for Ronaldo's surge. Why did he get

0:13:06 > 0:13:10it this year? 49 goals in all competitions is a pretty good

0:13:10 > 0:13:14reason! He also helped Real Madrid to a second successive jumpy and and

0:13:14 > 0:13:24he and he says he has more to offer. I still have the motivation. --

0:13:24 > 0:13:29second successive Champions League. To play with happiness. The main

0:13:29 > 0:13:33word is, enjoy myself.There was a landmark last night for the Arsenal

0:13:33 > 0:13:38boss Arsene Wenger. Their Europa League victory against BATE Borisov

0:13:38 > 0:13:42was his 700th win in charge of Arsenal. And they won 6-0 in the

0:13:42 > 0:13:47end. Mohamed Elneny completed the rout. Arsenal went through as group

0:13:47 > 0:13:56winners. Everton had already crashed out of the competition, but Ademola

0:13:56 > 0:13:59Lookman, the 20-year-old, scored twice as they got their only win of

0:13:59 > 0:14:07the campaign against Apollon Limassol. Now, the line-up for the

0:14:07 > 0:14:10quarterfinals in the U:K.'s new championship is complete, but there

0:14:10 > 0:14:16was a big scare for five-time winner Ronnie O'Sullivan, who needed a 6-5

0:14:16 > 0:14:21win over Sunny Akani, a man 20 years his junior. At one stage Sunny Akani

0:14:21 > 0:14:25was just one frame from victory. O'Sullivan fought back rather

0:14:25 > 0:14:30fortunately in the end, saying he felt he had robbed his opponent.He

0:14:30 > 0:14:35put up a great performance. His first time out there, and he played

0:14:35 > 0:14:40a lot better than I did Usher and he probably deserved to win. I got

0:14:40 > 0:14:45very, very La Quinta tonight's. So, I'm kind of relieved to win but I've

0:14:45 > 0:14:49really got to improve on that, to think I'm going to have any chance

0:14:49 > 0:14:56of winning another match, really. O'Sullivan moves on to play Martin

0:14:56 > 0:15:07Gould. They will be back out early this afternoon in York.

0:15:07 > 0:15:09So after a frantic night of long negotiations,

0:15:09 > 0:15:11Theresa May has finalised a deal with the EU to unlock

0:15:11 > 0:15:13the next phase of the talks.

0:15:13 > 0:15:15Announcing the breakthrough, the EU Commission President Jean

0:15:15 > 0:15:17Claude Juncker said it had been a difficult negotiation

0:15:17 > 0:15:20for the EU as well as the UK.

0:15:20 > 0:15:24Today's result is of course a compromise. It is the result of a

0:15:24 > 0:15:28long and intense discussion between the commission negotiators and those

0:15:28 > 0:15:35of the UK. As in any negotiation, both sides have two listen to each

0:15:35 > 0:15:41other. Are just their position, and show willingness to compromises.

0:15:41 > 0:15:47This was a difficult negotiation. For the European Union, as well as

0:15:47 > 0:15:55for the United Kingdom. On Wednesday, last Wednesday, the

0:15:55 > 0:15:58College of commissioners gave me a mandate to conclude the negotiation

0:15:58 > 0:16:05of the joint report. And it has to be concluded today, not next week.

0:16:05 > 0:16:09Today, because next week we will have the European Council, and in

0:16:09 > 0:16:12order to allow our partners to prepare in the best way possible the

0:16:12 > 0:16:21meeting of the European Council, we had to make the deal today.

0:16:21 > 0:16:25On the basis of the mandate given to me, the European Commission has

0:16:25 > 0:16:30formally decided to recommend the European Council that sufficient

0:16:30 > 0:16:35progress has now been made on the strict terms of the divorce.Theresa

0:16:35 > 0:16:40May also said the talks hadn't been easy and had required to give and

0:16:40 > 0:16:43take on both sides. We've been working extremely hard

0:16:43 > 0:16:47this week. As you have all seen it hasn't been easy for either side.

0:16:47 > 0:16:52When we met on Monday we said a deal was within reach. What we have

0:16:52 > 0:16:55arrived at today represents a significant improvement and I am

0:16:55 > 0:17:00grateful to the negotiating teams led by David Davis and Michel

0:17:00 > 0:17:04Barnier for their efforts. Getting to this point has required give and

0:17:04 > 0:17:08take on both sides. And I believe that the joint report being

0:17:08 > 0:17:14published is in the best interest of the whole UK. I very much welcome

0:17:14 > 0:17:18the prospect of moving ahead to the next phase, to talk about trade and

0:17:18 > 0:17:21security, and to discuss the positive and ambitious future

0:17:21 > 0:17:25relationship that is in all of our interests. I have consistently said

0:17:25 > 0:17:30that we want to build a special and deep partnership with the EU as we

0:17:30 > 0:17:36have met the decision of the United Kingdom to leave the EU by March

0:17:36 > 0:17:402000 19. Doing so will provide clarity and certainty to businesses

0:17:40 > 0:17:45in the UK and EU and crucially for all of our citizens. -- by March

0:17:45 > 0:17:522019.The rights of 3 million EU nationals living in the UK will be

0:17:52 > 0:17:55protected. As for the rights of the 1 million British people living in

0:17:55 > 0:18:00the EU. There was also joint commitment to no heart border

0:18:00 > 0:18:04between Britain and the Republic of Ireland. That was a sticking point.

0:18:04 > 0:18:08The British PM said she'd also agreed a fair settlement for the

0:18:08 > 0:18:13British taxpayer. The previous deal had been blocked by the DUP but its

0:18:13 > 0:18:16leader, Arlene Foster, said she was pleased to see today's agreement

0:18:16 > 0:18:21will mean there will be no customs barrier in the Irish Sea.

0:18:21 > 0:18:25There have been six substantive changes. We are pleased to see those

0:18:25 > 0:18:32changes. For me it means there is no red line down the Irish Sea. We have

0:18:32 > 0:18:36a very clear confirmation that the entirety of the United Kingdom is

0:18:36 > 0:18:40leaving the EU, leaving the single market, leaving the customs union,

0:18:40 > 0:18:44and I think that's an important statement to have. And also vitally

0:18:44 > 0:18:49important, of course, the entirety of the UK was kept in place. But

0:18:49 > 0:18:55there are still matters there we would have liked to have seen

0:18:55 > 0:18:59clarified. We ran out of time, essentially. We think we needed to

0:18:59 > 0:19:04go back again and talk about those matters. But the PM has decided to

0:19:04 > 0:19:10go to Brussels in relation to this text and she says she has done that

0:19:10 > 0:19:13in the national interest. Theresa May and her Brexit

0:19:13 > 0:19:15secretary, David Davis, made their overnight dash to Brussels while

0:19:15 > 0:19:20Downing Street were having their Christmas party. What were the first

0:19:20 > 0:19:25signs of a breakthrough? Early this morning, an aide to Jean-Claude

0:19:25 > 0:19:28Juncker tweeted this image of white smoke. And this picture of Theresa

0:19:28 > 0:19:33May and David Davis having breakfast with Jean-Claude Juncker and Michel

0:19:33 > 0:19:38Barnier then emerged. The big question, what happens next? With me

0:19:38 > 0:19:40to talk about the deal are three Westminster watchers.

0:19:40 > 0:19:42Marie Le Conte, who's a journalist and commentator.

0:19:42 > 0:19:44Jessica Elgot, political reporter at the Guardian.

0:19:44 > 0:19:49And the Specator magazine's Katy Balls.

0:19:49 > 0:19:53Good to see you all. You have been keeping up to speed with this

0:19:53 > 0:19:58morning 's developments. Good. Let's get your response. The breakthrough

0:19:58 > 0:20:01this morning, Monday, talks collapse, embarrassing for Theresa

0:20:01 > 0:20:05May, coming back with no deal. She had to leave the Christmas party

0:20:05 > 0:20:09yesterday to go to Brussels and have managed -- they may have managed to

0:20:09 > 0:20:14have come up with an agreement.It's good news for everybody. I'm an EU

0:20:14 > 0:20:18national. So I'm quite relieved things have been settled. But it was

0:20:18 > 0:20:23very much an 11th hour deal and it was expected, I think. Theresa May

0:20:23 > 0:20:28will be pleased she has some breathing space now.I think Theresa

0:20:28 > 0:20:32May can take a lot of ownership of this deal. She seems to have taken

0:20:32 > 0:20:37charge of it this week, especially in negotiations with the DUP, and

0:20:37 > 0:20:42David Davis, her Brexit secretary, slightly on the sidelines over the

0:20:42 > 0:20:45last few weeks. But she seems to have come it's quite interesting how

0:20:45 > 0:20:49Arlene Foster, the leader of the DUP, says that it wasn't quite as

0:20:49 > 0:20:55far as they wanted to go. But the PM decided to go ahead and go to

0:20:55 > 0:20:58Brussels and make the deal anyway, even though there was still

0:20:58 > 0:21:03differences between them. I think that shows that the PM wanted to

0:21:03 > 0:21:06show she isn't being held hostage by the DUP.It's also clear they had no

0:21:06 > 0:21:11choice but to come up with a deal by the end of today to be able to move

0:21:11 > 0:21:14on to phase two next week. The language we have been hearing this

0:21:14 > 0:21:18morning is that sufficient progress has been made to move onto the next

0:21:18 > 0:21:23stage of talks, Katie?I think sufficient progress has been made.

0:21:23 > 0:21:27But there are overhanging issues. There was the slight warning from

0:21:27 > 0:21:33the DUP that they are not completely satisfied. But I don't think the

0:21:33 > 0:21:38Conservative Party is satisfied either, because this draft text

0:21:38 > 0:21:42leapt out because talks broke down on Monday, lots of questions now

0:21:42 > 0:21:45hanging over what this trade relationship Britain is seeking with

0:21:45 > 0:21:48the EU is actually going to be. That will be a more difficult stage.

0:21:48 > 0:21:51There will be a bit of relief, Christmas holiday is looking

0:21:51 > 0:21:55brighter for number ten staff, but ultimately the hard work is stuffed

0:21:55 > 0:21:59beginning.We will come onto the next stage in a moment. But what

0:21:59 > 0:22:02have the biggest compromises beam? The talks haven't been easy, they

0:22:02 > 0:22:10have been difficult for both sides, and compromises have been made. --

0:22:10 > 0:22:13the biggest compromises beam?On the UK side there will be a divorce

0:22:13 > 0:22:19bill. We don't have the figure yet. But it will be substantial. There is

0:22:19 > 0:22:25that. On the UK side again, EU nationals will be able to bring

0:22:25 > 0:22:30family and unborn children will be able to be born in the UK and have

0:22:30 > 0:22:37similar rights they have at the moment. The UK has budged on that.

0:22:37 > 0:22:43On the EU side...One of the key compromises with a lot of the more

0:22:43 > 0:22:50ardent Brexiteer MPs will want to see is exactly the role of the ECJ.

0:22:50 > 0:22:53That is something they wanted to draw a line against. We won't ever

0:22:53 > 0:22:57be subject to those laws ever again. Now it seems there might be some

0:22:57 > 0:23:02compromise at least for a limited period that caught here will have to

0:23:02 > 0:23:06pay some sort of regard to judgment there. Weather it is EU citizens, or

0:23:06 > 0:23:14maybe the future trade relationship. -- whether it is EU citizens or

0:23:14 > 0:23:20maybe the future trade relationship. Which areas of life will it affect?

0:23:20 > 0:23:26It could affect British businesses. There could be ruling is different

0:23:26 > 0:23:28kinds of regulations for British businesses that might affect them.

0:23:28 > 0:23:33All of that stuff needs to be worked out when it comes to what the future

0:23:33 > 0:23:36relationship will be and what the trade terms, you know, what we end

0:23:36 > 0:23:41up with... And it looks like that may not even be sorted by the end of

0:23:41 > 0:23:46the deal. Theresa May has said she is seeking a transition period. I

0:23:46 > 0:23:50think the EU will want to see in that transition period, roughly

0:23:50 > 0:23:53around two years, that we are generally accepting the same kinds

0:23:53 > 0:23:59of rules and regulations as the EU has in order to continue to trade.A

0:23:59 > 0:24:03huge sigh of relief from many people. Not least in Downing Street.

0:24:03 > 0:24:08But this still needs endorsement from 27 EU countries. Are we likely

0:24:08 > 0:24:12to see any stumbling blocks, do you think, Katie?What we've noticed in

0:24:12 > 0:24:17the past few days, after things got awkward for the British government

0:24:17 > 0:24:20on Monday, Brussels seem to really want Theresa May to get sufficient

0:24:20 > 0:24:26progress. There has been a concentrated effort from figures...

0:24:26 > 0:24:31There have been some quite vicious briefings from Jean-Claude Juncker's

0:24:31 > 0:24:34side, the disastrous dinners they have had, for example, so I think

0:24:34 > 0:24:38they wanted to help her out. Michel Barnier and Donald Tusk want to do

0:24:38 > 0:24:44this positive mood music. Everybody, including the 27 members, want to

0:24:44 > 0:24:48get it through to the trade talks. But I think people will then be a

0:24:48 > 0:24:55bit more frank about those talks. Yes, lots of thank yous this morning

0:24:55 > 0:25:00after everybody's speeches. Why is it in their interest for talks to go

0:25:00 > 0:25:06well and progress to be made on Theresa May's behalf?Uncertainty

0:25:06 > 0:25:10isn't good for anyone. There is certainly an argument that the EU

0:25:10 > 0:25:14can sit back and wait to blink more than Britain. Because lots of

0:25:14 > 0:25:17businesses in Britain are working out if they need to have contingency

0:25:17 > 0:25:22plans. They wanted this reassurance we are moving to trade and they have

0:25:22 > 0:25:25that. It is not in anybody's interest, because there is so much

0:25:25 > 0:25:32trade going on between all of these countries to keep things waiting.

0:25:32 > 0:25:38Use all Leo Varadkar say that, as well. He said we are keen to get a

0:25:38 > 0:25:48conference and trade deal with the UK. -- you all saw. It is in both

0:25:48 > 0:25:53sides' interest to get that going. The Tory party split over what they

0:25:53 > 0:26:00want. How will the party be reacting to today's compromise?So far it's

0:26:00 > 0:26:06been surprising, nobody has made any noises, you know? Indicating they

0:26:06 > 0:26:10are definitely unhappy with what happened overnight. Even people like

0:26:10 > 0:26:15Michael Gove who is the chief Brexiteer in the Cabinet, I suppose.

0:26:15 > 0:26:19They were all congratulating Theresa May. So far it is fine. But as Katie

0:26:19 > 0:26:23was saying earlier, it is a sign that they know that most of the work

0:26:23 > 0:26:31is yet to come and they may be saving themselves for the battles of

0:26:31 > 0:26:342018 and 2019.There will be some probing by some of the Brexiteers on

0:26:34 > 0:26:39the backbenches in the Tory party. About some of the phrases which have

0:26:39 > 0:26:44been agreed. There is talk about this idea of alignment of

0:26:44 > 0:26:48regulations in the UK.What does all of that mean? There has been a lot

0:26:48 > 0:26:53of confusing language this week. High alignment, low alignment,

0:26:53 > 0:26:54regulatory divergences... CHUCKLES

0:26:54 > 0:27:01Explain, what does it all mean?That is something that will need to be

0:27:01 > 0:27:05probed quite a lot in Parliament over the coming days and weeks.

0:27:05 > 0:27:09Essentially, when it came to Northern Ireland, though, their

0:27:09 > 0:27:11concern was on Monday and why they didn't want that agreement to go

0:27:11 > 0:27:15ahead was they didn't want to be more closely aligned with the EU and

0:27:15 > 0:27:18Dublin than the UK. The key thing we heard this morning from Arlene

0:27:18 > 0:27:23Foster was that they were given assurances Northern Ireland, the

0:27:23 > 0:27:28entire UK, would be leaving the EU, including Northern Ireland.

0:27:28 > 0:27:32Ultimately now, with all of this talk of regulation, diverges which

0:27:32 > 0:27:36confuses everybody, is how close, basically, Britain will be to the EU

0:27:36 > 0:27:39in terms of all of these regulations, all of these things we

0:27:39 > 0:27:45have to stick by. Do we have to adhere to all of these rules of the

0:27:45 > 0:27:49EU, and trading standards, etc? The lots of members of the Conservative

0:27:49 > 0:27:52Party they find it unappealing because they like this idea of a

0:27:52 > 0:27:55clean Brexit where they don't have to mirror Brussels in any way. That

0:27:55 > 0:28:00is where you will see some worries. But also this disagreement. There

0:28:00 > 0:28:04was a small number of backbenchers who do not want to give any money to

0:28:04 > 0:28:07Brussels. They are still not going to be delighted that we have

0:28:07 > 0:28:10sufficient progress in this way. Theresa May has been keeping her

0:28:10 > 0:28:15cards close to her chest. Almost telling the hard Brexiteers and

0:28:15 > 0:28:19their party what they want to hear, telling other people what they want

0:28:19 > 0:28:22to hear, but going into the next phase she will have to talk about

0:28:22 > 0:28:27exactly what she wants, what the government wants, how does she go

0:28:27 > 0:28:30about keeping everybody happy?She can't keep everybody happy.

0:28:30 > 0:28:35CHUCKLES It's impossible.She needs to start

0:28:35 > 0:28:38working out, who basically, pragmatically, is the best person

0:28:38 > 0:28:42for her to disappoint. Who will be most pragmatic about it? And working

0:28:42 > 0:28:46out how she can give different people what they want. There isn't

0:28:46 > 0:28:50solution that fixes all at the end of the day.One of the key things to

0:28:50 > 0:28:54remember is for a lot of Brexiteers what they want to do is leave the

0:28:54 > 0:28:58EU. As long as she can still say that we are not going to be attached

0:28:58 > 0:29:02to the EU single market and Customs union, we may end up with an

0:29:02 > 0:29:05arrangement which is incredibly similar to being in the single

0:29:05 > 0:29:09market and Customs union. If she is able to say definitively that that

0:29:09 > 0:29:14link has been broken, I think at the end of it all that is the way she

0:29:14 > 0:29:18may be able to, just about, draw a compromise together in the middle

0:29:18 > 0:29:22somewhere.Do you think phase two will be as painful as phase one?

0:29:22 > 0:29:28Probably more painful. Quite a lot of factions, especially on the UK

0:29:28 > 0:29:33site, have decided to play ball and be relatively nice and helpful.

0:29:33 > 0:29:37Because they know the future of the relationship is really what matters.

0:29:37 > 0:29:41That is when they will dig the trenches and actually decide to say

0:29:41 > 0:29:45to Theresa May, this is what we want, these are our strong red

0:29:45 > 0:29:50lines. The worst is probably yet to come.Let's finish on a couple of

0:29:50 > 0:29:54e-mails. This is from Brian, well done, you deserve a good rest,

0:29:54 > 0:29:56Theresa May. Another one says, I would like to

0:29:56 > 0:30:00know what will now stop the EU citizen is getting into England by

0:30:00 > 0:30:03slipping through the back door as there is no border.

0:30:03 > 0:30:06Cathy says, what breakthrough, it is all just words.

0:30:06 > 0:30:09Thank you for your messages, keep them coming in.

0:30:09 > 0:30:10Still to come...

0:30:10 > 0:30:12We'll hear from the Children's Commissioner about what more

0:30:12 > 0:30:16could be done to protect children from domestic violence.

0:30:16 > 0:30:20Jeremy Hunt tells us the government must do more to support people with

0:30:20 > 0:30:24mental health problems.

0:30:24 > 0:30:30Time for the latest news - here's Annita.

0:30:30 > 0:30:34The headlines: There has been a major breakthrough in the Brexit

0:30:34 > 0:30:38talks. The European Commission now says sufficient progress has been

0:30:38 > 0:30:41made in the first stage of the negotiations about citizens rights,

0:30:41 > 0:30:45the Irish border, the size of the so-called divorce bill that we can

0:30:45 > 0:30:49move onto the second stage. That will be about Britain's future

0:30:49 > 0:30:52relationship with the EU and in particular the shape of any deal on.

0:30:52 > 0:30:57But in the last hour Michel Barnier has warned there is still much to

0:30:57 > 0:31:13do.There is still much to be done and negotiation on a number of

0:31:13 > 0:31:27issues. We will need to have the final version of the withdrawal

0:31:27 > 0:31:36agreement ready by October 2018. Less than one year.

0:31:36 > 0:31:38A "day of rage" is being planned by Palestinians angered by America's

0:31:38 > 0:31:40recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

0:31:40 > 0:31:42Around 30 demonstrators were injured

0:31:42 > 0:31:46in clashes with Israeli forces in the West Bank yesterday.

0:31:46 > 0:31:51The US has warned Palestinians against cancelling talks

0:31:51 > 0:31:53with vice-President Mike Pence, who will visit

0:31:53 > 0:32:00the Middle East in less than two weeks' time.

0:32:00 > 0:32:03A student who died weeks after starting at university

0:32:03 > 0:32:05was failed by "every NHS organisation that should have cared

0:32:05 > 0:32:06for her", a review has found.

0:32:06 > 0:32:09Averil Hart, who was 19, died of a heart attack caused

0:32:09 > 0:32:10by anorexia in 2012.

0:32:10 > 0:32:12The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman

0:32:12 > 0:32:14says her death could and should have been prevented.

0:32:14 > 0:32:16NHS England has apologised, and says it's making "real progress"

0:32:16 > 0:32:19with eating disorder services.

0:32:19 > 0:32:21Snow, ice and windy conditions are set to sweep across large

0:32:21 > 0:32:24parts of the UK today.

0:32:24 > 0:32:26Severe gales have already caused disruption to air,

0:32:26 > 0:32:29rail and ferry services.

0:32:29 > 0:32:31Yellow "be aware" weather warnings have been issued

0:32:31 > 0:32:34across much of Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales

0:32:34 > 0:32:36and north-west England - with up to eight inches of snow

0:32:36 > 0:32:38expected in some areas.

0:32:38 > 0:32:47That's a summary of the latest BBC News.

0:32:47 > 0:32:50We will have a weather update coming up just before ten o'clock this

0:32:50 > 0:32:51morning.

0:32:51 > 0:32:54Here's some sport now with Hugh.

0:32:54 > 0:33:02Real Madrid footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has been crowned the best

0:33:02 > 0:33:05footballer in the world again, after winning the prestigious Balon d'Or

0:33:05 > 0:33:10award. It means he and Lionel Messi have shared the last ten titles.

0:33:10 > 0:33:14Arsene Wenger hailed the influence of Jack Wilshere, as they won their

0:33:14 > 0:33:20final Europa League game 6-0 against BATE Borisov at what was a half full

0:33:20 > 0:33:22Emirates stadium. Everton were already out but they did beat

0:33:22 > 0:33:29Apollon Limassol 3-0 in Cyprus. Ademola Lookman scored twice. And

0:33:29 > 0:33:32finally, Fife winner Ernie O'Sullivan said he felt sorry for 20

0:33:32 > 0:33:36rolled Sunny Akani from Thailand after a O'Sullivan came from behind

0:33:36 > 0:33:38three times to reach the quarterfinals of the U:K.'s new

0:33:38 > 0:33:45championship. That's the sport for now. We will be back with more just

0:33:45 > 0:33:47after ten o'clock if

0:33:47 > 0:33:50The Children's Commissioner for England is calling on the prime

0:33:50 > 0:33:51if is calling on the prime

0:33:51 > 0:33:54minister to put protection in place for every child who is living

0:33:54 > 0:33:57in a house with domestic violence.

0:33:57 > 0:34:00The latest statistics show another rise, year on year in the number

0:34:00 > 0:34:02of domestic violence incidents police are dealing with,

0:34:02 > 0:34:03in England and Wales.

0:34:03 > 0:34:05The BBC has had access to Northumbria Police and charity

0:34:05 > 0:34:08Wearside Women In Need, to see how they respond to emergency

0:34:08 > 0:34:10domestic violence calls where children are involved

0:34:10 > 0:34:11and how they're supported.

0:34:11 > 0:34:14Jeremy Cooke's report starts with Claire's story, which some

0:34:14 > 0:34:23viewers may find disturbing.

0:34:23 > 0:34:24Jack was the eldest, he was 12.

0:34:24 > 0:34:26He was a musician.

0:34:26 > 0:34:32He was just a lovely quiet, gentle boy.

0:34:32 > 0:34:37Paul was cheeky, full of confidence.

0:34:37 > 0:34:38A good sportsman.

0:34:38 > 0:34:39He was a runner.

0:34:39 > 0:34:47Personal best was always in his mind.

0:34:47 > 0:34:54Claire Throssel, proud mother, domestic abuse survivor.

0:34:54 > 0:34:57She left the man who had controlled and bullied her and her

0:34:57 > 0:34:59children for years.

0:34:59 > 0:35:02We've met Claire on this programme before, and now we hear more

0:35:02 > 0:35:06about her unforgettable, tragic story of what happened

0:35:06 > 0:35:09as her two boys were caught up in a world of fear.

0:35:09 > 0:35:13They were frightened of their dad.

0:35:13 > 0:35:20And they were frightened for me and very protective of me and worried.

0:35:20 > 0:35:25Despite everything, the boy's father had a right to see them.

0:35:25 > 0:35:26Claire sensed the growing danger, but was powerless

0:35:26 > 0:35:30to stop what happened next.

0:35:30 > 0:35:32There was a policeman stood at the door and I

0:35:32 > 0:35:33said, "What's he done?

0:35:33 > 0:35:34He's done it, hasn't he?

0:35:34 > 0:35:40He's done something to them."

0:35:40 > 0:35:44At the 999 call desks, domestic abuse is a constant theme.

0:35:44 > 0:35:47There is a domestic, with a report of somebody having

0:35:47 > 0:35:48been stabbed with a screwdriver...

0:35:48 > 0:35:57Calls for help 24/7.

0:35:57 > 0:35:59has she got any children...?

0:35:59 > 0:36:01The immediate task - to get the facts.

0:36:01 > 0:36:04And if a child is present it is a maximum priority case.

0:36:04 > 0:36:06Said her partner, or her ex-partner threatened to beat her

0:36:06 > 0:36:07and her 12-year-old child up.

0:36:07 > 0:36:09So we're going to get somebody up there straightaway.

0:36:09 > 0:36:14Children can and do suffer direct abuse.

0:36:14 > 0:36:17But they also witness violence, and there's a growing recognition

0:36:17 > 0:36:18of the long-term damage.

0:36:18 > 0:36:21There's lots of evidence about adverse childhood experience

0:36:21 > 0:36:26of which this is the most common - domestic abuse - and what a long

0:36:26 > 0:36:28impact it can have on people's ability to learn,

0:36:28 > 0:36:29their ability to make

0:36:29 > 0:36:30relationships, perhaps turning to crime, because

0:36:30 > 0:36:35they have chaotic lives.

0:36:35 > 0:36:37I've had black eyes, I've had elbows and knees

0:36:37 > 0:36:39and my head would be bashed off something.

0:36:39 > 0:36:42Jane finally fled after she and her kids endured almost five

0:36:42 > 0:36:44years of domestic abuse.

0:36:44 > 0:36:48We've changed her name to protect her and to protect the children.

0:36:48 > 0:36:54I see the massive effect it's had on them.

0:36:54 > 0:37:00You would be in the middle of having this fight and you'd be

0:37:00 > 0:37:02looking at your kids, you'd have eye contact

0:37:02 > 0:37:05with your kids, and you could see the fear and them crying and stuff

0:37:05 > 0:37:08and you wouldn't know what to do, because you can't get

0:37:08 > 0:37:09out of the situation.

0:37:09 > 0:37:12And I just felt myself like apologising to them a lot

0:37:12 > 0:37:15and I didn't know how to deal with it and I hated the fact

0:37:15 > 0:37:17that they were so confused by it.

0:37:17 > 0:37:19We have a female and he's hit her on the back.

0:37:19 > 0:37:21After the 999 calls, the response.

0:37:21 > 0:37:23Northumbria Police on the case.

0:37:23 > 0:37:27Every year across the country, the number of domestic abuse

0:37:27 > 0:37:32incidents is rising, and this year stands at 645,000.

0:37:32 > 0:37:35We're on our way to a domestic violence case.

0:37:35 > 0:37:38Every incident like this is treated very seriously,

0:37:38 > 0:37:42but when there are children involved, it all takes on an even

0:37:42 > 0:37:49greater sense of urgency.

0:37:49 > 0:37:53As well as the emergency calls, there are also routine checks.

0:37:53 > 0:37:56Tonight, the police are visiting Melissa, along with a specialist

0:37:56 > 0:38:01from Wearside Women in Need.

0:38:01 > 0:38:02So, if we give you a call...?

0:38:02 > 0:38:05There are no kids here.

0:38:05 > 0:38:09Melissa felt she had no choice but to give

0:38:09 > 0:38:13up her new-born baby for adoption, because she was trapped

0:38:13 > 0:38:15in an abusive, controlling relationship - domestic abuse,

0:38:15 > 0:38:19breaking the bond between mother and child.

0:38:19 > 0:38:22It's cost you your baby and it's cost your baby his mother.

0:38:22 > 0:38:26I'll never see my baby again.

0:38:26 > 0:38:32I'm in so much pain.

0:38:32 > 0:38:35It's ruined me life, basically.

0:38:35 > 0:38:36Do you think about your baby?

0:38:36 > 0:38:39Every day.

0:38:39 > 0:38:43He's gone.

0:38:43 > 0:38:47The biggest mistake I ever done in my life.

0:38:47 > 0:38:52Anything you need for your flat that I could help you with?

0:38:52 > 0:38:53No.

0:38:53 > 0:38:55Melissa is trying to turn things around.

0:38:55 > 0:38:57She's got a job and wants to look to the future.

0:38:57 > 0:39:00With the ongoing support of Wearside Women in Need.

0:39:00 > 0:39:05That was really sad, wasn't it?

0:39:05 > 0:39:09Yes, absolutely, she had no choice but to choose her partner over

0:39:09 > 0:39:11the child before she even had a chance to bond or be

0:39:11 > 0:39:14with that child.

0:39:14 > 0:39:19For kids caught up in domestic abuse, there's always damage,

0:39:19 > 0:39:22but for Claire, as she was rushed to Sheffield Children's Hospital, it

0:39:22 > 0:39:27became a matter of life and death.

0:39:27 > 0:39:31I walked up to the bed and they stopped the CPR

0:39:31 > 0:39:33and I held him in my arms.

0:39:33 > 0:39:37I held him so tight.

0:39:37 > 0:39:40And my tears were in his hair, his hair was damp and

0:39:40 > 0:39:41then his eyes closed.

0:39:41 > 0:39:46Paul was gone.

0:39:46 > 0:39:51And Claire became aware of another bed, doctors fighting to save Jack.

0:39:51 > 0:39:53Their abusive, violent father had also died in the fire

0:39:53 > 0:39:56that he deliberately set after trapping

0:39:56 > 0:39:58the boys in the attic.

0:39:58 > 0:40:03The boys couldn't get out.

0:40:03 > 0:40:08But Jack tried.

0:40:08 > 0:40:11And he'd managed to get Paul to the edge of the attic,

0:40:11 > 0:40:14but he'd fallen through into the flames below.

0:40:14 > 0:40:18And when the firemen picked him up, he said, "My dad this did

0:40:18 > 0:40:19and he did it on purpose."

0:40:19 > 0:40:22A family destroyed.

0:40:22 > 0:40:27But still more agony to come.

0:40:27 > 0:40:30I went with Jack to Manchester Burns Unit and he went

0:40:30 > 0:40:36straight into theatre.

0:40:36 > 0:40:38Jack fell asleep in my arms after a five-day battle

0:40:38 > 0:40:44in Manchester Children's Hospital.

0:40:44 > 0:40:50Early intervention can help children and save lives.

0:40:50 > 0:40:54This is Operation Encompass and at Northumbria Police HQ it's

0:40:54 > 0:40:59the first task every morning.

0:40:59 > 0:41:02A specialist team scans through all the overnight

0:41:02 > 0:41:07reports of domestic abuse for cases involving children.

0:41:07 > 0:41:09This is an 11-year-old child that's been present during a domestic

0:41:09 > 0:41:10between mum and dad.

0:41:10 > 0:41:13It's all about communication.

0:41:13 > 0:41:17Operation Encompass has now been picked up by more than half

0:41:17 > 0:41:25of the UK police forces and they immediately tell

0:41:25 > 0:41:27schools what's happened, so that children can be supported

0:41:27 > 0:41:32from the moment they arrive in the classroom that morning.

0:41:32 > 0:41:36The first thing we will do is, we always make sure we greet that

0:41:36 > 0:41:39child with a smile and if they have not got school uniform on,

0:41:39 > 0:41:42we can offer them school uniform, we check that they have had

0:41:42 > 0:41:43breakfast, we just check that they're alright.

0:41:43 > 0:41:45A simple phone call can make the biggest

0:41:45 > 0:41:46of differences to a child.

0:41:46 > 0:41:49And you know, if we're not about making their lives better,

0:41:49 > 0:41:50then what are we about?

0:41:50 > 0:41:54These children are among the one in seven in the UK

0:41:54 > 0:41:59who experience domestic abuse.

0:41:59 > 0:42:01Here they've been taken into refuge with their mothers.

0:42:01 > 0:42:04And now there are calls for for consistent, multi-agency

0:42:04 > 0:42:08response to domestic abuse - nationwide and driven from the top.

0:42:08 > 0:42:12I would like the Prime Minister to make this a priority

0:42:12 > 0:42:15for the whole of government and actually send out strong

0:42:15 > 0:42:18messages and a framework for government and public services

0:42:18 > 0:42:20throughout the land that children need the help now,

0:42:20 > 0:42:22they can't wait for that support.

0:42:22 > 0:42:30Claire now spends her life campaigning with Women's Aid.

0:42:30 > 0:42:33They've recorded 20 cases since 2005 where children have been

0:42:33 > 0:42:36killed by fathers already involved in domestic abuse, but still granted

0:42:36 > 0:42:42access to their children.

0:42:42 > 0:42:44It's a silent killer.

0:42:44 > 0:42:46Domestic abuse and coercive control is something that's not

0:42:46 > 0:42:47visible on the outside, it destroys people,

0:42:47 > 0:42:49it destroys lives.

0:42:49 > 0:42:56It destroys the whole being.

0:42:56 > 0:43:05And it needs to be recognised and stopped.

0:43:05 > 0:43:08The campaign is called Child First, and it demands that family courts

0:43:08 > 0:43:12put children's safety at the heart of every decision.

0:43:12 > 0:43:14A demand Claire makes in the name of her boys -

0:43:14 > 0:43:20her Paul and her Jack.

0:43:20 > 0:43:24I promised no other parent would have to do what I did and hold

0:43:24 > 0:43:28a child in their arms as they died, knowing it's at the hands

0:43:28 > 0:43:34of somebody who should love them and protect them the most.

0:43:34 > 0:43:36One family's tragedy - bleak testimony that the lives

0:43:36 > 0:43:45destroyed by domestic abuse include the lives of children.

0:43:45 > 0:43:48If you want help or advice with any of the issues raised in that report,

0:43:48 > 0:43:51you can find support on our Actionline website.

0:43:51 > 0:43:58Just search for BBC Actionline.

0:43:58 > 0:44:02Coming up... We will hear how Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt plans to help

0:44:02 > 0:44:06young people with mental health problems.

0:44:06 > 0:44:12Let's get more on Theresa May and the EU's Jean-Claude Juncker

0:44:12 > 0:44:14saying that a Brexit breakthrough deal paves way for

0:44:14 > 0:44:21future trade talks.

0:44:21 > 0:44:24"Sufficient progress" has been made in the first stage

0:44:24 > 0:44:26of the Brexit negotiations, allowing talks to move

0:44:26 > 0:44:27onto the subject of trade and transition -

0:44:27 > 0:44:29that's the news breaking from Brussels this morning.

0:44:29 > 0:44:32Michael Gove, the Environment Secretary, has given his reaction.

0:44:32 > 0:44:35This achievement is a significant achievement for the Prime Minister

0:44:35 > 0:44:39and it helps guarantee the rights of EU citizens in the UK. It will be UK

0:44:39 > 0:44:43courts which safeguard those rights are. In a limited number of cases,

0:44:43 > 0:44:47for a limited period of time come they can if they wish to, if there

0:44:47 > 0:44:51is a point of law which is ambiguous, go to the European Court

0:44:51 > 0:44:54of Justice for help in resolving the issue. But it is important to

0:44:54 > 0:44:57Beckett now is that this is a time limited and very specific exemptions

0:44:57 > 0:45:03and it is the UK courts in the driving seat.If there is no deal

0:45:03 > 0:45:05regarding the relationship between Northern Ireland and the Republic,

0:45:05 > 0:45:12then this document sets out that there will be a maintenance of a

0:45:12 > 0:45:16full alignment between the whole of the UK and the EU, with rules of the

0:45:16 > 0:45:22single market and Customs union - again, from the perspective of

0:45:22 > 0:45:25someone who has supported Brexit throughout, that seems to be a

0:45:25 > 0:45:29massive concession and at least a massive risk, because if a deal

0:45:29 > 0:45:34isn't done, then we fall back into the single market and customs union

0:45:34 > 0:45:40which you have been opposed to all along?

0:45:40 > 0:45:43We are going to be outside the single market and outside the

0:45:43 > 0:45:48customs union because of this deal. In the Republic of Ireland and in

0:45:48 > 0:45:52Northern Ireland there has been so much progress. That means we will

0:45:52 > 0:45:59continue to work together that there is no return to a hard border. The

0:45:59 > 0:46:02alignment between the Republic and Northern Ireland will mean it is

0:46:02 > 0:46:06able to achieve its goals. There will not be any weakening of the

0:46:06 > 0:46:10position of Northern Ireland within the UK.Can you tell us now with

0:46:10 > 0:46:14full confidence Britain will not be the customs union come the end of

0:46:14 > 0:46:19the negotiations?It is clear the PM has made it a priority to ensure we

0:46:19 > 0:46:23are outside the customs union and outside the single market, so we can

0:46:23 > 0:46:26set our own rules and sign our own trade deals. We want a deep and

0:46:26 > 0:46:31competence of free trade agreement with the EU. It is in all of our

0:46:31 > 0:46:35interests to secure that great trade deal.This document will be

0:46:35 > 0:46:39interpreted in wildly different ways by those in Brussels, and by those

0:46:39 > 0:46:42in your government, and those supporting your government,

0:46:42 > 0:46:47therefore despite the agreement that has been reached, I mean... It is

0:46:47 > 0:46:52fair to say that there are huge challenges going forward. Yes, there

0:46:52 > 0:46:55has been an agreement on this first phase to get through to the second

0:46:55 > 0:46:59phase, but, you know, things will be interpreted wildly differently, and

0:46:59 > 0:47:03therefore there are big challenges ahead.There was always scope for

0:47:03 > 0:47:07people to be cynical. But this is a significant achievement, I think.

0:47:07 > 0:47:12Because it means the right of EU citizens are protected in the UK.

0:47:12 > 0:47:16The rights of UK citizens are protected in the EU. We have an

0:47:16 > 0:47:19agreement that no EU country will be out of pocket as a result of our

0:47:19 > 0:47:23departure. But there will be more money for NHS, schools, and housing

0:47:23 > 0:47:27in this country as a result of us leaving the EU. And we can get onto

0:47:27 > 0:47:32talking about that free trade deal. It's a significant step forward, and

0:47:32 > 0:47:35one that the overwhelming majority of people in parliament and in the

0:47:35 > 0:47:40country will welcome.Looking forward to the trade deal do you

0:47:40 > 0:47:44accept the broad principle that from the EU's perspective a trade deal

0:47:44 > 0:47:53for Britain in the future has to be at least slightly less. That has to

0:47:53 > 0:47:58be a principle the European Union takes to the negotiation.We want a

0:47:58 > 0:48:03free trade deal, one which gives tariff free restrictions access to

0:48:03 > 0:48:07goods and services into the European market. At this stage it would be

0:48:07 > 0:48:11wrong for me to try to guess exactly how every single aspect of that

0:48:11 > 0:48:16trade deal will work. But one thing is clear, we start from a position

0:48:16 > 0:48:19where our regulations already aligned, our markets are already

0:48:19 > 0:48:24integrated, so I think we can have the best free trade deal that has

0:48:24 > 0:48:29yet been designed between Britain and the EU. The goodwill is there if

0:48:29 > 0:48:33we build on it.Finally, should Parliament be consulted on the broad

0:48:33 > 0:48:39principles set out in the document? It's vital to involve Parliament at

0:48:39 > 0:48:42every stage. The Prime Minister has been scrupulous to make sure the

0:48:42 > 0:48:49House of Commons plays its part in recognising where Britain plays its

0:48:49 > 0:48:51part.

0:49:02 > 0:49:05I don't think many people would disagree with that.

0:49:05 > 0:49:08The Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has admitted that his Government must

0:49:08 > 0:49:10to do more to help people will mental health problems.

0:49:10 > 0:49:13Mr Hunt says there are "bottlenecks" in parts of the England

0:49:13 > 0:49:14that must improve.

0:49:14 > 0:49:16He was responding to hearing the story of Bex,

0:49:16 > 0:49:19who suffers with a range of serious mental health conditions.

0:49:19 > 0:49:22She was featured in a BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat documentary earlier this

0:49:22 > 0:49:30week called My Mind And Me.

0:49:30 > 0:49:32Mp3 player, phone...

0:49:32 > 0:49:34I have been diagnosed with depression, social anxiety

0:49:34 > 0:49:35disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, bipolar,

0:49:35 > 0:49:39borderline personality disorder and also insomnia.

0:49:39 > 0:49:42And that window's locked.

0:49:42 > 0:49:44I call my anxiety disorder "the anxious hog monster",

0:49:44 > 0:49:47because that's how it feels.

0:49:47 > 0:49:50My chest is compressed and it feels like your heart's pounding

0:49:50 > 0:49:51and your hands are shaking.

0:49:51 > 0:49:52Locked.

0:49:52 > 0:49:55When I have been leaving the flat, it takes me longer with my OCD

0:49:55 > 0:50:01as well and my anxiety.

0:50:01 > 0:50:03Bex's story, and the others in that documentary,

0:50:03 > 0:50:04prompted a huge reaction

0:50:04 > 0:50:05earlier in the week.

0:50:05 > 0:50:08Jim Connolly from Newsbeat is with me to talk about what happened

0:50:08 > 0:50:14when he took the story to Jeremy Hunt.

0:50:14 > 0:50:18What happened when you took the story to Jeremy Hunt?Like you said,

0:50:18 > 0:50:21we got a massive reaction from our audience. People really connected to

0:50:21 > 0:50:29it. They were candid and honest. It was one person in particular, Bex,

0:50:29 > 0:50:32who we saw there, people really connected with her, he thought she

0:50:32 > 0:50:36was speaking so openly and powerfully. We decided that that the

0:50:36 > 0:50:44secretary of State. -- we decided to put that to the secretary of state.

0:50:44 > 0:50:47Compared to the scale of what we want to do,

0:50:47 > 0:50:49which is to be much better at being there for people

0:50:49 > 0:50:53going through the agony that Bex is doing through, there is a long

0:50:53 > 0:50:54way to go.

0:50:54 > 0:50:56In the majority of cases, mental health problems start very

0:50:56 > 0:50:59young and that's why it is so important that people have the

0:50:59 > 0:51:01confidence and courage to come forward, because then something can

0:51:01 > 0:51:02be done about it.

0:51:02 > 0:51:05But to do that we've really got to ramp up the

0:51:05 > 0:51:08services available and what we need to do is have a much stronger

0:51:08 > 0:51:11partnership between the NHS and schools and you know if we had

0:51:11 > 0:51:14been able to do that when Bex was at secondary school, who knows,

0:51:14 > 0:51:17we could have nipped that problem in the bud and Bex wouldn't be

0:51:17 > 0:51:19having to go through the horrific challenges

0:51:19 > 0:51:21that she is going through now.

0:51:21 > 0:51:23So it is really that's the purpose.

0:51:23 > 0:51:29One of the stories she told us was particularly shocking and she's

0:51:29 > 0:51:32asked us to show you it, so I would like to show

0:51:32 > 0:51:35you her story and this is one incident that's caused her

0:51:35 > 0:51:36quite a lot of distress.

0:51:36 > 0:51:39There was a long wait, so I waited in hospital

0:51:39 > 0:51:42for two and a half hours, just to see someone and they took me

0:51:42 > 0:51:46to a mental health clinic and I felt quite suicidal and just impulsively

0:51:46 > 0:51:48dangerous, so I kept saying, "I'm not safe" and I kept getting

0:51:48 > 0:51:52panicky and I couldn't get my breath back and my chest was really tight.

0:51:52 > 0:51:54So then they were like, "We can't give you the medication

0:51:54 > 0:51:57because it would have to be seen by a doctor and there's no

0:51:57 > 0:51:59doctors at that time."

0:51:59 > 0:52:02And then I got back home at like 3 in the morning and then two days

0:52:02 > 0:52:04later had another bad panic attack.

0:52:04 > 0:52:07Back to this clinic.

0:52:07 > 0:52:11They tried to admit me again, but there were no beds.

0:52:11 > 0:52:15She had a mental health crisis, she was suicidal, she was brought

0:52:17 > 0:52:20She had a mental health crisis, she was suicidal, she was worried

0:52:20 > 0:52:24for her own safety and she was sent home to her house on her own at 3

0:52:24 > 0:52:25o'clock in the morning.

0:52:25 > 0:52:26Then the problems continued.

0:52:26 > 0:52:28And there was no bed for her.

0:52:28 > 0:52:31A lot of people say it is all very well spotting the signs,

0:52:31 > 0:52:34but once you have spotted the signs there isn't the help

0:52:34 > 0:52:35out there for people.

0:52:35 > 0:52:38Well, there needs to be more help for sure and the thing that she

0:52:38 > 0:52:42talked about in there, there were some positives and negatives.

0:52:42 > 0:52:43I think the negatives you're absolutely right.

0:52:43 > 0:52:46The positive is that she did have a crisis team at

0:52:46 > 0:52:47her local hospital.

0:52:47 > 0:52:49Those have only actually started in the last three years.

0:52:49 > 0:52:52We also have more beds available than we've had before, but

0:52:52 > 0:52:55I won't pretend there aren't parts of the country where there are

0:52:55 > 0:52:56real bottlenecks.

0:52:56 > 0:52:58I think the broader point here is we've had a

0:52:58 > 0:53:00health system for many years where if you break

0:53:00 > 0:53:04a leg or cut your arm, you can go to an A&E and it's

0:53:04 > 0:53:05sorted out on the spot.

0:53:05 > 0:53:10But if you have a mental health crisis, it isn't.

0:53:10 > 0:53:13And we changed the law five years ago and we said, no, you need

0:53:13 > 0:53:15to treat mental health equally to physical health.

0:53:15 > 0:53:18And that means that you have got to have access to

0:53:18 > 0:53:21crisis teams 24/7 and I hope they will do a lot better job than

0:53:21 > 0:53:23evidently happened for Bex, although I'm sure the professionals

0:53:23 > 0:53:26involved were trying their very hardest, but she is right to say

0:53:26 > 0:53:29that this is something that we are ramping up and it's

0:53:29 > 0:53:38going to take a little bit of time.

0:53:38 > 0:53:40The Government has repeated this message over the last ten years,

0:53:40 > 0:53:43we have had ten years of your Government, that mental

0:53:43 > 0:53:45health should be treated the same as physical health.

0:53:45 > 0:53:47You have been health Secretary for five years,

0:53:47 > 0:53:49when is it actually going to happen?

0:53:49 > 0:53:52It's not happening everywhere, it is happening in some places.

0:53:52 > 0:53:55It does take time and I don't want to pretend this is

0:53:55 > 0:53:57something - you can't change this by the Queen putting her signature

0:53:57 > 0:54:00on an Act of Parliament.

0:54:00 > 0:54:02You have got got to train thousands and thousands

0:54:02 > 0:54:04of additional professionals - psychiatrists, psychologists,

0:54:04 > 0:54:09talking therapists and mental health nurses and so on.

0:54:09 > 0:54:12We have got about 4,500 more people working in the

0:54:12 > 0:54:15mental health system compared to when we came to office and about

0:54:15 > 0:54:181,000 more people are getting help every single day.

0:54:18 > 0:54:20People are much more open about mental health

0:54:20 > 0:54:21conditions than they were before.

0:54:21 > 0:54:23That is a really positive thing.

0:54:23 > 0:54:25But it does mean there is an awful lot

0:54:25 > 0:54:27more work for us to do in the NHS.

0:54:27 > 0:54:30Sometimes if you're working in the NHS it feels

0:54:30 > 0:54:34like we are racing just to stand still.

0:54:34 > 0:54:36But I would never pretend that there isn't a whole lot more

0:54:36 > 0:54:40we can do and every time I meet people like Bex, I'm reminded that,

0:54:40 > 0:54:43yes, we may have made progress, but there is a whole lot more

0:54:43 > 0:54:49we need to do.

0:54:49 > 0:54:54What is the wider political reaction?We wanted to focus this on

0:54:54 > 0:54:57people's personal stories but there is a political angle to everything.

0:54:57 > 0:55:00This is a highly political subject. Labour say this is another example

0:55:00 > 0:55:05of massive cut in the NHS and mental health funding is one of the areas

0:55:05 > 0:55:08being cut to plug gaps elsewhere. They say they would ring fenced

0:55:08 > 0:55:11mental health funding. We spoke to the Prime Minister earlier in the

0:55:11 > 0:55:14year which was announcing another scheme to spot the early signs of

0:55:14 > 0:55:18mental health and she admitted to us, she said, look, dispatch across

0:55:18 > 0:55:22the country, it is different in different areas. If you have a

0:55:22 > 0:55:26crisis in one area, what happens to you will be different. That has been

0:55:26 > 0:55:32proven in what we have seen. And the reaction we have got. Look at Bex,

0:55:32 > 0:55:36she had a difficult situation, and that was because in her area it was

0:55:36 > 0:55:38patchy, had she been somewhere else it might have been much better.

0:55:38 > 0:55:43That's the issue. Once you are in the system it's pretty good, but it

0:55:43 > 0:55:51is getting into the system, which, for some people can be difficult.

0:55:51 > 0:55:56Bex's story will be featuring today on radio one. The Radio 1 iPlayer

0:55:56 > 0:56:03page has the My Mind And Me documentary in full on there. It is

0:56:03 > 0:56:08worth a watch. People talk candidly about their problems. On the news

0:56:08 > 0:56:12channel tomorrow at 10:30am there is a version going on out. I would urge

0:56:12 > 0:56:17you to watch it because these people are fantastic.And a pod cast today.

0:56:17 > 0:56:22Well worth listening to and watching. Thank you very much. Back

0:56:22 > 0:56:26to Brexit. We can bring you a tweet from Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson

0:56:26 > 0:56:29in response to what has been described as a breakthrough in

0:56:29 > 0:56:30Brexit negotiations this morning.

0:56:30 > 0:56:33described as a breakthrough in Brexit negotiations this morning. He

0:56:33 > 0:56:37says congratulations to the PM for her determination in getting today's

0:56:37 > 0:56:42deal. We now aim to forge a deep and special partnership with our

0:56:42 > 0:56:45European friends and allies, while remaining true to the referendum

0:56:45 > 0:56:50result. Taking back control of our laws, money, and borders the

0:56:50 > 0:56:50result. Taking back control of our laws, money, and borders the whole

0:56:50 > 0:56:53of the UK. Boris Johnson there on twitter.

0:56:53 > 0:56:57Let's get the latest weather update.

0:56:57 > 0:56:59Lots of talk about snow this weekend,

0:56:59 > 0:57:01Lots of talk about snow this weekend, what is the forecast?

0:57:01 > 0:57:06We've had a lot already today. Through the weekend, some of us will

0:57:06 > 0:57:09see more. Let me show you some of our lovely weather watchers pictures

0:57:09 > 0:57:10taken this morning.

0:57:14 > 0:57:19Look at the depth of that snow in County Down. We have some lying snow

0:57:19 > 0:57:23here, a lovely dog in the foreground. As we keep our journey

0:57:23 > 0:57:26going throughout the country, this picture taken in Shropshire. Again,

0:57:26 > 0:57:32you can see it is a beautiful scene, almost Christmas card material. This

0:57:32 > 0:57:37was Worcester this morning, showing the snow falling here, as well.

0:57:37 > 0:57:40Staying in Worcestershire, again, we have lying snow on the ground. It

0:57:40 > 0:57:44isn't terribly deep, but we are looking at snow showers through the

0:57:44 > 0:57:49course of today. This one in Argyll and Bute. This is just the way it

0:57:49 > 0:57:53has been shot, the camera angle, making it look much bigger. And in

0:57:53 > 0:57:56Aviemore, we have lying snow here, it has been snowing quite steadily

0:57:56 > 0:58:00as we've gone through the course of the morning. To give you an idea of

0:58:00 > 0:58:04the depths we have, the lying snow, Northern Ireland currently ten

0:58:04 > 0:58:09centimetres. And so on...

0:58:16 > 0:58:20If you are travelling, bear that in mind. There is the risk of ice. A

0:58:20 > 0:58:24cold start to the day. This is where the snow showers have been falling.

0:58:24 > 0:58:28At the moment, we have a line coming in through the North Channel, across

0:58:28 > 0:58:32the Irish Sea, and in towards the Midlands. That will keep going as we

0:58:32 > 0:58:39go through the next few hours into tonight and also into tomorrow.

0:58:39 > 0:58:42Windy conditions will be left behind once that moves away. It is a cold

0:58:42 > 0:58:46wind blowing in from the north-west. Blowing all of these showers into

0:58:46 > 0:58:50the North and west. These are the lying snow showers. They will

0:58:50 > 0:58:55settle. England we will see further snow showers, possibly over into the

0:58:55 > 0:58:59east, and the south coast. We do not expect those to settle. This

0:58:59 > 0:59:03afternoon across Wales, we continue with the snow showers. We also have

0:59:03 > 0:59:07them across Northern Ireland. Still windy, but in between them all there

0:59:07 > 0:59:11will be sunshine. Across Scotland we have the snow showers. Here we had a

0:59:11 > 0:59:16lot of the strong winds, so we will get blizzards and drifting snow.

0:59:16 > 0:59:19Atrocious travelling conditions. Away from that, dry conditions down

0:59:19 > 0:59:22into the south of Scotland, and also across northern England, away from

0:59:22 > 0:59:26the West, all the way down through East Anglia into Kent. We could see

0:59:26 > 0:59:30the odd wintry flurry getting towards the east and south-east. We

0:59:30 > 0:59:34don't expect it to settle. We can also seek snow flurries down towards

0:59:34 > 0:59:40the south coast, perhaps a bit more at times across the moors. Do this

0:59:40 > 0:59:43evening and overnight, snow showers continue, more or less the same

0:59:43 > 0:59:46distribution. The wind eases a touch. It'll be a cold night. Lots

0:59:46 > 0:59:50of dry weather, clear skies, and where we have the damp surfaces

0:59:50 > 0:59:54there is the risk of ice in the north and the West. Under clearer

0:59:54 > 0:59:57skies, temperatures will drop, these are indicative of towns and cities.

0:59:57 > 1:00:00But where we have lying snow in the north of Scotland feel colder than

1:00:00 > 1:00:06that. Into tomorrow morning, a cold and frosty start. Still some snow

1:00:06 > 1:00:11showers around. Again, in the same kind of areas. We will not see all

1:00:11 > 1:00:16of -- we will not all see the snow showers. Tomorrow, dry weather, a

1:00:16 > 1:00:20crisp, Winter's, sunny day. Temperatures, nothing to write home

1:00:20 > 1:00:25about. It'll feel cold if you are stepping out. This one has been

1:00:25 > 1:00:28giving us a headache because as it comes in it will bring in rain, and

1:00:28 > 1:00:32on its leading edge it will bring snow. At the moment we think

1:00:32 > 1:00:35Northern Ireland, Wales, part of the Midlands, just north of the M4

1:00:35 > 1:00:38corridor heading to the east, but that could change so keep updated

1:00:38 > 1:00:43with the weather forecast.

1:00:43 > 1:00:46The deadlock is broken in the first stage of the Brexit talks,

1:00:46 > 1:00:49allowing negotiations to move on to the subject of trade.

1:00:49 > 1:00:52Theresa May flew to Brussels early this morning to agree the deal,

1:00:52 > 1:00:55which includes protecting the rights of EU citizens here and a million

1:00:55 > 1:01:05British expats as well as no hard border with Ireland.

1:01:06 > 1:01:11Getting to this point has required give and take on both sides, and I

1:01:11 > 1:01:14believe that the joint report being published is in the best interests

1:01:14 > 1:01:18of the whole of the UK. I very much welcome the prospect of moving ahead

1:01:18 > 1:01:23to the next phase to talk about trade and security and to discuss

1:01:23 > 1:01:26the positive and ambitious future relationship that is in all of our

1:01:26 > 1:01:28interests.

1:01:28 > 1:01:30We'll get reaction from migrants workers, living here in the UK.

1:01:30 > 1:01:36We have a special report on the impact on children

1:01:36 > 1:01:42of living in a family where there's domestic violence.

1:01:42 > 1:01:45I see the massive effect it has had on them. You would be in the middle

1:01:45 > 1:01:48of having a fight and you would have eye contact with the kids and you

1:01:48 > 1:01:51could see the fear and you would not know what to do because you could

1:01:51 > 1:01:54not get out of the situation...

1:01:54 > 1:01:59We'll hear the Children's Commissioner's proposals shortly.

1:01:59 > 1:02:02It is one of the most-eagerly awaited fixtures in

1:02:02 > 1:02:03the football calendar -

1:02:03 > 1:02:05this Sunday's Manchester derby sees United play arch rivals

1:02:05 > 1:02:06City at Old Trafford.

1:02:06 > 1:02:10We'll hear from some fans hoping for very different results.

1:02:10 > 1:02:12Good morning.

1:02:12 > 1:02:15Here's Annita in the BBC Newsroom with a summary of todays news.

1:02:15 > 1:02:21Here's Annita in the BBC Newsroom with a summary of today's news.

1:02:21 > 1:02:22Good morning.

1:02:22 > 1:02:24There's been a major breakthrough in the Brexit talks.

1:02:24 > 1:02:26The European Commission now says "sufficient progress" has been

1:02:26 > 1:02:28made in the first stage of the negotiations -

1:02:28 > 1:02:31about citizen's rights, the Irish border and the size

1:02:31 > 1:02:33of the so-called divorce bill - that we can move

1:02:33 > 1:02:34on to the second stagE.

1:02:34 > 1:02:35on to the second stage.

1:02:35 > 1:02:38That'll be about Britain's future relationship with the EU -

1:02:38 > 1:02:41and in particular, the shape of any deal on trade.

1:02:41 > 1:02:43Speaking this morning, Theresa May said she would write

1:02:43 > 1:02:46to the people of Northern Ireland to set out the deal, following this

1:02:46 > 1:02:50week's sticking point.

1:02:50 > 1:02:52In Northern Ireland, we will guarantee that there will be no hard

1:02:52 > 1:02:56border. And we will uphold the Belfast agreement. And in doing so,

1:02:56 > 1:03:00we will continue to preserve the constitutional and economic

1:03:00 > 1:03:06integrity of the United Kingdom. We have taken time this week to

1:03:06 > 1:03:10strengthen and clarify this part of the agreement, following discussions

1:03:10 > 1:03:15with unionists in Northern Ireland and across the UK. The Taoiseach,

1:03:15 > 1:03:18Leo Varadkar, and I spoke yesterday and we have both committed that

1:03:18 > 1:03:21there should be no barriers either north or south or east or west, and

1:03:21 > 1:03:27I believe this agreement delivers that.

1:03:27 > 1:03:30Donald Tusk, President of the EU Council,

1:03:30 > 1:03:32said he was pleased with today's developments but warned

1:03:32 > 1:03:34there was still so much to do.

1:03:34 > 1:03:39Let us remember that the most difficult challenge is still ahead.

1:03:39 > 1:03:45We all know that breaking up is hard. But breaking up and building a

1:03:45 > 1:03:52new relation is much harder. Since the brusque sick referendum, a year

1:03:52 > 1:03:57and a half has passed. -- since the Brexit referendum. So much time has

1:03:57 > 1:04:02been devoted to the easier part of the task. And now, to negotiate a

1:04:02 > 1:04:09transition arrangement and the framework for our future

1:04:09 > 1:04:14relationship, we have de facto less than a year.

1:04:14 > 1:04:17A "day of rage" is being planned by Palestinians angered by America's

1:04:17 > 1:04:19recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

1:04:19 > 1:04:21Around 30 demonstrators were injured in clashes with Israeli forces

1:04:21 > 1:04:22in the West Bank yesterday.

1:04:22 > 1:04:29The US has warned Palestinians against cancelling talks

1:04:29 > 1:04:32with vice-President Mike Pence, who will visit

1:04:32 > 1:04:34the Middle East in less than two weeks' time.

1:04:34 > 1:04:36A student who died weeks after starting at university

1:04:36 > 1:04:39was failed by "every NHS organisation that should have cared

1:04:39 > 1:04:40for her", a review has found.

1:04:40 > 1:04:43Averil Hart, who was 19, died of a heart attack caused

1:04:43 > 1:04:44by anorexia in 2012.

1:04:44 > 1:04:45The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman

1:04:45 > 1:04:47says her death could and should have been prevented.

1:04:47 > 1:04:50NHS England has apologised, and says it is making "real progress"

1:04:50 > 1:04:56with eating disorder services.

1:04:56 > 1:05:00Snow, ice and windy conditions are set to sweep across large

1:05:00 > 1:05:01parts of the UK today.

1:05:01 > 1:05:03Severe gales have already caused disruption to air,

1:05:03 > 1:05:04rail and ferry services.

1:05:04 > 1:05:06Yellow "be aware" weather warnings have been issued

1:05:06 > 1:05:11across much of Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales

1:05:11 > 1:05:15and north-west England - with up to eight inches of snow

1:05:15 > 1:05:18expected in some areas.

1:05:18 > 1:05:21A number of new wildfires have started in southern California,

1:05:21 > 1:05:23stretching firefighters to the limit.

1:05:23 > 1:05:26Nearly 200,000 people have now been evacuated from their homes.

1:05:26 > 1:05:29Planes have been diverted to one of the latest blazes

1:05:29 > 1:05:32in the county of San Diego, and officials say more than 400

1:05:32 > 1:05:34buildings have been destroyed.

1:05:34 > 1:05:40A state of emergency has been declared.

1:05:40 > 1:05:43If universities in England were banks, they could be accused

1:05:43 > 1:05:46of misselling courses to teenagers who have little understanding

1:05:46 > 1:05:49of money matters - that's according to the head

1:05:49 > 1:05:50of the public spending watchdog.

1:05:50 > 1:05:53Sir Amyas Morse says universities are under very little competitive

1:05:53 > 1:05:56pressure to provide the best value, and young people were taking out

1:05:56 > 1:05:58large loans to pay for tuition fees without much effective

1:05:58 > 1:06:00help or advice.

1:06:00 > 1:06:02The government says its reforms were helping students

1:06:02 > 1:06:07to make informed choices.

1:06:07 > 1:06:10Consumers are being warned that current safety checks on fridges

1:06:10 > 1:06:12and freezers are inadequate, and that some products with plastic

1:06:12 > 1:06:16backings are a potential fire risk.

1:06:16 > 1:06:18The warning has been made by the consumer group Which?,

1:06:18 > 1:06:22which has called for tighter new standards to be brought forward.

1:06:22 > 1:06:27The body responsible says it's working hard to introduce them.

1:06:27 > 1:06:36That's a summary of the latest BBC News - more at 10.30.

1:06:36 > 1:06:40Here's some sport now with Hugh.

1:06:40 > 1:06:46I don't think there will ever be a definitive answer as to who the best

1:06:46 > 1:06:49ever footballer is, but Cristiano Ronaldo will always be in the

1:06:49 > 1:06:53conversation I think, because once again he was named the world's best

1:06:53 > 1:06:56player last night, equalling Lionel Messi by winning his fifth Balon

1:06:56 > 1:07:02d'Or awarded to him in Paris. After 49 goals so far in 2017, he says

1:07:02 > 1:07:10there is more to come.I still have the motivation, you know, to be

1:07:10 > 1:07:16Cristiano, to play with happiness. So, I think the main word, it's

1:07:16 > 1:07:22happy, enjoy myself.It was quite a landmark for Arsenal manager Arsene

1:07:22 > 1:07:26Wenger last night. They beat BATE Borisov in the Europa League and it

1:07:26 > 1:07:33was his 700th game in charge of Arsenal. It was 6-0. Jack Wilshere

1:07:33 > 1:07:36and Theo Walcott both scored before Mohamed Elneny completed the rout.

1:07:36 > 1:07:47Arsenal go through as group winners. The line-up for the quarterfinals at

1:07:47 > 1:07:54the UK Djemai is complete but Ronnie O'Sullivan was pushed hard by Sunny

1:07:54 > 1:07:57Akani, a man 20 years his junior. At one stage she was just one frame

1:07:57 > 1:08:01from victory but O'Sullivan fought back rather fortunately in the end,

1:08:01 > 1:08:08saying he felt like he had dropped his opponent.He put up a great

1:08:08 > 1:08:15performance. His first time out there, and, you know, he played a

1:08:15 > 1:08:21lot better than I did, really, and he probably deserved to win. I got

1:08:21 > 1:08:24very, very lucky there tonight. I'm kind of relieved to win, but I've

1:08:24 > 1:08:28really got to improve on that if I'm to have any chance winning another

1:08:28 > 1:08:32match, really.England bowler Moeen Ali says the team still believe they

1:08:32 > 1:08:38can turn the Ashes series around despite trailing 2-0 after that big

1:08:38 > 1:08:41defeat in Adelaide. Moeen Ali did not bowl as much as he would have

1:08:41 > 1:08:45liked because of an injury to his finger, but he says that will be

1:08:45 > 1:08:49healed in time for the next Test in Perth, which starts next Thursday.

1:08:49 > 1:08:54We took a lot out of Adelaide. For the first couple of days we were

1:08:54 > 1:08:58poor and then we started to fight back. That fight has brought us

1:08:58 > 1:09:05closer together as a team, and we've got three games to put it right. We

1:09:05 > 1:09:09did have a slight chance, but we've got a good enough team and we've

1:09:09 > 1:09:13shown enough fight in this team that we can compete.Plenty of work for

1:09:13 > 1:09:17England to do. And Moeen Ali will hope to be influential. That's the

1:09:17 > 1:09:21sport for now.

1:09:21 > 1:09:25Let's go back to Brexit now,

1:09:25 > 1:09:28and get more reaction to the talks overnight in Brussels, which are

1:09:28 > 1:09:29being described as a breakthrough.

1:09:29 > 1:09:31The European Commission says enough progress has been made -

1:09:31 > 1:09:34about citizen's rights, the Irish border and the size

1:09:34 > 1:09:36of the so-called divorce bill - to move onto the second stage

1:09:36 > 1:09:39of talks, including trade negotiations.

1:09:39 > 1:09:43One of the main sticking points was the issue of which caught would

1:09:43 > 1:09:47guarantee the rights of EU citizens in the UK. This is what the Prime

1:09:47 > 1:09:51Minister had to say.The deal we've struck will guarantee the rights of

1:09:51 > 1:09:56more than 3 million EU citizens living in the UK and of 1 million UK

1:09:56 > 1:10:00citizens living in the EU. EU citizens living in the UK will have

1:10:00 > 1:10:05the rights enshrined in UK law and enforced a British court. They will

1:10:05 > 1:10:10be able to go on living their lives as before. I was clear in Florence

1:10:10 > 1:10:14that we are a country that honours our obligations. After some tough

1:10:14 > 1:10:17conversations, we've now agreed a settlement that is fair to the

1:10:17 > 1:10:20British taxpayer. It means that in future, we will be able to invest

1:10:20 > 1:10:26more in our priorities at home, such as housing, schools and the NHS.The

1:10:26 > 1:10:29Irish prime ministers welcome to the deal and said the conditions were

1:10:29 > 1:10:33now in place for the next phase of negotiations to start.We have

1:10:33 > 1:10:42achieved all that we set out to achieve in the first phase of these

1:10:42 > 1:10:46negotiations. We have support from the European Union and guarantees

1:10:46 > 1:10:49from the United Kingdom. I am now satisfied that sufficient progress

1:10:49 > 1:10:55has been made on the Irish issues. The parameters have been set and

1:10:55 > 1:11:00they are good. Now, we can move on to work out the detail and talk

1:11:00 > 1:11:03about the transition phase, free trade and the new relationship

1:11:03 > 1:11:12between the EU and the UK.

1:11:12 > 1:11:14But the European Union's chief Brexit negotiator,

1:11:14 > 1:11:16Michel Barnier, warned that there were still difficulties to be faced,

1:11:16 > 1:11:18and little time to tackle them.

1:11:18 > 1:11:20My recommendation, and the recommendation

1:11:20 > 1:11:22of the college of commissioners, is that the progress

1:11:22 > 1:11:27achieved today is sufficient to move to the next phase.

1:11:27 > 1:11:30It's now up to the European Council to decide whether this constitutes

1:11:30 > 1:11:37sufficient progress and to move the talks to the next stage.

1:11:37 > 1:11:41We will then have completed the first chapter of this

1:11:41 > 1:11:44extraordinary negotiation.

1:11:44 > 1:11:51Our political correspondent Chris Mason is in Westminster.

1:11:51 > 1:11:55A lot has happened between the Downing Street Christmas party last

1:11:55 > 1:11:59night and this morning. Can you bring us up to speed with what's

1:11:59 > 1:12:01happened and I understand you have some more detail on the actual text

1:12:01 > 1:12:11what?Will work entering through the clips of the main players, and was a

1:12:11 > 1:12:15long night, there will be still people in Downing Street talking

1:12:15 > 1:12:18about what a long evening it has been, because there hasn't been a

1:12:18 > 1:12:21huge amount of sleep in the upper echelon is of the British

1:12:21 > 1:12:25Government. The Prime Minister and David Davis jumping on a plane in

1:12:25 > 1:12:30the middle of the night to get out to Brussels in time for those news

1:12:30 > 1:12:33conferences which happened early this morning. As those were

1:12:33 > 1:12:37happening, along came this document. This is the document published

1:12:37 > 1:12:39steamy joint report from the negotiators of the European Union

1:12:39 > 1:12:43and the United Kingdom government. In other words, where the

1:12:43 > 1:12:47compromises have been found. And yes, there are compromises in here.

1:12:47 > 1:12:51For instance, on the issue of citizens rights, there is a clear

1:12:51 > 1:12:56line in here which says that the the Supreme Court of the European Union,

1:12:56 > 1:13:02the European Court of Justice, will maintain a role in the UK after

1:13:02 > 1:13:06Brexit regarding the rights of the EU citizens who are living here in

1:13:06 > 1:13:09the UK after Brexit. Downing Street points out that this is only likely

1:13:09 > 1:13:14to involve a handful of cases but it is an insight into a compromises.

1:13:14 > 1:13:21Nigel Farage, the former leader of Ukip, has described this as

1:13:21 > 1:13:30amounting to no Brexit. He sees it as a comprised 25. But from the

1:13:30 > 1:13:32Prime Minister's perspective, firstly publishing has a deal, which

1:13:32 > 1:13:39is triumph compared to she was with a few -- just a few days ago, with

1:13:39 > 1:13:43that humiliation in Brussels earlier in the week. There was even talk of

1:13:43 > 1:13:47could there be a general election in the New Year? In that sense it is a

1:13:47 > 1:13:50triumph for the Prime Minister. Lots of her cabin at this morning leaping

1:13:50 > 1:13:54out of the blocks to appear on the telly or the radio or on social

1:13:54 > 1:13:58media to say how well the Prime Minister has done. At, and this is a

1:13:58 > 1:14:02really big but, and I no pesky reporters like me like to say this,

1:14:02 > 1:14:08but it is true, what is coming next, the negotiation about the future

1:14:08 > 1:14:11relationship with the European Union, as opposed to on picking the

1:14:11 > 1:14:14current relationship bubble is going to be just as complicated if not

1:14:14 > 1:14:18more so, and with just as many moments, where there are three steps

1:14:18 > 1:14:22forward and four back. Sorting out what the UK's relationship with our

1:14:22 > 1:14:27nearest neighbours is going to look like for the next generation and

1:14:27 > 1:14:31beyond in a very tight time frame next year is also going to be an

1:14:31 > 1:14:34almighty challenge. So, a big moment for the Prime Minister today but a

1:14:34 > 1:14:37big challenge still to come.

1:14:37 > 1:14:40Bob Padron runs a care business employing EU citizens.

1:14:40 > 1:14:45Pawel Ozechowski is an EU citizen, and is in our Edinburgh newsroom.

1:14:45 > 1:14:53And Olga Garcia is a Spanish migrant worker.

1:14:53 > 1:14:58Before we speak to you, Olga, let's hear what you had to say when you

1:14:58 > 1:15:01appeared on the programme last year, shortly after Britons voted to leave

1:15:01 > 1:15:08the EU.Well, the first thing is, after four years, I don't know what

1:15:08 > 1:15:14is going to happen. Next year I can ask for dual nationality, and most

1:15:14 > 1:15:17of my work colleagues and everything, they cannot do that.

1:15:17 > 1:15:20They don't know what is going to happen in the future. To be honest,

1:15:20 > 1:15:27nobody knows.

1:15:27 > 1:15:30How does it feel listening to yourself and your reaction a year

1:15:30 > 1:15:36ago, and how do you feel now?This is great news to be honest. I feel

1:15:36 > 1:15:42much more relaxed now regarding my future in the UK. I think a lot of

1:15:42 > 1:15:47the UK citizens will feel the same. Why is that, is that just based on

1:15:47 > 1:15:52Theresa May now this morning saying that EU citizens rights, all 3

1:15:52 > 1:15:57million living in the UK, would be protected?Yes, it's because at the

1:15:57 > 1:16:02end of the day every day is, like, you don't know what will happen. But

1:16:02 > 1:16:09right now at least you see an end. We can be relaxed. Most of the

1:16:09 > 1:16:13people already here living in the UK, we can be relaxed, and that's

1:16:13 > 1:16:17good news for me.What has the past year been like for you, living with

1:16:17 > 1:16:24that uncertainty about your future? I understand you work here.Yes, it

1:16:24 > 1:16:30was a bit stressful, because most of my colleagues, we are all from

1:16:30 > 1:16:34abroad. So we don't know what is going to happen. We don't know if we

1:16:34 > 1:16:39can stay here or if we have to leave because of our jobs, so it was very

1:16:39 > 1:16:44stressful.How do you feel today? I'm slightly relieved we are moving

1:16:44 > 1:16:50forward with everything. However when you read the media they all

1:16:50 > 1:16:54talk about personal victory of Theresa May, rather than victory of

1:16:54 > 1:16:57Britain. I would like to see how this is actually going to come out

1:16:57 > 1:17:03for Britain and us, people born outside of Britain.Tell us about

1:17:03 > 1:17:07how you ended up in the UK in the first place? You are in Edinburgh,

1:17:07 > 1:17:12aren't you?I've lived in Edinburgh for about 13 years. I'm still not a

1:17:12 > 1:17:16UK citizen because I did my doctorate in the middle of that

1:17:16 > 1:17:21stay. With the new rules it resets your five years. But I've been here.

1:17:21 > 1:17:25I fell in love with this most beautiful country in the world. Now

1:17:25 > 1:17:28I live here, I have family here, I own property here, I have a

1:17:28 > 1:17:33wonderful career.I understand you said you bought your property the

1:17:33 > 1:17:37day before Brexit, and wouldn't have purchased it had unanimous all.

1:17:37 > 1:17:43Absolutely. It was the saddest day of my life on many levels, because

1:17:43 > 1:17:47that's the most uncertain financial decision I've ever made. Just

1:17:47 > 1:17:53imagine being tied to a place for 20 years, that -- however long the

1:17:53 > 1:17:59mortgage last, and you cannot be here.Even care business. How does

1:17:59 > 1:18:05it affect you?It left a major clout in terms of contingency planning

1:18:05 > 1:18:12need to put in place. -- you have a care business. The status of our

1:18:12 > 1:18:16current EU national staff was put in jeopardy. It relieves that stress.

1:18:16 > 1:18:20In the grand scheme of social care, there is an unprecedented

1:18:20 > 1:18:30recruitment crisis that existed before Brexit. This guarantee of the

1:18:30 > 1:18:34status quo, only makes things less bad, things are still very difficult

1:18:34 > 1:18:39in terms of recruitment in social care. But, of course, the impact of

1:18:39 > 1:18:45the Brexit vote on social care has been severe. We have done our best

1:18:45 > 1:18:50to insulated ourselves from these consequences.Give us a sense of how

1:18:50 > 1:18:57many people you employ from the EU. 80%. Roughly 80% of our staff are

1:18:57 > 1:19:01from the EU. I know that is much higher than the sector. I think the

1:19:01 > 1:19:07sector is one out of 20.And the business operates in the UK?Yes,

1:19:07 > 1:19:10north London.People watching might be thinking why aren't you making

1:19:10 > 1:19:15more of an effort to employ British workers?We employ the best people

1:19:15 > 1:19:19who can work in social care, whether they are from Britain, the EU,

1:19:19 > 1:19:23elsewhere, and we do that by providing good working conditions.

1:19:23 > 1:19:26We are one of the few home-care providers that pays higher than the

1:19:26 > 1:19:32living wage. I know there is a controversy about sleeping shifts.

1:19:32 > 1:19:36We've always paid at least the minimum wage for sleeping shifts. We

1:19:36 > 1:19:41had done our best in terms of working conditions to attract

1:19:41 > 1:19:44locals. But at the end of the day, if people do not want to do this

1:19:44 > 1:19:48job, we need to look for people who do.I use saying British people are

1:19:48 > 1:19:53not applying for those jobs? Exactly. -- are you saying. It might

1:19:53 > 1:19:57be where we are in London. I know our proportion of EU nationals is

1:19:57 > 1:20:02higher than the national. It could be our location. I don't have a

1:20:02 > 1:20:07reason for that. Of course, we are agnostic about where our staff come

1:20:07 > 1:20:11from. We just want whoever cares about looking after vulnerable

1:20:11 > 1:20:15people, who can do a good job, we will consider to hire them and train

1:20:15 > 1:20:22them. We hope that more British born people will enter social care. But

1:20:22 > 1:20:27if there is difficulties recruiting local staff, then we need to recruit

1:20:27 > 1:20:33whoever is willing to step up and do the hard work that social care is.

1:20:33 > 1:20:37But it is important and vital work. Thank you for talking to us this

1:20:37 > 1:20:37morning.

1:20:37 > 1:20:40The Children's Commissioner for England is calling on the prime

1:20:40 > 1:20:42minister to put protection in place for every child who is living

1:20:42 > 1:20:44in a house with domestic violence.

1:20:44 > 1:20:47Latest statistics show another rise, year on year in the number

1:20:47 > 1:20:48of domestic violence incidents police are dealing with,

1:20:48 > 1:20:50in England and Wales.

1:20:50 > 1:20:53It comes as the NSPCC has recorded a rise in the number of calls

1:20:53 > 1:20:58to Childline from children concerned about domestic abuse.

1:20:58 > 1:21:01Earlier you saw a report from Jeremy Cooke showing the impact

1:21:01 > 1:21:03of domestic violence on children in Northumbria -

1:21:03 > 1:21:06here's a short extract.

1:21:08 > 1:21:09Northumbria Police...

1:21:09 > 1:21:17At the 999 call desk, domestic abuse is a constant theme.

1:21:17 > 1:21:20A domestic with a report of somebody having been

1:21:20 > 1:21:21stabbed with a screwdriver.

1:21:21 > 1:21:22Calls for help 24/7.

1:21:22 > 1:21:23Do you have children?

1:21:23 > 1:21:25The immediate task - to get the facts.

1:21:25 > 1:21:31And if a child is present it is a maximum priority case.

1:21:31 > 1:21:34She said her partner or ex-partner threatened to beat her and her

1:21:34 > 1:21:3512-year-old child up.

1:21:35 > 1:21:37So we're going to get somebody up there straightaway.

1:21:37 > 1:21:43Children can and do suffer direct abuse.

1:21:43 > 1:21:45But they also witness violence and there is a growing recognition

1:21:45 > 1:21:49of the long-term damage.

1:21:49 > 1:21:52There's lots of evidence about adverse childhood experiences -

1:21:52 > 1:21:56of which this is the most common, domestic abuse - and what a long

1:21:56 > 1:21:58impact it can have on people's ability to learn,

1:21:58 > 1:22:00their ability to make relationships, perhaps turning to crime

1:22:00 > 1:22:04because they have chaotic lives.

1:22:04 > 1:22:07I've had black eyes, I've had elbows and knees and my

1:22:07 > 1:22:09head would be bashed off something.

1:22:09 > 1:22:12Jane finally fled after she and her kids endured almost five

1:22:12 > 1:22:14years of domestic abuse.

1:22:14 > 1:22:22We've changed her name to protect her and to protect the children.

1:22:22 > 1:22:25I see the massive effect it's had on them.

1:22:25 > 1:22:28You would be in the middle of having this fight and you would be

1:22:28 > 1:22:30looking at your kids, you would have eye contact

1:22:30 > 1:22:33with your kids and you could see the fear and them crying and stuff

1:22:33 > 1:22:36and you wouldn't know what to do, because you can't get

1:22:36 > 1:22:37out of the situation.

1:22:37 > 1:22:40And I just felt myself like apologising to them a lot

1:22:40 > 1:22:43and I didn't know how to deal with it and I hated the fact

1:22:43 > 1:22:45that they were so confused by it.

1:22:45 > 1:22:47Now we can speak to Lynn Smillie, whose father tragically

1:22:47 > 1:22:49killed her mother in a domestic violence attack when

1:22:49 > 1:22:55she was a child.

1:22:55 > 1:22:59You might find some of the details of her story distressing. We really

1:22:59 > 1:23:05appreciate you coming onto the programme this morning. No problem.

1:23:05 > 1:23:10Can you tell us about your experience of growing up as a child

1:23:10 > 1:23:13in a home where your father was violent towards your mother.Of

1:23:13 > 1:23:20course. It was just constant. It was as far back as I could remember. It

1:23:20 > 1:23:24was any time during the week. It did not have to be at weekends or when

1:23:24 > 1:23:30there was any drink or anything involved. It could happen in the

1:23:30 > 1:23:34quietest of atmospheres. Then the atmosphere would change. Dad would

1:23:34 > 1:23:41just erupt out of nothing. For no reason. No reason at all. He would

1:23:41 > 1:23:44beat mum up and sometimes chase her into the street where he would do

1:23:44 > 1:23:49this in the middle of the street, and there were people passing by.

1:23:49 > 1:23:52What did you do whilst this was happening? What was going through

1:23:52 > 1:23:58your mind and how old were you?As far back as I can remember, which is

1:23:58 > 1:24:01about three, four, we were still in Glasgow at the time. We moved to

1:24:01 > 1:24:08Aberdeen for a better life as family members had put it. So it just

1:24:08 > 1:24:13continued. It was when we moved away it was more isolating because family

1:24:13 > 1:24:19members who knew what was going on were not there to run to. I felt

1:24:19 > 1:24:24more isolated. When it happened at the time I would always try and

1:24:24 > 1:24:29reason with dad, try and calm him down, scream enough for him to stop,

1:24:29 > 1:24:34to let him know how much fear he was putting into us. It was me, my

1:24:34 > 1:24:39sister, and my mum.Some of your family members knew what was going

1:24:39 > 1:24:46on. Did they try to intervene at any point?Always. They tried to

1:24:46 > 1:24:50intervene before I was born. Persuading mum that she deserved

1:24:50 > 1:24:55better. That she could have a better life and a better person in her life

1:24:55 > 1:24:59that wouldn't do this to her. And she was in love and she believed

1:24:59 > 1:25:04that he would change. He was so convincing that he would change. And

1:25:04 > 1:25:10he showed often that he would change for a spell, for a period of time.

1:25:10 > 1:25:14And so she had something to go on that he has potential to change, and

1:25:14 > 1:25:19that he could be the father she drained he would be, and husband, as

1:25:19 > 1:25:33well.How did it affect you? -- she dreamt he would be.I didn't really

1:25:33 > 1:25:39have a childhood. I had to walk away from my childhood to be concerned

1:25:39 > 1:25:45about the parent in the home. It was constant fear. Reading atmospheres.

1:25:45 > 1:25:50Watching behaviour. Studying when it was going to kick off that day or

1:25:50 > 1:25:55evening. I could tell. There were warning signs that would let me

1:25:55 > 1:26:00know. So very early on I would try to avoid or make the situation happy

1:26:00 > 1:26:05or do something to stop that happening. I thought I could

1:26:05 > 1:26:07manipulate the situation by cleaning the home, to bring something for my

1:26:07 > 1:26:12parents that would stop that happening.How were you at school?

1:26:12 > 1:26:17Did you tell anybody what was happening at home?Eventually I did.

1:26:17 > 1:26:21But for a long time school was a place where I picked up different

1:26:21 > 1:26:25identities from my school friends. I was very good at pretending that

1:26:25 > 1:26:31home was OK. If I told anyone then I was scared they would treat me

1:26:31 > 1:26:35differently and they would believe me, which is often the case. There

1:26:35 > 1:26:40was an incident where at home one evening mum came through to me in

1:26:40 > 1:26:46the middle of the night and she flung herself over my legs and dad

1:26:46 > 1:26:52had an axe above her head. It really seems like he was about to put that

1:26:52 > 1:26:56in her skull. I screamed, we screamed, he stopped, and the next

1:26:56 > 1:27:00day I went to the teacher at the school because I couldn't stand it

1:27:00 > 1:27:05any longer. I knew the risks that we were possibly going to be taken into

1:27:05 > 1:27:10care with me disclosing to the teacher.Stay with us. We will come

1:27:10 > 1:27:18back to you. Listening to you, Elizabeth joins us.

1:27:21 > 1:27:32Welcome to the programme, both of you. Lynn's experience is why you

1:27:32 > 1:27:42started your work at Compass. What work have you done to help children

1:27:42 > 1:27:47in these cases?We have put in a simple but impactful system.

1:27:47 > 1:27:52Whenever the police attend a domestic violence call, and their

1:27:52 > 1:27:56children in the home, they will contact the school prior to the next

1:27:56 > 1:28:02school day and tell a trained key adult what has happened in the home.

1:28:02 > 1:28:08That enables us, as a school, to support that child within school. We

1:28:08 > 1:28:12can be ready for how they might be feeling and we can support them and

1:28:12 > 1:28:16enable them to have a good day within school.Can you tell us

1:28:16 > 1:28:22practically what happens? If you get that phone call, something is

1:28:22 > 1:28:26flanked, in a school what would happen? What would a teacher do if a

1:28:26 > 1:28:36child comes into school? What would they say? -- something is flagged.I

1:28:36 > 1:28:39would speak to the child's teacher. We will discuss the things we might

1:28:39 > 1:28:43or might not put in place. One of the most simple things is to make

1:28:43 > 1:28:49sure we greet that child with a smile. Because there is a lot of

1:28:49 > 1:28:56research about how we look, how our body language is displayed, it can

1:28:56 > 1:28:58affect a child negatively, especially somebody who has been

1:28:58 > 1:29:02through a traumatic experience the night before. There is no one size

1:29:02 > 1:29:09fits all. Schools are aware of the individual children. If a child has

1:29:09 > 1:29:15been through an incident the night before, the child may come from what

1:29:15 > 1:29:19has been chaos, so they might not have school uniform on. So instead

1:29:19 > 1:29:23of saying where is your uniform, we will provide them with a uniform so

1:29:23 > 1:29:27they feel a part of the rest of the school. We also make sure that there

1:29:27 > 1:29:32are people within school they can talk to. When I talk to victims who

1:29:32 > 1:29:37are children, they will often say I don't feel there is anybody I can

1:29:37 > 1:29:41talk to. I feel like this is something still with my own. That

1:29:41 > 1:29:45was expressed by your previous guest. It's got to a hugely serious

1:29:45 > 1:29:49extent before she told anybody in school. What we want is our children

1:29:49 > 1:29:56to know they can come and they can talk to us. And we will support them

1:29:56 > 1:29:58without judgment around that domestic abuse.Thank you. I just

1:29:58 > 1:30:01want to speak to Zoe, as well, because it isn't just about

1:30:01 > 1:30:06charities doing their bit the police need to take action as well. What

1:30:06 > 1:30:13forces doing to help children in domestic violence environments?

1:30:13 > 1:30:17The police are getting better at responding to domestic abuse, which

1:30:17 > 1:30:21is encouraging. We found a few years ago that police were reluctant to

1:30:21 > 1:30:24engage with children at the scene of domestic incidents. But they have

1:30:24 > 1:30:27had an awful lot of training over the last few years about the

1:30:27 > 1:30:30importance of speaking to children at the scene, to make sure that the

1:30:30 > 1:30:36children are OK, to not be fobbed off by the perpetrator. Quite often

1:30:36 > 1:30:38we had examples of victims saying the perpetrator said the children

1:30:38 > 1:30:43were in bed, they're absolutely fine. Police must not take that word

1:30:43 > 1:30:46for it, they must go and have a look at the children, make sure there are

1:30:46 > 1:30:51OK. And this wonderful scheme which these is talking about, it is about

1:30:51 > 1:30:54information sharing but it is more than that. It is about making sure

1:30:54 > 1:30:58that when that child attends school the next day, there is a caring

1:30:58 > 1:31:01person, someone to look out for them there. We found that only half of

1:31:01 > 1:31:05the forces in England and Wales have adopted this skin, Operation

1:31:05 > 1:31:10Encompass, or something like it. So, we have called on all police forces

1:31:10 > 1:31:16across the country to put in place such a simple, easy to manage scheme

1:31:16 > 1:31:18that stops children having the responsibility of domestic abuse

1:31:18 > 1:31:24pushed onto them. As we heard from Lynn, children take responsibility

1:31:24 > 1:31:28for their parents' actions, they bottle up feelings inside. These

1:31:28 > 1:31:33schemes which put the children absolutely at the forefront are

1:31:33 > 1:31:37completely essential.So, it's that joined up approach, where police are

1:31:37 > 1:31:41notifying the schools so that the schools can take steps in terms of

1:31:41 > 1:31:47the child's welfare, but they also need to be trained, like you say, on

1:31:47 > 1:31:51how to act and react in those situations?Absolutely, and the

1:31:51 > 1:31:55police officers that we talk too obviously want to do the very best

1:31:55 > 1:31:59for the victim and for the people in the household, but sometimes there

1:31:59 > 1:32:03is a reluctance to be as proactive as they need to be, to actually see

1:32:03 > 1:32:07that child. If they are said to be upstairs in bed sleeping, actually

1:32:07 > 1:32:10if it's too late, comeback next morning and make sure that that

1:32:10 > 1:32:15child is OK. Take the normal, common sense steps which we would want

1:32:15 > 1:32:19other people to take as parents in order to protect our children, is

1:32:19 > 1:32:23the advice that we are giving to the police.And Lynn, what would you

1:32:23 > 1:32:28like to see put in place to help make a difference?I am a

1:32:28 > 1:32:33facilitator of the Freedom Programme. Now, if my parents were

1:32:33 > 1:32:38given an awareness of the behaviour, the beliefs behind the behaviour,

1:32:38 > 1:32:45and how society reinforces that, weather it's separately or if they

1:32:45 > 1:32:48want to stay together, then together, then I believe that we

1:32:48 > 1:32:54would have a chance at rooting out the problem. So that children can be

1:32:54 > 1:32:59safe. If I knew there was such a programme going around at that time,

1:32:59 > 1:33:03if it was available at that time back in the night in 80s, I as a

1:33:03 > 1:33:08child was intelligent enough that I would have said, please go to this,

1:33:08 > 1:33:12please change. I saw the potential in my father and I would encourage

1:33:12 > 1:33:18for anyone who wants to change, they have the choice to do so. And for

1:33:18 > 1:33:23any woman who sees that things won't change, that she can make healthy

1:33:23 > 1:33:26choices, with safety and planning, with the right professionals around

1:33:26 > 1:33:31her who have been domestic abuse trained, who can help her get into a

1:33:31 > 1:33:35safe space and a safe place for her and her children.Lynn, thank you so

1:33:35 > 1:33:38much for coming onto the programme this morning and sharing your story

1:33:38 > 1:33:48with us.

1:33:56 > 1:34:06Still to come?

1:34:12 > 1:34:17Time for the latest news.

1:34:17 > 1:34:19There's been a major breakthrough in the Brexit talks.

1:34:19 > 1:34:21The European Commission now says "sufficient progress" has been

1:34:21 > 1:34:23made in the first stage of the negotiations -

1:34:23 > 1:34:25about citizen's rights, the Irish border and the size

1:34:25 > 1:34:28of the so-called divorce bill - that discussions can now start

1:34:28 > 1:34:33on Britain's future relationship with the EU.

1:34:33 > 1:34:36However, the EU's chief Brexit talks negotiator Michel Barnier has warned

1:34:36 > 1:34:40there's still much to do.

1:34:40 > 1:34:51Let me be clear - there is still work to be done. And negotiation on

1:34:51 > 1:34:55a number of issues, such as the governance of our agreement, or for

1:34:55 > 1:35:05instance... There are more others to take... We will need to have the

1:35:05 > 1:35:11final version of the withdrawal agreement ready by October 2018 -

1:35:11 > 1:35:14less than one year.

1:35:14 > 1:35:17A "day of rage" is being planned by Palestinians angered by America's

1:35:17 > 1:35:18recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

1:35:18 > 1:35:21Around 30 demonstrators were injured in clashes with Israeli forces

1:35:21 > 1:35:22in the West Bank yesterday.

1:35:22 > 1:35:24The US has warned Palestinians against cancelling talks

1:35:24 > 1:35:26with vice-president Mike Pence, who will visit the Middle East

1:35:26 > 1:35:32in less than two weeks' time.

1:35:32 > 1:35:36A student who died weeks after starting at university

1:35:36 > 1:35:38was failed by "every NHS organisation that should have cared

1:35:38 > 1:35:43for her", a review has found.

1:35:43 > 1:35:46Averil Hart, who was 19, died of a heart attack caused

1:35:46 > 1:35:48by anorexia in 2012.

1:35:48 > 1:35:51The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman

1:35:51 > 1:35:53says her death could and should have been prevented.

1:35:53 > 1:35:56NHS England has apologised, and says it's making "real progress"

1:35:56 > 1:35:59with eating disorder services.

1:35:59 > 1:36:02Snow, ice and windy conditions are set to sweep across large

1:36:02 > 1:36:03parts of the UK today.

1:36:03 > 1:36:05Severe gales have already caused disruption to air,

1:36:05 > 1:36:08rail and ferry services.

1:36:08 > 1:36:10Yellow "be aware" weather warnings have been issued

1:36:10 > 1:36:13across much of Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales

1:36:13 > 1:36:16and north-west England - with up to eight inches of snow

1:36:16 > 1:36:19expected in some areas.

1:36:19 > 1:36:24A number of new wildfires have started in southern California,

1:36:24 > 1:36:27stretching firefighters to the limit.

1:36:27 > 1:36:30Nearly 200,000 people have now been evacuated from their homes.

1:36:30 > 1:36:32Planes have been diverted to one of the latest blazes

1:36:32 > 1:36:35in the county of San Diego, and officials say more than 400

1:36:35 > 1:36:37buildings have been destroyed.

1:36:37 > 1:36:39A state of emergency has been declared.

1:36:39 > 1:36:47That's a summary of the latest BBC News.

1:36:47 > 1:36:52Here's the sport now, with Hugh.

1:36:52 > 1:36:56Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo has been crowned the world's

1:36:56 > 1:36:59best footballer once again, after winning the prestigious Balon d'Or

1:36:59 > 1:37:05award for the fifth time. He now matches Lionel Messi's record and it

1:37:05 > 1:37:08means the two of them have shared the last ten titles. The Premier

1:37:08 > 1:37:11League are expect him to announce changes to how they sell the TV

1:37:11 > 1:37:16rights today. Total number of live broadcast games will increase, with

1:37:16 > 1:37:20some matches going head-to-head with the likes of The X Factor and

1:37:20 > 1:37:23Strictly Come Dancing on a Saturday night. Arsene Wenger hailed the

1:37:23 > 1:37:28influence of Jack Wilshere as they beat BATE Borisov 6-0 in a half full

1:37:28 > 1:37:31at in the Europa League. And five-time winner Ronnie O'Sullivan

1:37:31 > 1:37:34said he felt sorry for the 20-year-old Sunny Akani from

1:37:34 > 1:37:37Thailand, after he came from behind three times to reach the

1:37:37 > 1:37:43quarterfinals of the UK Snooker Championship. I will be back with

1:37:43 > 1:37:46more sport after 11 o'clock.

1:37:46 > 1:37:54It can be hard for parents and teenagers to talk to each other

1:37:54 > 1:37:56about sensitive subjects like sex and according to a new study, many

1:37:56 > 1:37:59families are not very good at it.

1:37:59 > 1:38:01The National Citizen Service followed 1,000 teenagers and 2,000

1:38:01 > 1:38:03parents for a year and they found a "communication mismatch".

1:38:03 > 1:38:05The study suggests parents are almost three times more

1:38:05 > 1:38:07likely to think they've discussed their teen's sex life

1:38:07 > 1:38:09with them, than their child.

1:38:09 > 1:38:12When it comes to bullying, twice as many parents as teens

1:38:12 > 1:38:19believe they have discussed it.

1:38:19 > 1:38:26Let's find out why there seems to be such a mismatch with a child

1:38:26 > 1:38:34psychologist Dr Anna Colton and teenage Sophie Meehan. Is there a

1:38:34 > 1:38:37big mismatch with the conversations you have with your parents?I don't

1:38:37 > 1:38:41think so. The relationship I have with my parents is always very open.

1:38:41 > 1:38:45We talk about anything and there is this attitude that nothing is taboo.

1:38:45 > 1:38:51So, in my experience, it is not a taboo and there is no mismatch.And

1:38:51 > 1:38:55what do you think about the results of this survey, that have found for

1:38:55 > 1:38:59a lot of people there is, where for example the parents think they've

1:38:59 > 1:39:03had conversations about something like sex or bullying and the

1:39:03 > 1:39:07teenager completed disagrees?I think the parents might try to have

1:39:07 > 1:39:12these conversations, because they're always looking out for their kids,

1:39:12 > 1:39:15always trying to have this conversation, whereas kids might try

1:39:15 > 1:39:20to turn it off, thinking, oh, god, this is awkward. But I've had

1:39:20 > 1:39:24friends who have come to me and said, we had this awkward chat. That

1:39:24 > 1:39:28might be where there is that gap. Lots of nodding from you and

1:39:28 > 1:39:33agreeing over there, had! How open are your conversations hammered it

1:39:33 > 1:39:44will be interesting to find out from you first of all before we come to

1:39:44 > 1:39:48Ife?You think you have discussed everything but sometimes you think,

1:39:48 > 1:39:51have we really discussed everything which we should discuss or have you

1:39:51 > 1:39:55just covered it as nicely as possible? I try to think I am

1:39:55 > 1:39:59possibly very liberal with him, you know, compared to his mum - that's

1:39:59 > 1:40:08my opinion, I think I am very liberal.Good cop, Badcock! And how

1:40:08 > 1:40:12do you broach difficult subjects with Ife, what is your technique as

1:40:12 > 1:40:20a parent?I try to just be patient until I see that I can influence...

1:40:20 > 1:40:26Like the first time when he went to the NCS programme at the end of the

1:40:26 > 1:40:30year, two or three years ago quango he was 16 or so, and he introduced a

1:40:30 > 1:40:34girl to meet at the end of the programme and said, this is my

1:40:34 > 1:40:37friend. Maybe I was thinking a bit, but is the girlfriend, I wasn't

1:40:37 > 1:40:44sure. But I told your mum, she probably just said, put it off. I'm

1:40:44 > 1:40:48thinking, OK, he's old enough to tell me that, I am looking forward

1:40:48 > 1:40:52to how the relationship proceeds. Sometimes we found at night,

1:40:52 > 1:40:56chatting long into the night, the man says, he is chatting, let him

1:40:56 > 1:41:00get on with it. But I don't know weather I would talk about it. I

1:41:00 > 1:41:05would take a step back.So the key is not being too intrusive - is your

1:41:05 > 1:41:12dad'sdescription accurate, would you say?I feel like when I come to him

1:41:12 > 1:41:15for a conversation, something on my mind, he will try to talk to me

1:41:15 > 1:41:20about it. But I feel like most of my time is spent on my education and

1:41:20 > 1:41:26what I want to do in the future, work and things like that and how he

1:41:26 > 1:41:30can influence me with that. But when I have something about

1:41:30 > 1:41:33relationships, about sex or something, I will not go to them

1:41:33 > 1:41:38about it. So he doesn't intrude on me, like he said. I would probably

1:41:38 > 1:41:41go to my friends because I can relate to them. And we're all doing

1:41:41 > 1:41:45the same thing, growing up in the same way. So obviously I will talk

1:41:45 > 1:41:49to them more about it. With my parents could going to be more

1:41:49 > 1:41:53awkward, because we're not on the same level. It would be a bit

1:41:53 > 1:42:01strange. And have you try?! From time to time! Your dad sounds like a

1:42:01 > 1:42:03great guy, very liberal, he says, happy to talk to you about

1:42:03 > 1:42:09everything...? Yeah, but sometimes I am like, that's a bit awkward, not

1:42:09 > 1:42:17now.Can you give me examples which we are allowed to say on morning TV?

1:42:17 > 1:42:22Sometimes, you have to make sure you don't hurt your back... I am like,

1:42:22 > 1:42:27that's a bit much! OK! But obviously, I think there is a time

1:42:27 > 1:42:33and a place and they are open and they have an understanding.But it

1:42:33 > 1:42:36has been nice to have that line of communication open should you want

1:42:36 > 1:42:40it. Sophie, do you think you five representative of your generation

1:42:40 > 1:42:44and your friends in terms of your relationships with your parents?

1:42:44 > 1:42:48Yeah, I think so, I think the majority of people our age would

1:42:48 > 1:42:51like to have that open relationship with their parents settled not the

1:42:51 > 1:42:55sincerity talk about everything with them. At the yeah, definitely having

1:42:55 > 1:42:59that openness is something which I think is quite common.Let's come to

1:42:59 > 1:43:03the doctor, what do you make of this year-long project looking into

1:43:03 > 1:43:06relationships and openness between parents and teenagers and the

1:43:06 > 1:43:10mismatch?It is interesting, because for me, professionally in my

1:43:10 > 1:43:15practice, I see the other end, I see when it has gone wrong and teenagers

1:43:15 > 1:43:18are unhappy and they feel they can't talk to their parents. I am not

1:43:18 > 1:43:23surprised. It is a shame that I'm not surprised. Off on the mismatch

1:43:23 > 1:43:26comes because parents feel they are communicating when they are

1:43:26 > 1:43:30imparting information. But imparting information is not a conversation

1:43:30 > 1:43:35necessarily. Actually the best way to do it is a slow drip drip over

1:43:35 > 1:43:38the years. If nothing is taboo, then there is no drama around a

1:43:38 > 1:43:43conversation, it is not a big deal. It can happen for five minutes over

1:43:43 > 1:43:46the dinner table and then over a cup of tea the next day. That is the

1:43:46 > 1:43:52best way. Sometimes they think, I know they will just have a go at me,

1:43:52 > 1:43:56so a can't tell them. That means there will be no effective

1:43:56 > 1:43:58communication, because the young person will shutdown. The parents

1:43:58 > 1:44:02may or may not have a go, but if that is the perception the young

1:44:02 > 1:44:08person has, it is a real hurdle. So I am not surprised by the findings

1:44:08 > 1:44:11of the report. There is loads of scope for improving it.What about

1:44:11 > 1:44:18scope for improving the relationship here with Ife, would Ife be more

1:44:18 > 1:44:22willing to open up about issues with his dad?It is interesting. One of

1:44:22 > 1:44:25the key things about adolescence is separating from parents headed it is

1:44:25 > 1:44:29totally appropriate to speak to your friends rather than or in addition

1:44:29 > 1:44:35to, your parents. It is unusual and not so development of appropriate

1:44:35 > 1:44:39only to talk to your parents. So I think actually Ife is great, there

1:44:39 > 1:44:43are some things you can discuss with your parents and you know that

1:44:43 > 1:44:46should you need them, your parents are there. That's really good, is

1:44:46 > 1:44:51lovely to see a.How big a role to you think the internet plays in the

1:44:51 > 1:44:54suppose it break down in communications, Sophie?I am not too

1:44:54 > 1:44:58sure. For me I don't think it would have caused a breakdown in

1:44:58 > 1:45:04communications. But say, a few years ago when I had my phone at the

1:45:04 > 1:45:07dinner table and my dad would be like, no, that's not happening. So

1:45:07 > 1:45:11there was a little bit of conflict over the involvement of the internet

1:45:11 > 1:45:16and technology into our life. But now, we've got that out of the way,

1:45:16 > 1:45:22so communication is back.Ife, what do you think? I know teenagers who

1:45:22 > 1:45:25would be too scared to have a phone conversation, just always sending

1:45:25 > 1:45:31messages!It depends how you use it. There will be times when I will keep

1:45:31 > 1:45:35to myself and my phone. If you include your family, like now we

1:45:35 > 1:45:40have a family group chat, which is inclusive. So we can discuss topics,

1:45:40 > 1:45:45if somebody from the family has done something, we can congratulate them.

1:45:45 > 1:45:55It can be a benefit to the child and the parent.Do you agree?Children

1:45:55 > 1:45:59will always get more information from social media and the Internet

1:45:59 > 1:46:04than what they can get from their parents. You always provide for the

1:46:04 > 1:46:11children in and around the house. I always say be careful how you lived

1:46:11 > 1:46:15that, you hurting your back, you want to make him think about the

1:46:15 > 1:46:29responsibility as to the future, so this kind of thing. But his mum is

1:46:29 > 1:46:33always saying to me, make sure you take away his fame before he goes to

1:46:33 > 1:46:37bed, I think social media and Internet is so interesting it is

1:46:37 > 1:46:42competing with our knowledge. You just have to keep fighting in that

1:46:42 > 1:46:48way that makes you set a platform for them to see that the information

1:46:48 > 1:46:54you are providing is vital for them to build that kind of relationship.

1:46:54 > 1:46:59What do you think? What's up family groups, how many of us have those?

1:46:59 > 1:47:03It's a good thing in terms of opening up conversations and being

1:47:03 > 1:47:09more inclusive. But does it also play a part in the breakdown?I

1:47:09 > 1:47:12think it is mixed. Things like what sap family groups, they are

1:47:12 > 1:47:17brilliant, you can keep in touch, update, it can reduce stress if you

1:47:17 > 1:47:28are running late because you can just reply, it easy. -- WhatsApp

1:47:28 > 1:47:32family groups. But then you get the point when the child says I cannot

1:47:32 > 1:47:37introduce myself to a person, because they are not used to it. But

1:47:37 > 1:47:39what's good with these programmes as young people will interact with

1:47:39 > 1:47:43people they've never met before. It's good for confidence building,

1:47:43 > 1:47:48learning extra social skills, and just creating the environment to be

1:47:48 > 1:47:50relaxed and learn those things rather than having parental

1:47:50 > 1:47:54pressure. But the flip side is the parents are quite anxious about

1:47:54 > 1:47:58social media and anxious about how much time their kids spend on it.

1:47:58 > 1:48:03That in itself can create conflict. As parents we were not brought up

1:48:03 > 1:48:07with it so we are trying to keep up and learning at the same speed or

1:48:07 > 1:48:11possibly slower than our kids, so that is also a challenge.How much

1:48:11 > 1:48:18do you regulate his social media time?I do that. It is a lost

1:48:18 > 1:48:27battle. I didn't try. Maybe the mum does it more. I must confess. I try

1:48:27 > 1:48:31to make sure I am talking more. The mum says to me, why do you have

1:48:31 > 1:48:33these long conversations about every little thing, but that's the only

1:48:33 > 1:48:39time I can get my way into the competition. If I said to him put

1:48:39 > 1:48:44your phone down it will probably be put somewhere he can get access to

1:48:44 > 1:48:47it, so I don't think I will win that battle.

1:48:47 > 1:48:53CHUCKLES Thank you all very much indeed.

1:48:53 > 1:48:55This Sunday is the biggest day of the football season so far

1:48:55 > 1:48:57as Manchester United and rivals Manchester City clash

1:48:57 > 1:48:58at Old Trafford.

1:48:58 > 1:49:01City are top and going for a record 14th consecutive league win.

1:49:01 > 1:49:03For Mancunians this is the most-eagerly awaited fixture

1:49:03 > 1:49:04in the football calendar.

1:49:04 > 1:49:07We can speak to some now - who will hoping for very

1:49:07 > 1:49:12different results.

1:49:12 > 1:49:13Natasha Turkington is a lifelong United Fan,

1:49:13 > 1:49:22and Lee Warner a lifelong City supporter.

1:49:22 > 1:49:25Natasha will be with us shortly.

1:49:25 > 1:49:28And then we've got father and son, Bob and Ryan and Tute.

1:49:28 > 1:49:31Bob raised Ryan a City fan, but he turned his back on the team

1:49:31 > 1:49:35in favour of United when he grew up.

1:49:35 > 1:49:41Welcome to the programme. Let's speak to the father and son. How are

1:49:41 > 1:49:47you feeling about Sunday's game?I'm over the moon. It will be a win for

1:49:47 > 1:49:57City.No, it'll be a 2-1 win for United. Someone will come off the

1:49:57 > 1:50:04bench and score a winner.It should be a very good game. As long as Jose

1:50:04 > 1:50:10Mourinho doesn't park the bus. It would be 6-1, it will probably be

1:50:10 > 1:50:156-3. -- it will not be 6-1.What is it like being opposing fans in the

1:50:15 > 1:50:23same household?It's all right. For the last ten years before Manchester

1:50:23 > 1:50:26City decided to get some money it was normally one-way traffic. We

1:50:26 > 1:50:32used to win everything. The last five years it has got a bit more

1:50:32 > 1:50:37complicated, but we tend not to watch games together just to avoid

1:50:37 > 1:50:43any, sort of, conflict, shall we say.You are a Mancunian commonly,

1:50:43 > 1:50:49but you live in London, what are you hoping for from Sunday?I'm hoping

1:50:49 > 1:50:53for the same as we've been doing the past ten, 15 games, the performances

1:50:53 > 1:50:59have been amazing. The past few weeks we have shown the grit and

1:50:59 > 1:51:03determination you need in the dying minutes of games. Probably similar

1:51:03 > 1:51:06to the teams of Sir Alex Ferguson in the 90s when they would score late

1:51:06 > 1:51:10winners and always feel confident they would get the win regardless of

1:51:10 > 1:51:13potentially looking like they were not. Really confident. Hopefully

1:51:13 > 1:51:20Silva can be in the team and not get injured. That would be amazing. It

1:51:20 > 1:51:27will be a tight game. Maybe one goal in it. Hopefully 2-1.Natasha, you

1:51:27 > 1:51:30have just joined us, good morning, how much are you looking forward to

1:51:30 > 1:51:36Sunday, and are you going to the game?I am going to the game. I'm

1:51:36 > 1:51:42excited. But I'm very nervous, as well, like all derby days. It is a

1:51:42 > 1:51:47love it and hate it kind of day.Do you think Sunday could shape the

1:51:47 > 1:51:54title race?Definitely. There is so much riding on this game. It's the