26/01/2018

0:00:08 > 0:00:10Hello it's Friday, it's 9am, I'm Victoria Derbyshire,

0:00:10 > 0:00:13welcome to the programme.

0:00:13 > 0:00:16US president Donald Trump says he's prepared to say sorry for retweeting

0:00:16 > 0:00:19posts from the far-right group Britain First.

0:00:19 > 0:00:23If you're telling me these are horrible people, horrible, racist

0:00:23 > 0:00:26people, I would certainly apologise if you'd like me to do that.

0:00:26 > 0:00:27I know nothing about them.

0:00:27 > 0:00:29He was speaking to ITV's Piers Morgan.

0:00:29 > 0:00:36We'll bring you more of what he said shortly.

0:00:36 > 0:00:39Bradley Larry was just six when he died of cancer but made a huge

0:00:39 > 0:00:44impression on those who met him and many of those who didn't. We will

0:00:44 > 0:00:47speak to his mother and star striker who became his best friend, Jermain

0:00:47 > 0:00:53Defoe.People, to him on the streets and shake his hand, it's amazing the

0:00:53 > 0:00:57awareness and support from the nation. Like nothing you've ever

0:00:57 > 0:01:03seen before. This little bread, everyone loved him, his character,

0:01:03 > 0:01:09that little smile, he was really special.That interview at 9:15am.

0:01:09 > 0:01:12Also this morning.

0:01:12 > 0:01:13Fighting over chocolate spread?

0:01:13 > 0:01:15The Nutella promotion in French supermarkets which left

0:01:15 > 0:01:17some shoppers injured.

0:01:17 > 0:01:23We will bring you the story.

0:01:29 > 0:01:34Good morning and welcome to the programme, it's Friday, we live

0:01:34 > 0:01:38until 11am. Loss to talk about this morning with you, including the fact

0:01:38 > 0:01:41that five male BBC presenters including Jeremy Vine and Huw

0:01:41 > 0:01:46Edwards have agreed formally, or in principle, to pay cut after the row

0:01:46 > 0:01:49over unequal pay between some men and women doing the same kind of

0:01:49 > 0:01:52jobs.

0:01:52 > 0:01:59Also - we're going to talk about the extraordinary warning

0:01:59 > 0:02:03from the Defence Secretary who says that Russia could cause thoussands

0:02:03 > 0:02:08and thousands and thousands of deaths in Britian.

0:02:08 > 0:02:12That's in an interview with the Daily Telgrpah.

0:02:12 > 0:02:16Meanwhile, he's told the Daily Mail about a 'dreadful mistake' he made

0:02:16 > 0:02:19in his personal life - where he had a brief office romance

0:02:19 > 0:02:21with a fellow worker back in 2004.

0:02:21 > 0:02:26He said having to explain to his wife what had happened was one of

0:02:26 > 0:02:31the most difficult things he had ever done. Kevin Williams is touted

0:02:31 > 0:02:32as a potential future leader.

0:02:32 > 0:02:35Our economics editor Kamal Ahmed has been following this from Davos

0:02:35 > 0:02:36where the President is.

0:02:36 > 0:02:40It comes as Mr Trump is set to set up what his America first stance

0:02:40 > 0:02:43means for global trade when he addresses the World Economic Forum

0:02:43 > 0:02:47in Davos later. Speaking to ITV's good morning Britain the President

0:02:47 > 0:02:52said he knew nothing about the group before Cheryl Miss Biddy is. He had

0:02:52 > 0:02:56been criticised by Theresa May for his actions. Asked to apologise over

0:02:56 > 0:03:01the tweet he said he believes in the fight against Islamist terror.It

0:03:01 > 0:03:09was done because I am a big believer in fighting radical Islamic terror.

0:03:09 > 0:03:13This was a depiction of radical Islamic terror.These were

0:03:13 > 0:03:17unverified pictures, at least one of them.I didn't do it, I didn't go

0:03:17 > 0:03:22out, I did a retweet. It was a big story where you are but not a big

0:03:22 > 0:03:27story where I am so you're telling me something.I want people in

0:03:27 > 0:03:32Britain to get to the real you.The real me is somebody who loves

0:03:32 > 0:03:36Britain, loves the UK, I love Scotland. One of the biggest

0:03:36 > 0:03:40problems I have in winning is I won't be able to get back there so

0:03:40 > 0:03:44often. I would love to go there. As you know, before this happened, I

0:03:44 > 0:03:51would be there a lot. Very special people and a very special place. I

0:03:51 > 0:03:55don't want to cause any difficulty for your country, that I can tell

0:03:55 > 0:03:59you.Can I get an apology out of you for the retweets? I think it would

0:03:59 > 0:04:04go a long way.Here is what's fair, if you are telling me these are

0:04:04 > 0:04:06horrible people, horrible, racist people, I would certainly apologise

0:04:06 > 0:04:10if you would like me to. I know nothing about them.You would

0:04:10 > 0:04:15disavow yourself of people like that?I don't want to be involved

0:04:15 > 0:04:17with people... You're telling me about these people because I know

0:04:17 > 0:04:21nothing about them.Donald Trump speaking in Davos which is where our

0:04:21 > 0:04:26economics editor, Ahmed is. It is a big day for everybody because Donald

0:04:26 > 0:04:31Trump is going to address everyone. Absolutely. This is the first

0:04:31 > 0:04:35serving US President to come to the World Economic Forum since Bill

0:04:35 > 0:04:39Clinton in 2000. There is a high degree of fascination with the

0:04:39 > 0:04:42arrival of Mr Trump. Of course, for many people here they have never

0:04:42 > 0:04:46seen the President in the flesh, just heard what he has said on his

0:04:46 > 0:04:50Twitter feed, or on media interviews. The big question is

0:04:50 > 0:04:53going to be, is he going to be conciliatory? He's going to talk

0:04:53 > 0:04:58about America first and invest in America but what about the issues of

0:04:58 > 0:05:01protectionism, the tariff barriers he has put on things like washing

0:05:01 > 0:05:05machines and solar panels? Most people here expect, and

0:05:05 > 0:05:08interestingly in the interview with Piers Morgan, it was a slightly more

0:05:08 > 0:05:11conciliatory approach, a slightly softer tone from him because the

0:05:11 > 0:05:16mood here actually is pretty optimistic, not just about America

0:05:16 > 0:05:19and the reforms there that have boosted the economy but all of the

0:05:19 > 0:05:22economies around the world which are starting to really motor for the

0:05:22 > 0:05:25first time since the financial crisis. It will be fascinating to

0:05:25 > 0:05:32see what he will say. The big thing, though, is he has actually come

0:05:32 > 0:05:36here. This is the heart of the global elites, the type of people

0:05:36 > 0:05:40people thought President Trump was against. It just shows, I think,

0:05:40 > 0:05:43Victoria, there is lots of rhetoric and lots of anger, but when it comes

0:05:43 > 0:05:48to the economy there are some brutal truths. You need to trade with each

0:05:48 > 0:05:53other for global prosperity to create jobs, and I think Donald

0:05:53 > 0:05:57Trump pretty much understands that. Thank you, Kamal Ahmed, live from

0:05:57 > 0:06:01Davos, and more and Donald Trump's speech as he delivers it to all of

0:06:01 > 0:06:06the global elite, as we are calling them, later on BBC News. Here is the

0:06:06 > 0:06:10rest of the morning's news with Anita.

0:06:10 > 0:06:13Several of the BBC's leading male news presenters and journalists have

0:06:13 > 0:06:17agreed to take salary cuts, following revelations about gender

0:06:17 > 0:06:19pay inequality at the Corporation.

0:06:19 > 0:06:22The move comes after Carrie Gracie resigned as the BBC's China Editor,

0:06:22 > 0:06:25saying men and women doing similar jobs were not paid the same.

0:06:25 > 0:06:28An independent report on the issue is due to be published next week,

0:06:28 > 0:06:32as our media editor, Amol Rajan, reports.

0:06:32 > 0:06:34Hey, Chris.

0:06:34 > 0:06:37How do you feel about BBC talent salaries being published?

0:06:37 > 0:06:40The publication last year of the pay for the BBC's on-air talent earning

0:06:40 > 0:06:44over £150,000 prompted a huge outcry, both because the top

0:06:44 > 0:06:47of the list was dominated by men, and because many men appeared to be

0:06:47 > 0:06:50getting more money for doing the same job as women,

0:06:50 > 0:06:54though individual circumstances varied hugely.

0:06:54 > 0:07:01Earlier this month, Carrie Gracie resigned her post as China editor

0:07:01 > 0:07:02in protest, saying she would return to London.

0:07:02 > 0:07:10Now, her colleagues, Jon Sopel, John Humphrys,

0:07:12 > 0:07:15Hugh Edwards, and Jeremy Vine, have all agreed either

0:07:15 > 0:07:17formally or in principle to have their salaries reduced.

0:07:17 > 0:07:20Ms Gracie is due to appear before a Select Committee of MPs next

0:07:20 > 0:07:22Wednesday shortly before the Director-General,

0:07:22 > 0:07:24his deputy, and the Director of News and Current Affairs also appear.

0:07:24 > 0:07:26Whereas competition in the entertainment industry has

0:07:26 > 0:07:28intensified, the opposite has happened in news.

0:07:28 > 0:07:31Many of those now taking paycuts secured generous deals years ago.

0:07:31 > 0:07:33That world has disappeared, and these presenters now accept that

0:07:33 > 0:07:36a chunk of their salaries will have to disappear with it.

0:07:36 > 0:07:38Amol Rajan, BBC News.

0:07:38 > 0:07:40Downing Street has distanced itself from comments

0:07:40 > 0:07:42made by the Chancellor, Philip Hammond, after he said any

0:07:42 > 0:07:49future change to the UK's relations with the EU could be "very modest".

0:07:49 > 0:07:51His remarks - during a speech at the World Economic Forum -

0:07:51 > 0:07:54were seized upon by Tory Leave campaigners, and criticised

0:07:54 > 0:07:57by a number of cabinet ministers.

0:07:57 > 0:08:00Today, the Brexit Secretary, David Davis, will give details

0:08:00 > 0:08:02of the Government's plans for the transition phase after

0:08:02 > 0:08:07the UK leaves the EU next year.

0:08:07 > 0:08:09The Labour peer, Lord Mendelsohn, has been sacked from his party's

0:08:09 > 0:08:12front bench for attending the controversial Presidents Club

0:08:12 > 0:08:14charity fundraising event, where women working as hostesses

0:08:14 > 0:08:17were reportedly groped.

0:08:17 > 0:08:19A Labour spokesman said there could be no excuse

0:08:19 > 0:08:20for anyone's attendance, and Jeremy Corbyn had

0:08:20 > 0:08:25asked him to step down.

0:08:25 > 0:08:29Lord Mendelsohn said he went to the event as president

0:08:29 > 0:08:32of a charity that received support from it, but did not witness any

0:08:32 > 0:08:34of the alleged incidents, which he condemned as "appalling".

0:08:34 > 0:08:38A fire at a hospital in South Korea has killed more than 40 people.

0:08:38 > 0:08:40The blaze is reported to have continued for several hours

0:08:40 > 0:08:46after breaking out in the emergency room of the building

0:08:46 > 0:08:49in the southern city of Milyang.

0:08:49 > 0:08:53Last month, 29 people died in a fire at a fitness centre South Korea.

0:08:53 > 0:08:57The Defence Secretary has accused Russia of spying

0:08:57 > 0:08:59on Britain's energy networks, which he said could lead to chaos

0:08:59 > 0:09:01in the country if supplies were hit.

0:09:01 > 0:09:03Gavin Williamson told the Daily Telegraph that crippling

0:09:03 > 0:09:07the UK's infrastructure might cause "thousands of deaths".

0:09:07 > 0:09:10Mr Williamson said Russia was the biggest threat facing

0:09:10 > 0:09:16the country at the moment.

0:09:17 > 0:09:20The NHS medicines watchdog has issued new guidelines on how best to

0:09:20 > 0:09:24treat sore throats in order to cut the use of antibiotics. The

0:09:24 > 0:09:28guidelines from the National Institute for health and care

0:09:28 > 0:09:33excellence, Nice, says most sore throats can be treated with

0:09:33 > 0:09:36paracetamol.

0:09:36 > 0:09:39The RAC says it has seen a "concerning rise" in the number

0:09:39 > 0:09:42of drivers breaking down after hitting potholes.

0:09:42 > 0:09:44The organisation said there had been an 11% increase in call-outs

0:09:44 > 0:09:47caused by poor quality roads in the last three months of 2017.

0:09:47 > 0:09:48The Government says it's spending billions

0:09:48 > 0:09:54on improving road journeys.

0:09:54 > 0:10:00Perhaps we should say cars breaking down rather than drivers.

0:10:00 > 0:10:02Violent scenes broke out across France yesterday -

0:10:02 > 0:10:07but the cause is not what you might expect.

0:10:07 > 0:10:09A French supermarket chain started offering a 70%

0:10:09 > 0:10:15discount on Nutella, bringing the price down

0:10:15 > 0:10:16to just 1.40 euros.

0:10:16 > 0:10:19In one shop, the police had to be called when people began

0:10:19 > 0:10:21fighting over the offer.

0:10:21 > 0:10:23All the stock had gone in 15 minutes - one customer

0:10:23 > 0:10:24left with a black eye.

0:10:24 > 0:10:26Probably more than they bargained for.

0:10:26 > 0:10:28That's a summary of the latest BBC News - more at 9.30am.

0:10:28 > 0:10:32Do get in touch with us throughout the morning -

0:10:32 > 0:10:36use the hashtag Victorialive.

0:10:36 > 0:10:40And if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate.

0:10:40 > 0:10:43A couple of comments about the BBC male presenters who have agreed

0:10:43 > 0:10:46formally or in visible to take a pay cut including Jeremy Vine and Huw

0:10:46 > 0:10:50Edwards. Loston on Twitter Colon fair enough of them but I will not

0:10:50 > 0:10:57approve of increases for any other people love fight says: this gender

0:10:57 > 0:11:00stuff is all one-sided, although they didn't say stuff, they used a

0:11:00 > 0:11:04more rude word. More and more companies seem to be making women

0:11:04 > 0:11:10CEOs, not because they are any good but to take ridiculous box. J Hind

0:11:10 > 0:11:15is says: Chouly women's wages need to go up, valued the job at the

0:11:15 > 0:11:19level it deserves. And Helena says: surely that wasn't the point, the

0:11:19 > 0:11:23men taking less. It was about your employer the BBC paying you equally

0:11:23 > 0:11:29for doing the same work. Send me a message. Facebook and WhatsApp.

0:11:29 > 0:11:33Let's get some sport now with Hugh - and it wasn't to be for Kyle Edmund

0:11:33 > 0:11:39Which we talked about yesterday, but Roger Federer fans will be most

0:11:39 > 0:11:42people's favourite now and he on court at the moment at the

0:11:42 > 0:11:46Australian Open. A bit like Wimbledon, when the British hopes

0:11:46 > 0:11:50are out we turn our hopes to Roger. The incredible run for Kyle Edmund

0:11:50 > 0:11:54is over but didn't he do himself justice. We almost forgot Andy

0:11:54 > 0:11:58Murray wasn't there. Edmund was beaten by Marin Cilic after making

0:11:58 > 0:12:02the semifinals but will move into the world's top 30 players so he

0:12:02 > 0:12:05could be seeded come Wimbledon this summer and will also overtake Murray

0:12:05 > 0:12:10who is out injured at the moment as the British number one, but the man

0:12:10 > 0:12:13all players at the moment are aiming to overtake, to stall the great

0:12:13 > 0:12:16Roger Federer, facing another man who surprised everyone at the

0:12:16 > 0:12:23Australian Open, 21-year-old Hyung Chung from South Korea, Federer is

0:12:23 > 0:12:26defending his title, and 19 Grand Slam is, it has not taken long to

0:12:26 > 0:12:31take control of the match. Five-time winner in Australia, he won the

0:12:31 > 0:12:37first set 6-1 and already leads 1-0 in the second, so it could be a

0:12:37 > 0:12:40long, or maybe a pretty short day for Hyung Chung in the Australian

0:12:40 > 0:12:46Open. Cricket and a pretty amazing start

0:12:46 > 0:12:50to England's latest match, tell us more.

0:12:50 > 0:12:52Amazing for the Australians, unfortunately. England going pretty

0:12:52 > 0:12:56well in their one-day series, they have already won, leading 3-0 going

0:12:56 > 0:13:00into the fourth match but couldn't have had a worse start, there were

0:13:00 > 0:13:03put into bat and lost their first five wickets for just eight runs,

0:13:03 > 0:13:08although they managed to post a respectable score in the end of 196

0:13:08 > 0:13:13all out, helped mainly by Chris Woakes but as you would expect

0:13:13 > 0:13:19Australia well on the way to chasing things down easily in reply. They

0:13:19 > 0:13:23are 120-4 in Adelaide. Maybe it's not the win England and their

0:13:23 > 0:13:26captain Eoin Morgan would have hoped for today. We will keep you updated

0:13:26 > 0:13:31on that throughout the morning. And FA Cup time, Yeovil hoping that

0:13:31 > 0:13:35there will be an incredible upset against Manchester United tonight.

0:13:35 > 0:13:38Another big night for Yeovil town and the FA Cup, they hosted Man

0:13:38 > 0:13:42United a couple of years ago but the stars again will be going to Hewitt

0:13:42 > 0:13:48Park, the League 2 side, the lowest team left in the competition. After

0:13:48 > 0:13:53united signed Alexis Sanchez earlier in the week Yeovil tweeted it and in

0:13:53 > 0:13:56only right he starts his career with the biggest club in the world at

0:13:56 > 0:14:00what is maybe the biggest away changing room in League 2. Tongue in

0:14:00 > 0:14:04cheek from them, could be a tight squeeze for Jose Mourinho and his

0:14:04 > 0:14:10players but it is a poignant evening for Yeovil Mourinho's opposite

0:14:10 > 0:14:13number, Darrell Wade, because he's lucky to have survived a car crash

0:14:13 > 0:14:17in nine years ago which left him unable to walk. He has had 29

0:14:17 > 0:14:20operations to aid his recovery and he spoken to Football Focus's Mark

0:14:20 > 0:14:27Clemmit.I've been at a stage where it was life or death so I know what

0:14:27 > 0:14:30that feels like. It has helped me deal with football management and

0:14:30 > 0:14:35made me more resilient and more determined, and I wake up with a

0:14:35 > 0:14:42willpower to succeed.Did you think you were going to die?Yes, scary

0:14:42 > 0:14:46feeling, that's for sure. I was at the lowest point in my life and Sir

0:14:46 > 0:14:50Alex brought Man United to play at my testimonial, so I'm appreciative

0:14:50 > 0:14:54of what Man United has done. Now to be manager and against all odds to

0:14:54 > 0:14:58get into this position is what dreams are made of.It would be a

0:14:58 > 0:15:02huge win for them and you can see how it pans out on Match of the Day

0:15:02 > 0:15:06live on BBC One from 7:30pm. Thank you. More throughout the morning, of

0:15:06 > 0:15:09course.

0:15:10 > 0:15:18Bradley Lowery was just six-years-old when he died

0:15:18 > 0:15:19of neuroblastoma last summer.

0:15:19 > 0:15:22Before his death, the little boy who supported Sunderland,

0:15:22 > 0:15:24struck up a friendship with one of the club's star

0:15:24 > 0:15:25players, Jermain Defoe.

0:15:25 > 0:15:27Their bond was so strong that the pair called each

0:15:27 > 0:15:31other "best friends."

0:15:31 > 0:15:38Next month, Bradley's mother, Gemma, with Jermain Defoe's help, will

0:15:38 > 0:15:42launch the Bradley Lowery foundation.

0:15:42 > 0:15:44In a moment I'll be speaking to Bradley's mum Gemma

0:15:44 > 0:15:46and Jermain Defoe, but first let's remind ourselves of

0:15:46 > 0:15:49the inspirational little boy who touched the nations hearts.

0:15:49 > 0:15:51COMMENTATOR: Applause for the boy who has captured the hearts of the

0:15:51 > 0:15:54entire nation, the bravest smile you will ever see. There is only one

0:15:54 > 0:15:56Bradley Lowery.

0:15:58 > 0:16:04Bradley was diagnosed with stage for high risk neuroblastoma at the age

0:16:04 > 0:16:13of 18 months, this is a childhood cancer. Very gruelling awful

0:16:13 > 0:16:17chemotherapy, which was so difficult. I think people were

0:16:17 > 0:16:24captured by his story because he smiled, he had a personality. His

0:16:24 > 0:16:36smile was his thing, everybody knew Bradley for his smile.

0:16:39 > 0:16:43Bradley was born into a family that love Sunderland, I've got a photo of

0:16:43 > 0:16:47him wearing the Sunderland strip every year. He loved them and he

0:16:47 > 0:16:49loved Jermain

0:16:49 > 0:16:51every year. He loved them and he loved Jermain.Remember sitting in

0:16:51 > 0:16:56the changing room, and this little kid was calling my name, then he saw

0:16:56 > 0:17:04me and he ran over, it was probably that instant connection.That

0:17:04 > 0:17:08connection was, well, I have never seen a connection like that.The

0:17:08 > 0:17:12love was genuine, I saw the way he looked at me, I could see it in his

0:17:12 > 0:17:17eyes, when he was with me, I could see that he was happy.To hear your

0:17:17 > 0:17:23child's name get some... As a parent, that is the most amazing,

0:17:23 > 0:17:29overwhelming thing I have ever and will ever experienced. Guess who

0:17:29 > 0:17:33will be at the England match next week?Jermain Defoe! All wanted to

0:17:33 > 0:17:38do was be there for him, see him as much as possible.He came to the

0:17:38 > 0:17:42house, he came to the hospital, he did everything in his power to make

0:17:42 > 0:17:48Bradley feel better.He was so loving, even little things, giving

0:17:48 > 0:17:52him cuddles and stuff like that, and when he is cuddling me, he would

0:17:52 > 0:18:02pack my bag. All these memories, I will never forget them.

0:18:02 > 0:18:06will never forget them.Brad was always brave, always full of life.

0:18:06 > 0:18:10Until the last moment, he raised so much awareness for childhood cancer.

0:18:10 > 0:18:16Talk about having a best friend, someone you love and trust, yeah, it

0:18:16 > 0:18:20was a real friendship.I was proud of him as a person, and how he dealt

0:18:20 > 0:18:27with everything, how he put others first before himself. I was proud of

0:18:27 > 0:18:31my baby.

0:18:38 > 0:18:42Earlier I spoke to Bradley's mum Gemma and to Jermaine Defoe. Thank

0:18:42 > 0:18:49you for speaking with us, Gemma, first of all, tell the audience how

0:18:49 > 0:18:54you and your family are doing?We have bad days but we have good days

0:18:54 > 0:18:59as well. I have to live it every single day with the charity.

0:18:59 > 0:19:03Sometimes that is a lot for me to deal with, when I am in bed at

0:19:03 > 0:19:12night, but through the day, I look at it like helping the

0:19:13 > 0:19:15at it like helping the children, and Bradley was put on the earth to do a

0:19:15 > 0:19:20job and I need to continue that. Jermain Defoe, if I can ask you the

0:19:20 > 0:19:25same question, how are you doing? Not too bad, I still spend time with

0:19:25 > 0:19:30Gemma and Carl, which is important, they come to the house. They come to

0:19:30 > 0:19:36the house and spend some time and that probably helps. You get mixed

0:19:36 > 0:19:41days. Some days, I have loads of great memories of Brads in my head,

0:19:41 > 0:19:45and everywhere I go, people still come to meet and speak about

0:19:45 > 0:19:52Bradley. Of course it is still fresh. Because the interest that

0:19:52 > 0:19:55Brad has created, and maybe that was his calling, to raise that

0:19:55 > 0:20:03awareness. That will help the families and the other children.Has

0:20:03 > 0:20:10working on the official launch of the Bradley Lowery foundation

0:20:10 > 0:20:14enabled you in anyway to help with the grief you are experiencing?I

0:20:14 > 0:20:18think the whole thing of the Bradley Lowery Foundation has helped me to

0:20:18 > 0:20:23deal with the grief, because I get to help other children and that

0:20:23 > 0:20:29helps us a lot. I get a lot of support, amazing support. A lot of

0:20:29 > 0:20:34people lose loved ones and they do not get the support I have had. So I

0:20:34 > 0:20:38am very grateful and honoured that I am still getting that support and

0:20:38 > 0:20:43people are still getting behind us. It definitely helps with the grief.

0:20:43 > 0:20:48I know that you and your husband and your boy, Kieran, went away for

0:20:48 > 0:20:53Christmas, wherever you were, would have been immensely difficult.Yes,

0:20:53 > 0:20:56we made the decision to go away because I could not bear waking up

0:20:56 > 0:21:09on Christmas morning...Take your time.We decided to go away, it was

0:21:09 > 0:21:16a hard time. But we got through it, it was another day, and another

0:21:16 > 0:21:21occasion, that we managed to get through. We thought, tomorrow is a

0:21:21 > 0:21:28new day, let's go, let's continue his legacy and let's help other

0:21:28 > 0:21:31children.When you think about Bradley, you talked about many

0:21:31 > 0:21:35special memories you had, when you talk about him, what comes into your

0:21:35 > 0:21:40mind?The first thing that comes into my mind was the first time I

0:21:40 > 0:21:48met Brads at Sunderland, when he ran over to me in the changing rooms. He

0:21:48 > 0:21:52was not like any of the other children, they were quite reluctant

0:21:52 > 0:21:58to come up to the players, they were shy. But he ran over to me, burst

0:21:58 > 0:22:03across the changing rooms, he jumped on my lap and stuff like that, that

0:22:03 > 0:22:08is the first time I met him, and after that, it was really special.

0:22:08 > 0:22:12Almost like a normal thing after that, every game, he would walk out

0:22:12 > 0:22:16with me, a special moment, when I got back into the England squad and

0:22:16 > 0:22:21he will out with me at Wembley, that was a really special moment. It's

0:22:21 > 0:22:25nice, I still have loads of pictures, really nice to look at,

0:22:25 > 0:22:31all good memories.I have read that you said, the first time he saw you,

0:22:31 > 0:22:36it was the way that he looks at you, what did you mean?Yeah, I don't

0:22:36 > 0:22:45know... I'm asked that question all the time, it is hard to explain, but

0:22:45 > 0:22:49it is the way that he looked at me... I knew in that moment that he

0:22:49 > 0:22:53was really happy, because I did not really understand, too much, about

0:22:53 > 0:22:58the cancer, at the time. I knew that he was a Sunderland fan and I was

0:22:58 > 0:23:03his favourite player and stuff like that, but, I mean, it is stuff that

0:23:03 > 0:23:07I have done before but that moment was completely different to any

0:23:07 > 0:23:11other experience I have had before with any other child. The way that

0:23:11 > 0:23:15he looked at me and like I said, he jumped on my lap, there was an

0:23:15 > 0:23:20instant connection, really special. The foundation launches officially

0:23:20 > 0:23:26as I said last -- next month with a fundraising gala, part of your son

0:23:26 > 0:23:30's legacy, what do you hope you will be able to do for other sick

0:23:30 > 0:23:35children with the money raised? Hopefully we are going to support

0:23:35 > 0:23:42other families and their fundraising campaigns, his fundraising campaign

0:23:42 > 0:23:45was extreme is successful, we had support from the nation and beyond

0:23:45 > 0:23:49and I would like the nation to get beyond these other children as well.

0:23:49 > 0:23:53In regards to the fundraising campaign, we must support families

0:23:53 > 0:23:59emotionally, during events, using social media, anything that comes

0:23:59 > 0:24:04with the fundraising aspect of it, we will be there and we want the

0:24:04 > 0:24:09personal touch, we want to meet the families, spend time with them. We

0:24:09 > 0:24:14will also be giving grants out to these families. The foundation

0:24:14 > 0:24:17started with a decent amount of money because of Bradley, and we

0:24:17 > 0:24:22want to give that back to the children. We have a campaign going

0:24:22 > 0:24:25also, this is to build a holiday home for the sick children to be

0:24:25 > 0:24:29able to go and enjoy some holidays, because when you are stuck in

0:24:29 > 0:24:33hospital a lot of the time, your family is split apart, you don't get

0:24:33 > 0:24:38to see your husband or your other children and it is really nice to be

0:24:38 > 0:24:41able to come away from that and go away and have some special bonding

0:24:41 > 0:24:46time and make special memories. It is all I've got left now. I was

0:24:46 > 0:24:50extremely lucky to have amazing memories with Bradley and I want to

0:24:50 > 0:24:55be able to give that to other families.I want to ask you about

0:24:55 > 0:25:00one particular teenage boy, 15, Alfie, he has had neuroblastoma,

0:25:00 > 0:25:05which is what Bradley had, since he was three, it keeps coming back.

0:25:05 > 0:25:09He's tried to get access to a particular antibody tribute which

0:25:09 > 0:25:15would potentially stimulate his own immune cells, to attack the cancer.

0:25:15 > 0:25:21But, it is very difficult for patients in the UK to get this

0:25:21 > 0:25:25unless it is done privately. Is that the kind of thing you want to focus

0:25:25 > 0:25:31upon?This antibody is crucial for children with neuroblastoma, and a

0:25:31 > 0:25:36lot of children have been lucky, but unfortunately there is no trials

0:25:36 > 0:25:41planned for this, and so if children want this antibody, then they will

0:25:41 > 0:25:46have to put in individual funding request into NHS England, or fund

0:25:46 > 0:25:51raise for the treatment themselves. However, putting an individual

0:25:51 > 0:25:54funding request into NHS England is going to become difficult when there

0:25:54 > 0:26:00are so many children needing this treatment.

0:26:00 > 0:26:01The

0:26:01 > 0:26:05drug we are talking about is under review, with an ICH, and hopefully

0:26:05 > 0:26:11they will pass it and the NHS will provide this drug. -- with NICE.

0:26:11 > 0:26:18With this drug they have a 20% less chance of relapse, there is an 80%

0:26:18 > 0:26:21chance of relapse with neuroblastoma, everybody knows that

0:26:21 > 0:26:25after Bradley. Imagine having a child going through horrendous

0:26:25 > 0:26:28treatment on a daily basis, to then have the fear of that coming back

0:26:28 > 0:26:36and having to start again. So many families around the world have to

0:26:36 > 0:26:39deal with this, the last thing they need is to worry about fundraising

0:26:39 > 0:26:43for a drug. Also, with neuroblastoma, particularly, there

0:26:43 > 0:26:47is a vaccine trial in New York and a lot of families are fundraising to

0:26:47 > 0:26:52get to New York for this trial. That is not going to come out in the UK,

0:26:52 > 0:26:57for a very long time. If we can get the antibody in the UK and then get

0:26:57 > 0:27:01them to America for the vaccine trial, to prevent the relapse coming

0:27:01 > 0:27:05back, then the families are not going to have the stress and the

0:27:05 > 0:27:09heartache of having to go out, day in day out, to fundraiser for the

0:27:09 > 0:27:14money to get their child, to save their child. No child is life should

0:27:14 > 0:27:18have a price tag on them.How important was it for you and your

0:27:18 > 0:27:24family to see Bradley's blossoming friendship with Jermain Defoe?It

0:27:24 > 0:27:28was amazing, honestly, you cannot describe it.Tell him, I know that

0:27:28 > 0:27:32he cannot see you but you can see him.It was amazing, the friendship

0:27:32 > 0:27:38that you had, it was absolutely... You've seen nothing like it.

0:27:38 > 0:27:42Obviously, I posted a lot on social media but there was so much went on

0:27:42 > 0:27:46behind the scenes, that people did not see. You came to the house, and,

0:27:46 > 0:27:53you know, the bond they had was incredible. And you have to think,

0:27:53 > 0:27:56Bradley was from a completely different culture, totally different

0:27:56 > 0:28:01part of the country, server those two people to have that bond, even

0:28:01 > 0:28:06though they were so different, that is fantastic.It was special, it

0:28:06 > 0:28:10was.How important to you was it that Bradley wanted to be your

0:28:10 > 0:28:20friend?Yeah, it was really important, a real special feeling.

0:28:20 > 0:28:24Something completely different to what I have ever experienced before.

0:28:24 > 0:28:29At first it was just like the usual stuff that happens at football

0:28:29 > 0:28:33clubs, players will out with mascots. But completely different.

0:28:33 > 0:28:39Away from football, spending time with Bradley's family, that was

0:28:39 > 0:28:42nice, and like Gemma said, loads of times where behind-the-scenes, so

0:28:42 > 0:28:49much went on. Sad times, but as well, good memories, some of the

0:28:49 > 0:28:54stuff that went on that was really nice, going to the house. Little

0:28:54 > 0:28:59cuddle, laying in bed with him, that, for me, great memories. Real

0:28:59 > 0:29:06special feeling. I still think about these things every day. It was nice.

0:29:06 > 0:29:09How much difference do you think this young footballer made to your

0:29:09 > 0:29:18young

0:29:18 > 0:29:23young son's life?Huge difference, huge difference, if people saw how

0:29:23 > 0:29:27Bradley we acted when Jermain came to the home, to the hospital, he

0:29:27 > 0:29:31made the last few months of his life just special, because Jermain was

0:29:31 > 0:29:37his hero, and I remember, late stages, Bradley was in bed, just

0:29:37 > 0:29:43waiting for him to pass over, and Jermain came over, and Bradley had

0:29:43 > 0:29:47not moved all day, had laid around and cuddles, we sat and talked all

0:29:47 > 0:29:51day. At this point he was not talking, I was talking to him.

0:29:51 > 0:29:58Jermain came to my home, late, because he had been on holiday, he

0:29:58 > 0:30:02had come up to see Bradley once he got back. He came and heard his

0:30:02 > 0:30:07voice and he heard his voice because he was talking to my dad, and he sat

0:30:07 > 0:30:12up! Could not believe it, and I thought, he has not moved all day.

0:30:12 > 0:30:16As soon as he heard his voice, he sat up. That is when he had no

0:30:16 > 0:30:22energy left, he was so tired, ready to go to sleep. And he made the

0:30:22 > 0:30:26efforts to set up when Jermain came into the house.

0:30:32 > 0:30:36Your families are clearly good friends, clear to see from this

0:30:36 > 0:30:40conversation, but friends for life, I guess?Of course, like I mentioned

0:30:40 > 0:30:50before, she comes to the house and Carl, they come to the house and

0:30:50 > 0:30:53watch a game, and at the weekend we will do normal stuff, go for dinner

0:30:53 > 0:30:58and stuff like that. It's crazy because even if they come to the

0:30:58 > 0:31:02house and we go out for a drive people come up to Carl on the

0:31:02 > 0:31:05streets and shake his hand and stuff like that. It's amazing the

0:31:05 > 0:31:08awareness and support from the nation, like nothing you've ever

0:31:08 > 0:31:14seen before. This little Brad, everyone loved him, his character,

0:31:14 > 0:31:20that little smile, it was really special. But I mean, yeah, friends

0:31:20 > 0:31:24for life, it's important for us, me and my family, my girlfriend Rachel,

0:31:24 > 0:31:27to give that family the support, because around because as period

0:31:27 > 0:31:34that was really difficult for the family. You can imagine. For us to

0:31:34 > 0:31:38give them that support was really important.How would you describe

0:31:38 > 0:31:47what kind of a woman, what kind of a man Gemma is?So strong. To sort of

0:31:47 > 0:31:54like go through something like that, you know, you can't even find words

0:31:54 > 0:31:59to describe how it must be. But to sort of like the strong for the rest

0:31:59 > 0:32:04of her family, and even, you know, being on different shows and having

0:32:04 > 0:32:11to talk about it day in and day out, doing the charity stuff, giving

0:32:11 > 0:32:16back, I mean, that's a special person. It's been so hard for Gemma

0:32:16 > 0:32:21but to still be strong like that, hats off to her, a real special

0:32:21 > 0:32:27character, and you can see where Bradley got it from.How would you

0:32:27 > 0:32:34describe Jermain Defoe?He's more than a footballer. A lot of people

0:32:34 > 0:32:38just see Jermain Defoe is a good footballer but he has a lot more

0:32:38 > 0:32:44about him than that, and a very special friend for life.Thank you

0:32:44 > 0:32:53both. Thank you, Jermain and Gemma, thank you so much.Thank you.If you

0:32:53 > 0:32:56want to find out more about the foundation it's the Bradley Lowery

0:32:56 > 0:33:03foundation. We have breaking news about the UK economy and it grew by

0:33:03 > 0:33:090.5% in the last quarter of 2017, that's just in from the Office For

0:33:09 > 0:33:13National Statistics. The British economy grew by 0.5% during the last

0:33:13 > 0:33:18few months of 2017 according to the Office For National Statistics. We

0:33:18 > 0:33:21are going to talk to three people who run their own business after

0:33:21 > 0:33:2710am to ask how their businesses doing, one exports clothes and one

0:33:27 > 0:33:33exports touch-screen kiosks and one of them bakes cakes from her

0:33:33 > 0:33:38parents' kitchen so we will talk to them after 10am. If you run your own

0:33:38 > 0:33:41business, let us know how business is doing for you. Time for the

0:33:41 > 0:33:46latest news with Anita. The BBC News headlines this morning.

0:33:46 > 0:33:48President Trump has offered to apologise for retweeting

0:33:48 > 0:33:50inflammatory anti-Muslim videos posted by the far-right

0:33:50 > 0:33:51group, Britain First.

0:33:51 > 0:33:53Downing Street described it as "wrong" when the president shared

0:33:53 > 0:34:01the posts in November.

0:34:02 > 0:34:04In an interview with Good Morning Britain on ITV,

0:34:04 > 0:34:07Mr Trump insisted he was a "big believer" in fighting radical Islam,

0:34:07 > 0:34:11but said he would certainly be prepared to apologise.

0:34:11 > 0:34:14Downing Street has distanced itself from comments made by the Chancellor

0:34:14 > 0:34:17Philip Hammond after he said any future change to the UK's relations

0:34:17 > 0:34:20with the EU could be very modest.

0:34:20 > 0:34:23His remarks - during a speech at the World Economic Forum -

0:34:23 > 0:34:26were seized upon by Tory Leave campaigners, and criticised

0:34:26 > 0:34:27by a number of cabinet ministers.

0:34:27 > 0:34:29Today, the Brexit Secretary, David Davis, will give details

0:34:29 > 0:34:31of the Government's plans for the transition phase after

0:34:31 > 0:34:33the UK leaves the EU next year.

0:34:33 > 0:34:36The Labour peer, Lord Mendelsohn, has been sacked from his party's

0:34:36 > 0:34:38front bench for attending the controversial Presidents Club

0:34:38 > 0:34:40charity fundraising event, where women working as hostesses

0:34:40 > 0:34:45were reportedly groped.

0:34:45 > 0:34:47A Labour spokesman said there could be no excuse

0:34:47 > 0:34:49for anyone's attendance, and Jeremy Corbyn had

0:34:49 > 0:34:54asked him to step down.

0:34:54 > 0:34:57Lord Mendelsohn said he went to the event as president

0:34:57 > 0:35:00of a charity that received support from it, but did not witness any

0:35:00 > 0:35:02of the alleged incidents, which he condemned as "appalling".

0:35:02 > 0:35:10A fire at a hospital in South Korea has killed more than 40 people.

0:35:11 > 0:35:13-- at least 37 people.

0:35:13 > 0:35:15The blaze is reported to have continued for several hours

0:35:15 > 0:35:17after breaking out in the emergency room of the building

0:35:17 > 0:35:19in the southern city of Milyang.

0:35:19 > 0:35:22Last month, 29 people died in a fire at a fitness centre South Korea.

0:35:22 > 0:35:25The NHS medicines watchdog has issued new guidelines on how best to

0:35:25 > 0:35:33treat sore throats in order to cut the use of antibiotics.

0:35:33 > 0:35:36Excellence, Nice, says most sore throats can be treated with

0:35:36 > 0:35:38paracetamol.

0:35:38 > 0:35:44Despite antibiotics being prescribed in 60% of cases. That's a summary of

0:35:44 > 0:35:54the BBC's latest news. Now for the sport. 19 tonne grand slam winner

0:35:54 > 0:35:57Roger Federer is making it clear that experience counts in the

0:35:57 > 0:36:00semifinal of the Australian Open, he took the first set 6-1 against the

0:36:00 > 0:36:05South Hyung Chu-Young, playing in his first grand slam semi, Federer

0:36:05 > 0:36:10is 5-2 up in the second set.

0:36:10 > 0:36:13England made a terrible start to the fourth one day

0:36:13 > 0:36:15international against Australia - losing their first five wickets

0:36:15 > 0:36:16for just eight runs.

0:36:16 > 0:36:18They were 196 all out.

0:36:18 > 0:36:21In reply, Australia are 137-5 with 23 overs remaining.

0:36:21 > 0:36:25And Alexis Sanchez is in line to make his Manchester United debut

0:36:25 > 0:36:29in the FA Cup fourth round later, in front of the Match of The Day

0:36:29 > 0:36:32cameras at Yeovil Town - the team who are 21st in League Two.

0:36:32 > 0:36:35We will see if they can do it a little bit later on. Cheers, thank

0:36:35 > 0:36:37you.

0:36:37 > 0:36:40It's that time of the morning where we bring you up to date

0:36:40 > 0:36:42in the trial of former football coach Barry Bennell.

0:36:42 > 0:36:45An alleged victim of Bennell told police he had experienced violent

0:36:45 > 0:36:47nightmares after reporting the allegations in late 2016.

0:36:47 > 0:36:49Our reporter Jim Reed has been following the trial

0:36:49 > 0:36:52at Liverpool Crown Court.

0:36:52 > 0:36:58Hello. Good morning, the trial of Barry

0:36:58 > 0:37:01Bennell, who denies 48 counts of historical sexual abuse in this

0:37:01 > 0:37:06case. Yesterday the court heard from an alleged victim in this case, this

0:37:06 > 0:37:09man said he played for Crewe Alexandra football club as a

0:37:09 > 0:37:13schoolboy. He said he stayed overnight at Barry Bennell's house

0:37:13 > 0:37:18during school holidays. It was there he says he was abused on three

0:37:18 > 0:37:26separate occasions. He also told the court that since then other young

0:37:26 > 0:37:33Crewe players also said they may have been abused. He told the jury:

0:37:33 > 0:37:39"I feel guilty because I never said

0:37:39 > 0:37:42anything - If I had said something maybe that

0:37:42 > 0:37:43could have been stopped."

0:37:43 > 0:37:45He said he decided to go to the police in late 2016

0:37:45 > 0:37:48after seeing media coverage alleged abused by Mr Bennell.

0:37:48 > 0:37:51what happened under cross examination? Earlier it emerged that

0:37:51 > 0:37:54police asked him about abuse in the 1990s and back then he denied being

0:37:54 > 0:38:00abused. He said, he told the court, that was because back then he just

0:38:00 > 0:38:05wanted to, in his words, forget all about it. The defending counsel,

0:38:05 > 0:38:10Eleanor laws QC, asked him, I suggest to you you rather got swept

0:38:10 > 0:38:13up in these allegations and what you said Barry Bennell did to you is not

0:38:13 > 0:38:18the truth. He replies I totally disagree. Barry Bennell denies 48

0:38:18 > 0:38:21counts of historic abuse in this case and the trial continues on

0:38:21 > 0:38:28Monday next week.Donald Trump is making headlines this morning both

0:38:28 > 0:38:31home and abroad. He sat down with Piers Morgan where he said he would

0:38:31 > 0:38:35be prepared to apologise for a retweeting videos from the far right

0:38:35 > 0:38:41group Britain First. In the interview for ITV's good morning

0:38:41 > 0:38:44Britain the President describes why he did it.

0:38:44 > 0:38:47It was done because I am a big believer in fighting radical

0:38:47 > 0:38:48Islamic terror.

0:38:48 > 0:38:50This was a depiction of radical Islamic terror.

0:38:50 > 0:38:51But they were unverified videos.

0:38:51 > 0:38:54At least one of them was not what it seemed.

0:38:54 > 0:38:55They are, but this was...

0:38:55 > 0:38:57I didn't do it, I didn't go out.

0:38:57 > 0:38:59I did a retweet.

0:38:59 > 0:39:03It was a big story where you are, but it was not a big story

0:39:03 > 0:39:04where I am.

0:39:04 > 0:39:05I get that.

0:39:05 > 0:39:06So you're telling me something like...

0:39:06 > 0:39:08This is airing in Britain, and I want them

0:39:08 > 0:39:10to get to the real you.

0:39:10 > 0:39:12Well, I'll tell you, the real me is somebody

0:39:12 > 0:39:14that loves Britain, loves the UK, loves...

0:39:14 > 0:39:15I love Scotland.

0:39:15 > 0:39:16I wish, you know...

0:39:16 > 0:39:19One of the biggest problems I have in winning, I

0:39:19 > 0:39:21won't be able to get back there so often.

0:39:21 > 0:39:23I would love to go there.

0:39:23 > 0:39:25As you know, before this happened, I would be there a lot.

0:39:25 > 0:39:28Very special people, and a very special place.

0:39:28 > 0:39:31So, I don't want to cause any difficulty for your country, that I

0:39:31 > 0:39:33can tell you.

0:39:33 > 0:39:36Can I get an apology out of you just for the retweets?

0:39:36 > 0:39:37Well, if you're telling me...

0:39:37 > 0:39:39I think it would go a long way.

0:39:39 > 0:39:40Then here's what's fair.

0:39:40 > 0:39:42If you're telling me that horrible people,

0:39:42 > 0:39:45horrible, racist people, horrible...

0:39:45 > 0:39:48I would certainly apologise if you'd like me to do that.

0:39:48 > 0:39:50I know nothing about them.

0:39:50 > 0:39:52And you would disavow yourself of people like that?

0:39:52 > 0:39:54I don't want to be involved with people like that,

0:39:54 > 0:39:56but you're telling me about these people, because I know

0:39:56 > 0:40:00nothing about these people.

0:40:00 > 0:40:05That interview was recorded in Davos. Today Mr Trump will be the

0:40:05 > 0:40:09first US President to speak at the World Economic Forum at Davos since

0:40:09 > 0:40:16Bill Clinton 18 years ago. What should we expect? Let's talk more

0:40:16 > 0:40:25about this with political author and lecturer Brian Klass, the Economist

0:40:25 > 0:40:28Magazine's Anne McElvoy who is in Davos this morning, and Nyall

0:40:28 > 0:40:38Strange, White House columnist at

0:40:38 > 0:40:39Strange, White House columnist at US political newspaper. What you expect

0:40:39 > 0:40:45from Donald Trump and why is he there?In so many ways the liberal

0:40:45 > 0:40:51elites, the international business class in Davos stands for a lot of

0:40:51 > 0:40:53things... BROADCAST INTERRUPTED BY

0:40:53 > 0:40:57INTERFERENCE. Keen on open borders, free trade,

0:40:57 > 0:41:02anti-protectionist. Donald Trump feels the American economy has had a

0:41:02 > 0:41:05big uptick so he feels he can claim for that, whether it stirringly to

0:41:05 > 0:41:08do with him or other factors, and also...

0:41:08 > 0:41:13BROADCAST INTERRUPTED BY INTERFERENCE.

0:41:13 > 0:41:16Gave a speech that people liked a lot and said it would be nice that

0:41:16 > 0:41:19if the American President would speak so confidently about global

0:41:19 > 0:41:25trade. He didn't want to be outdone. I think people are expecting some

0:41:25 > 0:41:32sort of attack on trade policy with China, perhaps even quite stiff

0:41:32 > 0:41:37tariffs... Would be a big story in terms of America's trade with China

0:41:37 > 0:41:43and the knock on. We will hear a bit of soft Trumpism, you heard with

0:41:43 > 0:41:46Piers Morgan he's not retreating from all of his positions but he is

0:41:46 > 0:41:50saying sorry for some of the less wise and more provocative gestures

0:41:50 > 0:41:54that he's made. I think we will get a mixture of soft Trump and hard

0:41:54 > 0:42:03Trump.I wonder what you think of the significance of Mr Trump

0:42:03 > 0:42:08addressing the global elite in Davos, Nyall Strange.It's clearly a

0:42:08 > 0:42:12big break from the way he campaigned and the way he has conducted his

0:42:12 > 0:42:15presidency so far. Donald Trump positioned himself as the voice of

0:42:15 > 0:42:23forgotten men and women. For him to be at Davos seems incongruous with

0:42:23 > 0:42:29that. To pick up on what your last guest was saying, this has very much

0:42:29 > 0:42:35been betrayed by the administration as an opportunity for the President

0:42:35 > 0:42:38to talk about America being open for business, a phrase they have

0:42:38 > 0:42:42repeated frequently, and also just basically suggest he is someone who

0:42:42 > 0:42:48is willing to engage of the world, albeit on terms that he would see as

0:42:48 > 0:42:54more favourable to the United States.Can I ask about the meeting

0:42:54 > 0:43:00Donald Trump and with Theresa May, Brian Klass? The idea that Theresa

0:43:00 > 0:43:02May likes him personally and the idea there will be lots more trade

0:43:02 > 0:43:07with Great Britain once we get this deal sorted after Brexit.This is

0:43:07 > 0:43:11one of those throwaway lines Trump says that is a blip in the American

0:43:11 > 0:43:14media and in Britain it is a big symbolic gesture fixated on by the

0:43:14 > 0:43:19British public. I don't think there is anybody in Trump's base pushing

0:43:19 > 0:43:23for more trade with Britain. In fact, a lot of people in Trump's

0:43:23 > 0:43:29base our

0:43:29 > 0:43:32base our isolationists and it's the antithesis to what Donald Trump is

0:43:32 > 0:43:37supposed to represent.But he does know that global trade leads to

0:43:37 > 0:43:40posterity.Yes but he's been railing against the terms of global trade

0:43:40 > 0:43:44for decades. Used to be about Japan in the 80s if you look at old Trump

0:43:44 > 0:43:49tapes, now it's about Mexico and China. Taking the word of Trump as

0:43:49 > 0:43:54saying he will get a trade deal done is a poor strategy because for one

0:43:54 > 0:43:57thing the terms of the trade deal will be very complicated, it will

0:43:57 > 0:44:02only happen after the departure from the EU and Trump makes a lot of

0:44:02 > 0:44:06throwaway promises that don't come to fruition. I think basing

0:44:06 > 0:44:10strategic policy in trade on Trump's word and a quick interview where he

0:44:10 > 0:44:15says I have a good relationship is reading into Trumpism far too much,

0:44:15 > 0:44:19is not the top of his agenda to have a US trade deal with the UK.Would

0:44:19 > 0:44:29you agree with that?I don't really agree with that, but I agree not to

0:44:29 > 0:44:36base strategy on it but trade policy for the administration...

0:44:36 > 0:44:38BROADCAST INTERRUPTED BY INTERFERENCE.

0:44:38 > 0:44:44If we get something

0:44:44 > 0:44:48If we get something of a... Back from trade with China and the people

0:44:48 > 0:44:51around Donald Trump can bend his ear on this and they would be quite keen

0:44:51 > 0:44:56to have Anglo sphere trade, trade with the English-speaking world.

0:44:56 > 0:45:04Britain fits neatly into that. It is true Trump makes remarks that don't

0:45:04 > 0:45:08come to anything but he likes to be seen well amongst the business

0:45:08 > 0:45:12elite, coming to Davos sitting on a stage alongside Theresa May and he

0:45:12 > 0:45:16said he would like to do a trade deal...

0:45:16 > 0:45:17BROADCAST INTERRUPTED BY INTERFERENCE.

0:45:17 > 0:45:23Had to keep a straight face too. But I think there is milage for Donald

0:45:23 > 0:45:26Trump as well as the UK in doing this. Don't underestimate how hard

0:45:26 > 0:45:30UK trade negotiators are working to try and bring this home. They have

0:45:30 > 0:45:36spent a lot of time with the Trump team. It certainly doesn't replace

0:45:36 > 0:45:40EU trade, I'm not suggesting that at all. But I do think it is a possible

0:45:40 > 0:45:43realistic outcome.

0:45:43 > 0:45:48Is it possible that Donald Trump might not be the US president by the

0:45:48 > 0:45:56time this US UK trade deal is signed?Sure, these things are

0:45:56 > 0:46:00fairly complicated instruments to try to come to an agreement on, the

0:46:00 > 0:46:05United Kingdom, as I understand it, cannot start formal negotiations

0:46:05 > 0:46:09until it formally leaves the European Union, so surely Donald

0:46:09 > 0:46:13Trump is suffering some of the lowest approval ratings of any

0:46:13 > 0:46:16first-term president at this point, he won the election in the first

0:46:16 > 0:46:22place by a very narrow margin, three crucial states tilted the balance.

0:46:22 > 0:46:25It is absolutely conceivable that maybe somebody else will be in

0:46:25 > 0:46:29charge by the time this comes to fruition, if it does come to

0:46:29 > 0:46:44fruition.Thank you very much for your time.

0:46:44 > 0:46:48We will bring the latest news and sport and a big weather forecast did

0:46:48 > 0:47:00before 10am, because it is the weekend, effectively.

0:47:00 > 0:47:03Sophie Hahn is a Paralympic Champion and five-time World champion.

0:47:03 > 0:47:05She has cerebral palsy, a condition caused by problems

0:47:05 > 0:47:07with the brain before, during or just after birth,

0:47:07 > 0:47:09and it affects movement and co-ordination.

0:47:09 > 0:47:11In October at a Parliamentary hearing into Paralympic

0:47:11 > 0:47:12Classification, the father of one her team-mates claimed

0:47:12 > 0:47:15she was benefiting from competing in the wrong category.

0:47:15 > 0:47:17But now In her first interview since then she's told our reporter

0:47:17 > 0:47:20Kate Grey that she felt angry and that the claims

0:47:20 > 0:47:24were heart-breaking.

0:47:24 > 0:47:26Hi, hello.

0:47:26 > 0:47:27Who've we got here, then?

0:47:27 > 0:47:29Sophie Hahn is normally a private person.

0:47:29 > 0:47:31Hi. Hi.

0:47:31 > 0:47:32Hello.

0:47:32 > 0:47:36But after being named in a row over classification in Paralympic sport,

0:47:36 > 0:47:42she's invited me to her family home to give her side of the story.

0:47:42 > 0:47:43It's just very heartbreaking for me,

0:47:43 > 0:47:47and doesn't do the sport any good.

0:47:47 > 0:47:51We want to inspire people,

0:47:51 > 0:47:54we want people with disability to come and try it out.

0:47:54 > 0:47:56In October, while giving evidence to a committee of MPs,

0:47:56 > 0:47:59Michael Breen, the father of Olivia Breen, who competes in the same

0:47:59 > 0:48:02category as Sophie,

0:48:02 > 0:48:07appeared to call into question Sophie's classification.

0:48:07 > 0:48:11Miss Hahn didn't have cerebral palsy,

0:48:11 > 0:48:16but she had learning difficulties,

0:48:16 > 0:48:18but she ended up with a cerebral palsy classification.

0:48:18 > 0:48:20Claiming she has an unfair advantage over other

0:48:20 > 0:48:22competitors by having less of an impairment.

0:48:22 > 0:48:23I was very angry and upset.

0:48:23 > 0:48:25I never imagined seeing my face all over the internet,

0:48:25 > 0:48:26the newspaper, the TV.

0:48:26 > 0:48:28I think, me, I just work unbelievably hard.

0:48:28 > 0:48:31I put in the hours of training on the track.

0:48:31 > 0:48:34It was interesting, we were told we would never go to a sports day.

0:48:34 > 0:48:36Sophie is a twin and following a complicated birth was

0:48:36 > 0:48:38diagnosed with brain damage, which affected her growth

0:48:38 > 0:48:46and development as a child.

0:48:51 > 0:48:54Over the first two to three years, she couldn't sit, couldn't

0:48:54 > 0:48:55walk till she was three.

0:48:55 > 0:48:56She couldn't stand till she was two.

0:48:56 > 0:49:01She spent most of her life in the children's centre.

0:49:01 > 0:49:03In the four years she's been competing, the family have

0:49:03 > 0:49:05felt her achievements have been undermined by behind-the-scenes

0:49:05 > 0:49:09accusations that Sophie is in the wrong category.

0:49:09 > 0:49:11No two athletes are the same, so there will be groups.

0:49:11 > 0:49:14We've questioned whether or not we should carry on.

0:49:14 > 0:49:17And so has Sophie, to be honest.

0:49:17 > 0:49:19There are times when Sophie just says, that's it.

0:49:19 > 0:49:23It's not worth it.

0:49:23 > 0:49:26In the next few months, Sophie will have to go

0:49:26 > 0:49:30through the classification process again,

0:49:30 > 0:49:33along with many other athletes,

0:49:33 > 0:49:36in accordance with the changes made by the Paralympic committee.

0:49:36 > 0:49:38But for now, she's fully focused on her training ahead of competing

0:49:38 > 0:49:40in the Commonwealth Games for the first time.

0:49:40 > 0:49:42If I could add the Commonwealth title,

0:49:42 > 0:49:45then I would have had all the titles up to 21,

0:49:45 > 0:49:46and just keep going and keep striving,

0:49:46 > 0:49:48and keep getting better, really.

0:49:48 > 0:49:50And that's how Sophie wants to be remembered,

0:49:50 > 0:49:58for her success on the track rather than what goes on off it.

0:50:08 > 0:50:14Auschwitz is a place that saw the extermination of 1 million of the 6

0:50:14 > 0:50:17million joule is people who were murdered during the Holocaust.

0:50:17 > 0:50:20Around 11 million people were systematically killed in total,

0:50:20 > 0:50:25including not only joule is people by Gypsy families, gay people,

0:50:25 > 0:50:28people with disabilities and political prisoners. We are going to

0:50:28 > 0:50:33speak now with Susan Pollack, a witness to the very worst of

0:50:33 > 0:50:36humanity, she survived Auschwitz by being sent to work as a slave

0:50:36 > 0:50:42labourer, 50 members of her family lost their lives during the

0:50:42 > 0:50:46Holocaust. Good morning, thank you for talking to us. Who is it that

0:50:46 > 0:50:50you think about on Holocaust Memorial Day?I think about my

0:50:50 > 0:50:55family, I think about my mother, I think about my father, I think about

0:50:55 > 0:51:07my community. And I think about all the joule is people -- all the

0:51:07 > 0:51:10Jewish people during that time. This discrimination before, the entire

0:51:10 > 0:51:15picture is very vivid in my mind. Why is it significant to continue to

0:51:15 > 0:51:21mark this day?It is absolutely essential that we do not, God

0:51:21 > 0:51:28forbid, repeated, not only repeat it in the same terrible way, not only

0:51:28 > 0:51:33against Jewish but against any others, any other groups of people,

0:51:33 > 0:51:39innocent groups of people.When the Second World War broke out, in your

0:51:39 > 0:51:45hometown, back in Hungary, anti-Semitism was becoming more

0:51:45 > 0:51:51visible, more pronounced, but in what kind of ways?Anti-Semitism,

0:51:51 > 0:51:54unfortunately, in Hungary, in that little village where I live, not far

0:51:54 > 0:52:02from Budapest, was always noticeable. In certain ways, such as

0:52:02 > 0:52:07around Easter time, we had to close our windows, shutters put up,

0:52:07 > 0:52:15because we were accused of committing terrible crimes. But we

0:52:15 > 0:52:20could live with it.You could live with the graffiti on the walls, you

0:52:20 > 0:52:26could live with being beaten up at a Boy Scouts event?That's right,

0:52:26 > 0:52:30that's right, and the many many legislations against us, depriving

0:52:30 > 0:52:38us of our social life, of our political lives, and our

0:52:38 > 0:52:45livelihoods.And when the Nazis invaded, March, 1944, it meant

0:52:45 > 0:52:49people like yourself and your family had to wear the Star of David, so

0:52:49 > 0:52:57that you could be identified.And I remember that quite clearly,

0:52:57 > 0:53:03particularly, travelling on public transport, which was the trains,

0:53:03 > 0:53:07everywhere, and many of the Jewish students and children had been

0:53:07 > 0:53:17arrested, long before the Germans actually occupied... The occupation

0:53:17 > 0:53:23was not that powerful because it was the end of the war, the Russians

0:53:23 > 0:53:32were at the border. Liberating. The Allied forces had already come long

0:53:32 > 0:53:38before, long before taken a position in Europe.And yet your father was

0:53:38 > 0:53:46taken away. What happened to him?My father was taken away on a trick,

0:53:46 > 0:53:52some sort of trickery. Some sort of trickery information that we would

0:53:52 > 0:53:56be resettled somewhere else, that the conditions... They were so

0:53:56 > 0:54:05appalling... We had no idea what that meant. So in my little village,

0:54:05 > 0:54:12all the men had been called up, discussing it, but it was not a

0:54:12 > 0:54:20discussion, it was a brutal attack, against my father and other Jewish

0:54:20 > 0:54:25men.And then you and your mother, ultimately, and your brother, were

0:54:25 > 0:54:30taken to various camps, and ended up at Auschwitz, what happens to your

0:54:30 > 0:54:40mother there?My mother, she was in her 40s, very worn, fatigued, after

0:54:40 > 0:54:48such a long, long... What shall I say... Just coping, with these

0:54:48 > 0:54:55difficulties. She was gassed on arrival. I did not know it at the

0:54:55 > 0:55:01time, but she was selected immediately, only by her looks, they

0:55:01 > 0:55:11did not consider her to be possible to be used as a slave labourer. I

0:55:11 > 0:55:21was reasonably tall for that age. When the German came, and asked,

0:55:21 > 0:55:28"Wie alt bist du?" And I lied, and somebody, speaking Hungarian to me,

0:55:28 > 0:55:31they said, don't say that you are younger than 15 years old, and so I

0:55:31 > 0:55:38lied.Is that how you survived Auschwitz?That is how I survived,

0:55:38 > 0:55:45and also the fact that the meagre food, the nonexistent food, it had

0:55:45 > 0:55:50not taken its toll on my body, yet. What can you recall, we have many

0:55:50 > 0:55:56young people watching, who will be aware of the horrors of Auschwitz,

0:55:56 > 0:56:01but tell them a little about the conditions there?Auschwitz was a

0:56:01 > 0:56:10place of terror, of extreme, extreme aggression, fear, the beginning of

0:56:10 > 0:56:16dehumanisation. You couldn't think. There was no food to support our

0:56:16 > 0:56:21physical being. And there was no opportunity to ask questions.

0:56:21 > 0:56:29Language disappeared between us. So we lived in that fear, and

0:56:29 > 0:56:36incomprehension. Where are we? Is this the world? We were used to a

0:56:36 > 0:56:42loving home life. What has happened? What has happened? To this day, I

0:56:42 > 0:56:50look back and think, the depth of inhumanity that a civilised world, a

0:56:50 > 0:57:00civilised country, could create, and support... Why?That is what occurs

0:57:00 > 0:57:05to you, when you reflect on what you and your family were put through?

0:57:05 > 0:57:08How could anyone do that?How could anybody do that, how could those

0:57:08 > 0:57:14thousands, working in Auschwitz, knowing what was going on, everybody

0:57:14 > 0:57:21knew full well, and yet they did their jobs in such an aggressive

0:57:21 > 0:57:35way. As we were standing, being counted, four hours. -- for hours. I

0:57:35 > 0:57:44was selected many times by Dr Mengele, a man apparently with

0:57:44 > 0:57:49various Ph.D. S to his name, he was watching us. Marching in front of

0:57:49 > 0:57:55him, stark naked. And we knew what it was about. So we pinched our

0:57:55 > 0:58:02cheeks, we held ourselves straight, we tried to pass by quickly. There

0:58:02 > 0:58:12was no fear in me anymore. I was selected for slave labour and send

0:58:12 > 0:58:19to a big German industrial town. Finally,

0:58:19 > 0:58:23Finally, Susan, many survivors go into schools to talk to pupils about

0:58:23 > 0:58:31some of the things you have talked to us about today. And that is so

0:58:31 > 0:58:36that they will learn about it and we will never forget.Exactly. We are

0:58:36 > 0:58:43grateful, I am eternally grateful for that

0:58:43 > 0:58:47for that opportunity that the British government supports. Yes, we

0:58:47 > 0:58:55go, we speak to schools, many of them are funded to go out to

0:58:55 > 0:59:00Auschwitz and seeing it is more important than reading about it. The

0:59:00 > 0:59:11few of us left speak about what took place only yesterday. In Europe.

0:59:11 > 0:59:18Thank you for talking to us this morning. Thank you.Thank you.

0:59:18 > 0:59:22In just a moment, the latest news and sport, but first, the weather

0:59:22 > 0:59:25forecast.

0:59:26 > 0:59:29Pretty lively weather so far this week but at the end of the working

0:59:29 > 0:59:32week we have something just that little bit quieter, from the

0:59:32 > 0:59:38satellite imagery you can see, the UK in there, clearer weather, out in

0:59:38 > 0:59:42the West, weather front moving to the weekend, that is out towards the

0:59:42 > 0:59:47West, for many of us, some sunshine, beautiful start to the day in

0:59:47 > 0:59:50Suffolk, South Yorkshire, between the trees, some sunny spells

0:59:50 > 0:59:54breaking through. This morning we still have one or two showers around

0:59:54 > 0:59:59but going to the afternoon, most of us, all of us, dry and there will be

0:59:59 > 1:00:06some sunny spells. Spells across southern areas, bit of cloud across

1:00:06 > 1:00:10England and Wales, thinning and breaking up, by this afternoon, we

1:00:10 > 1:00:17will have some sunshine. Across the far West, moving in here, a little

1:00:17 > 1:00:23bit hazy, should stay dry, until this stage of the afternoon. Lots of

1:00:23 > 1:00:27sunshine across England and Wales and light wind, despite temperatures

1:00:27 > 1:00:33lower than they have been, six, seven, 8 degrees, I suspect that

1:00:33 > 1:00:36they will feel quite pleasant, with the sunshine and the light wind.

1:00:36 > 1:00:42Through tonight, we will see rain spreading into Northern Ireland, and

1:00:42 > 1:00:45into Scotland as well, south and East, clear spells, letting mist and

1:00:45 > 1:00:51fog patches form. Temperatures down to two to 4 degrees, that a bit less

1:00:51 > 1:00:59cold for the West. Cloudy for us, rain around, especially on Saturday,

1:00:59 > 1:01:05quite breezy, but also mild, because the air is coming in from the

1:01:05 > 1:01:09south-west. Area of low pressure moving across Scotland, isobars are

1:01:09 > 1:01:13fairly close together, indicative of fairly strong wind on Saturday, and

1:01:13 > 1:01:19the weather front is bringing some rain. Rain moved to the south-east,

1:01:19 > 1:01:22eventually by the afternoon across East Anglia the south-east. Clearer

1:01:22 > 1:01:28skies coming to northern and western areas, some brighter weather. Mild

1:01:28 > 1:01:33day. Eight to 11 degrees. The wind starts to pick up across the far

1:01:33 > 1:01:39north-west of Scotland. Severe gales. That wind will ease down.

1:01:39 > 1:01:44Some rain across the North, dryer and brighter weather, but again, as

1:01:44 > 1:01:47temperatures up in double figures, and going into next week,

1:01:47 > 1:01:53temperatures dropping just a touch, staying cloudy, into Tuesday, with

1:01:53 > 1:01:56some rain at times.

1:01:56 > 1:02:03Hello it's Friday, it's 10am, I'm Victoria Derbyshire.

1:02:03 > 1:02:07US President Donald Trump says he is prepared to say sorry for a

1:02:07 > 1:02:10retweeting posts from the far right group Britain First saying he knew

1:02:10 > 1:02:13nothing about the group before sharing three of their videos.

1:02:13 > 1:02:15If you're telling me these are horrible people, horrible, racist

1:02:15 > 1:02:18people, I would certainly apologise if you'd like me to do that.

1:02:18 > 1:02:20I know nothing about them.

1:02:20 > 1:02:25That was speaking to ITV's Piers Morgan.

1:02:25 > 1:02:28Bradley Lowery was just six when he died of cancer but he made

1:02:28 > 1:02:30a huge impression on those who met him and on millions

1:02:30 > 1:02:31of people who didn't.

1:02:31 > 1:02:34Star striker Jermain Defoe supported him during his battle

1:02:34 > 1:02:37with neuroblastoma.

1:02:37 > 1:02:40And they became best friends.

1:02:40 > 1:02:43It's amazing, the awareness and support from the nation was like

1:02:43 > 1:02:48nothing you've ever seen before.

1:02:48 > 1:02:52You know, this little Brad, just everyone loved him, his

1:02:52 > 1:02:54character and that little smile, he was really special.

1:02:54 > 1:02:56Next month Bradley's mum will officially launch

1:02:56 > 1:02:58the Bradley Lowry Foundation - to help other children

1:02:58 > 1:02:59with the condition.

1:02:59 > 1:03:06You can watch the full interview with both Gemma Hunt Jermain on our

1:03:06 > 1:03:08programme page.

1:03:08 > 1:03:10With 13 Oscar nominations The Shape of Water has

1:03:10 > 1:03:11received a lot of attention.

1:03:11 > 1:03:14But this morning its director is now facing accusations of plagiarism.

1:03:14 > 1:03:17We'll be speaking to one of his friends.

1:03:20 > 1:03:21Good morning.

1:03:21 > 1:03:26Here's Annita in the BBC Newsroom with a summary of todays news.

1:03:26 > 1:03:30Here's Annita in the BBC Newsroom with a summary of today's news.

1:03:30 > 1:03:31Good morning.

1:03:31 > 1:03:33President Trump has offered to apologise for retweeting

1:03:33 > 1:03:35inflammatory anti-Muslim videos posted by the far-right

1:03:35 > 1:03:36group, Britain First.

1:03:36 > 1:03:38Downing Street described it as "wrong" when the president shared

1:03:38 > 1:03:44the posts in November.

1:03:44 > 1:03:46In an interview with Good Morning Britain on ITV,

1:03:46 > 1:03:49Mr Trump insisted he was a "big believer" in fighting radical Islam,

1:03:49 > 1:03:51but said he would certainly be prepared to apologise.

1:03:51 > 1:03:52Then here's what's fair.

1:03:52 > 1:03:54If you're telling me that horrible people,

1:03:54 > 1:03:55horrible, racist people, horrible...

1:03:55 > 1:03:57I would certainly apologise if you'd like me to do that.

1:03:57 > 1:03:59I know nothing about them.

1:03:59 > 1:04:01And you would disavow yourself of people like that?

1:04:01 > 1:04:03I don't want to be involved with people like that,

1:04:03 > 1:04:06but you're telling me about these people, because I know

1:04:06 > 1:04:07nothing about these people.

1:04:07 > 1:04:08Britain's economy grew faster than expected

1:04:08 > 1:04:10during the fourth quarter of 2017, the Office

1:04:10 > 1:04:13For National Statistics said.

1:04:13 > 1:04:15GDP expanded by 0.5%, driven by growth in the services sector.

1:04:15 > 1:04:17However, the ONS said longer-term trends were pointing

1:04:17 > 1:04:19to a broader slowdown.

1:04:19 > 1:04:22In 2017 as a whole, growth was 1.8%, the slowest rate

1:04:22 > 1:04:29of expansion since 2012.

1:04:29 > 1:04:32BBC presenter Nicky Campbell has confirmed he will take a pay cut

1:04:32 > 1:04:34amid the growing controversy about pay equality

1:04:34 > 1:04:35at the Corporation.

1:04:35 > 1:04:38He's one of several high-profile BBC presenters, who - it's believed -

1:04:38 > 1:04:40have all agreed either formally, or in principle,

1:04:40 > 1:04:43to reduce their pay.

1:04:43 > 1:04:46The move comes after Carrie Gracie resigned as the BBC's China Editor,

1:04:46 > 1:04:48saying men and women doing similar jobs were not paid the same.

1:04:48 > 1:04:56An independent report on the issue is due to be published next week.

1:04:58 > 1:05:00Downing Street has distanced itself from comments

1:05:00 > 1:05:03made by the Chancellor, Philip Hammond, after he said any

1:05:03 > 1:05:06future change to the UK's relations with the EU could be "very modest".

1:05:06 > 1:05:09His remarks - during a speech at the World Economic Forum -

1:05:09 > 1:05:11were seized upon by Tory Leave campaigners, and criticised

1:05:11 > 1:05:17by a number of cabinet ministers.

1:05:17 > 1:05:19Today, the Brexit Secretary, David Davis, will give details

1:05:19 > 1:05:21of the government's plans for the transition phase after

1:05:21 > 1:05:29the UK leaves the EU next year.

1:05:35 > 1:05:37The Labour peer, Lord Mendelsohn, has been sacked from his party's

1:05:37 > 1:05:39front bench for attending the controversial Presidents Club

1:05:39 > 1:05:41charity fundraising event, where women working as hostesses

1:05:41 > 1:05:46were reportedly groped.

1:05:46 > 1:05:48A Labour spokesman said there could be no excuse

1:05:48 > 1:05:49for anyone's attendance, and Jeremy Corbyn had

1:05:49 > 1:05:51asked him to step down.

1:05:51 > 1:05:53Lord Mendelsohn said he went to the event as president

1:05:53 > 1:05:56of a charity that received support from it , but did not witness any

1:05:56 > 1:06:00of a charity that received support from it, but did not witness any

1:06:00 > 1:06:02of the alleged incidents, which he condemned as "appalling".

1:06:02 > 1:06:05A fire at a hospital in South Korea has killed at least 37 people.

1:06:05 > 1:06:07The blaze is reported to have continued for several hours

1:06:07 > 1:06:10after breaking out in the emergency room of the building

1:06:10 > 1:06:11in the southern city of Milyang.

1:06:11 > 1:06:15Last month, 29 people died in a fire at a fitness centre South Korea.

1:06:15 > 1:06:16The Defence Secretary has accused Russia of spying

1:06:16 > 1:06:19on Britain's energy networks, which he said could lead to chaos

1:06:19 > 1:06:21in the country if supplies were hit.

1:06:21 > 1:06:23Gavin Williamson told the Daily Telegraph that crippling

1:06:23 > 1:06:25the UK's infrastructure might cause "thousands of deaths".

1:06:25 > 1:06:27Mr Williamson said Russia was the biggest threat facing

1:06:27 > 1:06:31the country at the moment.

1:06:31 > 1:06:35The NHS medicines watchdog has issued new guidelines on how best to

1:06:35 > 1:06:40treat sore throats in an attempt to cut the use of antibiotics. The

1:06:40 > 1:06:43guidelines from Nice, the National Institute for health and care

1:06:43 > 1:06:47excellence says most people only need paracetamol despite antibiotics

1:06:47 > 1:06:52being prescribed in 60% of cases.

1:06:52 > 1:06:54The RAC says it has seen a "concerning rise" in the number

1:06:54 > 1:06:56of drivers breaking down after hitting potholes.

1:06:56 > 1:06:59The organisation said there had been an 11% increase in call-outs

1:06:59 > 1:07:02caused by poor quality roads in the last three months of 2017.

1:07:02 > 1:07:03The government says it's spending billions

1:07:03 > 1:07:07on improving road journeys.

1:07:07 > 1:07:12That's a summary of the latest BBC News - more at 10:30am.

1:07:12 > 1:07:16Victoria. Thank you, Anita. I have many

1:07:16 > 1:07:19messages from you on a variety of different subjects we have been

1:07:19 > 1:07:23talking about this money, many are about the interview with Bradley

1:07:23 > 1:07:30Lowery's mum gem and with Jermain Defoe. The Bournemouth striker. Paul

1:07:30 > 1:07:34says Gemma Lowry is so strong and seems a lovely woman. Keira says I'm

1:07:34 > 1:07:39in tears listening to them both, beautiful words from Jermain Defoe,

1:07:39 > 1:07:44I'm sure Bradley's legacy will do exceptionally well. Claire: what a

1:07:44 > 1:07:49beautiful boy Bradley was and so brave of his mum speaking out on the

1:07:49 > 1:07:51heartbreaking circumstances. This e-mail from Kim Collins my heart

1:07:51 > 1:07:55goes out to you and yours, Gemma. Bradley was and is a great legend

1:07:55 > 1:08:01and his legacy will go on forever. Bless you, Gemma, and heartfelt love

1:08:01 > 1:08:07to you. Thank you for your messages regarding the interview with Susan

1:08:07 > 1:08:10Pollock, the Holocaust survivor. Grant just tweeted this. My words

1:08:10 > 1:08:15can't even take listening to the horrors of Auschwitz. Such bravery,

1:08:15 > 1:08:20my heart breaks for the victims of such incomprehensible cruelty only

1:08:20 > 1:08:2673 years ago in Europe. This tweet from Blocks: I'm watching this

1:08:26 > 1:08:31incredible human being talking about her Auschwitz experiences. It's

1:08:31 > 1:08:35difficult to reconcile this was in living history and not 1500 years

1:08:35 > 1:08:36ago. Thank you for those.

1:08:36 > 1:08:39Do get in touch with us throughout the morning -

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1:08:49 > 1:08:50Here's some sport now with Hugh.

1:08:50 > 1:08:53Good morning, it happened far quicker than expected or hoped for

1:08:53 > 1:08:56in the BBC sport centre but there is good news for Roger Federer today,

1:08:56 > 1:09:00he's through to the final of the Australian Open after his South

1:09:00 > 1:09:04Korean opponent retired.

1:09:04 > 1:09:07Federer the defending champion took the first

1:09:07 > 1:09:11against 21-year-old Hyeong Chung 6-1, in imperious fashion.

1:09:11 > 1:09:17But for the Korean, playing in his first Grand Slam semi-final,

1:09:17 > 1:09:20suffered severe blisters on his feet meant his dream was crushed, with

1:09:20 > 1:09:28his movement clearly hindered.

1:09:28 > 1:09:29Trailing 5-2 in the second set he couldn't take

1:09:29 > 1:09:30any more and retired.

1:09:30 > 1:09:34Federer will take on Marin Cilic in a repeat of last

1:09:34 > 1:09:35year's Wimbledon Final in Sunday's

1:09:35 > 1:09:43Showpiece.

1:09:50 > 1:09:52England are well on the way to losing the fourth

1:09:52 > 1:09:54one-day international against Australia in Adelaide.

1:09:54 > 1:09:57They led 3-0 going into the match and were aiming for a clean sweep

1:09:57 > 1:10:00but couldn't have had a worse start Having been put into bat -

1:10:00 > 1:10:03England lost their first five wickets for just

1:10:03 > 1:10:04eight runs.

1:10:04 > 1:10:07They managed to post a respectable score of 196 all out helped mainly

1:10:07 > 1:10:08by 78 from Chris Woakes.

1:10:08 > 1:10:10In reply, Australia 183 for six in Adelaide,

1:10:12 > 1:10:13In reply, Australia 183-6 in Adelaide,

1:10:13 > 1:10:16with just 14 more runs needed to reduce their arrears

1:10:16 > 1:10:23in the series to 3-1.

1:10:23 > 1:10:26It's a poignant evening for Yeovil Town's manager Darren Way later.

1:10:26 > 1:10:28The League two team welcome the stars of Manchester United

1:10:28 > 1:10:31and for him it's a day to truly savour.

1:10:31 > 1:10:33Nine years ago a car crash could have killed him.

1:10:33 > 1:10:36It left him unable to walk for a yearand since then,

1:10:36 > 1:10:38he's had 29 operations to aid his recovery

1:10:38 > 1:10:40with more to come - Football Focus' Mark Clemmit went

1:10:40 > 1:10:45to meet him.

1:10:45 > 1:10:50I've been at a stage when it was life or death so I know what that

1:10:50 > 1:10:54feels like. It's probably helped me deal with football management, it's

1:10:54 > 1:10:58made me more resilient and more determined and I wake up with a

1:10:58 > 1:11:04willpower to succeed.Did you think you were going to die?Yes, scary

1:11:04 > 1:11:08feeling, that's for sure. I was at the lowest point in my life and Sir

1:11:08 > 1:11:15Alex brought Man United down to play in my testimonial, so I'm very

1:11:15 > 1:11:18grateful for what Man United have done but as a manager now against

1:11:18 > 1:11:22all odds to get into this position now is amazing.We will see if

1:11:22 > 1:11:26Darren and his team can make their FA Cup dreams come true live on BBC

1:11:26 > 1:11:30One from 7:30pm, and that would be a huge shock, just what the FA Cup is

1:11:30 > 1:11:33all about. Victoria thank you very much.

1:11:33 > 1:11:36If you work in, for or run a business you'll be

1:11:36 > 1:11:38particularly interested in how the economy is doing.

1:11:38 > 1:11:41Figures released this morning by the Office For National Statistics

1:11:41 > 1:11:45show that it has unexpectedly picked up pace - by 0.5% - during the last

1:11:45 > 1:11:46three months of 2017.

1:11:46 > 1:11:48Experts think the result is partly down to the strength

1:11:48 > 1:11:56of the global economy recently.

1:11:56 > 1:12:02In and we will speak to two business owners, hopefully, let's see them.

1:12:02 > 1:12:07There they are. First, this what GDP is.

1:12:07 > 1:12:13GDP stands for gross domestic product. It's arguably the most

1:12:13 > 1:12:16important economic statistic published four times a year, it

1:12:16 > 1:12:19tells us if the economy is growing or contracting compared to the

1:12:19 > 1:12:24previous three months. The figure is essentially a measure of everything

1:12:24 > 1:12:31we do or make for money as a nation. From the haircuts and hamburgers

1:12:31 > 1:12:34sold to individuals, tipped services like construction projects paid for

1:12:34 > 1:12:43by the government. The last figure to be released show that from July-

1:12:43 > 1:12:49September 2017 the UK economy grew by 0.4%. The three months before

1:12:49 > 1:12:55that it grew by 0.3%. Today's figures give an estimate for how the

1:12:55 > 1:13:00economy performed between October and December last year. The GDP

1:13:00 > 1:13:06figure informs economic policy. Depending on whether its growing or

1:13:06 > 1:13:10falling the government will know how much tax receipts to expect and how

1:13:10 > 1:13:16much it has to spend on services. If GDP rises it also means we are

1:13:16 > 1:13:21producing more as a nation and the country's overall income is going

1:13:21 > 1:13:24up. But that wouldn't necessarily mean we would see our wages rise in

1:13:24 > 1:13:28real terms.

1:13:28 > 1:13:32Our business presenter Alex Baxter is here. What do these figures mean,

1:13:32 > 1:13:38this growth of 0.5%?It came in better-than-expected, many people

1:13:38 > 1:13:42expected growth of 0.4% for the fourth quarter, which as your

1:13:42 > 1:13:45graphic explained we saw in the third quarter, so beating

1:13:45 > 1:13:49expectations proven to be the fastest-growing quarter in 2017, the

1:13:49 > 1:13:53pound got a boost off the back of the release of that number as well.

1:13:53 > 1:13:56However, the ONS has also given a warning alongside this number saying

1:13:56 > 1:14:01that the overall larger picture is one of slow and uneven growth across

1:14:01 > 1:14:07the UK. And also, the great bulk, the great boost behind the growth in

1:14:07 > 1:14:13the fourth quarter came as ever from the services sector, accounting for

1:14:13 > 1:14:17some 79% of our economy, it's so important, Victoria, but

1:14:17 > 1:14:23particularly services in the financial and business sector, so

1:14:23 > 1:14:24lawyers, business administrators, recruiters, architects, they

1:14:24 > 1:14:29accounted for a huge amount of this growth. When I look at the services

1:14:29 > 1:14:32sector in the more consumer facing areas, hotels, catering,

1:14:32 > 1:14:37communications, we saw a slowing of growth, perhaps because of a slight

1:14:37 > 1:14:45weakening of consumer confidence because of the weaker pound and wage

1:14:45 > 1:14:48stagnation. We saw growth in manufacturing offset slightly by a

1:14:48 > 1:14:53fall in oil and gas extraction. And construction, that saw a fall for

1:14:53 > 1:14:59the third consecutive quarter. Agriculture also fell. Also worth

1:14:59 > 1:15:03remembering that early in the week we heard from the International

1:15:03 > 1:15:07Monetary Fund which upgraded its forecast for global growth. You

1:15:07 > 1:15:11mentioned earlier how strong the global economy is at the moment,

1:15:11 > 1:15:16particularly the US, Asia and Germany. However, when it comes to

1:15:16 > 1:15:20the UK they downgraded our growth forecast for 2019, the year we are

1:15:20 > 1:15:25due to leave the EU.Thank you. Let's talk to some business owners

1:15:25 > 1:15:29and see how business is for them.

1:15:29 > 1:15:32Alice Nebenose who set up her cake business CakeALicious ten months ago

1:15:32 > 1:15:33and runs it from her parents' house.

1:15:33 > 1:15:36Tom Cridland who runs his own fashion brand which has made clothes

1:15:36 > 1:15:42for the likes of Daniel Craig and Rod Stewart.

1:15:42 > 1:15:46And on The Wirral Dean Ward - co-founder of Evoke,

1:15:46 > 1:15:54which exports touchscreen kiosks to retailers in 60 countries.

1:15:58 > 1:16:02Thank you for joining us, Tom Wood, and Dean, you both export, I will

1:16:02 > 1:16:11start with you, how is business?It is great.

1:16:11 > 1:16:14is great. January is our four year anniversary, we started with a

1:16:14 > 1:16:18government start-up loan. Brexit, I was a little worried around that

1:16:18 > 1:16:23time, but things have really kept rolling. -- Tom.You were worried

1:16:23 > 1:16:32around the referendum time. Immediately after the decision was

1:16:32 > 1:16:39made, we experienced stock orders going up in cost a lot, we order in

1:16:39 > 1:16:42euros, that had an effect on the value of the pound, it was terrible,

1:16:42 > 1:16:49but aside from that, I don't really think it is good to whinge and

1:16:49 > 1:16:53speculate about what might happen, better to get on with what might

1:16:53 > 1:16:58happen and benefit from the positives.Dean, you too export, how

1:16:58 > 1:17:08is business?Very similar. We have seen very good growth. We had a

1:17:08 > 1:17:15similar experience when the Brexit decision was

1:17:16 > 1:17:21decision was made, dollars and euros, very concerning time for us

1:17:21 > 1:17:28but everyone has got to be positive. You keep cutting out, did you just

1:17:28 > 1:17:36say that you have seen growth of over 50%?Yes, yes, we have.

1:17:36 > 1:17:40Hopefully around 60% growth this year.I'm only just catching every

1:17:40 > 1:17:45other word, I'm sorry, Dean, that is our fault, that we bring in Alice,

1:17:45 > 1:17:49ten months ago, how did you feel when you quit your job in publishing

1:17:49 > 1:17:55and pursue your hobby as a job, making cakes.I was quite scared,

1:17:55 > 1:18:02but I felt like at the time, it needed to be done, because I was

1:18:02 > 1:18:06having to juggle a couple of jobs at the same time and I was always tired

1:18:06 > 1:18:13from doing bakeds, doing cakes, working full-time, and so when I am

1:18:13 > 1:18:17at home, still under the support of my parents, that is the perfect time

1:18:17 > 1:18:21for me to take a leap of faith and focus on my cakes and focus on

1:18:21 > 1:18:26building my brand. Back then it was quite scary, because I did not know

1:18:26 > 1:18:31what was going to happen next. And what did happen next, it has been

1:18:31 > 1:18:36positive, I baked every week, my business... Yes, people are buying,

1:18:36 > 1:18:42people are ordering. I

1:18:42 > 1:18:45people are ordering. I bake more every week. There are ups and downs,

1:18:45 > 1:18:52last year's wedding season was huge, so was Christmas season, but where

1:18:52 > 1:18:56we are in January now, it is a bit quiet. For the most part, it has

1:18:56 > 1:19:02been very positive.,

1:19:02 > 1:19:10Tom, and Dean, you must be thinking about the potential of tariffs being

1:19:10 > 1:19:12imposed, if things don't go according to plan, necessarily, when

1:19:12 > 1:19:18it comes to exporting to Europe. Absolutely, because the product is

1:19:18 > 1:19:23made in Portugal and Italy, tariffs and duty and everything could be

1:19:23 > 1:19:28potentially devastating. On the other side of the coin, we could

1:19:28 > 1:19:35look at making it here in the UK, and Brexit will sparked a Renault

1:19:35 > 1:19:39songs -- will spark a renaissance in British manufacturing, and I am

1:19:39 > 1:19:43considering that, I am considering switching, my mother is Portuguese,

1:19:43 > 1:19:49that is why I make it there, bit of sentimentality attached.You also

1:19:49 > 1:19:53export to the United States, 40%, so you pay tariffs there.When we

1:19:53 > 1:19:59export, we ship direct to consumer, often, unless the orders are

1:19:59 > 1:20:03massive, we do not take care of that, and people are happy to pay

1:20:03 > 1:20:09those charges to get the clothing over there, amazingly.

1:20:10 > 1:20:13over there, amazingly.Dean, figures out today show that the economy grew

1:20:13 > 1:20:17by 0.5% in the last two months of last year, more than people were

1:20:17 > 1:20:21expecting, that is to do with according to the experts the global

1:20:21 > 1:20:25economy, performing well, that is the reason behind the UK economy

1:20:25 > 1:20:31performing in the way that it has, what you think of that?I can only

1:20:31 > 1:20:40speak from my

1:20:40 > 1:20:44speak from my experience, from our perspective, we are seeing emerging

1:20:44 > 1:20:56markets. The far east that we are exporting into. Because companies

1:20:56 > 1:20:59will come on board and they will want to provide the same experience.

1:20:59 > 1:21:07In my experience, absolutely.In terms of planning for the future,

1:21:07 > 1:21:11transition arrangements, and hopefully, a Brexit deal that is

1:21:11 > 1:21:15mutually beneficial, are you thinking that far ahead, do you have

1:21:15 > 1:21:21two?Definitely, especially if I am going to continue to run my business

1:21:21 > 1:21:31in London. Because it is costly to live in London. Especially when it

1:21:31 > 1:21:35comes to my ingredients as well, ingredients that are used to make my

1:21:35 > 1:21:40cakes have increased, I have seen an increase in the prices. So I think I

1:21:40 > 1:21:45need to think about how to take the next step in order to maintain the

1:21:45 > 1:21:51quality and standard of the cakes that I make for my customers.Are

1:21:51 > 1:21:54your parents happy to have you living at home and cooking in their

1:21:54 > 1:21:59kitchen?My mother is always moaning(!) you shouldn't have said

1:21:59 > 1:22:04that on national televisionLAUGHTER But she helps a lot, sometimes it

1:22:04 > 1:22:08gets a bit too much doing the cakes by myself, she washes up and cleans

1:22:08 > 1:22:15up, so she is a pillar. I have hijacked the dining room, making it

1:22:15 > 1:22:18into a mini office space, so I have my own space. Small beginnings for

1:22:18 > 1:22:29that.I wish you continued success, thank you very much. Thank you.

1:22:31 > 1:22:33Some messages now, because many of want to talk about the interview

1:22:33 > 1:22:38with Jimmy Mac about Gemma Lowry, the mother of Bradley Lowery, and

1:22:38 > 1:22:44the interview with Susan

1:22:44 > 1:22:46the interview with Susan Pollack, the Auschwitz survivor. Ryan says, I

1:22:46 > 1:22:51did a charity event for Bradley Lowery and he was such a happy man,

1:22:51 > 1:22:56and Gemma is a strong lovely woman. This text, a couple of moving

1:22:56 > 1:22:59interviews with Bradley Lowery's mother and the lady who survived

1:22:59 > 1:23:05Auschwitz, I want to send my best wishes to them boast, brilliant

1:23:05 > 1:23:09interview with Susan Pollack, chilling final words from her, this

1:23:09 > 1:23:13took place in Europe only yesterday. Such a powerful voice in a world

1:23:13 > 1:23:17which is rapidly forgetting. One more for now, thank you for the

1:23:17 > 1:23:23interview with the excellent Susan Pollack I worked with this grand

1:23:23 > 1:23:28lady for a number of years and she truly is an inspiration. Keep those

1:23:28 > 1:23:32messages coming in.

1:23:32 > 1:23:33The

1:23:33 > 1:23:36shape of water has received a lot of attention but this morning its

1:23:36 > 1:23:40director is facing accusations of plagiarism, we will be speaking with

1:23:40 > 1:23:53a film critic who knows the director well.

1:23:54 > 1:23:57Some of the BBC's leading male presenters have agreed to take a pay

1:23:57 > 1:23:58cut after revelations over equal pay.

1:23:58 > 1:24:01Nicky Campbell is among several people who have all agreed,

1:24:01 > 1:24:04either formally or in principle, to reduce their salaries.

1:24:04 > 1:24:05It's believed Jeremy Vine, John Humphrys and Huw Edwards

1:24:05 > 1:24:12have also agreed to pay cuts.

1:24:12 > 1:24:14It follows the BBC's former China Editor, Carrie Gracie,

1:24:14 > 1:24:17quitting her post in protest at unequal pay, and calling for men

1:24:17 > 1:24:21and women in the same roles at the BBC to be paid the same.

1:24:21 > 1:24:23Next Wednesday the BBC's Director General, Lord Hall,

1:24:23 > 1:24:25and Carrie Gracie are to appear separately before an MPs committee

1:24:25 > 1:24:29on how the BBC plans to address concerns about equal pay.

1:24:29 > 1:24:35£135,000, the BBC offered to raise that to £180,000, but I was not

1:24:35 > 1:24:40interested in more money, I was interested in equality. I kept

1:24:40 > 1:24:44saying to my managers, that I did not need more money, I just needed

1:24:44 > 1:24:49to be made equal, and that can be done in a variety of ways. The BBC

1:24:49 > 1:24:54said it hoped to have agreements out before Christmas but there is still

1:24:54 > 1:24:59no grievance outcome to this day. -- hopes to have a grievance outcome

1:24:59 > 1:25:04before Christmas. I go out to China, telling this story and shining a

1:25:04 > 1:25:09light. I'm not going to not shine a light when I find a problem in my

1:25:09 > 1:25:13home organisation that needs saying. I do think salaries at the top are

1:25:13 > 1:25:18an acceptably high, both for presenters and stars of various

1:25:18 > 1:25:24kinds and also for managers.

1:25:32 > 1:25:35Lets get some reaction from the Labour MP Jo Stevens,

1:25:35 > 1:25:41who sits on the influential Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee,

1:25:41 > 1:25:44which is due to interview both Carrie Gracie and Tony Hall.

1:25:44 > 1:25:46She was an employment lawyer for many years

1:25:46 > 1:25:47before becoming an MP.

1:25:47 > 1:25:50Also joining us is Claire Cohen, she's the Women's Editor

1:25:50 > 1:25:53of the Telegraph.

1:25:53 > 1:25:58Your reaction to these pay cuts from the male presenters?I think the

1:25:58 > 1:26:01timing of it is interesting, it is not a coincidence that the

1:26:01 > 1:26:05director-general and senior management will appear before the

1:26:05 > 1:26:10select committee next Wednesday, whether or not it is a solution is

1:26:10 > 1:26:16another matter. I don't think that people making voluntary sacrifices

1:26:16 > 1:26:21or individual gestures is a way to solve what appears to be a very

1:26:21 > 1:26:25large problem, if a job is worth paying an amount of money for, it is

1:26:25 > 1:26:28worth paying that amount of money for it who ever does it, man or

1:26:28 > 1:26:33woman. We will see how this develops before next week and we will look

1:26:33 > 1:26:36forward to seeing the results of the review of on our talent, which we

1:26:36 > 1:26:39are told will be published before the select committee hearing next

1:26:39 > 1:26:46week. -- on air talent.Three cheers for Carrie Gracie, I should think

1:26:46 > 1:26:49there will be a lot of women in the BBC and elsewhere are saying the

1:26:49 > 1:26:53same thing, after months of uncertainty for many women working

1:26:53 > 1:26:57there, this is the first sign that firm action is being taken after

1:26:57 > 1:27:00promises and commitments that we have not seen followed through on

1:27:00 > 1:27:04quite quickly enough, and I think what we just heard Kerry say on the

1:27:04 > 1:27:09footage was the most important point, this is not some cash grab by

1:27:09 > 1:27:15women working at the BBC, this is not raise my salary, this is pay

1:27:15 > 1:27:20parity, which is what the law says men and women should have. This is

1:27:20 > 1:27:23the first commitment, the first positive move by the BBC that we

1:27:23 > 1:27:28have seen towards that.Why is it fair that these male centres, who

1:27:28 > 1:27:33signed deals in good faith, should be forced to take a pay cut?I don't

1:27:33 > 1:27:37think they are being forced, we don't know the details, the fact is,

1:27:37 > 1:27:43paying men and women equally for doing the same work is the law. I'm

1:27:43 > 1:27:46not doing that, the BBC and many other employers, because this is not

1:27:46 > 1:27:50just happening in the BBC, it happens across the board, are in

1:27:50 > 1:27:54breach of the law.So that is a management issue, not a presenter

1:27:54 > 1:27:59issue? Why is it fair, whether they are forced to all voluntarily met

1:27:59 > 1:28:04offered to take a pay cut, why is that fair?If they have done

1:28:04 > 1:28:07involuntarily, that is a decision for them, it is a management

1:28:07 > 1:28:13problem. The BBC have a problem, this is endemic across the country,

1:28:13 > 1:28:17many women take claims to tribunal 's for equal pay, there has been a

1:28:17 > 1:28:21slump in claims over the last few years because the coalition

1:28:21 > 1:28:25government introduced fees to employment tribunal 's, £1200 to

1:28:25 > 1:28:30take a claim. We know that there is a long-standing problem. Women in

1:28:30 > 1:28:34work who suffer from pages, nation throughout their careers do not just

1:28:34 > 1:28:37suffer pages, nation, they suffer pension dissemination because they

1:28:37 > 1:28:42pay less into their pensions than their male counterparts, so this

1:28:42 > 1:28:48disc rumination continues for the rest of their lives. The BBC have a

1:28:48 > 1:28:51responsibility, morally, reputation early, but legally as well, to make

1:28:51 > 1:28:55sure there is no breach of equality law, no breach of equal pay going

1:28:55 > 1:28:59on.Could it be argued that Jeremy Vine, Nicky Campbell comic you

1:28:59 > 1:29:03Edwards are being used by BBC management to get them out of a

1:29:03 > 1:29:11hole, head of that select committee? -- Jeremy Vine, Nicky Campbell, Huw

1:29:11 > 1:29:15Edwards.Timing is interesting, I'm sure it will be addressed when they

1:29:15 > 1:29:22appear before the panel next week, but none of this would have come to

1:29:22 > 1:29:25light had Carrie Gracie not been brave enough to put her head above

1:29:25 > 1:29:31the parapet and say what was going on, and...It did come to light

1:29:31 > 1:29:37before that, salaries were published last summer.They were, but that was

1:29:37 > 1:29:40a move that was forced out of the BBC as a result of work done by the

1:29:40 > 1:29:45select committee, and it is only because of that Carrie Gracie became

1:29:45 > 1:29:51aware of the huge disparity in her pay compared with male competitors.

1:29:51 > 1:29:56Many messages here, Claire, on Twitter, from people either

1:29:56 > 1:30:01describing the men who have agreed to take a pay cut as mugs or saying,

1:30:01 > 1:30:05does not matter to me, salaries across the BBC are still way too

1:30:05 > 1:30:09high, and I am a licence fee payers. Very easy to sit behind a keyboard

1:30:09 > 1:30:13and write these things.Doesn't mean those things are not a reasonable

1:30:13 > 1:30:16point and that they do not mean it.

1:30:21 > 1:30:25John Humphrys on the today programme recorded, thinking he was fair, that

1:30:25 > 1:30:28these conversations are not just happening on social media but behind

1:30:28 > 1:30:32closed doors and that's what we need to change. I read in a number of

1:30:32 > 1:30:35newspapers in comment pieces people saying, he was only joking and

1:30:35 > 1:30:41didn't know he was being recorded, but actually it is until we change

1:30:41 > 1:30:44those ingrained conversations happening behind closed doors that

1:30:44 > 1:30:47we will struggle to change the culture. It is fine having a

1:30:47 > 1:30:55deadline to publish your pay gap but until we

1:30:55 > 1:30:57until we change people's minds we might not see the pay parity that we

1:30:57 > 1:31:00actually want. It is one thing to come out in public and say the right

1:31:00 > 1:31:02thing but unless you say it and believe it behind closed doors

1:31:02 > 1:31:05perhaps we're not winning the battle as much as we think we are.Do you

1:31:05 > 1:31:08know what the gender pay gap at the Telegraph is?I couldn't possibly

1:31:08 > 1:31:13say. But what I will say is I think any media company, companies that

1:31:13 > 1:31:18don't have perhaps such strict pay structures, or levels, or grades, as

1:31:18 > 1:31:21many professions do, and have a legacy of being male dominated, are

1:31:21 > 1:31:25going to find they have these discrepancies, whether that's the

1:31:25 > 1:31:29BBC, other media companies, or other businesses of that nature so it

1:31:29 > 1:31:33separately did think this is being sorted out.Thank you both. Select

1:31:33 > 1:31:36Committee hearing next Wednesday afternoon command for the purposes

1:31:36 > 1:31:41of

1:31:41 > 1:31:44of transparency I should tell you I am a member of BBC And women, one of

1:31:44 > 1:31:47the groups in this country campaigning for equal pay for equal

1:31:47 > 1:31:50work. 10:30am, time for the latest news with Anita.

1:31:50 > 1:31:52The headlines now on BBC News.

1:31:52 > 1:31:54President Trump has offered to apologise for retweeting

1:31:54 > 1:31:56inflammatory anti-Muslim videos posted by the far-right

1:31:56 > 1:31:57group, Britain First.

1:31:57 > 1:31:59Downing Street described it as "wrong" when the president shared

1:31:59 > 1:32:04the posts in November.

1:32:04 > 1:32:07In an interview with Good Morning Britain on ITV,

1:32:07 > 1:32:09Mr Trump insisted he was a "big believer" in fighting radical Islam,

1:32:09 > 1:32:12but said he would certainly be prepared to apologise.

1:32:12 > 1:32:13Britain's economy grew faster than expected

1:32:13 > 1:32:15during the fourth quarter of 2017, the Office

1:32:15 > 1:32:17For National Statistics says.

1:32:17 > 1:32:23GDP expanded by 0.5%, driven by growth in the services sector ,

1:32:23 > 1:32:26GDP expanded by 0.5%, driven by growth in the services sector,

1:32:26 > 1:32:29but the ONS said longer-term trends were pointing to a slowdown.

1:32:29 > 1:32:31In 2017 as a whole, growth was 1.8%, the slowest rate

1:32:31 > 1:32:39of expansion since 2012.

1:32:44 > 1:32:49Nikki Campbell will take a pay cut. Is one of several high-profile

1:32:49 > 1:32:52presenters who have agreed formally or in principle to reduce their pay.

1:32:52 > 1:32:56The move comes after Carrie Gracie resigned as the BBC's China editor

1:32:56 > 1:33:00saying men and women doing similar jobs were not paid the same. An

1:33:00 > 1:33:04independent report on the issue is due to be published next week.

1:33:04 > 1:33:06Downing Street has distanced itself from comments

1:33:06 > 1:33:09made by the Chancellor, Philip Hammond, after he said any

1:33:09 > 1:33:12future change to the UK's relations with the EU could be "very modest".

1:33:12 > 1:33:15His remarks - during a speech at the World Economic Forum -

1:33:15 > 1:33:17were seized upon by Tory Leave campaigners, and criticised

1:33:17 > 1:33:18by a number of cabinet ministers.

1:33:18 > 1:33:20Today, the Brexit Secretary, David Davis, will give details

1:33:20 > 1:33:22of the government's plans for the transition phase after

1:33:22 > 1:33:30the UK leaves the EU next year.

1:33:30 > 1:33:33The Labour peer, Lord Mendelsohn, has been sacked from his party's

1:33:33 > 1:33:35front bench for attending the controversial Presidents Club

1:33:35 > 1:33:38charity fundraising event, where women working as hostesses

1:33:38 > 1:33:41were reportedly groped.

1:33:41 > 1:33:43A Labour spokesman said there could be no excuse

1:33:43 > 1:33:45for anyone's attendance, and Jeremy Corbyn had

1:33:45 > 1:33:46asked him to step down.

1:33:46 > 1:33:49Lord Mendelsohn said he went to the event as president

1:33:49 > 1:33:52of a charity that received support from it, but did not witness any

1:33:52 > 1:33:57of the alleged incidents, which he condemned as "appalling".

1:33:57 > 1:34:02A fire at a hospital in South Korea has killed at least 37 people.

1:34:02 > 1:34:04The blaze is reported to have continued for several hours

1:34:04 > 1:34:07after breaking out in the emergency room of the building

1:34:07 > 1:34:08in the southern city of Milyang.

1:34:08 > 1:34:14Last month, 29 people died in a fire at a fitness centre South Korea.

1:34:14 > 1:34:17The NHS medicines watchdog has issued new guidelines on how best

1:34:17 > 1:34:19to treat sore throats, in an attempt to cut

1:34:19 > 1:34:21the use of antibiotics.

1:34:21 > 1:34:24The guidelines from Nice - the National Institute for Health

1:34:24 > 1:34:26and Care Excellence - say that most people only need

1:34:26 > 1:34:29to take paracetamol, despite antibiotics being prescribed

1:34:29 > 1:34:32in 60% of cases.

1:34:32 > 1:34:35That's a summary of the latest BBC News.

1:34:39 > 1:34:40Thank you, Anita.

1:34:40 > 1:34:43Here's some sport now with Hugh.

1:34:43 > 1:34:46Hello again. Six time champion Roger Federer has made it through to the

1:34:46 > 1:34:51final of the Australian Open. He was taking on South Korea's Hyung Chung,

1:34:51 > 1:34:55who suffered with severe blisters on his feet during the match and then

1:34:55 > 1:35:00the retiring when a set and 5-2 down and Federer will defend his title

1:35:00 > 1:35:04against Marin Cilic in Sunday's showpiece. England lost their first

1:35:04 > 1:35:09five wickets for just eight runs as Australia Chasetown 196 to win the

1:35:09 > 1:35:12fourth one-day international by three wickets in Adelaide. England

1:35:12 > 1:35:18lead the five match series 3-1. The Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho

1:35:18 > 1:35:21labelled new signing Alexis Sanchez as one of the best attacking players

1:35:21 > 1:35:25in the world. The Chilean could make his debut at League 2 Yeovil Town in

1:35:25 > 1:35:33the FA Cup fourth round later, live on BBC One at 7:30pm. I know you

1:35:33 > 1:35:39will be watching, Victoria. Pop quiz on Monday. I look forward to that!

1:35:39 > 1:35:45The Brexit Secretary will say later that the UK will be able to

1:35:45 > 1:35:50negotiate trade deals as soon as it leaves the European Union, ie a

1:35:50 > 1:35:54March next year. David Davis's speech comes amid a Conservative

1:35:54 > 1:36:00Party row over the Government's approach to Brexit sparked by the

1:36:00 > 1:36:04Chancellor Philip Hammond, who called for the changes with the

1:36:04 > 1:36:07relationship with the EU to be no more than modest, which he said

1:36:07 > 1:36:10yesterday at Davos where the great and the good allegedly are. Leila

1:36:10 > 1:36:16Nathoo is at Westminster. Let's talk more about the reaction to what

1:36:16 > 1:36:20Philip Hammond said, because it wasn't long before No 10 slapped him

1:36:20 > 1:36:25down, effectively.There was a pretty strong rebuke from No 10

1:36:25 > 1:36:28saying that the position the government is aiming for was

1:36:28 > 1:36:32anything but modest changes, leaving the Single Market and Customs union

1:36:32 > 1:36:36after Brexit, but Philip Hammond clarified those comments that he had

1:36:36 > 1:36:39made earlier himself in a tweet saying that he was restating the

1:36:39 > 1:36:42Government's position, talking about starting from a position of being

1:36:42 > 1:36:46very closely aligned with the EU now, and so therefore continuing

1:36:46 > 1:36:50that same market access, which is what everyone wants on this side. He

1:36:50 > 1:36:55says that will mean that's the change he was talking about. But I

1:36:55 > 1:37:01think that the term very modest provoked a pretty furious reaction

1:37:01 > 1:37:04from Brexiteer is already feeling frustrated with the Government's

1:37:04 > 1:37:08approach to Brexit, many feel the has-beens and drift and a lack of

1:37:08 > 1:37:12clarity emanating from the top on Brexit, the message has not been

1:37:12 > 1:37:16restated clearly enough in recent weeks. And then they are hearing the

1:37:16 > 1:37:21Chancellor, who has made no secret, his very much on the Remain side of

1:37:21 > 1:37:24the argument and wants the UK to stay closely aligned with Europe

1:37:24 > 1:37:31after Brexit. That raised a lot of hackles on the Tory backbenches. We

1:37:31 > 1:37:33heard from Jacob Rees-Mogg, an influential Tory backbencher, who

1:37:33 > 1:37:38has recently become the Chernova group of Eurosceptic Tory MPs, he

1:37:38 > 1:37:41gave a speech last night strongly criticising the Government's

1:37:41 > 1:37:46approach to Brexit saying there had been Coward by the EU talking about

1:37:46 > 1:37:48a fundamental change of tone needed and dismissing the idea of the sort

1:37:48 > 1:37:54of closely aligning with the EU after Brexit -- the chairman of a

1:37:54 > 1:37:57group. You can see these divisions erupting in the open again after

1:37:57 > 1:38:01having been on the back burner for some time so far.Really

1:38:01 > 1:38:05interesting. As you say, Jacob Rees-Mogg last night saying that the

1:38:05 > 1:38:08British people did not vote for the management of decline, they voted

1:38:08 > 1:38:12for hope and opportunity and politicians must now deliver it.

1:38:12 > 1:38:17Other backbench MPs confident to publicly criticise Theresa May. As

1:38:17 > 1:38:21you say, Sir Nicholas Soames Colin Theresa May's vision dull, dull,

1:38:21 > 1:38:25dull and Grant Shapps is calling for her to demonstrate a big vision and

1:38:25 > 1:38:32the temerity and lack of ambition about Mrs May's government saying it

1:38:32 > 1:38:36constantly disappoints. A call in the Telegraph today suggesting that

1:38:36 > 1:38:40the head of the Conservative backbench committee, the 1922

1:38:40 > 1:38:43committee, has received 40 letters from Conservative MPs asking about a

1:38:43 > 1:38:49leadership contest and apparently he would need 48 to be duty-bound to

1:38:49 > 1:38:55trigger one.This is the formal procedure by which any leadership

1:38:55 > 1:38:58challenge would take place in the Conservative Party, and there has

1:38:58 > 1:39:05been nervousness and a bit of renewed speculation over how many

1:39:05 > 1:39:09backbenchers are disillusioned with Mrs May's leadership. It is worth

1:39:09 > 1:39:13saying this is still at the stage of speculation. There was never going

1:39:13 > 1:39:19to be any public comment about how many letters or not the 1922 have

1:39:19 > 1:39:23received. Although there is some despondency about Brexit, there is

1:39:23 > 1:39:27certainly some frustration among Brexiteers in the Conservative

1:39:27 > 1:39:29Party, that is being laid bare at the moment, and frustration about

1:39:29 > 1:39:33the transition period, and whether that transition will actually be a

1:39:33 > 1:39:37transition or not and whether it will bleed on and the fear is among

1:39:37 > 1:39:41Brexiteerss is that that will mean staying in the EU much longer than

1:39:41 > 1:39:44intended. There are certain fears about that and fears about the state

1:39:44 > 1:39:50and terms of travel about the Brexit negotiations but the facts remain

1:39:50 > 1:39:54the same since the election, no matter what the attitude towards

1:39:54 > 1:39:56Theresa May, the Conservative Party does not want a leadership election

1:39:56 > 1:39:59now because it would risk a general election, they are still nervous

1:39:59 > 1:40:04about the prospect of going up against Labour again and there is no

1:40:04 > 1:40:07obvious successor, no obvious candidate to replace Theresa May.

1:40:07 > 1:40:10Those facts remain the same as they have been for some time but that

1:40:10 > 1:40:13does not mean there is an frustration bubbling under the

1:40:13 > 1:40:15surface and it does not mean there are not frustrations that will

1:40:15 > 1:40:21periodically intensify and perhaps get a few new supporters on the way

1:40:21 > 1:40:24for any move to try and Alistair Mrs May. In terms of anything

1:40:24 > 1:40:29imminently, yes, this might be a wobble and yes, the pressures from

1:40:29 > 1:40:34both wings of her party but there is not in any immediate trouble for

1:40:34 > 1:40:44her yet.Another week and other sexual harassment scandal, this week

1:40:44 > 1:40:48involving the men only Presidents Club charity fundraising event where

1:40:48 > 1:40:52women employed to work as hostesses were reportedly groped and

1:40:52 > 1:40:56propositioned. We have been hearing your stories of sexual harassment

1:40:56 > 1:41:08and gender distribution and unfair pay. How do you get rid of it all?

1:41:11 > 1:41:16No more secrets, get it all out on the table, let's come clean with the

1:41:16 > 1:41:20issues, move on, let's be inclusive for the future.The most important

1:41:20 > 1:41:25thing that companies need to do is create a pure, merit-based Tim so

1:41:25 > 1:41:28that the women get confidence that they would not be disconnected

1:41:28 > 1:41:33against just on the basis of gender. In China, most of us don't know what

1:41:33 > 1:41:38sexual harassment is. I think it's the company's obligation to educate

1:41:38 > 1:41:44their employees. Sexual harassment is wrong.It's critical to transform

1:41:44 > 1:41:51anger into action, and action has to start at the top.Some people have

1:41:51 > 1:41:57been badly intended but I think the real problem

1:41:58 > 1:42:03real problem is we need to look of this practice is better than we have

1:42:03 > 1:42:09been.Companies need to know that we need them to be more modest, so they

1:42:09 > 1:42:14need to be lifted up. To grow in the ranks of companies.It's very

1:42:14 > 1:42:19important that companies create a culture where women feel welcome,

1:42:19 > 1:42:23safe and empowered.Given the chance to study anything she wants.

1:42:23 > 1:42:26Businesses must recognise it is a real issue, talk about it and then

1:42:26 > 1:42:33do something about it.There you go. 10:43am.

1:42:33 > 1:42:37Russia could cause thousands and thousands and thousands of deaths by

1:42:37 > 1:42:41crippling UK infrastructure. That is the warning from the Defence

1:42:41 > 1:42:46Secretary Gavin Williamson who has told the Daily Telegraph today that

1:42:46 > 1:42:49Moscow was spying on energy suppliers, which if cut, could cause

1:42:49 > 1:42:54total chaos in this country. Let's talk to our defence correspondent

1:42:54 > 1:42:59Jonathan Beale who is here. What an extra ordinary morning.In language

1:42:59 > 1:43:05that nobody else has used, and you have to look at the context, there

1:43:05 > 1:43:09have been warnings from senior defence chiefs, from the Chief of

1:43:09 > 1:43:12the Defence Staff Sir Stuart Peach, who said that Russia was using

1:43:12 > 1:43:15submarines to look at underwater cables, carrying communication,

1:43:15 > 1:43:20billions of pounds of trade everyday. We have had their head of

1:43:20 > 1:43:24the army warning about Russia being a clear and present danger,

1:43:24 > 1:43:29modernising its forces. What it has been doing in Syria, and also the

1:43:29 > 1:43:33use of what's called hybrid warfare, asymmetric warfare, in other words

1:43:33 > 1:43:38using cyber command now Gavin Williamson has said this. I think

1:43:38 > 1:43:43he's trying to make the point that there is a threat to people's way of

1:43:43 > 1:43:51life. They know, they believe that Russia has been spying on British

1:43:51 > 1:43:52infrastructure using satellites, sending them over the country to

1:43:52 > 1:43:57look at power stations and the likes. That's translated to a line

1:43:57 > 1:44:00in this interview with the Telegraph where he says it could kill

1:44:00 > 1:44:04thousands and thousands and thousands of people. I think what he

1:44:04 > 1:44:07wanted to say was essentially that it's a threat to our way of life and

1:44:07 > 1:44:12there is the potential that people, if you lost power on the grid, that

1:44:12 > 1:44:15people in hospitals could lose their lives, what would happen to care

1:44:15 > 1:44:18homes and the likes. You have to look at this in the context of a

1:44:18 > 1:44:22Defence Secretary trying to get more money out of the Treasury but there

1:44:22 > 1:44:26is also genuinely concerned within the MoD about a more assertive

1:44:26 > 1:44:29Russia.This is the quote that really stands out from Gavin

1:44:29 > 1:44:33Williamson: the plan for the Russians won't be for landing craft

1:44:33 > 1:44:36to appear off the coast of Scarborough or Brighton Beach, they

1:44:36 > 1:44:42will be thinking, how can we cause so much pain to Britain? Damage its

1:44:42 > 1:44:46economy? Rip its infrastructure apart? And so on. That is an

1:44:46 > 1:44:49interview in the Daily Telegraph. Meanwhile, in the Daily Mail another

1:44:49 > 1:44:53story about Gavin Williamson with a statement from her about a brief

1:44:53 > 1:44:58office romance he had in 2004 when he was married.Yes, I suppose some

1:44:58 > 1:45:01people will wonder if they are connected. I think Gavin Williamson

1:45:01 > 1:45:05was always going to do an interview about Russia. He wants to highlight

1:45:05 > 1:45:09the threat and that is why he has allowed the Service Chiefs to go out

1:45:09 > 1:45:14and talk about it. But there will be people who will ask about the timing

1:45:14 > 1:45:17of this interview, and whether it is connected to another story, as you

1:45:17 > 1:45:23say, about his private life, which is, you know, mildly embarrassing.

1:45:23 > 1:45:27He describes it as a dreadful mistake in terms of his wife,

1:45:27 > 1:45:30though.Yes, and the colleague who he had big romance with was also

1:45:30 > 1:45:35married, this was before he became an MP. There will be people who ask

1:45:35 > 1:45:38if there is a connection here. The truth is he wants to highlight the

1:45:38 > 1:45:41threat from Russia, not least to get more money for defence, but also

1:45:41 > 1:45:47because he believes there is a potential threat from Russia. But it

1:45:47 > 1:45:51is a coincidence that we have this other story about his private life

1:45:51 > 1:45:55today as well.Thank you, Jonathan Beale, defence correspondent. Thank

1:45:55 > 1:46:00you for your many, many comments about Bradley Lowery. Bradley was

1:46:00 > 1:46:06six when he died of the childhood cancer neuroblastoma last summer.

1:46:06 > 1:46:10Before his death the Sunderland fan had struck up a friendship with the

1:46:10 > 1:46:13club's then star striker Jermain Defoe and their bond was so strong

1:46:13 > 1:46:18the pair describe each other as best friends. Next month Bradley's mum

1:46:18 > 1:46:22Gemma, with Jermain Defoe's help, will launch the Bradley Lowery

1:46:22 > 1:46:24foundation. Gemma told us it's helping her with her grief. with her

1:46:24 > 1:46:29grief.The whole thing of the foundation has helped me deal with

1:46:29 > 1:46:34my grief, because I get to help other children and for me, that

1:46:34 > 1:46:40helps us a lot. I get a lot of support, I get amazing support, and

1:46:40 > 1:46:49a lot of people do not get the support they need. I am honoured

1:46:49 > 1:46:53that I am still getting that support and people are getting behind us,

1:46:53 > 1:46:57but it helps with the grief, definitely.I know that you and your

1:46:57 > 1:47:02husband and your boy, Kieran, went away for Christmas, wherever you

1:47:02 > 1:47:06work, would have been immensely difficult, wouldn't it.We made the

1:47:06 > 1:47:09decision to go away because I could not bear waking up on Christmas

1:47:09 > 1:47:14morning...

1:47:28 > 1:47:31We decided to go away, it was a hard time.

1:47:31 > 1:47:33But we got through it, it was another day, and another

1:47:33 > 1:47:35occasion, that we managed to get through.

1:47:35 > 1:47:38We thought, tomorrow is a new day, let's go, let's continue

1:47:38 > 1:47:46his legacy and let's help other children.

1:47:59 > 1:48:01When you think about Bradley, you talked about many

1:48:01 > 1:48:04special memories you had, when you talk about him,

1:48:04 > 1:48:05what comes into your mind?

1:48:05 > 1:48:08The first thing that comes into my mind was the first time I

1:48:08 > 1:48:10met Brads at Sunderland, when he ran over to me

1:48:10 > 1:48:11in the changing rooms.

1:48:11 > 1:48:14He was not like any of the other children, they were quite reluctant

1:48:14 > 1:48:17to come up to the players, they were shy.

1:48:17 > 1:48:20But he ran over to me, burst across the changing rooms, he jumped

1:48:20 > 1:48:22on my lap and stuff like that, that is the

1:48:22 > 1:48:23first time I met him,

1:48:23 > 1:48:24bossed the changing room,

1:48:24 > 1:48:26and after that, it was really special.

1:48:26 > 1:48:28Almost like a normal thing after that, every game,

1:48:28 > 1:48:31he would walk out with me, a special moment, when I

1:48:31 > 1:48:33got back into the England squad and he will out

1:48:33 > 1:48:34with me at Wembley, that

1:48:34 > 1:48:36was a really special moment.

1:48:36 > 1:48:44-- walked out with me at Wembley.

1:48:53 > 1:48:56I have read that you said, the first time he saw you,

1:48:56 > 1:48:59it was the way that he looks at you, what did you mean?

1:48:59 > 1:49:00Yeah, I don't know...

1:49:00 > 1:49:02I'm asked that question all the time, it is hard

1:49:02 > 1:49:05to explain, but it is the way that he looked at me...

1:49:05 > 1:49:08I knew in that moment that he was really happy,

1:49:08 > 1:49:10because I did not really understand, too much, about the

1:49:10 > 1:49:11cancer, at the time.

1:49:11 > 1:49:14I knew that he was a Sunderland fan and I was his favourite player

1:49:14 > 1:49:18and stuff like that, but, I mean, it is stuff that I have

1:49:18 > 1:49:19done before but that moment was completely different

1:49:19 > 1:49:23to any other experience I have had before with any other child.

1:49:23 > 1:49:26The way that he looked at me and like I said,

1:49:26 > 1:49:34he jumped on my lap, there was an instant

1:49:36 > 1:49:41The foundation launches officially as I said next month

1:49:41 > 1:49:43with a fundraising gala, part of your son's legacy,

1:49:43 > 1:49:46what do you hope you will be able to do for other sick children

1:49:46 > 1:49:47with the money raised?

1:49:47 > 1:49:50Hopefully we are going to support other families and their fundraising

1:49:50 > 1:49:52campaigns, his fundraising campaign was extreme is successful,

1:49:52 > 1:49:54we had support from the nation and beyond and I would

1:49:54 > 1:49:57like the nation to get beyond these other children as well.

1:49:57 > 1:49:59In regards to the fundraising campaign, we must support

1:49:59 > 1:50:01families emotionally, during events, using social media,

1:50:01 > 1:50:03anything that comes with the fundraising aspect of it,

1:50:03 > 1:50:06we will be there and we want the personal touch,

1:50:06 > 1:50:08we want to meet the families, spend time with them.

1:50:08 > 1:50:10We will also be giving grants out to these families.

1:50:10 > 1:50:13The foundation started with a decent amount of money because of Bradley,

1:50:13 > 1:50:21and we want to give that back to the children.

1:50:24 > 1:50:27We have a campaign going also, this is to build a holiday home

1:50:27 > 1:50:30for the sick children to be able to go and enjoy some holidays,

1:50:30 > 1:50:33because when you are stuck in hospital a lot of the time,

1:50:33 > 1:50:36your family is split apart, you don't get to see your husband

1:50:36 > 1:50:38or your other children,

1:50:38 > 1:50:41and it is really nice to be able to come away from that

1:50:41 > 1:50:43and go away and have some special bonding time

1:50:43 > 1:50:49and make special memories.

1:50:49 > 1:50:51It is all I've got left now.

1:50:51 > 1:50:54I was extremely lucky to have amazing memories with Bradley

1:50:54 > 1:51:02and I want to be able to give that to other families.

1:51:03 > 1:51:07I want to ask you about one particular teenage boy, 15, Alfie,

1:51:07 > 1:51:09he has had neuroblastoma, which is what Bradley had,

1:51:09 > 1:51:15since he was three, it keeps coming back.

1:51:15 > 1:51:18He's tried to get access to a particular antibody tribute

1:51:18 > 1:51:24which would potentially stimulate his own immune cells,

1:51:24 > 1:51:30to attack the cancer.

1:51:30 > 1:51:35But, it is very difficult for patients in the UK to get this

1:51:35 > 1:51:36unless it is done privately.

1:51:36 > 1:51:39Is that the kind of thing you want to focus upon?

1:51:39 > 1:51:43This antibody is crucial for children with neuroblastoma,

1:51:43 > 1:51:47and a lot of children have been lucky, but unfortunately there is no

1:51:47 > 1:51:53trials planned for this.

1:51:53 > 1:52:01So if children want this antibody,

1:52:02 > 1:52:04in an individual funding request into NHS England,

1:52:04 > 1:52:06or fund raise for the treatment themselves.

1:52:06 > 1:52:08However, putting an individual funding request into NHS England

1:52:08 > 1:52:11is going to become difficult when there are so many children

1:52:11 > 1:52:19need this treatment.

1:52:25 > 1:52:31The drug we are talking about is under review with NICE.

1:52:31 > 1:52:34Hopefully they will pass it and the NHS will provide this drug.

1:52:34 > 1:52:37With this drug they have a 20% less chance of relapse,

1:52:37 > 1:52:39there is an 80% chance of relapse with neuroblastoma, everybody

1:52:39 > 1:52:40knows that after Bradley.

1:52:40 > 1:52:42Imagine having a child going through horrendous

1:52:42 > 1:52:43treatment on a daily basis,

1:52:43 > 1:52:46to then have the fear of that coming back and having to start again.

1:52:46 > 1:52:48There's so many families around the world

1:52:48 > 1:52:51have to deal with this, the last thing they need is to worry

1:52:51 > 1:52:59about fundraising for a drug.

1:53:13 > 1:53:16With 13 Oscar nominations, including best picture,

1:53:16 > 1:53:21best director and best original screenplay,

1:53:21 > 1:53:23Guillermo Del Toro's latest film The Shape of Water

1:53:23 > 1:53:24has received a lot of attention

1:53:24 > 1:53:27as the front runner for this years Academy Awards.

1:53:27 > 1:53:28This morning, however, the Guardian newspaper says

1:53:28 > 1:53:31the family of a 1960s playwright has accused the director of plagiarism.

1:53:31 > 1:53:34Joining me is Alan Jones - film critic and founder of the film

1:53:34 > 1:53:37festival Fright Fest. He knows Guillermo del Toro. He is a friend

1:53:37 > 1:53:39of yours. Yes, he is. What is being accused?The son of Paul Tindall,

1:53:39 > 1:53:44David, says that the shape of water has plagiarised a 1969 plays turned

1:53:44 > 1:53:52into a television film that his late father wrote. -- Paul Zindel. On the

1:53:52 > 1:53:55surface they are startlingly similar, in the shape of water it is

1:53:55 > 1:54:00a female cleaner who befriends a fantasy creature, and wants to do

1:54:00 > 1:54:04everything that she can to rescue him from the research facility he is

1:54:04 > 1:54:09trapped in. When you look at let me hear you whisper, the name of the

1:54:09 > 1:54:14play, it is almost the same, the janitor befriends a dolphin, and

1:54:14 > 1:54:20bonds with it so much that she wants to free it back into the wild. On

1:54:20 > 1:54:24the surface they look similar, but knowing Guilermo del Toro as I do,

1:54:24 > 1:54:27he comes from the same kind of fan background as I do, if anything,

1:54:27 > 1:54:32this is more like the creature of the black lagoon -- the creature

1:54:32 > 1:54:36from the black lagoon, this is his re-shaping of that into a fantasy

1:54:36 > 1:54:42form. But this is not the first time this has happened, there has been a

1:54:42 > 1:54:47short film, the space between us, which has already said they have had

1:54:47 > 1:54:53concerns about it being possibly the same, but then the Netherlands film

1:54:53 > 1:54:57Academy, who produced the film, said, we do not agree that this 30

1:54:57 > 1:55:02minute short is anything to do with that. I don't think this will be the

1:55:02 > 1:55:06last time, this is the third time, anything that gets this much

1:55:06 > 1:55:09attention, popular Oscar nominations, people seem to crawl

1:55:09 > 1:55:15out of the woodwork and say, I did this, it is me. Not always, not

1:55:15 > 1:55:20always. No, not always, of course. This is the statement from 20th

1:55:20 > 1:55:23Century Fox, Guillermo del Toro has never read nor seen this play by

1:55:23 > 1:55:28Paul Zindel in any form, the adult horror has had a 25 year career

1:55:28 > 1:55:33during which he has made ten feature films and has always been very open

1:55:33 > 1:55:39about acknowledging his influences. If there are questions about his

1:55:39 > 1:55:43original work, we welcome the questions.He is as much a fan as I